Vanderkitten presented by Kenda wrapped up a hard fought week of racing in the southeast with some injuries, lot’s of action, lot’s of primes and some very good Top 10 and Top 5 finishes, once again solidifying the Vanderkitten Presented by Kenda women’s road team as a formidable contender in American criterium racing.
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2010 has a different start to the Vanderkitten Racing season than years past, and for good reason. With a slowly recovering economy and cancellation or non-confirmation of key races on the NRC, it is a season where many will find themselves hurrying up to wait. The fact of road racing is that it’s a LONG season, longer than any other professional sport in the United States, so we are setting a good pace for ourselves to make it through the season in fine style with to results.
Starla soaks up some podium time at the Central Coast Classic before headin back to the grind.
One of the major aspects of Vanderkitten that makes us so popular and relative to women across the world is that we are the “working class heros” of the peleton. Our riders, like many, have full-time jobs and careers, and taking weeks on end off to do awesome events like the Women’s Prestige Series is just not feasible, so we are once again focusing on Crits. Crit racing gives the fans maximum exposure in it’s urban center, multi-lap format, and really brings our sponsors brands to the people. Bang for the buck, crits are hard to beat… win on sunday, work on monday… it’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.
It’s hard to believe that just a year ago we fought wind, rain and cold temps at the 2009 DD Time Trial. It was so dismal lots of us found ourselves not even able to warm up because the tents were no shelter for the rain coming at us sidewise. Luckily for all of us, this year was a different story. After checking weather for the last week which at one time called for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to have the temps in the 50s, a bit of a headwind out, but no rain in sight. The only small distraction were a few dogs who had enough sense to stay out of the road. 
Vanderkitten Presented by Kenda revealed the 2010 Road Team kit and sponsorship line-up today at Vanderkitten.com. “This season is about streamlining our program, building on our consecutive USA Crits Team Titles, supporting our National Championship winning athletes, and continuing to gain exposure for Women’s Cycling outside of the racing community” said David Verrecchia, Vanderkitten Creator.
2010 Vanderkitten Presented by Kenda Racing Kit
“We will continue to build upon our long-term partnership with Kenda and Storck Bicycles, combining our resources to promote Women’s cycling by developing a program that will help launch cyclists to new levels” added Vanderkitten Managing Director, Mark Zefeldt.
Vanderkitten Racing also adds an “official” mountain bike squad of Barbara Howe and Shannon Holden focusing on endurance and multi-day stage races in the dirt. The MTB squad will also ride Kenda tires, Easton and SRAM just like the Road team, in addition to the impressive Ibis Mojo SL and Tranny Carbon frames.
“The Ibis relationship has been so easy and so supportive it was a natural evolution to take what we did in Cross, and apply it to Mountain for Vanderkitten” adds Barbara Howe of Vanderkitten.
Vanderkitten/Kenda’s Road sponsor list includes Vanderkitten Clothing, Kenda Tires, Storck Bicycles, Easton Components, Giro Helmets and accessories, Motortabs, SRAM, Tifosi eyewear, Relegate Coffee and the Hawley Company.
Vanderkitten’s Roster includes: Captain Jennifer Reither, Jennifer Wilson, Anna Lang, Starla Teddergreen, Erika Graves, Barbara Howe, Shannon Holden, Haley Beann and Laura Cooke.
Vanderkitten Racing was established in 2007 to promote Women’s cycling and create a sustainable model of top-level athletic participation for women.
For more information and sponsorship inquiries please contact Mark Zefeldt at mark@vanderkitten.com
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