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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>REI Austin Cycling Team</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REI Austin Cycling Team"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Race and Ride Reports"><U><B>Race and Ride Reports</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Race and Ride Reports"><U><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14">     <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 167"><U><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 167"><U><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Superweek #8</B></div> <div> <B>... David James</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Dear Friends,</div> <bR> <div> Today was the last race of Superweek 2002. I knew today was going to be</div> <div> tough, because my legs were achy and I was fatigued -- and this was during</div> <div> my warm up.</div> <bR> <div> The course was flat and fast. We averaged 25.5 mph for 43 minutes. It was</div> <div> all I could do to just stay with the field. A few riders fell of the back</div> <div> each lap or so. I wanted to move up by means other than the attrition of</div> <div> other riders, but my legs didn't want to cooperate today. Each time I stood</div> <div> up to accelerate, I wasn't sure if my legs were going to hold. Now I know</div> <div> what my legs feel like after four straight days of racing. So I stayed</div> <div> towards the back. As usual in the Cat 4 races up here, there were several</div> <div> stupid crashes, which I avoided.</div> <bR> <div> The good news of the day was that my pedals and drivetrain felt great. I</div> <div> managed to produce a decent sprint in the end to move up about 10 places in</div> <div> the field.</div> <bR> <div> All in all, it was a great experience coming up here. 8 days of racing</div> <div> (with 3 rest days) has definitely boosted my confidence and fitness. Plus</div> <div> doing 6 criteriums has given me experience in my weakest type of race.</div> <div> After a few weeks, my body should recover and I'll be stronger than ever!</div> <bR> <div> Thanks for reading. I don't expect to travel to any more national cycling</div> <div> events this year. If you don't want any future email let me know and I'll</div> <div> take you off my list. ;)</div> <bR> <div> David</div> <bR> <div> Race Summary:</div> <div> -------------</div> <div> Race: Whitefish Bay Crit</div> <div> Location: near Milwaukee, WI</div> <div> Date: 7/28/2002</div> <div> Distance: 25 laps (approx 18 mi)</div> <div> Course: About 0.7 mi per lap. Flat. Four corners.</div> <div> Weather: 95 F</div> <div> Duration: 41 minutes</div> <div> Riders starting: 70+</div> <div> Riders finishing: 40?</div> <div> My placing: pack (around 30th)</div> <div> Notes: Being that this was my fourth straight day of racing, I was fried. I</div> <div> hung on, barely, dodged crashes, and finished with a strong sprint somewhere</div> <div> around 30th.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>