Hey Team Evesham!

This past Labor Day Weekend we had some beautiful weather for cycling. As the days get shorter and the end of summer gets close (by my dismay) the weather is becoming ideal for cycling. We had another new route created by Scott Downie that took us on some familiar roads with a different path to get there. We hope that you had some time to rest this labor day, and of course do a lot of cycling!

This weekend also marked the start of the virtual Foster 100. Some riders have already gotten their mileage in and are complete! Don’t forget our Team Evesham organized Foster event will be this coming weekend September 13th, or possible the 12th depending on weather. Please keep an eye on our website, emails, and Facebook for last minute adjustments. As of now Saturday looks to be a better day! We have a fantastic route planned for you that is just about complete and will be posted by Friday. This multi-loop route will bring us back by the start for those that have already gotten some of the mileage in. We will be starting from Ott’s Greentop in Berlin where we can enjoy some hard earned social activities after our ride! We thank everyone that is participating in the Foster 100 and making this such a fantastic event. Don’t forget your new Foster 100 Jersey!

We will still be holding our regular team ride from Rastelli’s on Sunday, weather permitting. Check our website for last minute updates.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the road this weekend for the Foster 100 event!

We have not done a ride recap in a while… I can’t give a good reason why, just life and cycling this year have been different. We know why this is, (The C Word) and it has affected everything we do. We have been riding in smaller groups, “socially distancing.” Meeting in different zones of the parking lot, not having a mass start with announcements, etc. Heck there really hasn’t been too much to talk about other than COVID and cancelling charity rides, and Team Evesham events like the Grill and Chill and Welcome Back events. Heck, I really miss the good ole days when we had announcements and everyone got to see everyone else at the start, and we talked about upcoming events. Hopefully in time to come things will clear up and we can go back to that.

Today was different and it sparked my desire to write a quick recap (or not so quick) about our ride. Route master Scott Downie plotted a course for us to the north… starting from Lumberton to get us further into the Columbus area and some different roads. I forgot that we didn’t have start zones set up there. Also with the need to make a few quick announcements about the route, well, we had to gather at a distance again like the good ole days! What a feeling it was to be together with all of our pace groups. I know, not the safest thing, but we kept our distance. Being so used to not having announcements I failed to give a shout out to Nick Liermann and the upcoming Foster 100! Sorry Nick… and by the way, we are still planning a Team Evesham Joint Ride for the Foster 100 on September 13. We have had some route challenges, but it’s coming. So, we made some quick announcements and off we went towards Columbus!

What a great route it was, new roads, some hills, long straightaways and some new riders that had recently joined to spice things up in the A Group.

I want to thank the Ride Leaders that stepped up to lead today, they did an awesome job today. Mark Thornton lead our A Group, Scott Downie led our B+, Maurice Finnerty and Michael Gibbs led the Long B, Brad Davis and Carrie Salsbery led the Short B, Ross Polinow and Dennis Dahms lead our C+ group, and Jimmy Sweet and Chris Seip lead our C group. Yes that is correct and not a typo, Jimmy Sweet is back from an injury and led our C group, I’m sure Chris kept him in check.

If you are planning on riding the Foster 100 with us keep an eye on the website, email and Facebook for details for September 13, with a possible rain date of Sept 12. Details to follow as we finalize the route. We are planning to leave from Ott’s Greentop in Berlin and have a double loop route, one approximately 65-70 miles and the second the remainder of the 100 to complete the Foster ride requirement.

Thanks for joining us and we look forward to many more rides this year, socially distanced starts or otherwise!

– Scott

Hi Team Evesham Teammates!!

This past weekend we had many riders participating in the Foster 100, including myself for the first time. The Foster 100 is one of our promoted Charity events of the season. Nick, the event promoter, calls this “a Charity Ride like no other” and I have to agree. Riders stay together in “platoons” with the spirit of no rider left behind. These platoons are much like our ride groups on our Sunday rides with a leader keeping riders together and organized. They had some amazing rest stops and the after party at the Aviation Museum in Wildwood was fantastic!

This coming weekend is another cyclists’ favorite event – the MS City to Shore. Many Team Evesham members will be participating in this event including a team called Kelly’s Hero’s. Kelly’s Heroes is named for Kelly Comber who suffers from MS. Kelly’s husband, Kevin Comber, is a long time Team Evesham Member and put this team together to honor his wife and help support the MS society. We wish all of the MS City to Shore riders a fun, safe weekend of riding.

Our Sponsor, The Heart House, is working on a special event for Team Evesham members, stay tuned for details. Here is their latest newsletter about Heart Health.

As promised on social media, stay tuned for Team Evesham Non-Cycling Apparel. We will Have Polo Shirts, T- Shirts, Ball Caps, and Fleece sweatshirts available to order at the end of this year. The polo shirts are modeled below by our Board of Trustees…

Lastly, Save the Date! Team Evesham’s Annual After Holiday Party will be Saturday, January 25th from 6-10. Stay tuned for more details!

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For those of you signed up to participate in the Foster 100 on September 14th, 2019, representatives from Foster 100 will be on hand before our regular Sunday ride on September 8th to distribute rider packets and rider information! If you’re not yet registered, waste no time in following this link for more information!

 

JOIN US SUNDAY MORNING FOR OUR FIRST MINI CLINIC

Join us Sunday Morning at Rastelli’s at for our first mini clinic starting at 7:15am. To add value to your Team Evesham Membership we will be holding a series of mini clinics before our Sunday rides to help teach basic bike maintenance and safety skills. If you have a topic of interest please email Scott@TeamEvesham.org and we will add it to our list of mini clinics.

This past Sunday was a great day to be a Team Evesham Member and cyclist. We once again held our fall BBQ event – The Grill and Chill and it was a huge success with fun for all that attended. We had over 125 members ride with us and enjoy the party at Ott’s Greentop where they BBQ’d and treated us like royalty. We had beautiful weather, a great ride and awesome food as we enjoyed hanging out with teammates enjoying camaraderie and celebrating cycling.

This week we will have our regularly scheduled rides including the Friday Morning C+/B ride, Saturday Morning C+/B/B+ ride and Sunday all level ride. We look forward to seeing you on the road!

Join us Sunday, August 25 for our All Level Ride followed by our Fall get together dubbed the “Grill and Chill”. This event is FREE to all members, but you must sign up in advance so that we can get a headcount for food. Go to www.teamevesham.org to register.

You are welcome to bring guests & family members, for the low price of $15.00/person. They can also be registered at www.teamevesham.org.

This year we we’ll ride from Ott’s Greentop in Berlin on Rt 73 with three different Route Options, 65 mile “Foster 100 Training Ride”, a 45 mile route and a 36 mile route! This event has always been a Team favorite as we get to hang out together, eat some delicious food and talk about all of our riding experiences! Check the website for the routes and start times.

This past week offered some beautiful weather for Cycling. Unfortunately, we did have to cancel our Wednesday night C+ and B+ ride due to the phantom storms, the weather report was just too ominous. Friday we had our C+/B pace morning ride, Saturday morning we had our usual Rastelli’s ride and also had a Hill Ride lead by Michael Gibbs. Thank you Michael for stepping up and leading this ride! Sunday, of course, we had our All Level ride with some great routes to Nixon’s in Tabernacle. A favorite stop for Cyclists to take a break and get some refreshments. The weather was hot and muggy, so this stop was well deserved!

 

Upcoming Rides

Don’t forget our future events: Save the dates…

• Foster 100 – September 15th
• Ian Cameron Ride – September 29th
• Post Holiday party – January 25th

We hope to see you all on the road this week!

That’s right, Team Evesham’s Fall get together, the “Grill and Chill”, will be held on August 25th. This year it will be held at Ott’s Greentop in Berlin. We will have three route options that morning including a 38, 45 and a 65 mile Foster 100 Training Ride. Members of the Foster 100 Team will join us on this route. The 38 and 45 mile routes will depart at the normal 8am time, however the longer route will depart early so that those riders will be back in time for the event. Lunch will be served at 11am. You MUST pre-register so that we can get a head count for the food at the after party! This event is FREE to all members of Team Evesham. Family members are welcome for a small fee of $15.00 per person. They must also pre-register so that we have an accurate food count. Register here today!

If you have not registered for the Foster 100, do it now! There are only a few spots left and this is a truly unique Charity Ride.

This past week was great for cycling! We had to cancel our NEW Wednesday B+ and C+ ride due to weather, but we did have our Friday morning B Ride with Rich, Dennis and Ross, Saturday B and C+ Ride led by David Breslau, Scott Downie and Dan Zingaro, and Sunday we held our All Pace ride. The weather was beautiful to get in some miles. Keep an eye on the website for more upcoming Team Evesham rides with new starting points and new rest stops.

This past weekend was a scorcher!  Temperatures above 100 degrees on both days made us consider if it was safe to cycle in this weather!  As a team we opted to cancel the Hill Ride due to the extreme conditions and shorten our Sunday routes a bit.  We decided to ride Saturday and Sunday local with some extreme caution and additional rest stops.  Our ride leaders did an amazing job at getting all the cyclists back safely.  In addition to our normal Sunday Ride, Nick Liermann and a crew from the Foster 100 joined us for one of their training rides.  These brave soles train in honor of Captain Erick Foster that sacrificed his life while serving our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  In honor of Captain Foster, Team Foster raises money to partner service dogs with veterans suffering from combat related disabilities.  The Foster 100 is one of Team Evesham’s supported charity rides again for the 2019 cycling season.  If you have not signed up for the Foster 100 yet, hurry, it will sell out very soon!

 

This past Wednesday Lisa Sleeper lead a group of 10 B+ riders on a 25-mile ride Through Mt Laurel and Southampton NJ.  This was the inaugural ride for them, and we hope to continue for as long as daylight cooperates.

 

This Saturday is the Spellbound Century put on by Jorge Carmona and TNT Cycling.  This event always proves to be excellent and sells out.  The event has grown to 1000 cyclists this year.  Jorge has some great local farms for rest stops that are always fully stocked with refreshments!  If you are riding the Spellbound Century this year wear your Team Evesham Kit in support of our team.

We hope to see you out cycling this weekend!

“In life its not where you go, but who you ride with!”

This coming weekend will bring some of the hottest temperatures that we have seen, Team Evesham will still be riding but we will mandate that everyone has TWO water bottles. Please use every bit of caution when riding this weekend. You should go through at least 2 bottles per hour according to this Bicycling Magazine article.

This past weekend was full of sunshine, beautiful weather and bike riding!

Not only did team Evesham have our usual Saturday B ride, we also added a C+ and a B+ ride to give more value to our team members. Thanks to Dan Zingaro, and Leslie & David Breslau we will now offer three ride levels on Saturday! If you’re looking for a bike ride on Saturday, check out the Team Evesham ride.

This past Sunday Team Evesham embarked on one of our favorite routes, taking us to Riverton and along the Delaware River Bank. There were three different length routes for riders to choose from to keep everyone smiling. Several members stopped along picturesque Bank Street in Riverton (above) to pose for photos that are already circulating around social media. Riverton was once a getaway community for the wealthy from Philadelphia. Riverton is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, river front views, Quaint downtown area, and the Riverton Yacht club.

Team Evesham cycling gear is here!

Order your 10th anniversary Team Evesham Gear before it’s too late!!!
The team Evesham store is again open through our vendor Voler. Voler clothing is made in american and is top quality. Follow link to the team store from our homepage where you can select from different Jerseys, shorts and bibs, jackets and accessories. The store will only be available for ordering until July 21st so order now before time runs out!

2019 Grill and Chill

The 2019 Team Evesham Grill and Chill is on! August 25th we will Ride from Ott’s Greentop in Berlin at 8am. Ott’s will have restrooms available at 7:15 for people. Afterwards we will return for Lunch on the back deck and inside area. Stay Tuned for more details, Save the date!

Foster 100 Training Ride

This Sunday along with our normal team ride we will be holding a longer ride in preparation for the Foster 100 Charity event that Team Evesham Supports. There will be multiple stops along the way and multiple pace groups for this ride. Join some team mates that will be riding the Foster 100 and get in some extra miles. .

Join us this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for Team Evesham rides. Check our homepage for dates & times.

Remember: In life; it’s not where you go, but who you ride with…