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Women’s Cycling Social

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 Posted in News | No Comments »

The Women’s Cycling Social is scheduled for Monday, February 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Heritage Bikes, 2959 N Lincoln Chicago, IL. The event is hosted by Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder. This is a FREE event and RSVP ...

Team Kenda Women’s Cycling adds collegiate power to 2012 Elite roster

Monday, January 23rd, 2012 Posted in News | No Comments »

Celebrates 13th year in the women’s peloton The Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder has finalized its 2012 roster, adding Laura Ralston, 2011 Collegiate National Criterium Champion and collegiate athlete at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ralston looks to take her racing to a ...

Hurst cyclists honor Megan Baab

Monday, December 19th, 2011 Posted in News | No Comments »

The college freshman from Lees-McRae College was on a training ride for her collegiate cycling team in North Carolina last week when she was struck and killed by a truck. Megan Baab passed away on Thursday, December 15 in North Carolina. ...

Dr David Gross to ride for MS

Monday, September 5th, 2011 Posted in News, Sponsors | No Comments »

Dr. David Gross, of Deen-Gross Eye Centers, has been a loyal team sponsor for many years. We have learned that Dr. Gross has been supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for 10 years now, raising money for their cause by ...

Junior Racing Round Up

Monday, July 18th, 2011 Posted in News, Race Results | No Comments »

Juniors Take Home the Gold (Sunday, July 17 - New Haven, IN) Junior riders Sarah Fickel (13-14 years) and Hope Zimmerman (10-12 years) took top honors at the Indiana State Time Trial, which is part of the Lance Armstrong Junior Race ...

Soong on racing the Tour Divide

Monday, July 18th, 2011 Posted in News, Race Reports | No Comments »

Caroline Soong took a few minutes out of her recovery time for a short Q&A about her Tour Divide preparation and experience. Her answers are below: When did you decide to enter the Tour Divide?  I finally decided to race the ...

Hess wins Wisconsin State road race

Sunday, June 5th, 2011 Posted in News, Race Reports | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_1141" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="WI State Road Race Podium: Lindsey Durst (IS Corp), (center) Kelley Hess (Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder) and Holly Mathews (IS Corp)"][/caption] Wisconsin resident and rider Kelley Hess wins the Wisconsin State Championships road race.  She battled 39 miles, ...

Rasmusson-Gros talks stroke awareness

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Posted in News | No Comments »

Stroke awareness team at Inova Loudoun Hospital reaches out Education and risk assessment are the first steps in stopping the ‘silent killer’ The front line in the campaign to prevent strokes is an educated public. So the Stroke Program at Inova Loudoun Hospitalset ...

Racing in the Champaign weekend races

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Posted in News, Race Reports | No Comments »

Race report by Kelley Hess Saturday, 21 May 2011 - On a humid, sunny day in Champaign, IL, Team Kenda p/b Geargrinder's Beth Lauer, Kelley Hess, Jackie Kurth, and Morgan Moon competed in the women's open race at Tour de ...

Kurth and James headed to Europe

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Jackie Kurth and Ashley James are headed to experience women professional races in Europe. Their abridge schedule includes the following races: * 23 April: EPZ Omloop van Borsele WE (Nederlands) * 24 April: GP Stad Roeselare (Belgium) * 27 April-1 May: Gracia-Orlova (Czech Republic) ...