Yearly membership dues are $75, which includes a club jersey; access to special club deals on clothing and equipment; race and travel reimbursements; and permission to check out special equipment for time trials and bike cases for travel.

You need to renew your membership each year. 2007 membership forms are available on the Join AV page.

Several clothing orders are run each year.  Generally, notifications about new orders are sent out on the club mailing list. Order your kit now by downloading the 2007 membership form. The clothing order form is on page two. For more information, contact the Clothing Czar, Jeff Williams (clothing06 at altovelo dot org).

Note: Annual dues include one complimentary club jersey. See the table below for clothing delivery dates for the 2007 season. If you join after the final order deadline, you will receive a clothing credit for the following year – this is because all clothing is made to order and we maintain very little stock. A wide range of additional club clothing is available.

Order Received by:	Approximate Delivery Date
December 16, 2006	Feb. 20, 2007
March 10, 2007	May 15, 2007
June 16, 2007	August 21, 2007

 

 

 

 

To subscribe to the Alto Velo electronic distribution list, enter your email address in the box below, then click on the "Join Now!" icon. You can receive the list via email, or read it online at yahoogroups.com. Another way to sign up for the list is to send a blank email message to AltoVelo-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

The club also has several sub-team electronic distribution lists. To join, use the subscription method noted below. The list owner screens each request for authenticity.

Elite Men Cat 1/2 Location: avp12@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: avp12-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Bruce Wilford

Elite Men Cat 3 Location: AVElite3@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AVElite3-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Ted Burns

Elite Men Cat 4 Location: AVElite4@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AVElite4-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Jim Gellman

Master's Men 45+ Location: floating email Subscribe: send note to general list Owner: Bob Parker

Master's Men 35+ Location: AV35s@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AV35s-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Tracy Colwell

Women Location: AVWomen@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: avwomen-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Phyllis Olrich

Executive Committee Location: AVEC@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AVEC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Owner: Tracy Colwell

Alto Velo meetings are the third Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Mountain View Police Auditorium. Club meetings typically feature guest speakers on topics of interest to cyclists, and bike racing tips from top racers in the club. The Auditorium is located at 1000 Villa Street in Mountain View. Directions: From Castro Street in Downtown Mountain View, turn North onto Villa Street. The Police Auditorium is located two blocks down on the right just past the Tied House Brewery. Note: Meeting dates or times must occasionally be changed – check the monthly meeting announcement on the club mailing list before venturing out.

1. Eligible races are those officially sanctioned by an organization such as USCF or NORBA and are within the NCNCA region. Track races are eligible based on OMNIUM standings. Training races are not eligible even if they are sanctioned (for example, Early Bird Crits or weeknight Twilight Crits). 
 
2. You must wear the team jersey or skin suit in the race. If you're a first-year member and haven't received a team jersey, you can be reimbursed if you wear a generic (plain) jersey (some new members make an effort to borrow a team jersey). If you are a current member, you must wear the current year's jersey, unless the clothing order hasn't arrived, in which case you must wear the previous year's jersey. 
 
3. The amount of the performance-based reimbursement is $20 ($10 for track races). 
 
3A. INDIVIDUAL: To be eligible for reimbursement as an individual, you must finish as indicated in this table:

Field Size	Eligible Places
1 - 5	1st, 2nd
6 - 10	1st - 4th
11 - 15	1st - 6th
16 - 20	1st - 8th
21 - 25	1st - 10th
25+	1st - 12th

3B. TEAM: All club riders in a race are eligible for reimbursement if they help a club member to get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Please list the names of all team members in the race report.

4. After a race, write a race report and post it to the club electronic distribution list.

All racers must write a report in order to receive reimbursement, even those providing support to their team.  
 
5. Keep track of your eligible race results. A request for submissions – with a deadline – will be sent out a week before the monthly meeting. If your results meet the criteria, put them in a single email and send it before the deadline. Include the following information for each race:

a. name of race, and category 
b. result and number of competitors 
c. date of race

For example:

Diamond Valley RR, M35+ 
1st of 50 
7/27

If you are claiming a result as a team member, indicate the rider you supported.  
 
6. Checks will be awarded at the following meeting. Checks not collected by the end of the year become donations to the club.

B. Separately funded teams.

Riders on separately funded road teams receive any and all reimbursements from their team. No other race reimbursement or travel support is provided for road races. Track, cyclocross and mountain bike races covered within Section A will be considered separately from funded team road races.

You may petition for financial support (up to $200) to travel from the NCNCA district to out-of-district races. These are defined as significant events across the country and world. This particular budget is limited! You MUST petition prior to the event if you want support. Petitions may be made through the reimbursement coordinator (reimburse06 at altovelo dot org).