Newest CBR member??

Congratulations to Darsi & Mike Reardon. They are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mike was one of the original team members in 2004 when we founded the team. He is a satellite racer for the team in New Jersey these days.

Introducing McClayne Reardon..

We had an absolutely amazing labor and birth experience and just had to show off our little one...McClayne Darsi Reardon was born on October 16, 2008 at 11:11 am, weighing in at 7lbs, 11 oz. and was 18 3/4 inches long.

Mike is completely wrapped around her little finger already, but after you see her little face, there's no way you can't be :o) She's absolutely adorable (no bias there at all).

I am feeling great, no complaints or pain (and yes, that includes a drug-free labor and delivery). Overall, I'm just so thankful for a healthy little daughter and that we were able to have her at a birth center surrounded by the most amazing midwives. There's not a single second I would change. Life is good. Yes, she IS sleeping through the night. Very lucky for us. And yes, she's the perfect baby already.

And as a really cool side note, once I got rid of all of the excess pregnancy fluids, these sculpted cyclists legs emerged. They look better than when I was riding every day of the week. Best and most surprising side effect ever. But now it's anyone's guess as to when I'll actually get back on a bike again...

Pine Mountain Challenge - 2008

The CBR team and CCC club showed up in force to support the Pine Mountain Challenge. The PMC is a charity Century to support Valley Health Care. VHC provides medical support for low to no income people around the Chattahoochee valley. The day started with a brisk 58 degree morning and a bright clear sky. The ride was well supported with ample SAG stops and great support from the Harris County Sheriffs department and the local motorcycle club. Both rode support that took care of all the riders needs.

We were able to kick off the event with a special presentation to Sherry Matty. Sherry is the widow of Scott Matty, CBR racer, CCC member and one of our great friends. Scott was tragically lost on February 3rd when a motorist struck he and Jeff Davis on a training ride. We presented this seasons race jersey to Sherry. The jersey has a black band commemorating Scott with the words "In Memory of Scott Matty". The Shadow box with the jersey also had the state champion medal from Scott's win in the Alabama Team time trial championships in 2007.



The ride was also fortunate enough to have Jeff Davis return to the road for the ride. Jeff was classified an "incomplete paraplegic" following the accident. Jeff had 3 major surgeries, 12 weeks in the hospital and thousands of hours of rehab. He is now back on his feet and riding his bike. The PMC ride was Jeff's 4th ride in the last two weeks and those were his first rides since being hit by the SUV. We are so fortunate to have Jeff back and would like to do whatever we can to keep him riding!



Here are a few photos from the event.