Ramona d'Viola

Ramona d'Viola (born October 30, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American cyclist.

d'Viola was a member of the 1985 Women's US National Cycling Team and competed in the [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/feminines/tdf_feminin_1985.php 2nd Women's Tour de France] known as the Tour Feminin. During 1984, 1985, and 1986, the women's TDF was held simultaneously with the men's race before being rescheduled, renamed (the Grand Boucle), and largely forgotten by the cycling community.

In 2003, d'Viola captained the first team of women to attempt crossing the Florida Straits from Marina Hemingway, [http://www.paddleboards.com/main.html Cuba to Key West] by paddleboard (110 miles). The team was pulled from the water mid-crossing due to bad weather, however, a 2004 attempt proved successful. Acting as captain and alternate, the team of international world-class paddlers set a world record in the process.Fact|date=January 2008 Founder of the [http://www.surftech.com/newsDetails.phtml?itemId=10 Santa Cruz Paddleboard Union] which hosts the annual Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race, d'Viola is a journalist,Fact|date=April 2008 photographer,Fact|date=April 2008 and crew member aboard retired America's Cup yacht— [http://www.sailusa11.com/ Stars&Stripes USA-11] .

External links

* [http://www.paddleboards.com/Photos/Cuba%20V%20-%20Ramona/index.htm Cuba Crossing]
* [http://www.sandiegomag.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/May-2006/Mexicos-Wine-Country Valle de Guadalupe]
* [http://www.bizsandiego.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=2 Entrepronomics]
* [http://www.sailusa11.com Stars&Stripes USA-11]

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