Madeline Bemis

My sister and I started bringing bikes on family trips to ride with my dad, then raced mountain bikes throughout high school. I gave road racing a go freshman year of college. It was a totally different form of racing with drafting dynamics and team tactics that I fell in love with.

Balancing racing with school has its challenges with making time and maintaining a drive for both. But each one motivates the other, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Pesto pizza.

Dark chocolate-covered nuts.

Consistency. Initial changes in routines or lifestyles may feel like going against the current, but over time can become habits towards success.

I thrive on the social aspect of cycling. Pushing each other on group rides, telling stories; and the camaraderie off the bike when the training is done.