The Saint Francis Tulsa Robust professional biking race is on this weekend June 7-9 in Oklahoma. Forward of one of many premiere occasions on the US racing calendar, Kim Lucie of the DNA Professional Biking staff took a couple of minutes to share some ideas on what makes this race particular.
Please introduce your self and provides us a little bit again floor on you and your staff
My identify is Kimberly Lucie. I’m from Tucson, AZ & I race for DNA Professional Biking. That is the twelfth yr for the staff & my sixth season crit dawgin’ for the squad. I like technical & laborious races of attrition. Once I’m not racing bikes, I like snacks and petting precise canine.
That’s Kim on the entrance.
What’s your historical past with this race and what do you assume makes this race distinctive from different races?
Once I first began racing, I bear in mind listening to tales about Tulsa and the way laborious it was/ how loopy the after occasion at Sound Pony was. This yr will likely be my seventh time racing Tulsa Robust and I can verify that each one the tales are the truth is true. I believe one of the vital distinctive issues about this race is the crowds. Blue Dome is a real twilight crit and that all the time brings out the followers (& there’s even precise fireworks) however even the subsequent two days at Brady Arts and Cry Child regardless of the occasions getting earlier – the quantity of individuals on the market cheering within the blazing Tulsa warmth is simply superb!
What are some particular reminiscences from racing right here previously?
My first expertise racing Tulsa was pre-barriers on Cry Child Hill and I simply bear in mind being mind-blown by how organized the chaos was. It was wild to experience across the nook and see tons of partially clothed people dancing within the streets after which for them to only half like the ocean for us because the whistles blew after which as quickly as the sector rolled via, they simply closed again in on the highway. Plus, I gained the “Crowd Prime” that yr and received a backpack stuffed with sweaty money which is one thing you all the time bear in mind.
Objectives for this weekend – what do you and the staff hope to realize?
Our objectives for this weekend embody – successful some bike races, taking house some jerseys, placing on a present for the followers, after which partying at Sound Pony & Membership Majestic on Sunday night time.
What would you say to riders and followers who haven’t seen this race earlier than?
For those who’re a motorcycle racer in America and also you race crits that is 100% one thing so as to add to your calendar no less than as soon as. I promise, you gained’t remorse it and if you happen to do, truthfully you in all probability don’t need to be a crit racer. For followers of motorbike racing – if you happen to’re within the space come out and take within the ambiance, and if you happen to’re not capable of be right here in particular person that is fortunately one of many premiere races within the US which you can livestream from the consolation of your air- conditioned house!
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