Amici Veloci is kicking some butt

[jobob]

Woo-hoo, the latest pledge levels have come out for the Top Hat MS ride, and Team Amici Veloci is right up there in the thick of things !

Many thanks to our supporters. {hugs}

- the gals (& guys) of Amici Veloci (https://www.nationalmssociety.org/CAN/personal/my_team.asp?pa=48477913&pd=CAN0EODB20050430EBY) :
SadieKate, Veronica, Adventure Girl, aka_kim, snapdragen, Petunia, jobob, et al.

Team Name
Members
$ Raised

Deloitte Difference
42
$6,866

Team Chiron
18
$4,640

Amici Veloci
15
$2,825

Élan
22
$2,330

Bank of America
13
$2,065

SMART Riders
16
$1,495

Quon Eye for the Bike Guy
8
$875

Ganglia Gang
2
$800

Eddie's Crew
1
$710

Team Tercica
7
$645

India's Pride
3
$545

Team Cano
7
$506

Wings of Eagles
9
$460

Tyco Puritan Bennett
11
$415

TEAMO Team
6
$315

Cherry City Cyclists
4
$285

MS Team FedEx
11
$255

The Coasters
6
$250

Big C Spinners
2
$240

Coconut Crew
5
$200

Mavericks
7
$155

Recumbents of the East Bay
1
$150

Sippelhouse
5
$125

Health Plan of San Joaquin
4
$105

KPMG Gearheads
2
$100

Team JSTB
3
$100

Rockwell Automation
4
$75

Easy RHIders
10
$50

Team Courage
2
$50

MOTO Crew
4
$25

MS Derailleurs
5
$25

Seafishes
1
$25

Grapes of Wrath
1
$0

Harris Turbo Team
3
$0

Holy Rollers
3
$0

Kaiser Cruisers
1
$0

Linda's Lulus
1
$0

Patricia's wheels
1
$0

Rocky Road
57
$0

Sacramento River Queens
2
$0

Team ChevronTexaco
2
$0

Team Crosby
4
$0

Team Hanson
1
$0

Team Lockheed Martin
1
$0

[Trek420]

great job! waaaaay over team lockhead martin. :p

thinking too far ahead: can we recruit you for Bike Against the Odds this year? no I don't get a toaster for recruiting teams.

[SadieKate]

Yahooooooo! Thank you everyone for your support.

[Adventure Girl]

Well, well, well. It looks like our little team is doing GREAT! :D

Hey, TE gals!! It's not too late to join us! Anybody else interested? It's going to be a fantastic time! Don't miss it! The options are 10, 25, 50 or 75 miles, so there's something for everyone!

Anyone? Anyone?

[Shameless begging]
And if you can't be there in person, you can still support this great cause and be part of the team in support! Click here to see our team page and/or to make a pledge.
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/CAN/personal/my_team.asp?pa=51463781&pd=CAN0EODB20050430EBY
[/Shameless begging] :p

[SadieKate]

AG - would this have anything to do with wanting to party? :D

Latest email we received said:

Recruit at least 4 new team members by Midnight Monday and we’ll give your entire team a pass to our Team VIP Area at the Finish Line Party!!
I have no idea what this means but it sounds fun! Come hang out with us! I can still print up some more tattoos.

[Adventure Girl]

AG - would this have anything to do with wanting to party? :D

Latest email we received said:

Recruit at least 4 new team members by Midnight Monday and we’ll give your entire team a pass to our Team VIP Area at the Finish Line Party!!
I have no idea what this means but it sounds fun! Come hang out with us! I can still print up some more tattoos.Well, we ARE VIP's, so we should get to go the the Team VIP Area!! :mad:

[Adventure Girl]

What's up with this team? 57 members and $0 raised?!!?? Looks like they might be trying to fly under the radar....
Team Name: Rocky Road
Members: 57
$ Raised: $0

[CorsairMac]

I think it Great that you guys are ahead of Bank of America - I mean they ARE a bank for crying out loud!! Way to go all of you!!!! :D :D :D

[Veronica]

We are so close to $5000! This is so cool! I have $65 here that I'll turn in on Saturday. That will bring us to $4820. Anybody else have donations not showing on the site?

V.

[Veronica]

Hey did you guys know we get prizes for the money we raise? I never looked at that page before. If I get to $1300, I can get a juice extractor. :D


V.

[aka_kim]

And this would be perfect for someone on AV...

http://lb2.summitmg.com/nmssbike/assets/product_images/NMS0104.jpg

[jobob]

I have $50 in checks that I'm bringing on Saturday

[Adventure Girl]

I have a few checks to bring on Saturday. We're past $5,000...Five Thousand Dollars...Five Grand...5K...Five LARGE..... :D

[Veronica]

Yippeee!!!!!


5000 big ones!

V.

[SadieKate]

And this would be perfect for someone on AV...

http://lb2.summitmg.com/nmssbike/assets/product_images/NMS0104.jpgI didn't see that! Hmmm, we're always needing more chairs as the driveway bike-cleaning/gin and tonic parties really get going during the summer. We really class up the neighborhood. :p

[snapdragen]

I saw somewhere they are taking team photos, but now I can't find the particulars....anybody else see it?

[SadieKate]

Last page of the PDF newsletter (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/can/more_content/Site/tophat/2005/finalPre%20Event%20Newsletter.pdf):
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
will be provided by Winner
Photo.com. After Top Hat, visit
www.winnerphoto.com to view and
purchase pictures.
Team Photos will be available at the
start/finish line. Just come to the
photo table and sign your team up for
a time slot. There will also be a photographer
out on the route to capture
some cycling action!
Portions of the profit will be donated
back to the MS Society.

[SadieKate]

Uh, just thinking about this team photo thing. Do we need to do it before the ride? V is taking off to help Thom at the DMD. Are you 50-milers going to wait around for us 75-milers? Will you be there when we get there? The logistics are making my head hurt but a team picture would be wicked cool.

Another big question - do we put the tattoos on the right or left? Which side of the road will the photographer be on?

[CorsairMac]

Uh, just thinking about this team photo thing. Do we need to do it before the ride? V is taking off to help Thom at the DMD. Are you 50-milers going to wait around for us 75-milers? Will you be there when we get there? The logistics are making my head hurt but a team picture would be wicked cool.

Another big question - do we put the tattoos on the right or left? Which side of the road will the photographer be on?


On Your Left!!!!



(sorry, couldn't resist)

[SadieKate]

On Your Left!!!!
(sorry, couldn't resist)

But what if I am do the passing? Perhaps I should put it on my right side. Yeah, right. :rolleyes:

[CorsairMac]

My very first organized ride is tomorrow - 50 miles (my first 50 miles too) to support the local YMCA. Our departure time is 7:30 :eek: (they Obviously didn't consult me about a more civilized start time when they set this up!) I picked it because A) it was one of the very Few things they do on a Sat here in ABQ and B) it was on the same day as the Top Hat. Since I"m an hour ahead of ya'll, I'll be on the road when you get started but I"ll be checking my clock for your start times and thinking of ya'll sort of in a "virtual ride" kinda way!

[SadieKate]

Aww, I'm touched. Check in starts at 6:30 am and those of us riding the 75-miler can be on the road at 7 am. Half the team is driving down from the Sacramento area with a minimum 2 to 2 1/2 hr drive to get there. I'll do my best to keep the whining to a low level hum.

[spazzdog]

Put a tat on each calve...

spazz (who's libra self is really operating today :cool: )

[Veronica]

I'll probably take off pretty close to when I finish the ride. We need to be at our rest stop before 2. So it would be nice to do the photo before if we can. Or you can just leave an empty space for me. :D

V.

[Adventure Girl]

I'm riding the 50, but I'm willing to get up early and be there before the 75ers head out. I'm staying in Pleasanton Friday night, so I don't have to get up too early. My hotel is only a few miles from the start.

My husband will be hanging around the hotel and wandering the streets of Pleasanton until I'm finished, so I won't be haning around too long after the ride.

[Veronica]

I'm doing the 50, but I'm going to sign in with 75s so I can get out early.

V.

[SadieKate]

Veronica, if they won't let you out on the course you could tell them you're doing the 75 and then "change your mind" at the appropriate rest stop.

How about whoever gets there first is in charge of signing us up for the team photo? I emailed everyone my cell phone so you can call me and tell us where to go. All 8 of us from the east will be caravaning down together.

[snapdragen]

snapdragen reporting in. I'm in Dublin tonight, so I can get there early too. Just give me a time - I'll be there. The 75 milers are checking in at 6:30 - so how 'bout 6:45? AG? Capt'n jo?

If need be - we'll do a team photo with our own cameras :D so y'all don't have to hang around too long in the morning.

Tatoos....hmmm. Last time Winnerphoto was on both sides and the middle! So either or both legs should work. Add to tomorrow's list:
snap! Don't forget your tatoos!!! :rolleyes:

[aka_kim]

What's the decision on the tattoo? Left, right? Back of calf or side?

I tattooed my bike too! On the back of the seatpost. Looks much better than it will on my leg.

So, meet about 6:45 in the registration/team area? It's not usually very crowded in the a.m., most of those thousands (?) of riders seem to arrive later for the shorter routes. And usually, once you've got your route map you can start riding.

[spazzdog]

Good Luck Everybody!


:cool: spazz

[jobob]

I'll be there at 6:30 - ish

- Jo.

[Bike Goddess]

HAVE A GREAT RIDE YOU ALL. WE'LL BE THINKING KIND THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU FROM SUN UP TO.... :D :D :D :D

ENJOY V'S COOKIES- HAVE ONE FOR ME :p :p :p

[snapdragen]

V's bringing cookies ?!?!?!?! :eek: :D :p

[Adventure Girl]

6:30 - ish Take it easy tonight!! :eek:

[snapdragen]

Take it easy tonight!! :eek:

ditto from me!!

[Veronica]

I hadn't planned on bringing cookies. Thom's dropping me off and going off to man a rest stop for DMD while I ride. You'll have to do a Diablo ride to get cookies. :D

V.

[melissam]

Congratulations to the Amici Veloci Team on raising over $5000 for a very good cause!!!

Good luck tomorrow, and if all else fails, don't forget to have fun. :D

-- Melissa

PS Avoid any and all snotrockets that may come your way...

[shewhobikes]

Y'all have lots of fun and be safe and report back! I'll be thinking about you tomorrow morning! :D

[snapdragen]

Melissa! Where you been girl? Thank you for everything!



Congratulations to the Amici Veloci Team on raising over $5000 for a very good cause!!!

Good luck tomorrow, and if all else fails, don't forget to have fun. :D

-- Melissa

PS Avoid any and all snotrockets that may come your way...

[SadieKate]

Melissa! Where you been girl? Thank you for everything!Ditto! Thank you and everyone else for your support and inspiration.

Last summer, approaching my 45th birthday, I was in the best shape I'd been in for several years when the diagnosis hit. Even though my symptoms are almost ghostlike, I was still devastated. I didn't know much about the disease or the treatments other than a lot of cyclists supported MS Society fundraisers and that exercise was beneficial. Well, here I am facing my first MS Society ride. I've done lots of organized century rides but this one is different. For one thing, V, Jo, Kim and Yellow have had me on this incredible hill training program and I think I'm in better shape than I was at the end of last summer. The other reason this ride is different is because I'll be surrounded by my new fast friends in both body and spirit. This has been an incredible journey and it is only the beginning.

Thank you all and best wishes to one and all wherever your wheels may take you.

SK

PS - I finally get to meet Snap and AG! Yahoo!

[snapdragen]

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone! Those that have met me, I'm no longer a red head or a blond -- look for the light brown haired snap... :rolleyes:

[Bike Goddess]

SK- Thank you for doing this wonderful ride. I am totally inspired by you! I wish I could be there in body, but I am definitely there in spirit. You go, girl!

I didn't realize that you had been diagnosed with MS. Dave's(my partner)sister has MS and she is really having a hard time getting around.

Your commitment to keep on going is just awesome to me. Thank you for your wonderful spirit. You are a gift to all women! :)

[Bike Goddess]

V- I just figured that you always had cookies for the end of a ride! :D :D

Have a good ride and thanks for all your work, too! :D :D

[aka_kim]

Melissa! Where you been girl? Thank you for everything!
Ah, the mystery donor revealed!

[CorsairMac]

Good luck, good weather, and good riding Team Amici Veloci. $5000, I am so proud of each and every one of you and you All will be in my thoughts as we each do our rides. The ladies of this board were instrumental in convincing me I could do 50 miles, heck I could probably even do 100. Team Amici Veloci inspired me to try it!!

Live long and prosper!!

[melissam]

Melissa! Where you been girl? Thank you for everything!

Oh, you know, the usual ... switching jobs, doing a bit of traveling, causing a little trouble. ;)

As I'm typing this, I'm wondering how many miles you've already cycled. Whereever you are, I'm sure you're having fun and kicking some butt!!

-- Melissa

[Bike Goddess]

Me too! I can hardly wait to hear how the ride went!!! :p