2-25-2009 Newsletter

This week's newsletter will be brief and not in the normal glossy format!

Safety

I'd like to recognize Alan Bazard, Eric Thiede, Dana Timeaus, and Chuck D'Angelo who together with myself taught on-bike safety to approximately 70 Team Shell riders this past Sunday. For the few of you out there who are still delinquent on their training, please sign up for the last class offered by Team Shell on Sunday March 8, 2-4pm, at Rice University: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey.zgi?p=WEB228P4A5TUC5.

CP Training Ride

This weekend's CP training ride will be on Sunday, March 1st, not the usual Saturday. The ride will Start at Montgomery High School and will be a joint effort with the Conroe High School Drill Team's Gold Rush ride.  Between large attendance and limited parking, carpooling and early arrival are STRONGLY recommended. The weather forecast for Sunday will be mid 40's at the start and warming up into the low 60's by late morning. Dressing in layers would be most appropriate for these conditions, i.e. arm/leg warmers, toe covers, skull cap, light weight long-fingered gloves, and a light wind breakers.  This way you can start warm then peel off layers that you no longer need as the temperature rises.

Always check the official CP website for directions and up to the minute updates about this training series:
http://www.conocophillipsbikeclub.org/train.html.

Other Weekend Rides

- Saturday Feb 28: Team Shell Ride (8am, Katy Mills), 44/63 miles
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey.zgi?p=WEB228SVGW5UL4

- Sunday Mar 1: Spring Breakaway (8am, Katy Mills), 24/36/50/65 miles
http://www.southernelite.org/Spring%20Breakaway%202008/Spring2008.htm

Fundraising

Y'all are doing a fantastic job.  As of today, we are running in 4th place with approximately $60,000 so far.  Please keep up the good work and let's beat our $300,000 target.

Updated Team Directory (not posted on website)

The attached team directory is for internal team use only, please do NOT forward to anyone.  It contains useful information for e.g. carpooling.If your name is not on the list, don't panic.  It only means that you did not accept the "consent to publish" when you registered on our Zoomerang site.  If you wish to be included in a future update, just reply to this e-mail.

Be Safe and see you this weekend.