Land Park Criterium

Land Park Criterium happened this Sunday in Sacramento. We had several of our juniors race in both the kids races (ages 9-13) and the juniors races (USAC licensed ages 10-18).

In the kis race, Robbie was the outright winner of the kids race. Bowen and Stuart both looked very strong. Sophia crashed on the wet roads in one of the sharp left hand turns. She got up with some minor scraps and finished strong. Perspective member, Nye (11 y/o) also looked great.

In the USAC juniors race, Stefan and Robbie both rode strong. Robbie was probably the youngest out there, but rode fantastic. Stefan pressed hard but was not able to work with anyone. Perspective member, Cayton, (13 y/o) looked impressive.

2009 Rocket Sports-Trek Uniform Design

Rocket Sports-Trek 2009 Race Team Uniforms have been finalized and are now in production. Here is a sneak peak at the great work Martin Messersmith has done:

Sophia Fuller, LNS Catch A Rising Star

Local cyclist Sophia Fuller has big day on the bike

By News-Sentinel Staff Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Accomplishment: Lodi cyclist Sophia Fuller, a sixth-grader at Vinewood Elementary School, took first place in the girls 10-12 division and captured the yellow jersey at the Davis Junior Criterium on Sunday.
Sophia Fuller
The race was held on the same track that professional riders, including Lance Armstrong, competed on earlier Sunday in Stage 1 of the Tour of California. Fuller, 12, races for Rocket Sports-Trek.

Family: Robert and Carolyn Fuller, parents; two brothers.

Favorite sport: Triathlons. "I really enjoy swimming, I'm good at bike riding and I'm a pretty good runner," said Fuller, who added that she started swimming when she was 2 years old and was riding a bike without training wheels when she was 3.

Favorite athlete: Professional cyclist Chris Horner. Fuller said she met Horner during last year's Tour of California and he provided her with riding tips."He's also a very good racer," Fuller said.

Favorite hobbies: When she's not biking, swimming or running, Fuller said she enjoys reading. She's recently been into fantasy stories, especially the "Artemis Fowl" series by author Eoin Colfer.

Favorite subject: History. "I like learning about wars and how things came to be," Fuller said.

Would like to meet: Lance Armstrong. Fuller said she would like to get some training tips from Armstrong and take a ride with him.

Crowning achievement: Winning last Sunday's race.

Favorite food: Hamburgers. Fuller said her mom's hamburgers are good and she also likes to eat at In-N-Out Burger.

Plans: To do well in middle school and win a few more races.

Sophia Fuller takes yellow jersey in Davis race

Lodi's cyclist Sophia Fuller rides in the Davis Junior Criterium on Sunday in Davis. Fuller won the girls 10-12 division. (Courtesy photo)

Sophia Fuller takes yellow jersey in Davis race
By News-Sentinel Monday, February 16, 2009

Lodi's Sophia Fuller not only got to race on a track that previously had the Tour of California Peloton cruising on it, but also earned her very own yellow jersey on a cold and rainy afternoon on Sunday.Racing in the Davis Junior Criterium, a circuit race held in Davis after the Tour of California riders left the city to start Stage 1 of their race, Fuller won the girls 10-12 division. Fuller, a member of the Rocket Sports Racing team, was awarded her race's yellow jersey for the win.Clements' Jon Christensen led the boys Rocket Sports racers, taking second in the boys 10-12 race. In the same division, Robert Terra, of Lodi, followed in third, Stockton's Robbie Ferrens took fifth and Stuart Fuller, of Lodi, came in ninth.In the boys 13-14 competition, Acampo's Joshua LaCelle took eighth and Lodi's Stefan Fuller placed 13th. Abigail Christensen, of Clements, finished fourth in the girls 15-16 race.

Applying for a 2009 USA Triathlon License

Hi Rocket Sports Families,
To apply for a USA Triathlon license, the easiest thing to do is apply for it and pay online. They give juniors a discounted fee of just $5.
You can apply online or print out a USA Triathlon application at this address:
https://www.usatmembership.com/default.aspx
With USA Triathlon there is no place to state team name, so don't worry about it on the application. But please DO inform the coaches and officers of your child's USA Triathlon license number. We have to report a USA Triathlon Membership roster to USAT, and this may help us get junior devo grants from them.
Last thing, just to be clear..... You cannot race a USA Cycling event with a USA Triathlon license, and visa-versa. Additionally, several local triathlons do NOT require a junior to be licensed to race. HOWEVER, to be on our racing team, your child has to hold at least one of these licenses (for club liability reasons). Many of us have our kids have both, since they race both.
Sincere regards,
Coach Fuller

How to Apply for a 2009 USA Cycling Race License

Hi Rocket Sports Families,
I just sent off in the mail today our club's 2009 Club Renewal to USA Cycling. For the parents that are going to get USA Cycling race licenses for your kids, if you have not gotten a license yet, wait about a week for USA Cycling to process our club's renewal. Also, while buying a USA Cycling license do not bother to purchase it on line. For juniors it takes a signed parent consent before the process it, so just download the form, print it out, and mail it in (this takes about a 2 weeks). If you wanted to race before getting the license back, "most" promoters will let you slide if you have a photo copy of the check and application (check with the promoter BEFORE showing up to the race to confirm this.
If you are new to USA Cycling, here is a good reference/informational page from them: http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2622
Here is the 2009 USA Cycling Race License Application (for juniors it is $30) : http://www.usacycling.org/forms/license_app.pdf
On line 15 of the application it asks for our club name. Please use "Rocket Sports Racing" This is our "official" name with USA Cycling. When entering a USA Cycling Race, do not use our "club name", but use our abbreviated "team name" which is "Rocket Sports-Trek".
I will send out a separate email on how to apply for a USA Triathlon license (they are different national governing body, with different rules).
Sincere regards,
Coach Fuller

Rocket Sports Team Meeting: November 25, 2008

Hi Rocket Sport Family and Friends,
Here is a brief recap of the meeting last night at the Lodi Library.
We had twenty or so in attendance. While everyone was visiting pre-meeting, we showed a cyclocross DVD of last year's national championship race to show new athletes some of the cross-training opportunities there are during winter. Robert Terra and Stefan Fuller were introduced as athletes who already compete in these events.
Team President, Laura Christensen, gave an opening talk, welcoming new and returning athletes and parents. She had everyone introduce themselves and the sports they participate in. She discussed the need of parent involvement and how it takes a community of effort to maintain an active sports club/team. She went over forms that all athletes need to complete. (See attachment for forms that are needed to be turned in) Laura then introduced our featured speaker, Christie Crawford, RD.
Christie gave an excellent talk on sports nutrition that had a lot of audience participation. This talk went over the basics of nutrition and meal planning. She gave numerous suggestions on healthy snacks, and went over several things that should be avoided (Red Bull type drinks, high process foods, over use of vitamins, etc.). The kids were quite taken by her, and we have already invited her back to speak at our winter training camp.
Lead Coach, Robert Fuller, went over some of the team's incredible highlights. He gave examples of a few of the athletes that started the program four years ago and how far they have developed. Robert also spoke of the team's incredible amount of activity, and the success that all the athletes have had in development (locally and nationally)
The meeting was closed with a slide presentation show casing the kids and their year long efforts at the races.
If you have not already done so please fill out the attached forms and mail them to our PO Box:
Rocket Sports Foundation, Inc., PO Box 2431, Lodi, CA 95241
Any questions about the forms or the racing team should be directed off group to Laura and/or myself.
It has been an incredible year. Thanks to the athletes and parents. A special thank you to our 2008 sponsors: The Stockton Bicycle Club, Stockton Orthopedic Medical Group, Fuller Cycling, Trek Bicycles, Slipstream/Cipotle Professional Cycling Team, City Bicycles of Lodi, and Stockton Cycles.
Sincere regards,
Robert Fuller, Lead Coach
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