My
bikes: Giant NRS1 Full Suspension, Custom Santa
Cruz hardtail that I got second hand (from Alison Dunlap!),
Specialized Allez, Soma Double Cross, Bianchi Pista
How I fuel my riding/racing: Chicken Parmigiana. It is my ritualistic pre-race meal. If I've had chicken parm within 24 hours of a race, I feel prepared.
Places I've ridden: I've ridden in the bamboo forests of Thailand, I've done bike messenger (alleycat) races in London and NYC, I mountain biked in Nepal for New Years 2005-6, I've raced in Pakistan, British Columbia and ridden all over the USA, including Idaho, Alaska, Colorado, Utah, California, New Mexico and North Carolina.
Notable
Bike Racing Experience: I am the 2007 30-39 USA
Cycling Super D National Champion! In 2004, I raced in the
World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships and placed
14th as an elite. It was an honor to race among such amazing
athletes. In 2006, I was invited to race in
the Tour of the Karakurrams, a MTB race to benefit the Pakistani
earthquake victims of 2005. There were 36 invited
cyclists from all over the world, and I was the first American
female to race her bike in Pakistan. I also raced there
in 2007, this time with a team of five Americans, and the
race was renamed Tour of the Himalayas.