Crit #10 in Coal City Cycles Series
(By Peter) COAL CITY CYCLES BOXWOOD CRITERIUM 160614 30 laps 34.5km 41.1kph
Small turnout for tonight's race, due no doubt to the cold weather and the threat of rain, so distance cut to 30 laps. The pack stayed together for the first 2 laps and then Nick , Ayden and John distanced themselves from the rest. They gained 20 seconds in the next 4 laps and then John drifted back to the bunch, his lesser fitness showing clearly. Meanwhile, Patrick, Lee and Mike dropped back, leaving Chris and James between them and the lead duo. Nick and Ayden then consolidated their lead, with Nick doing the lion's share of the work and, with 12 laps to go lapped the tail-enders. Chris and James were now joined by John and that's the way it stayed until they too caught the 3 stragglers, having held the leaders to 40 seconds until they slowed in the latter part of the race. Ayden did very well to stay with the surging Broad Street Cycles rider until the final sprint and still manage to finish in the same time - a superbe performance for the first year junior. John won the sprint for third place, with John just pipped at the post and Chris grabbing fourth.