Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2008

Ken Goldman enjoying part of his 15 minutes of fame. To date Ken, still has 14 minutes, 58 seconds remaining of unused time. Photo from Dale Blanchard. Caption from the editor.

Amgen Tour of California – Stage 3: Gesink and Leipheimer, after Mt Hamilton and Sierra. More pictures next issue. Photo from James Li.

Photo and article submissions for each month’s e-Newsletter must reach Wei Sun (wps20a@yahoo.com) by the 20th of the month.

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Reminders & Happenings
March Business Meeting
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Board Meeting at 6:00pm
Members Meeting at 7:00pm
Silliman Activity Center, 6800 Mowry Ave, Newark, CA 94560
Phone number: 510-742-4400

MARCH 6 PRESENTATION
Marvin Zauderer will give a presentation on "The 5 Core Skills of Mentally Fit Cyclists."
In his sport psychology practice, Marvin works with athletes, coaches, and teams from all sports on the mental skills needed for success. He leads the Sport Psychology program at Whole Athlete, a performance center in Marin County that provides a comprehensive set of coaching, consulting, fitting, and testing services to amateur and professional athletes around the world, particularly cyclists.
He is also a licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin, USA Cycling Level 2 Coach, Masters road racer, and he writes a monthly sport psychology column for PezCyclingNews.com.
His website is http://www.marvinz.com/
If you are interested in coming, please RSVP with Jeff Girard in order to plan refreshments. If you have questions, please email Jeff.

NEW FREMONT FREEWHEELER MEMBER
Jeff announced the birth of their newest Fremont Freewheeler. Katherine Jane Girard was born on February 20, 2008. She came to this world at 20 inches in length, weighing 7 lbs 6 oz. Currently she enjoys sleeping and leaving little presents in her pants for daddy. Both Chanda and Katherine are doing great.
Don’t forget to change your member to “Family”, Jeff.

DEPARTURE OF A CYCLING LEGEND
On February 3, 2008, the cycling community lost one of its important legend, advocate and educator when Sheldon Brown passed away due to an unexpected heart attack.
In his lifetime, his love of cycling and cycling mechanics resulted in one of the most comprehensive knowledge and databases accumulated on the topic of cycling as his legacy. He is survived by his wife, Harriet Fell, his daughter, Tova, and son, George.
Below is the link to Sheldon Brown’s website: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/home.html

FFBC Gear - Get in the program
FFBC Logo Bike Clothing & Custom-made Clip-On Bike Mirrors: Jerseys ($52), windbreakers ($45), vests ($45), arm warmers ($20), headbands ($5), and DeFeet socks ($6) are available for sale. Mirrors ($10) adjusts to fit the earpiece of almost any glasses frame gives you a broader field of view, and are guaranteed for life. These items can be purchased either at FFBC's monthly meeting or by calling for an appointment at my home. Ed Tanaka (510) 657-5068 for clothing, and Molly and Neil Michelfelder (510) 797-6458 for mirrors.