Van Gilder to Cheerwine

Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton)

Laura Van Gilder (TEAm Lipton) (Image credit: Mark Zalewski)

Laura Van Gilder, one of the top sprinters in the United States, will lead the 2007 Cheerwine women's team, along with the current New Zealand national road champion Catherine Cheatley (nee Sell). Van Gilder, a former member of the US worlds team, who has more than 300 career wins, will bring much-needed power to the team. Director Thad Fischer said, "This team is so competitive, and so capable and the riders are truly professionals with the chemistry between them just right. The 2007 overall NRC team win will be wide open for 2007, with all the major teams going for it. The riders are very evenly distributed throughout the teams this year. It is going to be exciting until the very end and Cheerwine’s goal is to come out on top."