Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Women’s Cycling on the Triple – Where Strength and Beauty Meet the Road
Northern Exposure – An Interview with Canadian Leah Guloien
Last year, I had the good fortune of meeting author Chris Cleave, who was in town for a reading and signing of his latest novel, Gold, which delves into the lives and rivalry of two female track cyclists. During the question and answer portion, a rather astute devotee questioned the reasoning behind his use of [...]
Colavita/Fine Cooking Women’s Pro Cycling Team Announces Roster for Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium
Team Colavita Aims for 5th Win at 10th Anniversary Edition of Charlotte Criterium Edison, NJ – The Colavita/Fine Cooking Women’s Pro Cycling Team will line up for the 10th Annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium with history on its side. Tina Pic, winner of the 2006 and 2007 editions, will lead the squad. She will be [...]
USA Crits Series Coast Into Charlotte
Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Charlotte, NC – The bustling city with a down-home feel of Charlotte, NC, will play host to the 10th Annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium this Saturday, April 13, 2013. Boasting one of the largest purses for a single-day criterium event ($75,000) and drawing 35,000+ spectators, it’s no [...]
Click-Thru Thursdays!
As some of you know, I host regular online live video Q&A sessions for cycling fans, in order to answer questions related to women’s cycling, training, racing and life as a professional athlete. The one question that arises during every single session is: How can cycling fans better support women’s cycling? Likewise, in response [...]
Money versus Ethics
A recent discussion via Twitter ensued from this question, posed by the fabulously sharp-witted FestinaGirl: @festinagirl Women’s cycling has all the panache the men’s sport has largely lost – why is that? Money? Attitude? A few twitterati suggested the reason as less money in women’s cycling. One argument can be made for this point: less [...]
Continuing the Dialogue: Women’s Cycling
Today I read this great article over at Cycling Tips. It’s a quick take on a larger picture issue, and in the spirit of continuing constructive dialogue, I have a few thoughts of my own to add. First and foremost, let us state the obvious: men and women are different. This is both a [...]
Sharing The (Bike) Love: Part II
In the process of writing the previous post (Part I), I asked my mom to share a few of her thoughts and impressions of our ride together. She had so much fun recalling the adventure that she wrote a full post of her own. We did not read each others’ accounts before writing our own; [...]
Sharing The (Bike) Love: Part I
In the process of writing this post, I asked my mom to share a few of her thoughts and impressions of our ride together. She had so much fun recollecting the adventure that she wrote a full post of her own, and it’s brilliant. While neither of us read the other’s account before writing [...]
Wilcoxson Claims Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge
Aspen, Colo. – Prior to the men’s Stage 3 finale of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the streets of downtown Aspen hosted the Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge. Originally planned as a three-day stage event, the Aspen Criterium nonetheless brought out some of best riders, including London Olympics track heroine, Lauren Tamayo (Exergy TWENTY12), former [...]
London Calling – Olympian Shelley Olds
When I first met Shelley Olds, she was a budding track cycling star who was still navigating the nuisances of road cycling. But throughout the course of her professional career, the one constant has been the Olympic dream. While it would take some sacrifice and a move from away from her comfort zone, in a [...]
Recent Comments