For Dessie though, the road to cycling success has never been easy. In fact, it didn’t start anywhere near a bike at all.
Entering her junior year of high school in Boise, ID, Dessie was an all-state cross-country runner with aspirations to run in college. That’s when everything went wrong.
This past weekend the Whitman cycling team hosted the Missionary Omnium, bringing together teams from across the Pacific Northwest. Organized and run by the same student-athletes that were racing, the event brought in funds to support the growth of Whitman club cycling.
