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Early Bird #4 and Meet the Teams Day – January 27

Jan 23, 2013 Events, Training

Team,

This coming Sunday it is the annual Early bird Meet the Teams Day.

I am planning on bringing out and setting up the full monty (tent, chairs, tables, food, wheels etc).

Please make an effort to ride on by and hang out. the more people who see us, the better advertisement we are. (of course until they hear Baxters potty mouth)

I am trying to arrange for Chipotle to provide 30 meals, but they are strangely radio silent. If we do get the goodies, food should be available about noon.

Weather is looking dodgy. If it rains, the Meet the Teams effort will be moved to the following Sunday (Feb 3rd)

TNT Jan 24

Jan 22, 2013 Events, Team Rides, Thursday Night Training, Training

TNT Jan 24 plans

- 6:15pm sign-on and socialize
- six laps winter warm-up (5 around 20mph, last lap fight to stay on a wheel and finish strong)
- two technique sprints (both T2-T3)
- five laps scratch race (1st across the line wins) – leaders “U-turn” back to last teammate
- one lap recovery
- two sprints (T2-T3 and T4-T1)
- five laps scratch race (1st across the line wins) – leaders “U-turn” back to last teammate
- one lap recovery
- two sprints (T2-T3 and T4-T1)
- five laps scratch race (1st across the line wins) – leaders “U-turn” back to last teammate
- one lap recovery
- two more laps cool-down

Larry

TNT 1-10-13

Jan 10, 2013 Thursday Night Training, Training

Track day at Hellyer Velodrome

Nov 29, 2012 Events, Training

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Larry will be mentoring.

time to be confirmed

Rental bikes available at $5 for the session.

Hellyer Country Park parking fee is $6.00

Located off I-101 in Souf San Jose

Bring shoes, and pedals, bash hat and good attitude.

Possibility of playing bicycle polo after, to be confirmed.

Sunday November 4th – Time Trial Race

Oct 31, 2012 Events, Team Rides, Training

Sunday November 4^th                            Time Trial Race

All Team members and guests are invited.

Depart Niles at 08:30. Start order of field will be set on the morning at the start line.

Race Team Ride #6 – Calaveras Road Time Trial RACE

The intention is for members to race and gage where their fitness is. Hopefully we can do at least two more TT tests before the racing season gets seriously under way.

Ride out thru Niles Canyon, make a warm up effort on the Poggio (Foothill Road bump at Sunol, cross over to Sunol Pleasanton road at the footbridge and head back to the start, warmed up and ready to race.

You can ride your regular road bike or TT bike.

Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Minimal regroups.

Start from Niles Parking Lot on Niles Boulevard, Cross Street is ‘H’ Street

Garry Birch    (925) 556-1564 or (925) 819-0247 garry_b94568@yahoo.com

Race Team ride

Sep 28, 2012 Events, Team Rides, Training

Saturday October 6th              Low-key ride

8:30 SHARP                               45 miles B-3

Race Team Ride #1

Our first team ride of the season, on roads where we can do an easy spin

and practice some rotating pacelines. Speed limits will be enforced.

To the bottom of the Calaveras climb and then Pleasanton and Sunol.

Niles Canyon will be closed by CalTrans for their annual pre-winter preparation, so we will head south to Alum Rock

All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform.

Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping.

Start from the Niles Parking Lot next to Niles Plaza Park, on Niles Boulevard, opposite ‘H’ street.

Garry Birch    (925) 556-1564 or (925) 819-0247

garry_b94568@yahoo.com

TNT – July 12th – looking for Speed

Jul 11, 2012 Events, Thursday Night Training, Training

After a few weeks of lots of emphasis on team time trialling, group riding and communication, lets get back to some Sprintervals.

prior to 6:30pm – sign in and socialize
6:30pm – 6 lap “perfect paceline” warm-up (no socializing on this one)
two technique sprints (head up, in the drops, light gear, hips first, not 100%)
6:55pm -

Break in to groups of 4 or 5, Sprint hard from turn 4 to 1, and then 3/4 lap rest, repeat 4 times. Can be on any gear you want, but we need to see a 100% effort. Don’t forget, heads up.

Rest for two laps, during which form a different team of 4 or 5

Sprint hard from turn 4 to 1, and then 3/4 lap rest, repeat 4 times. Can be on any gear you want, but we need to see a 100% effort. Don’t forget, heads up.

Rest for two laps, during which form a different team of 4 or 5

Sprint hard fromhalf way between turns 3 and 4 to the finish line between turns 4 and 1, and then 3/4 lap rest, repeat 4 times. On the big ring and a middle to small cog, we need to see a 105% effort. Don’t forget, heads up. Maintain the effort when cornering  at turn 4.

Rest for two laps, during which form a different team of 4 or 5

Sprint hard from half way between turns 1 and 2 to halfway down the back straight, and then 3/4 lap rest, repeat 4 times. On the big ring and a middle to small cog, we need to see a 105% effort. Don’t forget, heads up. Maintain the effort when cornering  at turn 2.

Sixteen Sprints at a maximal or above maximal effort.

Modifiers are if you want to go over 100%, do less sprints and rest more.

7:50ish – cooldown

I hope to see you there! Garry

Calaveras TT results – Sunday December 4th, 2011

Dec 4, 2011 Time Trial, Training

A most excellent morning. Not a breath of wind, but on the chilly side, even though the sun was shining. All ion all, what you would want a typical December morning to look like.

Both Bill and Bas where on full TT rigs, Bill was riding the Team’s Leopard. Chris M was on aero bars

We had some guests as well riding, which added some nice flavor to the morning.

And i would like to really thank the Krush, aka Keith Kruse, who drove out from Milpitas to act as the turn marsahal and who brought back all the course marking. Thanks Keith, you rock.

Rajeev Shankur **            34:33

Ram Menos**                    33:07

Jason Sage                      32:58

Vanessa McDonnell      34:33

Antonio & Matteo*         47:35 (Stefano’s children, who are probably somewhere between 9 and 11 years old raced a two person TT)

Trish Benson**                 36:33

Rich Beeler*                 27:36

Bob Fusco*                   28:34

Mike Baxter                  31:39

Mike Zuerlein              27:37

Bas Sopora                   29:05

West Kurihara             28:02

Stefano*                          26:55

Thomas Duncan          30:38

Brandon Chen**              30:42

John Lem**                      26:50

Chris Menicou             26:19

Bill Brier                       26:10

Bill Brier 2nd ride       26:06

* indicates guest ride by IC3 member

** indicates first ever TT race.