A final reminder about Team Fremonts recruitment ride on Saturday October 26th.
So far we have about 16 ladies who have said they are joining the fun.
Looking for advice, encouragement, coaching from a world champion.
Team Fremont are looking to expand our already successful ladies membership by adding both experienced racers and women who want to try competitive riding.
A little bit of background about our organization. We are 60 strong in 2013, of which 9 are ladies, which is good but we feel should be more. The team organizes weekly training rides in Fremont every Tuesday and Thursday, all year long. Through Fall and Winter we have weekend rides. And we also have classroom sessions to discuss all things bicycle racing, chaired by local professionals in whatever subject is up for discussion. Every month we meet socially and every other meeting is catered by Chipotle .
Our youngest member is a 14 year old junior girl. Our oldest member is in his late 50’s. As an organization we have a reputation for bringing new athletes in to the sport. Saying that we do have some very experienced racing members.
If your interested in meeting with the team, we are organizing a social ride on Saturday October 26th. The plan is to gather at the railroad depot parking lot in Sunol and hopefully ride out at 08:45 after some morning coffee we are providing. We are planning two groups, both of which will be fully supported with a sag vehicle, spare wheels, food and drinks. The routes will on the flat side and distances will be about 30 miles for the not so fit athletes and about 35-40 for the more experienced fitter riders. Also, all attendee’s will get a Chipotle Burrito, just for coming to chat with us.
Just to add some additional notes about Team Fremont, here are some quotes from past members.
“I enjoyed my time with FFBC. The group was encouraging, welcoming, and fun. They taught me interesting bike routes, group cycling skills, and gave me the friendly push I needed. Great group of guys and gals!” – Janet Gardener
“My time on Team Fremont was so memorable. A great group of people and super support. I remain friends with many of my ex team mates and highly recommend joining their team”.
April Hamlin (April Dewall)
“Hi Garry,
FFBC was a great experience. As a relatively new cat 4, I was looking for a small w3/4 team that raced a lot and that was focused on team goals, and having fun. Your team offered that and more!
We worked hard at learning team tactics and race strategy. Working with Laura Charameda was incredible. We had a couple day camps with her. And she was our day of race director at Merco!
We had a very successful year with 4 of us upgrading to cat3!
I have many fond memories from FFBC. The men’s team was supportive, always there to cheer us on. I could always count on your good nature and positive spirit. Racing is tough, competitive, emotional. You were a mentor, director, friend helping us all keep on track.
Thanks for everything!”
Ann Stuart
RSVP to president@fremontraceteam.org or just turn up. Looking forward to seeing you.
— in Sunol.