Start of the Womens Cat4 Race
Through some recruiting efforts we have the beginning of our womens road racing team.  Something this team has been absent of in a long time.  Our debut race was last weekend at Kenwoods, where 5 of them showed up.  For most of them, it was their first race.

They did great, and raced hard.  With some well placed attacks and a final attack at the bottom of the hill before the finish, we took the solo win and also captured the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 8th. These ladies can hammer.

The ladies were ecstatic after the win, as they should be.  Kenwoods was also the first of the Rider of the Year race competition, and we took the first two places in the womens cat 4's, and 1st in the womens masters 40+.
Anne Grabowski grabbed 3rd in the womens cat 1-2-3 race.

We had a good turn out for the Nature Valley team, taking 2nd of the 31 teams represented in the team competition, only a few riders short of the team trophy.

The Pro 1-2 mens race was once again a killer.  After 84 miles in the 45 degree pouring rain, James Lockwood was the only survivor and ended up 12th in the field. Tim Smith took 4th in the Cat 3 field with Jonesy taking 11th.  Mort took 4th in the Cat 4 field with Jon H. in 7th.

This weekend we will be at it again at the Marty road race near Saint Cloud. After that, the elite team will be traveling to Fayetteville Arkansas for the Joe Martin Stage Race held on Thursday through Sunday racing against the top amateurs in the country.

by Matt Anderson, Road Team Captain