i'm freeeaking beat.. i need some rest! tuesday, tuesday, tuesday.. i didn't plan on heading out but kerkhof came into town so i was a bit obligated. going into it i knew i was going to have to ride hard in order not to let kerkhof beat up on me.. i think his total mileage for the year is equal to a typical fawley week : ) up front, chopper and bret were in control of a four man break containing geoff godsey & edgar ibarra that split off about 20 mins into the 60 min race. i tried a couple of times to get across solo but couldn't quite make it. the wind took it's toll on the rest of the field as it was split into smaller groups. the chase group of 20 was lead by dalheim (who was riding very strong), fawley, and the super cool gstz crew. the pace was high, but not high enough to catch determined quartet up the road. in the end, the ever loyal chopper set bret up perfectly for his first tuesday win of the season. and my suspicions of kerhog were correct.. he smoked them in the field sprint for 6th. luckily i saw the danger and persuited the last lap in order not to get embarrassed by the hairy leg half-dutchman. now if we can just carry this momentum into the memorial day weekend ; ) ohhh.. and on the way to the race we almost front-ended (?) jim byrd in his new SUPER PIMP 7 series bmw. pierre failed to remember that he had it in reverse at the tollbooth at 170 and renner.. as he stomped on the gas pedal he quickly realized it and smashed on the break. jim didn't get near as big of kick out of it as i did - sorry jim! - out surFy