Cat 1 Upgrade Approved!

It is official, my Cat 1 upgrade was approved by USAC this week. After a slow start to the season I started gaining more and more confidence and racing smarter. Looks like all the hard-work this winter paid off. Never really thought getting the Cat 1 upgrade was possibly until the last month or so. My original goals for the season were to be fit enough to have fun racing in the NCNCA Pro/1/2 field. Focusing on technical/challenging crits and circuit races and also testing my legs in Pro/1/2 level road races which I steered clear of in 2011 due to their length. So far the season has been great. I raced a few collegiate races with SFSU, my fitness was good but admittedly I was not racing smart or racing for the win. I gained confidence in my fitness throughout the early season and slowly began to race smarter and the results slowly edged their way into the top 10. After just missing the podium at the  Chico Stage Race Crit, my head was back in the game for the first time since early 2011 when I got my Cat 2 upgrade. After Chico I stayed focused while training and on game day.

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Cat 1 Upgrade/Top Ten Results:
5/27/12 Mt. Hamilton Classic RR E2 - 1st Place
6/3/12  Central Coast Circuit Race #3 Pro/1/2/3  - 1st Place
5/19/12 County Center Crit #2 E2- 1st Place
5/12/12 County Center Crit #2 P1/2/3 - 2nd Place
5/12/12 Team Swift Crit E2/3 - 2nd Place
4/14/12 Chico Stage Race Pro/1/2: GC - 8th, Crit - 4th
9/3/11 Central Coast Circuit Race #8 Pro/1/2/3 - 5th
7/24/11 SOMO 2 Wheel Crit Pro/1/2 - 8th
9/3/11 Central Coast Circuit Race #8 Pro/1/2/3 - 5th
5/13/12 Berkeley Hills RR Pro/1/2 - 15th (1st of Cat 2s)
2011 Tuscon Bicycle Classic E2: GC - 8th, Circuit Race - 7th