Cascade's High Performance Cycling Team 2015 Kick-off Meeting

Interested in Cascade’s High Performance Cycling Team? Join us during the weekend of February 21 and 22 for our 2015 kickoff meeting and “Meet the Team” ride to find out more!

Since 2008, Cascade Bicycle Club’s High Performance Cycling Team (aka “HPC”) has occupied a special niche within Seattle’s cycling community by providing a team for cyclists who are interested in developing their fitness and cycling skills. HPC is a team for fitter, faster cyclists who don’t have a strong interest in racing. HPC is well-regarded for being a team that rides hard while practicing safe group-riding skills.

HPC is a perfect fit for riders who are:

• Committed to improving their fitness and cycling skills and want to ride with folks who are faster and more experienced;
• Comfortable with, or desire to master pace line and group riding techniques
• Looking for compatible cycling buddies who regularly do long, scenic, challenging rides;
• Able to or desire to ride at 18 mph or faster (without drafting, on a flat road with no wind and a reasonable road surface…during peak season…);
• Capable of riding over 50 miles

HPC has approximately 80 members ranging in age from early 30s to late 60s. Our members target challenging event rides including the Chelan Century, Flying Wheels, Seattle to Portland in one day, RAMROD, and the High Pass Challenge. Although we aren’t a racing team, some members do occasionally compete in multi-sport events and triathlons, individual time trials, and ultra distance events like the Race Across Oregon and Cascade Ultra. In addition to event rides, we also like to “roll our own” long rides: 100-miles out and back on the North Cascades Hwy to Mazama; climbing the Mt. Baker Hwy to Artist Point, and doing all of the climbs around Mt. Rainier in one serving.

The 2015 kick-off presentation will include:

• An overview of Team HPC including past highlights and plans for 2015
• An overview of the team’s equipment discount program with Center Cycle
• An overview of the team’s fitness discount program with Cycle University
• A presentation of the 2015 team kit (uniform) and an opportunity to try on clothing items (the 2015 team kit order will close approximately 10 days after the team meeting.)

For 2015 there are no team dues, but membership in the Cascade Bicycle Club is required. You may join the team at any time of year, but will get the most out of your membership if you get in on the action sooner than later.

Starting in 2015 we are implementing a participation-based incentive discount program with our gear and equipment sponsor, Center Cycle. Center Cycle is located in Renton, is a Specialized and Giant dealership, and is the largest bicycle shop in Washington State. Team member’s discount with Center Cycle is based on participation: the more you ride with the team the better the discount.

For 2015 we continue to have a close relationship with Cycle University (aka Cycle U) as our fitness-training partner. Cycle U is a bicycle school that focuses on teaching riders of all levels how to improve rapidly.  It is run by former pro Craig Undem and a staff of professional coaches.  Cycle U offers coaching, private lessons, and ICE spin classes. HPC team members get discounts on ICE classes (space permitting), and the team has the use of Cycle U’s spin class facilities for weekly member-only spin sessions October through March. Tom Meloy, the team’s co-manager and on the road coach, is a Cycle U coach.

For more information about the team see the High Performance Cycling web page.

We hope to see you on February 21st and/or 22nd. Look for HPC team members in their team jerseys, and feel free to chat with them about the program.

Kick-off Meeting
When: Saturday February 21 5:30PM
Where: Center Cycle, 3950 Lind Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057

Meet the Team Ride
When: Saturday February 28
Where:
For your convenience, we’ll have multiple start locations:

Sam Smith Park at the west side of the I-90 bike tunnel at 9AM
Tibbets Park in Issaquah at 9AM
Regroup at Gene Coulon Park at ~9:40 AM