November 25, 2008
Kenda Athlete Amanda Carey - Ice Queen |
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Kenda Titus Hayes
Mountain Bike Team |
Press Release |
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Amanda Carey Dominates
Iceman
Traverse City, MI
Nov. 8th, 2009
Amanda Carey, Kenda
Titus Hayes,
dominated the
women's
 field
at the Iceman race
this past weekend in
Traverse City, MI.
Racing in near
perfect conditions,
she covered the 27
miles from Kalkaska
to Traverse City in
1:45:45, more than
two minutes ahead of
Susan Stevens and
Heather Irmiger.
This was Amanda's
biggest win in her
first year of pro
racing capping a
great first season
which included top
10 results on the
NMBS circuit and
wins at several
regional events.
"Every time I felt
myself falling back,
I said nail it, it's
almost over," Carey
said after the race.
Amanda rode with the
leading group of
women until the
rolling hills
leading up to the
Williamsburg road
crossing at mile 16.
Climbing through the
crowd that lined
both sides of the
course, she hammered
up the climb and
never looked back
until crossing the
finish line 35
minutes later.
Teammate Danielle
Musto, a local crowd
favorite came
through in 8th for a
second team top ten
finish. Wendy
Caldwell finished
3rd in the women's
expert field for her
best finish to date
as well.
In the men's race,
Andy Schultz paired
with Colin Cares
(USA U23) in an
elite group that
 included
Andy's brother Sam
(Fisher), Jeremiah
Bishop and Mike
Simonson (Trek).
While Andy led by
large margin at the
1/2 way point, the
chasing group
brought everything
back together by
mile 23. With less
than a mile to go, a
total of seven men
were still battling
for the finish. At
the end, Andy
finished in 5th with
Colin taking 4th.
Only 27 seconds
separating the top
five men who all
finished with times
under 1:30. Colin
Cares will join the
team officially in
2009.
In the Iceman Battle
of the Bulge, team
director David
Myers, took home the
win against team
sponsor Jim
Wannamaker. However,
a protest was lodged
over dinner and with
times adjusted for
text messaging
course updates
(Myers) and
assisting other
riders (Wannamaker),
the two agreed to a
tie.
Following
the race, the riders
visited the Dexter,
MI middle school to
talk to the students
about
 the
life of a pro
cyclist as well as
their academic
careers. Amanda
talked about helmet
safety using eggs
and styrofoam to
demonstrate the
effects wearing, or
not wearing a
helmet. Andy
entertained groups
with e-stim muscle
recovery, Danielle
rode circles around
the kids, and Wendy
demonstrated various
stretching and other
exercises for core
body strength. She
did not lose to any
kids in the push-up
contest. This event
was hosted by the
Joan C. Banfield
Foundation, a
team partner for
educational programs
focused on fitness
and academics.
With the Iceman
behind us, that
wraps up another
season of mountain
bike racing. Next
season will be upon
us before the snow
melts. The team will
gather again at the
24 Hours in the Old
Pueblo next
February.
Until then, our
thanks to all our
sponsors, friends
and family for their
support this year.
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Quick Release, LLC
and Quick Release
Racing, Inc
You can find out
more about the team,
our sponsors and
program by visiting
the
Quick Release
website. For more
information on the
corporation, mission
statement and board
members, visit
Quick Release Racing.
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Quick Release
Racing, Inc
Director
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