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  Team Evergreen Racing Weekly News - Thursday June 19th, 2008

 
   Team News      (email contact Kevin Skruch)  
 

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

 
   Membership Info      (email contact René Pirolt)  
 

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

  • Team Evergreen Racing clothing - Special Alert - click on 'Clothing Updates' link for some very important news.

    TEAM STORE OPEN!   Only one more week.

    The Team Store will have the same items that were available in the first Team Store and TER does not have to come up with any minimums. However, this will be the last Team Store for this year, so please order now if you are interested in anything. The Team Store will be open for 3 weeks, starting June 6. We will have the Women's Ascent short,  Long sleeve jerseys, Jackets, Vests, Warmers , Booties and cycling caps. And the skin suit! All items will be paid for by personal credit card. To purchase, you will have to login and establish a customer account with Pactimo at www.pactimo.com - it is very easy.

    ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT IN THE TEAM EVERGREEN RACING TEAM STORE? SIMPLY SIGN IN WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND PERSONAL PASSWORD AND START SHOPPING.

    IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT IN THE TEAM EVERGREEN RACING TEAM STORE:

    1. Go to the website: http://order.pactimo.com.

    2. Click to Sign Up for a New Account

    3. Click on PREMIER ELITE

    4. Select Team Evergreen Racing from the drop down menu enter the Team Password: TER2008

    5. Continue to fill in the blanks to sign up. (You are creating your own personal account within the store, so enter a personal password as well) Please note that passwords are case sensitive

    6. You will receive an email asking you to click on the link to confirm* your newly created account. If you do not receive the email shortly after creating your account, please check your Spam and Junk email folders. You will not be able to access the store until you have received this email.

    7. Once you have confirmed* your account, enter your email address and personal password (not the team password)

    8. Begin shopping Carefully selecting the items and appropriate sizes. Please note that
    All sales entered and paid for on Pactimo’s Online Team Store are final, and sizes and quantities CANNOT be changed once you have paid for your order.

    9. Enter your credit card information to complete your purchase.

    And finally . . . enjoy the ride

    If you have any questions regarding kits or team clothing, please contact Cory Kramer.

  
   Mid-Week Training       ( email contact Brian France)  
 

  • Mid-week training (Wednesdays, 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm) - Our mid-week training will remain on Wednesdays, although we know that is not ideal for everyone. Hopefully many of you can join us at least every now and then.

  • Mid-week Hill Climb Training Rides - Wednesday NIGHTS in June! 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.

  • Two options in July:

    1. Endurance training, 3:30- 6:30: Starting Wed July 2 (and leading up to the Mt Evans race): Start riding at 3:30 pm from the usual spot at Morrison and Rooney Rds. Ride Bear Creek Canyon to Kerr Gulch Rd to Evergreen Parkway and over and down to the base of Lookout. Join the others there for a ride back up Lookout, and then head back to Morrison.

    2. Standard training, 5:30 pm: Meet at the base of Lookout ready to ride by 5:30. Ride a TT- pace or intervals up to the top, and repeat this two times.

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

 
   Mountain Bike Racing      (email contact Ted Benning) 
 

  • Winter Park Series - Current roster  The Series kicked off last Saturday with over 40 TER racers participating! TER jerseys dominated the course. TER is in first place after the Hill Climb and, after Winter Park updates the results, we may have 3 teams in the top 8. Top finishers are: Nigel Thompson – 1st; Brian Meston – 2nd; Brianne Marshall – 3rd; Patricia Harrison – 3rd; Will Allen – 3rd; Bob Campbell – 3rd; Renee Pirolt – 3rd; Cory Kramer – 3rd.   Article on the first Winter Park race.  Velo News Article.

  • Boulder Short Track Series - is in its 3rd week and Cynthia Ferrer took 3rd place last week on a Singlespeed!

  • Mountain States Cup - if you plan to race any please let Ted know along with your NORBA number.

  • BE SURE TO IDENTIFY "Team Evergreen Racing" AS YOUR AFFILIATION ON ALL RACE ENTRY FORMS.  Schedules: (These are good to bookmark) Winter Park Series    Mountain States Cup. 

  • 2008 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race Entrants - If you are registered for the LT100 this August, Dean Cahow would like to hear from you. Dean is an LT100 veteran and would like to offer this year’s TER racers and crew chiefs the opportunity to get together in a social setting in June. The idea is to make those introductions that haven’t been made, before we all get up to Leadville on race weekend; to have some fun and a little riding; and to gain the benefit of bringing racers and crew chiefs of varied LT100 experience together for a confab focused on this great race. Contact Dean for more information.

  • Winter Park Series countdown timer until Race #2 - CLICK HERE - thanks to Robert Means

  
   Road Training       ( email contact Robin Waterman or Chris Porter)  
 

  • Weekend training:

    Saturdays: Many ride leaders are racing during the summer, so most Saturday rides will be "show and go" until August. This means that everyone should feel free to show up at Morrison and Rooney Rds, ready to ride by 9 am. Whoever is there can choose the route.

    Sundays: There is always a ride organized by the Team Evergreen Club. All TER racers should consider joining in on these rides, as their training and racing schedule permits. Route and start times are listed on the TE website.

  • Boulder training ride - every Sunday morning - coming in early August.

  • Mt Evans training rides -  June 20th, 7:30 am with Michael Kiessig, and July 6th with Robin Waterman.

 
   Road Racing      ( email contact Robin Waterman)  
 

Road racing: Let's rally for the last few road races!!

  • 1. Rist Canyon RR & HC: Sat, June 21: ACA Road championships, as part of the Ft Collins Cycling Festival. A 63 mile Road Race, with significant elevation gain. A difficult race, but TER is up for the challenge! Sunday, June 22: The Rist Canyon HC. 18. 5 miles. Contact Robin Waterman for more info and/or if you are interested in racing.

    2. Mt Evans Hill Climb. July 19th. 24 miles from Idaho Springs to the top of Mt Evans. The ACA Hill Climb Championship. Let's all PR this year! We're ready!!

    3. Salida Omnium: Fri, July 25- Sun July 27: A TT, Road race and a crit. The last road races of the year (other than some crits). Let's have a strong TER presence there, including our mt bikers (who don't have a race at WP that weekend)!!

Organized Training Rides and Target Road Races, 2008   Click Here

 

 
   Training Tips      ( email contact Mike McKenna)  
 

  • Basic Racing Tactics - (by Robert Panzera)

    Solid understanding of simple tactics is often overlooked or never properly learned in many competitive cyclists - even cyclists at the USA Cycling Category 2 level usually may have an intuitive sense of tactics, but lack a solid foundation in simple tactics that should be employed at every race, and even, every group ride.

    Stay in the first third of the pack

    Arnie Baker, renowned cycling coach and physician, once summed up the three types of competitors at the end of a race: those that say, "I made it happen;" those that say "I saw it happen"; and those that say, "What happened?"

    You never want to ask fellow competitors, "What happened?," at the end of any race or group ride.  There may be some situations in which you cannot physically match your competitors, and you will just have to say, "I saw it happen."  We all know that is what physical training is for: to prepare you to be able to react when things "happen" in races or group rides.  But to be someone who says, "I made it happen," it takes more than physical power in cycling - it takes tactics.

    By staying in the first third of the pack, you are definitely going to "see it happen" and most likely, as the race or group ride motors on, you will be able to "make it happen".

    Riding in the first third of the pack allows you to:

    • Learn who are the "real" competitors of the race

    • Learn your competitors' body language

    • Notice who is talking to each other and planning attacks

    • Look at the terrain ahead for chances to attack or prepare yourself for attacks

    • Prevent being gapped in technical sections pr on hills when less-skilled or weaker riders become compromised

    • React timely to attacks from the periphery that go off the front

    • Limit your exposure to crashes

    • Save energy, because there will be less fluctuation in speed near the front (i.e., limits the 'accordion effect')

    Continued next week

     

    The above tips are provided for general information purposes only. Always consider your personal safety and the safety of other riders.

    Robert Panzera is a Level II USA Cycling coach and owner and operator of Cycling Camp San Diego (CCSD). CCSD is designed to provide a venue of warm-weather base miles in the off season for serious touring and elite racing cyclists.  CCSD has offered a one week camp specific for TER early April 2009.  For more information, visit www.cyclingcampsandiego.com or contact Bob Campbell about the TER camp.

 
   Sponsorship      ( email contact Cynthia Ferrer)  

  • Our Bike Shops (Green Mountain Sports and Canyon Cycles) have been great, they offer advice, fast service and 20% over cost on most items.

   Volunteer      ( email contact Chris Brockmeier)  

  • 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

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