Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club

The next club LGBRC meeting will be held at Sports Basement,
1177 Kern Ave., Sunnyvale, 408 732-0300
7:00 pm on Monday, July 7, 2008. More info (Map, directions, food suggestions)

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Click to display (or hide) LGBRC Recent Podium Results »

Recent Podium Placings - Please click on links to read bios, see photos and for more results from each member listed below.

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Nikka van den Dries placed 3rd at Copperopolis and at the Sea Otter Crit in Junior Girls 14 and 18 and under respectively. Nikka placed 2nd in her age group at Cat's Hill. Claire Jensen won her age category at Cat's Hill.
Special mention to new racer Kimi Sudbrink for placing 6th in the Santa Cruz Crit, and went on to distinguishherself at the Wente Crit by placing 3rd in Wm. 4.
Brianne Burgess wonthe Wente Road Race for Wm 1/2/3/ and
Mary Ellen Ash won the Wm. 1/2 Went Crit.
Becky Hill placed 3rd in the SugarCRM Memorial Day Crit and 2nd in the ICCC Dash for Cash
Nikka van den Dries placed 1st in the Panoche Valley Road Race, 1st in the Dunlap Time Trial and 1st ICCC Dash for Cash.
Mary-Ellen Ash placed 5th in the EBC Crit in W1/2/3 and 2nd in the SugarCRM Memorial Day Crit., and 1st in the ICCC Dash for Cash
Rich Hill continues to place at the Velodrome in the Tuesday night races
Lisa Hern placed 4th in the Dunlap Time Trial
Steven Woo placed 6th in the Dunlap Memorial TT
Lucia Mokres placed 4th in the Mt. Hamilton RR (Women Cat 4 NorCal/NV Championships) and has upgraded to Cat. 3!
In the SugarCRM Memorial Day Crit Rick Adams won and Rob Jensen placed 3rd in the Cat 3/4 Masters 45. Chris Tanner took 5th in the Master 45 Cat 1/2/3 (3rd in Cat 3), Erik Ostley won the Cat 4/5 Masters 45, Claire Jensen won the junior girls 20-12, and Nikka van den Dries won the junior girls 13 - 14.
Lucia Mokres won Ross' Epic Hill Climb
Matthew Valencia placed 3rd in the SugarCRM Memorial Day crit in junior men 10-12 and 4th in the Wheels of Thunder Dash for Cash and in the Cyclesport Criterium.
Lisa Hern placed 1st and Kerry Stivaletti placed 3rd in the NorCal/NV TT Championships.
Lucia Mokres placed 5th in the Pescadero Coastal Classic in her first race as a Cat 3!
Nikka van den Dries won the junior girls 13 - 14 District Crit Championship - Livermore Crit. Click for Photos
Ryan Wong placed 5th in the EBC Crit
Holly Roberts placed 2nd in the Hellyer Festival of Speed - 200M TT
Mary Ellen Ash and her LGBRC teammates won the Napa Downtown Grand Prix
Brian Twiggs came in 2nd place overall for the beginning junior men in the CCCX Mtb Series.
Filip Vanacht has been upgraded to cat 2! Hearty Congratulations!

Features ~ Announcements

Team Photo and Potluck: SPECIAL THANKS to
- Cat’s Hill Race Director Lisa Hern for organizing the picnic
- Testarossa Vineyards hosts and team sponsors Diana and Rob Jensen for allowing us for using their stunningly beautiful facility for the picnic and for the custom tour including some secret doors
- Photographers Kwan Seng Low and Michael Rowe
- All the members and their families that brought such wonderful food
- All the members for their patience while being photographed.
It was truly a memorable event! Thanks again to everyone.
Here are the results: Kwan's and Michael's team photos and Individual Portraits

Sign up to Work Timpani - Sunday, August 3
New and updated bios: Andrew Biscardi, Peter Wells, Sean Wayman,.
Nikka Van Den Dries
LGBRC Elite 1/2/3 Women's Blog
Lucia Mokres is coordinating feed zone support for the road racers this
season. Please email her with your race schedules if you want feed zone support. Feed Zone Supporters are eligible for Race Rewards!
2008 Road Calendar from NCNCA Web site - Scaled-up Time Trials Info

2008 Team Sponsors - Product Sponsors LGBRC Team Sponsors

Sunday Ride

Sunday Ride: Prospective members welcome. Meets at Starbucks in the Los Altos El Rancho shopping center at the corner of Foothill Expressway and Springer. The ride assembles at 8:30 and departs at 8:45 am each Sunday. Map.

Coaching & Training Tips and Aids

Ride analysis and training software from Robert Boyer. Click for More Information about this software offer from Rob.
Coaching: Kevin Worley offers coaching emphazing track racing. He is a four-time National Champion. See Hall of Fame. Visit his Track Blog for training tips .
Need Coaching? Check out training opportunities from SterlingWins.com
Polar Heart Rate Monitor battery replacement information from Bob Skubis

Junior Program

Junior cyclists aged 10 to 14 are invited to our development program at Hellyer Park Velodrome.
Contact Rob Jensen for more information, rob@testarossa.com.

Membership

LGBRC members are expected to be active in racing or in other support roles. Attending meetings, riding with the club, helping put on our races by chairing committees or volunteering for race day duties, mentoring novice riders, helping with the newsletter, volunteering to help at the Hellyer Park Velodrome are a few ways members take an active role in the life of our club.

Board of Directors' Meetings

The board of directors' meetings are usually held on the last Monday of every month. All LGBRC members are welcome. Email for exact time, date and location.

LGBRC Early History
The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club began in 1960 when Bob Tetzlaff and Jack Hartman returned to Los Gatos following the Rome Olympics and three years in the U.S. Army. Together they organized the club featuring a series of training races for junior riders, including Greg Lemond. The Los Gatos Bike Club evolved into the development club the LGBRC is today.

Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club was named 2004 USA Cycling Club of the Year, Division 1 (teams with more than 76 members) Click for more information from the USA CYCLING site. Barry Gordon, LGBRC president, accepted a commendation from the town of Los Gatos for LGBRC's achievement of 2004 USA Cycling Club of the Year - Division 1. Click for photos. Read the Article in the Los Gatos Weekly Times, Jan. 19, 2005. (Link opens new window.)

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