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Jr Girls on the Radio - The Trail 103.3 Interview

In the Studio at The Trail 103.3

Skye, Alli, Hannah, Madison, Ellie, Hannah L, Jade and Baylee with Mandela standing in the back.

What a treat to be interviewed for the hour long radio show, The Trail Less Traveled with Mandela on the Trail 103.3.

The Mt Alpha Jr Girls and I all piled into the radio studio and took turns answering questions about Mountain Biking and all the adventures we did this past season. 

It was awesome to witness the girls all explain in their own way how to ride. I was super impressed with their safety knowledge and insightful thoughts about pushing beyond your limits.

Thank you Mandela for the opportunity to highlight women's cycling in Missoula.

 MT Alpha Cycling team loves you!

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Mt Alpha Women at Rolling Thunder

Women's 123 Race - Claire moving fast on her mountain bike

CHECK OUT IMAGES FROM
ROLLING THUNDER

Women's 123 Race - Jen Bardsley on the Woops

Women's 123 Race - Kristine pushing on the straight

Jen Bardsley on the run-up

snuke before the women's cat 4 race

Kristine on the Woops during the Cat one race

 Jamie ready for the women's cat 4 race

Working the woops

 

 Kristine killing it on the run up

Jen Bardsley during women's Cat 3 race

 Mama Jamie after making Poduim at Rolling Thunder!

Way to go!

 

Jr Girls at Rolling Thunder

Allie, Hannah and Elise with Don checking race time.

 

Our Jr Girls came to Thunder with some skills and determination.
Our high school sophomore Alli Penington put all her hill climbing miles to the test on the most technical cyclocross course in Missoula. Although her bike was super heavy, she pushed hard up the hike-up section and rocked the berms with style.

Our 2nd place girl rider was Elise Baker. Elise has raced every race at the Missoula Cyclocross Wednesday night series. She easily worked the flat section on her cross bike and kept a steady pace. Also, Elise went on to race the in the Women's Cat 4 race imminently after the Jr's Race. Way to go Elise!

Our 3rd place Hannah Wolf used her sweet mountain bike skills on the technical woops section and dropped the single track downhill section with ease. Hannah worked super hard and we say "GREAT JOB!"

 

 Hannah on the woops

 Alli on the downhill

 Elise on the hill climb

 

 

Hannah working the Berm

 

 Alli running up the hill climb

 

Mt ALPHA WOMEN and Jr Girls - Coach Jen, Hannah L, Elise B, Claire, Ellie and Kristine

Missoula Cyclocross Race #5 | MT ALPHA gears up for Rolling Thunder

Kristine chasing down Claire to take podium.
Photo By Tom Robertson http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/

 Mt Alpha loves this course!

Missoula Cyclocross race #5 had a great turn out and Mt Alpha came out tough.

Kristine won the women's division A with Claire right behind her for 2nd place.

Jen Bardsley took 2nd for Women's B.

 

Jen Bardsley mixed in with Men's B racers and Master's Men after the run-up.
Photo by Tom Robertson http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/

 

 

 Claire 2nd Womens A, Kristine 1st Women's A
Photo by Tom Robertson http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/

 

               Again, Elise Won Jr girls and Hannah had her 1st cross experience.

Way to go Jr Girls! That was a tough race!

Missoula Cyclocross Race #4 | Repeat Performance for MT ALPHA

Thanks to all the Missoula Bike shops that donate Swag!

Again, a repeat performance from last weeks race.
Jen takes 2nd in Women's B race and Claire takes 3rd in Women's A

Game Face?

Missoula Cyclocross Race #3 | Fort Missoula

Series leader Pari Kemmick, Zoe Glas currently third in series, and Jen riding for MT Alpha in 2nd place in Series.
Start Line for Men and Women's B Race - Photo by Tom Robertson http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/

This race was my favorite for course design.
I love racing at Fort Missoula, there are rail road features,  historic buildings and lots of fun hills to climb.  I loved the crowd at this race, so many folks turned up to cheer on the hill climb.

I had a good lead on the next rider behind me, so I stopped at the top of the hill to chug a spectators beer that he was offering. Surprisingly, it didn't make me feel bad. (probably because of the cheering squad). I jumped back on my Specialized Crux and did 2 more laps to finish in 2nd for Women's B.

LITTLE HISTORY LESSON - Fort Missoula was established as a permanent military post in 1877 in response to requests from local townspeople and settlers for protection in the event of conflict with western Montana Indian tribes. Intended as a major outpost for the region, area residents were also quite aware of the payroll, contracts and employment opportunities a fort would provide. Fort Missoula never had walls; rather, it was an “open fort,” a design common for posts located west of the Mississippi.
Open forts required troops to take the offensive and actively patrol the areas to which they were assigned.
Tipi-Burner, (cone structure on the left) c.1946; moved 2006 Tipi-Burners were once plentiful in the Missoula Valley, being used by every sawmill to burn waste from the milling operation. (1)
. References (1) Fort Missoula Flyer
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/86015579

The Fast Boyz - Photo by Tom Robertson http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/

 

   MT ALPHA WOMEN - Claire Frost (3rd in Women's A) and Jen Bardsley (2nd in Women's B) at Race #3 at Fort Missoula.