Team Evergreen Racing Weekly News - Thursday May 22nd, 2008

• Welcome to the TER weekly news.  This email news goes out to all race team members early Thursday mornings.

• Membership - If you are interested in learning more about the race team, please contact René.

• Team Evergreen Racing clothing - Please click on the 'Clothing Updates' link at the TER website on the left column under More Information for timely news about the TER kit, TEAM STORE and other clothing related information.  If you have any questions regarding kits or team clothing, please contact Cory Kramer.   Special Alert - click on 'Clothing Updates' link for some very important news!  (Team store re-opening!)

• Mid-week Hill Climb Training Rides - Wednesday NIGHTS! 5pm- 6:30pm, riding up and down, pillar to post, two times. These rides are be weather permitting. If you have questions feel free to contact Brian France cbfrance1@yahoo.com.

• Alison Dunlap clinic - has offered a 2 hour weekday mountain bike skills clinic for TER. Please click here to register ($50, $60 non-members).  (Would be a great clinic for any mtn biker, as well as a road racer that is thinking of trying a mountain bike race this year.)  Open dates are: May 30 (Advanced), June 2 (Mixed).  Click here to see who has registered so far.

• Check the TER website for last minute updates on any training rides.

• THE BURN - The Burn is set for May 31st. There is a whole bunch of useful information about the race and logistics on the website as well as links to registration. www.teamevergreenracing.com Register CLICK HERE 

• ALL MOUNTAIN BIKE RACERS - WINTER PARK team formation is off to a slow start; and DEADLINES are looming... IF you would like to not only race individually but also score points for TER; please let Ted know exactly what races you will be doing and your age and class. DEADLINE is June 11.
  If you plan to race ANY of Mountain States Cup please let Ted know along with your NORBA number. Fruita and Nathrop are already history and Angel Fire is THIS weekend.
  BE SURE TO IDENTIFY "Team Evergreen Racing" AS YOUR AFFILIATION ON YOUR WINTER PARK AND MSC APPLICATIONS! Please email Ted as soon as possible with your race plans and/or any questions. Thanks!!!
  Schedules: (These are good to bookmark) Winter Park Series    Mountain States Cup.   Contact Ted Benning.

• Winter Park Early Bird Registration ending 5/25/08. If you plan to race the series, get your registration in by Sunday to ensure the best price.

• Winter Park Series countdown timer - CLICK HERE - thanks to Robert Means

• Saturday Training ride - New Time is 9:00 a.m.  Gather at C-470 and Rooney Rd. (Across from Conoco. Please arrive early enough to be ready to ride at 9:00 sharp.) Show and go - ride leaders are at Iron Horse.

• Memorial Day training ride - Monday, May 26: Training ride for the Rist Canyon Road Race (Masters State Championships). We will ride the Rist Canyon course (62.9 miles) in order to prepare for the road race on Sat. June 21. Email Robin if you are interested. Arrive to the start of the course (in Ft. Collins) by 8:30, departing the Denver-metro area by approx 7am, if you would like to carpool. Estimated ride time 4 hrs.

• Mount Evans Highway - opens for the season on Friday, May 23, at 7 a.m. The entire 15 miles from Echo Lake to the top of Mount Evans (14, 264 feet) will remain open through the summer to the summit parking area, weather permitting.

• Road closure - be aware there will be construction on the 1.3 mile bike path from Kermit's to Hidden Valley along the south side of I-70.
   

Road Races (planning ahead!)

• Ironhorse Race - Polidori Meats will host a barbeque after the Iron Horse ride on Saturday, May 24th at the Ferringway Condos in Durango starting around 6:30 p.m. All Team Evergreen riders are invited. If you are not staying at the Ferringway Condos but would like to come to the barbeque, please let Randie Polidori know by e-mailing her at randiepolidori@comcast.net.

• Huge Road Race - Sat. May 31. (See ACA website for more info). Mike McKenna has done the race before, if you have any questions.

• Cherry Creek Time Trial - Wrapped for 2008. Info and Results.

• Teva Mountain Games - a road race and mountain race coming up in Vail that ought to be on your radar screen. The races take place the second weekend in June and will fill early.
  Uphill Time Trial Road Race on Sunday, June 8th: Competitors of all ages and abilities will be able to race on the original Hill Climb course ridden by legendary riders such as Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault back in the late 1980's. The course record of 26:33 still belongs to Giro d'Italia champion Andy Hampsten, set during the 1987 Coors Classic. Floyd Landis and Ned Overend battled on this course just last year. All participants will receive an athlete bag with cool Teva Mountain Games swag (no kidding, the best swag bag you will see all year!). Race entry is $30.
  Details: The race starts in Vail Village, just east of the covered bridge. Time is 10:30 AM, but your start time will likely be later, as racers go off every 15 seconds or so. You should plan to check in between 8 and 10 am. Expect race times from 35 minutes to an hour. Go to www.tevamountaingames.com to sign up.  Randie Polidori has graciously offered bed or floor space in her Vail condo to racers for Saturday evening on a first come, first served basis. She will also host a lunch/afternoon feed if there is sufficient interest. Please email at the above address if you are interested in either a place to crash on Saturday or in dining with your mates on Sunday.
  Mountain Bike Cross Country Race on Saturday, June 7th: This is a spectator-friendly circuit race that comes in and out of Vail Village at the Golden Peak base area, so you can bring friends and family to cheer you on. There is also a separate, special kids’ race course if the youngest racers in your family are interested in getting muddy. Each lap of the Teva course is 7 miles long. Juniors and beginners ride 1 lap, sport racers 2 laps, experts and pros 3 laps. Race start times: 10:30am ( Juniors / Kids Elite ), 12:00pm (Expert and Pro Divisions), 4:00pm (Sport, Beginner & 35+ Divisions). Stick around after the race for a BBQ at 6pm in the Mud Village at the base of Golden Peak.
  So we can coordinate all of TER’s racers at this event, please send an email to me if you plan to race: Will.allen@state.co.us.

• Mike Horgan HC - new date is Sunday 6/8/08.  Listed on ACA website, race is outside Boulder. (Same day as Vail HC.)    TER contact is Heath Baxa.

• Rist Canyon Road Race - Also the ACA Masters state championship RR (and Rocky Mt. BAR/BAT cup race). (Ft. Collins) Saturday, June 21. 62.9 miles. Significant elev. gain. Contact Robin Waterman for more info and/or if you are interested in racing.

Organized Training Rides and Target Road Races, 2008   Click Here

• Team Bike Details: Act Now! - Deadline to order a new team bicycle is end of business day Friday, May 30th.  You must be a 2008 member in good standing to take delivery of a new GIANT team bike.
  The following Giant offer prices are final, out the door, and they includes tax, setup, and bike fit.

  The bikes:   (Full specs on website)

  Road:   SIZES XS, S, M, M/L, L, XL (varies by model)

  TCR Adv Team:  Retail: $6500 TER: $4500 (medium sold out)
  TCR Adv 0: Retail: $5600 TER:$3875 (sizes limited, small sold out)
  TCR Adv 1: Retail: $4850 TER: $3350 (sizes limited, small sold out)
  TCR Adv 2: Retail: $3980 TER: $2750
  TCR Composite 1:  Retail: $3340 TER: $2325
  Trinity Alliance 0: Retail: $3340 TER: $2325 (large sold out)
  
  Mtn:   SIZES XS/14.5", S/16", M/18", L/20", XL/22"
  
  Anthem 0: Retail: $4735 TER: $3300 (medium & large sold out)
  Anthem 1: Retail: $2800 TER: $2100 (medium sold out, large available late July)
  Anthem 2: Retail: $2025 TER $1375
  
  Frames:
  
  TCR Adv ISP: Retail: $3230 TER: $2200
  
  Please submit orders to Rolando Luarca, specifying:

  1. Model

  2. Size

  3. Confirm with Rolo that your size is available

  Payment options:
  
  1) Send a check, payable to Green Mountain Sports to:
   Team Evergreen Racing
   c/o Rolando Luarca
   13357 W Alameda Pkwy
   Lakewood, CO  80228
  
  2) Visit Green Mountain Sports and pay directly, all forms accepted (cash, check, all major credit cards) (order still must be submitted to Rolando Luarca.  Green Mountain Sports will not be accepting orders).
  
  Any questions, please forward to Rolando Luarca at rluarca@gmail.com
  
  Rules & Regulations:

  1. Pricing above is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL!  Any violation is immediate dismissal from Team Evergreen Racing
  2. Deadline is May 30, 2008 at 6pm.
  3. Limit 2 bikes per racer (1 Road & 1 Mountain)
  4. Bikes for racers only.  Family members and friends NOT ELIGIBLE
  5. Bike subject to availability
  6. Bikes must be paid up front to Green Mountain Sports.  Expected delivery date is June 2008
  7. Delivery of the bike is pending a submitted 2008 TER application.

• Cynthia Ferrer, Team Evergreen Racing member, is coordinating (in conjunction with the BMA - Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance) Tuesday night girls only rides in the Boulder area. These rides are open to all levels and are "no drop" rides that incorporate ride leaders and sweepers.

  We have everyone from first time beginners to expert racers that come to our rides. If you are interested in riding with and meeting women that ride - come on out.  http://www.boa-mtb.org     http://tuesdayrides.blogspot.com .

• Your responsibility - Every TER member is expected to contribute time in accomplishing the goals of the team and take leadership roles or, as a minimum, assist the team with one (1) of various TE or TER activities such as helping out with our road and / or mountain bike races, The Triple Bypass, lead training rides, etc.

 If you have news to add for next weeks blast email send it to news@teamevergreenracing.com

Team Evergreen Racing 2008     PO Box 3804, Evergreen, Colorado 80437          webpage version