Sugarland Crit – May 2, 2010. M7 racers Hao Le and Yan Kuhn de Chizelle
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by ernesto in Uncategorized
Last Sunday was the one I decided to experiment with my first Crit. My recent successes in Fort Davis and Galveston triathlon allowed me to believe I actually stood a chance at being decent at such events , and my Neighbor Hao had been pounding in my ears over the past 3 months that there were few thrills which could beat the one of crit racing. Fair enough – l like gambling, let’s go for it. I have to admit I was slightly taken aback by the reaction of my teammates when they heard I had actually signed up – not worrying about my performance as much as my ability to come out alive from a crit. I told Hao I would hire his lawyer wife to sue him if anything was to happen to me. Well race morning greeted us with a fairly nice cool breeze and clear skies despite rain forecast. Hao’s words of wisdom to me were that the first 5 laps would likely start very intense with the pack attempting to drop anyone they could but then ease off before picking up again. “Whatever happens cling on during these first laps”. I ended clinging for 11 laps at what seemed a pretty relentless pace waiting with some relief to happen which never came. Alas by the 12th lap I tailed the peloton and had to concede defeat. As I was slowly rolling to meet up with my cheering family, I was caught up by a second group who had been going on at almost the same pace. Great , race is not over, I picked up and we continued till we were whistled out of the way on the last two laps. That Allowed me to witness the remarkable finish of my buddy Hao, who was upping his way towards to the top 10 in an awesome final sprint. I later found out that Hao also remarkably won the one of the primes and was awarded Shimano Pedals. Hao, you’re the man… I’ll take a pedal and you keep the other? That was tons of fun, I’ll sign up anytime to another crit.
Yan
