Ripping it up at the Torrance Crit 4/20

Torrance Crit 4/19

Well, Thursday I went home from work with a cold Friday I slept till 1100 am and Saturday Veronica Motorpaced me off the back of the car (27 mph 20 min) while I sneezed uncontrollably. Sundays race I started at the front driving the pace and following every thing the first 20 min. I was fast and everyone else was attacking so I couldn't go off the front early on.
Before the race I saw another racer (Casey) from last year who was incredibly strong. I wasn't sure If he was racing with us or in the category above us and his teammates who were in the race were not sure Either. We had a really big group and since I was on the front I hadn't seen him yet. So, I drifted back in the group a bit to see who was there and sure enough he was hiding back there. So the next 15 min I marked him at on point we were both in the to 20 but he was on the outside of the field and I was on the inside. The slowed and the outside accelerated. I saw the whole race unfolding and I was stuck behind the slow guys so I started yelling that's the move its happening its happening. The field let it go (3 guys) for 1 lap and then as I was getting to the front they started chasing. The field got just within reach of them and then sat up except the 2 guys that bridged across(now its a 5 up race). So now I was angry I missed the move and it was a good one. I missed the bridge and it added some good horsepower. So I went animal style growling out of the saddle spitting at 30/35mph for an entire lap (1mile). I fractured the entire field and made it onto the back of the break. So as I am pulling into the back of the break I'm going 33 and there going 28 so I hit my breaks (very bad decision) They punched it and I was dropped from the break. So 5 guys came by who were in the field and I got in 6th place and they finish the job of bringin the break back. So the whole effort had me tosted so I sat in and tried to recover. My effor tpayed off though because Casy trye dtwice mor to get away and I yelled at guys in the fild and they reeled him back for me. The last time they caught him I attacked and did not get very far. I finished in the field with barely any energy 35th or 36th. Not bad for being sick as a dog.



J

Hunnikens Crit 4/12

So I didn't finish today but I tryed to win. I went hard from the gun me and Nate O neil got away on the 2nd lap the field just let us go. Nate wouldn't work so we let the fild catch us and I got back into the front (top7). I followed all the moves and I and on one occasion heard Gods voice till me to Go so I moved real hard and maintained my position in the field because there was surge right as I moved, the field sat up and then God said go again and so I attacted with all my might and when I was sure I had gotten clear o fthe field I looked back to see who was with me. It was Paul Dessualt who said "keep going Jesse, Faster". He took a really hard pull and when it was turn to pull I looked down at my speedometer and we were goin 35mph into the headwind (Ouch!). The field did not like are move and put an end to it quickley. When the field catches you your supposed to jump back in well if you wait to long to jump your at the back and that is exactly what I did. At fiesta Island when you jump back in there are 100 riders you have alot of time. In this race there was only 35 to 40 I waiting 30 seconds to long and got dropped GAME OVER!!!

Racing strategy

So my new strategy is to race the way I am tring like a wild animal. I will never win if I don't take risks. I don't want to finish anymore I want to win and if I don't finish cause I'm trying to win "that is OK".

J

Speed training

So all I have been doing lately is speed drills. These consist of finding a flat section of road and trying to hold over 30mph for as long as possible (1 1/2 min is the rec) or accecelerating till I hit 36 or 37mph and then doing it again and again till I cant do no more. One of the other things I have been doing is the practice crit at fiesta my goal has been to attack the field of 120 riders over and over again. So first I accelerate up 33/36 mph and hold for 40 seconds if some one goes with my attack then they pull through and we stay away till they catch us. The next part is the hard part after they catch I try to get back in the front of the group andgo with the next attack off the front. This puts your body into serious oxigen debt and hurts soooo bad. I call all this riding like an animal.

J

I am fast

I am hellla fast right now! My legs smoke when I stop peddling and I am super excited for the next few races.