My first memorial park crit.
as the race started I noticed that there was over 10 bike barn guys there making it the biggest team there by far. but quickly One bike barn guy attacked and 4 more guys bridged up to him and there was soon a 5 man break up the road. I, being the new kid didn't realize that the break wasn't going to stick so after 5 laps of chasing I decided to bridge up to the leaders. once I did this I got in there rotation for a couple laps before I see My teammate Dan on the front bringing the pack to me. (great pearland teammate ;) ) any way once we got caught there was another bike barn attack but the field eventually caught him. then there was another attack by bike barn and soon another. SO the entire race bike barn was attacking and using there numbers to there fullest advantage. eventually some of the stronger riders started to attack such as Ronnie and Brian. So I just sat in the pack till the last 4 laps where I started to move around to get in a good position and with 2 laps to go I lost my position as other riders where moving to the front and I finished in the pack finish. But this would mark my first pack finish in a 123 race.
Recap
Don't be dumb and chase down the really early attacks. learn who the 123 riders are and learn the new pack dynamics
Special Thanks to Dan Morgan for dragging me up to the race in the first place
