Swiss Racer Bikes Cup

Cait Elliot reports from her racing base in the Alps:

The 4th round of the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup took place in Granichen on Sunday. The course was a mixture of fireroad climbs and technical singletrack descents through forestry, and a dusty, steep section through a disused quarry. Being a UCI C1 event there was a very high standard of competition lining up in the 8 lap Elite ladies race, including the olympic champion, several national teams and many regular world cup riders.

I found it a tough race, the pace was ferocious from the start and a very short lap meant there was little recovery time between climbs. I finished in 25th place, one lap down on the winner. Not as high as I had hoped but the field was larger and stronger than previous races so I'm reasonably happy. It moves me up to 19th place overall in the series.

I'm now looking forward to next weekend when I will compete in the German Bundesliga in Albstadt. As a HC classified race it will be the toughest yet but should be great experience.

Cait's progress in the Bundesliga is also covered here. She seems to be making a great return to racing after a forced interruption.