Race Report: 2025 Chuck Pontius Memorial Criterium - Women’s P123

Race: Chuck Pontius Memorial Criterium - Women’s P123

Date: 3/23/25

AVRT racers: Thialor Mize, Whitney Post

Top Result: Thialor- 10th, Whitney- 13th

Course: 3 corner crit. Shorter in length. Small bump at the back gets neutralized by a headwind typically. Course still tends to lend itself to breakaways.

Nutrition: Lots of white rice, sponsored by Walmart. Big bowl of it and yogurt and jam this time. Unfortunately it did not save me. Two SIS gels during the race as it was shorter but pretty high intensity and I burn lots of carbohydrates on the bike. FE mix in bottles.

Report (written by Thialor): I knew we were in for it when a continental pro team showed up with 3 or 4 riders. The race was hot, fast, and ended in a field split. Unfortunately, I found myself in the back half after following a failed move earlier and setting myself up to be countered by a Fount rider. Nevertheless, Whitney and I decided to practice our leadout anyway, and she set me up for what would've been an excellent 4th- if i didn't have 5 people in front of me who had lapped us. :)