Gila
Posted by admin in Cycling May 4th, 2010 | 24 responses
Tour of the Gila came and went, like a big bad storm sweeping into town and doing damage. That is how I feel right now, the Gila did its damage to me and left me worn and battered.
Months of build up, months of training for the Gila, with one big goal in mind, a light at the end of the tunnel. Now that it is over I feel a little empty, nothing to work for. Where do I begin? where do I go? what is the next thing?
The Gila was a tough battle, and everyday I was right there in the thick of the battle only to be overtaken right at the end. I just did not have that last 2% to give. In other words, I cracked everyday with less than 10 miles to race, sitting with the lead group. As if a switch was turned from on to off, one minute plotting and planning for the last few miles, the attack, the big move. Next, survival mode. The Gila stages are tough son-of-a-guns, because they can sneak up on ya and make life very miserable very quickly.
Each stage I left it all out there and even took a little of the Gila with me. Cracking on a Gila stage means losing a lot of time, doesn’t matter if it is 2 miles or 10 miles from the finish time will be taken. The riders are strong, the terrain is unforgiving and often the winds and weather are demoralizing. This was the case on stage 2, 30-40 MPH winds with 50 mph gusts. Lose a wheel, cramp up, bad position, whatever the sceanario and the wind and terrain will rule.
I had high hopes for Gila and I came close. Just need to do a little more work next year.
Respect the Gila
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