CRCA News December 2005 - Century Road Club Association

2CRCA BoardPresidentAdam Handler · president@crca.netVP of Rider DevelopmentCraig Cookriderdevelopment@crca.netVP of RacingMarc Mauceri · clubracing@crca.netTreasurerRebecca Koh · treasurer@crca.netSecretaryTed Neu · secretary@crca.netDirector of Open RacingMike Green · openracing@crca.netDirector of TeamsRob Gray · teams@crca.netCommunications DirectorJohn Tomlinson212 362-1608 · newsletter@crca.netMarshal DirectorRob Stern · marshal@crca.netDirector of Public RelationsKimille Taylor ·publicrelations@crca.netMembership DirectorMarie DeRosa · membership@crca.netCentury Road Club AssociationBox 20412, Greeley Square StationNew York, NY 10001-9992www.crca.netAbout This NewsletterCentury is published monthly by theCentury Road Club Association (CRCA),a nonprofit competitive cycling organizationin New York City. Opinionsexpressed herein do not necessarilyreflect the policies of CRCA.Submission of material (except displayadvertising and photos) should be madevia email newsletter@crca.net. Contactthat email address for instructions onsubmission of photos and display ads.Deadline for each issue is the 15 th ofthe preceding month.We cannot guarantee the publication ofeverything received. Submissions aresubject to change under editorialreview.Display Advertising Rates for cameraready copy are: 4.83 x 3.5 $50; 7.5 x 5$90, 7.5 x 10 $150.Material in this newsletter is copyright© 2005 Century Road Club Associationand/or the authors/photographers.Minutes of the October Board MeetingCompiled by Ted NeuThe monthly meeting of the Board ofDirectors of the Century Road ClubAssociation was held on October 5,2005 commencing at 6:30pm in thecommunity room in Marie De Rosa’sbuilding. Board members AdamHandler, Marc Mauceri, Rob SternKimille Taylor, Craig Cook, JohnTomlinson, Becky Koh, Marie De Rosa,Mike Green, and Ted Neu were present.The minutes of the Septembermeeting were approved by e-mail subsequentto this meeting.The date, time, and location of thenext meeting will be on a date to bedetermined at a location to be determined.A vote was held to determine thepenalty for rider Ricky Lowe for hisactions following the Club race onOctober 1. After substantial discussionit was voted that Ricky would besuspended for seven Club races actuallyheld, including those that arecancelled on the day of the race.Ricky’s infraction was clarified subsequentto the meeting as a violation ofUSCF rule 1O5.The Board voted to disqualify MattKoschara from the Club race onOctober 1st. Subsequent to the meetingthe infraction was clarified as aviolation of USCF rule 1O6.Craig Cook gave an update on thejunior development program. Craigheld an organizational meeting withinterested juniors and their parentsand has planned junior specific trainingsessions. A substantial cash donationfrom one individual will be usedto cover certain costs for juniors inthe 2006 season, including travel tomajor events.Adam Handler and Craig Cookadvised the Board that a cash donationwill be used to purchase juniorspecificjerseys for 2006. The jerseyswill be in the standard Club designwith a white, rather than yellow, background.Adam Handler gave an update onplans for the Foundation sub-team toact as the fundraising arm of theCRCA. Tony Pechenik of Foundationwill lead the efforts and he will reportto the CRCA President in a non-Boardposition.Ted Neu gave an update on plansto change the purchase and distributionsystem for Club clothing startingin 2006. Subsequent to the meetingthe Board voted to select ChampionRacing Systems, represented byCharlie Issendorf, to be the directsupplier of all Club clothing to members.Members will be able to purchasefrom Champion, which will beresponsible for manufacturing, inventory,and delivery of jerseys, shortsand other cycling clothing.Rob Stern reported on the need topurchase new vests for marshals inorder to fulfill the request of Parksand the Conservancy to have marshalswear vests that more clearlyidentify the wearer as a bike racemarshal. The Board authorized Rob topurchase 75 vests for a maximum of$700.Subsequent to the meeting MarcMauceri generously offered to havehis Blue Ribbon sub-team arrange thisyear’s CRCA holiday party. The partywill be held Tuesday, December 6 atLa Cocina restaurant on the UpperWest Side. ?Racing VenueSearch CommitteeBy Marc MauceriThe CRCA is looking for a few eagleeyedclub members to join a committeewhose goal will be to explore thelocal region in order to identify alternativerace course venues. If interested,please email Marc Mauceri atclubracing@crca.net. ?

[Katie Lambden, continued]it was 40-miles long and the coachAnd I realized how much I likedClub Race Resultshad to push me a bit. I ended upexhausted, but jubilant.riding even more in that trip, thoughmy friend didn’t – she found it moreboring.November 19The Turkey RaceWas this your first sport?No, I’d done swimming, running andtennis when I was younger.Competitively? Tennis is inherentlycompetitive, but what about the others?Yes, from about age 6 to 13 I was atswim meets almost every weekend.But then the other kids got biggerand I didn’t grow so much, so I didn’tdo so well and got more into running.I ran cross-country in middle schooland high school, and a little in collegetoo.But I really liked riding my bike. Soafter graduation a friend and I decidedto ride across the country.For me, it was too much fun tothink about what I wanted to do withmy life.And so at the end it seemed anticlimacticto just fly home, so insteadI took a greyhound bus to visit myone friend in New York. I arrived inPort Authority, assembled my bikeand trailer and went met my friend.I eventually got an apartment withthat friend, worked a shitty job forfour months and also got up thenerve to commute by bike after gettingtired of the subway.I was scared of cabs and still adorky-looking rider with reflectivevest, flag on the bike that had beenon my trailer. But I kept using thebike to get to work.One day I got a flat and went tothe bike shop near where I worked –A Field1. John Loehner, Axis2. Christopher Ryan3. Pascal Sauvayre, Blue Ribon-Translations4. Chris Pile, Remax5. Stephen Jamison, Next/Sanchez6. Inson Wood, Foundation7. Anthony Alessio, Remax8. Kevin Molloy, Axis9. Mathew Howard, Blue Ribon-Translations10. Craig Cook, Remax11. Chris Baldwin12. Christopher Wilkes, Blue Ribon-Translations13. Marc Mauceri, Blue Ribon-Translations14. Kurt Gustafsson, Axis15. Doug O’Neill, Conrad’s16. Robert NealLap times: 15:25, 15:28, 15:54, 15:15,15:374Wow.Well, we knew it was doable. I had toconvince my parents, and part of thatwas telling them I’d use the time tothink about what I would do in lifeafter graduation. I’d been a biologymajor but wasn’t sure what I wantedto do after finishing.So I worked a lot that summer tosave money and got a real touringToga Bikes – and it hit me: “Since Ilove riding so much I should workhere!”Luckily the timing was right and Igot a job there.I hadn’t ridden outside the city,and was anxious to explore, so I keptpestering the guys at the shop to takeme on their rides, including to thismysterious mecca called “BearMountain.” And finally they did – IB Field1. Wil Riffelmacher, Foundation2. Kenneth King3. Christopher Uglietta, Foundation4. Pablo Castro, Foundation5. Christopher Mecray6. Morris Ragaza, Foundation7. Dean Brizel, Merill Lynch8. Jonathan Bloom, Setanta9. Richard Wolf, FoundationLap times: 16:38, 16:33, 15:44, 15:39,15:29bike. My first real road bike. And wewent in August.Were you camping?Well, we were fully self-supported,but we only camped the first half ofthe trip. The second half, as theweather changed, we stayed a lot inchurches. We’d just ride up and askto stay the night.People were very hospitable andopen to these two girls with a peculiarmethod of travel. We saw a lotand met a lot of people. It was a greatwent over the bridge with them andwas amazed at the good riding anddecent roads so near such a hugemetropolis.They loaned me a “new” bike toswitch from my tourer – an old steelracing bike with downtube shifters.In that first year of riding withthem, I went to watch races inProspect and later at Floyd andthought “I could do that.”Are you competitive by nature?[continues, page 9]C Field1. Kim Riseth2. Gregory Olsen3. Lewis Almonte, Miya Shoji4. Arthur Hazlit, SynergyBikeFit.com5. Charles Weaver6. Matt Krishar7. Charles Beakmann, ColumbiaUniversity8. Steve Brownlie9. Tommy Bibliowicz10. Benjamin Dale11. Greg Ventresca12. Mitche HechtLap times: 16:18, 16:48, 16:05experience in may ways.

Reem JishiBobby Phillips Turkey Day, 9/18 W 3 2ndLou Maltese Memorial, 7/9 W 3-4 3rdGiro del Ciello Criterium, 7/16 W 3 5thGiro del Ciello TT, 7/17 W 3 5thGiro del Cielo GC, 7/17 W 3 5thBecky KohUnion Vale Road Race, 7/17 W 1-2-3 5thJenny La PlanteGreen Mountain Stage Race Criterium, 9/5 W 4 1stCherry Blossom Circuit Race, 4/3 W 4 5thJamie Pettinato200m TT National Qualifier #1, Trexlertown, 7/1-2 W Elite 1st500m TT National Qualifier #1, Trexlertown, 7/1-2 W Elite 1st500m TT National Qualifier #2, KissenaVelodrome, 7/17 W Elite 1stTrexlertown International Keirin, 7/15 W Elite 2ndTrexlertown Invitational Team SprintChampionship, 8/5 W Elite 2ndElite National Track Championships 200m, 8/10-13W Elite 3rdTrexlertown International 333m Chariot Race, 9/9 W Elite 3rdTrexlertown Match Sprint, W Elite 5thKimille TaylorLou Maltese Memorial, 7/9 W 3-4 1stGreen Mountain Stage Race, Stage 2 , 9/3 W 4 1stChris Thater Memorial Criterium, 8/27 W 3-4 4thGreen Mountain Stage Race, Stage 4, 9/5 W 4 4thGrant’s Tomb Criterium, 3/19 W 4 5thGiro del Ciello, Circuit Race, 7/17 W 4 5thSanchez-MetroAmaury AriasNew York Spring Series Overall, 4/24 5 4thFloyd Bennett Series, 5/3 5 5thAnn Marie MillerTour of the Hilltowns, 8/20 W 1-2-3 4thCarlos RiveraLake Front Road Race, 7/23 4-5 1stSuperweek-Maritime Bay Classic (WI), 7/10 4-5 1stSuperweek-Otto Grunski Stage (WI), 7/9 4-5 1stFloyd Bennett Series, 5/3 3-4 2ndKissena Prospect Park Series, 5/22 4 2ndLake Front Road Race, 7/19 4-5 2ndSuperweek-MGA Road Race (WI), 7/13 4-5 2ndSuperweek (WI) Overall, 7/24 4-5 2ndFloyd Bennett Series, 6/7 3-4 4thBig Apple Bicycle Classic, 6/11 4 4thHeritage Square Classic Crit, 7/21 4-5 4thRutherford Crit, 6/5 4-5 4thFloyd Bennett Series, 5/17 3-4 5thBellin Health Care DePere Cycling Classic, 7/20 4-5 5thCindy MaKissena Prospect Park Series, 8/20 W 2ndCraig GoodsteinNew York Spring Series Overall, 4/24 3-4 4thEutemio QuinteroBear Mountain/Nancy Morgenstern FallClassic, 9/11 4 1stBig Apple Bicycle Classic, 6/11 4 1stPalmer Library Road Race (MA), 4/24 4-5 30+ 1stSturbridge Road Race (MA), 4/23 4-5 30+ 1stKissena Prospect Park Series, 9/10 2 2ndGreat Neck Bike Challenge, 5/15 4-5 2ndHousatonic Road Race, 6/19 4 4thBob Beal Masters Weekend (RI) Overall, 9/18 45+ 5thBear Mountain Spring Classic, 4/30 4 5thEmpire State Games Qualifier-Long Island, 6/43rdHannah LongKissena Prospect Park Series, 5/22 W 1stKissena Prospect Park Series, 9/10 W 1stEmpire State Games Qualifier-NYC, 6/4 W 2ndGiro del Cielo-Crit (NJ), 7/16 W 3 1stLou Maltese Memorial Road Race, 7/9 W 3 1stHarlem Skyscraper Classic, 6/19 W 3rdGiro del Cielo-Circuit Race (NJ), 7/17 W 3 3rdGiro del Cielo-Crit (NJ) GC, 7/17 W 3 3rdGiro del Cielo-Time Trial (NJ), 7/17 W 3 5thLouis deBattistaKissena Prospect Park Series, 8/20 4 4thMarie DeRosaNew Jersey State Time Trial Championship, 6/4 W, OSW 1stUCI Road Masters World Championship-TT(Austria), 8/24 W 1stNew England Time Trial Championship (CT), 5/30 W 3 1stSilvermine Time Trial (NY), 9/10 W 2ndMasters World Road Race-Time Trial (Austria), 8/20 W 3rdUS Masters Nationals-Road Race (Utah), 7/1 W 3rdUCI Masters World Championship-Road Race(Austria), 8/25 W 3rdUS Masters Nationals-Criterium (Utah), 7/1 W 4thMasters World Road Race-2-Person Time Trial(Austria), 8/15 W 5thPetr HuppertNew York Spring Series Overall, 4/24 3-4 1stBear Mountain Spring Classic, 4/30 4 3rdKissena Prospect Park Series, 8/20 4 3rdKissena Prospect Park Series, 6/26 4 3rdGreat Neck Bike Challenge, 5/15 4-5 3rdLou Maltese Memorial Road Race, 7/9 4 4thScot WillinghamColt’s Neck Road Race, 5/1 45+ 1stEmpire State Games Qualifier-NYC, 6/43rdManville Crit, 5/27 3-4 4thCalvert Toefield RR, 9/18 3-4 5thWendy CohenKissena Prospect Park Series, 8/13 W 2ndSakonnet TechnologyStephen BadgerCT State Criterium/Hartford, CT, 7/9 30+ 1stLake Oswego Climbers Competition/LakeOswego, NY, 5/15 30+ 2ndLake Oswego Criterium/Lake Oswego, NY, 5/15 30+ 3rdBethel CDP Gold Race/Bethel, CT, 4/3 P-1-2-3 5thMike ChaunerEastern Collegiate RR Championship/Durham, NH, 5/1 Coll D1 1stEastern Collegiate GC Standings, 5/1 Coll D1 1stRutgers Criterium/Newark, NJ, 3/26 Coll Div 1 1stMayor’s Grand Prix/Elkton, MD, 5/22 P1-2 3rdAlex FrerroLou Maltese Classic/New York, NY, 7/9 U23 3rdRobbie GianniniWind Trails Mt. Bike Race, 10/8 Semi Pro 1stAndy GuptillDurango Shoot Out Criterium/Durango, CO, 3/26 P-1-2 4thLou Maltese Classic/New York, NY, 7/9 U23 4thTour of Tucson Road Race/Tucson, AZ, 10/1 2 4thTour of Tucson GC/Tucson, AZ, 10/2 2 5thJohnny HayesTour of Tucson Road Race/Tucson, AZ, 10/1 2 1stTour of Tucson GC/Tucson, AZ, 10/2 2 2nd7

8Tour of Tucson Prologue/Tucson, AZ, 9/30 2 3rdCollegiate Short Track Nationals/7 Springs,PA, !1/4 Coll Div 1 4thPeter HornArmy Prologue/Westpoint, NY, 4/16 Coll Div 1 3rdChris KuhlSoYoCo Road Race/Brouge, PA, 7/31 P-1-2 1stMechanicsburg ITT/Mechanicsburg, PA, 6/2 P-1-2 1stPA State ITT Championships/Harrisburg, PA, 8/21 U23 1stLou Maltese Classic/New York, NY, 7/9 U23 1stCollegiate TTT National Championships/Lawrence, KS, 5/15 Coll Div 1 1stMesa State Prologue/Grand Junction, CO, 4/23 Coll Div 1 1stFt. Lewis TTT/Durango, CO, 4/16 Coll Div 1 1stMesa State RR/Grand Junction, CO, 4/24 Coll Div 1 2ndMt. Nebo Road Race/Mt. Nebo, PA, 7/23 P-1-2 3rdSchool of the Mines Hill Climb/ColoradoSprings, CO, 4/2 Coll Div 1 5thBasil MoutspoulosSpring Series/Brooklyn, NY, 4/24 P-1-2-3 4thLuis PerezFreedom Criterium/Sterling, NJ, 7/24 4 1stSummer Road Race/Newark, NJ, 7/23 4 1stBranch Brook Park RR/Newark, NJ, 5/8 4 1stLake Oswego Criterium/Lake Oswego, NY, 5/15 4 4thAl Toefield Classic/Brooklyn, NY, 7/16 4 5thRutherford Criterium/Rutherford, NJ, 6/5 4 5thLee RosenthalDurango Downtown Criterium/Durango, CO, 4/17 P-1-2 1stTour of Tucson Criterium/Tucson, AZ, 10/2 2 2ndUnion Vale Road Race/Union Vale, NY, 7/17 P-1-2 5thJon SwainMiami of Ohio Criterium/Oxford, OH, 4/17 Coll Div 1 1stMarian College Criterium/Indianapolis, IN, 4/9 Coll Div 1 1stPurdue RR/Lafayette, IN, 4/2 Coll Div 1 1stMiami of Ohio RR/Oxford, OH, 4/16 Coll Div 1 2ndCollegiate Track Nationals-Team Pursuit/Chicago, IL, 10/1 Coll Div 1 3rdCollegiate Track Nationals-Italian Pursuit/Chicago, IL, 10/2 Coll Div 1 3rdPurdue Criterium/Lafayette, IN, 4/3 Coll Div 1 4thCollegiate Track Nationals-300m Ind. Pursuit/Chicago, IL, 10/1 Coll Div 1 5thBruce WeymanPalos Verde Cyclo Cross/Palos Verde, CA, 11/13 30+ 1stBakersfield Cyclo Cross/Bakersfield, CA, 11/6 30+ 3rdVerdugo Cyclo Cross/Glendale, CA, 10/23 30+ 3rdPacific Velo Grand Prix/Ontario, CA, 8/25 30+ 5thCRCA &Blue Ribbon-Translations.compresentTHE ANNUAL CRCAHOLIDAY PARTYWHEN: TuesdayDecember 67:30-9:30pmWHERE: La Cocina217 W 85th StreetDownstairsFEATURING-Mexican Buffet-Music by John Campo-End-of-Year Awards$25 at the doorSkyline CyclingFrancisco LiuzziOwasco Stage Race Road Race 4 2ndOwasco Stage Race Criterium 4 5thSyracuse State Championship 4 3rdHousatonic Hills 4-5 2nd

[Katie Lambden, continued]Yes, I wanted to do it and validate mywas able to get people at work toeffort, and achieve something. I had acover for me so I could travel thatdesire to prove myself, to those guysweekend. I went with Catherine and, Iand also to myself, that I could do it.think, Becky Koh. I don’t remember aOver the winter I trained a lot andlot of details of the race except that itwas really prepared. It was a prettywas an experience. And I also remem-mild winter. I was at the first springber Catherine’s teammate…series races, got up at 4:30am in thecold – the whole thing....Leah Toffolon?What field were you in?Maybe, but think it was another one,With the masters men usually, whichincluded all the women. Or the B fieldin CRCA mainly. And I was able totelling her some details of the finishingclimb as we got close to the end –where it got steep, what the laststretch was like. I was very impressedIn the break at the fall Harrimanrace (Marco Quezada/www.marcoquezada.com photo)stay in the field. For me that was aby their preparation – knowing theknow that way.success those first six or seven racesfinish like that.Plus the other thing is that for me,– staying in.I ended up fifth and was excited.up to that point and into the nextMaybe because the field wasn’t veryseason or two, riding has always beenWhat was your first women’s field?big that wasn’t such a big accomplish-about fun, about enjoying myself. Iment, but I phoned Toga right awaydon’t like training that’s doing thingsProbably a CRCA club race. I remem-and from that point Dave (Nazaroff)I don’t like. I don’t like lifting weightsber being astonished how tactical itand Lou (Viera) and the other man-and don’t have a gym membership.was. Or at least that’s how it seemedagers started giving me the option ofto. In the men’s races I was just sit-getting away on some weekends.Really?ting in pretty far back and it was aThat same season I did the 3/4consistent speed, but here I could seerace at Altoona, which was a goodYeah, but I’ve come to recognize thatattacks and counter-attacks. Cat-andmousesometimes.experience, but showed me my shortcomings.I did great in the road race,aspect of my personality, and ammaking some big changes. I’ve decid-9The pace wasn’t always high, butin a break of five, but was last –ed to ride full-time in 2006 and I’mthere was a lot going on.nowhere in the sprint. And then inexcited to make cycling my job andthe crit, since I was the highest-placeddedicate myself to improving. WhereWho did you learn from?CRCA rider, Midori Nakamura tried tobefore it was a just a hobby or avoca-help me by leading me out. That wastion, and if I didn’t like doing some-Gotham/Toga usually didn’t havereally nice, but I had some trouble.thing, I wouldn’t. Now I will.other women in the races. So it wasI’m moving to California for themainly the guys at the shop a bit,She’s pretty fearless.late winter and will live with my par-though some of what they sent wentents in the Oakland hills. I’m lookingover my head.Yeah, and she was going so fast theforward to doing big rides, restingAnd Catherine Powers and somelast lap I couldn’t hold on.right and recovering right – things Iother women helped out. For exam-can’t do with a full-time job.ple, Catherine would tell me after-You’re married to one of the fastestwards “That was a good place tosprinters around – Pollo Marte. DoesYou did a lot of big races in 2004 andattack” or “Maybe that break wasn’the try to help you with sprinting?2005 – Altoona, Redlands, Nationals.going to work for this reason…”As soon as I could, I asked JudyA little, but I’m not sure he can. ForYes, 2004 was my best season. In thatMiller for an upgrade on experiencehim it comes so naturally, and whatyear I felt no pressure to get results.to cat 3, so I could do bigger races.he learned he learned very young,The pro-am Altoona stage race was aAnd I got it. So the first one was thedoing BMX as a little kid. So the legbreakthrough. We went with a smallHousatonic Hills race in Connecticut.speed, the bumping, choosing theteam of only four riders, and wereSome people thought that was aright line – they’re all very innate. It’snot really known. The first five stagesbit much, but I was determined. And Inot easy to teach something youwe were just hanging on in the tough

field on tough courses. Then on theand I don’t have good circulation. Mycommunity as I’d like.last big road stage…limit is 25 degrees. And there was aSo that’s why I decided to racelong period when it never got warmfull-time next season – to be able toBlue knob?enough to train. And then in Januarysee how far I can go, and make thewhen the weather got a little warmer Inecessary emotional, mental andBlue Knob. It’s 96 miles long I think.kept getting sick. So I didn’t have thatphysical commitment.When were we going over Blue Knob Ibase of fitness.realized I could go faster than theAnd the other problem was justYou talk about more than just physi-group I was in and I just started try-things being too hectic. I was workingcal preparation. Sometimes you’ll hearing harder. I picked up riders bit byfull-time and traveling to races andracers talk about mental preparationbit and near the top I saw a couple oftoo often it was a blur. I’d get the lastor commitment, but rarely emotional.Victory Brewing riders just ahead. Iflight out on a Friday night, arrive atEspecially not guys. Where are yourthought if I could get them we’d workthe race late, everyone would be busyviews coming from? Are you into “self-together and get to the front. So I didgetting their bikes or themselveshelp” books and things like that? Wereand we did. Or really we made it toready. It was too much too often.you a psychology major?the first real group. It think thereIt was without a doubt tough, butwere three riders ahead, but I was inI’d never give up that sort of opportu-Hmmm. No, I was a biology major.the elite split.nity – like being able to fly out to theBut I’m not a scientist by any means.When I looked around at the ridersrichest women’s crit in the country.Especially not in my training. I getin the group I was amazed at theBut it was probably too much.some advice from Smiley (Craigcompany. But there were still 30 orHere’s an example. For NationalsUpton) but that’s about it.40 miles to go.in Park City we had a great set-up,And I’m not into self-help booksgreat support. I even got there a fewor anything. I just think a lot – both...with two more really big climbs.days early. But my teammates wereabout external things and thingsjoking that I’d better not get on theinternal to myself. Really, introspec-Plus it was pouring down rain. Riderspodium because then I’d miss mytion is a crucial part of athletics. Mywere getting dropped but I hung on. Iflight home. Well top three was clear-mental and emotional approach is10really tested my limits mentally andemotionally, as well as physically. Ily beyond me at that time, but gettingcalled for random dope testing wassuch a major part of my development,and lack of development – sofinally was invested in not giving upnot! I was tested and so I got to thefar! I’ve decided to make a new com-on the work I’d done to make thatairport 25 minutes before the flight.mitment to not just doing what’s fun,group. I dug in as hard as I could andThen back to work the next week.but seeing how far I can go. It’ll be aheld on to the finish.Sometimes I’m really impressed bymental and emotional challenge andAt the end I was so satisfied. Thathow people in CRCA work so muchobviously a physical one too.was probably the high point of myand then can race so well. There are acycling career so far. And it was thelot high achievers in this club.So what’s up for next year?first glimpse of my potential. We gotBut for me, I’ve got to have timefourth or fifth on team GC too.for recovery to make training work.Well I’m on TEAm Lipton for nextThis year we had a change ofSo I was really disappointed in myyear, which I’m really happy about. Assponsorship to Lipton Tea, withperformance in 2005. I did the bigyou may have heard, we’re going toUnilever. There’s been a lot moreraces but things just didn’t work out.another level, with some national andpressure and expectations. It’s a greatLike I didn’t finish Redlands, for theinternational level athletes. I was oneprogram, great product and it’s beensecond time.of the last riders to make the team,a great experience but frankly Iand will have a sort of “fill-in” role, sohaven’t achieved what I wanted.But Lipton had a bunch of good per-I might not do as many big races asformances.I’d want. But it’ll be a fantastic experi-Why not?ence to ride with such a group of topYes, for sure. Especially with Lizriders in a strong program.Two things. One is that I was a wimpRachetto and Kristin LaSasso. But II’ll do the early season on the westin the winter and then had somedidn’t feel like I contributed much.coast and then come east aroundphysical problems. I didn’t get a goodPlus, due to travel and distances, IApril, back home, based in Fort Lee. Itbase. The weather was really cold,don’t think we were as much of ashould be great. ?

[Star Track, continued]· Star Track team members ridinggram are:their track bikes in Central Park· Raise money for team uniformswith Lance Armstrong, when he(currently we have many kidscame to NYC to support ourwearing used CRCA sub-team uni-Olympic bidforms, which is heartwarming)· Star Track member, Roger Graham,· Find an indoor facility so that weaged 13, going to the Juniorcan continue Star Track throughNational Cycling Championships inthe winter with cross training andTrexlertown, PA. (Special thanksconditioning.go to Fernando Cuevas and MikeLong-term, I’d like to expand theFraysee for guiding Roger throughacademic portion of our program.his first, of what I hope will beAlthough we work under the aus-many, National Championships)pices of the NYC Parks & Recreation· Star Track being nominated by theDepartment, we are not financiallyQueens Recreation Department assupported by the Department. All thethe Best After-School Program infunds for Star Track are privatelythe City for the Parksraised and we are continually lookingDepartment’s “Best in Parks”for financial support (see our Adopt-recognition program.A-Bike program below right). YourOne of my personal highlights washelp will make our sport accessible togetting a phone call, mid-Februarythe children of NYC. If you would likewith the snow still on the ground,to contribute, please make checksweek for four weeksfrom Kris, a Star Track student. Hepayable to City of New York Parks &· Volunteers for our Guest Speakerasked: “Coach Deirdre, when will StarRecreation-Star Track and send to:Program (any nutritionists ourTrack start up again?” I had to deliverDeirdre Murphythere ???)the bad news that we’d have to waitExecutive Director-Star Track· Gently used, clean cycling clothinguntil spring when the weather was12 East 87th Street, 3B(send to address above). All sizesbetter. Kris’s mother recently told methat before Star Track, she couldn’tNew York, NY 10128rainbow97@att.netare needed.We have many people to thank for11get Kris away from Saturday morningAdditionally, help with any of thebringing the sport of cycling to chil-cartoons. Now Kris wakes his motherfollowing would be greatly appreciat-dren this year, but I would especiallyup early to make sure he’s not lateed:like to thank Jon Kamen, Tigerfor practice!· Volunteers to assist coaching. TheWilliams and Tom Kempner.Two near-term goals for the pro-commitment is 1 ½ hours perAdditionally, thanks to club membersDavid and Kimille Taylor, PascalSauvayre and Sarah Chubb, ScottDemel, Lorenzo Cavallaro, MarieDeRosa, Regina Hammond, ZuiHanafusa and LaNola Stone. Lastly, aspecial thanks to John Camp, ABicycle Shop, and Larry & Jeff's fortheir support.?About the author: A CRCA memberfor 14 years and native New Yorker,Deirdre Murphy Bader retired frombicycle racing after representingIreland in the 2000 Olympic Games.She also earned her rainbow stripes in1997 by winning the World MastersRoad Championship. Deirdre has beenAt Kissena Velodromecoaching CRCA since 1999 and holds

Donations to CRCA and Central ParkInstead of a donation to the club, you can help CRCA bygiving to Central Park Conservancy and receive a taxdeduction. To donate online, visit the CRCA website atwww.crca.net, click on “Members Entry,” log-in and thenclick on “Make a Donation.” Contact Kimille Taylor atpublicrelations@crca.net to donate by mail or for moreinformation.BREAKAWAYCOURIER SYSTEMSSupport the CompaniesThat Support the Sport212.947.4455335 West 35 th St.New York, NY 10001Century Road Club AssociationPO Box 20412Greeley Square StationNew York, NY 10001-9992DECEMBER 2005FIRST CLASS MAIL