Brad Huff

uggg rain racing

// August 18th, 2009 // Uncategorized

Rain racing is not my bag I have to say.  Criterium Nationals this year was a full on rain race.  The best criterium riders amassed on the Downers Grove course to through the dice at a 100km race with way too many high speed turns in the rain ahead of them.  As a professional race should be, it was very controlled and very safe….for the first 40 laps.  Then all hell broke loose.  Riders were crashing left and right as the speed slowly crept faster and faster as the end approached.  I was one of the many that crashed hard in turn 7 and had to limp back to the pit.  This marked the 2nd time I have had to take off my shoes in order to get back to the pit or finish line in as my bike had taken the worst of the crash.  Luckily I was not hurt, but many others were not so lucky on this day.  I think worst of all was Frank Pipp, who will be walking very gently for a while I think?
Uggg I hate crit racing in the rain.  Especially when I am riding like a Honda Civic stuck in 3rd gear.  Great weekend, great!

I will say that my Jelly Belly team members fully picked up the/my slack and performed very well, the highlight of the weekend was Jeremy Powers taking 3rd in the ProAm the night before!