NEW SLO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM HEADED TO STATES
The Great Chiweenies of SLO County race at Grass Valley May 16th.
Cambria, CA -- The Great Chiweenies of SLO County High School Mountain Bike Team (THE GC of SLO) will be sending several racers up to Grass Valley, California, to race against the best riders in the state. Racing in their first season, THE GC of SLO have raced against the best that SOCAL has to offer. This year is the second year for the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTICE CYCLING LEAGUE (http://www.socaldirt.org/); it is the sister program to NORCAL's League that has been growing over the past 10 years.
THE GC of SLO finished the SOCAL season with 2 riders placing in the top 10 in the series. Los Osos resident Tyler O'Brien (San Luis Obispo High) finished 3rd by 2 seconds in the Cow Pie Classic in Los Olivos; that finish propelled him to a 3rd place tie in the 4 race series for all freshman. Evan Peterson (Templeton High) consistently finished in the top 20 and landed a 7th place in the series for sophomores.
At each SOCAL and NORCAL event, there are freshman, sophomore, junior varsity, and varsity races for boys and girls. Team scores are calculated by the team's top 3 scorers, with one of those scorers having to be the opposite gender (2 boys, 1 girl or 2 girls, 1 boy). Without a girl racing this year, THE GC of SLO placed 14th out of 19 SOCAL teams.
THE GC of SLO is a composite team that welcomes riders that are enrolled in any SLO County High School. This year, the team had 7 riders race, and had several others practice with the team. THE GC of SLO welcomes riders, boys and girls, with any level of experience. This year the team had 3 riders that had never ridden a bike off-road. The goal of the Team is to provide students in SLO County the opportunity to try cross-country mountain biking, learn proper techniques and to enjoy an active lifestyle. THE GC of SLO accepts riders at any point in the school season.
The team could not hapen without the help from some local businesses: Art's Cyclery (http://www.artscyclery.com/), Best Bike Zone (http://www.bestbikezone.com/), CORE CARE (http://www.corecare.com/), LEZYNE (http://www.lezyne.com/) SLO Nexus (http://www.slonexus.org/) and The Great Chiweenie Productions (http://www.guforit.com/). THE GC of SLO accepts sponsors throughout the year.
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THE GREAT CHIWEENIES OF SLO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM was created and coached this year by Cubby Cashen and Megan Cordes. The team welcomes riders of all levels and parenets are invited to be ride leaders. Cycling is a healthy acitivity and the team strives to make all riders comfortable with their skills and ability. Students that are interested in riding, parents interested in being ride leaders or businesses that would like to sponsor should email the coaches at thegreatchiweenie@gmail.com or call 805 927 5406. Follow the team at http://slochiweenie.blogspot.com/.
