Another weekend another couple of races

This weekend we had 2 races scheduled. The Sunny King Criterium on Saturday and the Sandy Springs Criterium on Sunday. Both days went well and Kate did not crash!!!


Saturday started with us driving to Alabama for the Sunny King race in Anniston. Anniston is about 1 hour and 45 minutes away. Since Kate didn't race until noon we kinda got a late start. We arrived in Anniston about an hour before the race. This allowed Kate enough time to warm up before the race. Sadly, this is when it decided to start to rain. Needless to say Kate did not warm up all to well. And so her race would start and finish in the rain. The best part about racing in the rain is that quite a few women drop out of the race. This particular race was part of the SEW Cycling series. The SEW Cycling Series is a grass-roots effort by women, for women. Their ultimate goal is to grow the sport of women's cycling by providing an environment that is both challenging and fun. As a result they can show promoters that women's racing is strong in the Southeast, and that they deserve a place at each and every race. Because of this the Category 3 and 4 women would scored separately. In the end Kate placed 9th overall and second in her category earning her her first paycheck. She actually placed in front of 2 cat 3 women! nice job Kate!


Sunday found us a little closer to home. about 20 min south of Roswell in Sandy Springs. Today's race looked to be very challenging. The course was .7 Mi long with 6 turns and a steep finishing climb. Kate had her first mechanical and was awarded a free lap to deal with the issue. During these types of races there is always neutral pit service and that is what Kate took advantage of. while the race continued on she waited for the mechanic to fix her bike. Once fixed she waited for the group to come around and she was pushed back into the race. she then lead the next 3 last and sat in the bunch until the final lap. On the last lap she sprinted up the final climb into 6th. This earned her her second paycheck in as many days.

Kate is racing really strong and is looking to the state road race coming up in 2 weeks. Here is a quick video of Kate powering to a second place finish in the rain!

Thanks again for reading!

Pete