Happy Hump Day!
Deadline for San Antonio Tour de Cure Fundraising
This Saturday, June 14, is the deadline for fundraising for the San Antonio Tour de Cure. If you are turning in money, you need to do so to the ADA offices by end of day Friday, June 13. If you are contributing on-line, you can do so until midnight on Saturday, June 14. Please check your current fundraising level by clicking here. If you are above $250, you are eligible for one of many different prizes from the ADA - click here to see the various prizes for the various fundraising levels. Based on your final fundraising totals at midnight on Saturday, you will be mailed a certiticate that can be redeemed for one of the many amazing prizes at the level you have achieved.
If you have any questions regarding this process, don't hesistate to contact myself or David Sloan (david.sloan@valero.com) (who just happened to be the top fundraiser in this event - way to go David!)
Long Beach Tour de Cure
The Long Beach Tour de Cure will be held this Saturday, June 14, and Team Captain Bob Roger has 13 riders ready to rumble. The team is currently in 5th place among the top fundraising teams in the event, well on their way to achieving their target of $5,000 - way to go guys!
(I had planned on doing the ride since I was flying out to California to visit colleges with my daughter, but that trip has been postponed until the Fall. Hopefully I'll be able to join Bob and the gang for the Bay to Bay MS Ride on October 11-12).
Good luck and enjoy what promises to be another gorgeous ride through the paradise that is Southern California!
Riders, volunteers, friends and family at the 2007 Long Beach Tour de Cure - I just love this photo!
San Antonio Area Rides
We have three rides this week -
John Tenison will lead the HillFest on Wednesday beginning from Mays Elementary with wheels up at 5:45 pm.
Andrea Shull will lead the Family Friendly ride on Thursday from Bullis County Park with wheels up at 6:15 pm. (Hopefully it won't be windy as it was last week).
John Tenison will lead a short, 30 mile ride on Saturday morning along the rolling farm roads around New Berlin on Saturday leaving from Judson High School with wheels up at 07:30 am.
For our complete training schedule, click here.
Support Group for Folks Who Bike to Work at Valero HQ
If you work at Valero HQ and ride your bike to work or are thinking about doing so, send an e-mail to cycling@valero.com. We are trying to arrange a lunch and learn for folks who are doing this so we can discuss safe cycling techniques, and possibly coordinate group rides. At this point, it looks like the lunch and learn will be next Wednesday in the cafeteria - more details to come soon!
Board Meeting Minutes
The Board and I met yesterday to begin planning for the 2008 Bike to the Beach. To see the minutes from the meeting, click here. One of the most exciting topics we discussed was the creation of a new group within Velo Valero that will focus on the needs of riders brand new to the sport of cycling. Board Member Megan Lehnhoff and her cycling bud Tanya will coordinate this. These high energy ladies have lots of exciting things planned for the program - to get a sneak peak at what they are up to, click here. If you have friends, family, co-workers or business partners that have considered joining the team but were not sure how or where to get started, this is the place and this is the year, my friends - there's never been a better time to be a new rider with Velo than now!
Team Store Open For Fall Jersey Orders
The team store is open for new jersey orders! We'll be taking orders until August 15 for delivery in mid-September, prior to the Bike to the Beach. The cost of the jersey is $70, and if you are an out of town person participating in the Bike to the Beach, we won't ship the jersey to you - you'll need to pick it up at the Friday Night Expo before the ride. Remember - all riders participating in an organized fundraising event with Velo Valero such as the BTTB need to wear a current team jersey each day of the event. We don't ask you to pay dues to be on this team - we just ask you to buy and wear the best looking jersey on the road (which you get to keep afterwards!!)
To access the jersey order site, click here.
Happy Father's Day
For all you dads out there - Happy Father's Day! Being a good dad is the hardest job I've ever done, and it's one I don't do nearly as well as I could most of the time. If you're dad and it's possible to do so, take a little time this weekend to enjoy the company of your family, and appreciate the incredible joy that only they can provide you.
See ya' on the road!
- Peter