September 7, 2009: End of Season Team/Friend/New Member Ride!
Hey Team IE Bikes…well, another season is nearing an end and what a great, great season it was. Although we are a smaller group we had A LOT of members out racing road bikes, tackling triathlons, and traveling oversees to bike with the best at the TDF. Our jersey and team name made it to many states and left quite the wake! The team philosophy has never been about results, but Team IE Bikes posted some serious results and has finished 18th out of 233 teams racing in the SCNCA series! Yes, I said 18th….holly cow!
I am very proud to wear this jersey and represent a great bike shop (thank you Matt) and great group of riders. The reputation we have established is strong and evident in the number of emails I am getting asking about our team and asking about what it takes to join! Exciting, exciting…
The plan is to carry on into next season and continue being a strong, positive group of road bikers who ride because we love it and compete because it is fun! We hope now that we have a season to reflect on that we can make the necessary changes to be better and bigger if that is the case.
We will have a season end group ride on September 27th that is open to all members, spouses, friends, and new members. The ride will leave out of IE Bikes but the course has yet to be decided. It will be more of a social ride although I am sure some work-horses will throw down from time to time…go for it, as for me…these legs are gonna be in rest mode! Please email me or Angela so we have a fair idea of how many will be joining.
Till then, take care and enjoy the “off-season” if you have one!
Rae
