The big news of the day is that the Hammer Betty Jo pursuit team took GOLD in the 3k team pursuit. We were seeded last so got to see what the comp did. We thought we could take gold but there had already been a number of crashes in the men's team pursuits so we needed to ride safely but still go hard. Well, we did just that and crushed the competition by 8 seconds. Ken didn't have the camera for the podium shot but here we are after we'd just finished. It was definitely the most fun event of the week. There's nothing quite like sticking a good pursuit exchange at speed. We got lots of compliments on how smooth we looked. I have to say, we really ROCKED and as I heard the announcer say with two laps to go, "They really put the HAMMER down!!"
Earlier that morning Deb and I did the team sprint. We were seeded in the final heat with Annette Hanson and Linda Foti. We ended up qualifying 3rd and will ride for the bronze medal tonight. I was pretty beat after that event. The last 1/2 lap felt like it took forever. I didn't realize how hard it is doing that second lap by myself after sucking wheel for a lap! I think we'll probably go faster tonight, but unfortunately, the best we can get is bronze.
All three Hammer men's teams qualified for the gold medal rides tonight, so we're looking at more jerseys for the team.
And then is the famous Hammer Racing after party.... :-)
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