I haven’t made an update here since last year? Well, LOTS has been going on. I guess it’s time for an update.

Our 2010 OCA affiliation forms have been filled out and submitted, this means we will have membership cards in hand very soon. We also will provide all the local shops with forms & some club brochures in the next couple of weeks.

We have a whole bunch of great things that are set for the year ahead.

Saturday, May 22, we’ll be hosting an OCA Youth Cup Road Race & TT for riders ages 10-16. More info on the series is available on the OCA Website.

We will of course be participating in the Interclub road race series as we always have, however this year instead of Owen Sound being the third club, our friends from the Mountainview Cycling Club of Midland will join ourselves & the Newmarket Eagles in the series. The schedule is close to complete, and will be posted this week.

Mike Doble has again volunteered to run the club Time Trial series on alternate Thursdays through the summer, we’re very lucky to have his help!

We have joined a coalition along with the OPP, the County of Simcoe, the towns of Oro-Medonte, Innisfil, Springwater, Vespra & the Blue Mountains to create a rural road safety initiative/education program. After just two meetings a lot of progress has been made. The County has agreed to add a 1m strip of pavement to all new construction and re-pave jobs from herein. Oro-Medonte has agreed to something similar, but with the upcoming Pan-Am games, there is also potential to create an actual network of cycling routes through the area.

We have volunteered to adopt a section of Ridge Rd. The County responded to our request by granting us the section from Range Rd, through the town of Shanty Bay to the 3rd line of Oro. Our responsibility is to spend two days per year cleaning the shoulders of that section of litter & debris. For this, we get a sign along the side of Ridge Road with the Club’s name on it!

We’ve been hard at work to put together a program of rides designed to appeal to people who just like to ride bikes, as opposed to the ‘cyclist’ style rides we’ve typically focussed on.
These rides will be taking place every Saturday through the summer, and we’re really excited to teach new people what it’s like to change a tire, or ride in a group properly!

Hopefully some of the riders who attend these new Saturday rides will aspire to ride in our Charity event for the Barrie M.S. Society on Sunday September 18th. This will be a fully supported, exciting ride of multiple distances up to a full Imperial Century, or 160km! We’re really excited to showcase some of the challenging and picturesque terrain in our backyard.

I am sure that I’ve forgotten some things, but the gold medal game is almost on! I can’t believe it’s been so long since an update went out, apologies for that, but the Barrie Cycling Club is looking for 2010 to be the best year yet!

One last thing. We never had an end of year dinner last year, so I think perhaps a club meeting/pizza night is in order for this month, does this sound like a good idea?

This is what we’ve got left:

Send email to: BCC Clothing if you would like to pick any of this stuff up before Christmas!

Based on indicated support, a meeting of initial stakeholders to promote rural road safety will be held on Monday, December 14th at 1 p.m. The OPP has kindly offered the use of its boardroom at the Barrie detachment headquarters.

This will be a brainstorming session to begin the process of establishing programs that can be used to educate motorists and groups such as cyclists, equestrians, farm equipment operators, and pedestrians on safe practices when encountering one another on our roads.

Several groups have already expressed interest in participating in this process including the OPP, the towns of Oro-Medonte & Innisfil, The Town of the Blue Mountains, the Share the Road Coalition, the Ontario Equestrian Federation, the Ontario Trails Council, the Ontario Trail Riding Association, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Barrie Cycling Club.

During the process we may identify additional stakeholder groups locally and throughout the province who share our common vision of improved public safety on our rural roads. From our preliminary discussions you have already suggested and pointed to other programs that we may be able to connect with to advance our mutual interests. It would be helpful if you could bring information on these programs to the meeting.

Please contact me ASAP if you are interested in attending and if there are any other organizations that could also benefit by being in attendance.

Cheers,
robb

Why we produced the report?

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport commissioned this report on behalf of the True Sport Movement – Canada’s national movement for sport and community. 

Our goal with this report is to provide the evidence that sport can be a powerful and positive influence in our communities.   We want to help communities, policy makers at all levels, business leaders and those in sport, to see the tremendous potential that lies within our community sport system. We hope that they will work together, and come up with new approaches that put this potential to work for Canadians.

There is one very simple idea at the heart of this report – good sport can make a great difference.

We encourage decision-makers to take full advantage of the information when planning policies and programs for their constituents and communities. We hope that they will work together and come up with new approaches that put this potential to work for Canadians.

What is the report?

The report is a comprehensive document outlining the public benefits of community sport. “What Sport Can Do: The True Sport Report” outlines conclusive proof of how good sport can be used intentionally to positively influence a wide range of societal goals, including child and youth development, crime prevention, education, social inclusion and economic and environmental sustainability.  

The report demonstrates that sport can be used to influence public policy to the benefit of Canadians in the following areas:  

We encourage you to take a look at the report for innovative information on how the deliberate use of sport, with collaboration from all sectors, can be used to the benefit of your community.

Health

• Sport can increase the number of active Canadians, and increasing physical activity levels by just 10 per cent would save Canadians over $150 million annually in direct health costs alone. 
• Participation in sport can stem the tide of child obesity – 10 per cent of Canadian children aged 7 -13 are currently at risk of disability, disease and premature death because they are obese.

Child and youth development

• Youth involved in sport are more likely than non-athletes to eat healthily and weigh less, and less likely to smoke, use drugs, engage in sexual activity, or feel bored or hopeless.
• Girls experience particular benefits from sport due to its protective effects against osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, suicide and adolescent pregnancy.

Social development 

• Sport can help to strengthen communities by building social capital and fostering greater inclusion of marginalized groups like the disabled. 
• Sport can help to facilitate the integration of newcomers.

Economic development

• Sport plays a significant role in the economy of Canadian communities by providing jobs and enhancing skills and productivity. 
• Sport contributes to economic development and renewal. For example, in 2004 Canadian households spent $15.8 billion on sport.

Environment sustainability

• Many investments in community sport are investments in green space, with users often becoming advocates for their protection, proper maintenance and expansion. 
• New greener standards for sport and recreation facilities are helping to ensure that sport is doing its part to make our communities more sustainable.

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7pm, Upstairs at Michael & Marion’s Restaurant, 89 Bayfield St.

See you there.

With winter fast approaching, and the cycling season winding down, we’ve decided to hold our Annual General Meeting right after this year’s Barrie Cross race.

The race is Sunday November 8, and our AGM will be held on Tuesday November 10th at 7pm.

This years meeting is being held at Michael & Marion’s restaurant in downtown Barrie. Kent Smith, the owner was kind enough to offer us a free space in his private dining room upstairs.
The location also provides us an opportunity for some socializing after the meeting has finished and in advance of our year end dinner.

We strongly encourage all members of the club to come out to the meeting, as it is an opportunity to not only elect executive members for next year, but it also enables everyone to have direct input into the club’s direction heading forward.

In addition to selecting next years executive, we will be discussing things like whether or not we can commit to a charity event next year for the MS Society. Potential changes to the Interclub race series, both clubs involved and race courses used. Along with anything else YOU want to see discussed.

It’s been a great year, lets ensure next season is even better. See everyone on Tuesday November 10th @7pm.

Registration opens at 8a.m and closes 30 minutes prior to each race start. The course will be open for pre-riding after 8am on Nov. 8th.

PLEASE NOTE: One day licenses will be available for this event at a cost of $5. They can be purchased at the time of registration.

Cost of the event is $25 pre-registered, and $30 day of registration for all categories other than Junior and Under 17. For these categories the cost is $20 pre-registered and $25 day of event. All riders are encouraged to pre-register, either through the OCA website or by calling Hardwood Ski and Bike at 705-487-3775.

Race starts will be as follows:
10 a.m. – Under 17; Senior 3/4 Male; Beginner Male; Master 3 Male
11:30 a.m. – Junior (17-18) Male& Female; Senior Female; Beginner Female; Master Female; Master 2 Male
1 p.m. – Senior 1/2/3 Male; Master 1 Male

There will be a cash purse for Senior 1/2/3 Male & Senior Female, along with great merchandise prizes for all other categories. Awards will be held immediately following the completion of each race start.

The course is approximately 2.5kms in length and offers a great mix of the terrain features at Hardwood Ski & Bike. There are fast sections of grass and doubletrack, combined with numerous technical, twisty and bermed sections, 1 double barrier, one run-up and a short, sandy dismount. The course then ducks into the woods for 2 fast sections.
This course is guaranteed to be a hit for all levels of rider, from beginner to expert.

The BCC is pleased and excited to welcome Carriage Hills Resort as a sponsor for this years race. For those wishing to stay over the night before the race and make it a weekend Carriage Hills is offering luxurious accomodations at special racer rates starting at $72/night. To book your room please follow this link: Carriage Hills

Hope to see you there.
BCC

The executives are having a meeting tonight at The Second Cup downtown at 7pm to discuss planning for our CX race which is fast approaching next month.
If anyone is interested in coming out and hearing about our plans, or to help volunteer, please feel free.

We will add an extra event for Thursday September 10th, again a 15km TT which will be followed by our “Pizza Bash”, probably at Boston Pizza in the south end of Barrie. The pizza will be free to all members who have ridden at least once in the 2009 series. Partners are welcome also but will be asked to contribute something to the food cost, perhaps $5.00. Drinks will be your own responsibility.

Let’s try to have a good turnout for these last two TT’s.

Mike

2. Hardwood Ski & Bike- Club Discounts
As a continuing sponsor of the BCC, Hardwood is offering the following discounts to BCC Club members:
Summer Seasons Passes- 25% discount off the regular price.
Summer Day Passes- 25% discount off the day pass rate. ( Discount also applies to family members riding with the member).
Bike Rentals- 25% discount.
Retail Shop- 10% discount.

To obtain any of these discounts simply identify yourself as a BCC member at the time of purchase.

Dave

On the agenda for the meeting will be a clothing re-order. We will be taking orders for clothing at that time and deposits can be paid by either cash or cheque. We have received 2 levels of quotation for the clothing. The preference at this time appears to be for a better quality of clothing with a slightly higher price. The decision as to which clothing to order will be made at the meeting. Please plan on attending if you wish to order or want to try any of the clothing. Full fit kits are available for viewing.

This will also be an opportunity to renew your membership for this season. As it is an open meeting, any issues of interest may be added to the agenda for discussion. The cycling season is just around the corner. Our club depends on the input and opinions of the membership. Please plan on attending so we can hear from you and get your feedback.
Dave

Spouses and significant others are definitely welcome and encouraged to attend.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

In addition, Hardwood now has lights for night skiing on a 2km loop. If you have a headlight there is also skiing available on 3 designated trails. The lights will be on until 9 p.m. that evening. We have arranged a special Ski ticket price of $7 for the evening. Also, for those needing ski rentals they will be available at a special discounted rate of $13 for either classic or skate equipment ( total cost – $20 ). There are plenty of rentals so there is no need to reserve equipment.
These rates will apply anytime after 4 p.m. If you are able to get out a bit early from work it would be great to get out and get some ski time before supper. For the keeners there should still be time to get back out for a bit after supper.

For this evening to be a success we need an idea as to numbers and a commitment for the meal by Wednesday, Jan. 14th. If you plan on attending please call Dave or Judy during the day at 487-3775. You can also e-mail Robb or Dave( thefabbros@rogers.com ).
Hope to see everyone there for what should be a great, fun evening.

Dave

I’ve got some exciting news about our year end social event/dinner. We’ve been in talks with Jack Sasseville from Hardwood Ski and Bike about combining our dinner, with a little bit of night skiing! He’s agreed to offer us 50% of the standard night skiing rate, down from $15 to only $7.50. He’s also giving us a discount on rentals, so there’s no reason we all can’t do some skiing! $13 for classic skis, or $20 for skate.

The only thing left to do is choose a date for the event. At our AGM last week, we discussed holding it on Thursday January 22. Now that Dave has spoken to Jack, we could hold it on Friday, January the 23rd if that date is more agreeable to everyone.

I ask you to please respond to this email to let us know which date works better for more people! If you can change the subject of your reply email to the date you prefer that will make it easier for us to go through and tally the responses, thank you in advance!

Also, I’d like to apologize for not getting the word out about our AGM last week. I had used the old web interface to send an email to all of our members, unfortunately after speaking with several of you, I’ve learned that it didn’t work, and nobody got the email. I have now created my own manual list of members/email addresses to ensure this never happens again. I’d also like to remind everyone to check into the website http://www.barriecycling.com on a weekly basis as we do post any and all relevant info there as well.

Happy Holidays, I look forward to seeing everyone in January!

Registration opens at 8a.m and closes 30 minutes prior to each race start. The course will be open for pre-riding after 8am on Nov. 2nd.

PLEASE NOTE: One day licenses will be available for this event at a cost of $5. They can be purchased at the time of registration.

Cost of the event is $25 pre-registered, and $30 day of registration for all categories other than Junior and Under 17. For these categories the cost is $20 pre-registered and $25 day of event. All riders are encouraged to pre-register, either through the OCA website or by calling Hardwood Ski and Bike at 705-487-3775.

Race starts will be as follows:
10 a.m. – Under 17; Senior 3/4 Male; Beginner Male; Master 3 Male
11:30 a.m. – Junior (17-18) Male& Female; Senior Female; Beginner Female; Master Female; Master 2 Male
1 p.m. – Senior 1/2/3 Male; Master 1 Male

There will be a cash purse for Senior 1/2/3 Male & Senior Female, along with great merchandise prizes for all other categories. Awards will be held immediately following the completion of each race start.

The BCC would like to thank the following sponsors who have made this event possible:
Days Inn Barrie;
Tarpin Lumber (Barrie);
Hardwood Ski and Bike; Pearl Izumi; Sugoi Clothing & Ryder Eyewear.

The course is approximately 2.5kms in length and offers a great mix of the terrain features at Hardwood Ski & Bike. There are fast sections of grass and doubletrack, combined with numerous technical, twisty and bermed sections, 1 double barrier, one run-up and a short, sandy dismount. The course then ducks into the woods for 2 fast sections before heading to a quick descent leading to the start / finish area.
This course is guaranteed to be a hit for all levels of rider, from beginner to expert.

For those looking for overnight accomodation Days Inn Barrie is offering a special rate of $99. Please mention that you are attending the race in order to obtain the special rate.

Hope to see you there.
BCC

We’ll be meeting at the parking lot on the 1st @ 6pm on Tuesday Sept 30. Bring your lights, as half the ride will be in the dark.

Hope to see lots of you there.

E.S.M. is @ 502 Bayfield St for anyone who doesn’t know!

See you out tomorrow!

The Tuesday night group rides are moving this week! We will be starting from Fred Grant’s Square at 6pm, don’t miss out! The calendar has been updated to reflect this information as well.

The final TT/Club Championship race is coming this Thursday, September 4th, it will be held at the BCC 15km TT Course

. Afterwards as per usual, we will be going for a Pizza night, likely to East Side Mario’s on Bayfield St, so please plan to race the TT, and enjoy some food, beverages & company afterwards!

Finally, a note that plans are well underway for hosting our 2nd Cyclocross race in November! Stay tuned for more details as they firm up!