Blog for Megan Hottman
Redlands was a success!
... our first big NRC race of the season is now in the books. Our 8-woman Redlands squad just finished a grueling 4-day event yesterday. It consisted of a TT, road race, crit and circuit. The race began with about 120 women and ended with less than 90! We took a 9th place in the road race and 14th place in the crit, which were fantastic results. I was our top-placed rider in GC results, coming in 45th overall. You can view all results at www.redlandsclassic.com.
3 of our girls had little or no NRC racing experience, so one of our goals was to expose them to that level of competition and teach them the ropes. The other goal was to use Redlands for training as a spring board into the rest of the season. Most of us came from snowy cold places so we knew we'd face tough competition from the warmer states. We were up against world and national champions from several countries, former olympians and teams that absolutely dominate the national and world circuit. Of the 17 teams that began, we finished 12th overall in team GC.
More importantly, our women had fun, they got along, they represented our sponsors well in their conduct on and off the bikes. I couldn't be happier with how things went! You can read more and see photos at our team blog:
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