From L to R: Rachel Heal, Rick Geist, Kori Seehaufer, Felicia GomezA Team Time Trial greeted the women on Stage 1 of the Tour de Toona. A fun and challenging event that most of the women out here have never experienced before. It's one thing riding at speeds up to 45 miles per hour in one's aero bars by oneself and yet another glued to the back wheel of a teammate. With this in mind the team headed out on Monday morning to preview the course and go over some simple instruction on how to make this event our friend in about one hour.
Later in the evening the team great the TTT with excitement and a bit of nerves and delivered a fourth place finish with 5 of it's 7 rider team crossing the line together.
Stage 2 would introduce a brand new course to the event. One of the shorter course of the race at only 48 miles, would prove to be very difficult and would finish with a lead group of around only 20 women. Included in this select group was Aaron's Felicia Gomez and Kristin Sanders in 10th and 11th place. Former world class alpine ski racer, Alison Powers would show yet again her love and talent of the "fast decent" and leave her competitors behind for a solo win on the day putting her in yellow going into Stage 3.
Felicia Gomez receiving the QOM Leaders Jersey
Stage 3 Johnstown to Altoona would be the first of two 95+ mile stages with opportunity to gain or loose big time on the day. The race began to take shape as Catherine Powers of Aaron's would make it into a small break of 5 strong riders later to be joined by Felicia Gomez and another group of strong and motivated riders. With two in the break and one of our strongest climbers we were more than happy to keep the ball rolling. "Powers" was our rock star on the front today working consistently with about 5 other women from other represented teams putting over 5 min. on the chasing peloton by the base of the first long climb. From the base of the climb it would be ALL Felicia Gomez setting a tempo that would pop rider by rider until only Kori Seehaufer from Team Lipton would remain on her wheel. With Kori motivated and in position to take over the leaders jersey and Felicia motivated to take the QoM jersey and move into 2nd place overall it was game on over the top and down the descent. By the last 5km the two would open up a 1 :42 gap on a chasing group of 4 riders that crested the top together only 30 sec. behind and 3:00 to the main group containing Aaron's Kat Carroll and Kristin Sanders.
Later in the evening the team great the TTT with excitement and a bit of nerves and delivered a fourth place finish with 5 of it's 7 rider team crossing the line together.
Stage 2 would introduce a brand new course to the event. One of the shorter course of the race at only 48 miles, would prove to be very difficult and would finish with a lead group of around only 20 women. Included in this select group was Aaron's Felicia Gomez and Kristin Sanders in 10th and 11th place. Former world class alpine ski racer, Alison Powers would show yet again her love and talent of the "fast decent" and leave her competitors behind for a solo win on the day putting her in yellow going into Stage 3.
Felicia Gomez receiving the QOM Leaders JerseyStage 3 Johnstown to Altoona would be the first of two 95+ mile stages with opportunity to gain or loose big time on the day. The race began to take shape as Catherine Powers of Aaron's would make it into a small break of 5 strong riders later to be joined by Felicia Gomez and another group of strong and motivated riders. With two in the break and one of our strongest climbers we were more than happy to keep the ball rolling. "Powers" was our rock star on the front today working consistently with about 5 other women from other represented teams putting over 5 min. on the chasing peloton by the base of the first long climb. From the base of the climb it would be ALL Felicia Gomez setting a tempo that would pop rider by rider until only Kori Seehaufer from Team Lipton would remain on her wheel. With Kori motivated and in position to take over the leaders jersey and Felicia motivated to take the QoM jersey and move into 2nd place overall it was game on over the top and down the descent. By the last 5km the two would open up a 1 :42 gap on a chasing group of 4 riders that crested the top together only 30 sec. behind and 3:00 to the main group containing Aaron's Kat Carroll and Kristin Sanders.
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How exciting! Keep it rollin'!
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