Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Thank you.


I feel like I have an endless list of people to thank for Gateway Cup weekend. What a great (and yet incredibly difficult) weekend! Wow. I'm sitting here basking in my good vibes.

Thanks to the women of Team Revolution for rocking this weekend--all of those who raced in the jersey and in our name (and because of our intro to race series)! I think we had an undeniable impact on the women's racing scene and I can't wait to watch it continue to grow.

Thanks to the other women competitors for making it a very challenging and remarkable collection of races. I think anyone who's raced in the Gateway Cup over the last few years can back me up when I say that the calliber stepped up. It was awesome (and incredibly humbling). Wow, again.

Thanks to Jose and SRAM for my awesome pink hoods! I might not have done them quite the justice they deserved, but will continue to work on my style points!

Thanks to Steph and Phil for letting us drag their tent around all weekend. Thanks to my family, coworkers and friends who attended our races and cheered for us even after witnessing our pre-race stress and chaos.

Thanks to Beth and Roo who immediately gave me water and food after the race on the Hill; your encouragement was the single thing that helped me finish that race.

Thanks to Syd, Katie, Mindi and Carrie for being such stellar mentors.

Thanks to Justin for dragging his massage table to every venue and putting up with us, our mess and our stress before and after each race.

Thanks to Mike from Big Shark for fetching me a beer on my resignation lap! Beer had never tasted so good and so bad all at the same time. I'm not sure it's the best recovery drink I've ever had...

I keep replaying scenes from the weekend like a slideshow in my head. I keep thinking of my gratitude for all who played a part. I'm happy to have wrapped up our season, and while exhausted, I look with hope toward next season.

Cross racing anyone? How 'bout some mountain biking?

How 'bout a break.

whew.

Thanks again.

2 comments:

How do i get to my old stuff said...

Yeah. Thank you's all around. Personally, I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to ride with the XPLANE/Team Revolution crew this season and am very excited about next season. A huge thanks to my teamies who helped make the breakaways successful. Couldn't have done it without you and because of you, I've discovered road racing with a team is one of the most challenging, exciting, and ultimately fun things to do. THANKS!

JuneBug said...

Congratulations!!

I was there in spirit every day and when I saw the time on the clock and knew you guys were racing, I sent good thoughts out to you all. ..just crossed my fingers and waited to hear what happened.
It looked like a gorgeous gift of a weekend too! Sunny and warm. Days like that are good to remember when winter comes along.
Great picture!
You guys ROCK!!!!!!!!!!