3rd Road Race of the Season: HYMERS CLASSIC June 22 10:30 am

Start/Finish/Parking at Norwest Arena
Cat 1 & 2: 70 km full loop
Cat 3: 43 km turn at St. Urho's golf course (out and back)
Cat 4: 29 km turn at junction of 588 and 595 (out and back) Course details
Sign up by 10:15: Pre-race instructions 10:20
VOLUNTEERS WELCOME: CONTACT Lorne Morrow 767-0723

WOW 100k Challenge Ride: July 27th

Women members are invited to join us for our 4th annual 100km Challenge on Saturday, July 27th. The ride will be leaving from the Murillo Municipal Office, 4569 Oliver Road in Murillo at 8:30 am. There will be 4 rest stops en route where you can enjoy some fresh fruit, snacks and get more water if needed. Our third stop will once again visit Belluz Farms where a drink and home baked treat will await you! Two support vehicles will follow the route to assist us with any technical difficulties but please remember to have an extra tube with you. A sweep will also be provided for the ride. There will be an apres ride pot luck dinner and we will also request a nominal fee to cover the costs of the snacks. Details will be sent closer to the date of the ride. Sign up here, so we know how much food to provide for the ride. This is a great opportunity to challenge yourself in a safe and supported ride. Every year we have a handful of riders who never would have attempted this distance on their own but feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment (as we all do) when that odometer clicks to that 100km mark!

New - TBCC Hoodies Limited Quantities! Thanks to Maureen Page, a limited number of black hoodies with the TBCC logo are available at a unit price of $55. Just email treasurer@tbaycc.ca or talk with Maureen. Notice to Members: The 2013 order for TBCC jackets and jerseys has been placed. Louis Garneau expects to ship the order by July 23. For those who have orders with Mary Ellen, she will keep in touch by email. There will be inventory on hand with a size range in both the jacket and jersey in men's and women's sizing. If you are interested, please email treasurer@tbaycc.ca or talk with Mary Ellen.

June 1st Road Race Photos

Many thanks to Paul Barnwell for taking these pictures and being willing to share them with us. Click any of the pictures to see a larger version. Under cool (9C) temperatures with the rain holding off another great race in the TBCC race series. And the winners are: Category 3: Iain Meetam Cat 2: Reid Carter Cat 1: Dave MacIssac. Many thanks to John, Rick and Maureen for making the race happen.

Wow Learn To Ride in a Group Clinic

Click on the pictures to see a larger version	About 60 Women took part in Wednesday Nights Clinic
The advanced women practice a double pace line	The intermediate women also work on a double pace line

Dateline: May 23 - 20 km Time Trial

ROBBIE WELDON AND EMILIE ROY Time Trial with TBCC tonight!!! Robbie Weldon and her new pilot Emilie Roy from Quebec joined us for tonight's Time Trial on Lakeshore Drive in preparation for the upcoming World Championships. Where else can you ride with world champions but at TBCC!!! Good luck to Robbie and Emilie at the worlds.

How tough are Thunder Bay Cyclists?

Race Maps Updated

With Thanks to our President Lorne Morrow, maps and descriptions of where to park etc., have been added to the Race Menu. There is an overall schedule with links to the maps under the Racing menu and less cluttered sheets under the Race & Time trial sub-menus.

Bay Street Active Living Corridor

The City of Thunder Bay's Active Transportation Group has proposed creation of an appropriate pathway for self propelled citizens to travel from Hillcrest Park West towards Junot st. One component of this plan is to change some stops signs in the Mariday Park Neighbourhood to facilitate easier East West bike and pedestrian traffic along Bay st. from Hillcrest Park to Marlborough and the two schools at Carrick Park. This would also have an effect of decreasing vehicular traffic North to South along Hill st. and its parallel neighbours. View the Plan here. If you wish to show your support, meet at Hillcrest Park at 6:30pm and join families riding bikes (kids, babies, parents, adults) from Hillcrest park along the route to the Red River Ward meeting held at the Girls and Boys club at Windsor and Junot. The public meeting will start at 7:00 pm on Wednesday May the 22nd.

Cyclists have responsibilities under the Highway Traffic Act. Here is a brief summary of some of the laws: Summary Page
For more detailed information check the MTO website

Information on what is happening in the Thunder Bay Safe Cycling Community is available on the Safe Cycling Thunder Bay site.