Meanwhile...

While some of us were enjoying the comforts of home, we sent a solo new recruit (Ryan Mele) to do our bidding in round 1 of our favorite crit series, USACrits. Here is what he had to say about his solo trip to the sunshine state:

"Delray Beach put on a great race. A huge crowd came out to see what was looking to be a wet 80 lap race. Thankfully, the rain held off and we got to racing with things whipping up early on. With a fast, but fairly non selective course, things seemed to shuffle quite a bit, making it easy to gain or lose 20+ spots at a time. The few breaks that were established never put much time on the field, until a late race break of three got away to eventually lap the field, with the remaining laps winding down to a field sprint. The Caad 10 felt great and I couldn't be happier with the Stan's tubeless system. Having the flexibility to run a lower pressure when necessary is incredible. Being a slightly heavier rider, I've often dealt with the risk of pinch flats when trying to run a pressure that's best for traction. Not any more."

Thanks Ryan... next time we will send some reinforcements.