BamBam breakout!

I knew it was coming, just not sure when.

Today BamBam lived up to her name. Working for her teammates at TriPeaks she covered attack after attack during the final road race. Getting 5th in the time trial the day before she was starting to gain confidence in her abilities after coming off a cold just before Gila. After lots of efforts a group finally got the better of the chasing field. It had a Curi (Webcor), Cromwell(Colivitas), Gilmore, Spors(Arizona U), Ziergler(Velo-Bella) and BamBam. They got to the base of the final climb with a small gap on the field and then Curi and BamBam went to work dropping the others. My girl jumped for the win with 800-900m remaining and got her first NRC win of her career! Yippeee. She moved up to 2nd overall in GC (cycling news got it wrong) even though her own team set tempo going into the climb to keep the break from going too far up the road. Doh! Hopefully, they will have more faith next time.

Cycling News Report

I got one happy girl on her way back across the country tonight. I've been feeling slightly guilty lately because of my recent success in the P/1/2, knowing just how much she has put into training this year. I have no problem blowing off workouts when life just gets too much to bare. She is more focused than me, though, and does a much better job keeping cycling on the top priority list.

Nice to see the dedication turning into real results. Being fit and motivated enough to take advantage of an opportunity is the key. Patience will always reap rewards.

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