Monday: Eau Claire Road Bike – 6:00 @ Yankee Jack’s at Princeton Valley (2300 W. Princeton Avenue) for an easy, 20 mile recovery ride (14-16 mph). This is a no-drop ride – no one gets left behind!
Tuesday:Eau Claire Road Bike Ride – 6:00pm @ Sherman School for a medium speed, fun ride.
If you would like to find people to ride with on other days of the week, email overdrivecycling@googlegroups.com, or post it on our Facebook page!
When: Sat, February 16, 2013, 2pm – 7pm
Where: N51564 County Rd Y, Eleva (map)
Description: Please bring a dish to pass, chairs for around the bonfire, winter gear (extra snowshoes, and sleds.
The club will provide soda and water
RSVP to Cheryl Olson by Friday, February 15: olsoncjk@gmail.com
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Linda Slowiak, Matt Tietz, and Jack Schulte present Feed my People's Emily Moore with the check.
The 2nd annual Princeton Valley Cyclocross Race was another success. The event grew in both racers and spectators. On January 24, Linda Slowiak, Matt Tietz, and Jack Schulte presented Emily Moore, of Feed My People Food Bank, with a check for $2000!
This year a new major sponsor Chilson Motors came on board with a large financial donation. Pilsner glasses and Medals to podium winners were provided by Awards and More. A huge selection of door prizes were donated by Eau Claire Bike and Sport and Spring Street Sports. Yankee Jacks again provided the meal and the perfect venue for Cyclocross.
A huge thank you to all of those that volunteered and raced to make this a great event. Enjoy some footage of the 2012 race. See you all next year!
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Saturday, Nov 24th Princeton Valley Cyclocross Race
A Benefit for
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Registration:
- Race registration is $25.00 for adults and $10 for youth. Enter a second race for $5 more
- Make registration and payment to:
Overdrive Cycling Club
C/o Yankee Jacks
2300 W Princeton Ave,
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Schedule:
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Start Time |
Categories |
Prizes |
Length |
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12:00 |
Kids/Juniors |
Boys Winner Girls Winner |
2 laps |
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12:30 |
Men Cat 4/5 (Beginner) Women Cat 4/5 (Beginner) |
Top 3 Top 3 |
30 Minutes |
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1:20 |
Men Cat 3 (Citizen) Women Cat 1/2/3 (Sport/Comp/Citizen) Singlespeed |
Top 3 Top 3 Winner |
45 Minutes |
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2:30 |
Men Cat 1/2 (Sport/Comp) Men Masters 35+ |
Top 3 Winner |
60 Minutes |
Special Notes:
- Fun, Fast course on Princeton Valley Golf Course
- Full Amenities at Yankee Jack including a Fan Deck at the Finish Area
- Creamed Turkey over biscuits provided by Yankee Jacks
- Commemorative Beer Goblet and first drink (soda for minors) provided by Point Brewery
- Proceeds benefit the Feed My People Food Bank
- First aid on the course
Contact Information:
- www.OverdriveCycling.com
- Yankee Jacks (715) 834-4050 or www.YankeeJacks.com
For 28 years Feed My People has been concerned with hunger. Feed My People is a cost effective way to provide food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in west central Wisconsin with enough food so that thousands of people can be helped each month.
As a food bank, Feed My People is a crucial link between food manufacturers, suppliers, and the front-line agencies that provide direct service to the hungry. Their large warehouse, complete with freezer and cooler space, allows for storage of vast quantities of food from which hunger relief agencies can obtain products for distribution. They distribute food to more than 70 agencies in the 14 counties we serve. Feed My People Food Bank is the only food bank in west central Wisconsin.
In addition to distributing food, Feed My People provides services and technical assistance to agencies that operate food pantries or programs so that they operate optimally.
Princeton Valley Cyclocross Race
A Benefit for
| With the proceeds from the first annual Princeton Valley Cyclocross Race, the Overdrive Cycling Club will match the generous $1000 gift from Brian Carpenter to donate $2000 to the Feed My People Food Bank. Over 40 racers braved temperatures in the 30’s to compete in 30, 45 and 60 minute races. Yankee Jacks graciously opened their facilities to the race, serving beverages in the mugs donated by Point Brewery and Lee Beverage and creamed turkey over biscuits to all who entered. The race took place over a fast 1.25 mile course, that included running through a sand trap, riding the pine tree Tunnel of Doom and jumping over the Ditch of Death. Melissa and Logan Tietz even decorated one of the pine trees in the field. With the finish right in front of Yankee Jack’s, fans on the deck and in the dining room had a terrific view of nearly the entire course. All of the races were hotly contested and pretty much everyone stayed around for the drawing of the door prizes donated by Eau Claire Bike and Sport and Spring Street Sports of Chippewa Falls. A big thanks to all of the volunteers, including Linda Slowiak, Ann Franke, Chris Magyar, Andrew Gierke, Sam Hughes, Tristan Bentzler, Matt Tietz, Bob Schwartz, Jeff Sorenson and Jim Blodgett. |
A Race Results |
B Race Results |
C Race Results |
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Jerry and I would like to extend a HUGE thankyou for your volunteer hours and participation in the 2nd Annual Eau Claire Century. With all our efforts we were able to make a donation to Feed My People Food Bank for $2500 along with donations as well from Cleghorn Lions Club and Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church. With our combined efforts we CAN make a difference!
–Linda
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| Ann, Linda and Troy present the check to Emily of the Feed My People Food Bank.
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Date: Saturday, April 23th from 1pm to 3pm
Location: Chilson Motors on the corner of Hwy 93 and Brian Street
Chilson Subaru has graciously offered their facility for our Third annual Bike Maintenance Clinic. Building on the success of last year’s clinic, participants will again learn how to:
- Change Tires
- Lube and clean chains and gears
- Clean, maintain and make minor adjustments
- Pack for short, long and really long trips
- Survive common bike “catastrophes”
We have also added stations for Nutrition and Fitness (FitElite Trainer Craig Mathe) and Beginning Triathletes (Ironman Mark Mastilar)Overdrive Cycling will provide refreshments and tire changing kits, while supplies last.
The Clinic will be followed with a fun ride of indeterminate length (probably an hour or so at a comfortable pace).
There is no charge for this clinic and it is open to the public.
Overdrive Cycling will host a Spring Kick-Off Party for Members, Family, and Friends on Sunday, April 3 from 2:00-5:30 at Yankee Jack’s at Princeton Valley (2300 W. Princeton Avenue). You do not have to be a member to attend; in fact this is a great way to introduce Overdrive to prospective members.
Come for food, fun, refreshments and camaraderie! We will also plan a late morning/early afternoon ride, weather permitting.
In order to let Yankee Jack’s know how much food to prepare, Please RSVP to Ann Franke (ann.franke@yahoo.com) by Friday, April 1 or use the Facebook Event.
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The Eau Claire Century and Chicken Dinner, held the day before Labor Day, was a collaboration between Overdrive Cycling and the Cleghorn Lions Club to raise money for the Feed My People Food Bank and the Lions Club. This was the brain child of Linda Slowiak and Jerry Christenson. Work started in February laying out the routes of 25, 65 and 105 miles. Great Harvest and Festival Foods provided food and drinks for the rest stops. Foster Cheese Haus let us use their patio for the rest stop in Foster. Of the 95 participants, about 1/3 chose to do the longest loop, starting in Cleghorn and traveling through Mondovi, Eleva, Foster, Augusta, Fall Creek and Brackett before returning to the Cleghorn School Park. Upon returning to the park the riders were greeted with a wonderful charbroiled chicken dinner. On September 22, Overdrive Cycling presented Executive Director, Emily Moore with a check for $1700 and the Cleghorn Lions also donated $275, which was half of their net proceeds from the chicken dinner.
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Here is a nice video from our friend Ron:
