SCCA / Starbucks Cycling Team

Road Season Opens

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:41:23 +0000

The road season opened for the team with two Cat 3 riders Sean & Wes heading down to the Cherry Pie race in Corvallis, Ore. Unfortunately a bunch sprint crash held them back at the finish, with Sean in 13th and Wes 20th. But good to see the guys in the front of the race and competitive.

SCCA/Starbucks Cycling training continues

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:41:50 +0000

After a long dark period the sun is out and the team is pumped. Today was some great hill climbing and a demonstation of the power of Mark Mirante. http://twitpic.com/11shkb

Unfortunately Scott Ramsey was hurt after crashing on a steep decent and will be out for a while. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Bon Voyage Katie and Brian!

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:32:30 +0000

Our best wishes to Katie and Brian Tucker as he leaves for sunny southern California on their next life adventure. Brian has been a stalwart member of the SCCA / Starbucks Cycling team and his friendly personality will be greatly missed. Good luck on running your own bike shop.

If you are ever cycling in Riverside County, stop by Bicycle Service Center in Hemet and say hello to Brian.

Team member Involved in an accident on SR 202 this Saturday.

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:31:30 +0000

Today, during our weekly team ride one of our team members, David Longdon, was involved in an accident on State Route 202 caused by a passing motorist. Details of the accident can be found on King 5.com . The official report from the Washington State Patrol will be available to the public in several days. David suffered several broken bones but is home now recovering. We hope increasing awareness of incidents like these between motorists and cyclists will reinforce the importance of sharing the road. Inquiries can be made directly to Paul Camera – President SCCA / Starbucks cycling at chantiqo@gmail.com.

If you witnessed the accident or have any information on the vehicle which left the scene (described as a red minivan, possibly a newer model Honda Odyssey) please contact Washington State Patrol Detective Stacy Moate directly at (425) 401-7746.

Taking home some hardware!

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:47:48 +0000

Bill Craven takes a first place series win in men’s 4 for the MFG CX Series! Mark Mirante is forced to settle for 2nd place in Master’s men 4, but pledges to be back for gold next year!

Mark takes 1st at USGP in Port…

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:23:10 +0000

Mark takes 1st at USGP in Portland!

Glad the 2009 Cycling season h…

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:14:52 +0000

Glad the 2009 Cycling season has come to a successful close!

Coffee Crew takes a triple win this weekend!

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:12 +0000

The Starbucks SCCA team were well represented this weekend, taking 3 wins at Seattle Cyclocross #4, Ft. Steilacoom.

Mark Mirante took top honors in Men’s Masters Cat 4, moving him up to first in the series overall. Jitka Cole scored another win in Masters Women 1/2/3, putting her only 10 points behind the series leader. In the Men’s Cat 4, Bill Craven made an amazing jump at the end, closing a 12 second gap to the leaders to take the win in the last 500 meters.

Pink is not just a fashion statement

admin-dev — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:23:47 +0000

The Starbucks/SCCA Cycling team is going pink for the month of October, but it’s more that just a fashion statement. The team of about 50 riders are trading in their black bar tape for pink in an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer and pre-screening for early detection.

In the local bicycle racing scene, you generally don’t see a lot of pink bar tape. It can sometimes be a color reserved for those who are either a little less competitive or the ultra elite. Regardless, it makes a statement.

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has been co-sponsoring the cycling team with Starbucks for two years now. The team holds two races a year and the proceeds are donated to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Survivorship Program (http://www.fhcrc.org/patient/support/survivorship/). This year the team will be hosting a cyclocross race on October 4th at Lake Sammamish State park as part of the MFC Cyclocross Series, but they wanted to do something more.

“We wanted to do something that everyone on the team could easily participate in that was low cost but had a big impact.” Says Brian Tucker, Vice President for the team.

Almost everyone on the team has been affected by breast cancer in one way or another.

“It is quite meaningful for me because we have a friend that was only 3 weeks ago diagnosed with fairly advanced breast cancer. This is just another small way to support her in the fight” says Jeff Reed of the men’s squad.

The hardest effected is teammate Heather Warnke, who lost her wife to breast cancer. “I’m doing it because my wife, Rose Hill, who was in previous seasons our team superfan, died of breast caner on January 8, 2008 at the age of 31. She had first been diagnosed with stage 3b breast cancer at 20 years old. Much of her treatment through the years was at SCCA… But Rose was awesome, she would have chemo on Fridays and then be out at the race with us first thing Saturday morning to cheer and help us with logistics. It was amazing.”

“We hope to spread the word about early detection and getting tested regularly” say Brian Tucker. “SCCA is doing great things to make testing easier, like their mobile mammography vehicle (http://www.seattlecca.org/mobile-mammography-service.cfm). It’s a great conversation starter. And at the end of the day it might save someone’s life.”

For more information on

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance: www.seattlecca.org

Starbucks Cycling Team: www.starbuckscycling.com

MFG Cyclocross, visit http://www.mfgcyclocross.com

Contact:

Brian Tucker, SCCA/Starbucks Cycling

Btucker.wa@gmail.com