Happy New Year All!
Undoubtedly many of you know/have heard that Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, PA – C3-Sollay/Athletes Serving Athletes) has been nominated to the US Elite Women’s squad for the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, Jan. 30-31.
(https://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4586)
What we’re sure a lot don’t know is that financing the trip to Worlds is the athlete’s responsibility. And a trip to the Czech Republic to represent your country at the absolute pinnacle of your sport is not the most ‘inexpensive’ endeavor. So, a few us, shall we say, “less gifted” athletes/cohort…OK, hacks and instigators…have cobbled together a home-grown fund raising effort to send LVG over to Tabor for round 2. Yes; round 2.
For those keeping score at home: LVG was representing the stars and stripes last season in Hoogerheide, Netherlands for a very respectable 19th place in her first Cyclocross campaign.
(http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4017)
Now, riding as a privateer this season has put LVG in very different position, financially, and we (Bill and Ray) are doing what LVG has too much class and pride to do – asking the brotherhood and sisterhood to come through for one of our own by making a donation to her fund: http://www.BikeReg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9848 , coming up to race/help keep her sharp at one of our pre-World Championships CX races (16 & 23 Jan, more details to come shortly…)
So please, spread the word so that we can help LVG reduce her expenses as much as possible.
Happy Holidays…and on behalf of LVG – thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Bill Elliston & Ray Ignosh