After the last couple of outings Alessandra was pumped up to go racing again, and since there were no races scheduled for Sunday at Santa Clara we decided to pack up and go to Napa. We were hoping for a showdown with Andrew, but when we got up there (about 20 minutes before registration closed) they told us that Alessandra was the only Strider. Things weren't looking too good for a rematch because Andrew's always at the track early. Oh well, she headed out for practice on the new track an immediately got into a good rhythm. The whoops were a bit more aggressive than the ones at Santa Clara, but she picked it up just fine. She didn't have anyone to practice with except a young boy (4 or 5) on a small pedal bike, and she and he were going about the same pace. Then it was race time, and Alessandra had no one to race with so we went and asked the organizer what we could do for Alessandra. He rallied his daughter to go out and ride around with Alessandra, and that made Alessandra happy. They did a couple of practice runs together, and then a quick race.
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