Stefan
Wawersik took second place in the Cat4 race at the ENGVT Concord Criterium this
past Saturday. Stefan has worked
incredibly hard the past two years to improve his power-to-weight and crit skills,
and the hard work is starting to pay off.
"On
3 and 2 to go, I followed wheels I knew were good to move up. I lost some
ground with the swamping at the top, but sat in about 10-12th wheel going
through the final turn sequence into the bell lap. A couple of guys died on the
hill, and I was in about 8th wheel through the tight turn and to the top of the
hill. YES! Then the guys on the front sat up a bit. NOOOOOO! Unwilling to get
swamped, I decided to take a chance and test my theory about attacking into the
final turn sequence. After my first jump, I looked back under my arm and could
see a decent gap, with one guy chasing a bike length or two back. GO! I was
going so fast into the downhill turn, I had to fight every instinct I had to
scrub some speed, then gunned it into the last two turns. By this point I was
in agony, and I fully expected to be caught 50 feet from the line. But it
didn't happen!!! "Holy crap, I won!" I thought...but it turns out
during the fog of the last 7 laps, I missed the fact that one guy went off the
front at 6 to go. Honestly, I was a little disappointed, but then I realized
that I still finished 2nd. First podium in a LONG time, and first upgrade
points ever." – Stefan
Great
job, Stefan!
PCG
Coach: Cort Cramer
