Another beautiful evening of racing at Air Center saw 40 riders turn out for our
6th race of the Twilight Series. A bit of light rain during the B race cooled things
off, but didn’t dampen the enthusiasm. Last night’s races featured a new
addition, the El Perico Food truck served up delicious tacos, burritos and
quesadillas to racers and spectators. Thanks again to our club sponsors
(Sierra Nevada Corp, Brooks Family Dental, Sierra Bike Supply and Trial
Science) and prize sponsors Velo Reno, Eclipse Pizza, Free Lap Collective and
Hub Coffee Roasters.
The C category of 6 racers included a mix of first timers and veterans of the
Twilight Series. First time Twilight racers Luke Price and Anna Booman took
first and second, veteran Rick Myashiro took third. Rick and Anna also took
home sprint Primes, along with Dave Ceniceroz.
The B’s continue to be a strong field with 19 racers starting the race. Most of
the field were local regulars, including the podium of Charles Weaver, Shawn
Pearson and Travis Jones. Shawn was happy with his 2nd place finish, but a
little disappointed that he didn’t score any Prime prizes. He did did get some
great photos of the other races. We welcomed back Frank Winters of
Susanville, CA – overall winner of the B Category last year. Frank has been
busy this year adding to his hardware collection at several of the bigger stage
races around the West Coast.
Fifteen competitors started in the A category. Will Gregor went off the front
early, scoring the first Prime before dropping back into the peloton. About
midway through the race, Will, Lucas Miers, Ethan Twisselman and Miles
Hubbard broke away from the pack, eventually lapping the field on the last of
27 laps. Nearly the entire field crossed the finish line as a group, testing our
ability to score the finish accurately. The breakaway gang of 4 took all but one
of the 5 Prime prizes, Jose Cuevas took the other.
We’ll be back at Air Center on July 28, followed by Boca on August 11 and the
final Air Center Race on August 25th. El Perico will be at both upcoming Air
Center races. Save the date for our end of season party on September 1st, at
