The women's race was two hilly loops of 22 miles each. The area is gorgeous and the roads are quiet specially in the morning. A road cycling race is so different though for a triathlete than a triathlon. You work together to climb hills, you take turns on flats to lead, and then you sprint at the end (I must admit I love that part!).
I think triathletes should try this race just for a different way of training. You push yourself and the packs of riders are not too big like in the Tour de France so it is not scary. A triathlete will gain some better bike handling skills and also strength on such a course.
I highly recommend this race.
This was a great race! Although your result was much better than mine. I raced in combined Cat 4/5 and finished 46 out of 75 - 8 mins back. I got dropped from the main group around mile 10 - plenty of people got dropped sooner. Road racing is a great adrenaline rush. Much different from triathlon. We need to get more TriFitness folks to try it out!
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