Uptown Minneapolis Criterium

Today's crit was in uptown Minneapolis. It was a pretty sweet course. A few long straight-aways, and a couple good corners. Not to mention, it was FLAT. The course was fun, but the race was pretty much just a speed workout. We averaged nearly 27mph.

So about my race: I started near the back. It took me quite awhile to finally move up into the top 30. But I made it, safely. Our goal for the day was to ride safe and make sure Anne didn't get into any trouble. She is our top rider in 4th, and we are hoping to keep her there or move her up in the next two days. Anyway, I followed Anne's wheel around for a lot of the race. Avoided some sketchy riders. Had some fun figuring out the right lines in corners. The last couple laps came and I moved closer to the front. I never did make to the top 10 in this race. Anyway, TIBCO pulled off the win with Brooke Miller showing us all how to sprint. There weren't any changes in the G.C. on our team. I pulled off 23rd place in the crit.

Today's stage is a hard one. It's a 92mile road race. The finishing circuit is extremely hard after a long day in the saddle. It has a good climb in it. We do 4 circuits. More to come later! Thanks for reading!
-A