CASCADE!!!!

Ok Folks the Cascade Classic is back.
What do I mean back??? Well the women will be racing in full force. Last year they Cancelled the women's event. Now it's BACK!!! Full force BABY!
Currently 80 women are signed up. All the big teams will be represented plus riders coming to freelance from squads like Cheerwine, Colavita, and Cervelo Lifeforce. The current major teams are as follows...WEBCOR, VALUE ACT CAPITAL, TOUCHSTONE, Team TIBCO, SHO-AIR/CVAC, BOBS, BICYCLE JOHNS, AARONS and VELOFORMA/ZYM. Looks like Wines of Washington is Team sho-air. Hope this year the Best Oregon rider is TRUELY an Oregon rider, something I have voice to the promoter.
Below is our roster for Cascade, we (meaning me, Martha, and sponsors) are excited that this event is back and hope it is here to stay. Of course meaning all CATs!
We will be having two guest riders on the squad Sabrina Savage (Phoenix, AZ) and Robin Secrist (Kirkland, WA) Both are up a coming talents that have proven there worthiness to ride with the Veloforma/Zym squad @ Cascade.

Below is the official press release.

VELOFORMA / ZYM
at the
Cascade Cycling Classic
July 9-13, 2008
Bend, Oregon
The Veloforma/Zym elite women’s
cycling team is excited to be a part of
the return of women’s racing at the
Cascade Cycling Classic in 2008. With a
strong squad of many Oregon riders,
Veloforma/Zym continues its move into
national-level road racing.
Team riders have dominated local racing
in the Pacific Northwest this year and
look forward to the challenge of
welcoming the country’s top riders to
their playground.
MARK DUFF, MANAGER
503.789.6735

HILARY BILLINGTON (PORTLAND, OREGON)
Hilary is a stage race specialist who excels when the races are hard, fast,
long, and uphill. She started racing on the NRC circuit in 2007 and that
remains her focus. She began racing her bike occasionally in 1999 and
continued through the early 2000s between having her two boys, now ages
four and nearly seven. Her 2008 season highlights include Redlands
Bicycle Classic, Tour of Walla Walla, and two classics on the Oregon race
calendar, the Kings Valley road race and the Mt. Tabor circuit race.
REBECKA HARTKOP (SALEM, OREGON)
Becka currently leads the 2008 competition for the coveted Oregon Cup, a
year-long points series. She has a long list of results from 2008 alone,
including first place in the final stage at the Elkhorn Classic stage race, first
place overall at the Willamette stage race, and a gold-medal performance
at the Oregon road race championship. In 2007 she won the Mt. Ashland
hillclimb.
MIRANDA MOON (BANKS, OREGON)
A powerful time trialist and criterium specialist, Miranda has returned to
bike racing in 2008 with outstanding results. Her first-place finishes this
year include individual and team time trials (with the Veloforma/Zym
squad) and the Willamette stage race criterium. Most recently, she won
the women’s FIAC national championship at the Alpenrose Sixday. In 2004
she won Oregon’s best all-around rider competition. She last competed at
the Cascade Cycling Classic in 2006.
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SUSAN PEITHMAN (PORTLAND, OREGON)
Susan raced in the 2007 Nature Valley Grand Prix, the 2005 USCF criterium
championships, and regional events in the Midwest before moving to
Portland last winter. She was part of Veloforma/Zym’s gold-medal time
trial team in 2008 and a contributor to teammate Rebecka Hartkop’s win in
the state road race championship.
ALICE PENNINGTON (HOOD RIVER, OREGON)
Alice is a fixture in Oregon bike racing, both on the road and off. In June
she finished second at the Elkhorn Classic stage race in Baker City, and in
May she was Veloforma/Zym’s top rider at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic, a
UCI event for women in 2008. She also won the Silverton and Table Rock
road races in 2008 and was part of Veloforma/Zym’s first-place team time
trial championship team. She won Oregon’s best all-around rider
competition in 2001, 2002, and 2003. She last raced in the Cascade
Classic in 2004.
SABRINA SAVAGE (PHOENIX, ARIZONA)
A native of Albany, Oregon, Sabrina started bike racing in February 2008
after getting “hooked” by recreational riding in Missouri. From her home in
Phoenix, Sabrina has traveled to regional races in Arizona and also to
bigger events in Southern California, including the Manhattan Beach Grand
Prix and Green Trolley Criterium in late June. She also competed in the
Vuelta de Bisbee. Living and training in Phoenix guarantees that she is
acclimated to the temperatures usually found at the Cascade Classic.
ROBIN SECRIST (KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON)
Robin has vaulted to the top echelon of bike racing in 2008, her first season
as a competitive cyclist. In the two months that she’s been an elite
(category 2) rider, Robin has won the Methow Valley Tour and finished
second at the Wenatchee Omnium stage race and the Tour of Walla Walla.
In her short time as category 4 rider, she held the leader’s jersey in
Washington’s Luna Cat 4 Women’s Series. Robin won the Seafair Triathlon
in Seattle in 2007 and was training for Ironman Canada 2008 until she
decided to devote herself full-time to bike racing.

This team is founded on a core set of beliefs: passion, knowledge, and experience based on hardwork, determination, and teamwork. These same values are found in the companies of
VELOFORMA, ZYM, and supporting sponsors. Elite team members are chosen not solely based on results but on how well they work in a team environment and represent their sponsors in and out of competition. We showcase a diverse team of strong professionals who are true ambassadors to sport and life. VELOFORMA/ZYM is proud to be associated with these vibrant women who are capable of incredible things both on and off the bike, and who come from all walks of life.