CLUB MEETING

Hey Folks,
Just wanted to remind club members there is a meeting July 30th. That is this Wednesday, 6:15 at Sol Cycles.Topics will include fall cyclocross races, a more structured special order process and the next years goals as a club with a mission to better the Dolores river valley community through cycling.
See you there,
Scott

Lesson learned...

Don't put the wrong set of keys in your jersey when leaving your car for the Tuesday night ride, or you might be home really late!

Sunday Ride July 13th

Okay Ciclistas -- let's put that enthusiasm for Le Tour to work on Sunday. Last week, albeit Fourth of July Weekend, I was the only Ciclista to show. Thanks to Pete and Herb for keeping me company. But when I think about it, we haven't had a solid group of more than four or five since March. It's time.

Tuesday Night Ride

Doug and myself will be doing a Tuesday evening ride up the West Fork if anyone wants to join in. We will leave from in front of Sol Cycle in Dolores at 5:00 pm and go on a easy ride up and back. Last Tuesday we cruised at about 15 - 16 mph so it is an easy ride that anyone can enjoy. See you then!

Summer Clothing Order

Clothes have arrived. You can pick them at Sol. Individual items have been bundled, and the balance due for your order is written on the plastic bag. Feel free to take some stickers.

Sunday's ride is a group choice.

Finally, please leave a comment on our club kit. What do you like? What would you like to change?

Sunday Ride for 6/22

Be prepared for some dirt roads this week. With Telluride Bluegrass wrapping up on Sunday, it's been my experience that HWY 145 has just that much more traffic, so the return ride may not be quite as friendly for a group.

So, I propose we do our usual ride to Fish Creek, but return via Cottonwood Canyon and the Dolores - Norwood Road with an option to ride out to McPhee Resevoir and back.

Bring along extra flat tire stuff and a little extra food. There are 3 water stops -- one at W Dolores Campground, one at a spring up the Cottonwood Rd, and one at McPhee Res.

See you at 9AM in Flanders Park.

Adopt a Stretch of HWY 145

There has been mention that Ciclistas ought to adopt a stretch of Highway 145. A 2 mile stretch, just before and after the turn to the West Fork, has become available. Please leave a comment as to whether Ciclistas should adopt this stretch of highway and whether or not you would be willing to participate in highway clean up.

Sunday Ride for 6/8

Consensus opinion suggests that we now start our Sunday rides at 9:00 AM.

For the sake of clarification, typically, the Summer Sunday Ride heads up river to Fish Creek and back. The Sunday Ride proceeds at a pace that averages 17-19 mph. We teach group riding and pacelining skills. Mr. Bill, who's 61 years old, calls it the friendliest group ride he's ridden in some time. Incidently, we've only left one rider behind, and he had a hangover, a bad hangover.

Finally, with the Summer racing season upon us, there will be weekends when some of the regulars may be out of town. So please leave a comment indicating your plans for Sunday.

(Liquigas and CdR -- we have so much in common.)

Iron Horse Report

Ciclistas del Rio's regional rider, Eric Strong, made the trip to Durango from Amarillo, TX. And on lap 5, Eric begins wondering "where's the air?"

The LaMunyon family watches the Master's 35-39 race start from Main Street.

Linnie wants to know why Michael Carter is racing, and ultimately winning, back to back crits.

Group of 4 getting together to chase former Saturn Pro Scott Mercier who is up the road with another rider. Mercier would come back, and the Master's 40-44 finish would come to a sprint.

10AM!!!!!!!

Sunday Ride at 10am, not 9