Mel racing her her way to 7th in the Belmont crit at speedweek. Belmont, NC. April 2017. Photo by @SnowyMountainPhotography

What does LA Sweat pro Mel Beale listen to when she’s getting swole in the gym?  We can’t say….. Yeah, can.  We’ve got her 10 Tracks below.  Mel is a Graduate Teaching Assistant & Graduate Research Assistant in Health and Exercise Science at CSU. What would you say you do here? I teach anatomical kinesiology & I work in the Physical Activity for Treatment and Prevention laboratory. I’m currently working on a study in colorectal cancer survivors examining the effects of fiber supplementation & exercise on microbiome, blood lipids, and inflammatory markers.

Favorite bike: Cinelli Strato Faster crit whip road bike

Favorite ride: Nothing beats the beauty and “built-in intervals” of the Horsetooth Dams. Only takes a bit over an hour but it’s always enough of a workout!

When do you listen to these: I listen to these when I lift, mostly! I am hitting the weights really hard this off season. I’ve also been hitting the trails a lot, and I listen to these jams then too. With only one headphone of course 😉

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Much like New Belgium Brewing, the Rio is synonymous with Fort Collins cycling. Patrick McGaughran, the owner of all five Colorado Rios opened the first restaurant here in Fort Collins in 1986. He first sponsored an elite road team in 1999. His title sponsorship of that team continues nearly 25 years later and has catapulted riders like Tejay van Garderen, Chad Haga and Mara Abbot into the World Tour. In addition to the elite road team, Pat has advertised on YGR since 2009 (my second…

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