// Team            

In 2012, Team Belladium has 8 returning cyclists. The team includes seasoned racers in a mix of categories, which will promote competitiveness in every race and all disciplines. The team is directed by Todd Nordmeyer, owner of Endeavor Performance, Tennessee’s first bicycling performance center.

Through competition, example and outreach, Team Belladium actively seeks to raise the profile of women’s cycling at all levels.

In 2011, Team Belladium’s second season, the team captains were Parri Gilbride and Valerie Nagoshiner, and the team’s achievements included the following: 1st and 2nd place and 4 in the top 10, Cat 1/2/3, Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association Series; 4 in the top 10, Cat 4, Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association Series; 1st place, Cat 1/2, WE RACE Series; 1st place, Cat 4, WE RACE Series; four road race wins; nine criterium wins; one time trial win; two overall omnium wins.

In 2010, their first racing season, the team’s achievements included the following: 1st place, Southeastern Women’s Competition; podium sweep, Nashville Criterium Series; 1st and 2nd place and 5 in the top 10, Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association Series; 2 in the top 10, Southeastern Women’s Competition. Team Belladium invited local women cyclists to join regular training rides and planned “Women and Wine at the Vine,” a unique women’s ride starting from Arrington Vineyards just south of Nashville. The ride attracted over 100 female cyclists, riding at every level.

Learn more about Team Belladium here and follow riders’ own journals — and follow the team Facebook and Twitter.

Anna McFarland	Cali Ewing	Catherine Dewberry	Kailin Acheson
Katherine Williams	Lee Farabaugh	Shelly Collins	Parri Gilbride
Valerie Nagoshiner	Todd Nordmeyer