Mary McConneloug, racing for Kenda / Seven, is crowned Queen of Cross Country (again) at the 2007 US National Mountain Bike Championships.
Mary McConneloug is my alumna from Santa Clara University :-D
Go Broncos!
After earning a degree in music, specializing in vocal performance (and earning her keep by waiting tables in-between singing in choirs), she took up mountain biking and went from Sport to Pro in one year:
My first year, I did two races as a Sport class rider then moved up to Expert. I decided to upgrade to pro because one day I beat the pro rider and got a tee shirt instead of the money.(An interview with Mary McConneloug, Nov 20, 2004)
Later, she competed in Olympic mountain biking in Athens, and finished 9th in the Olympic finals.
fi’zi:k fans rejoice: Mary was using a fi’zi:k saddle when she bagged the 2007 US National XC Championships.
Mike giving Mary's bike some TLC.
Some of her cycling honors:
* 2003 US National XC Champion
* 2003 NORBA National XC Champion
* 2004 US Olympian
* 2004 Afxentia Stage Race Overall Champion
* 2005 US National XC Champion
* 6 UCI World Cup podium finishes
* 2007 US National XC Champion
Follow Mary's adventures here.
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