US Pro Women’s Road Race
Rally Cycling’s women’s team shook up the US Pro Road Championships in Knoxville, TN on Sunday, sending Holly Breck on a dangerous day-long breakaway. Breck’s effort forced many of the favorites to chase while the rest of the team waited for the finale. Krista Doebel-Hickok fought her way through each selection before sprinting to fourth place, her best-ever finish in the national road race. Take in the steep climbs and dark forests of this all-American championship circuit in a Sam Wiebe gallery.
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- Baj discusses strategy with the seven starters for the women’s road race. Baj has his own amazing experience here – he finished second twice.
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- Heidi and Madeline. Can you sense their nerves?
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- Lily is both going to the Olympics and rocking a totally unique and rad seahorse tattoo
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- Gearing up
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- Emma
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- Great to see the full Acura RDX fleet on American soil, supporting a huge race with a rack full of bikes
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- First Endurance brings the zing with their Sour Watermelon mix
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- Downtown Knoxville
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- The women’s bunch rolls across Gay Street Bridge over the Tennessee River
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- Katie rips a descent in the bunch
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- Suttree’s Landing gives a birds eye view of the course
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- Holly spent a glorious day in the breakaway
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- The bunch follows up Sherrod Rd.
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- KDH riding near the front like usual
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- Holly suffers up one of the race’s many twisty climbs
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- Gorgeous car, gorgeous climb
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- Pumped
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- It was one of Lily’s first road races since the pandemic hit. She looked strong and fit thanks to her Olympic training regiment
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- Katie powers up Sherrod’s steepest grade
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- Madeline surges as the race comes apart
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- Not real refs (cycling doesn’t have refs it has “commissaires”)
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- The indomitable Tom Soladay, not looking at our social channels for once.
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- KDH and Heidi hammer up the climb for one of nine laps
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- Bicycle Bob Gregorio handing a bottle to Katie
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- Fans await on Sherrod Road
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- KDH rips through downtown Knoxville on her way to the finish
