Well we are now in full Giro mode as the annual Giro Della Primavera series kicked off this past weekend.
Sunday March 11th Start Handlebars Cycle company
The day went very well, following a quick wheel change thanks to my dad driving me a new one from me casa (roughly 5 miles away) we were off... Adam Garlapow(Shickluna) was already calling out for helpers for his "f5 tornado" attack that he launched from the second we rolled off the bridge... I was quickly on his wheel along with the very fast Kevin Mahoney(JW Dundees), as this would be the last we saw of the main field. After the tornado was reduced to a gentle breeze Garlapow's teammate Jay Josyln(Shickluna) bridged the now 25 second gap... I drove on at a "Nyealating*"(thanks Chris) 27 mph for the whole of the first 2 of 3 laps... after I took a long pull the ever strong Josyln jumped our trio and after some valiant efforts to close the gap Jay was gone... Kevin and I pressed on anyway knowing we had a sizable lead at this point. After that 3riders including Preferred Care rider Todd Scheske, had bridged the gap to us for the remaining third of the race. With some welcomed assistance we soldiered on...
With the line quickly approaching attacks were coming thick and fast from the other breakaway riders, as I was going with all the attacks to glue the field together for Todd to sprint... 500 meters from the line I countered an attack and drove on at speeds reaching 33 mph for the line in an attempt to grab second place. I had a good gap but as another rider went for the pack sprint Scheske kicked and ended up finishing wheel in wheel on the line with me. After quick review between the two of us the place was given to Todd and I ended up 3rd on the day, with a final gap on the main field of over 3 minutes adrift.
Final results: avg speed 24.5 mph
1st Jay Josyln
*New nickname given to yours truly by the every so crafty Chris Bushover Did I earn it today Chris?
Peace out (but not to far out)...
Ry Nye
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