Friday evening saw the first running of an event the organizers hope will serve as the big kickoff to BC Superweeks of the future. It was a nice course on Hastings right in the center of Burnaby. The field was small at only about 65 riders with full Symmetrics, Navigators rosters as the main forces. The course was interesting and quite safe making for good racing. I stayed in the front, bridged some moves, but missed the final break. I narrowly missed the only crash of the day that took out Nick and virually the entire navigators squad. It was a pileup on the finishing straight caused by some dodgy riding on the front. In the end it came down to a sprint and with a slight downhill finish I only managed to squeak out a 24th place or something like that.
I was relatively happy with the ride. I have never been much of a crit master, but the race was fun and it served its purpose as a leg and lung opener to Whiterock well. The Whiterock road race with its incredible climbs is the focus of the week, crits are just a bonus and a chance to earn some cash.
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