Coastin’
Our next club meeting will be at 6:30 on
Monday, August 7, 2000, at Alfred & Charlie’s, 815 S. New Hope Rd,
Gastonia. Newsletter Updates: Call Jeanette or Jerry West at
866-4337. September newsletter deadline
will be August 17th.
Ride Schedule
Monday – start 6:00 – Forestview HS, S. Union
Rd, pace: 1st loop: pace of slowest rider; 2nd loop:
approx. 16 mph
Tuesday – start 6:00 - Warlick School, Spencer
Mountain Road, pace: 17-20 mph, 34 miles
Wednesday
– start 6:00 – Forestview HS, S.
Union Rd, pace: 17-19 mph, 34 miles
Thursday
– start 6:00 - Warlick School,
Spencer Mountain Road, pace: 17-20 mph, 28 miles
Sunday
– start 9:00 am – Winn Dixie, S. New
Hope Road; pace and route determined at ride start
3rd
Sundays – start
9:00 am – Bethel Elementary, ride with the Rockhill Cyclists, approx. 50
miles
Note: New riders are
encouraged to join us on the Monday rides, which include two loops, 11 and 15
miles, respectively. All riders must
wear helmets and an adult must accompany minors.
Miscellaneous Day
Rides
If
anyone is interested in riding during weekdays, please contact Jack LaMarre at
869-8631. Max speed 18 mph. Jack would enjoy some company!
Monthly Rides with
Rock Hill Bicycle Club by Troy Bush
Rock Hill Bicycle Club and Gaston County Cyclist
riders met on Sunday, July 16 for our monthly ride. We had 6 riders from our club (Jim and Paula Weant, Frances and
Reece, and Troy and Margot) and 2 from Rock Hill (Mike Burgess and Mac Baily) . Mike took us through the back forty (cotton
country) to Brattonsville. What a
georgous area! Mike was well versed on
the filming of the Patriot and filled us in on the details. The next combined ride will be on August 20.
Dog Days of Dallas
Ride Results
On
July 9th we held the Dog Days of Dallas ride. We had 80 riders participate. Thanks to Mike Harrison for organizing the
ride and to Charlene Angel, Margot Rott and Melissa Magee for helping with
registration, John Price for marking the course and creating the ride flier,
and Kevin Robinson, Beverly Bradshaw & family for providing sag support.
Time Trials at
Charlotte Motor Speedway
On
August 9th and September 26th, Charlotte Motor Speedway
will conduct 10-mile time trials.
Practice starts at 5:00 and the time trials begin at 6:00. For more information, call John Talani at
(704) 504-1875.
50/50 Bike Ride to
Benefit Kinshasa, Africa and Hickory – August 5th
On
August 5th, there will be a 25- and 50-mile organized ride to
benefit Kinshasa, Africa and the people of Hickory. This is being organized by Dikembe Mutombo of the Atlanta Hawks,
who is a native of Kinshasa, with the intent of raising money to build a
hospital for the people of his home town, as well as ministry needs in Hickory
(soup kitchen, etc). See the flier
enclosed for more information.
Cooper River 2001 –
Reservations at Microtel
Jim
Weant has blocked (10) rooms at the Microtel in Mount Pleasant for our club for
the 2001 Bridge Run, which will be held on April 7th. If all (10) rooms are reserved, our rate
will be $89/night. If all (10) rooms
are not reserved, the rate will be either $99 or $109, depending on when the
room was reserved. The rooms were to be
held until June 30, 2000 and will all be located at one end of the first
floor. To reserve, call Microtel at 843-971-7070, ask for the “Jim Weant”
rooms and reserve for the nights of April 6th and 7th.
Annual Biker / Hiker
Weekend in Bryson City – August 4th – 6th
This
year’s annual Biker / Hiker weekend in Bryson City will be held August 4th
– 6th. Rooms had been reserved
at the Lu Croy Inn in downtown Bryson City at a rate is $50/night under the
name “Weant / Gaston Co. Cyclists”, with reservations required by June 15th. If you didn’t meet the deadline, the Inn can
be reached at 828-488-6363 to make your own arrangements.
New Club E-mail List
Chris
Baucom has set up a club information e-mail list. To access, key in ONELIST.COM, then enter Gastonia Cycling. If you have any questions or problems, call
Chris at 704-825-1963.
New Member News
We
had six new members this month: Timothy Leach of Gastonia, Dorothy & Edward
Keene of Gastonia, Chris Fiehweg of Gastonia, Dennis Hall, Sr., of Concord,
Scott Moss of Mt. Holly and Dennis Patterson of Kings Mountain.
Welcome
to the club!
For Sale
Trek 1220,
47cm, Shimano RSX Triple, Look pedals, ridden approx. 500 miles. $350.
For more information, call Jerry or Jeanette West at 704-866-4337.
Trek 2120 - yellow/ carbon color,
carbon fiber main frame, 54 cm frame size, Shimano 105 24 speed triple, new
drive line in May ‘00, clipless peddles - $595.00 - call Jim Weant - 865 6193.
Raleigh 700 - white, 54mm frame size,
aluminum with carbon fiber fork, less than 20 lbs., Shimano Ultegra 18 speed,
clipless peddles - $725.00 - call Jim Weant - 865 6193.
700 Spinnergy wheels with new tires and choice of
freewheel (8 or 9 speed) - $350.00 - call Jim Weant - 865 6193.
Race / Ride Results
Gulf Coast Triathlon,
Panama City Beach, FL, 13-May – Chris Baucum 5:45
Latta Plantation
Triathlon, 10-June – Chris Baucum 1:34
Blood, Sweat & Gears,
Boone, 24-June by Troy Bush
The second annual Blood Sweat and Gears ride was
held on June 24, 2000. This ride is a
100-mile ride that travels through Avery and Watauga Counties, and also goes
into Tennessee for a short while. The
scenery is incredible. Congratulations
to Bill Gintert on his 4th place finish . Bill completed the ride in 5 hours 11 minutes. Other finishers and their times are: Troy
Bush 5:50, John Price 5:53, Margot Rott 5:55, Ronald Hutchins 6:10, and Chris
Baucom 6:14. After the ride they
provided pizza, sub sandwiches, drinks, and cookies. Proceeds go to the American Red Cross. This is a great century ride, which also includes a shorter route
of ~45 miles. And you don’t have to
worry about transportation back to your car since the 100-mile route is a
loop. We need to consider adding this
one to our list of annual rides!
Roan Moan Metric
Century, Bakersville, NC, 17-June by
John Price
This ride features over 5,000 feet of climbing
enroute up to Carver’s Gap. Congratulations
to Terry Herrington for completing this ride in 4:55.
The
Bear - 5 mile hill climb - Jim Weant 45:00; Hal
Angel 55:00.
Grandfather
Mountain Marathon - Ronald Hutchins and Paula Weant 4:11.
Upcoming Running /
Cycling Events
05-Aug University
City YMCA 5K 704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com
12-Aug Jubilee
8K, Latta Park/Dilworth
704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com
19-Aug Summer’s
Last Fling 5K, Harris YMCA 704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com
26-Aug Summerfest
5K, York, SC 803-628-5314
09-Sep Greek
Fest 5K, Greek Church, Dilworth
704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com
09-Sep Tucker
Lake Triathlon, Benson, NC
910-458-0299
16-Sep Carrabba’s
Classic Half-marathon & 10K, Raleigh
919-846-1858 Al Terry, aterry1934@aol.com
30-Sep NorthFest
15K, Lake Norman 704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com
01-Oct Duke
Liver Ctr Half Ironman Triathlon, Raleigh
910-458-0299
28-Oct Autumn
Leaves, Manzetti’s Southpark
704-358-0713 www.runcharlotte.com