Claire's C race extravaganza

Our first race of 2008 and we have our first podium and 2 in the top 5! It was great day to start our season off as we had some dry weather and great support team support. There was good communication between the girls in the race and we always had a couple of riders at the front ready to cover any breaks. Jen, Shani, Jenelle and I took turns covering some dangerous attacks and as the laps were counted down the pack was still all together. For the last two laps I continued to patrolled the front to try and ensure that no last minute breaks got away and Shani, Jenelle and Jen all maintained good positions up front ready for a great lead out. With half a lap to go Jenelle, Jen and Shani were setting it up but there was some trouble in the final 700m and a few of the lead riders including Shani were taken out in a crash. Jen and Jenelle managed to avoid the crash and finish 5th and 3rd respectively! A podium in the first race of the year. We are off and running.