News Archives - 2009

CCE Cycling Team October 2009 Article

Glotman Simpson structural engineers in Vancouver are sponsoring a highly successful — and growing — cycling club which is making a name for itself in British Columbia. Geoffrey Glotman, P.Eng., a principal of the company talked about the club with CCE.

Please click the image or download the attached pdf to read the full article or click here to read the online version: 

Sign-up until November 7th, 2009 and pay a reduced membership rate. 2010 Memberships include a FREE 2010 jersey (Option A & B only). Please download the attached application form and mail it to or drop it off at our club office.

 Membership is mandatory to participate in any Team/Club events.
A club membership has its benefits. To find more about our benefits please contact us at info@glotmansimpsoncycling.ca.

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.

Allan Prazsky and Rory McAdams on the podium of the 2009 Yaletown Grand Prix (Credit: Wendell Challenger)

The 2009 edition of the Yaletown Grand Prix proofed to be again on of Vancouver's premier bike racing events. Several thousand of spectators and a great organisation rounded up a great day of racing on Canada Day 2009. The Glotman Simpson team showed a great depth of strength in all categories.

Schwalbe has issued a warning over a subset of Ultremo R tires. This is only a warning and does not constitute a recall. If your Ultremo tires start exhibiting bulging Schwalbe will replace the tires promptly at no charge. If your tires are affected you should see this after a short time in use. Most will not be affected. See the PDF (attached at the bottom) for more details.

YOU ARE INVITED!

To Join the Glotman-Simpson Cycling Club to launch the 2009 season. 
Come out and meet Team Pancreatic Cancer Research, Club members, Sponsors and Reps.

Where: West Point Cycles; 3771 West 10th Avenue

When: Thursday, April 23rd, 2009; 07:00 - 09:00 p.m.

Enjoy event discounts and offers such as:

The Trek Madone in all its indoor glory

Pretty basic but super fast setup: Trek Madone with Shimano Ultegra SL and Bontrager Race X-Lite components.

You will see the whole women`s team riding with this bike and selected men racers.

To find out more about this bike please visit our sponsors West Point Cycles and Trek Bicycles.