It is one year to the day since I rolled my heavy cross bike up to the team. They wore spandex. I wore jeans. They wore Oakleys and Smiths. I’d forgotten my $15 safety glasses. I’ve come a long way. I felt the anniversary was worth marking in princess fashion. What you can’t see here are the elbow-length black velvet gloves and the earrings in our team colors. (That’s Nancy and Sally on either side of me.)