Jordan and I rode from Hudson to St. Paul to watch Stage 1 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Carla and Maren met us there. Jordan and I just missed seeing Teresa Moriarty take 3rd place in the women's race. Nice job Teresa!
We ran into tons of cyclists, including all the LSC guys on the Stone Arch ride. The race was fun to watch with several locals representing MN well. It looked really hard, and I couldn't believe how fast they were completing each lap. There were over 150 guys which stretched through 2 turns on the fast course. I can't imagine what the whip effect felt like in the back. All the top domestic pro teams were there in force. What was amazing was seeing the field roll around at well over 30mph, with guys still able to get small gaps off the front.
In the end, Toyota United set it up for Ivan Stevic, and he delivered. A few of the local boys made it to the end. Anyone who survived for 30 of the 60 minutes gets to continue racing tomorrow, which most of the local boys met. Nice job guys.
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