For me, this last cycling season was the most fun of any of the last 25 years. I logged more miles, I raced more, I learned more about fitness and more about racing. My wife has fallen in love with the sport and my 5 years old claimed 5 podiums in 5 races, including 1 win.
How can I make next year better?

Chico Corsa board member Eric Hoiland and his new bride Katie wed in Truckee on Saturday, October 13th.
Eric's Brother and local artist Sten Hoiland made the cake topping. Is it cool or what?

Congratulations! We will see you on the road.

Hello all,
Well the road season is over, the crits have faded away, and most of the mountain bike race locations are beginning to see some rain and snow. So what to do now? Hey, I know! Lets do some cross racing!
For those of you who don't know what cross racing is or you are afraid to ask one of "those darn cross guys", I am here to help. Cyclocross is a fun sport that most anyone can have a good time with. Picture steeple chase on bikes. It all started years and years ago in Europe as a way for roadies to keep some condition in the winter months. You can sign up on race day, ride most any bike, and have a good time with a bunch of like minded folk. The crowds tend to be easy going and there to have fun and race hard. It is also viewer friendly as the courses snake back and forth in a relatively small area so a little walking yields a lot of good viewing.

Come Join us at Mt. Mikes Pizza at 5th and Nord.
We have some exciting news to share about the future of the club.

Chico made some noise at the World Senior Games. Jeff Smith, the youngest 60 years old I have ever met, popped over to St. George Utah to compete in the World Senior Games cycling events.
I had asked him to keep me updated for this newsletter, so on a daily basis he would send me a picture of himself standing on a podium.
Here is a link to a Chico ER article on him.
Here are some pictures.
Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Great Job Jeff and thanks for sharing.

The Chico Corsa 2008 CAT 3 Team
After placing 2nd overall in the NCNCA CAT 4 "Best All around Team" competition, nearly the entire CAT 4 team has upgraded for the next season. This will defiantly make our CAT 3 team a threat. We will have

• Jeff Galland
• Mike Cordova
• Mike Ricks
• C.J. Humphries
• James Plummer

Charlie Geshekter and Michelle Beltran put on another fantastic event at the 4th Annual Jack & Jill Time Trial held yesterday - Sunday, October 7th! There were 27 teams that took part in this team time trial event, in great conditions.....except for a little bit of wind. Lots of cash and prizes were given out at the Awards Ceremony held yesterday at Peet's Coffee at 1:00pm, and I'm sure many teams rode away very happy with their performance out there yesterday! And I want to thank all of you for coming out to do this event - without you guys, these events just wouldn't happen - we thank you tremendously for your participation! And a huge thank you goes out to Charlie Geshekter, Michelle Beltran, Preben Nielsen and Chris Mahannah for putting this event on - you guys ROCK!!!!
Pics by Tony Rocha can be found here
Anyway, here are the results from yesterday's Jack & Jill Time Trial:

1. Kerry Kelly & Paul McIntyre 23:52
2. Linda Zorn & Jimmy Walker 25:22
3. Lisa Martens & Geno Gruber 25:41
4. Chris Aarcher & Jeff Galland 26:06
5. Jeanne O'Regan & Kris Blee 26:16

Some months ago, I approached the issue of what a 'pain in the neck' cycling could be. While accurate, the spine has other problematic areas as well; the low back (or lumbar spine) is another vulnerable area. While the neck is built for mobility, the lumbar spine is built of stability. In providing this stability, there are structures that are unique to the area and can invite injury while cycling. Briefly looking at the anatomy, biomechanics of the lumbar and common injuries will provide us insight into how we can head-off these very debilitating cycling injuries.

Whenever a new face shows up at the Fast 50 and hangs in until the end, we are always asking each other "Who was the guy on the..." Well you can only imagine the questions when the new face happens to be a gal. There are only a handful of females that are in the final sprint action so they tend to me more noticeable then just another fast guy.