CJ Farquason took this photo at Philly and it pretty much sums it all up for the race!!! Tina had a crash on the first lap on the descent off Manuyunk, hitting a bump, hands sliding off and saving it until hitting barriers. Shontelle and Nikki hung back with her as Iona, Ali and Tiffy monitored the action at the front of the race. They ended up doing a monumental effort bringing her back up to us which cooked them for the rest of the race. Once she was with us and we determined she really wanted to try to stay in, especially after the effort those two put out bringing her back up to us, we continued to monitor the front and get into moves, cover attacks while trying to rest her if it came to a bunch kick. The fact that she pulled off 6th with the pain she was in showed how tough she is. It was a fun race as there were many attacks and people not content to sit in. The heat made it tough, and there was only a select group going for the sprint at the finish.
Good teamwork, even though it would have been nice to be on the podium, we gave it what we had and we had each other's backs at all times.
Next race for us is Nature Valley Grand Prix.
3 comments:
Good job yesterday! With the weather the way it was, it was kind of painful just being a spectator... I can't imagine how hard it was to ride that race and finish in 6th - especially considering Tina's fall! My hat's off to you all!
Incidentally, I saw a couple of you just a little while agao as I was out for a ride - you came off Falls Bridge and headed west towards Bala Cynwyd. I was going to chase you down and say "hi", but I didn't want to seem like a weird cycling groupie. Actually, I probably wouldn't have been able to catch you anyway! LOL!
PS: Tina may remember me and my wife Cherie - we were part of the Sutter Home contingent that spent the day with her last fall when she was in Philly for the Bike For Hope event. Hi Tina!
Shontell,
We are all so proud of you here in the office. We do want to see you on the podium a little more because we know how much you love to speak.
connie
Awesome Job!! The race was so much fun to watch. Good luck at Nature Valley.
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