Team Evesham

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Upcoming Rides

Ride Waiver: If you are not a current member of Team Evesham you may join us, one time only, on a Team Evesham ride.  If you are a guest or don’t yet have your velcro Team Evesham bike tag, you must sign the Ride Waiver (digital form) before participating. Team Evesham members sign the ride waiver when they join.  Once you’ve joined, please display your 2022 velcro tag (green) on your bike to designate you as a member.

Ride Pace: Rides are rated by speed or effort level (be familiar with our different ride levels here so you can join the ride that fits you).

COVID Protocols (updated) – Team Evesham follows NJ protocols for social distancing, masking, other restrictions (NJ Covid Restrictions), and CDC guidance. Riders should take appropriate measures (masks, social distance). By taking part in a ride or attending Team Evesham events you agree to abide by these restrictions and all Team Evesham requirements. We ask that you be considerate, have a mask and wear it as requested or required.

Team Evesham Rides

(Weekday evening rides are returning, keep a watch on this page for details as we ease back into riding)

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Other Rides of Interest…

There are a variety of opportunities to ride and support worthy causes out there. These are not Team Evesham rides but may be of interest to our riders throughout the year. See each ride’s website (links provided) for information…

Other Rides in 2022:
  • 1st Annual Black Run Preserve Poker Run and Ride (April 2, 2022; Join over 35 shops and local businesses who have donated prizes and support the Black Run Preserve – a local South Jersey treasure. $20 registration. Bike: 7.4 mi course and a seperate running course.)
  • Bike NYC/5 Boro Ride (May 1, 2022)
  • Cycling for Care 2022 (May 14, 2022; from Pemberton, NJ through the farms and low rolling hills of Burlington County to provide access to primary care for the uninsured. Hosted by Cherry Hill Free Clinic)
  • 6-Pillars Century (May 7, 2022)
  • Ride of Silence (hosted locally by Team Evesham, May 18th, 2022)

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Happening Now!

Events of Interest! 

9th Annual Ride to Thrive, June 11, 2022: The Legacy Foundation strives toraise funds for children and youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities served by Legacy Treatment Services – to move from surviving to thriving. The 9th Annual Ride to Thrive offers riders 63, 45, and 25 mile ride options for a scenic ride through the farmlands of Burlington County. Enjoy a continental breakfast, a premium headband giveaway (NEW for 2022), fully-stocked hydration stations, and at the end of your ride, you will be treated to a hearty lunch! The ride starts at the Burlington County Fairgrounds (google map link). More information and registration at this link.

Ride of Silence: Team Evesham hosted a Ride of Silence on May 18, 2022 where 90 riders and others honored those killed or injured on the road and helped raise awareness for road safety. Photos of the event can be viewed here.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME!  Renew or join TE for the 2022 season! The new 2022 Team Evesham season kicks off on April 1, 2022 so please renew your membership to continue enjoying TE rides and access to events (REGISTER/RENEW LINK). When you renew, a membership packet will soon follow which will include discounts from our sponsors and a new velcro membership band (green) for the 2022 season. For those of you who joined at the end of the 2021 (since October 2021) your membership will be carried over into 2022 automatically.

ACS 50th Annual Bike-a-Thon on June 12, 2022! This favorite annual ride is back in June and promises to be a terrific event to raise money for an important and critical cause.  Sign up today, don’t delay – register here.

Spellbound Century on July 30, 2022! The 8th annual Spellbound Century ride takes place in Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ. Enjoy the ride by local farms and historic towns, on mostly flat roads and some challenging rolling hills, and help raise funds for Burlington County non-profits and charities. 20, 45, 63, and 100 mile routes. Ride Website.

Foster 100 Registration Open! Don’t miss out on this one of a kind experience to ride and support a great cause. Team Foster challenges riders to tackle 100 miles from Camden County, NJ to Cape May and to raise funds to provide services and support dogs for our veterans. There is also an option to participate in Foster Week as well as the Foster Classic 100 mile ride. Step up to the challenge – There are a limited number of slots – register here.

MS City to Shore, September 24th and 25th, 2022! This annual favorite ride takes riders down to the shore and back (optional) the next day. Support a great cause and experience a great ride tradition.  MS registration website.

Safe riding to all!

The Team Evesham Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Take 5

Featured Fiver: Ross Polinow.

Ross is a long time Team Evesham member, part of the ride leader team on the weekly Friday morning rides, and a TE Board Member. More about Ross:

  1. What is your pre-ride routine? I definitely get prepared the night before a ride. That includes laying out my best guess on what to wear for the next day, charging my Wahoo and light, checking the route and sync with my Wahoo if necessary and filling my water bottle. It’s the best way to get a few extra minutes of sleep and have a stress free morning with hot coffee, a banana or bagel with some peanut butter.
  2. Why did you join Team Evesham? I’ll have to give that credit to Sandy Student. He didn’t actually “make me join” but he sure did persuade me. One summer day 11 years ago I was riding along Marlton Parkway with a friend and Sandy Student pulled up next to us at a light. He gave us the Team Evesham promo speech and asked if we wanted to ride with the team that coming Sunday and we agreed. Somehow I managed to finish that first 30 mile ride on a heavy hybrid. That ride gave me the confidence to join and the rest is history.
  3. What is your favorite charity ride? I really enjoy riding to Cape May with the Foster 100 but my favorite memories are those first MS and ACS rides that I did with Team Evesham. There was always a huge rider turnout with great team photos and lots of camaraderie from start to finish. What a feeling of accomplishment to complete those first century rides.
  4. What was your first bike? It wasn’t my 1st bike but the one I remember the most was actually a “Ross”. It was a really cool bike with high rise handlebars, a blue banana seat, 3 speed shifter, a rear “slick” tire and a “sissy bar” which made a perfect fishing rod carrier.
  5. What’s your favorite favorite post ride food, beverage or routine? I’m all about “routine” especially when it includes eating after the ride. Stopping at Rastelli’s for coffee, good food (the hot chili is one of my favorites) and good conversation with friends is for me one of the highlights of TE rides. Although a stop at Zed’s for a few cold beers isn’t bad either!

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Riding in 2022

We Are Team Evesham – come ride with us!

If you haven’t had the chance to join Team Evesham or renew your membership, you’re missing out. For new riders, welcome – if you have not yet tried us out, please do and join up! To renew or join, visit www.teamevesham.org, select the “Login” menu and choose “Join/Renew” (Or follow this renewal link).

Team Evesham is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that works hard every year to provide a range of benefits to our members and this year will be no exception. As always, membership includes some great offers and incentives from our sponsors (Who are Team Evesham’s sponsors?).

Membership gives you access to an ever growing range of ride opportunities, all led by trained ride leaders, access to team Ride w/GPS routes, and special events and rides throughout the year. Events for the year are just getting started with rides most days of the week. As a member you can join us for our Welcome Back event on 5/22, and our Grill & Chill event in July.

So don’t miss out, sign up or renew today!

Happy and safe riding to all!
The Team Evesham Board

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Riding to Remember

On October 17th, members of Team Evesham rode to remember those who we carry in our hearts in our annual memorial ride. This year honored three cherished souls who have had outsized impacts on the Team, its members, and so many cyclists. For this ride, Team Evesham members were joined by many cyclists from the area as well as other ride clubs to pay tribute to those who have given us and our sport so much (photo above shows riders pausing beside the honorary “Mount Bennis” sign during this year’s memorial ride).

Jason Kilderry: Jason generously volunteered his exercise and nutrition knowledge to coach cyclists and others on the easy and manageable ways to improve and be better day after day. We will always miss access to his incredibly engaging and supporting presence even while we continue to apply the knowledge he offered us to grow and enhance our lives.

Ian Cameron: When you share the road cycling with someone who, in addition to being an accomplished and passionate cyclist, weaved joy and friendship through each person they meet, you cherish what you can carry forward in remembrance. Ian is remembered among riders, D&Q patrons, and across the various cycling clubs throughout the area who benefited from his presence.

Dave Bennis: A founder of Team Evesham, Dave’s pure joy for cycling was something you could not miss. To riders he was a mentor, a friend, to the Team, a leader, cheerleader and more. To numerous local charity rides and the causes they supported he was an invaluable inspiration, and asset helping them improve and thrive to the benefit of so many over the years. Dave’s generous personality and easy nature combined to treat each of us to someone whose presence continues to be felt each and every day.

Keep them, and so many others we carry with us daily, in your hearts when you ride.

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Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate.

Guess what – when riding it is always important to keep hydrated.  When riding in the cooler air you don’t always think about hydration but your body still perspires to maintain your body temperature. In warmer air, you sweat more and must replace the fluids and salts you sweat out to stay cool.  Proper hydration doesn’t just happen while you are exercising.  Proper hydration is a state you need to keep your body in all of the time.  However when exercising your body uses more fluids and electrolytes and it is important to replenish these with extra fluids and to replace your electolytes.  To properly hydrate for a challenging ride you need to start increasing fluids the day before.

Below are a few links about Hydration that may help!

Tips for staying hydrated

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Team Evesham Hill Ride Guide

A Guide to Team Evesham Hill Rides

So what is a hill ride and why would you want to ride hills?  We have established a guide to help you better understand the challenge and joys of climbing while riding….

– Hill rides get us out of our normal day to day rides and offer some truly beautiful vistas and routes to change up the scenery

– Riding hills makes you a stronger, more versatile rider

– Hills offer a different set of challenges which, although they might intimidate at first, can offer an exciting change

Hills are rated on a % grade – the amount the road rises or falls over a 100 foot distance.  A 5% grade is a 5 foot rise or fall over 100 feet of travel distance (264 ft over a mile).  When we post the Team Evesham hill rides we describe the highest grade %’s we typically experience on a ride. Also, % grade information can be found within Ride w/GPS when you view the routes.

We are updating our guide better help riders understand the challenge of a hill ride over the entire course of the ride. We don’t rate hill rides with a letter for a speed or pace. So how “fast” are hill rides? In the flat areas these rides are similar to a B ride – about 16 – 18 mph (assuming no winds, generally flat, etc).  HOWEVER, in hilly areas and on steeper individual hills, riders will climb at their own pace and at slower paces and we typically regroup at the top of each climb. As a result, a hill ride may only average 13-14 mph and riders may travel up hilly sections at speeds like 5-7 mph and downhill speeds may approach 25, 30, or even 40 mph. As a result, it is important for riders to understand their own skill level and remain in control on these up and down sections. For this reason, we rate hills as “B or better skill level” rides due to the level of effort required to climb steeper hills – not based on speed.

Ride Ratings:

The below ratings will be listed with each route when it is posted and are based on the ratio of feet climbed per mile.  The more feet, the more challenging the ride.

“Flat” – 0-24ft/mile.  A typical local Team Evesham ride. Example – 40mile ride.  600feet of climbing would yield a 15ft/mile ride.

“Rollers” – 25-49 ft/mile.  A Team Evesham ride out of Bordentown or Columbus NJ would fit this classification where grades are typically within 5% and climbs tend to be shorter distance.

“Hills” – 50-74ft/mile.  A Team Evesham ride out of Washington Crossing/Pennington/Hopewell would fit this classification.  These rides have some hills with grades over 10% for short periods, most however, are in the 4-8% range but some may be longer at those slopes.

“Mountain” – 75-99 ft/mile.  Very few Team Evesham rides in the NJ reach this level, but there are a few that have been recorded. Before riders tackle hills rated at these levels they should have done a number of hill rides and developed their skill level as well as their understanding of the effort these rides can require of a rider.

“HC” – beyond category 100+ft/mile.- These are typically reached in the higher Appalachians, or on Western U.S. rides.

How are hill rides done with a group?

As noted, riders climb at their pace and we regroup many times on a hill ride including at the top of any significant individual climbs.  When climbing hills you find your pace and cadence and enjoy the ride.  NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND, BUT WE DO EXPECT RIDERS TO HAVE THE CONDITIONING AND SKILL TO RIDE AT THE LEVEL THE RIDE IS RATED FOR AND ABOVE THE “FLAT” 0-24FT/MILE RATING. As we schedule hill rides we will include a series of rides that will enable riders to ease into the hills for the season. Take advantage of these rides. They will condition you, build your confidence, and get you ready for the more dynamic rides when they come.

More info: Here are six tips to climb better from a book that serves as an excellent resource for bike conditioning and better understanding of climbing…….https://www.bicycling.com/training/a20006985/climbing-tips/

Schedule: For the 2020 season, we are continuing to offer hill rides on the first and third Saturday of each month.  Additional rides may be added at various times, so watch the website for more info.

Happy Goating!!

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6 Ways to Strength Train at Home While Doing Chores

MAKE LAUNDRY, VACUUMING, AND GROCERY SHOPPING A LITTLE MORE FUN.

When you ask cyclists what they do to get stronger on the bike, one of the most common answers is: “Ride more.” However, as most of us know by now, what you do off the bike with strength training is just as important as the number of miles you rack up in the saddle.

“Anybody who is serious about their performance strength trains,” says Mike Boyle, C.S.C.S., cofounder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. “For the average cyclist, I’d recommend strength training twice a week.”

That said, if the gym is unattractive or just plain overwhelming to you, you’re not alone. Even some pros don’t love it . . .

To read the 6 tips and opinions of expert cyclists, go to the link below:

https://www.bicycling.com/training/a30189802/strength-train-at-home-doing-chores/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_byc&utm_medium=email&date=013020&utm_campaign=nl19222789

BY     Jan 28, 2020  – Bicycling
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