Fon du Loc and Sheboygan

Cool idea this coffee shop had.

First of all, I can't stop saying Sheboygan - it's such a cool word! Sheboygan, Sheboygan, SheboyGAN.
It's hard to believe there are only two days left on the Tour.  I'll admit - part of me is a little sad.  The routine has been rad - sleep till 9, coffee and breakfast until 10, pack make lunch, on the road by 11:30 and show time at 3.  I'm lovin' it. 

VK Fan in Fon du Loc

The racing has been epic.  I feel like everyday is an opportunity to learn, and throw it all on the table.  The towns, communities, and fans have been encouraging and make even the tired day's fun.  In Sheboygan, my leg's somehow found my body again and we were all game on.  It was great to have Emily in the race, which rounded our team to an even four.  She brought some energy to the group, keeping the pace  high. We lucked out with the weather too!  It had rained all day, except for our hour race.  Someone's lookin' out!

Pre Race Routine

Yesterday's race was in town of Fon du Loc.  The name is French for bottom of the lake, because it's located at the bottom of lake Winnabego.  There was a great crowd, lots of kids who would scream as the Peleton rushed by.  It was awesome!  We found a great little coffee shop downtown, and partook in a little pre-race ritual that I had to document. 

Beautiful night in Wisconsin

The course was short, only .6 miles which made for a lot of fast laps! My legs were feeling ok, but not as good as they were in Sheboygan.  I still managed to hold good position, and found myself around 4th or 5th wheel with two to go.  Crits are crazy, and I'm realizing that in order to have good position on the last lap, rounding the last corner - you can't hesitate for a moment! You have to go, and only think about one thing - moving up.  It's really intense, and takes a lot of courage, timing and bit of luck - but if you can rail it, and stick your moves - you'll be there at the end.
Today we travel to the biggest city in Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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