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Our next general membership meeting is coming up on Wednesday, November 19th at 6pm.  Both Surla’s and Fuddruckers were booked, so we will be at a NEW LOCATION for this meeting: Round Table Pizza in Manteca (253 Spreckels Ave).  It’s a little more central so we are hoping new members from the surrounding areas will also be able to attend. Agenda items will include introduction of the new board members, discussion about member benefits for next season and an update on the clothing order and how the process will work this year.  This will be our last meeting of 2014, so we hope to see many of you there. For our members convenience, the meeting dates for 2015 have also been set:  January 21, March 18, May 20, and August 19.

If you are a current CdV member, planning on attending the SLO Winter Training Camp on Dec. 5-7, please contact Doug Vrieling at dvrieling@gmail.com – YOU MUST RSVP BY NOV. 7th.  CdV will be subsidizing lodging and we need a final count to know how many hotel rooms to reserve.

Saturday, November 22 is the first of three joint FSB/VSRT (Valley Spokesmen Racing Team) Winter Training Rides.  VSRT will be hosting this ride and they have chosen the Moraga Loop for this ride.  The route (approx. 80 miles, 3,700 ft in elevation) can be seen here: http://www.strava.com/activities/123000824.  Ride will leave from the flagpole in downtown Livermore (near Peet’s Coffee at 152 S Livermore Ave) at 8:30am.  A stop is planned in Alamo at Livermore Cyclery on the return leg.

 

The JL Velo kit fitting day will be Sunday, November 9th from 8:00am – 11:00am at Gerling Applied Engineering (1064 Woodland Ave. in Modesto).  You will have an opportunity to try on different sizes of the new kit and also accessories like jackets and wind vests.  We’ll also have donuts from Mr. T’s, coffee and orange juice.  There will be a team ride immediately following the fitting at 11am.  The route (a variation of the “Vrieling Loop”) is a flat, 47.85 miles and it can be found here:  http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/568986618.  There will be THREE weeknight make-up kit fittings, November 11, 12 and 13 from 6-8pm, all at the same location listed above.

Our first in a series of Long Steady Distance (LSD) rides is this coming Saturday, November 8. There are two distances with both rides starting and riding together for about 22 miles. The weather forecast for Saturday is mostly clear skies with temperatures in the 70’s. Should be a nice day for a ride. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.  See ride maps at the links below.  Full details are on the calendar page.

Start Location: 10510 Gibbs Drive, Oakdale

Ride Start Time: 8:30am

Long Ride:  73 miles, 1500′ of climbing

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/574008206

Short Ride: 43 miles, 700′ of climbing

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/574005912

The Funsport Bikes Cycling Team is happy to welcome Sean Crisp & Associates Insurance Agency as a new sponsor, joining OVCB, Surla’s, and RMC at the Tertiary Sponsorship Level.  SCA specializes in Life and Health Insurance for individuals and businesses throughout California. They are located at 1321 I St. Suite #2 in Modesto and can be reached at (209) 661-4000.  Explore their full range of insurance offerings by visiting the SCA website or their Facebook page. Thanks to new CdV member Sean Crisp – we appreciate your support!

For those who might be interested in some specific winter training,  a “long, steady distance” (LSD) type camp will be held in San Luis Obispo on December 5, 6 & 7.  This annual event is a series of well attended, SAG supported rides in the San Luis Obispo area.  Several from the team attended last year and highly recommend it.  You can attend any portion of the weekend that you wish.

A NEW BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS

This year, the team will be subsidizing hotel rooms for current CdV members that want to attend (you will have to share a room).  The subsidy amount will depend on the number of people from the team who attend.   If you are interested in going, you must commit by Saturday Nov. 7th and notify Doug Vrieling, CdV President and Race Director at dvrieling@gmail.com. Questions about the camp may be directed to this email as well.

You MUST register for the event in advance this year, but the amount is only $15 for the three days.  REGISTRATION LINK HERE!

Hello all CdV’ers, both new and returning!  Today, November 1st, was the first day of the new membership year. The newly elected board members met for the first time today and agenda item number one was assigning individual positions. Here’s the list of who will handle individual team duties for the next year:

President – Doug Vrieling
Secretary – Dan Leitner
Treasurer – Kelly Durrer
Membership Director – Mike Miller
Sponsorship Director – Anna Stewart
Race Team Director – Doug Vrieling
Ride Director – John Kekuewa
Bookkeeping – John Gerling
Advocacy Director – RJ Corwin
Event Director – Debbie Sommerfeld
Clothing Director – Kelly Durrer
Turlock Lake Road Race – John Gerling / John Kekuewa
Equipment Manager – John Kekuewa

Thanks to Joey Giva, Todd Shaver, Gordon Sweeney and Jolynn Young for serving on the board this last year.  Also note the Club Communication is not a board position this year.  The website and other CdV/FSB Cycling Team social media outlets will continue to be updated and maintained by CdV Member Jenn Vrieling.  Looking forward to another great year for Ciclistas del Valle and the FunSport Bikes Cycling Team.

The website calendar has just been updated with tentative dates for 10 Winter Training Rides and the SLO LSD Winter Training Camp!  The calendar posts will be updated as more details (i.e. ride start times, routes, pace, etc) become available, but we wanted the team to at least SAVE THESE DATES and let you know that team rides have been scheduled and are in the works!  Included in this list are a series of three special Joint Winter Training Rides with VSRT (Valley Spokesmen Racing Team).  These are the rides for FSB members that Doug announced at the Team Appreciation Night, they should be great training for those who are interested in racing next year.  Tentative dates for the FSB/VSRT rides are Nov. 22, Dec. 13, and Jan. 17.  We also added special annual rides enjoyed by club members – the post kit fitting ride on Nov. 9, the traditional Thanksgiving Morning Ride, and the Del Puerto Canyon New Year’s Day ride.  The dates for the Early Bird Crit Training Series in Fremont have not been announced yet, but they are typically every Sunday in January.  If you plan on racing next year, this series is highly recommended and is the perfect place to learn and practice racing skills before the 2015 race season kicks off.