 Mari Holden, Modern Rodentrack Competitor. Mari began cycling in the California town of Ohio with a club during high school as part of a fitness program for triathlon. She was named the U.S. Junior Triathlete of the year in 1991. Mari made competitive cycling her focus in 1992 when she moved to Colorado Springs and began training with USA Cycling. After finishing sixth in the National Time Trial Championship in 1993, Holden sat out much of 1994 with an injury. She came back strong and won the U.S. Time Trial Championship in 1995 and 1996. After competing in the 1996 Olympic Trials, she moved to Europe to train. In 1999, she finished in the top ten in Le Grand Boucle, women's grand tour against an international field. The following year, she won a time trial silver medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Before my race, my coach, my boyfriend came to me and just told me, Mari, you know, this is your chance. This is the Olympics. It's your opportunity to show the world what you can do. You just go as hard as you can from the gun and you just go out there and show them how strong you are. Followed by a victory two weeks later in the World Time Trial Championships in France. Mari eventually won six U.S. Championships, becoming the first American woman to win three consecutive U.S. Time Trial Championships from 1998 to 2000. She scored a rare double by winning both the U.S. Time Trial and Road Championships in 1999. Since retiring in 2006, Mari has been a coach and has served on the board of USA Cycling. She is currently the director of the 2016 Ride Biker UCI Professional Women's Cycling Team and is working with the Ride for Education Scholarship Program. Mari Holden, Modern Road and Track, Hall of Famer.