April 10th Courtney McDonald, Heather Webber, Kelly Patton, & Nikki Zimmerman were found out at the Rock Hill Bicycle Club’s Patriot’s Trail Road Race.  It was a tough fast day with the Cat 4 Women racing with the 50+ Cat 4 Men… Let’s just say those men kept the pace high and the winners averaged 24 mph over the 47 mile course!

April 11th was the Tsali Knobschorcher Mtn Bike Race in Bryson City, NC.  Jackie Batson represented GHS Every Woman in the Cat 2 Sport Division.  This was her first time racing in Cat 2 and Jackie brought home a 9th place!  It was “my first time racing cat 2.  An uphill sprint at the start made for a tough race on a hot day.  The difficult Fontana Lake overlook climb was added to this year’s course.”

April 18th at the SC State Criterium Championships Kelly Patton made it down to Charleston for the races… And what did she do? She brought home a GHS Every Woman SC State Criterium 2010 Championship!  The field started out with about 25 women.  It was hot and fast with a pretty sharp turn in the course leaving only 15 to survive to the finish.  Kelly placed 4th overall and 1st from SC!  Way to go Kelly!!

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.

IT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER DAY

Race Team will still participate at another location.  Check your e-mails for updates. Thx!

GHS Every Woman

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Donne Pedala Women’s Training Ride

Date: Saturday February 6^th, 2010

Location: Donaldson Center, Greenville SC.  Meet in larger lot where country loop rides leave from.

Registration: 10:15-10:45a.m.

If you do not have current USCF license, you must purchase a 1 day license for $5.00 for this event. *All Riders must also sign a release form.

The Rides

11:00 a.m. 45 mile loop 17-19mph average GHS Every Woman Training Ride: Rolling route/loop from Donaldson Center to SC State Road Race course.

And

11:15 a.m. 28 miles Donne Pedala Club Training Ride: Donaldson Center Country Loop, no rider left behind.

This ride is restricted to potential/current Donne Pedala Club Members, GHS Every Woman Team, and affiliate coaches only.

A USA Cycling permit is pending for this ride, and all USA Cycling rules and regulations will be respected and enforced.

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Save the date!  APRIL 24, 2010

How many people will you feed?

Help Meals on Wheels feed the home-bound of Greenville by participating and raising money for the Wheels for Meals event.  This cycling event is for the Newbie to the Hammerhead with distances of 25 miles, 40 miles, and a challenging metric century.

The Wheels for Meals Training Series calendar of events for 2010’s event include the following:
Saturday February 6 – Training Class @ 5:00pm at St. Francis Hospital (East End)

Saturday February 20 – Training Class @ 5:00pm at St. Francis Hospital (East End)

Saturday March 6 – Training Ride @ 10:30am at Furman University

Saturday March 20 – Training Ride @ 10:00am at Donaldson Center

Saturday April 3 – Training Ride @ 9:00am at Donaldson Center

Saturday April 17 – Training Ride @ 8:00am at Donaldson Center

Saturday April 24 – Wheels for Meals Cycling Event

Registration fee is $35 until February 1st.

Register TODAY for the Wheels for Meals Cycling Event…Saturday, April 24!!! www.mealsonwheelsgreenville.org

Here you’ll find a list of Races, Group Rides, Workshops, Training, Volunteer opportunities in which the GHS Every Woman Cycling Team members are participating.

For those events open to the public, we’d love to see your bright smiling faces out there with us!

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