My first foray into crit racing!

[Gowest]

Cat 4 crit race in the drizzle??? Been there - done that - no more rainy day racing for me in crits - those lines and corners are sliiiipery!!!! Be careful. (cav like form requires you to be in your drops)

[Reesha]

Oh trust me I was in my drops! That day it was beautiful. Two beautiful weather races and one crummy one! The picture is from the first race where I wasn't sprinting for much of anything It was slick and cold!

[Reesha]

So last weekend I raced in the brutal O'Fallon Gold Cup Criterium. The race was at 9:45 am, but temperatures were already reaching the upper 80s. Add to that the course is just murderously rolling with an uphill start and finish. Most importantly, I didn't finish last and finished right in line with my team captain Emmy and another local female racer. Our field was fewer than 8 and there was never really any pack. Tracy, who won, lapped us near the end, but she was all by herself. The others never lapped us I don't think.

Here's me suffering up the hill!