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Survivor

Just this past weekend I was in Wisconsin for a Jeep King of the Mountain race. Elkhart, Wisconsin to be exact. Needless to say I had never been there, but it turned out to be a beautiful area and our hotel was right on a lake. The actual race was a tough one. The course was very flat and had a ton of pedaling, but I was confident. I won my first round and headed into the second round against the #1… »
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Empowering Women

For the past two years I have ridden the Giant Sedona I won through the “Biketown” giveaway with my “Biker Babe” girlfriends. Over the years we’ve increased the number of miles we ride each week and also added more and more hills to our route, so I knew it was getting near the time I would need to take the plunge and upgrade to a road bike. In late June I brought home a brand new baby blue… »
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Enter any bike shop in the country and you will most likely be helped by a male...

Enter any bike shop in any city in any country and odds are in favor of you being greeting by a male employee. Peek your head in to the service shop and chances are high that it is filled with guys in aprons, dirty hands engaged in the task of repairing bikes. As a bicycle courier back in the early 1990’s, my steel steed required regular maintenance. I can recall the unease that filled me every time… »
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My Inspiration

I felt that since Mother’s Day is just a couple days away that I would dedicate this blog to my Mom and what an inspiration she’s been to me. My mom has always been quite the athlete and I’m glad I took after her. In her younger days she played very competitive triple-A softball, which is where she unfortunately ended up with her first serious injury. She was sliding into second base and jammed… »
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A Great Reason to Ride

I recently returned from the Tour of Georgia . I was not there to race, but I had the opportunity to ride alongside Greg Lemond (cycling legend and 3 time Tour de France winner), Steve Hegg (Olympic Gold Medalist) and Norman Alvis (former Professional US National Champion) as a team leader in the 1st Annual Briar Rose Grand Peloton ride to benefit the Georgia Cancer Coalition. All the athletes had… »
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Women Who Inspire Us!

Women have told me they have been inspired by my cycling story, yet due to cycling I have met some truly incredible women who have inspired me to continue to challenge myself. Recently, I was sitting at a coffee shop after a ride with my “biker babe” friends and we were approached by a woman who was very excited to see us and anxious to share her cycling story. The woman, now 88 years old, told… »
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