Sugar House Crit

I did the Sugarhouse crit today. This is a criterium held in Sugarhouse Park - the park is closed off to cars, giving full use of the road to the race. The course features hills, sweeping turns, and high speeds.

I was reluctant to do it, thinking why shell out 30 bucks to get chewed up and spit out the back to form a one man autobus. However, I've been wanting to try this race for a couple years now, so decided to go for it.

As it turned out, it was a good decision. I was able to stay with the group, and finished with lead group (but need to work on the sprint). The speeds were high, there were thrills and spills (nothing like riding with 50 other cat 5s in a 40mpd descent). Good times.