The re-cap from this past weekend's race in Russelville, AR:
For the Tri-Peaks Challenge it was Sima, Brooke, Audrey, and Sarah fronting up. The ladies rode well in breaks and got some stage podiums and GC placings as well. Much of the racing involved the climbs they had to do. With the temps in the 90's it made for hot racing in more ways than one. I covered several roles this past weekend. Mainly being mechanic and interim director while Jim was at home sitting in his tent in the rain. Because my main role on the team is the mechanic I usually don't wear the white team polo shirt. I prefer the dark colored ones for obvious reasons. But for my caravan duties I broke out the white one. I looked so director sportif!
In addition to the fine racing, I'd have to say we all worked together to get things done. The weekend flowed well. Leaving on time, bottles prepared, bikes ready, radios worked, good feeds from the car, allergy medicine hand-ups, no flats. Speaking of flats I think its rather funny that over the last two weekends of racing I've noticed how many flats the Kenda Tire team gets. Get it? The KENDA TIRE team is sponsored by a tire manufacturer. I think their support vehicle ran out of wheels for them. We are supplied with Michelin tires and highly recommend them. Over the last two years we've had probably less than 5 flats. And those were legitimate things like huge nails or shards of metal roofing. I notice these type of things and with all the flats the Kenda girls are getting, the Colavita girls are appreciating what good tires we have.
Spent the night in Nashville, TN last night on my way to Maryland. Sima and Sarah are driving the team car so we rendevoused for the night. Sima called some friends and they showed us around town. It was nice to relax with some food and music. Lots of music to see here even on a Monday night so I was happy to experience some. Live music in a small club is the best. I'm sure its even better closer to the weekend.
Well its getting well into the morning. I need to rack the bikes and get on the road. I'll post some pictures soon so check back.
See ya ya'll,
DJB
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