Folsom Bike Cycling Teams

For the 2017 San Dimas race Illi, Liz, and I (Diane) made the trip down to Southern California for a weekend of racing. This was my fourth year at the race and I had seen improvements every year with my fitness, comfort in the pack, and how to position myself during the road race. This year my fitness wasn’t great, so I was just hoping I could make it through the weekend without race-ending mechanicals like I had the previous 3 years. [ 725 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//2017-san-dim

Bariani road race this year was very hot and very busy with our combined P/1/2/3 field containing around sixty riders. Last year it was incredibly windy and rainy, making for very tough conditions and a shattered field. This year was completely different; wind was low and we knew that breaks would be difficult to stick given the flat nature of the course. [ 711 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//bariani-road

Snelling is one of those classic races that not only unofficially marks the start of the racing season, but has a special place in the memory of almost every cyclist in the NCNCA. Everyone has a story from Snelling. Like that one year someone put rubber ducks in all the puddles after it rained, or that other time when a tiny, territorial, terrier almost chased the peloton off the road. [ 691 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//snelling-2017

Illi Gardner A few weeks ago Amy, Melanie, Liz and I headed North for a fun weekend at the Chico stage race. This was my first time doing it and all I really knew about it was the infamous gravel section of the Paskenta road race. But that was on Saturday, and first we had the Thunderhill circuit race on Friday. [ 601 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//chico-stage-

After a successful season opener racing the Folsom Winter Crit with Senders, Illi and Diane, I was pumped to line up again the next day at The Bump Circuit Race in Livermore with Sara, Melanie and Illi. Sara and Melanie had raved about this race in the preseason, so I was pretty curious about the famed "bump" power climbhow steep was this thing anyway? [ 410 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//the-bump-cir

First, sorry that it has taken so long to get this race report up, things have been hectic with the start of race season aligning with job interview season. Me, Senders, Liz, and Illi came out for the Folsom Winter Classic crit for a kick off to 2017 Judy, Fanny and Erin also showed up to cheer from the sidelines. [ 214 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//folsom-winte

Illi Gardner A few weeks ago I flew over to Manchester for the British track nationals. Most of the winter was spent doing track-specific workouts (a lot of time in trainer hell) rather than long base miles. We signed up a few months ago - I’m unable to compete in the US nationals as I’m not a citizen so we decided to just go for it. [ 649 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//british-trac

Last weekend, in between rain storms, the Folsom Bike/Trek women’s elite team headed up to beautiful Sonoma county to kick off the season with a two day training camp. We were missing Aliya, who is currently based in Tucson training with the Homestretch Foundation, and Illi, who is training for British National Track Championships. On Saturday, we rode out to King's Ridge, where the elusive California sunshine greeted us. [ 80 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//kicking-off-

Who's ready for a bonus round? We're not saying that we don't believe her, but this next very special individual seems to have a knack for keeping us in constant suspense by saying every race is going to be her last. Now in "semi-retirement," Judy Wexler is one speedy sprint ninja. Judy Wexler started racing in 2005, representing Tufts University in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference. [ 156 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//but-wait-the

To say this little lady is #PROUDTORIDELIKEAGIRL is an understatement. Rounding out the squad and returning for her second season with the Folsom Bike team is Melanie Wong. In her own words... "Hi there - my name is Melanie and I am a jack-of-all-trades that is one part cycling fiend, one part tech professional and one part crazy cat lover. After growing up as a competitive gymnast, swimmer and diver, I found cycling five years ago and haven’t looked back since. [ 152 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//roster-rollo

It's been a little rainy outside, but we've got another rider announcement to help brighten your day. Liz's positive, can-do attitude and hard work ethic makes us smile, even in the gloomiest of circumstances. Liz is an all-arounder who will be starting her third season of bike racing this year. She's a recent PhD graduate who found bike racing in grad school. [ 82 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//roster-rollo

We're back in action after a little hiatus that involved lots of cookies, gifts and champagne. So without further ado, we are pleased to introduce Ms. Fanny Bourdais de Charbonnière to the Folsom Bike family. Fanny grew up in France playing tennis, skiing and horseback riding before focusing 200% on her studies and career. After graduating from HEC in Paris, she was hired by an investment bank in New York where she survived 10 years before moving to Sacramento last year to work in the private markets arm of CalPERS (infrastructure, energy and real estate investments). [ 129 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//roster-rollo

It's Wednesday and, although we know you're a little panicked by the fact that you haven't started your holiday shopping yet, there's no time like the present for a very special roster announcement. Diane Moug has been a pillar of the Folsom Bike Women's squad for as long as we can remember and has shown Northern California again and again that she is a force to be reckoned with. [ 156 more words ] https://folsombikewomensracing.wordpress.com//roster-rollo