Issue 13/20                   www.bermudabicycle.org                    May 15, 2013

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 19 - Team Tokio Road Race - South Road, Smith's - 7:45AM

May 24 - Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race - Somerset - 8:50AM

May 26 - Team Hiscox Time Trial - Bacardi - 7:30AM

June 2 - Winners Edge Road Race - Details TBA

June 16 - Road Race Championships

June 23 - Time Trial Championships

July 7 - Madison Road Race

2013 BBA Race Calendar as of May 1

NatWest Island Games Countdown:  60 days to Opening Ceremonies

CYCLING NEWS

HOSTS REQUESTED FOR NATWEST ISLAND GAMES CYCLISTS

Cylists coming to the NatWest Island Games are being offered homestays.  Please consider hosting one or more cyclists at your home for the Games.  The basic requirement is to provide a bed.  MEals and transportation are also much appreciatd by the athletes but not expected. If you are willing to be a host please email April at april.galda@arielre.com. Your help is greatly appreciated.

BBA JUNIOR CYCLING CAMP 2013

The annual junior summer bike camp will be held at Clearwater over the week of July 8 to 12, with Geri and Brad returning.  More details later, but meanwhile, keep the date free.  Check out their Facebook page with pictures from prior years : https://www.facebook.com/BBAJuniorSummerCyclingCamp

RACING MATTERS

HARRINGTON SOUND TIME TRIAL

Thanks to April Galda and her Madison teammates for organizing the Harrington Sound time trial last Sunday.  Full results can be found at www.bermudatiming.bm.  Congratulations to Justin Ferreira who set a new record for the 15/16 boys, eclipsing Daniel Oatley's 2012 mark.

MAY 24TH SINCLAIR PACKWOOD MEMORIAL RACE

The final event for qualifying for the 2013 SPMR is this Sunday.  You must have completed two mass start races in order to get an invitation and be racing in Junior A, Adult C, Women, Adult B or Adult A.  The criteria of two races is less than the original standard of three as one of the road events was postponed.  The list of riders who have qualified to date are shown on the document below.  Next week we will begin sending out the registration forms by email to those who have qualified.  There is an entry fee of $20 for adults and $10 for juniors.  Again, only those riders who have qualified will be sent invitations.

Categories for this race are Open Male (racing age 19 and over), Junior Male (racing age 18 and under), Open Female (racing age 19 and over) and Junior Female (racing age 18 and under).

We require a handfull of marshals for this event, and volunteers will get a fancy t-shirt provided by the Road Safety Council sporting their new mantra, Think Choose Live.If you are able to assist with this critical aspect of the event please contact Martin Bolton at mbolton@kaissa.bm.

SPMR 2013 Qualifiers as of May 8

MORE SPMR

For those whom the excitement of May 24th just isn't enough, ZBM will be airing a live race preview show on Thursday, May 16th at 8:00PM.  Minister Wayne Scottwill be a guest of host Ian Rawlins.

TEAM TOKIO ROAD RACE

Start/Finish will be at Harrington Hundreds Grocery Store on South Shore Road, Smiths. Registration will open at approximately 7:15am.

Junior B/C
The race will proceed as an out-and-back loop to the Mid-Ocean club entrance remaining on South Shore Road. Turn at the green cone and return to the start/finish. Junior B will turn just before the start/finish and complete a second out-and-back lap.

Adults/Junior A
Race will proceed east to Paynter’s Road, turn left and continue towards Harrington Sound Road, turn left and proceed west to Flatts Village. At Flatts, turn left on Middle Road, proceed up Flatts hill and bear left at Verdmont Road. At St. Mark’s Road, turn left. At South Shore Road, turn left and return to the start/finish.

King of the Hill (KOH)
The first to cross the timing mat on the top of St. Mark’s Road on lap 2 for each adult category and junior A will take KOH honours.

Start Times
7:45am (staggered start)
Junior B – 2 out-and-back – 10 miles
Junior C – 1 out-and-back – 5 miles

8:10am
Adult A – 6 laps – 41.4 miles

8:15am
Adult B – 5 laps - 34.5 miles

8:20am
Adult C – 4 laps – 27.5 miles

8:25am (staggered start)
Women – 4 laps – 27.5 miles
Junior A – 3 laps – 20.5 miles

Saturday Timing Chip Handout
Although you can register on Sunday morning, there will be early registration and timing chip pick up at Cycle Cellar (63 Dundonald Street, near Liberty Theatre) from 2 – 4pm.

Picture of the week

Bernews photographer John Manderson was out at the TT last Sunday and added a creative touch to race photography, catching new record holder Justin Ferreira in the scooter mirror.

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