NC.com Crit #7

W 1/2/3 Start Line

We had our 7th race in the NashvilleCyclist.com crit series today. It was slightly different in that it was on a Saturday and it was only a 1/2/3 race (the 4s had their own race). And we raced for longer than normal (50 minutes vs. 30 minutes). But it was a good race. 12 of us lined up, 6 being Belladium (me, Catherine, Shannon, Shelly, Cali, and Katherine), 2 were SVMIC (Jes and Leah), 2 were I AM Racing, and the other 2 were Gear Up and Treehouse. Kat and I had some fun for the first 20 minutes, with Leah and Jes doing some chasing. After that, for the next 15 minutes, there were a few attacks and responses by Lisa and Jess. The final 15 minutes contained the least amount of action, but we still tried to make a few things happen. By 7 to go, I knew it would come down to a field sprint, so I did a lot of nothing.

Shannon and Catherine both put in a couple good, hard attacks in the final two laps, and then Katherine and Cali led me out for the final sprint. We timed it about as perfectly as we could have and finished 1-2-3!

Podium shot! Cali, me, and Kat

Race #7, 7-20-13: 49:57, 18.92 miles, 22.2 mph, 182 bpm, 1/12 and 1/5 Cat 2s
Race #6, 7-03-13: 31:05, 11.98 miles, 23.1 mph, 184 bpm, 1/18 and 1/5 Cat 2s
Race #5, 6-26-13: 29:26, 10.92 miles, 22.3 mph, 183 bpm, 6/23 and 4/5 Cat 2s
Race #4, 6-19-13: 29:48, 11.89 miles, 23.9 mph, 186 bpm, 5/19 and 3/4 Cat 2s
Race #3, 6-12-13: 28:48, 10.73 miles, 22.3 mph, 189 bpm, 2/18 and 1/3 Cat 2s
Race #2, 5-29-13: 30:39, 11.31 miles, 22.1 mph, 2/18 and 2/4 Cat 2s
Race #1, 5-22-13: 35:36, 12.88 miles, 21.7 mph, 4/14 and 2/3 Cat 2s (incorrect time and mileage)

W4 Podium shot! Kiki, Caitlin, and Jena