Cal Poly Crit - Men’s 3/4

Race: Cal Poly Crit - Men’s Cat 3/4

Date: January 25th, 2026

AVRT racers: Levi Ritter

Top Result: Levi >10th

Course: 1 mile lap with very easy corners

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/17175562472

Nutrition: 400ml water and Gatorade before the race

Recap (written by Levi): Since I was the only Alto Velo rider, the plan was to save as much energy as possible, only getting in dangerous moves and working as little as possible, and contesting the sprint if it came down to it. I was also thinking about sending a late attack if it felt right

Someone attacked right at the start, and I followed his wheel, thinking he was just trying to set a hard pace at the front, but we ended up getting a gap. I worked with him for around half the race off the front, and at one point, I even thought we might win, but we ended up getting brought back. I was bracing myself for a really hard counter when the peloton caught us, but no one ended up attacking. I sat pretty far forward in the group, which wasn’t the best idea, since every time someone pulled off the front, the next person would just completely sit up, and then someone from way back would attack when they saw the pace slowed, which was pretty hard to follow. Coming into the last lap, someone pulled off the front, and the next person entirely stopped pedalling, which prompted Gavin (who won Santa Barbara RR the day before) to attack. I tried to catch him, but my legs were pretty cooked after being off the front, so I couldn’t, and I ended up getting swarmed in the finish. 

Overall, pretty disappointing to get no result after being off the front for so long.