After spending much of the week on the indoor trainer, I finally managed to get in a lap on the Cascades track, and what a track Nick has put together. I think some people are going to be surprised come the first world cup :-)
I had the perfect start and got the hole-shot. I set a hard pace on lap one, I wanted to split the group as quickly as possible. After the first lap Phil, Brendon and myself had a 25second lead. All credit to them they threw everything at me on lap two and made me pay for my first lap efforts.
By the end of lap two, the three of us had split. Phil up front Brendon in second and myself in third. I could see them through out the lap. I didn't have the firepower to close them down and I was really slow on the descents. My hand and shoulder seemed to be holding up, with the thought of commonwealth selection in mind. Not much would stop me.
I managed to get a good rhythm on laps four and five. Consistency gets results. Even when you have guys breathing down your neck its important to keep consistent and stick to your game plan. I fought hard and ended the day in third.
It was a great day for the team with three Kargo athletes on the podium.
Not a lot has gone my way over the past couple weeks. To fight through some pain, did well for my confidence. The season is still so young and with the support of my team, support staff, manager and sponsors a lot is still possible.
Thanks to the guys from Momsen for getting me some awesome new bits before this weekend. The Stans VALORS turned some heads. Also thanks to Warren and Shaun for making sure the weekend ran smoothly.
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