This thing was absolutely brutal. We did three laps, I hung on for two. The main climb came very soon after the start and was completely exposed to the heavy winds. Near the top of this climb the road kicked up and so did the wind. It was difficult just turning over the pedals, let alone trying to maintain pace with the pack. I made it over the climb with the pack on the first two laps but was gapped off on a minor climb. After a few minutes of hard work I caught back on and sat in for the ride.
Near the base of the climb on the last lap I had nothing left in the tank and was quickly dropped. I rode the rest of the lap by myself — had a little chat with teammates in the women’s field and stopped for a crash in another field. By the end of the race I was completely exhausted. That’s about it.
