In Grand Jct for the Mad Cow Classic, racing Cat 5 'cos I can! This morning was a hill climb TT, 3.7mi 1070' in the CO Nat Monument. Nice course, a bit brutal for this time of the season as I haven't done enough intensity trianing. Averaged 12mph and 178bpm. Honestly, could have done more but I needed to do this to find out.
Just finished the crit. 3s, 4s, & 5s raced together, also brutal. Goal was not to be lapped. Hung with the main group for about 3.5 laps, then worked with another guy for about 8 laps before pulling away from him. Got lapped in the LAST HALF OF THE LAST LAP! Doh!
Not sure how I did in Cat 5. Results later this evening. Road Race tomorrow.
2013 Amy Dombroski Memorial Dolores Cross
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
CO Senate Bill 148 - Letter to Senator Isgar
Dear Senator Isgar:
As an avid cyclist and commuter, and vice-president of our local bike club in Dolores, I am asking you to support Senate Bill 148, as it will greatly improve road safety. Please retain the 3-foot safe passing distance!
Thank you very much for your support of cycling in Colorado,
Michael Henderson
As an avid cyclist and commuter, and vice-president of our local bike club in Dolores, I am asking you to support Senate Bill 148, as it will greatly improve road safety. Please retain the 3-foot safe passing distance!
Thank you very much for your support of cycling in Colorado,
Michael Henderson
Friday, February 6, 2009
2009 Mmembership!
Hola Ciclistas,
If you haven’t been out on a bike yet enjoying the unseasonably dry weather – it’s time to start thinking about the 2009 cycling season! We’ve already had a few nice rides around Cortez in January, and I’m sure the late winter and spring will bring more.
So if you’re thinking about riding the Iron Horse this year, or want to get those legs spinning before the mountain bike trails are ready, or just want to enjoy a great couple of hours riding in beautiful SW Colorado, please consider joining Ciclistas del Rio for 2009. Dues will be $25.00.
Official weekend group rides will start up in March, though informal rides have already begun, so feel free to e-mail this group if you want to join in. Other benefits for 2009 include:
· Club jerseys at Sol Cycles @ cost+10%
· Participation in clothing orders for custom Ciclistas gear @ cost+10% (Feb order for spring, June order for late summer)
· 20% off all bars, gels and nutrition products at Sol Cycles
· Partial cost of entry fee for a club tour (tour and amount to be determined).
Also, for 2009 members who were also members in 2007 or 2008, you’ll be able to order one new jersey at straight cost. With new sponsors and a new Ciclistas logo, we want to get as many riders as possible in the new kit!
A clothing order form and price list will be sent out in the next few days. We’ll want to get that order in by mid-February for clothing to be available mid-spring.
And, if you know of others who would be interested in joining Ciclistas, please forward this e-mail to them! Also, membership forms will be available at Sol Cycles in Dolores. Please bring your completed form with cash or check made payable to Ciclistas del Rio to Sol Cycles, 409 Central Ave, Dolores, or mail it to Ciclistas del Rio Membership, PO Box 8, Dolores, CO 81323.
Help support your local cycling community by becoming a club member today!
If you haven’t been out on a bike yet enjoying the unseasonably dry weather – it’s time to start thinking about the 2009 cycling season! We’ve already had a few nice rides around Cortez in January, and I’m sure the late winter and spring will bring more.
So if you’re thinking about riding the Iron Horse this year, or want to get those legs spinning before the mountain bike trails are ready, or just want to enjoy a great couple of hours riding in beautiful SW Colorado, please consider joining Ciclistas del Rio for 2009. Dues will be $25.00.
Official weekend group rides will start up in March, though informal rides have already begun, so feel free to e-mail this group if you want to join in. Other benefits for 2009 include:
· Club jerseys at Sol Cycles @ cost+10%
· Participation in clothing orders for custom Ciclistas gear @ cost+10% (Feb order for spring, June order for late summer)
· 20% off all bars, gels and nutrition products at Sol Cycles
· Partial cost of entry fee for a club tour (tour and amount to be determined).
Also, for 2009 members who were also members in 2007 or 2008, you’ll be able to order one new jersey at straight cost. With new sponsors and a new Ciclistas logo, we want to get as many riders as possible in the new kit!
A clothing order form and price list will be sent out in the next few days. We’ll want to get that order in by mid-February for clothing to be available mid-spring.
And, if you know of others who would be interested in joining Ciclistas, please forward this e-mail to them! Also, membership forms will be available at Sol Cycles in Dolores. Please bring your completed form with cash or check made payable to Ciclistas del Rio to Sol Cycles, 409 Central Ave, Dolores, or mail it to Ciclistas del Rio Membership, PO Box 8, Dolores, CO 81323.
Help support your local cycling community by becoming a club member today!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ride on Saturday 1/30, anyone?
It’s great weather for early season cycling right now, whether you want to get the cobwebs outta the legs, you’re training for those mountain bike events down south, or just want to get out and enjoy the day.
There have been a few ad hoc rides this month, mostly leaving from the Cortez Rec center at noon on Saturday. I’m up for moving the time slightly, but the middle of the day has been the warmest and most pleasant.
E-mail me back if you’re interested, even slightly interested but may not come, and I’ll send out an e-mail tomorrow confirming start time and location. We can tailor the ride to whatever we want – mostly I’m just interested in getting some miles in the saddle in the sun!
There have been a few ad hoc rides this month, mostly leaving from the Cortez Rec center at noon on Saturday. I’m up for moving the time slightly, but the middle of the day has been the warmest and most pleasant.
E-mail me back if you’re interested, even slightly interested but may not come, and I’ll send out an e-mail tomorrow confirming start time and location. We can tailor the ride to whatever we want – mostly I’m just interested in getting some miles in the saddle in the sun!
Friday, January 2, 2009
logging miles
Steve Wayman and I have enjoyed two nice rides to start the year off. He is starting to log his rides/miles so I am reposting information about a free online bike journal. Good luck with your winter training.
(from Jan. 08 blog entry)
If you are interested in logging your miles, bikejournal.com is a free option on the web. You can track different bikes and kinds of rides while customizing the journal to set up columns of interest to you (ride time, routes, speed, HR, etc.).
I have also set up Ciclistas del Rio as a club on the site so you can attach yourself to the club and see how many miles our club members are racking up. The password to join our club is "ciclistas". If you have questions or need some help, send me an email.
Doug
(from Jan. 08 blog entry)
If you are interested in logging your miles, bikejournal.com is a free option on the web. You can track different bikes and kinds of rides while customizing the journal to set up columns of interest to you (ride time, routes, speed, HR, etc.).
I have also set up Ciclistas del Rio as a club on the site so you can attach yourself to the club and see how many miles our club members are racking up. The password to join our club is "ciclistas". If you have questions or need some help, send me an email.
Doug
Monday, December 22, 2008
Clothing Order/Redesign
During a ride with Michael H. a few weeks ago, he brought me up to date on the clothing changes. Because Sol is pulling back from their commitment, I decided to throw a Ciclistas del Rio logo together as an option to replace Sol in the major spots of the jersey and his logo can move to a smaller spot.Club member feedback on the logo would be appreciated.
As far as the next jersey order, I would be happy to coordinate it but need the following help.
- We need to come up with a way of paying because I don't want to put money on my credit card for this.
- I need the images for the Hollywood and the Food Market -- I don't have contact with either of those businesses.
- Having orders in to me ASAP (I have three items on my list so we only need seven more for an order)
Doug
Monday, December 1, 2008
2009 - and Beyond!
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I was down in Albuquerque visiting with the in-laws, and managed to get away for a good 67-mile ride with the NM Velo Sport club on Saturday. These guys are actually ramping up the off-season training already, and the pace was certainly faster than I’ve been riding recently. A really nice 12-person rotating paceline made short work of those miles.
Club Meeting
We had a good club meeting last week, lubricated with a little PBR. Highlights:
· Fiscal report for the year-to-date was presented (see attached). Also, the financial outcome of the Cyclocross race in October. From a cash perspective, we lost money, but this was by choice as we wanted some good cash prizes. In the end it was money extremely well spent as we had 84 riders over two days, and a lot of great publicity for the club, both in the press and by word of mouth. I’m still hearing about the races from folks over in Durango, so kudos to Lance for being chief instigator and the driving force behind ‘Cross in Dolores. Also to Doug, Steve, Jeff and our two Scotts for all the work they did on behalf of the club. Not to mention our local sponsors: Dolores Grocery, Dolores River Brewery, Karen Libsch and Cortez Primary Care for being our onsite doctor, and Michael Engleman of the US Women’s Cycling Development Program for providing the Queen Prize of the event, a women’s Giant frame.
· The role of Sol Cycles: Scott is going to pull back a little from ‘title sponsor,’ as this hasn’t produced the business results he was hoping for. Most club members just bought nutrition products, so Sol will continue with those discounts (more below on membership benefits).
· 2009 Sponsors: We will confirm with our current jersey sponsors their continuing support for 2009 (Osprey Packs, DRB, Cortez Primary Care and USWCDP). Taz Vass at Dolores Grocery has indicated he would like to provide support, as has the Hollywood bar. Scott P and I will follow up with them.
· 2009 Jersey: With little time to re-design the jersey before we want to place a clothing order for spring, we decided to leave the basic layout the same (same placement of Sol Cycles and Ciclistas del Rio logos) and simply add in logos for the two new sponsors (Grocery and Hollywood, assuming we get them on board). Currently, there are 3 sponsors that have 2 logo placements each – Osprey, DRB and Cortez Primary Care. So it will be easy to substitute 2 new logos. We’ll see which sponsor ponies up the greatest contribution to see who remains with 2 placements.
· 2009 publicity: We discussed effective ways to spread the word about the club and the Sunday rides. Most would be put into place next spring as the weather warms up and people start thinking about getting on their bikes again:
o Continuing with the KSJD community calendar and adding the KSUT community calendar
o Placements in the Cortez Journal, Dolores Star, Rico Bugle and the Mancos paper (what is the name of that rag?)
o Getting same papers to run articles about the club
o Placing flyers at local businesses
o Aggressive word-of-mouth campaign.
· Some other ideas:
o Host a Dolores River Days Fun Ride
o Choose an event or two that we ride together as a club. The Iron Horse tour is an obvious one, and there was a lot of enthusiasm for the Telluride-Moab tour.
o Develop a women’s / rec ride. This will take some serious outreach to bring out the rec riders when the weather is good. It can only help foster more bike riding in the Dolores valley!
2009 Membership
We decided to collapse last year’s dual-membership levels into a single membership, mainly because Sol Cycles’ reduced participation provided little incentive for the $60 level. Membership will be for the calendar year 2009, regardless of when it is paid. We may decide to provide a reduced cost in the second half of the year (say, $10 if joining in August or after), which we’ll revisit in our summer meeting. Membership will be $25 and will provide:
· Club jerseys at Sol Cycles @ cost+10%
· Participation in clothing orders for custom Ciclistas gear @ cost+10% (Jan order for spring, June order for late summer)
· 20% off all bars, gels and nutrition products at Sol Cycles
· Insurance through USAC for group rides (I will investigate to find out exactly what USAC provides)
· Partial cost of entry fee for a club tour (tour and amount to be determined).
I will be sending a membership form out to this list later this week. They will also be available at Sol Cycles. You can hand-deliver them to Scott at Sol, mail them to Sol, or mail them to Ciclistas, along with your check (addresses will be on the form). Memberships paid for with this form will be good through the end of 2009.
If you have any questions about the club, any comments on the above, or any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. 2008, as our first full year as an organized club, must be considered a huge success. Though small in numbers, we had consistent turnout for the Sunday rides all through the year, and with this weather, we’re still out on the road. We had good results in races from Grand Junction to Silver City and all points between, on the road and on the dirt. The highlight was certainly the USAC sanctioned ‘cross race, drawing racers from all over the Four Corners and receiving accolades regarding the course, the organization, and the prizes. And above all, we had fun riding bikes!
(just checked the weather, and Sunday looks clear – so 11am at the park!!)
Michael
Club Meeting
We had a good club meeting last week, lubricated with a little PBR. Highlights:
· Fiscal report for the year-to-date was presented (see attached). Also, the financial outcome of the Cyclocross race in October. From a cash perspective, we lost money, but this was by choice as we wanted some good cash prizes. In the end it was money extremely well spent as we had 84 riders over two days, and a lot of great publicity for the club, both in the press and by word of mouth. I’m still hearing about the races from folks over in Durango, so kudos to Lance for being chief instigator and the driving force behind ‘Cross in Dolores. Also to Doug, Steve, Jeff and our two Scotts for all the work they did on behalf of the club. Not to mention our local sponsors: Dolores Grocery, Dolores River Brewery, Karen Libsch and Cortez Primary Care for being our onsite doctor, and Michael Engleman of the US Women’s Cycling Development Program for providing the Queen Prize of the event, a women’s Giant frame.
· The role of Sol Cycles: Scott is going to pull back a little from ‘title sponsor,’ as this hasn’t produced the business results he was hoping for. Most club members just bought nutrition products, so Sol will continue with those discounts (more below on membership benefits).
· 2009 Sponsors: We will confirm with our current jersey sponsors their continuing support for 2009 (Osprey Packs, DRB, Cortez Primary Care and USWCDP). Taz Vass at Dolores Grocery has indicated he would like to provide support, as has the Hollywood bar. Scott P and I will follow up with them.
· 2009 Jersey: With little time to re-design the jersey before we want to place a clothing order for spring, we decided to leave the basic layout the same (same placement of Sol Cycles and Ciclistas del Rio logos) and simply add in logos for the two new sponsors (Grocery and Hollywood, assuming we get them on board). Currently, there are 3 sponsors that have 2 logo placements each – Osprey, DRB and Cortez Primary Care. So it will be easy to substitute 2 new logos. We’ll see which sponsor ponies up the greatest contribution to see who remains with 2 placements.
· 2009 publicity: We discussed effective ways to spread the word about the club and the Sunday rides. Most would be put into place next spring as the weather warms up and people start thinking about getting on their bikes again:
o Continuing with the KSJD community calendar and adding the KSUT community calendar
o Placements in the Cortez Journal, Dolores Star, Rico Bugle and the Mancos paper (what is the name of that rag?)
o Getting same papers to run articles about the club
o Placing flyers at local businesses
o Aggressive word-of-mouth campaign.
· Some other ideas:
o Host a Dolores River Days Fun Ride
o Choose an event or two that we ride together as a club. The Iron Horse tour is an obvious one, and there was a lot of enthusiasm for the Telluride-Moab tour.
o Develop a women’s / rec ride. This will take some serious outreach to bring out the rec riders when the weather is good. It can only help foster more bike riding in the Dolores valley!
2009 Membership
We decided to collapse last year’s dual-membership levels into a single membership, mainly because Sol Cycles’ reduced participation provided little incentive for the $60 level. Membership will be for the calendar year 2009, regardless of when it is paid. We may decide to provide a reduced cost in the second half of the year (say, $10 if joining in August or after), which we’ll revisit in our summer meeting. Membership will be $25 and will provide:
· Club jerseys at Sol Cycles @ cost+10%
· Participation in clothing orders for custom Ciclistas gear @ cost+10% (Jan order for spring, June order for late summer)
· 20% off all bars, gels and nutrition products at Sol Cycles
· Insurance through USAC for group rides (I will investigate to find out exactly what USAC provides)
· Partial cost of entry fee for a club tour (tour and amount to be determined).
I will be sending a membership form out to this list later this week. They will also be available at Sol Cycles. You can hand-deliver them to Scott at Sol, mail them to Sol, or mail them to Ciclistas, along with your check (addresses will be on the form). Memberships paid for with this form will be good through the end of 2009.
If you have any questions about the club, any comments on the above, or any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. 2008, as our first full year as an organized club, must be considered a huge success. Though small in numbers, we had consistent turnout for the Sunday rides all through the year, and with this weather, we’re still out on the road. We had good results in races from Grand Junction to Silver City and all points between, on the road and on the dirt. The highlight was certainly the USAC sanctioned ‘cross race, drawing racers from all over the Four Corners and receiving accolades regarding the course, the organization, and the prizes. And above all, we had fun riding bikes!
(just checked the weather, and Sunday looks clear – so 11am at the park!!)
Michael
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Club Meeting Thursday - RSVP
Hola Ciclistas,
A beautiful ride to Mesa Verde was enjoyed by Steve, Lance and I on Sunday. Big thanks to the Ranger on duty who let us all in on Lance's annual pass. A bluebird fall cycling day! Sunday at 11am, as long as the weather holds!
Don’t forget the Club meeting this Thursday, 6pm at Sol Cycles. Please RSVP to Lance (webster@centurytel.net) so that he’ll know how much grub and beverages to get. Hope to see you there!
Michael
A beautiful ride to Mesa Verde was enjoyed by Steve, Lance and I on Sunday. Big thanks to the Ranger on duty who let us all in on Lance's annual pass. A bluebird fall cycling day! Sunday at 11am, as long as the weather holds!
Don’t forget the Club meeting this Thursday, 6pm at Sol Cycles. Please RSVP to Lance (webster@centurytel.net) so that he’ll know how much grub and beverages to get. Hope to see you there!
Michael
Monday, November 10, 2008
Club Meeting
Well, it was just George and me for what turned out to be a very nice fall ride up the West Fork and back – dry, cool, not too windy. We’ll continue Sundays at 11am for as long as we can!
A reminder that our club meeting is next Thursday, Nov 20, at 6pm at Sol Cycles in Dolores. We’ll review 2008, and discuss 2009 including officers, possible events, first clothing order, and renewing memberships. But mainly we’ll get together to have some food and drink and talk cycling – so please drop in even if you can’t make it right at 6.
See you there!
A reminder that our club meeting is next Thursday, Nov 20, at 6pm at Sol Cycles in Dolores. We’ll review 2008, and discuss 2009 including officers, possible events, first clothing order, and renewing memberships. But mainly we’ll get together to have some food and drink and talk cycling – so please drop in even if you can’t make it right at 6.
See you there!
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