Monday, May 17, 2010

Rhinelander recap

4 out of 5 of the place finishers were EXPO Jr's . Caleb 1st, Nate 3rd, Mitch 4th and Myles 5th.
Nate and Myles get their call ups.
Riley getting a hand up from his Dad. He finished 6th on the day in sport 15-16.
Riley, Jordan and Brandon at the start. Riley 6th, Brandon 3rd in 15-16 sport, and Jordan after a crash finished and took a 5th in 14 and under sport. Brandon had a great race and I feel he is just getting going and more podium finishes in the future. Same with Riley once he gets his race legs I think that he to will be fighting for the box
The boys went for a swim in lake at the cabin. They are crazy as that water was so cold that they came out of the water shivering but refreshed so they said.

Well we went up on Friday night and it was a nice drive and we got to the cabin and relaxed the night before the pre ride on Saturday. We got to the race venue and all the EXPO Jr's went for a nice pre ride of the race course and then relaxed before Gus interviewed them. After that it was back to the cabin and Dan and I got dinner ready while the kids went for a ride on the 4 wheelers and then again after dinner before their swim. After that we relaxed and I made some homemade popcorn and after that they had some ice cream before heading to bed. We got to the races and then they all got on their game. Caleb lead the race from start to finish and then it was the pack of Nate, Myles, Mitch and Greg fighting for the rest. Caleb took the first place and then Greg with Nate 2 seconds behind. Nate was up with Caleb but his new Sun skewer on the front wheel loosened up and he had to stop to fix it causing him to fall back to the chase group where he settled in. Greg got into some single track ahead of them and then it was chase Greg and Nate just needed 10 more feet. So he finished 3rd and then it was a fight to the finish for Mitch and Myles with Mitch getting it with a bike throw for 4th and Myles 5th. Good racing and a great time at the cabin with the kids and Dan. I will post a few more pictures that I got later in the week. track starts tomorrow so see you at the velodrome. Later..

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