Redding June, 2006

June 8th
Round 2 of the Triple Crown

This year’s second stop skipped Trenton, NJ and stayed in Pennsylvania. We raced in nearby Redding, PA, which is 1hr outside of Philly.
We got a chance to see the climb that we would tackle each lap and after seeing it, I felt that it would be a good race for me.

Sense Danny Pate is in the running for the Triple Crown after getting 6th in the first day, our weekend is strictly to race for him. (If he wins, we would get 10k plus a SUV hybrid valued at 45k)

So from the start, Chad, Ian and myself our job was to get in the breaks and keep things looking good for Danny. Well…I think I did a pretty good job at it. I was in maybe about 5-6 breaks and some of which I went across on my own. My legs were feeling really good.

With 2 laps to go, teams started to chase 2 break away riders who had been away for 2 laps. Now CSC, Health Net, United Pro and Tiaa-Cref are chasing and we bring back the break on the last lap on the final climb.

Danny Pate made it over the climb in a group of 4 and was caught at the line by a group of 10 but he still managed to sprint for 3rd place. I rolled in after a long day of work for the team. It feels good to give back and show the team that I can return the favor and sacrifice my race for the team.

Danny’s 3rd place puts us closer to winning the Triple Crown.