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UPCOMING EVENTSMarch 7 - Primary & Middle School Mountain Biking Championships - Arboretum - 1:00PM March 14 - IBC Crit Series Race #1 - Hamilton - 8:00AM March 21 - Time Trial Series - Harrington Sound - 7:30AM March 28 - Road Race Series - Southside - 8:30AM April 4 - Time Trial Series - Shelly Bay MarketPlace - 7:30AM April 11 - Time Trial Series - Bacardi - 7:30AM 2010 BBA Calendar - as of 2/24/10 |
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CYCLING NEWS PRIMARY/MIDDLE SCHOOLS MTB CHAMPIONSHIP
This Sunday is the school MTB Championship at 1:00 at the Arboretum. We could definitely use your assistance as there are rumors that turnout will be very high. From set up to tear down will only be about 2 hours and there is only one Premiership League game that day and only Spike and his stuffed animal care about Hull. Please lend a hand with this event to encourage more junior cyclists. If you can help please send an email to president@bermudabicyle.org
2010 MEMBERSHIP The road race season is upon us and you must be a member in order to race. No membership, no start race. Forms can be dropped at the the BBA boxes at Bicycle Works and Winners Edge for posted to the BBA at P.O. Box 192, Devonshire DVBX. |
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RACING MATTERS MTB CHAMPIONS CROWNED
Sunday's slightly adverse weather pushed the awards presentation off until Tuesday but did not stop the Winners Edge Mountain Biking National Championship race to starting. In torrential rain and 60kt winds the Ferry Reach course kept everyone on edge and yielded four national champions. Garth Thomson carried home the Male NC award again, ahead of Grant Goudge and Mark Hatherley while Sarah Bonnett took the Female prize. Junior champions are Dominique Mayho and Gabriella Arnold. Thanks to Paulo Medeiros and Greg Hopkins for sponsoring the event again, especially Paulo who braved the weather on Sunday. Full results are below including the junior non-championship races. Congratulations to all who participated and we all hope Elizabeth's trail rash is getting her plenty of domestic sympathy. 2010 Winners Edge Mountain Biking National Championship Results ROAD SEASON APPROACHES, BE PREPARED The 2010 road race season kicks off on March 14th with a "Jeff Amaral Special" crit in Hamilton. Start/finish will be by the new HSBC Bank of Bermuda building on Front Street. Course details will come out next week. As announced at the meeting last week the road race series entry fees for this year will be as follows: Adult Entry per race: $10 Adult entry season pre-paid: $75 Juniors (18 & under): No entry fees The pre-paid form is below and should be dropped off at the BBA box at either Winners Edge or Bicycle Works. Juniors are asked to complete a form so that the organizers have some idea as to what category you intend to join. These costs apply just to the road races which form a part of the series. Special events such as national championships, Sinclair Packwood Memorial and Bermuda Grand Prix will have separate fees as usual. Time trial costs for 2010 will be: Adult Entry per race: $5 Junior Entry per race: $0 When the Tuesday evening crits resume the fee will be $2 per person regardless of age. 2010 Road Race Series Pre-paid Entry Form RACE DIRECTOR - THE BEST JOB ANYONE COULD HAVE Jeff and Martin have compiled the series events into a spreadsheet and there are still several spots open for you to volunteer as race director. By this time next week the boys will begin filling gaps by assigning riders to events so if you have a preference then make it known to Jeff at jeff@conrads.bm 2010 Race Directors - as of 3/3/10 Check out the BBA website for all sorts of goodies pertaining to the 2010 season. |
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STUFF FOR SALE OR OTHER WANTED, HELMETS
As we have been promoting the school MTB event it has become evident that not so many kids have helmets. If you have a helmet still in functioning condition that does not smell too bad, please consider donating it to the BBA school program. Contact us at info@bermudabicycle.org and we can arrange for collection. If you have a bike (road or mountain) in working condition but is just sitting there, neglected and unused, please consider donating it to the BBA for use in the schools programs. |
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GENERAL ITEMS GROUP RIDES/TRAINING Looking for some training partners or just someone to listen to your cycling woes? Check out this list of group rides. If you have one to add then please let us know at newsletter@bermudabicycle.org RIDER LIAISONS Got issues with race formats? Questions on start times? Just looking for someone to talk to? Jeff Amaral is your contact and he can be reached at jeff@conrads.bm RESULTS
If you are looking for BBA results then check out our web site (www.bermudabicycle.org) or visit www.islandstats.com where Earl Basden has archived most of our events plus photos. VIDEO Bermuda Sports Network is the latest entry to the online space for local sports coverage and they have been eager to come out and cover BBA events. Check them out at www.bermudasportsnetwork.bm ONLINE COMMUNITY
The BBA has a presence in a few scattered locations, including Blogger and Facebook. Check us out at |
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ADDED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Don't forget that BBA members get a 10% discount on sales at Winners Edge and Bicycle Works. See each shop for details. |
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Picture of the weekLiz Arnold's artistic image of Sarah Bonnett from Sunday's MTB race shows how windy and muddy the morning was even if slightly exaggerating the incline. There were rivers running down the trails and the casuarinas were howling in the 60 knot gusts. Visibility? Who needs visibility? If only every race day could have such perfect weather!
If you want to submit a picture or two for the next newsletter then please forward the image to newsletter@bermudabicycle.org. |
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