Lisbon Racing

Gutted!!!!! I was going so well again all weekend. Qualifying I just took my time and cruised down the track - saving it all for racing. I qualified 4th only 4 seconds behind the leading woman (Helen Gaskell). I was on it for racing! I felt good and strong and was having a pretty good run when I started slipping a bit with my front wheel around a super tight left hand turn after a set of stairs. I am not sure what happened after that....I think I may have hit the camera guy....but my bike stopped dead and I went over the bars and slid on my stomach and knee pads down the next set of stairs. I did my best to stumble back up the stairs, grab my bike and get going again, but the damage had already been done and I was out of podium range. I still held a top 5 finish, but it was not quite the win I was hoping for. Sabrina Jonnier took the women's event, followed by Tracy Hannah, Helen Gaskell, Jill Kintner and myself.
It was a great event all in all. The Lisbon guys do such a wicked job of organizing the whole event, including live TV coverage, so it is pretty cool just to be here racing. Oh well, guess I'll have to wait for next year :)