Dear teammates,
I have attached an updated racing schedule in pdf or excel, please note the highlighted races which have been chosen as priority races for the elite team.
We have some very exciting news! The National Championships will be held in Seven Springs, PA this year, July 5-17th and some of the elite team members have already committed to race! Charlsie will be competing in the Junior Women 15-16 category, Chelsea will be competing in the Under 23 category and Shelley, Marsha, and Margaret will be competing in the Masters women's categories!
Also, we have two new women who are interested in joining our team and are looking for riders to train with in their areas.
Kristen Dooley is in the Syracuse area, and Tamara Lewis is in the Afton area. We look forward to meeting both of you at some of the races!
The Binghamton Circuit Race will be on April 30th this year, let's hope for sunny weather! Last year, I was so impressed with everyone's wonderful enthusiasm! We had such a huge turnout from teammembers baking and working the M in M tent for bake sale and sock sales! I would love to see this continue again this year, I think it added a nice touch for all the racers and we can also raise money for our cause.
Empire State Games...If you are interested in learning more about the games, and are interested in qualifying for the Central team, please contact Margaret, thompbike@... for more information. We need women for the Central Team! If you qualify for the team, your lodging at the college and uniform will be provided.
ESG's are 4 days of racing to earn points for your team, 10 men and 3 women. Time trail, Road Race, Crit, and Team time trial. It is a wonderful, challenging experience.
I still have some extras of the new uniform, but they are going fast! Everyone loves the new pink accent. Please email me @ mkapinus@... to purchase any clothing. If any of you have a digital camera, take a picture of yourselves in uniform and send it to the egroup for everyone to see.
TO DO: Please email me with your choices of races so we can get an idea of how many teammates to expect.
Please send me a list of your cycling goals for this year. Example: One of my goals for this year is to medal at the NYS Road Race championships.
OK, that's all for now.
Hope you are all doing well, and hope to see you soon!
Marsha :)