Good Morning Teammates!

Last weekend’s weather had us on our cycling toes. Due to the forecast of 50% rain at 10am, we made the decision to postpone the Welcome Back BBQ to April 28th. We waited until noon on Saturday to give Rastelli’s notice and it just wasn’t looking good. Of course, mother nature did cooperate with us that day, and it didn’t rain. At least we were able to get in some cycling Sunday and we will have the Welcome Back BBQ on April 28th, the weekend after Easter.

This past Sunday, Sami Sorid’s family was at our all level ride to talk about the Move for Mental Health ride and offer express sign ups. Many teammates signed up on the spot! Don’t forget to sign up for this exceptional ride and remember we will not be having a regular club ride that day so that we can fully support the Move for Mental Health.

This Sunday is Easter and we will be having a ride. Ride Master Scott Downie has some new routes for us to try and we are excited to head to the Berlin Wawa. This is a new direction for us with two route options of either 35 or 47 miles.

We are excited to announce our new Bike Sponsor Aistriu!

Aistriu is conveniently located at 931 South Rt 73 in Marlton in Galleria Shops. Dave and Jovian bring years of cycling and ski experience for all your needs. They currently offer Giant, Specialized, Quintana Roo and Light Speed Bikes. They provide expert service, expert bike fits, have a training studio set up and a Coffee Bar! Stop in and see their fresh approach to a Cycling Store. Mention Team Evesham for a 10% Discount!

Sponsored Rides

For 2019 we are promoting the following rides as a team…

• June 2nd Move for Mental Health
• June 9th ACS Ride
• June 23rd Ride For Olivia
• July 27th Spellbound Century
• September 14th Foster 100

Hello Team, beautiful riding weather is upon us!

This weekend we had three great rides…

1. On Saturday Brett Wartenberg lead his crew of hill climbers on a ride from Columbus NJ. They traveled through farm lands towards New Egypt on a 42 mile ride with 1,300 feet of climbing for the day.
2. Also on Saturday Alan Sindoni lead a group of riders on a 30 mile ride from our home base at Rastelli’s. Thank you Alan for stepping in to cover this ride!
3. On Sunday Ride Master Scott Downie presented us with four great routes to Murphy’s market in Tabernacle. The roads were in excellent condition and the sun was shining, what a great day to be on a bike!

Upcoming Rides & Events

• Welcome Back Ride. Join us for a celebration after the ride on Sunday April 14th as Team Evesham kicks off the cycling season. There will be a BBQ at Rastelli’s after the ride where you’ll have fun mingling and sharing cycling stories with your teammates. We hope to see you there!

 

• Move for Mental Health. June 2nd. Registration is open and the ride looks to be great in its second year. Riding locally out of Laurel Acres Park this ride has two different routes of different distances and a walk. Founder Sami Sorid is an amazing girl with a bright future and also one of our teammates, Sami got her start riding with Team Evesham. Rich Bernstein is our team captain in this event. Sign up here.

 

• ACS Bridge to Beach. June 9th. Registration is also open for this event that promises to be one of the premier charity rides of the year. The American Cancer Society is an Amazing charity that is supporting Cancer Research. Dave Bennis and Alan Sindoni our the Team Evesham Captains. Sign up here.

 

• Ride For Olivia. June 23rd. New this year and still in the works this event will benefit Olivia Demmler in her quest to beat cancer. This is a Joint Club Event, organized by Team Evesham and TNT Cycling organizing and with strong support from the Cynergy cycling club. This will be the first event with all three teams riding together and we are excited to say the least. After the ride join us for an after party full of cycling camaraderie, food and entertainment. The ride is limited to 200 riders and will be sure to sell out. Don’t delay – sign up here.

 

• Spellbound Century. July 27th. This ride is quickly becoming one of South Jersey’s best rides. Founded and organized by Jorge Carmona from TNT Cycling and benefiting local Mt. Holly charities, this ride is routed along some of the nicest country roads in Southern NJ and ends at a local microbrewery with great entertainment! Register before this ride closes, it sells out each year! Join our Team Evesham Team with Captain Scott Santos.

 

• Foster 100. September 14th. Registration is now open for this unique event Honoring Captain Erik Foster who sacrificed his life defending his country in Iraq in 2007. Their motto is “Charlie Mike” which in military terms means “Continue Mission.” Nick Liermann the promoter is continuing the memory of his friend Erik through the Foster Charities. This charity is unique in the fact that riders ride with an organized Platoon with a platoon leader. The spirit “No Man Left Behind” is adhered to. Riding From Cooper River Park to Cape May with a great after party to be enjoyed by all. Sign up here.

 

We look forward to many great rides this season and the coming beautiful weather. Thank you all for your dedication and for making Team Evesham great. See you on the road!

P.S.: If you haven’t done so already please remember to renew your Team Evesham membership for the 2019-2020 riding season here.

Scott Santos
Team Captain

 

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This past Wednesday team members met at D&Q for our last Voler Fitting for this current order.

Our representative, Jeff, was there with all of the newest Voler gear to try on.  Our online Voler store will be closing! Please place your order by March 26th to meet the deadline. Orders will ship in May in time for the June charity ride season.

We also had the chance to thank D&Q and Joe for all he has done for Team Evesham and for the South Jersey cycling community. A few Team Evesham members were also seen purchasing new bicycles.  The team presented Joe with a card signed by all members in attendance and a small gift to show our appreciation.

Don’t forget to place your order for Voler here!

 

This Past Weekend’s Ride Recap

Hello fellow Team Evesham cyclists!  This past weekend we had some beautiful weather and enjoyed two days of cycling.  It was a little windy but the sun was out and we took full advantage of it.

On Saturday Brett Wartenberg led a group of hill climbers from Columbus, NJ for a 35 mile ride through the farmlands in search of some hills to climb.  Since it was early in the season, we started out with a smaller elevation gain of around 1500 feet over the 35 miles with Hill Road being our challenge for the ride.  Afterwards, we enjoyed lunch, camaraderie and bragging about the days accomplishments!  If you want to try some hills, we will be going “easy” for the next few rides, join us on Brett’s next adventure!

On Sunday we ventured out from our home base at Rastelli’s for either 34 or 45 miles heading to the Old World Bakery.  Thank you to Ross for helping me discover my new favorite treat at Old World, their homemade energy bar.  There was also a sighting of Colette and the B+ group together. Hmm, I wonder…

Thanks for joining us and we look forward to more cycling as the season progresses.  Don’t Forget that we will be moving the start time to 9am this Sunday!

 

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On Sunday we had 20 riders join us to brave the cold and head to Hainesport and the Medford Wawa.  The weather, despite being a little chilly, was beautiful with almost no wind! Three groups of brave souls rode with us on both 32 and 42 mile routes. All team members were happy to make it back before the rain/snow.

This coming weekend we’re hoping for more good weather as we’re all itching to get out and get some miles under our belt. Check our website for the coming routes for next Sunday and possibly a mountain bike ride for Saturday.

Next Wednesday, March 13th from 5:30-8pm, Jeff from Voler will be at D&Q for our next fitting (our last at D&Q) for this year’s order.  Please come out to try on your selections before ordering as custom apparel is not returnable.  Plus, there may be new technological innovations added to their apparel that you may want to hear about before choosing a jersey, jacket, shorts, or accessories.  Please join us to say “thank you” to our friends at D&Q for their years of service to us as a team. Food and beverages will be provided for your enjoyment (first come first serve). If you’re planning to join us please register here so we can get an idea of how much food should be ordered.

Don’t forget to thank all of our sponsors and recommend them to friends and family.  Our sponsors are an integral part of our team and without them we wouldn’t be able to hold some of the fun events that we do throughout the year.  In addition, be sure to patronize small businesses, as small businesses make up the backbone of our economy, provide jobs, support local government, sponsor local clubs, and sports teams like ours and our children’s!

Thanks for riding with Team Evesham

This past weekend Team Evesham members participated in two great events. First on Sunday morning our all groups ride. Yes, even with temperatures of 30 degrees at start time close to 15 Team Members and one guest joined us on a sunny day to ride. We covered a new route designed by Colette Walker and Scott Downie that took us either 31 or 38 miles. (Of course, Colette rode 38 miles, she is an overachiever and looking for 10,000 miles this year!) This route took us on some familiar roads with a rest stop at the Wawa on Rt 70 and Eayrestown road.

Having grown up in this area for my entire life I have traveled the Eayrestown Roads many times but never knew the significance or location to Eayrestown. Named after Richard and Elizabeth Eayres, the first settlers to the area, Eayrestown was situated along the South Bank of the Rancocas and had many saw mills and grist mills as its makeup as well as a large picnic grove that attracted people from as far away as Philadelphia. Eayrestown and Fostertown now make up part of Lumberton Township.

The second event Was the Fund Raiser for Team Foster and the Foster 100. Scott Downie, Nadine Cottle, Gwen and Fran O’Shaughnessy, James Baliko and I attended this great event for some music, food, fundraising and fun. We had the opportunity to meet two veterans and their service dogs and hear the story of how Team Foster has helped change their lives. The Foster 100 is one of our premier charity rides that we promote each year. Many of our team members have taken part in this ride over the past three years. For this year along with the Foster 100 and ACS ride Team Evesham will also be promoting two additional charity rides right here in our own back yard. Sami Sorid’s Move For Mental Health Ride and TNT Cycling’s Spellbound Century. These are both great events that help great causes and are well run events. Both events are looking for volunteers if you know someone that would like to help.

Don’t forget the Voler Team Evesham Store is currently open to order all of you cycling gear. We will be scheduling one more fitting at D&Q if you want to try on items for sizing before making a purchase. These items will ship with plenty of time to receive before the ACS ride.

Have a great week, lets hope for dryer, warmer weather in the coming weeks so that we can all get out cycling either Road biking or Mountain biking.

See you on the road soon!

Scott Santos
Team President

Welcome to 2019 and to The Team Evesham Cycling club season! By now many of you have heard that Sandy has stepped down as the club president. I am Humbled to say that he and the board of directors have the confidence in me to take the helm and lead us into the future.

My history with Team Evesham and cycling in my adult year’s dates back to 2010. I had just gotten back into cycling through some coaxing from my longtime friend Jim Sweet. I purchased my first road bike, had done two rides and decided to join Team Evesham on a Sunday ride for my first group ride. I got to meet Sandy, Chuck Nowicki, Dennis Dahms, Brad Davis and a few others that day and I was hooked. We rode the old route to Zena’s cafe in Riverton that day, a day and a ride that I will not forget.

I enjoyed the challenge of riding in a group, the drafting, the wind rushing past my ears as we peddled and took turns riding on the other cyclist’s wheel. It was cold that day and I didn’t even have the proper Cycling kit. I was wearing mountain bike shorts over UnderArmour tights and a red sweatshirt. That didn’t last long as I quickly hit the bike shop for more appropriate gear and a proper kit.

Soon after this I purchased a new lighter, faster Carbon Fiber Bike from our sponsor Danzeisen and Quigley. I became a ride leader, started riding multiple days per week, rode in some charity rides, did some racing, started mountain biking, lost some weight, and met a lot of new friends. I have ridden my bike in many other states including Arizona, South Carolina, North Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Upstate New York, New York City, and Florida. On these rides I have met people from all over the country and world that I still keep in contact with and plan to ride with again. I’m proud to say that this club has changed my life in so many ways and I am very thankful for this.

As we move into 2019 and prepare for the cycling season we look to build on the great team and foundation that Team Evesham already has. We look to continually better the South Jersey cycling community, to advocate for safe cycling on our roadways, promote better health through cycling and build strong lasting friendships. We look to improve our already popular Sunday ride by introducing new routes thanks to Scott Downie and a few others that are helping with our routes and ride committee. We will be bringing back the New Riders Introductory Ride to help introduce more people to cycling an group riding. We will be expanding our hill rides thanks to the leadership of Brett Whartenberg. We will be adding Mountain Biking to our fall and winter cycling season thanks to the passion of Maurice Finerty. I have been talking with Jeff Schneck to create some online “Zwift” rides for when the weather is tool cold and conditions are too bad to ride outside at all. Lastly, we will continue our support of the charity rides that Team Evesham was founded to participate in.

I’m thankful to have a strong and supportive board of directors that shares the same vision that I have for where we want the team to go. To complete our executive board Dennis Dahms has stepped up to take the Vice President Position, Brad Davis is staying on as our secretary, and Lisa Sleeper is staying on as our treasurer. Returning to their board positions are Chuck Nowicki, Scott Downie and Cathy Rosenberg. Joining us this year to round out the board are Geri Phares, Ross Polinow, Leslie Breslau, and Pete D’Antonio. Dave Bennis has attempted to retire from the board, however we have managed to convince him to stay on as an associate member and help us with membership and the website, Thanks Dave! Lastly Kevin Lau will be staying on as our Legal Counsel. With this strong group and the support of all of our committee members and Team Mates I feel that we can accomplish some great things this year!

To help shape our team, the board of directors have developed various committees to help our team run smoothly and to increase our team members experience. A list of these committees will follow this message. Dennis Dahms is heading the committees for us, reach out to Dennis at dennis@teamevesham.org if you would like to be part of the committee and shape the future of Team Evesham.

Please remember to support and promote your team sponsors. Their sponsorship goes a long way into supporting our team and our vision. We Thank Danzeisen and Quigley, Rastelli’s, The Heart House, Advantage Auto Service, Piazza Honda, Republic Bank, Carstar Lakeside Collision, South Jersey Auto Auction, The Mark Mckenna team and Rothman Institute,

Finally, we would like to thank Sandy Student, our team founder, for 10 years of outstanding mentoring and leadership. We will never forget, “In life, it’s not where you go, but who you ride with.”

I look forward to seeing you all on the road, cycling in 2019 and beyond!

Scott Santos, President
Team Evesham Cycling Club
scott@teamevesham.org

Team Evesham 2019 Committees:
1. Rides and Routes
2. Events
3. Hill Rides
4. Fundraising and sponsorship
5. Membership
6. Safety and Training
7. Advocacy
8. Outreach
9. Ride Leader Committee
10. Charity Ride Committee

Contact Dennis Dahms at dennis@teamevesham.org to be part of one of these committees and help shape the future of Team Evesham

An incredible evening was had by all at the Team Evesham After Holiday Party. Great food from Rastelli’s, free gifts from the team, music and dancing made for another night of fantastic memories. If you missed this event, read below for the highlights of this event.

We honored several riders for outstanding accomplishments:

Initiative Award – Brett Wartenberg
Future A Rider Award – Dennis Wall
Eastman Award – Michael Gibbs
Ride Leader Excellence – Scott Downie
Ride Leader Excellence – Dave Thompson
Ride Leader Excellence – Rich Bernstein
Spirit of Cycling – Colette Walker

In a moving ceremony (with a standing ovation we presented Dave Bennis with the MVP (Most Valued Player Award). Dave’s many years of service were unmatched by anyone on the team. He’s retiring from the Board of Directors and will be missed by all of his team mates. We hope to again celebrate Dave’s next big birthday as a team in the not too distant future.

In a very special presentation organized by Lori Emma we recounted the various jerseys of Team Evesham riders during the past ten years. These riders also recounted the special moments when they first came to ride with the team. Truly we heard some incredible stories and tales about the growth of the team.

We also want to thank Rick Goldenberg of DJ Connection for saving the night with his music when our original DJ confused the night of our event. Rick was an early rider with the team.

For 2019 Team Evesham Board Members are:

Leslie Breslau
Pete D’Antonio
Scott Downie
Chuck Nowicki
Cathy Rosenberg
Geri Phares
Ross Polinow

The Team Evesham Executive Officers are:

Scott Santos – President
Dennis Dahms – Vice President
Lisa Sleeper – Treasurer
Brad Davis – Secretary

Watch for more exciting happenings in 2019!

At Team Evesham we believe safety is everyone’s job so we are giving all of our members a 20% discount on RoadID. In our estimation this is the best gift any outdoor enthusiast can buy for themselves. RoadID lists your emergency contact information and key medical concerns. Both of these items are critical for first responders.

This saving is available for our members and it maybe a great time to spread this gift to other family members. We have heard it from several members, my medical info is in my phone or I carry my wallet with me. But when seconds count and first responders need to know immediately, RoadID gives them access to your critical information right on your wrist.

This is limited time discount, you must purchase and use this discount code before December 24. Please take this step to protect yourself and your other family members who are outdoor enthusiasts. The true story about how the company started is the founder was run off the road when he was running.

Here are the details:

Your Team Evesham Road ID Club Discount Coupon code is: 18XAMFK7

This coupon code is good for 20% off of each order placed during the designated 20 day period. This special offer is open to all group members.

• Your STARTING DATE is: December 4th
• Your ENDING DATE is: December 24th (Midnight).

Please make sure everyone knows that they can place their order(s) one of two ways:

1. By website: RoadID.com. The coupon code can be entered during the Checkout Process.
2. By calling our Customer Service Department: 800-345-6336. We’re available Monday-Thursday, 9-6 EST, 9-4:30 EST on Friday, and are happy to help out.

These team members rode on Friday. and all have a RoadID.

 

After a frigid Thanksgiving we were looking forward to a ride on Sunday.  We awoke to a sunny day with temperatures all the way up into the mid-forties. Being optimists, it looked promising.  Unfortunately, the early morning rains left wet and flooded roads.  Taking into consideration the dangers presented by puddles and wet leaves, for the safety of our riders we cancelled the ride.  A few decided to take the risks and ride on their own.  However, they did have to make a few detours

Maybe we’ll have better luck next weekend.

Be sure to save the date for our after holidays team party be on January 11^th.   More details are coming soon.