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CVC SOCIAL RIDE -- Sunday, March 23rd, Need a ride leader
by henry montalvo 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

Hi All, I won't be able to lead the Social Ride this weekend. If you are interested in helping out and taking a turn, I would GREATLY appreciate it. Please Reply back to me as soon as you can. Thank you for volunteering to lead this great ride. Henry

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CVC Members Mtg -- Wednesday, March 26th, 7:00 PM (reminder)
by henry montalvo 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

*CVC Members Mtg -- Wednesday, March 26th, 7:00 PM* Meeting location: Westlake Village Library, 31220 Oak Crest Dr. (Corner of Agoura Rd. & Oak Crest) This is our first meeting of the year. Along with discussing club business, we will have guess speaker... Gary C. Brustin Bicyclelawyer.com An avid cyclist of over 45 years, Gary earned an Urban Studies degree from USC and his Juris Doctorate from Hasting school of Law. He has sat on the board of directors for the California Bicycling Coalition and currently sits on the board of the League of American Bicyclists. Gary's philosophy is simple and parallels virtually every Vehicle Code in the country...."Bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicles." We hope ALL will be able to attend this important presentation.

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Dole Great Race of Agoura looking for cyclists to volunteer
by henry montalvo 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Hey CVCers, Just a reminder, our sister event REALLY needs some cyclists to help out. Please contact Jodi if you can volunteer. The Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills is in need of a few cyclists to be either race leaders or sweepers on Saturday, March 22. The Great Race of Agoura was established in 1986 by a group of parents looking to raise money for their children's elementary schools. Now professionally produced by Endurance Events and in its 29th year, *The Great Race of Agoura Hills* is one of the largest running events in the Los Angeles area and continues to donate to many schools in Agoura Hills and Oak Park. We are specifically in need of: 7:15am - 9:30 10K sweeper - ADULT 7:00am - 9:30 5K/10K leader - ADULT 10K starts on Carell near Agoura High and ends at Chumash Park near Agoura High 7:00am - 10:00 Pacific Half sweeper - ADULT Pacific Half starts at Paramount Ranch and ends at Chumash Park near Agoura High. to sign up, go to the website. And we can take pairs. Always more fun to ride with a friend! And if they want to help without their bikes, we have spots along the 10K in Old Agoura and along the Pacific Half, south of the freeway, where we could use additional help as race monitors. All open positions are listed on the website. We encourage people to sign up with a friend or family member. always more fun with a partner! *www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer <http://www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer>* Attached is a flyer for more information. Please let me know if you have any questions. We really appreciate your help! Sincerely, *Jodi Regan*Volunteer Services Coordinator for Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills *March 22, 2014* *www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer <http://www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer>* phone: 818-707-2995

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CRUISIN THE CONEJO!!!! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
by Sheri Leiken 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Dear Club Members, Friends, and Others, The time has come for you to find a spot where you can come out and help with the CVC's very own Cruisin the Conejo! We have been very busy behind the scenes and are now ready to have you sign up to see where you can pitch in and lend a hand! On Saturday May 10th we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Cruisin' the Conejo. Crusin' is our club's largest charity event, drawing over 1,000 riders, vendors, volunteers, and non-profit organizations from all over Southern California. We will need help Friday, May 9th, Saturday, May 10th, as well as Thursday and a few odd jobs in-between, and after. Please see Volunteer Spot to sign up and see all of the many, many ways you can help out. Please sign up for Cruisin The Conejo 2014 - here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: <http://vols.pt/gDuoVi> http://vols.pt/gDuoVi 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Hosting Cruisin' is an enormous undertaking, requiring the help of hundreds of volunteers, including club members, their families and friends, and various charities from around the Conejo Valley and Southern California. So please save the date and come out and ride, volunteer, or both. You'll have a great time, and you'll be supporting a number of terrific charities on top of it. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! Sheri Leiken Volunteer Coordinator

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Wed. Afternoon Ride 3:45
by Sheri Leiken 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Wow, with all the Cruisin talk, I forgot to put out the announcement for the Wednesday afternoon ride. 3:45 at the Landing in Westlake. Route to be determined by wind. (I wish I could say rain, but it is always wind). Let's meet and I will have a 21-25 mile route planned for our mid week stretch. Avg. pace 15. Let's go have fun and get out hump day fun! See you there, Any questions, please ask.. Ohsheri2005(a)sbcglobal.net Sheri Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride.

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Tuesday 5:30 Rock Store Ride
by Jonathan Woodbury 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

The red race pace Rock Store ride will continue on Tuesday March 18th at 5:30 pm PDT. The ride leaves from the Sprouts parking lot. We will again skip the Upper Encinal extension. Citibank / Sprouts - Agoura Road to Cornell - Hammer down Cornell - Malibou Lake - Rock Store - Mulholland Hwy - Decker Canyon - around Westlake Lake - Sprint on Lindero to Baronsgate Road. Re-group at the Encinal Y. RWGPS route with Mulholland return ( without Upper E) 26 + miles with 1,900' of climbing. RWGPS Mulholland return <http://ridewithgps.com/routes/142021> RWGPS route for the entire route including Upper Encinal: 29.1 miles 2,400' of climbing RWGPS with Upper Encinal Extension <http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4160220> Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel the official club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride. Please remember to park in the area along Westlake Bl.(between the street and the first driveway aisle) and not in the area in front of the Shops/Market. If we don't respect the requests of the lease tenants, we could be asked to park elsewhere. Time to Hammer, Jonathan Woodbury Tuesday 5:30 Ride Leader jonwoodbury(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Dole Great Race of Agoura looking for cyclists to volunteer
by henry montalvo 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Hey CVCers, Below is a request for volunteers. If you are interested to help this weekend. please contact Jodi below. Henry Montalvo CVC _________________________________________________________________. The Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills is in need of a few cyclists to be either race leaders or sweepers on Saturday, March 22. I was hoping you could send a message out to your customers. The Great Race of Agoura was established in 1986 by a group of parents looking to raise money for their children's elementary schools. Now professionally produced by Endurance Events and in its 29th year, *The Great Race of Agoura Hills* is one of the largest running events in the Los Angeles area and continues to donate to many schools in Agoura Hills and Oak Park. We are specifically in need of: 7:15am - 9:30 10K sweeper - ADULT 7:00am - 9:30 5K/10K leader - ADULT 10K starts on Carell near Agoura High and ends at Chumash Park near Agoura High 7:00am - 10:00 Pacific Half sweeper - ADULT Pacific Half starts at Paramount Ranch and ends at Chumash Park near Agoura High. to sign up, go to the website. And we can take pairs. Always more fun to ride with a friend! And if they want to help without their bikes, we have spots along the 10K in Old Agoura and along the Pacific Half, south of the freeway, where we could use additional help as race monitors. All open positions are listed on the website. We encourage people to sign up with a friend or family member. always more fun with a partner! *www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer <http://www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer>* Attached is a flyer for more information. Please let me know if you have any questions. We really appreciate your help! Sincerely, *Jodi Regan*Volunteer Services Coordinator for Dole Great Race of Agoura Hills *March 22, 2014* *www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer <http://www.greatraceofagoura.com/volunteer>* phone: 818-707-2995

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Cruisn The Conejo Info
by Sheri Leiken 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

Hello CVC Riders! I am in the process of finalizing the volunteer schedule for Cruisn the Conejo on May 10th. There are literally 100's of jobs open! All of the volunteer positions and times will be sent to you via Volunteer Spot. They will not send you spam, so please sign up through them! Look for this within the next two days. If you did a specific job last year that you WANT to do again, please let me know via email. You will not be automatically put into that same position unless you ask ahead because I have no way of knowing who can help that day or not. If you have ANY questions about Cruisin, rides, or memberhip, please contact me at Ohsheri2005(a)sbcglobal.net Sheri.membership(a)gmail.com Please come join us in pitching in on this very special event! Thank you so much, Sheri

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CVC SATURDAY RIDE---PLEASE READ!!!
by Cameron Young 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Correction to the Ride Preview: Start location is Sprouts parking lot. Cam

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CVC Weekly Ride Preview and Race Team News
by Cameron Young 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

CVC WEEKLY RIDE PREVIEW and RACE TEAM NEWS March 15-20 Hi all! Looks like a warm week ahead with longer days. How nice it is to dump the winter gear and enjoy those miles from the best seat in the house, (pun intended!). So, print out a route slip or load up your Garmin and start those "engines". The 'Malibu 7 Canyon Classic' is Saturday, so cheer those brave souls on while you're out there! Saturday: 9am at the Mission Park parking lot Red-Jerry Scott will lead the Crimson Crushers to the coast and up Yerba Buena. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3949831 Orange-Jim Doane leads the Mighty O-Crew for a Piuma climb. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3977009 Gold-Craig Percy will point the 24 Karats to Newbury Park and back. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4100331 Purple- Fuchsia Force will take themselves on a Lake Malibou loop. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2845778 Sunday: 9am at Sprout's parking lot G.O. Ride-Dale Smith will spearhead the Gorangies the long way to Dos Vientos. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3344419 Social Ride-Henry Montalvo will lead the Friendly Folk counterclockwise through Oak Park. RideWithGPS route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3343987 Tuesday: Sprouts parking lot Red/Orange-5:15pm-Dale Smith forwards the Store Stompers up Rock Store Racer Ride-5:30pm-Jonathan Woodbury starts the Mean Machines for a Rock Store 'n more ride. MTB Ride-5:30pm-Kent Koral will help lead the Dirt Devils. Location and route TBA. Check your emails for announcement early in the week. Wednesday: 3:45pm at The Landing parking lot Landing Ride-Sheri Leiken will lead the Mid-Week Wonders out Hidden Valley and back. Check your emails for any changes early in the week. Thursday: 5:30pm MTB Ride-Location and route TBA. Check your emails for announcement early in the week. SAFE CYCLING TIP OF THE WEEK: One by one will get the job done, and two by two is fun to do, but three abreast is not always the best, scattered all over here and there. For traffic behind may tap your behind, and leave you gasping for care (Ancient Gaelic Proverb Translation) RACE TEAM NEWS The team is still selling CVC Race Team stuff, is it too early for Christmas shopping? Here's the link: https://store.jlracing.com/store.jsp?ID=1HFD0EIH8J84G6823529JA5ME33KJMK6KHJ… That’s all for now, folks. Have a great week! Cameron “Cam” Young CVC Ride Director 805-217-6659 Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride. Please remember to park in the area along Westlake Blvd. (between the street and the first driveway aisle) and not in the area in front of the Shops/Market. If we don't respect the requests of the lease tenants, we could be asked to park elsewhe

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