The weather was pretty bad for the 82 mile race. Temps in the 40s, rain, and wind gusts that nearly pushed me off the road. I was shivering at the start and got into an aero tuck for the downhill start. I inadvertently got a gap and kept pedaling… mostly to stay warm. No one jumped up to me and the field kept soft pedaling, so I just kept going. I ended up riding the first half of the race solo before 3 riders bridged up. I was hurting pretty bad in the last 10 miles and didn’t have the snap to go with the attacks on the last hill. Ended up 4th.

-Vince