Issue 09/38                   www.bermudabicycle.org                    September 23, 2009

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 27 - Bank of Bermuda Foundation Triathlon - Hamilton - 8:30/9:30AM

October 4 - Road Race Points Series Race #12 - Southside - 8:00AM

October 18 - Capital G Time Trial Series - Bacardi Course - 7:30AM

October 25 - Capital G Time Trial Series - Harrington Sound Course - 7:30AM

November 1 - Capital G Time Trial Series - Shelly Bay Course - 7:30AM

November 21 - Annual Awards Dinner - Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club - Some time in the evening

2009 RACE CALENDAR - Updated File 6/17/09

CYCLING NEWS

BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA GRAND PRIX 2009

Many thanks to all those who helped make the 2009 Butterfield Bermuda Grand Prix such a success .  Curtis Dickinson, Aisha Rymal and Edwina Bowen from Butterfield contributed to make the event a memorable one and to them and Butterfield we are truly in debt.

Special thanks also to race directors (Martin, Jeff, Peter, John and Duncan) plus Steve Millington (commissaire), John Frey of Velocity Results, volunteers, Goslings, Wilkes Catering, Sportseller (thanks for the van, Sharon) and Colin Murdoch for his design work.  The list goes on and on.

We hope all of you who raced enjoyed the format and will consider participating again next year.  Yes, there will be a next year.

Full Results For Butterfield Bermuda Grand Prix

BANK OF BERMUDA FOUNDATION TRIATHLON NEARS

For those of you who have honed their TT skills of double as a triathlete, race directors Chris Page and Ian Pilgrim invite you to enter the 2009 Bank of Bermuda Foundation Triathlon.  Details on the event and registration can be found at http://bta.bm/pages/2009/27sept.html.  If you are looking for a swimmer or runner to round out your team then contact Chris  (cp@transact.bm) or Ian (ipilgrim@mayflower.bm) and they will hook you up with some quality athletes.

Ian Pilgrim is still looking for a brave soul to join the ranks of Draft Marshals.  If you are interested in helping in this capacity then please contact Ian at the address above.

MAINTENANCE CLASSES

Chelsea is offering another free bike maintenance classes on September 29 at Bicycle Works starting at 6:15.  Learn the basics so you can save your money for important things like a pair of ceramic bearings in the same colour scheme as your bar tape.

TRUNK ISLAND SWIM

Pam Froud has asked us to remind you that the annual Trunk Island Swim will take place on October 11th.  You can get all the details and register at raceday.bm

SCHOOLS CYCLING

I had a great flash back this week when I joined Fred Swan's Bermuda Institute mountain biking group on a damp Monday afternoon.  After a torrential downpour soaked the central parishes the railway trail was a mixture of puddles and sandy spots.  Now, usually we adults on bikes avoid puddles, knowing that they are mysteriously deep and only obligate us t spend extra time to clean the bike later.  But when you are zipping along the trail with ten 12-13 year olds, puddles are adventures not to be missed.  And being slightly competitive, it took no time for me to join the race to get to the next damp spot to see who could make the biggest splash.  I held my own, remembering how much fun it was to be 12 and on a bike.  Of course later in the day there was the extra cleaning but it was worth it.  Laundry was another matter.

If you would like to join one of the school programs to assist the leaders then let us know.  Maybe your employer would agree to the time away from your job as community service.

RACING MATTERS

FINAL ROAD RACE SERIES EVENT  OCT 4

The final event in the road race points series is scheduled for October 4th, most  likely at Southside.  Details will come out next week but, since it is the final road race of the year, let's get a strong turn out.  Certainly the race committee guys are planning on some quality feeding afterwards.

LAST CHANCES FOR TIME TRIAL SERIES

As the season winds down we have the final chances for the Capital G Time Trial Series.  The series placings are determined by your best time at each of the three courses (Shelly Bay, Harrington Sound and Bacardi).  So if you have missed one, not happy with one of your times or haven't done a single TT the entire year, clear your October Sundays and strap on the aero bars.

Picture of the week

Thanks to Molly Pilgrim for her contribution this week.  The winning shot is of Chequan Richardson leaving it all out on the course and just getting the edge on Annabella Doyle in the Hamilton Criterium stage of the Butterfield Bermuda Grand Prix.  The two had battled all afternoon and it came down to a dramatic sprint finish.

If you want to submit a picture or two for the next newsletter then please forward the image to newsletter@bermudabicycle.org.