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August - race reports
8/25 - Saco Crit, ME
Chris, Ryan and Alain traveled north to Maine today for the Saco
criterium. This is a very technical course but the long sprint
has treated the team well in the past. Today was no different;
our team came away tired and dehydrated but still looking pretty
sharp. While Alain and Chris set the pace for most of the
master’s race, a late counter-attack caught them by surprise.
They ran out of laps to catch the lead riders but placed 2nd and 3rd in
the field sprint. An hour later in the pro race, Ryan’s
strong form continued as he made the winning move and turned
in an excellent sprint to finish 3rd. Alain and Chris still had
some kick left in their legs after 2 races to place high in the field
sprint. Extra kudos to Chris who went down hard today but bounced
right back up and returned to the race to help his teammates!
Ryan, 3rd
Alain, 12th
Chris, 22nd
Alain, 8th (35+)
Chris, 9th (35+)
Norwell Circuit Race, 8/19, Norwell, MA
Legal Sea Foods rolled up to the line with high expectations and 4 guys
for today's race. Alain went with an early counter attack that quickly
grew into a strong group of 7 riders. With three LSF riders covering
the chase, the breakaway's lead grew quickly and the field was soon
fighting for 8th place. Peter attacked late with another rider and
managed to catch one of the breakaway riders before the finish while
Brad and Chris placed high in the field sprint.
Alain, 3rd
Peter, 7th
Brad, 13th
Chris, 15th
Tour of the Hilltowns, 8/18, Windsor, MA
This race is notoriously long and difficult, with several steep climbs
over 97 miles. While many of their teammates were resting up for
sunday's race in Norwell, Ryan and Peter made the team proud with
excellent performances.
Ryan, 6th
Peter, 8th
Blount Seafoods Crit, 8/12, Fall River, MA
Today's race was a strange one. Alain had a mechanical early in the
race and was given a free-lap by the officials. While that was going
on, the winning break went up the road. Alain and Chris chased
furiously, with Alain eventually breaking away from the field to solo
for 8th place. After the race, Alain went to Landry's to get his bike
fixed before the next race!
Alain - 8th
Chris - 14th
Central NH Road Race, 8/5, Bow, NH
The heat was a huge factor at one of New England's toughest courses,
and the stacked competition, including riders from several Pro teams as
well as New England's finest amatuers, made it one of the toughest
editions yet. But that didn't stop our guys from cracking the top 20;
Charles finished in 18th
with Ryan hot on his heel in 20th.
Charles - 18th
Ryan - 20th
Concord Criterium, 8/4, Concord, NH
The team is a bit smoked from the Tour de 'Toona and many guys took
this weekend off. Alain placed 8th today in the 35+ race while Ryan
placed 17th in the pro race.
Alain, 8th
Ryan, 17th
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