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Riding your bicyle all day…
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted December 22, 2011 at 2:47pm

The other day I got to ride my bicycle all day. You may ask, don’t you do that all the time?  Aren’t you a professional cyclist?  Don’t worry, I am a professional, but that doesn’t mean I don’t “get” to...more

Four flats on a rainy day: the life of a cyclist
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted December 20, 2011 at 1:24pm

Call it a rite of passage.  Call it a stroke of bad luck.  Or just shrug your shoulders and say, “It happens”. And happen it did. I have ridden a bike for about 4 years.  And since I have an affinity for the number 4, I like t...more

Profile of a cyclist
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 5, 2011 at 9:03am

Nicola Women Who Cycle bloggerNicola from Sydney, Australia is behind the blog 'Women who Cycle'. A public relations consultant, she says she loves biking and racing for the exercise, socialising and a boost of self-confidence. We had an e- chat to find o...more

BBC Sports Personality list
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:38pm

The BBC has named its shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year. But oops, looks like they really meant Sportsman of the Year. The ten finalists, whittled down from a list which did include some women, were chosen by 27 sports editors from national and...more

Alison Starnes on her life and the palidrome 11-02-2011
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted November 3, 2011 at 4:09pm

It is time for me to come back to the land of the living.  It is now November 2011.  A rare day, actually, it is a palindrome, 11-02-2011.  That date in itself should be enough reason to come back to life. In order to clear the air, we can address a c...more

Cyclist Alison Starnes: Despite preparation, sometimes it all comes crashing down.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:37am

Editor's note: Alison Starnes was one of the favorites going into the Women's Individual Time Trial Final last Sunday at the Pan American Games. She finished fifth, just 3 seconds out of a podium spot. She reflects below on the frustrations of being an el...more

Alison Starnes wins Giro di San Francisco
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted September 8, 2011 at 11:55am

I was able to win a bike race. What do other people do on Labor Day? I am not sure.  I rode into the city, raced, and rode home.  Not a bad day in the office. Winning is fun.  Racing is fun.  Riding is fun. It is all part of the process of trai...more

Alison Starnes: Disclaimers about my last race
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted August 16, 2011 at 7:44pm

For some reason I need to add a few disclaimers. I might have been the only one in the field that was sporting pink nail polish.   I did investigate most of the riders just in case, but this does not include painted toenails… Anyone want to confess th...more

Alison Starnes: Bike racing makes me happy.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted August 11, 2011 at 12:40pm

The smile says it all.  Bike racing is fun, it is hard, and it is worth it. There is nothing like a bike race to put a big smile on my face.  You know the suffering is coming, but you can inflict some of that too.  Why not?  No pain no gain, right?...more

Party on Two Wheels.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted July 14, 2011 at 12:35pm

It was the best party on two wheels. It was the San Rafael Twilight Criterium, put on my Ryan Dawkins at Project Sport.  And a party it was.  I love this race.  It has everything you could want a more.  Podium girls, big crowds, twilight, champagne, ...more

Alison Starnes just took a week off her bike. Hold your applause.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted July 4, 2011 at 11:40am

I just took a week off my bike.  Yes, please hold your applause.  Hold your gasps of shock and disbelief.  I just did it.  I don’t know how I did it, but I did it.  Wholeheartedly and completely.  Disbarring a broken pelvis, I couldn’t tell you ...more

Where am I?
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted June 25, 2011 at 6:40pm

Where am I again?  Oh yeah, Georgia.  Atlanta? No. Augusta?  That’s right. Am I stage racing, again? No, its just Nationals, but it sure feels like another stage race.  Pass the yogurt covered pretzels, bread and butter pickles, and electrolyte, Pl...more

Stage 1. Nature Valley Grand Prix
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted June 16, 2011 at 1:16am

Here is a video from the podium today. Time Trial.  Eddy Merckx style. No aero equipment allowed. Rain. Time Trial. 1st. KStrong (PB2012). 2nd. Evie (HTC). 3rd. Me (PB2012). 4th. Amber Neben (HTC). 5th Kmac (PB2012) Looks like a Peanut Butter & Co/ HT...more

Motto for the day: Like a soldier…
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 29, 2011 at 2:53pm

People use sayings and catch phrases to motivate themselves.  Does this really work for you? How many times has someone told you, “what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger…”  Does that quote really mean anything anymore?  It, like many other ...more

In honor of National Bike Month: Cycling Safety Tips
by Team WE Sports
posted May 24, 2011 at 1:19pm

Now that we're heading back outdoors after a long, cold winter (in the northeast), here are some cycling safety tips that you may have forgotten....more

The Amgen Tour of California Women’s International Time Trial Challenge
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 19, 2011 at 1:14pm

What does it take to be defined as the world’s fastest.  Is it simply one event? One moment? One race? One medal? Or is it cumulative victories and continued domination. Is it consistency? Or is it so much more than that… The world’s fastest women...more

This bike is fast
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 7, 2011 at 5:31pm

A Felt. Zipp Wheels. Custom Pearl Izumi Speedsuit. Too bad it was at altitude after 6 weeks of racing. Photo by Silas Fallstich ...more

2011 St. Anthony's Triathlon Report
by Bike Diva
posted May 3, 2011 at 6:14pm

28th Annual St. Anthony's Triathlon My husband and I got back into town late Monday afternoon, so I'm just getting around to getting my race report written for the 2011 St. Anthony's triathlon. St. A's was an Olympic distance race which took place in St...more

Alison Starnes' 3 Words to Describe the Tour of the Gila: Wind. Hard. Mountainous.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 3, 2011 at 10:12am

Just say those three little words that I need to hear. In a pre stage race interview, the Tour of the Gila media correspondent visited our house in Silver City.   Beyond asking the typical questions regarding our background and finding the sport of cyc...more

What am I doing at the Tour of the Gila?
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 1, 2011 at 2:37pm

Good question. Pronounce it as you will.  The Hee–laa, or the Gee–laa.  It is all the same. Hills.  Mountains. Wind. I am riding in the wind.  Not much different than Holland, but much wider roads. Photo by Jonathan Devich I am climbing. ...more

Alison Starnes What I learned cycling in Belgium and Holland…
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 26, 2011 at 11:34pm

Things I learned this trip:  There are two sides of Belgium.  The Flemish side, and the French side.  I like the French side.  I am bias to the French. Holland has a lot of bricks.  Brick roads.  Brick houses.  Brick everything.  Very orderly wi...more

Alison Starnes: Refine, refine, refine
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:36am

An obvious danger of trial by fire is you can still get burned.  But that is what makes us stronger, further refines us, and makes us more valuable.  A refining process requires high heat and pressure in order to make something more precious, and more b...more

Fleche Wallone is a spring classic for women cyclists
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 21, 2011 at 12:21pm

I am partial to France.  Holland is orderly and welcoming, but something about France always tugs at my heart.  That being said, I am not in France.  However, I was in the French side of Belgium for the classic race, Fleche Wallone.  The roads suddenl...more

USA Cycling team is like a traveling circus
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 7, 2011 at 3:01pm

We are a traveling circus. My “anniversaire” was only 12 hours. This is what happens when you cross the GST. I flew straight from my birthday to not my birthday. And unfortunately United Airlines didn’t say “joie d’anniversaire” to me by g...more

Too school for cool.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 31, 2011 at 10:18am

Who like peanut butter? A hundred hands immediately started waving in the air. I realized I was getting nervous. Who likes bikes? More hands. I went on a school visit today to the Redland’s  Montessori school.   I didn’t know what I was getting ...more