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Etiwanda, California, United States
I am an aspiring professional cyclist. I race and ride: road, track, and cyclocross. I ride for NOW-MS Society Women's Elite Team! I have been racing/riding for approximately 5 years, and hope that I will be able to take this far, and eventually become a professional rider.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Road Nationals 2010

60K 2laps, hilly circuit



Started the race at the front of the group and stayed there until the first 'real' climb (up to the feed zone) where I started to dwindle off the back a little bit. I refused to get dropped so I fought as hard as I couls to regain my ground. As I did, I immediately moved to the front, talked to Kendall (my teammate) mentioning I didnt feel great but to counter my attack. I went, solo at the right turn before the really steep section, stayed off until the gradient eased up considerably. I got back in and soon the groups pace slowed. By this point I figured that I would do everything to get Kendall the win. On the descent of the second and final lap I attacked before the first roller, didnt gain much ground but Coryn was forced to work to pull me back. Waited a few K and the group was going super slow because noone would pull through to the front past Coryn. I was in 3rd wheel, and as Coryn was moving to the gutter forcing the girl in front of me to pull I attacked. I was at the base of a small roller right before a steep windy descent. I reach the top of the roller and see a shadow following me. Assuming its the group I swing off, look back and see only two other riders then a descent gap. I quickly yell to them that theres a gap and to go, so we do. We were working really well together, but were nearly certain the group was nearby. A motor pulls up, 50 seconds, then we really ramp up the pace. Pretty soon we had a minute and thirty. We hammer the descents, and the small size of our group allows us to take them fast. When we get to the hills though, I start to hurt (I had been doing a large chunk of the work) The two riders with me gap me just a little bit, but we are still off. Nearing the steep and long hill, Coryn comes flying by me and within a second is past the other two. Next is Katie Antonneau, and as soon as katie is at me I hear Kendall yelling for me to jump with her. She was off of Katie by a few seconds. I jump on Kendalls wheel and quickly pull through bringing her to Katie. The 3 of us work together to bring back Coryn, but before we catch her the group catches us. I make one last hard pull, and then drop back in the group when we finally catch her. I stay with the group up the steep part of the hill, but I am spent. When on the final little riser Coryn attacks, bringing Kendall and Katie with her, I fall off the group and crawl to the line. One girl catches me with 1k to go and I force her through with 500meters left. I put everything I had left into the sprint and beat the girl by mere inches. I ended up in 13th, and Kendall got 3rd.

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