This month, AES athlete Joseph Husslein is riding his bike across the country.  Joseph wanted this ride to be more meaningful than simply fulfilling his long-held dream to ride cross-country, so he created the LittleBigRide.  Thus, his ride will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters, of whose program he himself is an alumnus.  Read more about the LittleBigRide here:

http://www.littlebigride.org/

Read his daily blog here:

http://www.littlebigride.org/blog/

and, follow Joseph via Twitter:

http://twitter.com/husslein

Last week in Los Angeles, AES athlete Jennifer Reither scored an excellent 5th place in the Madison with her partner Kate Wilson, despite a serious crash that still has her off the bike.  You can read more about the event here.

Chris Peariso continued his excellent build towards Chequamegon with a decisive win this weekend at the Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival.  His wife Michelle took the Women's race as well, making it a great weekend for them.  Read more about it in the local paper right here.

The last few weeks have been great ones for Aeolus Endurance Sport athletes.  The results have been coming in fast in a variety of events and disciplines.  Here is the latest:

At the OBRA Criterium Championships, Flo Liebowitz rode to a solid win in the Women's 50+ category, accomplishing her main season goal.  Congratulations, champ!

Shawn Tevendale also hit his "A" race right on the head with a win in the Pro Solo class at the 18 Hours-Scout's Honor endurance MTB race in Virginia.

Jenn Reither's fast legs are coming back around just in time for the Gateway Cup with a solid 5th at the San Clemente Criterium.

Starla Teddergreen, visiting Portland from San Francisco, tried her hand at PIR on Monday night and came back with a win, as well as the cover photo at Oregon Cycling Action.

Cyclocross season is right around the corner, so stay tuned for more great results!

Steven Hunter and Susan Peithman each had great days at last Saturday's OBRA Road Race, held, somewhat ironically, in Trout Lake, Washington.  Susan followed the race plan precisely, but wasn't able, despite making it into the winning break and launching multiple attacks, to get the distance she needed to stay away.  In the end, she led her teammate out to a fourth-place finish, while netting a solid 10th for herself.  Well done!

Steven made the decisive break in the Cat 3 race and sprinted to a fine 3rd place.  This earned him a bronze medal as well as an upgrade to Cat 2 - one of his objectives for this year!

It's been a great couple of weeks for AES athletes Mark Miller and Jane Pearson.  Mark won what is considered an Oregon classic MTB race - Pickett's Charge - and clinched a fine 2nd place in the series.

Jane has also been on a tear and just stepped up to the top step on the podium at New Jersey's Bulldog Rump XC race.  This is the fourth race in the H2H Series, which runs through November.  Check her out on the podium yesterday:

Jenn Reither got onto her track bike and promptly took 2nd in the Women's Points Race at the Testarossa Velodrome Challenge at Hellyer Park in San Jose, CA.  Jenn's coming into top form after weeks of road racing in Athens and Tulsa, and she hasn't been on a track bike in a long time.  That didn't seem to slow her down, though.  Read more about it all, and her continuing adventures, here.

AES athlete Mark Miller improved on his recent second place at Spring Thaw by winning the Return on the Jedi in Grant's Pass today.  Mark has been on a roll lately, despite a round of personal and work-related travel.  He's becoming an expert at balancing training, work, and having a social life.  Tonight, he proved he could do it all by driving straight up from the race to Portland for an evening of salsa dancing!

AES athlete Mark Miller came back to bike racing three years ago after nearly twenty years away from the sport.  His focus has been on MTB racing and he has been knocking on the door this year with one 4th place and two 2nd places.  Today his comeback became complete when we won his class at the Cascade Chainbreaker in Bend, OR!    

Next week he goes to southern Oregon for the Spring Thaw.  Good luck, Mark and Congratulations!

Pro mountain bike racer and AES athlete Jane Pearson has been tearing it up this season, despite having to train through a rough East Coast winter.  Yesterday she dusted the competition at the Wawayanda Spring Cleaning Mountain Bike Race in New Jersey, the first race in the Campmor H2H Series.

Here are the results.  She even beat some pro men!

Pro Mountain Bike racer and AES athlete Chris Peariso scored his first Pro podium placing today in the Cohutta 100, the first stop on the National Ultra Endurance Series calendar.  Chris worked hard through a difficult Wisconsin winter and had targeted this race as one in which he had wanted to excel.  Congratulations, Chris!

The full story can be found right here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-1-cohutta-100-ne/results