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Luckily for me it was
sent on the next flight from Atlanta which I received at 5:15pm and
racing started at 6pm. A close call but very happy of the outcome….
There was a small reunion as I had not seen a few riders since the
track World Cups and raced with Roberto Chiappa at my local West
Indies vs the World cycling series in Trinidad and Tobago.
Not being a pure
sprinter I was told I needed to start every event in order to be in
the running for the omnium. This weekend was my first flying 200TT
in many years and recorded 11.732 seconds which was a personal best
for me. I had motivation from there on and told Chiappa to watch
out! LOL
By the end of the night
I was leading the omnium by a mere 2 points over Ben Barczewski and
Reberto. Then it was off to the wrong side of the track for what was
the icing on the cake for the weekend, a cook out with some really
cool people who like to have a good time…. For me that’s right up my
ally! I was able to go to bed well relaxed after a great evening of
racing and liming (hanging out).
Day 2
Now I have made new
friends and excited to compete again looking to defend my overall
omnium placing. I knew all I needed was 11 points to secure my
position in the omnium, with no stress the atmosphere was very
relaxed…. By now I had fans in the crowed cheering for me and what
more can an athlete ask for than people in the stands yelling their
name? The answer…. More people yelling their name….haha
Winning the miss and out
event would have most of the points I need to secure the omnium, but
not having the position in the group where I would normally race the
miss and out had me punching other riders tickets from the back
bringing it down to a match sprint. The crowd cheering for me gave
me that extra to pull of the win, now I need at least a fourth in
the kerin. My legs were tired so I knew that a smart race would be a
necessity and BAMM!!!! I pulled it off and was very happy. This
surely made the fact that I was not riding Philly all good. The MN
Fixed Gear Classic is probably the most fun I have had racing for
the year.
Special thanks to
everyone who made the race possible and went out off their way to
ensure that the out of state riders were comfortable and had
everything they needed. I would definitely come back….
Thanks for reading,
Emile Abraham
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