The team has arrived safely in Ireland. Steve heroically collected Steph, Sarah and our guest rider (Kim) from the airport, taking his mileage to 650 miles in 24 hours. We were very grateful to arrive at the hotel before midnight and to get a much-needed good night's sleep.
The day started with a hearty breakfast and then a gentle spin to check the bikes over. The stage started at 5pm - rather a lot of time for nerves to build up.
The stage took us over Moll's Gap - a cat 2 climb, around 6km in length. After a steady "spin" for the first half of the climb, someone attacked and a break got away. Iona and Kim stayed away in the break. Apparently it was hard work - "hard as nails" according to Kim, as attacks were launched every few minutes.
Steph was in the second group along the road, which was eventually caught by Sarah's group about 5km from the finish.
This is going to be a tough week of racing... now for dinner, massages and a good night's sleep.
Positions: Kim 15, Iona 16, Sarah 27, Steph 33. The team is in 4th place overall.
(Photos taken by Jill Leonard of Eurosport Photography)
The day started with a hearty breakfast and then a gentle spin to check the bikes over. The stage started at 5pm - rather a lot of time for nerves to build up.
The stage took us over Moll's Gap - a cat 2 climb, around 6km in length. After a steady "spin" for the first half of the climb, someone attacked and a break got away. Iona and Kim stayed away in the break. Apparently it was hard work - "hard as nails" according to Kim, as attacks were launched every few minutes.
Steph was in the second group along the road, which was eventually caught by Sarah's group about 5km from the finish.
This is going to be a tough week of racing... now for dinner, massages and a good night's sleep.
Positions: Kim 15, Iona 16, Sarah 27, Steph 33. The team is in 4th place overall.
(Photos taken by Jill Leonard of Eurosport Photography)
No comments:
Post a Comment