Snelling RR 2/25 & Merced Criterium 2/26

[BikeMomma]

I wish there were pictures.Nanci

Thanks for the links, Velogirl! I didn't see any crit pics of me. I think my mom may have taken some of me though, and she usually gives me a copy when she takes pics of the family. If she does, I'll post them......although it's weird to see photos of myself on the bike.

I did find some with me in them for the RR, some interesting others too:
Here's one of me....I'm the tall one with the pink/cranberry-colored helmet and black w/yellow & pink jersey (4th helmet from the left): http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3572.htm
These were the two breakaway riders we caught at the hill: http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3569.htm
None other than Laura Charameda, mentoring the Women's Cat 4 (4B group....I was in 4A): http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3719.htm
I'm the first one from the left...I think this was the first lap. I was sitting in back, just sorta watching, enjoying....http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3473.htm

~B

[annie]

Cool pics, BikeM! Thanks for sharing them.

Your race description had me out of breath! Very exciting..... Keep 'em coming!

annie

[velogirl]

http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3475.htm

Pink helmet, black kit, 3rd wheel back just right of center (I'm 5'10" but got blocked by the tall Left Coast girl in the photos leading up to this -- she must be a giant).

http://www.ronaldmariano.com/cycling...s/img_3579.htm

And that's me (or half of me) just after I fell off the frigging lead pack (I was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- bummer). Too bad it's only half of me because I'm smiling and happy. Actually, I was so happy to be back out racing again after last year that I smiled most of the race, even when I was dying.

Our soigneur took some good shots so at some point I'll post them to velogirls.com -- just too busy this week.

Ain't racing grand?

[BikeMomma]

Ain't racing grand?

Oh Yeeeaaahhh!

Hey, were you the one with the pink Terry? It sure caught my eye at the start line!

[velogirl]

I've got a white Trek Madone 5.9 SL with pink & silver flames. Built the wheels up myself -- front is a pink Chris King laced to a silver velocity rim (silver spokes, of course), rear is a PowerTap SL with the same spokes and rim.

I think I just attached a photo of me leading out the promenade (oops, no smile in this one).

[BikeMomma]

Very nice! And whoops! on the misidentification. I saw it at an angle, saw the flames and I guess assumed what it was. I think right when I noticed it, the ref had started his little pre-race speech, so my attention was diverted. That's a great pic of you, even without the smile.

~B