Last Saturday we set out early to mark the course for the WORS Women Spring Fling. It all started in Waukesha; the ‘Fling’ was as a silly idea at Sonia’s birthday party this winter. Somehow, it became an event with almost 40 women planning to attend from as far away as Rhinelander and Chicago. That was largely due to the efforts of several WORS Women - including Sonia, Kate Heil, Regina, Kelli and myself - and the support of WORS Don and Wheel & Sprocket Delafield. I think what ended up happening was much bigger than any of that.
This event really amazed me. Ladies who had never raced their bike came out. Ladies who had never ridden on dirt came out. Ladies who had never heard of WORS came out. Daughters and mothers and grandmothers came out together. The entire running field cut the course together and we all got DQ’d. Russell yelled “COMP leader” at me on every lap. Carlitos learned to honk the car horn. I got smoked in the tricycle beat down races. It really cheered me up.
WORS Women Spring Fling at Lapham Peak from Team WORS on Vimeo.
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This is awesome. I went on a similar ride around here. It was nasty- 40s and rain. However just as many women showed up, some never had been on dirt, some were road or track racers who had never been on dirt and one woman had even rented a bike to participate! It was cool to be a part of it.
COMP LEADER!