Draughters Group Ride - Sat May 31

PLEASE email me in advance, so we don't miss anybody.

Thanks, Andrew

 

Meeting point:  9am – Car park at 37^th st SW & Hwy 22X

Route: South to Leighton Arts Centre – West on 274 Ave to Hwy 22 – West on Plummers Road – North on hwy 762 – East on Hwy 22X to Car park.

Distance:  Approx. 60Km

 

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Rides this weekend

Thanks Gerard for stepping up to set up the road ride.  Just a friendly reminder to everyone to sign up for the Draughters through the ABA before the ride on Saturday.  Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far.  I will bring membership cards to Saturday’s ride.  For those people who want to come for a ride to see if the Draughters is the club for them, I will also be bringing single day waivers so we stay on side with all the ABA rules. 

 

There will also be a mountain bike ride this Sunday.  Gord is away this weekend, so if anyone wants to organize that please let me know asap.  Carber, buddy, pal???

Draughters - Sat ride - May 24th

I will be away this weekend.   Is anybody else interested in organizing a ride?

Andrew

RE: 2014 Group Rides and Jerseys - Sat Ride

I plan to beat the rain and do an early morning Sat ride, if anybody is interested.

Sat 7:30am – Car park at 37^th st SW & Hwy 22X

Route: Road to Nepal – Millarville Farmers Mkt – Hwy 22 North – 274 Ave W via the Leighton Centre

Dist:  Approx. 50Km

Andrew

Wednesday Night Racing Series starts next Wednesday, 21 May

The details are here http://www.c4racingwns.blogspot.ca/.  This year there will be three divisions for men, and two divisions for women.  This is a very fun and relatively safe (i.e. most people have jobs, kids, and a general desire not to crash) way to try road racing.  The first race is an Individual Time Trial, and then the format changes every week.  While there will be lots of people next Wednesday with time trial bikes, aero helmets, skinsuits, and shoe covers, this is absolutely not necessary.  I started out doing the WNRS with just my road bike three years ago, and it was still lots of fun.  Okay, as fun as riding as hard as you can for 13 km can be (my training has sucked over the winter, so it might not be too much fun for me next week).  If you do want to try the WNRS, please remember to sign up for a Secondary Level membership with Crankmasters.  So in summary, super fun, only $35 for 15 races, beers after races at the Taproom, cash prizes and a year-end party with free beer and water bottles, what more could you ask for?

 

 

2014 Group Rides and Jerseys

For those who aren’t aware, my wife Lorraine was diagnosed with cancer last fall and passed away in April.  Lorraine did a lot to help organize the Draughters and set up rides, and frankly I’ve struggled to get things set up on my own.  The good news is that a bunch of Draughters have stepped up to help out.  So here is the plan for 2014:

- Andrew will set up a Saturday morning road ride most weekends.  If someone wants to volunteer to help him out when he is out of town that would be great.  In my previous e-mail you can see all the e-mail addresses of your fellow members, so feel free to set up a “Draughters” mailing list if you want.

- Gord will set up a Sunday morning MTB ride most weekends.  If someone wants to volunteer to help him out when he is out of town that would be great.

- I will set up the Monday evening Face Punch Ride (so named because it is mostly interval training, which Lorraine used to say is as much fun as being punched in the face).  If someone wants to volunteer to help me out when I’m away that would be great.

- Anyone else who would like to set up a ride, please let me know, as I need to tell the ABA for insurance purposes.

- Don’t forget that Wednesday night is the Wednesday Night Racing Series for all you old-timers out there (i.e. 30+ years old) who are interested in a fun and friendly introduction to road racing.

Carber has graciously volunteered to organize jerseys this year.  The good folks at Wild Rose are helping us with a new design consistent with the cool new packaging of Wild Rose beer.  Our jerseys are already cool, and they will now be even cooler.

Finally, I have started team LoChanRulez for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer this year.  Thanks to all those who have donated so far, and if anyone wants to ride with the team, the more the merrier.

Ride on,

Mike

2014 Draughters Sign-up

Below are instructions to sign up for the Draughters for 2014.  As a minimum everyone needs to purchase a general membership to ensure we are insured for group rides.  

Recreational riders:

Go to http://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/ and click on the Membership button on the left.  Once you provide your personal details:

a.      Click on the button saying you have joined an ABA sanctioned club

b.      Choose the 'Wild Rose Brewery Draughters' on the pull-down menu under 'Club/Home Track'

c.      Choosing the General Membership for $40

d.      Skip everything else except for reading and checking the boxes for the Waiver and Declaration

e.      Check out
f.       E-mail your Zone4 receipt to mikeu@shaw.ca.  I will prepare your membership, and trade it for $10 when I see you on a group ride (the $10 is to cover the cost of setting up the team with the ABA).

For riders who want to race in the WNRS

Go to the Crankmasters website and buy a Calgary Crankmasters secondary club membership for $35, which entitles you to go on all Crankmasters group rides and race in all 15 races in the WNRS.

For riders who want to ride in ABA events

Follow the recreational rider instructions, except under 2)c. choose the Citizen Cycling Licence or UCI Licence.  E-mail your Zone4 receipt to mikeu@shaw.ca.  I will prepare your membership, and trade it for $45 when I see you for a group ride.  The $45 is $10 to help cover the cost of setting up the team, and $35 for race insurance which the team is invoiced directly by the ABA.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing everyone out this year,

Mike