What a weekend, first this:
details here
then, later in the day this:
details here
On Monday Lindsay, Al, Dallas, Ian and Hal start the Arrowhead135 at 7:00 AM. Checkpoint times will be updated here and we’ll probably have update blogs throughout the day (to be confirmed).
Have a good weekend everyone.
…old and already the first (unofficial) race is around the corner.
Not much detail on this one and I am pretty sure that you should contact FGBC or RRR to find out the details concerning this happening. Unfortunately some of us will be at the Arrowhead race, we will sorely miss this one as it should be a ton of fun, if you are around you should definitely check it out.
And then for something completely different…
there is the Actif Epica, details are found at the website. This one is one of ours and is open to all who are willing to give it a go.
Compelled by the bike challenge, but not quite ready to do 130km in February? We could use your help!
http://actifepi.ca/2012/01/bike-challenge-volunteers-needed/
Are you interested in organizing a race in 2012? If so, the MCA is holding a race calendar planning meeting on January 9th at 5 p.m. Club organizers are invited to attend. This means that if you are a member of the Olympia Cycling Club and would like to organize a race (road, mountain, cyclocross, BMX, whatever), you should attend. If you step up to lead the planning of a race, the club will work with you to make it happen.
Also, if you have any feedback/thoughts/advice on race activities you’d like to see our club involved with (or not involved with), or that you’d like to help with (but not necessarily lead), please leave a comment below.
For reference, in 2011, we organized:
For 2012, the club is putting together the Actif Epica winter race on February 18th, and has already had discussions with the MCA road committee about only doing one CX race (since so many clubs are wanting to put on races and there are only so many fall weekends).
Other considerations… Bruxelles – great venue, but might it be better as a spring group ride? or later in the year? (does that make it a mini Red Ass?) Bruxelles and Grand Beach: why do those two events always fall so close together? How many Wednesday night races are enough & would someone else like to buddy up on a series?
Please weigh in if you have thoughts.
Created by Gianni, here is the agenda for Friday:
Hal and Dallas and I are going for a long, slow ride. If you’d like to join us for some/all of it, let me know. This should all be doable on 2″+ mountain bike tires, though the section on the LaSalle river might mean a bit of bike wrestling.
Basic Itinerary:
Complete Loops:
2 p.m. Assiniboine Forest 12 hour
4 p.m. U of M 11 hour
11:30 p.m. Harte Trail 2-3 hour
DIY Loops (riding some on your own):
7:30 p.m.. Assiniboine Forest to LaSalle (meet up), and back to Ass Forest 6 hour
7:30 p.m. LaBarriere Park out and (on your own) back 4 hour
6:30 p.m. Meet up at Mac’s in St. N, ride most of the way home with Dallas, split off (on your own) to St. N 8+ hour
Also – I have been playing with a free iPhone app called Glympse that sort of works like a basic Spot (though it only works where you have cell coverage). If you have an iPhone/smartphone with a GPS, and you want to meet up for part of this ride, I can send you my location and you can real-time track my location (and find out why I’m late…).
