Nationals 'Cross Race Reports

[SheFly]

Eden - what age group was the junior in? Libby White is also a teammate of mine, and she won the 13-14 title. Seems our club has champs on both ends of the age spectrum .

Nice results for Kristi as well!

SheFly

[Eden]

Eden - what age group was the junior in? Libby White is also a teammate of mine, and she won the 13-14 title. Seems our club has champs on both ends of the age spectrum .

Nice results for Kristi as well!

SheFly

I can't seem to download the day 2 results from the web site, but I believe Devon is 16 this year.

[SheFly]

I can't seem to download the day 2 results from the web site, but I believe Devon is 16 this year.

Here you go:

Junior Women 15-16 8 Starters 9.6K
1 2432 Coryn RIVERA Major Motion Tustin CA 28:32
2 2426 Kaitlin ANTONNEAU Nova-IsCorp Racine WI 31:05
3 2425 Michelle MORRIS Queen City Wheels Cincinnati OH 31:54
4 2429 Kendall RYAN Scary Fast Junior Racing Ventura CA 32:23
5 2427 Hollis OWENS charlottesville racing club Lynchburg VA 32:49
6 2430 Devon SIMPSON RAD Racing NW Kirkland WA 33:20
7 2428 Tatum TYYNISMAA Rad Racing NW Walla Walla WA 34:32
8 2431 Marcie WEISS Team Mack

I was wondering because there was another RAD Racing junior in Libby's category:

6 2413 Catherine MAIER Rad Racing NW Yakima WA 36:30

BTW - Coryn (the 15-16 champion) won the B women's race by over a minute... They won't let her race elite because she is too young!

SheFly

[Eden]

I was wondering because there was another RAD Racing junior in Libby's category:

6 2413 Catherine MAIER Rad Racing NW Yakima WA 36:30

BTW - Coryn (the 15-16 champion) won the B women's race by over a minute... They won't let her race elite because she is too young!

SheFly

Cool - thanks!

Wow -that's impressive! Sounds like Coryn will be the gal to watch in a few years maybe. Devon races for both teams (mine, Group Health, and Rad-Racing) depending on whether or not she's racing juniors or not. Rad has a pretty darn good cross team. Some of my other team mates have kids on the team. One of the boys is even getting to go to cyclocross camp in Belgium in a few weeks.

[madisongrrl]

Here you go:


2 2426 Kaitlin ANTONNEAU Nova-IsCorp Racine WI 31:05

SheFly

She races in our WI Cat1/2 races....and is pretty fast.

[spokewench]

Congrats on a great season shefly. You'll be amazed at how much better you can do next year with this great experience under your belt!

This year, cyclocross did not happen for me. A few injuries, older parents moving and selling and buying a house just didn't let it work for me. Maybe next year I'll join you in Kansas. That's where my family is from originally.

[SheFly]

Congrats on a great season shefly. You'll be amazed at how much better you can do next year with this great experience under your belt!

This year, cyclocross did not happen for me. A few injuries, older parents moving and selling and buying a house just didn't let it work for me. Maybe next year I'll join you in Kansas. That's where my family is from originally.

Thanks! I feel great about my first season, and have my sights set on an upgrade and racing Elite next year. Might as well get my butt kicked now - then I'll be used to it for next season.

Hope to see you in Kansas next year!

SheFly

[velogirl]

Congratulations, Cathy!

The course design sounds just like last year, with the exception of the ice & snow last year. Gravity cavity (nice name, where'd that come from), is where I crashed twice and separated my shoulder.

[SheFly]

Congratulations, Cathy!

The course design sounds just like last year, with the exception of the ice & snow last year. Gravity cavity (nice name, where'd that come from), is where I crashed twice and separated my shoulder.

Thanks, Lorri! I made up the name - reminds me of a feature we have on our local MTB trails that we gave that name to... I think the announcers were calling it the Fruit Bowl. That thing scared the bejeebers out of me on Friday 'cause the entrance to it was both off-camber and slick. I can see how someone could go down here really easily.

And a big thanks to you for all of your support through the season!

Cathy

[velogirl]

Yeah, last year it was a sheet of ice. It was fine on Thrusday pre-ride and I nailed it in my pre-ride on Friday. I'd say at least half of the women went down there on our first lap last year. At the point I crashed the first time, I was sitting pretty in the top ten. The bike literally slid right out from under me (I tried to ride the inside, high line) and I landed on my shoulder, hip, and knee. Separated my right shoulder which meant I couldn't dismount, mount, or carry the bike on the right side. It was pretty laughable but I plugged on, falling again in the same place in the second lap and then falling on the back side on the third lap.

[telegirl]

Ah, isn't cyclocross just a miriad of contradictions?

YAY SHEFLY!!!

And of course, all those other riders who won, placed and finished!

I am so disappointed that we didn't make the trek, but so happy/sad for you- The course looks like lots of fun/stress.

On a different note, at Hubby's first cyclocross race (one of the Verge series races), I met this guy whose wife had started cyclocross racing and was really into it in a big way. We chit-chatted and he showed me who she was as she rode by and it was Julie! Good for her!

Sounds like a great/difficult time and course! Congratulations/My Sympathies! We are have actually been talking about taking the trip to Kansas next year.....We will see!!