The second race of the 2016 GMBC Practice Crit season happened on a nearly perfect evening! But first I would like to thank John Witmer, Michelle Gray, Sharon Sturm, and Al Lesage for volunteering, Dorothy Pumo for refereeing and Mark Hammond for sweeping! A reminder to the racers that the numbers are valid throughout the season, so please bring yours next race again. The C race again had a very nice turnout with 7 starters. The group first stayed together for the race, until Noah Chabot and Cooper Strong broke away. Finally Noah won the sprint handily. The B race with 8 starters continued the dwindling numbers this year. A couple attacks and attempted breakaways, but the group stayed mostly together until the final sprint, which was convincingly won by Mark Hammond. His first Practice Crit win ever, congratulations! Dunbar Oehmig won the prime for the $20 SKIRACK gift card halfway through the race. The A race had a nice field with 16 starters. After a fast start and a couple unsuccessful breakaway attempts in the first 10 minutes, four riders finally made a successful break. The first prime for the $20 SKIRACK gift card was won by Paxton Hyde after a nice lead out by Bobby Bailey. Shortly thereafter it was too fast for him, what left CCB rider Cooper Wilsey and 1k2go racers Jake Hollenbach and Bobby Bailey out front. Most of the field seemed to be content with racing for the minor placings and stayed quite passive, although easy to say from the sideline while the hill takes care of the effort in the race. Meanwhile up front it was fun to watch the 2:1 race being played out, with Cooper finally conceding and dropping back to the field, why Jake and shortly thereafter Bobby successfully lapped the field. The second prime for the $20 SKIRACK gift card was won by Derek Virta. Thanks to Skirack, a continuing great supporter of the GMBC and it’s members! The next 2016 GMBC Practice Crit is scheduled for Tuesday July 5th. As always we are in need of volunteers, so if you could help for an hour or two, mark your calendars, and bring the family! 2016 Green Mountain Bicycle Club Practice Criterium Date: 6/21/2016 Colchester Watertower Hill, 75F, sunny, light wind, perfect C-Race; 7 starters, 20 minutes 1. 53 Noah Chabot 2. 195 Cooper Strong 3. 190 Sandy Dupuis 4. 193 Brian Conchiery 5. 194 Dee Barbic 6. 192 Anica Koontz Miller 7. 191 Liz Manfredi B-Race; 8 starters, 31 minutes 1. 52 Marc Hammond 2. 65 Dunbar Oehmig 3. 59 Chad Philips 4. 61 Al Lesage 5. 63 Brook Anderson 6. 62 Pete Titcomb 7. 64 Eric Vorwald 8. 53 Noah Chabot Prime: 65 Dunbar Oehmig A-Race; 16 starters, 42 minutes 1. 133 Bobby Bailey 2. 171 Jake Hollenbach 3. 183 Cooper Wilsey 4. 68 Derek Virta 5. 178 Paxton Hyde 6. 179 Sheldon Miller Prime 1: 178 Paxton Hyde Prime 2: 68 Derek Virta RESH or RELOAD to make sure that you have the latest version of this page