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Old 04-29-13 | 07:36 AM
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echappist
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From: Northern NJ
Originally Posted by ridethecliche
Why did you take time off if someone else crashed?
well, i crashed, too; bone bruise

Originally Posted by dstrong
Two years ago I helped the college aged daughter of ours learn to be more comfortable riding the open roads. She took to cycling like a duck to water and started racing, steadily moving up the ranks to her current Cat 2 level. She even put off starting her masters degree so she could live the racing lifestyle for a year.

This weekend she went up to Fayetteville for the Joe Martin Stage Race. Her results were:

TT - 2nd in Cat2, 20th overall, 00:01:08 behind the winning time (4 seconds behind Pro Amber Gaffney)
Friday RR - 3rd in Cat2, 30th overall, 00:06:09 behind the winner (but first in the second group across the line)
Saturday RR - 3rd in Cat2, 18th overall, same time!
Sunday Crit - DNS. Raining and wasn't worth the risk to her.

Overall she had a great time but reported the pro women were "mean". Not sure if she meant out on the road or in general.
chapeau to her
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