December 2006 Archive

12-1-2006 Cartecay New Year's Ride The day begins at 8:00am with coffee and bagels. Big Blow Out Sale on all shop items from 8:00 am to 10:00 am 50 - 70% off!

We will depart CBS between 10:00 and 10:30 and drive over to Mulberry Gap Bunkhouse Lodge located off Conasuaga Mulberry Gap - Road (Lake Conasauga Road and the lodge is located 3 miles west of highway 52.

There will be 2 rides - intermediate and advanced. The Pinhoti and Bear Creek.

Mulberry Gap Bunk House will provide riders a delicious full traditional New Year's day meal for $10.00 per person. The facilities here are incredible including heated bunkhouses, 2 hot tubs and bathroom facilities. The meal must be paid for in advance to reserve your "seat". Please call the tollfree number (866)635-1740 or email your reservation directly to DPKeplay@aol.com.

Start your New Year's Day off right! For further information or directions call Mike at CBS (706) 635-2453
 

WBL News Both text/written directions and visual maps will be available to print from the WBL site for this week's ride: Saul's Summer Sizzler. The written directions are availble at this time. Go to the "Maps" page and click Saul's ride.

This week's ride distance is 72 miles, about 4 hours with 1 store stop. Sag wagon will be on hand.

This week's rule reminder: If you flat, throw your bike on the back of the van/sag, hop in, change your flat, hop out and rejoin. The pack will keep moving. Tip the sag--look for the can before the ride.

This week's Urination Scheduling Engineer Coordinator is none other than Kari Bradley.

This week's compass holder is Bill Riecke.

This week's Yellow Jersey holder is G-Man Somerville.

Jerseys ($50), Arm Warmers ($25) and Booties ($35) availble in limited supply this week before ride.

This week's CEO, as always: Briggs Carney.

Briggs.

Cyclocross State Championships This Sunday In Macon! www.georgia-cross.com

This years edition of Cyclocross in Macon is exactly the same as last  year, only-----it's backwards!!

Cereal Bowl hill is meaner than ever, the twists and turns in the field will  make you dizzy, the beach will make you swear off sand and sunscreen forever. But the feature that may prove key is the long dirt road. You ride  all of it this year, Formula 1 turn is now downhill and off camber and then,
the long climb out. More than one racer will watch the pack go away on the  climb. Then one more bit of grass with some barriers thrown in for good measure, then back to the asphalt, into the wind and back at it all over  again. It's not too late to take up croquet!! For more info check out the website www.georgia-cross.com.

12-3-2006 Macon CX Congratulations to all of the new Cyclocross State Champions! I will put up the full list as soon as the results are available. Eric Murphy (Toshiba-JetNetwork) is the Men's A Champion. Kim Sawyer (Travelgirl-Healthcoach) took the gold in the Women's A followed by Kim Foland (Travelgirl) winning the Silver and Ellen Carroll (Outspokin) with the bronze.

Robert DeRose and crew did a great job with today's race!

12-4-2006 Macon CX Photos are up! My photos from Macon are up! Lots of photos of the Masters, Men's C, Women's B, and Men's A.

Congratulations to the State Champions: Men's A-Eric Murphy (AEG Toshiba), Women A- Kim Sawyer (Travelgirl), Women B-Kathryn Kim (Sorella Cycling), Men's B-1 Daniel Moss (Maxxis). Men C.-Daniel Stallings (GTC), Master Men 35+- Tony Scott (Team One), Master Men 45+-
Dan Coy (GTC), Junior 15-17- Tristan Cowie (KHS Cycleyouth), Junior 14 and Under-Jansen Linder (GTC)

12-5-2006 Georgia Cross Blowout Sale For anyone interested, the Georgia Cross Series is blowing out items from the series at the Finale!  Up for sale are the Cannondale Demo Bikes. These are some sweet rides and in great shape. For more info check out the Cannondale webpage www.cannondale. com. If you are interested contact Shey Lindner at everett11@bellsouth .net Georgia Cross leaders jerseys- extra jerseys will be available for $25 on a first come first serve basis.
Georgia Cross pint glasses. Get your 2006 Georgia Cross pint glass for $10. How can you enjoy your favorite beverage without one?  For more information check out www.georgia-cross.com.

See you at Indian Springs in Jackson , Georgia this Sunday!

More Cross News As the trout swims the waters gently flowing down Big Sandy Creek he enjoys the relaxing gurgle. After a few miles of swimming he notices the sound changes to silence. What is this pool? He keeps swimming going with the hidden current in the Chief McIntosh Lake. Before long he is tossed over the top of the spillway and crashes down back in to Big Sandy Creek. He thinks he is back to safety but he does not know about the shoals and rapids just around the bend. Who would be so evil as to put a dam in the creek that made the lake and that horrid spillway?

That will not be the only question asked this Sunday. Who thought running up a dam would be a good challenge? There are two hills that are legendary in the Georgia Cross circuit. Slip and slide up the Marietta hill and this dam hill. No, not dam with a n in it, but that adjective will be spewed out many times during the days racing. Back by popular demand will be the Chief McIntosh's dam hill and other delights. Last year's short course will be the foundation for a longer season finale. Yes we found more twists and turns. There will be the crazy fast downhill but maybe not so fast due to some erosion. There will be the jump across the road. Air is optional but Sam showed us how a mountain biker crosses the road. The gravel climb is still nasty. The pointless hill climb before the downhill will be there. The putt putt course does not have a windmill so that will not be part of the course.

Those of you who thought Macon had too many straight aways will love Indian Springs. We hope you attend. Not only will the course be great but there are plenty of other activities and attractions. There is a great season end raffle you must be present particapte in. I hear the bakers will be hard at work Saturday baking old and new sweet race favorites. Don't forget the costume party by Team Sorella.

For those families with younger kids. There is a playground and a putt putt course. The creek, the beach and the lake. Mom or Dad racing.

12-6-2006 Big Creek News From SORBA-RAMBO concerning Big Creek
New rules and stuff happening.

#1) NO BIKES on the gravel dust walking trail that descends from the maintenance road. PERIOD. Leave the orange fences up. These orange fences will be replaced with split rail fence soon. If you take them down, it it pretty much 100% assumed by all that it is the bikers and you hurt item #3

#2) this is an overall big creek "warning" for doggie lovers. Park rangers are done handing out warnings for dogs off leashes. They have been very active out there lately (the rangers!) and are now just writing tickets. No questions no excuses. They were very atimate (sp?) about the fact they have bee issuing warnings for 3 months and are very frustrated by dog owners letting fido run free. Take heed or pass the word around.

#3)We now will start "fixing", re-routing and laying out new runs, putting up LONG overdue signage (for liability) in the 'ole dH area. REMINDER....NOBODY can build out there unless under RAMBO/CITY of ROSWELL parks dept permission. We will put pen to paper , get plan ready, submitt and start work as fast as we can get it all done. Apparently some parks staff and park rangers have been telling folks/kids that they can build out there. I got clarification on this yesterday with parks staff and they agree this is NOT the way to care for that area. It would create nothing but problems....anyone remember the old signs the builders used to post out there to each other? We get 1 plan, approved and work it from there together.

Charlotte News From Charlotte Sports Cycling: Saturday, December 9 The Tarheel Trailblazers are planning to host a big trail work day at the US National Whitewater Center this Saturday. Currently, the club has reopened an 8.8 mile loop at the facility. Your help is greatly  needed in completing a couple bridges to take the loop to approximately ten miles. Meet at trail head/kiosk in the corner of the parking lot. For directions to the USNWC, visit www.usnwc.org. If you haven't been to the park, you gotta check this place out, it's amazing!

Sunday, December 10 NC Cyclo-Cross Series finale in Clemmons at Tanglewood Park For more info, visit: www.nccyclocross.com

Saturday, January 13, 2007 Rocky River Road Club's 9th Annual Polar Bear Metric Century 100K and 50K Supported Road Ride with tons of food to follow New this year, online registration. For more info, visit  http://rockyriverroadclub.com/

Saturday, January 20, 2007 Kick off for the 5th Annual Winter Cup Short Track Mountain Bike Series This year, the event is presented by Heartwood Tree Service, the Dirt  Divas and Charlotte Sports Cycling. The series will consist of five races, Jan 20 and 28, Feb 3, 11 and 17 all held at the infamous  Renaissance Park short track. If you haven't ever participated in the short track series, come on out and give it a try, it's an absolute blast! It takes in elements of mountain biking, BMX and a road criterium. After  each event, we will have hot food, yeap the legendary Boyd vegetable
soup. We are also in the process of working a new food sponsor, hopefully  we will have more info soon. We have added a new category to the event, Junior Girls. The short track is a great place for kids to give mountain bike racing a try. Invite a friend and come on out. For more info on the series, visit www.charlottemtnbike.com.

Welcome Discover Adventures Looking for a way to improve your time trial or want to learn team tactics for racing? Check out the Discover Adventures training camps. Welcome, Discover Adventures!

Christmas Ideas Want to get that cyclist in your life (or yourself) a great Christmas gift? Give the gift of bike fit with 55 Nine Performance! 55 Nine uses the Wobble Naught fit system for a custom bike fit. Does that special cyclist need "just the thing" to help with performance? Try Myogenesis supplements! Myogenesis offers a full line of vitamins and supplements.

Roswell Trail There was an interesting article in the AJC about a "beltline" of parks being built around Roswell.

12-7-2006 WBL Public Service Announcement This week's ride: This week's ride (12-9-06) is the (Rongway to) Monroe Indoctrination, a benefit for the UGA cycling team. UGA will be on hand with a tin cup and a monkey on a rope collecting money. Please give til you bleed.

Maps: Now available at www.winterbikeleague.com Print both the text and the map and you can't get lost. Ride distance is 80 miles. We start out Jefferson Road to Whitehead Road to Roberts Road to Tallassee Road to Ultima Thule.
Forecast: Cold at the start, sizzlin hot at the finish.
Calendar: Now posted on site.
Sprints/Points: No sprints this week. 2 points for correct sign in (if you are on list, initial by name).
This week's rule reminder: Pee before we start. Pee break 1 hour after start. This week's Pee Break Coordinator: David el Prez Nixon.
Sag Wagon: Tip the sag! Yo life may depend on it. We will need another sag driver shortly. Will earn $50-$100 a day, free car, free gas, free entry fee for yo friends. As you shed clothes this week, you may drop in a clothes bucket in the van--pick up after ride or the following week. Van will come back to shop for a few minutes, the leave.
Yellow: G-Man
Red: Mayola-Pic and Henriksen.
CEO: carney, who else?

12-8-2006 WBL Start Delayed One Hour Saturday!  The start of the WBL ride on 9 December 2006 will be delayed for 1 hour to 11 a.m. due to frigid temps. The (Rongway to) Monroe Indoctrination will otherwise be run full steam ahead.

Forecasted high for Athens: 54 degrees and sunny. In Monroe: 77 degrees with tropical breezes.

This bill passed in a 3 to 2 vote of the Full Board. The WBL!

12-11-2006 Cross Series Finale Thank you to Adam, Shey, Nancy, and Kari for a wonderful final race at Indian Springs on Sunday! The series was a huge success! Congratulations to all of the series champions. I have a few photos here.

Good luck to the Georgia Crew going to the National Championships this weekend!
 

2007 Calendar Nope, the 2007 road calendar hasn't been released yet. I'm still working on compiling the rest of the races.  The VERY preliminary calendar is here. Please note that I haven't cleaned up the links yet.

Santa Cross (aka John Allison) raced in the Men's A division at Indian Springs. Photo by Jim Bailey/Hub Bicycles Team

15 Reasons Why Georgia Cross is So Great Ok, so I shameless pulled this from a post on the Georgia-cross.com forum, but I love it! One suggestion from the pro riders was to add a number 16: hot Sorella girls. :)

 15. The barriers at Augusta
14 The run-up at Indian Springs
13 The Forum and everyone that takes the time to contribute
12 News coverage on Velonews and Cyclingnews
11 Chicken dancing is better
10 The Weather is better
9 You get lei'ed
8 Cool Team Trophy
7 Great overall prizes for all categories
6 Awesome raffle
5 The support of GA based cycling industry
4 The Prize Money is better
3 Cannondale Demo bikes
2 Unbreakable course tape
1 Brownie and Milk primes!

12-14-2006 Looking for Photos from the National Cyclocross Championships? Are you looking for photos from the National Cyclocross Championships in Providence, RI December 15-17? My photography site is http://sadlebred.smugmug.com. All photos will be up by Thursday, December 21. I will be posting them as I get time during Nationals and when I return home. Please keep in mind that I am racing, supporting other Georgia riders, and photographing. I will answer all email after I return from Nats. Thanks!

Blanket's Creek Work Party From SORBA-Woodstock: Blanket's Creek Work Party, Saturday, Dec. 16, 9:00-noon.We have a little more leaf clearing and since it's the giving season what could be a better gift then to give back to the trails by helping clear them for the winter!"

Other News Ummm...there really isn't much other news right now except that 14 riders from Georgia will be at the Cyclocross National Championships this weekend in Providence, RI. Keep an eye on the forum at http://www.georgia-cross for updates from the race. It's the slow time of the year for other news. No, the 2007 road race schedule isn't out yet. :) You can check what information I have here. Go get your WBL on!

12-20-2006 Cross Nationals Photos are Up! All of my photos from the Cyclocross National Championships are up at http://sadlebred.smugmug.com. Enjoy!

Georgia Rocks Cross Nats! Georgia had a large contingent at the Cyclcross National Championships this past weekend in Providence, RI. Congratulations to everyone!

Friday Results
Master Men 35-39 146 starters:
Shey Linder: 68
Daryl Sawyer 30th
Chris Hurst: 112th
Jim Smart: 105

Master Women 30-34:
Kim Sawyer: 17th
Kristin Bowers: 19th
Trish Albert: 20th

Master Women 35-39
Kim Foland: 13th

Saturday Results
Elite Junior Men
Oscar Clark: 7th!!!!

Elite Men 114 starters
Tim Barrett: 60th

Sunday Results

Elite Women
Kim Sawyer: 46th

Women B
Trish Albert: 47th

Collegiate Men
Jamie Pair: 42nd
Adam Jones: 70th

Junior MTB Team From Cycleyouth: (please contact them with any questions, not me)
"Come on out to ride with Andy Johnston and Michael Cummings, Tristen Cowie, Lil Ethan, The Linders and the rest of the team on the 29th at 11 am. Cycleyouth is expanding in 2007 to add Junior Sport, Senior Sport and Expert Locally, U23 and Senior Expert on the National level, We offer a competitive sponsorship structure for a local team. We do have One Junior Expert National Championship to our name (2005) and we are building more. Remember you do not need to be an expert. We want to expand into the sport ranks as well. Come on out and have some fun. Fort Yargo the 29th We can be reached at ajriding@yahoo.com Check www.cycleyouth.com for any changes Thanks."

12-21-2006 Christmas Lights Ride Thanks to Don Dutson at Atlanta Cycling for leading the annual Christmas Lights ride. The ride got a good amount of donations for the St. Phillips Church Outreach program. About 30 riders enjoyed a 14 mile tour of lights through Buckhead and Sandy Springs. The inflatable Jesus was my favorite decoration.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a happy holiday season. Happy New Year! Be thankful for what you have and share with others your good fortune. I am thankful for my friends, family, bikes, house, teammates, and all of the things I've been blessed with over the last year. Southeastern Cycling will be taking a bit of time off during the holidays to sit around, relax, and do nothing.

12-23-2006 Cartecay New Year's Ride Date January 1, 2007
Meet: Cartecay Bike Shop, Start: 10:00 AM to Mulberry Gap Bunkhouse between the Pinhoti and Bear Creek. Type Of Rides! Mountain Bike! Beginner: Ten Miles, Intermdiate: Twenty Miles,
Expert: Twenty Five up to Thirty miles. Mulberry Gap will be cooking a New Years Day meal for $10.00 RSVP at 1-866-635-1740. Please call these guys before the ride. Cartecay Bike Shop will have special sale on all items in the shop between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

This will be eighteen years on New Years Day. Come out and enjoy the day. Mulberry Gap has hot tubes and showers. If you would like camp or stay over night there are bunkhouses available.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Cartecay Bike Shop. Let's Ride! Mike

12-28-2006 Sope Creek Work Party From SORBA: "Title: SOPE CREEK WP at the hooch, Feb. 3rd, 2007, 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Other Information: Meet at Columns Drive.
WP located 1/4 mile from entrance, on the right, when you make the climb from the crushed stone walking path.  **Free parking for this workparty** Bring water, gloves and closed toe footwear
Continuing where we left off w/the IMBA Trail Care Crew visit, we are planting a few trees and choking the trail.  Once finished w/this portion of the trail we begin mapping the "backside" for the new trail system. Come on out."

Yep Yep, news is a little slow this week.

12-30-2006 Central Park Freeride Work Party From the SORBA Freeride Alliance:  "January 20th, 2007, Central Park (Forsyth County) Freeride Work Party. 10:00 am, Location: Central Park / Forsyth GA The park will be temp. closed while we add dirt to the wallride, work on jump maintenance as well as start some new TTF construction. Also we'll be working with RAMBO on re-routing the XC trail. More info at ridesofa.org"

Happy New Year! Happy New Year from Southeastern Cycling. I hope that you have a great and safe new year. Thank you for supporting Southeastern Cycling in 2006!

As far as I know, the few scheduled Sunday group rides on New Years Eve will continue as usual. including the Airport Ride.

WBL Weekend News: Saturday 30 December: Farmington, 3 hours, 60 miles, no sprint.
Sunday 31 December: Mountain Bike Race (see site for info). WBL sanctioned with WBL points!
Monday 1 January: New Years Day Commerce Backasswards Classic, 2.5 hours, 50 miles. Let the
Sprinting begin. $100 winner take all (plus da box). Pros, 1's and 2's ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO SPRINT BUT CAN GIVE LEADOUTS. Pink church sprint line.

The Attack Zone is 1 lap of the Pink Church Circuit. See site (www.winterbikeleague.com) for all da details. --I am the Almighty Carnac.

12-31-2006 Sad Day Today was a sad day. I washed my Dean cyclocross bike and put it away for the season. Bye, bye, Dean! I will see you in July!

Mixed Loop I did a great 32 mile ride today with the guys from ATL Bike. Called the Mixed Loop, it is a combination of parts of the Silver Comet, gravel roads in Polk and Paulding Counties, and some rural roads. Thanks to Dave C. for leading the ride!

Jan. 1 WBL Ride Reminder: The 1st Sprint event is Monday, 1 January 2007, the Fortson's Clothing Backasswards Semi-Classic: Attack Zone is 1 lap of the new Pink Church Circuit with the final sprint at the famous Pink Church Line. A description of the circuit can be found on site. Ride is a 2.5 to 3 hour affair shop to shop. Ride departs at 10 a.m.*

Pros, 1's and 2's cannot sprint, but can ride like hale in the Attack Zone. Those eligible are: Vets (35 plus regardless of category), all women, 3's, 4's, 5's and all juniors (18 and under regardless of category) $100 bucks cash plus da box to da winner. Plus points (10-8-6-4-2). Overall prize list to be announced soon. Stay tuned. *The window is open.