This year I wanted to start learning to race my road bike. I got my USAC license as a cat. 3. More about Road categories here.
I would have to work my way to cat. 2 before Tour of America's Dairyland to be able to race the pro field. So I started racing regional races, mainly crits, to get experience, points and results. The fields were pretty small, usually racing cat 1/2/3 together.
Following races and results let me quickly reach my upgrade goal:
LaCrosse Omnium 2024 1st place overall elite women (New course record on iTT mountain)
Battle on the Border Crit 1st place overall elite women
Muskego Park Crit 1st place overall elite women
Hollander Hustle Crit 1st place overall elite women
Snake Alley Criterium 1st place overall elite women
SNAKE ALLEY was definetely a highlight for me, since it is a very challenging course and the field of racers was great.
Unfortunately the following races of that weekend I had multiple mechanical problems and wasn't able to race to get notable results. It showed a great need for support, partnership and sponsorship.
YAY! Upgrade and here we go into cat. 2. Tour of America's Dairyland: 11 days of racing in a row coming up, in a pro field, in a large group. This year's "bootcamp".
Read a little more into how the races went here.
In summary, so far, it's been a great learning and starting season. With the results at ToAD I am happy yet hungry for more.
Now it's time to debrief, set goals, look for sponsors and support and as always spread the goodness of cycling!
Thanks for following my journey,
-Gabriela
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