Velo Girardeau
Volume 29, Number 1 March 2008/ May 2008

CLUB MEETINGS  ** NEW MEETING PLACE**
The Velo Girardeau Bicycle Club meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at HEALTH POINT PLAZA, the corner of Independence and Kingshighway. The meeting for December will be conducted at the Christmas party.  There will be no January meeting.  The next meeting will be the 1st Monday in February.  All interested cyclists are invited to attend the meetings, participate in the bicycling events, and to join the club.

At the October club meeting the following were nominated and approved at the Dec. meeting for Club officers.
 
President  Chris Moore
Vice President  Greg Senske
Secretary Julie Moore
Treasurer Helen Taylor
Touring Director Renate DeBlois
Touring Co director  Marikka Showers
Historian Kim Amsden
Newsletter Editor Gene Magnus
Webmaster  Tim Sanders

Saturday PM rides
    Saturday afternoon rides will leave from Capaha Park across from the Rose Garden, (northwest corner of the park) at 1 PM.  The route and pace will be decided by the riders.

Dues are Due:  The yearly club dues are now due. The club dues are $10 per year for an individual membership and $15 for a family membership.  Please make sure you get your dues paid so you will continue to receive the club newsletter.  Please mail your payment to:

      Velo Girardeau Bike Club
       PO Box 953
       Cape Girardeau MO 63702-0953

Tuesday and Thursday rides: Starting May 1st!!!!
The Tuesday/ Thursday rides will begin May 1st and will end August 30th.  Start times are 4:30p.m. and again at 6:00p.m., leaving from the downtown pavilion across from Hutson's Furniture on Main St.  There are also rides on Wednesdays that are level 1 rides, starting at the same location downtown.  These group rides are at a slow to moderate pace with a total ride time of about an hour depending on daylight.  These rides will help prepare you for the longer Sunday rides.

Velo Girardeau web site
www.cyclecape.org

Cyclecross Rides:  For those of you who want to ride all-terrain rides, you should contact Pat at Cape Bike for an updated schedule for some fun, gut-wrenching, heart-pounding rides.  Call Pat at 335-BIKE.

Winter Riding by John Wente Oklahoma Bicycle Society
To read the complete article, go to http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/winter.htm

Slow down. As anyone who has lived through an Oklahoma winter knows, wind chill can make you VERY uncomfortable. When cycling, you are creating your own wind chill. Faster riders will find it much more comfortable to slow down and enjoy the ride, especially early in the ride when the temperature and your body are the coldest. Some cyclists prefer to ride mountain bikes in cold weather because they get more of a workout at slower speeds.
Just get out there. The most important thing is to just get out there and ride! Don't let the fact that the calendar says it is winter turn you into a couch potato. You'll be amazed at how much easier it is to get back into shape in the spring if you just ride once a week during the winter (on the Floating Crapgame Ride, of course).

CLUB JERSEYS
The club has some inventory of jerseys left.  $40 for no sleeve, short sleeve and $48 for long sleeve.   Contact Gene Magnus, 573-334-7088.   Current inventory: No-sleeve –med, large, xl.  Short-sleeve – sm, med, large, xl, 2xl. Long-sleeve – XL
 
 

CAPE BICYCLE WWW.CAPEBICYCLE.COM

CYCLE WERX  WWW.CYCLEWERX.BIZ

CAPE GIRARDEAU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE    WWW.CAPECHAMBER.COM

CAPE GIRARDEAU CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU WWW.CAPEGIRARDEAUCVB.ORG

HEALTHPOINT PLAZA WWW.SOUTHEASTMISSOURIHOSPITAL.COM/HEALTHPOINT

MISSOURI BICYCLE FEDERATION WWW.MOBIKEFED.ORG
 

Date Time Leader Route
March 2 9:30 AM no ride leader Time Trial - Shawnee Parkway - 9.6 mile.  The course is a loop that will be ridden six times.  Start at the shopping area at the corner of Shawnee Parkway and Silver Springs Road.  Go south on Silver Springs to Mt. Auburn, turn right onto Mt. Auburn to Shawnee Pky, right on Shawnee Pky back to start point.  Each loop is approximately 1.6 miles.   No maps will be provided.
March 2 1:30 PM Jim DeBlois
573-651-3864		 North of Cape - 15 to 20 miles.  Leave from Dempster, the group will stay together.
March 9 1:30 PM Renate DeBlois 
573-651-3864		 Over the Bridge and Thru the Fields - 23 miles.  The Gale-McClure loop, flat.  Yes some of the roads are a little rough, but the gravel has been paved over!
March 16 1:30 PM Roxane Magnus
573-334-7088		 Delux Smith Farm - 23 miles  1260 ft. of downhill.  This is an old club favorite, some hills to keep you warm and a lot of fun.
March 23 1:30 PM no ride leader Easter Sunday Show and Go.
March 30 1:30 PM Bryan Walker 
573-450-6913		 Dutchtown-Allenville-Whitewater - 22 miles.  A flat ride until Whitewater.  Leave from Dutchtown.
April 6 9:30 AM no ride leader TIME TRIAL. - ILL.  OLD 3 NEW 3  - 9 miles.  The course is a loop that will be ridden two times.  Vehicles can be parked just north of Thebes at the scenic overlook park down by the river off of new Route 3.  Time trial starts across from the park at the intersection of new 3 and Riverview road.  Go north on new Route 3 to old Route 3, right on old Route 3 to new Route 3, turn right to new Route 3 back at starting point.  Each loop is approximately 4.5 miles.   No maps will be provided.  From the bridge, east on ILL 146, south on ILL 3. About 7 miles from the bridge to the turn for the park.
April 6 1:30 PM Jim DeBlois
573-651-3864		 North of Cape - 15 to 25 miles.  Leave from Dempster, the group will stay together.
April 13 1:30 PM Chris Moore
573-335-6402		 Tilsit Twist - 34 miles.  Leave from Dempster.  A new route to Tilsit and back.
April 20 1:30 PM Judy Cureton 
573-334-1435		 PP to Chaffee - 35 miles.  A ride over some rolling hills south of Scott City. Leave from the Airport.
April 27 1:30 PM Gene Magnus 
573-334-7088		 Grapevine Trail Ride - 42 miles.  A ride over and through southern Illinois.  Start at McClure School with a rest stop in Tamms.
May 3 1:30 PM Tammy Leible
573-579-8125		 Tour de Brazeau - Over Night Ride 35 miles or more on Saturday.  35 miles or more Sunday on the way back to Cape. Leave from Dempster - We're heading to the small Town of Brazeau, with an overnight in "downtown".  You can pitch your tent in the yard, or sleep in the Historical Society's Tea House.  Please call or email (tamraleible@charter.net) by April 28th to RSVP for planning purposes.
May 4 ?? AM Tammy Leible
573-579-8125		  Brazeau de Tour - 35 miles.  Ride back to Cape from our over night at Brazeau.  The goal is to arrive back in Cape to see or ride the Time Trial.
May 4 11:00 AM no ride leader Time Trial - 642 - 12 miles.  The course is a loop that will be ridden three times.  Start time trial the at top of CR642 hill. Go west on CR642 to CR621, north (right) on CR621 to CR638, east (right) on CR 638 to CR 645,  south (right) on CR 645 to CR 642 back to the start.   Each loop is approximately 4 miles.  No ride leader, maps will be provided.  Park your vehicle at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf  parking lot.