Hi Everyone, Last night was a nice evening to ride;  it was almost the longest day of the year (today is) so we had great light and the rain worked around us leaving us dry for the rides.  There were 41 members and three guests for a total of 44 people who believed my forecast and came out to ride.  We had 3 great rides to chose from: Al Storrings, Roland Pearson and myself lead the 10 mile easy road ride, Mike Lyon led the intermediate level ride and Tom Hotaling led his group on the challenge ride ...Continue Reading

    Mother Nature kept her nastiness to the north of Rt 20 and left us with a decent night for the Time Trial.  The  12 mph West wind buffeted the riders a bit on the way out, but much of it was shielded by Bare Mtn on the way back.  Eight riders queued up to do battle with the course.  Two others showed up later to practice as well. The fastest time of the night was claimed by Dave Grieves again.  I think he likes this course. He clocked a 26:11 (24.38 mph) -  a PR by 9 sec ...Continue Reading

Hi Everyone,Will it rain? Or not? It’s rumbling off in the distance somewhere when I just came in from mowing the grass…but the sun is shining brightly here.  I looked at the radar and there are rain cells moving across the area but they seem fairly well separated from one another.  So, I think we’ll take a chance and go for it.  I got caught in the rain when I started to mow but that only lasted about 5 minutes and the sun came out.  Let’s go on the assumption that our routes will be in the dry area ...Continue Reading

The rain is gone and the sun is coming out!Temperature:   70 degreesHumidity:  60%Wind:  11-12 mph WestSee you at the start!Brian From:* Brian Goetke <goetke1@PROTECTED> To:* Occ2 <occ2@PROTECTED> Sent:* Monday, June 19, 2017 4:41 PM Subject:* OCC Tuesday night Time Trial - Lafayette - week 4 - 6:15pm start The venue for tomorrow night's TT will again be at the Lafayette location.  As I mentioned in earlier emails, this course is identical to the one that will be used this coming ...Continue Reading

Just a friendly reminder…!Will send you detailed information if you are interested in joining us. OCC Summer Vacation Ride: *Sunday-Thursday, August 6-10, 2017*Lewis County: Lyons Falls, NY  *There are more cows in Lewis County than people!Cycle and explore the Tug Hill Region *and Black River Valley *near the Adirondack Mountains*…parks, hiking, paddling, golf, waterfalls, historic sites, dairy farms, Maple Ridge Wind Farm, River Bend Alpaca Farm, Tug Hill Vineyards, waterways, f ...Continue Reading

Expanding a bit on Gus's comment regarding volunteers for Race Weekend, first I'd give a big thank-you to everyone who has already signed-up to volunteer!  Race Weekend doesn't happen without the support of the OCC membership. That being said, we're still very much in need of road marshals and pace/wheel car drivers, especially for the road race on Sunday.  We also need road marshals for the criterium this Saturday at the State Fair grounds and for the time trial Saturday morning in LaFayette. I'd also like t ...Continue Reading

The venue for tomorrow night's TT will again be at the Lafayette location.  As I mentioned in earlier emails, this course is identical to the one that will be used this coming weekend for the Syracuse Race Weekend.    Even if you aren't racing this weekend, the course is a fun one to ride.  While there is some climbing (3% grade the last mile), you are rewarded with a fast ride back to the finish line.  The layout of the course is simple.... starting from Rowland Rd. - ride up 11A for 5.1 miles, ...Continue Reading

Due to all the rain I am canceling the ride for this evening. The trails are muddy and the vegetation is wet. Thanks your ride leader  Tom H. ...Continue Reading

Great News! See below as OCC clothing ordered is a go! Thank you everyone and arrival is around July 21st Hi Mary, The minimums for each category were met so she should be all set to go. I'm going to finalize and turn the order in now. We received the pair of shorts and our product developer is currently reviewing them. I will let you know when I have any updates. Thanks! Best, Jeanette Voler Team Apparel jeanettev@PROTECTED 800-488-6537 ...Continue Reading

 Hi Everyone,  The next *Slow ‘n Easy West* ride scheduled for this Tuesday, June 20th will leave from the west end parking lot of Reed Webster Park in Camillus, located on Warners Rd (Rt 173), promptly at 6:00 PM.  Please arrive early so that you can sign in and be ready to depart on time. The forecast for Tuesday calls for “…Variable clouds with a brief shower or two…”  with temperature in the mid 70s.  If the showers come early in the day we should be OK.  We’ll have to see how it p ...Continue Reading