Last weekend, Michelle Jensen and Jennifer Herrell, took part in the annual Tour of Kansas City race weekend. Both came home with excellent results. On Saturday, Michelle took 3rd in the wet and wild Cliff Drive event, with Jennifer just behind in 7th. Then, on Sunday at the Overland Park GP, Jennifer was in great form and took 5th in the super fast technical and fast event. Michelle was just behind in 10th.
Great Job Ladies!!
Race Reports
Congratulations to Mercy Elite rider, Michelle Jenson (KS), upon being selected to ride in the prestigious Nature Valley Stage Race. After a strong showing by the whole of the Mercy Elite team at the recent Tour of Winghaven, Michelle was invited to be part of the “Nature Valley Cycling Team” composite team. The event will run from Wednesday June 11th and will finish on Sunday June 15th. Event central is Minneapolis MN. Michelle will get a chance to rider with 150 of the top women cyclists in America !! Stay tuned for any updates we may receive from way up North…
Race Reports, Team News
Pam Hinton - Mercy Elite Women’s Team and an associate professor of nutritional sciences at MU, has co-authored something of a wake-up call in the February 2008 issue of the journal Clinical and Experimental Metabolism.
Check out her fascinating article HERE
Training Hinton
Pam Hinton just recently got the ‘all clear’ from her doctors to return to full time competitive bike racing. And in her first big test in almost a year, Pam stormed home to a fine solo victory at the prestigious Joe Martin NRC event in Fayetteville, AR.
Stage 1 was the traditional road race with 2 ascents of the infamous ‘Wall’. At the end of the stage, Pam rode home alone and crossed the line over 5 minutes ahead of the chasing riders.
Stage 2 was the Devils Den Uphill Time Trial. Pam had to settle for 4th with a time just 18 seconds behind the stage winner Katja Heinicke from Dallas TX.
Going in to the final Stage 3 criterium, Pam has a comfortable 5:30 lead. All going well, Pam should come out as the overall winner of the 2008 Joe Martin winner.
Stay tuned for updates as we get them…
In the Women Professional Cat 1/2 event, Michelle Jeanson from Lawrence KS is representing Mercy Cycling. We are still awaiting ‘official’ results to be published, so please hold tight until the results arrive…
Race Reports Hinton, Jensen
by Pamela Hinton
Here’s race report from the weekend … I was second in the 10 mile TT on
Saturday. We went out into a stiff headwind and had a nice tailwind on the way back. I finished nearly 2 minutes behind Bri Kovak. Her time was good enough for a top 15 in the Pro1,2 Men!
Todays road race course was TOUGH. We did 3 x 20-mile laps with lots and lots of climbing. It was Bri, Carrie, and Chris from Team Revolution, Molly from Mesa and me. Molly and I formed an alliance against the Revolution Powerhouse. It was full throttle from the get go. Bri drilled the pace up the first climb out of town and then they started attacking Molly and I to get a break established. Molly got off with Bri, so I sat with Carrie and Chris. At the start of the third lap, we got word that Molly was alone and only 3 minutes ahead of us. Carrie and Chris tried to pick up the pace, but were fading. I knew I had to attack them well before the last KOM, which was followed by a long descent to the down-hill sprint finish. With about 10 miles to go, I surprised them and somehow managed to stay away for third.
I ended up with 2nd place overall. It was a long, hard day, but good to be back racing again (ed. Yes, It Is Great To Have You Back Racing Again, We Missed You!!).
No knitting today.
Uncategorized Hinton
(2008-04-01) HELLS KITCHEN – FIRST RACE OF THE YEAR
Hells Kitchen RR was the first race of the 2008 season for the Mercy Elite Women’s Team. The results follow:
WOMEN CAT 1/2/3
Jennifer Herrell – 2nd
Michelle Jensen – 3rd
Nikane Mallea – 4th
Uncategorized Herrell, Jensen, Rhoades
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