Yet another win at Witches Cup!
NEBC: Sally Annis (1), Rebecca Wellons (10), Mary Zider (11), Natalie Dumont (16), Clara Kelly (18), Sam Dery (19), Susanne Delaney (22), Tami Buhr (23), Katherine Snell (27)
From the gun, Susanne went to the front and pushed the pace. Being at the front with that speed, she was able to easily grab the first prime called within the first couple of laps. Tami, Mary, Natalie and Clara rotated around the front to help keep the pace up during the race. Rebecca and Sally alternated attacks that kept the rest of the field chasing. One of Rebecca’s breaks kept her off the front for about 3 laps. Then a $100 mid-race prime was called just as Rebecca was about to get caught. She kept digging in, but unfortunately she was caught right before the last corner and it came down to a drag race between Sunapee sprinter Eve McNeil and our climber Mary. Mary gave her a good sprint, but was just nipped at the line. Eve got that prime, but Rebecca and Sally napped the other two primes during the race.
For the finish, team director Brooke turned to Sally a few laps before and said she’d give her a lead-out. While the pace naturally got a little higher in the last couple of laps, it wasn’t fast enough to prevent Anna McLoon (Colavita) from jumping with one lap to go. With Sally on her wheel, Brooke pushed hard to catch back up with Anna, and coming out of the last corner, Sally jumped hard and held off Sunapee sprinters Kat Carr and Eve McNeil to take the win.