Folsom Bike Cycling Teams

Hi all! The Folsom Bike Wednesday Night Team Ride restarts this week (April 6th) with a new route for this year. Check out the link below to to the event on Strava for full details!

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Illi Gardner Pescadero is a race I had been looking forward to all season; it's nice and hilly and our team was planning on having a good showing. I rode around the course a decent amount in the weeks leading up to the race, mainly because there are amazing views and great roads! Although the field was small, it contained a few strong riders that we had to watch out for. [ 426 more words ]

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Pescadero Road Race Illi Gardner Pescadero is a race I had been looking forward to all season; it’s nice and hilly and our team was planning on having a good showing. I rode around the course a decent amount in …

Illi Gardner Cat’s Hill criterium is one of NorCal’s most well-known races with its steep, punchy hill that gets harder every lap. This year I was joined by Amy and Melanie with the rest of the field consisting of a few doubles from other teams and a lot of strong singles. Our start was delayed due to a crash in the previous race, so the first lap was a bit of a shock to the system as Megan Alderete (Hagens Berman–Supermint) charged up the hill and immediately shelled a few riders. [ 297 more words ]

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Cat’s Hill Criterium Illi Gardner Cat’s Hill criterium is one of NorCal’s most well-known races with its steep, punchy hill that gets harder every lap. This year I was joined by Amy and Melanie with the rest of the fie…

For the 2017 San Dimas race Illi, Liz, and I (Diane) made the trip down to Southern California for a weekend of racing. This was my fourth year at the race and I had seen improvements every year with my fitness, comfort in the pack, and how to position myself during the road race. This year my fitness wasn’t great, so I was just hoping I could make it through the weekend without race-ending mechanicals like I had the previous 3 years. [ 725 more words ]

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2017 San Dimas Stage Race (by Diane) For the 2017 San Dimas race Illi, Liz, and I (Diane) made the trip down to Southern California for a weekend of racing. This was my fourth year at the race and I had seen improvements every year wi…

Bariani road race this year was very hot and very busy with our combined P/1/2/3 field containing around sixty riders. Last year it was incredibly windy and rainy, making for very tough conditions and a shattered field. This year was completely different; wind was low and we knew that breaks would be difficult to stick given the flat nature of the course. [ 711 more words ]

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Bariani Road Race Bariani road race this year was very hot and very busy with our combined P/1/2/3 field containing around sixty riders. Last year it was incredibly windy and rainy, making for very tough conditions …

Snelling is one of those classic races that not only unofficially marks the start of the racing season, but has a special place in the memory of almost every cyclist in the NCNCA. Everyone has a story from Snelling. Like that one year someone put rubber ducks in all the puddles after it rained, or that other time when a tiny, territorial, terrier almost chased the peloton off the road. [ 691 more words ]

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Snelling 2017 Snelling is one of those classic races that not only unofficially marks the start of the racing season, but has a special place in the memory of almost every cyclist in the NCNCA.  Everyone has a s…

Illi Gardner A few weeks ago Amy, Melanie, Liz and I headed North for a fun weekend at the Chico stage race. This was my first time doing it and all I really knew about it was the infamous gravel section of the Paskenta road race. But that was on Saturday, and first we had the Thunderhill circuit race on Friday. [ 601 more words ]

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Chico Stage Race Illi Gardner   A few weeks ago Amy, Melanie, Liz and I headed North for a fun weekend at the Chico stage race. This was my first time doing it and all I really knew about it was the infamous g…

After a successful season opener racing the Folsom Winter Crit with Senders, Illi and Diane, I was pumped to line up again the next day at The Bump Circuit Race in Livermore with Sara, Melanie and Illi. Sara and Melanie had raved about this race in the preseason, so I was pretty curious about the famed "bump" power climb—how steep was this thing anyway? [ 410 more words ]

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The Bump Circuit Race After a successful season opener racing the Folsom Winter Crit with Senders, Illi and Diane, I was pumped to line up again the next day at The Bump Circuit Race in Livermore with Sara, Melanie and …

First, sorry that it has taken so long to get this race report up, things have been hectic with the start of race season aligning with job interview season. Me, Senders, Liz, and Illi came out for the Folsom Winter Classic crit for a kick off to 2017 – Judy, F***y and Erin also showed up to cheer from the sidelines. [ 214 more words ]

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Folsom Winter Crit   First, sorry that it has taken so long to get this race report up, things have been hectic with the start of race season aligning with job interview season. Me, Senders, Liz, and Illi came o…

Illi Gardner A few weeks ago I flew over to Manchester for the British track nationals. Most of the winter was spent doing track-specific workouts (a lot of time in trainer hell) rather than long base miles. We signed up a few months ago - I’m unable to compete in the US nationals as I’m not a citizen so we decided to just go for it. [ 649 more words ]

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British Track Nationals Illi Gardner A few weeks ago I flew over to Manchester for the British track nationals. Most of the winter was spent doing track-specific workouts (a lot of time in trainer hell) rather than long b…

Last weekend, in between rain storms, the Folsom Bike/Trek women’s elite team headed up to beautiful Sonoma county to kick off the season with a two day training camp. We were missing Aliya, who is currently based in Tucson training with the Homestretch Foundation, and Illi, who is training for British National Track Championships. On Saturday, we rode out to King's Ridge, where the elusive California sunshine greeted us. [ 80 more words ]

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Kicking off the 2017 season with team camp in Monte Rio Last weekend, in between rain storms, the Folsom Bike/Trek women’s elite team headed up to beautiful Sonoma county to kick off the season with a two day training camp. We were missing Aliya, who is…

Who's ready for a bonus round? We're not saying that we don't believe her, but this next very special individual seems to have a knack for keeping us in constant suspense by saying every race is going to be her last. Now in "semi-retirement," Judy Wexler is one speedy sprint ninja. Judy Wexler started racing in 2005, representing Tufts University in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference. [ 156 more words ]

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But wait…there’s more Who’s ready for a bonus round? We’re not saying that we don’t believe her, but this next very special individual seems to have a knack for keeping us in constant suspense by sayin…