Super Squadra

Incredible day and an exceptional ride by Bicycle Sport Shop pb Girling. Not a bad way to follow up Wheeler’s win at the HCTT last week. The race was very aggressive and ripe with attacking riders. Many small groups formed throughout the day, with only one having a shot at success with three laps to go (26- 30min.) A group of three containing Stefan Rothe, Tristian Uhl, and Andrew Willis got a good sized gap, but due to the hilly nature of the course and the wind a small group had to battle, the move didn’t have all that great of odds of rolling to the finish. Those odds decreased when Willis’ front derailieur dropped the chain on the hardest section of the course. From there, Velossimo chased the move back and the race was back to full gas. BSS pb Girling made several moves to soften the group and the sprinters, which led to a well timed attack from GS Tenzing’s Scott Veggeberg that was absorbed only 600- 800m from the finish. Phil single handedly made holes for himself in the finish. Thanks to a pre ride of the course just before our start, Phil knew exactly where 150m from the finish was and launched himself to victory at our team’s race. How great is that ride?

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