The DoubleShot must be doing something right. Superstar cyclist Shelley Olds has been drinking our coffee for the last couple years (not coincidentally, during her rise to stardom). I could see it in her the first time I saw her feet go around in circles- this girl is amazing.
The first year of Tulsa Tough I rode my bike over to the Friday night crits in the Blue Dome district and watched the girls warm up for their race. Somewhere in there I spotted Shelley Olds and I picked my winner. I watched her the whole race and cheered for her as she passed. And then I met her and her boyfriend Rob that night at the SoundPony.
I've been talking to Shelley and Rob and following Shelley's racing career since then. I know she's worked really hard and suffered her share of adversity, and she has overcome. If you meet her, you'll see what I'm talking about- she's a champion and I'm a big fan.

Last year she had three podium finishes at Tulsa Tough and was 2nd overall. She'll be back next month to lay some more wood.

Shelley was very excited to be able to race in the World Cup track races in 2008. Of course she raced hard and had some amazing performances. And was selected as the only woman from the US to race in the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland, which was last week. She narrowly avoided a crash in one race, which you can see video of here.
Shelley is the one who has her rear wheel kicked sideways by a dismounted rider sliding down the track. She wasn't so lucky in another race, where she unfortunately went down. I can't imagine what it's like to race with the fastest people in the world as hard as you can around a little track, with people taking more risk than usual because it's the biggest race of the year. Intense.
Anyway, there is a lot of info and pictures out there about Shelley. You should check out her site: ShelleyOlds.com
And Rob's site has links to a lot of Shelley-O pics.
I think the press link on Shelley's site is well worth the read. Stories, interviews and videos of Shelley that describe her personality and aspirations more than anything.

What does this all have to do with the DoubleShot? We're a sponsor of the great Shelley Olds. Check this out.

Just thought you'd like to know. Keep track of Shelley's racing, and be sure to come out and meet her at Tulsa Tough, May 29-31.