Subject: Team Shell Cycling Newsletter - January 11, 2018
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         2018 MS 150 Houston to Austin
                                                                                April 29th – 30th

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Dear Team Shell Cyclists,

Team logistics fees are coming in slowly.  It will increase again on February 1st to $80.  We really need for those who haven’t paid yet to get your check in very soon.  This helps us plan on our tent size in LaGrange and Austin.  Tents, table and chair rentals take up about 75% our logistics budget.  So far we have about 50 riders that have paid the team fee and should have received a confirmation email from me.  Our team is still growing; we are up to 97 riders.  We plan to ride with 200 riders this year, so if you’ve been holding out or have friends or family who would like to ride with us, now is the perfect time to register.

Also, for those who haven’t registered for the MS150 ride yet, read below and learn how you can save 15% off your MS registration during the next week.

Newsworthy – this week

  *   Safety First Message
  *   Bike Safety Training Dates
  *   Free Bike
  *   Ride Marshal Volunteers Needed
  *   Joining Team Shell
  *   Pay your Team Shell logistics support fee
  *   Bike Barn Team Shell Discounts
  *   Team Shell jerseys – deadline to order is February 26th
  *   Upcoming training rides

SAFETY FIRST MESSAGE: Always Wear your HELMET

Coach Alan Bazard – Shell Safety Coordinator

BIKE HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN RIDING.
NO EXCEPTIONS!!! This is a Team Shell, and National MS Society rule.  It is also common sense and will help keep you alive.  No one plans to go out and have an accident.  Things happen on a bike in a fraction of a second and can send you quickly to the pavement.  A proper fitted helmet will reduce the impact to the head in the event of a fall.  Even a low speed fall can cause a fatal or disabling injury to the head.

Our motto is "if you’re sitting on the saddle, the Helmet is on your head."  This includes warm-up riding in the parking lot as well as on the ride.

For questions or more information on Bike Helmets and proper helmet fit, contact Coach Alan – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

Bike Safety Training dates

All bike safety training classes will be held on Sundays from 2:00 – 5:00 PM at our Shell Woodcreek campus.  Below is the list of available safety training dates.
This class is mandatory for all of Team Shell Cyclists  Please schedule your training now and don’t procrastinate.  We always have a few riders at the last moment search for a training classes to be compliant with Team Shell’s safety objective.  As always are 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.
Remember that it is required for all Team Shell riders to have had a safety training class within the last three years.

Please help us meet Goal Zero by getting into one of these classes – locations for each class will be confirmed early next week.

•         Jan 28th -  Basic Class

•         Feb 25th - Advanced Class (must have taken Basic Class- not a first time rider class)

•         Mar 18th - Basic Class

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

Free Bike
We have a chance to win a free Fat Tire bike for Team Shell.  The MS Society will be giving a free bike to the team that register the most new team riders between Monday, January 15th through Sunday, January 21st.  With our numbers we should win this!!!  If we win, Team Shell donate this to one of our registered teammates.  So, please go out and recruit co-workers, family and friends to ride with you on Team Shell.  Just make sure they are registered for the MS 150 by next Sunday.

So if you have not registered or know someone who still needs to, be sure to register now<http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=27003&pg=informational&sid=13239>!  Nearly 9,000 cyclists have already registered for this annual ride from Houston to Austin.  The required $400 minimum fundraising must be raised prior to picking-up your Rider Packet.

Individual team members can sign up using discount code TEAMUP and save 15% off the registration fee. This discount is good only for Team Week, so don’t wait.

Ride Marshal
Please email me once you are interested in becoming a certified Ride Marshal.  We need one Ride Marshal for every 50 Team Shell cyclist.  Our team has a history of excellent representation and could use your help this year.  [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Ride Marshals are registered cyclists who act as both Good-Will and Safety Ambassadors for the BP MS 150 Recommended Rides and BP MS 150. Ride Marshal applicants must be 18 years of age, have up-to-date certification in CPR/First-Aid training, be passionate and knowledgeable about safe cycling, and be willing to work with fellow cyclists to promote safe cycling. Ride Marshals must have completed at least two (2) BP MS 150 rides from Houston to Austin within the last 5 years.

The National MS Society provides CPR/First-Aid training, if you don't already have certification, but it must be completed BEFORE you can perform ANY Ride Marshal functions such as supporting any BP MS 150 Recommended Rides. Ride Marshals are required to support at least two (2) BP MS 150 Recommended Rides during the training season (January through April) and must complete a hands-on (8-hour minimum) Cycling Safety Class provided by the National MS Society.

                   Click on this line to register: Ride Marshal Sign-Up<http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0944acab22abfd0-2018>
Please contact Barron Lozano for more information:
Email:  [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>   Also, please email me once you are signed up and certified as a Ride Marshal.  We need one Ride Marshal for every 50 Team Shell cyclist.  Our team has a history of excellent representation and could use your help this year.

Join Team Shell
To be eligible to ride with Team Shell you must be one of the following:

·         An active Shell employee

·         Shell retiree

·         Immediate family member of a Shell employee or retiree

·         Full time contractor at a Shell location

·         Any Shell employee may sponsor (vouch for) up to two guests to ride on the team.

Every rider must complete a Team Shell registration each year, including each family member.  We need all Ready2Roll participants to also complete the Team registration as well, as it is a requirement to be aligned with a corporate team to participate in this training series.

Guest Riders on Team Shell
As a Shell employee, retiree or full time contractor on a Shell site, you may sponsor up to two guest riders on Team Shell. Immediate family members do not count against your guest sponsorship.  We have this policy in place for a couple of reasons.  First, we need to limit the size of our team.  We have found that 200 - 250  riders is an ideal number we can support.  Second, we want to know who our guests are so that we all can best represent Shell in our weekly training rides and the weekend of the event.  I know you will help me in supporting this endeavor.

Please complete the following 4 steps to register with Team Shell Cycling:

  1.  Register with the MS Society: MS Society Registration <http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/TXHBikeEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=28263>

  1.  Register with Team Shell:  Team Shell Registration<https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3711977/Team-Shell-Texas-Registration>
You must complete this annual survey whether you are riding in the MS event or if you plan to do the Ready2Roll training series only.  We will need one registration filled out for each rider.
(i.e. If you are riding with your spouse and your son, you will have all three complete a Team Shell Registration Survey.)

  1.  Pay your Team Support Logistics Fee: This is in addition to the MS 150 registration fee.  The logistics fee helps in supporting 50% of what it takes to support a large team during the MS 150 weekend in LaGrange and Austin.  It covers such expenses as Team tents, food, beverages, audio sound, shuttle transport, and luggage transport.  The Shell Health and Wellness budgets will cover the other 50% of the expenses. If paying with cash please schedule some time with me to drop off.  I appreciate your support.
Please note: You are not fully registered on Team Shell until your team logistics are received.  So far we have only accepted fees from 36 team members.

·         $70 from January 1 – February 28th, 2018
·         $80 after February 28th 2018

Mail a check, made out to Shell Employees Club to:

150 N. Dairy Ashford

Bldg. E – 0258 M

Houston, TX  77079

c/o Team Shell – Mark Poindexter

  1.  Complete the Bike Safety Training Class: You must have completed a hands-on bike safety training class within the last 3 years.  We will host about four classes throughout the training season.  Register for your safety training class CLICK HERE<https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4103005/Team-Shell-Bike-Safety-Classes-for-2018>

Bike Barn Team Shell Discounts

Team Shell discount cards are now available for all Team Shell registered riders.  This includes all who already have registered to ride MS150 and have registered on Team Shell as well as those of you who have registered on Team Shell that will only be riding in the Ready2Roll Training Series this year.  I will be handing this discount cards out at the re-grand opening of the Woodcreek Wellness Center.  I will also make the discount cards available at the OSP and STCH Wellness Centers.  Please check with program manager at either site to get your card.  If you are at WCK and would like your card earlier, please make arrangements with either myself or Molly Mihovil.
Bike Barn, Team Discount description:

  *   10% off all bike accessories & clothing
Discount not valid on bicycles, sale items, previous purchases or with any other offers.

Plus, Buy A bike Get a Rebate!

Savings           Retail Price
$100                $1,000 - $2,099
$200                $2,100 - $3,599
$400                $3,600 + up
Locations:  Atascocita, Champions, Clear Lake, College Station , Cypress, Katy, University, and Westchase

Team Shell Jerseys and Kit

Team Jerseys –This is a brand new design and is getting rave reviews!  The order window for the Shell Kit will be from December 1st through February 1st so that we can have your team kits delivered to you by April.  We will have the traditional jersey as well as a long sleeve and sleeveless option.
Click on the link to online Team Shell store – Click Here<http://www.peak1bikestore.com/shell/>.

Training Rides

Ready2Roll Training Series

Beginner Ride 1 at 8:00am on Jan 13 – You must be enrolled separately with Ready2Roll to participate in these weekly rides.

The R2R registration is separate from the Team Shell registration support fee.
This fee includes everything, ride marshals, police along ride routes, food, beverages, snacks, port-a-lets, SAG support throughout each ride. The training, safety and communications associated with this training series are excellent.  Last year, Team Shell had over 150 team members participate.  If you want to train with fellow Team Shell riders, this is the place.
Here is the link to enroll in the Ready2Roll Training Series:  Click Here to Enroll <https://ready2rollcycling.redpodium.com/ready2roll-cycling-2018-training-series>
Community Training Rides – Open to all
                Saturday, 14th                                                    Houston Marathon Weekend – Ride on your own or with a friend
                Saturday, 20               8:00 AM                         Bike Through the Forest<http://www.kingwoodfillies.net/upcoming-events/>                            Coldspring, TX              12, 25, 33, & 46
                Saturday, 25th             7:30 AM                         Texas Independence Bicycle Tour<https://endurancecui.active.com/new/events/48458151/priceCategories/48458351/primaryForm?_p=04181788957995625>            Deer Park H.S.               30, 48, & 62

**Tour Du Rouge 2018
Looking for a FUN Cycling Challenge for 2018?
The Tour du Rouge is a terrific 537-mile, 6-day cycling tour from Houston to New Orleans (May 6-11 2018).  The ride benefits the "The Arc" organization which helps people with learning and intellectual disabilities.  The ride starts from Houston on Sunday May 6, then finishes in New Orleans the following Friday May 11.   Daily ride distances average about 85 miles per day.  Riders stay in motels (daily stops - Beaumont, Sulphur, Lafayette, Morgan City, Gonzales, New Orleans).  All meals, snacks, and rest stops are included and an awesome Cajun cook team travels with the Tour.  This is a mostly flat terrain ride and ideal for learning how to manage a multiday bike tour.
The ride also includes:

  *   Full SAG and Mechanical Support
  *   Custom Jersey
  *   Gear Bag
  *   Bus transport back to Houston is included or plan an optional weekend stay in New Orleans.
       For more information, details and registration, visit:  www.tourdurouge.org<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tourdurouge.org%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cmark.poindexter%40shell.com%7C719606e40c3b400a65f008d55779a7dd%7Cdb1e96a8a3da442a930b235cac24cd5c%7C0&sdata=J7OZsLjqjSQ0ZhjS4Kc61%2FybDc7ja4jGTtRue4b5dD0%3D&reserved=0>.  Or contact Coach Alan - [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

It may be a bit cold this weekend for your ride. Bundle up using layers.  😊

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