The Femalley Cat Recap!

So much fun! Thanks to all the guys and gals that came out to play on Saturday!!! There were 25 racers in all and around 14 for the men in the drag later.

Photos were all taken by the talented Lenny Maiorani!

A beautiful day in Denver, Co.

Planning out their route

Brittany from Boulder checking the map. She won 3rd place!

The scene

Jacob being my assistant

The start! Baily Rose already winning!

Keirin on the bottom right won 2nd place!

At the checkpoint!

Kierin at The Shoppe’s checkpoint!

Baily Rose FTW!

Tara won some gear from Rapha for fifth place!

Brynn won fourth and a DVLP hoodie!

Brittany from Boulder won third and loads of stuff! T-shirt from Track Shack

Gloves, lights and a hat from Knog.

Cycling tank from Primal Wear!

Keirin won second place and a t-shirt from DVLP as well as…

The 2008 Rouleur Photo Annual thanks to Rapha!

And a bag and lights from Knog!!!

And the drum roll please….

First place went to BAILY ROSE!!!

She won a hat from King Kog made by Chewy!

Coffee from Chrome and a hoodie from DVLP!

A cycling kit from Primal Wear that isn’t even released yet!

And last but not least!!! The trophy, a handmade bag from Seagull Bags!!!

We then all gathered up and moved down the street to the Femalley Drag!

Giddy UP!

Still more prizes to give away!

Tara and I heading the the starting line

Tara and Jess racing!

Baily Rose gettin aero

Matt Hamm and Brad Meyer throwing down at the drag

Roilen vs Brad (third and second, respectively)

Jacob taking the gold!

Tara won the drag and a week of free spin classes at Breathe Denver!

Jacob won first place for the boys!

Thanks for coming out and making the first Femalley Cat a success! There will surely be more in the future. I posted a BFF recap on my blog Well, It’s Irrelevant. Keep an eye there for future announcements of races and other cycling events.
Love you all! Ride safe!
xo, Ms Hurricane

TODAY!

See you at the Millennium Bridge (behind Union Station) at 1pm, ladies. And boys, if you want to help out before the drag I can always use more checkpoint volunteers. But remember the rule, dress like a lady.

I’ll be the one with lots of bags of stuff to give away.
xo, Ms Hurricane

Bikes Rock is CANCELLED

Unfortunately, due to the BLIZZARD Bikes Rock tonight at Beta has been cancelled.

Everything else for the Bicycle Film Festival is still a go!
Tomorrow night we have the opening of Joyride, the traveling art show inspired by the bicycle, which is sure to be jaw dropping. Aside from the fantastic local/national/international artists, there will be live painting, booze and music from DJ Soup. Sure to be a crowd pleaser, so invite your friends and RIDE!

But the FILMS are really the prize jewel of the festival. All are at Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli, are around and hour and a half per screening and will be awesome.
Where Are You Go is a great film about a bike tour from Cairo to Cape Town, sure to be inspirational. It will be screening on Friday at 7pm, here is the trailer:

At 9pm on Friday, we have the BEST OF THE BFF Screening, a little bit of everything: Animation, bike racing, polo, drama, BMX and more.

Saturday is jam packed with four screenings, with something for every kind of rider. The mountain bike screening is at 3pm, BMX screening is at 5pm, the racing screening with the film Road To Roubaix at 7pm and finally, the Urban Bike Shorts screening with Halloween themed films like Night of the Living Bicycle and The Warriors: The Bike Race. All are sure to put a smile on your face and will make you want to ride your bike!
More details and all tickets are on sale now at http://bicyclefilmfestival.com

If you’re out there on your bike, please RIDE SAFE!
Love, Little Miss Hurricane

WESTWORD!

Thanks to Susan Froyd for her interest in the Femalley Cat. Last weekend she contacting me and asked some questions about the Femalley Cat, look out for it featured in Thursday’s Westword or check it out now online! SO RAD!

Read the rest of the article here.

JOYRIDE!

The Bicycle Film Festival presents Joyride, an art show which embraces the cycling community. Coming up this Thursday at Lisa Kowalski Gallery at 2762 Walnut with live painting from local artists Josh Wills, Scot Lefavor, Sam Turner, Chris Huth and Aron Dubois, as well as art from April Farnum, Sandra Fettingis and Adam Sikorski. DJ Soup will be bringing the jams, so don’t miss it!

Thursday, October 29th
7-11pm
2762 Walnut

Prizes from Primal!

Own a badass race kit. Perfect for slaying the foothills.

This is their 2010 line, not even RELEASED! Dang, get some!
Primal Custom
Follow them @PrimalCustom

Look for ‘em out on the streets.

Note the time change. Registration starts at 1pm!

Thanks, Broox, for making this beautiful flier and for putting up with me. What a pal.

All Checkpoints Announced!

Start and finish are still at The Millennium Bridge at 16th and Little Raven/ Behind Union Station. I have already announced the first checkpoint: The Mallet Mafia courts at 13th and Emerson, here are the rest.

These checkpoints may arise once or more on your manifest. They will also not be in this order, they can be in any combination. Look at the fake manifest I made for more information on manifests.

All the checkpoints are sponsors. Go for a joyride to familiarize yourself with these rad Denver hangouts! Support local Denver businesses!

The Checkpoints (MAY APPEAR IN ANY ORDER):
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Breathe at 27th and Arapahoe

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The Shoppe at East Colfax Ave and St. Paul

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DVLP’s new store at 29th and Larimer

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Sol Tribe Tattoo at 56 South Broadway

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Pablo’s Coffee at Washington and 6th Ave

I may or may not add more checkpoints. Also, there is a possibility of a surprise checkpoint the day of the race.

Have a group of friends that wanna stoop it up for 30 minutes on Halloween? Let me know if you wanna lurk down on a checkpoint Saturday around 2pm. Emails it up! Jen.Nordhem[at]bicyclefilmfestival[dot]com

Prizes Rolling In!

I can’t wait to see the smiling faces when I hand these off to amazing, badass women.

Sorry for the terrible phone photos, better ones to come…

Thanks to all our sponsors!

BFF Schedule of Events

As you very well know, The Femalley Cat is a side event of The Bicycle Film Festival. The events for “Bicycle Film Festival Week”, as proclaimed by Denver city council, have been announced on the BFF Denver page. Buy your tickets now. Seating is limited!

Wednesday, October 28th- Sunday, November 1st

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After The Femalley Drag we will ride to Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli to see the 5pm screening. Find Saturday’s list of films here and Friday’s here.

There’s something for everyone! Mountain bikes, BMX, fixed gear, road racing, alley cats, bike polo, tall bikes, it’s all here.
Celebrate bicycles, tell your friends!

If you’re interested in volunteering for the BFF let me know:
Jen.Nordhem[at]bicyclefilmfestival[dot]com