He slipped back then slid to the left, crossed my wheel, turned right, held it, and all the sudden he panicked. “The guy in front of me on a short kicker just randomly decided to practically stop pedaling. Probably chased a bit much, but eventually their move did work.” Going into the last half of the last lap Eric crashed. “I did a good job of surviving short, very hard efforts for being so early in the year. Eric had a different point of view of it all, later telling us “I covered attacks from someone who broke away for the win 2 weeks ago.” Eric had done his research and wanted to make sure the previous winner of Brinkerhoff wasn’t getting away this time since on April 9 he broke away from the group and ended up winning by minutes over the main field. He has been at the very front of the group the entire race talking to anyone who will listen.” This just shows that he was ready to race. Knowing the power and shape that both Eric and Tony were in going into the race this isn’t surprising.īen later said “In fact, I think Eric is bored. Eric and Tony both looked comfortable in that group” Ben texted the group. By the climb in the second lap it was only 25 of us or so. “The field of 75 was broken up slowly over the first lap and a half. From the gun it was a fast race, being the first race of the year for many, that tends to happen. The Cat 4/5 race is a 38mi race (3 laps on a 12mi circuit). Ben Rabin, Eric Rickman, and Tony Campagna started out on their first race of the season. On Ap3 Chimps took to the starting line of the Capital Region Bicycle Club’s annual Brinkerhoff Memorial Road Race in Coxsackie, NY.
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