I now have a new blog post.
'nuff said.
31 January 2009
15 January 2009
Ride the Route
EVENT DATE: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Benefit for Women’s ATOC Criterium & All Sport-Team Swift
EVENT: Stage 1 Ride the Route - Calistoga to Santa Rosa
(Petrified Forest Road KOM)
On Saturday, January 17, 2009, join a group of Amgen Tour of California
(ATOC) Women’s Criterium competitors and the All Sport-Team Swift junior
riders for a ride up the final King of the Mountain climb of ATOC Stage 1.
After the ride, meet the BMC Professional Cycling Team at their Santa Rosa
training camp for photo and autograph opportunities.
This will be a fully supported ride including:
Pre-ride Bike Check – Provided by West County Revolution
Sports Drinks and Energy Bars – Provided by All Sport-Team Swift
Full Mechanical and SAG Support – Provided by West County Revolution
and FitnessJournal.com
ROUTE: Group A (Main Event) ~2 hour casual ride from Calistoga to Santa Rosa
with Pro Women and All Sport-Team Swift. Includes:
• Pre-ride bike check
• Shuttle to Calistoga with your bike
• Full ride support (mechanical/SAG)
• Route map & energy bars/drink
RSVP REQUIRED: Contact Laura at teamswift@aol.com by Thursday,
January 15th to confirm a seat on the bus and bike transportation.
Group B (Advanced/Unsupported): ~4 hour moderate ride to Calistoga
and back. Note: Group B from Santa Rosa to Calistoga will be unsupported.
You will be provided a pre-ride bike check and a route map. Cut off time to
join Group A in Calistoga for the supported ride is 1:00PM.
SCHEDULE: 9:00-10:15AM Group B -- Registration
10:30AM Group B -- Departure
10:00-11:15AM Group A -- Registration & Load Bus (RSVP Required)
11:30AM Group A -- Bus Departure
Noon Group A -- Arrive in Calistoga and unload
12:30PM Group B -- Arrive in Calistoga
1:00PM Groups A & B Depart Calistoga
3:00PM Groups A & B Arrive in Santa Rosa
3:00-4:00PM BMC Pro Racing Team Reception
4:30PM Riviera Dinner Special ($20 fixed-price menu)
LOGISTICS: Registration: Longs Drug - 2771 4th St Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Look for the All Sport-Team Swift Tent and Van.
Please bring a copy of the release form at
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/NonCompetitiveRelease.pdf
Parking: Free parking is available along the perimeter of the Longs Drug
and Safeway Parking lot or on the street. Registration will help provide
direction on available parking. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN SPACES
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF LONGS AND SAFEWAY. THESE ARE
RESERVED FOR CUSTOMERS.
Cost: Suggested donation - $20**
Proceeds benefit All Sport-Team Swift and primes for the ATOC only
official Pro Women’s Criterium to be held on, February 15, 2009 in
Downtown Santa Rosa.
Your donation will include one-day licensing and insurance fees,
transportation to Calistoga, ride support, and the BMC Pro Racing
Team Reception at the Flamingo Resort. Bring your USAC License if
applicable*
Dinner reservations must be made separately by calling Riviera
Restaurant at 707-579-2682. Mention that you are with the “Ride the
Route” group.
*$7 minimum required for license/insurance (included in $20 donation)
**Cash or Check only. No Credit Cards.
BMC TEAM RECEPTION:
After the ride, join the BMC Team at the Flamingo Conference Resort and
Spa for a meet and greet from 3-4PM. Refreshments will be served.
(Please feel free to join the reception even if you do not ride)
Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa
www.flamingoresort.com
2777 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 545-8530
Benefit for Women’s ATOC Criterium & All Sport-Team Swift
EVENT: Stage 1 Ride the Route - Calistoga to Santa Rosa
(Petrified Forest Road KOM)
On Saturday, January 17, 2009, join a group of Amgen Tour of California
(ATOC) Women’s Criterium competitors and the All Sport-Team Swift junior
riders for a ride up the final King of the Mountain climb of ATOC Stage 1.
After the ride, meet the BMC Professional Cycling Team at their Santa Rosa
training camp for photo and autograph opportunities.
This will be a fully supported ride including:
Pre-ride Bike Check – Provided by West County Revolution
Sports Drinks and Energy Bars – Provided by All Sport-Team Swift
Full Mechanical and SAG Support – Provided by West County Revolution
and FitnessJournal.com
ROUTE: Group A (Main Event) ~2 hour casual ride from Calistoga to Santa Rosa
with Pro Women and All Sport-Team Swift. Includes:
• Pre-ride bike check
• Shuttle to Calistoga with your bike
• Full ride support (mechanical/SAG)
• Route map & energy bars/drink
RSVP REQUIRED: Contact Laura at teamswift@aol.com by Thursday,
January 15th to confirm a seat on the bus and bike transportation.
Group B (Advanced/Unsupported): ~4 hour moderate ride to Calistoga
and back. Note: Group B from Santa Rosa to Calistoga will be unsupported.
You will be provided a pre-ride bike check and a route map. Cut off time to
join Group A in Calistoga for the supported ride is 1:00PM.
SCHEDULE: 9:00-10:15AM Group B -- Registration
10:30AM Group B -- Departure
10:00-11:15AM Group A -- Registration & Load Bus (RSVP Required)
11:30AM Group A -- Bus Departure
Noon Group A -- Arrive in Calistoga and unload
12:30PM Group B -- Arrive in Calistoga
1:00PM Groups A & B Depart Calistoga
3:00PM Groups A & B Arrive in Santa Rosa
3:00-4:00PM BMC Pro Racing Team Reception
4:30PM Riviera Dinner Special ($20 fixed-price menu)
LOGISTICS: Registration: Longs Drug - 2771 4th St Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Look for the All Sport-Team Swift Tent and Van.
Please bring a copy of the release form at
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/NonCompetitiveRelease.pdf
Parking: Free parking is available along the perimeter of the Longs Drug
and Safeway Parking lot or on the street. Registration will help provide
direction on available parking. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN SPACES
DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF LONGS AND SAFEWAY. THESE ARE
RESERVED FOR CUSTOMERS.
Cost: Suggested donation - $20**
Proceeds benefit All Sport-Team Swift and primes for the ATOC only
official Pro Women’s Criterium to be held on, February 15, 2009 in
Downtown Santa Rosa.
Your donation will include one-day licensing and insurance fees,
transportation to Calistoga, ride support, and the BMC Pro Racing
Team Reception at the Flamingo Resort. Bring your USAC License if
applicable*
Dinner reservations must be made separately by calling Riviera
Restaurant at 707-579-2682. Mention that you are with the “Ride the
Route” group.
*$7 minimum required for license/insurance (included in $20 donation)
**Cash or Check only. No Credit Cards.
BMC TEAM RECEPTION:
After the ride, join the BMC Team at the Flamingo Conference Resort and
Spa for a meet and greet from 3-4PM. Refreshments will be served.
(Please feel free to join the reception even if you do not ride)
Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa
www.flamingoresort.com
2777 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 545-8530
11 January 2009
Women Only Group Ride in Marin County
| Host: | Katheryn and Lisa Hunt |
| Date: | Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
| Time: | 9:30am - 2:00pm |
| Location: | Java Hut |
| Street: | 760 Center Blvd |
| City/Town: | Fairfax, CA |
| Email: |
Description
Please join us for another women only ride. Severe weather will cancel/postpone.We will be visiting the lovely North Bay and Lisa Hunt - bike rider/racer extraordinaire and fabulous director of ValueAct - will be our tour guide.
Depending on weather we can opt for a 3hr 15m loop to Marshall, or a 4 hour loop to Tomales. Both rides include beautiful Marin county farmland, plus enjoying coastal views along Highway 1. Be sure to bring your camera!
Please pass this on to other women who may be interested in joining us.
This event is on Facebook and if you are not on FB and plan on attending, please email me so I know how to get in touch with you should we need to cancel due to weather.
08 January 2009
Kodak Moment...
I have come up with a new phrase, okay, it is not exactly "new", more like I have found a new use for the phrase.
Allow me to explain...
Here in Northern California we are blessed with beautiful weather, amazing terrain and a copious number of groups rides for cyclists of all abilities. The area in which I live, Mountain View, has the Specturm ride which has been going on for a long time. The route is always the same (although a slight modification has been made recently for safety reasons), and a great way for me to stay sharp on my pack skills and when needed, get some intensity. Right now though, I am still in my base building period and more focused on steady tempo riding than going too hard.
A few weeks ago, my husband, James, and I joined the Spectrum ride and after establishing ourselves in the group and saying hello to friends, we settled into a steady pace. The group has a tendency to go hard on the climbs, coast on descents and medium effort on flats. This variable riding often lead me to be "dropped" on any rise/climb and fly by people when the road goes down again. I do my best to pull as far right as possible on climbs as to not get in the way of other riders who want to go harder. Yet, on this particular group ride, I had my Kodak moment.
We had just made a left hand turn and were coming up on another group of cyclists. I was towards the front of the group and moved left to safely pass the group being overtaken on a slight rise in the road. Because the group was going harder than I wanted, I also started going "backwards". Riders went flying by me on the left and all of a sudden I hear from behind me, "Webcor, stop blocking!!!". Hmm... okay, sure, blocking is a tactic used in racing but this wasn't a race, it was a group ride. I kindly respond saying, "Sorry, I am just trying to ride my own steady pace." This response was not good enough for this guy, as he had some more words for me, something about me blocking for my teammates or something like that. My reply to this, "this is a group ride not a race".
I do recognize there are people who particpate in the local group rides (where ever they are) and it is a serious thing for them. Yet, none of us paid money to join the ride, we didn't pin on any numbers, or sign a release form that absolved the organizer of any responsibility if we break anything.
I did not take the other rider's response personal by any mean. I found it more amuzing and good writing for my blog. Also, a new use for the phrase Kodak moment. :-)
Happy riding and thanks for reading.
Allow me to explain...
Here in Northern California we are blessed with beautiful weather, amazing terrain and a copious number of groups rides for cyclists of all abilities. The area in which I live, Mountain View, has the Specturm ride which has been going on for a long time. The route is always the same (although a slight modification has been made recently for safety reasons), and a great way for me to stay sharp on my pack skills and when needed, get some intensity. Right now though, I am still in my base building period and more focused on steady tempo riding than going too hard.
A few weeks ago, my husband, James, and I joined the Spectrum ride and after establishing ourselves in the group and saying hello to friends, we settled into a steady pace. The group has a tendency to go hard on the climbs, coast on descents and medium effort on flats. This variable riding often lead me to be "dropped" on any rise/climb and fly by people when the road goes down again. I do my best to pull as far right as possible on climbs as to not get in the way of other riders who want to go harder. Yet, on this particular group ride, I had my Kodak moment.
We had just made a left hand turn and were coming up on another group of cyclists. I was towards the front of the group and moved left to safely pass the group being overtaken on a slight rise in the road. Because the group was going harder than I wanted, I also started going "backwards". Riders went flying by me on the left and all of a sudden I hear from behind me, "Webcor, stop blocking!!!". Hmm... okay, sure, blocking is a tactic used in racing but this wasn't a race, it was a group ride. I kindly respond saying, "Sorry, I am just trying to ride my own steady pace." This response was not good enough for this guy, as he had some more words for me, something about me blocking for my teammates or something like that. My reply to this, "this is a group ride not a race".
I do recognize there are people who particpate in the local group rides (where ever they are) and it is a serious thing for them. Yet, none of us paid money to join the ride, we didn't pin on any numbers, or sign a release form that absolved the organizer of any responsibility if we break anything.
I did not take the other rider's response personal by any mean. I found it more amuzing and good writing for my blog. Also, a new use for the phrase Kodak moment. :-)
Happy riding and thanks for reading.
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