SCE men whip up a win at Smith Dairy Milk Race
Smith Dairy Milk Race
Orrville, OH
August 15, 2010
Steel City Endurance team members Doug Riegner and Mike Quigley headed out to Ohio for the Smith’s Dairy Milk Race. Here is the race report straight from Quigley himself:
It was a hot and windy day, and the course was relatively flat with only one minor climb at about the halfway point. Doug took to the front immediately putting in work and keeping the pace high. Throughout the day people would try again and again to go off the front and Doug just kept pulling them back. On laps 2, 3, and 4, Doug and I stayed at the front to keep the race fast. On lap 3 I pulled a few guys back that were trying to break free of the group. Doug did the Lion’s share of this by far, however. Because the course was flat and windy, most of the peloton was able to hang together to the end. Once again Doug took to the front pulling the peloton for about a half mile by himself.
As we neared the finish and a guy jumped early. We grabbed his wheel, Doug caught his breath, and that got us close to the final climb before the sprint. Everything went according to plan as Doug once again grabbed the lead and took a monster pull up the hill to keep the race fast and under control. Once up the hill the sprint started and I managed to pull out the win.
It is nice when everything goes according to plan.
