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The sun finally came out for Sunday's bike racing action! The Zero Avenue course around Aldergrove Park gave the Giant team a challenging day, but we came out in the end with more smiles and success. The B race included Claire (recently back from knee surgery), Lisa, Jenny, Jenelle, and myself (Alena). Most of the team is feeling the last three weeks of racing in their legs, with the exception of myself who was delighted to get some quality riding and relaxing in Mexico for the last week. The Giant girls started out strong on the 120km course, which included 17 laps of relatively flat terrain with one short steep climb, and a section of strong head winds. The demanding course continually swallowed riders as the day went on. Jenny, Lisa, and Alena were consistently marking the front and active through out the race. With about 7 laps to
go 6 riders broke away. Unfortunately, the Giant team missed out on putting a rider in the break, but remained active at the front of the chase group. The last few laps saw Jenny and Alena riding solid with the main group as the 120km came to a close. The final 200m included the strenuous short steep climb and Jenny positioned herself well at the front and came through in the pack sprint well with in the top 10 for a top 15 finish overall. Alena finished with the rest of the shattered main pack up the final climb. Overall, it was a good day for the team!