Our third weekend of the season took us up to New Hampshire and Vermont for some ITT, RR, and criterium action.
The morning at Dartmouth started off with a chilly ITT (individual time trial). Racers headed up a short climb then conquered rolling terrain for a roughly 3 mile time trial. Notable results from this effort include sophomore Isabella finishing 3rd in the Women’s D field.
The ITT was soon followed by the Frat Row Criterium–everyone’s favorite! Things kicked off with the Men’s C field. Yumeto and Arun worked perfectly together, with Yumeto being solo off the front for more than half the race, at one point holding a 45 second lead on the field. He eventually took the win after a solo attack with two laps to go, earning his upgrade to Men’s B.
In Men’s D, Jack raced his second ever criterium, placing 9th out of 76 riders! After moves went up the road and came back, Jack found himself in the race-winning breakaway
The Women’s D race followed, with Isabella and Sara in the field. An early breakaway saw Isabella and two other riders from Dartmouth and Wentworth go off the front–and not come back for the rest of the race. The three riders went on to sprint for first at the finish, with Isabella coming first across the line, for her first ever win!
The Men’s A race saw David place 5th. The hour and a bit of racing saw many attempted breaks, dozens of attacks, and a couple of riders shelled out the back. David, like the brainiac he is, played it smart and stayed hidden in the field, only coming out for the sprint.
The next day we drove up early in the morning for some road race action in Middlebury. Notable finishes from the race day include Isabella and Sara breaking the top 5 in the Women’s C field, placing 2nd and 5th, respectively. Go Terriers!
Lean that bike over David! (on his way to 5th)
Isabella on her way to a big W in the Women’s D field.
