US women battle in Belgium with results

Hey everyone,

Well today was my last race in Belgium. It was a bigger race today than yesterday's. The race was sponsored by Lotto and Ridley, so there were a lot of people out watching our race, it was amazing. There must have been a couple thousand spectating!

Well the race was about 65k long, and consisted of 4 laps of a 7k circuit and then 2 laps of a 15k loop. It was pretty much flat besides the slight 2-3% uphill section of cobbles, and then there was a really short climb, like 250 meters that was 17%. I could tell the Belgies don't climb that often, because that's where I made my ground in the race, which usually does not happen in the US.

The pack was together most of the race, but there was an occasional group that would pop off the back, Till the last lap of the 15k loop, thats when the chaos started. The girls riding in the pack would get so anxious, that they would hit the rider next to them if they got too close, I kept thinking to myself: "If I did that in the US, I would get DQ'd and then get my license suspended!" It was quite an interesting experience. The pack was splintered into trails of riders and it was full gas all the way. I was able to hold to the end. I ended up 12th, Coryn won with a fantastic sprint, and Kaitie got 8th. My other teammate, Anna, didn't race because of back problems.

Anyways, I'm flying home tomorrow, and I'll be arriving in Los Angeles around 8pm. Then on to Nashville, Tennessee for Junior Worlds Qualifications, wish me luck!

Sincerely,

Kendall Ryan