PAA’s 2011 Club/Racing Highlights

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.)

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