NVGP: Mankato Stage, Part 2

On Saturday, June 17 I was invited by an employee of the French bike maker Time to ride in the McGuire Elite Womens Team car for the Mankato stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Needless to say, I accepted.

Here is our cast of characters:

Martina Patella, Bib #85

Courtenay Brown, Bib #81

Melodie Metzger, Bib #84

Taitt Sato, Bib #86

Mike Pedersen (l) of Quality Bike Products acted as Assistant Volunteer Directeur Sportif and Chris Smith of Time played the role of Volunteer Directeur Sportif. Notice the negative energy between them, exemplified by the two facing in opposite directions. Ped and Smithers didn't talk to each other for most of the day because, as Smithers claimed, "Ped was being a bitch."

Part 3 of our story tomorrow...