Team Velo Girls members participated in last week's Sea Otter Classic in Monterey. In addition to being one of the largest competitive and recreational bicycling events in the world, Sea Otter is also the largest consumer trade show. That means we get to spend quality time with our sponsors from all over the United States.
Here are a couple of video spots of Team Velo Girls members with our sponsors Action Wipes and Pactimo.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hello, Hollywood!
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Sponsor Love: Your Next Frontier Awaits!
Team Velo Girls has a long history of supporting and promoting small businesses. For 2013, Frontier Snacks joins our list of sponsors and we couldn't be happier to develop this relationship.
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Frontier Snacks is the brainchild of founder Matt Oscamou, an engineer who decided to use his skills to solve the problem of creating a healthy energy food that tastes good and is made with all-natural ingredients.
Matt, along with his brother Nate, first came up with the idea for Frontier Bites, not with the idea of starting a business, but because they were simply tired of overly-processed snack bars and wanted to create something that was cleaner and tastier to enjoy throughout busy days and active off-hours. To do this, in true competitive-brotherly form, they had a baking competition to see who could come up with the best-tasting natural snack.
The rules were simple:
- Only 8 ingredients
- Crunchy texture, without feeling heavy
- Gluten-free
- Soy-free
- Dairy-free
- Only natural ingredients that every person can recognize
The competition had begun and on Easter Sunday of 2010, they held a taste-test showdown. While several great options were presented, Nate's Almond + Blueberry + Lemon flavor was ultimately the victor. The result was crunchy and flavorful and it wasn't long before they realized that this could be the start of something big.
Fast-forward to 2013, and Matt has perfected Frontier Bites with three amazing flavors:
- Almond + Blueberry + Lemon Bites
- Macadamia + Pineapple + Coconut Bites
- Pecan + Cherry + Cinnamon Bites
Frontier Bites are:
- Non-GMO
- Gluten-free
- Soy-free
- Dairy-free
- Preservative-free
- and include no Refined Sugars
And, of course, "like: Frontier Snacks on Facebook for news and give-aways: https://www.facebook.com/frontiersnacks
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Racing with Team Velo Girls: CCCX #4
Third time's a charm for Team Velo Girls member Simone Willett, as she learns the importance of the hole shot at the Central Coast XC Mountain Bike Race on March 30th. After second-place finishes at her last two races, Simone scored that elusive WIN!
It was a great day at the races for Team Velo Girls. Not only did Simone bring home the gold, but so did Cristina Mann (women's single speed). Julie Kinder scored a silver (CAT3 women 35-44) and Jessica Uphoff also scored a silver (CAT3 women 19-34) in her very first mountain bike race ever!
Congratulations to all our racers!
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| Simone celebrates victory! |
Got some Starbucks and made the 1.5 hour drive down and it’s lightly raining. The start of the race I took off first (Note: put the bike in the big chain ring in the front), then kept the same pace along the road to get to the single track. I let this one girl pass me but wasn’t going to let anyone else. I sat on her wheel for a mile or two before she started braking down all the downhills. I excel at the light rain and mud, I love that traction it gives you, so I passed her and never saw her again.
Before the 3rd lap I thought it was over so I was racing this guy to what I thought was the finish then slowed down until I heard my boyfriend yell that there was another lap to go! Whoops. I caught up to the other guy and sat behind him for a while until he died on one of the hills. After that I snuck down a gu-like thing from my pocket after spilling half of it and that gave me the little bit I needed to finish off the race.
I learned my lesson about being first to the single track after last weekend I let this mom and her daughter pass me and it took me so long to get by them that I never saw the first place person again. Really makes a difference to have that positioning. I’ll have to work harder on making it to be the first to the single track.
Fun race!
-Simone
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Riding with Team Velo Girls: Hill Climb Series
As we wrap up our 10-week Cinderella Progressive Training Ride Series, we're excited to announce our next endurance training series for 2013. Led by our billy goats, Lyn and Diane, this five-ride co-ed series will include the most popular climbs in the bay area. Whether you're training for a hilly event like The Death Ride or simply want to summit these peaks with a cool group of riders, this series promises to challenge you in a fun, supportive way.
Details for this series and all our rides and events can be found on our calendar at http://www.velogirls.com/calendar.php
And if you're training for The Death Ride, make sure to check out Savvy Bike's 5th Annual Alpine Altitude Adventure (aka Death Ride) Camp. This co-ed camp provides three days of climbing on the famous Death Ride passes with expert coaching and friendly SAG support, all with a group of super-fun folks who love to climb, too!
April 28th -- Mt. San Bruno from San Francisco
May 12th -- Mt. Tamalpais via Alpine Dam from Sausalito
May 26th -- Coastal Classic (Old La Honda, Pescadero, Tunitas Creek) from Woodside
June 9th -- Mt. Diablo from Oakland
June 23rd -- Mt. Hamilton from San Jose
Which is your favorite climb? Is there another bay area climb not on this list that you'd like to bag this season?
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Savvy Bike: Dirt Don't Hurt
While many of our clinics focus on road cycling skills, we also teach mountain bike and cyclocross clinics. There's still time to register for this Sunday's Bike Skills 102 (fundamental mountain bike skills) clinic.
This clinic is ideal for anyone who rides dirt (or anyone who would like to). We teach you lots of fundamentals about balance, weight distribution, and momentum. We include information about gear selection, bike technology, tires, and other details that are unique to riding mixed terrain. We teach you to start, stop, and brake effectively in a variety of situations. You'll learn how to climb and descend, slow turn and fast turn, ride switchbacks (up and down) and how to ride over obstacles. We teach you how to have FUN on your mountain or cyclocross bike and to embrace the dirt!
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| Mountain Biking is fun! |
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Just Added: Segway Skills 401 (pacelines and group riding)
Always on the cutting edge of rider skills instruction, Savvy Bike is thrilled to introduce a new clinic for 2013: Segway Skills 401 (pacelines and group riding). As much as we'd like to see everyone ride a bicycle, we know that there are those who just can't cut it, so rather than trying to beat them, we're joining them. Heck, at least they're out + about and NOT in a car, right?
This clinic focuses on group dynamics, communication, and safety. We'll cover paceline theory, how to read the wind, and (most importantly) how to time your snot rockets so you only hit the riders you don't like. We'll teach you how ride a wheel, paceline, and echelon. Unfortunately, we can't teach you hand signals because we understand your lack of coordination and know that if you take your hand off the bar you'll probably eat it. But heck, hand signals are for weenies anyways, right?
You'll find details on Segway Skills 401 and all our 2013 camps and clinics at http://savvybike.eventbrite.com
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Coach Lorri Lee Lown joins staff of Specialized Women Sports Camp
Velo Girls founder + president, Lorri Lee Lown, has signed on to coach the road cycling programs at this summer's Specialized Women Sports Camp. Now in it's third year, this unique camp, set in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA, includes programs for road cyclists, mountain bikers, triathletes, and runners. In addition to focused programs for each sport, all participants can also enjoy yoga, stand-up paddleboarding, clinics on bike fit, nutrition, stretching, and social time with other women athletes.
Joining Coach Lorri on staff this year are an all-star staff of sports superstars: mountain bike legend Marla Streb, professional triathlete Jessi Stensland, Mermaid Series founder Heidi Boynton, Darcy Norman and Amanda Carlson-Phillips of Athlete's Performance, and Anik Demers-Wild.
The Specialized Women Sports Camp was founded by Inger Norman, who's spent the past 15 years managing women's teams and sporting events, including the Luna Chix program. In Inger's words: "We are a group of women who are passionate about the outdoors and all the fun that comes with it. We've experienced intimidation through lack of confidence, lack of skill, lack in training and lack of knowledge in gear. We know how paralyzing it can be to getting out there. That's why we created the Women Sports Camp! We've called up our friends and brought together the best resources we knew to create the most fun, non-intimidating, empowering environment and we invite YOU to join us!"
As a special incentive to Velo Girls members and friends, please use promotional code "VeloGirlsSpcl" to receive a 5% discount on registration.
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Racing with Team Velo Girls -- Snelling Road Race
Most of the team made the trek to the central valley last weekend to race in the Snelling Road Race on February 23rd. It was a great team weekend with a course pre-ride on Friday followed by a team dinner and then the race on Saturday. Where's Snelling, you ask? Just another glamorous and exciting central valley farm town where we get to race our bikes each spring!
New racer, Pamela Levine, shares her race report from Snelling -- her second of what promises to be many road races this season. Thanks, Pamela!
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| Pamela crossing the finish line of the Snelling Road Race |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Racing with Team Velo Girls -- Cantua Creek Road Race
Team Velo Girls kicked off their road racing season with a great presence at the Cantua Creek Road Race in Coalinga on February 16th. Team member Winnie Brehmer shares her report of the race:
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| Winnie (and husband Dan) in the last grueling meters of the Cantua Creek Road Race |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Prettier in Pink
Please note, all orders will be delivered mid-March (in plenty of time for the Cinderella Classic).
At this time, we're offering three items through our Pactimo store -- short sleeve jersey, sleeveless jersey, and wind vest.
You can also place an order for cycling shorts, cycling bib shorts, or long sleeve jerseys with your club membership. At this time, we don't have enough pre-order on these three items to add them to the Pactimo store but if we reach minimums, the order will also go in for delivery before Cinderella. If you've already purchased your 2013 membership, you can still click over to the membership site and order (just click the "clothing only" option).
And if I've completely confused you, just shoot me an email with the items you're interested in ordering and I'll help you out -- Lorri@velogirls.com
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| Women's Summit Pro Short Sleeve Jersey |
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| Women's Continental Sleeveless Jersey |
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| Unisex Evergreen Wind Vest (order one size smaller) |
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| Women's Ascent Long Sleeve Jersey |
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| Women's Ascent Pro Bib Shorts |
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| Women's Ascent Shorts |
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