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Kate Courtney 
Tony Smith 
Team Coaches and 2010 National Champions |
07/19/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team Rocks the 2010 Mountain
Bike National Championships! Both junior riders and team coaches hit the top step of the podium with Kate Courtney taking the Junior 15/16 Title, coach Helene Drumm earning the Cat 1 40-44 cross country and Women’s Open Super D Titles, coach Abbie Durkee winning the 35-39 Cat 1 prize, and head coach Dario Fredrick successfully defending his Cat 1 40-44 title for the second year in a row. In the Junior 17/18 races, Sofia Hamilton took a strong second place, earning a spot on the 2010 World Championship Team, while Tony Smith and Will Curtis took the third and fourth podium spots in the Junior Men’s race. Other top results include Sven Beer winning the Cat 2 15-18 cross country, Kate Courtney taking second in the Junior Women’s Super D, and Helene Drumm second in the Women’s Open Short Track. Next stop for the Whole Athlete Junior Team is the Final round of the World Cup in Windham, NY at the end of August, followed by the World Championships in Monte Sainte Anne, Canada. For a full list of the team’s top-10 results at the 2010 MTB National Championships, visit http://www.wholeathlete.com/team_results.htm. Read about the team’s adventures throughout the camp and nationals at http://wholeathletecyclingteam.blogspot.com. |
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07/11/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team wins in two states, with strong performances in the CTS International MTB Stage Race in Colorado Springs, CO (see below) and dominant rides at the Downieville Classic punctuated by Kate Courtney and Sofia Hamilton going one-two in the Women's Expert Cross Country and Girls Team Coach, Abbie Durkee taking 4th, while Max Houtzager wins the 2010 Junior All-Mountain World Title. |
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07/11/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team builds confidence for Nationals with impressive results at the final round of the ProXCT, the CTS International MTB Stage Race. With overall wins from Bobby Zidek (Cat 2 15-18) and Coach Dario Fredrick (Cat 1 40-49) and Junior Cat 1 podium placings from Tony Smith (2nd), Will Curtis (3rd) and Steve Cherry (3rd - Cat 1 50+), the team is ready for the Championships next weekend! |
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07/11/10Congratulations to Mara Abbott and the entire Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 Team for their historic victory in the Giro Ciclistico Internazionale Femminile - the Women's Tour of Italy! |
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07/11/10Whole Athlete coach Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12) wins the final stage of the Giro Ciclistico Internazionale Femminile! |
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07/11/10Greg Anderson (Morgan Stanley) wins the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 Lodi Criterium |
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06/27/10Whole Athlete coach Dusty Roady takes her second win of the year in the Golden Gate Triathlon. |
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06/23/10Whole Athlete coach Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12) is the 2010 Criterium National Champion!! Congratulations, Shelley! |
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5/16/10Kim Ladd (Team iPass) takes 2nd place in the Cat 3 field in the Stage 2 of the Kern County Women's Stage Race. |
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5/16/10Whole Athlete Cycling Team juniors showed their collective dedication impressive performances at the California High School Mountain Bike State Championships. Will Curtis (San Rafael) became the second Whole Athlete junior in two years (2009 saw John Bennett set the trend) to sweep the NorCal Varisty Division and take the state title. SoCal Varsity champ and WA teammate, Zach Valdez (Hemet) battled closely with Curtis for the state title, coming in a close 2nd, followed by Tony Smith (Marin Catholic)in 3rd. Completing four of five podium sport for Whole Athlete Varsity riders was the ever-consistent Riley Predum (Drake). Freshman Kate Courtney (Branson) swept the girls Junior Varsity on her way to taking the state title in only her first year racing. Sofia Hamilton and Victoria Yoham also completed outstanding seasons with 2nd and 3rd in the girls Varsity Championships and 2nd and 3rd overall. Top-10 State Championship results for Whole Athlete Juniors:
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5/02/10Whole Athlete juniors take the win in every category raced at the NorCal and SoCal High School races over the weekend, inlcuding four of the top-five podium spots in the Varsity division. Race winners include: Will Curtis (Varsity), Zach Valdez (Varsity - SoCal), Sofia Hamilton (Girls Varsity), Taylor Smith (Junior Varsity), Kate Courtney (Girls Junior Varsity). Full team results and more photos > |
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05/02/10Whole Athlete coach Dusty Roady wins her age group in the Envirosports Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon. |
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05/02/10Lars Andersen takes a strong 2nd place in his age group at the Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon. |
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05/01/10Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12) wins the stage four criterium of the Tour of the Gila Stage Race. |
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4/24/10District Road Champion Nick Newcomb (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) took a team win at the Wente Road Race. Will Curtis and Tony Smith rode selflessly to help Nick snag the victory and increase his lead in the NCNCA Junior Points Series. |
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4/11/10Alec Kassin (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) does the double with back-to-back wins in the Cat 4 Apple Pie Criterium and Spring Hill Road Race. Look out Cancellara! |
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04/10/10Whole Athlete coach and Peanut Butter & Co. racer, Shelley Evans wins the women's Hippstar Menlo Park Grand Pix in cold, wet conditions. |
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4/11/10Roman Brockley (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the Junior Cat 1 cross-country MTB Napa Valey Dirt Classic in miserably cold, wet and muddy conditions. |
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3/28/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team showed why
it's one of the top junior programs in the country at the Fontana
ProXCT-US Cup. Twelve podium placings, including a sweep of the
junior 17/18 podium and three of the top four spots in the junior
girls 17/18. |
3/21/10
Once again, Whole Athlete Cycling Team juniors
showed their dedication by taking ten top-10 finishes at the NorCal
High School MTB League Race #2 at Folsom Lake. Will Curtis won his
second consecutive Varsity race with Tony Smith on the podium as well
in 3rd. Victoria Yoham took a strong 2nd place in the girls varsity,
with Sofia Hamilton rounding out the podium in 5th. Kate Courtney
continued her winning streak by dominating the girls Junior Varisty
Division.
Top-10 Results:
Boys Varsity - Will Curtis 1st, Alec Kassin 5th, Riley Predum 7th,
Davis Bentley 8th, Colby Pastore 9th
Girls Varsity - Victoria Yoham 2nd, Sofia Hamilton 5th
Junior Varsity - Kate Courtney 1st
Check out the team
blog for more photos and video.
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3/21/10Less than a week after the Whole Athlete Team's success at the Bonelli Park US Cup MTB XC in San Dimas, John Bennett wins the San Dimas Road Stage Race in the Cat 2 field. Bennett took the opening stage TT, then followed up with a strong 2nd place in the stage 2 road race. Despite going down in a crash in the 3rd stage criterium, JB was able to remount and finish with the field, confirming his overall victory. Congratulations, John!! . |
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3/14/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team sent seven riders down to Southern California to the Bonelli Park US Cup XC race. Six finished on the podium, including two wins. The juniors nearly swept the podium with four of the five top spots. More details here >. |
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3/11/10Steven Cozza (Garmin-Transitions) is back after shoulder surgery to repair a broken clavicle sustained in a crash at the Tour of Qatar. Not deterred by a freak snowstorm in Girona, Steven is back to full training on the road and will be racing at the end of the month at the Volta a Catalunya. |
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3/07/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team juniors were
out in force at the NorCal High School MTB League opener in Monterey
this weekend. Taking top honors in three divisions and five of the
top-10 spots in the boys varsity, the WA kids are off to a strong
start in what promises to be an exciting season! |
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2/28/10Whole Athlete coach and multi-talented racer, Shelley (Olds) Evans (US National Team) opens up her 2010 season by winning the UCI Women's Tour of New Zealand. Underscoring her victory was an equally impressive four stage wins. The USA women also claimed the time trial stage with Amber Neben and took team prize as well! |
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2/27/10Whole Athlete Cycling Team junior captain Will Curtis takes second place in the CCCX mountain bike cross country in the pro category. |
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2/27/10Will Patterson (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins his first-ever road race at Snelling in the Cat 5 event. |
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2/18/10Only a few days after surgery to repair his damaged clavicle from a crash at the Tour Of Qatar, Steven Cozza is back to training. With help from his girlfriend Jen, they were able to rig up a harness to support his upper body while riding the trainer. Steven has since been doing a steady combination of strength and stability training and double-days on the trainer. With a minimal loss of fitness, he hopes to stay on track to be a factor once again in the upcoming Spring Classics. |
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2/13/10Steven Cozza is one of a handful of professionals to experience the bad luck of crash-induced injuries in this year's Tour of Qatar. Despite breaking his collarbone for the third time in his career, Steven remains optmiisitc about his recovery and return to racing. Less than 48 hours after sustaining the injury, he underwent surgery in Belgium performed by a world-expert in the field. The Open Weaver-Dunn Procedure was a success, and Steven is recovering at his European home in Gerona, Spain, anxious to get back on the bike. Stay tuned for more progress. |
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2/07/10John Bennett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team), flying his Cal Poly school colors, wins the Red Trolley Criterium in the Collegiate A Category. This is John's first win in only his second race of the season. |
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1/20/10The Whole Athlete Cycling Team, a non-profit development program for juniors and espoirs, launched its most ambitious season to date with a team training camp that included epic riding, season planning, sponsor presentaions, yoga and more. 2010 promises to be a big year for the Whole Athlete team, now a UCI trade team. As an international registered team, the Whole Athlete riders will not only focus on national-series ProXCT racing and the US National Championships, but will target the World Cup MTB XC Finals in Windham, NY at the end of August. Cyclingnews.com and Velonews.com covered the team's season kickoff. |
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1/10/10Trudy Bjornsen (Davis Cycling) wins the Sacramento Cyclocross Series overall in the Women's B Division. |
1/04/10Steven Cozza talks about training, Dario Fredrick discusses the Whole Athlete philosophy and gives his predictions on Steven's upcoming racing season. |
