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Overview > Local Scoop > 2008 > 01 > Asheville Native Takes Bronze ...

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Asheville Native takes Bronze in World Cup Cycling Event

Asheville native Lauren Franges assisted (along with her teammates) the US National Bicycle Team get a bit closer to the Olympic team this weekend.

The twenty-five year old Franges and her teammates Kristin Armstrong and Christen King won the bronze medal in the third round of the World Track Cup in Los Angeles. The Cup is one of the races that will determine the fastest women cyclists in the world and those that will represent the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games.

This was the first World Cup where the U.S. was able to medal as a team. “You can only go as fast as your slowest rider, so you have to be in tune with your other teammates,” Franges said. “Track is usually an individual sport, so in that respect, to be able to share the medal with my two other teammates, is a great feeling.” The team race is a new event for women on the world scene this year.

Franges lives in Asheville with her husband / former manager, Michael Tamayo. She has been a professional cyclist since she was 18.

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