PAA Cycling

Road: PAA is currently 27^th place out of 297 teams in the SCNCA (Southern California/Nevada Cycling Association) SoCal Cup Team standings.  We had a great first year with our Junior’s program and women road team – 2012 looks to be even better!

 Mountain: PAA finished in 2^nd place in the Kenda Cup-West Coed Team competition.

• 1st places – 15
• 2nd places – 15
• 3rd places – 4

 Track

• Podiums (top 3) – 9
• 35+ MatchedSprintStateChampion – Chris Reed

 Notable Results/Championships

• Chris Reed – Track, Match Sprint 35+ State Champion
• Sue Thompson – Cat 2 XC 40-49 Kenda Cup Series Champion
• Sue Thomposn – Cat2 XC 40 – 49 MTB US Cup Champion
• Sue Thompson – Cat 2 XC 45-49 MTB National Championships – 6^th place
• Sue Thompson – Cat2 XC 40-49 Sea Otter Classic – 5^th place
• Tessa Treadway – Cat3 XC 30-39 Kenda Cup Series Champion
• Karen Bauer – Cat3 XC 40-49 Kenda Cup Series Champion
• Karen Bauer – Cat3 XC 40-49 Sea Otter Classic – 4^th Place
• Eddy Kronfli – Cat2 XC 17-18 Kenda Cup Series – 2^nd Place
• David Turner – Cat2 XC 45-47 Sea Otter Classic – 6^th place
• John Saliamonas – Leadville 100 – 80^th place Overall (out of 2000)
• Ryan White –SDSR RoadRace Stage Winner
• Ryan White – SDSR Green JerseyWearer & 3^rd Place GC
• Keli Roberts – 50-54 State Time Trial Championship – 3^rd place
• Shannon Castle – Cat4 State Time Trial Championship – 3^rd place
• Shannon Castle/Vikki Appel – Tandem 2Women70+StateTime Trial Champions
• Vikki Appel – Cat3 State Road Race Championship – 4^th place
• Vikki Appel – Cat4 Valley of the Sun Stage Race – 5^th place GC
• Vikki Appel – Cat4 Madera Stage Race – 3^rd place GC
• Vikki Appel – Cat3 Sea Otter Classic Circuit – 4^th place
• Vikki Appel – Cat3 Death Valley Stage Race – 3^rd place GC
• Maggie Bobbin – Cat4 State Road Race Championship – 6^th place
• Erin Lamb – Cat3/4 Everest Challenge – 2^nd place
• Robert Paganini – Masters 75+ State Time Trial Champion
• Robert Paganini – Masters 75+ State Crit Champion
• Robert Paganini – Masters 75+ State Road Race Champion
• Robert Paganini – Masters 75-79 National Crit Championship – 2^nd place
• Robert Paganini – Masters75+ National RoadRace Champion

Race Events Hosted

• For A Few Laps More – Track
• Feet Of Fury – Track   
• Black Line Fever – Track
• Turkey Trot – Southern California Cyclo-Cross Championship (coming up 11/27 @ Verdugo Park in the city of Glendale)

Rides (centuries, grand fondos, etc)

A lot PAA members were all over participating in these types of events, starting with the Palm Springs Century to the most recent, Solvang Prelude.

Community/Charity Activities – SoCal Interscholastic League – PAA charity of choice (since 2010)

• Pasadena Fit Expo – we’ll be looking for more community involvement opportunities next year and would encourage membership participation.
• A lot of cycling clothing, bike computers, accessories, and even a mountain bike were donated and collected at the Club’s Summer BBQ – Dollar value, Priceless!
• Over 1800 hours of man/woman hours were donated by PAA members
• At least 5 PAA members founded and continue to coach high school teams.
• PAA continues to be an official Parter of SoCal Interscholastic League and has been since the league’s inception in 2008.
• PAA will donate four scholarships for the 2012 Season.

PAA Sponsored Coaching/Clinics/Bike Fitting (for Junior’s)

• Coach Rick provided a basic bike fitting session for Juniors.
• Coach Rick provided a series of clinics to help new and seasoned riders/racers.
• X-Professional, Tonya Bray led a mountain bike clinic as final preparation for the MTB season.
• X-Olympian, Roger Young led a six session series of progressive skill building.

Weekly Rides

• Thursday night SHLOC Ride
• Monday morning Unemployment Ride
• Wednesday Night Mountain Biking Ride
• Saturday morning Tempo Ride
• Sunday morning (Tough Love) Ride

Club Products & Team Discounts

• BMC Frames
• LG Diamond Helmets
• Defeet Product
• EFS Nutrition
• Boyd & Wheelbuilder Wheels
• Felt Frames
• Road ID
• Kenda Product

Meeting Speakers

• Brad Cornerll = Bicycling Science.
• Jill Brody = Nutrition and personal.
• Bo Potter = Bicycle Accident Insurance through USA Cycling.
• Jan Babbington = Science behind intentional nutrition for endurance athletes.
• Rick Babbington = Basics of planning your racing season.

Social Activities

• Summer of Love Ride – About 25 riders made the journey from Pasadena to San Juan Capistrano, enjoyed a great lunch, and rode the train back to Pasadena.
• Summer Barbeque:  Over 130 enjoyed tacos and so much more at Sponsor, Tom and Judy Reilly.
• Race Reimbursement and Holiday Party to come at Title Sponsor RE/MAX, Pete and Lisa Loeffler’s residence. 

Club Communications/Social Media

• Newsletter Keira Dooley revamped our newsletter and highlighted sponsors and members on each edition, along with numerous articles…many submitted by you.
• Website: Keira Dooley was hired to maintain our website current with content and overall appearance. Any suggestions can be emailed directly to Keira.
• PAA Facebook pages (Juniors, women, etc.)

 2010-2011 Membership and Race Clothing

• About 250 in January and topped out at just under 350 (currently around 215).
• PAA spent over $65K in lycra (new design).

 

Bylaws were revised and ratified in September – available on our website