Since the birth of this team, it has been an "on the go" adventure. I never imagined that racing your bike could take up so much time. I seem to be either on my bike or driving one my girls to gymnastics. All of my hard work and long hours of training seem to be paying off, as I have had quite a bit of success so far this year.
It started early with training camp in Scottsdale with coach Corey and friends Barney King and Kimberley Baldwin. There were 10 ladies from the ColoBikeLaw team, all us new to each other. We had a great time and learned a lot.
Training went into full swing getting ready for the Tour of the Gila. This was one of our toughest races of the year, but we kept our heads above water and I actually ended up 16th in the overall. This, as I would later learn, was one of my most treasured accomplishments of the year.
The year kept rolling on with races almost every weekend. My next accomplishment was winner of the SW 1-2 State TT Championships. Jeannie Longo has been showing up to train for the Olympics at most of our recent races. She used the State Championships to get ready for her own French National Championship race to qualify for the Olympics. Needless to say, she creamed us all. However, not being a Colorado resident, she was not eligible for the State title.
Moving forward to Rist Canyon RR and Hill Climb. I won both days and the Pink Polka Dot Jersey given to "Queen of Rist Canyon". I was the best all around rider of both days. I also won the green polka dot jersey for being the fastest woman on the course for both days combined. This was a fun weekend, as I have always wanted to win a polka dot jersey.
Next was Dead Dog Classic, 2 day stage race. The team rode hard as Meredith Miller from Aarons pro team was with us. Terrie and I rode a great RR, driving the pace high to wear out Meredith. We ended up 1st and 2nd in the RR. Our dreams of winning this SR were short lived however, as Meredith claimed her win with a blazing fast TT ride. She ended up 40 seconds faster than me, dropping me from 2nd to 3rd place overall.
I am in rest mode right now, as I have been racing every weekend for the past 6 weeks. I am getting ready for Mt. Evans and Salida Omnium. Both of these races are important for me, as I am winning the BAR (best all around rider) for the SW 1-2 in Colo. I need to continue to do well at the upcoming races, to keep the points coming in.
Did I mention that our fabulous squad is winning the BAT (best all around team) competition for 2008. This is our first year as a team and we are rockin away. It is so much fun to ride with this team and getting to know these ladies. I am so grateful for the friendships I have formed.
This is a cool sport! I'll report more after Mt. Evans, as I will gone next week taking my girls to horse camp!
Physio Matrix Performance
Doug Collman is vital part of my training and health on the bike. He keeps my soft tissue fluid and loose, therefore minimizing injury during aggresive training and racing.
Team ColoBikeLaw.com
This is my awesome team
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Doug and I found this great beer 2 years ago at the Iron Horse Classic in Durango and fell in love. They are now one of our most supportive sponsors for ColoBikeLaw. Everyone loves this stuff and looks forward to winning some Steamworks beer as prizes at one of our awesome races.
Adventure Cycle
This s our sponsored bike shop. The guys over there take good care of me. They set me up on my Giant TCR Advanced with Sram Red components and Reylonlds KOM wheels. My awesome ride is insanely light.! In the fall I ride a Yeti MB, it's fun to take time off the road bike and have a little fun on the trails.
Coach Corey Hart: coreyhart@cableone.net
I attribute a lot of my success to my coach Corey. He is one of the most talented coaches I've known. With a lot of hard work, Corey has helped me realized and tap into my potential as a competitive cyclist.
Doug racing a crit
Just 2 years ago, Doug decided to start riding a bike. He has come a long way, thanks to our coach Corey Hart. Doug races the 35+4 category and rides a mean crit!
Tour of the Gila 2008
This was the hardest tt I have ever done. After 2 days of 75 mile road races, full of climbing, you have to conquer this baby. It starts off with a 5 mile uphill stretch.
Line up at Iron Horse
I love this picture of the team. We look so cool in our ColoBikeLaw kits. This team has some awesome ladies on it. I am so proud to be a part of it!
Iron Horse 2008
I love this picture of Terrie and I. This was at Iron Horse Crit and we were rounding a corner. Perfect unison. I call us the "doublemint twins"! This crit was hard and crazy as Jeannie Longo, Mara Abbott and Carmen Small decided to mix it up with us! Wow, here we go.....
City Park Crit
Our line up at City Park Crit. Bulldog Kate is with me, I love her heart. She can attack at crits like nobody's business!
Rist Canyon Hill Climb
Carla and myself discussing how hard this finish was.. Race tactics were strange at this race, but we made it! This is such a huge picture, I noticed that Carla has her Excel gloves on! Ugh, I'm getting her some ColoBikeLaw gloves... Take those off Carla
2 comments:
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(Just had to show my IQ points... really, it's a lovely blog, especially for one "computer illiterate"...)
Your CBL teammate,
Alisabeth
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very fun to read everything! I am not so 'up' on all your acronyms - please explain a few in the text as you go, perhaps in parenthesis... and links to see the images full size would be great! I don't know about your team at all. who are they, ages, etc. and I have know idea of the race formats, or any part of that world - but I am interested in all of it! please post more! great blog, and maybe we will do something similar. makes it easier than sending mass emails all the time... (not that I EVER send mass emails... hmm)
B&K
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