Day One: Race One (before)

4:28pm (approx. 1 hr before race)
The first of a series of 6 races over 5 days. Riders are required to complete HALF the race to qualify to the next round.

Windy, sunny, metropolitan, lots of turns and short (did I mention short?) course. 1.1 Km. Whew! Fairly flat, the "hills" are false flats and short enough to be ignored as such. Corner, corner, corner, corner, corner, corner (you get the point?). 125 women.

The hardest part of this race maybe be the first 90 seconds. A course this short with this many racers where the officials WILL NOT ALLOW a lapped rider means chaos at the start. This race could take about half the field before 5 minutes have gone by. 125 Pro 1/2 women who will be elbowing, spitting, grabbing, bumping all for near-front positions.

Giddy up!