It was SO nice to have teammates to go to the race with! That really helped ease my nerves. The skies opened up, and it was a nice sunny day aside from the wind.
It felt really nice to get back into racing. I felt pretty comfortable in the pack, and I did a pretty good job of staying towards the front. They combined the 1/2 women with the masters men, which changed the dynamic quite a bit. We couldn't do a lot of work in the beginning because the men would just chase us down. A mens breakaway got some distance, though, and on the last lap, the other guys sat up and let us do our own race.
Beth was in a breakaway, and as they were getting caught, I attacked. I feel bad because I attacked a little too early and it looked like I was chasing her down. That was NOT the intention! Then there were 3 of us, 3 wines chicks and 2 others. We did a rotating paceline for awhile. It looked like everyone was pretty tired, so I attacked with maybe 5 miles to go.
1 wines rider came with me, and we worked together very well to get a good gap. It sounded like she was breathing pretty hard, and I knew she is a good sprinter, so I tried to attack her with 1k to go. That didn't work, and my legs were fried for the sprint, so I got 2nd.
We still have some team tactics kinks to work out, but it's just the first race. I also need to keep practicing my sprinting, but it will come.
But boy oh boy was it FUN! It's great to be back in the mix.
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Don't tow fatties.
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