News Archives - 2010

Team Escape Velocity will be hosting the annual Toy Ride on Saturday, November 20, 2010 in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. All cyclists, cycling clubs and teams are urged to come out and join us in support of this worthy cause. Riders are encouraged to bring  donations in the form of cash or cheques made out to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.  Monetary donations are preferred as this provides the LMCB the most flexibility in assisting those individuals who need help the most. The LMCB will issue tax receipts to donors at a later date.

Glotman•Simpson Cycling is hosting its first cyclocross race on Saturday, November 13 at the South Surrey Bike Park in White Rock. 

To learn more please visit to our official CX race page

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!