Off to the Races!
Finally, after 11 months, the time had come to race my bike! I was beyond nervous and excited but mostly it was just great to be back in the swing of things; pre-riding with Nina, catching up with all...
View ArticlePerfect Pemberton Trails – Nimby 50
Without a doubt, we could not have asked for better conditions for the Nimby 50 in Pemberton this past weekend, it was absolutely perfect. As quite often the hottest place in Canada, last year the...
View ArticleMost of May Team Update
The Stan’s No Tubes Elite Women’s Team was racing in full stride in May. After a killer April, representing well in the big time events of Sea Otter and Whiskey 50, May was a regional bonanza of...
View ArticleTransylvania, Take II
I had Trans-Sylvania in my sights since last year. I wasn’t happy with how it went last year and I wanted another shot. When I got hit by a car last fall, it didn’t seem likely. But when the doctor’s...
View ArticleSue’s HooHa 2013 Report
From Sue’s blog HooHa 2013 The Massanutten HooHa celebrated its 25th anniversary this past weekend. It’s incredible to think that for every year since 1989 this race has happened. I wonder how many...
View Article24-Hour Mountain Bike Nationals
When I saw that the US 24-hour National Mountain Bike Championships were going to be in New Mexico, my very first thought was “Cool! Maybe we can put together a NoTubes team… Maybe I will have enough...
View ArticleMontana ProXCT
I was nervous to head up to Montana for the Missoula ProXCT last weekend. Despite a good ride at Trans-Sylvania and the confidence that came along with that, I knew that the super top-end required for...
View ArticleJune Newsletter
With spring moving into summer, the Stan’s NoTubes Elite Women’s Team has been all over the place. Starting the month off with some excellent Transylvania Epic racing. It was a hard fought team battle,...
View ArticleWisco Disco
Kaila and I arrived in Milwaukee on Thursday evening and were met by a slightly road-weary Chris with the sprinter van. We hit TJ’s and pointed the sprinter van north into the Wisconsin wilderness –...
View ArticleEast Coast Rocks!
After a few days in State College where I got to review some of my favorite trails from Trans-Sylvania, Chris, Kaila and I headed on to Bear Creek Resort, home of 2013 National Champs. There was a lot...
View ArticleBritish Cross Country National Champs
After been married for only 3 weeks, and still not a USA resident (which takes so much time and paper work!) I was unable to race US cross country nationals in PA (what a bummer, love that course), so...
View ArticleOne Crazy Month – Amanda’s July Report
(Photo @Chris See) At this time last year I was pretty exhausted. I had already completed 6 100-mile events, crisscrossed the country numerous times and had spent way more time away from, rather than...
View ArticleNUE Wilderness 101
100 mile racing takes patience. Good job I am a patient person! Twenty miles into the Wilderness 101, I was, as they say, contemplating life and the sanity of racing such distances. I had been spat out...
View ArticleCatamount Pro XCT and the Little Bellas
Ah, New England. So nice to come home I flew east a couple of days early so I could spend a little time at home before heading up to Vermont for the Catamount Pro XCT. I love coming home. This time of...
View ArticleTransrockies 2013 – Mical’s 7 day solo journey
Wow, the end of the Transrockies Epic 7 day Stage Race….my 6th year racing, and it was absolutely amazing yet again. I’ve raced the the coed 3 times, twice with the super fun Mr. Tubby Butt (aka Jeff...
View ArticleSpinning in circles: Track meth part 1
Ahhh, that first time was so addicting. For the most part my first experience riding on the track was like your first time doing crystal meth. So many feelings came rushing over me. The adrenaline. The...
View ArticleNUE Hampshire 100
Even though it’s August, and the mountain bike season is supposed to be winding down, I am still really, really excited about racing my bike! Usually once the Wilderness 101 is over, I am less than...
View ArticleBetter Late Than Never; Mont Saint Anne World Cup
After a few mellow days at home, fellow Stan’s rider Erica Tingey and I joined forces and headed north again, this time a bit further, to Mont Saint Anne, Quebec for a round of the World Cup. After a...
View ArticleSneak peek: Why I race
Women's Wednesday – Women and Racing Part II: Why I Race. Post originally from 303Cycling.com I thought a lot this summer about why I race. I’ve thought about why more women don’t race and what we can...
View ArticleFort Follies’ GP gets women’s racing USAPCC buzz
Around 50 of the nation's top women will come together Saturday in Fort Collins for a vicious battle in front of throngs. It's a rare pleasure for women's racing to get the volume of crouds this race...
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