Saturday, April 21, 2012

Join me at Sea Otter Classic's Women Outreach - Sunday, April 22 in Monterey

Women's Outreach Expanded this Year at Sea Otter Classic to Get More Women Riding Bicycles!

Here's the FULL four-day list of Women's Outreach Events

JOIN ME on SUNDAY at Sea Otter!

I'm volunteering to emcee the event that has amazing cycling women AND wine and chocolate!

Men are invited, too!

Karen Kefauver, left, and Lorri Lee Lown, right (foreground) pictured at Sea Otter Classic 2011 at Women's Outreach Industry Panel. Karen, a cycling and sports writer, moderated the panel of industry experts (seated) and Lorri Lee Lown organized and launched the Women's Outreach Program at Sea Otter Classic and has expanded the 2012 Women's Outreach Program.

I'm volunteering to emcee the event that has amazing cycling women AND wine and chocolate!

I'll be moderating the “Fierce, Fabulous, and Over Forty” panel discussion featuring:

• Rebecca Rusch 3x Leadville Trail 100 Women's Champion, 3x 24 Hr Solo Mountain Biking World Champion

• Susan Otcenas Founder and President of TeamEstrogen.com

• Beverly Chaney Elite level cyclist, avid backpacker, flyfishing, rock climbing, travel, mom

• RaeLynn Milley Contributing Editor at Road Bike Action Magazine, USA Cycling Level 2Coach at WomenCyclist.com

COME ON DOWN!

Panel Talk, Sunday, April 22

1-2 p.m. at Sea Otter Meeting Hall

FOLLOWED BY

2-3 p.m.

Wine + Chocolate Reception

Sea Otter Classic 2011 - 3 photos of cycling studs off their bikes!

Ben Jacques-Maynes, road pro – Team Bissell
Cam McCaul, freeride pro - Trek Bicycles
Lorri Lee Lown – Sea Otter Ladies Activities Coordinator
Katie Compton, XC pro – Giant/Rabobank
Jeff Frost, Sea Otter Classic – Director of Athlete Services
Eric Carter, athlete ambassador and former World Champion, GT Bicycles
Matt Thompson, Momentum Trail Concepts – DH course upgrade contractor
Jasen Thorpe, press conference moderator, Thorpe Media (Not pictured)

Ben Jacques-Maynes of Team Bissell had just crossed the finish line of his criterium road race, Thursday, April 14, right before attending this press conference to answer our questions.

Cam McCaul, left, is world famous for his bicycle stunts and lives in my town, Santa Cruz. I told his girlfriend, right, it would make me nervous to see him flying into the air, but she said she's gotten used to it!

Speaking of Cam McCaul here's a story about him in the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper: