February 1oth Imperial Classic Criterium
It was a solid day for all Swamis at the Imperial Classic Criterium on Saturday, February 9th. In the Cat 4 race Dan Hernandez took 5th and Troy Huerta was 11th. Troy turned around and did the 30+ Cat 3/4 where he placed 12th! Great job guys.
The Pro/1/2 race had a small, but very strong field: Jittery Joe's (!), Five Star, SDBC, Swami's (Skyler, Zack, and Chris), and many other good riders. With $500 on the line for the winner, it was gonna be fast! Lap one was slow for about 5 pedal strokes and then we hit it. The teams started playing chess; Five Star, JJs, and SDBC all wanted the right combo in the break. Skyler and Chris were covering moves while Zack was waiting to pounce on the right one. At the 20 minute mark a dangerous move went and Chris covered it. The combination of teams was right and the field was content to let the move roll. Chris and the other five riders stayed away for over 60 minutes. Behind the pack split and reformed under lots of pressure from Five Star. This brought the break back with 30 minutes left in the race. Tw0 riders slipped away, leaving Zack and Chris in the chase group. The two riders stayed away with the victory going to Karl Bordine from Five Star. Zack put in an awesome sprint to get 6th. Zack was the 3rd amateur and the 1st Cat 2!! Nice work Zack! It was a great team effort from Skyler and Chris with Zack there to finish it off!
Chris Daggs
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