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Race Reports for Spring Fling of Cycling 2008

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  • Comments: Did the DeLeon Springs Road Race today, which will from now on be referred to as "go harder, dumbass" race. Edit: I probably cuss a few more times in this race report, so if that offends you, stop reading now. :) I was involved in a crash yesterday in which a friend of mine went down hard at 30+ mph, broke his collarbone, and took off a bunch of skin. I didn't go down but I was seriously shaken and feeling bad. I debated even going down to race today, especially as it was raining here when I woke up. I decided I should HTFU, though, and I'm glad I did. I talked to Jose, the guy who crashed, on my way down and he told me to have a good race. He's too nice of a guy. :) There were only 6 Pro123 women, so they decided to combine them with our Cat 5 35+ race, and do an extra lap, for 5 laps and 35 miles. I ride sometimes with one of the women, Katey DeGoursey, and I knew she was the favorite to win the women's race. It was sprinkling a tiny bit as we started, and feeling a little
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