Hard to really covey how good a day this was for the team. Usually , the scene in the pit watching an elite race is watching your riders go by and wondering how long they might last before being pulled. Seldom do riders from small independent teams finish on the lead lap at the nationals but today three of our four riders made the cut and then some.
Clementine Nixon rode to 11th place in the women's elite race- her best finish ever and well within the time limit to be on the lead lap.
Max and Andy had starting positions pretty far back in the field but rode strongly to keep on the lead lap. Max finished a career best 13th and Andy finished 27th. Dean Poshard had to start in the very back and at over 50 years old , the writing was on the wall that he would not make the cut but he did get credit for 40th and rode nearly half the race.
This concludes a week of truly great racing and some heroic rides by this small scrappy team. I am really happy I made the trip to witness all the events and also super happy to have this group of amazing athletes on the team. We will be back next year - maybe even stronger.
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