CAWES powered by Specialized spent some time on the podium in 2009.  Over 20 team wins, and 40 podiums.  Leslie Jennings won the MABRA Elite Women's Bar for the 3rd year in a row; Christina Briseno won the MABRA Women's Cat 3 Bar; Sara Zeigler, Jennifer Cheng, and Robin Meidhof all upgraded from Cat 3 to Cat 2. 

On September 26, 2009, CAWES (a/k/a CycleLife powered by Specialized) participated in Junior's Day Out,which included the Special Olympics Fall Games. This was the team’s first opportunity to be a part of a Special Olympics event and it was an amazing experience we hope to repeat in 2010. For most of the team, it was the last cycling event of the year (though the girls weren't racing). It was also an opportunity to finally give back to the sport in a very small, but hopefully significant way. The CAWES members donated several duffel bags full of cycling items including clothes, tires, gloves, socks, hats, and other cycling equipment for distribution as prizes to all Special Olympic participants. Although the weather was a bit chilly and raining in the afternoon, the women rode with the Special Olympic cyclists in every event throughout the course of the day ensuring that they were more than motivated to get to the finish line. The team helped monitor the safety of the riders and tried to provide as much support on and off the course, at the registration table, at the awards table, and even serving as podium girls. Overall, the event proved to be a success, and we were reminded constantly how much joy riding a bike can be for all of us whether we are elite or disabled athletes, young or old, new or experienced to the sport.