"Nothing like being fired as an athlete to fire you up," was how Andrea Cyr summed up her surprising performance across the last 11 days at USA Speed Week, finishing second overall as the only female rider with Texas Roadhouse Racing.
"I went into Speed Week feeling insecure and nervous after the fallout of the NCL and getting fired from my team then racing Speed Week with no teammates. But, I ultimately wanted to unravel myself as a racer to try different things," Cyr told Cyclingnews.
"I'm really happy about where my fitness is right now, and it is the strongest I've ever felt. To finish second overall, just a tiny margin away from the overall win, against full teams, while missing some racing and fitting in a full work week 500 miles away that same week was beyond my expectations," Cyr expressed.
"I am hoping to bring this fitness into Nationals where I plan to race both the crit and the road race. I don't have specific goals other than to race where I am supposed to, and focus on putting in strong performances," Cyr stated.
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