Women-Superweek

Dear Team VRC,

What: Superweek Update

Who: Lauren, JenJo, PC and Julia

Course: 0.7mile crit with a power climb

Weather: RAIN

Today we decided to be on the offensive. So when a rider went up the road in the first lap I powered up the climb and joined her. Turns out this was the winning break! One other rider bridged up and the three of us (thanks to a selective course and mother nature) lapped the field. Sitting pretty with much of the race still to go I caught my breath in a much more reasonably paced field. Then suddenly while heading up the climb I dropped my chain. . .in a furry of emotions and adrenaline I decided to go get my free lap (turns out you don't get a free lap for dropping your chain). So at this point I was back on the same lap as the field, but with a group up the road I was racing for 8th. Trying to pull myself together and rap my head around a much lower finishing spot than I'd like I continued racing. Much to my dismay; I dropped my chain again and finished at the back.

Lessons learned:

1. mechanical failures and flat tires are the only reason you get free laps (dropping a chain is not one of these).
2. get your bike tuned before racing.

Keeping our heads up and looking forward to more racing the NOW women say good night.

Julia