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LOVE + BIKE LOVELO
STRENGTHENS THROUGH FITNESS, CYCLING, AND CONNECTION WRITTEN BY LAUREN DREHER PHOTOS BY JAMI BOWMAN
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t’s personal,” owner and founder Becca Pento says. This is the main component in everything loVELO does. Becca, a Kansas City native, grew up on bikes. She remembers riding on the handlebars of her brother’s bike as a child. Now, as a mom, she incorporates cycling in everything she can. She loves to ride with her family locally, and she uses these family adventures as a way to explore when traveling. This is why it was only fitting for her to open her own cycling studio. Located in downtown Overland Park, loVELO is a small, boutique-style fitness studio with multiple kinds of workouts available. First, there is a cycling class which has high-energy, dynamic lighting, and intentional music. Becca emphasizes that classes are not a competition or comparison. She knows that people who join her cycling class have many different body types and needs. From accommodating beginners to someone who is training for a
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Above: Becca Pento, owner of loVELO
“Just walking in you get a feeling of friendship, positivity, and acceptance.” long-distance outdoor ride, she customizes the workout to achieve all goals. This includes endurance level, health concerns, or other limitations. Becca prides herself in taking those needs into account and making ev-
eryone feel comfortable. She also choreographs the music to match the changing intensity of the ride. “If you sign up for a cycle class, you won’t get a typical cycle experience,”
