Jacquie Phelan
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Jacquie "Alice B. Toeclips" Phelan (born December 10, 1955) was the NORBA
Champion three consecutive years - 1983, 1984, and 1985.
She is married to inventor Charlie Cunningham
, the pioneering bicycle framebuilder whose aluminum bikes and patented brakes allowed Phelan to race unbeaten for six years. Her bike, "Otto" was raced nine consecutive seasons, a testimony to the durability of the heat treated framesets that drew criticism from traditional framebuilders who held that only "steel is real".
Charter inductee, with Cunningham, to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
in 1988 and 2000 inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
. Along with a dozen others, Phelan co-founded NORBA in 1982, and was a charter member of IMBA. Phelan founded the Women's Mountain Bike & Tea Society (WOMBATS) in 1987 to encourage women and girl's participation, and produced the sport's earliest skills camps, dubbed Fat Tire Finishing School.
Phelan was the first American to race abroad (Man v. Horse
, Wales). As recently as 2004 she placed 8th overall in the Transportugal, a 1300 km offroad adventure race, where she was the only woman. Phelan has been invited to participate in offroad races both stateside and abroad. She competed successfully in the 42ride, a 4,200 mile supported crossing of the USA by road bike in summer 2009, helping to raise money for the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking.
Phelan appears in three documentary films: Full Cycle: A World Odyssey (1994), How To Cook Your Life (Doris Doerrie's film about Zen baker Edward Espe Brown, 2007), and Billy Savage's Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes, 2007.
Norba
Norba, an ancient town of Latium , Italy. It is situated 1 mile northwest of the modern town of Norma, some 1575 ft. above sea-level, on the west edge of the Volscian Mountains or Monti Lepini...
Champion three consecutive years - 1983, 1984, and 1985.
She is married to inventor Charlie Cunningham
Charlie Cunningham
Charlie Cunningham is a mountain biking pioneer from Fairfax, California.With schooling in mechanical/aeronautical engineering, he rode a modified skinny tire ten speed bicycle up and down Mt Tamalpais, valuing nimbleness and gear selection over the ungainly 1930s ballooners then in vogue...
, the pioneering bicycle framebuilder whose aluminum bikes and patented brakes allowed Phelan to race unbeaten for six years. Her bike, "Otto" was raced nine consecutive seasons, a testimony to the durability of the heat treated framesets that drew criticism from traditional framebuilders who held that only "steel is real".
Charter inductee, with Cunningham, to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Crested Butte Colorado. The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in 1988 to chronicle the history of mountain biking....
in 1988 and 2000 inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
The United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, located in Davis, California, is a private organization formed to preserve and promote the sport of cycling.-Location:...
. Along with a dozen others, Phelan co-founded NORBA in 1982, and was a charter member of IMBA. Phelan founded the Women's Mountain Bike & Tea Society (WOMBATS) in 1987 to encourage women and girl's participation, and produced the sport's earliest skills camps, dubbed Fat Tire Finishing School.
Phelan was the first American to race abroad (Man v. Horse
Man versus Horse Marathon
The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 22 miles, where runners compete against riders on horseback. The race — which is not technically a marathon, as the route does not meet the requisite distance — takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells every June.-History of the race:The...
, Wales). As recently as 2004 she placed 8th overall in the Transportugal, a 1300 km offroad adventure race, where she was the only woman. Phelan has been invited to participate in offroad races both stateside and abroad. She competed successfully in the 42ride, a 4,200 mile supported crossing of the USA by road bike in summer 2009, helping to raise money for the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking.
Phelan appears in three documentary films: Full Cycle: A World Odyssey (1994), How To Cook Your Life (Doris Doerrie's film about Zen baker Edward Espe Brown, 2007), and Billy Savage's Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes, 2007.