HOLLAND: Breda - 2011 Holland Ladies Tour. Wisconsinite Samantha Schneider (Tibco) continues her ride in the UCI 2.1 stage race in southern Holland finishing a respectable 40th in yesterday's, rain soaked, stage 3. You can see her cross the line near the front of the main pack in the video below, @ 1:07.
SPAIN: Madrid - Vuelta a Espana - Wisconsin's Mathew Busche (Radio Shack) is within spitting distance of finishing his first grand tour. Read in his latest BLOG posting how he conquered the feared Angliru climb which has pitches over 20%! "As we were approaching the category 1 before the Angliru, I was caught
in a crash. The timing was horrible because it was less than 10k to the
start of the climb, and the field was going 55kmh+ at this point. My
teammate Nelson was also in the crash, so I waited a long time for a
wheel while they fixed his bike. Once I got a new wheel, I followed cars
and riders back to the field, but I was defeated mentally and
physically at this point. It was nearly impossible to move up, so we hit
the climb and I tried to move a little, but the front group
disappeared. I made it to the top, descended and started the Angliru. I
was with a big group of riders, but as the slopes steepened, the group
split and I slowly went backwards just trying to survive. The crowds
were pretty good and always eager to push."
The best news is that Busche's position in next year's Radio Shack team has been CONFIRMED after the Leopard-Trek merger. Of course, how could you not keep your spot when you're the current national Pro champion on the road!
With that, we will leave you with some Chicago 'Cross sand pit action.
HOLLAND: Breda - 2011 Holland Ladies Tour. Wisconsinite Samantha Schneider (Tibco) continues her ride in the UCI 2.1 stage race in southern Holland finishing a respectable 40th in yesterday's, rain soaked, stage 3. You can see her cross the line near the front of the main pack in the video below, @ 1:07.
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