That was about as much fun as local road racing gets.
Without dragging out a dreary play-by-play, this gem came from JB and deserves a retelling: as the break hit 1km from the finish, JB noticed the two best sprinters of the six escapees watching each other. He knew then it was game over, probably even before Aaron saw his chance and took his shot a second later. Great riding by all six of those guys.
A lovely day, grit and all, for everyone. The Cat 3 guys rode well. The still slightly gimpy Gant gave it a go in the finale, doing his best Kim Kirchen in the rain thing.
Let’s do it again. The riding part, anyway. Winning is gravy.
