Summerhill’s win at Gila part of Euro preparation
Author: DS Chann McRae1 May
Yesterday, VMG/Felt U23 rider Danny Summerhill (pictured left at Redlands) won stage 1 of the five-stage Tour of the Gila in the men’s category 2 race. His decision to race cat 2 is a tactical one because it allows him to better prepare for his upcoming trip to Europe, where he will be racing in events like the amateur Paris-Roubaix.
This is super important because a lot of young talent will upgrade too quickly, and then they are in over their heads. Instead, if they do an entire season as a cat 2, they learn how to win races. They are forced to make tactical decisions instead of just hanging on without doing any thinking in a cat 1 race.
Tour of the Gila Stage 1: Silver City - Mogollon Road Race
Mens cat 2 results
1. Danny Summerhill (USA) Vmg/Felt 4:29′41″
2. Bill Demong (USA) Aradd +2″
One Response for "Summerhill’s win at Gila part of Euro preparation"
Danny is another awesome young talent under the Slipstream umbrella. Good to see VMG there too. I was starting to wonder if Tom Peterson was all by his lonesome.
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