We would like to thank Serge Desrosiers for these photos:

Stefano opens the weekend by taking the top step at the Metro State RoadRunner Time Trial on Saturday and Pete Lopinto closes Sunday on the top step at the DU City Park Criterium!

TT RECAP:

So after some big changes to the Time Trial bike I decided it would be a good idea to try the new position at a local race called the Roadrunner Time Trial since there is no better way to simulate racing than by racing! Once there I was glad to see that there were  quiet a few good riders and that I was going to have to work for it. The course was an out and back in one direction and then out and back again in a different direction, sort of like a dog bone shape starting in the middle with some pretty technical corners in the first part and two nicely sized rollers on the second half. Also, the description of the course on the flier read “between 8 and 9 miles”. That one mile can make a pretty big difference in a Time Trial like that but I talked to a couple people and knew that the best times for the other categories was right around 20 minutes, so that was good enough.

Anyways, on with the racing. Started out pretty hard till I set into the pace but managed to take some seconds on my 30 second man, who happened to be one of my former team mates last year and pretty much held it there for the rest of the time. At the end I finished with a time of 18:57 which was good enough to win over my former team mate and 30 second man Justin England who was 6 seconds behind me.

After picking up my “huge winnings” I made my way back home for some rest before Sunday’s criterium at City Park.

Thanks for reading

Stefano