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NEW Nichols RIde Kit DESIGN CONTEST
The 2021 La Grange Club Photo: COVID Edition – February 21st
2021 La Grange Sponsor Deals Updated
Do you wanna race for LG? Sign up (again) Now
Coach’s Corner with Coach Andy
SOS-Support Our Sponsors: Win a custom Canyon
YOU can design the new World Famous Nichols Ride Kit!!
This sux! You can do better!
World Famous Nichols Ride Kit Design Contest!
That’s right, we are bringing back the World Famous Nichols Ride Kit! What better way to honor the longevity and beatdown of this weekly L.A. cycling institution. But this time we have a twist: We are opening the design to the ENTIRE cycling community and then the winner will be chosen by you, the La Grange membership. The winning design will be produced for sale by LG sponsor, VIE13.
So get out your crayons and put on your artist cap and get inspired. Get the full details by clicking the link below.
2021 Annual La Grange Club Photo
It’s time, once again, for the Annual Velo Club La Grange Club Photo. But, wait…there’s no group rides…heck, there are NO GROUPS! How are we gonna do this? Well, La Grange has come up with an innovative approach to doing a group photo in the age of COVID and social distancing.
On Sunday, February 21st, we will have a photographer out at the corner of San Vicente and Ocean (SVO) to take your solo, socially-distant photograph. Imagine your high school photo but with a better haircut (hopefully). Come by anytime between the hours of 8 am and 12 noon to get your picture taken. The pictures will then be collaged into a single photo and published on the club website.
Please wear your 2021 kit!! If you don’t have that, the 2020 club kit and the LG 50 kits are acceptable. We will have special Sponsor goodies for all attendees, so we hope to see you there.
2021 La Grange Sponsor Deals Updated
Your La Grange sponsorship team wanted you to know that more of your Member Benefits are in place for your immediate use. Updated deals from Vie 13 Kustom clothing, Skratch Labs nutrition, and Bont Cycling shoes are up. These companies offer these awesome deals ONLY to La Grange members. To access them, log in to the Member Benefits page on the LG website using your member login.
As always, we are incredibly grateful for the support and confidence these great companies have shown in Velo Club La Grange. We encourage you to take advantage of these perks and post your thanks to social media.
Do you (wanna) race for LG? Sign up (again) now!
Veteran LG racer, Victor Ayala, shows how to corner in a pack!
Racing is fun! Racing for LG is more fun. Not only do you get to go into bike battle with the coolest people, but you also get to enjoy the full support of Velo Club La Grange. This includes the use of Ft. La Grange, the race tent extravaganza, and the LG Sprinter van. The LG race team participates in all disciplines (road, cross, MTB, and TT) and races locally and regionally as well as in neighboring states. Did we mention special sponsorship deals for race team members? We love our racers. We still don’t know when we will get back to racing together but don’t let that stop you. Join the LG Race Team today!
SIGN UP AGAIN: Even if you are a returning LG racer, please sign up again. In January of 2021, we purged our race roster and are currently rebuilding it. EVERY RACER SHOULD SIGN UP, whether new or returning.
Coaches Corner with Coach Andy
Interested in racing? Or maybe you just want to get faster…
Get excited! Our very own Coach Andy Applegate has agreed to do a Coach’s Corner Zoom series with us! Here’s a quick look at what we’ll be discussing:
February 4th – Goal Setting & Periodization
February 18th – Workout Specificity
March 4th – Tactics
All sessions will be at 7pm PST.
VCLG club member Andy Applegate is a CTS Pro Level Coach and USA Cycling Level 1 Coach. He has coached pro, national, regional, and recreational athletes full time since 2001, helping athletes win national championships in road, track, and even a cyclocross world championship. As an athlete he has competed in cycling and ultrarunning events for almost 30 years, which includes earning 10+ national champion titles, as well as 5th place at the Masters’ WorldTime Trial championships and two silver medals at masters cyclocross nationals. You're most likely to see him riding around town on a tandem mountain bike with his wife Cara, which they piloted to three Leadville 100 mountain bike tandem category victories.
If you’d like to ask Andy any topic related questions send them ahead of time to caraapplegate@gmail.com.
Can’t wait to see you all there!
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SOS: Support Our Sponsors: Canyon Bicycles
Win a custom Canyon and support SAU
Enter to win a custom Saint Augustine's-themed Canyon Ultimate CF SLX bicycle! Support the future of cycling for your chance to win a one-of-a-kind Canyon Ultimate CF SLX—featuring the same elite carbon frame ridden by the Movistar WorldTour team at the Tour de France—with custom SAU team colors, inscribed with Major Taylor's famous quote “In a word I was a pioneer and therefore had to blaze my own trail” in your size and ready to ride!
SOS: Support Our Sponsors: Cannon Eng.
Cannon is a multidisciplinary engineering firm with offices along the West Coast. At their core, they are engineering professionals who work with clients across many markets, from Commercial and Residential Development to Public Infrastructure and Water Resources, Energy, Aerospace, and Education. They’ve been providing “Reliable Responsive Solutions” to clients since 1976.
Located on West Olympic Boulevard, they stand ready to assist on projects throughout the Los Angeles and SoCal region.
In addition to engineering, the Cannon Team has a passion for cycling! The Cannon Coasters are a group of Cannon associates who take their love of cycling to the road for an annual long distance ride. To date, The Cannon Coasters have ridden the full length of California from Mexico to Oregon in segments, and now they are doing it all over again! The most recent ride was from San Luis Obispo to Santa Monica.
FUND A WATER WELL!
Cannon's passion project is the Well Worth It Campaign, through which they raise awareness and funds to bring clean water to global communities. Since 2010, they’ve raised more than $140,000 to build 24 wells and fund a drilling rig. They have partnered with the charitable organization charity: water to make this goal a reality.
New Members
Please welcome our new members who joined in December 2020 and January 2021!
Nick H., Andrew F., Benjamin S., Mitchell G., Doug W., Aldo J., Joanne L., Theodore G., Danny M., Emmitt G., Juliette F., Justin J., McKayla P., Owen B., Rupert C., Sarah V., Theo M., and Zack B. Welcome, everyone!
