WIC Dijon

The World Inline Cup visited Dijon last Sunday for the 6th stage. The team left Weinfelden Sunday morning to embark on the four hour drive to Dijon. The forecast was for hot temperatures and it was looking that way until fifteen minutes before the start of the race. Then the rain started to fall and never looked like stopping. The course was the same as previous years. A 2.21 km course straight up and down with a roundabout at each end. I have never raced Dijon in the rain but from what I've heard one of the corners was very, very slippery.

The ladies race was quiet tame to start off with. A few attacks were launched throughout the race but no one was able to stay away. Tamara Llorens and Alexandra Vivas tried to escape on a few occasions as our team has won a couple of races in breakaways this season. Unfortunately everyone else was watching them as well and they were quickly targeted and chased down.

The ladies race came down to a sprint finish in the end. With only two team members the Bont Wheels Team waited for someone else to start the sprint and then try to come over top of them. The Powerslide team started the sprint and with about 200 meters to go Tamara tried to pass but Cecilia saw her coming and quickly popped out and accelerated. Tamara finished in third and Alexandra fourth in a close finish.