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SISU Cycles fielded a 7 man team in the Men's Cat 4/5 race. The winds were brutal and the first climb blew the race apart. Two guys rode off the front on the first hill and the field split in two. Wes (from Team Ace) and a couple other guys organized a chase, but were swallowed up by the field near the end of the half lap. At that point Tyler, Tom, Jesse and Matt were all in the main pack. By the top of the first climb only Tyler was left in the chase group. Tyler was our top finisher in perhaps 7th place. Tom and Jesse crossed the finish line together with Matt just behind. They finished around 11th, 12th and 13th.
The team didn't work very well together...we lost Matt on a downhill where we could have easily brought him back, and we were not efficient at forming a paceline to chase the leaders. This was our first shot at racing as a team though, so we have a lot of learning to do. Every race will be a great learning experience.
it comes with time!
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