End of the Year Top 10 List -#10 Fitchburg Longsjo Stage Race

This list will be in no particular order. The order will be determined by the convenience of the photos available.

Anyway, First up, or last, depending on which way you see it.

I got 3rd in the Fitchburg Longsjo Stage Race in June. 3rd overall(Masters). This was huge for me. The previous year, I was around 25th, which was okay for a first year roadie. I focused like a mother all winter, training hard and smart, never deviating from the plan my good friend and coach Mark McCormack laid out for me. I lost 10 lbs., which made all the difference on the climbs. After getting 5th on the first stage Time Trial, I held on in the Circuit Race, then followed my mentor/brother/friend Tobi Schultze's wheel around the first 4 laps of the road race, then launched off with the front group up the final climb to take 4th on the day, which put me into 3rd overall. The last stage, a rainy, crash filled crit was probably the most fun I've ever had on a bike. I remember hearing that awful sound of carbon, flesh, and helmet plastic hitting the pavement time after time, and turning to Dave Connery, and we simultaneously yelled "Holy Shit"!! I hung onto my 3rd place overall. It felt good. Very good. Next year I'm going to win.

That's me in the red and yellow.