The 2-1-2010 meeting
Mangia's
Pizza on Mesa ( just South of Spicewood Springs road intersection )
6:30 PM - Salad, Pizza and
Tea/water buffet ($6.00)
7:00 PM - Meeting
Meeting Agenda
2010 officer elections
2010 season clothing order update
Recent race/ride results
VC glory
Free Q-tips for those still trying to recover from the Texas State Cyclocross mudfest
Tea and sympathy for Copperas Cove survivors . . .
Minutes
We chatted about the pipping of Bam-Bam at the Cat 4 line during
Sunday's Tour of New Braunfels RR and recounted various other rider
experiences from the same event -- getting lost due to bad directions
from people at a church, in spite of the fact that there was a Garmin
zip-tied to your stem; witnessing a harrowing stack-up in the Cat 5
event (shocking, I know); trading how-cold-was-it stories, etc.
We debated the relative grossness factor of crated cats in a confined,
airless space versus a dead cow belly-up in a bar ditch, both of which
featured on club rides this Sunday past.
We congratulated Mino Giunta on his State Junior title in CX, plus various other outstanding VC performances at the same event.
Ethan Moorhead informed us that he has served his time in purgatory and now cats up to 3's.
We patted the responsible members on their collective present and
absent backs for contributing to VC's once again taking the TXBRA team
cup for CX.
We discussed the 2010 season kit order, expected around the first of
March. Socks, sourced from a different manufacturer, are due sooner but
will be distributed with the rest of the kit. Research into the
possibility of sourcing solid black Elite Wrap bibs/shorts at a
discount comparable to custom from LG are ongoing -- the response to
initial queries was unsatisfactory. Tom Paterson suggested we share our
own independently sourced bib/short details -- preferred manufacturer,
style, price, etc., on the listserv as a service to fellow club members.
Jay Bond's BOD appointment as VC TXBRA delegate was announced.
John Collins announced VC's formal agreement to partner with Holland
Racing and Andrew Willis to promote the 2010 state age-based criterium
championships in June. More details and volunteer info. to come.
Joe Haas took over as VC club president for 2010, and Andy Austin was
elected by acclamation to the post of president-elect for 2011. Greg
Lakomski was denied parole on his sentence of 25-to-life as VC
treasurer and was returned to his cell by the lovely Donna. Kurt Bauer
was elected secretary for 2010, relieving Jay Bond from the post he has
held for the past two years.
Till March . . . Adios, muchachos y muchachas.
KB
The March 2, 2009 meeting's
agenda :
Mangia's
Pizza on Mesa ( Off Far West )
6:30 PM - Salad, Pizza and
Tea/water buffet ($6.00)
7:00 PM - Meeting
Agenda
Clothing update (should be soon)
State criterium championships status update
Randonneuring and other S/M pursuits
Race reports (we have good results -- as well as war stories -- to share)
Sundry (as opposed to sun-dried) items
Minutes
Here's what Pres. Bauer said about the meeting:
"Last night at the
VC monthly meeting, John Collins briefed us on secured sponsors for the
State age-based criterium championships set for June 6 and spoke of
work items and volunteer needs going forward. Anybody planning to
volunteer at the event who hasn't attended a Thursday night crit at the
Driveway might consider checking it out when the series resumes on
Thursday, 3/12.
Greg Lakomski told us we're basically set for a club "sponsorship"
package from Quarq, makers of the CinQo power meter. Quarq will give us
a 15% discount on the price of the package as long as we order five
units. Details of the system(s) available are at
http://www.quarq.us/home , and Greg Lakomski is fielding feelers from
interested club members. You, too, can enjoy the advantages of Quarq
sponsorship, just like Carlos Sastre, Thor Hushovd, and other members
of the Cervelo Test Team.
Kaiser of Kit David Wolfe announced to a happy gathering that 2009 team
clothing is expected this week, and he will have a detailed post on the
listserv and the web site regarding centralized distribution this
weekend. PLEASE DON'T CONTACT DAVID DIRECTLY UNTIL HE POSTS SPECIFICS!
The stuff ain't in yet, and then he needs some time to bag up the goods
per each member's specific order.
Club meetings will remain at Mangia Pizza, Mesa and Spicewood Springs Road, on the first Monday of each month. 'Nuff said.
John Bartle will execute on the hows and whats of the club's official
support of the effort to urge TxDoT and the City of Austin to hold off
cannibalizing the southbound shoulder of MoPac over the Barton Creek
greenbelt before construction of a bicycle/pedestrian bridge. Traffic
pressure has both sets of officials considering taking the shoulder as
another traffic lane, which will leave no "safe" route for cyclists
over the greenbelt. John urged club members to investigate the city's
efforts to revise the Austin Bicycle Plan and mentioned solicitations
by the city for input regarding specific geographic areas where traffic
control modifications and specific bicycle-related monitoring efforts
might fruitfully be made. For more info see http://tinyurl.com/dbq33a
The club members warmly greeted Ethan Moorhead and his soigneur (dad)
with a hearty round of applause as he entered the dining room following
his victory Sunday in the junior race at La Primavera at Lago Vista.
Ethan then regaled the attendees with the wheel-to-wheel wiliness that
he used to schnook the other guys in der schpurt. Ethan has racked up
an impressive 2009 thus far: two fifths, a fourth, and a victory. Well
done! Tom Linehan joined Ethan in sharing the overall great results for
VC this weekend, with Greg Hall grabbing a second place, Frank Kurzawa
fourth, and Tom himself fifth in the 40+ event.
Columbia High Road and Cervelo got nuthin' on VC.
The club welcomed new VC member Luis Acosta. Glad to have you, Luis!
The club heard a personal appeal from Betty Barnes, wife of Dave
Barnes, for support of the couple's efforts at this year's Livestrong
Challenge. Like her friend Lance Armstrong, Betty is coming out of
retirement and getting back on the bike to raise awareness of the fight
against cancer, both in gratitude for her own survival and recovery and
in support of her cousin, a recently diagnosed cancer sufferer. See
http://austin09.livestrong.org/bettybarnes or
http://austin09.livestrong.org/davebarnes
and consider making a donation.
Ray Smith presented a PowerPoint slide show on randonneuring. Ray
completed a 200K ride at the end of January along with fellow VCers
Laura Zotter and Lynn Wyatt. Ray, riding with the Hill Country
Randonneurs organization, will tackle a 300K brevet this Saturday, from
Westlake Hills, around the Dam Loop, out to Fredericksburg, and back
into Austin. Let's hope the wind is kind! Good luck, Ray."
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