2, 4, 6, 8!

(thanks again to Action Images for the photos above)
Dogwood Road Race

There is one word to describe it: Hilly.

Wow. It's wierd to ride for nearly 55 miles and have 2nd place decided by a 200 meter sprint; but that's what happened. Pam Hinton (Mercy Cycling) managed to stay off the front after her first attack at mile 12(!). Wow, again. It's kind of a blur of hills, wheels, pavement and waves of calf-cramps for me. I ended up covered in salt and utterly exhausted.

Team Revolution came in 2, 4, 6, 8. Carrie, who got off the front for bit, hung out by herself for about 20 miles in the wind and hills before we caught her she managed to recover and win the field sprint. I finished up behind Stacey (Mercy Cycling), by mere inches! Jessica (Trek Store) sprinted in for 5th and Steph did awesome hanging in and taking 6th. Mindi mangled her chain 10 miles into the race and ended up chasing for the next 44 (still passing riders and finishing a very respectable 8th).

I get to do it all over again next week in Hilsboro, IL. (deep breath)

Yee Haw!