 It keeps me in the sport, seeing all my friends, being able to race against people that I just love is amazing. It's a sentiment Schmidt's mom, Shannon Clint, shares too. Just like for the Olympic road, families are doing much of this work and supporting and friends and stuff like that. But then you have everything else on top of it. She's got extra appointments. She's got extra things she needs to do. When you sit down and you hear other stories in the stands, you become bonded very strongly.