Marianne Vos (Rabobank / Giant) after winning the Sea Otter short track(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
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Two American riders neck and neck, Teal Stetson Lee (Luna Chix) and Judy Freeman (Crankbrothers).(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Expect Annika Langvad (Davinci/Specialized) to have a great year. Here she's in front of Vos and Nash.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Early in the race, Tereza Hurikova (Specialized Racing) rode strong near the front.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Trek's Annie Last was a player throughout this race, eventually ending in 4th place.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Jam packed coming into the first turn, the 2013 Short Track Women's Pro field would get sorted.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Pro women were hamming it up before the race, here Catherine Pendrel (Luna Chix) responds to a fan's joke.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
As always, Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) is pumped to be racing.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Lots of fans at Sea Otter, cheering on racers. The Short Track course was easily accessible, just outside of the vendor area.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
With the vendor area of Sea Otter just in the background, tons of fans came to see a star studded international field.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Annika Langvad (Davinci/Specialized) held the lead til two laps to go.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Celebrations at the finish for racers who haven't seen each other over a long winter. Welcome back!(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) leading Lea Davidson (Specialized Racing) towards the final turns. They would end in 8th and 9th respectively.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Rebecca Henderson (Trek Factory Racing) leading Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) though a final turn, with Gould taking the sprint for 5th.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Marianne Vos (Rabobank) making one of the final turns, just before racing in for the win.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) pushing hard late in the race, just behind Amanda Carey (Stan's NoTubes) here.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Kelli Emmett (Giant) sporting a different team kit, supporting Liv/Giant women's programs today.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Annie Last (Trek Factory Racing) fighting for 4th place late in the race.(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) was all smiles before the race(Image credit: Daniel Dunn Photo / www.danieldunnphoto.com)
Two days after winning La Flèche Wallonne in Belgium, Marianne Vos (Rabobank/Giant) won the short track at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California. Already a world champion on the road and cyclo-cross, Vos is racing some mountain bike events this year.
Vos finished ahead of Katerina Nash (Luna) and Annika Langvad (Davinci Specialized)
What started as a challenge to see if I could complete gravel's biggest race with a training plan based almost completely indoors turned into a battle for survival as the mud piled up and storm clouds rolled in
