tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post6375806383882019043..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Bay Area Olympic cyclistsYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-37980747750617888742008-08-06T09:48:00.000-06:002008-08-06T09:48:00.000-06:00...nice to see the "mercury news" giving some pres......nice to see the "mercury news" giving some press to both <B>mary mcconneloug</B> & <B>christine thorburn</B> but the extremely brief article is very poorly researched...<BR/><BR/>...it mentions that <B>mary</B> placed 9th at the 2004 games & was 6th at the 2006 nationals...the 'mercury news' fails to mention that mary is not only a four (4) time national champion, but is the current reigning champion having won that prestigious title two years in a row...<BR/><BR/>...it also states that her partner <B>mike broderick</B> is on the '08 olympic team which implies by omission that mike is going as a rider, when to the best of my knowledge, he's going as a member of the support staff...micheal is a world class cyclist in his own right but again, poor research...<BR/><BR/>...that being said, <B>mary n' mike</B> are two of the best representatives that the sport of cycling, in general & mountain biking, in particular, could ever hope for...strong & competitive, yet humble & gracious to the extreme...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.com