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New team and sponsors.

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We’re going through some exciting changes in preparation for the 2011 season.

One of which is a name change. Our website will stay the same, but our new name is Quality Care Pharmacies Cycling Team.

We would also like to thank  our new sponsors for making this team a reality:

  • Quality Care Pharmacies
  • Rochester Drug Cooperative, Inc
  • EFP Rotenberg LLC
  • Western New York Wellness
  • RVE Bike & Skate
  • Specialized Bikes

We’re also very excited to team up with the Western New York Wellness Group providing chaperon services for their Monday night group rides to help cancer survivors.

Please click on our SPONSORS page to learn more about the companies that have made our team possible.

Our current team:

  • Shannon Case
  • Tyler Sweeting
  • Dwight Roth
  • Kevin Hill

We’re in the process of having our new kits designed by Mike Minerva of Minerva Design.

Biking Skaneateles Lake – Sunday August 8, 2010

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On Sunday August 8, 2010 our group will be biking around Skaneateles Lake starting in Skaneateles, NY.

We would like to invite anyone and everyone to come out and join us on one of our favorite lakes to bike around.

The total mileage is around 41 miles.

Our goal is to meet at the public parking by 8:30am and be on the road by 9:00am.

Last time we rode this lake was July 2007. Here are some photos from that ride:

We usually stop at the Blue Water Grill after the ride for a bite to eat and a beverage.

I’ve made a Google Map on where to park and the route we plan to take:


View Skaneateles Lake in a larger map

The ride is challenging and the scenery is great. It would be nice to meet some new cyclists and GVCC‘ers.

GVCC G-Tour: Wheatland 7/22/2010

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This week found the GVCC on the Wheatland course.

I was fortunate enough to have my friend Dwight from the Minerva Design Cycling team come out and offer advice as I was riding.

I got at the front during the warmup lap which was my first mistake. I should have fallen back a little bit and hid in the middle of the pack. Once we neared the horse farm Mike let the gun off and the pack took off. I was slowly getting chewed up and spit out the back. I fell off and then I get tapped on the back and Dwight yells get in a bigger gear and get up there! I managed to get back on the group, but got dropped again at the first pop of a hill before the right hand turn.

So Dwight rode with me and pushed me. I thought I had been riding as hard as I possibly could the last few weeks. I was wrong. Just when I thought I would puke or the thought of passing out would cross my mind we hit a downhill. Dwight would say get in a harder gear, keep pedaling, you are recovering now. We hit the base of a hill, Dwight would yell adjust your gearing stand up, ride!

I won’t lie .. I was hurting so bad that I actually was not liking Dwight at those moments, but I am glad he came out and did that for me. Those were the hardest 2 laps I have ridden this year.

I also heard that Tyler attacked the group 3 times that night. Nothing came of the attacks, but 7 weeks ago the thought of attacking would have never occurred to him. Hopefully I will continue to improve so he is not out there by himself. My goal for this season is just to finish a race with the pack.

GVCC G-Tour: Victor 7/15/2010

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The GVCC was on the Victor course last night. The weather was a little hot, but not as bad as last Thursday when we were on the Rush course.

I had decided to try something different on Thursday. I allowed myself to have my morning coffee, but drank nothing but water the rest of the day. A typical day at work could see me drinking 3-4 cans/bottles of Mountain Dew! I felt a little sluggish by Noon, but by time I got out of work @ 4pm I was feeling really good.

Tyler had not raced on this course yet so after getting all our gear ready we headed out and took a warm up lap with one of the G2 riders (John). We came back from our warm up lap and Mike had us do bumping and wheel touching drills. It is very difficult to bump/touch wheels with someone on a bike when you are trying to do it intentionally. Neither of us fell off our bikes so that is a good thing.

We rolled up neutral to the start/finish at the top of Blazey Road and I was still feeling pretty good. Now usually I just hang in the back and try to stay out of everyone’s way. Which usually results in me getting dropped shortly after turn #1 on the first full lap. So here I am sitting in the back riding my brakes and I thought why I am riding my brakes? So I decided to try and move up near the front. It was downhill so I wasn’t exerting much energy to move up. Tyler was up in the middle of the group. I caught up to him and he just did a double-take like “What are you doing up here?”.

Once we hit the flat part of Dailey Road I stayed about midpack until about the middle of Wilkinson Road. As we started up towards Pannel Road I just got slower, and slower, and slower … By time I turned on to Pannel Road I had fallen off the back of the peloton. Now I know I burned myself out, but at least I got a little experience of riding in the group with riders on either side of me at speed. I got all, but one lap in due to the fact that I was lapped by the B5′s just before the finish line.

I have a lot of work to do. I should have gotten some base miles in over the winter. I have wanted to race ever since I started riding again in 2004.  I get one day a week to ride and I would choose to ride with the GVCC group and get dropped every week then to just ride by myself. It can only make me better. I want to thank everyone that yells words of encouragement during the race. It does help.

Looking forward to the Wheatland course next week. :)

RECAP: Jon Dechau Time Trial

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So this past Saturday found Tyler & I in Rushville, NY at the Jon Dechau Memorial Time Trial. I believe this is the 3rd year for the event.

The weather was much nicer than last, but very, very hot.

We ended up parking next to our friend Barry Cherney. We met Barry through the Western New York Wellness Group when I was riding with the group the last couple of years on a regular basis.

Tyler finished in 59:22:73 which beat his time from 2 years ago. I was able to finish in 1:08:34. Two minutes slower than last year, but I think I may have overheated.

All in all it was a great day spent with great friends. What more can anyone ask for?

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