Team Evergreen Racing Weekly News - Thursday August 7th, 2008

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

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

• Team Evergreen Racing clothing - TEAM STORE CLOSED! Items ordered will be will be shipped in September. If you have any questions regarding kits or team clothing, please contact Cory Kramer.

• Interbike September 22nd-26th - Interbike registration is now open. Team Evergreen qualifies as an industry affiliate for this event. Early registration cost is $275 before August 15th and $325 thereafter. Register at http://www.interbike.com/ib/attendee/register.jsp. You are responsible for your own travel and lodging accommodations. Questions, email Rolando at rluarca@gmail.com.

• Tommy Knockers - If you stop by the Brewery, make sure you tell them how much you appreciate their beer.

• Accelerade store for TER members - Click here

• Bear Creek Lake Park Time Trial Series - TER Starting Block, September 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th.

  TER will have a starting block for series racers in the 6:00-6:40p timeframe. If you want to be part of the block, TER must sign you up in the team bulk registration in order to be within the block. As of right now, there are no waivers or applications available. Therefore, follow these instructions:

  • Notify Rolando Luarca via email at rluarca@gmail.com that you wish to be part of the block.
     
  • Send a check for $99 (+ any donations), payable to "Team Evergreen Racing" and mail it to:
     Team Evergreen Racing
     13357 W Alameda Pkwy
     Lakewood, CO 80228

  • Check must be received by TER before Wednesday, August 13th on order to qualify for the starting block

  • Be prepared to fill out waivers and applications when they become available

  Any Questions, email Rolo

• Salida Omnium - TER had a great showing at the Salida Ominium race!  Robin Waterman competed in all three, earning 3rd place overall in the SW 45+ category in the Ominium. Chris Porter, Mike Raber and Frank each had strong finishes in the TT, with Chris Porter and Jeremy Nelson having strong finishes in the road race.  Dick Feather and Jeremy Nelson had strong finishes in the crit.

• Boulder Road Race - with 900 feet climbing on each 7.4 mile lap - Click here

• Mt Evans Hill Climb - The legendary Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb took place on July 19th with a strong TER presence. Ruthanne Polidori (1st) and Robin Waterman (2nd) both earned podium finishes in this Hill Climb state championship race. Other great finishes included Jill Adelstein 5th, Anne Donley 7th, Chris Porter 19th, Dean Cahow 23rd, John Wiese 27th, Josh Teplitzky and Greg Berlind 30th, Steve O'Leary 31st, Eric Omohundro 41st, Tyler Pollesch 42nd, Ray Sirianne M60-69, George Rooney M40-49, Dennis Driscoll and John Albright M50-59.

Organized Training Rides and Target Road Races, 2008   Click Here

• Winter Park Series - Current roster.  Great job to all MTB racers at Winter Park this past weekend on a challenging hot and dry course! A quick word on Winter Park series standings: REMEMBER that TWO race scores get tossed out; so don't get discouraged if you see yourself in 10th place when you used to be 5th....the July DH event skewed the overall results. It always comes down to the last race anyway... Top finishers at the Crankwork Cross Country: Nigel Thompson-Clydesdale 1st; Ted Benning-Expert 2nd; Bob Campbell-Sport 2nd; Peter Rockwood-Sport 2nd; Coreen Wright-Expert 3rd; Karen Skruch-Beginner 3rd; Brian Meston-Beginner 3rd; Cory Kramer-Beginner 3rd. Also; GREAT JOB all MSC and short track racers this summer!!!

• Boulder Short Track Series - is in its final 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. 

• Winter Park Series countdown timer until Race #6 - CLICK HERE - thanks to Robert Means

• 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" - 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

• Midweek training - Due to insufficient interest at this juncture in everyone's training and racing, we will no longer lead a regular mid-week training ride. Look for notice of TT/interval training mid-week, starting February, 2009, and an occasional opportunity to train on Wednesday.

• Races: The goal is to do well as a team at the best cyclocross rider/ team (BCR/BCT) events. These races are listed on the ACA website. The BCR/BCT races in September are:

  9/13 Pikes Peak SuperCross #1 in Colorado Springs

  9/14 Brecktobercross In Breckenridge (Octoberfest is in town that day..Beer)

  9/21 Green Mountain Sports Cross #1 Denver (sponsor race!)

  The beginning of October there are two races in Frisco that are good places to pick up points.

  10/4 and 10/5 Frisco Cyclocross.

• Clinic: We will be having the TER CX Clinic on 8/31. Plan on starting at 9am and going for a couple of hours. We will talk about and practice, dismounting and mounting techniques, shouldering and running with the bike, obstacle negotiation as well as have a short practice race. Cyclocross bikes are not required; a mountain bike will do just fine. This clinic is intended for beginners, people looking to brush up on their skills and anyone interested in what cyclocross is about. Location: I am working to finalize that, more details next week. Please RSVP to Brian France (cbfrance1@yahoo.com) if interested so I can line up enough equipment and instructors.

• Training:

  Running: Build until you can run for 25-30 minutes. This will be your longest run. You just need to get your body ready for the demands of running short distances. Then start thinking about intervals, a couple of 100m sprints or repeat sprints up hills (steeper than you can ride, think stairs).

  Riding: Your base is already there from the summer. The key event in races happen at the start and sprinting out of corners and obstacles. Perform intervals with 30 second sprint efforts every couple of minutes during the ride. Practice starting, put your foot down, then click-in and sprint for 30 seconds.

  Contact: Contact  Brian France with any questions, suggestions and to RSVP for the clinic.

• Bear Creek Time Trial in September - Please contact Alan Boisvert aboisver@co.jefferson.co.us  if you would like to earn some volunteer credit helping out with this COBRAS sponsored race (Green Mtn Sports Series). You would work the first half of the race as a course marshall then race free the second half. The same person would need to do it all four weeks since the start list doesn't change, meaning you can't switch your number with someone else.  Volunteers  Race Flyer

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

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