• Last Week's Race Results
• A Note From The President
• New Saturday Ride
• Fiesta Island Time Trials
• A Note From The Bike Coalition Liaison
• 2018 SDBC Kit Design
• SDBC Sponsor Spotlight
• Recent Race Results
• SDBC Racers in Action

Do you shop at Amazon.com? If so, it’s easy for you to help SDBC receive donations from Amazon to SDBC. Just use the “Amazon Smile” charitable process in your account. Amazon Smile funnels a small percentage of their eligible purchase revenue to SDBC if you activate Amazon Smile in your account and choose “San Diego Bicycle Club” as the beneficiary nonprofit.

Instead of logging in through "amazon.com" you log-in through “smile.amazon.com.”  Very easy to use. It is EXACTLY the same shopping experience.  Nothing changes except SDBC receives contributions from Amazon.

2018 SDBC Sponsors

We have several new sponsors this year - Mission Federal Credit Union is our official sponsor of the SDBC Bike Safety Rodeo & helmet giveaway program, Liquid Solana Beach, our Saturday ride coffeee stop (AKA Solana Beach Coffee Company), and ROKA a perfomance design company that designs and sells performance eyewear, apparel & equipment.

Emerald Textiles will continue as our title sponsor, UC Cyclery is continuing as our official bike club and sponsor of the men's and women's Cat 1/2 teams, and all of our sponsors that supported us last year will continue to support us this year.

Please support our sponsors. Without them SDBC would not be able to maintain the racing teams and other activities that we have all enjoyed. Visit the sponsors page on the SDBC web site to view more information about each of our sponsors or click the logos to go the specific sponsor's web site.

The deadline for Weekly Update submissions is Noon on Wednesday. Updates are published on Thursdays. Email submissions to weekly@sdbc.org Submissions can include anything from photos to race reports and results, etc.

Classifieds for bikes and cycling related gear can be submitted by any SDBC member. Your add will run for three weeks. In the event you have not sold your items at the end of three weeks you can re-submit the ad. Email your classified submissions to weekly@sdbc.org. Please provide any photos in the original size if possible.

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UC Cyclery’s Ladies’ Night - February 15th

Thursday, Feb. 15th: Join UC Cyclery for a free, fun-filled “Gal-entine’s Day” evening geared towards female cyclists of all levels and types.

Featuring:

• Nutrition advice and yummy samples with Nutritionist and Triathlete, Fernanda Aguiar
• “Ask a Sherpa" with 7sherpas Bike Tours
  Yoga, Stretching, and wellness for cyclists with Crystal Robertson of LeGrand Women’s Adventures
• Food & Beverages provided
• Specials, Giveaways, and Raffle Prizes!

Stop by the shop between 6pm-8pm, Thursday, Feb. 15th!

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The ROKA Team Store for the San Diego Bicycle Club is now OPEN!!

San Diego Bicycle Club athletes will receive all special pricing (30% discount) and offers simply by logging in to their roka.com accounts.

There's a one-time step that each athlete must take to activate this system, and after that you won't need to do anything except log in for the rest of 2018.
Here's how to activate:

1. Create an account at roka.com. (Or log in to an existing account if you already have one.)
2. Click "ACTIVATE ROKA TEAM ACCOUNT."
3. Enter your "team handle" and "team passcode", and submit. The handle and passcode for San Diego Bicycle Club athletes are listed below.
      Team handle: SDBC (not case sensitive)
      Team passcode: 3717
4. You'll see a confirmation message showing that you're registered. Now you're done – go get what you need to ‘find faster’ this year!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you activate, your team prices will only show up once you begin checkout. We know this could be a little confusing and will work on improving it, but for now, rest assured that you'll get your special pricing – just not until checkout.

Once activated, this new system will auto-populate all team pricing any time you're logged in – i.e. year-round discounts, special "kickers" for promotions, etc.

We're currently running a closeout on 2017 gear to make way for our 2018 models. For the public, we're offering 40% off of 2017 Maverick Wetsuits, Viper Swimskins, and SIM Shorts, and 50% off Gen I Tri Race Apparel. We're kicking it to 50% off all those products for San Diego Bicycle Club athletes. Fair warning that sizes are pretty limited, but if we've got your size still, you can score big.

We're eager to help with any questions, as we do understand that this is a new system. Just email teams@roka.com or call +1 (877) 985-7652 any time Mon-Fri 8am-8pm CST and let us know you're with San Diego Bicycle Club.

ROKA Teams Support

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Jersey Front	Jersey Back
Bib Front	Bib Back

2018 SDBC Kit Design

The 2018 SDBC Kit is available at the Pactimo online store. Click the images above for larger views. Orders take approximately four weeks for delivery. The current store closes on 12/29 with an estimated delivery of 1/29. See the Pactimo site for details.

To purchase SDBC clothing browse the club web site to get the team password under Members->SDBC Clothing. Then visit the Pactimo Team Order web site and use the SDBC team password to gain access to the store. Please note that during checkout if it is the first time you have ordered clothing from Pactimo, you will need to register to create your an account.

Please be sure of your sizing. Neither Pactimo nor SDBC can be held responsible if you order the wrong size. Use the following link to access the Pactimo Custom Clothing sizing chart.

Nick Jones
SDBC Clothing Director
clothing@sdbc.org

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Select a link on the left to see what else is happening in the weeks ahead.

Be sure to check our website and social media pages for more information.

Last Week - 2 Firsts, 3 Seconds, 4 Thirds, 34 Top Ten Finishes. Results for the last 7 days listed.

Valley of the Sun 2/16/2018-2/18/2018

Time Trial 2/16/2018
Men Cat 2: Kevin Festini: 2nd
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 3rd
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 8th
Men Cat 3: Matt Brantveyn: 1st
Men Cat 3: Noah Slack: 5th
Men Cat 3: Cody Jung: 7th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan:4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:5th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon: 7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:8th

Road Race 2/17/2018
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 5th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan: 4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee: 7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon: 7th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon: 8th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein: 6th

Crit 2/18/2018
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 9th
Men Cat 3: Michael Green: 3rd
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan:2nd
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:6th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon:4th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:6th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein:3rd

General Classification (GC) 2/18/2018
Men Cat 2: Kevin Festini: 2nd
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 3rd
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 6th
Men Cat 3: Matt Brantveyn: 1st
Men Cat 3: Noah Slack: 5th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Lee 4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:5th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon:7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:8th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein:9th

CBR Crit #3 - Dominguez Hills 2/18/2018
Men Cat 4: Conrad McGarry: 9th

To report any errors or omisions contact your team race director. All race results are posted as received from the team directors.

 
New SDBC C Ride on Saturdays

This past Saturday we successfully launched our new C Group Ride. It is a moderately fast, less demanding version of the B Ride, following the same route with the same regroup points. Experienced SDBC Ride Leaders will lead and control the Ride.

We are also reducing the pace of the D-1 Ride to the slower end of its current speed range to encourage D-3 and D-2 level cyclists to make the move to the longer D-1/A/B/C route.

The C Group lines up and rolls out behind the B Group in the parking lot just East of UC Cyclery. If you have any questions about the C Group or any of our rides, please contact me at training@sdbc.org or see any Ride Leader on Saturday mornings.

Charlie Sykes
SDBC Training Director
training@sdbc.org

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The first Fiesta Island Time Trial of the year had a great turnout. Start planning ahead for the next one in March!

2018 Races and Registrations
- click on a date to register

• March 11th
• April 15th
• September 9th
• October 14th

You may sign up each race individually, or sign up for the entire series to receive 15% discount.

Register at: www.webscorer.com/fitt

UC Cyclery is our series title sponsor, which will provide onsite mechanical support and prizes.

UC Cyclery/SDBC Fiesta Island Time Trial Series

fiestaisland.info

fitt_info@sdbc.org

Find FITT on Facebook
Follow FITT on Twitter

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Do you use a mirror yet?

Former pro cyclist Tom Soloday tells Bicycling Magazine about his mirror use:

"I used to think helmet mirrors were dorky. But as I transition toward dad life, I care less about what other people think (I’ve also started wearing cargo shorts and sport sandals) and more about staying safe. ...  And wearing a mirror on my sunglasses has changed the way I approach riding—for the better."

https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/helmet-mirrors-popular-cyclists

My own notes on mirror use can been seen on Google Docs

Serge Issakov
Bike Coalition liaison
bikecoalition@sdbc.org

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Crit: Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan: 2nd

Crit: Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein: 3rd

Crit: Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon: 4th

GC: Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan: 4th, Angela Lee: 5th

GC: Men Cat 3: Noah Slack: 5th

SDBC Men Cat 3 - Cody Jung, Noah Slack, Matt Brantveyn, Mike Green, David Garcia.

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Year to date - 8 Firsts, 10 Seconds, 12 Thirds, 65 Top Ten Finishes. Results for the last 60 days listed.

Valley of the Sun 2/16/2018-2/18/2018

Time Trial 2/16/2018
Men Cat 2: Kevin Festini: 2nd
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 3rd
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 8th
Men Cat 3: Matt Brantveyn: 1st
Men Cat 3: Noah Slack: 5th
Men Cat 3: Cody Jung: 7th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan:4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:5th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon: 7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:8th

Road Race 2/17/2018
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 5th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan: 4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee: 7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon: 7th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon: 8th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein: 6th

Crit 2/18/2018
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 9th
Men Cat 3: Michael Green: 3rd
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Jan:2nd
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:6th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon:4th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:6th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein:3rd

General Classification (GC) 2/18/2018
Men Cat 2: Kevin Festini: 2nd
Men Cat 2: Adam Schepps: 3rd
Men Cat 2: Chris Besaw: 6th
Men Cat 3: Matt Brantveyn: 1st
Men Cat 3: Noah Slack: 5th
Women Cat 5: Chelsea Lee 4th
Women Cat 5: Angela Lee:5th
Women Cat 4: Edely Alarcon:7th
Women Cat 4: Alexa Alarcon:8th
Women Cat 3: Jenna Klein:9th

CBR Crit #3 - Dominguez Hills 2/18/2018
Men Cat 4: Conrad McGarry: 9th

Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium 2/11/2018
Men Cat 3: Mike Green: 1st
Men Cat 4: Fernando Hernandez: 8th
Women Pro/1/2/3: Esther Walker: 3rd
Women Pro/1/2/3: Angelica Frayre: 10th
Women 4/5: Chelsea Jan: 4th
Women Masters 40+ Cat 1-4: Renee Robinson: 3rd
Women Masters 40+ Cat 1-4: Pat Murray: 6th
Women Masters 40+ Cat 1-4: Kim Jaya: 8th
Junior Men 9-12: Aaron Wang: 4th
Junior Women 9-14: Natalie Wang: 2nd

CBR Crit #2 - Carson 2/4/2018
Women P/1/2/3: Katherine Nadler: 3rd
Women Cat 4/5: Edely Alarcon: 9th

Redland Crit 2/3/2018
Men Cat 5: Josh Boyer: 2nd
Men Cat 5: Josh Bonnici: 3rd

Citrus Criterium 2/3/2018
Junior Men 13-14: Evan Aparri: 4th
Junior Women 13-14: Natalie Wang: 1st
Junior Women 11-12: Audrey Aparri: 1st
Junior Men 9-10: Grayson Aparri: 2nd

LAVRA Time Trial Series 1/28/2018
Women's Team Sprint: Lan Tran and Pat Murray: 2nd

Santa Barbara County Road Race 1/27/2018
Men Cat 4: Marcel Aguiar: 3rd
Men Master 60+: Peter Dufour: 3rd
Women P/1/2/3: Maddy Ward: 3rd
Women P/1/2/3: Jenna Klein: 5th
Women P/1/2/3: Lauren Diaz: 10th

Fiesta Island Time Trials 1/21/2018
Girls 15-16:  Stella Hale:  1st
Boys 13-14: Evan Aparri:  1st
Boys 10-12:  Sawyer Dann:  2nd
Girls 10-12: Natalie Wang:  1st
Girls 10-12: Audrey Aparri: 2nd,
Boys 9 and Under: Aaron Wang: 2nd
Boys 9 and Under:  Grayson Aparri:  3rd

To report any errors or omisions contact your team race director. All race results are posted as received from the team directors.