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World record holder Dotsie Bausch to discuss mental toughness in training and racing
The six-time U.S. National Champion cyclist will appear at Bike Effect to offer words of inspiration to athletes during an evening sponsored by Bonk Breaker
Santa Monica, CA (2 June 2011): Athletes from all sporting disciplines are certain to benefit from an inspirational talk about mental toughness and courage in training and racing that will be delivered by world record holder Dotsie Bausch on Wednesday, June 29th at 7 PM at Bike Effect in Santa Monica (910 Broadway). The event sponsored by Bonk Breaker energy bars will spotlight the 2011 World Championship silver medalist and six-time U.S. National Champion cyclist who is preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Bausch, who holds the world record in the track cycling event of team pursuit with Team USA teammates Sarah Hammer and Lauren Tamayo, brings a unique perspective to the mental toughness and courage required to compete on the professional and Olympic levels. The nine-year veteran of the U.S. national team and Pan Am Championships gold medalist overcame severe eating disorders that threatened to take her life over a decade ago, which also put a halt to a promising modeling career. During her recovery, Bausch discovered her passion and talent for cycling. She has competed around the world racing on the road for professional teams including Jazz Apple, Colavita-Sutter Home and T-Mobile, and serves as a mentor for young women eyeing the professional ranks for the SC Velo presented by Empower Coaching Systems development team, which she co-founded. In 2007, Bausch tried track cycling for the first time and amazingly rode on to win two national titles on the track that same year. She coaches athletes across the nation through her highly successful Empower Coaching Systems (www.empowercoachingsystems.com), but is most proud of her efforts to help and inspire young women and men to battle eating disorders and return to healthy eating and living habits.
Bausch’s talk at Bike Effect, a cycling boutique and fit studio that opened in Santa Monica last November, is free and open to the public. Bonk Breaker will provide complimentary samples of their nutritious and delicious dairy-free, gluten-free energy bars that are baked fresh from all natural ingredients. T-shirts, hats and boxes of Bonk Breaker will be raffled off.
About Bike Effect
Opened last November in the heart of Santa Monica, Bike Effect is a cycling boutique and fit studio that prides itself on the personal service they provide to cyclists of all abilities ranging from beginners and weekend warriors to elite amateurs, professionals and Olympians. What truly sets Bike Effect apart is their passion, knowledge and commitment to bike fitting, which is meticulously performed by Steven Carre, a highly trained master in the art and skill of bike fit science. Bike Effect carries premium bike brands including Cyfac, De Rosa, Moots, Parlee, Ritte, Scott, Serotta, and Time; the latest gear from Shimano, Campagnolo, SRAM, 3T, fi’zi:k, Reynolds, Speedplay, Deda, Ritchey, Garneau, Vittoria, Sidi, and Selle Italia; the stylishly sleek Rapha clothing collection; breakthrough corrective and recovery technology from eSoles, Skins and SpiderTech; and a bountiful feast of nutritional products and supplements by 1st Endurance, Bonk Breaker, FRS, Hammer Nutrition, Multi-Sport and Zipvit. To find out how you can be fit for speed, please visit www.bikeEFFECT.com.
About Bonk Breaker
Selected four times as the “best energy bar” by Competitor Magazine, Bonk Breaker makes the best tasting energy bars on the planet. Professional and amateur athletes and anyone hungry for a nutritious snack on the fly reach for the dairy-free, gluten-free bars that are baked fresh using only the finest natural ingredients. Bonk Breaker is presently available in six delicious flavors: peanut butter & jelly, peanut butter & jelly high protein, peanut butter & banana, peanut butter & dark chocolate chip, almond butter & honey and the new espresso chocolate chip. Created in 2006 by Jason Winn while training for his first Ironman triathlon, Bonk Breaker is based in Chatsworth, California, and sold throughout the United States and in seven countries around the world. They are proud to sponsor Bausch, Team SpiderTech (UCI Pro Continental) and the Hincapie Development squad. Visit Bonk Breaker online at www.bonkbreaker.com.