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  Team Evergreen Racing Weekly News - Thursday June 26th, 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.

  • View Photo Gallery - we have a week left on this trial period.  Send your thumbs up or down to René.

 
   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 three more days (closing June 29th).

    Items ordered now will be will be shipped in September. The Team Store will have the same items that were available in the first Team Store.  This will be the last Team Store for this year, so please order now if you are interested in anything.  Check out 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.

  
   Road Racing      ( email contact Robin Waterman)  
 

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

  • 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!!

    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

 

 
   Mountain Bike Racing      (email contact Ted Benning) 
 

  • Winter Park Series - Current roster  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 were: 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.  2nd race this weekend.

  • RIDE SHARING - Ginger Wedin is looking to share a ride for June 29 WP race; willing to share gas money; needs room for 1 bike. Contact g.wedin@worldventure.com, 303-358-0383 Highlands ranch area.

  • Boulder Short Track Series - is in its 4th week.

  • 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

  
   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.

  • 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.  Leaders are Brian France and/or Robin Waterman.

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

 
   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 - "Sunday Morning Fruit Loops" - coming in early August. Leaving from Downtown Boulder at the corner of 18th and Pearl Street in front of Full Cycle Bikes, we will head North on HWY 36 to Lyons, do a little scenic loop in Lyons, then head East for another loop of some farmland, and head back into boulder on N 75th Street. Total Distance is about 50 miles. Information?  Contact Jimmy Walter

  • Mt Evans training rides - July 6th with Robin Waterman.

 
   Training Tips      ( email contact Mike McKenna)  
 

  • Basic Racing Tactics (Part 2 - 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 Out of the Wind

    This tactic really is a no brainer, yet many riders still move up the pack on the windy side; attack on the windy side; or just sit out there on the windy side.  Those in the know are grateful for these foolish riders, because they provide protection from the wind.

    There is absolutely no reason to be on the windy side of the peloton for an extended period, unless you are working to keep a teammate sheltered.  All other reasons are nonsensical and transient.

    It is understandable to be on the windy side of the pack, if you are avoiding an obstacle, or setting yourself up for better position on the terrain changes or the wind itself is about to change.  Yet, even at these times, you must limit your exposure.

    Riders in the draft do 30% less work than riders out in the wind. Put it another way: riders in the wind do 30% more work than riders in the draft. Save that 30% for the sprint or the big hill in the race or group ride.

    Always attempt to guess wind patterns on courses to which you are new, and always remember wind patterns on courses you repeat.

    Make others work for you

    It is common for many novice racers and group riders to work harder than necessary, often times to the benefit of fellow competitors.  This is a natural part of the learning process as you mature as a cyclist.

    What is surprising to find, even in the higher ranks of competitive racing, many riders never think to force riders to work for them.

    For example, many of us do this reflexively: a gap forms, so we immediately close it in order to prevent being out in the wind too long.  This is viewing the gap as an obstacle, and you find the quickest, most efficient way to overcome it. What about viewing the gap as an opportunity to make others do work?

    Instead of closing the gap, maybe a soft pedal a little bit or just maintain your pace. As the gap widens, this will inevitably happen; riders behind you will panic, and spin around you to close the gap immediately.  Those riders view the gap as an obstacle.  As they pass grab their wheel, maintaining your pace.  You will not have worked any harder, but will have closed the gap - by using your fellow competitors' energy and not your own energy.

    As Michael Emberely, talented children's book author and illustrator and talented amateur bicycle racer, stated, "Never pass up a free ride to the front." Meaning, when your competitors want to get out in the wind, and head toward the front of the pack, that's your time to grab their wheel, stayed tucked in out of the wind, and get in the first-third of the pack or further.

    This tactic can be employed in varying situations:

    • Technical corners in rides or races

    • Hilly portions of rides or races

    • With breaks up the road

    You may even want to 'tease' out other riders to work for you.  For example, if a break is up the road and it looks as though it has a chance at staying away, surge off the front at a moderate pace, then soft pedal. You will notice that your competitors will chase you and close the gap.  Get back in the draft and repeat again. After a few attempts at this, you will get your competitors to: (1) burn energy chasing your surge; (2) get excited about chasing the break; and (3) form a chase group, of which you can sit on the back to catch the break!

    This is a big concept that takes great confidence in your own ability, great patience as other riders may not move as quickly as you would like, and great amounts of practice. Attempt this tactic on every single group ride you join. You will start to notice patterns of your competitors' behavior. You will be happy to notice that when you race, the same patterns will unfold, time and time again.

    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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