We had a small squad for Houston Grand – Alex, Omar, Gabriel, and me (Brady). This would be the first time that I raced Houston Grand (even though I’ve lived in the Houston area for 10 years). This was also an important race for our team as our title sponsor Strike USA is headquartered here. Originally I thought But then I got a text from my friend “Hey look who signed up for Houston Grand hahah.” I checked the prereg list and found some big names – Lawson Craddock (World Tour pro who raced in the Tour de France last year), Colin Strickland , Tristan Uhl, Devin Carroll… Our task would be a bit tougher but it still would be good practice for the criterium heavy part of our schedule later in the summer with Texas State Championships, Bike the Bricks, Oklahoma City Pro-Am, and Tulsa Tough.

Numbers (Strava link)

Distance: 32 miles

Time: 1:08 hr

Average/Max Speed: 28.1 mph (39.2 Max)

Normalized Power: 320 watts

Max Power: 1358w