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April 30 Tuesday Night Training Race Schedule + 24 hr SpotsTuesday Night Training Race Schedule The interclub training race schedule has been finalized. Remember, all participants must be a member of one of the organizing clubs to be insured, registration for the events will be @ 6:45pm, $2 entry fee. A Group will consist of Elite mtb and Cat 1/2 & 3 riders, B Group will consist of Expert/Sport MTB and Cat 4/5 road riders, and the C Group will be comprised of first time racers, Novice MTB, and Cat 6 road riders. Detailed meeting locations will be posted the week leading up to the events.
Date Event Organizer Location
May 15 ITT Juventus Villenuve May 22 crit United Research Park May 29 RR Cranky's Weigh Scales June 5 ITT PRW RR 520 June 12 TRACK Argyll Velodrome June 19 CRIT Crankys research park June 26 RR ERTC Weight scales
July 10 TRACK July 24 ITT APTS Villenuve July 31 CRIT Velocity Research park Aug 7 TRACK Aug 14 RR Juventus Weight Scales Aug 21 TRACK 24 hrs of Adrenalin Canmore Spots Available
Trent Loster is selling his team spot for this years sold out event. contact Trent at tloster@telus.net in case you're interested.
Kevin Bladon is selling his solo spot for this year's sold out event, contact kbladon@shaw.ca for more info. April 17 April 29 ResultsWestern Canada Summer Games Mountain Bike trail is ready to ride! A small number of volunteers (only 8 each day) along with the County of Strathcona accomplished a lot on the weekend of April 21-22. There is a bit of weed-wacking and raking left to do, but the three kilometers of new singletrack is dry and hardening up with use and exposure to the warmer weather. The whole loop is 7.5 km, 55% singletrack, with about 200 m of total climbing. Below are maps, the profile, and a couple of photos taken April 23. There are several places where it is easy to cut the course and miss some of it, so take the map with you. So get out with your friends, and RIDE! Photos, maps, and elevation profile are located in the photos section. Thanks Dave and Eliot. Houfalize World Cup Results
See the link to Tim Heemskerk's weblog for a complete race report on how to pass 100 riders in a world cup cross country race. Photos have been added to see the dusty flying Dutchman in action. http://timheemskerk.spaces.live.com/
Lethbridge Coulee Cruiser Results
13 United Cycle riders headed to the annual season opener on Saturday to ride the leg searing climbs of the coulee cruiser. Results are posted at www.headwinds.ab.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=83 with photos to follow shortly. To find out more about the race action, new Stan's sealant techniques and driving tips, be sure to read Evan, Roddi, and Mike's blogs at the bottom left of the page. Thanks to Kathryn for hydrating, feeding, and in general running a tight ship on the weekend. Photos from the event are now updated thanks to Z.
April 10 Natural Areas UpdatesProposed Natural Areas Conservation Plan The Office of Natural Areas will hold an open house on May 7 to provide community members with an opportunity to review the latest draft of the City's proposed Natural Areas Conservation Plan, Natural Connections. The open house, which will include scheduled presentations, will be held from noon - 9:00 pm at the Shaw Conference Centre, Salons 3 & 4. The presentations are scheduled for noon, 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm, and will not last longer than an hour each. Coffee, juice and cookies will be provided. We will post both the full Conservation Plan and a workbook/survey through which people can provide feedback on the Plan on the Office's website one week prior to the workshop (April 30). Our website address is www.edmonton.ca/naturalareas, and the workbook/survey will be available until May 15th. We will also have hardcopies of the workbook & survey at the workshop for those who wish to provide written comment at that time, but would ask that those with access to a computer please complete it online in order to facilitate the processing of this feedback. Please spread the word about this event, and feel free to contact the Office with any further questions. Angela Hobson April 03 2007 SeasonAbout the Club The Cycling Club was founded in 2002 and has evolved in the last 4 years from a small group of friends riding and racing to a 120 member club that is a leader within the community and provincial cycling scene.Today the club represents all disciplines of cycling including touring, commuting, free riding and racing. Whether it’s suffering hard on the indoor trainer, exploring a new trail, hanging out at the local café or cruising down Whyte Avenue on an Electra, the motto hasn't changed; "Be healthy, active, and above all have fun." The end result is a dynamic environment that has far reaching effects. The Grassroots Cycling Club is unique as it continues to encourage and reward participation. It encourages recreational riders to explore the local area by leading weekly club rides, sponsoring mass participation events and encourages enthusiasts to improve their skills and fitness by organizing and participating in midweek and Provincial events. 2007 Cycling Club Registration 2007 memberships are now available at United Cycle, and Alberta Bicycle Association licenses are available at the store and online! Register or renew your membership at the bike store today. Members are entitled to 15% discounts on parts/accessories, sponsored Sugoi Team clothing prices, and best of all in store credit for participating, racing or volunteering!!!! Membership costs are $70 for the ABA Sport Liability and Sport Accident insurance, a custom Sugoi Tech T and a Team water bottle. The ride calendar, race schedule, interclub events, and socials have been finalized, and will be posted in the upcoming events section! Please forward any ideas for where we can improve the riding environment or activities to raceteam@unitedcycle.com. In case you're interested in leading rides, coaching, or commisairing, please contact us as well. Thanks to Jamie Thomas, Tim and Debby Heemskerk for their vision and contributions to the presentation night! Ride To RewardsUnited Cycle is committed to encouraging participation and volunteerism by continuing the successful Ride to Rewards program. By participating and representing the club, you’re entitled to in-store credits to be used on parts and accessories. Remember to return the Ride to Reward forms the last day of the month. The following Friday, Gift Certificate's for in store credit will be available from the cashier's in the bike store. Credit is allocated as follows, provided that the Team clothing is worn:· Weekend Event Volunteer 15 · Weekend Race 10 · Weeknight Event Volunteer 10 · Ride Leader 10 · Mid Week Race 5 Club Ride Participation 5 April 01 Norba #1 Results - Short Track / Cross CountryNORBA #1, the best racers in North America gathered for the annual Nova Desert Classic mountain bike race. Friday's time trial featured a 20 min single lap of the xc course used only for rankings in the overall stage race for the weekend. Roddi, Tim, Mike, and Evan skipped it in order to train on the course one more time and break in all of the new equipment. Follow Roddi, Evan and Tim's adventures on their weblogs.
Saturday March 30, Short Track
The second event of the weekend featured " <2 min laps w/ a long uphill paved straight away with the rest of the course being essentially a dust pit full of golf and baseball sized rocks scattered throughout. Let’s put it this way…it was freakin’ fast" according to Mike Sarnecki. Roddi Lega was the only one of the Edmonton riders to try his hand at this intense event. Of course Roddi was blessed with a back row start position. "On this course with all the rocks it was pretty tricky to get by guys, but Roddi did awesome as he moved from a 65th starting position to at least the top half of the group (just getting pulled in the 2nd last lap). With an improved starting position next time he could definitely be top ten." Roddi's impressive ride is a strong announcement, that he is indeed back on track. Congratulations Roddi, by the way, the new kit looks great on you. www.cyclingnews.com/mtbphotos.php?id=/photos/2007/mar07/NORBA_1_07/NORBA_1_073/JD_phxorcrit07015
Tim, Evan, Roddi, and MIke are back at it today with the cross country. See www.cyclingnews.com for the latest race results and photos.
Sunday April 1, Cross Country
Preliminary results are in: Look out, here comes Roddi.
1. Geoff Kabush (Can) Maxxis
2. Todd Wells (USA) GT-Hyundai 3. Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona 4. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 5. Adam Craig (USA) Giant 6. Carl Decker USA) Giant 7. Michael Broderick USA) Kenda-Seven 8. Barry Wicks USA) Kona 9. Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek-VW 10. Seamus McGrath (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood 11. Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Maxxis 16. Matthew Hadley (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood 17. Roddi Lega (Can) United Cycle 24. Tim Heemskerk (Ned) United Cycle
See Tim (#62) leading the charge www.cyclingnews.com/mtbphotos.php?id=/photos/2007/mar07/NORBA_1_07/NORBA_1_074/JD_phxXC07027
with Roddi Lega close behind on the descent in the background. |
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