I remember this course from two years ago, which was the last time I raced the Redlands Classic. Today, even though I'm a bit under the weather I was really focused and wanted to at the least prove to myself that I can still push a little when I needed to.

I got a pretty good warm up...about 1 hr to be exact. Full TT bike with disk wheel and front Tri spoke HED wheel. Giro Aero helmet and I'm ready to go.

I took off and the legs felt pretty good. A bit deceiving because you start on a down hill for about 100 meters and you slightly start to go up. Just 1k from the start you make a right hand turn and you start a power climb for about 800 meters. I got over the top of that climb with good speed and I was happy the way things were headed. Now I'm on the false flat up hill section that last for about 2k. I got slower and slower as this road seem forever. With 2k to go a Ouch guy went pass me just as we are about to make another right hander and head up another freaking hill. This would be the last kilometer and a half to the finish.

I really blew up and never recovered. I tried...I really did but my time will not reflect that.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow and if anything exciting happens in-between time or in the meantime ill let you know.

Results that I know of is

1.Ben Day (fly-v Australia)

3.Chris Baldwin (Rock Racing)

does this look like a 34minute TT?