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Leah (she/her) joined Team Recess in 2024 and is excited for her second year on the team. You can identify Leah by her Samba sneakers and bright orange helmet, and you’ll see her riding around the lakes, exploring rail to trails around the cities, and on an occasional bikepacking trip. She’s excited for more themed bike rides, exploring new routes, and meeting new bike-obsessed people this season!

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Alice (she/her) joined in 2023 and is stoked for her third year on the team. Her favorite ways to bike are either exploring the many trails of Minneapolis with her kiddos in tow, long gravel rides or bikepacking. This year, Alice plans to get on her bike as much as possible and stop by some lakes for a swim! Favorite snacks: chocolate chip walnut cookies, cheddar jalapeño Cheetos and mpls tap water :)

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Becca (she/her) joined the team back in 2022 having never raced before. She loves long gravel rides in the drift less region and discovering new mountain bike trails. This season, she’s excited for more off-road rides and any ride that ends at an ice cream shop.

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Lauren (she/her) joined Team Recess in 2020 back when it was Koochella. Lauren loves bikepacking trips, riding on national forest roads, and ice cream rides around town. Her favorite bike snacks are hot Cheetos, Haribo Twin Snakes, and Gatorade. She’s excited for more themed rides this season!

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Sarah (she/her) joined in 2019 during the Koochella years to race at the velodrome. Since the track's closure, she now finds her thrills commuting year-round on her fixed-gear, exploring Minneapolis parks with her sweet & adorable children on the Mom e-bike, and pedicabbing big events downtown. She is extremely excited to ride bikes with her teammates this season! Favorite snacks: Swedish Fish, gummy worms, and blond Oreos.

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Kate (she/her) joined Team Recess in 2019, back when it was still Koochella! Nowadays, you’ll find Kate riding down on the river bottoms on her trusty gravel bike, or tooling around town with plenty of snacks and stops to pet dogs. She’s looking forward to another year of ice cream socials, cheering on her teammates, and playing around in the dirt!

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Plan One Team Recess Social Event:

You’ll plan the Team Recess event solo or in partnership with one other team member.

Examples of events include group rides, mutual aid efforts, skills clinics, and panel discussions. (Don’t see your idea listed: get creative!) We have guidelines for event planning best practices, so you’ll be supported throughout the process.

Attend Five Events:

The five required events can be a mix of any of the below types:

Bike races: Any discipline, length, or type is welcome. Don’t know what races are yet or where to find them? We are here to help! “Races” are also inclusive of large organized riding events that may or may not be branded as a "race.” A big gravel or adventure ride, for instance, can count. Another important note: Team Recess firmly believes trans women are women. Trans women belong in the women's racing field. As a team, we've pledged to avoid supporting, attending, or participating in races that operate with exclusionary policies (This includes USAC-sanctioned races.) New members must agree to abide by this commitment.

Team events: Team events include any event organized by Team Recess. This can look like group rides, mutual aid efforts, skills clinics, and panel discussions. You can also organize additional events on top of your required one event!

Other Requirements:

In addition to planning one social event and attending five events, we also ask that teammates have a regular presence at and contribute to team meetings. Team Recess meetings for the 20254 season will be held on the last Monday of every month from 7:00-8:00 PM at Arbeiter in South Minneapolis (3038 Minnehaha Ave). Because this time and place works for our current team members, we are unfortunately not able to shift our meeting time for the season.

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The Team Recess approach to racing and riding bikes is supportive, well-stocked with snacks, and fun. We love inviting our friends to play bikes. Recess is the time of day–no matter where you are in life–when you join with folx outside of boundaries set for you by work, school, and other obligations to play and work together and–of course–get the endorphins and the thrill going!

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Team Recess believes our country was built upon and continues to profit from stolen land and stolen labor. Using our platform and resources to center Black liberation and BIPOC voices is part of our commitment to antiracist action. Visit our Instagram for a closer look at our point of view and to see how we’re leveraging our audience, sponsors, and industry to push for change.