After Alexandera had her heart broken on the Tour Divide, her nerves were aplenty at the start of the 2023 Colorado Trail Race. She stuck to her race plan-- which was to rest early and try hard towards the end to make sure her body would hold up to the extreme altitude and unrelenting terrain. What ended up being her fastest Colorado Trail effort to date wasn't enough to pull a race win. (though she did set a new singlespeed women’s record.)
Alexandera placed 4th lady overall, losing her 3x CTR title to Katya Rakhmatulina, who set a new women's record with an incredible 5 day, 1 hour and some minutes.
“It's wild how many races one can do and still feel like a rookie! Lessons learned, heartbreak felt, but pure joy in the reaffirmation.”
Alexandera still sees herself as a bike racer despite questioning her identity following the TD. Stay tuned to see what her final effort of the Triple Crown Challenge looks like when she races the Arizona Trail in late October 2023.