2-11-18

The bike race went well for me! :-) 

1st place in age group (45 +); Expert category.

I also placed 3rd overall among all category & pro women. Was really happy with how the race played out. It was a scenic course with some sketchy sections. Four of us girls went back & forth during the whole race for 3rd place overall...it was a tough but fun battle. ;-)

Bob on the other hand crashed during his race & couldn't finish. Such a bummer. :-( The good news is his back isn't hurting as much now that he's focused on his wrist pain. His hand swelled pretty good but we don't think it's broken (he can move his thumb ok). Phew!

Vitesse teammate, Mike did awesome in his race. He took 3rd in a very competitive field of guys (age 40-49; Intermediate). Mike has been racing great in the MBAA series this year. Congratulations!!!

Here's our goofy crew (minus Mike) on the podium posing for fun. Greg (Bob's TWA buddy and long time friend) camped along side us so that his son Thomas could race. Thomas, 11 years old just started racing last year. He was in 5th place & doing well when some spectator kid got in the path and collided with Thomas. It shook him up & Thomas wanted to quit. But we helped get Thomas back on his bike & he finished his 2nd lap & the race. Way to be mentally tough, Thomas! We are all proud of you. Thomas was happy too. :-)

More photos to come from the race, camping, and The London Bridge of Lake Havasu!