Harlem Skyscraper Crit
Oh, it was hot & sunny! Riding up Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem was all that we needed to get ready for this classic city criterium. The women had a field of 21, including Nancy, Andrea and me.
Nice wide corners and surprisingly good pavement enabled the field to stay together despite a bit of variety in experience levels. As we went into the last lap, the pace slowed up just a bit and Camie from Toga took advantage—she attacked hard into corner 2, and managed to get a gap before the field favorites took off after her.
Badly situated at the back of the pack, I watched Camie go and realized it was time to get my butt in gear. I took off after the escapees, and almost caught them by the time we got to the finish—I took 5th. 5 seconds back, Nancy took 3rd in the field sprint and Andrea three spots behind her.
Nice wide corners and surprisingly good pavement enabled the field to stay together despite a bit of variety in experience levels. As we went into the last lap, the pace slowed up just a bit and Camie from Toga took advantage—she attacked hard into corner 2, and managed to get a gap before the field favorites took off after her.
Badly situated at the back of the pack, I watched Camie go and realized it was time to get my butt in gear. I took off after the escapees, and almost caught them by the time we got to the finish—I took 5th. 5 seconds back, Nancy took 3rd in the field sprint and Andrea three spots behind her.
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