Bunnici Fan Club!!!!!!!

Did Bunnin beat Dave Larson? Stay tuned!!!!

Annual General Meeting!!!

I am going to try and post all the information here istead of sending people long e-mails.

Our meeting is scheduled for Thursday November 22 at 7:30. We booked a room at the Clagary Outdoor Council Building at 1111 Memorial Drive NW. Parking is available if ou are coming from west Memorial. Otherwise the parking lot is a pain to access.

Firstly, we were audited by the AGLC. They require us to clean up our constitution to ensure they get casino money back if the club disovles. If anyone wants to have a look at the constitution and suggest any further changes, now would be the time. I will see if I can scan in and post a PDF copy.

Secondly, we will elect our executive. Nominations will be taken from the floor for all positions.

Our current executive is as follows:

President: James Purdy
Treasurer: Dianne Sutherland/ Joanne Breau
VP Road: Graeme Thomson
VP Track: Bob Veroba
VP MTB: Cory Wallace
VP Cyclo: Per Strom

The treasurer is probably the most crucial position in the executive and the most onerous as they keep our finances is line with AGLC requirements. Dianne moved to Innisfail and Joanne will be moving to Montreal so we need a treasurer.

Thirdly, we are looking into tying our banking to a sponsor or at least getting a credit card.

Fourthly, Sean Huggins-Chan has been looking into potential sponsorship for the club. I am thinking that we will not not change the kit radically so that we can still use our old stuff to compete in.

Fifthly, we always have club awards and I am accepting nomimations.

We have no fixed categories but needless to say I will have swimsuit locked up.

Lastly, reimbursement.

We reimburse with if you provide receipts!!! We were audited by AGLC and we made it through very well because in years past everyone provided great receipts! We reimburse:

1. Oval and coaching fees;
a) all juniors and u17 can claim up to $2000 for coaching and camps
b) all 19-22 can claim $1000
c) paralympic athletes over 22 can claim $1000

2. Alberta race entry fees;

3. Travel (gas only) in Alberta as long as more than one member was in the car;

4. We will only reimburse out of province travel if prior aproval was obtained. This is a AGLC rule.

I will review this information and advies of changes.

Cheers!!!!!

Annual General Meeting!!!

Holy! Do I ever suck at keeping a blog updated!

Lots of stuff happened. I didn't keep up on it.

For news. We are scheduling our AGM for next month sometime in the middle. There will be an E-mail.

Our Casino went off allright and our application is in for next time.

Otherwise, send me some pictures as I am putting together a retrospective of the year and so far I mostly have pictures of me coming in second.

Sponsor Ship Package!

We are creating a sponsorship package to provide to potential sponsors in order to get swag and cash. Seriously, our club members continue to get national attention and we believe that we should capitaliaze on our collective successes. Please start working on a short race resume and submit them to me in Word format by the end of June.

I have fallen behind!!!

Lots has happened since my last post. Julie Beveridge is kicking it out there. She finished 6th at Mount hood and is now competing in the Tour of PEI. Results are posted on Canadian Cyclist.

bicisport crushed most of the competition at velocity shishkabob in Edmonton last weekend. MacD finished 2nd overall. Ellen Sparling and Jessica Kissell finished 1 2. I finished 10th! Full results and pictures are posted on the ABA website.

Lastly, email me if you are going to Devon so we can cooridinate accom and transport. You must register by Karelo so keep your receipt!

Shishkabob!!!!

Let me know if you are interested in going to Velocity track meet in Edmonton on June 9 and 10. I have two rooms booked on the 8 and 9 at the prestigious Argyll hotel which is close to the velodrome. They have more rooms available as well. We do not have a van going so you will need to arrange your own transport.

Phone number for the argyll is 1-780-438-5876.

Bikes on Broadway!!!!

Spring Classiquesque!!!!!! I got tenth overall!!!! Julie Beveridge crushed all comers and earned serious respect by crashing twice in the crit. Full results on Canadian Cyclist!

Pigeon Lake!!!!!

Registration is open for pigeon lake. For registration and race information please visit http://www.ertc.org/pigeonlake.html. The club is sending a van. If you want to hitch a ride please let Bob Veroba know. The club will be sending a club cheque as well to pay for entry fees.

Cheers!

bicifest 2007!!!!

Thanks Everyone who came out for the best bicifest in years! We had a great turnout, acceptable weather, excellent venues, and wonderful volunteers! I would like to send a shout out out out to our organizer Greg Yaniki who pulled everything together. I would also like to thank Joanne and Tracy Kissel for securing the Strathmore time trial venue and other work. I would also like to thank Campione Cycles (906 12th ave), Bow Cycle, and Eurotech Cycle for their genourous support. Thanks to all the bicisport members who volunteered to ensure the race ran smoothly. Thanks as well to Manuel Latrouwe for supplying fantastic rijs tart. We are already getting requests for the same race next year.

Velocity Stage Race Results!!!!

Despite driving up in a snow storm and then battling killer crosswinds in the TT and RR, bicisport did fabulously last weekend in Edmonton.

Julie Beveridge crushed all comers, including me, in the time trial. She then cruised to fourth in the crit and made the break in the road race for another fourth securing 1st in GC. Jessica Kissel performed splendidly with a sixth in the time trial, a solid performance in the crit, but just missed the break in the road race. Regardless, Jess took tenth in the GC and she will be representing Alberta, however, at Junior Road Nationals in July. Joanne Breau took eigth in the time trial and 11th in the RR showing again she is a serious force. Lauren Lankester, and Ellen Sparling, in her bici debut, also had fantastic performances. I smell dynasty.

Other notables:
Shawn Bunnin - 3rd in RR
Jesse Collins - 4th in crit
Me - 8th in crit
Chris Sparling - 4th in TT and 7th overall
Ryan Campbell - 4th in RR

Bob Veroba, Bob McKerrel, Eric Wong, and Brayden McDougall all also made solid contributions.

If anyone has pictures please e-mail to me and I will post them up. I especially want the one where we are stuck behind the cultivator and the snowplow.

Pictures from Defi in Montreal!

Lisa Stowe and Jaye Milley recently represented bicisport at Defi in Montreal! They look cold, wet and hardcore. Stay posted for results.

Velocity stage race!

Please note that for the Velocity Stage race all bici members must register on-line through karelo. It is extremely important that you print off your receipt and keep it for reimbursement.

http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=284&BT=10#Ev4510

Results!

Congratualtions to Lauren Lankester, Annie Stadnyck, and new member Emily deFrietas for thier excellent performances at the Coulee Cruiser XC, AXCC #1. They all came in second in their respective categories.

Represent!

Learn to Race Clinics!

The ABA will be putting on Learn to Race Clinics on May 2 and May 9 at the University Research Park. The cost will be $10. Please stay posted to the ABA website for further details.

Tour of Bitterroot

The Club may also send a team to the Tour of Bitterroot, if there is enough interest. Please contact Bob Veroba if you are interested.

www.tourofthebitterroot.com

bicisport has traditionally dominated this event with Phil Abbot and Jamie Sparling sharing the podium 2 years back.

Bikes on Broadway!!!!

The club is renting a van and setting aside hotel rooms for Saskatoon's Bikes on Broadway! Please email Bob Veroba for a spot in the van and me for a hotel room.

http://www.cycledelia.ca/

Licenses

The ABA mailed our licenses out on Thursday. We can expect them next week.

Velocity stage race!

The Velocity stage race is the first ABA road stage race of the season. The race takes place on May 5 and 6. We have rented a van and will set aside a block of rooms at a hotel. Typically, the sign up is on Friday night so the van will leave in early evening Please contact Bob Veroba for a spot in the van.

bveroba1@telus.net

Please contact me if you want a room and let me know if you are ok with sharing and with whom you would like to share with.

Information will be posted soon on http://www.velocitycyclingclub.com/

Practice Time Trial Sunday

Crankmasters have scheduled a time trial for Sunday April 22 at 11:00. You must sign in before 10:30. Details are on the Crank website in links!!!

Putting the Fun in Fundraising

One of our new members, Dereck Lynn, says:

A new road bike cycling tour raising money for charity is coming to Calgary this year on July 21st and 22nd that I thought you and the other members of bicisport might be interested in. It is called the Tour For Kids and is part of an organization called Coast to Coast Against Cancer. All proceeds from the ride will go to the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta, in support of sending children with cancer to camp in Alberta.

The ride is approximately 160 km or 100 km per day and is fully supported. The ride will also be organised into smaller groups of 20 riders of similar strength into pace groups, which is great for me because 160km is a long way for me to go solo.

Here is the link for the website with complete information.

http://www.tourforkids.com/alberta/index.asp

The company I work for (Enerplus Resources Fund) is a sponsor and I have also signed up to race.

Cheers!

Gahhhhh!!!

There you go, I finally figured out how to post pictures!

Casino News!

We have submitted our contract with Stampede Casino. We will receive our date through a lottery but we can expect a date in the fourth quarter (November, October, December).

Group Rides!

Now that the weather has finally decided to cooperate, we can schedule a group ride. Members of bicisport and the "block"heads are leaving from the Cabin at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. I expect that three or four groups will form and the different groups will go different distances.

The Cabin is at 10-4623 Bow Trail SW.

The Cabin is also the launch site for the Wednesday Night Jam. The ride is a race of attrition to Cochrane. It leaves at 6. Bring a barf bag.

Bike Messenger Videos

So you think you are hardcore?



http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3vsmk/monstertrack/id1.html

Crankmaster time trial postponed!!!!

Due to forecast cold temperatures tomorrow, the cranks have postponed the time trial until next week.

Time Trial practices

Calgary Crankmasters hold regular club races. If you hold an ABA license you can particiapte in their races for $5. They are good warm-ups for ABA and national races and allow you to get the feel for competition. All details are on their website.

CBTL Registartion!!!!

Track fun. bicisport will cover CBTL fees but not bike rental fees.

In person registration wil be taking place at the Glenmore Velodrome on the following dates:

Thursday, April 19 from 6 pm to 8 pm
Sunday, April 22 from 3 pm to 6 pm

The track will be open for use begining April 19.

You must join the CBTL if you wish to rent a track bike, participate in the Thursday night race series, or train on the track when the CBTL booked time on it.

1st blog post ever!

Welcome all to your personal audience with el presidente bicisport. I will be making announcements regarding club activities, group rides, race information and other blogworthy material. Feel free to add posts regarding group rides, race information, deals on bike equipment, suggenstions for websites, or anything bike related.