Hello Crew!
I am very happy to announce, I'm home. Having arrived back in Somerset last Thursday night (late) I was able to participate in Saturdays and Sundays Team rides!!! So, I'm gone for just a few weeks, and everybody gets strong as heck!!! Wow!!
Roger, JT, Adam, Charles and Nick rode the Spring Series Race Course last Saturday and it turned out to be a real slug fest. Nick, having spent most of his fall in India (without his bike), was the only member of the ride to ride conservatively. It was great having Nick along, because everybody else did not ride conservatively (and he's a really nice fellow). Once the group had completed the Providence Loop and headed back to Stab, the ride opened up into a real turkey shoot. Roger, Charles, Adam and JT took the stretch from Adams Grocery back to the Stab Fire House in an end-game race simulation.
Somehow, coming out of Adams Grocery, Adam and Roger ended up with a small gap over Charles and JT. Roger was pulling Adam and Charles and JT worked together to close off their gap. By the time Charles and JT had closed Adam and Roger off, Adam was the only one of the four who had not "worked" so it was a great opportunity for him to attack. Thankfully, Adam is to kind of a soul to do that to everybody, so we all got to rest for a few seconds. Then Charles Attacked and Adam and JT went with him. Roger, having just worked for several minutes in an enormous effort pulling Adam down the road in a headwind, was vulnerable and was not able to go. Adam, Charles and JT jabbed at each other for the last three miles with JT riding the most conservatively. When the trio reached the final 400 meters, Adam and Charles were overworked and JT took the sprint.
SUNDAYS ride from Nancy to Cumberland Point saw JT, Adam, Charles, Brad and Aaron jabbing and jockeying in a very niceteam ride.
Kentucky/Indiana Spring Series Race Update
Mr. Brad Herrman, our club president, spent last Saturday in Louisville at a promoters meeting for the series. He came away from that meeting with some great information, and good sense for what our March 22 leg of that event will be like. It seems likely that our event in Shopville will be a well attended event and we are very excited about being a part of this highly acclaimed series! Thanks to Brad for all of his hard work this winter making sure that everything isready to go.
Brad still needs sponsors and volunteers so be sure to contact him if you can help out in any way! Remember, we will have several power-house teams showing up for this event, and individual riders will include several national champions and other highly accomplished racers! Brad may be reached at flyingchicken55@yahoo.com.
Here is the series web site: Kentucky/Indiana Spring Racing Series
We will be developing a race flyer soon, but if you'd like to preview the race course, here is a brief description.
The staging area is at the Shopvile Volunteer Fire Station (Sam Catron Memorial). The race will leave the firehouse area, proceeding east to Adams Grocery. The course turns right on 1675. The race proceeds across the ridge to Mt. Victory and turns right on highway 192. The course descends to Providence Road then Turns right. Follow Providence Road to highway 1003 then turn right again. The course then comes back to highway 1675. This completes the eleven mile, Providence Loop of the race course. Based on race categories, the various fields will complete this loop, one, two or three times before turning back to Stab. It is a grueling course with 1,500 feet of climbing on each loop of the course.
CUMBERLAND CYCLES RACING TEAM 2008 UNIFORMS
We will be in receipt of our uniforms within in a couple or three weeks. Thanks to everybody who pre-ordered team uniforms! We had an outstanding display of support for our club and team based on the number of uniforms we pre-ordered!!!! Within just a couple of days after we receive our uniforms, we will be calling for an "all hands" club and team photograph!!! This photo-session should include anybody and everybody who has a team garment.. both new and old!!!!! Stay tuned for photo session announcements so you can hop on over and get into the photo!!! The more the better!!! our club and team photograph should include everybody interested in cycling in our area.
RACING
While not every bike race in our area for 2008 has been scheduled, we have published our 2008 Road Calendar. It may be found on our blog here:
http://journals.aol.com/moonsovrbend/cumberland-cycles-crew-racing-te/
This does not include tours, multi-sport events or tours.
For multi-sport events in our area, please visit this site:
The American Triathlon Calendar
Cumberland Cycles Cycling Club will conduct a time trial series in 2008 at Barnsburg, and this is open to anybody who would like to post a time. From February until October, the club will conduct one event every month.... The first event will be held Sunday, February 10 at 2 PM.
Our Cycling Club and Team
The Cumberland Cycles Cycling Club is a full USA Cycling affiliate, interested in promoting cycling of any kind in our community. Our Nuclear Sponsor is The Cumberland Cycles Bike and Skate Shop. Even though we are just entering the winter season, we have many cyclists who will remain active for the remainder of the year and season. When spring, 2008 comes, our club will become more active in promoting sport and recreational cycling events and activities.
Our officers are:
Mr. Brad Herrman, President (flyingchicken55@yahoo.com)
Mr. Charles Senters, V. President (zapodx@newwavecomm.net)
Mr. Jack Evans, Treasurer (jevans@ehacpas.com)
The Cumberland Cycles Racing Team is sub-unit of the over all club. The only requirement to become a member of the racing team is a desire to ride a bicycle in a completive manner in 2008. This may include road cycling races, track events, mountain bike races, and multisport events. An individual completive event will include any start (regardless of finish/or non-finish) by any individual in any road, track or multisport event wearing the Cumberland Cycles 2008 Team Uniform.
PLEASE JOIN THE CUMBERLAND CYCLES NEWS GROUP!
Cumberland Cycling Club | Google Groups
Be sure to visit our sponsors page!!!!!!!!
Cumberland Cycles Cycling Club Sponsors
Monday, January 7, 2008
Crew News
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
wayfairing stranger -
I honestly can not wait to get home.... I've been gone for a month; and while the holidays have been the best I think i've ever had, they've also had the element of difficult.
I miss my friends... my family and I miss my cats. Hell, I even miss Harvey.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Multisport News
We have several fantastic multisport athletes who will be racing for Cumberland Cycles this year. These fellows and gals are tough as nails and we are proud to have each and every one of them. Mr. Dave Zwick will be the club statistician for this group and will report activities to the shop and club so we may post their results here.
I am especially proud to announce that Mr. David Altmaier, son of Carrie and Chris Altmaier, will be slicking himself out in our new uniform and will race remotely for our team in Florida. Dave is my nephew, and he is a fine athlete. He is also a fine fisherman, but I hope some day to have him join his uncle in pure road cycling!
2008 Multisport Events are coming in as well: http://www.trifind.com/ky.html
The Official 2008 Season Opener
The Official Season Opener for our team will be March 1, Team Louisville - L Esprit Road Race. This is event #1 of the Kentucky/Indiana Spring Series.
Last year, it was cold and snowy, but who knows what this year will bring.
You have about seven weeks to get ready for this race, and I am sure, with the conditioning we all have from last year, we will all be ready!!
Crew News
Hello Crew,
Cumberland cycles blog: http://journals.aol.com/moonsovrbend/cumberland-cycles-crew-racing-te/
Things are heating up as I figured they would after Christmas. Brad Herrman and JT will be attending a KYIN Race Series organizational meeting in Louisville on January 5. I am looking forward to this meeting as I am sure it will be informative and will help put Mr. Herrman's mind at ease about this tiger he feels he has by the trail!
For more information regarding the spring series, please consider joining the promoters discussion group for the series.
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/kyanaspringseries/
Race schedules are rolling in by the day and it is time for all of us to get on our bikes!!!! I will be back home in the next few days and I plan to hit the road pretty hard for the next six weeks.
As the Cumberland Cycles Team Captain, I must, at this time, implore our road cycling team to adopt a basic regiment. Bearing in mind that I am not a sanctioned coach, let me offer the follow, basic workout plan.
MONDAY - REST
TUESDAY - SHORT INTENSE SPRINT INTERVALS
WEDNESDAY - LONG ROAD MILES
THURSDAY - LONG INTENSE SPRINTS - TIME TRIAL OR BRIDGING EFFORT INTERVALS
FRIDAY - REST
SATURDAY - LONG RACE SIMULATION
SUNDAY - LONG RACE SIMULATION
For much more detailed training, we recommend that you hire a personal cycling coach. We have two sanctioned coaches available for hire. Mr. Bob Brooks from Indianapolis, Indiana is already working with a few of our team mates. Bob is along time friend of JT and Walter Thompson.
We also have Mr. Dave Grigsby with the London Bike Shop who is an excellent cycling coach.
CONTACT JT FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BOB OR DAVE.
The 2008 Cumberland Cycles Uniforms will be available in the next couple of weeks. Immediately after we receive those uniforms, we MUST SCHEDUAL A TEAM PHOTO SESSION. Please stay tuned and ready to leap when those uniforms come in so we can get our promotional photographs taken!
Happy New Year Everybody!!!!! 2008 is going to be a great year for our club, our team and our shop!