Fontana Results

4X racing last night was great. Fionn raced her XC bike since she does not yet have her Norco 4XXXX. She put those front chain rings to good use and pedaled her way to 2nd place behind Melissa Buhl and in front of Joanna Petterson.

DH was going well. Qualifying seeded Fee 2nd fastest and hungry to take Melissa out of that top spot. Come race time, the top section was fast and smooth, but a few errors saw Fee over the bars and off course. An injury free crash and smooth recovery kept her inside the top 5, just over 12 seconds behind Melissa Buhl's 2nd victory of the event. Top 5 ladies were:

Results

1st - Melissa Buhl

2nd - Lisa Myklak

3rd - Joanna Petterson

4th - Claire Buchar

5th - Fionn Griffiths

Thanks to Kathy Sessler for photos!

Update from Fontana

Racing is underway at the first US National Event in Fontana, CA. Qualifying in the 4X tonight saw Melissa Buhl taking the top spot, with Fionn a close 2nd and Joanna Petterson wrapping up 3rd. 4X racing takes place tomorrow night at 5pm. It should be a heated battle at the first official race of the season. 

DH racing takes place Sunday with qualifying at 9:45 and official racing starting at 12:15! Good luck to Fee at her first big race of the year!

Start of Season!

The race season has officially started! Fionn blasted her way to her first '08 win at a local race with some friends in California. Fionn has been training hard the past few months to prep for the coming world cup series and now she's back on her bike and looking faster than ever. Fionn's winning time was 11 seconds faster than 2nd place rider Joanna Petterson and was less than 15 seconds off the winning elite men's time! 

Fionn is on her way now to the first US National race of the year to hopefully grab another podium finish before heading into the official international race season which kicks off at Sea Otter April 17-20. Thanks to Tom Winsemius for the photo.

Pitt River Middle School Visit

Earlier this month Fionn took some time out of her busy schedule to visit a class at the Pitt River Middle School here in Greater Vancouver. Fionn was invited to the school by fan and fellow rider Mr. Lambert who was eager to have Fionn speak on topics such as goal setting and lifestyle as a professional athlete. In the previous years teammate Ryan Leech had visited the school and left a lasting impression (as well as tough shoes to fill).

The students LOVED it! Question upon question were thrown at Fee until eventually someone asked if they could touch the Norco Six that Fionn brought in to show the students. From that point it was hands-on with students enjoying the opportunity to handle Fionn's bike, THE helmet, Zeal Goggles as well as grab themselves a handful of Norco stickers to have signed by Fionn herself.

A few students even won themselves signed Norco T-shirts and race jerseys! All in all the day was a success with Fionn leaving behind a DVD supplied by Ride Guide and Norco for the class to watch in the coming days. 

Thanks again to Mr. Lambert for all his effort in making this event a huge success! 

BBC interview

Check out Fee's latest interview with the BBC on motivation and goal setting