TrainingPeaks Virtual - All Around The Watertower Reverse

TrainingPeaks Virtual - Let It Flow

TrainingPeaks Virtual - Island Coasts

TrainingPeaks Virtual - Left-Hand Wall Hug

TrainingPeaks Virtual - Fast Finish

Kyle is in the zone! He lost his shifting 4 minutes into the race (dead battery) and was stuck in his 16 tooth cog with a 34t chainring and still put over 2 minutes into me. I don’t know how he cranked through some of those uphill switchbacks. I bet he’ll double check his battery next time… :)

Reid’s first lap time was just as fast as Kyle and mine. If he was racing elite, he would have came through the first lap with us and his 2nd and 3rd lap were faster than mine as well. If he could have held that pace for another lap, he would have beat me in elite.

Lynn’s first lap was faster than last year’s single lap, but pulled out the 2nd lap to take care of an injured rider.

My Bike Setup
Cervelo ZFS-120 XO AXS T-Type
-Tires - 2.35 Schwalbe Racing Ralphs front and Racing Ray Back (still getting every ounce of life out of the rear)
-Tire Pressure: 14psi front and 17psi rear

Kyle’s on a Niner AIR 9 RDO and Reid on a Cervelo ZHT-5
Kyle running Vittoria Barzo front and Mezcal rear
Reid running Maxxis Recon front and Icon Rear

Hydration
-USWE pack w/ 2L bladder and 2 servings of the heavy carb SIS powder -Underdiluted the mix and then topped off bladder with ice cubes. Had cold mix for at least the first half of race.
-Cold water hand ups on a few laps

Video
Some clips from first lap attached. The whole race will be on Youtube at some point… https://www.youtube.com/@maklinmedia

Results
Lynn (Comp) - Lynn stopped in second lap to help an injured rider
Reid (Comp) - 7th overall, 5th in age
Kyle (Elite) - 8th overall, 2nd in age
Steve (Elite) -  10th overall, 2nd in age

Standings
Going into this weekend, Maklin Bike Shop was winning the Elite class for the series team standings and sitting 3rd for the Comp. Kyle and I were sitting #1 and 2 in the elite class for the individual series points, Reid sitting 3rd in comp and Lynn 1st in comp.

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