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Leslie Cappo

Birth Year: 1966
Occupation: School teacher
Years Riding : 10 Years
Years Racing: 2 Years
USCF Level: Cat 4
Why I Ride?: I've never been athletic, and still have a hard time seeing myself as an 'athlete'. In fact, when I rode my first HHH ten years ago, my parents were standing there at the finish line, trying to pick their jaws up off the ground because I'd just ridden a bicycle 100 miles. I ride for the challenge, for the health benefits, for the social aspects.....and most of all, for fun. I LOVE to ride! Racing takes the challenge to a new level and is a way to set more specific goals for myself.
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
5th place - 2007 Fire Hill Crit
10th place - 2007 89er Road Race
14th place -2007 Hotter'N Hell Road Race
23rd place -2007 Joe Martin Stage Race
2007 Salt Creek Crit
1st 2006 Sacred Heart Century (Women's Division)
5th 2006 Duncan Dehydrator (Women's 40-44)
20th 2006 Hotter N Hell Road Race (Cat 4)
1st 2005 Duncan Dehydrator (Women's 35-39)
1st 2005 Sacred Heart Century (Women's Division)
 
 
 

Donna Garland

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Birth Year: 1969
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Years Riding : 1 Year
Years Racing: 1 Year
USCF Level: 4
Why I Ride?: ----
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
1st place 2007 Fire Hill Crit
15th place - 2007 Hotter'N Hell Road Race
Tracy Hirzel

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Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
 

Kristin Killgore

Birth Year: 1981
Occupation: Architectural Engineer
Years Riding : 3 Years
Years Racing: 1 Year
USCF Level: Cat 4
Why I Ride?: I have always been a runner and I started riding to spend time with my husband who was an avid rider. My husband bought me my first bike a used pink Principia and I still race on it today. Now, riding is something I do to socialize and to get faster for my other sport, triathlon.
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
4th place - 2007 Fire Hill Crit
4th place - 2007 89er State Road Race
7th place - 2007 Salt Creek Crit
8th place - 2007 Hotter'N Hell Road Race
 

Sarah Parish

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Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
 
Donna Rice

Birth Year: 1964
Occupation: High School Teacher - Northwest Classen HS
Years Riding : 4 Years
Years Racing: 2 Years
USCF Level: CAT 4
Why I Ride?: I am the kind of person that needs a physical outlet.  I was a runner in high school but started riding after having 2 arthroscopic surgeries on my left knee and one on my right due to patella chondromalacia.  My doctor recommended that I ride.  After 26 years on the same old Takara 10-speed a friend recommended that I get a new bike.  I thought that I might like to ride with groups but knew that I would never be able to keep up on my old bike.  I really got hooked after I purchasing my Cannondale.   What I like the most about being on the women's team is riding with other strong women.  They make this sport even more fun.
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
1st place - 2007 State TT
3rd place - 2007 Fire Hill Crit
5th place - 2007 Cow Skin
5th place - Cimarron Valley Criterium
6th place - 89er Criterium
23rd place-2007 Hotter'N Hell Road Race
2007 State Crit
2007 Salt Creek
3rd - 2006 Campus Corner Crit
4th - 2006 Oklahoma Christian University Crit
?? - 2006 Redbud Classic
3rd - 2005 Oklahoma State Criterium Championship  (35+ Masters)
3rd - 2005 Stars of Tomorrow Criterium
4th - 2005 Joe Martin Stage Race (Masters 40+)
9th - 2005 Cow Skin Circuit Race (women open)
10th - 2005 Salt Creek Circuit Race (women open)
 

Tami Sanders

Birth Year: 1965
Occupation: Principal of the best high school on the planet, Northwest Classen
Years Riding : 3 Years
Years Racing: 1 Year
USCF Level: Cat 4
Why I Ride?: I was born in Hannibal, Missouri. I played basketball and received my Bachelors Degree at Oklahoma State University and my Masters Degree at the University of Oklahoma. No conflict though, I still bleed orange. I have been an educator for 13 years and last year I became the principal of the best high school on the planet, Northwest Classen in OKC. My training is my time for reflection and problem solving for my career and my life. Racing fulfills that competitive spirit that still lives inside of me. I love my Pinarello!
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
22nd Place - 2007 Hotter'N Hell Road Race
2007 Fire Hill Crit
2007 Salt Creek
 
Laura Swingle

Birth Year: 1967
Occupation: CPA/Audit Manager
Years Riding : 1 Year
Years Racing: First Year
USCF Level: CAT 4
Why I Ride?: My husband and I started riding to get in shape.  We started out riding hybrids around the lake, and then joined in with the OBS Wednesday evening ride.  We bought road bikes a couple of months later because we were tired of being dropped every week.  Once I got my new bike, my competitive nature took over and I started seeing how many people I could pass during our group ride.  Soon after that, I started participating in the women's developmental rides and was convinced that racing is the best way to get better.
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
30th place - 2007 Hotter 'N Hell Road Race
12th - 2006 Redbud Classic (women CAT 4)
17th - 2006 Salt Creek Circuit Race (women CAT 4)
24th - 2006 Joe Martin Stage Race (women CAT 3 & 4)
 
 

Cyndy Taylor

Birth Year: 1953
Occupation: School Teacher
Years Riding : 12 Years
Years Racing: 11 Years
USCF Level: CAT 4
Why I Ride?: I previously raced on inline and quad skates, which qualified and raced USAC Nationals from 1990-1993. After a divorce in 1991, and raising 3 sons, it became very expensive and difficult to make the out of state races. I then raced in local Triathlons (sprint distance) in 1994 and 1995. I swam too slow and didn't like the running. In 1994, I began dating a serious road cyclist and he and his friend, gave me a crash course that winter on real cycling.  It hurt, I loved it, and I got strong by riding with all men. Since then, I have raced road, time trials, some criteriums, mountain bikes, and cyclocross. In addition, my husband, Ralph rides as well, races occasionally and is my pit crew. We also ride our tandem during various tandem rallies. My goal this year is to compete in the USCF Master's Nationals in June (Park City, Utah) racing the road, criterium, and TT. I have really enjoyed racing with the OKC Velo Women this year and have made some close friends.
Race Results: (in order of most recent race season then best finish)
1st - 2006 Duncan Dehydrator (50+ Women) (non USCF)
1st - 2006 OK State TT Champ. (50+ Women)
2nd - OKC Velo TT Series (Cat 4)
4th - 2006 OK State Champ. (Cat 4 Women))
4th - 2006 Port of Catoosa (women CAT 4)
7th - 2006 Joe Martin Stage Race (women 40+)
8th - 2006 Redbud Classic (women CAT 4)
11th - 2006 Gary Glickman Crit (Cat 4 Women)
11th - 2006 Texas State Champ. Crit (Cat 4)
14th - 2006 GS Tenzing Crit (Cat 4)
15th - 2006 Salt Creek Circuit Race (women CAT 4)
1st - 2005 Oklahoma State Road Race Championship  (45+ Masters)
1st - 2005 Oklahoma State Criterium Championship  (45+ Masters)
4th - 2005 Central Oklahoma April Race Series  (women open)
5th - 2005 Joe Martin Stage Race (Masters 40+)
8th - 2005 Cow Skin Circuit Race (women open)
9th - 2005 Salt Creek Circuit Race (women open)
12th - 2005 USCF Masters Nationals (50+) - Criterium
12th - 2005 USCF Masters Nationals  (50+) - Road Race
14th - 2005 USCF Masters Nationals (50+) - Time Trial
1st - 2004 State Championship Time Trial (50+)
Top 10 finish - 1999 USCF Masters Nationals - Time Trial
Top 10 finish - 1999 USCF Masters Nationals - Road
5th - 1998 USCF Masters Nationals - Time Trial
Top 10 finish - 1998 USCF Masters Nationals - Road
Several Top 10 Finishes NORBA - 1999, 2000, 2002
 
 
 

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