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Carl Fahringer (Austrian, 1874-1952)

Monkey, N/D

Oil on canvas, 48 x 31 cm

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Staying In and Pulling Through

Riding at the track is an interesting experience for me each and every time I show up. Adding to the variety: there are three different courses (maybe even more…). There is the road course, Frontier, and the oval (with or without chicanes). All are around a mile to 1.5 miles in length: the road course has non-trivial turns, one punchy hill and what I call a short but demeaning hill that if I don’t pay attention to, I sag terribly; Frontier I have only ridden once and is known to be hard, having one long grinding hill, and a left turn following a long descent known to cause crashes; and the oval, which is fast and hard, but allows all riders capable of following wheels to stay in – as it is usually the hills and the sharp turns that sheds any weaker/less skilled racers.

So far, I have had the most success on the road course. On the oval, I am usually too intimidated by the speed and general dickery to go for the sprints, and sometimes even to stay in. On Frontier, which I have only ridden once, I was too intimidated to stay in. I was dropped in the first lap. The first time down the hill for the left-hand turn (I was warned of crashes there), I was tail-gunning, got gapped off by other tail-gunners, and chased up the hill, never able to latch back on. Here is my Garmin data, chasing for over 30 minutes, never able to reach the group again (but passing many who were dropped, and lapping the B field).

Staying in was where I failed. The benefit of this, is that it happened the Thursday before Exeter. Chasing for 30 minutes is a lot like being off the front for 30 minutes, so this failure prepared me for a future success. I was confident that if the effort could get me away, I could maintain it to keep me away.

Bottom line: train harder than you race. You never know what you may find out. You may find the strength to stay in, pull through, and go for the lead.

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  Science, Bikes, Bunnies. In no particular order.

  I originated as a triathlete in 2010 and have competed in many national championships and the 2013 ITU age group world championships in London, England. I really enjoy pedaling bicycles fast, but also enjoy playing in the dirt, which at times requires less speed and more skill.

2013 was my first season racing bikes, and I jumped in to CX headfirst (literally…), quickly moving into the elite field and getting picked up by a development team. My first season finished up with a 4th at D2 Collegiate Nationals and 50th in the elite race (I finished on the lead lap. Against Katie Compton. That’s a thing.)

My 2014 was stellar, and ended up far beyond expectation. My season highlights started with getting my first UCI point, progressed to consistently finishing top 10 and even getting into the top 5 at C2 events. It culminated with finishing 15th at elite nationals.

In the 2015-2016 season, I rode for the Amy D Foundation and had a very consistent season of success, adding up to a 6th place finish at Elite Nationals.

In 2016-2017 I was again with the Amy D Foundation riding with the Stan’s NoTubes Elite team.

In 2017-2018 I took over management of the Stan’s NoTubes team and it became the Stan’s NoTubes p/b Maxxis cyclocross team.

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Results

2016

Cyclocross

World Championships – 25th

US Nationals – 8th

Cross Vegas UCI World Cup – 6th

Valkenburg UCI World Cup – 15th

Resolution Cup Cross Day 1 – 4th

Jingle Cross UCI World Cup – 11th

Jingle Cross – Day 3 – 5th

KMC Cross Fest Day 3 – 3rd

KMC Cross Fest Day 2 – 3rd

Ruts and Guts Days 1&2 – 3rd

North Carolina UCI CX Day 1 – 1st

Rochester Cyclocross Day 2 – 2nd

Rochester Cyclocross Day 1 – 5th

2015

Cyclocross, Elite

Elite Cyclocross Nationals – 6th Resolution Cup Cross Day 2 – 4th Resolution Cup Cross Day 1 – 4th Jingle Cross – Day 3 – 11th Jingle Cross – Day 2 – 12th Jingle Cross Day 1 – 9th Supercross Cup Day 2 – 2nd Supercross Cup Day 1 – 3rd Derby City Cup Day 2 – 11th Derby City Cup Day 1 – 8th Kingsport Cyclocross – 9th Continental Championships – 11th US Open of Cyclocross Day 2 – 6th US Open of Cyclocross Day 1 – 5th Providence KMC Cross Fest Day 3 – 12th Providence KMC Cross Fest Day 2 – 14th Grand Prix of Gloucester Day 2  – 8th Grand Prix of Gloucester Day 1 – 12th Cyclocross at White Park – 1st Nittany Lion Cross Day 2 – 3rd Nittany Lion Cross Day 1 – 3rd Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival Day 2 – 6th Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival Day 1 – 8th

Road

Tokeneke Classic Road Race, New England Championship – W P/1/2/3 – 2nd Concord Criterium, New England Championship – W P/1/2/3 – 1st Exeter Classic Criterium W Open – 1st Purgatory Road Race – W P/1/2/3 – 1st Lake Sunapee Bike Race – W P/1/2/3 – 1st

2014

Cyclocross, Elite

Elite Cyclocross Nationals – 15th Resolution Cup Cross – 9th NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross – Day 2 – 5th Baystate CX – Day 1 – 10th Supercross Cup – Day 2 – 7th Supercross Cup – Day 1 – 10th Boston Road Club Cyclocross at Shedd Park – 2nd Derby City Cup Day 2 – 18th Derby City Cup Day 1 – 16th Cycle-Smart International Day 1 – 7th Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival Day 2 – 11th Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival Day 1 – 12th Providence KMC Cross Fest Day 3 – 22nd Providence KMC Cross Fest Day 2 – 21st Grand Prix of Gloucester Day 1 – Cat 3 – 1st Sucker Brook – 3rd Nittany Lion Cross Day 2 – 10th Nittany Lion Cross Day 1 – 17th

Road Vermont Overland Grand Prix – W Overall – 5th ECCC Conference Championships Criterium – W A/B – 1st ECCC Conference Championships Road Race – W A/B – 1st Mystic Velo Criterium – W 3/4 – 1st Myles Standish State Forest Road Race – W 1/2/3 – 3rd

Triathlon Timberman 70.3 – W24-29 – 5th

2013

Road Jamestown Rotary Classic – W 3/4 – 1st New England Time Trial Championship – W23-29 – 1st Lake Sunapee Bike Race – 3rd Rhode Race Collegiate – 5th Rhode Race Criterium – 1st

Triathlon ITU Age Group Standard Distance World Championship – London, England – 16th/53 W20-24, 3rd Team USA (2:09:46) Olympic Distance National Championship – Milwaukee, WI – 13th W20-24, 75th Overall Women (2:17:29) Lowell Mill City Triathlon International – Lowell, MA – 2nd Overall Female (2:23:05)

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Catherine Fahringer