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  Team Evergreen Racing Weekly News - Thursday August 14th, 2008

 
   Team News      (email contact co-Presidents Kevin Skruch and Patrick Bull)  
 

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

 
   Membership Info      (email contact membership director René Pirolt)  
 

  • 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.

  • Product recall - Keo pedals. Look Cycle USA is recalling 40,000 pairs of Keo pedals following reports of breaking axles. Fourteen incidents have come to light, resulting in various injuries to riders. All recalled pedals are black and include the Keo Classic, Keo Sprint, Keo HM and Keo Carbon. The model name is printed in white on the side of the pedal. Date codes between January 2004 and December 2005 are included in this recall. These French-made pedals were sold at U.S. bike shops from January 2004 through July 2007 for between $100 and $500. If you have recalled pedals, stop riding them and return them to the place of purchase, or contact Look Cycle USA at http://www.lookcycle-usa.com/keoupgrade/index.html to arrange for free repair or replacement. The website shows where to find date codes to determine if pedals are part of the recall.

  
   Sponsorship      ( email contact sponsorship director Cynthia Ferrer)  

  • 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
   Road Racing      ( email contact road racing director Robin Waterman)  
 

  • Team Standings - Overall ACA rankings: Robin Waterman 4th place for SW 45+, TER is ranked 4th/13 place for SW 45+, TER is ranked 12th /37 for SM 35+ (Brian France, Jeremy Nelson and Josh Teplitzky were high pts earners toward this ranking), in SW4 TER is ranked 9/17 teams attributable to pts earned by Anne Donely and Kris Grimshaw (Anne Donely is ranked 11th for SW 4), TER is ranked 11/23 for SM 55+ (and this is attributable to a Team Time Trial comprised of Chris Porter, Frank Conner and Steve O'Laery and 2 other races where Chris Porter had strong finishes), Amy Shonstrom is ranked 4th for SW 55+, Jill Adelstein is ranked 12th in Cat 3.

  • Rio Grande/Vic's Prospect Crit - Robin Waterman 2nd for 45+, Michael Shonstrom earned 5th place for SM 65+.

  • 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

Organized Training Rides and Target Road Races, 2008   Click Here

 

 
   Mountain Bike Racing      (email contact mountain bike racing director Ted Benning) 
 

  • Winter Park Series - Current roster.  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.

  • JCOS trails meeting - Aug 19th 7pm at Taj.  Discussion on recent trial maintenance work, ticketing of mountain bikers and how to keep trails open to us. More info and registration.

  • Boulder Short Track Series - it's a wrap.

  • Leadville 100 -

  • Leadville Silver Rush - Terry Wickland stood on the podium (3rd in class) and 12th overall.

  • 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

  
   Road Training       ( email contact road racing directors 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" - 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.

  
   Cyclocross       ( email contact cyclocross director Brian France  
 

  • 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.

    Other great races include (all in front range locations)

    9/20 Red Rocks Velo Cross Series #1

    9/29 Boulder Cross Series #1

    9/30 Schwab Boss of Cross #1

    I have been seeing more and more cross bikes around town. On Tuesday I was riding in the park with 8 Green Mountain Sports cross riders

  • Clinic: We will be having the TER CX Clinic on 8/31. Plan on starting at 9am and going for a couple of hours. Location: Robert A. Easton Regional Park. In and around the park and athletic fields located just east of Dakota Ridge High School (near Bowles and C470). Please RSVP to Brian France (cbfrance1@yahoo.com) if interested so I can line up enough equipment and instructors. 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.

  • Training:

    Running: You should be able to run for 30 minutes without any problem. Throw in another running day, run 20 minutes and incorporate 100m sprints or hill repeats.

    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.

  
   Volunteer      ( email contact volunteer director Chris Brockmeier)  

  • 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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