“Bring it!” she said. “We always need the rain here in Arizona, and it’ll only improve our trail conditions.”Īs far as coming off a World Cup race and five weeks of traveling to hit Whiskey, Woodruff said it’s very different, but she’s equally excited. Woodruff seemed to have no problem with that. Forecasts call for an 80 percent chance of rain during the pro race on Sunday, including a high possibility of a thunderstorm, a low of 38 degrees and a high of 60 degrees. She said Grant and Larissa Connors (Ridebiker Alliance, Kenda, Sugoi) are two top competitors to watch in the race.Ĭhloe Woodruff (left) and Rose Grant (right) make up the Stan’s NoTubes/Pivot Cycles team at the Whiskey Off-Road.īut the weather could be an added challenge for the day. “While taking the win at home the past couple years has meant a lot, I still feel pretty happy about simply lining up on the start line another year.” “I expect we’ll have a good showing for the Stan’s NoTubes-Pivot team since Rose Grant is my teammate this year,” Woodruff said. ![]() In 2014, she also won the fat tire crit and beat Erin Huck by one second with a time of 3:37:14 in the pro race. Last year, she won the fat tire criterium on Friday and the pro race on Sunday with a time of 3:47:12. Woodruff finished 13th in the World Cup, the top placed American in that race. The two Olympic spots will be announced by USA Cycling in late June.īut for now, Woodruff is focused on the Whiskey Off-Road, a 50-mile race against about 20 other pros. She and six other riders are vying for two spots. ![]() Woodruff, 29, who returned Wednesday from Australia, is competing for a spot on Team USA’s cross-country short list for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer. Chloe Woodruff wins the crowd after winning the Whiskey Off-Road in 2015.
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