Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee

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So I’m out enjoying a leisurely ride on my featherweight Amira road bike.  My friend Karoline and I are riding, catching up on gossip and enjoying a summer ride on the bike path. Flick…something hits me in the face at the top of my glasses and goes behind my glasses.  It’s a bee and gets [..read more]

Like a 747, The Leadville 100

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It has been nearly a week and I’m just now coming down enough to try to put the experience into words.  I’ll cut to the chase. I had one of the best races of my life.  I improved my time from last year by 27 minutes.  I broke the longstanding women’s course record by 11 [..read more]

Specialized Leadville Video

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Check out this great video Specialized put together this from this years Leadville 100.


South America Winter Training Camp

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South America Winter Training Camp Three weeks down, one to go! I am in my final days of a month long training and racing camp in the lakes district of Patagonian Argentina and Chile. This is my first winter cycling excursion in this part of the world and it has been a fantastic way to [..read more]

Final Report: Trans Andes

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The adventure of the Trans Andes stage race has come to a close. Jenny has left to head back to Colorado and I have been chilling in a cozy cabin in San Martin de los Andes with the Specialized dealer and his friends.  The damp stench is finally washed out of my clothes and sleeping bag [..read more]