April 2009 Archives

It was another great weekend of racing for both the Men's and Women's team.  On Saturday Danielle Fischer (Cat 4) and Lydia Mathger (Cat3) placed 3 and 4^th at the Turtle Pond Road Race in Louden, NH.  The two worked together both earning a top 10 finish.

On Sunday both the Men's and Women's team had top 10 finishes at the Quabbin Reservoir Road Race.  Kristen Gohr (Cat 2) and Lydia Mathger (Cat 3) showed the strength of the Colavita Women's team by finishing 2^nd and 10^th respectively.  In the Men's Cat 4 race,  powerhouses Brian Quigley and Jason Moriarty placed 8^th and 9^th. 

Quabbin Race report (women's race) provided Kristen Gohr:

It was a perfect day for racing, 90 degrees and full sunshine!  We started off with a neutral start that headed downhill at 35 miles per hour.  The 44 starters stayed together through that descent but were quickly broken up by an attack by the three Anthem Sports WCT riders.  We had a break of 12 for about 20 miles and then we slowly lost a few here and there as the pace was kept high.  By the final approach we were down to a group of 8.  I felt good leading the pack into the park for the final climb.  I started my sprint a shade too soon and was ousted at the line by Anne Marie Miller, current National Champion.  All-in all a great day of racing.

Lydia Mäthger (Cat 3) and Kristen Gohr (Cat 2) had a great first race this season, coming in first and second place at Myles Standish. The rolling 1.3 mile course (16 laps) had a tight corner before an uphill finish. Both got into an early break of 5 riders that survived almost to the end. The Colavita pair took the 1/2 way preem and set the tone for the remainder of the race.  On the last lap, Kristen did a fantastic getting Lydia into the right position. Lydia accelerated through the last corner and opened the sprint, getting herself and Kristen across the finish line ahead of a NEBC and Webcor rider.