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Olympic Trials Time Trial

Thursday was the big day. Team Basis had five women competing in the time trial: Lauren Gaffney, Kele Hulser, Chrissy Ruiter, Kristin Johnson, and I.

More TT Practice

Uhl and I rode the course again on Wednesday, this time with the 56–42 chainrings that I would use in the race. I actually felt

TT Course Team Preride

Uhl and I rode the time trial course with my teammates Kele, Chrissy, and Lauren Gaffney on Tuesday. Rick was nice and drove sag for

Pre-ride both Race Courses

Uhl and I rode the Nationals time trial course and the Nationals road race course on Monday. The road race course was an 11-mile circuit

Drive to Redlands

We drove to Redlands, CA on June 13th. Since I was sick, we decided not to stay in our host homes, so I wouldn’t infect

California State Time Trial

The next day we drove to Palmdale, CA. On Saturday, June 12th, the California Racing Association held its state championship time trial in Palmdale, CA.

Going to Olympic Trials

Nationals this year was also Olympic Trials. The winner of the time trial and the road race were automatic nominations to the Olympic team. Dede

Training Ride up in Cascade

Today Heather and I went up to Cascade to ride Warm Lake Rd. It’s a great stretch of road that has a very steep 5-mile

ProClarity Offsite

For my job at ProClarity, I attended a leadership offsite up in Garden Valley, ID. It was a very productive offsite, much better than I

Dallas Track World Cup Qualifier

It was still raining as we drove to the track, and it was still raining at the track. I went inside and they told me

Rain in Frisco

On Friday, April 30th the World Cup Qualifier started. A huge storm rolled into the area. The storm was the news on every TV station.

Going to Dallas

Frisco, TX – I flew into Dallas, TX on Thursday, April 29th. I went to the track in the evening. I saw Becky Conzuelman as

Heather’s Horrific Crash in Houston

Houston, TX — The men’s point’s race was cancelled last night due to rain. They started the events 30 min early to get the points race in

Houston Pursuit

Pursuit Qualifier Houston, TX — I warmed up on the trainer. I felt pretty good. It was windy today. I used a 52 x 15

Houston World Cup Qualifier

My next adventure took me to Houston for the Track World Cup Qualifier on March 26-28. I stayed with a friend from high school for

McLane Pacific Road Race

Today we did a 96-mile race; we did four laps of a 24-mile course. It was a beautiful day, and not quite as windy as

McLane Pacific Criterium

Team Basis had four women at the race today: Nicole Freedman, Kate Maher, Lauren Gaffney, and Heather Albert. Lauren wasn’t planning on racing today, but

Heather races Valley of the Sun

Team Basis made its racing debut at the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Phoenix, Arizona February, 13-15, 2004. Team Basis had four riders

Heather’s Comeback Year!

I finally had my comeback year in cycling. Due to working the Olympics and moving to Boise, I only started training on the first of