Barbara Howe
Just as Barbarella bumps through the universe, comically oblivious to the dangers and threats being thrust at her, Barbara Howe has had a few misadventures of her own. After a year of sickness and a grievous injury she is finally recovered and aiming for the podium.
Barb has recently signed with Vanderkitten Clothing and looks forward to a season representing "clothing for women who kick ass!" She currently resides in Berkeley, CA with her boyfriend, a room full of bikes and her cat. Follow her adventures here on Cyclingnews.com.
Latest articles by Barbara Howe

July heat
By Barbara Howe last updated
The week of the Fourth of July (Independence Day) was one of those rare super hot weeks on the...

Single Speed World Championships
By Barbara Howe last updated
Over a year ago I heard that Single Speed Worlds were going to be in nearby Napa, California. I...

December 17, 2008
By Barbara Howe last updated
Like last year’s trip to Dam Cross it was a short weekend with lots of driving. This year, unlike...

Vegas and beyond
By Barbara Howe last updated
Once again I survived Las Vegas, Cross Vegas and one heck of a tiring Interbike tradeshow. Part of...

Tour de Pittsburgh
By Barbara Howe last updated
This past weekend ( Lower Allen Classic and Highland Park cyclo-cross ) was fun and all, but most of...

The Martha Stewart of Cyclocross?
By Barbara Howe last updated
A weekend off racing and nothing interesting to write about except FOOD! Food is in my list top five...
Heading East – a tale about fitting everything in
By Barbara Howe last updated
I'm on the East Coast for six UCI races over the next few weeks. Josh and I flew into Pittsburgh (my...

Epicenter of Belladom
By Barbara Howe last updated
After racing at the season opening NMBS #1 event in Phoenix, Howe went on to Sea Otter, where the...

Back to racing
By Barbara Howe last updated
Barbara Howe kicked off her season at the NMBS #1 event in Phoenix, which marked her return to...
The home front
By Barbara Howe last updated
Fontana was a race that kept on giving. As a result of my superb bike handling skills and collisions...

NMBS #3 - Out of the frying pan into the fire
By Barbara Howe last updated
The second NMBS race had been rescheduled from Sonoma to just north of Santa Barbara or in terms of...

Tutus and stilt dancers
By Barbara Howe last updated
All sorts of things went on this past week. I finished the longest (both in time and length) road...

A foggy recollection of my first days in Belgium
By Barbara Howe last updated
I love to sleep for hours and hours at a time in a row, however this is not possible for me on an...

Three in a row
By Barbara Howe last updated
Two years ago, I showed up in a state of jet-lagged confusion and podium'd at this race. This year...

Perfect Portland weather
By Barbara Howe last updated
Portland never ceases to impress me with its impeccable timing of inclement weather. I've yet to...

Life goes on after 'cross season ends. Kind of.
By Barbara Howe last updated
It's hard to come down off a season that ends with world championships without feeling like the...

The Greatest Show on Earth
By Barbara Howe last updated
Monday morning. Joscelin once again hired herself out and drove Mike, Greg, and myself to Zeddam....

Back to the 'burgh
By Barbara Howe last updated
Soaking wet and still breathing hard from the short track, my father and I packed up the van and...

The mile high club
By Barbara Howe last updated
The Mile High Club – Get your sick minds out of the gutter, that's not what I'm talking about. I'm...

The fabulous Sheila Moon
By Barbara Howe last updated
Well known in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, Sheila Moon is rapidly taking over the...

Granogue and Wissahickon weekend
By Barbara Howe last updated
After a hot weekend of hard racing in Cincinnati my body showed its appreciation for me by coming...

A brisk weekend
By Barbara Howe last updated
I just survived my annual trip to the Hamptons for Whitmore's Landscaping Super Cross Cup final...

Hometown mud
By Barbara Howe last updated
After a disappointing race last weekend I wasn't too motivated to race this weekend. My legs felt...
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