Dec 9: Meeting!

This is our last meeting for the semester so come on by! It is Thursday December 9th. Just like previous meetings, we are starting at 6:30 pm in the Northern Conference Room. We will be wrapping up the semester and discussing the upcoming road season and UA Criterium that we are hosting on campus.

See you all there!

PAG Bike Count Volunteers Needed!

The PAG Annual Bike Counts are approaching. Over 100 intersections are counted from Oct. 19-21 from 7am-9am and 4pm-6pm. The counts are used document the number of people out biking, and this data gathered over time is used to provide trends on bike use in Tucson. Also, the data helps prioritize and justify bicycle facility improvements.

The effort is entirely volunteer driven--so we need you! The minimum time commitment is 2 hours, although 4 hours of volunteer time allows you to cover an entire intersection. To volunteer, you must attend one of two upcoming training sessions. At the training sessions, you sign up for a counting location and receive your recording materials. The sessions are:

• Thursday, October 14, 6:00pm, Ward VI Office (3202 E 1st St.)
• Saturday, Octover 16, 9:00am, Ward VI Office

The UA Cycling Club members have helped out the past two years, and are volunteering again in 2010. We are having our regular club meeting this Thursday (Oct 14), at the bike count training session. Afterwards, we are meeting for dinner at La Salsa on Speedway. Please join us if you'd like!

If you have questions related to the count, please contact Ann Chanecka (achanecka@pagnet.org).
For detailed info on count methodology and previous results, please visit: here

Kim and I counting bikes at Helen & Mountain in 2008

MTB results

Congratulations to all that raced these past two weekends. Here are the results from the Horny Toad Hustle and the High Desert Screamer:

Horny Toad Hustle:

Collegiate Women A
1st- Madeline Hack

Collegiate Men A
1st- Matt Jones
7th- Andrew Suter
8th Sean Canterbury

Collegiate Men B
1st- David Carlson
2nd- Fabian Reize

High Desert Classic
Collegiate Men A
1st- Matt Jones
3rd- David Carlson
7th- Sean Canterbury
11th- Andrew Suter

Collegiate Men B
4th- Alejandro Grajal

SWCCC Website Launched

A new website was just launched for the Southwest Collegiate Cycling Conference: http://www.swcollegiatecycling.org/Home_Page.html

For more information on collegiate cycling, please visit: http://www.usacycling.org/collegiate/

Thanks to our Conference Director, Nancy Ellis, for making the website happen!

Bike Ambassadors Job Opportunity

Hello,

The Pima County Bike Ambassadors are looking to hire some students to help with bike education & outreach efforts on campus. The pay is $8/hr if you are under 18, and $10/hr if you're older. Currently, they are looking for students to work the following days/time:

Thursday (9-16): 8:30am-11:30am and/or 1:30-3:30pm (they'd like 2 students per shift)
Monday (9-20): 8:30am-11:30am and/or 1:30-3:30pm

The work would involve handing out Tucson-Pima bike maps, Share the Road guides, and talking with bikers and pedestrians about biking on campus (and being courteous and safe). The locations would be set on or near campus. There are also additional opportunities to work if you find this is something you enjoy.

The one requirement is that you take a bike safety class taught by a LAB (League of American Bicyclists) certified instructor within the next month. You can find the class schedule here: http://bikeped.pima.gov/Safety/SeptOct%202010%20Road%201%20Schedule.pdf

I know this is a last minute notice, but it's an opportunity for some very flexible work that encourages biking in Tucson. Also, let me know if you're interested even if you can't work the shifts above--there will be other opportunities.

Please e-mail me if you're interested.

Chloe
PTS Intern
chloeforsman at gmail.com

Hey Everyone!

Our next meeting is this Thursday 9/09/2010 at 6:00 pm. We are meeting in PARC then we will be headin' out to the volley ball courts from some fun.

See you there

Temporary Calendar Link

Since our calendar has mysteriously decided it can't be viewed from the "calendar" page, we've generated a link where it can be viewed:

http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=uacyclingclub@gmail.com&ctz=America/Phoenix&pvttk=30c9c5ecc5ca372478ba1ec48217c9be&gsessionid=wcwg6xTbM9I2IBxSb-4Q_A

So please take a look at the calendar for the upcoming meeting dates, rides, and other events (including Clif Bar order dates). Best of luck!

Race Weekend Coming Up! XC & DH

Mountain Bikers,

There is a race this weekend!

If you are interested in going to this race in Albuquerque please let me know as soon as you can! Preregistration ends at midnight this Thursday. Events include Downhill or Cross Country. We will be leaving this Friday and returning Sunday. We are trying to set up accommodations with some fellow riders from NMU but if we cant make that work air mattresses and tents will be our best friends. There will be more info at the meeting on Thursday. If you can't make the meeting let me know. Please let me know if you have any further questions. The more people we can get out there to represent the U of A the better! You can email me or call me at 520-301-6064.

Thanks,

Sean

First Bike Club Meeting

Hey Everyone,

I hope you all had a great summer, but now it's time to get back to bike club meetings. Our first meeting is Thursday August 26th from 6-7pm at the North Conference Room of the Rec center. Our first MTB race is next weekend!

See you there.

UA Dominates the SW Conference Crit Championships

The UA Cycling Club had 16 racers representing the University of Arizona at the SWCC Crit Championship race in Tempe, AZ over the weekend.

Read about the race on Velonews: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/ua-dominates-sw-conference-crit-championships_105750

Next up is the Lobo Classic in Albequerque, NM. Stay tuned!