Ladies... Want to bike across the United States?  Tour the East or West Coast? Circle the big island of Hawaii? Ride  Alaska? This company offers so many different options, it's incredible.  

How awesome would it be to tour the coast of Italy?  Throw some cheese and crackers in the Bento Box and fill my aero bottle with Chardonnay.  Ciao baby!  (Hmm.. possibly a new racing strategy for the 70.3??)

Here's the link to the WomanTours website. 

They have a blog, too.   And, I noticed they're giving away some free subscriptions to Adventure Cyclist Magazine.  So, if you're interested, check it out. 

What does the trip price include? All lodging, most meals, van support, supportive leaders, maps, gratuities for restaurants. Not included are alcoholic beverages, personal expenses, cost of van shuttles to and from trip starting points, and airline tickets.

 It ALMOST makes me want to bike more.  Yeah, yeah... who are we kidding?   :)   

(And no, I am not affiliated or they did not contact me in any way shape or form to promote them.)

After setting the world record for an Ironman race, Chrissie Wellington had this to say on her blog. And, to me, it is one of the most inspiring things I've ever read. Thank you Chrissie for being a great role model to women of all ages and for the sport of triathlon!

"...as with any ground breaking performance the inevitable questions arise. They are never directed to me. More whispered in the background, or implied in conversations with those who know me. They ask how it is possible to do what I did without the use of performance enhancing drugs. I don’t believe that silence is golden – and my brief response is this. I got into this sport almost by accident. Not for money, for glory or even for world records. Simply to see how good I could be. I had a talent that not even I knew I had. It took a few special people to help me realise that talent and hone me into the athlete I am today. But I devote my life to this sport. Putting my heart and soul into fulfilling my potential – mentally and physically. It requires sacrifice, hard work, determination and an ability to look beyond the physical boundaries that others set for you. I look in the mirror and I know that I am clean. I have never, nor will ever, take performance enhancing drugs. I don’t need to. What you all saw last weekend is the real me, putting my heart and soul on the line to test my limits and show that the bar can be raised.  This is a wonderful time for women in sport. Please, let us celebrate that."


From Chrissie Wellington's web site:
http://www.chrissiewellington.org/blog/challenge-roth-anything-is-possible/