Pinch me...

i can’t believe it. i won again. on saturday- i called andrew and told him i won. he said, “AGAIN?!”. then i called my mom... and she said, “AGAIN”? i laughed in shocked dis-belief to both of them. yes. i won again.

but it is not just me. there are a lot of factors that go into winning. this weekend- my team was amazing. we are all very new riders and are stacked up against some very tough veterans. but we had a plan- and we executed. the plan was to keep it together and bring me to the line for the bunch sprint. they did their job. they did it well. the race was easy for me... they MADE it easy for me. i was sitting in, resting, watching them work their tails off... and they set me up so that i COULD win.

then they did it again on sunday... i got to sit in and they chased and chased and chased... all to make sure that the race came down to a bunch sprint. it did. i did my job. we won... again. 5 for 5. my head is truly spinning. i can’t make heads or tails of it. it just feels unreal.

the field was really great this weekend... the NRC opener. over 100 women. but, i will not neglect to mention that the two best sprinters in the US were not there. nor were some of the top american riders. they were in austrailia- kicking some serious butt, might i add! so, i will be tested more fully this weekend. but holy cow. it is just amazing. i still can’t believe it!

thanks to my team, my director and our incredible sponsors. they made this all possible for me. there is a video clip to check out if you want...
http://www.deltavelo.com/mpegs/2007race_videos/07mclane_crit/pro_women.mov

oh, and check out this picture!!!! it was SO beautiful out there! this was from cyclingnews. the valley was really very very beautiful.