2005 DEAF OLYMPICS MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

200 Meter sprint. I seeded 12th. Photo by Stuart Ikeda

My first sprint heat. I lost by a bike legnth. This Chezch rider seeded 4th. I was out after losing this one. Photo by Stuart Ikeda

Sprint podium. L-R Gerald Weilke-Meyel ( Germany-silver ), Trevor Kosa ( USA-Gold! ), Luca Bontempo ( Italy-bronze ) Photo by Stuart Ikeda

Rain Delay. It was off and on all day. Photo by Stuart Ikeda

Crash-ouch. They both were going about 30-35 mph. The guy in yellow was out, but the other rider got a re-ride. Photo by Stuart Ikeda

62 mile Road Race. It was hot that day, in the 90's. I got pulled early on the 6th lap. The breakaway group gained about 5 minutes halfway through the race. Photo by Dick Moore

Rory doing a good pull. We helped each other, determined to get back into the pack. Photo by Dick Moore

Team USA Photo by Dick Moore

Trevor Kosa, he survived to finish 6th. The two French riders pictured finished 2nd and 4th, the other French rider not pictured won the race. Photo by Dick Moore

50km Points Race. This was a fast one, every 2nd lap was worth points to the top five sprinters. I elected to try and help Trevor. He got the Bronze medal. Pictured is Trevor and myself on the outside. Photo by Matthew Kohashi

Points Race. Johnny survived with me and elected to try to help Trevor as well. He flatted early, but was able to get back into the race. Photo by Matthew Kohashi

Points Race Photo by Matthew Kohashi

Points Race Photo by Matthew Kohashi

It's over! Trevor won the bronze. I was happy I survived and didn't crash. i counted 2 crashes in the race, but didn't see them.