Help
Sign In
kern county womens stage race
October 2009 
Kern County Women's Stage Race Woody Road Race
Posted on May 17th, 2009
by 
Cara
Cara
Yay!
Olivia won, I came in third, Molly van Houweling from Metromint took second for the stage.
Overall Olivia came 1st, I came 2nd, and Molly came 3rd. Kristina finished in the money, coming in 10th gc.
Today was HOT. My feet are still hurting. Initial highlights were Pat absolutely killing it on the first lap and keeping the pace really high (unfortunately the heat got to her), Kristina attempting an epic solo bridge up to Jane Roberston (only to see both of them brought back) and (although some people will disagree with this) Marina aka "The Russian" launching a million attacks (although none really sticking -- at least it kept it interesting).
On the last lap, Oliva, Molly, and I got away. My feet were killing me. We had a good gap. With about one mile to go Molly attacked, I popped off, but then they let up a bit (thanks Olivia) and I caught back on. With one km to go I gave a *ahem* lead-out for Olivia. She heard Molly shift and then jumped, taking the win. It was a good day.
Although Touchstone didn't have any official support, we got lots of help this weekend. Cat 3 (prob now Cat 2 after dominating Kern) Touchstoner Heather's parents gave us excellent feeds. With ICE! Metromint SOs Rob and Russ were super stars in the car. And Russian coach Dimitri (sorry for the spelling) and another SO Elmer (again, with the spelling) helped solve a major mechanical 20 minutes before the race this morning.
Robert put on another great race, only 8 people short of making a profit. Everyone should go next year -- it's the best stage around (and definitely the hottest, and not just because I'm there ;) ).
Up next: Socal State TT champs and some local crits.
Supèr-Fantastique!
Olivia won, I came in third, Molly van Houweling from Metromint took second for the stage.
Overall Olivia came 1st, I came 2nd, and Molly came 3rd. Kristina finished in the money, coming in 10th gc.
Today was HOT. My feet are still hurting. Initial highlights were Pat absolutely killing it on the first lap and keeping the pace really high (unfortunately the heat got to her), Kristina attempting an epic solo bridge up to Jane Roberston (only to see both of them brought back) and (although some people will disagree with this) Marina aka "The Russian" launching a million attacks (although none really sticking -- at least it kept it interesting).
On the last lap, Oliva, Molly, and I got away. My feet were killing me. We had a good gap. With about one mile to go Molly attacked, I popped off, but then they let up a bit (thanks Olivia) and I caught back on. With one km to go I gave a *ahem* lead-out for Olivia. She heard Molly shift and then jumped, taking the win. It was a good day.
Although Touchstone didn't have any official support, we got lots of help this weekend. Cat 3 (prob now Cat 2 after dominating Kern) Touchstoner Heather's parents gave us excellent feeds. With ICE! Metromint SOs Rob and Russ were super stars in the car. And Russian coach Dimitri (sorry for the spelling) and another SO Elmer (again, with the spelling) helped solve a major mechanical 20 minutes before the race this morning.
Robert put on another great race, only 8 people short of making a profit. Everyone should go next year -- it's the best stage around (and definitely the hottest, and not just because I'm there ;) ).
Up next: Socal State TT champs and some local crits.
Supèr-Fantastique!
Access: Public
