Saturday’s race at River Falls in Marietta, SC attracted 37 women to race, 22 in the Pro, Cat 1, 2, 3 field & 17 in Cat 4.  Robin Blackburn & Nikki Zimmerman of GHS Every Woman participated in this race that consisted of 3 laps around a 6 mile course of rolling hills culminating in a 1 mile climb to the finish.  It was a beautiful day and tough race.  Both ladies completed the race and Nikki brought home 6th place!

Photos courtesy of Bo Zimmerman & Eddie Helton

We’d also like to congratulate and thank Jenn Young of Greenville Women’s Cycling & Jeni Schumacher of Cyclists Against Cancer for competing alongside us!

Sunday was the final race of the series back at Donaldson.  35 Women showed up (19 Pro, 1, 2, 3  & 16 Cat 4) and the officials kept us all together for 4 laps on this 7 mile course.  The first lap was clocked at 23.8 mph and the entire race averaged 21 mph.  It was exciting  for Nikki Zimmerman who brought home GHS Every Woman’s first podium spot of 2010 with a 3rd place finish among Cat 4 women.  She also moved up to 4th overall for the entire series.

Results from all of the 2010 Greenville Spring Training Series races can be found here.

Overall it was a very successful series for the ladies of GHS Every Woman.  We garnered 19 total finishes with 10 top 10s, & 3 top 4s!

Thanks again to the Greenville Spinners & Hincapie Sportswear for hosting & all the officials & volunteers who put in long hours to make it such a success!!

7 team members raced at Fork Shoals on Saturday in a field of 20 Cat 4 women.  Over the 45 mile course (3-15 mile loops) the ladies of GHS stayed strong and captured 2 top 10 finishes.  JoAnna Langdon came in for a strong 8th place finish in her first road race & team manager Kelly Patton finished 10th.

For a full list of results click here.

On Sunday 2 ladies from GHS Every Woman raced in a field of 14 out at Donaldson.  Courtney McDonald, participating in her very first road race, showed the field she’s a force to be reckoned with by capturing 2nd place.  Teammate Nikki Zimmerman grabbed 6th.  Nikki now sits in 6th place overall for the series and Heather Webber is in 11th.

For a full list of results click here.

Come on out and cheer for the ladies of GHS Every Woman as they participate in the final weekend of racing in the 2010 Greenville Spring Training Series:

Saturday March 6th – 10:30 am at River Falls Rd Race in Marietta, SC

Sunday March 7th – 9:00 am at Donaldson

See you on two wheels!!

Big congrats go out to all the ladies who competed, especially those who completed their first ever road race: Diane Jackson, Heather Webber (4th place in Saturday’s race!!), & Robin Blackburn.

A special thanks goes out to the organizers of the race, Hincapie Sports, the USCA Officials, and Team Metro for enabling the Cat 4 Women to compete in their own separate races throughout the series!!!!

To see more action shots from the races click here.

For a full set of results click here.

Saturday’s race starts at 9:06 & Sunday’s starts at 1:45.

For more information see the race web-site: Greenville Spring Training Series

Special thanks to our sponsor Greenville Cycling Center for hosting such a great event & to The Living Pixel for capturing it!  For full results, click here.

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The ladies of GHS Every Woman helped landscape the new home of the Shell family and learned a great deal about how to prepare the ground and lay mulch & sod.

Thanks to everyone who participated and special thanks to our teammate Paula for organizing this!

Batson brings back the bike ride at Greenville Middle