Heather Sprenger (nee Logan)

Heather started racing her bike in 2008 as a form of off-season training for her main sport of ice hockey where she competed for over 13 years in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and as a 6-year member of Canada's women's National hockey team captaining the Jr. team in 2003-2004. In 2008, Heather raced provincially to begin and then decided to take a leap and compete at Canada's National road cycling championships where she finished 4th. She was then asked by the Canadian National cycling team to join the team for the International Thüringen Rundfahrt stage race acting as a support rider for the girls preparing for the Olympics. After the 2008 season Heather signed with Team Colavita Pro Women's Cycling for the 2009, 2010, & 2011 season. 2009 was her first year in the women's peloton competing in both NRC and European races, which ended with the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2009 World Road Cycling Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Besides being a 2-sport National team athlete, Heather completed her doctorate in exercise physiology, nutrition, and metabolism in 2011, & currently is a professor of exercise physiology at the Humber Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Canada. In addition to teaching, she is the director of exercise science at Peak Genics, providing lab & field physiological testing, nutrition consulting, and professional training for optimal athletic performance. More importantly Heather loves spending time with her family & husband Jon. Heather joins Team Exergy with great energy & enthusiasm for a successful 2012 season!