EVOL Women Go 2, 4, 6 at Koppenberg!

The Koppenberg Road Race in Boulder, Colorado proved to be another exciting and challenging day of racing for the EVOL Women’s Team. As one of our favorite races of the season, we came into the race ready to throw down team tactics and shake things up on the dirt roads. EVOL’s riders have a history of success at Koppenberg with 4 wins in the past 6 years, so the pressure was on.

With a couple late additions to the race, including two United Healthcare Pro Cycling racers, Cari Higgins and Coryn Rivera, our team tactics shifted. We knew with these heavy hitters in the field, we’d need to guard them carefully and go with any attempts to break the field.

After a few uneventful laps of small attacks that didn’t stick, UHC’s Coryn Rivera and EVOL’s Kate Powlison and Beth Fisk created a gap on the field coming up the short dirt climb. With the huge firepower of this threesome, the break was quickly out of reach of the main field. Beth worked hard for Kate and helped establish a huge gap that would stick for the rest of the race. Coryn eventually broke free from Kate and soloed in for the win. Kate rode through shortly after with a hard fought and impressive 2^nd place.

Back in the main field, Margell, Melissa, Kristen, and Beth (once reabsorbed) worked to control the field until they were sure Kate was safely out of reach. Then the EVOL team worked to break things up once again. Kristen and UHC’s Cari Higgins attacked on the dirt climb and managed to stay away through the finish. Cari’s powerful sprint secured her 3^rd place while Kristen came across in 4^th. Beth finished off the day with her own sprint to the line and took 6^th after a long day of working for the team.

All together, the day was a huge success as EVOL went up against some of the best professional women in the U.S. We’re excited to have had such a stellar start to the season and we’re looking forward to all the upcoming racing. Next up is the Superior Morgul Omnium with another stacked Colorado women’s field.