Much of what I do in my day is answer questions. Questions from people who lack the courage to answer them for themselves. I always encourage my people to do what they think is best. Nine-out-of-ten times they will make the right decision - and the 10% of the time they do not, well... that is a small price to pay to have them get it right the rest of the time. Having been in a management role for the last 20 years, I am always looking to hire leaders. I am sad to report that there just aren't that many out there. I find people with tremendous experience and charismatic personalities that seem to never grow in their jobs. 

I have been fortunate in my hiring. I think I have a higher percentage of leaders working for me than you will find in the populous. Most people go through life pointing out the flaws in others and singing the "If only" song. If they only knew that the one thing that would propel them to prosperity is courage. I wish I were in Oz and could give them a medal and change their lives.

Hi All... The hot days of summer are "really" here! In last months "From the Coaches Desk" I talked about my cramping problem and so I had found an article dealing with cramping. It's from the "The Science of Sport" (which is Scientific Comment and Analysis of Sports and Sporting Performance). It's a pretty long article so I decide to break it into several parts. So below is part 2 (part 1 was in the Junes issue of the Chico Corsa Cycling Club Newsletter). 

If anyone has any comments OR suggestions please send them to me OR even better send them to whole group. It would/will be very interesting to see what others are doing to cope with this problem. Cheers, Coach Mike

Thanks to Rodney's passion to make us suffer he has a great schedule of local events for us. We have Criteriums, Circuit races, TT's and Hill Climbs. Here is his torture schedule for July.

Tue. July 1 - Airport Criterium 6:15
Thu. July 3 - River Road Time Trial 10-Miles 6:00
Thu. July 10 - Aguas Frias Time Trial 6:00
Tue. July 15 - Airport Criterium 6:15
Thu. July 17 - River Road Time Trial 10-Miles 6:00
Sat. July 19 - Messilla Valley Circuit Race 8:00
Thu. July 24 - Aguas Frias Time Trial 6:00
Sat. July 26 - Rodney Surprise Hill Climb TT 8:30
Tues. July 29th - Airport Criterium 6:15
Thu. July 31 - River Road Time Trial 10-Miles 6:00
Hope to see you out there!!

Don't forget about Climb to Pie! June 28th. Check out the ride flyer.

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The Sierra Nevada Chico Downtown Criterium is just 3 months away. We need 120 volunters and another $12,000. If you would like to be a financial sponsor please contact Linda Zorn. If you want to be a part of the volunteer team contact Jennifer Gruber at Jenn_G@pacbell.net .

Another great month of racing. The best part about it is all is the feedback I hear amongst the other teams. Chico Corsa is respected, not just for the constant placings, but also for the unselfish racing. We really work well as a team. I overheard one guy telling another at the Folsom Criterium to watch Chico Corsa in the 3s race, that they were going to control it. We came up short of the win - but still had 3 riders in the top 6.

We had a great day at Nevada City watching 8 local racers take to the epic race. And hats off to Lindsay Myers for winning the women's CAT 3 race and Mike Cordova for a solid 6th in the men's CAT 3.

Wheels of Thunder Dash for Cash Pleasanton, CA
W4
4th Place- Morgan Bonar- CAT 3

NorCal/Nevada District TT Championship- Sattley, CA
Under 23
5th Place- Colby Elliot
Master - 40-44
9th Place- Jeff Ochs

Sierra Nevada/Specialized Criterium- Folsom, Ca
W 3/4
1st Place- Morgan Bonar - W3/4
E3
3rd Place- Colby Elliot
5th- Mike Ricks
6th- Mike Cordova

Cyclesport Junior State Crit Livermore, CA
3rd Place- Morgan Bonar - W4

Nevada City Bicycle Classic Nevada City, CA
1st Place - Lindsay Myers - W3
6th Place - Mike Cordova - E3

Elkhorn Classic Stage Race -Baker City, Oregon
Stage 1 - 3rd Place - Mike Cordova - CAT 3
Stage 2 - 4th Place - Mike Cordova - CAT 3
Stage 3 - Rained Out
Stage 4 - Next Issue

2008 NCNCA Best All-round Team (BAT) Points
The NCNCA is slow to update the standings so our true ranking may even be higher. Mike Cordava is on fire right now in the CAT3 and Morgan Bonar is tearing it up in W4.

Cat 3
1 Webcor/Alto Velo 252
2 Davis Bike Club 128
3 Pacific State Bank Cycling Team 112
4 Easton/SugarCRM/Specialized 93
5 TBS Racing Team 88
6 Berkeley Bicycle Club (BBC) 73
7 Chico Corsa Cycling Team 72
8 Central Valley Cycling 70
9 Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes 65
10 Wells Fargo Racing Team 55

Woman Cat 4
1 ROARING MOUSE CYCLES 291
2 Easton/SugarCRM/Specialized 124
3 Dolce Vita Cycling 91
4 Metromint Cycling on Marin Bikes 85
5 Touchstone Climbing 54
6 Chico Corsa Cycling Team 35
7 Synergy-Taleo 35
8 Wells Fargo Racing Team 33
9 Reno Wheelmen 25
10 Webcor/Alto Velo 23

Hi Everyone! I wanted to congratulate two locals on our e-mail list here! First off, Bryan Slinkard for completing the Ironman Coeur d'Alene yesterday in 11 Hours 25 Minutes and 48 seconds! Way to go Bryan!! 2.4 Mile Swim, 112 Mile Bike Ride, 26.2 Mile Marathon run. Brutal!

AND

Janine Rood for completing one of the hardest double centuries in the country - The Terrible Two! Here are the stats from Janine herself on the Terrible Two (which took place on Saturday, June 21st):
200 miles, 16,000 ft of climbing
15 hours, 35 minutes elapsed time
14 hours, 23 minutes riding time; 1 hour, 12 minutes off the bike
5965 calories burned (according to the PowerTap), 2850 calories consumed

That is an awesome display of will.