Photo: © Casey Gibson

Time for a change: The Kimberly Bruckner Journal 2003

Last year the 2001 US Road Champion Kimberly Bruckner left the number one ranked women's team in the US after two years with Saturn and joined the growing force that is Team T-Mobile. With her sights firmly set on the Worlds in Hamilton and the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, Kimberly's diary is sure to provide compelling reading.

Latest entry: September 16 - A close call with cancer

Giro d'Italia Femminile

• September 16 - A close call with cancer
• July 13 - Stage 9: The going gets weird
• July 12 - Stage 8: I suck at leadouts!
• July 11 - Stages 7a & 7b: A GPS called Susie
• July 10 - Stage 6: Super fun
• July 9 - Stage 5: Blazing!
• July 8 - Stage 4: Geographically challenged
• July 7 - Stage 3: Death-defying
• July 6 - Stage 2: Fast and furious
• July 5 - Stage 1: Category what?
• July 4 - Prologue: Hurry up and wait

A week in the East

• May 31 - Montreal World Cup: Visions of Glory
• June 2-4 - Tour du Grand Montreal: A big team effort
• June 8 - Wachovia Liberty Classic: One that got away

Gracia Orlova

• May 1-4 - Gracia Orlova Tour Part II: All over in Orlova
• May 1-4 - Gracia Orlova tour: Czech adventure

Tour de Berne

• April 27 - Toughing it out at the Tour de Berne

Spring Classics

• April 23 - Up and down at Flèche Wallonne
• April 20 - Slight Chaos at Amstel Gold

Sea Otter Classic

• April 12 - Sea Otter part 4: Stage 4 - What a disappointment
• April 11 - Sea Otter part 3: Stage 3 - Seven out of ten
• April 10 - Sea Otter part 2: Stage 2 - Chasing rabbits
• April 9 - Sea Otter part 1: Stage 1 - More fun than expected

Redlands Classic - USA, April 1-5, 2003

• April 4-6 - Redlands part 3: Stages 3-5 - Staying alive
• April 3 - Redlands part 2: Stage 2 - Jeanson the unstoppable
• April 1-2 - Redlands part 1: Prologue & stage 1 - The Rona vs T-Mobile show

Solano Classic - USA, March 27-30, 2003

• March 29-30 - Stages 3 & 4: With a little help from my team
• March 27-28 - Stages 1 & 2: Two for two at Solano

1st Geelong World Cup - CDM, Australia, March 2, 2003

• March 2 - Not my day, but certainly Kristin's

Geelong Women's Tour - 2.9.2, Australia, February 23-25, 2003

• Stage 1 - February 23: Eastern Beach Criterium, 30km - Summertime Down Under
• Stage 2 - February 24: Drysdale Road Circuit, 84km - Scorching weather and sizzling racing = painful legs
• Stage 3 - February 25: Lara to Lara (via You Yangs & Bacchus Marsh), 129km - Why are you pushing?

Profile and interview

• An interview with Kimberly Bruckner by Gerard Knapp

Kimberly's racing exploits in 2003

• February 15-16: Cooma Snowy Women's Cycle Classic - NE, NSW, Australia
• February 23-25: Geelong Women's Tour - 2.9.2, Victoria, Australia
• March 2: 1st Geelong World Cup - CDM, Australia