Tour de Nez Circuit Race W P1/2, Northstar, 6/19/10
The third and final day of the Tour de Nez was located at the newly redesigned village of the Northstar Ski and Bike Resort in Truckee, Ca. The course consisted of 2 mile hilly circuit through parking lots and cobbled walkway of the resort village. With professional mountain biker Katerina Nash of the Luna Pro Women’s team and Red Jersey holder Megan Gaurnier of TIBCO, it was destined to be a tough day of racing…did I mention we were at about 6700ft?
The race began with a 500m neutral start through the village as everyone fought for position before the chicane into the first climb. Moving rather quickly, I made my way into the front half of the peleton to secure my position for first 30 minutes of racing. An attack on one of the short power climbs found me struggling to maintain contact with the group. Once I regained my breath a bit, I was able to work with a group of girls from Touchstone Cycling; with one to go I was able to squeeze out one last effort before the finish to cross the line ahead of the 3 other girls and complete the race.
Nationals TT begins tomorrow for Kendall Ryan and the boys; followed by the Nationals Criterium on Friday for Julia, Lauren and myself. Wish us luck!
Jenna Kowalski
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