Canadian National Team Member
8 time National Champion and
World Cup Winner
Track World Cup#1, Cali, Columbia
Points RaceBACK Despite some bad luck during the week leading up to the World Cup, I was able to pull things together for the points race by winning the final sprint and vaulting myself into a 4th place finish in the opening round of the Track World Cup in Cali, Columbia.
ust one week before the World Cup while competing at the Enumclaw Stage Race with my new team 800.com, I crashed in the criterium and had to get stitches in my elbow. I completed the road race the next day and finished the weekend 7th overall. Our team took first place overall for the team competition and secured first through fourth in the individual classification and myself in 7th (only 2 seconds out of 6th place). Heading to Columbia quite stiff and unsure whether I would be able to compete in the individual pursuit because of the stitches, my bad luck continued with stripping two stem bolts in as many days, finding out that my front race wheel was damaged the day before my first race, and suffering dizzy spells in the pursuit (which I was able to do).
However, my luck changed on Sunday as the points race began and I picked up a couple points in some early sprints. I knew I needed to win the final in order to place top five and positioned myself to set up for this last double points sprint. This has always been a great World Cup event for me as this was the 3rd year in a row that I have won the final sprint in Columbia, to vault me up the final standings.
I am now off to Montreal with 800.com to compete in the Road World Cup up Mount Royal in addition to 3 other races associated with this event. Then on to the NYC Women's Challenge Criterium and the Philadelphia World Cup.
