Mike's Bike Shop Cycling Club

For the third consecutive week 17 year old Jean Richard Cormier of Dieppe took the sprint win in the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup Criterium race. Undaunted by the heavy rain, Cormier put in an impressive showing as he rode 41 laps in 45 minutes and outsprinted a group of 7 riders for his victory. As always, once the commissaire applied the race handicap, the winner for the night was Zuzana Ecerova followed by the youngest rider in the group, 13 year old Julien Roussel in second and 14 year old Andre Hebert with third.

Series leader Derrick Keith continues to hold his commanding lead with a total of 700 points. Second overall remains Mike Leblanc and an interesting tie for third has the young Jean Richard Cormier tied with his father Charles for third overall – Charles will have to appeal to the commissaire for a substantial handicap coming into the BMX portion of the series if he hopes to get ahead of his lad as the young Cormier is undefeated in BMX action on the Subway BMX track this year.

The series takes a one week competition break next week but the Subway BMX track will be open for all series riders who wish to practice their BMX techniques as the following week the racing turns to BMX and many of the riders in the series have limited experience in cycling’s newest discipline.

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a series of weekly races held on Tuesdays nights at 6:30pm. The series also includes BMX and cyclocross events to be held later in the summer and fall. The overall winner of the series will pick a charitable organization to which a donation from the registration proceeds will be made.

Full results with handicap applied:
Name adjusted time
1 Zuzana Ecerova 0:42:28
2 Julien Roussel 0:43:09
3 Andre Hebert 0:43:52
4 Derek Leblanc 0:44:49
5 Melanie Bordage 0:44:49
6 Pablo Vergera 0:45:31
7 Jean Richard Cormier 0:46:01
8 Ryan Belliveau 0:46:01
9 Conrad Belliveau 0:46:12
10 Michelle Chase 0:46:13
11 Frank Maltais 0:46:57
12 Philippe Theriault 0:46:58
13 Mike Leblanc 0:47:10
14 Stuart Wight 0:47:10
15 Charles Cormier 0:47:10
16 Derrick Keith 0:47:10
17 Don Ricker 0:47:30
18 Rene Julien 0:47:47
19 Denis Hebert 0:47:55
Alain Goguen DNF

Atlantic Track Championships Omnium, Saturday August 23rd 2008

-In case it looks like rain we will either

A- If Friday night it looks absolutely like it wil rain Saturday all day we will cancel it Friday night check on the centre's website or call to listen to the answering machine message (506) 877-7809

B- If ever the weather would play us trick and we see very early Saturday morning that it is raining and that it will probably not get better soon we will leave a message on the cycling centre’s answering machine at (506) 877-7809 so if you are coming on Saturday morning you can call before you leave to make sure it is still on

*For out of Province or out of town riders who need a place to stay because you want to go to the pei mountain bike race on Sunday contact us beforehand as we will try to find room to accommodate you

Omnium Events:

*We will explain every race beforehand in detail for those who have never participated in these events before, they are just special names because they are track events but they are not complicated

-200m TT(flying 200) * 200 m TT from a rolling start)

-Scratch Race (20 laps) *Like a criterium; first rider across the line after 20laps wins

-Pursuit(B group 2000m, A Group 3000m) *It is just a time trial with 2 riders facing off with each other leaving form opposite sides of the track of 12 0r 8 laps

-Points race(B Group 40 laps Group A 60 laps points every 10 laps, 5-3-2-1 10points for lap, -10 points for lost lap *Race where the one with the most accumulated points at the end of the race wins

-Kilo(*B group 500m) Another time trial of a shorter version)

Categories:

We will go with categories based on your time in the first event the 200m TT(Flying 200)

A Group > 13.7s

B Group < 13.7s

*to be determined, we might add another category if we have enough participants, either C group or Women’s group if there are enough female competitors

Results:

Omnium is based on points accumulated during the championship

Points attributed as such for every race

1st 1 point

2nd 2 points

3rd 3points

4th 4 points

5th 5 points

6th 6 points

and so forth for each riders that started the event

*Rider with the least amount of points at the end of the day wins the championship in his or her category

Tentative Schedule :

*If you cant make it this early and you need track 101 let us know so we can modify the schedule accordingly

9:30 track opens Track 101 if necesseray + Warmups

Racing begins:

10:45 Flying 200 + dividing of groups

11:15 Bgroup Scratch race 20 laps

11:35 A Group Scratch Race 20 laps

12:00 Pursuit Bgroup 2k A Group 3k

12:30 Lunch Break

1::45 BGroup Points Race 40 laps

2:15 A Group Points Race 60 laps

2:45 B Group 500m TT A group Kilometer TT

3:15 Podium presentation and barbecue

Registration: 20$(includes barbecue)

We will consider giving discounts for out of province riders coming in groups

For any question you can e-mail me directly goal_82@hotmail.com or by phone at 853-0132

We hope to see you there!

Saturday, Aug 16 - BMX racing fun at the Subway Dieppe BMX track -all welcome - racing starts at 1:00 PM with two seeding runs for time. Following that riders will be placed in a racing group based on the times done in the seeding run. All riders will race at least three races. Entry is $5 for members, $10 for all others.

A limited number of BMX bikes and full face helmets are avalable for rental at the track. Riders must wear long pants, long sleeved shirt and full finger gloves as well as approved full face helmet and fully enclosed shoes (no Crocs or sandals). Be sure to bring drinking water as there is no running water at the track....

1 Derrick Keith 685
2 Mike LeBlanc 485
3 Charles Cormier 485
4 Jean Richard Cormier 445
5 Melanie Bordage 420
6 Derek LeBlanc 395
7 Stuart Wight 385
8 Alain Goguen 370
9 Denis Hebert 355
10 Patrice Boudreau 335
11 Ian Dennis 325
12 Pablo Vergera 270
13 Michelle Chase 230
14 Keith Godfrey 230
15 Josh Lamkey 225
16 Philippe Theriault 225
17 Sasha LeBlanc 215
18 Francois Maltais 215
19 Don Ricker 210
20 Krista Koval 190
21 Jeff Currie 190
22 Conrad Belliveau 170
23 Rene Julien 165
24 Ron LeBlanc 160
25 Paul Goobie 150
26 Stephane Bouchard 145
27 Pierre LeBlanc 135
28 Julien Roussel 120
29 Guy Pellerin 110
30 Daniel Leger 100
31 J B Roy 90
32 Terry Tomlin 90
33 Andre Hebert 90
34 Zuzana Ecerova 80
35 Jeremy Hebert 70
36 Caroline Belliveau 70
37 Marc Boudreau 65
38 Ryan Belliveau 60
39 Jean Leger 60
40 Pierre Leblanc 55
41 Sherry Mercer 50
42 Bill Goobie 35
43 Jean Guy Babineau 35
44 Sean Ritchie 25
45 Frank LeBlanc 20
46 Craig Harper 20
47 Mark-André Deslaurier 15
48 Denis Doucet 15

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup series held the second criterium race of the series on Tuesday in Moncton. After 45 minutes of racing around the 1 km circuit the finish again came down to a sprint between two junior riders: Jean Richard Cormier and Denis Hebert with Cormier taking the win for the second week in a row. Once the handicap was applied the winner for the night was Melanie Bordage. Series leader Derrick Keith holds his series lead with 685 points with Mike Leblanc still chasing him at 485 points. With only one more criterium before the series moves to BMX. While Leblanc is an ace at BMX, Keith looks to be secure in his top spot as he has considerable motocross racing experience under his belt which should give him an edge in the BMX racing.

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a series of weekly races held on Tuesdays nights at 6:30pm. The series also includes BMX and cyclocross events to be held later in the summer and fall. The overall winner of the series will pick a charitable organization to which a donation from the registration proceeds will be made.

The series continues with the last of three criterium races on August 19. Race details and directions are available on the Atlantic Cycling Centre website. Go to www.AtlanticCyclingCentre.com for more information.

Name adjusted time Points
1 Melanie Bordage 0:41:06 100
2 Andre Hebert 0:41:46 90
3 Zuzana Ecerova 0:41:52 80
4 Julien Roussel 0:42:50 75
5 Derek Leblanc 0:42:54 70
6 Philippe Theriault 0:43:22 65
7 Rene Julien 0:43:31 60
8 Pierre Leblanc 0:44:08 55
9 Pablo Vergera 0:44:22 50
10 Keith Godfrey 0:44:52 45
11 Jean Richard Cormier 0:44:57 40
12 Denis Hebert 0:44:57 35
13 Alain Goguen 0:45:02 30
14 Charles Cormier 0:45:02 25
15 Paul Goobie 0:45:05 20
16 Derrick Keith 0:45:10 15
17 Mike Leblanc 0:45:12 10
18 Frank Maltais 0:45:37 5
19 Patrice Boudreau 0:45:37 5

Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club and the Atlantic Cycling Centre, Dieppe co-hosted the Speed Warp Prologue and Road Race on Aug 2-3. The prologue, originally scheduled for the Caisse populaire Dieppe Velodrome had to be rescheduled for the road due to wet conditions on the velodrome. Fastest time for the day in the prologue went to 16 year old Stuart Wight riding for Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club. Prologue times were then used to seed the riders into two groups rather than the usual age and gender based race categories in an experimental grouping designed to make for more exciting racing.

Aug 3 the two road groups started their 40 km race on the hilly Pre d’en Haut circuit. In the A group the winner of the day was Stuart Wight of Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club, followed in second place by Adam Douthwright of the Radical Edge Cycling Club and third place was taken by Jean Richard Cormier also riding for Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club. In the B group the race was won by another up and coming 16 year old – Ryan S MacDonald of Pictou County Cycling Club followed by Todd Mackenzie, independent rider from PEI and third place was taken by Jean Leger of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club.

The Subway Dieppe BMX Track hosted the 1st Atlantic Open BMX races on Aug 2. With riders from as far away as Halifax it truly was an Atlantic event. Racing was held in three categories based on rider’s times in a seeding run.

In Category A the winner of the day was 4 year old Julien Cormier of Memramcook and second place went to Sarah Martini of Riverview.

In Category B the winner was Luc Comeau of Porter’s Lake, NS followed in second place by Ian Myatt of Musquodobit Harbour, NS Third place went to Odette Comeau also of Porter’s Lake, NS

In the C category the winner was Dieppe’s Jean Richard Cormier, followed by Ryan S MacDonald of Greenhill, NS and third place going to Ben Green of Saint John, NB.

Further BMX races are planned for August with more information available at www.AtlanticCyclingCentre.com

Group A
1. Julien Cormier
2. Sarah Martini

Group B
1. Luc Comeau
2. Ian Myatt
3. Odette Comeau

Group C
1.Jean Richard Cormier
2. Ryan S MacDonald
3. Ben Green

Group C
1. Jean Richard Cormier
2. Ryan S MacDonald
3. Ben Green

Here are the results from today's TT

Ranking has been done for the road race tomorrow The group has been split in two(A and B categories)

If you don't agree with the category your were placed in , please see Sheila the morning of the road race for any changes

pics from the TT are up now
see pics here

thanks for the great pics Don (as usual)

As you know, this year, the profits from all our events have gone in support of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)

So far we have raised over 1800$ !

we're not done yet, we still have 2 major events that will contribute to this great cause!

Thanks to all who have made this possible so far!

The speed warp weekend is right around the corner.
Don't forget to register on-line!
you can participate in All the events or only the ones you want...but remember that by participating in the prologue (2000m individual time trial on the track) your name gets added for the 300$ gift certificate at Mike's Bike Shop! only riders participating in the prologue will have their names put in for this draw.
potentially easy money when you consider that it's only 2000m!

To register simply follow the register button found on the Centre's web site

see you at the races

AS many of you know, Warp speed weekend is coming up . It will happen on August 2nd and 3rd. There will be BMX, stage road race and track!

The stage race will include the prologue on Saturday and the road race on Sunday.

The prologue is only 2000m (individual pursuit) on the track. We will use these times to classify the riders into the new category system (CAT A, CAT B, CAT C, etc)
All riders who participate in the prologue will be entered in a draw to win a 300$ gift certificate from Mike's Bike Shop! you have to race the prologue in order to be part of this draw

If you are unable to participate in the prologue you will be assigned the worst time + 15 seconds and the commissar will assign you a category based on your current VeloBN category and skill level

The road race will be more of a circuit race. 40k for all categories (if we get real young riders register we may ad a second distance to better fit that category).

the BMX race will be for anyone under the age of 17

The Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome will be hosting the 5th Atlantic Open Championships
on August 2nd and 3rd, 2008. This year, the event will be split in two parts: the Individual
pursuit on Saturday and the pack events on Sunday. On Saturday evening, we will host timed
events, not counting for the omnium. For those who never raced on a velodrome, a Track 101
(mandatory) course will be held on Saturday morning.

For more info on this event and all the track racing going on at the same time, check out the flyer

hope to see you all out there for a fun weekend of racing!

check out the history of the Alpe d'Huez

The flyer for the TT championships coming up in Fredericton can be seen here

Come see the new bike park this weekend and try out some new Kona bikes while you're at it
check this out to find out what's going on this weekend

A lot of work was put into this project by numerous volunteers! now we can all enjoy the fruits of their hard work! thanks guys (and gals)!

1 Alain Goguen 1.19

2 Jean-Richard Cormier 1.20

3 Charles Cormier 1.21

4 Denis Hebert 1.23

5 Mike LeBlanc 1.24

6 Derrick Keith 1.25

7 Pablo Vergera 1.26

8 Ian Dennis 1.27

9 Derek LeBlanc 1.30

10 Philippe Theriault 1.32

11 Jean Guy Babineau 1.34

12 Melanie Bordage 1.36

13 Sacha LeBlanc 1.38

event pics

thanks Don!

Sitting here two days after the Hillsborough 5 Hour race i can't help but feel lucky. With the help of many many hands over many many hours we hit an absolute home run with this event.

Thanks to the volunteers and all those who came out to participate! would not have been possible without all of you!

As with all events the volunteers absolutely do make it possible. They donate of themselves so that other people can have a good experience (debateable the joy you can have over 5 hours of climbing on a mountain bike in the open sun baking ovens in hillsborough...).

Because we were donating all of our profits to charity (exact amount reached to be posted as soon as we finalize our budget) we also reached out to our sponsors and friends for donations and prizes...and once again and with unbelievable generosity they came through. Their donations mean money goes directly to help find a cure.

I specifically want to thank the following:

Mikes Bike Shop

Giant Bicycles

Yakima

Shimano

Oakley

Redbull

Wanderlust Outfitters

Kona Bicycles

Little Ceasers Pizza

St John Ambulance

Outdoor Elements

The Coffee Can

Incline Sports

The Hillsborough Golf Club

The Village of Hillsborough

C103 Radio

Apple a Day

We had a great day, and a great bunch of friends to ride with. It was my pleasure to help host this event...and we're going to do it again in 09. See you all at the H5.5!

Don Ricker
event lead

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1 Alain Goguen 12.18

2 Jean-Richard Cormier 12.99

3 Charles Cormier 13.18

4 Denis Hebert 13.46

5 Mike LeBlanc 13.52

6 Philippe Theriault 14.12

7 Derrick Keith 14.21

8 Sacha LeBlanc 14.73

9 Derek LeBlanc 15.21

10 Melanie Bordage 15.39

11 Ian Dennis 15.78

Hi all

We are now on the last week before the Hillsborough 5 hour endurance event!!
it will be great for sure, Summer is here for good now so the course is nice and dry! should be a great day.

To ensure we have a safe and smooth event we still need a few more volunteers. If you would like to participate in this event please contact Ian (Ian.Dennis@ec.gc.ca) or Don Ricker (Don.Ricker@moncton.ca)

see you all on Sunday

It is with great sadness to hear of the tragic deaths and injuries of the Ride of a Lifetime cyclists who were riding across Canada to raise funds for JDRF. Like us, these riders rode with H2V last year. On behalf of the MBS Cycling Club, we send our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.

for more information go here
or on their blog
Mike LeBlanc

Oakley has just signed on as a sponsor for the event.
The Oakley demo tent and crew will be there with gear for you to try out the day of the event!

with Oakley on board, you can expect some nice product for the draw prizes as well!

come see for your self!

info event can be seen here

July 13th is the day of biggest Mike's Event of the season: the 5hr Endurance Mountain Bike Festival in Hillsborough. If you are not already involved, we would dearly like your help. We are looking for some folks to come out and help marshal the course; refreshments will be provided, so come join the party. If you are willing and able to help please contact me Ian.Dennis@ec.gc.ca and I will be very grateful. Thanks!

Ian

press release

Communiqué de presse

here are the results from the last MTB race of the Mike's bike Shop cup series

1 Terry Tomlin

2 Jean Richard Cormier

3 Mike LeBlanc

4 Denis Hébert

5 Charles Cormier

6 Rene Julien

7 Josh Lamkey

8 Guy Pellerin

9 Francois Maltais

10 Keith Godfrey

11 Mark-André Deslaurier

12 Derrick Keith

13 Don Ricker

14 Krista Koval

15 Craig Harper

16 Frank LeBlanc

17 Ron LeBlanc

18 Michelle Chase

19 Caroline Belliveau

20 Sherry Mercer

DNF Derek LeBlanc

John McNair, the organizer for the Sussex road race coming up this Sunday is looking for a bit of help. If you would like to help out for this event, please contact him. I believe they are looking mainly for a few more road marshals to makes things ultra safe.

you can call John at
506.433.3060

I personally want to thank everyone who showed to either race or volunteer at our TT - 4 - Type 1 event last Saturday, June 7th. A challenging course and beautiful weather conditions made for a fun and very competitive event. I would also like to give a big thumbs up to all the aerodynamically challenged who still came out to race and support our very important cause. The objective was to have fun and raise a bit of money and I we managed to reach these objectives.

My family and all others living with Type 1 Diabetes thank you very much !

Next up, the Hillsborough 5 MTB endurance event for JDRF... Hope to see you there on July 13th. It's gonna ROCK!

Mike LeBlanc

The shop is hosting the Trek Demo tour this Saturday, June 14th, from 10-4 at the St. Anselme Rotary park. They will have a wide variety of high end mountain and road bikes (mens and ladies) to be ridden.

Everyone is invited to this event...so if you love bikes and would like to try out some new rigs, this is the event for you!

I had to double check to make sure I was posting the correct results... when I saw Bill Goobie and Ron LeBlanc I thought this might of been an old rad-edge race or something!!

glad to see you boys back on the scene!

here are the results before the handicap, corrected results will follow...stay tuned!

Name	Time	Laps completed
Mike LeBlanc	0:52:48	7
Jeff Currie	0:57:44	7
Derek LeBlanc	0:49:15	6
Derrick Keith	0:49:16	6
Patrice Boudreau	0:51:05	6
Don Ricker	0:52:19	6
Guy Pellerin	0:52:43	6
Josh Lamkey	0:53:06	6
Keith Godfrey	0:53:31	6
Sean Ritchie	0:55:25	6
Craig Harper	0:58:43	6
Bill Goobie	1:01:51	6
Jean Richard Cormier	0:50:41	5
Ron LeBlanc	0:50:53	5
Krista Koval	0:52:11	5
Michelle Chase	0:57:08	5
Caroline Belliveau	1:01:35	5
Sherry Mercer	1:05:16	5
Zoel Johnston	DNF
Marc Andre Deslaurier	DNF

click here for the TT results

or the excel version with average speed calculated into it

The first MTB race took place last night as part of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup. Here are the results before any handicaps were calculated. Full official results will follow

MTB #1:
1 Stuart Wight
2 Mike LeBlanc
3 Jean-Richard Cormier
4 Charles Cormier
5 Jeff Currie
6 Derek LeBlanc
7 Francois Maltais
8 Jeremy Hebert
9 Don Ricker
10 Derrick Keith
11 J B Roy
12 Marc Boudreau
13 Josh Lamkey
14 Ron LeBlanc
15 Michelle Chase
16 Melanie Bordage
17 Sherry Mercer
18 Patrice Boudreau

Pre-register in person or by fax/credit card to Mike’s Bike Shop
Cut Off time Friday, June 6th, 5:00pm

On-site Registration June 7th , 8:30-10:00am
$10 late fee applied to all categories

ENTRY FORM / FORMULAIRE D’INSCRIPTION
Located under Membership tab at www.velo.nb.ca

Fax the form if paying by Credit Card ONLY to:
Fax (506)-388-3233

Categories	Distances	Registration Fee
Open Male (Cat.1,2,3) =	40 km	($25 + $10 minimum donation = $35)
Open Female (Cat. 1,2,3) =	20 km	($25 + $10 minimum donation = $35)
Open Male Sport (Cat 4 & Master 30+ Sport) =	20 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Open Female Sport (Cat 4 & Master 30+ Sport) =	20 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Master Expert Male (30+) =	40 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Master Expert Female (30+) =	20 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Junior Male =	20 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Junior Female =	15 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Under 17 Male =	15 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)
Under 17 Female =	15 km	($20 + $10 minimum donation = $30)

**Non-licenced riders need to purchase a $10 day licence on top of registration fee above. Non-licenced riders can race in the category of their choice, but will not receive any Velo NB race series points.

Race Information
link to page

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells

Science has had a tremendous impact on the planet in an incredibly short time. In just the past few hundred of our 150,000 years on Earth, we have invented everything from steam engines, cars, and airplanes to sophisticated weapons and supercomputers. And the pace at which we keep inventing more complex and fascinating machines is increasing. Some of our inventions have been a great boon, some have been harmful, and some, such as cars, have turned out to be a mixed blessing.

But one invention is so efficient, beneficial, and simple that it may be the best thing we’ve ever made. People across the land will celebrate that invention as we ride into June, Bike Month. The "modern" version of the bicycle with pedals and cranks was invented by French carriage-maker Ernest Michaux in 1861. It’s come a long way since then, but whether it’s a high-tech racing bike or a one-gear street cruiser, the bike is still a marvel of ingenuity. In fact, it may well be the most efficient form of transportation yet invented.

The best part of the bike is that you, the rider, are the engine. The fuel is what you eat and drink. Putting the human engine together with the gears, wheels, and frame of a bike gives you a mode of transportation that uses less energy even than walking. As for our most popular method of getting around, the automobile, there’s no comparison. According to the WorldWatch Institute, a bicycle needs 35 calories per passenger mile, while a car uses 1,860. Buses and trains are somewhere in between.

During Bike Month, it’s worth thinking about the potential this amazing invention offers. With oil prices climbing and environmental damage from car emissions increasing, bikes are becoming a more attractive form of urban transportation every day. Cleaner air, reduced congestion, safer streets, and lower noise levels are just a few of the benefits. As more people get out of their cars and onto their bikes, they’ll also become fitter, leading to lower health-care spending. The money that could be saved nationally on things like health care - not to mention the infrastructure required to keep so many cars on the road - reaches into the billions, but the money an individual can save on fuel, insurance, and maintenance costs alone is also substantial. And because biking is a lot of fun, it will probably increase what the people of Bhutan call "gross national happiness"!

But we still have a ways to go. Canadians and Americans use bikes for fewer than one in a hundred trips - although in Vancouver where I live, it’s a bit higher, at about 2.3 per cent. Compare that to the 20 to 35 per cent of trips taken by bike in the European Union and 50 per cent in China. (Unfortunately, the trend is reversing in China as the country embraces car culture.)

Shifting from car dependence will take action at the individual level, with more people simply deciding to get on their bikes, but governments must also do more to make it easier for people to ride bikes. And they can. In just three years, from 1998 to 2001, Mayor Enrique Peñalosa of Bogotá, Colombia, turned his city of 6.5 million from a gridlocked parking lot into a city where public spaces live up to their name. He did this by restricting car use, increasing gas taxes, and building hundreds of kilometres of bike and pedestrian paths, as well as investing in buses.

Making our streets safer for cyclists by giving them space to ride is an essential first step. The investment required is far less than that required for infrastructure for cars. Tax breaks for cyclists also help. Last year in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty removed the provincial sales tax on bike helmets and bikes costing less than $1,000. Bikes are also exempt from PST in B.C., and the province’s $100 carbon-tax rebate could be put toward buying a bike or tuning up your old bike.

Employers can also help out by offering secure bike parking and showers for those who work up a sweat on the way to work.

Of course, cycling isn’t a panacea. In parts of Canada, the weather isn’t always conducive to cycling. And not everyone has the strength to ride up the hills in some of our cities. But if more of us choose bikes whenever possible, using public transport or at least energy-efficient vehicles when we can’t ride, we’d all be much better off.

So, get on your bike in June, and maybe you’ll like it enough to make it your preferred method of transportation year-round.

taken from the David Suzuki website

Information regarding the TT in 2 weeks is now available
Go to this page for all information

Don Ricker made the news yesterday... and no, it's not in the Police Beat!
you can see the article here

Good job Don

After three weeks of time trials the overall lead in the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup has changed hands yet again. The new overall leader is newcomer Derrick Keith. The final time trial race saw Paul Goobie post the best time at 24:43 but the winner of the night once the handicap was applied was Ian Denis of Sackville. A total of 19 riders came out to face the windy 17 km course.

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a series of weekly races held on Tuesdays nights at 6:30pm. The series also includes mountain bike cross country, criteriums, track, BMX and cyclocross events to be held later in the summer and fall. The overall winner of the series will pick a charitable organization to which a donation from the registration proceeds will be made.

The series will now take a one week break and then shift to Mountain Bike racing in the Rotary Park in St. Anselme on June 3 at 6:30 PM. Registration will take place at 6:00 PM at the Atlantic Cycling Centre.

Week 3	Actual time	adjusted time
Ian Dennis	0:24:57	0:23:12
Derrick Keith	0:27:26	0:23:19
Olivier Babineau	0:27:49	0:23:39
Stephane Bouchard	0:26:45	0:24:04
Conrad Belliveau	0:28:36	0:24:19
Melanie Bordage	0:30:29	0:24:23
Pierre LeBlanc	0:27:06	0:24:23
Derek LeBlanc	0:28:05	0:25:16
Patrice Boudreau	0:28:11	0:25:22
Paul Goobie	0:24:43	0:25:27
Francois Maltais	0:30:03	0:25:33
Stuart Wight	0:25:33	0:25:33
Jean Richard Cormier	0:25:52	0:25:52
Don Ricker	0:25:29	0:26:00
Caroline Belliveau	0:32:36	0:26:05
Mike LeBlanc	0:25:40	0:26:26
Denis Hebert	0:29:34	0:26:37
Jeff Currie	0:26:01	0:26:48
Alain Goguen	0:24:47	0:28:00

The second night of racing in the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup Series was held Tuesday night with fierce winds awaiting the riders. The fastest time for the night was put in by Alain Goguen who posted a 25:21. As always though, once the handicap system was applied, Alain’s time was bumped to 28:39 dropping him to 13th place and the winner for the night was Conrad Belliveau with an adjusted time of 25:12.

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a series of weekly races held on Tuesdays nights at 6:30pm. The series also includes mountain bike cross country, criteriums, track, BMX and cyclocross events to be held later in the summer and fall. The overall winner of the series will pick a charitable organization to which a donation from the registration proceeds will be made.

The next race will be held Tuesday May 20 and will be the final time trial for the series. The registration takes place on Aviation Ave in Dieppe at 6:10 with the first rider starting at 6:30. Races are open to anyone with a bike and a helmet and triathletes are especially welcome. The handicap system ensures that anyone has a chance to win. For the time trial races there is a handicap based on skill level as well as a one based on use of aerodynamic equipment.
Results:

Name	adjusted time
Conrad Belliveau	0:25:12
Derrick Keith	0:25:39
Melanie Bordage	0:26:11
Stuart Wight	0:26:50
Stephane Bouchard	0:27:14
Mike LeBlanc	0:27:31
Don Ricker	0:27:46
Patrice Boudreau	0:27:47
Charles Cormier	0:28:00
Ian Dennis	0:28:25
Keith Godfrey	0:28:27
Derek LeBlanc	0:28:34
Alain Goguen	0:28:39
Sasha LeBlanc	0:28:42
Jeff Currie	0:29:16
Denis Doucet	0:30:12
Rene Julien	0:31:00
Michelle Chase	0:31:54

After two weeks of racing the overall lead shifts from Daniel Leger to young Stuart Wight of Riverview. At 16 Wight is the youngest rider in the series but is training hard to prepare for racing in the Argon Cup road racing series in Quebec next month.

Hey all – we want to get the BMX track ready to ride after the ravages of winter. What this means is manual labour. The track needs raking and reshaping and so we are hoping for a big turnout to ease the workload. In order to be ready for the programs we want to start soon we are asking as many as can put in an hour or two on the chain gang to come out on Wednesday May 21 at 6:30. Bring any rock rakes you might have, we could also use a couple of sturdy shovels and mostly a willingness to get an upper body workout. We are scheduling this during the Pepsi Cup as we want the riders in that series to see that we are getting the track ready for them. Logistically this means there will be lots of cars in the parking lot but once you get past the mob at the start area it will seem like peace and quiet down on the BMX track. With a good turnout we should be done in under two hours – leaving time for the time honoured reward of all manual labourers – cold beverages!

Let me know if you can join the gang. Thanks

Sheila
Velo NB Executive Director
Technical Director/ Directrice technique

Centre national de cyclisme - Canada atlantique
National cycling centre - Atlantic Canada
200, Promenade du Parc / Park Drive
Dieppe, NB ( Canada ) E1A7Z3
(506) 877-7809 Phone
(506) 877-7996 Fax

pics from the first TT are up on the web
pics

VELONB TT series

TT - 4 - Type 1

contact : Mike LeBlanc/velo_mike@hotmail.com
Ride type: Velo NB Road (TT series)
Ride date: 2008-06-07
Ride Location: Moncton, NB
40 km / 20 km All proceeds to find a cure for Type 1 / Juvenile Diabetes - details to follow

Fredericton TT and Road Race info here

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Don Ricker (long time member of mbs) receives the volunteer of the year award last night presented by the mayor of Dieppe. Congrats Don

This week is volunteer week all over Canada and most cities have a program to honor volunteers during this week.
The City of Dieppe has a program called "Tribute to Volunteers". Groups are asked to name their volunteer of the year . the Cycling Centre has selected Don Ricker this year for all the work he does in the club and with the Center (Last year's winner was Ron LeBlanc, another long time Club member) The presentation is tonight at Mathieu-Martin at 7:00

So, if you have the time, drop by and cheer for Don!

congrats Don, good work... you deserve it

the club

just got word that the race in NS this weekend has been canceled. This is NOT official , to find out contact organizers to be sure

message from the Cycling Center

Hey everyone – wow, my snow shovel is still at the front of the garage but believe it or not it’s time for racing! The first MBS Cup race is May 6. While we have traditionally started with the mountain bike races, the snow still on the single tracks in the park have led us to think time trials first. And so it begins. The first race in the series starts Tuesday May 6. Registration will be available from 6:00 PM at the parking area on Aviation Ave. near the airport. The first rider will depart at 6:30. The route is the same as last year but if you did not ride the TTs last year let me know and I will give you the full description. Basically you start at the airport exit ramp and turn right several times! If you find yourself in Sackville you missed a turn.

On a personal note, I will not be able to do the timing for the TTs as I have a commitment with the Riverview Fire Department for Tuesdays in May and June. Sasha has kindly offered to do the mountain bike races in June for me but I am looking for a couple of volunteers to do the TTs. There is no easier race to officiate and I will teach you how to do it if you’re new to it. Let me know if you could find it in your heart to skip one race and wear the stripes (only figuratively).

So here is the order of racing for the series:

May 6, 13 & 20 – TT

June 3, 10, & 17 – mountain bike

July 8, 15, 22 – track

Aug 5, 12 & 19 – criterium

Sept 9, 16 & 23 – BMX

Oct 14, 21 & 28 – cyclocross

Please pass the info on to anyone you know who might like to ride – as always it is $5.00 per night. Membership in a registered club or Velo NB is strongly recommended.

Sheila

Check out the pics (courtesy of Jeff Currie) from Yesteray's ride in Fundy The final ride of the easter camp held by the Center
Easter Camp

Fundy ride

video test

check out this video... amazing how your brain works...or doesn't :)

oops.....all posts from the our classifieds are gone..
the code responsible for this has been commented out...so can now post and it will stay for 30 days (minimum)

sorry for the hassle...

and don't worry , we've fired the programmer who caused this bug ;)

Most of us can only look at our bikes in the basement this spring...the idea of 3 , 4 hour rides is but a dream right now (and, no, rides in the slush and on your trainer don't count!)

Jeff, kissed the snow good bye and headed off to Ashville North Carolina with a bunch from Fredericton to enjoy milder temps and amazing routes (although the first couple of days have been on the cold side as you can tell from the pics)
since most of us won't be doing any 3 hour road rides this week, we can at least enjoy Jeff's trip via all the pics and videos.

pics are available here
pics
video are here
videos

hope you have fun Jeff!

We have extended the deadline for clothing orders until next Friday (April 4th) as we are still a little short on some items.

As it stands now we don't have enough jackets to make an order on those items. Only 3 have been ordered so far. a few more would have to be reserved in order to justify a jacket order

please contact Jeff via email to place your order jeff.currie@rogers.com

see news item below for ordering information

The club is in preparation to order custom clothing.. We are committed to keeping last years red/white layout for the 2008 and 2009 season. The order takes about 8 weeks putting us around May 25 if we get things done quickly. We always start talking about it in February, but never seem to work on it soon enough. Thus, sorry for passing the "rush" on to you.

I have recieved a quote from Garneau. I am surprised that the cost of goods has risen over last spring. This is for 2 reasons:
Small price increases in product
A smaller order (to get a price break of $5 per Jerseys, we need to order 31 units - we ordered 50 last year and got an even larger break per unit)

For certain, we will order:
Jerseys (men and women sizing). We must order minimum 24 units.
Shorts (Bib and regular). Minimum 24 units.

Optionally, if we get enough interest in:
Jackets (min 12)
Skin Suits (min 8)
Kids Jerseys are highly unlikely (min 12).

Here is some ballpark pricing for you to make your decisions:
Jersey (men or women) - $85+tx
Shorts (bib or regular) - $90+tx
Jackets - $170+tx
Skin Suit - $140+tx

The tricky part is to order enough for everyone, but not have a lot left over. The club has some funds to tie up in inventory, but not a lot. Thus why I urge you to pre-order (and pay). This removes the risk from the club of being stuck with clothing. Getting stuck with Jackets and Skin suits is a real risk. We will order the most common sizes for the club inventory. Don't trust the my judgment on this, last year extras were estimated by me, but there was nowhere near enough. Many were disappointed, including me.

For those that have emailed me, thank you. You will get an email "invoice" from me shortly confirming the estimated price and your requested size/selection. For the rest, please have your order to me by Thursday, March 27. I will respond with an "invoice", copying the shop. Please go to the shop and pay the amount. Rick will respond to the email me when you have paid closing the loop. If you do not pre-pay, I will not guarantee your selection.

For selecting your size, there is a couple things you can do. Go to the shop and try on Garneau products. This is not always an exact science. Talk to people that have clothing. Here are some examples of sizes:
Jeff Currie (6'1" - 180 lbs):
Jacket - L
Mens Jersey - L
Bib Shorts (I find them short in the legs, but fit good) - XL
Skin Suit (I find it too short in the body, but OK when on the bike) - L

Mike Leblanc
All Medium.

Rhonda Currie (5'1")
Womens Jersey (finds it too short) - M
Regular Shorts (fit fine) - L

Pictures of product can be seen link to pics (external site)

Arm/leg warmers will be ordered soon to match our suits. I will get more details in the weeks to come. I doubt pre-ordering will be necessary as they will be a bulk purchase.

Thanks. Jeff.
jeff.currie@rogers.com

quick note to let you know that I've changed some logic in the Classifieds page.
From now on, all messages older than 30 days will be deleted automatically. Feel free to post the same add once the first one expires.

also, ALL messages that were on before I made this change will be given 30 days before deletion. The original dates were all lost when I was making my changes. so I assigned todays date to all existing messages.

if you have any problems, fee free to contact me

Pablo (pablov@rogers.com)

Hi all
just a note to let you know that the rides forum has been fixed. for a while now the email notification was not working... finally found the time to investigate...found the little bugger causing all the trouble...
so the next time someone posts a ride you should be notified

if you notice any strange behavior with the forum( (or any other part of the site) please let me know...
you can email me at info@mbscycling.org

now that the forum works again and is able to send notifications I ask that you please follow some basic rules when using the forum

the intent of the forum is mainly to post upcoming rides or events (cycling related) ...it's not intended as a chat forum...so please don't use it to comment on posts. it's simply or post a ride/event that you want to start

If you need to edit your post please do not re-post with changes, you can edit existing post providing you have your edit id . if you lost it, I can email it back to you...

we haven't had too many issues with this so far but last year I noticed the trend beginning.

If we don't respect some basic rules the forum ends up sending too many notifications and people ask to taken off the distribution list...that defeats the purpose of the forum.

thanks for understanding

Pablo

We are planning to order some club clothing for this summer.
If you would like some please email Jeff Currie for details..
jeff.currie@rogers.com
full details will be up on the web soon

We are having a huge sales event at the store this weekend, and there are a number of things that may interest your club. The sale starts Friday morning at 9AM and runs until Sunday at 5pm, but I will open the sale to your club for the day on Thursday, to give you all first choice.

Here are just a few of the items and the sale price listed, all are in limited quantity:

BIKE TRAINERS
CycleOps 300PT Indoor cycle - $1799.99 (Powertap)
CycleOps Fluid 2 Trainer - $ 269.99
CycleOps Mag + Trainer - $ 191.99
Cycle Ops Rollers w/Resist - $ 299.99
CycleOps Mag Trainer - $ 161.99
BlackBurn TrakStand Ultra - $ 281.99
BlackBurn TrakStand Mag - $ 99.99

All Spinerval Videos 70% off

BIKES
2007 Cervelo P3C, 54cm and 56cm $3500 plus tax
2007 Cervelo P2C Dura Ace 54cm $2600 plus tax
2007 Trek Equinox 7 WSD 47cm $1500 plus tax (Ladies)
2007 Trek Equinox 7 54cm $1500 plus tax

PLUS MANY MORE

All Downhill and XC ski products in stock 50% off including Oakley goggles, Giro Helmets, ski socks, ALL skis, boots, bindings, poles, waxes, and tools!!

All Oakley sunglasses, extra 25% off

PLUS MUCH MORE

Mr. Rick C Snyder
President
mbs@nb.aibn.com
http://WWW.MIKESBIKESHOP.CA

The winter cross race held a couple a week ago will be shown on Rogers Cable this Tuesday night at 5pm and again at 6pm. It will also be repeated
Until Friday night

from Luc A.

Currie and Chase, masters of the snow

The weather and the amount of snow were certainly different then the previous years, but some things stayed the same at the 3rd annual winter-cross championships: The rider’s enthusiasm, and the winner. On this sunny afternoon, the once almost icy course became really soft once the temperature increased more then 10 degrees to plus 3 in less then 4 hours. But Jeff Currie again proved no one could beat him in the snow.

This year, the challenge came from a young talented rider, Ryan Belliveau. He led the race for three quarters of the race and was taken by Currie in the last minutes of the event. “I realized everyone was panicking with the course deteriorating due to the warm weather. I did everything to stay calm, and told myself it’s a bike race, and I’m going to ride my bike as much as possible to conserve energy while everyone is trying to run as fast as possible” said Currie after crossing the finish line.

This strategy certainly paid off as he went from 7th place to catch every rider one by one. “When I finally saw Belliveau on the finishing stretch with a lap to go, I knew I had saved enough energy to get him on that lap.”

On the women’s side, Michelle Chase took this year’s title on her brand new single speed bike. “It was a gamble to ride that bike, but with all the running I had to do in the soft snow, gears were no longer a major factor” mentioned the winner not too long after crossing the finish line. She was followed by Mélanie Bordage and Caroline Pellerin.

The event once again attracted many curious spectators from the City of Dieppe Friendship Carnival. It was a perfect type of event to attract the photographers and media, including Don Ricker Photography.

A special thanks goes to the St-Anselme Park staff (City of Dieppe) for the enormous help while building the course. Also thank you to Mike’s Bike Shop, Shimano and Giant who greatly contributes to the success of such event.

Here are the complete results:

Men:

Jeff Currie
Ryan Belliveau
Mike LeBlanc
Jean-Richard Cormier
Marc Andre Deslauriers
Charles Cormier
Stuart Wight
Patrice Boudreau
Andrew Arsenault
Guy Pellerin
Alain Goguen
Pablo Vergera
Rene Julien

Women:

Michelle Chase
Melanie Bordage
Caroline Belliveau
Sasha LeBlanc

Currie et Chase, maîtres de la neige

La météo et le niveau de neige étaient certainement différents des années précédentes, mais certaines choses sont tout de même demeurés durant le 3e championnat hivernal de cyclo-cross: l’enthousiasme de coureurs, et le vainqueur. Durant cet après-midi ensoleillé, le parcours est passé de presque glacé à très mou lorsque que le mercure s’est mis à monter de près de 10 degrés (jusqu’à plus 3) en moins de 4 heures. Mais ceci n’empêcha pas Jeff Currie de poursuivre sa domination sur la neige.

Cette année, le défi est venu d’un jeune coureur talentueux, Ryan Belliveau. Il a pris la commande de la course dès le début et a mené pour les trois quarts de l’épreuve. « J’ai réalisé que tous les coureurs étaient quelques peu paniqués par les conditions difficiles du parcours. J’ai tout fait pour demeurer calme et je me suis dit que c’était une course de vélo, donc je devais rouler autant que possible afin de conserver le plus d’énergie comparativement à ceux qui choisissaient de courir » mentionnait Jeff Currie après avoir croisé la ligne d’arrivée.

La stratégie à donc payée pour Currie alors qu’il est remonté d’une 7e position pour rejoindre les coureurs les uns après les autres. « Quand j’ai finalement eu Belliveau dans ma ligne du mire avec exactement un tour à faire, je savais que j’avais conservé assez d’énergie pour aller le rejoindre. »

Du côté féminin, Michelle Chase à remporté l’épreuve sur son nouveau vélo à une vitesse. « C’était risqué de courir avec ce vélo, mais avec tout ce qu’on a dû courir à pieds, les changements de vitesses n’étaient plus un gros facteur » mentionnait-elle après l’épreuve. Elle fut suivie de Mélanie Bordage et de Caroline Pellerin.

L’événement fut encore une fois très courue par les spectateurs du Carnaval de l’amitié de Dieppe. Ce fut aussi l’événement parfait pour plusieurs fanatiques de la photo, dont < a href='http://donricker.smugmug.com/gallery/4308234_Y2CxB#252526132'>Don Ricker Photography. .

Une merci spécial au personnel du Parc St-Anselme (Ville de Dieppe) pour l’aide énorme dans le montage du parcours, à Mike’s Bike Shop, de même que Shimano et Giant qui contribuent au succès de l’événement.

Voici donc les résultats complets:

Men:

1. Jeff Currie

Ryan Belliveau
Mike LeBlanc
Jean-Richard Cormier
Marc André Deslauriers
Charles Cormier
Stuart Wight
Patrice Boudreau
Andrew Arsenault
Guy Pellerin
Alain Goguen
Pablo Vergera
René Julien

Women:

1. Michelle Chase

2. Mélanie Bordage

3. Caroline Belliveau

4. Sasha LeBlanc

Luc Arseneau, ChPC

Head Coach / Entraîneur Chef

English version follows below!

Bonjour a tous!

Pour ceux qui ne le save pas deja nous avons débuter un nouveau club nordique(ski de fond, et raquette), le Club Nordique Mike's, en colaboration avec Mike's bike shop.

Nous avons eu une rencontre pour former le club déja et samedi dernier(5 janvier) nous avons eu notre premiere activité une clinique de fartage ainsi que une clinique de ski de fond classique, au parc rotary a dieppe, cela fut un succes avec la participation d'une vingtaine de personnes.

Nous tiendrons une autre clinique ce samedi(12 janvier) celle-ci de ski style ''patin'', a 10hr au parc rotary a St-anselme, si la météo n,est pas coopérative nous remettrons a dimanche matin 10hr. Nous planifions d’avoir des cliniques chaque samedi d’ici la fin de l’hiver.

Ces cliniques sont gratuites pour les membres il en coute 15$ pour devenir membre et en voici les avantages:

-Leçons de fartage et de technique de ski gratuites(pas mal tout les samedi matins)
-sorties de groupes hebdomadaires
-10% de rabais sur accessoires chez Mike’s Bike Shop
-10% de rabais sur fartages, réparations, etc. chez Mike’s Bike Shop
-Adhésion au niveau provincial et national(Possiblement, à être développé)
-Site web du club avec forum avec possibilité d’affichage des sorties nordiques
-Autres bénifices à développer(tuques, ....)

Vous pouvez vous adhérer au club au cliniques mêmes ou chez mikes bike shop!

Pour avoir plus d’information vous pouvez me contacter par courriel a goal_82@hotmail.com ou par téléphone au 853-0132

Bonne journee!

________________________________________

Hello to all!

For those who do not already know, we have startde a nordic club( cross-country skiing & snowshoeing) , the Mike's Nordic club in colaboration with Mike's bike shop

We have had a meeting to form the club and this past Saturday(jan. 5th) we have had our first event: a waxing clinic followed by a classic ski lesson, this first event was a success a we had a participation of aroud 20 people

We will hold another clinic but this time for skate skiing next Saturday(jan 12th) at 10am at the rotary park in dieppe. Our plan right now is to alternate every saturday between classic and skate technique lessons but if we have enough interested people ,and volunteers , we might be able to do both every weekend for a while! if the weather does not cooperate for this saturday we will reschedule to sunday morning at 10am. So as you can see we plan on having clinics/lessons every Saturday from now on.

These clininc/lessons are free to members, the cost to join the club is 15$ and you can join on site at our events or you can drop by at mikes bike shop anytime and register there,

here are the benefits to beeing a member:

-Free regular lessons to all members wax & ski technique(we plan on every saturday morning)
-Weekly group skiing
-10% off accessories at Mike’s Bike Shop
-10% off labour at Mike’s Bike Shop
-Club web page with forum and ride posting
-Membership to the provincial and national CC ski association(possibly, to be developed: toques…)
-Other benefits to develop depending on members

If you want more information and/or you want to be included in our mailing list please contact me via e-mail at goal_82@hotmail.com or by phone at 853-0132

Have a good day!

Hi all,

H2V Ride of a Lifetime book. See details below. $10 from each book sold goes to JDRF. Order your copy today!

Also, stay tuned in the new year for details on the 2008 ride to Cure Juvenile Diabetes!

Thanks...
Mike

Mike,
Thought I’d get you of all people to check this out and see if you could pass on the good word. Expect more information from us but I wanted you on this so we can get N2V rolling. Tell the world.

Team H2V is back!

Hello everyone. I know it has been a while but rest assured, like you, we have all been busy continuing to keep Team H2V’s mission alive.
Again we would like to thank you for your generous contributions to what we hope will be a lasting legacy like none other.

If you didn’t hear yesterday, we wanted to tell you that we have come good on our threat of producing a book that speaks of the ride of a lifetime: Team H2V’s ride for Juvenile Diabetes.

The book is called The Principles of the Ride: How to maximize what’s inside you. It is a coffee table book, keep sake and a book full of lessons on how anyone can do something extraordinary if they put their mind and energy into it.

The plan was to create a book that would continue the legacy of Team H2V, as well as be a source of inspiration for young people and their families dealing with a debilitating illness like Juvenile Diabetes. Each of you in your own way lives this way. Trying to teach young people that they can indeed do anything that they apply themselves to. We are determined to leave the lasting legacy of others taking the torch and raising millions themselves for JDRF.

This book has a forward by the man himself, Kyle Balagno, an introduction describing the ride, principles that one can take and apply based on what we all learned from the ride, a learning section on how to maximize what’s inside you, a conclusion, a brief introduction to the legacy of the 2008 and beyond rides [Newfoundland 2 Victoria], all the coolest blogs and their comments, and a great picture section in the middle. It truly is something we are proud of and not to beat a dead horse, you should be proud of as well...because each of you helped us reach our primary goals.

The best part is that on behalf of Team H2V $10 from each book will be donated to JDRF......making a reality of the legacy beginning and continuing.

So please take a look at the cover, tell your friends, tell the media, talk to your teacher, your boss, your employees, your aunt, uncle, son, daughter, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife etc. and tell them that they can do a little something for JDRF and themselves by just purchasing the book, The Principles of the Ride. They can do something for themselves by owning this book.

Not just one, but one for the coffee shop barista, one for your church leader and one for the guy on the corner. It takes a lot to become the number one most talked about disease that needs a cure and this will get them talking and keep them talking.

We are motivated to keep this great ride for our sponsors, friends and JDRF going. On top of just inspiring others through our words we also can provide a full presentation that lends itself well to sales training, teams building or can be tailored to what you need to help inspire greatness within your organization. Check it out here and please help us spread the word by passing on this link. We are taking PRE orders now and hope to deliver in early January. Please help us continue to grow the awareness of Type 1 and to increase the almost $900,000 raised so far.

The link: http://www.johnhenrybikes.com/catalog.asp?category=62&subcategory=380

Thank everyone and have a great Christmas season.
We appreciate your time and thoughts for those with Juvenile Diabetes and if anyone needs us to speak to their organization please contact us at the numbers below.
Live to ride.

Willie Cromack
John Henry Bikes
Voted North Shores Best Bike Shop 11yrs in a row
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The pics from last night's last cross race are up
boo race

Check out the 4 minute clip of the Dieppe BMX track!
BMX VIDEO

Join next Tuesday for our second annual Halloween cross event! This event is for kids and adults of any age!

check out this PDF for further details

info on cross race this coming weekend
race info

It’s been close to 20 years, if not 25, but BMX is back in Dieppe and this weekend will mark the official start for a new generation of cyclists. Kids from 5 to 18 years of age are invited to attend this new fun racing series for the next three weeks, the first edition of the NB Youth Cup. Racing will start at 12:30 and the track will be open from 10 am for practice. This series will take the same format as the well known Pepsi MTB Cup: Fun and participation oriented. Draw prizes will also be part of the game.

“It’s been a long three years since we first talked about the possibility of reviving BMX in Dieppe and Atlantic Canada, but it’s now official, the opening ceremonies will take place on Saturday and the ribbon will be cut!” says National Cycling Centre’s president Guy Vincent. The Centre and especially the city worked real hard in the past months to get the track ready, but it now looks really good. “Everything is up to international standards, including the start gates. The city has been a great partner in the development of this facility, along with the government of New Brunswick and the Canadian Cycling Association” adds Vincent.

The new facility is not officially opened yet, but it keeps attracting more and more riders, from all ages. For the fall season, the track is opened to the public on Thursday and Sunday evenings from 6 to 7:15 and Saturday mornings from 10 to 12 (this time slot will now be reserved to kids participating in the NB Youth Cup). Everyone is welcome. Regulations simply ask you wear full pants, long sleeves sweater and gloves, along with a full face helmet. We have a limited number of helmets and BMX to try out, but we also accept 24 inch wheel bikes.

Everyone’s welcome to attend this Saturday’s first ever official race on this new facility. Kids looking to register (25$ for the series of 10$ per event) can simply contact the National Cycling Centre at 877-7809 or visit our web site at www.AtlanticCyclingCentre.com. In case of rain or wet track, the events will be re-scheduled to the week.

you can see the results from Elgin here:
results

The fact that you are reading this tells me all I really need to know about you. You're a cyclist. I'm a cyclist. We therefore both know what's really important in life (riding). We see the world as it truly is (a place to ride our bikes). If we were each to answer the question, "What would you do with a million dollars?" our answers would vary perhaps in what equipment we'd buy and where we'd go to ride, but in little else.

If we were to have a conversation, we'd have an understanding of how each other thinks. Maybe you're a Cat 2 roadie and maybe I'm a cross-country endurance geek, but we both know that turning the cranks in a perfect circle is the ultimate form of self-expression.

Sadly, not everyone is like you and I. I am sad to say that there are people out there who rarely - if ever! - ride bikes at all. It's possible you even know someone like this. A coworker. A family member. You'd be surprised at how common non-cyclists are, actually. You probably encounter them several times per day and simply don't notice them, because they aren't interesting.

Mostly, you can safely ignore these people, simply by riding away from them. Sometimes, though - at a company party, say - it is impossible to avoid non-cyclists. Surrounded, you have no choice but to communicate with them.

Don't worry. I'm here to help. Just follow these five simple rules.

Rule 1: Understand their bizarre world view

You need to understand that non-cyclists don't realize that cycling is the most important thing any person can be doing at any given moment at any point in the universe. Non-cyclists' eyes - and minds - are shuttered, leaving them to believe that things like friends, community, work, and even family supercede what they naively call "just exercise." It's sad - OK, it's pathetic - but it's true.

To appease non-cyclists, when asked about what matters to you, you must from time to time mention friends, family, the environment, or some other such nonsense. Otherwise, they'll never leave you alone and it will be hours until you can get away, back to the comfort and kinship you feel when with your bicycle.

Rule 2. Use metaphors from "real life"

Non-cyclists aren't ready to hear about your exquisite existence in its unadulterated perfection. No, you will need to translate the sublime cycling experience into terms they might be able to understand. Naturally, you and I know that the following metaphors don't do the actual cycling event justice, but they'll have to do.

To describe how it feels to ride down perfectly banked, twisty forested singletrack on a cool autumn morning: "It's like that scene from Return of the Jedi where Luke and Leia are zooming on their flying motorcycle things. Except you're the one powering the flying motorcycle. And you're not being chased by stormtroopers. And you don't have to tolerate the constant chattering of Ewoks."
To explain why you gladly get up at 4:30am each weekday morning to ride your road bike for three hours on an entirely unremarkable road: "You know how you have to drive your car in stop-and-go traffic to get to work every morning? Well, imagine if you didn't have to stop. And imagine your car going as fast as you can make it go. And imagine starting the day feeling perfect. It's kind of like that."
To explain why you pay $200 to participate in a race you have very little chance in winning: "Ever play the lotto? It's like that, except much, much more so."
Rule 3: Pretend to be interested in their life

This one's going to knock you off your feet. Believe it or not, non-cyclists sometimes think they have something interesting to say, have an interesting hobby, or an interesting experience to relate.

This, of course, is utter nonsense.

Still, for the sake of propriety, you must act as if you care. Feel free, as they talk, to pleasantly daydream about biking. Just smile and say, "Absolutely," from time to time.

Warning: It's entirely possible that a non-cyclist will say something with which you disagree. When this happens, do not engage. If you do, you will have unwittingly stepped into a non-cycling conversation, and who knows where that will lead, or when it will end.

Always remember: Be polite, be brief, be gone.

Rule 4. Act like their theory on doping in cycling is very interesting

A tactic non-cyclists will often employ, once they have discovered you are a cyclist, is to try to talk with you about cycling. This usually takes the form of trying to talk with you about doping in cycling.

You will, no doubt, be tempted to gouge your ears out rather than hear their simplistic, uninformed opinion ("Doping is bad") to its rambling, incoherent conclusion. After all, as a cyclist, you have no doubt been pummelled with story after story after story about doping. You have heard so much about doping that you could now be called as an expert witness at the next doping trial. Or open a lab. Or be the next president of WADA (and you're rightly confident you'd do a much better job).

But if you point any of this out to your non-cyclist "friend," he will no doubt take that as a sign that you are interested in continuing the conversation. So, instead, repeat this simple phrase, "Yeah, doping sucks."

Your friend will feel like he has made his point, whatever it was.

Rule 5. Don't tell them the truth about how much your bike cost

Few people ever own anything that works, fits, or looks as well as a truly well-built bike. And yet, when they find that your bike costs as much as their high-end computer or mid-range stereo, they will fake a heart attack, guaranteed.

The solution? Tell non-cyclists you paid $499.99 for your bike, no matter how much you really paid for it. This number has been scientifically formulated to sound like more than a non-cyclist would pay for a bike, without otherwise drawing attention to itself.

No matter how you try, you can't always avoid non-cyclists. All you can hope to do is minimize contact with them - so you can get back to what's important.

And I think we both know what that is.

Elden "Fatty" Nelson blogs as The Fat Cyclist, where he says ridiculous things about bikes, biking, and bikers on a daily basis. Oh, and sometimes he gives stuff away, too. So that's something.

taken from this article

check out the pics here:
BMX pics

Well, the H2V ride comes to its conclusion... while this is certainly not the end for them or for us, the boys are finally off their bikes!
I didn't see the exact time it took them but they did do it within the predicted time, that means they have the Guinness record! and our club played a part in that! that's awesome

as well as helping out physically on the ride our club was able to raise 3500$ for the cause! thank you all for your donations and time!

go read their blog to see what they have to say about their journey

h2v blog

As mentioned before, this is not then end but rather a a beginning...We are already talking about what we can do next year! stay tuned!

just a quick note to let you know that the rides forum is working but there's a big. it seems that when you hit the SEND button it takes an extremely long time to go to the next page.
The message gets logged , what's taking an abnormal amount of time seems to be the mailing system (it was changed not long ago)...anyway, looking into bug, so until a fix is found, please be patient...

thanks

Pablo

Please forward any info to myself or the RCMP.

2006 Santa Cruz Nomad Stolen from east Mountain road near the old Skate to Snow Building. On Tuesday afternoon around 4pm.

Ano Black Size Med . Front wheel not with bike.

frame s/n ZEB0541658 ZBR0600961B
SHOCK # 369
FORK # 4253294
click here for a pic of the bike
THANKS!

Derrick Keith
derrick@nb.aibn.com
Purchasing and Sales
Hub City Auto Paints and Supplies Ltd
153 Loftus Street
Moncton,New Brunswick
Phone:506-384-3600 Ext 103
Fax: 506-858-7893

message from Luc Arseneau

The National Cycling Centre has a few 2007 Selection jerseys left over and is clearing them out at a reduced price. This newly designed Louis Garneau jersey was one of the best looking jerseys in the peloton this summer. For a limited time, we are offering it for 75$ (regular price of 125$). We have limited quantities left, so contact the Centre (506-877-7809) quickly to get yours!

Luc Arseneau, ChPC
Head Coach / Entraîneur Chef

The ride finally took place! and man was it ever great!

Thanks to the efforts of so many people in our area we were able to raise 3500$! We were very proud to be able to present that cheque to the H2V group! Without the help of all of you, this never would have been possible…thank you!

Our group (22 riders in all) met the H2V group and left Moncton at the predicted time of 5pm. we averaged 31-32 km/h for the entire trip (172km in total) and got the H2V rider in the heart of Fredericton at around 10h30pm (ahead of schedule!). This was possible thanks to a great group of cyclist who came out and also some perfect weather conditions…couldn’t of asked for a better day really

You can view some pics of the event at this site

Event pics 1
Event pics 2

During and since the event all we got was positive feedback… extremely fun ride, I’m happy I was able to take part in this event!

I would like to thank all the people who volunteered their time and money for this important cause.

The riders who came (and paid) to "suffer" for over 5 hours in order to help the H2V group.

The people who sat in a car for almost 6 hours ensuring we were safe during the ride

All the friends and family and friends who donated time and money to help us collect 3500$!

Our club sponsors (Mike’s Bike Shop , Giant ,Vega, Pump House, Red Bull,FalStaff media, Gu, Home Depot, Powerbar, Atlantic Cycling Center to name a few) who as always, stepped up to the plate and gave very generously!

And let’s not forget to thank the guy who organised all his… Michael Leblanc… very well organised ride/event. Thanks to that every thing went off without a hitch (things we could control anyway! ),. Thanks Mike!

and lastly, the H2V group… it is because of their ambitious dream that we were able to participate in this!

if I forgot someone...sorry...still tired from the ride :)

This truly was an epic ride/event, one I will not forget for a long time, and it would not have been possible without all of you…so once again, a BIG THANKS to all of you for your help!

Pablo

P.S. you can continue to follow the H2V riders on their site in the GPS section

GPS section

The BMX track in Dieppe will be open for racing this Fall. This racing series will take part on Saturday afternoons (October 13, 20, & 27) and the winners will be declared at the conclusion of the 3 weeks. In case of rain, the event will be postponed to the next week.

Coaching staff is also available at specific times and dates for introduction to BMX racing. Just contact the Centre for more information.

Registration is opened to 5 to 18 years old (in respective categories), and costs 25$ for the series (or 10$ for an individual event). Registration are possible on-line.

Equipment: long sleeved shirt, long pants, fully enclosed shoes or sneakers, full finger gloves and a full face helmet. A limited amount of helmets will be available at the track.

the riders are past Folly Lake (Wentworth area). they are seemingly on track for a 5ish arrival at Moncton. so be at Mapleton park (Gorge road parking lot) no later than 4pm to make sure we get your gear in the cars.

only hours away for us now!

you can see the progress of the H2V group online.
they have a GPS link up that shows you their progress in real time! (well in 5 minute intervals).

they also have a web cam set up that takes a pic every 5 minutes

here are the links

GPS link

webcam link

I will post updates as they become available..but given the weather conditions (perfect) I suspect they will be on time for the Moncton arrival!

The ride is almost here!!

Next Tuesday will see the 2007 Mike’s Bike Shop Series resume with the BMX stages. The MBS series will be the first one to make an official stop on the brand new Dieppe BMX track for two weeks in a row (September 18 and 25). Alain Goguen will put his leader’s jersey on the line in the remaining events of the season (including 4 cyclo-cross evenings).

The format for the BMX event will be based on time trial starts. Each rider will have three starts; a first position will mean 1 point, second, 2, third 3, and etc. At the conclusion of the evening, the rider with the least number of points will be declare the winner of this first ever BMX race on this new track. Once again, top riders will be handicapped before the start of the races. Everyone over the age of 20 is guaranteed a huge bonus! ;o)

If this format goes well, we might add a few items to week 2. We’re getting a roller compactor tomorrow and will make the track look like new! The start hill will also be done.

We have bikes and full face helmets to lend to participants. Everyone is asked to dress with full pants, long sleeve jersey and full gloves. Race will start at 6:00 pm. Still 5$ to register and part of it goes directly to charity!

Luc Arseneau, ChPC
Head Coach / Entraîneur Chef

One more day and we embark on the H2V ride!

Weather is looking good so far, let's hope it stays that way.

We have great support both on and off the bike.. we have almost 20 confirmed riders that will help us out as well as bout 10 volunteers who will follow us in a caravan for technical support. A big thanks to all of you!

we are scheduled to leave Mapleton park at 5pm tomorrow afternoon. we will be there prior to 5 to set up and do a cheque presentation with our donations.
If you wish to see us off, we will be at the Mapleton park parking lot on the Gorge road side at around 3h30pm

I will be posting news item when/if we get news from the H2V group during the day tomorrow

can't wait, this is very exciting!

great work all!
A message from the Centre regarding this past weekend,

Well, some 36 hours have past since the conclusion of the 2007 Tim Hortons National track championships, and the feeling gets more and more positive regarding the event. I’ve received many congratulations messages, and these are always welcomed when you’re as tired as I am at the moment. The only challenge I have, is the fact those messages should not come to me, but to all volunteers, officials, coaches, athletes, city workers, etc. who helped make this event a success.

We have yet to cumulate all those hours worked by the volunteers, but I can already confirm they were priceless. Without the help of the volunteers, mainly from the Mike’s Bike Shop Club, it would be impossible for us to old such event. Some people even took days off work to come and help us in any way possible. To them, we say a huge THANK YOU!

Thank you to our sponsors and partners as well. Without their support, the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada would not exist, so needless to say their importance in regards to this event. A special thanks to the City and Park staff for helping us with the venue preparation and clean up. Their work too often goes without notice; this is how it happens when it’s well done!

Finally, a great thank you to the athletes. They were the reason all the above mentioned worked so hard. The show you guys put on was awesome and you were seen as real professionals of the sport.

From the staff of the National Cycling Centre and the Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome, thank you and hope to see you all in the future,

Luc, Craig, Sheila, Sacha and Andrew.

For all of you who will be attending the H2v ride the Friday, please read:

important Rider/driver meeting

WHEN? Tuesday, September 11th @ 7:30 (meeting should last 30 minutes, 45 minutes max)

WHERE? Mike's Bike Shop

WHY? We will go over everything that you need to know for our H2V ride from Moncton to Fredericton this Friday. Please review these documents before the meeting.

H2V.doc

Riding the Team H2V peloton.pdf

A few of you haven't paid your registration fee yet. I need your minimum $35 by tomorrow. Bring it to the meeting.

Thanks and see you tomorrow night…

Hi all,

Just a reminder to register for the ride by the end of the day Friday. I need to know who's in in order to make arrangements for support. See details below.

We will be having a riders / support vehicle drivers meeting on Tuesday evening (September 11th) @ 7:30 PM at Mike's Bike Shop in order to go over ride details so mark the date / time on your calendars. I will be sending more details about this meeting shortly.

Remember that the main objective of the ride is to raise funds to help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

At this point, we are getting close to the $2000 mark, please help us reach and even surpass our goal of $3500.

Thanks again for all your support…
Mike

Hi all

if you have some time in the next three days and would like to help out at the track Nationals, please contact the center at 877-7809 to let them know... they are short on volunteers (especially Friday)
call or simply show up at the velodrome. they will find something for you.

great to see the best riders in Canada duke it out!

message from Paul Goobie:

Annual pool party in my backyard. All are welcome for beer and pizza.
Bring the kids for a swim.

My address is 184 White Oak Terrace.
Saturday, September 1 2007 - 4:00 PM

Less than 3 weeks before the H2V team embarks on their journey to find a cure for juvenile diabetes

please take a minute to read the press release from the H2V team regarding the Moncton- fredericton leg of their journey

PRESS RELEASE

(message sent from Gerald)
Good Afternoon,

Rogers Video will be doing some filming and a interview of our bike site this Tuesday at 1800. They are doing a feature for biking that will air in September.

Can you post that we would like to have some bikers out there at around 545... helmet and gear will be required in order to in any footage taken

Gerald

Hey everyone,

Here’s the Centre schedule for this week, including the maintenance to the Velodrome. This is a very important item as track national are coming fast and still a lot of work to be done. Every time slot is important, but Wednesday evening is when we want to push it hard. We still have some painting and plywood to do!

We’ll have the beer and pizza… promise. Just let us know who’s coming so we know how much to order!

check out the schedule file to see when you can come help

SCHEDULE
Thanks in advance!

Just a note to inform you that the jersey order will NOT happen for this season. We did not get enough orders in to justify an order.

We will however place an order this winter in order for the gear to be in before next spring.

in the fall I will put an order form online where you will be able to pre-order your clothing. details on this will come soon.

Read the August 10th blog entry from the Spokemantour site

In it he talks about his experience in Moncton.
Thanks again Mike , Paul and Michelle for joining Tim in his cross Canada journey!

The next mountain bike race on VeloNb's schedule is coming up next Sunday

course should be nice and fast since we've had no rain to speak of in the past few weeks!

If you are thinking about going to the here's all the info you'll need:

race flyer
registration form

Like to thank the Atlantic Cycling Center and all the volunteers for putting on a great race for the masters this weekend.
First time we have a race with that format in our area for Masters (points, GC leader, etc)... it was very well received and will surely grow into something bigger next year!
The Center, once again , bringing new, fun and exciting cycling events to our region. They organized the whole thing with many of our Club members helping out during the weekend. Thanks to all of you!
can't wait until next year!

you can get all the results of this weekend's firs ever Master stage/points race from the Atlantic Cylcing Center's site (the official event site)

Cycling Center Site

you can get a whole bunch of pics on Don Ricker's smugmug page
Prologue pics

Crit pics

go here for the Current GC

Prologue results (TT)

herer is a revised TT start list: revised TT list
you can also get the list from the cycling center's web site. you can check there in case they make updates to it.
Center's site

here's the official TT start list for tomorrow's race
TT list
you can also get the list from the cycling center's web site. you can check there in case they make updates to it.
Center's site

The race results are up on the VELO site

Go to this site to some pics from the event

The Club would like to thank ALL the people that came out to help on Sunday for our mtb race. Without you (the volunteers) these events would be impossible to pull off. We hope the day was not too hot and long for those of you who sat out in the woods all day!

Again, a big THANKS for your hard work

We are looking for volunteers for the Tour de Dieppe held on August 4th and 5th. If you or someone you know (friends, spouses etc. )have a few hours to give on one or both days please send me an e-mail at
sacha@atlanticcyclingcentre.com

Thanks
Sacha

check some pics from Gore

Come and pre-ride the Hillsborough race course with the Mikes Bike Shop Cycling Club…

When: Saturday July 21 – 10:00AM (rain date – Monday July 23 6:30PM)
Why: Learn the race route from Veteran racers
Who: Any cycling enthusiast that has ridden single track in the local parks. Children/Youth under 16 should be accompanied by an Adult.

FAQ:

Did you know? It is no longer $50 to try racing. Due to changes at Velo NB, and MBS Cycling Club’s commitment to getting new people in the sport, you can try racing for $10.
Not sure where Hillsborough is ? Meet at Point Park Petro Canada for 9:15 AM (9:30 departure) to follow the caravan.
Am I ready for single track? If your not sure, get yourself out to one of the local parks (Rotary in Dieppe, Centennial Park, Mapleton Park) and try riding the single track trails. If you can ride those, we can help you get ready for the elevation changes of Hillsborough!
I heard the course is technical. Yes it is, however, the morning course is shortened with some of the toughest sections removed. We will ride it first, then if time, also ride the full course.
What will be covered? Mostly will just ride the course, and stop at the start of each technical section. Discuss and regroup at the bottom.
What if I’m too fast for the group, do I need to wait? No, if your more advanced and want to move at a faster pace, you can. The FULL course is marked. Also, we may be able to split up the group depending how many MBS Club members we have.
Rain Date? If it’s too miserable, will use the rain date. Decision will be made by 8AM on July 21. Check website for cancellation (rides section) or call 866-5384 if unsure,

More Information? Contact the shop at 852 7100 or Jeff Currie @ 855-5384 (jeff.currie@rogers.com)

as posted earlier (previous post) we are trying to place a second order of Club clothing for those who missed our on the sold-out batch from the first round.

if you are interested we ask that you go (or call) the shop ASAP to reserve your order, you will need to put a 50% deposit to place your order.. you can call them at 852-7100.

thanks

The tour de Dieppe

The National Cycling Centre-Atlantic Canada, in partnership with the Mike`s Bike Shop cycling club, is proud to host the first ever masters and women’s stage race. This race will be held on august 4th and 5th 2007. Cyclists from all maritime provinces are expected to attend.

The first stage, held on the 4th on the afternoon, will be an 2000m individual pursuit on the Caisse populaire Dieppe velodrome. A free track 101 will be held the morning of the race for those who have never ridden on a velodrome. The use of a track bike will be required for this event (it will be possible to use the rental bikes available at the centre).

The second stage will be a criterium on the streets next to Nubody’s in Dieppe held in the evening on the 4th. The race will be one hour long for the masters and 45 minutes long for the women. There will be intermediate sprints for points and time bonuses.

The third and last stage will be a road race held on a 15km loop in the afternoon of the 5th. The loop includes Melanson road, Dieppe boulevard and Champlain street. The men will do 7 laps for a total of 105 km and the women will do 5 laps for a total of 75 km.

Points and leaders jerseys will be awarded in both categories. Riders not wishing to participate in one of the stages will receive the time of the slowest person who has completed the stage plus a penalty.

Le tour de Dieppe

Le Centre national de cyclisme-Canada atlantique, en partenariat avec le club cycliste Mike’s Bike Shop, organise une course sur route pour les maîtres et les femmes. Cette course par étape aura lieu les 4 et 5 août 2007. Des cyclistes de toutes les provinces maritimes sont attendus.

La première étape, le prologue, sera une poursuite individuelle de 2000m sur le vélodrome Caisse populaire Dieppe. Cette étape aura lieu le samedi 4 août en après-midi.
Un cours d’initiation à la piste (gratuit) aura lieu le matin même de la course pour ceux n’ayant jamais rouler sur un vélodrome. Un vélo de piste sera requis pour cette étape (il sera possible d’utiliser les vélos du centre)

La deuxième étape consistera d’un critérium dans les rues voisinant le Nubody’s à Dieppe ayant lieu le 4 août en début de soirée. La course sera d’une durée de 1 heure pour les hommes et de 45 minutes pour les femmes. Il y aura aussi des sprints intermédiaires pour des bonus de temps.

La troisième et dernière étape sera une course sur route sur un circuit de 15km le dimanche 5 août en début d’après-midi. La course se déroulera sur les rues Melanson, Champlain ainsi que sur le boulevard Dieppe. Les hommes effectueront 7 tours pour une distance totale de 105 km et les femmes effectueront 5 tours pour un total de 75 km.

Des maillots du meneur et meilleurs sprinteur seront distribués à la fin de chaque étape dans les deux catégories. Les coureurs désirant ne pas participer à une des étape recevrons le temps de la dernière personne à avoir complété l’étape plus une pénalité.

the Hillsborough race is coming up fast! 2 weeks from this coming Sunday. Teh race will take place on July 29th, 2007

to register for the event, simply follow this link:
registration

As you can see , I’ve updated the look of the site.
I’ve also changed some of the functionality.. removed some dead links, etc.
One notable and very important change is to the RIDES forum.

Now, when you post , you will be given a unique ID that you must use in order to edit your post after you have submitted.
If you submit a post and made a mistake in one of the fields you can now edit that ride via the EDIT the ride link. (Provided you have the edit ID for that ride)
I ask that you please use this feature and NOT re-post as that creates too many unwanted emails to all members,

Another addition is the next race section visible from the main page. I’ve put in a database all the know events for 2007. the 3 more recent events will show up in that window.
I may have forgotten certain events… I’ll get it right for 2008 ;)

The next section below it is the race reports . these reports are tales from some of our members regarding particular events they have gone to.
If you wish to contribute to these reports, please email me at th following address
Pablo@mbscycling.org
and I’ll do my best to post it on. I chose not to create a forum style for that section since I fear it would end filled with a lot of junk.. this way I can “edit” the reports if needed.

As you navigate through the new site, if you see any strange things, errors, or simply things that don’t make sense, please contact me so that I can make the changes to the site

Hope you enjoy the new layout and functionality

Pablo
Pablo@mbscycling.org

Tuesday July 10th will be the first criterium of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup cycling series. The new course will be around the Odyssé/mascaret schools and parking lot. Its around 1km long. The school is located on Leopold Belliveau drive (off McLaughlin, just past Henessy). Please be there at 6:30, the start will be at 6:45.

well... while most of us enjoyed a nice rainy weekend here in Moncton, some of our club members set out on a nice Touring trip in Nova Scotia!
Don and Jeff (and later Ian) went for 3 days to tour our neighbor province on their heavily packed bikes

From talking to them, it seems they had a grand time

Don has posted a bunch of pics. Check them out:
pics from their trip

(from Luc Arseneau, Head Coach of National Cycling Centre)

National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada and Velo NB combine efforts to name Sheila Colbourne as Technical Director

Date: July 3, 2007

From: Luc Arseneau

Publication:Immediate

Dieppe, NB (July 3rd, 2007) – It is with great pleasure the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada announces Sheila Colbourne as its Technical Director. The creation of this position is due to the partnership with Velo NB. Sheila has a great background in the world of cycling and fits the two organizations’ philosophy very well.

“The Centre’s getting bigger and bigger every year and it’s important to have someone to take care of its administration and event management. By combining with our provincial organization, Velo NB, it enabled us both to create this full time position with the necessary benefits to get someone of Sheila’s quality;” comments Luc Arseneau, the Centre’s Head Coach.

Sheila Colbourne’s background in cycling is a very positive one. Along the years, she represented her home province, Newfoundland, at the Canada Games, she was chair of Bicycle Nova Scotia, and also worked as Technical Director with the Ontario Cycling Association.

For Velo NB, her experience will also be of major benefit: “Sheila has been active on the Atlantic cycling scene for some time. Her enthusiasm and professional qualifications and this partnership with the Centre promise great things for cycling in Atlantic Canada,” comments Kelly Murray, newly appointed chair of the association.

For more information:
Luc Arseneau
Coach.Luc@AtlanticCyclingCentre.com
(506) 877-7809

Sheila Colbourne
Sheila@AtlanticCyclingCentre.com
(506) 877-7809

Kelly Murray
Kelly.Murray@velo.nb.ca
(506) 454-7186

Luc Arseneau, ChPC
Head Coach / Entraîneur Chef

here are some pics of the new club clothing!

as I mentioned in a previous news posting (news item), we are placing an order next week for more clothing since we didn't get enough the first time around

To see the pics go tho this link
pics of 2007 clothing

Tuesday night, the third and last time trial of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup cycling series, was held in Dieppe. Alain Goguen was the stage winner followed by Ian Dennis and Don Ricker. Ricker’s third place allowed him to keep the overall lead for the series. Goguen will now be moving up to a higher category.

The Mike’s Bike shop cup is a series of local races held every Tuesday night at 6:30.We are now hosting some road (criteriums) events. Track, BMX and cyclocross events will follow later in the season.
Registration is 5$ a week with a portion of all registration fees going to a charity (will be chosen by the overall winner of the series). Many draw prizes are available every week.
This series is open to cyclists 15 years of age or older. All levels of abilities are welcome as we have a handicap system to even out the field.

Francais:

Alain Goguen fut le gagnant de la troisième étape sur route de la série Coupe Mike’s Bike Shop. Il s’agissait d’un contre-la-montre. Ian Dennis et Don Ricker prirent la deuxième et troisième place respectivement. La troisième place de Ricker lui permet de conserver le maillot de meneur de la série. Goguen sera maintenant dans une catégorie plus élevée

La coupe Mike’s Bike Shop est une série de courses locales tenue à tout les mardis soirs à 18h30. Nous sommes présentement entrain de faire des courses sur route (critérium et contre-la-montre). Par la suite nous aurons des épreuves sur piste, de BMX ainsi que de cyclocross.

L’inscription est de 5$ et une partie des frais sera versé à un organisme charitable (déterminée par le gagnant de la série). Plusieurs prix de présences seront tirés à chaque semaine.

La série est ouverte aux cycliste âgés de plus de 15 ans de tout les niveaux d’habileté car nous employons un système d’handicap afin d’égaliser le peloton.