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JT Finally Gets a Result!
All of our riders - Adam - Jack - Jeff and Brad have placed so far in our spring races - the obvious exception has been me- JT!
The Lascassas Time Trial Results were finally published today and it looks like i finally got a result! I placed 3rd in the Masters 40+ Division and won 13 BAR Points. Just to give you an indication of how rough this 6 mile time trial was (point to point into a head wind and up hill!) my field had ten starters and only five finishers! My time was 63rd overall including the professional riders and there were 117 times posted for the entire time trial field (all categories and divisions). I would liked to have placed better overall but i was only a couple of minutes off the fastest time so I am very pleased with that. Two Gran Fondo riders beat me in the 40+ Division.
RECENT RIDES
The mens team/strong club riders had a great ride Tuesday at Barnsburg. Nine riders showed up i think and it was a very nice ride. I am taking a recovery week this week so i sat on the back and refused to go to the front and mix it up with Charles/Chuck- Jack- Harvey- Rick and Mark. I stayed back with two of our up and coming riders - Dave Stewart and Kerry Fain. Dave is a tri-guy and has completed a marathon (the thought of which just blows me away) and he is recovering from an injury. Kerry Fain has been a mile-animal recently and he is going to be a force to be reckoned with very soon! We are looking forward to seeing both of these fellows go to the front in the next four weeks and inject their own dynamic to our team and our rides!
Chuck Senters has obviously been logging some miles - he is a tremendously powerful rider and never misses an opportunity to hammer! He is totally gung ho and intense and when this fellow gets a few more miles in him - the rest of us will be scrambling just to get a wheel! After a hectic few weeks - Harvey is getting a few more miles and he is always near the front - Harvey is a pivit-man as he always has the best wheel - if you want the best wheel in the ride - look for Harvey because he's gotit. Adam and Jack are simply inspiring. These two have been racing a lot this spring and it show - Jacks beautiful form is soothing to watch especially when cascades down those 50 MPH decents with total control and fearlessness! Adam is Jacks inverse - he climbs like a billy goat and leaves us all groaning when the grades go positive!
Mark Henry is going to be competing in a triathlon soon and has been logging some great miles - he is always nearby when the action heats up. I have heard through the grape vine that Mark has been unpleased with the progress that he has made over the last couple of months but based on our most recent rides - he must have come out of the slump because he has "been there".
Rick Rice rides with our team frequently and stays near the front or even off the front the entire time- then after the ride he goes to run with Jeff Parmelee. He was wearing yellow-lensed eyeware Tuesday and it occurred to me - he's a machine! Just an overall excellent athlete! We wish Mark and Rick and Jeff well in tris this year !
I have no news from the womens group and would love to have somebody write a blog entry for the ladies! It doesn't have to be competitive - an update would be great for our female riders (who are very neglected in this blog - but I have no info!)
WEEKEND RACING
The team is still unsure if it will race this weekend at Clark State Forest on Saturday. We will either ride 80+ miles on Saturday or race -what ever everybody decides. There are no races in our area on the weekend of April 1 so we will have a club time trial at Barnsburg.
CLUB RIDES AT BARNSBURG
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM
Women at 530 (weather permitting)
Saturday + Sunday (stay tuned later in the week for an updated ride sched)
WEEKEND RACES
MARCH 24 - Clark State Forest Circuit Race (KY/IN) - The team has raced for a month and will most likely take this weekend off from racing -
CLUB TIME TRIAL
APRIL 1 - Sunday at 2 PM - park at the Barnsburg Church then ride east one mile on Barnsburg Road to the start finish - 8 miles (4 miles out and 4 miles back) - Call Cumberland Cycles for more info
JT Finally Gets a Result!
All of our riders - Adam - Jack - Jeff and Brad have placed so far in our spring races - the obvious exception has been me- JT!
The Lascassas Time Trial Results were finally published today and it looks like i finally got a result! I placed 3rd in the Masters 40+ Division and won 13 BAR Points. Just to give you an indication of how rough this 6 mile time trial was (point to point into a head wind and up hill!) my field had ten starters and only five finishers! My time was 63rd overall including the professional riders and there were 117 times posted for the entire time trial field (all categories and divisions). I would liked to have placed better overall but i was only a couple of minutes off the fastest time so I am very pleased with that. Two Gran Fondo riders beat me in the 40+ Division.
RECENT RIDES
The mens team/strong club riders had a great ride Tuesday at Barnsburg. Nine riders showed up i think and it was a very nice ride. I am taking a recovery week this week so i sat on the back and refused to go to the front and mix it up with Charles/Chuck- Jack- Harvey- Rick and Mark. I stayed back with two of our up and coming riders - Dave Stewart and Kerry Fain. Dave is a tri-guy and has completed a marathon (the thought of which just blows me away) and he is recovering from an injury. Kerry Fain has been a mile-animal recently and he is going to be a force to be reckoned with very soon! We are looking forward to seeing both of these fellows go to the front in the next four weeks and inject their own dynamic to our team and our rides!
Chuck Senters has obviously been logging some miles - he is a tremendously powerful rider and never misses an opportunity to hammer! He is totally gung ho and intense and when this fellow gets a few more miles in him - the rest of us will be scrambling just to get a wheel! After a hectic few weeks - Harvey is getting a few more miles and he is always near the front - Harvey is a pivit-man as he always has the best wheel - if you want the best wheel in the ride - look for Harvey because he's gotit. Adam and Jack are simply inspiring. These two have been racing a lot this spring and it show - Jacks beautiful form is soothing to watch especially when cascades down those 50 MPH decents with total control and fearlessness! Adam is Jacks inverse - he climbs like a billy goat and leaves us all groaning when the grades go positive!
Mark Henry is going to be competing in a triathlon soon and has been logging some great miles - he is always nearby when the action heats up. I have heard through the grape vine that Mark has been unpleased with the progress that he has made over the last couple of months but based on our most recent rides - he must have come out of the slump because he has "been there".
Rick Rice rides with our team frequently and stays near the front or even off the front the entire time- then after the ride he goes to run with Jeff Parmelee. He was wearing yellow-lensed eyeware Tuesday and it occurred to me - he's a machine! Just an overall excellent athlete! We wish Mark and Rick and Jeff well in tris this year !
I have no news from the womens group and would love to have somebody write a blog entry for the ladies! It doesn't have to be competitive - an update would be great for our female riders (who are very neglected in this blog - but I have no info!)
WEEKEND RACING
The team is still unsure if it will race this weekend at Clark State Forest on Saturday. We will either ride 80+ miles on Saturday or race -what ever everybody decides. There are no races in our area on the weekend of April 1 so we will have a club time trial at Barnsburg.
CLUB RIDES AT BARNSBURG
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM
Women at 530 (weather permitting)
Saturday + Sunday (stay tuned later in the week for an updated ride sched)
WEEKEND RACES
MARCH 24 - Clark State Forest Circuit Race (KY/IN) - The team has raced for a month and will most likely take this weekend off from racing -
CLUB TIME TRIAL
APRIL 1 - Sunday at 2 PM - park at the Barnsburg Church then ride east one mile on Barnsburg Road to the start finish - 8 miles (4 miles out and 4 miles back) - Call Cumberland Cycles for more info
2008
We are looking for ten local sponsors to donate to our team for the 2008 racing season. A $500 contribution from a local business will earn that company a logo spot on our team uniform. The sponsorship money will be used to purchase our 2008 uniforms so that our riders may get a discount! We will also use the money to pay some travel expenses next year for our riders to participate in races. Our club is also very interested in recruiting junior riders so please let us know if you know any young people interested in racing bikes in 2008! We also need general team riders and women! Now is the time to start riding if you want to race for our only Somerset Team next year!
2008 UNIFORM
Marc Travis - owner of Cumberland Cycles will hold a meeting in the next few months for ideas and discussion on the 2008 team uniform - and other ideas about the team - stay tuned
TEAM/SHOP/SPONSERS - HOW IT WORKS
We need our shop - Cumberland Cycles. Therefore - we need to find ten $500 sponsors to support our team next year. Supporting our team money wise is not Cumberland Cycles responsibility. That is our sponsors responsibility. We must keep our shop healthy and able to provide us with our resources as a team (mechanics +matterials). We and our sponsors will share the costs of this products and NOT OUR SHOP! If you know of a company would like to sponsor a bike team - ($500 one-time) please let us know. As team members - we should not expect discount from the shop but we can receive discounts based on our sponsorships contributions. Since this (2007)is an "organizational year" we will be concentrating on 2008 as a team while our pioneering racers will be focused on the 2007 racing season!
ALWAYS - YOU CAN HELP!
Support Cumberland Cycles!!!!!!! Cumberland Cycles - Bike and Skate Shop, Somerset, Kentucky. Please do anything you can to support our shop!
Support Cumberland Cycles!!!!!!! Cumberland Cycles - Bike and Skate Shop, Somerset, Kentucky. Please do anything you can to support our shop!
1 comment:
Hi all! I finally got a 'real' BIKE and thank you Mark!! I love it! Does anyone know if they post the women's times and other information so I will kinda know where I'm at just starting back? I do plan on racing some this year and might be going on a biathlon race for flat water and biking! Too cool!!
I also may have three sponsors for the club! If I can get some more information, I will contact those people/businesses.
It's my birthday today so I'm going to try to get 30 miles in today before the rain gets here if anyone wants to join me.
Have a good day all! Suzy
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