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