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Minutes – Jan 12, 2016

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FFBC GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

Location:  Fremont Adult Education School, Room N6, 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA 94538

Date:  Jan 12, 2016

Attendance:

Luis Facha

President

Louis Friedenberg

Vice President

Bob Miller

Secretary

Chris Menicou

Race Team Representative

Julia Walker

Treasurer

Trish Conklin

Director-at-Large

Dave Fishbaugh

Ride Coordinator

Call to Order:

Meeting called to order at 7:45 PM. Previous meeting minutes were approved.

Membership – Becky Denevan

There were 216 early renewals, who were candidates for the early membership prizes.

Now in 2016, there are 279 members and 214 memberships.

There was a drawing for the early renewal member prizes ($25 gift cards from local biking & coffee establishments) and they are:

  • Hung Dang                  REI
  • Sandra King                PEET’s
  • Jon Utley                     Centripedal
  • Alan Cookson             Crank2
  • Steve Lawrence           Bicycle Garage

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Since there were no other members present we decided to adjourn the meeting. The following notes are included from the Board Meeting Minutes for general publication. Meeting was adjourned at 8PM.

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Race Team Report – Chris Menicou:

Chris noted that although racing season hasn’t started there have been a few pre-season races. There were three First places in Early Bird Road Races. There were also two First places in CycloCross.

The member level is at 48 at this point. Three juniors and two others from last year’s team went to some Pro teams and a Sacramento team. There will be a second round of signups in February.

Saturday workouts have started at more than 60 miles and 4500 ft of climbing.

The Team Target events have also been decided – they are listed below.

Chris reviewed the following team information and provided this complete list later by email. This is for the last eight weeks.

Race Team Report for November-December 2015:

  • Team Fremont Race Updates  – Top Ten Rider Results

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #7
12/19/15 – Marina

MASTERS 35+ B MEN – Damon Campbell – 1st
MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey – 1st

2016 SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN HILL CLIMB
BRISBANE, CA – JAN 1, 2016

Junior Under 18yrs  – Daniel Karpelevitch – 3rd

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #8
01/08/16 – Ft. Ord

MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey – 1st

  • Training and Event Update
    • Tuesday Night Training (TNT):  Meet at 6:15 PM at Genmark Automation (Warren and 46723 Lakeview) for a local ride and hill climbing workout.
    • Wednesday Night Training (WNT) Meet at 6:15 PM on Eureka & Stevenson (parking lot) in Fremont for training and mentoring on the basics of racing.
    • Thursday Night Training (TNT): Meet at 6:15 PM on Eureka & Stevenson (parking lot) in Fremont for 4-corner Criterium workouts.
    • Winter training rides are now taking place on Saturdays per the FFBC ride calendar. Riders are grouped by ability.
  • Team Target Events for 2016
    • Team Target Events proposed for Road Racing in 2016:
      • Coppertown Circuit Race – Feb. 14th
      • Red Kite Criterium – March 3rd
      • Turlock Lake Road Race – April 9th
      • Memorial Day Criterium, Morgan Hill – May 30th
      • Dash 4 Cash, Dublin – June 4th
      • Red Kite Bump Circuit Race – July 24th
      • Dunnigan Hills Road Race – August 13th
      • Giro di San Francisco Criterium – September 5th
  • Team Membership
    • There are 48 Race Team Members for the 2016 season roster so far. A second round of sign-ups opens in February.

Ride Coordinator – Dave Fishbaugh:

Jan 31st is the ride leader recognition party.

Director-at-Large – Trish Conklin:

Nothing new to report. All bike boxes have been returned.

Trish made a puff pastry with raspberry, brie and bacon as well as a twice cooked potato with thyme, chives and parmigiana cheese for the event. You really shouldn’t miss out.

Treasury Report – Julia Walker:

Account balance is good. First Primavera checks are coming in. The biggest Dec expense was the Holiday Party.

Julia did a survey and got very positive response on the Holiday Party. The negative feedback was: a) When they ran out of food and took too long to replace, b) Wine was expensive. Otherwise everyone enjoyed the event.

General Discussion:

Urban Bike Fitters wanted to do a talk about bike fitting. Board agreed that would work in February. Next we need to decide if the meeting should be at the Urban Fitters bike shop or not.

Bob presented the Minutes website approach. The concept is to host both the General Minutes and the Newsletter on a website (initially on a free WordPress.com site and eventually on the ffbc.org site). That will mean that the website will be accessible by the public.

Donation Process: The Board felt the process was fine the way it was and there were no recommended changes.

 

Spoken Truth Volume 44, Issue 1, January 2016

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Volume  44 , Issue  1 ,   January 2016

Photo and article submissions for each month’s e-Newsletter must reach Eve Ben-Ora (ffbc.newsletter@gmail.com) by the 20th of the month.

 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 brjerseyoader 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. Contact Terri Yi at clothing-sales@ffbc.org for clothing, and Molly and Neil Michelfelder (510) 797-6458 for mirrors.

For all of the latest updates about club activities, sit our website at www.ffbc.org.

holidayReminder: Renew your membership

Membership in the FFBC is based on a calendar year, which means, in order to be a member on January 1, 2016, you need to renew your membership now.

You can enroll/renew online or you can send your membership form and payment to the FFBC PO box: PO Box 1868 in Fremont 94538. When you renew online … it’s so easy … you’ll have the opportunity to pay using PayPal or you can fill out the form using the online option and then send your check to the FFBC PO Box.

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Do it today and you’ll be set for riding in 2016. You will get your membership card in an email in early January.

Making a Move?

Please notify Becky Denevan membership@ffbc.org

 

 

 

 

THANKS TO THE DECEMBER RIDE LEADERS

Garry Birch, Al Quintana, Amy Giles, Prashant Singh, Jay Gilson, Conni Smith, Ken Goldman, Lori Sommer, West Kurihara,  Joyce Tanaka, Vanessa McDonnell, David Walker, Robin O’Hara, Julia Walker, Tim O’Hara &Terri Yi

The Frozen 3 of the Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, Show ‘n Go enjoying a sunny spot at Panera’s in Pacific Commons.

 

 

Frozen 3

From the left: Sydney Friedenberg, Lambert Caulfield, and Jon Graff.

Primavera Century

 

This event sells out quickly. Registration fees are discounted in December and raise monthly after that. There is also a discount for teams of 8 or more. See www.ffbc.org/primavera for details.

How Cycling Makes Us Smarter

It’s no secret that cycling makes you fitter. Research shows that it also sharpens your thinking and melts away stress. Here’s how to maximize the cognitive benefits cycling.

  • selene yeager         March 31, 2014

EVERY morning Canadian neuroscientist Brian Christie, PhD, gives his brain an extra boost. We’re not talking about tossing back multiple strong shots of espresso or laying one of those mind-training games advertised all over Facebook. “I hop on my bike, go to the gym for 45 minutes, then ride the rest of the way to work,” says Christie. “When I get to my desk, my brain is at peak activity for a few hours.” After his mental focus sputters to a halt later in the day, he jump-starts it with another short spin to run errands.

Ride, work, ride, repeat. It’s a scientifically proven system that unleashes some unexpected benefits of cycling. In a recent study in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, scientists found that people scored higher on tests of memory, reasoning, and planning after 30 minutes of spinning on a stationary bike than they did before they rode. They also completed the tests faster after pedaling.

Exercise is like fertilizer for your brain. All those hours spent turning your cranks create rich capillary beds not only in your quads and glutes, but also in your gray matter. More blood vessels in your brain and muscles mean more oxygen and nutrients to help them work, says Christie.

When you pedal, you also force more nerve cells to fire.

As these neurons light up, they intensify the creation of proteins like brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) and a compound called noggin (yes, really), which promote the formation of new brain cells. The result:

You double or triple the production of neurons—literally building your brain, says Christie. You also release neurotransmitters (the messengers between your brain cells) so all those cells, new and old, can communicate with each other for better, faster functioning. That’s a pretty profound benefit to cyclists. This kind of growth is especially important with each passing birthday, because as we age, our brains shrink and those connections weaken. Exercise restores and protects the organ, says Arthur Kramer, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Our research finds that after only three months, people who exercised had the brain volume of those three years younger,” says Kramer, referring to a study that examined the brains of 59 sedentary volunteers between the ages of 60 and 79 who either did an exercise program or were inactive for six months. A bigger, more connected brain simply works better. “Adults who exercise display sharper memory skills, higher concentration levels, more fluid thinking, and greater problem-solving ability than those who are sedentary,” says Kramer.

So if a little exercise boosts your mental acumen, will going longer and harder earn you Mensa membership? Not so much, says Christie. More isn’t always better, especially in the short term, he says. The same study that reported brain benefits from a short exercise session also revealed that more intense efforts can temporarily compromise memory and information processing, something Christie has seen firsthand.

Christie’s teenage daughter also starts her day with exercise— specifically rowing practice, usually with searing interval sets. But instead of leaving her brain firing on all cylinders, the workout leaves her a little stalled out when she arrives at school. “Short term, you’re on a U-shaped curve for exercise and mental benefits,” says Christie. “Too little and your brain doesn’t get what it needs to work optimally. Too much and your body has sapped the glucose and other resources it needs, so it’s hindered until it recovers.” The sweet spot for sharp mental acuity right after exercise is about 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic riding at roughly 75 percent of your maximum heart rate, or an effort of 7 on a scale of 1 (standing still) to 10 (going all out). (Mr. Xerty)

Positive Spin

Of course, there’s a lot more to mental fitness than just improving your smarts. Plenty of science backs the idea that a good ride can also have emotional benefits. Cycling can elevate your mood, relieve anxiety, increase stress resistance, and even banish the blues.

“Exercise works as well as psychotherapy and antidepressants in the treatment of depression, maybe better,” says James Blumenthal, PhD, professor of behavioral medicine in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. A recent study analyzing 26 years of research finds that even just some exercise—as little as 20 to 30 minutes a day—can prevent depression over the long term.

At the moment, scientists don’t completely understand the exact mechanisms, but they do know that one of the benefits of cycling is that it boosts the production of feel-good chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine. “As soon as our lab rats start running on their wheels, they get a 100 to 200 percent increase in serotonin levels,” says J. David Glass, PhD, a brain-chemistry researcher at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

HOW CYCLING MAKES US HAPPY

The authors of a recent review study on exercise and depression came up with the following guidelines to ward off the blues with aerobic exercise: Do three to five

sessions a week. Each session should be 45 to 60 minutes long and keep your heart rate between 50 and 85 percent of your max. Of course, that’s just a minimum recommendation aimed at the general public. You can

go ahead and ride to your heart’s—and mind’s—content. Tags: Training; FitnessBrain

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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, FFBC Show ‘n’ Go  – Anderson’s Bakery, Union City

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From the left: Sydney Friedenberg, Donna Boomershine, Lambert Caulfield, Randy Fewel, and Jon Graff

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, FFBC Show ‘n’ Go at Kaffa Coffee2015-12-01 SG

 

From the left: Lambert Caulfield, Lori Sommer, Donna Boomershine, Sydney Friedenberg, and Jon Graff

The Future of Cycling

 

Santa brought Dylan a bike (from Centripedal). Now he can ride with his grandmother, Randy  Fewel. His mom, Suzanne, has signed up for the Cinderella training. An FFBC cycling family!

Bike Race Officials Training Class – Saturday January 30, 9:00 AM

Did you know there are over 100 bike races annually in Northern California? In addition to racers participating, trained officials are also needed. Northern California Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA) offers a class for anyone interested in becoming a USA Cycling Official.

 

Saturday January 30, starting at 9:00AM at the Courtyard Marriott, 2929 Constitution Drive, Livermore.

The meeting room will open at 8:00 AM and the coffee shop will be open. The class starts promptly at 9:00 AM, so please allow enough time to arrive, sign in and get ready.

NCNCA needs people to help score and officiate races. The training includes the class along with the opportunity to learn with experienced mentors and lots of on-the-job training. You don’t have to memorize the rulebook or be an expert in everything, all that is needed is a willingness to learn and a love of bike racing. After taking this class and progressing through a short internship, officials are paid to help put on races.

If you are a member of a USA Cycling team, your team’s membership for 2016 includes a free official’s license. Please talk to your club about taking advantage of that opportunity.

 

Newsletter Team

                                                                                  Eve Ben-Ora

 

Minutes – Nov 10, 2015

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FFBC GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

 Location: Fremont Adult Education School, Room N6, 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA 94538

Date: Nov 10, 2015

Board Attendance:

Louis Friedenberg Vice President
Bob Miller Secretary
Chris Menicou Race Team Representative
Julia Walker Treasurer
Trish Conklin Director-at-Large
Dave Fishbaugh Ride Coordinator

General meeting was called to order at 7:30PM. Meeting minutes from last meeting were approved.

Membership – Becky Denevan

Becky gave the following membership numbers:

546 Members

413 Memberships

Race Team Report – Chris Menicou

Chris noted that there is a lull in activity. Races are farther away so there is little participation from our team. Next month will have closer cyclo-cross races. Great news on the Road Race team standings for 2015.

Chris reviewed the following team information and provided this complete list later by email. This is for the last four weeks.

Race Team Report for October 2015:

1.     Training and Event Update

Tuesday Night Training – Meet at 6:15 PM at Genmark Automation (Warren and 46723 Lakeview) for a local ride and hill climbing workout.

Wednesday Night Training – Development training for novice and new racers. 6:30 at Eureka and Stevenson.

Thursday Night Training (TNT) – Meet at 6:15 PM on Eureka & Stevenson (parking lot) in Fremont for 4-corner Criterium workouts.

Sunday Winter training rides per FFBC ride calendar. Grouped by ability.

2.     More 2015 Season Wrap-Up

    1. Team Fremont placed 11th of 111 teams participating in Northern California Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA).
    2. Top Ten Rankings based on racing categories:

Elite Category 3 Men – 10th of 35 teams

Elite 4 Men – 8th of 40 teams

Elite 3 Women – 4th of 25 teams

Elite 4 Women – 1st of 25

The race calendar and Winter Cyclocross events can be found at – http://ncnca.org/

3.     Team Membership

    • 2016 season enrollment is currently underway. Registration ends November 20th with a second round occurring in February
    • Castelli will continue to be the team clothing supplier for 2016
    • The Fremont Freewheeler Race Team website is at: http://fremontraceteam.org/

 Director-at-Large – Trish Conklin:

All bike boxes have been returned.

Trish made a pea pesto crostini (look it up!) and a homemade cookie platter for the event.

Ride Coordinator – Dave Fishbaugh:

Dave presented an idea from Jay and Julie Gilson: create criteria for “select ride leaders” over a year. These ride leaders could then become eligible for a one year membership waiver. The Board agreed with the concept for Dave will go and create a “straw man” proposal to discuss at the next meeting.

Jan 28th is the next ride leader party. Details to be emailed out later.

Dec 13th – Holiday party at 5PM

Dave mentioned that last Saturday’s CW Calaveras event was a great ride and had excellent turnout. 20 B and 20 M riders.

Treasury Report – Julia Walker:

Account balance is $56840. Next month will be high income due to Primavera and membership signup.

Expenses for last month include picnic expenses; Income for last month included sale of vintage clothing.

Had vote on budget for 2015-2016: Ken Goldman motioned to approve; Jay Gilson seconded motion. Budget was approved.

Holiday Party Dec 13th at Spin-a-Yarn. Details to go out via email.

General Discussion:

Request was made to make the ride schedule archive searchable so people can review rides that have already been done (and possibly redo them).

The Board announced and described the changes that will be coming to the newsletter.

Announcement of a new jersey order to be placed. One member asked if we could also order vests. That will be considered.

Next meeting January 12, 2016.

Next, the highlight of the evening: Dave Walker gave a presentation of his Paris-Brest-Paris ride. A 4 day ride, over 800 miles, with only three nights of a few hours sleep and he powered across the finish line in a refreshed state in 86 hours (4 hours to spare). He gave an excellent slide show of events & activities along the ride with French subtitles! David’s ride preparation included taking a French language course – now there’s a complete rider!

The meeting was then adjourned.

 

Minutes – Oct 13, 2015

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FFBC GENERAL MEETING

General meeting was called to order at 7:45PM.

Race Team Report – Chris Menicou

Chris reviewed last month’s race team’s results.

Race Team Report for September 2015:

1.     Team Fremont Race Updates – Top Ten Rider Results

OAKLAND GRAND PRIX
SEP 20, 2015 – OAKLAND, CA

W Cat. 3/4 – Luisa Sempere1st

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #1
SEP 6, 2015 – MONTEREY

MASTERS 35+ B MEN – Damon Campbell 5th

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #2
SEP 13, 2015 – MONTEREY

MASTERS 35+ B MEN – Damon Campbell 4th
MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey 1st

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #3
SEP 27, 2015 – MANZANITA PARK

MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey 1st

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #4
10/4/15 – TORO PARK

MASTERS 35+ B MEN – Damon Campbell 8th
MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey 2nd

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #5
SEP 11, 2015 – MANZANITA PARK

MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey 1st

CCCX CYCLOCROSS #6
10/18/15 – TORO PARK

MASTERS 35+ B MEN – Damon Campbell 1st
MASTERS 35+ C MEN – Brian Gokey 1st

2.     Training and Event Update

a) Tuesday Night Training (TNT):  Meet at 6:15 PM at Genmark Automation (Warren and 46723 Lakeview) for a local ride and hill climbing workout.

b) Thursday Night Training (TNT): Meet at 6:15 PM on Eureka & Stevenson (parking lot) in Fremont for 4-corner Criterium workouts.

c) In Oct and November there will be Sunday workouts. October will start easy and November will start getting more difficult.

3.     Team Target Events

Team Target Events for Road Racing are Complete for 2015

The race calendar can be found at – http://ncnca.org/

Team Fremont Women’s Category 4 Racers placed first in 2015 in the Northern California Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA).

The woman’s individual spring champion for Category 4 Racing was:

Luisa Sempere from Team Fremont!

 Second place Spring Cat. 4 champion was:

 14 year old Catie Melnarik who also won the Outstanding NCNCA Junior Racer title for 2015!

4.     Team Membership

 There are 76 Race Team Members for the 2015 season roster.

18 are Ladies& 17 are Juniors

Sign-ups for joining the team will begin in November

The Fremont Freewheeler Race Team website is at: http://fremontraceteam.org/

Director-at-Large – Trish Conklin:

Bike boxes available. Trish also brought all the great food for tonight’s meeting – a Chinese noodle dish and cheese platter. People were already diving in.

Treasury Report – Julia Walker:

Julia reported $57k in the bank. Julie Gilson suggested getting setup on Square/Paypal for credit card payments at the Primavera – to allow for more convenient sales.

We got a thank you note from Adobe for our donation to allow them to purchase bicycle safety equipment for their residents.

Julia reported $57k in the bank. Last month’s spending was the Adobe donation. There was some minor income – clothing.

The Club will vote on the budget at the November meeting.

Ride Coordinator – Dave Fishbaugh:

Dave gave a little background on his experience with the Niles Canyon “Roll-n-Stroll” (closed to car traffic). He met with Scott Haggerty, who said he was delighted with the turnout. Bike path plan looks like ti will be $60-100M. Scott felt there were sources for money in county and others.

Dave asked if the FFBC should take a larger role. There was no strong support for that idea.

Dave is part of the county wide bike commission. He will update the Board on the activities.

Membership – Becky Denevan:

Becky announced that there are 539 members and 406 memberships. She also announced that the picnic is in two weeks (Oct 24) and there are 85 “yes” and 42 “no” so far, and 318 no answer.

General Discussion:

Eve Ben-Ora was introduced as the new editor of the newsletter.

Julia setup and sold old stock of jerseys, arm warmers and socks. We had a lot of activity.

Bob Miller then gave a report on his August Mountain Bike packing trip on the Colorado trail. If anyone is interested he has pictures up on his website:

https://rjmiller.smugmug.com/Bike-Trips/2015-08-07-Colorado-Trail-Bike-R/

The meeting was then adjourned.

 

Minutes – Sept 8, 2015

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FFBC GENERAL MEETING

General meeting was called to order at 7:45PM.

Race Team Report – Chris Menicou

Chris noted that we are getting close to the end of the race season – last weekend was somewhat of a Grand Finale with the Red Kite Omnium, Masters/Juniors Dist and State Criterium and the Giro de San Francisco Criterium. We had a number of outstanding finishes in those races – see the results below.

There are two more big races before the end of the season, and then we go into the Cyclocross season. Road racing season starts in January.

November is when team members must re-up their membership.

Chris reviewed the following team results and provided the complete results later by email. This is for the last four weeks.

Race Team Report for August 2015:

1.     Team Fremont Race Updates – Top Ten Rider Results

Central coast road series – Ft. Ord – Jr. state RR champs. sep 12, 2015

W Jr. 15-16 Cat. 1/2/3/4/5 – Zahra Gill 1st

M Jr. 17-18 1/2/3/4/5 – Daniel Karpelevitch 4th

GIRO DI SAN FRANCISCO (Team Target Event)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   SEP 7, 2015

W Elite Cat. 3 – Luisa Sempere 1st

M Master 35 Cat. 4 – Robert Gonzalez 2nd

NCNCA STATE Criterium Champs. –  PLEASANTON, CA   SEP 6, 2015

M Master 60-65 1/2/3/4 – Tim O’Hara 5th

W Jr. 15-16 – Zahra Gill 1st

M Jr. 17-18 1/2/3/4 – Conan Wen 4th

RED KITE OMNIUM Criterium – PLEASANTON, CA   SEP 5, 2015

M Master 55 Cat. 3/4 – Tim O’Hara 7th

W PRO 1/2/3 – Luisa Sempere 6th

W Elite Cat. 3 – Luisa Sempere 4th

M Elite Cat. 5 – James Marquez 1st, Alex Abaya 4th, Derek Stedman 6th

VACAVILLE GRAN PRIX – VACAVILLE, CA   AUG 30, 2015

W Elite Cat. 3/4 – Luisa Sempere 3rd

WINTERS ROAD RACE – WINTERS, CA   AUG 29, 2015

M Elite Cat. 3 – Phill Mai 4th

W Elite Cat. 3 – Zahra Gill 10th

UNIVERSITY ROAD RACE –  SANTA CRUZ, CA   AUG 23, 2015

M Elite Cat. 4/5 – Derek Stedman 7th

W PRO 1/2/3 – Zahra Gill 10th

RED KITE OMNIUM EVENT #13 – TEMPUS FUGIT INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL – CASTRO VALLEY, CA   AUG 23, 2015

M Master 55 Cat. 3/4 – Chris Menicou 2nd

SAN ARDO ROAD RACE (Team Target Event) – SAN ARDO, CA   AUG 22, 2015

M Elite Cat. 4 – Joe Rokes 9th

W Elite Cat. 4 – Zahra Gill 3rd

DUNNIGAN HILLS ROAD RACE – DUNNIGAN, CA   AUG 15, 2015

M Elite Cat. 4 – Joe Rokes 9th

M Junior 17-18 – Daniel Karpelevitch 3rd

W Elite Cat. 4 – Zahra Gill 1st

2.     Training and Event Update

Tuesday Night Training (TNT):  Meet at 6:15 PM at the Club Sport Fremont parking lot for a local ride and hill climbing workout.

Thursday Night Training (TNT): Meet at 6:15 PM on Eureka off Stevenson in Fremont for 4-corner Criterium workouts.

3.     Team Target Events

Team Target Events for Road Racing are complete for 2015!

It was a very good year:

 Total top 10’s:           181

Wins:              23

Top 3:             40

Top 5:             39

Top 10:           71

 The race calendar can be found at – http://ncnca.org/

4.     Team Membership

 There are 76 Race Team Members for the 2015 season roster.

18 are Ladies & 17 are Juniors

The Fremont Freewheeler Race Team website is at: http://fremontraceteam.org/

Treasury Report – Julia Walker:

Julia reported $57k in the bank. Last month’s spending was largely donations – all of which were done except Abode. Some paper work is required in that case. There was some minor income – some new memberships.

Ride Coordinator – Dave Fishbaugh:

Dave is focusing on the October calendar. He will be soliciting ride entries via email.

General Discussion:

Main general activity this month is the voting of the board members for the next year. A slate of nominees had been put forward at the August meeting, which was comprised of all the existing board members continuing in their existing posts. Luis asked the members present if there were any other new nominees for any positions. There were no additional nominees put forward.

The nominees for the board are then:

Luis Facha President
Louis Friedenberg Vice President
Bob Miller Secretary
Chris Menicou Race Team Representative
Julia Walker Treasurer
Trish Conklin Director-at-Large
Dave Fishbaugh Co-Ride Coordinator

 

The members present then voted on this slate of candidates. There was a unanimous vote to re-elect the candidates.

Luis announced that Eve Ben-Ora will be taking over for Marcella as the Newsletter editor. Eve was at the meeting and said she will be looking to possibly use social media and the website as an alternative approach of using the outside group to create a PDF file. This will be discussed further at the next Board Meeting.

Terri brought up the plan and strategy for jerseys.

At 8:10PM the meeting ended,

with quite a few pizza slices wanting for a member to stop by and eat them. That could (should) be you next time!