We've Had Our First Meeting!!!

Welcome to the official blog of the newly formed Eastern Panhandle Junior Bikeracers: Team Integrity!! We are a youth/junior competitive cycling team/club in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Thanks to those that attended our first meeting last night. Below is a copy of the email that I sent afterwards. Please notice the calendar at the bottom of the page. I'll be working on that over the next few days, and it should serve as a good resource to keep an eye on our schedule of practices, races, and community events. Thanks again, for taking the time to check us out. Feel free to subscribe to our blog, the more, the merrier!

-Bryan

We had a GREAT first meeting! It was great to see that you all are just as enthusiastic as I am about the junior's program. Thanks to those who could make it. If you didn't make it out, just let me know if you're still interested and would like to keep receiving emails. To bring everyone up to speed:
- Team dues for the first year will be $50/athlete. Our season will go from now until around the end of August.
- Our first practice will be Friday, January 21 at 7:00p. I will let you know where we'll meet, no later than Tuesday. We will be training indoors for a few weeks until it starts to warm up enough outside. It looks like we've got enough trainers for everybody. If you don't have them already, start thinking about shoes and pedals. Shoes can be found at J&R Superstore online. **Since our practice area is not set in stone yet, I'm open to ideas. If anybody has any suggestions, let me know, otherwise, we'll meet at my house**
- I'll keep you informed with the status of the jerseys/kits. Hopefully they'll be ready to print within the next week.
- Although I'm waiting for the official word, it looks like our first event will be on March 20, in Richmond.
- The "field trips" we talked about were Philadelphia (for the pro road race) and DC (museums, monuments, and Hains Point). The third one (that I couldn't think of at the moment), is to Trexlertown, PA to ride on the velodrome. Also, I will get in touch with Panhandle Pedalers to talk to them about Summit Point.
- We talked about some community projects. We can talk about them more at practices, as those dates get closer.
-You can purchase your USAC license at any time (age 10 and up), it's good for the entire year. Just go to USACycling.org, then go to "Why Join?" on the left menu, and follow the rest of the icons.
-If you get a chance, stop in and thank one of our sponsors, Eastern Panhandle Bicycle Co. in Martinsburg. We're happy to have them as a sponsor. Also, I know there were some questions about obtaining or upgrading a bike or two...it would be worth the time to ask Brian what current pricing is on whichever bike you have in mind. His prices are always below MSRP.