thanks for all the encouragement everybody. after reading all your kind thoughts i am feeling so much better about myself and my riding. My physio thinks i will be back in no time as long as i take it easy for a week or so. so i guess it's road riding for me for a bit

i wrote to the race organizers and vented to them too. we'll see what they say (if anything).

i'm going to focus on the positive moments...like the mass start, my very first! it was pretty exciting...i also impressed a few riders with my technical skills - they thought they would have to pass and were surprised when they needed to keep up with me! and of course hearing my team mates cheer me on as i rode by...