First race of the season: RIR Crit

Congrats to Jared and Corbin for their first race of the year, at the Richmond International Raceway Crit. They finished in 12th and 13th, respectively. It was a cold, windy morning for the boys, but there were no mishaps, and they finished well. It was also a fun day of watching the races, as we all stuck around until the end of the day. Below, are the race reports from each of the athletes.
Jared:
"I rode my first race on Sunday March 20 at Richmond  International raceway. It was windy and cold when the race started at 9:00AM. There were about 25 kids 10-18 yrs. old in the race. I started at an easy pace to get a feel for it. Then after 1 lap I started to go a little bit harder and began to pass other riders. The older age group was going too fast to keep up with. After about twenty minutes, I started to get a little, but no one passed me. On the last 2 laps the other riders started to catch up. On the last lap they caught up to me and a few riders past me at the finish. I learned a lot and I had fun racing. I’m looking forward to my next race in April."

Corbin:  

"The RIR crit race was a very fun and good experience. Right when they said "Go", I took off and used a lot of energy not knowing how hard the rest of the race would be. Around 8 laps to go, I was really hurting and nobody in the back would let you draft them. At one lap to go, I put out all the energy I had left and sprinted almost the whole track. After the race was over, I placed 13th out of 18. The RIR crit was very fun."

Our next race will be the Chantilly Crit on 4/16.