I finished off July with a fun two days of racing at the
Winfield Weekend, hosted by ABD Cycling Club. While confused weather brought
autumn-like temps, I got in a great weekend with great friends, and picked up a
National title to boot.
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| Showing off my Vittoria Hora Evo shoes. Photo by Fernanda Guzman |
My recovery time continues to improve as my week post-Prairie
State Series brought only a bit of diaphragm rebellion, but much less than in
previous weeks. The last time I raced at Winfield two years ago, large chunks
of welt-producing ice fell from the sky, driving everyone to shelter just
before my race. This time, the hail stayed away but a cold front brought
temperatures reminiscent of October rather than July and I stood on the start
line shivering as we awaited the late afternoon start. Apparently my body wasn’t
quite ready to do anything strenuous. My diaphragm cramped up almost
immediately and I felt pretty uncomfortable throughout the race. I hung in
there, though, spending much of the later parts of the race trying to hide in
attempt to avoid much further exertion. Cady Chintis (Les Petites Victoires) rode
a great race to take the win on the line in a photo finish, me second and Jannette
Rho, also LPV, third.
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| Community support for the races was fabulous. The boy with the vuvuzela ran out to the curb to cherr us on every lap! |
Sunday I felt much better and had a great time racing on a
super fun course, this time able to grab the win. Good thing too, because the
race was the American Bicycle Racing National Criterium Championship, giving me
a National Championship title! A very busy week of multiple deadlines has put
me a bit behind on updates. I’m finishing up my season with the Tour of Elk
Grove at the moment. Stayed tuned for another blog soon.
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| One highlight of the weekend was racing with wonderful friend John Fleckenstein from Team Mack. Photo by Fernanda Guzman |
Thanks to Mary Lee and the ABD Cycling Club for putting on a
fabulous weekend of racing, to Mark McGeen, Gary Doering, and John Fleckenstein
from Team Mack for the excellent company, and Paul Schilling for race support.
Thanks so much to everyone who was there supporting me all over the course!
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