Friday was the master's women day with some bitter cold temperatures and sporadic rain showers. It was cold enough that standing around in the pit or at course side was not pleasant. At least when you were riding there was a way to stay warmer. In the morning Kathleen Bortolussi lined up on the front row of the 55-59 age group. The night before she had come down with a sore throat but was determined to try to ride through it . There was no doubt that she would be miserable out on the course but still pulled through to finish 7th.
Kristi Vahlberg has barely ridden any CX races so lining up at the nationals was a huge step. Limited experience notwithstanding , she rode from the very back to finish on the lead lap in 25th in the 50-54 age group- a great first try at racing at that level.
Sarah Jordan has extensive experience at racing at the national level. She has not done a lot of competing in the last couple of years but still lined up to race on this very challenging course. Her skills kept her in the race and she finished 17th in the 45-49 age group.
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