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2019 Annual Club Banquet, RAAM Raffle, and Awards

The annual club banquet was held on Sunday, November 10th at noon at the Hotel MdR. The following members won various awards, and Nigel Stewart won a 2020 Cannondale EVO Super Six, which was donated by RAAM.

Stu Press Most Improved Racer: Danie Monahan
All Around Award: Nigel Stewart
Above and Beyond Award: Marco Fabrizio
Rocky Award: Thomas Larson
Dynamic Duo: David Newcombe & Renée Fox
Least Thirsty Rider: James Cowan
Chef Rudy Award: Dan Chapman
Raymond Fouquet Trophy: Sam Selfridge
La Granger of the Year: Zach LaBry

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Marco’s ever growing collection of Velo Club La Grange jerseys.

Marco’s ever growing collection of Velo Club La Grange jerseys.

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Marco Fabrizio accepting the Above and Beyond Award.

Marco Fabrizio accepting the Above and Beyond Award.

Thomas Larson accepting the Rocky Award. Get to see you back on the bike!

Thomas Larson accepting the Rocky Award. Get to see you back on the bike!

Renée Fox and David Newcombe accepting the Dynamic Duo Award.

Renée Fox and David Newcombe accepting the Dynamic Duo Award.

James Cowan about to accept the Least Thirsty Award.

James Cowan about to accept the Least Thirsty Award.

Dan Chapman accepting the Chef Rudy Award.

Dan Chapman accepting the Chef Rudy Award.

Sam Selfridge with the Raymond Fouquet Award presented by Robert Efthimos.

Sam Selfridge with the Raymond Fouquet Award presented by Robert Efthimos.

Zach LaBry accepting the La Granger of the Year Award. Zach did an amazing job coordinating the 2019 La Grange Grand Prix.

Zach LaBry accepting the La Granger of the Year Award. Zach did an amazing job coordinating the 2019 La Grange Grand Prix.

Nigel Steward hugging Joe Duerr, whose RAAM Corporation donated the 2020 Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-MOD Disc Dura Ace Di2 bike that Nigel won in the club raffle.

Nigel Steward hugging Joe Duerr, whose RAAM Corporation donated the 2020 Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-MOD Disc Dura Ace Di2 bike that Nigel won in the club raffle.

Cannondale rep Kristina Driscoll, Joe Duerr, and Nigel Stewart with the 2020 Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-MOD Disc Dura Ace Di2 bike Nigel won. The bike is being held by a custom bike stand created by club member David Newcombe.

Cannondale rep Kristina Driscoll, Joe Duerr, and Nigel Stewart with the 2020 Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-MOD Disc Dura Ace Di2 bike Nigel won. The bike is being held by a custom bike stand created by club member David Newcombe.

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Meals on Wheels Needs Your Support

Our 19th Annual Thanksgiving Day Ride in support of Meals on Wheels was canceled due to rain. However, Meal on Wheels still needs your support. We are asking those fortunate enough to make a donation to the charity. Any amount is welcome and appreciated. Online donations can be made through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/send-money-online. Enter the club’s email address to send money to Meals on Wheels at paypal@lagrange.org. Please enter “Meals-on-Wheels” in the note section so we know what the money is for. All donations are tax-deductible.

November 50 for 50 Anniversary Ride

Marc Lewinstein created and led the route for the November 50 for 50 ride. The route ventured on PCH to Malibu Canyon, east on Mulholland, north on Cornell and south on Kanan Road. A quick left on Troutdale led the group back to the little town of Cornell, where SAG was provided. After munching on various goodies, the group rode east on Mulholland to 7 minute hill to Old Topanga, to Topanga, to PCH with a finish at Santa Monica Brew Works. It was a cold but refreshing day to ride.

Ride leader Marc Lewinstein announcing the ride. Photo credit: Caleb Yang

Ride leader Marc Lewinstein announcing the ride. Photo credit: Caleb Yang

Marc’s wife, Felicia, helping breakdown the SAG table at the beginning of the ride. #makeadifference

Marc’s wife, Felicia, helping breakdown the SAG table at the beginning of the ride. #makeadifference

Caleb, Marc, and Jan leading the ride north on PCH. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Caleb, Marc, and Jan leading the ride north on PCH. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

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Marc, and Eli leading the ride up Mulholland east of Malibu Canyon. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Marc, and Eli leading the ride up Mulholland east of Malibu Canyon. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

The debut of the custom painted LG50 bike by Robert Efthimos. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

The debut of the custom painted LG50 bike by Robert Efthimos. Photo credit: Dan Mitnick

La Grange Happy Hour

It's Holiday Happy Hour time! Join your La Grange friends at the well known and loved Bodega Wine Bar for our last happy hour of the year on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 6 PM – 8 PM. First bit of the tab on La Grange, so come early! Bodega is located at 814 Broadway, Santa Monica, California 90401.

https://bodegawinebar.com/santa-monica/

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2020 Club Kit Design

The 2020 club kit design, which was created by club members Jaycee Cary and Marco Fabrizio, is shown below. We will be taking orders in the next few days!

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Race Report - CycloCross Style

Fun day in Costa Mesa for SocalCX #8

Dan Funk on the podium.

Dan Funk on the podium.

New Members

Welcome to the following 23 new members who joined in November 2019.

Alan Kwok, Alec Cabral, Allan Schuler, Ayush Patel, Ben Clark, Brice King, Bryan Kevan, Chris Underhill, Claire Sterling, Ethan Tucker, Henry Mendoza, Hongtao Yao, Kiran Chakravarty, Lars Rikse, Nallely Almaguer, Paul Talma, Rachel Swan, Richard Beale, Samuel Li, Tammy Wallace, Vinh Tran, Yan Lhert, and Yui Sasajima