Gary Glickmen Memorial Crit and Cat 2 State Crit Championships

After a fast 4 hour drive to dallas I was able to make contact with Jr Teammate Will Rader and Kyle Anderson.

The next morning me and Will woke up ate some food and headed out to the races. When we got to the parking lot we can see that the team had set up an area with chairs and shade, as well as water and drinks, a very pleasant change from the Pearland TT mafia.

Gary Glickmen cat 2

The race started out extremely slow and gradually got harder as the race went on. after a leisurely lap or so the pace started to pick up and a few riders went out on the attack. At this point of the race I was sitting towards the front with teammates Will, Gonzo, and Chopper.  it wasn't until about 20 mins into the race i put in a hard attack to try to get a break going. I got a small group of 4 off the front for a lap but Park Place wouldn't let anything off of the front. by after I was brought back into the field i could feel the heat starting to take a toll on me from my early hard efforts. When the final sprint came I wasn't sitting in a good position and got blown apart when the field hit the finishing hill. However Gonzo was able to get second in the race with a strong sprint.

Cat 2 State Criterium Championships

This race was going bad from me even before the start. By the time i was lined up at the start finish i was already bleeding from a crash in my preview lap
The race started out extremely fast and i found my self losing positions every time the field went through corner seven. after about 3 really fast laps i found my self riding tailgun with very few opportunities to move up in the field. about 20 mins into the race I turned my self inside out to try to move back up to the front and I was able to get about 20 people from the front before I would lose all my positions and be at the back again. After about 35 mins of riding the tail I lost contact with the field and took myself out of the race.

However Gonzo was able to make it to the break of about 10 riders that made it off the front with about 20 mins to go. Gonzo won the state title with a strong sprint from the final 300 meters. good Job Gonzo


recap:
had a bad weekend. well better luck next week at Tulsa