Thank goodness for the well constructed Voler clothing. I can honestly say that this is the first year that I have been very impressed with the fit and comfort. To Voler's credit it might have something to do with the fact that I am 2o lbs lighter than I was when I first tried their spandex. No amount of time in the saddle is more comfortable that it is if you weigh less than last year. Anyway I think I found some common ground with my uber endurance teamies. I spent 10 hours in the same chamois.
PG&E Tri Valley Velo Livermore Crit
Tri Valley Velo held a race in Livermore on Saturday morning. The Bridge Team was slated for Pitt Critt but I snuck out there because I am a gluten for double crit days. The feild was sub 20 deep and there was almost everybody had a teammate. Webcor didn't. It was windy but there wasn't a lot of tree stuff flying around. The course was basically a four corner crit with the exception of turn 4 which was smooshed in making the head wind sprint to the line a lot more interesting. Basically it was head wind on the start/finish. A really bad headwind for 1 block. A nice tail wind for 3 blocks and then the curve into a head wind sprint. The only reason I mention that corner is because if it had been at 90 degrees the pack would have turned directly into the wind and come to a dead stop.
Suffice to day, Webcor used the curved corner to take 2 primes and first place finish. Other Tri Valley Velo highlights include jumping in the Bounce House with Kim Fong, having a contest to see who can eat more tangellos (gawd! girls are so competitive), being awarded the biggest little check this side of the Sierras which I will most certainly "attempt" to cash and write about it later, meeting some guys who worked with my dad at PG&E before he retired, shooting the sh*USH* with with course marshalls on my favorite corner and watching Brian Bucholtz get tactically challenged and still put out an absolutely incredible sprint finish.
Pitt Crit
6:30
Haley, Bec, Jane, Myself, Ted Burns, Dan Smith
Super Windy
40 girls
3 PB
3 Touchstone
1 Specialized
4 Webcor
2 Metromint
2 Fremont
60 Vanderkittten
PB (Olivia) took the first lap hot. Webcor (Mary followed up with a speedy start to the second lap. At the first prime Webcor (Bec) made a risky early move. Mary snuck up front to manage the pack to ensure a prime win. PB (Olivia) attacked with a huge tt effort and no one wanted to chase. Webcor (Mary) pulled, Touchstone (Emily) pulled A LOT, Specialized pulled. The gap grew to 20 seconds, came back down to 13 for a long time and then slowly came down to caught. Webcor (Bec) followed with a sharp little counter into chiquane 1 . We were at about 7 laps to go.
Things settled in a bit and the head wind after turn one was really strong. With 3 to go PB went to the front and maintained position. At one to go Specialized went to the front and pulled the field through chiquane 2. PB (Olivia) was second wheel. Webcor (Mary) was 4th wheel out of the corner. Third wheel was allowing gaps to open in the final two corners. The finishing stretch was open because Specialized kept the speed up. Webcor (Mary) came around from 3rd position and was closing in on PB (Olivia) when PB (Coryn) snuck up the side with a snappy sprint. Webcor (Bec) rode the top of the field in and earned 4th.
-Mary
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