Aspen

Alisha says: Aspen is such a beautiful place, one should go there to relax, ride and hike, but only on your own terms because Aspen sits at some serious altitude. Racing at altitude is hard. Several comparisons that were mentioned during the week was that it was like racing through mud, Vaseline or in slow motion, you get the idea. Nonetheless, it still turned out to be a fun couple of days. Teammate wonder woman Kristin Armstrong won the overall. We got to stay with some excellent hosts, Jack and Suzy, whose energy and generosity were amazing. I also got to watch the finish of one of the men's stages of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and catch glimpses of many of my favorite pro tour guys. I'm looking forward to a little down time to recharge, reset, and get refocused.