News Archives - 2010

It's been a big year for our club and now it's time to celebrate!  Following are the details for the year end party, capacity is limited so get your tickets early.

The Details

Date: Saturday November 27, 2010

Location: St. Regis Hotel Bar & Grill, 608 Dunsmuir Street.

Tickets: $20.00 per person (includes taxes and gratuity) available for purchase at the Club office (1637 West 5th Ave). Ticket covers entry and food.
 
Tickets can be purchased on Monday November 8th from 8:00-8:30 and Thursday November 11th from 3:00-4:00.

Food: Buffet style with a selection of fruits, salad, and tapas (Including: organic greens salad, roasted red pepper hummus, wings, dry ribs, calamari, pizza, fruit and veggie platters).

Drinks: A separate drink menu will also be available.

Entertainment: Band details and start time to be announced shortly.

Send us your Photos!

During the year end party we will be showing photos of everyone's cycling adventures over the past year.  We encourage everyone to send photos to for us to include!

photos@glotmansimpsoncycling.ca

Here they are, the Cypress Challenge results! Congratulations to all of the participants in the 2010 Cypress Challenge! As well, thank you to our wonderful event and club sponsors for their support!

We may have some photos in the near future so keep an eye out here for them. If you have photos that you would like to share of the event, feel free to post them on our Facebook wall.

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

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• 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!