Connie Misket

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Race Category:

Downhill/Super D : Pro
XC/Singlespeed: Sport

This has been my first season racing Pro and it’s been the BEST!   Being part of the Velo Bellas has been a truly wonderful experience.   This season in addition to racing I’ve also focused on sharing both my love of biking and the skills that I’ve been able to learn over the years, in order to help encourage and support other women mountain bikers.

Overall Results: 

9th place overall - NORBA Super D

2nd place overall - Utah DH Series

Wyoming State DH Champion

Individual Race Results:

Sea Otter DH - 31st place

Sea Otter Singlespeed XC Sport Class - 3rd place

MSC #3 Angelfire DH - 15th place

MSC #3 Angelfire Super D - 4th place

Bountiful Bomber DH - 2nd place

Deer Valley National Super D - 3rd place

White Pine Super D - 2nd place

White Pine DH - 1st place (Wyoming State Champion)

US National Championships Mt. Snow, VT - Super D - 11th

Moab Ho-Down Super D - 3rd

Bikes
Downhill: Ventana El Cuervo with an amazing Boxxer World Cup fork, Avid Code brakes, SRAM drivetrain, an e.thirteen chainguide, Selle San Marco saddle and either Crank Brothers 5050 pedals or Mallet M’s, depending on the course.
Super D: Transition Syren in Black Sparkle, with a RockShox Lyric Solo Air, Juicy 7 brakes, SRAM drivetrain, e.thirteen chainguide, Gravity Light carbon bars and crankset, and a Selle San Marco Phobos Saddle.
Pedalling/cross-training: Bianchi P.U.S.S., fully pink, fully rigid singlespeed and a Suzuki DR-Z 250 motorcycle (dirt bike).

Resume
2004 - 1st place Women’s Expert DH 30-34 Durango National.

2005-  1st place Women’s Expert Super D and 2nd place DH - Deer Valley National

2007 - Utah State Champion (Women’s Expert) in both DH and Super D.   3rd place (of 20) in Super D at the Deer Valley National.

2008 - 2008 NORBA National SD Series Final Standings - 9th place overall (Pro).   Also the Wyoming State Women’s DH champion.

Best crashes/injuries
Tore my ACL during my race run at the Mammoth National Championship in 2004.  Ugh… 

My favorite was slipping off a pedal (a nice shiny new one with brand new sharp set screws), smacking it into the back of my leg and then bouncing over a log.   I kept on riding and suddenly felt my whole foot getting warm and gooey…  looked down (still riding) and saw a flap of skin sticking out about an inch or more off the back of my leg.   Kept on riding since no one was around and I had nothing to bandage it with down to the base of Deer Valley… and then drove myself to the emergency room for 25 stitches so my husband and friends could keep riding.   :)

How I support my bike habit
Real Estate work for Technology Associates - basically I do the leasing and zoning and such to get new communications sites up and operational.


Other sports
I’m learning to Speed Skate at the Olympic Oval, which has been incredibly fun and challenging.   And I do pretty much every type of skiing - alpine, telemark, backcountry, XC (both skate and classic)…  I stay busy in winter, that’s for sure!

Best time on my bike:

Anytime I’m out having fun with friends - camping trips in Moab with my husband, winter road trips with Kimber to find some dirt to ride on, race weekends with the girls… you name it!

Links:

Connie’s Sponsorhouse Web Page (pics!): http://www.loopd.com/Members/durango48/Default.aspxLinks