Here’s a story from Megan M. Hottman - owner and Team Director of Defined Fitness Training - about the Cascade Cycling Classic from the end of July:

On Sunday, July 26, 5 riders from DFT p/b TREADS completed the Cascade Cycling classic held in Bend, OR. The race began with 116 women and only 78 finished - including all 5 DFT racers! Our top GC result was 13th place, Marisa Asplund. I am very proud of the team for finishing the race and representing us so well!

Locally, we were tearing up 2 Denver criteriums at the Federal Center and downtown at the Bannock crit. Top placings in the Women pro 1/2 event on Saturday were Megan Hottman (2nd) and Monique (4th) and on Sunday Megan (3rd) and Monique (4th). Sunday was especially notable since we were the only team to put 2 riders in the top 5 - despite being outnumbered by all other teams that attended!! These were tremendous results for our small but mighty team.

The culture of having fun and maintaining balance in our lives, which has become more apparent to our competitors during the season, has generated a LOT of interest in our team for 2010. Many riders currently committed to other teams have been asking what they need to do in order to be considered for our team next year. I consider this a huge indicator of our success and of the perception others have of our team. We are courteous, respectful of our competitors, and generally we’re just really nice and fun women to be around!!! Exciting things are ahead next year!

Thanks Megan!

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