We did our last race in Belgium today. What an amazing note to finish on. This one was awesome! In my opinion (Mitch here) it was the coolest course we got to pedal on and I think Ryan agrees. It had a little bit of everything—a rolling course with two Belgian hills (not much to speak of in elevation as compared to our hills at home but…), some interesting road hazards including some flower beds and one corner where everyone railed up the curb and over a section of the side walk on the inside of the turn to keep from scrubbing too much speed. There were also some really fast shicanes where the Belgians were absolutely pinning it (feels like formula 1 or something). The best part of this race however, was a long section of legitimate Belgian cobbles up one of the hills. Sweet!!!
Both Ryan and I raced really well, probably our best performances. We were both determined to get a good result to go out on. We both really wanted to earn some more Euros for Trips for Kids.
Success!!! We were both in the second group on the road and managed top 25(ish) places. While not our best results, this was one of the toughest and fastest races we’ve done and feel the finishes were very honorable. Another 30 Euro for TFK.
Highlights from my perspective were Ryan’s jumping into an early break and my solo attempt to bridge to the lead group of riders with one lap to go. Neither moves were successful in the end, but they were valiant hard-man efforts in the world of bike racing—and ones that the other racers commended us for.
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