Carmen Small, 33, won the women’s TT with a time of 42:37 in this 2013 file photo.Read more30,000 expected to watch events as many roads close downtown (with videos)
Carmen Small wasn’t sure she’d even be racing this year, and she certainly didn’t expect to find herself in a news conference with national media included.
But the biggest surprise was finding herself putting on the Stars and Stripes jersey Saturday afternoon as the USA Cycling women’s time trial national champion.
Small won her national championship by a tiny margin, edging Kristin McGrath by 1.25 seconds to win the USA Cycling Professional Women’s Time Trial competition Saturday at the Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant.
Small finished the 19-mile course with a time of 42 minutes and 37.7 seconds, knocking Exergy TWENTY16 rider McGrath to second place just moments after McGrath had posted the best time.