Redlands

(Thanks Veloimages.com for the great pic!)

There is nothing better than being a part of an amazing team in cycling. Cycling is pretty much fun in all forms... a weekend group ride, an adventure with a friend, or even a solo exploration... it is just fun to be out and on the bicycle. Racing a bike takes the fun level up a notch. Not only are you out on your bike, but you get to go fast and you get to strategize. Even though racing is already pretty high up on the fun scale, it goes even higher if you get to race with a team. And racing with an awesome team is Tops!

Now that you have an understanding of the top of the cycling fun scale... you can probably understand that being sick during your chance to race with an awesome team is pretty much the bottom of the fun scale. That was me at Redlands... tummy monsters didn't want me to have fun.

The only thing that cheered me up was seeing our team come together and rock the races! Seeing NOW cycling cross the finish line first on the last day of the stage race turned a down Devon into a happy Devon! And the good news is that I get to race with this amazing group all season!!