Here are the results from the Ronde van Burns Crit Series last night at Burns Park in N. Little Rock. This was the 2nd of 4 races in the series.

Men’s Cat 5 (20 minutes + 3 laps)
8th – Harold Myers
Finisher – Justin Magness

Men’s Cat 4/5 (40 minutes + 3 laps)
11th – Chris Ross
12th – Tim Loving

Congratulations to all of the racers from Team Edge, especially Harold Myers for a Top 10 finish and Justin Magness for competing in his first ever bike race. Way to go guys!

The Cat 4 race was very intense with two crashes from blown tires that resulted in riders having a close and personal relationship with the asphalt of Burns Park. The 2nd crash occurred at about the 25 minute mark with the rider directly in front of me. By the grace of God….and superior bike handling skills (ha-ha!)….I was able to avoid a similar fate. But unfortunately, Justin Scurlock (the rider on my wheel) and I were unable to reengage with the field, so our race ended earlier than we planned. The upside is we both left with the same amount of skin we started with! I can’t say that about the other guy. Like I stated earlier, this was a fast race with the average speed just south of 24 mph. I know that my max speed was 32.6 mph. The course is totally flat and approximately .8 mile with 4 right turns and 1 chicane. Plus, it’s normally windy since it is adjacent to the Arkansas River. Yesterday we were battling 12 mph winds. Suffice it to say, it’s a blast…..not counting the crashes. There are 2 more races left and we’d like to have as many as possible attend these races.

GO TEAM EDGE!!!!

Kale