Whoa, what a stressful morning ....long story short. Jansen's back wheel would not stay in during his warm-up 10 minutes before the race and he endo'd. Everett offered his bike to Jansen, since he has a state jersey from last year and has not been training as hard, and I let them decide what to do. (my bike does not have junior gearing and the guys tried to block it out, but it wasn't possible) Jansen raced Everett's bike and won.
We were up and running very early to make the 8 am start time.....Huge thanks to Eric for putting this race on for our juniors! I must say this was our very favorite race, ever, on the road, as the juniors had their own start and official and these guys knew the route and were very organized. Eric did a great job of organizing this and if weren't for him and the other parents there would not have been a state race for these guys.
BIG THANKS TO EVERETT FOR GIVING UP HIS RACE FOR HIS BROTHER. That was a tough one, because part of racing is caring for your bike and if there is a problem...well, it's your mechanical issue and no one else's. Everett was extremely bummed that he did not get to race, but was very happy for his brother and was very cool about it.
Registration was the same old chaos with incorrect numbering and no information on the start. We had to force the issue of a state jersey that was promised, but then they didn't get state jerseys after all....they got series jerseys or something like that. Nothing new.
Fulton Flyers had a great time on the podium and had a blast racing together. Congrats to everyone!!
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