Subject: Team Shell Cycling Newsletter - January 5, 2017
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2017 MS 150 Houston to Austin
              April 28th - 29th

Dear Team Shell Cyclists,

Happy New Year!!!  I trust everyone had a nice and enjoyable Holiday and are now ready to get into your MS 150 training.  The newsletters will be coming to you weekly through the MS150 event in April.  Please take some time each week to read and savor every detail in these emails. These emails will contain very important training, safety and instructional details for you to have an enjoyable ride experience.  You have now until end of February to get your jersey order in.  Also, I would like to highlight the volunteer opportunities and safety training courses available.  If you haven't had a hands on bike safety course within the last 3 years than you are expected to complete a class this year.  All of this and more information below for you soak up this week.

Newsworthy - this week

*         Volunteers needed

*         Bike Safety Training Dates

*         Joining Team Shell

*         Team Shell jerseys

*         Upcoming training rides

*         Bike for sale

Volunteers Needed

Volunteering is critical to the success of Team Shell.  I need your help.  We have our first volunteer opportunity on Saturday January 30th at the R2R training ride in Fulshear.    We will need a dozen volunteers to support the three training events that Shell is repsoncible for.  Your support is very important.  We would love to have you to support one of these rides.  If you cannot, a family member or friend can take your place while you are on the training ride.  Please sign up early; let's fill up all the 3 volunteer spots this week.  I will send out a reminder the week of each support ride to each of the registered volunteers.

Volunteer Link - CLICK HERE<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2R2017>

*         8 Volunteers needed are for break point set up, take down and serving riders.

*         4 SAG wagon drivers - drivers will drive the ride route and assist riders with transport if needed.  Truck, SUV helpful but not mandatory.

1.    Feb 18, Ride 4 in Sealy - We are in most need of SAG drivers for the first event.

2.    Mar 18, Ride 7 in New Waverly

3.    Apr 8, Ride 10 in Cat Spring

The last three training rides of the Ready2Roll Training series, we will need some Water Wizards.  The responsibility of a water wizard is to simply pick up a few empty water/Gatorade 5 gallon
coolers and return them filled with 4 gallons of water to the next week's training ride.

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.

*         Jan 22 - Basic Class

*         Feb 26 - Basic Class

*         Mar 19 - Advanced Class (must have taken Basic Class- not a first time rider class)

*         Mar 26 - Basic Class
Register for your safety training class CLICK HERE<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BikeSafetyClass2017>

Joining Team Shell

Please follow the 4 step process below to get signed up with the MS Society and Team Shell.

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

2.       Register with Team Shell - CLICK HERE<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017TeamShellCycling> - 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.  (If you are riding with your spouse and your son, you will have all three complete a Team Shell Registration Survey).

3.       Pay your Team support logistics fee.  This fee goes up to $80 on March 1, 2017.  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 budget will cover the other 50% of the expenses.  I appreciate your support.

Mail a check ($70), made out to Shell Employees Club to:

150 N. Dairy Ashford

Bldg. E - 0238 A

Houston, TX  77079

c/o Team Shell - Mark Poindexter

4.       You must have completed a hands-on bike safety training class within the last 3 years.  Please see bike safety training class dates above.

Team Shell Jerseys and Kit- Orders must be placed before Feb. 26th

For those of you who order Shell Team Wear back in the fall, your order should be in the mail and on its way to you.

The next order window will close on Friday February 26th in order to have your order arrive before the MS150 event in April.  The order will be delivered directly to your home.

http://www.peak1bikestore.com/shell

Upcoming Training Rides

Ready2Roll Training Series

Beginner's Ride 1, Waller 13 miles, Sat, Jan 7, 8:30 am - 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:  https://www.thedriven.net/ready2rollcycling2017training
Community Training Rides - Open to all
                Sunday, Jan 08th             8:00 AM              Bike the Bend Ride for Literacy                    http://www.ftbendliteracy.org/bike-the-bend/                  Richmond, TX                   20, 35 & 62 mile routes
                Saturday, 21st                  8:00 AM              Bike Through the Forest                                 http://www.kingwoodfillies.net/upcoming-events/          Coldspring, TX                   12, 25, 33, & 46 mile routes
                Saturday, Mar 25th        8:00 AM               Clay Walker's Band Against MS                  http://www.kingwoodfillies.net/upcoming-events/           Houston, TX                       20, 35, & 65 mile routes
                                                                                       Shell Sponsored,  This will be our Team Ride

Team emails will now be coming out weekly.  Our team safety topic focus will begin next week and will cover a variety of very important topics to keep you safety in your training and during the MS150 event.

Have a great weekend and dress warm.  :)

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