March 24

 

Hello Crew!~

The team ended up not racing this weekend since Jack had to go to Cincy and Adam came down with a bug.  JT accepted an invitation to go ride with our London neighbors Saturday and it was an excellent ride!  Dave G - Nick G - Carrie G - Dave C - Dave D- Ryan and JT all drove out to Red Bird past Manchester then rode a 75 mile ride up to Booneville and what an excellent ride it was!   I (JT) jumped into a brisk pace line for the first 15 miles then when the terrane got more mountainous - not knowing the land - i fell back and rode with those not wishing to paceline. Once in Boonville the group stopped at a store and got some water and drinks then headed back to Red Bird.  On the way back - Nick G - and excellent junior racer for Nashville's Juris team - started attacking and Dave C and I were able to go along with him.  The three of us hammered for about 15 miles then stopped for drinks at a store and allowed the group  to reform.  The last 15 miles were just excellent - riding through the high countryside of eastern Kentucky with these great cyclists - talking and chatting and just having a very nice time in the warm/down right hot sunshine!  It was most enjoyable and I thank the London Shop for having me over for this very nice ride!

During the last 15 miles - Dave G (owner of the London Bike Shop) and I talked about training.  Dave is a USCF licensed cycling coach and if anybody is looking for a cycling coach - please give Dave a call at the London Bike Shop

GOOD NEWS FOR CUMBERLAND CYCLES BIKE SHOP
Marc Travis has been very busy these last few weeks!  With the warm weather and all of this new interest in cycling in the Somerset area - Marc has been simply overwhelmed down at the shop!!!!!  This is great news since we want our shop to be strong and successful!  Good Job Marc!  We are growing faster - stronger - bigger and by next year we are going to have a very nice club/team ready to compete and win some races!

The only draw back to all of this business is that Marc himself might be getting overworked!  I think it might be nice if some of our club members could volunteer to watch the shop from time to time for an hour or two every once and awhile just to give Marc the opportunity to go out and eat lunch or run errands or any like that - He's a one-man-show and I personally don't know how he does it!  (I hope he doesn't mind me saying all of this) - mechanically inclined volunteers a plus!  Lets see what we can do to help Marc a little bit in the busy time -

CLUB TIME TRIAL ON SUNDAY APRIL 1 AT 2 PM-
Park at the Barnsburg church and ride one mile west to the Barnsburg/Kentucky 80 junction - this is the start/finish area - this is also where you will check in

Please report to the start/finish area before 2 PM to get checked in and to receive your start time.  Remember this is an open non-sanctioned event and is open to all of our club riders!  We will hold this event about once a month from now until October so even if you do not race - you may use this event to monitor your own fitness!

This is an eight mile - out and back time trial and one rider leaves the line every minute - no drafting is allowed - it is each rider against the clock.  Upon request - we will not post your results online.  The course consists of Barnsburg Road from highway 80 north east to 461 - riders then turn and go back to the start/finish line -

RIDE INFORMATION

Sunday March 25
The London Bike Shop
Mountain bike ride at Laurel Lake
1 PM at the 192 Trail Head

Sunday March 25
Team ride to London - 60 miles starting at 130 PM at the Vision Center

Monday March 26
EZ "no body gets dropped" RIDE
Time:  6  PM  @ The London Bike Shop
Type:  easy

Tuesday March 27
Club Ride at Barnsburg @6 PM
Team Ride at Barnsburg @6 PM
Women's ride at Barnsburg @530 PM

Thursday March 29
Club Ride at Barnsburg @6 PM
Team Ride at Barnsburg @6 PM
Women's ride at Barnsburg @530 PM

Saturday March 31
Team Ride from the Vision Center at 12 PM
40- 60 miles

Cumberland Cycles Crew Next Races
April 7 - Louisville or Indiana - see team blog for flyers
April 15 - Raccoon Mountain Road Race - Chattanooga

YMCA SPINNING CLASSES
845 AM - m-w-f
500 PM  - m- t-thrs
600 PM Fridays

SOMERSET ATHLETICS CLUB SPINNING CLASSES
7:15 PM:  m t th
6:15 PM  w


ALWAYS
Support Cumberland Cycles!!!!!!! Cumberland Cycles - Bike and Skate Shop, Somerset, Kentucky.  Please do anything you can to support our shop!