IOWA CITY — A soggy weekend of racing provided a unique challenge to Lee Current as he raced the Iowa City road race and the Old Capitol criterium.

Scattered showers make for a scattered peloton
The road race kicked off the weekend of racing for Current as he rolled up to the start line. With rain falling off and on most of the day, the course would prove to be exceptionally challenging given the conditions.

At the end of the first of three laps, Steve Reynolds (all9yards/Bike World) made his move to separate the field. Current missed the break, and spent the remainder of the race bridging the smattering of riders.

Current caught the tail end of the lead group as they started the third and final lap when another attack was made. Spending time between groups, he made caught on to a small group to make their way to the finish. Current finished the day in 28th.

A slippery Sunday
The Old Capitol criterium has been a racer favorite for years however, this year the racers were greeted with rain showers holding on from the previous day.

Current made his way to the line for the Cat. 4 race. After a slow start he climbed his way up through the pack just in time to get caught up in a mid-race crash. Missing out on the field sprint, Current grouped up with other crash victims and chased the field to come through in 17th.

The race team team will take a short break before heading to regional races on Mother’s day weekend.