In Addition

Tuesday Evening Junior Development rides. See the full JD schedule.

**Just Added** Wednesday May 23rd - Women's Only Group Emergency Bike Maintenance Clinic at Fresh Air Experience. See the Women's Page for more information. Register here.

Sat. May 26th. Mini Go Ride is a non-competitive fun bike ride that is Fund Raiser for Camp Quality and Bicycles for Humanity. Online registration is available.

Sat. June 2nd. Bike Rodeo - Bring your kids to the 3rd Annual Youth Bike Rodeo. Your kids will get to ride an obstacle course, a road mock up, have their helmet fitted, and even get their bike 'safetied'. Safe Cycling's professional instructors, police officers, and Health Unit staff will be on-hand to teach your kids how to ride safely. You get all this for $5! The registration deadline for the 2012 Bike Rodeo is May 19. The Bike Rodeo will take place on June 2nd, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Lakehead University Fieldhouse. To register, call the Community Services Hotline at 625-8463 or go to http://www.safecyclingthunderbay.com/ for more information. The first 100 registrants get a free Bike Rodeo T-shirt!

Safe Cycling Clinics offered by official CANBIKE instructors are coming. Building on the experience of club riders, the course will reconfirm advanced skills and defensive cycling for cyclists who ride in traffic and in tight packs. Course content includes: complex traffic dynamics, predictive decision making, situation-specific lane positioning, best on-road equipment, efficient group riding, effective cycling in heavy traffic, preventative bike maintenance, and collision avoidance techniques. The Safe Cycling Thunder Bay demonstrates our commitment to safe cycling - as individuals and as community leaders. Cost $40 - a 50% subsidy is available for TBayCC members

TBCC Riders take on Western Canada

A group of three TBCC riders recently departed for Vancouver and are riding their way back to Thunder Bay. You can follow their exploits on Gene's Blog at http://cyclewestcanada.wordpress.com

Campaign Launch: You Know Me, I Ride a Bike

On May 1, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, working with Safe Cycling Thunder Bay, announced the launch of their awareness campaign aimed at improving the relationship between motorists and cyclists. The "You Know Me. I Ride a Bike" campaign seeks to personalize cyclists in the eyes of motorists, reminding them that the bicycle in front of them is not just an obstacle to be dealt with, but carries a person that could be their child's teacher, local optometrist, or a mother of two. The stars of the project are ordinary Thunder Bay cyclists that motorists may see every day on the streets and highways in our area.

Winner of Poker Ride #1

Congratulations to Roger Kowalchuk for his win on Sunday April 29th.

Support for Expansion of City Bike Lanes 2012

At the City Council meeting on June 4, 2012 City staff will be recommending the further expansion of bike lanes. This recommendation is another step in implementing the commitments made in the City's Active Transportation Plan. The Plan approved by City Council in 2008,commits the City to creating a network of bike lanes crossing the City totally 110 km. This Plan also sets out a number of other commitments to foster participation in safe cycling. Our Club provided in input to the creation of this plan. It is important that the club and others show our on going support for the implementation of this PlanThus the Club Directors are asking that residents consider taking two actions.

First Action Requested
Please add your name and address to the enclose petition below. You can do this by simply sending an email to ....president@t baycc.ca ......stating your support for the following statement (cut &paste it) . Include your name and street address,and feel free to provide additional comments if you wish. The Club will then assemble all your email replies into one petition for presentation to City Council.
"I support the expansion of bike lanes in the City as one means of enabling people of all ages and abilities to participate in cycling as a safe economical, environmentally friendly, healthy and enjoyable activity and means of transport."
Name Address

Second Action Requested
B/ Please send an email to City Councillors expressing your support for the expansion of bike lanes as committed to in the City's Approved Transportation Plan. Please also send a copy to myself ..... president@tbaycc.ca
City Councillor emails 2012 Mayor, khobbs@thunderbay.ca
Councillors, iangus@thunderbay.ca, rjohnson@thunderbay.ca, aruberto@thunderbay.ca, lhebert@thunderbay.ca, afoulds@thunderbay.ca, tgiertuga@thunderbay.ca, ppugh@thunderbay.ca, lrydholm@thunderbay.ca, mbentz@thunderbay.ca, bmckinnon@thunderbay.ca, jvirdiramo@thunderbay.ca, kboshcoff@thunderbay.ca
Your prompt consideration and response to these two requested actions will be greatly appreciated and will demonstrate our support for safe cycling routes in the City. The Club is also requesting to make a deputation at the June 4 City Council meeting.

Congratulations to Our Draw Winners

The lucky winners of the attendance prizes at the Spring Expo were:
$50 Gift Certificate for The Keg - Michael Shafirka
$50 Gift Certificate for Caribou - Lynn Josefchak
Our thanks again go out to all the sponsors of this event.

Schedule Update

Updated Road Race and Time Trial Schedules are now posted - as of April 20th, 2012

Road Touring

The Road Touring committee is looking for volunteers this year to help as tour sweeps. This means you'll be riding at the end of the last tour group or keeping some of the slower riders company on the short tour routes. If you would like to help, please add your name to one or more of the tours on the touring sign up sheet.