Kat on the Podium!! L-R,Katharine Carroll, 2nd, Ina Teutenberg, 1st, Rochelle Gilmore 3rd
Let's just post it straight from cyclingnews.com: That blue sleeve you will see to the left (in the pic) is none other than Nashville native Katharine Carroll...
Women: Teutenberg can break away too!
Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobiles)
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) showed everyone on Sunday in Lancaster that she is the fastest sprinter. Today in Reading, she decided to show everyone that she does not need to risk a sprint, as she bridged up to a solo Katharine Carroll (Victory Brewing) and rode away from the field for the win. "I think it was a tough course because you have to push on the uphills, but it's the same for everybody," said Teutenberg after the race.
The young Catharine Carroll found herself riding with one of the best riders in the world. "Ina bridged after I was off the front for a lap and a half. They told me over the radio that she was coming so I was getting ready knowing the way Ina races -- she'll catch you and fly right by you. I had to dig in -- it took me a lap to get on her wheel."
Carroll and Teutenberg built their lead to comfortable cushion that they held into the final lap. "We both did our share of the work," said Teutenberg. The field always comes fast so there weren't any games in the end. We started the sprint with 200 meters to go."
In the end the result was an obvious one, but Carroll is content with her strong second place finish. "We were working through the whole time, but she was working the majority of the time -- she's such a classy rider and someone I can learn a lot from."
To see it on cyclingnews.com:
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