PPV 05.25.2023

Most weeks we start with a scratch race, but this week we did a split scratch (or a very short points race). This was a 10 lap race with one sprint in the middle and one at the end. Sprint points were scored 5,3,2,1 for 1st-4th respectively. I was 1st on the first sprint and 2nd on the final, which means I took the W for this one!

This evening's feature race was a 5 Mile Record attempt. That means we're trying to set a new 5-Mile speed record for our velodrome (which is 25 laps 'round here!). I don't think we actually had a recorded time for this yet, so we were going to set/break the record by default. No special rules, but the general idea is to work together to stay as tight-n-fast as possible for as long as possible. We mostly succeeded at that here. After the split-scratch earlier in the evening I didn't have high ambitions for this race, but I wanted to do as much as possible to keep this thing fast and give the group a chance at the record. To that end, you'll see that I basically pull off on the final lap after putting in a full lap pull with 3-to-go.