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There's an interview with yours truly : )

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Issue 24 of @cyclocross arrived today :) Go buy a copy! Quick & Dirty Panda Interview. http://t.co/gfSLHuqJcz http://t.co/SwCuxDeLZ7
— Amanda Nauman (@_amanda_panda_) April 18, 2014

Panda, swimmer, triathlete, project manager, dark-horse, cyclo-crosser...

I have been extremely busy as of late.
Cyclocross season takes a serious amount of time on top of a full-time job... and I'm still trying to get caught up on life, the 100+ emails in my inbox, and getting in some long slow miles on the bike. I could really use a few more hours in a day.

I always tell you I'm super busy, but yet I always find a way to make a few posts at the beginning or end of a major season. I promise to TRY and keep the posts more frequent...

But for now, please see the most recent Felt Bicycles Blog post... it's about yours truly and written by a legend in the road biking industry, Neil Browne.
http://www.feltbicycles.com/blog/?p=3934

Thanks to Louie Traub for this super-hero shot of me at CX Nats!!!

I have been called many things in my life, but these are a few names I am most recently proud of: panda, swimmer, triathlete, project manager, dark-horse, cyclo-crosser...

Yes, I still owe a more thorough report on Cyclocross season.
Yes, I still owe a comment on my MTB schedule.

Here are the plans right now:

• March: Pro XCT Round 2 Bonelli, Pro XCT Round 3 Fontana, Keyesville 
• April: Sea Otter (XC &/or CX, same day, dumb), Whiskey 50
• June: US Cup West races in Big Bear
• July: USAC Marathon MTB Nats (bc Sun Valley sounds way more awesome than Pennsylvania again) and the Crusher in the Tusharrrrr
• .... after that, it's time for 'cross!

For now, cheers to an awesome CX season and plans for an equally awesome 2014 MTB season! More in the works!

Cycling Illustrated: SoCalCross Opening Week!

This is exciting stuff!

It's officially Cyclocross season and the thrill that comes along with training and racing for the next few months is fully underway.

I was contacted by a couple people at Cycling Illustrated to do a write-up on the first two SoCalCross races of the season thus far. Me? Write a race report that's going somewhere else besides my blog? Sure thing!!

First, if you don't know about the fantastic site that is Cycling Illustrated, check out a quick video on its Mission here: http://youtu.be/K7I7_Fj7MeA

And click here for the Cycling Illustrated post.

As of today, the official title and URL of this blog has changed. I hope you enjoy a winder range of topics from here on out : )

Cross Vegas 2013

I'll get around to updating this post with some proper commentary on how my first UCI Elite Womens race went down!