BTC jersey, preliminary

UPDATE: We are also considering skinsuits – same basic design, only faster in TTs

What your helmet says about you

Registration is now open for the Beat the Clock and Help Beat Cancer 2012 time trial training series. The event dates are:
February 18, register here
April 7
May 26
July 7
September 22

New this year is a season pass option, buy 4 get 1 free!

All proceeds of BTC go to the Livestrong Foundation. Everybody is welcome at Beat the Clock, from non-UCI conform HPVs and unicycles over non-aero road bicycles to World Champions and OIympians. No USAC license required. However, it’s pre-registration only, no exceptions!

Holiday Gift - Custom Wine Bottle

John Novitsky, former multiple National Time Trial Champion and wine maker has generously donated 12 bottles of his 2010 Chardonnay (with custom labels) to Beat the Clock to help kick off our 2012 fund raising efforts.

This is a truly personalized and unique gift. In addition to the uniqueness of the wine (and wine maker), you get to design the label to give it your own personalized touch! This makes a great gift for someone who has recently celebrated a major achievement, milestone or adventure.

Do not delay! These are going to go fast—and all artwork will need to be received by December 10th (in order to get you your personalized wine bottle before Xmas).

Because all of our efforts and money are for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we are asking for a donation of $40 per bottle.

The first 12 people to email us with “I WANT WINE” in the subject line, will have the opportunity to send in your donation (via PayPal) and receive further instructions for submitting design label and pick-up options.

More information (from John) about his wine, including recommended food pairings can be found below. Learn more about the custom label too.

Thanks for supporting Beat the Clock and Help Beat Cancer!

Wine Description

It’s 100% Chardonnay 2010, grown in a vineyard above Aptos at about 1200 feet elevation on a west facing slope. The grapes were harvested at 23.2 Brix, underwent primary and malolactic fermentation, and aged for 8 months in French oak, medium toast.

Body: medium to heavy mouth feel for a Chardonnay.

Flavors: Partially minerally. It’s not a fruit forward Chardonnay, it’s not buttery. It’s not vegetal, but there are elements of all of those that you will pick up – plus the vanilla from the Fr oak.

Suggested food pairings: Most importantly, pair it with good friends. Due to this wine’s weight, you can pair it with something with olive oil (or butter if you prefer). A baked or pan fried/seared fish (in olive oil), with some kind of coating (herbs + flour or one of the other alternatives), even a lightly grilled chicken, plus some grilled fresh veggies using olive oil, some fresh bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar with fresh ground salt – sounds like the prologue to a memorable evening.

Custom Labels
You choose the picture and send along a .jpeg file that will be scaled to fit the 3″x4″ front label of the bottle. You can send 2-4 sentences for the back label (see examples below)

Example of something fun for the back label verbiage:
“This photo is from the BTC team time trial on 6/22/08. The four riders are Lance Armstrong, Eddie Merckx, Levi Leipheimer and Brian Tapscott. Brian anchored this team to a course record of the TTT in 21′ 14″. Afterwards, the team went to the Dutch Goose, closed the bar and needed to call cabs to get home. A most memorable ride that we all wished we could remember.”

To be confirmed within the next 2 weeks. Stay tuned for the official announcement!

No worries, Beat the Clock has you covered! No more standing in line, no more last-second shopping-spree for cousin WhatsHisName, no more panick-attacks over holiday gifts. Beat the Clock has the perfect gift for your special someone:

• Beat the Clock compression socks by DeFeet – the perfect gift for the frequent-flying business-person or the overtrained athlete
• Beat the Clock Cookbook – chock-full with easy recipes even the blog-author can handle without blowing up any ovens
• Beat the Clock Custom wine bottles + wine bags – Last year’s sale was a phenomenal success, so we’re back with more customizable wine bottles and have added some wonderful gift bags beautifully crafted by Mrs. Beat the Clock Patt Baenen-Tapscott.
  
  

  Beat the Clock Wine Bags

Stay tuned for more details and ordering information. If you want to reserve one of these gifts right now, email us!

Nothing is ever so bad that it couldn’t be worse.

Edna Damkoehler, who turned 90 this year and has been struck with bone cancer.

Thank you THANK YOU Thank you

We have had a record year.
BTC has raised over $35,000 [editor's note: it's more than $40,000 at the time of writing]. It may be more when all of the money posted, though that is where we currently are.
Every year the bar get raised a little bit higher and 2011 is no exception.

All of the volunteers that contribute to the time trial events are the back bone of the series, it’s just not possible without a full crew. I tried to eliminate one post – Edgewood at this last time trial. That idea was totally shot down for safety reasons. Everyone is equally important to the success of the series.

Our numbers are growing. I’d like to welcome Tim Hilton, Ken Roque and Dom Bati to our list of volunteers. Tim is Norma Hilton’s husband, as long as Norma participates, let’s hope Tim comes along to help out. Dom Bati is our High school student that created our Shindig video. They also helped at some time trials and at the Shindig. Thanks for all of your help. The kids were connected to BTC through the outreach of Ray Gildea. Ray made the connection for the kids to use BTC as part of their AP Community Outreach. We are thrilled to have been a part of this program and to have gotten to meet and work with Dom and Ken. Dom’s mom gets a big thanks to for all of her driving help and participation at the SHindig. Hope to see you all their this next year.

Volunteer of the Year Award goes to Libby Rouan. Libby is a cancer survivor. She helped with all but this last time trial, she raised $1,240 on her own. Every year she has fund raised she has raised over $1,000. She shared our success in Davis with us. Libby, we really appreciate you joining our team. The real heart of Libby can be understood by reading her blog posts for her rides in 2008 and 2009.

Thanks again.

Love you all.
Patt

The Beat the Clock Team:

Patt Baenen-Tapscott

Liz Benishin
Carola Berger
Kim Boester
Valerie Jenkins
Phyllis Olrich
Libby Rouan — Volunteer of the Year
Peter Tapscott
Sue Walker

Livestrong Davis Team Members:

Christine Brennan
Sheri Greenspan
David Paulsen
Debra Paulsen
Bob Walker

Volunteers:

Dom Bati
Peter Bohl
Karen Brems
Ellyn Bush
Herb Cattell
Alison Chaiken
John Cheetham
Michael Chibbaro
Ann Christol
Jim Christol
Tom Davis
John Dodelson
Ray Gildea
Lisa Hern
Tim Hilton
Ted Huang
Mary Lachapelle
MaryAnn Levenson
Ben Matzke
Cam Matzke
Jill Matzke
Karl Matzke
Alison McCreery
Debbie Merritt — All-time volunteering record holder
Chris Miller
Connie Miller
Siamak Mirnezami
Kim Perez
Dave Prion
Kenneth Rogue
Bonnie Sterngold
Tessa Tapscott
Christine Thorburn

Alto Velo
Advanced Muscle Therapy, Dave Ledesma
Bad Vision
Bicycle Outfitter
Kim Boester
Karen Brems
Buck’s of Woodside
Cateye
CFB Scientific Translations and Consulting
Cisco
Clean Bottle
Jonathan Coulter
John Dodelson, Skywalker Ranch
Karl Ehlert
Garmin
GK Photography
Owen Grady
Hammer Nutrition
Heinz Brummel
High on Fitness
Mary Lachapelle
Lake
Leader Bike USA
MaryAnn Levenson
The Lobster Shack
Joe Manning
Mary Maroon
Katheryn Curi Mattis
Maxxis Tires
MCR Bike Fitting, Mark Rodamaker
Connie Miller
Nordstrom
Thomas Novikoff’s family
John Novitsky
Peet’s Palo Alto
Revolutions in Fitness
Ritchey Bicycle Components
Frank Sack Hair Care
Saris
Serious Materials
Scaled-Up Productions
Speedplay
Charlie Tilford and Band
Undiscovered Country Tours
Voler
Webcor Cycling
Zipp Speed Weaponry

Congrats, Liz & Julie and Phyllis!

Several Beat the Clock regulars were featured prominently again in the medal ranks as well, the results can be found here. Congratulations!