It’s very fashionable for cyclists to come out of retirement these days; everyone is doing it. However, I don’t think you can call my hiatus from the sport retirement, since that takes a real career to have retired from. Lance can retire. Jennie Reed can retire. Me, I just stopped racing my bike two years ago.
And if it wasn’t a retirement, then it’s not a comeback. I just started racing again. I have a little more time now that I’m out of school, and the new women racers I’ve been working with on my team are infectiously enthusiastic, so why not get back on the velodrome and find out if it’s still as fun as I remember?
Whatever you call my non-comeback, you have to call it FUN! It’s great to be back.
It turns out that some of the speed is still there, and canny riding makes up for some of the rest. I was still able to play my preferred role of heat-turner-upper and doer-of-the-unexpected.
Last Friday was a terrific night of racing: strong field, some great moves, and even good weather for a change. Hear that? The gal is BACK!