June Recap
June was a hectic month, starting with three days of racing at Tulsa Tough. The event definitely lived up to its name, but it was also the coolest atmosphere I’ve ever experienced while racing, thousands of people surrounded each race!
After Tulsa, I had a week back at my base, but unfortunately came down with something towards the end of the week, so I had to take training a bit easier before heading into 11 days of racing at the Tour of America’s Dairyland. In the first four days, I was still trying to get back to full health while also trying to survive racing for 75 minutes in 35 degree heat, so I really struggled. But once I started feeling like myself again, I was back in full force, getting two podiums for myself, multiple top 10s, and doing some mega lead-outs to help my teammates onto the podium too!
On the last day, I was unfortunately involved in a crash with about 15 other riders. My bike was damaged and I felt like I had hit my head, so I made the call not to get back into the race. I was lucky to walk away with only minor injuries and no concussion symptoms.
Overall, it was such a great experience, we had so much fun on and off the bike, and as a team we learnt so much about the racing and each other!
In our Fearless Femme team we have Stephanie from Colorado (22), Odette from Australia (23), and Paola from Chile (39) – who we call Super Mom because she has two kids and is an absolute weapon on the bike!
- Bryony Botha
June Training Stats:
Total Hours spent training: 68hrs 40 mins
Road cycling: 64hrs 40min (1,958km)
Gym: 4hrs
June Results:
Tour of Dairy Lands
1st - Day 6
2nd - Day 7
4th - Day 9
6th - Day 10
9th Overall