July / August Recap

10 Sept

In July, I spent a couple of weeks back home in New Zealand, which was so nice despite the much colder temperatures! It was a great reset before flying back to the U.S. on the 14th and heading straight into Chicago Grit, 10 days of criterium racing from the 18th–27th. My team and I worked together to secure podium finishes almost every day.

My usual role is to use my pursuit strength to lead out teammates for the final sprint, but on some days I had to switch it up and go for the breakaway myself. I managed a couple of podiums and finished 5th overall for the 10 days, with our team taking 2nd overall.

After Chicago Grit, I flew to Milan for four days of track racing with my NZ teammate. It was a tough trip, the fatigue from racing and travel definitely caught up with me, but I learnt a lot and built plenty of character.

I was glad to get back to the U.S. on the 7th of August, settle into a good training rhythm, and enjoy some downtime with only a few races left in the season. A highlight was having my boyfriend Damon fly over from NZ to visit for a couple of weeks, we had so much fun exploring more of New Jersey together.

Now it’s down to the last couple of races before I fly home on the 10th of September!

- Bryony Botha

July Training Stats:

Total Hours spent training: 69hrs 17mins
- Road cycling: 64hrs 17mins (1,798km)
- Gym: 4hrs
- Track: 1hr

August Training Stats:

Total Hours spent training: 85hrs
- Road cycling: 72hrs 36mins (2,265km)
- Gym: 7hrs
- Track: 5hrs 24mins

Results:

Chicago Grit:
Personal results

2nd Day 6
3rd Day 10
5th Overall on General classification
Podiums for team almost everyday
2nd team overall

Ardmore Rock n Ride: 2nd

Omnium T-Town Racing: 1st

Madison Cup T-Town Racing: 1st

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