SARAH SZEFI @SSZEFI
Home Team: PSIMET Racing
Nickname: Szefi
Hometown: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Strengths on the bike: Time Trials
Strengths off the bike: Things that are circus-like, such as unicycle riding, stilt walking, juggling, etc.
Weird Cycling Ritual: Race day must haves: hair braids and much coffee
Results:
1st Lincoln Park Criterium
3rd Snake Alley Criterium (Category 2/3)
3rd Fox River Grove Criterium
3rd Tour of Galena TT
4th La Crossee Road Race
5th Melon City Criterium (Category 2/3)
6th Monsters of the Midway Criterium
10th Tour Of Galena Road Race
35th NRC North Star Grand Prix TT (3rd Cat 2)
1st Afterglow Cyclocross
2nd Gateway Cross Cup
3rd Caldwell Woods Cyclocross
3rd Hopkins Park Cyclocross
3rd Melas Cyclocross
3rd Sheboygan Bicycle Company Classic
JANNETTE RHO @oJRHOo
Home Team: Les Petites Victoires
Nickname: JRho aka Jetstream
Hometown: New York, NY
Strengths on the bike: Criterium Racing
Strengths off the bike: Laughing Out Loud
Weird Cycling Ritual: Race day usually involves lucky socks, lucky safety pins, and peanut butter Powerbars
Results:
5th Tour of Galena Criterium 2014
9th Tour of Galena RR 2014
14th Glencoe Grand Prix 2014
6th Fox River Grove Criterium 2014
5th Prairie State Cycling Series Tour de Crystal Lake 2013
12th Prairie State Cycling Series Overall 2013
IL State RR Champ 2013
2nd Whitnall Park Criterium 2013
1st Kettle Moraine Klassic RR 2013
1st Tour de Champaign Criterium 2013
KELLI RICHTER @Kelli_Richter
Home Team: PSIMET Racing
Hometown: Libertyville, IL
Strengths on the bike: I've mastered the art of smile breathing
Strengths off the bike: Baking :)
Weird Cycling Ritual: I don't think I do anything clever on race day.... maybe I should start.
Results:
1st Carpenter Park Cyclocross 2014
2nd Beverly Bike Cylocross 2014
1st Caldwell Woods Cyclocross 2014
2014 Chicago Cross Cup 1/2/3 2nd place Overall
2013 Chicago Cross Cup 1/2//3 1st place Overall
6th Melon City Criterium 1/2/3 2014
4th Fox River Grove Criterium 2014
2nd Elgin Criterium 2014
DAPHNE KARAGIANIS @MISSDAPHERS
Home Team: Chicago Cuttin Crew
Nickname: The Daphinator
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Strengths on the bike: MENTAL POWER
Strengths off the bike: Cuddling Cats
Weird Cycling Ritual: Mate Tea and Katy Perry
Results:
2015 IL State Criterium Champion
1st Fox River Omnium
QOM Fox River Grove Criterium, 2nd Fox River Grove Criterium, 1st Elgin Criterium
1st Tour of Galena Omnium 2015
2nd ToG Circuit Race
1st ToG TT
1st ToG Road Race
10th Melon City Criterium (PRO 1/2)
5th Quad Cities Criterium (PRO 1/2)
19th Tour of America' Dairyland East Tosa (PRO 1/2)
23rd Joe Martin Stage Race—Criterium
27th Joe Martin Stage Race—Road Race
1st Illinois Elite State Championship Team Time Trial, Northbrook Velodrome 2014
1st Madison State Championship, Northbrook Velodrome 2014
1st Tour of America's Dairyland Downer Classic 2013 (Cat 3/4)
2nd Tour of America's Dairyland East Tosa 2013 (Cat 3/4)
ELLEN RYAN
Home Team: XXX Racing
Nickname: Nellie
Hometown: Rolling Meadows, IL
Strengths on the bike: Sprinter
Strengths off the bike: EMT. Bring me your broken collarbones and road rash!
Weird Cycling Ritual: Pre-race apples and nervous singing
Results:
3rd Spring Super Criterium
3rd Lincoln Park Criterium
2nd Monsters of the Midway Criterium
19th Intelligentsia Cup Chicago Criterium
5th Bloomington State Championship Criterium
5th Tour of Galena TT
3rd Track State Championship Time Trial
1st ABR National Team Time Trial
DANI ARMAN @Dani_MSmith
Home Team: Tenspeed Hero
Nickname: Danimal
Hometown: Oak Forest, IL
Strengths on the bike: Climbing
Strengths off the bike: Crying of laughter
Weird Cycling Ritual: Tacos