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New 2nd Cat...
I suspect she won't say much about it, so I will instead...
Jenny was 7 points off getting her 2nd Cat this week - after hitting some good form, and with not all that many events left in the racing calendar, she took the difficult decision to pull out of the Interclub TT to race at Gravesend Cyclopark instead. The gamble paid off, and despite the apocalyptic weather conditions (some girls being left with bruising from the hailstones), she managed to sprint to 3rd place, giving her exactly the 7 points she needed to achieve her season's main objective of getting her 2nd Cat.
Without sounding like a doting parent (I'm married to her, if you didn't realise), I'm very proud - she (and her coach Mark Fraser from Full Moo) has put in a huge amount of work since her injury problems at the start of the season, and like just about everyone else in the club who has had crash problems in recent months, she's also come back stronger than before - Taff, there's hope for you yet - don't give up on the racing!
Jenny was 7 points off getting her 2nd Cat this week - after hitting some good form, and with not all that many events left in the racing calendar, she took the difficult decision to pull out of the Interclub TT to race at Gravesend Cyclopark instead. The gamble paid off, and despite the apocalyptic weather conditions (some girls being left with bruising from the hailstones), she managed to sprint to 3rd place, giving her exactly the 7 points she needed to achieve her season's main objective of getting her 2nd Cat.
Without sounding like a doting parent (I'm married to her, if you didn't realise), I'm very proud - she (and her coach Mark Fraser from Full Moo) has put in a huge amount of work since her injury problems at the start of the season, and like just about everyone else in the club who has had crash problems in recent months, she's also come back stronger than before - Taff, there's hope for you yet - don't give up on the racing!
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No pressure @davewells but you need to get 2nd cat now
Not many people will know how badly hurt she was in her early season crash. She rode (and finished) the Tour of Malta stage race a few weeks later whilst still suffering from the effects. I didn't think she'd be able to start the race, let alone finish it...
Mark F
The women's racing scene is brilliant - so many riders of all kinds of abilities just giving it a go and setting their own targets, and having an amazing time. We might have lower numbers (at the moment...) than the men's races, but I reckon we have a lot more camaraderie between us.