Hope you all had a Merry Christmas !      Time to work off some of those gingerbread cookies and apple pie!    Oh?  was that just me?  Tonight's Zwift will be on the Richmond, Virginia 2015 UCI Road World Championship route.   Peter Sagan took his first World Champs jersey by attacking on one of the short punchy climbs near the end of the route.   The route is about 10 miles long and has three punchy (6-10%) ~ 1000 ft long climbs (80ft vert) in the last 3 miles ...Continue Reading

OCC members,Support Mark Wheeler as he leads the Saturday Dec. 16 spin session at the WTF at 9:00am. OCC is a partner with the CNY TRI Club.  Paul Fenwick will lead a Yoga class from 10-11:00AM.Do you know what the WTF looks like? Visit, socialize, train, stretch and become more flexible during yoga.Joy!Rich ...Continue Reading

I have created our club Zwift ride meet-up for tonight at 6:00 pm. We will be doing the Makuri Islands "Country to Coastal" route.  This is a rolling course with one hill climb. Nothing over 6% from what I can tell.  Overall this route has about 45ft/mile of climbing.  I have just sent out an invite to all that are following me and have participated in the past. If you need an invite, please follow me on Zwift Companion (Brian Goetke (EMPIRE) (C) ) and email me directly at goetke1@PROT ...Continue Reading

Hi, I am selling my women's size 8.5 (fits shoe size 8) Bontrager cycling shoes with cleats. I did not use them very much; they are in very good condition.  I am also selling Shimano roadbike pedals: on one size of pedal you can clip-in, and the other side of pedal is flat. These also were not used for very long and are also in very good condition.  I am selling them for $40 each or whatever you think a fair price is. You can contact me at: smachers87@PROTECTED.Thanks, Sue ...Continue Reading

We had 12 OCCers participate in the Zwift meet-up Tuesday night.  We set it up as a no-drop ride (as long as you pedal).   We had a nice pack of riders!   The course was an interesting mix of flats, rollers and relatively short climbs.  Unfortunately, yours truly has not figured out how to text while in meet-up mode using Companion on my phone. So, no words of encouragement like Paul sends out.If you want to participate just follow me in Zwift Companion and I'll include you in the invite.S ...Continue Reading

OCC and Tri members,The Winter Training Facility is nearing top gear, participation is increasing, banter and laughs, physical conditioning, socializing and now _YOGA._* Immediately after Saturday's Dec 9th, spin session from 9-10 am, Paul Fenwick will lead a yoga class while your muscles are warm and ready for steady stretching. Keep yourself supple and flexible. Most of the class, 60%, stayed last Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed the lesson; felt the benefits.See the Tri Club calendar https://www.cnytriathlon.org/calen ...Continue Reading

I'll be organizing our club Zwift ride this Tuesday at 6:00 pm. We will be doing the Watopia Figure 8 Reverse.  This is a rolling course with two hill climbs, each with about a half mile at about 5% ave grade. Overall this route has about 45ft/mile of climbing.  I have just sent out an invite to all that are following me and have participated in the past. If you need an invite, please follow me on Zwift Companion (Brian Goetke (EMPIRE) (C) ) and email me directly at goetke1@PROTECTED.See you Tuesday! ...Continue Reading

What is the Winter Training Facility?It's the Tri and OCC Club's indoor facility for spin classes four times per week and now yoga. For more info and classes see the calendar https://www.cnytriathlon.org/calendar I want to call attention to the next three Saturdays (Dec 2, 9, 16) where we will have our usual spin class from 9-10am which will be followed by a Yoga class* until 11:00 am. This will give you a chance to stretch those warm muscles and increase your flexibility and mobility. Paul Fenwick will b ...Continue Reading

I’d like to share a letter we received from Jan Maloff with the CNY Family Bike Giveaway, www.cnyfamilybike.org. 2023-11-29 CNY Family Bike Giveaway.pdfOCC is a regular contributor to his program and I encourage everyone to support it if you can. Donald Butler*Treasurer, Onondaga Cycling ClubPO Box 6307Syracuse, NY 13217dab31415+occ@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading

Please see below. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhoneBegin forwarded message:On Sunday, November 26, 2023, 9:51 AM, Joseph Voglewede <jpaulwede@PROTECTED> wrote: We had 11 riders on the London course for a pre-Thanksgiving rumble last week and will do it again this Tuesday at 6:00 pm! If you need an invite please follow me on Companion and email me directly at jpaulwede@PROTECTED. I will unfortunately not be able to ride this week due to work travel, but I set up the meetup and it will run fine, just without a ...Continue Reading