So the team ended the Ring of Fire in the best possible way: a win in the final race (me - FINALLY!) and a win in the series overall (Chris Emory)! It's funny how a small local race can draw such intense competition. It used to be training wheels, intervals before the race, and fun, now it's deep-dish wheels, full-teams, leadout trains, but still fun! Again, the goal this year was to win the overall competition for the team with consistent placings every 2 weeks and healthy competition for each race. We had some great battles with the other big local teams: Global Bike (with strongman Josh Whitmore), Chainheart (always bringing a big squad), Metro (coming out of the hills), and of course fast local riders like Jacob McGahey and other masters. Chris Emory was our go-to guy this year and he deserved the overall win. The rest of the team always pulled together on whatever night and helped the strongest rider go for the victory.
A big thanks to Velosports for putting this race on. We are truly lucky to have such a great local resource to use and it is a pillar in our cycling community!
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