One of the things on the calendar for next year for the Olympia Cycling Club is a Spring classics style road race. A lot of gravel in and around Bruxelles and Holland (Manitoba not those other ones across the pond). A few of us are going to scout out the course, if you are interested meet at the PetroCan (McGillivray @ Perimeter) at 8:30 AM on Sunday, November 15th. Bring your cross bike or equivalent.

The Remembrance Day ride was great. 9 of us enjoyed a fine day of hunter free mountain biking at Grand Beach. 2 laps, some lunch, scouting some new trails, and then 2 more laps - a fine day indeed.

It is suppose to be a nice day on Wednesday so some of us are heading up to Grand Beach for a mountain bike ride. There are two options:

1. Wave one will leave meet at the trail head at 9:30 for a couple of laps before lunch. If you are going to do this one and you want to stay for the second wave bring a lunch.
2. Wave two will meet at the trail head at 1:30 for a ride and to do some scouting of new lines and possible trail development

Contact Hal Loewen with questions and to coordinate rides.

Results are here

Photos from David Lipnowski here

A full recap of the season will be coming soon, thanks for a great season.

Date: November 8, 2009

Location: The Pavilion in Kildonan Park.

Times:

1. Kids (u13): 1:00 PM (15 min + 1 lap)
2. B-race (B level, citizen, U15, &  U17): 1:30 (30 min + 2 laps)
3. A-race: 2:30 (45 min + 2 laps)

Registration: Registration opens at 12:00 and ends 30 minutes before your event. You must hole a UCI/CCA racing licence, MCA citizen licence, KOM licence. Registration form and waiver are available online and at the race site. Please download the form and waiver, fill out and bring the completed form and waiver to the race.

Cost: $10 for U17 and above. Free for U15 and citizens holding a MCA citizen license. Cash and cheque only. Make cheques out to the Olympia Cycling Club

Categories: Kids (U13, U11, U9); B level (includes U15 and citizens); A level

Race Course: The course will be around 2.5 km. It will be a wide open, rolling with sweeping corners. The course will consist of grass, crushed gravel path and grass. Their is one set of stairs and one set of barriers.

Race Regulations:
Hand-ups are not allowed any where on the course. Mechanical work, bike exchange, and wheel exchange may take place, but only within the designated pit lane. A rider may NOT take on any additional water or food at any time during the race. Road, mountain, and cyclocross bikes are allowed. MTB handlebars must not have bar-ends. All bikes must have functional front and rear brakes.

Riders are required to wear a hard-shell ANSI or SNELL approved helmet while racing, warming up, and cooling down.

Parking:
Parking is available in the parking lot at the community club and road leading  to the community club.

Courtesy and Safety:
The park is a public area and will be marked as closed, but marshals do not have authority to prevent people from entering. Keep your head up at all times.
Participants at that event may wander onto the course. Be courteous to all park users.

Washrooms:
Washrooms will be open with running water. We are responsible for returning the change rooms at the pavilion to their original state. If you track mud in or dirty the sink, etc. please clean up after yourself.

Race Map:

View Kildonan Cross Course in a larger map

well, it will be different than last week’s course…

although fun, there won’t be any of this (your bike will remain clean)

definitely a challenge, but none of this  so your chain won’t break and your rims won’t grind away

nothing like this on the course, just fast, rolling, but mostly flat

there will be plenty of this though: good times, smiles, & fun