Women on the Move!
Post details: Bonnie Bourque
Tell us about yourself! How did you get into cycling, what are your goals? How can the Women's Cycling Challenge help you to become a better rider or racer?Bonnie Bourque
Bonnie Bourque started spin classes in 1997 to cross train for ice hockey. With the encouragement of fellow spinners, Bonnie bought a bike on March 4th, 1998. After a few group rides, she started racing in April, 1998 and hasn't looked back! Raised in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the home of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic NRC event, Bonnie left New England to pursue the sport of bicycle racing. She headed to the southwest, stopping in Tucson, Arizona for 4 years, and now resides in San Diego, California.
Once a participant of a grassroots program, Bonnie has now founded and developed the Women's Cycling Challenge Series with the support of the SCNCA to encourage women to enter the sport of bicycle racing.
When Bonnie is off the bike, she is on her feet for 13 hour night shifts as a Registered Nurse at UCSD Medical Center. She works on an Oncology/Transplant unit. Cancer is close to her heart, being a survivor of thyroid cancer at age 20.
2006 Team Captain Karl Strauss/SDBC Women's Elite Team
Racing Highlights:
- Category 1 Road
- Category 3 Track
- 2007 Del Mar Crit Series Leader
- 2006 Del Mar Crit Series Leader
- 2005 Cat 3 SoCal Cup Champion
- 2003 American Velodrome Challenge 6th 3K pursuit
- 2001 AZ State TT Champion
- 1999 MA State TT Champion
- 1998 5th Overall in New England Womens Series
Photo: Bonnie lending a hand to the next generation of women cyclists at Barrio Logan
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