Great meeting all of you at the meet and greet on Wednesday. If you couldn't make it to Gears for the meet and greet, no worries; we have the whole summer ahead of us. Here's some important information to note:
FIRST RIDE OF THE SEASON:
Our first Saturday ride will take place on Saturday, May 1st at 10am. For the month of May, all Saturday rides will start at 10am. Beginning June 5th, Saturday rides will start at 9am. Club rides were originally advertised as starting at 8:30am, but many of our members live outside the GTA - starting at 9am will allow them a bit of extra travel time in the morning. Wednesday evening rides will start the first Wednesday of June at 6:30am.
For those of you nervous about our first ride of the season...don't be! I did a test ride of the route on Saturday - in the rain and sleet no less! The first ride will be approximately 40 to 45kms - no major hills or difficult terrain. We'll keep it simple for the first couple of rides until everyone feels comfortable and gets used to being back out on the road. Starting in June we can start introducing further distances, different pace groups, and destination rides that start away from Gears.
MAY 15TH CLINIC:
Free for all Gears Girls members, we'll be running a clinic/refresher session on Saturday, May 15th. Details and location to follow as the date gets closer!
OAKVILLE CYCLING CLUB:
If you have paid to ride with the OCC in addition to Gears Girls, I will forward your name and information on to their membership coordinator. You can start riding with them anytime! The OCC's Tuesday night and Sunday morning touring pace rides have started for the season - check out their website http://www.oakvillecc.com/ for additional information and for start locations.
GEARS GIRLS CLUB CLOTHING:
We have jerseys, shorts, arm warmers, knee warmers and vests available for sale at Gears. We have run out of medium jerseys and will be re-ordering them this week. If you have already paid your membership fee but did not receive a jersey, we'll let you know when they arrive!
If you have any questions about Gears Girls let me know. Also be sure to check out our blog: http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com/ for regular updates. If you have friends that would like to join Gears Girls, please let them know they can become a member anytime. Have them either send me an email at gearsgirls@hotmail.com or drop in to Gears to fill out a membership form and pay the fee.
Can't wait to get out on the road with all of you!
Mel
