Smtihfield Criterium is a new venue added to the VCA cycling calendar this year,  so with much anticipation a few of the team headed to Smithfield to give it a go.  James and Kristin Shaffer, along with Hugh Brown and Dave Garrison did the team proud this weekend.   James said “The weather was perfect and so was the course, technical and challenging just like a criterium is supposed to be.” Hugh Brown won the Junior’s 15-18 race and then  avoided the huge crash in the CAT 4 field and snatch a solid 5th place in a massive group sprint.  Kristin also won the junior 10-14 girls category and then toed the line with the CAT 4 women and hung on until 2 laps to go.. proving she’s also coming into form racing against some very very strong CAT 4 ladies.

James and Dave race the CAT 3 race.  James succesfuly avoided two crashes, one that happened right in front of him; apparently riding right over the guy wheel that went down in front of him.  The second crash opened up a land for James to sprint for a 4th place finish. 

James and Hugh are heading to Battenkill good luck and take ALL your kit looks like you’re getting back to the cooler temperatures.  The rest of the team is staying closer to home and going to race Conquer the Canal TT, Langley Crit and/ or  Camp Hilbert MB race.