This past weekend, a few Huskies decided to kick of their race season a little earlier than usual with a trip to Corvallis, OR for the Cherry Pie road race.
David Truong made an early-season statement with a 2nd place finish in men’s 5b field. Nate Pitts, in his first race ever, also represented Husky Cycling well with a 5th place in the men’s 5a field. Ben Lukes, also in his first road race, got caught up in a crash mid-way through the race and demonstrated true determination by getting back on his bike (complete with twisted stem) and attempting to chase the surviving pack down; he finished in the top-half of the men’s 5b group.
In the afternoon, Marc Schwartz and Danny Koski-Karell had to contend with a cat 3 field of over 80 racers. The huge field and flat course quickly made not-crashing a priority, but Marc was able to get to the front to help chase down a six-man break. While working their way to the front for the finishing field-sprint, both Marc and Danny were caught behind a spectacular, road-spanning crash at the base of the last hill and rolled across the finish line, thankfully with their bikes and bodies intact.