Crew News

Hello Crew!~

It seems cooler weather hasn't dampened the Cumberland Cycles Spirits!  Adam Bourne raced this past weekend in the KY/IN Spring Series Race in Louisville and even though it was very cold, he managed to escape the race with a 6th place finish!  This result has moved Adam up to be the 12th ranked CAT V Road Racer in the state of Kentucky.  Adam plans to move up to CAT IV soon! 

The racing crew had a good ride on Saturday in the cold!  The five of us went to "confession" just moments before the ride - made statements that we were insane for riding on such a cold day, but then took refuge in the fact that Adam is obviously crazier than all of us, going to race! 

BARNSBURG
The ride last Tuesday night was fast and fat!  We had twelve riders show up, all of which finished at about the same time!  According to Mark H., it was the fastest the course had ever been covered!  This may have been due to the size of the pack - so many riders can move much faster, but it was also a very much "contested" ride.... Adam, JT, Jack, Roger and Chuck forced the pace to be high!  It was a very enjoyable ride.  It was a ride that uncovered some evidence of some powerful riders emerging in our group. Nick C. and Aaron D. are showing remarkable progress and since these fellows are both still in their 20s, we very much look forward to continued progress for these fellows.

Thursday nights ride was just as enjoyable as Tuesdays, even though it was much cooler!  We had two ladies ride with the team tonight; Charley and Kate.  It was a joy to have them along with us!

RACING APRIL 15
The team will be racing at Raccoon Mountain Road Race in Chattanooga this Sunday.  It appears to be a very grueling race with over 5,000 feet of vertical relief over the race course.

RACING APRIL 21
The team will only have to travel as far as Lexington on April 21 for the last of the Kentucky/Indiana Spring Series Races!  This would be a great event to come spectate!!!!!    Lexington Spring Circuit Race

BARNSBURG TIME TRAIL
May 13 @ 2 PM - more details later.

SAFETY
With our club/team rides getting much fatter, it is time we talked about the safety of our crew. Our team rides are getting fast and will only get faster.  Remember, that your personal safety is a matter only you have control over. There have been many times in road races, the pace of the race was frightening to me and I was unwilling to take those personal risks. Every bicycle rider has to manage their own risks - especially when the paces get elevated.

If you are ever uncomfortable with your own safety, please drop out of the pace. That will most certainly be respected.

Also, we want our riders, even in the mists of hard riding, to obey common sense. With our team/club rides getting so large, please think about what you are doing at all times. For example, it is never a good idea to cross the center-line, especially in a blind curve. We, as cyclists, must obey the traffic rules, so please be mindful of this.

Let's keep everybody as safe as we possibly can for as long as we can.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Our rides in the Barnsburg area are getting large and fast.  We want to be as courteous as we possibly can with our gracious hosts in that area. Please remember that even though we have a right to be up there riding on those roads, we need to think of ourselves as their guests!  Please take any opportunity you can to be friendly and courteous to drivers and people in our training area. This includes making every effort to get into single file lines when traffic needs to pass!

DOGWOOD WINTER
Winter clothing down at the shop is 25% off!

CUMBERLAND CYCLES
Loyalty to our club and our team and our shop comes in variety of ways.  First, we ride with our club and our team. We support each other emotionally and physically whenever we can. Beyond that, we purchase all of our cycling needs from our sponsoring shop.  In this case, Cumberland Cycles. When we buy our gear from our local shop, we are, in effect, supporting each other.  We cannot have a cycling club or team in Somerset without a strong cycling shop.