Ladies and Gentlemen,
The young women of NOW MS-Society had the opportunity (thanks to our sponsors) to race Tour de Murrieta this weekend. The three day challenge began at Fiesta Island, at 6:45am on Friday morning; then headed to the heart of Murrieta for a technical six corner criterium Saturday, and finished with a 45 mile circuit race today.
The Skinny:
TT: None of us have raced that early since our training wheel days; and the tour is an Omnium, meaning it goes by points (not time), needless to say, numbers were slim. But those of us who raced, enjoyed the roughly 30 minute frolic and were done just in time for (fill in your favorite morning activity here; not including sleep).
Crit: Goal number one of the day was better communication, and we definitely made it happen during the eight or so prime laps we had. . .in a row! We organized a couple lead out attempts for primes and were active at the front of the field. As the finish got closer the pace ramped up; PB 2012 sent a rider up the road inside one to go (she won) and the rest of us were left to second place; I was first in and out of turn four, but. . .the sprint was about three blocks long so I got swallowed; Lauren 15th.
Today the circuit race was fast. . .and slow. . .and fast. . .and painfully slow. . .and really fast. Translate: loads of attacks during the first half of the race; tired legs and slow riding; more attacks and INCYCLE sent a rider solo up the rode; really slow riding as everyone prepared for the second place sprint; finally, a fast leadout by PB 2012 (who were very active the entire race) and INCYCLE. I got 11th.
Exciting notes:
1. Our newest team mate Ivie Crawford (congrats to her for the well earned 3 upgrade) unfortunately broke her derailleur and had to swap bikes today; she rode like a champ though and still finished the race.
2. I got a flat in the circuit race today and got the worlds fastest wheel change thanks to Kurt and the SRAM neutral car.
3. Jenjo gave me the best push ever during the circuit race,
As the team races more and more we are becoming a unit; or force if you will. Working together, communicating and knowing eachothers strengths is becoming second nature. Watch out.
Sincerely yours,
Julia Lafranchise
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