Reminder, when registering for races: Our Team Name is “Live Play Real Estate” Our Club name is “Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club”, club number 240 The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the February meeting. Some highlights: Eleanor had a Top 20 finish in eSports World Championships on 2/26!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! In other […]
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Hi Team, There are a number of upcoming mountain bike races for those of you looking to get out in the dirt. I included some links to three different spring series that are just ramping up, and there are events this coming weekend in Roseville and even closer to home at Fort Ord. CCCX Cycling –
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Reminder, when registering for races: Our Team Name is “Live Play Real Estate” Our Club name is still “Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club”, club number 240 The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the January meeting yesterday. Some highlights: I updated the Leadership team on the most recent Board Meeting: The
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The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the November meeting today. Some highlights: New Board members Marshall Miller and Megan Brinkmeyer attended Megan is also the Woman’s Elite Race Team Director so it was not her first meeting If anyone is interested in joining the Leadership team please email Ben Dodge (ben.dodge@gmail.com)
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Christopher Guzik As this was my first ever race as a cat 3 and it was a 3/2/1 open event I had a ton of nerves going in. I made sure to mitigate this as much as possible the days before by sleeping as much as possible and drinking tons of water. One of my
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The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the October meeting on 10/25. Some highlights: TITLE SPONSOR! Our Team Name is now “Live Play Real Estate” Our Club name is still “Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club”, club number 240 ELECTIONS! The Board of Directors is made up of five positions: President VP Secretary
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I took a trip this past weekend to Frederick, Maryland for the mountain bike marathon nationals championships which was a 32 mile race held on old-school rock infested hiking trails. It was completely different than the riding conditions we are used to in California, with no smooth dirt, no berms, and not a single place
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LGBRC and UC Berkeley racer Justin Peck achieved a result far beyond his expectations as he made it onto the podium in both the cross country and the short track this weekend in his very first trip to collegiate nationals. Purgatory, Colorado had received more than six inches of snow earlier in the week, making
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LGBRC had some great results this past weekend at the Sea Otter Classic which is one of the most prestigious events in the US. It was held in October this year instead of the usual April time frame, and in typical years it attracts up to 74,000 fans and 9.800 athletes over all cycling disciplines.
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We still have some water bottles available in both the 22 and 26 oz. sizes. Same price for each one. The more you buy, the cheaper they become! We would like to get these bottles on the road and out of our home. ? Thanks. Barry bgordonfnace@gmail.com 408-821-6014 .
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A weekend of mixed dirt and road racing has just wrapped up with multiple LGBRC members making the podiums. On Saturday, the first race of the Sacramento cyclocross series kicked off at Lakeside Church in Folsom, with racing on some actual green grass as opposed to the usual dry dust. Lisa Cordova finished 3rd in
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Hello All, The first cyclocross race of the season was this past Saturday in Castro Valley at Rowell Ranch. It was a challenging course with lots of turns and some short climbs and descents. There is an image below of the course which shows the beauty of a cyclocross race that is packed into a
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The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the September meeting 9/27/2021. Some highlights: The Women’s Elite Team was well represented at District Championships in Santa Cruz, with Lisa taking first place (see picture below) The Men’s Team also competed in District Championships with Michael placing best at 4th The first cyclocross race
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The Leadership Team (Board, Race Directors, and Committee Chairs) held the August meeting today (we skipped July). Some highlights: Only 55 water bottles of each size left (22 or 26 oz); if interested please email Barry (bgordonfnace@gmail.com) NEW website is officially launching September 1st!! You can view it now at https://www.losgatosbicycleracing.org/ Club rides will be
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Submitted by Eleanor Wiseman Last post for Valley of the Sun: What a weekend! We did it! For our first stage race together, it was a success! The team worked hard to keep our GC leader’s position AND do well in the crit on Sunday with JenWilson covering attacks and even making it in a
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Submitted by Eleanor Wiseman 2nd day of Valley of the Sun Stage race was a success! The road race was spicy from the get go. We had a plan and everyone executed it and gave it their all. Our team chased attacks throughout the race and Melanie Wong sprinted for 3rd! And Steph Sydlik and
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Feb. 14, 2020 –Valley of the Sun – Submitted by Eleanor Wiseman The women road team is thrilled to be racing at Valley of the Sun Stage race this weekend! Friday was the time trial! We all rode hard and are excited to see good results in a stacked field of pros. @stefsydlik (our amazing
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January 25, 2020 – Low Gap Grasshopper Adventure Series – Submitted by Eleanor Wiseman Grasshopper’s Low Gap or my first meeting with a gravel/dirt event Two weekends ago I took part in Low Gap’s grasshopper – my first gravel/dirt event. I wanted to share my experience to encourage others to try new things as it
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Justin and I have just completed this 6-day stage race in Breckenridge, Colorado which covers 220 miles and over 40,000 feet of climbing, with the resulting descending being the best part! We competed in the 2-person open men team category and were able to win all six stages and the overall title. Although there were
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Hi Team,Here is a quick update from Mountain Bike National Championships in Winter Park Colorado where Gavin Hlady, Charles Rausch, Justin Peck, and Chris Peck are racing. In the Junior 17/18 cross country on Friday we had Gavin put in an amazing ride for 12th place with Justin in 57th. Due to the size of
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RIDE ETIQUETTE: https://lgbrc.org/ride_protocol.html • Introduce yourself to new riders. If you’re a new rider, introduce yourself at the start of the ride. • Roll out from the start/regroups gently so everyone has a chance to warm up and get going. • Use hand signals and call out turns, stops and road obstructions. Repeat the message through
Arun Sharma RIDE ETIQUETTE What: LGBRC Sunday Ride When and Where: Meet 9am at Starbucks 654 Fremont Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024 Route: Return to StarBucks. We are usually back right on 12 noon. Group Event Info:-https://www.strava.com/clubs/265/group_events/990341?new=true RIDE ETIQUETTE: https://lgbrc.org/ride_protocol.html • Introduce yourself to new riders. If you’re a new rider, introduce yourself at the start of the ride. • Roll out from the
