Morris Trucking Velo (MTVelo) is looking forward to the 2008 cycling season with excitement.  We have big plans for more team racing and would like you to be a part of it.  We are planning a brief call-out meeting this Thursday, January 17 at 8pm at Revolution Bike & Bean in Bloomington to confirm those who are interested in being on the 2008 Morris Trucking Velo Team.  We will cover plans for the upcoming season, review returning/new sponsors and what is available to team members, and take an initial kit (clothing) order.  If you are unable to attend, please let us know your intention by submitting a Rider Profile on the team website ( http://mtvelo.weebly.com).  Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested, and please let me know if you have any questions. 
Thanks!
Randi Cox
Morris Trucking Velo

 
 

Proctor Cycling Classic Re-Cap As Tom reported, it was a very sad time in Peoria this weekend.  We did still end up with some great team results, so I'll fill you in on those.  Scott McClary dominated the Juniors 10-14 category, winning the prologue, road race, and criterium!   Tom Cox got 7th in a huge sprint finish in the Pro/1/2 road race, and Erik Hamilton came in 31st.  Erik was very active in the crit (though I don't know how he finished), and Alex Bishop and Tom finished 25th & 28th in the sprint.  For the Women's 4, Katie Haft got 9th place in the road race and an impressive 3rd in the crit.  The Women's 1/2 was run with the Women's 3 but scored separately.  That didn't stop Emily Morris from working with her teammates who were all 3's, though!  She was active from the start of both races.  She, Julie Panzica, and I attacked and chased down attacks throughout the road race, and Kendi won the sprint, and then Julie and I came in 7th and 9th.  (She placed second in the prologue the day before.)  Emily got 5th for the 1/2's.  We started attacking early in the crit, and Kendi's attack stuck.  She stayed away for the rest of the race, giving her the win in the crit and the omnium!  Julie and I finished 10th & 9th, and Emily got 5th again (I think) in the 1/2's.  Charlie McClary joined the Men's Masters 40+ field in the prologue and the road race for his first non-mountain bike races of the year, and Robert Iannello did the Men's 5 road race and crit for his first races ever!  Clayton Feldman captured the King of the Hill title in Men's 4 road race and rode very aggressively in the crit.  And of course, Ryan Oilar deserves special recognition for driving the huge RV from Indy to Peoria and back!  If I left anyone out, please fill in the details! 

 
 

Good afternoon,

I hope the race season is going well for everyone so far and good luck to those of you racing this weekend. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Tracie Morris and I’ve raced for the past 10 years. I graduated from IU in ’94 and rode Little 500 for Alpha Gamma Delta. Most of you are aware that my fiancé, Bret Neylon, was seriously injured at the end of bike race last summer leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Bret is doing remarkably well thanks to the help of thousands of people during the past year. He is nearing the end of the high school track season with state finals next week in Bloomington after which he’ll begin preparing for his return to teaching in the fall.

Last summer, the Brownsburg Community and hundreds of friends, family, co-workers, and teammates helped organize a 5K walk and run in Brownsburg (west side of Indianapolis) to raise funds to assist in paying Bret’s medical costs. Organizers are busy preparing for the 2nd Annual Bret Neylon Walk & Run to be held on July 28th.  All entry fees will be tax deductible this year with the proceeds going to the National Transplant Assistance Fund where Bret has an account established to assist in covering expenses that are not covered by other means.

If anyone is interested in volunteering the day the of the race (July 28th) to assist with registration, traffic, and other logistics, please let me know. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt and lunch.

Bret and I plan to make it to at least a few races this summer, so we’ll hope to see you there.

 

Thanks!

 

Tracie

 
 

Hello! I plan to ride pretty easy tonight, perhaps with a few short jumps thrown in.  I'd like to do 1-1.5 hours, and we could meet at SOMA/Laughing Planet at 5:30.  Please let me know if you plan to join me...otherwise, I will just leave from home. Later, Randi

 
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