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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 ...

Geargrinder Joins forces with Team Kenda

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

Team Kenda enters a new chapter and joins forces with GEARGRINDER Cycling Lifestyle Clothing and Accessories.  With this collaboration, the squad will be renamed Team Kenda p/b GEARGRINDER for the 2011 season.  As women’s teams continue to piece together deals ...

Team Kenda Women’s Cycling announces 2011 NRC roster

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

Team Kenda women are excited to return to the women’s U.S. peloton in 2011 and contest the National Racing Calendar (NRC). The team is entering its 12th year in women’s bicycle racing. “With the sluggish economy, our sponsors continue to ...

National Junior Talent ID Wrap-Up

Monday, October 18th, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

By Jacqueline Denny Camp was an amazing experience! It was great to gain a connection to Benjamin Sharp, USA Cycling Junior Endurance Program Manager and his staff along with connecting with other junior athletes from around the nation. I learned many skills ...

Gracheck: Cancer Champion

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

By Kate Gracheck It is hard to believe that two years ago I was preparing myself for my first round of chemotherapy, at the age of 29. A lot has happened in the past two years. I went from racing at ...

James leaves her mark at the Planet Bike Cup

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 Posted in News, Race Reports | No Comments »

Race Report by:  Ashley James Cyclocross is more of a goal for me this year than it was in the past. I've always loved cyclocross, but usually by the time fall rolls around, racing gets lost to school and other ...

Chicago Triathlon: Hot and Fast

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in News, Race Reports | 1 Comment »

Race Report by Chris Wickard Early in the season, I decided not to race the Chicago Triathlon.  I was focusing on Steelhead 70.3 and planned on taking August to recoup and prepare for USAT National Championship in September.  However, after two ...

Albershardt and Denny: National Junior Talent I.D. Camp Bound

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

Team Kenda’s junior riders Addy Albershardt and Jacqueline Denny are headed to the National Junior Talent Identification Camp scheduled from October 7 to 11 in Colorado Springs, CO.  The National Talent Identification Camp is a program lead by the U.S. ...

Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in News, Race Reports | No Comments »

Written by Jamie Beal [caption id="attachment_1033" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jamie on the bike portion of the event"][/caption] The Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin stop for the 2010 Danskin Triathlon series took place on Sunday, August 22nd.  Race conditions were near perfect with temperatures in the ...

Winning the Time Trial at the National Championships

Monday, July 5th, 2010 Posted in News, Race Reports | 1 Comment »

Race Report by Jacqueline Denny [caption id="attachment_1024" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Podium Presentation: Team Kenda Women Addy Albershardt (left) and Jacqueline Denny (center) {Photo by Heidi Swift}"][/caption] During the week of  June 22 to 27, I traveled to Bend, Oregon to race in the ...