michelechirgwin@comcast.net
Any one out there have a spare set of wheels for a road bike? These don't need to be fancy racing wheels...just standard is fine.
Thank you
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Michele Chirgwin
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From: "Ron and Dorothy Strasser"
> You are so right. After I clicked send, I thought of the girls but hoped people
> would make the connection. Real words on screen are much better however. Thank
> you Carrie. GO YOU GIRLS.
> ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carrie Barton
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] To the Juniors at Villebois...
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> Since we're talking about jr's, I also want to throw out there how amazing the
> junior girls are. There aren't as many of them as the boys, but I was really
> happy to see there was a handful out there giving it their all. I can't tell
> you how much it warms my heart to see a freaking nine year old racing bikes!!
> Also, props to the older girls who put in 3-4 laps on a really hard course. I
> was also really impressed with the girls knowing where they were on course and
> holding a solid line when getting passed by the faster classes.
>
>
> And if you are the parents of these tenacious young ladies, thank you for
> getting your girls into racing and supporting them!
>
>
> Carrie
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> On Oct 13, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Aaron Leritz wrote:
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> They did take it like champs, my 14 year old called it ?his favorite course
> yet!? I, and I hope all the other B35+ and 50+, give loud praise and cheers as
> we pass them. This seems to come up each year. If you let the junior riders know
> you are passing they always give plenty of space. Yesterday I heard one senior
> rider shouting in frustration when a jr. started swerving into his line. But as
> I observed it, the passing riding did not give enough lead time letting the jr.
> know he was passing. Last week at Alpenrose, my son changed his line and got run
> down by senior rider because the rider did not tell him he was coming up on him
> to pass. You have to let them know and let them know early (and kindly). I know
> we are verging on delirium toward the end and it is hard to breath much less
> talk, but we need to try.
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> It is awesome having the juniors out there and the numbers are growing each
> week, which is even better. This has become my sons ?sport,? no soccer, no
> basketball, this is it. So let?s continue to make it fun for him and the others
> and give all the juniors cheers, let know we are passing, and give them room
> when we pass.
>
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Ron and Dorothy Strasser
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:20 AM
> To: Joel Morrissette; obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] To the Juniors at Villebois...
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> I agree. Everyone in that Junior race wore the Yellow Jersey yesterday! I
> also did not hear any negatives coming from any of the "grown-ups" as they
> passed or were passed by juniors.
>
> ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Joel Morrissette
>
> To: obra@list.obra.org
>
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 7:40 PM
>
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] To the Juniors at Villebois...
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> You guys were awesome. That was a tough course - probably the hardest
> thing many of you have ever done on a two wheels- and you took it like champs.
> I hope you realize the kind of support you have both in the crowd and fellow
> racers. And to the grown-ups riding with them: you guys were a class act,
> giving encouragement on the way by and even helping one tired young rider up
> that final incline after he'd recovered from a nasty digger at the bottom of the
> hill. Made me proud to be part of the OBRA cross scene.
>
> -Joel
>
> --
> __o "It never gets easier,
> _ \<_ you just go faster."
> (_)/(_) -- Greg LeMond
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