Wow. Amazing to have so many motivated women in one place! We gathered at Redlands Cyclery for registration, pre-ride meetings, introductions and then we were off. For the 75 women, we had 3 main groups each with a dedicated Cat 2 Woman as the director. And, then each of those groups had an additional mentor who could help out when the groups needed to be split again. There was a “beginner” group, a strong recreational rider group and a racer group. I went with the racer group- even though I haven’t been on my bike in literally 4 months. We also had 25-30 Team PossAbilities men on hand to help with the set up and take down of equipment and provide sag support in vehicles.
This event has a cost of $30 per person. And, they will be provided with three solid meals in addition to all fueling needs for on and off the bike.
As for the actual riding time, I had a blast! I got to work on pacelines, attacking, counter attacking and bumping. Very cool. Dorothy Wong was also here in attendance working as a mentor and she was complimenting us on how strong we are. I am just in awe of the strength and motivation of all the riders.
I also wanted to let you about about She Pedals a new magazine just for women’s cyclists! She’s here riding and writing about our event.
Here are some photos of the event:
Promise to have more photos of on the bike coverage tomorrow. Must carry small digital in jersey pocket! Have a great, active weekend everybody!
3 responses so far ↓
1 Fitarella // Jul 25, 2009 at 10:42 am
looks so fun!!! awesome
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2 Andrea@WellnessNotes // Jul 25, 2009 at 2:07 pm
What a great event! Sounds great!
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3 ttfn300 // Jul 27, 2009 at 10:54 pm
that looks like an amazing event!
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