Bike MS is the major fundraiser for the National MS Society with over 100 Bike MS events taking place across the country each year. On October 3 and 4, Greenville hosted the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's Carolinas Biketober Challenge and over 1000 cyclists. Five members of GWC participated in this year's ride as part of the Hobnobbers team, a group of friends and family who have been doing Bike MS since 2004. Thanks to Rae, Jen, Tiffany, Kimberly, and Dawn for "biking to create a world free of MS."
The US Pro race weekend is always a special time for GWCT. Kimberly Morgan is the volunteer extraordinaire who organizes the course marshals and race help flawlessly. Jenn Young helps organize the P3 ride and rivals Kimberly with little weekend sleep. Participating in the P3 ride were Rae Harrison, Cissy Fowler, Kimberly Morgan, and Iris Meeker. Thanks to Susan Jones-Morgan, Caroline Mills, and Dawn Strickland for their volunteer check-in help and Melissa Weddell, Cissy Fowler, and Rae Harrison for assisting with the organization of the kids' race (over 100 kids!). Thanks also to Liz McNamara and Danna Brown for assisting int the Press Box at the Time Trial. It was a great weekend of giving back to the community, to cycling, and watching our hometown hero, George Hincapie, win the stars and stripes jersey.
The SC State Road Race took place in the high heat of August on the brutal Fork Shoals course. The women's Cat 4 race had a great turnout with over 30 women on the line. The women raced two hard laps with Danna Brown finishing 12th and Jenn Young 17th. The women's Open race had a smaller field and raced three laps with Susan Jones-Morgan finishing 4th overall and winning silver, while Catherine James and Rae Harrison finished a strong 8th and 13th, respectively. Great racing ladies! Check out the scgacycling.com web site for race pictures. Photo credits to Eddy Rayford, August 2009.
GWCT rocked the River's Edge Mtn Bike Race Co-Ed Division at the US National Whitewater Center on a 12.5-mile course hosted by Charlotte Sports Cycling. Debbie Gillespie and partner Darren Fuller won the division while Giselle and Chandler Weekes finished a strong 3rd. Way to ride!
GWCT members Giselle Weekes, Danna Brown, and Tiffany Irwin all podiumed at the Greenville Triathlon with times of 1:16, 1:20, and 1:20, respectively. Looks like the prize was much better than a medal! Great job!
