Subject: Team Shell Cycling Newsletter - February 15, 2018
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Team Fundraising Goal

Collected to Date

% of Goal

Avg. Collected per Rider

$200,000

$46,856

23%

$366

Dear Team Shell Cyclists,

There is still time to join Team Shell.  We will cap off our team this year at 150 riders.  So, we still have 22 spots open.

We have 38 riders who have not turned in their $70 Team Logistics fee yet.  You should have gotten an email from me last week if you still owe the team logistics support fee.  If I haven’t sent you a confirmation of receipt of payment there is a good chance you have not paid yet.  I need to have the tents in LaGrange and Austin paid for by March 1st.  So if you haven’t paid your team fee yet, please do so now.  Your team fee covers half the cost of support for Team Shell.  The Shell Wellness budget is picking up the other half.  Tent rental alone for LaGrange and Austin is almost 10K. Please get them in right away.   You will save $10 by getting your money in before Feb. 28th, when the fee will then go up to $80.

We have an advanced bike safety skills training next Sunday, Feb. 25th, at our Shell Woodcreek site.  You must have already taken the basic skills class to be eligible for this class. A bike safety skills class is required once every 3 years to ride with Team Shell.  Please make sure you complete the bike safety training before the MS 150 event.

Also, drop me an email or stop by my cube to pick up your Bike Barn Discount Card.  I’m happy to interoffice mail one to you or send by regular post.  Our Team Shell discount with Bike Barn offers 10% off all accessories and clothing and rebates of up to $400 when you buy a new bike.  I was hoping to get out to a Saturday morning ride to pass these out; however, it’s been raining every weekend and this weekend’s forecast looks similar. ☹

In the News

  *   Safety First Message – Team Safety Captain, Alan Bazard
  *   Team Shell registration fees due by Feb. 28th
  *   Bike Barn discount card
  *   Fundraising – Top Fundraisers
  *   Team Shell Required Safety Training
  *   Safe Cycle Challenge Online Training
  *   Team Shell Jersey - still time to place your order
  *   Upcoming Training Rides

SAFETY FIRST MESSAGE:   Riding In A Group

Coach Alan Bazard – Shell Safety Coordinator

Whether you do your training rides solo or with a Group, you will most always be in a group situation on the MS 150.  Riding in a group has different forms.  You can be in a group at the start and several riders will continue on riding together side by side.  Or you can be in a pace line, or a line of riders traveling the same speed.  This will be a different experience than riding by yourself.   Riding with other cyclists all around you may cause you to feel trapped.

First of all Relax.   It is most important to create and maintain your own safety zone.  This may vary depending on the speed and ability level of the people you are with, so be flexible.  Either slow down or speed up to pass slower riders if you are not comfortable riding with.  Let others know you would like them to give you some space.

Riders around you (or behind) are expecting you to maintain control of your course and speed.  Also they are expecting you to communicate or signal if you need to change your course and speed.  You have a responsibility to others for the overall safety of the group.

Your responsibilities in a pack include:

  *   Be aware of others around you.

  *   Communicate well in advance.  Use hand signals as well as verbal commands (talk to riders around you).

  *   Ride with your head up.  Look well down the road, not at the person or wheel in front of you.

  *   Maintain a comfortable control and speed of your bike (even when going downhill).

  *   Have an escape plan.  Just like when driving a car, if something unexpected happens in front of you, plan which direction is safe to move to avoid a crash (left / right, be aware of bicycle and vehicle traffic).

  *   Avoid sudden sideways movements.

  *   Be careful when stopping or slowing.  Communicate (call out) your actions.

  *   Know your limits.

  *   Group mentality is not always safe.  If you are feeling unsafe or uncomfortable, slow down and properly move out of the group you are in.

  *   Never overlap wheels with the rider in front of you.  Most of the MS 150 crashes because of wheel touches (protect your front wheel)

  *   Do not use aero bars in a pace line (not in the front, middle or back of the pace line).  Move out of the pace line to ride on aero bars.

  *   Be aware of how weather will affect your kike.  Riding in wet conditions requires slower speeds and greater braking distance.

  *   Be respectful of other riders.  Keep to the right and pass on the left.

Ride Safe, Ride Smart!

For questions or more information on Safe Group Riding, contact Coach Alan – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

2018 Team Shell MS150 riders - This year’s ride support is $70 per rider till February 28th. It will increase to $80 on March 1st.

We have aligned with the Shell Employees Club (SEC) to handle our financial administration. Please pay your team fee by February 29th in order for us to meet certain vendor payment timelines in support of our team.  Thank you for your support!

Mail a check ($70 till March 1st), made out to Shell Employees Club to:

150 N. Dairy Ashford

Bldg. E – 0258 M

Houston, TX  77079

c/o Team Shell – Mark Poindexter

Team Shell Bike Barn Discount card available

Drop me an email or stop by my cube (WCK E-0258M) to pick up your Bike Barn Discount Card.
I’m happy to interoffice mail one to you or send by regular post and remember to post me your address.  Please put “Discount” in the subject line.

Our Team Shell discount with Bike Barn offers 10% off all accessories and clothing and rebates of up to $400 when you buy a new bike.  I was hoping to get out to a Saturday morning ride to pass these out; however, it’s been raining every weekend and this weekend’s forecast looks similar. ☹

Team Shell Jerseys still available

The online store has been updated.  It is now set up to sell any jerseys, shorts, and bibs that we have in stock.  Sizes and availability are not guaranteed.  The URL is the same as before:  http://www.peak1bikestore.com/shell
Any orders received will be shipped immediately

Fundraising

Shell Matching Funds - https://www.easymatch.com/shell/
Here’s is a great way to double your fund raising efforts.  Shell will match you or any other employees who donates.
Here is the link to the Hero instruction guide:  EasyMatch User Guide<https://secure1.easymatch.com/shellgive/resources/General.Public.File10.pdf>

Bike Safety Training dates
Please remember that this class is mandatory to ride with Team Shell.  You need to only take this class once every three years.   Schedule your class now.  All bike safety training classes will be held on Sundays from 2 – 5 PM at our Shell Woodcreek campus.  Our goal is to have zero accidents in all of our training rides and in the MS event.  I will remind you the week of your scheduled training class.

Please help us meet Goal Zero by getting into one of these classes.

·         February 25th – Advanced Cycling Safety Skills Training.  (You must have already completed the basic cycling safety skill class to register for this class).

·         March 18th - Basic Cycling Safety Skills Training

Register for your safety training class CLICK HERE<https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4103005/Team-Shell-Bike-Safety-Classes-for-2018>

If you cannot make one of the above safety classes you are still obligated to find another class in the community.  Once you have completed the class, send over proof of completion to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

Other community dates and locations Group Riding Skills Course<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=14804> for Austin and Houston.  There will be a fee for these non-Team Shell cycle trainings.  Check the 2018 MS 150 website for schedule, locations and fees.

Safe Cycling Online Challenge – This is a mandatory online safety training for Team Shell.
This online quiz is intended for educational purposes to increase a rider’s knowledge and awareness of cycling safety. This online training does not replace the Team Shell required Hands on Bike Safety Class, once every 3 years. This online quiz has been prepared by the BP MS 150 Safety Committee whose aspiration is for you and our team to complete this annual event with zero harm to all MS 150 riders, volunteers, organizers, and the wonderful communities who open up their hearts and communities to us.  The Safe Cycling Challenge can be accessed through the Training & Safety section of the MS 150 website at: Take the Safe Cycling Challenge<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018BPMS150>

Upcoming Training Rides  Let’s all have happy visions of no rain this weekend

  *   Ready2Roll Training Series – Must be registered with R2R organization to participate in this training series.

Saturday, February 17             Ride 4 - Sealy 8:00 am

Community Training Rides – Open to all      Schedule <http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/DocServer/2018_TXH_Bike_MS_BP_MS_150_-_Recommended_Rides.pdf?docID=84436>

Date

                                            Ride

Location

Saturday, February 17

The Bulldog Bike Ride<http://www.bulldogbikeride.com/>

Waller

Sunday,   February 18

Tri-County Hillhopper<http://www.hillhopper.org/>

Warrenton

Saturday, February 24

Texas Independence Bicycle Tour<https://portal.clubrunner.ca/3925/Stories/2018-texas-independence-bike-tour>

Deer Park

Sunday,   February 25

Kate's Ride<https://www.bikereg.com/36728>

Katy

Handy Links

  *   First Time Riders<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=13237>
  *   Rider & Team Resources<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=14153>
  *   Fundraising Tips<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=13249>
  *   Participation Requirements<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=13231>
  *   Packet Pick up<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=29316&pg=informational&sid=13231>

              Top 25 Team Shell Fundraisers
First Name

Last Name

First Name

Last Name

Todd

Nunnally

Eugene

Schwanbeck

Rich

Schmidt

Marisabel

Grunewaldt

William

Wendes

Luis

Vasquez

Mark

Poindexter

Jose

Endara

Jim

Pirnik

Lisa

Placke

Chuck

D'Angelo

M R

Crockett

Ramon

Berrocal

Howard

Armstrong

Todd

Jones

Diana

Trevino

Katherine

Kuykendall

Michael

Shaw

Volkmar

Neumann

Janet

Vrasic

Steven

Sarfaty

Brittany

London

Daniel

Elizondo

Denise

Morrison

Volker

Dieckmann

               Great Start, Keep’em coming in!!!

This weekend’s forecast looks like we are in for some more rain.   Be sure to check the weather closely before heading out for a training ride.  Plan ahead, know before you go!!

Be Safe and Be Well!
Mark Poindexter
Shell Health – U.S. Wellness Manager
Tel: +01 832 337-2149