2XU joins me on the road to recovery I thought I would give you all an update on my improving health. One of the medical recommendations to ease the discomfort of blood clots is to wear compression garments. Compression tights force the blood from the superficial veins towards my deep veins, which helps circulate the blood past my clots, and […]

Tour of the Gila, 2008 Stage 1 – 116km Silvercity to Mogollon road race The format of the tour of the Gila has changed from last year, with the TT now appearing on stage 3. Today’s stage was quite undulating (4,900ft of climbing) with a 17km climb to Mogollon, the summit at 2036m above sea level. Being the first stage, […]

Mt Hood Classic, 2008 The yellow jersey followed by the green jersey A week after Team TIBCO won two stages in New Mexico it was off to the mountains again.  This time we flew north to Portland, Oregon to race the Mt Hood Cycling Classic. The TIBCO team consisted of 5 riders including Lauren Franges, Helen Kelly, Rachel Heal, Victoria […]

Broken Collarbone On 3 August, Team Tibco raced a circuit race in Winston Salem, North Carolina. There were many attacks during the race but we kept it together for our sprinter, Brooke. As the bell sounded for lap to go, I was moving up to start the lead out. I was on the right side of the course and got […]

Rehabilitation It is exactly 33 days since I crashed and almost all of the pain associated with my collarbone break has gone. Each day it gets easier to do day-to-day activities. It is amazing how much joy I get from being able to do movements that I always took for granted. Kerryn Charman and I in Palo Alto, California – […]

A new bike for Christmas Everyone loves getting a new bike and that’s just what I have been lucky enough to get.  It is my early Christmas present and it gets treated with lots of TLC. In fact, Bob jokes with everyone that I am the only one allowed to touch it and I get really protective if anyone so […]

Reno Training Camp, 2008 At the end of a solid block of Californian races that included the Redlands Stage race and Sea Otter, it was time to do some serious climbing to prepare for the next two stage races, Tour of the Gila, New Mexico and Mt Hood, Oregon. Both of these stage races featured a lot of climbing at […]

My plan for 2009 A lot of club members have asked me about Track Nationals, what my plans are for 2009 and if I’m racing in a team overseas this year so I thought I would fill you in on what I’m up to this year. As many of you know, I am a recent convert to the track.  After […]

Mt Hood, Oregon – 14 to 18 May Riders: Rachel Heal, Lauren Franges, Jo Kiesanaski, Victoria Bastide and myself Date: How we got there, etc. Stage 1 – Mt Tabor circuit race With Jo Kiesanowski leading the Mt Hood Cycling classic after an impressive prologue, Team TIBCO worked hard to control stage 1.  It was a tough hilly circuit race […]

My Training life on Team Tibco I have now been in the bay area of San Fransisco since early March, racing and training with Team Tibco. Many people ask me what it is like being a pro cyclist, where am I based this season and how hard do I train between races.  They also want to know how often I […]