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Helmets ready, it's BMX time
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 23, 2012 at 9:15pm

The slopes on a BMX track don't look too steep until you stand on top of one. Maybe that's why most riders are in their teens and early twenties - no fear. Pic credit: Stephen Kane Thirteen year old Katie O'Neill certainly doesn't show any fear tearing ro...more

From post-Tour crits to NYC
by Christine
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:50pm

Kapellen by Luc van der MeirenWell, I (mainly) successfully completed 5 races out of 6 days. the first was 10th, the second i did a few too many time-wasting efforts in the first round and suffered for the rest so I 'm going to forget about that day, the ...more

Just finished race 1 of 5 this week
by Christine
posted July 27, 2012 at 8:40am

Wow, that was a shock. After a tough recovery process from ripping my back muscles 6 weeks ago, having to do intervals again was a fairly unpleasant experience.  Luckily, as the peloton got smaller and smaller i was able to stay with them. I may...more

Julia Belk Will Be In Chick Flick
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted July 16, 2012 at 1:24pm

Julia met up with Natalie Wade for a full session of filming for the upcoming women’s BMX video, Chick Flick! Although that video is not quite here yet, you can check out Julia’s newest video. ...more

BMX Women Still Advocate To Ride At X
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:31pm

Women BMX has never been represented in X Games. These girls and thousands of others think it is time to change. Why? Women inspire girls and there are a lot of girls attending X Games. Nina Buitrago, Lindsay Hale, Jessica Ausec, Mini Park and Angie...more

Coming round the mountain on her bike
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 11, 2012 at 8:28pm

When Agata Tamulewicz first took up mountain biking she thought paying a thousand euros for a bike was crazy. That was then …  The Polish woman has lived in Ireland for nearly five years and first got into mountain biking (or MTB as they sa...more

Happy Birthday, Title IX!
by Title IX Blog
posted June 24, 2012 at 5:33pm

What are you doing to celebrate?The Title IX Bloggers led our friends in a 40-mile bike ride to commemorate the day.  We had some uphill climbs in the first half of the ride, which we attributed to the Tower Amendment and the Reagan years, and came u...more

Signs I'm a Total Biking Newb
by Run Girl Run
posted June 14, 2012 at 9:54pm

This post could also be titled, that time I failed at inflating my bike tires. So after my crash with the car last weekend, my left handle bar got a little bit bent.   It's actually kind of hard to tell in these pictures, but you get the idea t...more

My existential crisis on a bike
by After Atalanta
posted May 22, 2012 at 2:32am

The day was warm, the hills were long or steep--sometimes both. And as I sped down one such hill--a series actually of downhills--I thought "what's the point?" I had climbed and climbed and climbed all morning. And my reward was these downhills. But they ...more

Amgen Tour of California Women’s Invitational Big Show
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:45pm

What makes it the “big show”? Photo By Jon Devich Some days it is because the result is pivotal for a later selection, and it is do or die.  Win.  Make the break.  Get the pick.  Other days it is because you feel like a...more

Chicks Dig Scars
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 17, 2012 at 1:52pm

Cycling creates scars.  It is inevitable, but life creates scars too.  Each scar carries its own story and its own message. When looking at some of my acquired scars over the last couple of years, some bring feelings of triumph, and some still ...more

Preparation for the Tour of the Gila
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 4, 2012 at 1:23am

How do you prepare for the Tour of the Gila?  Good question.  I will let you know when I figure it out. Altitude. Winds. Heat. Snow. It’s got it all, and we have only done two stages so far. You can go up to altitude to acclimate.  ...more

13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am

Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more

Alison Starnes on Cycling: Therapy or Work?
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:27am

Therapy versus Work. Cycling is social, and if you know me, you also know I have the tendency to talk quite a bit.  Sometimes a a couple of bikes and a friend is the best therapy there is. However, sometimes it isn’t about therapy.  It i...more

Pro cyclist Alison Starnes: The wind has its reasons.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 24, 2012 at 5:00pm

The wind has its reasons.   It isn’t seen, but it is felt. Yesterday, the wind had a specific purpose as it swept down from the north, clearing out the clouds briskly and introducing a new season.  Well, hello, Spring.  Happy Sp...more

Alison Starnes on Cycling: What I have learned lately
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 14, 2012 at 3:00pm

Spending time with my sister has taught me a thing or two the last couple of weeks.  She is still the best training partner, although she does have to do two other sports after riding with me.  That just leaves me plenty of time to capture the d...more

Irish cyclist Fran Meehan on what it's like to win gold at the World Para-cycling Championships
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 8, 2012 at 1:40pm

Irish cyclist Fran Meehan and her partially-sighted partner Catherine Walsh won Gold at the World Para-cycling championships in Los Angeles recently. Here Fran describes for us what it’s like to race at that level. This training camp was all about r...more

Stories from my last races of cross season
by Christine
posted March 6, 2012 at 6:54pm

Since last i posted in January, i have raced a couple of World Cups where i finished 26th and 34th (Liévin, FR and Hoogerheide, NL respectively) and a handful of other races mainly with results in the teens.BUT more interestingly, here are links to...more

Mountain bikes for those with disabilities
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:53pm

Tara Llanes and her new wheels. Photo from CBC. It is not often that I get to write about something that actually brings a smile to my face on this blog so I relish those opportunities when they arise.  Yesterday morning, while watching the news I...more

There is a reason why I do this sport.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 4, 2012 at 8:05am

There is a reason why I do this sport.  There are moments and days that I question that, yet then there is that moment of clarity.  I am reunited with teammates, with friends, with passion. Today was a beginning at the Merco Cycling Classic.&nb...;more

That’s a Wrap. Best. Team. Camp.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted February 14, 2012 at 7:10pm

And that’s a wrap. Team Camp is complete. Swiss Miss, Me, and the Joshua Tree. Match made in heaven. Photo by Greg Erwin. Although it was a chaotic week of hard riding, challenging drills, and extensive learning, it was a resounding success.&nbs...;more

Alison Starnes. Our Real World. Team Camp.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted February 10, 2012 at 1:13pm

Real World. 13 girls. 1 house. Palm Springs. Bicycles. Photo of photo captured by VeloImages Although the schedule has been quite regimented at team camp, there still has been time for plenty of laughter and learning.  We have been visited by so...more

National Girls and Women in Sports Day #NGWSD
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:40am

It is National Girls and Women in Sports Day.  Who would have thought? Why are sports so important for women? Sports build confidence, character, and responsibility.  Sports demonstrate to a young girl that she is strong, capable, and worthy. ...more

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