B was the letter of the day - Broken Wheels, Breakaways, Blocking, and Badass Davey!

Super race, great turnout for TOA and a 4th place for Davey winning the chase group sprint! This Cat. 3/4 race on a perfect, warm fall morning in Prospect Park was a real treat with just a few races remaining this season. Jim, Doug, Brian, David, Ari and Jack all had fun attacking and later blocking for Davey!

The race was not without mishaps, David flatted his tubular front wheel on the start line but luckily got a spare from Khary. During the race, a rider rode into Doug's wheel knocking it out of true and Doug out of the race but luckily not off the bike.

Special thank you also goes to Phil, his wife, Alex and Khary for doing a Steaz tasting promotion and cheering us on! We definitely heard you! Tamara took many photos of the race HERE and they go perfect with Davey's report below!

Davey: I found myself caught out before the race even started when I gave Brian my one and only Sphincterine wipe. Everyone should try this stuff. http://www.mintyass.com

I thought I'd be fine giving away the Sphincterine, but ten minutes before the start an urgent need arose without warning, and I found myself in the bathroom frantically trying to find a stall that had paper.

But it worked out, and within a moment I had joined the guys at the start line, feeling sprightly and ready to race.

It hurt for a while, but we all caught up with one another around the top of the downhill on the east side of the park and it was there where we seemed to gel. Someone said we had a decent gap. I counted nine in our chase group.

There were still two more guys farther up the road, out of sight. The nine of us worked OK, but not fantastically. Some guys were pulling harder and longer than others, and we weren't holding formation too well on the uphills and downhills. But I guess it was good enough.

I also heard the rest of youse guys were doing yeoman's work blocking back in the peloton...

Kudos, and thanks!!

Last kilometer: Finally the two leaders were in sight. I was determined to hold something back for the sprint. I didn't want to go too hard and come in last in the break like I did in July in Central Park. 500 meters to go and the group started to splinter.

One rider did attack and caught the first two! ...Another in our group looked OK so I decided I would stay on his wheel until about 200 out and then give it all I had. At 200 I sprinted, passed others and crossed the line in 4th place. Maybe with a mintier ass I could have gotten third. Thanks again to all the guys for blocking!