Good job on your 5th and 3rd, NJGal! Way to get it done!

Today I'm kickin' back watching the Giro on Vs. for Mom's Day, but yesterday I did the East Bay Cyclists (EBC) Criterium in Pleasanton, CA. Great course, great pavement, sewer grates were all rideable....but there were two crashes in my Cat (W4).

The best explanation for the crashes is that the course was too easy on the tailwind side, which allowed everyone to bunch up and thus increased the chances of wheels overlapping - which I'm sure was the reason for both crashes. I was affected in the first crash, had a gal basically bounce off me on her way down (my pinkey finger took the brunt), but held it upright and caught up with the pack, recovered, and ended up 7th (field was 36 Cat 4's and about 9 Cat 3's, picked separately).

I considered doing a road race w/two significant hills today, but opted to just relax....

Good luck and fast wings to all racing....
BikeMomma