Two weekends, Two Podiums

The last two weekends marked the start of this seasons Georgia Cycling Grand Prix. Last weekend was the season opener: The Topview Cycling Classic. The weather was very Canadian with snow and freezing temperatures. To our amusement, most of the southern US racers were quick to label us as favorites for the race! Well, we didn’t disappoint. Bryson rode out of his mind to find his way into every break of the race. In the end he pulled off a solid 3^rd place. I ended up 10^th sprinting in with the main group. We decided not to do Sundays race because the weather was even worse and there were only 13 registered. This turned out to be the right decision as we later learned the race was shortened to 1hr.

This past weekend we raced the Regions Bank Race Weekend in Southern Georgia. Unlike last weekend, this week was over 30degrees and sunny. The race was set up like a stage race with a short time trial Saturday morning, a criterium Saturday evening and a 150km road race on Sunday. The field was stacked with many professionals who had raced the Tour of California a few weeks earlier. We raced hard and aggressive Saturday but came up empty handed. Sunday was a different story. We played it conservatively for the first part of the race to save energy for the finish. With about 20km to I found myself in a selection that looked promising. We ended up getting caught close to the finish. Bryson quickly countered but unfortunately there was already one rider up the road. He was able to hold off the field for 2^nd. I took fifth in the sprint to come 7^th. Overall it was a great weekend of racing. We’re getting closer and closer to winning and we’ve become quite popular with the Southern race organizers as the Canadian team. Next weekend is the first Georgia Cup of the season so we’ll be there looking for the win.