It was very hard last night to stand on the sidelines and watch the final Tuesday Night World Championship race unfold without me. The pace looked pretty good, and several still ahd enough in their legs to try a few little attacks now and then. I was a little disappointed to see the guys from my team doing a lot of sitting in the middle of the pack; they finished well, but I think they could have done better if they had been a little more aggressive. That, after all, is how I got my placings this year.
My main rival won the field sprint fairly easily. I scored enough points last week, though, to make my lead safe, so I won the overall by seven points even without racing. Two of my teammates finished in the top ten (8th and 10th). Dorothy rode a great race, stayed safe, and finished within the pack, making it look easy. Her riding has improved exponentially since she started racing in these things two years ago. She started out getting dropped, but this season, she has stayed with the pack and beaten a lot of the guys out there.
Except for the race crash and getting hit by a car, my season went very well. It was easily my best season ever, with some solid finishes. I also learned a lot about how to race this year, and I feel much more confident in the pack and can ride in a more dominant fashion. Next season is already in my sights.
The Hobgoblin of Little Minds 
[…] After the race last night we had a little end-of-season party, and the race organizer gave out awards for the top 10 finishers in the series competition. Hobgoblin got first place! […]
You’ve done fabulously well this year! You’re too modest to say it but to come first is one serious, gold-starred, humungous achievement. Yay! We hobgoblin cheerleaders are shaking our pompoms for all we are worth!!