SC VELO/ Empower Coaching
The Red Trolley course is a fast, technical four-corner course. The third corner (or bend, rather) is a fast descent the leads you to the uphill finish stretch which in this case puts you right into the wind.
Holly Breck, Bonnie Breeze, Jenny Rios, Amber Gaffney and I had our work cut out for us with strong women from Team Revolution, Helen's and LaGrange, as well as a Canadian rider who had contended for the win the day before at the Boulevard Road Race.
Holly Came in 4th, myself 6th, Amber 8th, Jenny 17th, and Bonnie rolling in after an awesome effort to set up the team. The team had a strong showing, attacking as well as covering attacks. Every lap there seemed to be an individual or group up the road. Amber was a machine attacking more time than I could keep track of. The rest of the team also made awesome attempts to make a break, but nothing stuck. The hill made it hard to recover quickly and this kept riders from risking the energy necessary to stay away. The pace picked up going into the final laps and Holly was able to get to the line, just one spot shy of the podium. For one of the first really hard crits of the season the SC VELO/Empower Coaching Ladies had a great showing.
-Beatriz Rodriguez
The Red Trolley course is a fast, technical four-corner course. The third corner (or bend, rather) is a fast descent the leads you to the uphill finish stretch which in this case puts you right into the wind.
Holly Breck, Bonnie Breeze, Jenny Rios, Amber Gaffney and I had our work cut out for us with strong women from Team Revolution, Helen's and LaGrange, as well as a Canadian rider who had contended for the win the day before at the Boulevard Road Race.
Holly Came in 4th, myself 6th, Amber 8th, Jenny 17th, and Bonnie rolling in after an awesome effort to set up the team. The team had a strong showing, attacking as well as covering attacks. Every lap there seemed to be an individual or group up the road. Amber was a machine attacking more time than I could keep track of. The rest of the team also made awesome attempts to make a break, but nothing stuck. The hill made it hard to recover quickly and this kept riders from risking the energy necessary to stay away. The pace picked up going into the final laps and Holly was able to get to the line, just one spot shy of the podium. For one of the first really hard crits of the season the SC VELO/Empower Coaching Ladies had a great showing.
-Beatriz Rodriguez
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