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NYCC April 2003 Sing.Qrk Bulletin NEW YORK CYCLE CLUB Cyclocross Winter Training by Karl Dittebrandt To stay in shape a few winters back, I did a few cyclocross races- three or four, just for fun. In 2001, the Cyclocross National Championships was held in Baltimore, Maryland in December. As I have done the National Masters Championships on the track for the last 9 years and I had a little cross racing experience, I thought I would give it a shot. The Nationals is the only place I can compete against riders my own age and there's always a lot to learn from more experienced riders. The best riders in the country seem to converge at the Nationals. So my regular cross partner, Regina Hammond, and I rented a car and headed to Baltimore for a weekend of racing. I ended up in much better place than I expected — finishing 7th out of 20 riders in my field. This was fairly amazing as first I had a crash and then my shoe came off. After going back for the shoe, I was happy to to finish at all. Continued on page 4 This Issue: 9 Diary of a Siglet 2 President and Editor Messages by Anthony Poole and Club Information Empire State Aids Ride 3 Board Minutes 10 Ride Description Info Road Dirt 11 April Rides by Wentworth D’Arcy Rhodes IV 12 AprilRides 4 Cyclocross April Rides by Karl Dittebrandt 13 14 April/SIG Rides 5 Who In The E Are We? by Richard Rosenthal 15 April/SIG Rides Letter To The Editor 16 April/Out-Of-Bound Rides 6 Florence, Italy in February 17 Advertising by Carol Wood 16 Advertising/Club Jersey 7 China’s Flying Pigeon Bicycle 19 Renewal/Membership Form by Alfredo Garcia 20 General Meeting 8 Riding on the Wrong Side by Anthony Poole http://www.nycc.org April 2003 April 2003 New York Cycle Club President’s Message The NYCC Bulletin is published monthly by the New York Cycle Hopefully, the unending cold and snow have now given way to New York Cycle Club the traditional rites of springtime. Here at the NYCC, the favorite rite Club. The opinions expressed are of spring is our fabulous Memorial Day weekend in the Berkshire Board Members those of the authors and do not Hills of Massachusetts. Three or four days of riding on beautiful back Columbus Circle Station reflect the official position of the country roads, a fabulous Sunday night dinner and the camaraderie of P.O. Box 20541 NYCC. your fellow club mates are just a few of the many features that have New York, NY 10023 Copyright ©2003 NYCC. All rights made this one of the highlights of the NYCC year. If you plan on (212) 828-5711 reserved. May not be reprinted in attending but haven’t made a reservation yet, now is the time to do whole or part without Editor’s so. You’ll find information later in this issue or on our fabulous web- written permission. site – www.nycc.org - about how to find accommodations in one of President Subscriptions: Free to NYCC the many B&B’s or lodges that the Berkshire Hills are famous for. Tom Laskey members. If you don’t receive your This year, we will not be offering an official club sponsored shuttle (212) 961-1610 Bulletin on time, have a change of for those who will be riding up so make sure you have transportation [email protected] for your baggage up and back. Since many people also drive up, it address, or any other questions should be possible for everyone who is riding to get a lift for their about your membership, email luggage. The message board on our website is a good way to find V.P. Programs Marty Wolf. Email is preferable. Eileen Crowley someone to take your luggage and also, if you need to, to find some- Please include your name and full (212) 744-1518 one to share a room.. If you are driving up and willing to provide a address in your message. [email protected] luggage shuttle, please contact [email protected]. All in all, it’s a MailingService / Mailer: New great trip and a great experience. Don’t miss it! York City Industries for the Blind, I think that March 1, 2003 will go down in history as one of the V.P.Rides Brooklyn, NY (718) 854-7300. greatest cycling days in New York history. March 1 has always been Fred Steinberg Printing: Boro Park Graphics, Inc., the "official" start of the cycling season but that has come to be more (212) 787-5204 Brooklyn, NY (718) PRINTER of a technicality than anything else. Because of the mild winters in [email protected] recent years, many cyclist have found there way to all sorts of desti- Ads: Only bicycle related advertising nations throughout the winter. This year however, the "official" start will be accepted. Only digital files was more real than in any year in recent memory. Not only did the Secretary will be accepted (contact Editor for SIG’s and STS’s start, it was also the first day for CRCA races in Central Carol Waaser more information). Maximum ad size (212) 581-0509 Park and the glut of riders on local roads - and of course the Runcible is 7 by 10 inches. [email protected] Spoon - was truly a sight to behold. The fact that the weather was- Ad Rates: Full page, $250. Half n’t great and the roads were kind of sloppy only attested to the eager page, $135. Quarter page, $75. anticipation of every cyclist in the area to get back on their bikes and Treasurer Eighth page, $45. Bottom blurb, ride after one of the worst winters we’ve had since global warming Deborah Bennett was added to the vernacular. And the cold and damp weather didn’t $40. Frequency discounts available. (646) 226-7148 Article Submissions: Material may put a damper on anyone’s spirits either, people seemed so happy to [email protected] be out on the road instead of stuck on their trainer or in spinning be edited for brevity and clarity. class, the less than superb conditions where merely incidental. All at Please proofread your submissins once, it seemed that the collective gloom that had descended on the Public Relations carefully. A full page context is 750 to New York cycling community had magically lifted. Hopefully, by the David Hallerman 1,090 words. Publication is time you read this, the winter of 2003 will be little more than a bad (718) 499-8171 determined by available space. We [email protected] memory. My memory of the day the pall was lifted from our little cannot guarantee that all community will hopefully last indefinitely. For me as a cyclist, that feeling of fraternity and community with my fellow cyclists is what I submissions will be published. Special Events Submission is contributor’s warrant to live for. Eva Wirth - Tom Laskey the NYCC that material is in no way (212) 477-9322 an infringement on the right of anoth- [email protected] er and may be published Editor’s Message without additional approval. Here’s your April bulletin ... as I proof it, Spring is officially here. I Membership File Format: ONLY DIGITAL FILES read the word “winter” on the cover and think of it as a word of the Marty Wolf WILL BE ACCEPTED. Image files (212) 935-1460 past. Already the SIGs are well under way and Central Park races are must be in TIFF, EPS or JPG format. [email protected] here. Did the pack ride start and already finish? Text files must be in Word or .txt, The first brevet is coming quickly (3/29) and you’ll be surprised at using Times or Arial fonts. A-Rides Coordinator how many NYCC’rs are registered. Email: DO NOT SEND LARGE Karl Dittebrandt contributed a great article about Cyclocross which Robert Gray a few other members have expressed interest toward, Evan Marks and (212) 593-0986 attachments before contacting the Gary Katz to name a few. Regina Hammond is the woman in the top [email protected] editor. With permission, attach your photo, by the way. It’s important to cross-train and cyclocross is fun DIGITAL file and send it to the edi- and strenuous. I attended an event in New England with Karl late B-Rides Coordinator tor at <[email protected]>. 2002 and it was amazing. If you get a chance, check it out! Stan Oldak Postal Mail. Put your DIGITAL Besides a writer, Karl has scheduled Sunday Audax rides every (212) 945-9801 file on a Zip or CD - no floppies. week from GW. He also is holding a FREE Audax ride on April 6th! [email protected] Include self-addressed, stamped Anthony Poole contributed two articles - my favorite, the wrong envelope and mail to: side of the road riding. Maybe we can convince him to write more C-Rides Coordinator Diane L. Goodwin future articles. Anthony rode the 2/8 East Islip ride with me. I believe 107 W. 68 St, #1F his wife is riding in the SIG this year. Isaac Brumer 212-734-6039 New York, NY 10023 For the upcoming May bulletin, anticipate interesting surprises. I [email protected] hope to find more time for the May bulletin than the April. I com- MAY Bulletin Deadline: All arti- pleted the 400K in Tavares, Florida on 3/15 with bronchitis and then cles, announcements, and advertis- spent time at Texas Hell Week - Scott Demel’s homeland.
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