We could not have asked for a better evening of bike racing for the third race of the 2016 GMBC Practice Crit season! Blue skies, mid 80s and little wind. I would like to thank Michelle Gray, Sharon Sturm, Mark White and Al Lesage for volunteering, Dorothy Pumo for refereeing and Jared Katz for sweeping! A lesson learned for the future is not to schedule a race in the 4th of July week since quite a few people seem to be out on vacation. The C race with 3 starters was on the small side, but we had again two first timers trying their legs in a race. Dmitry Gurevich won solo ahead of Sandy Dupuis and youngster Justin Haenel. Justin did not only race but he stuck around and helped Dorothy to keep track of laps and riders through the B and A races, so Thank you! The B race had 7 starters. A couple attacks and attempted breakaways, but the group stayed mostly together until the final sprint, which was convincingly won by Chad Phillips. His first Practice Crit win ever, congratulations! The A race had 12 starters. It looked like a slower start then the past two races, until Bobby Bailey and Josh Saxe put the hammer down half way through the race, quickly gaining a large advantage. Bobby eventually dropped Josh and lapped the field. The next 2016 GMBC Practice Crit is scheduled for Tuesday July 19th. 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: 7/5/2016 Colchester Watertower Hill, 85F, sunny, light wind, perfect C-Race; 3 starters, 20 minutes 1. 196 Dimitry Gurevich 2. 190 Sandy Dupuis 3. 197 Justin Haenel B-Race; 7 starters, 31 minutes 1. 59 Chad Phillips 2. 66 David White 3. 61 Al Lesage 4. 69 Will Hanson 5. 63 Brook Anderson 6. 67 Mark White 7. 68 Cooper Strong A-Race; 12 starters, 42 minutes 1. 133 Bobby Bailey 2. 121 Josh Saxe 3. 180 Jamie Wilsey 4. 184 Jared Katz 5. 58 Alain Boisjoli 6. 182 Doug Gardner 7. 185 Tim Leclair