Quad Cities Criterium

Race #1
This year there was a women's category 2/3 race at the Quad Cities Criterium. Why not take advantage of getting as much racing in as possible? I was a little hesitant about racing this course twice today given last years circumstances. However, I figured it would be better if I got all my pre-race jitters out of the way before the Pro/1/2/3 race. The 2/3 field was actually larger than the Pro/1/2/3 race anyway. I had no teammates in this race. St. Louis Revolution threw down attack after attack. It was fun. Thanks for making it an interesting race girls! I practiced staying at the front in this race too. Somewhat bad positioning in the sprint, but still managed 4th place.

Race #2
I wasn't sure how my legs would feel for this race, so I attacked from the start line to test them out. This race was nothing but attacks. The Revolution girls did a great job at keeping it fast. I covered lots of attacks, as well as the Kenda girls and a few others. Eventually I covered the right attack made by Bri Kovac. We got off for quite a few laps. Finally a group of 5 riders caught up to us. The group included Sam Schneider (teammate), Kristin Wentworth, Cathrine Walburg, Devon Haskell, and Katie Weber. Once we got organized, the gap got larger. Eventually, we lapped the field. Things got a little crazy when we were mixed with the rest of the field. Revolution strung out the pack the last 2 laps. Molly did an awesome leadout for Sam, who won again. I finished 6th and Molly still got 14th after her brutal leadout. It was an awesome weekend for the team. We worked really well together. I was happy the rain held off all three days, and I wasn't involved in any crashes. It was great racing with familiar faces and hearing people cheer for me all over the course (thanks!!). Here's more pictures:
A small gap in the 2/3 race.
Bri and I rolling it in the Pro/1/2/3 race.

The break.

That's all for now. Next up, Tulsa Tough? Thanks for stopping by!
-A