The day after the Herman Miller criterium, Tailwind’s
Bloomer Park XC race took place in Rochester, MI. The course is relatively
technical for southeastern Michigan with some challenging climbs and a famously
dangerous switchback downhill. Representing AAVC Racing were Tyler Trask in the
Expert 19-29 division and John Krauss in the Expert 50+ division. After two
hard criteriums in the heat, this race proved too much for Tyler and he cracked
in the first lap after covering a strong attack up the first climb. He was able
to hold off another rider to maintain second place through the second lap but
the fatigue proved to be too much and he lost another place to finish in third,
keeping him in the running for the series title. John Krauss finished 10th
in his category after an equally competitive field with riders from the best
mountain bike teams in the state.
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| Tyler Trask #271 |
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| John Krauss #659 |
