Once upon a mid spring Thursday our lion hearted cycle squad hit the highway for the first major bike event of the season. In the distance the Tour of Walla Walla sat squarely in our crosshairs. Our jet black Hyundai gained entry into America, pushed through a treacherous mid spring storm and landed in a quaint, picturesque town called Waitsburg. A quick bout of shuteye and a bodum or two later and we were out in the sun, pre riding stage 1’s road race on a beautiful Friday morning. As the day progressed the excitement mounted. The race was about 100km in length on rolling terrain, finishing on top of a 3km climb. The race began, attacks were covered, TRT was at the front, power goos were consumed and the inevitable field gallop up the final climb came soon enough. Felix did a sick pull into the climb and up the first half km and swung off for our GC riders and stage hunters to seek glory. High lactate levels were felt by all and when the dust settled Cody ended up 12th with the troops rolling in shortly after. Our squad this year is a young, keen and motivated group; so we all rolled back to our fabulous host homes seeking improvement in the critter-on the following morning.
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| By: Me |
Michele Schwingboth @ www.Plushphoto.ca
