tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75480185795469006962024-03-12T19:33:49.624-07:00The "A Team"Kat Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05476623763114227352noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-24073922373319204442008-07-15T07:34:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:23.911-08:00Criterium Podium - Cascade Classic<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYFO_6caF4IZcUvci9iGurteqLHp7D586UdXwlpDsSUC9RcUdVxFWgMCU_RYD1yy12lOuWFGpeiWu7VixcqzTZnwxGu8AnLfEw5Vaaqj4-26_Soz6BlzOCIFT5g0Xj9HddCZavnXwXmxz/s1600-h/CriteriumCascade.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223249386777754962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYFO_6caF4IZcUvci9iGurteqLHp7D586UdXwlpDsSUC9RcUdVxFWgMCU_RYD1yy12lOuWFGpeiWu7VixcqzTZnwxGu8AnLfEw5Vaaqj4-26_Soz6BlzOCIFT5g0Xj9HddCZavnXwXmxz/s400/CriteriumCascade.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Alison Testroete, Brooke Miller, Gina Grain</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Cascade Classic 2009 Criterium Podium</span><br /><br /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-18223930374354838592008-06-28T11:35:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:25.567-08:00Inspiration is a Two Way Street<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZA5p_VkJ7lhraEwUiHPsmfyJ-GKwDxMo4YNmjg07TwwF9QeObAnJoNfyiHm8Omr5BnjOeXx6Gwwa5JU9fuRPIyUVL1TGzxa1IKF4IvmL7ejLa-LqCaJNrZg2XTebIynz6vtk_xDhp_hv/s1600-h/Mia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217324698884754514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZA5p_VkJ7lhraEwUiHPsmfyJ-GKwDxMo4YNmjg07TwwF9QeObAnJoNfyiHm8Omr5BnjOeXx6Gwwa5JU9fuRPIyUVL1TGzxa1IKF4IvmL7ejLa-LqCaJNrZg2XTebIynz6vtk_xDhp_hv/s400/Mia.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Mia Van Maldegiam on a Designs for Women Specialized bicycle</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLUezzpI3qPFAUYW5xaGfTlaY5FDU52UeF0RkRWGQgbN551_l9m1Ce2eIaeFEaYSxIxSsh1XDfrh2fzXl0NZFsAaK1qL6FzWxgfgZz5QUVhE9MGeYxBkU-aOeZToWjLUUJojVzk8qewM1/s1600-h/ProCyclist.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217324705913586658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLUezzpI3qPFAUYW5xaGfTlaY5FDU52UeF0RkRWGQgbN551_l9m1Ce2eIaeFEaYSxIxSsh1XDfrh2fzXl0NZFsAaK1qL6FzWxgfgZz5QUVhE9MGeYxBkU-aOeZToWjLUUJojVzk8qewM1/s400/ProCyclist.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong> Inspiration from both her parents who are avid cyclists as well as the Aaron's Pro Cycling Team</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNVe12b_ZhRp_X2AzO74HQpVnWJGJH4wOzYDs_i9GBg7tvQd0wsS70vG71tagSsr0DXZmB-4L66zHjYsHl-SiMRPDMXUYxx6PHU2F_Cr6iIi1T2X3rGwyx0aYlTwHwxc4m55JcvqICDPi/s1600-h/MiawithFriend.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217324712413384514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNVe12b_ZhRp_X2AzO74HQpVnWJGJH4wOzYDs_i9GBg7tvQd0wsS70vG71tagSsr0DXZmB-4L66zHjYsHl-SiMRPDMXUYxx6PHU2F_Cr6iIi1T2X3rGwyx0aYlTwHwxc4m55JcvqICDPi/s400/MiawithFriend.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217345037853609330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6GF461-v7-CcL6T05WaprAxlmnRuuObdWJzJmqrIpejICJZB6bxFTK-f0lmTiwBX-q_OMQvqtuDf2X5UpFFITeIFj5vf3hY6xOENJEwTk_0f5aZj2x8vW5c94ZY2Z9oZPXEmLNgJsiCy/s400/CatherinePowers.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Catherine Powers - Teacher/Professional Cyclist</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center">Catherine Powers, one of the veterans of the Aaron's Team, while not racing as much this season as season's past, still continues to take time out of her teaching schedule to make time for young cycling enthusiasts. Catherine was interviewed by Mia Van Maldegiam on her career as a professional woman cyclist for a career day fair. </div><br /><div align="center">The Aaron's Team met Scott and Melissa Van Maldegiam and there two kids, Mia and Alec a couple of years ago at Criterium Nationals in Downers Grove, IL just outside of Chicago. Since then, the family has invited the "A-Team" back every year as a host family and is an enthusiastic supporter of the team.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-42974994942904922392008-06-27T11:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:25.882-08:00Orange or Red?After Kat Carroll's strong ride at the Nature Valley Grand Prix she pulled on the Leaders Jersey for the Women's Prestige Series as well as the Sprint Leaders Jersey....well done Kat!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ5deFfYjnLCmPMHOQ49XVUwLsqNzfaC7GbJv_ux9GMxX3ei8jPNjmVcNqSqrpNi5oEvJkZ7ExRrDEkEj-OgHa7_EXYTnZv5dyi79vSkmfQrJ5N9eEMSDI0u5SB0K0knygVfqzJzwO_Ut/s1600-h/KatWPSLeader.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216637430467699602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ5deFfYjnLCmPMHOQ49XVUwLsqNzfaC7GbJv_ux9GMxX3ei8jPNjmVcNqSqrpNi5oEvJkZ7ExRrDEkEj-OgHa7_EXYTnZv5dyi79vSkmfQrJ5N9eEMSDI0u5SB0K0knygVfqzJzwO_Ut/s400/KatWPSLeader.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjAGfjoYo5qsSbOq2eijbklRRovShid0r4EL2Etc5Vda014HPqWH5JRuACkK9M53gULGNz0py_R2atKH8ktZoTU9ZAA5CROkkwhzm1HKQvWtf_nal8vbax-XgvKZEY4TE_c_2_HaPcEjs/s1600-h/KatWPSSprintLeaderr.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216637434891626482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjAGfjoYo5qsSbOq2eijbklRRovShid0r4EL2Etc5Vda014HPqWH5JRuACkK9M53gULGNz0py_R2atKH8ktZoTU9ZAA5CROkkwhzm1HKQvWtf_nal8vbax-XgvKZEY4TE_c_2_HaPcEjs/s400/KatWPSSprintLeaderr.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-5456792117676933852008-06-27T11:35:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:26.769-08:00Nature Valley Grand Prix<div>Four weeks on the road took the "A-Team" from Montreal to Philadelphia, to Minnesota and to Austin, TX before a much needed rest at home.</div><br /><div>Along the way we revisited some of our wonder host families and got to catch up with them as well as meet some new folks that took the team under their wings. GRATitude GalORe is all I can say...thank-you, thank-you, thank-you all for your hospitality and support! We can't do this without you all.</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpfBVuWUDicM2PO8gLuTarUMYDTmGp4MU1DQ349gp54D2InqN5pI-vxRpyZ-0wDI03W1CsR3d5bs6NSmT3F-9ctCvcu__N4ptdoqFmn0wM1BVWbQYnlTwDLBiIoF9s7kEwk3yNSZYKS2e/s1600-h/IMG_3171_4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216634502308104338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpfBVuWUDicM2PO8gLuTarUMYDTmGp4MU1DQ349gp54D2InqN5pI-vxRpyZ-0wDI03W1CsR3d5bs6NSmT3F-9ctCvcu__N4ptdoqFmn0wM1BVWbQYnlTwDLBiIoF9s7kEwk3yNSZYKS2e/s400/IMG_3171_4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAw9g5SRYAZX4WhH6oHTsapwVhz87Vz6G3LHL4lo3Cgd2hetcgX3s5qNUJM-8vCSf0lkzUCgAJIkOql2gBdrm3zrOH3DcIOeDeH_vTbLQgvtl1IseOyEa9cgY6ysOK3ForhuW1NgnYqd5/s1600-h/IMG_3170_3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216634506342322962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAw9g5SRYAZX4WhH6oHTsapwVhz87Vz6G3LHL4lo3Cgd2hetcgX3s5qNUJM-8vCSf0lkzUCgAJIkOql2gBdrm3zrOH3DcIOeDeH_vTbLQgvtl1IseOyEa9cgY6ysOK3ForhuW1NgnYqd5/s400/IMG_3170_3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMA9kieMlOCC8j5e2rXvrP8VMixbGa1sqfT_7cqcH1YAIWJmyBmFNqkpXPaoi2tVEPlaZdBCC_66_myfrx90CVje1uN9S3PdC27ULSOMvvdeVvMW1Y62-7MCEYuW8P81G3FGYtm-M4U_B/s1600-h/IMG_3082_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216634507380583586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMA9kieMlOCC8j5e2rXvrP8VMixbGa1sqfT_7cqcH1YAIWJmyBmFNqkpXPaoi2tVEPlaZdBCC_66_myfrx90CVje1uN9S3PdC27ULSOMvvdeVvMW1Y62-7MCEYuW8P81G3FGYtm-M4U_B/s400/IMG_3082_2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1O2tJ_6YJyAMsajF7JmwRI3YTP1Mj0Q4kr2SfltpBOw2trW6CtVrZJBPcyuVvAh7brPvlXyKxCboEOsjO8JcYlwmAhY6Up4wH3qPzmCqGOhZdti29Z83P6czkfCs7fo0_KwixzyB73Tp/s1600-h/IMG_3140_3_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216634514803072082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1O2tJ_6YJyAMsajF7JmwRI3YTP1Mj0Q4kr2SfltpBOw2trW6CtVrZJBPcyuVvAh7brPvlXyKxCboEOsjO8JcYlwmAhY6Up4wH3qPzmCqGOhZdti29Z83P6czkfCs7fo0_KwixzyB73Tp/s400/IMG_3140_3_2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G1pSRkCLGSUIaXtL3MhnAxNMjOxqEV8IDz8ya8bWUsEEzwi-6PVwQ_nUanUX0f7hw2T-lsPH7qZak1-nUwK3mjxH2d090gz9qFnGJ4r86pkDFL1YYpRWf1oYz_AMks_aDNddC9XfG_ZU/s1600-h/IMG_3182_2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216634524210247922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G1pSRkCLGSUIaXtL3MhnAxNMjOxqEV8IDz8ya8bWUsEEzwi-6PVwQ_nUanUX0f7hw2T-lsPH7qZak1-nUwK3mjxH2d090gz9qFnGJ4r86pkDFL1YYpRWf1oYz_AMks_aDNddC9XfG_ZU/s400/IMG_3182_2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-9883131204415804322008-06-04T21:15:00.001-07:002008-12-10T06:25:27.172-08:00Polka Dots in Montreal<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208246467515300290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJYwg1AkOmaMG37Yvc5v7-hQhcuuNzpgFSPaF3pgIBqNvbBWoIiG7hihfdPmeT3b7NSyIKUcCznygU47FIKSsohGV4CZ7m69l5-LXmIyW03y-SYHBzPbQ9CmxeMjnVDt5WgU5eCvsL0tl/s400/FeliciaTakesFlight.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Felicia takes flight in the Climbers Jersey</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mjCt7ZokDJCe_2wvPOnlL1ctUvnBFmacyO9aKTViz8IhKFO9W-5pIO9Q0cNz-7cLcAIiyaLzuLA3ASfyzsyR8HVehUFixSRwBhawINOD-WB3WuiKTgqTo8vC1Y2H20WT8s1nkS0ur1Vc/s1600-h/TourMontrealJerseyPodium.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208246465045233746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mjCt7ZokDJCe_2wvPOnlL1ctUvnBFmacyO9aKTViz8IhKFO9W-5pIO9Q0cNz-7cLcAIiyaLzuLA3ASfyzsyR8HVehUFixSRwBhawINOD-WB3WuiKTgqTo8vC1Y2H20WT8s1nkS0ur1Vc/s400/TourMontrealJerseyPodium.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Felicia Gomez claims the Climbers Jersey on day 1 of the QOM competition</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">A top the podium with some of the very best in the World</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-74713135967758837712008-06-04T21:06:00.001-07:002008-12-10T06:25:27.345-08:00Brian is All Smiles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6utznHx_nn1mrF0_3HxuFyDBrVtnNGziP5GZEDL2mDbtXfXzb6Y75ocHHjUjs59OP2FY0166g9mx4eU1gXnJpn1p1onF1DS_3C9iLCHTnXfkhLzDnNVWUzUIZNHBq9HMEXP8lE7b4waXK/s1600-h/BrianAllSmiles.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208244234619408546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6utznHx_nn1mrF0_3HxuFyDBrVtnNGziP5GZEDL2mDbtXfXzb6Y75ocHHjUjs59OP2FY0166g9mx4eU1gXnJpn1p1onF1DS_3C9iLCHTnXfkhLzDnNVWUzUIZNHBq9HMEXP8lE7b4waXK/s400/BrianAllSmiles.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brian Muck, the Aaron's Team Mechanic, hit the streets of Little Italy in Montreal Canada to represent the Aaron's Team during the mechanics/directors race that takes place every year prior to the elite women taking the course. Brian's love of cycling shines through that huge smile.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-31508422473416589462008-05-27T14:21:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:35:12.766-07:00Upcoming Races for the "A-Team"The "A-Team" will send a team of riders to contest the Montreal World Cup and Grand Tour of Montreal as well as send a small but strong squad to the CSC Invitational in Arlington, VA this coming weekend.<br /><br />Both Felicia Gomez and Julie Beveridge will be looking for a top placing in the Montreal WC in hopes of landing a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team. If Mt. Hood is any indication of the form these two riders are carrying into this tough selection race I would say they have a lot going for them. A strong supporting team of Meredith Miller, Kristin Sanders, Alison Testroete and Carmen McNellis will be heading to Montreal as well.<br /><br />At the CSC Invitational it will be Erica Allar, who recently finished 3rd in Sommerville, Anna Lang and team veteran Catherine Powers who will look to bring home some cash in Arlington, VA before being joined by Athens Twilight winner, Rebecca Larson and heading up to race in the Triple Crowne of races that begins in Allentown at the Lehigh Valley Classic. Reading will be spot two of the Triple Crowne followed by the Liberty Classic in Philadelphia, PA.<br /><br />For the Liberty Classic, the "A-Team" will see the return of Kat Carroll from her recent european racing where she claimed 2nd place in a stage at the Tour de L' Aude. Joining her will be Meredith Miller, Rebecca Larson, Carmen McNellis, Kristin Sanders, and Erica Allar who finished 8th place in last years race.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-64111225962762197782008-05-27T14:15:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:27.844-08:00Erica Allar 3rd at Sommerville<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSAg82GidvlJNuMJb3j5J3SwOnT3ciPO9pqj5pQBMH6cpsP1G-0Vtub5aA2eTFjU98lUxYr3gyhA2UuKOK53hQ6DpcQUpqYEXXeh7Y0PVYwjZ0_fKEl1Q655m78Tu2gU2T7mZyloku2HP/s1600-h/CYCTDS029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205498516325171218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSAg82GidvlJNuMJb3j5J3SwOnT3ciPO9pqj5pQBMH6cpsP1G-0Vtub5aA2eTFjU98lUxYr3gyhA2UuKOK53hQ6DpcQUpqYEXXeh7Y0PVYwjZ0_fKEl1Q655m78Tu2gU2T7mZyloku2HP/s400/CYCTDS029.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Erica Allar </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo by Kurt Jambretz</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqlTNQthSczCbSjs1MhxMy_8dqghBebPMFHPl5QNUDpBPgc0PJgdABJz7HgiOBz2YYqxVt5MuTNKdEBXarYxko6aKOlFZFC_bXh3eJlWNwY4Mhv5NQhIgajd07NuQFtq-RiWPrjdGnzoy/s1600-h/somerville.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205169659269251074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqlTNQthSczCbSjs1MhxMy_8dqghBebPMFHPl5QNUDpBPgc0PJgdABJz7HgiOBz2YYqxVt5MuTNKdEBXarYxko6aKOlFZFC_bXh3eJlWNwY4Mhv5NQhIgajd07NuQFtq-RiWPrjdGnzoy/s400/somerville.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Kellie Benjamin, Tina Pic, and Erica Allar a top the podium at Sommerville</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Flying solo at Sommerville, Aaron's, Erica Allar went up against some tough competition form the Colavita and Cheerwine squads. By putting her super sprint and race savy to work she finished third place in a tough drag race with some of the countries very best sprinters.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Rock on Erica!!!</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-78767788073942716242008-05-21T09:07:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:29.508-08:00Mt. Hood a HUGE Success!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOoUnlt2ywb_O9KwHboWVh09E4DkPDOyqAnaCSv6XKan4MXmU7b7J-aNtXDn189_uaxSUcnhfK4xE3Pmla8vU6TYqI4ZNIqn3g7LU2hUFRbnbihpoCB5S0NXw_uz0OXwpnRhLezV2zQAK/s1600-h/JewlsYellowOverall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202873861969769922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOoUnlt2ywb_O9KwHboWVh09E4DkPDOyqAnaCSv6XKan4MXmU7b7J-aNtXDn189_uaxSUcnhfK4xE3Pmla8vU6TYqI4ZNIqn3g7LU2hUFRbnbihpoCB5S0NXw_uz0OXwpnRhLezV2zQAK/s400/JewlsYellowOverall.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Overall G.C. Podium - Julie Beveridge Wins at Hood!</span><br /><br /><div align="center">The "A-Team" has been knocking on the door since Redlands for it's first big stage race win and we finally got it! Kat and the team came close in Redlands, Felicia and our small team of 4 came close in Gila, and Julie and the team "mission accomplished" in Mt. Hood.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202873638631470514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_KqAYPyyEpz0z0HOQD3U3Dl3zvoBX5geMNvIne35npO9VKJ8qifngSvC0ZK12rkTQbo51ljKoCe8L-sWY4EXK8riajazRX_LEYYNKTkQUXdG9GDEcZ9q3rC7NXfqvKJGZPG23sI8xS_t/s400/AaronsTeamGC.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">Team G. C. Rebecca Larson, Meredith Miller, Julie Beveridge, Felicia Gomez, and Alison Testroete<br /></span><br />The team started off strong with 5 of our 6 riders in the top 15 after the prologue. With her 5th place finish, Julie would pull on the Best Young Rider Jersey that she would continue to hold on to for the remainder of the race.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202872161162720626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV8_K7ta_a1NbsSc0qpmF6mbR4Zso2Sl4AUZzgV_wBkKFJLfnuwMQZclpf_bXPGLFi2ysGa1tCgEZLjwIDBecAjd_5euQVft7aLySZ8EfDliSdtj1ycjTsQyAnHauH6zsixnL-8HRxcgH/s400/NewKidontheBlockYRJ.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:78%;">Best Young Rider from Day 1 to the end</span><br /><br />On Stage 1 Meredith once again showed her strength at the front of the race and assisted Alison in claiming a $500 preem. With two laps to go, Felicia crashed but lady luck was on her side with the 3km rule already in effect giving her the pack time at the finish. At the finish it was Meredith and Alison who set Julie up for a tough uphill finish...luckily when a little voice whispered in Julie's ear she took off and finished a strong third behind two of the best sprinters in the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202877817634649570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54sop_DtEpTPTV3Zw-VudDd_oPJsC6Z4C-pVBjrRyTH57ZsaUa6M_UxNiSVsHeEDpeuaawEaovddGrCeKGqj7SrDoJcBTyWIMGeWUzVuKQMM2BbztyZnVMBp6Ie_BeEg7pdXNKUacXTrh/s400/Stage1Podium.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">Stage 1 Podium - Jo Kiesanowski, Tina Pic, Julie Beveridge<br /></span></div><div align="center">Stage 2 the Cooper Spur Circuit Race had it's ups and downs. With Kristin Sanders trying her hand the QOM intermediate sprints she was the unfortunate victim of a hard crash that left her with a mild concussion, stitches in her elbow and a dislocated shoulder. Eyes wide when I got to her laying on the ground I could tell she wanted to get up and continue but it wasn't the thing to do...in the trusted hands of Judy Richardson, M.D I jumped back in the car and tore down the hill to gain contact with my other riders. Felicia also had her battle of the day on that same lap...after getting dropped on the descent she finally found that her rear brake had been rubbing causing her to get dropped on the downhill. Up the final climb of the day and in a tight sprint to the line it was Felicia coming 3rd in a photo finish at the line. Another day for Aaron's on the podium!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202884410409448962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSGhsfC78rz5_IU-RWsmQmdW1w1pGmGGNXq_ivqlMZy5E4LVmJzlbb1Aoi-NmHs2Re006QSZ6M2hrbudjWPr9fGM2xcuVQMA9DzdDQ-syFzBvSQGlILDClXywC5TOmMy7U2w_gzm7DWVX/s400/Stage2Podium.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Stage 2 Podium - Jeanne Longo, Joanne Kiesanowski, Felicia Gomez</span><br /></p>Stage 3 the Individual Time Trial would prove to be a decisive day for the overall G.C. With the UCI officials checking legality of each riders time trial bike (must meet weight and measurement standards) and it being each riders responsibility to arrive at bike check prior to their start time, Jeanne Longo possibly cost herself the overall win when her bike didn't pass but her start time did as she made adjustments to her bars. Who knows in the end what the final outcome would have been...Julie wasn't without difficultly either and lost valuable time when she dropped her chain and had to dismount to put it back on...maybe she would have won the time trial, who knows. In the end Julie finished 2nd on the day but gained enough time to put her into the yellow leaders jersey which the team would defend.<br /><br /><br />Stage 4 the Wy East Road Race, which was the stage last year, that Aaron's tried to rock race leader, Leah Goldsteins world, would prove much different this time around. The team was prepared for the other teams to come out to hammer us but it never materialized. A huge group of riders would arrive at the final climb together and the final time gaps would be minimal. Meredith Miller covered an important attack at the end of the race that would give her a head start up the climb and allow her to give Julie one last effort as she came by close to the finish. Felicia did a fabulous job staying with Julie and helping to minimize the efforts that Julie had to put out covering key attacks at the end of the race. At the end of the day Mara Abbott was able to pull herself a little closer by winning the stage but with no time bonus available for this mountain top finish she only gained back 25 of the 50 seconds she needed on Julie. Julie would climb with legend Longo and finish 3rd on the stage to keep the yellow jersey.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202881502716589554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwjyX8Dw5MQra6C20nFDMZbmbWtVacshkwN7_Vot6_DnB_HpeYnj8BpPNOBVYE5j9DRM067LXFqT2J_eyeW7V9yjiGo6uDQwqibvTDOT10WrlTQNQ7bGylUYggnTD7mBus_gqu1uWW2UO/s400/YellowStage3.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Stage 3 - Julie Beveridge and the Aaron's Team Still in Yellow on the Mountain</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Stage 5 the riders would take to the streets of downtown Hood River. Again the team would focus on defending the jersey and that they did! Everyone on the team rode a strong race and in the end would come away with the yellow jersey and the overall team G.C. to show the depth and teamwork that make the Aaron's team one of the top teams in the country. The celebration was a bit suppressed as Julie hit the deck in the last corner of the last lap sliding like a professional base ball player across the pavement. Once again it would be the 3km rule that would award her pack time and thus she would win the overall by a mere 11 seconds over Jeanne Longo.</span></p></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202885277992842770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis24EkMGpSwc-_YzpiHDaFwyRN1xphWL5xZzSDsht9ABOOV8j-pbO1RAQZPs6ruZAgyH4mmpdwlvw4HWmqBjtpN3wqzNVXeSrK4czBwPPHMCTYLCbvcwDvDy0ouymTIhenmbjq2L0wmiKN/s400/P1010267.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Overall G.C. Podium - Jeanne Longo, Julie Beveridge, Leah Goldstein</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202885939417806370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWqIH3zKs4Qg4WkU_1RxnvNMCzqijAD_6MG_YCZOtcCjQhbwjQVMRUm3F0Qn-IwbHQkyEsNLXlTYJRgpvGsoWVgE7sSOX168pF-oCpg2xlt9VAqj3jIlLpUndgbRW92x-arFi7o2u24Oc/s400/P1010255.JPG" border="0" />Support Crew and Host Family - Leslie, Chris, me and Jim</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">MUCH thanks to our host family, Leslie and Jim and to my husband Chris for all their additional support!!! Thanks also to our mechanic Brian Muck and massage therapist, Sky Robbins for their great attitude, good energy and hard work! Teamwork rocks!!!<br /></span></strong></p></span><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-33113701730509225282008-05-08T14:06:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:29.870-08:00Aaron's Nailed the ITT in Gila<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdA6UVVb8Hqlgq4UVOnlxRUd11UK_E7c_oPvYeMHQzNE_uTvaBGyvAQRahCIZBgSHulpKqjIX266HTX7Mrdq_o5Tz5PymvaOj__tRb3QKAG-SWOafemfQnkqRIulygOJZwQYT8AJ3W7x4/s1600-h/GomezTT08Gila.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198116732314826994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdA6UVVb8Hqlgq4UVOnlxRUd11UK_E7c_oPvYeMHQzNE_uTvaBGyvAQRahCIZBgSHulpKqjIX266HTX7Mrdq_o5Tz5PymvaOj__tRb3QKAG-SWOafemfQnkqRIulygOJZwQYT8AJ3W7x4/s400/GomezTT08Gila.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong> Felicia Gomez WINS ITT at Gila!!!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-_v2TEvMHrK8nhM2QQb0ci43z6IoEIGN2AY2q_hTsKmybqmkrt7k7LMleQ5F7q-CUHLZG_YxH5W_ujQWD84fJnFX3qVir8atY34kD3jExpGCifc49PH1ZeJ44c5YLlSLrNDdYQiqf9eP/s1600-h/BeveridgeSide.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198116637825546466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-_v2TEvMHrK8nhM2QQb0ci43z6IoEIGN2AY2q_hTsKmybqmkrt7k7LMleQ5F7q-CUHLZG_YxH5W_ujQWD84fJnFX3qVir8atY34kD3jExpGCifc49PH1ZeJ44c5YLlSLrNDdYQiqf9eP/s400/BeveridgeSide.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Julie Beveridge 3rd in ITT at Gila...looking good!<br /></span></strong><br /><div></div><br /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-72656505407841382302008-04-28T11:39:00.001-07:002008-12-10T06:25:30.760-08:00Stop #3 on the Aaron's Bicycle and Helmet Safety Tour<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BPDmmj_vyB3v9yAWKUiSyBGeWU6ZvU_XCsCYfNIDanKgo4pLQEUd5a7qRyLm23YOg4sW2woFSBoTR9RJO64ns8pNTDFWVk7dDFBgKwCyw6ulFAkr8u7UFk60xaBtW2QcHBtHECMwY83C/s1600-h/HowtheHelmetFits.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194368753131345554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BPDmmj_vyB3v9yAWKUiSyBGeWU6ZvU_XCsCYfNIDanKgo4pLQEUd5a7qRyLm23YOg4sW2woFSBoTR9RJO64ns8pNTDFWVk7dDFBgKwCyw6ulFAkr8u7UFk60xaBtW2QcHBtHECMwY83C/s400/HowtheHelmetFits.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-size:78%;">Meredith Miller demonstrates how to fit a helmet properly.</span><br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq-VjM848yyeFZADNpzQJ_QxMfi9s3u8xU3_Cg_SB8TxjJXOV90tznesu2u2waEpF8lD_X_jhl4sOx2mX3aSIq4fLJH3kZfNm5J7KpHyD3K394ZGWmJyUDRsxPRI4zYHMBeXUGszEBkxl/s1600-h/AaronsBiggestFan.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194368229145335426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq-VjM848yyeFZADNpzQJ_QxMfi9s3u8xU3_Cg_SB8TxjJXOV90tznesu2u2waEpF8lD_X_jhl4sOx2mX3aSIq4fLJH3kZfNm5J7KpHyD3K394ZGWmJyUDRsxPRI4zYHMBeXUGszEBkxl/s400/AaronsBiggestFan.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-size:78%;">Rebecca Larson poses after her Athens Twilight victory with our team's "Biggest Fan ": )</span><br /></strong><br /><br />Prior to the Team's awesome victory in the Athens Twilight Criterium in Athens, GA the women visited the Barrow Elementary School on Stop #3 of the Aaron's Bicycle and Helmet Safety Tour.<br /><br />Over 200 kids listened intently as Rebecca Larson, Erica Allar, Anna Lang, Kristin Sanders and Meredith Miller spoke to them about what their daily lives entail as professional bicycle racers as well as the importance of helmets and general bicycle safety.<br /><br />50 helmets that were generously donated by the team's title sponsor, Aaron's Corporate Furnishings, and were delivered to teacher Teresa Sheppard prior to the team's arrival. A contest was created that would challenge the kids to think about bicycle and helmet safety and to express that through a written story, a poem, or any creative process. The top 50 entries will be awarded one of the bright red helmets! One of the kids raised her hand and asked, "Can we submit multiple entries?" The helmets have been a great hit!<br /></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-35942410219353707172008-04-26T23:05:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:31.379-08:00Rebecca Larson wins Hometown Athens Twilight Criterium<div align="center">Victory was SWEET in Athens for the Aaron's Team!!!! Check out the article in the Athens Banner-Herald </div><div align="center"><a href="http://onlineathens.com/stories/042808/news_2008042800574.shtml">http://onlineathens.com/stories/042808/news_2008042800574.shtml</a><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193802697916569186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAxh_FgrJAFoKShE60Krv8I9dJ_Sw9IBfiu6pE-J-SeX4Z_WkrUcXBo54WJc_WaBq0-z9JPrM-FU38TObrmO_2e8OIdeWUz8yw1fEIMbDcP3q5HrTqx2JLR3L8n45ZvPWLPFdqG5mufTL/s400/RebeccaWinnerPodium.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Hometown gal, Rebecca Larson proudly displays the Leader's Jersey that she will be wearing in Race #2 of the South East Crit Series. She took this jersey after winning the Athens Twilight Criterium in Athens, GA.</strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370097456109234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrmxf_Kq7fwQ6IGhFMjG9GWqfSz_rEmRZkdQaeei_tD-a0KgibA3yx1zS3VFEWMN4DxQk1cf1Cx6z54g2HUDzdcs44LZ2A0XIO4QMfqVOwNqMFB_GAoKGbFdKsmgKVjH65ETTB-mw5PBT/s400/RebeccaPodiumLapLeader.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Rebecca also claimed the Lap Leader Jersey for the Series for leading the most laps during the race.</strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoiUu4erF1nHwRDXY3wibREcVlUxQh1fzbPZ-WB8ivC5r5spajiKtliU_RpP0eBlB_gsVpN23BmRPzI8VfTnSdXTeCIm-EhrgKwp54M5xx_z8Hv1tNg3qcy-ZcsfrYCqgqgMUPqgyK4F7/s1600-h/ThreeonaCurb.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370093161141922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoiUu4erF1nHwRDXY3wibREcVlUxQh1fzbPZ-WB8ivC5r5spajiKtliU_RpP0eBlB_gsVpN23BmRPzI8VfTnSdXTeCIm-EhrgKwp54M5xx_z8Hv1tNg3qcy-ZcsfrYCqgqgMUPqgyK4F7/s400/ThreeonaCurb.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Prior to the nights racing</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-8916676061575687132008-04-22T18:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:31.725-08:00"The Kat" is interviewed on thebroadbandracer.com<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzlMeiQVDEEu9B6VsuCULSn7EvrQtw3v_gaXGGrDXX7-pqL-0RVuRNwY7XZIxFAfKVWUZ_IW9PR02BspuILCvs9Q-SQ5AMr2W5z_5QOVJsVt1EC5R3ltX2zilsUaGeFoQfQoEsbbiLcfm/s1600-h/KatharineCarroll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192254559774856786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzlMeiQVDEEu9B6VsuCULSn7EvrQtw3v_gaXGGrDXX7-pqL-0RVuRNwY7XZIxFAfKVWUZ_IW9PR02BspuILCvs9Q-SQ5AMr2W5z_5QOVJsVt1EC5R3ltX2zilsUaGeFoQfQoEsbbiLcfm/s200/KatharineCarroll.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>During the Redlands Bicycle Classic a couple of weeks ago, Mari Holden, former World and National Time Trial Champion, interviewed Aaron's, "The Kat" Carroll.</div><br /><div></div><div>Check it out and enjoy! <a title="http://www.thebroadbandracer.com/fly.aspx?taxid=" href="http://www.thebroadbandracer.com/fly.aspx?taxid=19&layout=player&videoid=313" layout="player&videoid=">http://www.thebroadbandracer.com/fly.aspx?taxid=19&layout=player&videoid=313</a></div><br /><div></div><div>We are looking forward to a creative video diary from Kat soon...hint, hint, hint.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-78054793474654966962008-04-18T20:12:00.000-07:002008-04-22T19:04:58.121-07:00Garett Lemire Cycling ClassicAaron's, Anna Lang, riding solo at the Garett Lemire Cycling Classic in Ojai, CA finished 4th by winning the field sprint. A breakaway of three riders took the top spots on the day. With temps of 102 degrees Anna said it was a battle just to over come the chills she was experiencing.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">*correction and due credit should be given to Rachel Tzinberg of the Bicycle Johns Racing team for winning the field sprint. </span><br /><br />Way to go Anna!<br /><br />1 806 Cromwell Tiffany Colavita Racing 1:00:17.1<br />2 835 Wynter ParkIosna Colavita Racing 1:01:18.1<br />3 842 Tzinberg Rachel Bicycle Johns 1:01:21.3<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">4 821 Lang Anna Aaron's Womens Pro Cycling 1:01:21.7<br /></span>5 834 Wilson Jennifer South Bay Wheelmen 1:01:22.3<br />6 812 Gauthier Shontell Colavita/Sutter Home 1:01:22.3<br />7 820 Kroepsch Lara ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 1:01:23.4<br />8 845 Schuster Pamela Helens/Trek 1:01:23.5<br />9 817 Kelly Helen Team TIBCO 1:01:23.9<br />10 833 WangsgardNichole Colavita Racing 1:01:24.2Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-39622822355335480442008-04-16T07:02:00.001-07:002008-12-10T06:25:31.995-08:00Redlands Overall Podium<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE0H2JDJ3GCUROm8ub2sb9iB4znFUPrLwvtZX_sdBoMJc9cGNpzMSUicDdg6v1zSzzK1GKd4e4HfmHnqnAuzPp8Qugqb7RlqDA5dMnPxRv6Qwbg4bD7vnFDh8rlTMjK2JFUuz8EsmetO2/s1600-h/P1010170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189843455697874098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE0H2JDJ3GCUROm8ub2sb9iB4znFUPrLwvtZX_sdBoMJc9cGNpzMSUicDdg6v1zSzzK1GKd4e4HfmHnqnAuzPp8Qugqb7RlqDA5dMnPxRv6Qwbg4bD7vnFDh8rlTMjK2JFUuz8EsmetO2/s400/P1010170.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Redlands</span> Bicycle Classic Overall Podium </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">L to R: Mara Abbott, Alex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wrubleski</span>, "The Kat" Carroll</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Aaron's Women did a fantastic job this year at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Redlands</span> Bicycle Classic. Katharine "The Kat" Carroll got things rolling with her 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> place finish in the uphill individual prologue on day one. Teammate Meredith Miller also had a very solid riding placing her inside the top ten in 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> place which would be a preview of her strength in the coming days.<br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">On Day 2, the Aaron's Team would not only claim the lead in the Sprint Jersey Competition but would also put together an aggressive race that eventually would allow Kat to claim the stage win at the end of the day. Meredith Miller set the tone of the race the entire day with aggressive riding. First in a strong break of 5 riders that would put Team High Road <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">on the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">defensive </span>to protect their yellow jersey, second, in a 1 1/2 lap solo breakaway, and third with a finally last effort to contribute to the winning <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">leadout</span> for Kat's stage win...bravo Meredith!!!</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189846410635373762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4puMtJWCXVwJg5UMw6Nk5YnlgL6rcSxl86pbW2ljlkhU0crNz7CkPrWN3JX00Y5VVa5eL2oKYgdw7d3HmedwS1hSy9tfiaTXnwAME8Kun5MdSYfrlHj4UU0o3whf7gRI6tWgzK3439j2/s400/P1010023.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Stage 2 Podium Sprint Jersey Leader "The Kat" Carroll</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Day 3, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Redlands</span> Downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Criterium</span> would finish in a bunch sprint with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Rebecca</span> Larson and Katharine Carroll finishing in 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> and 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span> place respectively.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The Final Sunset Road Race once again saw some "Miller Time" at the front of the race with an early solo 1 min. bridge attempt that would join Aaron's with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Cheerwine</span> rider Anne <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sampolonius</span> off the front. With only seconds separating the top three in the overall <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">GC</span> and the win still in reach of all three it would be a show down for the time bonus given at the first QOM sprint on lap 1 and at the final finish in downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Redlands</span>. In the end it would be a trio of young guns standing atop the overall podium with Alex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Wrubleski</span> overtaking Mara Abbott with time bonus and Kat Carroll retaining her 3rd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">palce</span> overall.</span></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></p><br /><div align="center"><br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-29760735430401241332008-04-09T15:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:32.291-08:00The Next Generation<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVDzyQp6W-c1UFuQU_eaQ7x8lsz9_cS_Lxm3Spumf-7TcRmkgMuoyxY2jBtPOZRB0qMnTuLbcTSbzVpCP4BRflvLVudJaai9Y_Ag5Adp9Mpp6nlgw9NDfk9DTUuiZr-GgiNIGx9zMYQCc/s1600-h/Carmen&Haglund+Boys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187381378140150546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVDzyQp6W-c1UFuQU_eaQ7x8lsz9_cS_Lxm3Spumf-7TcRmkgMuoyxY2jBtPOZRB0qMnTuLbcTSbzVpCP4BRflvLVudJaai9Y_Ag5Adp9Mpp6nlgw9NDfk9DTUuiZr-GgiNIGx9zMYQCc/s400/Carmen&Haglund+Boys.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of the best parts of returning to events year after year are the reunions you get to have with friends that you've made along the way. I first stayed with Andrew and Laurel Haglund way back in 1997 during my 4th Redlands Bicycle Classic and have gotten to see them pretty much every year since. This year I was able to bring their boys Reed, Josh and Ethan their very first jerseys. We hope they too will be proud to be an "Aaron" as our Erica Allar says.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187459696868793154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyafnrkOsMvZC4MMkeniWd3nwfFpLZMmm6Z0_IBk09jil5_12nuSoEOF2AwOAijcTjUNX5BkTpuGlYgkGwGsQ5gvVwsm8b0jLOS1hcs_q6dx4lv7yDCO1hkutCUYa5B3doPJqtXS7LZVWV/s400/Team+%26+Haglund+Boys.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-51762694699757565262008-03-11T20:57:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:32.614-08:00"Women's Night" at Concept Cyclery<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-wglDym90cIMCGRfTSmPaVRz2T8aBYeab2CR3-4mc1MpSg0ynFZ0cwvtuObVNhXPfZdpQ4WsVRVjJ-7Hjp4c89sa_CVRBwJcrLNwhKBeEnhlpr-bBUIZ53Ce3f6q7KcWgcxipll-mZKe/s1600-h/img_0775.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176701411841608178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-wglDym90cIMCGRfTSmPaVRz2T8aBYeab2CR3-4mc1MpSg0ynFZ0cwvtuObVNhXPfZdpQ4WsVRVjJ-7Hjp4c89sa_CVRBwJcrLNwhKBeEnhlpr-bBUIZ53Ce3f6q7KcWgcxipll-mZKe/s400/img_0775.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This past Friday evening, Felicia Gomez was the guest speaker at a special "Women's Night" and Concept Cyclery in Morgan Hill, CA. As well as one of countries top stage racers, Felicia is also a tenured professor at Fresno State University and holds a PhD. in Exercise Science and Nutrition.</div><br /><div>Felicia is a natural when it comes to speaking to large groups and she gave a wonderful presentation on nutrition and how it plays a major role in exercise and recovery. </div><br /><div></div><div>Saturday, Felicia joined the group in Morgan Hill for a morning ride and was able to help several beginner riders.</div><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176702498468334082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKkWjoOdbQf5x-1S_fQXQ6mLBnBkAlBizs_k1hNhTtnxDVBB94hl1KaN3r3RLB4ueBimwYRy0TMj1mQkAu1kv1DCgoM_s7b-hgsptLbIuiH25v6ps_xFPbfhmHeJF0Baf8suU1mLvCoMd/s400/img_0783.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Sunday, at the CVC Criterium, one of the women that attended the event came up to thank Felicia once again for all the great information and advice she had given at during the two previous days...Flea, has just added 15 new fans to her fan club!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-9538971714708539712008-03-10T23:13:00.000-07:002008-12-10T06:25:32.816-08:00Central Valley Classic<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb2JgRX4W1uvDJSK722rMOoOM0gnaaFaYWwFAfJJKzwPX3mzr09x_lMYdA1Gbg5hNJh6ifTxATKG6TMpGI9FgQZKb5_KmUslRHl5mKglhRShiSylJiK7uF47D3k2UUjnqO5r4Ij3fyHS6/s1600-h/cvccrit22008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176364076520245730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb2JgRX4W1uvDJSK722rMOoOM0gnaaFaYWwFAfJJKzwPX3mzr09x_lMYdA1Gbg5hNJh6ifTxATKG6TMpGI9FgQZKb5_KmUslRHl5mKglhRShiSylJiK7uF47D3k2UUjnqO5r4Ij3fyHS6/s400/cvccrit22008.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Felicia Gomez during the Central Valley Criterium</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><p>After a long trip down under and some really strong race results Felicia Gomez returned to hometown soil to race in the Central Valley Classic this past Sunday in Fresno, CA.</p><p>Against some tough competition from Team High Road, TIBCO, Colavita, and ValueAct, Felicia was able to put herself in the winning break of six riders that would almost lap the field. With world class sprinters like Ina Teutenburg, Brooke Miller, Tait Satto, Iona Wynters all present Felicia would have her hands full but she gave it a good go at the end and finished a strong 5th.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-46847408287588677802008-03-02T08:33:00.000-08:002008-12-10T06:25:33.343-08:00Kat Claims Jersey in New Zealand<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4K0_Qi4_9le00MjkH4Rr5qU-3Vdbagqt2FndVzQNdHbrnmzST-oMpHR-oG19s2szYUW0ktRtCt9OyeZtrhyw-25vmG6q42rj1zPW0Hkqg66jYxiUNA31HOWbRrw6TTHuBNHnyqveLfJQ/s1600-h/NZKatSprintJerseyWinner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173183638523426450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4K0_Qi4_9le00MjkH4Rr5qU-3Vdbagqt2FndVzQNdHbrnmzST-oMpHR-oG19s2szYUW0ktRtCt9OyeZtrhyw-25vmG6q42rj1zPW0Hkqg66jYxiUNA31HOWbRrw6TTHuBNHnyqveLfJQ/s400/NZKatSprintJerseyWinner.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Women's Tour New Zealand Overall Jersey Winners<br /></strong><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Aaron's/US Team Member Katharine Carroll, Kristin Armstrong, Lorian Graham, Carla Ryan<br /></span><br />The Women's Tour of New Zealand completed it's final stage today. Aaron's/USA Team Member, Katharine Carroll finished 7th on the stage and was the Overall Winner of the Sprint Jersey over some tough competition. Felicia Gomez, guest riding for Platteland finished a very strong 12th place overall. Carmen McNellis also riding for the US National Team finished 26th overall. All really solid performances - congrats to each of you!<br /><br />We are excited for your return to US soil and look forward to you coming back into the Aaron's Team fold. Safe travels!<br /></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-2885151174757508342008-02-21T12:08:00.000-08:002008-12-10T06:25:34.279-08:00Kinetics Cycles Grand Opening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCFFrQ56VXusSb6yyaF5oVGRarqnqRlVECi-VvK9RZyCWLJv1hcUgZyjPAVgjPuouN1S4jy6-s7k9cVjdY-cKO3uoqGBNlQc760Z0yvwsPY3OCLrVMScBhyuYfVoRp6uVGYBYk0o4WImo/s1600-h/KCWEBGOP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171105484707318690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCFFrQ56VXusSb6yyaF5oVGRarqnqRlVECi-VvK9RZyCWLJv1hcUgZyjPAVgjPuouN1S4jy6-s7k9cVjdY-cKO3uoqGBNlQc760Z0yvwsPY3OCLrVMScBhyuYfVoRp6uVGYBYk0o4WImo/s400/KCWEBGOP.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRywrLcWZWQ6o5PZe0Bve8yCJU67XjzSeJHix4sePdW-SGabAXdCpmmrDKNfMX0bWekghs8wa0UOgCjpxaYoDa1ybK_bbtWaL23mDR9t54h5ieJ0FQitckkaBYURsrTEpNgv2wXmGVLO0J/s1600-h/Kinetics+Visit+with+Bruce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169529674091318130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRywrLcWZWQ6o5PZe0Bve8yCJU67XjzSeJHix4sePdW-SGabAXdCpmmrDKNfMX0bWekghs8wa0UOgCjpxaYoDa1ybK_bbtWaL23mDR9t54h5ieJ0FQitckkaBYURsrTEpNgv2wXmGVLO0J/s400/Kinetics+Visit+with+Bruce.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Pictured: Anna, Carmen, Bruce, Meredith, Erica, and Kristin</strong> </span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROB-APN1lpx4BG6_SH2IYjIMmvzPpMKfki3c_ZP0RO2h_y-pALtQKqSD1Bh7Mv1rMoaJtac5_4IE-UapATq2sFOJoSPolxXkoeGN9TJHstIoayBJxbRiSm8gmBFYAb2z7YWpqUp0Vv0Zd/s1600-h/Kinetics+Visit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169529678386285442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROB-APN1lpx4BG6_SH2IYjIMmvzPpMKfki3c_ZP0RO2h_y-pALtQKqSD1Bh7Mv1rMoaJtac5_4IE-UapATq2sFOJoSPolxXkoeGN9TJHstIoayBJxbRiSm8gmBFYAb2z7YWpqUp0Vv0Zd/s400/Kinetics+Visit.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Pictured: Carmen, Meredith, Erica, Alley, Kristin, Anna</span></strong> </span><br /></p><br /><p align="center"></a></p><br /><div align="center">Bruce Kaiser at Kinetic Cycles was super happy to have the team come out to support the shops grand opening. Super nice shop! Hopefully we can get him to put up a signed Aaron's jersey next to the super sized photo of my husband Chris...he gets all the attention : )</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169543134518823826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fEGwt6P4AnPAiLITvCd2sQfdITTTg4S0-UQZNSkiWyHPa4PQD90eB7PZ4Ki7jleYQVtYXqSeoeqRhyphenhyphenF4XVH8xzqf1J5U6Ieidg1K90mZOXpzMFfipYPc09gBIZeEsTwiFuNm2xfVFTiZ/s400/Chris+Signs+Photo+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Pictured: Chris D'Aluisio and Chris D'Aluisio<br /></p></span></strong><br /><p></p><br /><p>Sorry gals, we missed getting our photo with the Specialized Angel...I was told she had been wearing the wings for 6 hours already and that she needed her rest : )<br /></p>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-81934627901602446512008-02-20T20:59:00.000-08:002008-02-20T21:06:40.880-08:00US Women Down UnderThe North American Women had and impressive showing down under during the first stage of the Geelong Tour. Aaron's riders highlighted in <span style="color:#ff0000;">red</span>, Webcor riders in <span style="color:#009900;">green</span> and other American's in <span style="color:#3333ff;">blue</span>.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span><strong>Geelong Women's Tour - February 21-22, 2008</strong><br />Stage 1 - Thursday 21 February: Time Trial Portarlington<br />1 Christiane SOEDER (RLT) 11:28.0<br />2 Susanne LJUNGSKOG (MSI) 00:35.7<br />3 Ina TEUTENBERG (TMP) 00:37.4<br />4 Leonie BURFORD (NSW) 00:48.9<br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#009900;">5 Katheryn MATTIS (WEB) 00:53.7</span><br /></span><span style="color:#3333ff;">6 Kristin ARMSTRONG SAVOLA (RLT) 00:54.6<br /></span>7 Alexis RHODES (TMP) 00:59.7<br />8 Judith ARNDT (TMP) 01:00.2<br /><span style="color:#009900;">9 Alex WRUBLESKI (WEB) 01:01.0<br /></span>10 Linda VILLUMSEN SERUP (TMP) 01:05.6<br /><span style="color:#009900;">11 Christine THORBURN (WEB) 01:09.9</span><br />12 Vicki WHITELAW (ACT) 01:13.4<br />13 Charlotte BECKER (NUR) 01:14.1<br />14 Oenone WOOD (TMP) 01:14.4<br />15 Chantal BELTMAN (TMP) 01:14.5<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">16 Alison POWERS (USA) 01:15.0<br /></span>17 Edita PUCINSKAITE (NUR) 01:18.5<br />18 Bridie O'DONNELL (AUS) 01:20.3<br />19 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) 01:20.8<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">20 Katharine CARROLL (USA) 01:21.3</span><br />21 Sara CARRIGAN (LBL) 01:21.6<br />22 Sarah D�STER (RLT) 01:23.9<br />23 Suzanne DE GOEDE (NUR) 01:24.1<br />24 Sharon LAWS (ACT) 01:26.1<br />25 Trixi WORRACK (NUR) 01:26.8<br />26 Pascale SCHNIDER (RLT) 01:28.4<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">27 Lauren FRANGES (USA) 01:29.4<br /></span>28 Lorian GRAHAM (VVP) 01:29.4<br />29 Natalie BATES (MSI) 01:30.8<br />30 Peta MULLENS (AUS) 01:31.4<br />31 Carla RYAN (AUS) 01:31.6<br />32 Serena SHERIDAN (NZL) 01:32.3<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">33 Christina RUITER (USA) 01:32.9</span><br />34 Tiffany CROMWELL (AUS) 01:34.1<br />35 Miho OKI (MSI) 01:35.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">36 Felicia GREER-GOMEZ (VVP) 01:36.2</span><br />37 Priska DOPPMANN (RLT) 01:37.2<br />38 Ruth CORSET (QAS) 01:41.6<br />39 Jenny MACPHERSON (ACT) 01:42.8<br /><span style="color:#009900;">40 Erinne WILLOCK (WEB) 01:45.4</span><br />41 Louise KERR (QAS) 01:45.8<br />42 Kathryn WATT (LBL) 01:45.9<br />43 Carlee TAYLOR (QAS) 01:47.4<br />44 Marina DUVNJAK (NZL) 01:47.7<br />45 Fei WANG (GPC) 01:49.6<br />46 Eva LUTZ (NUR) 01:55.0<br />47 Toni BRADSHAW (NZL) 02:01.2<br />48 Emma RICKARDS (RLT) 02:01.3<br />49 Catherine CHEATLEY (NZL) 02:02.6<br />50 Belinda GOSS (VIS) 02:02.8<br />51 Josephine TOMIC (ACT) 02:03.8<br />52 Zoe APPEL (QAS) 02:04.2<br />53 Lang MENG (GPC) 02:05.1<br />54 Olivia GOLLAN (MSI) 02:06.7<br />55 Carissa WILKES (NZL) 02:07.3<br />56 Helen KELLY (VIS) 02:07.9<br />57 Xiao Mei HUANG (GPC) 02:08.8<br />58 Monique HANLEY (VIS) 02:10.7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">59 Carmen McNELLIS (USA) 02:12.9<br /></span>60 Yong Li LIU (GPC) 02:15.0<br />61 Rochelle GILMORE (MSI) 02:16.9<br />62 Regina SCHLEICHER (NUR) 02:18.4<br />63 Brei GUDSELL (NZL) 02:18.4<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">64 Tina MAYOLO PIC (VVP) 02:19.7</span><br />65 Katherine O'SHEA (VIS) 02:22.5<br />66 Liz YOUNG (MBC) 02:22.6<br /><span style="color:#009900;">67 Amy DOMBROSKI (WEB) 02:23.0</span><br />68 Sheree McKENZIE (MBC) 02:23.1<br />69 Carly HIBBERD (MBC) 02:25.0<br />70 Nicole WHITBURN (VIS) 02:27.7<br />71 Rachel NEYLAN (QAS) 02:28.1<br />72 Emma MACKIE (LBL) 02:28.7<br />73 Jaccolien WALLAARD (VVP) 02:29.8<br />74 Tahlia PASKIN (QAS) 02:31.0<br />75 Lauren KITCHEN (NSW) 02:31.3<br />76 Min GAO (GPC) 02:34.1<br />77 Ashleee ANKUDINOFF (NSW) 02:34.6<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">78 Theresa CLIFF-RYAN (ACT) 02:34.9<br /></span>79 Kerryn CHARMAN (VIS) 02:38.6<br />80 Lisa FRIEND (NSW) 02:40.4<br />81 Jemma O'BRIEN (NSW) 02:41.1<br />82 Michelle MEWING (MBC) 02:44.1<br />83 Li CHEN (GPC) 02:48.1<br />84 Patricia PALMER (MBC) 02:51.3<br />85 Hayley WRIGHT (MBC) 02:54.4<br />86 Linn TORP (LBL) 02:54.5<br />87 Marina ROMOLI (MSI) 02:57.1<br />88 Sorcha FLETT (LBL) 02:59.8<br />89 Kim SCHOONBAERT (LBL) 03:00.2<br />DNS Jocelyn LOANE (AUS)Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-15792395853632343672008-02-19T14:17:00.000-08:002008-02-19T14:22:51.274-08:00Aaron's Women in AustraliaJust a quick post to wish our Aaron's gals down under good luck with the upcoming Geelong Tour and Geelong World Cup. We will be thinking of you and sending you good vibes!<br /><br />Please keep us posted on how things are going. We would love to see some photos!Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-33991698576304684972008-02-18T22:20:00.000-08:002008-02-18T22:21:37.395-08:00Amgen Tour of California Women's CriteriumThe Amgen Tour of California Women's Criterium kicked of the Women's National Racing Calendar of events (NRC) today in Santa Rosa, CA.<br /><br />With a team victory the previous day at the Norlund Corporate Criterium the Aaron's women were excited to ride their momentum to another big result.<br /><br />With approximately 85 women on the start line and several of the top American sprinters represented over several teams it was going to be a tough race.<br /><br />The pace was high the entire race making it hard for any attacks to get more than a few seconds up the road before getting quickly shut down. Both Kristin and Meredith played a huge role in controlling the front of the field and keeping our sprinters in position.<br /><br />About mid-way through the race, our Anna Lang crashed on the back side of the course resulting in a complete bike change but she quickly rejoined the group and was solidly back in the race. Unfortunately, with less than 5 laps to go and not more free laps remaining another mechanical forced her back into the pits and she would be unable to finish the race. <br /><br />With one lap to go Erica Allar had moved up into great position and looked poised to give the final sprint a good go for the second day in a row but in end didn't quite find the finishing kick she needed.<br /><br />Meredith Miller would be the team's top finisher in 20th place. She would also claim a $150 preem during the race. <br /><br />Brooke Miller - 1st<br />Laura Van Guilder - 2nd<br />Fahlin - 3rd<br />Olds - 4th<br />Wangsguard - 5th<br />Wilson - 6th<br />Perkins - 7th<br />Riley - 8th<br />Trew - 9th<br />Gauthier - 10th<br /><br />Kristin Sanders - 34th<br />Erica Allar - 52nd<br />Anna Lang - DNFCarmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-54814069211086585882008-02-17T19:40:00.001-08:002008-12-10T06:25:34.677-08:00Norlund Corporate Criterium<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iZ6bWnVEhzeBIxnjpwivpJiD10dkpSGjGfAmYqcX7iNO_ZaBXDqlWluwb4Osw2shNy7ZkUJvEI4NTR7fosYMKVYt48gcwLnDwrDnsp0UrvpK31wLa5cA0XlkenImZc7TxzXZ6MjD3cmZ/s1600-h/NorlundCorporateCrit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168160193704217410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iZ6bWnVEhzeBIxnjpwivpJiD10dkpSGjGfAmYqcX7iNO_ZaBXDqlWluwb4Osw2shNy7ZkUJvEI4NTR7fosYMKVYt48gcwLnDwrDnsp0UrvpK31wLa5cA0XlkenImZc7TxzXZ6MjD3cmZ/s400/NorlundCorporateCrit.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-size:78%;">The Victory Salute! Erica Allar's first win of the season</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong>Today the team raced in a local NorCal race (Norlund Corporate Criterium) as a practice race for tomorrow's big NRC opener.<br /><br />The field was relatively small with a couple team member of Colavita, Cheerwine and VanderKitten showing up as well as our Aaron's Foursome. (Erica, Anna, Meredith, and Kristin). The team's main objective was to put together a final lead out for Erica which they beautifully executed in the final few laps of the race.<br /><br />With a couple bike lengths between her and second place she gave her best victory salute! Photo on it's way from Meredith.<br /><br />1st - Erica<br />4th - Anna<br />14th - Meredith<br />15th - Kristin<br /><br /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548018579546900696.post-41185172635332585492008-02-17T07:55:00.001-08:002008-12-10T06:25:34.915-08:00The A-Team Rocks<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBfod8jhXjpzLoyM0PSaJts1S8O0XZiSThXyQVZKALAZSuEgigkGAG8-Akybk_-CcQVqBZ1NtVWeqwNgp21ojIqR9hmUwyOtrR7Hk30yPg9lgy1RWokMicqlcUWy9QpEo17_djlOn_w5f/s1600-h/AaronsRocks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167978971854129970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBfod8jhXjpzLoyM0PSaJts1S8O0XZiSThXyQVZKALAZSuEgigkGAG8-Akybk_-CcQVqBZ1NtVWeqwNgp21ojIqR9hmUwyOtrR7Hk30yPg9lgy1RWokMicqlcUWy9QpEo17_djlOn_w5f/s400/AaronsRocks.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Pictured L to R: Erica, Tristin, Claire, Anna</span></div><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The A-Team arrived into the Bay Area last night to ready for the first NRC race of the year. The Amgen Tour of California Women's Criterium in Santa Rosa, CA will be the team's first race of the season together. The team will be a small team but a strong one consisting of Erica Allar, Anna Lang, Meredith Miller, and Kristin Sanders.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Upon arrival, the team headed for a welcoming dinner at Anna's father, Fritz and step-mother, Mari Beth's house. Joining the team were Anna's mom, Tunstall and step-father, Terry as well as Anna's sister, Claire and brother, Tristin. We left with full and happy bellies!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Entertainment for the evening was supplied by the newly formed rock band, which is yet to be named.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone is looking forward to the races this weekend...reports to follow!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440315130844063183noreply@blogger.com0