“I love racing single-speed because it levels the playing field between two riders. It makes the race more about bike riding. Lance and I are super close in fitness and form so the race was so close from gun to finish. We mirrored each other it was impossible to get away. It came down to the last lap and Lance let me lead into the final technical section where there was no room to pass to the finish. He tried a hail mary on the final right-hander but I shut him down then sprinted the 120m with him right behind me. It’s kind of comical watching single-speeders sprint. He couldn’t do anything.”
“I was pumped to be the last call-up on the front row. The start was full on but I found a good position and stayed in fifth all day. I couldn’t squeeze quite enough out to hang with the front four and I yo-yo’d the whole race. I moved into fourth when Bruner mech’d, then he came back by, to win. I had a last-lap battle with Curtis but couldn’t come around him at the end and settled for fifth place. I was excited about this nationals. I had good luck here the last time it was in Hartford, I found my first Elite podium, and after pre-riding the course I was happy with how things were shaping up.”
