CANYON VELO Club Meeting 4/4/13
6 pm to 7:06 Social Time and Distribution of Club Clothing etc…
1. Introduction of New Members or Visitors
2. Introduction of the CV Board
3. Introduction and Recognition of our 2013 Club Sponsors
4. General Board Member Updates
Carl Moler …
Canyon Velo Mission Statement Presented/Discussed/It is posted on the club web site for your review…
Discussion of Saturday Ride Protocol /Options
Prompted by concerns expressed by multiple members
Brief History of the ride was presented…
New “wrinkle”…The Suvoy Cutoff a product of Short/Short safety concerns on Sand Canyon and Irvine Center… “Long/Short” has evolved over recent years as well … most recently as a result of our club time trial contingent needing to implement alternative routes and procedures to better meet their training needs… as a result most new members have not seen the “Traditional” El Toro option in action…
Observation… the “Traditional Script” was a good one for most non TT riders (see ride description on the club website)… Suggestion that non-TT CV members, who ride this option, revert to the “Traditional Script” to foster a more “cohesive” club ride culture especially for new members… another option may be to lengthen the “Suvoy Cutoff” option which has become a good ride alternative and is comprised of primarily CV members…
Safety concerns on the Saturday ride in general were also expressed…This has been an intermittent ongoing problem …There is no “light switch” solution… but we suggest that CV members remember that we do not have to follow the questionable decisions made by some of the “rainbow jerseys” from other clubs who think it is the Tour de France … when they attempt to take the pack into a dangerous situation … It is suggested that we let them ride away and say “good riddance” rather than reinforce and validate their behavior by running the light or chasing them …
Board Member Updates…
Ed Kissee… Lake Los Angeles Training Session… See Below for details…
Hello guys
A group of us are leaving Bagel Me in Villa Park Parking lot at 6:30 am next Saturday 13Th
and driving to the States course at Lake Los Angeles for some practice. (about 100 miles away)
Hopefully the weather holds up. The plan is to do a few laps ..one warm up and one or 2 experiment laps.
Let me know if your interested in going and we will look for you before we leave.
Cheers!
Paul Leek
(714)612-2173
Pat Meagher
Scott Guyett
Wes Kridle
Sue Griesbach—Sue has data on the CV Club Website “Hits” that may be of interest to members or sponsors… Bottom Line is that the club web site is getting a lot of traffic and is well received …
Rich Savitt—Tour de Cure update … This is an important club activity… we need more volunteers and participants… see the email that was sent out with details a few days ago … Let’s support this event as a club !!!
5. ROGER MILLIKAN RACE SUMMARY… Very successful 2013 race!! …
768 racers participated… No Paramedics called, may be a first…
One “Semi-Truck on the course moment” oops !…
THANKS TO THE OVER 40 CV VOLUNTEERS who helped out on race day… Special thanks to PAT MEAGHER for being the Race Day Coordinator of Volunteers… Special thanks to RICH SAVITT for his experience and handling of the Race Registration Coordinator Duties /this was a huge task !… Thanks also to BOB LANGAN and SUE GRIESBACH for their “all day” help with registration… and a Special Thanks To ED KECK of Velo Avanti for all his help and expertise… couldn’t have done it without him… also thanks to UCC and SUNCOAST VELO for their support with prize money and volunteers…
BOTTOM LINE FOR CV… $6,508.76 IN PROFIT… and covers our USA Cycling race sponsorship requirement… The promotion of this race required a lot of effort across the board but was well worth it in the end… it was a quality event and Canyon Velo received a lot of postive recognition as a result… we are already committed to doing it again in 2014 !
6. EVENT REIMBURSEMENT UPDATE… See Club Email sent out earlier with details and copies of the two documents that were updated…
7. OPEN FORUM… more discussion about Saturday Ride options… One member recommended a club donation to the Tour de Cure… this will be considered by the Board…
8. END OF MEETING 8:10 PM/ON TO SOCIAL TIME… a good time was had by all… a number of pizzas and various beverages were consumed accompanied by great conversation… the last members left around 9 pm