A few of our team members have a background in triathlon, and compete throughout the season in this discipline as well as road, mountain and cross racing. We don’t usually report on tri events since we are primarily a road cycling team, but one superlative effort deserves special mention.

Rochelle Schleicher, who won three state championships on the road this year, recently competed in the World Ironman 70.3 Championships in Las Vegas. She finished in seventh place in her age division. Conditions were rough, and Rochelle was modest about her perfomance. “My time was slow (5 hrs and 51 min) but it was super hot and humid so everyone’s time was slow. Finished 7th in my age group and was very happy with that.”

Awesome accomplishment to simply qualify for this event, let alone take seventh place. Watch out for Rochelle next year as she continues to dominate in the women’s 50+ events