PAA Cycling News

July Club Meeting

2008-07-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

What: In honor of the 2008 Tour de France we are VERY happy to welcome Dr. Jeff Spencer to our July Club meeting! Dr. Spencer worked with US Postal / Discovery on their 7 year run at le Tour. He will be giving an "inside view" of what goes into running a world class team at the biggest race in the world! Dr. Spencer presented to the Club a few years ago and many people still talk about the presentation. Dr. Spencer raced for PAA in the 1960's and early 1970's and was a member of the US Olympic Cycling Team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

When: Wednesday July 9th. Meeting kicks off at about 7:15 PM with Dr. Spencer presenting at 7:30 PM. Board meeting begins at 6:00 PM.

Where: La Cabanita Mexican Restaurant (back room) at 3447 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208.

Club gear!

2008-07-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

As a reminder we have new PAA socks available for $5 a pair. We also have a few t-shirts still. Please contact Cici directly with questions!

San Fernando Criterium

2008-06-14T18:10:00.001-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out and worked, sponsored, and raced the San Fernando Criterium today. Many of the racers said good things about the race course, the organization, and the announcing. It's a credit to the Club!

May Bolletino di Bicicletta

2008-06-06T20:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who contributed to and to Cici who put together the MAY issue of the PAA "Bolletino di Bicicletta".

2008 Ride of Silence

2008-05-15T09:35:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Coach Rick and the 100 or so riders who came out on Wednesday and made the Ride of Silence a great success! For a heartfelt report check out Corey's blog HERE .

April Bolletino di Bicicletta

2008-04-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

Take a look at April's Bolletindo di Bicicletta HERE .

Pay special attention to the dates of May 13th and 21st (read the newsletter and you'll know why)!

March Bolletino di Bicicletta

2008-03-21T10:18:00.000-07:00

Click HERE to download the March Bolletino di Bicicletta.

Thanks to all who contributed to this fantastic issue! Thanks also to Cici for putting it all together!

Rose Bowl Ride Reminder

2008-03-10T21:20:00.000-07:00

The traditional Rose Bowl Ride begins at 5:55 PM on Tuesday March 11th. If you somehow missed it, the ride has been in danger of being shut down by the City of Pasadena. Several cyclists (and other users) have been working hard to keep the ride alive. As part of that effort there is a "Rules and Guidelines" form posted that you should fill out and bring with you when you attend your first ride. Please follow this link to SoCalCycling.com, scroll down to the entry about the ride, print out the form, sign it, and bring it. As cyclists at the Bowl which is "home turf" for PAA, we need to be at the forefront of the effort and putting our best foot forward.

March Meeting

2008-03-05T08:39:00.000-08:00

What?

With all the talk about the safety and condition of roads in the greater LA area we're happy to announce that Matt Benjamin of Alta Planning and Design is coming to give us the inside view into the LA Bike Master Plan.

Where?

La Cabanita Mexican Restaurant back room at 3447 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208

When?

Wednesday March 12th. General meeting kicks off at around 7:00 PM with hellos and announcements before we get to our speaker at around 7:30 PM. Board meeting is immediately prior at 6:00 PM if you want to hear some REALLY EXCITING conversation!

Ziegler National Champion Skinsuit!

2008-02-15T11:06:00.001-08:00

Bill Ziegler --- reigning National Champion in the 500 meter TT on the track --- receives his National Champion skinsuit at the February PAA meeting. In recognition of their contributing sponsorship of the Club, our 4 top sponsors received autographed 'reproduction' suits. Pictured is Bill Ziegler, Bob Shupper (Calrad Electronics), Lisa and Pete Loeffler (ReMax), and Kevin Martin (Merrill Lynch). Not pictured is John Fries (Bicycle Johns).

PAA Roster

2008-02-10T18:28:00.001-08:00

Click HERE for a summary roster (updated on 02/09/08) of PAA members with names, cities, and whether they are road riders only or like to dip into the dirt. Unfortunately due to the number of internet scammers out there we can't post any phone numbers, addresses, or e-mail! Feel free to use the Yahoo group or Membership Coordinator Banner Moffat (his e-mail link is on the "About" page) to help you hook up with like minded riders!

February Bolletino di Bicicletta

2008-02-02T12:50:00.001-08:00

Click HERE to download the latest issue of the Bolletino di Bicicletta Club newsletter.

Thank you so much to Cici Arenas for putting it together and thanks to everyone who contributed. After all, this is YOUR newsletter!

Alpha Q Team Deal

2008-02-02T12:25:00.001-08:00

Alpha Q has agreed to sponsor PAA. this means that all current PAA members will be eligible for great discounts (1/2 off retail) on some of the best forks, bars, bottle cages and stems in the market. i am sure many of you have noticed Alpha Q logo on our website already. you can view their product line at www.truetemper.com.

These are the requirements:

1) you must be a current PAA member.

2) there is a minimum order quantity of 10 items for every order the Club places.

3) there can only be one consolidated order from the Club per month.

4) all orders orders must e-mailed to Andres Di Stefano at andres_dis@msn.com for consolidation.

5) all payments must be mailed to:

Andres Di Stefano
42 Bonita St #C
Arcadia, ca 91006

6) make all checks payable to Andres Di Stefano

7) order will be placed once the minimum quantities have been met. it is important to understand that in the months when the minimum quantities are not met, the order will be placed the following month. no checks will be cashed until order has been placed with Alpha Q.

8) once order is placed, I will notify buyers via e-mail confirming order placement.

Note: all questions regarding order status must be directed to Andres Di Stefano at the e-mail above. do not contact Alpha Q directly for order status. Andres Di Stefano is the direct contact with Alpha Q.

Note 2: pricing is exclusive to PAA. please, do not share pricing outside the club. Contact Andres via e-mail for the price list.

regards,

Andres Di Stefano

USA Cycling License Renewal

2007-11-30T20:46:00.000-08:00

The time has come to purchase or renew your USA Cycling racing license if you plan on racing in 2008. All USA Cycling licenses are good for 1 year and go from January 1 through December 31.

If you are already a USA Cycling member OR you want to join your first step is to go to the USA Cycling website at www.usacycling. org

If you already have a license and need to renew just sign in and go to the renew screen. If you need to join then join. In BOTH cases you SHOULD come to a screen where it asks if you want a Road/Cyclocross license or a Mountain Bike/Cyclocross license. At this time it will also give you the opportunity to add on the other license (ie: Road primary with Mountain Bike add on OR Mountain Bike primary with Road add on).

This is where it becomes important to pay attention!

If you want to register your USA Cycling license to race with PAA you need to have a Road license as your primary. If you plan on racing some mountain bike you can then add a Mountain Bike license.

Once you have completed this step it will ask you what CLUB you belong to (or want listed) from a pull down menu. You want to choose:

Pasadena Athletic Assoc (PAA) - Glendale, CA

Once you complete all of this you will go to another step where it asks you what TEAM you belong to. You will be given the option (from a pull down menu) of:

"PAA" or "Vitamix/Sixtufit.com"

If you race for PAA Pro (you'll know who you are) you choose Vitamix/Sixtufit.com. FOR EVERYBODY ELSE (road, track, cross, mountain, cat 4, 45+, 60+, etc) CHOOSE "PAA".

This step is very important for getting proper point credit in the SoCal Cup.

If you mess up you CAN change it but the only way to do that is through a re-issue which costs about $15.

If you plan on doing more than 1-2 races a year it pays to buy an annual license. You will need an annual license to race any category higher than Cat 5 road men or Cat 4 road women. You will need an annual license to race any category higher than Cat 4 cyclocross. You will spend $10 for every 1 day license you purchase and the points will not track to YOUR name and they will not track to the CLUB name.

Turkey Trot Cross

2007-11-15T17:56:00.001-08:00

This is how we roll in the 45+ class in SoCal Cross!
Photo courtesy of Nate.

Thanks to everyone who came out and raced, watched, and WORKED at the race Sunday 11/25/07! The race was a fantastic success! Check the following links for race reports and photos:

http://www.socalcross.org/
www.roadmagazine.net/road_home/road/blog/blog.html
evomo.com/blog/2007/11/26/evomos-youngest-team-rider-races-cx
www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thumbpage.aspx?e=3311041
gallery.mac.com/p8ton#gallery
picasaweb.google.com/antoshechkin/TurkeyTrot2007
www.outsideallday.com/results/
kennedyphotoworks.smugmug.com/2007%20Socal%20Cross%20Prestige%20Series/417808
www.flickr.com/photos/lylewarner/sets/72157603329640643/
www.flickr.com/photos/thedjneight/sets/72157603333771667/

New T-Shirts!

2007-11-07T17:17:00.001-08:00

We have a limited number of brand new PAA t-shirts! There is a standard design for $10, a long sleeve standard design for $15, and a women's specific design for $10. All styles come in black and red. Please contact Cici via e-mail with questions at cici@colorme.net