Pat Wins Orosi Road Race...

Way to go Pat!

Pets of the Week

Bonky- top dog of Redlands

and brother Stanley

Spot the Redlands Guest Rider

Courtenay, Martina, Jill, Caroline, Taitt, Sharon, Leslie and Joe

(Firefighters Leslie and Joe were the ultimate host Mom and Dad)

Courtenay, Sharon, Jill, Taitt and Sassy

Sequoia TT

Pat storms to 20th place finish, Kelly close behind in 27th.

San Dimas Stage Race aka Lipton Team Training Camp.

Jill finishes 6th in the G.C. Maria decidedly sick, pulling out on Stage 3. Report to follow.

Amy-our fearless feeder

Maria post TT

Central Valley Classic: Stage 3- Criterium

K, P, M cross the line unscathed, only just. Kelly finishes 18th in G.C., Christine wins overall and Tina Pic takes crit.

Central Valley Classic: Stage 2 ITT

Kelly did a fantastic ride to get 18th place, giving her 19th in the G.C. Pat 26th, and Maria 37th. Dr. T. won, Dotsie 2nd, Katheryn C. 3rd.

Tower District Criterium to wrap up events on Sunday.

Central Valley Classic: Stage 1

Kelly, Pat, Maria finish with the pack at hilly, windy CVC Stage Race Road Race near Fresno. Tina Pic took the win, followed by Brooke Miller, Kelly Benjamin. Way to go ladies.

Next up: Stage 2 ITT

When Handlebars Interlock: Holly Post Merco Road Race

Holly: "mmm, it doesn't really hurt that much. Maybe I won't go to the hospital for a couple of days. We could stop and get lunch on the way home if you like." (photo not Holly, she has no chest hair)

Holly's most impressive road rash, to the excitement of all men, was on her breasts (photo not Holly she has a womanly figure)

"Yeah-I'm not sure the ambulance men were trained. They asked me if I needed a sling for my arm. What the heck? Like I'm supposed to know? I'm an officer in the airforce not a medical professional.

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All the best for a speedy recovery tough girl.

Merced Criterium by Holly

Holly and Amber do the pre-race walkdown

Perhaps the rain and wet course explained the fast pace from the get go; it seemed Cheerwine’s tactic was to hammer from the gun to string it out enough to keep the race safe and smooth on the slippery streets. It certainly worked well, but damn, it makes the first few laps painful! Jill and I found ourselves in the back at the start, so Jill rode by me saying, “I reckon we should make our way to the front.” Two corners later and she was there…but it took me at least a full lap, if not longer. We made it just in time to start covering attacks. Jill covered a move. It was brought back. I covered a move. It was brought back. Then, Jill covered the move of the day by Sarah B from Cheerwine. Webcor superstar Amber bridged up with Cheerwine Kelly Benjamin attached. Looked good, but missing key players from Value Act and Tibco. I covered attacks from the two unrepresented teams for a couple laps, until they settled on chasing instead of making bridge attempts. I did my best to interrupt the rhythm of the chasers and block for Jill by riding on the front, but my tactics were more transparent than a Ziploc bag.
At two laps to go, it was evident the break was coming back, so I mentally prepared myself for the sprint—I knew I might need to go for it if Jill was worked over from the long breakaway. Unfortunately mental preparation isn’t enough. I failed to give myself a way out when the attacks began—I was stuck in the wrong place just long enough to sink to the back at the critical 1-lap to go. Luckily for the team, the field remained strung out and Jill held her position in front. I really needed to be there to offer Jill some help, but you know the expression about hindsight… The sprint featured the same women from the breakaway—Jill took third behind Kelly Benjamin (1st) and Amber Rais (2nd).

Snelling Road Race

For all the pertinent details check out NCNCA racing. What else? Emily rode my legs off and God, it was hard not to whimper. I had a massive amount of fun riding in the break and it was a fantastic way to start the season-regardless of win. Maria flatted after light lunch of bee, Pat and Holly finished mid-pack after deterring chasing/bridge attempts. Thanks to Markham for our FZ support--Jill