Please give this gal a hug when you see her in our Kuhl kits

I would like to introduce to you the team foodie and all around great girl, J Barr



Jenny Barr began her two-wheeled off-road racing career at the young age of 7 on a 50cc dirt bike. After retiring, a mere 3 years later, she attempted a less motorized and more traditional sports. In 2009, she began racing bicycles on the road. After a few crashes, a knee surgery and the discovery of off-road cycling, Jenny abandoned road racing for the much more exciting disciplines of mountain and Cyclocross. She currently races categories 2 and 3, respectively for mountain and Cyclocross and looks forward to taking names and kicking ass starting with the 2011 cyclocross team.

Off the bike, Jenny spends her time studying communications at UW-Madison, drinking unhealthy amounts of caffeine (as she works at a coffee shop), cooking, reading about food, and working on her food blog.

Notable results:

2011

MWCCC Collegiate Regional Criterium, Road, 2nd

Fitchburg Criterium, Road, Cat 4 - 3^rd

2010

Cross the Domes, Cyclocross, Cat 4 - 9th

GDVC #2 Criterium, Road, Cat 4 - 4th

Menomonee Park Criterium, Road, Cat 4 - 4th

Recent Team Photo - Midwest meet Minnesota

From Left to Right - Bill Street, Scott Kylander-Johnson, Ron Raymond, Jesse Rients

Despite the recent lack of race updates Kuhl riders have been very active

Over the course of the last ten days Kuhl riders have put up some good finishes and hopefully race recaps will be available over the coming days. Bill Street had perhaps his best finish yet ever at Oar to Shore on Aug 13th and posted up good results at the recent WORS race near the Minnesota Border. Dallas Fowler pulled in a respectable finish at the Leadville 100 MTB race placing 111th of roughly 1901 riders, he was on pace at that half way point to finish 8 hours flat but some heat stroke took him out of the top 50 but posted a time of 8 hour 16 minutes and change.

Fingers crossed but hopefully Dallas and Bill will both be able to contribute to the blog prior to the next WORS race

Things have been slow lately.....

With the recent conclusion of current employment arrangements and Leadville now an after thought, attention can be refocused on this blog. Without further a due I would like to introduce John Lirette.........

John is a seasoned off-road athlete entering his 16th year of racing, of which he has spent the
last 8 years representing Hayes Disc Brakes. John has greatly enjoyed his time with Hayes and
will miss the team dearly, and is eagerly looking forward to the many seasons ahead with a new
team filled with great teammates, new challenges and a new mix of sponsors to work with and
represent. Over the years John has appreciated all that the sponsors have provided and done for
him and teammates in the past as consistently emphasizes that “They [sponsors] really do make
it happen for us which is why representing them in a positive way is so important to me.” John
always exhibits great sportsmanship and camaraderie everywhere he goes.

John’s primary focus has predominantly been mountain biking, where he races Cat 1 and
recently over the last 3 years has transitioned well to the cyclocross format. John, along with
the rest of Kuhl MidWest, is looking forward to the upcoming year with so many new races
scheduled and CX Nationals in Wisconsin.

Result Highlights:
Comp Overall Champion of WORS (Wisconsin off road series), 2006
Chequameagon Fat tire 40, 34Th overall and 2nd in age, 2006
Elite WORS 2nd Series Overall in age, (40-44) and 19Th overall Cat 1. 2007
Iceman Cometh 7th in age (expert 40-44) and 48Th overall, 2007
Chicago Cyclocross State Championship 2009, 5Th overall cat. 3
Elite WORS 1st Series Overall in age (40-44) and 15Th overall Cat 1, 2010

Another session of get to know the MidWest Team

Matt Waite “For It”

Matt started mountain biking in 2002 by just riding local single track in Stevens Point,
WI unaware of the vast racing circuits ongoing throughout the state of Wisconsin. One
summer day he found there was a WORS race in Wausau at 9mile state park and was
interested in what he could do. In his first race he climbed onto the podium and it’s been
history from there.

Matt competed in the WORS citizen series in 2003 and placed 3rd overall in his age
group. In 2004 he upgraded to Sport and placed 4th overall in the series. He quickly
climbed to the elite category, however the road took over when he entered college and
started racing with the UW Madison Cycling Team, while working on his degree in
Nutritional Science. He quickly moved up the categories and began racing Men’s A in
2005. In 2006 Matt had the opportunity to compete in Granfondos in Italy while studying
abroad and racing with MTBike out of Florence, Italy. In addition to his shot stay in Italy
he was part of the 2007 MWCCC Conference Champions Team and has competed in 3
College Road Nationals.

Matt has focused on the road for the past 5 years, but is turning his attention back to the
dirt and gravel of Wisconsin starting with the 2011Mountain bike and the CX seasons.
He hopes to place high in the WCA CX overall and compete at CX Nationals in Madison,
WI in January. Matt wants to travel around the United States and race some of the
hardest and most prestigious races out there. He continues to train and race hard in hopes
of landing a professional contract someday.

2011 Season Highlights
9th – SuperCrit – Pro/1/2
7th – WCA Fitchburg Crit – Pro/1/2

Top 15 in 2010 and 2011 Tour of America’s Dairyland - Cat 2 series

Late Alterra recap

Better late than never.... I did a little blog update from WORS #6 (Franklin) on my blog.

Next up on the race schedule is WORS #7 (Camrock) and then Ore To Shore for my first BIG race of the year. FYI it's never to early to start getting pumped for cross season... I know I am!!!

Bill

First of many roster introductions for the Cyclocross Team

Cassey Lynn

Cassey Lynn is the common runner converted to cyclist.  She began running in middle school and after years of hard work she earned herself several trips to WIAA state meets, several all-state honors, and a scholarship to DePaul University for cross country and track.  After 7 years of competitive running, injuries and frustration lead her away from the sport.   She rode some in the following years but really struck up a passion for cycling when she discovered riding and racing on dirt.  It is now only Cassey’s 2^rd year of racing in the WORS Series and in cyclocross.  She looks forward what she will be able to accomplish in the sport in the years to come. Cassey will also continue to do some racing collegiately for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Cassey is a student in the school of veterinary medicine and UW-Madison.  She will graduate in 2014.  Therefore off the bike she enjoys doing anything animal or veterinary related to build up her experience for someday when she will finally be out of school and working.

Result highlights:

2010 Chequamegon 40: 35^th overall, 2^nd age group (18-24)

2010 WORS Sport (Cat 2) Series: 2^nd age group (19-29)

2011 MWCCC Regional road race: 2^nd Womens B

2011 WORS Sport Iola Bump and Jump: 4^th overall, 2^nd age group

2011 WORS Sport Crystal Lake Classic: 4^th overall, 2^nd age group