US Women's Development Program
Follow the program's young female cyclists as they embark on their journey to the top of the pro ranks
The US Women's Cycling Development program was founded by former pro rider, Michael Engleman, as a way to help promising young women cyclists reach their full potential as athletes.
The dedicated and well spoken women of this program provide thoughtful, compelling and sometimes hilarious anecdotes of their experiences in this diary. For further reading about the program, visit the USWCDP website.
Latest articles by US Women's Development Program

For the love of cyclo-cross
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I hate stubbing my toe, biting my tongue and bumping my head on sharp edges. I don't like the raw...

Fire and The Other Half
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Okay, it's the end of October and the 2007 season is over. It has been over – it's actually been...

Olympic dreams and hard falls
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In Cycling, I've always been the little engine that could. I always believed that through desire,...

Psychlocross
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The other day I did some sweet sprints on a folding bike with 20" wheels. My grandpa and I went out...
Time for a cool change
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Before the World Championships in Stuttgart, we watched the weather reports religiously from our...

72 kilometres solo
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As I mentioned after the first three stages of Ardeche, Etats Unis still had quite a few goals left...

Racing between windmills in the Ladies Expert Tour
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Last week, I had the honour of racing for the US National Team at the Ladies Tour of Holland. It...

Camping at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche
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We arrived to the Camping Le Pommier campsites on Monday afternoon, the day before our five-day,...

Bright blue value
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This September marks the completion of the first year of the ValueAct Capital Cycling Team. We have...
Rebecca returns
By US Women's Development Program Published
Well I'm back from falling off the face of the planet and it sure feels good. If you are curious...
Leçons de France (lessons from France)
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Riding in the Route de France was like a Science Fair experiment gone wrong. I had to do one of...

Racing Expert
By US Women's Development Program Published
When I found out that all of the people who I race my mountain bike against were moving up to the...

Bikelove
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Bikelove |b îk-luv| adjective The euphoric experience of a bike ride: It was a pure bikelove day!...

Balancing motherhood and professional cycling
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Being a professional cyclist takes tremendous discipline, support, and determination. You have to...

La Marmotte
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Diana Panchyk Racing a bicycle is thrilling and challenging, though I find that the process of...

Party on the Mara train
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Pre-riding the Seven Springs road course, I explained to my teammate Amber Rais that my life...
No time to waste
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What a whirl wind year of bike racing it has been. I started racing in February with the Fort Lewis...

Defending yellow
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The start of my team's, ValueAct Capital, month-long race campaign began at the Mt Hood Cycling...
Giro del Trentino
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We finished up our nice stay/vacation/recovery period in Lucca on Thursday when we left for...
Eurotrip
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Anyone who knows bike racers understands that there is one thing that trumps all others in order of...

The Legendary Liberty Classic
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A couple hours ago I finished my maiden ride around the streets of Philadelphia on the famous (some...
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