The last stage of the Fantastic Four in Kelowna saw the Giant Bicycles Canada Team lining up with 5 girls ready to kick some butt. The course was a boring one, an industrial park with nary a corner to shake a stick at, and a 'hill' with a giant headwind.
We knew that our G.C. leader, Leah Guloien, had to put 20 seconds (at least) on Symmetrics' Sarah Stewart in order to move up into 2nd. It turned out to be a little too much to ask, and by mid way through the race we decided to keep it together for a bunch sprint, since the two best sprinters in the pack happened to be wearing Giant's blue and white!
The leadout was textbook! Laura Brown and Leah Guloien selflessly buried themselves into the headwind, putting the hurt to the Symmetrics riders, and anyone else who dared get in their way. Jenny Trew easily took the sprint with Lisa Howard (hooray) coming in for the silver.
The top two steps of the podium was a great way to cap off a spectacular weekend.
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