Team Revolution Blog + Events

We’re on the cusp of racing season so I’m going to do a bit of navel-gazing about why I race bicycles.

1. I primarily race because it gives me an excuse to train, which I love to do. Training, in turn, allows me to not feel so bad about the entire bag of pork rinds I ate today.
2. Racing allows me to take unpaid vacation days to travel to exciting destinations such as Springfield, MO, Fayetteville, AL, and Burlington, IA.
3. Because I race I have a … Continue Reading

**Disclaimer** We are not a RACE-only club. I’m posting this in response to a request to do so. The club does lots of non-racing stuff.

Here’s an infographic I did last year hoping to explain some of the dynamics of “crit” racing. I had planned to do a series. I haven’t. Don’t make me feel guilty. But feel free to let me know if you find this useful (and wish to see more).

Download the PDF here: criterium_004

We are all still alive and now returned to our somewhat normal lives until the next tornado of bike racing hits.

In the upcoming posts you will read about each riders trials and tribulations with the Nature Valley Grand Prix/Great River Energy Stage Race. What a great group of women that we were able to race with and against. This week of 6 races in 5 days was a very challenging and growing experience for the whole team. Be warned that nothing we say or express can equally paint the picture that we had each day as we stepped … Continue Reading

LOOKING FOR A GROOVE

Team Revolution’s first NRC races proved great learning grounds as the team gained confidence and cohesion racing in big, fast fields together. With a handful of successes in local races, four of the girls jumped into fields of 60+ riders without reservation.

ANNISTON, AL

The elite squad fielded three riders Saturday in Anniston’s Sunny King Crit. The relentless pace and constant attacks ensured that only 45 of the 70 riders were able to finish the race at all. While the deep and powerful Colavita, Cheerwine and Aaron’s squads … Continue Reading

From now on, we hope for racing updates you’ll check this new homepage <www.teamrevracing.com> for all things racing. Recently, we’ve noticed a significant slant of this website leaning toward racing. To address the issue of being too race-focused, we made a new domain to try and keep it separated.

Here, on the homepage of TEAM REVOLUTION, you’ll be less bombarded with race recaps and will see more product reviews and just plain riding news!