Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Rails to Trails

 

 

 

 

Greeting to all (from Alex Godsey)

The Lake Cumberland Trail Foundation will be meeting at Rocky Hollow Park in the downstairs meeting room at 5:00 PM on Monday March 10th.  This will be the first meeting of the Lake Cumberland Trail Foundation (LCTF) in four years!  To this point the purpose of LCTF has been the acquisition and improvement of an abandoned rail bed in the southern part of Pulaski county.  After opening a 1.5 mile section of rail trail, we have become stymied on the remaining 6 miles by the overwhelming cost of rehabilitating the tunnels and the reluctance of the Forest Service to allow us to improve the existing rail bed.

In the last year or two, enthusiasm in the area of mountain biking and walking/hiking trails has increased to a level that I believe major progress can be made if that enthusiasm can be channeled in the same direction.  Mark Travis and myself, the only remaining officers of the foundation, have decided to use the LCTF to further this need for more recreational trails in other areas such as Pulaski County Park, Med Park West, Somersplash Water Park, Somersport Park, and any other area that we can make genuine progress in the bettermentof or recreational trails in the Somerset area. 

 The LCTF can be a fantastic tool if motivated, energetic people with a love for the outdoors and a desire to improve and increase the number of trails we have to reach out and enjoy it.  Please attend this meeting and tell anyone that you think may be interested in our cause.  We will be discussing all old business up to this point, so don’t feel like it is too late to get involved.  We are just beginning in our new direction, so come be a part of it!

You can reach me anytime at 606-875-7770 or Marc Travis at the Cumberland Cycles at 677-1880.  Feel free to contact me by e-mail through this google group as well.

Thanks and see you there!!

 Alex Godsey P.E.

Engineer

City of Somerset



Monday, February 25, 2008

Crew News

 
Hello  Everybody,

The news from the Series organizers is that "The Racing is On!!!" This coming Saturday our road racing season officially begins in Louisville with event #1 of the Kentucky/Indiana Spring Cycling Series. L' Esprit Road Race.

All of our winter core racers will be attending this race, and I am very excited about it. We should have one of the largest teams in the CAT IV/V field and any one of our riders could win this race!  JT will be racing alone again this year in the CAT III/IV field for the series and will probably get clobbered in these first few races. Kentucky Indiana Road Race Series

We have a few riders who intend to race the entire series this year!  This will involve eight races and will run from March 1 until April 19. One of these races will be conducted here in Pulaski County. Since the KYIN Series keeps score from week to week, there will be a general classification winner in each category.  I expect that Adam Bourne, Charles Senters, Jay Garman, and Aaron Denney could win a top-five classification by the end of the series, with Mr. Senters as my pick and Mr. Bourne as a very close second.  Mr. Bourne intends to do some running races this spring, while Mr. Denney does not intend to race the entire series as he and his wife, Jenny will start racing in Tennessee and other series before the end of ours. Mr. Garman is a single parent and is also in college, so he may not be able to attend all of the races. Mr. Senters (Charles) has a child on the way, but so long as his job does not get out of control, and his wife does well,  he is planning to race the entire series. As strong as he has gotten, I am sure that he will get a top five placement in the general classification of this series. JT also plans to race the entire series, but he will be in a different category and he may get a top ten GC.

After the KY In Spring Series, all of our racers will begin to race in other states, most notably, Tennessee. Starting in April and continuing through the rest of the year, we have many stage races that our crew will be attending. These races are the root of our racing year and it is when JT plans to peak in the masters fields when Adam, Charles, Jack and the rest of the "over 30" crowd can join JT in races.

Also racing this weekend is Dr. Henry - one of our multi-sport athletes. Dr. Henry will be racing this year in several triathlons and multisport events and will also be racing in some cycling events as well as a Category V. The race that Dr. Henry is hoping to attend this Sunday is Event #2 of the Max Performance Triathlon Series. Kentucky Triathlon Calendar at TriFind.com

TRAINING RIDES
The club and racing team will do spinning classes on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 26 and 27 at the YMCA at 7 PM.  Please come and join us no matter what your fitness level!  There will also be the usual spinning session at Total Rehab on Thursday, at 8:30 PM.

All of our racers will be at L'espre this Saturday, but we will ride from the Vision Center Sunday, March 2, at 2 PM. 

LEASE JOIN THE CUMBERLAND CYCLES CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:   Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008


Here is the link for the series:  Kentuckiana Spring Training Series

Be sure to support (shop)  ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!!!!!

Cumberland Cycling Club Team Sponsors

AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN OUR CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:   Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Crew News

 

PLEASE JOIN THE CUMBERLAND CYCLES CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:   Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008

You will find postings about road races, triathlons but most importantly, you will find local sport rides and mountain bike rides there as well.  You may also post messages of your own. PLEASE JOIN THE ONLINE CLUB GROUP!!!!

KENTUCKY/INDIANA SPRING ROAD SERIES

I am very pleased to announce that our road team is now prepared to begin racing!!!  They will begin in ten days from now with the Kentucky/Indiana Spring series.  Here is the schedule for that eight race series....

March 1 - Louisville
March 8 - Henryville, Indiana
March 15 - Richmond, Kentucky
March 22 -Somerset, Kentucky
March 29 - Lexington, Kentucky
April 5 - Ownensboro, Kentucky
April 12 - Louisville, Kentucky
April 19 - Louisville, Kentucky

This series will crown an overall champion, and any one of our five or six riders planning to race the series could be one of the champions!!!  Please follow along and be sure to come out and volunteer at our race on March 22!!!

Here is the link for the series: 
Kentuckiana Spring Training Series

Club and Sport Riding

Our club officers have been very busy organizing our Spring Series Event at Mt. Victory, but after March 22, they will begin to focus their efforts on sport cycling on our area. I think there is talk of putting on a bicycle tour of some kind by the end of the summer in the county. The time changes March 9, and we will begin to ride at Barnsburg again!  Last year was great because we had several groups that organized themselves.  I very much hope the same thing happens this year and I hope that the club / organization can help.

The Hardest Ride in Pulaski

Charles, Aaron, Adam and JT set out on a ride of unknown distance last Saturday. It was thought to be about 40 to 60 miles. The foursome left the Vision Center and headed south down Jarvis Avenue/Rush Branch Road, all knowing that the ride would probably end up being a bloodbath. They climbed to the top of Haynes Knob fairly well intact, and descended the back side of Haynes Knob on highway 1675 toward White Lilly. Still fairly well intact, with Charles climbing conservatively, Adam, Aaron and JT stopped on the top of the brutal Westleys Chaple Hill to remove unwanted clothing. Charles took the opportunity to steal a gap all the way to White Lilly School. At Highway 192, Charles, Adam and JT attacked the downhill toward Mt. Victory which made for some very fast and dynamic riding. Aaron descended to Buck Creek with much more sense than did the other three. Once across Buck Creek, the crew turned left on Providence Road (part of the race course) and with Charles still climbing conservatively, Aaron, JT and Adam climbed the Providence Hill together and once on top, they paced to keep Charles from coming up (they paid him back for running off over white Lilly). At the end of Providence Road, the route turned left on 1003 and it all came back together just before Cannon Ball Road. The Foursome turned left on Cannon Ball and Road all the way to Grundy and back to the Vision Center for the most difficult 40 mile ride any of us had ever ridden.

Be sure to support (shop)  ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!!!!!

Cumberland Cycling Club Team Sponsors

AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN OUR CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:  
Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008

Monday, February 18, 2008

Cumberland Cycles Rider Entering 2008 Season Ranked No. One in USA!

Mr. Aaron Denney is the #1 Ranked CAT V 23 - 29 year old in the USA!  Check it out for yourself!

see the rankings

Lets see how long he can hold on to it!!!!

Here is Aaron's website:  Aaron Denney

 

Thursday, February 14, 2008

March Road Races

MARCH 1 - KENTUCKY - KISS - L ESPRIT RR  http://www.kyanaseries.com/index.html
MARCH 1+2 - GEORGA - ALBANY GC  http://www.georgiacup.com/
MARCH 8 - TBRA - SPRING FORWARD TT  http://www.tbra.org/raceschedule.php
MARCH 8 - INDIANA - KISS - HENRYVILLE RR http://www.kyanaseries.com/index.html
MARCH 9 - TBRA - MARYVILLE CRIT http://www.tbra.org/raceschedule.php
MARCH 15 - KENTUCKY KISS - LEXINGTON CIRC. http://www.kyanaseries.com/index.html
MARCH 16+16 - GEORGA - PERRY GC http://www.georgiacup.com/
MARCH 22 - KENTUCKY KISS - MT VICTORY  http://www.kyanaseries.com/index.html
MARCH 29 - KENTUCKY KISS - LONG RUN CIRC  http://www.kyanaseries.com/index.html
MARCH 29  NATIONAL POINTS - MACON, GA CRIT  http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3287

Sunday, February 10, 2008

The Racing Team

(LR) Jenny Denney, Roger Whitlock, DR Swanner, Jay Garman, Aaron Denney, JT, Harvey Schleter, Jack Evans, Charles Senters.

This is only about half of the team.  Many of our team mates were unable to attend the photo session.

Crew News

 

http://www.cumberlandcycles.com/index.html

Hello  Crew,

Well, we had a total of five riders brave the cold and wind to post times at the first Barnsburg Time Trial Event of 2008.  However, only four folks actually posted a time as JT decided at the last minute that it was too cold for him to go off (recovering from a cold and all).

Mr. David Hays from London, Kentucky and the course record holder came over to post a time today and we were glad to have him.  David is a good friend of our team and club and raced for Ohio Valley Velo last year, but this year he will be racing for Pedal Power out of Lexington.

Aaron Denney, Roger Whitlock and DR Swanner posted times for Cumberland Cycles and God Bless them all!  Conditions were just about as bad as they could possibly be, yet these fellows all posted times.  The results may be found here:  
Barnsburg Time Trial Series

We want to thank Jenny Denney and Jack Evans for providing timing services. 

Club Points

This year, the Barnsburg Series will be paying full points for our racing crew, so we had some changes based on today's time trial results. Please support our team and club riders by following this years club points race!  The results we be posted here for the rest of the year. The winner of this years years points race gets the opportunity to put anything they want in the "VOLO" spot on our 2009 team uniform!   Cumberland Cycles Crew Points Standings 2008

Club Photo

Our club and team photo session went well last Saturday.  We had a good turnout and we all had a good time at the pizza pub later that night. Please find a copy of the club photograph attached!

FEBURARY 16 - GODZULLA CHALLANGES:   Godzulla Cycling Challenges 2008
MARCH 1 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES BEGINS IN LOUISVILLE
MARCH 22 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES COMES TO SOMERSET

The Mount Victory RoadRace, March 22

If you are not racing, please consider volunteering to help out in this race!!!  Here is a link to the volunteer form.
http://cumberland-cycling-club.googlegroups.com/web/Volunteer+Published.pdf

PLEASE JOIN OUR CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:   Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008

Friday, February 8, 2008

Crew News

Hello  Crew,

THIS WEEKEND: 

team ride, 12 PM Saturday at the Vision Center
mt bike ride:  BEE ROCK, 930 AM, Saturday, call 872-0258 if interested
club photo, 4 PM Saturday at Cumberland Cycles
Barnsburg TT, 2 PM Sunday


Well, there is only one more weekend for the rest of the entire year without a race within 200 miles of Somerset!!!!  (please see our race list:   
Cumberland Cycles Races and Events 2008The American Triathlon Calendar 2008 )


The team has been logging some good miles and we have several Category V racers who will field a great team this spring!  Charles, Jay, Aaron, Roger, Jeff, DR, Jack, Brad, Nic, Frank and Jeff could all possibly converge on any single race and field a large, and noticeable Cumberland Cycles presence. For the spring series,  Adam Bourne will also be in the Category V field, but he has upgraded to CAT IV. We also have several women riders who will be racing as Cat IV's.  JT will be racing in the Category III field.

Later in the spring, after the series, several of our team mates will populate the masters fields.

I think we are poised to have a great year and I am very excited about everything!!!!

Here are some important reminders!!!!!!!!

There will be a team ride, Saturday, February 9,
at the Vision Center at 12 PM.  We will ride from 20 to 30 miles.

FEBRUARY 9, SATURDAY
Club and Team Photo

At the Bike Shop - February 9, at 4 PM. Please, please come join us. consider it a "kick off" for our 2008 cycling season.  Please let me stress, these *pics are for anyone and everyone in our cycling community !!!!! We are looking to use these pics toshow off our  numbers.  Let others see the cyclists we have built up over the past few
years.  Please show up and help support the local bicycling community. 
The pics will be taken in a number of formats including just a pic of
all the supporting cyclists, a race team pic and some individual race
team pics.  If you have and can wear any apparel supporting the
shop/team/club colors of red/yellow/black, be it shop t-shirts, jerseys,
etc. please do.

BEER AND PIZZA AFTERWARDS AT THE PIZZA PUB!!!!

FEBRUARY 10, SUNDAY
Barnsburg Time Trial - Event #1
The first Barnsburg Event for 2008 will be held on Sunday, February 10, at 2 PM.  This is an eight mile timed event, and each rider riders the course by themselves. One rider leaves the start/finish line each minute. The first rider is off at 2 PM so be sure to show up in time to get your start time and warm up before the 2 pm start time.

This event is open to anybody who would like to post a time.

FEBURARY 16 - GODZULLA CHALLANGES:   Godzulla Cycling Challenges 2008
MARCH 1 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES BEGINS IN LOUISVILLE
MARCH 22 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES COMES TO SOMERSET

The Mount Victory Road Race, March 22

If you are not racing, please consider volunteering to help out in this race!!!  Here is a link to the volunteer form.
http://cumberland-cycling-club.googlegroups.com/web/Volunteer+Published.pdf

PLEASE JOIN OUR CLUB AND TEAM MESSAGE BOARD:   Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups 2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Photos at the Shop - Saturday

Just a reminder that the CLUB & TEAM PICS are this Saturday, Feb. 9th at 4pm.  Please let me stress, these pics are for anyone and everyone cycling!!!!! We are looking to use these pics to show off our numbers.  Let others see the cyclists we have built up over the past few years.  Please show up and help support the local bicycling community.  The pics will be taken in a number of formats including just a pic of all the supporting cyclists, a race team pic and some individual race team pics.  If you have and can wear any apparel supporting the shop/team/club colors of red/yellow/black, be it shop t-shirts, jerseys, etc. please do. 
Again, come one,come all and help show of our numbers.  Let the local cycling community be seen!

Thanks.

Marc
Cumberland Cycles

Notes from the Shop

Was up all.  Cumberland Cycles and our newly formed race team and local cycling club are hosting our first United States Cycling Sanctioned event here in Somerset March 22nd and we need help.  The Mt. Victory Road Race, part of the Kentucky Spring Points Series, will bring in ~150+ cyclists for the day, everything from Junior Olympic Series riders to Category 1 big dogs and we have to give them a great race.  It is really critical that we make this event go off as smooth as possible.  As we all know, first impressions mean alot!  COME ONE, COME ALL, LET'S RALLY THE TROOPS and get the numbers, better to have too many than not enough for something like this.  We are going to need people to help with parking, course observation, participant organization/management/control, lead and trail vehicle drivers, corner/course marshalls, and so many other things.  Charles and Brad have really worked hard to plan this event so let's all jump in and help.  It will be rather easy work and a great event to attend.
If you can help please contact Marc at the shop at 677-1880 or info@cumberlandcycles.com or Charles at zapodx@newwavecomm.net and we'll get you the proper form to fill out and sign.
Also, please pass this along to anyone that you think might be interested.
Thanks.

Marc
Cumberland Cycles

I have attached a flyer for the event and also put a short description of the series below if you want to read.
Again, thank you all for your consideration and continued support.

Marc

Series/Event Description:

Welcome to the Kentuckiana Spring Training Series sponsored by Apex Physical Therapy
Twenty-Eight Years of Racing History

The 2008 Kentuckiana Spring Training Series (KSTS) starts its 28th year of existence in 2008 as one of the most well known annual cycling events in the Midwest. Starting the first weekend in March, KSTS will attract riders from IN, KY, OH, MI, WI, TN, IL and WVA who will brave the early spring weather to get a start on their competitive cycling season.

The Kentuckiana Spring Training Series consists of eight (8) events that take place in various cities around Kentucky and Indiana and is arguably one of the most important race series for many of the teams from the states that are represented in the series.

The Series is promoted each year as an important opportunity for new teams and team members to familiarize themselves with new equipment and each other for the upcoming season.

In 2008, KSTS each event will be a Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Series event in addition to the regular categories.

These events are all sanctioned by USA Cycling (USAC).
Website photos ©
Kentucky Backroads Photography






Another Letter from Marc Travis

http://www.cumberlandcycles.com/index.html

Me again,
Just wanted to remind everyone that our first USCF locally hosted event is just around the corner, Saturday, March 22nd, and we need volunteers.  It is really critical that we make this event go off as smooth as possible.  As we all know, first impressions mean alot!  COME ONE, COME ALL, LET'S RALLY THE TROOPS and get the numbers, better to have too many than not enough for something like this.  We are going to need people to help with parking, course observation, participant organization/management/control, lead and trail vehicle drivers, corner/course marshalls, and so many other things.  Charles and Brad have really worked hard to plan this event so let's all jump in and help.  It will be rather easy work and a great event to attend.
If you can help please contact Marc at the shop at 677-1880 or info@cumberlandcycles.com or Charles at zapodx@newwavecomm.net and we'll get you the proper form to fill out and sign.
Thanks.

Marc
Cumberland Cycles

Cumberland Cycles wrote:

Just a reminder that the CLUB & TEAM PICS are this Saturday, Feb. 9th at 4pm.  Please let me stress, these pics are for anyone and everyone cycling!!!!! We are looking to use these pics to show off our numbers.  Let others see the cyclists we have built up over the past few years.  Please show up and help support the local bicycling community.  The pics will be taken in a number of formats including just a pic of all the supporting cyclists, a race team pic and some individual race teampics.  If you have and can wear any apparel supporting the shop/team/club colors of red/yellow/black, be it shop t-shirts, jerseys, etc. please do. 
Again, come one,come all and help show of our numbers.  Let the local cycling community be seen!

Thanks.

Marc
Cumberland Cycles

Note from Marc Travis

Was up all.  Cumberland Cycles and our newly formed race team and local cycling club are hosting our first United States Cycling Sanctioned event here in Somerset March 22nd and we need help.  The Mt. Victory Road Race, part of the Kentucky Spring Points Series, will bring in ~150+ cyclists for the day, everything from Junior Olympic Series riders to Category 1 big dogs and we have to give them a great race.  It is really critical that we make this event go off as smooth as possible.  As we all know, first impressions mean alot!  COME ONE, COME ALL, LET'S RALLY THE TROOPS and get the numbers, better to have too many than not enough for something like this.  We are going to need people to help with parking, course observation, participant organization/management/control, lead and trail vehicle drivers, corner/course marshalls, and so many other things.  Charles and Brad have really worked hard to plan this event so let's all jump in and help.  It will be rather easy work and a great event to attend.
If you can help please contact Marc at the shop at 677-1880 or info@cumberlandcycles.com or Charles at zapodx@newwavecomm.net and we'll get you the proper form to fill out and sign.
Also, please pass this along to anyone that you think might be interested.
Thanks.

Marc
Cumberland Cycles

I have attached a flyer for the event and also put a short description of the series below if you want to read.
Again, thank you all for your consideration and continued support.

Marc

Series/Event Description:

Welcome to the Kentuckiana Spring Training Series sponsored by Apex Physical Therapy
Twenty-Eight Years of Racing History

The 2008 Kentuckiana Spring Training Series (KSTS) starts its 28th year of existence in 2008 as one of the most well known annual cycling events in the Midwest. Starting the first weekend in March, KSTS will attract riders from IN, KY, OH, MI, WI, TN, IL and WVA who will brave the early spring weather to get a start on their competitive cycling season.

The Kentuckiana Spring Training Series consists of eight (8) events that take place in various cities around Kentucky and Indiana and is arguably one of the most important race series for many of the teams from the states that are represented in the series.

The Series is promoted each year as an important opportunity for new teams and team members to familiarize themselves with new equipment and each other for the upcoming season.

In 2008, KSTS each event will be a Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Series event in addition to the regular categories.

These events are all sanctioned by USA Cycling (USAC).
Website photos ©
Kentucky Backroads Photography

Sunday, February 3, 2008

DR Swanner Draws First Blood

Hello  Crew,

Our 2008 club and team points series got started over the weekend and I very happy to report that we have, in our very first competitive event, a 2nd place finishing in a multisport event!!! 

Mr. DR Swanner, owner of The UPS Store, went to Finchville, Kentucky this morning and competed in the Max Performance Triathlon Series, Event #1.  DR. earned 5 point from the club for entering the race and he was awarded 20 points for his 2nd place finish!  So, right out of the gate, Mr. Swanner take a very nice lead in our 2008 race season club and team points series! 
The UPS Store: Somerset

Please visit our points site for more information:  http://journals.aol.com/moonsovrbend/cumberland-cycles-crew-points-st/

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE CLUB AND TEAM THIS WEEK!!!!!!

FEBRUARY 9, SATURDAY

Club and Team Photo

At the Bike Shop - February 9, at 4 PM. Please, please come join us. consider it a "kick off" for our 2008 cycling season.

FEBRUARY 10, SUNDAY
Barnsburg Time Trial - Event #1
The first Barnsburg Event for 2008 will be held on Sunday, February 10, at 2 PM.  More details later.

This event is open to anybody who would like to post a time.

MARCH 1 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES BEGINS IN LOUISVILLE
MARCH 22 - THE KENTUCKY/INDIANA ROAD SERIES COMES TO SOMERSET


Saturday, February 2, 2008

Enter Racing Season - A Manifest

 http://www.cumberlandcycles.com/index.html
Hello  Crew,

Our training, raceless period has now ended and we have closed our team training points series. This series began back in October and since that time, Mr. Charles Senters has accumulated 112 points and he wins our team training points series!  Be sure to congratulate Charles.  What is just perfect to me is how strong Charles (Chuck) has gotten over the last few weeks. Chuck has worked hard, and it just makes since that he'd win our training points race.

Jack Evans and JT tied for second place, just one point behind Chuck. We had a total of  28 cyclists who scored at least a point, we held 32 payable events and had a total of 162 individual starts.  Over the course of these past few months, during this points pursuit, our riders collectively logged over 15,000 miles! 

2008 RACING POINTS IS NOW OPEN - EVERYONE IS SET TO ZERO
If you race or show up to training rides, the club and team will pay points in a club and team points run.... The run will end in October, 2008 and the points winner will have their name placed on the team and clubs 2009 Uniform.

IN SO FAR AS I AM CONCERNED
Charles, Brad and Jack are our club officers. Our gracious sponsors are certainly stakeholders in our club and team.  So what is my function here?  I am not a club officer, nor did I "put in" for such a job. I am not a sponsor. I think my official title is "Team Captain", which means, when I am not asking potential sponsors for some money, I am trying to get our officers to spend what money we already have! 

I love to race bicycles. I started riding  bikes many years ago, and I spent nearly a year sport and club riding before I started racing. That was a fine time, but due to my completive nature, cycling became a means to compete.  This is not how everybody's view on cycling, and I understand that very well. Riding bicycles is simply a magical thing to do... (and for me, racing, divine).  I know that most (if not all) of my "broadcasts" have been "racing" oriented. This is because that is my ultimate passion.  But my basic passion is cycling in any form.

We have a very fine community of bike riders here in our area. Some of us like to race, but most of us like to get out on the road and relax. Our club will soon begin to re-focus on the more relaxing nature of our sport.

But if you will allow me another moment, I want all of us to be clear on something that has been on my mind. As your team captain, I have but a single directive for our racers and riders in 2008... Have fun - be enriched and don't worry about satisfying our team and club.... Reach for personal satisfaction.  As a team, we are going to be present in most races in our region of the country this year. In some of these races, we may do very well and in others, not so well. No rider is getting paid to race or ride for our team or club... You come to us, You buy most of your own team and club uniform, train and show up to races and rides not because you're getting paid to do so, but because you want to better yourself and you want to support other people in our community who also want to better themselves.  This is also what every one of our club sponsors bought in to.

As your team captain, moving into our second year of racing and riding, I have but one request from all of our riders.... Race or ride your hearts out... and when you've done that, at the end of the year, be sure you can look back, and be happy about where you went, what you did and who you enriched. Because in the end, it is not about the bike (as Lance first said it) but about all of us - our community of cycling athletes; it is about "us" as people. 

I draw a great deal of my own success from your success. Tell me what I can do for you.
 
(Be sure to thank all of our sponsors!)

Club and Team Photo
At the Bike Shop - February 9, at 4 PM. Please, please come join us.. consider it a "kick off" for our 2008 cycling season.

Barnsburg Time Trial - Event #1
The first Barnsburg Event for 2008 will be held on Sunday, February 10, at 2 PM.  More details later.

This event is open to anybody who would like to post a time.