Aaron Johnson (unattached) continued his evolution to mature as a racer as he takes the LWV 3-race series in commanding fashion by taking the win in Carnation. Missing the early attacks and inevitable break were Ian Tubbs (Hagen-Berman) & Chad Nikolz (AxleyUSA.com), though both had teammates up the road. Ian seemed anxious to send his remaining teammates to the front of the main group to try and chase the break down while Chad was happy to let the 2 teammates in the break (Shawn Ongers & Ronny Schmeer) try to get results for themselves.
The break ultimately succeeded, though with some controversial riding and words exchanged by Aaron and Mike Hone (Hagens-Berman). Aaron took the group sprint and the series while getting a slapped with a fine ($$) by the USA Cycling officials on hand. He admitted his errors and withstood some post race trash talking by Hone without getting pulled into a further confrontation. I think this showed great pose, maturity and a transformation for Aaron as a person and he walked away with a bigger prize, dignity & respect (is AJ we're talking about?), as well as enough points for what looks like his inevitable upgrade to CAT 1.
Good going Kid!
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