As Bellie has already reported, the Airforce Cycling Classic / Clarendon Cup in Arlington, Virginia, was a resounding success for the team in every aspect! We really enjoyed a day out with the Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed – their stories inspired us and their company really made the day special.
We also had the best ever support crew with Jenette making the huge trip from West Virginia to help out, even though she was unable to race due to her injuries, Staci’s husband Jeff and daughter Claire also from West Virginia, Lorena, Superwoman Michelely Bellie, Kate Flore, Marjika, Devon and a full Altarum cheering squad with supporters all round the course it seemed!! We were inspired to race out of skin!!
The race itself was brilliantly and unselfishly executed by the team, and while we didn’t achieve the top step of the podium we were hoping for, we really rode so fantastically as a team out on the race course that I have no doubt that in one race soon all the stars will align and we will come away with the coveted win. It takes practice to make perfect! To have all 5 who raced finish in the top 20 shows that the form is there. Exciting stuff!
We had a team dinner after the race which was lots of fun (although Kate V nearly had her arm bitten off by Jenette's pet Lion as you can see in the picture) then we all went our different ways until we converge again next weekend in Philidelphia for the biggest race on the U.S calendar – the Liberty Classic. Kate and I did a recon of the course in Philly yesterday, and the photo shows who we found on our adventures.....yep, we race right smack bang in the middle of Philly, passing Rocky on several occasaions!
The race itself was brilliantly and unselfishly executed by the team, and while we didn’t achieve the top step of the podium we were hoping for, we really rode so fantastically as a team out on the race course that I have no doubt that in one race soon all the stars will align and we will come away with the coveted win. It takes practice to make perfect! To have all 5 who raced finish in the top 20 shows that the form is there. Exciting stuff!
We had a team dinner after the race which was lots of fun (although Kate V nearly had her arm bitten off by Jenette's pet Lion as you can see in the picture) then we all went our different ways until we converge again next weekend in Philidelphia for the biggest race on the U.S calendar – the Liberty Classic. Kate and I did a recon of the course in Philly yesterday, and the photo shows who we found on our adventures.....yep, we race right smack bang in the middle of Philly, passing Rocky on several occasaions!
Till then
DT
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