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Men's Masters from left to right: Mike Elliston (3rd), Allan Prazsky (1st) and Bob Welbourn (2nd) (Credit: Bob Chew)

This past weekend saw an amazing showing of Glotman Simpson Cycling talent as GSC took 5 of the top 6 masters positions!

Following are two perspectives from the trenches:

"Russ and Bob C. set the tempo on the flat section at the beginning enabling Al, Mike and Bob W. to preserve ourselves for the climb. We hit the climb and hid behind Mike until a few hundred meters from the top, then we bravely managed to overtake Mike (I grabbed his jersey and pulled him back while Al made his move!)" - Bob W.

Riding in group formation is known to cause uncontrollable smiling

Michael Daerendinger has kindly offered up two potential rides for members who can comfortably ride over 100 km in a day. The rides are along the Sunshine Coast (June 4) and Mt. Baker (July 2). More details follow below.

1) Friday June 4 Friday June 18 - Annual Sunshine Coast Ride

• Leave on the 7.20am ferry to Langdale,
• Ride to Madeira Park (Pender Harbour) have lunch (there is an IGA) and ride back
• Route is the main highway, which can be hilly at times. Great scenery
• Usually able to make the 2:30 PM return ferry
• Approximate ride distance is 120km

GS rider Conrad winning the Cambell Heights road race men's novice category by a sizable margin. (Credit: kdubphoto / youtube.com)

Glotman•Simpson Cycling had an impressive showing at this year's Campbell Heights Road Race with some impressive results across all the categories. 

Mmmmm... coffee is tasty both pre and post-ride. You don't want to miss a coffee and ride by going to the wrong start location! (Credit: Wendell Challenger)

This is an important reminder about our club ride meeting point on Saturdays.

The new loaction is at Cuppa Joes @ West 4th and Alma.

The coffee shop is located on West 4th, West of Alma and is part of a little shopping mall which includes parking stalls.

• A-Ride leaves at 8:30am (random route).
• B-Ride leaves at 9am (North Shore this week).
• C-Ride leaves at 9:15am (Iona or UBC).

More information on our club rides can be found under our club rides section.

Coaches explaining the finer nuances of road riding.

Join the Glotman Simpson club riders for a fun evening of technical training on your bike. Learn how to accelerate properly on the bicycle, ride various echelons, corner at speed, find your efficient climbing style and even learn bicycle racing tactics.  Each session will have qualified and certified coaches working on YOUR technique followed by group intervals based on ability level. These skills will provide a helpful foundation for the Saturday club rides and races. So get off the couch and come work on your skills!

GLOTMAN SIMPSON CYCLING CLUB NIGHT
January  21, 2010; 7pm - 9 pm
@ West Point Cycles
3771 W. 10th Avenue, Vancouver

Kick off the 2010 riding season with great discounts (up to 15%) on 2010 Trek Road and TT/Tri Bikes for 2010 registererd CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.

Also find great CLUB MEMBERS ONLY discounts on Bontrager components and other products at West Point Cycles!

www.trekbikes.com

Please view our update 2010 clothing design and place your clothing order today by dowloading the attached order form pdf. The pictures only show the jersey design. The design is not fully finished as we are still negotiating sponsorship details. We will update the files and pictures as soon we have created a change of the design.

Sign-up for the Glotman Simpson Triathlon Club on Friday October 2nd, 2009 3pm - 7pm at 1637 West 5th Ave, Vancouver, BC.

This is your chance to meet the coaches, choose your schedule, talk tech and find out more important information about your sport!

We have the solution! Bring your friends and join the MultiSportScience indoor cycling sessions. A flexible schedule and different workouts every day will give you the opportunity to build up your fitness level through the winter. All sessions are coached and a qualified instructor will be on site. High performance cycling trainers, water and some good cycling videos will be provided.

Bringing it home to the finish line (Credit: Rachel McBride)

We had a great turnout of 150 riders for Saturday's Glotman•Simpson  Cycling club's Cypress Hill Climb Challenge.  The competitors tacked the 13 km climb up Cypress Mountain, which roughly has a 7% grade for the entire climb. (It is not an easy climb!) A diversity of cyclists showed up, from the serious competitor to club riders, to recreational riders to support our fundraiser for pancreatic cancer research.  The good cause also brought good weather enabling us to raise just over $6,000 towards pancreatic cancer research.  The event went smoothly and we are already planning next year!!!

Now on to what everyone has been waiting for the results and photos!

[UPDATE 1: Photos are now available]
[UPDATE 2: Photo album links have been fixed]
[UPDATE 3: Photo albums: finish line | awards]

The limited edition event T-Shirts have arrived and the early registered participants are currently being contacted!

The countdown to the  Cypress Challenge: Part Deux has started!  There's only two weeks to go before the start of the second round of this special, cancer fundraising event.

September 12th - Hold the morning open! 

This fun and friendly charity event offers a mass start for all age categories, and will run from the bottom of Cypress Mountain to the top of Hollyburn's Cross-Country area, a challenging 13 km route with a steady 6.5% grade.

Pre-registration location: 1661 West 5th Ave.
6:30 - 8:30pm.

Stephanie hard work and early attacks paid off as she won the field sprint with ease!

he last BC Cup of the season was held in Sidney, BC. Another fast criterium under Twilight settings ended up being very successful for the Glotman Simpson Team. The women's race was dominated by our team. Stephanie Ossenbrink attacked early throughout the race but a technical error brought her back into the peloton. Marie-Claude Gagnon, Karen Watson and Leslie Vice managed to keep the following attackes under control and made sure that Stephanie as the sprinter on the team was positioned  perfectlyin the last laps. Stephanie won the field sprint with ease!