Roden's M 35+ Twighlight report

A good solid field for the hometown JW Dundees-Home Performance team in the Rochester Twilight Criterium. Our masters 35+ race had the usual guys plus a nice bunch of top flight US and Canadian cat 1-2's opting to skip the main event later in the day. The event was perfectly run and starting on time and without incident. The course was an absolute blast to ride, great road surfaces, plenty of turns and a slight roll uphill to the finish. All eyes tended to be on the out of town hotshots, so when they attacked, people were like gum on a shoe. By the end, all the early breaks had been nullified and we came through with two to go all even. Steve Burget had moved himself up into the front half dozen and was protecting his spot well, despite the general mayhem unfolding about him. Dan Staffo and I rode up to the pointy end and kind of bumped around in about dozenth through the turns. Coming into the last few turns, The Lefebre brothers from Canada took some risks through the turns and made it to the front for a nice win, Steve rode a brilliant race for fifth place, netting some money. The rest of the team rode a solid race, finishing up well in the top 20 for the most part. From my vantage point, Rob Dietrick's ride with a cast up to his elbow was simply brilliant, it's great to see someone able to ride at the next level and Rob's hard work on the bike is clearly paying off. A good day for the home team, hats off to Steve for scrapping his way through the mayhem for an excellent finish.