Velo Bella Camp!

1/20:

Wow! I had an amazing weekend with 30 of my fellow Velo Bellas, hotties on bikes, up in San Luis Obispo. We had Bellas from all over California, even one from North Carolina! Some had just started riding in the last 6 months, others were seasoned racer chicks. Then there were the boyz... A local racing group provided escorts, sweeps, tire changers extraordinaire and last but not least.. some mighty fine calves for all viewing needs. :-P When suffering, a good pair of calves will do. :-)

We even had paparazzi! Huge thanks to Carson Blume for some making hurt look soooo good!

Daily rides ranged from 25 miles to 75 miles of amazing farm roads and a skills clinic run by Michael Hernandez ... a former San Diego triathlete now wicked cyclist in the Bay Area. Or AKA "Sabine's Boy Toy"... oh la la!

Our own Ryan Hostetter (Girl Ryan) provided most excellent organizing, routes and most importantly, INSPIRATION! And Sue.. well, she just likes spanking boys. I think they call her SueNami! Marian... Virgin Blood is Vegan Safe... Cathy from NC, the track guru turned mommy...if you ever thought you didn't want kids, have a little chatty chatty with Cathy "I'm a Mom" Boland. And the rest of the Bellaistic crew, what fun!

Laura and Sabine (pronounced like Sabina)...Mama Bellas (pictured above left)! They are the perfect personification of Velo Bella - pink hair, endless humor, killer smiles, giggles and energy & motivation that never ends.

If you've ever wanted motivation to do more, be more.... welcome to Bellaville, where going as sloooow as possible is talent and climbing like mad women never looked so goooood.

So next year... you don't want to miss it! Who's in? I can't even tell you how proud I am to be a Velo Bella! Huge thanks to all those who put it together.

Happy Riding!

Raja

1/18:

I'm up in San Luis Obispo, CA for the Velo Bella training camp. I came fully prepared. Not. I've been at work meetings in Florida for the last week, sitting, drinking & dancing. I haven't been riding much, longest ride yet has been 50 miles. But heck, we're all Bellas so it'll be a blast! And it has been! Ryan Hostetter has been leading the way with wicked rides (72 miles on Saturday) and a killer crit clinic with her fav JUMP drills.... yep, lungs'a'burn'n! More updates when I recover.... :-P