From Bob Leibold and Alec Berger: 11:30 pm
Velopromo and ncnca.org updates added – race looks good

From President Lorri Lee Lown:

Early Bird Road Race Conditions: 5:pm: The County road crew is still working on a slide and will be reporting to us tonight. We won’t be able to update this website further tonight however. The road was open today in midafternoon. We hope to get a note with any updates posted on the NCNCA.org website and/or a note on the NCNCA list. The County will also have a crew with a bladed vehicle clearing all rock about 3:00 a.m. (!!) Saturday, and we will have a crew in front of the first riders in the event. A slide in the morning could still close things, but we’ll be there ready to start. Weather itself looks go

Now there is a women only race.
$1000 payout details at Fresno and of course the separate events for 3 and 4 women at Memorial Day Crit

Special incentive for women’s teams in all categories to race at the June 6 Dash for Cash with a participation plus performance formula.

P12 men racing at the Dash for Cash and the Fremont Criterium will be participating in a two criterium omnium.

The flyers and registration info will be at the usual place.

Our theme is “Green” for de Ronde – it’s been green socks, green hats, green prize bags for golden coins, even green medals – and for 2009 we introduce Green “Luggage” – our very own musette bag suitable for all occasions, formal and not-so-formal.

2 sides, with beautiful green interior cavity accented by decorator-black suspension system

Side 1

Side 2

We will be presenting, gratis, to every racer who pre-registers for both days of the Omnium this collectors edition transportation supplement. You can carry all sorts of things inside, like:

* up to 4 water bottles

* bottles containing other liquids

* reading materials for the scholar

*kitchen utensils for the gourmand

* even cycling-related gear

While supplies last – be the first on your block – remember – free to all who pre-register for the entire Omnium

Pilarcitos Cyclesports – see you saturday and Sunday in Brisbane for the Palo Alto Bicycles “Ronde van Brisbeen” presented by Kaiser-Permanente/Team Oakland

Ken Conley catches them at dinner:http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/sets/72157603677864304/.

http://kwc.org/blog/

There will be an upcoming track points race series with one before each World Cup.  (It’s a winter sport in the Northern Hemisphere…)  These are being held to help prepare our local representatives Shelley Olds and Dave McCook from the Proman Team prepare for their World Cup races.  First one is planned for November 23 – http://www.ridetheworldcups.com/