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CHRISTINA BRISENO
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CHRISTINA BRISENO
Race Age: 40
Category: 3 Road, 2 Cyclocross
Years racing: 3
Avg/miles yr: I go by hours. So, 500 hours a year. A lot of miles.
Hometown: Washington, DC
When not riding: AccountantInc.
Strengths: Time trialing, team work.
Weaknesses: Sprinting.
Proudest Cycling Moment:
After the 2007 Giro di Coppi I had no idea I'd won because there were 4 gals in front of me
but I wound up being the first Cat 4 across the line. I immediately burst into tears upon
finding out.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
Going to collect a prime after a crit and finding out there wasn't one. What the heck did I
sprint for? I wondered why I was the only one going for it.
Favorite Quote:
Eat before you are hungry.
Drink before you are thirsty.
Rest before you are tired.
Cover up before you are cold.
Peel off before you are hot.
Don't drink or smoke on tour.
Never ride just to prove yourself.
~ Paul de Vivie, aka Velocio
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JEN CHENG
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JENNIFER CHENG
Race Age: 28
Category: 3 Road
Years racing: 3
Avg/miles yr:
Hometown: Arlington, VA
When not riding: EpidemiologistInc.
Strengths: Long sprints, chasing down and covering breaks.
Weaknesses:
Proudest Cycling Moment:
1st Ride Sally Ride Criterium 2008, 1st Cat 3 Bike Jam/Kelly Cup 2007,
2nd Giro di Coppi Cat 3 Mid-Atlantic Road Race Championsips 2008.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
Favorite Quote:
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SONJA EVERS
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SONJA EVERS
Race Age: 42
Category: 2 Road, 1 Cyclocross, Pro Mountain Bike
Years racing: 13 yrs mountain bike, 3 years road
Avg/miles yr: 600
Hometown: Washington, DC
When not riding: Physical TherapistInc.
Strengths: All arounder.
Weaknesses: Too aggressive and impatient, timing.
Proudest Cycling Moment:
7th in Stage 4 Fitchburg (NRC - Cat 1/2) 2008, 1st GC Tour of Washington County
Stage Race 2008, 1st Mid-Atlantic Elite Road Race Championships 2008,
1st Mid-Atlantic Elite Time Trial Championships 2008.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment: Passing out from the heat at the finish of the 2007 Wilmington Grand Prix.
Favorite Quote: Never eat more than you can lift. ~ Miss Piggy
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MICHELLE HART
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MICHELLE HART
Race Age: 27
Category: 2 Road
Years racing: 4
Avg/miles yr: I have no clue.
Hometown: Fair Oaks, VA
When not riding: Consultant in Global Security, Booz Allen Hamilton
Strengths: Sprinting, going downhill
Weaknesses: Going uphill
Proudest Cycling Moment: Podium spot for the DI National Collegiate Cycling Championship Crit.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment: Trying to spit during a race but having it land on one of my competitors….sorry Sue.
Favorite Quote: a Flashdance
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LESLIE JENNINGS
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LESLIE JENNINGS
- Race Age: 36
- Category: 1 Road
- Years racing: 8
- Avg/miles yr:
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- When not riding: Running Reproductive Healthcare Company
Strengths: All-arounder
Weaknesses: Cookies
Proudest Cycling Moment: New England Crit Champion 2005, Overall MABRA Best Rider 2007, MABRA Crit Champion 2007 & 2008, MABRA Masters' Crit Champion 2008, MABRA TT Champion 2007, and helping build this powerhouse of a team.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment: Seeing a picture of myself at Fitchburg in my early racing years with electric tape holding my shoes on, and a shower cap over my helmet cause someone told me it would make my helmet more aero for the TT… It didn’t.
Favorite Quote: The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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DIANE MILLER
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DIANE MILLER
Race Age: 32
Category: 2 Road
Years racing: 4
Avg/miles yr:
Hometown: Washington, DC
When not riding: Social WorkerInc.
Strengths: All arounder, team tactics.
Weaknesses:
Proudest Cycling Moment:
1st Mid-Atlantic Elite Women's Road Race Championships 2006,
finishing the Women's Pro 1/2 Fitchburg Stage Race in my second year of racing.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
Winning a race only to put my bike on the top of my car and then smash it to pieces as
I drove out of a garage underpass. The crowd all heard the noise and the announcer
(Joe Jefferson) didn't miss a beat in informing the spectators of my 'incident'....
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Melanie Swartz
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MELANIE SWARTZ
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MELANIE SWARTZ
- Racing Age: 31
- Category: Road 3, Cyclocross 1, XC Expert
- Years racing: 10 (started racing collegiate)
- Avg/miles yr: ~5,000
- Hometown: Northern VA
- When not riding:
- Strengths: Still discovering.
- Weaknesses: Stubborness and patience.
- Proudest Cycling Moment:
- Looking back at all of the races I've done, the wonderful friendships and acquaintances I've met over
- the years - all of it brings a smile to my face.
- Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
- As a kid, telling my friend I'd never ride a ten speed because the tires are too skinny and dangerous. And
- getting my picture taken by the local newspaper at the 4th of July parade when I was 8.
- Motto: Draw inspiration from others, but be your own role model.
- Favorite Quote: I think I can, I think I can. - The lil' Engine that Could.
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WENDY ULMER
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WENDY ULMER
- Race Age: 32
- Category: 2 Road
- Years racing: 5
- Avg/miles yr: More than her car or Vespa
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- When not riding: Controller, Canusa Corporation,,Inc Inc.
- Strengths: Time Trialing, driving the pace, attacking for no apparent reason, covering everything that moves.
- Weaknesses: Patience!
- Proudest Cycling Moment:
- Bridging the break to take the Bronze at Master's Natz; winning Amateur and Cat 3 Mid-Atlantic Best All-Around Rider back to back; helping to build this awesome team.
- Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
- Rolling up to Leslie after she won Quiksilver--I had new cleats and couldn't clip out at the last second. I fell over like a side of beef right in front of my new teammates and several others who were talking with her. Awesome!
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- Favorite Quote:
- Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith
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WENDY ULMER
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SARA ZEIGLER
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SARA ZEIGLER
- Racing Age: 26
- Category: Road 3
- Years racing: 4
- Avg/miles yr: Too many
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- When not riding: Finishing my PhD in conservation biology/geography
Strengths: Time trialing, chasing breaks, policing the front
Weaknesses: Cadbury eggs, guys with shaved legs
Proudest Cycling Moment: Having a solid road season while training for and competing in Ironman Wisconsin (2007), 1st Overall in 2008 Pennsylvania Time Trial Series.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment: Fortunately, none yet. Wow, I definitely just jinxed myself.
Favorite Quote: There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those. - Mother Teresa
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ROBIN ZIMMERLY
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ROBIN ZIMMERLY
Race Age: 32
Category: 3 Road
Years racing: 3
Avg/miles yr: More than the last year
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
When not riding: Attorney .
Strengths: Ice-cream consumption, smart riding in the pack to conserve
energy, ability to train little and still be competitive.
Weaknesses: Ice-cream consumption, dumb riding in the pack and missing
breakaways, bad habit of training little and thinking I'll always be competitive.
Proudest Cycling Moment:
Podiums in the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Nationals Championship Time Trial
and Criterium, winning 2007 Cat 3 Mid-Atlantic Time Trial Championship,
helping build this awesome team of women.
Most Embarrassing (Cycling) Moment:
Coming in second in the Giro de Cielo circuit race only to ride my bike right
into a flower patch of pansies and mulch 20 yards past the finish line because
I tried to look back over my shoulder for a teammate. The peloton rode by
shaking their heads wondering how the girl crashed out in the flowerbed pulled
2nd and a 3rd GC for the weekend.
Favorite Quote:
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
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