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Im here in Abitibi and its pretty crazy. There are 27 teams and they include ones from Belgium, Japan, France, Columbia, USA and Canada; over 160 riders. We started last night with a mini crit and it was FAST. Im pretty sure I placed top 30 but Im in no way a sprinter. Some of these guys are huge! Today was a team time trial where the team rides together for 17 km. We were 9th to start off and we finished 5th overall behind the Canadian National team and some fast USA group. Last year we placed 24th so its a big relief to do so well even though we only finished with 3 riders (we started with 6). Tonight is another 25 lap criterium. Our team is just trying to stay out of crashes and keep near the front. Its such a fun race!