Check out Durata Training Athlete Phil Wikoff’s report of Alan Ting’s win in the September Driveway Series here. Results from The Driveway can be found here.
Phil Wikoff reports on supersquadra.net
In temps reminiscent of the very first Driveway of the year back in March, we raced last night at the Driveway trying to sew up a seventh straight mini-series win. We came in with Dille in the lead despite having missed last week’s race to line up with the country’s best criterium racers in Victory Park, Dallas. He held a slim lead over Stefan Rothe of one point with last week’s winner and our very own Alan “Gotta Have That” Ting a single point behind Stefan.
The rain continued to fall throughout the race albeit very lightly. Puddles of water provided a new means to shake the rider in your slipstream because you could shoot water in their face and soak their shoes. We all finished about 15 lbs heavier than we started due to being totally soaked by surface water. I attacked off the front at first with two riders and then by myself for the first 15 minutes of the race. I absorbed a prime and some heavy legs with the effort and eventually was brought back. Wenger went away in a group of 5 and eventually Stefan’s big effort brought the race fully back together. Lap cards came with only about 30 minutes elapsed and eventually winner Colt Trant continued to attack until he was riding with one of the biggest engines out there, Erick Benz. With the finish order determining the monthly overall, Ian made an all or nothing move that would either earn him the “field” sprint win and the overall or set up Ting perfectly for the same.
It would be the teammate role for Ian as he was caught with 350m to go and Ting surged ahead to win the sprint and the monthly overall. It was a tough, short race in disgusting weather (for central TX in September that is) and both riders deserved the overall win. Ian’s stellar form in September was again on display in what has been a stacked block of racing by amateur racing standards. Ting’s star is continuing to rise through the late season with still more races to come and a surprise appearance at Alkek tonight. Watch out for him to take his first P12 distance road race in the future. Pace Bend 2010 anyone?
