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 2008 , The 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
Friday, February 8, 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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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