Doing a quick hijack of Matt's blog to share that I'm not the only one that think Matt avatars well. Even with the posterizing of the photograph, it's very obviously Matt leading out the pack at last year's Tour de Millersburg.
Oh, and btw, Matt's team mate won the GC this year! Some great results for team mates and friends! Great job guys!
I took a couple of photos of the Iron Hill Twilight Criterium (just the 3/4 amatuer race as that's all I stayed for).
Matt had a good finish and all the guys looked great out there. Hard work from everyone. A good showing for their title sponsor's race. Great race guys!
Yes, Matt really does suck at blogging. Lucky for you, I went to the Habitat for Humanity race with him. It was a beautiful day, with some fab results.
I'm not good at the whole "discussing the race in minute detail", as I don't race (and that seems to be as much a part of racing as shaving your legs). However, we did get to see Marty win the Cat 3, and Joe finished 3rd in the 40+ (which is the race that Matt did).
FYI: I think if it weren't for the beard, Matt would look like a junior in the 40+ (but then most juniors are bigger than him)... but Matt did just point out that he is kind of the junior of the 40+.
Nothing like starting the season on the right note. Today Matt and Tim went up Trexlertown, PA for a training crit. Basically, all catagories are thrown together (cat 5's thru pros), they ride around in circles and the pros crush the field.
Between the wind, the cold and the fact that those pros already have been racing this season, I think the boys did well. A good kick in the ass to motivate them for the upcoming season.
Matt's not sure what happened, but suddenly, there was a pack that lapped the field. Ya, the pace was hard. The wind was hard (especially for little Matt who was tossed around like a piece of paper in the wind). However, the boys stood strong and managed to hang on to them for the second split. So if it weren't for that lapped lap, they would've been right with them!
Last night was the the team's fundraiser at the Iron Hill Brewery. Good times! The team has grown quite a bit and it should be a good season for them!
First official race will be this weekend in Strasburg. Matt's not sure if he's going to do both the 40+ (his first) and the 3/4. Depends on Marty's schedule on the 40+. It also will effect if I go or not (the 40+ starts early... 8:30 and the 3/4 starts after 11:00). Oh, and weather. I'm not going if it's cold. No reason for me to suffer. I leave that to Matt.
It might not be my powder room re-do (I'm told that's next on the list), but this is pretty sweet. Lot's of storage for my books and projects.
Thanks sweetie (and Keith)!
...and the season comes to a close.
Matt did the Yuasa Right From the Start Crit on Sunday with not great results. He and Tim did the 1/2/3 race. Tim was taken down in the first lap on the final turn (which was very tricky... lots and lots of crashes). Tim was able to get up make it to the pit and get back on, but it's not a fun way to start a race. Matt had to close three gaps within 5 laps and he knew that he was done. You can only close gaps so often. He just didn't have it that day and abandoned. Tim did as well a few laps later.
Jason and Rick both crashed in their races. I think everyone is ready for the season to be over.
The team had a great year this year. Some great results, which I'll let Matt summerize. A few bad crashes, which is always hard to deal with. Let's hope that we see Bryan on his bike soon!
So Matt ended up doing a few more races this year than last year. I count 30 on the USA Cycling website, but I know that the site isn't always up to date.
However, I think he's glad the season is done. It's been a long season for him (his first race was back in March) and he raced a lot. He trained a lot. We spend a lot of time preparing for races.
Who knew that when he pulled that bike out to drop a few pounds that it would be 75 lbs and it would become such a part of our lives.
So congrats to everyone for a great season! Enjoy the winter... 5 months before the next race! Is that enough time to redo my downstairs powderroom?
