Happy Thanksgiving!!!

SDC4WBR would like to extend a safe and happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers and supporters.

Cheers,
SDC4WBR

Johan Bruyneel Builds a WBR Bike

Click here to watch Johan Bruyneel build a WBR bike. It's not everyday that one of the most famous directors in cycling gets his hands dirty.

World Bicycle Relief 2010 Annual Appeal - { life changing }

Johan Bruyneel Distributes Bikes

Click here to see the video of Johan Bruyneel distributing bikes in Zambia.

11/5 Event Recap

I hope everyone will forgive the interruption in updating the blog, but right after our outstanding 11/5 event, I had to leave for work travel and then a quick trip to Portland to visit friends. 

Nonetheless, the Chris Horner meet & greet greet and dinner event was a huge success and both exceeded everyone's expectations, but it couldn't have happened without the generosity of our incredible event sponsors: John Wallace (JW Flooring/Resource Floors), UCCyclery, B+L Bike and Sport, Zipp, Mission Skincare, Cowboy Star Restaurant, Lefty's Chicago Pizzeria, Reynolds, SRAM, SockGuy, San Diego Sports Medicine, Sun Coast Velo (Patrick and Joey were instrumental in making this event happen), The Farmhouse Cafe, SDBC, Karl Strauss, Squadra, Nate Loyal (Loyal Coaching and Fitting), and Cane Creek. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank Katie Bolling, Rebecca Much and Jill Reid for their support of the event from the get-go and for providing logistical support and for connecting us with Chris Horner.

The meet and greet was fun, causal and everyone had a great time chatting with Chris, grabbing goodies and enjoying themselves in support of World Bicycle Relief. The dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe was outstanding; the food was perfect, the company was outstanding and the setting was incredible.

I also don't want to forget to thank our incredible guest, Chris Horner, and to thank each and everyone of the attendees of both events for coming out as a community to support World Bicycle Relief and to make this a truly special event and for being part of the start of a growing and exciting grassroots movement in San Diego.

Both events combined, grossed just over $21,000 for World Bicycle Relief. Which surpassed my own, personal goal of raising $15,000 by the end of 2010. To say that we're happy would be a gross understatement.

In addition to the great time that everyone had the night of the event, we were fortunate that the event garnered coverage in the cycling media. Both Neil Shirley (former Kelly Benefits pro, now editor for Road Bike Action Magazine) and Mark Johnson (of Competitor Group/VeloNews) were gracious enough to attend the events and to cover them for their respective publications. Mark Johnson also took some spectacular photos of both events. To read Mark's piece for VeloNews click here. To read Neil's piece for Road Bike Action magazine click here.

Once again, THANK YOU to everyone for you support of the event and, more importantly, World Bicycle Relief. Your support directly contributed to povery relief through sustainable mobility. 

We hope that you enjoyed the event and that you'll join us next year for an even bigger event. To keep tabs on what's happening locally with World Bicycle Relief, visit our blog or email SDC4WBR directly.

To see Mark Johnson's photos please click, here .

To view photos from the meet and greet, check out our slideshow below:

Thanks for reading...until next time,

Hubert

VeloNews covers the 11/5 event!!!

Our friend Mark Johnson did a wonderful job of covering the 11/5 dinner.

Check out his VeloNews article.

Thank you for your support Mark!!!

Road Bike Action Magazine Covers SDC4WBR's 11/5 Event

Our good friend and supporter, Neil Shirley, authored a great piece on the 11/5 event for Road Bike Action magazine.

Follow this link to read the full story.

As always, thank you for your support Neil!!!

WOW

The meet and greet and dinner both exceeded everyone's expectations. The meet and greet was fun and everyone had a great time chatting with Chris, grabbing goodies and enjoying themselves in support of WBR. The dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe was outstanding; the food was perfect, the company was outstanding and the setting was incredible.

I'd like to thank all of the event sponsors: John Wallace (JW Flooring/Resource Floors), UCCyclery, B+L Bike and Sport, Zipp, Mission Skincare, Cowboy Star Restaurant, Lefty's Chicago Pizzeria, Reynolds, SRAM, SockGuy, San Diego Sports Medicine, Sun Coast Velo, The Farmhouse Cafe, SDBC, Karl Strauss, Squadra, Nate Loyal (Loyal Coaching and Fitting), and Cane Creek.

But I also don't want to forget to thank our incredible guest, Chris Horner, and to thank each and everyone of the attendees of both events for coming out as a community to support World Bicycle Relief and to make this a truly special event and for being part of the start of a growing and exciting grassroots movement in San Diego.

Pictures to follow shortly.


Until next time...
SDC4WBR

A big THANK YOU to The French Gourmet

Chef Michel Malecot and the staff at San Diego's The French Gourmet have generously donated an assortment of hors d'oeuvres for this Friday's B+L meet and greet.

From everyone here at SDC4WBR, I'd like to say thank you very much for your generosity, support and delicious treats.


See you all on the 5th!

Candelario returns to cross for a good cause.

Road sprinter supports World Bicycle Relief

Kelly Benefit Strategies' Alex Candelario is revisiting his cyclo-cross roots this fall after a decade away from the off-road side of the sport. The talented road sprinter recently placed fifth at the UCI C2 Colorado Cross Classic racing under the World Bicycle Relief banner and will support the non-profit organisation through to the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships held in December in Bend, Oregon.

"I had the opportunity to help build this program with World Bicycle Relief and promote them," Candelario told Cyclingnews. "Coming back to race cyclo-cross has been in the back of my mind for a long time. I'm just having some fun and the road is still my priority.

"I had no idea that I would be able to get top five last weekend and I'm stoked about that. If this spreads the message about World Bicycle Relief then that is amazing."

The World Bicycle Relief was founded by SRAM Corporation and Trek Bicycles in 2005. It provides large-scale bicycle programs to poverty relief and disaster recovery initiatives. The organisation reached out to the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS initiative along with projects in Zambia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
"Kelly Benefit Strategies, my team, has been partners with World Bicycle Relief for a few years now and we raised about $75,000 in the effort last year," said Candelario. "Four of us went to Zambia and got to see the whole program in effect and we went along every day to see how effective bicycles are in people's lives over there.

"It really changed my life in how I view bikes and racing. We are so privileged over here and I felt like this was a good time to try and give back through cyclo-cross. It was last minute but everyone stepped up big time to make it all happen."
Candelario’s list of road results include a recent second place at the USA Cycling Professional Road Championships. In the not too distant past, he captured a podium at the International Cycling Classic Superweek, Nature Valley Grand Prix, US Air Force Cycling Classic, Joe Martin Stage Race, Tour of the Gila and the CSC Invitational. He has also won stages of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, Cascade Cycling Classic and the Tour de Nez.

"I haven't raced 'cross in about 10 years," Candelario added. "I was a decent rider, top five at the national events and won a couple of collegiate championships. I discovered surfing and got obsessed with that in the off season instead.
"I'm kind of at the end of my career and have always loved 'cross so I wanted to take the opportunity to race at a high level while I still can. Mostly, I'm stoked to be able to help World Bicycle Relief."

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Dinner is...SOLD OUT.

The 11/5 dinner is SOLD OUT. Thank you everyone who registered, we greatly appreciate your generosity and support and are looking forward to see you all on the 5th!!! It's going to be a great night.