Green Mountain Girls—Overview
The 4 days of Labor Day weekend, based at Sugarbush ski resort. A late addition to the season, only three of us were able to make the trip—Emma, Andrea and myself. We shared a condo with Sheila O’Connor of East End/Kreb’s Cycle, and were joined by Kelleigh Dulany (Sanchez-Metro), Rachel Leiderman (Radical Media) and Angela Johnson (Axis) in the Cat 4 women’s field. Kelleigh & Rachel had done the event before; we hadn’t. I’m not completely certain who was better off in that situation!
Day 1: 8 mile prologue from the center of Waitsfield, VT to the top of the Appalacian Gap. Once we started racing on Route 17, it was all uphill.
Day 2: Called a circuit race, I argue the definition. 17-mile circuit, one long hill; our field did 2 and 2/3 laps—the finish line was 5 miles away from the start line.
Day 3: Mad River Glen Road Race. 64 miles of road racing pleasure. Two mountain gaps, and a finish at the top of the App Gap (having come up the other side this time.) Not a day for the sprinters (or flatlanders!).
Day 4: Burlington Criterium. Short six-corner course with the start/finish on a hill.
The weekend was points-based, rather than time—plus sprint and climbers points were applied to the overall, so race leaders needed to be aware of these intermediate points as well or risk losing the jersey. A smart racer could leverage their strengths and minimize their weaknesses by understanding and maximizing the points structure. But in short? A hard race all around.
Day 1: 8 mile prologue from the center of Waitsfield, VT to the top of the Appalacian Gap. Once we started racing on Route 17, it was all uphill.
Day 2: Called a circuit race, I argue the definition. 17-mile circuit, one long hill; our field did 2 and 2/3 laps—the finish line was 5 miles away from the start line.
Day 3: Mad River Glen Road Race. 64 miles of road racing pleasure. Two mountain gaps, and a finish at the top of the App Gap (having come up the other side this time.) Not a day for the sprinters (or flatlanders!).
Day 4: Burlington Criterium. Short six-corner course with the start/finish on a hill.
The weekend was points-based, rather than time—plus sprint and climbers points were applied to the overall, so race leaders needed to be aware of these intermediate points as well or risk losing the jersey. A smart racer could leverage their strengths and minimize their weaknesses by understanding and maximizing the points structure. But in short? A hard race all around.
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