Murdin comes good

Murdin is brilliant. He rolled off the front of the break with maybe 1K to go last night and held on for the win. It was a good move, taking advantage of what was full-on poker mode in the break and a bit of inexperience.

And, frankly, Murdin showed why it pays not to be a dick. I was in perfect position to chase hime down but chose not to. One reason was knowing that if I did his teammate would be glued to my wheel and I was not at all sure I could out ride him for 1K. The other reason is I like Murdin. There are certain riders that, at a subconcious level, I would have chased just to prevent them from winnning.

With the exception of Tucker, I am sure variations of this calculous took place in everyone's head.

So Murdin's win was the complete package for victory. Good job.

Personally, I was surprised to even be in the break. I hadn't riden in 5 days and felt like crap. I had strength, but no snap which showed in the sprint as I only managed 2nd from the group for 3rd on the night.

I was disappointed, but not bad considering I wasn't event planning on racing for a month. That plan may change, cause it looks like I won't be able to do a weekend race for 2 months or so.. a PR specialist? Naw.. I just can't save enough energy down there. And I am not strong enough to attack all night and still win without a lot of luck.