The Whole News - 2008

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12/30/08

After a well-deserved podium finish at the US Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) was recently selected to the US World Championship Team to compete in Hoogerheide, Netherlands on Feb 1st. She has been working her way up the results in the European World Cups and C1 (top classed) races, cracking the top-5 at the Azencross in Loenhout, Belgium, and reaching the podium at Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit Cross race in Tervuren, Belgium with an impressive 2nd place behind former world champion Daphny Van den Brand.

12/02/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin/Slipstream) works on his time trial position at Whole Athlete this winter after being named to the preliminary 2009 Tour de France team. The '09 Tour will feature a 38 km team time trial in stage 4, a critical stage for teams with overall GC contenders.

11/02/08

Rachel Lloyd (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) shows her consistency once again, taking two more podium places in the North American Trophy Cup Cyclocross races this weekend.

10/26/08

Carl Hesselein (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins his 7th cyclocross race of the season thus far at the Surf City Cyclocross race in Santa Cruz, CA in the Elite B category. Carl is upgrading to race A. Way to go, Carl!

10/26/08

Nick Newcomb (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the Tamarancho 1000 endurance mountain bike race, completing over 55 miles of singletrack!

10/25/08

Whole Athlete Coach, Rachel Lloyd (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) takes two consecutive podium places (2nd & 3rd) in the first two US Grand Prix Cyclocross series in Louisville, Kentucky.

10/18/08

Whole Athlete Founder Dario Fredrick wins the Lake Sonoma mountain bike cross country race.

10/12/08

Greg Sage wins the Central Coast Cyclocross race in Monterey, CA in the Masters 55+ category. Congratulations, Greg!

10/12/08

Whole Athlete Multisport Coach, Dusty Roady takes a strong second place at the Fleet Feet Golden State Sprint Triathlon in Sacramento, CA.

10/01/08

Shelley Olds (Proman Racing) is the US National Track Champion in the Scratch Event. Just two days after her race bike was stolen and then retrieved, Shelley successfully refocused on her goals and took her first national title. Next stop: the World Track Cup Curcuit. Stay tuned!

09/28/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin/Chipotle) is the top US finisher in the World Championship Road Race in Varese, Italy. In his first professional race over 230 km, Steven finished the 260 km event just behind the italians' winning move in 23rd, only 1:40 back of the winner, Alessandro Ballan. Read more about Steven's wild ride at Velonews.com and cyclingnews.com.

09/27/08

The Whole Athlete Cycling Team celebrated its first road season with top results at the Mt. Tamalpais Hillclimb. Junior Team leader, John Bennett finished 1st in the Jr. 17/18 event, while Will Curtis and Nick Newcomb took 2nd and 3rd in the 15/16 category. Even team director and Whole Athlete founder, Dario Fredrick made a go of it, taking the win in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race.

09/13/08

Shelley Olds (Proman Racing) wins the inaugural San Francisco Twilight Criterium in impressive style. After riding in the nearly race-long breakaway, Shelley maintained her position at the front when the field caught the break with 2 laps to go, and timed her sprint perfectly to come around Laura Van Gilder for the win. Check out the video on Cyclist Village.

09/07/08

Team Proman (Kelly Bartholomew, Helene Drumm, Lorraine Jarvis & Nicola Cranmer) are Masters 30+ US National Champions in the Team Pursuit.

09/07/08

Pete Billington (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) is multiple Masters 30+ US National Champion in the Kilo, Match Sprint, and Team Sprint events on the track. Congratulations, Pete!

08/30/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the National Mountain Bike Series overall title in the Junior Expert 16 & Under Division. Will won three NMBS events this season, along with podium finishes in the other two events. Great season, Will!

08/30/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) takes a solid 4th place at the USPRO National Time Trial Chamiponships in South Carolina. Cozza finished behind teammates Dave Zabriske (successfully defending his title) and Christian Vande Velde (3rd), with Tom Zirbel (Bissel) in 2nd.

08/24/08

Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd (Proman) is Singlespeed World Champion!! Unfamiliar with singlespeed world's? Check out this NY Times piece.

08/24/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) wraps up his Tour of Portugal with a
top-10 ride in the final stage time trial. Next stop: the USPro time trial championships!

08/16/08

Whole Athlete coach, Meredith Miller (Aaron's) takes 2nd place in the Women's Pro International Challenge in Downer's Grove, IL.

08/13/08

17-year-old John Benett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) takes his second win in as many road races at Winters, CA in the Cat 5 field.

08/14/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) pulls on the best young rider jersey by taking the final sprint bonus on stage 2 of the Tour of Portugal. He now sits in 3rd overall only 3 seconds off the leader, Ruben Plaza.

08/13/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) rides to a 4th place finish in the prologue time trial of the Tour of Portugal, only 6 seconds off the winning time. Steven now sits only one second from being in the best young rider's jersey.

08/09/08

Helene Drumm & Shelley Olds (Team Proman) ride a dominating race at the Carrera de San Rafael to take the top two podium spots.

08/09/08

Pete Billington (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) is the Masters 30-34 State Track Champion in the kilo. Congratulations, Pete!

08/09/08

In his first race as a professional, John Benett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) takes 2nd place in the Howel Mountain Challenge Cross Country MTB Race in Napa, CA. John will wrap up his successful ’08 season with the California State MTB Cross Country Championships in Big Bear next month.

08/09/08

16-year old Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) scores a podium finish with 4th place in the Junior Expert 18 and under category in the Howell Mountain Challenge Cross Country Race.

08/03/08

Whole Athlete coach, Meredith Miller (Aaron's) takes a top-5 finish in the US National Time Trial Championships. Just missing the podium by 2 seconds, Meredith's 4th place ride bodes well for her chances in the road race.

08/03/08

Eric Spencer (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) scores a podium finish with 2nd place in the Timpani Criterium in the Junior 17/18 category.

08/02/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) rides to a top-10 finish in the stage 5 time trial of the Tour of Denmark. Showing his world-caliber time trialing ability, Steven's 8th place time was within 30 sec of the stage winner, Swedish national TT champion Gustav Larsson and only 8 sec slower than Italian National TT champ, Marco Pinotti. Next stop, Tour of Portugal - stay tuned...

08/02/08

In his second-ever road race, 16-year-old Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) takes 2nd place in the Ft. Ord Road Race in the senior Cat. 5 field. Teammate and fellow junior racer, Nick Newcomb finishes 3rd in his first-ever road race to complete the podium.

07/20/08

Shelley Olds (Team Proman) is victorious in the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Omnium with winning rides in the scratch, miss 'n out, and team pursuit.

07/20/08

Jo Ann Clark sets a PR at the Vineman Half Ironman Triathlon on her way to qualifying for the Triathlon World Championships in Florida this November. Great job, Jo Ann!

07/19/08

Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd (Team Proman) is the 2008 MTB Super D National Champion for the second year in succession. Congratulations, Rachel!

07/19/08

Julia Violich (Tam Cycling) makes it two for two, successfully defending her title as Masters 40+ MTB Cross Country National Champion. Way to go, Julia!!

07/18/08

John Benett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) takes an impressive 2nd place at the US National MTB XC Championships in Mt. Snow, Vermont. In his first year racing at the national level, John has stormed onto the MTB scene as one of the top 18 & under juniors in the country. John will be racing in the pro ranks next season. Keep an eye out for this star of the future!

07/12/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) is three for three, winning his third NBMS race this season in the Junior EXPERT 16 & under MTB cross country at Wydam, NY!

Will followed his Wydam victory the next weekend with a podium finish (4th place) at the US National Championships in Mt. Snow, VT. Great job, Will!

07/12/08

Whole Athlete coach and reigning Super D National Champion Rachel Lloyd wins the Downievlle Classic overall once again, defending the title she claimed last year as well.

07/10/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle) takes a solid 4th place out of the winning breakaway - after helping teammate Tom Peterson climb up the overall classification - in stage 2 of the NRC Cascade Cycling Classic. Check out the stage details here. Two stages later in the time trial, Steven rides to a top-10 finish.

07/09/08

Whole Athlete coach John Hunt (California Giant-Specialized) forms part of the successful breakaway in stage 1 of the NRC Cascade Classic Stage Race. John takes a strong top-10 finish on the stage.

06/28/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins his second NBMS race this season in the Junior EXPERT 16 & under MTB cross country at Deer Valley, UT. Way to go, Will!

06/15/08 - 06/21/08

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Chipotle), finishes a strong top-10 at the Nevada City Classic. Former Whole Athlete coach, Justin England (Toyota United) takes his second victory in this historic event.

In the week following, Cozza went on to finish top-10 overall in the Tour de Nez NRC Stage Race, including top-10 finishes in all but one stage. Steve raced solo for his team against the full-squad, top Pro teams in the US.

06/13/08

Shelley Olds (Team Proman), takes another top-10 in a star-studded field, this time in the time trial stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Not bad for a sprinter!

06/08/08

Shelley Olds (Team Proman), scores a top-10 finish in Philly (Commerce Bank Triple Crown) against the strongest teams in the nation.

06/01/08

Davis Bentley (Team Specialized) is the NorCal District Junior 15-16 Time Trial Champion. Next stop: Junior Nationals!

06/01/08

Whole Athlete multisport coach Dusty Roady wins her age group in the Golden Gate Olympic Triathlon, balancing her expertise between coaching and athletic performance. Congratulations, Dusty!

05/26/08

Kim Ladd (Code 3 Racing) wins the Mt. Hamilton Road Race, thus taking the NorCal Women's Cat 4 RR Championship. The win at Mt. Hamilton marked Kim's upgrade to the 3's. She promptly took 3rd place in her first race as a Cat 3 in the Memorial Crit the folowing day.

05/18/08

John Benett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) will be racing the 2008 MTB XC World Championships in Italy in June! By winning the NMBS Santa Ynez Junior XC race - held as a world's team qualifier - John automatically earned a place on the US National Team. To finish off an already successful weekend, the day after the Santa Ynez victory, John clinched the overall NorCal Varsity series with a strong finish in the NorCal final race of the season.

05/17/08

Adam Waskow (Whole Athlete Cycling Team), earns a podium spot with a solid 3rd place finish in the Modesto Road Race in the Cat 4 field.

05/05/08

John Bennett (El Cerrito High School) retains the series leader's jersey with yet another win, taking the NorCal MTB Varsity Cross Country Race #5.

05/04/08

Shelley Olds (Team Proman), just misses the win at the Cat's Hill Classic, taking 2nd place to Amanda Eaken (Metromint) in a closely contested sprint finish.

04/26/08

In his first ever road race, John Benett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the Wente Road Race in the Junior 17-18 category.

04/20/08

Another podium appearance for Whole Athletes at the Sea Otter Classic: John Bennett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) finishes in 3rd place in the MTB Cross Country race in the highly competitive Junior Expert 18 & Under Category.

04/20/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) is the first 15 year old finisher (8th place) in the Sea Otter MTB Expert 18 & under cross country event.

04/20/08

Ted Thomas (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the Sea Otter MTB Cross Country race in the Sport 50-54 category. Way to go, Ted!

04/20/08

Ralph Pilley takes a podium spot with a strong 3rd place showing in the Sea Otter MTB Cross Country race in the Expert 55-59 category.

04/19/08

Shelley Olds (Team Proman), in her first road race of 2008, finishes on the podium in the women's NRC Sea Otter Circuit Race with an impressive 2nd place. Shelley bridged to an 11-woman break with only a few laps remaining, and although she was outnumbered by other teams, she kept her cool. Tiffany Cronwell (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutterhome) attacked the break to win solo, while Shelley won the group sprint for 2nd.

04/18/08

Davis Bentley (Team Specialized) earns a podium spot with a solid second place finish in the highly competitive Sea Otter Classic Junior 15/16 Road Race.

04/18/08

Only two weeks after her first win at the Brisbane Circuit Race, Kim Ladd (Code 3 Racing) wins the field sprint for a strong 2nd place at the Sea Otter Circuit Race in the women's Cat. 4 field.

04/13/08

Kim Ladd (Code 3 Racing) is at it again, this time at the Madera Stage Race. After winning the criterium, she takes 2nd in the Road Race, and 5th overall in general classification in the women's Cat. 4.

04/13/08

Ralph Pilley wins the Veteran Expert race at the Napa Valley Dirt Classic in Angwin, CA.

04/06/08

For the third consecutive race in a row, Davis Bentley (Team Specialized) wins the junior expert category at the CCCX cross country MTB race at Ft. Ord, California.

04/06/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) is on the podium again with a strong showing at the NMBS #2 in Fountain Hills, AZ. Will finished 4th in the highly-competitive Expert 18 & Under (as a 15 year old).

03/30/08

Kim Ladd (Code 3 Racing) wins the Brisbane Circuit Race in the women's Cat. 4 field. At the end of a very competitive event, Kim positioned herself perfectly to unleash a powerful sprint, taking her first win by more than a bike length. Way to go, Kim!

03/30/08

John Bennett (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the NorCal MTB varsity race at Grant's Ranch for El Cerrito High School. The win give's John the leader's jersey in the series. Next stop: Sea Otter.

03/29/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) wins the NBMS Junior EXPERT 16 & under MTB cross country race at Fontana, CA by over 11 minutes! With this victory, Will qualifies to race in the national championships in July. The following day, he finished a strong 4th place in the NorCal MTB varsity race at Grant's Ranch against much older riders. Way to go, Will!

03/30/08

Davis Bentley (Team Specialized) wins the junior expert category at the CCCX cross country MTB race at Ft. Ord, California. At 15 years old, he was not only the first overall expert finisher, but finished top-5 in the pro/semi-pros as well.

03/25/08

Steven Cozza (Team Slipstream) shows why he is one of the best up and coming young American time trialists in the European peleton with a strong 7th place in the opening stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León in Spain. Only 25 seconds slower than stage winner and '07 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Astana), Steven is on track in his preparation for the upcoming Spring Classics. Watch for Steven and Team Slipstream at the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix next month!

03/09/08

Whole Athlete Coach John Hunt (Cal Giant Berry Farms), together with teammate James Mattis, wins the Berkeley Team Time Trial - setting the fastest time of the day, even among the four-man teams.

03/08/08

One week after a solid ride at the Belgian classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Steven Cozza (Team Slipstream) has a strong showing at the Monte Paschi Eroica in Tuscany as one of three Slipstream riders to finish in the top-16. His impression of the race and his growing form was evident by his post-race reaction: "Todays race was amazing. I've never felt so good on a bike. I started every dirt section in the worst position and just rode past guys like Bettini like they were standing still. It was so awesome. I finally believe I'm capable of winning a race like this if I can just position myself better. I'm totally stoked."

03/01/08

Davis Bentley (Team Specialized) is the first junior expert finisher in the CCCX cross country MTB race at Ft. Ord, California. At only 15, Davis's time put him in the top-3 Expert 19-34 field.

02/23/08

Steven Cozza (Team Slipstream) is our pick for the most aggressive rider of the day on stage 6 of the 2008 Tour of California. Despite recovering from the stomach flu suffered after a strong top-10 finish in the prologue, he initiated and motored the six-man, day-long breakaway - only to be caught on the final finishing circuit.

02/09/08

Will Curtis (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) takes a decisive victory in the CCCX MTB cross country race, winning by nearly a minute in the junior category.

02/09/08

Josh Litwack (Whole Athlete Cycling Team) starts the season with a sprint victory at the Cherry Pie Criterium in the Cat. 3 race. He has since upgraded to Cat. 2.

01/27/08

Whole Athlete coach Rachel Lloyd is the top US finisher at the Cyclocross World Championships in Treviso, Italy. With a strong 9th place, Rachel once again showed her class and talent. Full race reports available at cyclingnews.com & velonews.com.

01/01/08

Whole Athlete is pleased to announce its commitment as title sponsor of a new NorCal amateur cycling team. The mission of the Whole Athlete Cycling Team is to invest in the future of the sport, providing a team where like-minded cyclists can race and train together in an atmosphere of integrity and fun, while aiding in the development of young cyclists. The team welcomes new junior and espoir riders.