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Race #1, 33rd Annual Spring Races, Kenosha, Masters 40/49, 23rd
Race #2, 33rd Annual Spring Races, Kenosha, CAT5, 3rd

Race #3, 33rd Annual Spring Races, Kenosha, Masters 40/49, 7th Place
Race #4, 33rd Annual Spring Races, Kenosha, CAT5, 3rd Place

Gapers Block Crits:
Race #5 03/21/2011 – DNP
Race #6 03/22/2011 – DNP

Sherman Park Crits
Race 7, CAT5B, 50 racers, 25 minutes, 6th place (of 50), three crashes by other people.
Race 8, CAT4/5 Masters 30+, 35 minutes, 19th place (of 75), four crashes and me going cyclocross on a tree lawn.

05/07/2011, Ronald Reagan Criterium. Dixon, IL
Race #9 – CAT5 – DNF because i crashed and ended up in the hospital with a concussion.

The racing injured series….

Monsters of the Midway – 05/14/2011
Race #10 – CAT4/5 – 48
Race #11 – CAT4 – dead fucking last – 32

Fox River Grover – 05/15/2011
Race #12 – CAT4 – 41
Race #13 – CAT4/5 – 29

May 17, Kenosha Velodrome Opening Night
Race #14, CAT4, Scratch Race, 7th Place
Race #15, CAT4, Tempo Race, 3rd Place
Race #16, CAT4, Tempo Race, 7th Place
Race #17, CAT4, Points Race, 4th Place

Northbrook, Thursday Night Racing
Race #18, CAT3, 15 Lap Tempo, not last
Race #19, CAT3, 10 mile, might have been last
Race #20, CAT3, Belgian Win n Out, 5th Place

Kenosha Velodrome, Tuesday May 24, 2011:
Race #21, CAT4, 3 lap sprint, 5th place
Race #22, CAT4, Unknown Distance, 2nd place
Race #23, CAT4, Unknown Distance, 2nd place
Race #24, CAT4, 20 Lap Scratch, 5th (got blocked hard)

May 26, 2011 Northbrook Velodrome
Race #25, CAT3, Miss n Out, 8th Place
Race #26, CAT3, 15 Lap Points race, DNF because my stupid fucking screws in my cleats came loose when everyone jumped
Race #27, CAT3, 20 Lap Scratch Race, 5th place

Kenosha Velodrome, May 31st, 2011
Race #28, CAT4, Danish, 6th Place
Race #29, CAT4, Danish, 4th Place
Race #30, CAT4, Miss n Out, 2nd Place
Race #31, CAT4, 25 Lap Points, 4th Place

Northbrook Velodrome, June 2, 2011
Race #32, CAT3, Point a Lap, waiting on NB to post results
Race #33, CAT3, Scratch Race, 6th

And then there was this terrible showing I had today. I am REALLY not happy with myself:

Saturday Sprint Omnium, June 4th, 2011 Northbrook Velodrome
Race #34, CAT3, 200m, 13.7
Race, 35 and 36, CAT3, Match Sprints, loss and a win
Race #37, CAT3, Chariot, 8th
Race #38, CAT3, Chariot, 4th
Race #40, CAT3, Scratch Race, 5th

Kenosha Velodrome, June 7th, 2011
Race #41, CAT4, 3 Lap Sprint, 4th
Race #42, CAT4, 3 Lap Sprint, 1st
Race #43, CAT4, Snowball, 3rd
Race #44, CAT4, Points Race, 7th

State of Iowa Track Championship, Kenosha Velodrome – June 12, 2011
Race #45, CAT3, 200m, 14.8
Race #46 & #47, Match Sprint, 6th
Race #48, CAT3, 1k TT, 1:26
Race #49, CAT3, 3k TT, 4:41
Race #50, CAT3, 40 Lap Scratch Race, 4th

Kenosha Velodrome, June 14th, 2011
Race #51, CAT4, 500m Sprint, 3rd
Race #52, CAT4, 500m Sprint, 3rd
Race #53, CAT4, Points Race, 1st
Race #54, CAT4, Points Race, 3rd
Race #55, CAT4, Scratch Race, 5th

Northbrook Velodrome, June 16, 2011
Race #56, CAT3, Danish, 5th
Race #57, CAT3, Keirin, 3rd
Race #58, CAT3, Keirin, 6th (out of position and freaked by a twitchy old gummer)
Race #59, CAT3, Scratch, 7th

June 25, 2011
Glencoe Grand Prix
Sucking it hard…
Race #60, CAT4/5 30+, 46
Race #61, CAT4, 52

Kenosha Velodrome – June 28, 2011
Race #62, CAT4, Scratch Race, 1st
Race #63, CAT4, Scratch Race, 1st
Race #64, CAT4, Tempo, 1st
Race #65, CAT4, Points, 2nd

Major Taylor Velodrome, July 1, 2006
Race #66, CAT3, Tempo Race, 7th
Race #67, CAT3, Scratch Race, 7th
Race #68, CAT3, Points, 8th

Kenosha Velodrome – July 6, 2011
Race #69 – CAT4 – Scratch Race – 2nd
Race #70 – CAT4 – Scratch Race – 3rd
Race #71 – CAT4 – Miss n Out – 5th (that was a horse shit call)
Race #72 – CAT4 – Points Race – 2nd

Northbrook Velodrome – July 7, 2011
Race #73 – CAT3 – Miss n Out – 9th (sucking at the Miss n Out lately)
Race #74 – CAT3 – 10 mile race – finished with the main group
Race #75 – CAT3 – Unknown Distance – 7th

Kenosha Velodrome – July 12, 2011
Race #76, CAT4, Danish, 6th
Race #77, CAT4, Miss n Out, 1st
Race #78, CAT4, Miss n Out, 7th
Race #79, CAT4, Points Race, 2nd

Northbrook – July 14th, 2011
Race #80, CAT3, Danish, no place because it was only placed to five
Race #81, CAT3, Keirin, 5th in heat one
Race #82, CAT3, Belgian, 5th

Central States Masters Track Weekend, July 16, 2011 – Kenosha Velodrome
Race #83, 200m, 13.79
Race #84, 500m, 42.4
Race #85, 1k, 1:25:69
Race #86, 3k, 4:33:13
Race #87, 88, 89, Match Sprints, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd
Race #90, Points Race, 1st
Race #91, Team Sprint, 1:30:69
1st place in my age category, 40-49.

Kenosha Velodrome – July 19, 2011
Race #92, CAT4, Keirin, 3rd
Race #93, CAT4, Snowball, 2nd
Race #94, CAT4, Snowball, 2nd
Race #95, CAT4, Points Race, 1st

Northbrook Velodrome – July 22, 2011
Race #96, CAT3, Devil’s Scratch, 8th
Race #97, CAT3, Points Race, 7th
Race #98, CAT3, Scratch Race, 6th

Kenosha Velodrome – July 26, 2011
Race #99, CAT4, Scratch Race, 3rd
Race #100, CAT4, Scratch Race, 2nd
Race #101, CAT4, Points Race, 1st

Kenosha Velodrome – July 26, 2011
Race #102, CAT4, Scratch Race, 3rd
Race #103, CAT4, Scratch Race, 2nd
Race #104, CAT4, Points Race, 1st

Major Taylor Velodrome – July 29, 2011
Race #105, CAT3, Tempo Race, 13th
Race #106, CAT3, Miss n Out, 17th

Northbrook Velodrome – Sprinter’s Dream Omnium – July 31, 2011
Race #107, CAT3, 200m, 13.57
Race #108, 109, CAT3 Match Sprints, lost lost and dead last in group B.
Race #110, CAT3, Scratch, Something like second or third to last.
Race #111, CAT3, Win N Out, 9th

Kenosha Velodrome – August, 9, 2011
Race #112, CAT4, Miss n Out, 2nd
Race #112, CAT4, Danish, 5th
Race #113, CAT4, Tempo, 1st
Race #114, CAT4, 30 Lap Points, 2nd

Northbrook Velodrome, August 11, 2011
Race #415, CAT3, Miss n Out, 8th (cleats came loose)
Race #116, CAT3, 30 Lap Points Race, something not dead last
Race #117, CAT3 (combined with 4s), Scratch, 9th

Illinois State Track Championships
Northbrook Velodrome – August 13, 2011
Race #118, 1k TT, 1:23
Race #119, 200m Sprint, 13.91

Kenosha Velodrome – August 16, 2011
Race #120, CAT4, Keirin, 2nd
Race #121, CAT4, Scratch, 3rd
Race #122, CAT4, Miss n Out, 2nd
Race #123, CAT4, 30 Lap Points, 1st

Velo Campus, Chicago, August 21, 2011
Race #124, Flying Lap, 15.9
Race #125, Scratch, 3rd
Race #126, Chariot, 16.31
Race #127, Danish, 4th

Kenosha Closing Night, August 23, 2011
Race #128, CAT4, Scratch Race, 4th
Race #129, CAT4, Miss n Out, 1st
Race #130, CAT4, Miss n Out, 3rd

Kenosha Rider of the year, 2011…
2011 ROTY CAT4 – 1st
2011 ROTY CAT4/5 Masters – 1st
2011 ROTY Mini Main Event – 1st