Christine Vardaros

Mill Valley, CA 

Specs

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 122 lbs.

Discipline Categories

Mountain Bike: Pro

Road Bike: Pro with contract

Cyclo-Cross: A

Team History

2007 Team: Les Pruneaux d'Agen

2006: Lotto-Belisol Ladies team

2003-2006: Velo Bella

2002: Sally Spicer (owner/racer)

1999-2001: Jamba Juice MTB Team (owner/racer)

1996-1999: Team Breezer

·         Cycling Columnist for Marin Independent Journal – Sunday Edition 

·         Freelance Journalist various publications such as PezCyclingNews.com, 

Contra Costa Times, Bay Area Business Women

·         Co-Writer of How-To Children’s Book for Rodale Press Book/Discovery Channel Team

·         Spokesperson for IDA – In Defense of Animals  

·         Spokesperson/Pro-Activist for Organic Athlete  

·         Founding Member of MCBC (Marin County Bicycle Coalition)

·         Commute solely on bicycle - never owned a car (promote bikes as transportation)

·         Member of Athlete's Advisory Board for the

 Stone Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis Research 

·         Catalog and Website model for Breezer Commuter Bikes

2005-06 Sample press coverage listing:

VegNews Magazine

Vegansport.org

Veganfitness.net

VeloNews

VeloNews.com

Pezcyclingnews.com

Yoga Journal Magazine

Mountainbikeracer.com

League Guide to Safe and Enjoyable Cycling (on cover

and in two photos inside)

Current Residence: Mill Valley, CA

Sport: cycling, cyclo-cross and road

Pro/Elite since:1998

Favorite fruit: pomegranite

Favorite veggie: broccoli rabe

Hobbies/Other sports: trail running, baking desserts

I began my cycling career in 1995 as a mountain bike racer out of NYC. It was the only way i could get out of the city on the weekends! The first mountain bike I ever laid eyes on was a Breezer; it belonged to my (ex) boyfriend. It was love-at-first-sight! I knew i had to have that bike! Well, I bought the bike and shortly afterwards was offered a contract with Team Breezer, a women's professional cycling team (i was the only semi-pro on the team.) By 1997, I had packed up my desk at Morgan Stanley and moved to the Bay Area. In 1998, I started to work with a coach named Elmo who brought my fitness level up to the professional ranks within 6 months. I raced for Breezer for one more year as a pro, then ran my own pro cycling team called Team Jamba Juice for two years. The following year, I retired from mountain bike racing and began to focus on cyclo-cross. I started a team called Sally Spicer, a pro cyclo-cross team. At present, I race for Velo Bella, a women's team based out of The Bay Area, with Sally Spicer as a secondary sponsor. Due to a broken leg that i suffered during last year's cross season, I have been racing road full time this year to help get my fitness level back up.

5. Most memorable results or achievements.

1. 2003 US National Team Member for cyclo-cross world's (29th place)
2. 2002 9th Place - Heerlen World cup (NED) - cyclo-cross
3. 2002 8th Place - Wetzikon World Cup (SUI) - cyclo-cross
4. 2004 1st Place - Santa Cruz Classic Criterium (first event I won since my broken leg incident last november - also first criterium win ever!)
5. 2002 US National Team (1st alternate) for CX world's