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Performance Center News
2006


 

12/17/06

Shelley Olds scores an impressive top-10 finish at the US Cyclocross National Championships.



 

12/10/06
12/02/06

Cyclocross Diva and Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd wraps up a dominant cross season by winning the Surf City final race and overall one week after taking the NorCal District Championship Title.



 

11/13/06

Whole Athlete offers wind tunnel testing in conjunction with the San Diego Air & Space Technology Center - an integrative and effective process to optimize your time trial position. Contact us for more information.



 

11/19/06

Shelley Olds takes the victory at the Bay Area Super Prestige Cyclocross event at Golden Gate Park.



 

11/04/06

Whole Athlete multisport coach Dusty Roady crushes the age-group course record at the Treasure Island Triathlon on her way to a well-deserved win.



 

11/01/06

Sarah Lightfoot wins the 2006 Category 3 Northern California Women's Racing Series and subsequently upgrades to Cat. 2. Congratulations, Sarah!



 

10/29/06

Rachel Lloyd does the double, winning back-to-back races at the White Hill and Watsonville Cross races over the weekend.



 

10/16/06

Whole Athlete launches its Junior Development Program with Andiamo!, free road clinics to aid in the positive development of experience, skills and character in young cyclists.



 

10/15/06

Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd wins again and in dominating fashion at the Surf City Cyclocross Series #1.



 

10/15/06

Whole Athlete multisport coach Dusty Roady finishes 1st in her age group at the Escape from Altratraz Triathlon.



 

10/08/06

Rachel Lloyd, Whole Athlete coach and multi-talented athlete wins the Bay Area Super Prestige Series #1 Cyclocross race.



 

10/06/06

Jamiel Danesh (RH Villa), in his first year racing on the track, earns a silver medal in the team pursuit at the National Track Championships in Los Angeles.



 

09/24/06

Whole Athlete multisport coach Dusty Roady earns an impressive 2nd place in her age group at the Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathlon.



 

09/20/06

Steven Cozza (TIAA-CREF) is the top US finisher in the U23 Time Trail World Championships.





 

09/17/06

Congratulations to Whole Athlete top-10 finishers in the Mt. Tamalpais Hillclimb, NorCal's season ending event.

Chris Phipps & David Quist - 3rd & 7th (Pro 1/2)

Peter Nicholson - 8th (Cat. 3)

Derek McBrearty and Kim Arthur - 7th & 8th (M35+ 1/2/3)

Ian Roth - 9th (M35+ 4)

Ted Thomas 6th (M45+)

Michelle Baumgartner - 1st (Public Women)



 

09/16/06

Jamiel Danesh (RH Villa) wins the NorCal District Track Championships in the pursuit and team pursuit, qualifying for the upcoming national championships.



 

09/17/06

Ryan Stroup, bike racer and triathlete extraordinaire, finishes 3rd in his age group in the Pacific Grove Triathlon.



 

09/09/06

Only a week after winning the Mt. Tamapais Hillclimb running race, Whole Athlete Coach Rachel Lloyd takes a convicing victory in the Carrera de San Rafael Criterium in front of a home crowd.



 

09/03/06

Whole Athlete coach John Hunt wins the Crockett Criterium with an impressive ten lap solo breakaway.



 

09/02/06

In his final race as a professional, Pat Bush takes 4th place at the Master's MTB World Championships, the first US placed rider. An excellent finish going up against world-class competition.



 
 

09/02/06

Cammie Urban places 4th in the Master's MTB World Championships on a technical, challenging course against the world's best!



 

08/27/06

Chris Phipps (Zteam) continues his meteoric development in the sport winning the very competitive Santa Cruz University Road Race in the Masters 35+ field.



 

08/20/06

Steven Cozza (TIAA-CREF) named to the 2006 US World Championships Team in the time trial.



 

08/20/06

Whole Athlete coach John Hunt wins the Dunnigan Hills Road Race with a perfectly timed late race solo attack.



 

08/20/06

Chris Urban (Team Spine), wins the Dunnigan Road Race with a wicked sprint in the Masters 45+ field.



 
 

08/17/06

Husband and wife team, Chris and Cammie Urban win their respective races at the Howell Mountain Bike Challenge. They will compete in the Masters XC World Championships in two weeks.



 

08/22/06

David Quist (Team Spine) wins the Kvaloya Road Race in Norway by over 1:30 with an impressive solo attack up the final climb.



 

07/31/06

Rachel Lloyd (Team Proman), Whole Athlete Coach and cyclist extraordinaire, wins the Pro Women's Downieville Classic overall with an impressive course record Downhill victory and strong 3rd place in the cross country. Read her race report here.



 

07/31/06

Rick Kalb finishes on the podium in both the downhill (5th place) and cross country (2nd place) at the Downieville MTB Classic.



 

07/30/06

Chris Phipps (Zteam), in his first year racing bicycles, has upgraded to Cat. 2 and earns a podium finish (2nd place) in the Masters 35+ District Championship Road Race.



 

07/11-12/06

Michael Hutchinson (Team Spine) earns podium spots in both the time trial (4th) and road race (2nd) at the Masters 40-44 National Championships.



 

07/12/06

Steven Cozza (TIAA-CREF) makes the podium again at the U23 National Championships, this time with a solid 2nd place in the time trial.



 

07/10/06

Steven Cozza (TIAA-CREF) takes an impressive 3rd place in the U23 National Championship Road Race after a day-long breakaway, and helping his teammate win the title. Read USA Cycling's full story here.



 

07/09/06

Chris Phipps takes the overall victory in the Mt. Diablo Hillclimb and Lafayette Criterium two-day race omnium in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3.



 

07/04/06

Sterling Magnell (Toyota-United) takes his third win of the year at the Davis 4th of July Criterium.



 

07/01/06

Jackie Pereira wins the expert cross country race at the Bigfoot MTB Classic.




 

07/01/06

Jason Plough makes a double podium appearance taking 2nd in both the junior cross country and downhill events at the Bigfoot MTB Classic.




 

06/25/06

David Quist (Team Spine) wins the Norwegian Kvaløysletta Nord Temporitt 20 km time trial.



 

06/12/06

Michael Hutchinson (Team Spine) is Masters 40+ NorCal/Nevada Time Trial Champion.



 

06/08/06

Chris Phipps, Dipsea runner extraordinaire turned cyclist featured on the front page of sports in the Marin Independent Journal.



 

06/04/06

Whole Athlete coach/athletes, Kevin Rowe and John Hunt each earn top-10 overall placings at the Mt. Hood Stage Race on their way to taking the overall team prize.



 

05/29/06

Sterling Magnell (Toyota-United) takes a convincing victory in the San Jose Memorial Day Criterium.



 

05/28/06

Michael Hutchinson takes his second victory in consecutive weeks in the Masters 35+ Mt. Hamilton Road Race.

 


 

05/28/06

Ted Thomas, flying the Whole Athlete colors, finishes on the Masters 45+ podium in the challenging Mt Hamilton Road Race.



 

05/28/06

Katie Kelly makes another podium appearance with her 2nd place finish in the women's Cat 4 Mt. Hamilton Road Race.



 

05/20/06

Michael Hutchinson wins the Masters 35+ Panoche Pass Road Race.

 


 

05/13/06

Amanda Eaken wins her second race in as many weeks at the Women's cat 3 Cat's Hill Classic.

 



 

05/07/06

Amanda Eaken wins the Women's cat 3/4 EMC-Documentum Criterium with a decisive sprint.

 



 

05/07/06

John Hunt earns a top-ten overall placing at the National Calendar Tour of the Gila Stage Race, won by national TT champ Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United).



 

04/29/06

Rick Kalb wins the challenging Shasta Lemurian cross country race.



 

04/29/06

Pat Bush takes a convincing victory at the Boggs Mountain Pro/Semi-Pro cross country race.



 

04/15/06

Daniel Zmolik started out his 2006 East Coast racing season with a bang, winning the Kings County Circuit Race.



 

04/15/06

Chris Phipps, elite runner turned cyclist wins the Masters 35+ cat 4 race at the ever-challenging Northern California classic, Copperopolis Road Race.



 

04/15/06

John Hunt earns an impressive 3rd place behind Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) and Ben Jacques-Mayne (Kodak/Sierra Nevada) at the NorCal Spring Classic, Copperopolis Road Race.



 

03/26/06

Joe Wiley wins the Cat 3 Redlands Criterium in dominant fashion.



 

03/26/06

Lisa Hunt wins the Elite Women's Hanford Criterium in a solo breakaway.



 

03/19/06

Tim Locke wins the Masters Expert Central Coast Cross Country Mountain Bike Race.

 



 

03/15/06

Sterling Magnell (Toyota-United) is prominently featured in the Petaluma Argus Courier.



 

02/26/06

Sterling Magnell (Toyota-United) wins the Pro Merced Criterium in wet and slippery conditions (despite falling himself).



 

02/10/06

We've made a full recovery from San Anselmo's New Year's Eve flood. Check out the images below.



San Anselmo New Year's Eve Flood '05-06

San Anselmo Avenue under water - up to 4 ft.

 



San Anselmo Avenue at Tunstead

 



In Northern California you can ride 365 days/year

 



San Anselmo Ave/River

 



Mariposa Avenue - Whole Athlete Performance Center on the left
Cars were floating down the street

 



Some businesses fared worse than others

 

This was not the first time...

And probably won't be the last.

 

Flood images courtesy of Jeff Cantarutti Photography

 

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