Hello athletes and families!

The first SOCAL League races were this weekend at Lake Perris! Our middle school
racers, Honora and Evan, raced on Saturday afternoon, and our high schoolers,
Macai and Ethan, raced on Sunday morning. They all put in huge efforts on the
race course!
Honora had a smooth race, taking 7th place out of 16 riders and achieving her
goal of a top-ten finish!
Evan Murphy had a chain fall off, a racer go down in sand RIGHT in front of him
but he kept his cool, reset, and kept pushing, finishing with a 9th place position
out of 20 racers!
Macai was staged at the very back of the pack for his start but was SO consistent
with focused effort throughout his race. He had a chain fall off and some gearing
issues, but he pulled off a 15th-place finish out of 28 riders.
Ethan Treebs took on his very first race and crushed it!  Ethan was also staged
near the back and in the same heat as Macai. Their group, Freshman Boys South,
is VERY competitive and fast. Ethan paced himself perfectly, not going out too
hard on his first lap, a common mistake for new racers. He took what he had been
taught and executed an AWESOME finish by drafting off of another rider for the
last two miles of the race, then passed him at the finish line!

To learn more about the SoCal League races, check out:
www.socalyouthcycling.org and click on the ‘racing’ tab. Our next races will be at
Vail Lake in two weeks! *We will have an opportunity for ALL our team riders to
pre-ride the race course on Saturday of that race weekend. Details to come!

If you have not picked up your TEAM JERSEY, please see Brian or Carrie at the
back of the van at your next practice!

Did you leave the team for your SPRING SPORT? Are you SICK and not attending
practice for a week? Athletes or Parents need to inform me when the schedule
changes and they are not attending practice for more than a couple days. I
currently have over seven athletes who have just stopped attending practice.
Where did you go? Please drop me a quick text or email to keep me up to date,
so I don’t have to chase you down to find out. I appreciate it very much!

WEEK AT A GLANCE- **Note Locations
TUESDAY Practice: 4:00pm-5:5:15pm- DALEY RANCH- Meet at the top
of La Honda Drive, across from entrance to Dixon Lake
Thursday Practice: 4:00-5:15pm SIKES ADOBE, LAKE HODGES

Saturday Practice: 10:00-12:00 Endurance Ride- San Elijo Hills, See
Team Snap for exact location. (NEW meeting place) We are meeting at
Eden Park area closer to the town center.
We will be exploring the trails around San Elijo, La Costa Mt and riding
on the Bobcat Trails. Last endurance ride we had riders run out of
water. If your bike only has capacity for one bottle, then you should
wear a pack with more water. Some coaches may have the capacity to
bring extra water.