PROMAN'S CLAIRE JENSEN - Age 12

I am very proud to announce PROMAN's new junior rider Claire Jensen. I had the opportunity to race with her at the early bird criterium yesterday. I was thoroughly impressed by this young ladies poise and determination. Megan Guarnier, Betina Hold, Hanan Alves Hyde and team mechanic Tim Brennan all participated in mentoring at the Early Bird races.
Watch out for Claire this season, she is already a National Champion and with help from her elite team mates Claire is a star of the future. All PROMAN juniors will race road and track. They will also be introduced to madison this spring.

How did she become interested in cycling? "Before I was born my parents used to ride a lot and then my dad stopped riding for a few years until he wanted to get back into cycling. When he got back into it he brought me into the world of cycling and now I love it!!!"

Though Claire won the 2006 juniors 10-12 state championship track omnium when she was ten, and won the 2008 juniors 10-12 state championship 10k time trial and track championships, she has managed to trump those accomplishments with her latest achievement, winning the 2008 National Championship in August at the Home Depot Center in LA.

National champ Shelley Olds and Betina Hold will be keeping a watchful eye on the development of our junior riders.

The primary sponsors for the junior squad are BMC, SRAM, RUDY PROJECT, NORTHWAVE, WTB, ARUNDEL, VOLER, CLIF, VIOLICH FARMS

Claire Jensen

Age 8

Started riding 1 24” wheeled Road Bike with her parents
became “Turbo Claire” (AKA “TC”) as the stoker on the back of the family tandem

Age 9

Did her first “Kid’s” race at the Burlingame Ryan’s Ride Criterium
First tried out the Hellyer Park Velodrome Sunday Juniors Program

Age 10

1st place - Jr. Women 10-12 NorCal/Nevada State Track Championship
Competed in several more criteriums in NorCal
Traveled to the 2006 Jr. Track Nationals at Trexlertown, PA finishing as the top 10 year old in the 10-12 age group

Age 11

1st Place Girl at the Burligame Criterium kids race (5th overall)
2nd Place - Jr. Women 10-12 NorCal/Nevada State Track Championship – behind then 12 year old Nikka van den Dries
2nd Place at the Timpani Criterium for 10-12 girls
1st place at the San Ardo Road Race for 10-12 girls


Age 12
2008 Wins:

o 2008 Jr Track Nationals 10-12 Women – Overall Omnium and National Champion
o 2008 Jr Track Nationals 10-12 Women – 1K Scratch Race
o 2008 Jr Track Nationals 10-12 Women – 2K Scratch Race
o Cat’s Hill Classic
o SugarCRM Memorial Day Crit
o 2008 Jr. Women 10-12 NorCal/Nevada State Track Championship
o 2008 Jr. Women 10-12 NorCal/Nevada State Time Trial Championship
o Timpani Criterium

I wanted to post this comment that was sent to my e-mail:

" Nicola - and all her life ahead of her!

Darling... epitomizes in her stance and face, the vivacity and spirit we all never ever want to lose inside... For even as the "outside" may become a bit wrinkly or weathered or lined, the "glow of the skin" can always prevail til we are DEAD... may the assaults of living, responsibilities and stress, never dim the "Claire" inside us all.....that glows through to the outside and pours through not only our skin but that rises up in a Claire of triumph and exhuberance, greeting the world fresh each day, through our eyes, like flowers open wide to greet the sun! "