We started with 21 riders. It was cool so I wore arm warmers and knee warmers. There was a strong wind it seemed all over the course. This wasn’t part of the stage race, so we had fewer riders than will be doing the stage race. We started out with a 1.5 mile neutral. Then the race was on. It was chill for a while. Kele Murdin attacked on the flats. Then we settled in. On the climb to the feed zone, Mara Abbott  picked up the pace. Unfortunately I wasn’t in the right position and got gapped off. On that climb a group of six got away: Mara, Kele Murdin, Suz Weldon, Sarah Barber, Patricia Bailey, and Lea Stralka. I worked like mad to try and bridge up.

A group caught me and they just weren’t willing to work hard enough to catch. The break was within sight for so long. I attacked on a hill and Gina Kavesh went with me. I just couldn’t drop her and she wouldn’t work with me. We caught Lea, who got popped off the front group. Again we were caught by the group. I attacked on another hill and Gina went with me. I managed to drop her on the next climb. However, the group caught me again. I decided to sit in once we hit 10k to go. The pace was just painfully slow. Coming into the finish I didn’t commit myself to sprinting, but there was one person I didn’t want to win. I did sprint but not soon enough. Lea won the sprint for 6th and I was 7th. Kele Murdin won.