Track racin'

So last night was my first track race. I did two 30 lap Points Races. Points are awarded to the top placing riders in a series of sprints contested at various intervals during the race. The winner of a Points Race is not necessarily the first to cross the finish line, but rather the rider who has accumulated the most points during the race.




Around 10 people were in my race category (C) over half of them women. We (men) were told not to sprint for the points and to let the women race. This was fine by me considering this was my first race on the track.




The tempo was nice and fast. I was even able to help a few riders bridge back up to the pack after the sprints. One of these efforts took me 3 laps to get the riders back into the pack. I was able to recover just in time for the next sprint that had me hanging on to the back for dear life.

I also took this opportunity to see how the new NOAA kit looks while riding. A few areas will need to be tweaked before the "official" NOAA cycling kit is made available.