White Rock Criterium

It was a busy week of racing and our team rode hard and we had consistent success.  With two races to go legs were definitely starting to feel tired and our team was slightly down in numbers and one of our top sprinters at home sick.  The weather was perfect all week and it was the same for the crit.  As we lined up against some top teams and riders we played a big role in the race.  Moriah set a hard, fast pace and Laura was on top of some key moves making sure that no dangerous attacks went off the front. There was some attrition with the slight hill on the backside dropping some riders, but for the most part the race stayed together and no breaks were successful.  I had some confidence issues after a pretty good crash at Delta the weekend before, but was able to get to the front midway during the race to help pull a potentially dangerous attack back to the field.  Steph made it into the next break and I thought (and I think a few other people thought) it would stay away, but a strong group of girls pulled it back and it ended up as a bunch sprint.  Steph Roorda, after working hard to get into the break, sprinted to 5th place.   She was impressive in all the crits and I was really proud of her on sunday in the road race.  The hills were relentless and persistence paid off.  She was 3rd in the road race. Congrats Steph!  Congratulations to the Giant Whistler team.  We rode well and had great results.  A big thank you to Jeremy for all his time and effort as well as Local Ride for their technical expertise!  It was a fun week!! Gotta love bike racing:)