Crit Inferiority Complex
Last year's Menlo Park Grand Prix , 35+ 3-4: my goal was to finish in the pack. 3 laps to go, I flatted, and with the pit closed that put an end to achieving that goal. Close? Horseshoes and hand grenades. I then entered the 35+ 1-2-3 race as a second chance and got dropped when I made a bonehead error: thinking the " pssst-pssst-pssst " I heard was my tire losing air, when it was the guy next to me... I stopped, then when I realized my goof I couldn't regain the pack. But even though I knew I'd come close to my goal in that first race, I also knew I'd ridden badly. Too many times I'd found myself tailgunning, riding at the back of the pack. Call it CIC: " C rit I nferiority C omplex ". I don't belong there. Pardon me for getting in your way. I'll just hide back here, out of trouble, where it's "safe". Warming up at Menlo Park ( Jeff Remer ) This year, a new team , a new goal. Finishing in the pack wasn't enough. I had t...