Tour of St. Louis May 1, 2008

Hi all, I had a frustrating and painful weekend this past Saturday and Sunday with the Tour of St. Louis.  Saturday was frustrating in that the morning criterium came down to a sprint finish despite my best efforts to break off the front several times.  Then, for the evening time trial, my chain kept jumping and so I ended up bagging it and going home.  Sunday was the painful part.  You’ll be able to see why if you look at some photos of me in the Forest Park Crit set# 2 photos section posted on www.ficksphoto.com.  I crashed about mid-way through the 60 minute race; but I did get back in and finish the race.  If I can take anything positive from the whole weekend, I can say that I’ve got better fitness than about 85% of the cat 3’s I’m racing against.  Oh, the other positive thing is that I didn’t break any bones.  My bike was surprisingly undamaged too.  That aside, my shoulder and hip are badly bruised and reeeeally sore at the moment!