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NOTE... Starting September 13, Tuesday and Thursday rides will be starting at 5:30pm.
NEWS
July 4, 2011
Tuesday R & R ride:
Some riders may have noticed that the Tuesday route is marked/painted on the pavement with a recognizable pink arrow that looks like the Capitol letter A You can follow this and it will point you through the whole 51 km route!! an alternative shorter route of 37km can be easily be rode by following the pink A to the corner of Bethesda Rd and the 6th concession then switch and follow the green A, however this route has not been finished off yet just make your way through Hampton and south on Green Rd back to home, hopes are that the pavement fairies will finish it off.
Mark on your Calendars:
Tour De Norfolk:
Coming up very soon is the Norfolk tour check it out at www.letourdenorfolk.com. 10 OCC members particpated in this supported weekend ride last year, set in Norfolk county, just about 20 minutes SW of Brantford. There are routes of varying lengths 40km, 75, 100 and 160km. This is a beautiful area to ride, fields filled with Ginseng, canteloupe, tomatoes, tabacco Etc it is fairly flat. Most will camp at the nearby soccer fields but there are hotels and motels nearby. Check it out , get registered and come be part of the weekend ride!!
Newcastle to Port Hope ride:
Set to take place on Sunday July 24th meet at the west waterfront parking lot (more info to come) at 12pm we will ride to Port Hope along the waterfront have a rest stop then return it is about a 50km route and very enjoyable with beautiful views of glorious lake Ontario.
Civic holiday weekend ride in Wingham Ontario: (about 3 hours drive North west)
July 30, 31 and Aug 1 Our Club has been invited to stay and camp at a OCC members family home with rides planned of about 50km on the Saturday, 100 km on Sunday (toward Kincardine) and a smaller ride on the Monday, speeds will be moderate between 22-24km average it is a flat area. If you are interested I have info on motel and a B & B. No cost for the camping accomodation or ride planning. Contact me if you want more info on this or you are planning on attending as I am starting an list.
Ride4UnitedWay
Several members have been involved in the Ride4UnitedWay planning, this ride is planned to take place on Sunday August 28th. Our Club has an important role in this ride. I hope many of you have this ride on your calendars as it is a for a great cause, needs that are in your own community!! attached is info on what United Way funds are used toward. There is a route for everyone 25, 50, 100 and 160km routes are offered in our very own Durham Region. Please register under the Oshawa Cycling Club team which is already set up in the system, www.Ride4Unitedway.com by being on the team it doesn't mean you have to ride with the members in the team it is just a fundraising goal.
I will need some volunteers for this day as well so if you or family members are unable to ride then please consider helping out for a morning, afternoon or all day! contact me if you can help out.
Hope your all enjoying some warm summer days!!!
Melissa Claxton-Oldfield
President
Oshawa Cycling Club
March 3, 2011
Looking forward to the coming year
Hi Members,
Well its about time for another email from me, LOL!!!
Last Saturday we held our Awards Banquet and Potluck dinner. We had a crowd of about 50 members enjoying some great food, including TJ's "deer and beer" which was scrumptious!! you all out did yourselves the food was excellent!! We enjoyed some social time, reaquainting ourselves with fellow cyclists some of which we haven't seen for several months.
After dinner we presented the awards here are the results:
~Longest distance male is Chris Lamont at 12044km
~Longest distance female is Melissa Claxton-Oldfield at 9162km
~Longest distance in a day Melissa Claxton-Oldfield with 215km ( a sweet ride with a tailwind to Kingston)
~Most Improved is Susan Goodman
~John Alexander award (most contribution to the club) was Sandy Lavergne and Joanne Barlow
~3 awards were given to children 12 and under who completed 100km in a day, Brianna Warr, Jacob Adams and Hayden Ring what an accomplishment!!!
many names were given honourable mention and many thanks for helping with the Tuesday night R and R rides
Ed Wilson Rick Goris
Tom St Jean Dave Bell
Gord Tromley TJ Adams
Ray Vincent Jennifer Tilk
Dave Smith Richard Claxton-Oldfield
Doug Barlow Eric Bock
any many more, sorry for those whos names has been forgotten on the list
Gift certificates was given in appreciation to Bill Uhlman for doing our mapping for the Ride4UnitedWay and for our club routes that have just been added to the website, more details on them are yet to follow. Also to Tom Butler who has been in charge of our web design and more for the last few years.
We had a draw from the members who completed the survey of which there were 62 entries and the 1st place winner of a OCC jersey is Rod Vandyk and 2nd place is Steve Reily who has won a 1 year membership, congradulations!!!
Many prizes were handed out by draw afterward,
thanks goes to Impala Bicycle shop and Bicylces Plus for donating many of the prizes
Many members renewed their memberhip with 2011 membership cards given on the spot.
On another note, this weekend March 4, 5 and 6th is the Toronto Bike show at the exhibiton its a excellent show don"t miss it!!
Coming up on Tuesday March 22, 7pm at Donevan Rec centre is our Spring general meeting, please submit to me by email any topics you would like placed on the agenda. This is your chance to voice your comments, opinions etc. and hear how and when this years cycle season will be handled.
Info on the new ride "Trip to Trent" is now on our website please check it out, this is our new overnight feature ride held June 4-5th 2011. We hope to hold this ride yearly starting this year with OCC members only. Registration form is online that you can print off and send in with your payment. We are hoping for alot of participation from club members on this ride. Maps will eventually be online once we have finalized the route.
We are finalizing the Jersey/short order this weekend if you are thinking about it contact our VP. TJ. Adams who is handling the order.
tjadams@sympatico.ca Don't delay as this order needs to go in this Monday so we have our jerseys by May.
Thanks,
Melissa Claxton-Oldfield
President
Oshawa Cycling Club
January 18, 2011
Looking forward to the coming year
Hi OCC Members;
We are now well into the new Year of 2011 and we have some great cycling plans and club activities being planned for you. The execuctive team has been meeting and discussing the details and I might add that we have a fine blend of talents and strengths represented in our OCC executive team, so expect great things to happen this year!!
Both online and the printable OCC membership application form on this website are now current for 2011. Or you can wait until the Awards Banquet where there will be applications available, you can rejoin on the spot. I will keep all 2010 members on the email address lists until after the Awards banquet, if you will not be rejoining (I hope you will) please let me know I can take you off the email list. Remember to join early and save $5, membership price goes up after April 30th and you don't want to miss my informative emails!!! LOL
First things:(more details to follow)
Members will soon receive a club survey that we want everyone to complete, by doing this you will be entered into a draw for a club jersey or 1 years free membership!
Saturday Feb 26 at 4pm mark on your calendars, the Awards Banquet and Potluck which will be held at Hope Fellowship church
Toronto Bike Show for those who attend, set for March 4, 5 and 6 I am not sure yet if we will have a booth for the Ride4UnitedWay yet?
Tuesday March 22, 7pm will be our Spring General Meeting at Donevan sports complex in the meeting room.
An email will soon come with club requests for Jerseys and shorts our VP. TJ. Adams will be handling this order
April 9th 10-1pm at Legends rec centre we will once again have the OCC open house
One of the things I love is planning/organizing trips and featured rides, I know this overwhelms many but I realize some need to know dates to book off time at work. This is what lies ahead, of course as these date approach more details will come by email, as well there will be many more rides added to this list that are not OCC regular scheduled rides
Tours and Featured Rides;
April 17-May 1- Ride the Natchez Trace Parkway http://www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/bicyclinghome.htm from Nashville to Natchez Mississippi this tour will be self-supported meaning you need a bike to carry your gear and we will be camping. However if there is anyone who would be willing to drive a vehicle and carry bags I would like to talk to you. Also if you really wanted to do this trip hotels along the way could be booked. Contact Melissa if you are interested for details as emails concerning this trip will only go out to those who have requested it.
Lilac Ride: Wed May 25th, which takes place in Prince Edward County. We car pool together and begin our ride from Bloomfied at 10am, spend the day exploring the island at a moderate pace, with spectacular lake views all around us, including several stops at the cheese store, lake on the mountain and of course we stop to smell the lilacs, this ride is 100km but can be shortened to 50- 70km.
Ride to Trent University- (needs to be properly named)June 4th-5 80km ride to Peterborough and staying over at Trent University, riding home the next day via an alternate route, at your own speed, rest stops and places of interest will be enjoyed, fully supported, details to come. Need volunteers to form a committee I have 3 so far please contact me.
GOBA (Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure) www.Goba.comJune 18-25th- this is a fully supported tour that 6-10 OCC members have been attending each year, it is quite an experience and is family friendly. Cost is reasonable at about $200 per person for the week, mostly camping but motels and college dorms can also be arranged for accomodation, food extra.
Canada Day ride and barbecue- July 1st, this ride is the distance of Canada's birthday!! for those who like long distances. Shorter routes are also planned (80km & 40km). We will do this ride with other local bike clubs and have a barbecue and social time after the ride.
Ride to Montreal along the Waterfront trail- July 8th-12th self supported, camping, But motels along the way could be easily arranged its a trip I've done, its awesome!!!
Le tour de Norfolk- July 16 & 17th. www.letourdenorfolk.com A group of OCC members did this ride for the first time last year and it was really enjoyed. It takes place south of Brantford and has great roads. distance options, but if you have a goal to do your first century of 100 miles(160km) this is the place to do it, as the roads are fairly flat but the scenery is great as you are in alot of farmland with crops of tabacco, ginseng, canteloupes Etc. I would love to bring a big group of riders to this ride this year.
Joy and Grahams ride- July 30, 31 and Aug 1 (civic holiday) well this is the name I came up with anyway LOL!! this is from a cycling friends house (her brother is Graham Rutherford who is an OCC member) near London she has offered to host rides and we can camp in her back yard details will still be worked out.
Great Hudson Valley Pedal August 16-21 http://www.ptny.org/hudsontour/index.shtml this is a fully supported 6 day trip, it is camping.( I do believe hotels can be arranged?) It starts in Albany, New York and rides right into New York City where you can either stay and explore or get on a bus provided back to the start. For those who are intimidated by the bigger mileage this is the bike ride for you, as the distances are less then most bike trips at about 35-45 miles (55-70km) per day, so lots of time for sight seeing and socializing.
Ride4UnitedWay (website link on the OCC's website) on August 28th, with distances of 50, 100 and 160 km routes, also just added will be a 20km "community ride" for families and recreational riders, this ride was known as the OCC's Scugog Circle Century for 25 years until 2009 when we teamed up with United Way
Ok that lots of info for you to all absorb, I think you will agree it will be a awesome cycling year
If anyone wants me to send info on any other trips planned, let me know
Melissa Claxton-Oldfield
President
Oshawa Cycling Club
October 30, 2010
The Final Ride Of 2010
This past Saturday, October 23rd, about 40 members set out for the "Finale ride". We started from Hope Fellowship Church with a wind from the east and rode toward Bowmanville.
The sun was shining which made the ride all that more enjoyable. We rode through Orono, over Hwy 115 and south on Lawrence and back on the 4th Concession enjoying a tail wind as we rode back. We were all set up for our potluck dinner and enjoyed coffee and tea on our arrival back to the church. The dinner was outstanding as there were so many varieties of main courses, appetizers, salads, and desserts. Well done members for a most awesome meal!!!! Social time was enjoyed during and after the meal.
After dinner, Doug Barlow did a tire/tube change demonstration which attracted a crowd of 15 members or so who wanted to learn how its done. Many tips and tricks of tire changing, names of bike parts and tools were taught.
This was the first time we have had a potluck from Hope Fellowship Church and many commented on how great a place it was. We would like to use the church again for future events as it is in a great location (especially for a ride), has great washrooms, nice kitchen and is very comfortable. Everything included for a very affordable price. The Enfield church is closing, so most likely we will not hold our Banquet and Awards Potluck in February or early March from this location again.
I want to say how impressed I was with the amount of volunteers he had to help set up and who stayed after and helped clean up. "Many hands makes work light" Much thanks to you all!!!!
To see all the pictures, login to the "Ride Board"
M. Claxton-Oldfiled
President
OCC
September 12, 2010
The Times Are Changing
Due to the loss of evening daylight and the change of season, the following scheduled ride times have been changed:
Tuesday evening R & R rides will begin at 5:30 pm as of Oct 5th (bring lights)
Thursday evening Social rides will begin at 5:30 pm as of Sept 9th (bring lights)
Sunday morning rides will begin at 10:00 am as of October 3rd.
Mon, Wed and Friday morning rides will also begin at 10:00 am as of October 4th.
Also, the "Final Official Scheduled Ride" will occur on Oct 23 starting at 1:00 pm from the Hope Fellowship Church on Bloor St., followed by a potluck in the church.
June 12, 2010
Rookie Rides
The Oshawa Cycling Club 2010 Rookie Rides have surpassed all expectations this year with attendance reaching up to 50 cyclists on some evenings. The following letter was received from one of our new members.
Hi Melissa,
Just wanted to say the Rookie and Recreation ride (my first ever) was absolutely awesome - awesome - AWESOME tonight. You and Jennifer (I think that's her name) and Al and everyone who contributed to training and guiding us on our route were simply wonderful. I think you're great and I am very delighted in my decision to join the OCC.
I look forward to another 'riding adventure' very soon. My schedule is such that, unfortunately, I can only make it to a Tuesday R & R ride every second Tuesday... however, I am looking at perhaps making the Thursday ride (that is of course if it's not a fast pace ride) ... will have to depend on you to keep me informed as I'm confident you will. :-)
Thanks sooo much for a wonderful evening of riding - have a fantastic week...
April 1, 2010
2010 Calendar
The Oshawa Cycling Club 2010 ride calendar is now posted. Check it out for all the new ride location and time changes for 2010. Also the mountain bike rides and tours are on it.
March 8, 2010
OCC Banquet
Oshawa Cycling Club members gathered together on Sunday March 7th for the annual awards banquet. We enjoyed a meal together and had some social time getting reacquainted with some of our riding friends who we haven't seen all winter.
There was talk of the many successes of the 2009 riding year including the "rookie ride", that was well attended and the "lilac ride" which also was a hit. Both rides will be continued in 2010. We remembered the Canada Day ride hosted by Mike and Carmen which had a great attendance with many of the new "rookie riders" hitting milestone distances of 80-100km and for those who wanted longer distances, we rode the distance of Canada's birthday!! The Ride4UnitedWay ride in August had its successes and some things that need to be improved. Some of us completed out of Country/province riding in Ohio, Michigan and Quebec (Petite Train Du Nord). For some in this group, this was their first experience at long distance multi-day riding and they felt great accomplishment in completing these rides.
It was a great year for the OCC, now 30 years old!!!
Gifts of appreciation were handed out to Jeanette Piercy who ran as club President for many years and Joanne Barlow who as been our club treasurer for a number of years.
Prizes were won including jerseys, gift certificates, bike tune ups, helmets etc. A BIG THANK-YOU TO OUR LOCAL BIKE SHOPS, BICYCLES PLUS AND IMPALA BIKE SHOP FOR DONATING MOST OF THE PRIZES!!
March 5, 2010
NEW 2010 RIDE PLAN ADDITIONS
There have been some new additions to the 2010 ride plan. The following changes and additions have been made.
1. The Tuesday night training ride is going to get revitalized and the starting location has been moved to the Courtice Community Center.
2. A Thursday night social ride has also been added to our plan.
3. The biggest news is, we are now including organized mountain bike rides on Saturdays.
Check the Weekday and Weekend web pages for more information.
March 4, 2010
DATE'S TO REMEMBER
Here are some important dates to mark on your calendar as the 2010 season approaches.
March 5th, 6th and 7th the OCC will be at the Toronto Bike Show in the Ride4UnitedWay booth.
March 7th at 4pm is our Annual Awards Banquet, Zion United Church on Enfield Rd (just north from corner of Taunton and Enfield Rd).
March 23rd at 7:00pm is the Annual Spring General Meeting in the Bobby Orr Lounge, Civic Auditorium Oshawa.
April 10th our first Open House will be held at the Legends Center in Oshawa from 10:00am. to 1:30pm.
January 26, 2010
WHAT'S NEW
The 2010 season for the Oshawa Cycling Club is filled with many new activities and events. All the new stuff required a redesign of the web site which will be unveiled soon. In the meantime, we are releasing our first new feature. Registration for your 2010 memberships is now available in both paper and electronic format. Visit our join page and register for the upcoming season.
November 10, 2009
FALL GENERAL MEETING
The fall General Meeting of the Oshawa Cycling Club will be held on Monday, November 23rd at 7pm
in the Bobby Orr Lounge (top of stairs to pool) of the
Oshawa Civic Auditorium (Thornton Rd., just south of Hwy 2 West, Oshawa).
The agenda will consist of a financial update, membership update, executive elections for all positions, membership fee changes, on-line registration and any new business brought forth by the membership. All members should plan to attend this important meeting.
October 25, 2009
JUST AN UPDATE
In the news is the final 2009 time trial results and an update with some 2010 news, the 2009 winners and some 2009 photos on our supplementary Ride4UnitedWay site.
