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We Thank Platinum Sponsors
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Dear Geno,
The holiday season is upon us. Time to relax a bit
and soak in some cycling via the internet. Chico
Corsa wishes all of you a joyous December and a
safe new years.
This newsletter is a gift from the Chico Corsa Cycling
Club. Our hope is that we inspire you to help Chico
become a better cycling town than it already is. If you
love cycling and would like to improve your
speed or endurance or you want to race or
just see racing back in Chico, join us at one of our
monthly club meetings and meet others with
interests like yours.
Chico Corsa members have an advantage...Click here to
see.
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A Word from the President
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Watching the Scale
I have never been accused of being overweight. In fact
I have often been called thin. But over the 20 years
since high school I have watched the scale climb as
high as 150 lbs. That might not sound like much but I
tower over small children at 5'4". My high school
wrestling weight was 126 lbs at the same height.
So why am I telling you this? I am not sure yet, so
bare with me as I ramble... This year I made a
significant improvement on accents. I beat my best
times up Cohasset and the Forest Ranch TT by 3
minutes each. I also... Continue
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Coaches Desk
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By Mike Trowbridge
Hi All... Coach Mike here.
I'm excited to be coaching Chico Corsa! I thought that
it would be fun to add a Q & A column to your Chico
Corsa Newsletter. If you have any questions drop me
an email, or ask me in person and I'll answer them in
this column.
This month, I'm going to
address some of the questions I've been asked lately,
about your resting heart rate.
Q: Why take my resting heart rate?
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"Cross" Over Skills
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By Lau Ackerman
Howdy all!
Back again. To continue in the cyclo-cross vein I
thought I would talk about cross over skills that you
can bring to cross racing or ones you can learn there
and take to other disciplines.
One of the more famous examples is Lance's use of
his cyclo-cross skills when Beloki had the horrific
crash a few years ago in the Tour which sent Lance off
through a field and adjacent bar ditch. He hung tight
through the field, did a quick dismount, picked up his
bike, jumped ... (Continued)
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Club Meeting
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Friday, December 7th 6:00pm
Come Join us at Mt.
Mikes Pizza at 5th and Nord.
We always have
fun and sometimes we even talk about the club. This
month we will introduce the two newest additions to
our Board of Directors.
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Chico Corsa Race Team
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The Off Season?
The podium placing's continue for Chico Corsa. Lau's
infectious attitude towards Cyclocross has got some
of us out there flying the green and gold in the dirt.
With the bulk of the winter still ahead of us, lets try to
get more of us out there to enjoy the fun.
Shasta CX Series at Turtle Bay
Park
1st Place - Weston Crumm - Jr's
1st Place - Jeff Ochs- C's
Granite Bay Cyclocross
1st Place - Weston Crumm - Jr's
3rd Place - Roy Steves - B's
3rd Place - Jim Greenlee - B's 45+
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