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2008 Bend Memorial Clinic CASCADE CYCLING CLASSIC, July 9-13, Bend Oregon

Stage 2 128kms, course profile (big hill at the end).
Max speed: 70km/hr
Av speed: 32km/hr
Max HR: 184bpm
Av HR: 142bpm

Many more photos are on the race website or Carson's site.
Our team was sitting 6th in the team ratings and I was 20th on CG, it was good news after a day where we lost a rider (Jen does not need surgery but will be out for the rest of the season). BJs lost Kerryn Charmers (an Australian rider who had surgery this morning on her lower leg after breaking it yesterday). Yuki and I were sitting up towards the front of the bunch, there were quite a few attacks early, Yuki bridged a gap to get in a break, but it got caught. Touchstone and TIBCO were keen to get riders up on CG, all the main pro teams all had someone already there. I had not seen any of our other riders for a while and called through the radio “Where are you guys?”. Jane responded and came up to the front at the right time, a good break went off the front and she was in perfect position to bridge, and did she go for it. She made it to the break of 7 and it stayed away for the day.


There were many several attempts bridge but with the wind up so much it seemed difficult, we were not trying as we knew that Jane was up there. The final long climb came and I was again happy with how I climbed, I couldn’t stick with the front bunch but put in a good sprint for 22nd place (one of the girls who finished just behind me started the sprint…I had to). Jane finished 12th in a great day for our team. Full stage results are here. I have been racing quite conservatively in the hills, and just staying out of trouble. Tomorrow is the TT in the morning, we have Molly who is a TT specialist so should do well and the crit in the evening, which I am hoping to do well in. Tomorrow should be more my day, so we will see what it brings. Jane is now 1 minute ahead of me on CG, so we may be riding for her in the crit.
For what happened with all the really good riders, it is written up in cyclingnews.