2008 Boulder Peak - The Bike

This is probably the last race for the P2SL and I'm really interested to see how much it will help on the bike leg. The results on the P2SL have been great so far so there should be a good improvement here.

Out of the reservoir, down on the aerobars and off to Jay Road and another bout with Old Stage. At Loveland there weren't many people ahead of me and there aren't a whole lot out there at Boulder. Having two waves in front help with the focus. I get passed by BC on the way to Old Stage but at the time I didn't know that. I caught and passed him near the top but on the descent he passed me.

The P2SL handled the climb quite well and on the Left Hand Canyon run out, I was maxed out on the gears. I think the P2C will do better on the run out with the 53 tooth chain ring.

Focus is key and I try to keep catching people in front of me. It gives me a target to fix on and keeps my mind from wandering which would cause my pace to drop. On the road back to the reservoir, I catch BC again and roll into T2 with a small gap.

42k - 1:09:45, 22.4 mph

On my way to my rack, I do a quick bike count and there aren't any in my row and only a few in the rest of my wave. That's a good sign.

T2 - :57