AH. the Michigan state road championship, Kinda like TV ,Never without a lil excitement and drama, throw in touch of danger and maybe Little skin, loss or shown (show is up to tms) all of this done by either by mother nature, promoters, or sceners, it wouldnt be the the state roads without it, thats why like it sooo much..The setting a balmy but threatening west Michigan morning all groups had a long day in the Selle ahead of them (GEE who's responsible for the length in events this year? ) The show got underway a tad late, but hey its the State Roads right? seems the west Michigan road commission is getting used to chip seal quite nicely thank you.
First program with a report went off at 10:30 due to a communication break down.
Elite MEN 1/2, with a pro in the field? don't ask don't know? the report TMS got was the race was like a rubiks cube many combinations with only one solution, big breaks would form get pulled back, what TMS would like to know, how? every team had 6-8 guys in the 50+ field. with the exception of a few solo's. Nearing the half way point the cube puzzle was getting solved and legs got tired and the winning side was off and running with another side comin behind and the field rollin around. The stage was set for a great finish until Mother Nature stepped and put a stop to all the fun callin the game off 1 lap early. In the end it was the crafty 40 somethin veteran Jim Bruce taking a surprise win for Lathrup, and the Always tough all arounder Tom Burke of the home team 2nd .Not far back is a kid who has been postin wins for many years Zach Mcbride. Oh and then its rained real hard!
program report 2,
Cat 3. Yup they got to ride longer this year as well, another Bissell recruit Jimi MINNEME took Alan Antonichis to the line after 70+ miles and got the win. both of these guys should be commended as it was no easy day specially Anonsick, ridin solo for Edge of trail cyclery . nice job..Lupe Martinez from Leadout racing got 4th and 1st in the cool kit award. Calcareous upstart Roger THE BOWSER also top 10tend.
Cat 4 . wheres JB Hancock at ? Tms figured he would of followed up the state Cross title with road title, go figure.? Old school MTB guy John Wunderlend fueled by LIL Cesars pizza rolled in for 4th, EYE GATTO was spotted but didnt meet tms expectation . our buddy Gordy Fitnch from the Haggerty crew cracked the top 10. That Haggerty crew is on this year.
Masters 35+ the field was treated to the TINKER and PONY show as the 2 old school miscene MTB legends battled it out, masters field depth may not be as deep as the 1/2 but there not lackin SOME horse power. Odds of the pony makin the break were in his favor as nearly half the field were wearin his colors. seems the mans plan is on target for fall. But missing the win be mere dreadlocks against TINKER shouldn't upset him, as Tinker has been ragin scince kenssington. Its a shame these two are waisting the there power supply in the masters field(not saying its a waste,BUT, U-NO) they are easily 1/2 material.
Masters 45+ A break of 3 riders got away and put some solid time in the field. FRCC unknown to TMS book won this, beating out Haggerty trio of Long time scener craig webb, Hofstra, HAL BIEVER. last years state champion Scot CLAWS had to settle for 6th
Elite women. BISSEL had this one, although PHCHIX couldnt be out numbered, Sara Mguire won the field sprint over Taraizer of Giant MI. and Haggerty gal Susan Vigland.
Race notes of the weekend and standouts in the eye of the SCENE:
Wolverine youngins Bogedine, and Durbish ridin well in the move.
what was with the... THERES a pro in the 1/2 race, he's not allowed to contest, or lead a break or bridge to the break? Is there a rule concerning this?
Leadout racing kit, fresh
oldest helmet award. TIE..Brett Robinson's, and Eric phreeds lid. whew
thanks west coast
7 comments:
that last lap was epic - EPIC conditions. Could not see 20 feet, much less sprint.
the lead groups race was called after their finish line, the next chase group's was called 10 seconds before their finish.
so the exact placing order is really a crapshoot.
one group of four people finished a couple minutes ahead of a group of ten or so. That is really the placing. 4 way Tie for first, 10 way Tie for 5th.
Most of the group of ten or so had been sucking wheel. People rolled across the line and places were handed out.
Hey Scene, were you drunk when you wrote this? How about a little spell/grammer check next time?
Well, not quite. But we had this batch of Meth cookin and well ya know, cant afford to blow up the trailer park. Next time we post a report we wont do it on cook night.
the pro your refering to was a bissell rider, who just let gaps open up, got in the way of the race, and rode like a negative guy.
either let the guy race or not. Its not a group ride for some NON pro's
yeah come on, let the pro guys race if they show up. since when is that an issue? sounds like a double standard to me. how can you tell a guy he can roll along in the field but not "contest"? either your in our your out. anything else leads to really crappy tactics.
EYE OF GATTO dodged six (6) crashes, got to the end and got 11th, I think not going darn down was good in that race.
agreed, the lack of notification for finishing early screwed all the positioning up for the breaks..
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