Toronto Crit

7 Flyers started the race and 3 stayed in until the very end.

Results are here: http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?module=Section&action=viewdetail&item_id=13519. Note how many riders were pulled from the course!

Here is QB's report:

What a great race, certainly the whole atomsphere made it something special relative to the two other bike races i have been at. The crowd was amazing and the racing was frantic.

You know it is going to be a tough night when there is a crash on the practice lap!! A tight course with some tough corners when you are in the peleton made for about 8-10 crashes that I saw.

The DH Flyers were a force to be rekoned with, as Edgars was leading the charge for most of the race. DH had 3 riders in the top 30 of 105 starters, which was quite respectable in my humble opinion given this was a race of attrition. Amongst the Masters 2/3, Edgars was 10th, Gord was 13 and I was 19th.

The average speed for the group was 43.2km/h, stunningly fast from my perspective given the turns and speed bumps. This compares reasonably well to the 45.2km/h that the pros and elite 1/2 cycled in the 7:30 race.

My garmin suggested a max speed of 50.9km/h, an average heart rate of 166, which was almost a flat line, and a max of 176 (at the finish line) and a 2,000 calorie burn.

A great team event given the cheering from the sidelines - thanks for all of the encouragement - it makes a difference!!
Thanks in particular to Dan - "QB - ITS NOT THE BIKE, ITS NOT THE BIKE - RIDE FASTER"

I would love to see a couple more of these where we get a good number of riders from the team out to the same race. It certainly keeps you going when you see a darkhorse shirt up ahead - thanks Edgar and Gord!