Tour of the Depot

I had another fantastic stage race - finishing 5th in the GC.  I took 6th in the TT - I little disappointing - but were were all withing seconds of each other.  I didn't use my TT bike and should have - I thought the hills were worse than they were and the TT bike would have been the best option.  I took 5th in the Road Race - getting in with the break away and being able to work with the ladies to finish strong.  It was awesome to be able to stick with them up the hill and get away.  And came in 6th in the Circuit today, just hanging with the pack.  I did get a 2 minute penalty for not checking in for the Road Race - sometimes lessons are learned the hard way.  I was still able to get that 5th GC though.

I am for sure getting stronger - now I just need to lose those 6 extra lbs and I will be there!  I am so excited to see how the season progresses.  I am legit now though - I got paid to ride my bike this weekend!  Gotta love prize money.

Tour Del Sol

Tour Del Sol was a great race - my TT was awesome!  I borrowed a TT bike the day before I raced and got about 45 minutes to ride it the night before.  I killed the TT - I took 1st in Cat 3 and 5th overall.  I can't wait to get my own TT bike and be able to start training a little more specifically for TT's.  This could end up being a really great thing for me. 

Unfortunately my 2 teammates went down in the crit and were not able to ride the road race with me.  I ended up finishing 8th overall in the GC - not too bad.  I did finish 3rd GC in Cat 3 so I can't complain about that too much.  I gotta continue to work on my climbing and attacks - I will get there though. 

Start of a great season.

UVU Classic - We Killed IT!!!

Amber and I killed it today!  We decided to take the break on the hill climb - we were a little worried we wouldn't be able to hold it for the remaining 35 miles - but we did!  Amber pulled me up and with my killer descent we nailed it all the way to the finish.  Amber took the 1 and I came in right behind her with the 2 - finishing 6 minutes ahead of the next woman.  It was such a fantastic race and a great come back from last weekends race.  It gave us the confidence we need for a fantastic season this year.

Now we can't wait for Tour del Sol this coming weekend!

San Dimas - what was I thinking?

This was a really tough race - I am not sure I knew what I was getting myself into.  I got to race with some of the strongest most amazing women in the World - so super cool.  I gained some incredible experience with the pros and was humbled a bit.  I know what I have to work for now though and will go back next year even stronger.

I am getting very excited for this upcoming season.  I have a lot of races planned and can't wait to see how well I can do.

At least I look legit - I am finishing with 4 Pros in this pic.

Gotta Bring my A Game

Today I will be doing another Crit.  It looks like there may be only 2 girls today racing with the boys.  I have got to really stay strong and stay in the group today! 

I Survived

Well I survived - I didn't last as long in the group as I wanted to - they were going so fast.  But me and the girls pacelined together and finished.  This is going to get me so strong though - pushing myself will be fantastic.  Next week I can only do better.

Game On! Season Starts Today!

Well the day has finally arrived!  Today is my first race.  It is more a practice race for me than anything though.  I will be doing the RMR Crit Race today  racing against the boys - in the B flight!  This will be great practice to prepare me for the season.

My first real race is in 2 weeks.  San Dimas Stage Race in California.  As of right now there are 62 women registered - I will be racing the Pro 1, 2, 3 Cat.  Last year there were 100 women and more than 80% of them are pros!  I have been training hard though and hope to just to my absolute best.

I am so excited to start racing!!!