New Board of Directors

Ally Gill won the contested race to become our new Vice President. Others joining the Board are Ed Dunne, Ride Captain, and Todd Leedy, Member At Large. Existing members changing positions are Jayson O'Mahoney, President, and Bob Newman, Historian. Click here to see the Board web page.

Jersey Order Update

Remember that his is the only time this year that you will be able to order the Official Jersey!

The fit kit will be at Super Cool Bike Shop by about noon Wednesday, and be there through Monday (order deadline day). Remember that Voler has a new fabric this year which may affect sizing, so if you're close to a size break you should do a try on.

Voler has just added a new shipping option, USPS, which will be less expensive than the UPS option. Existing orders will be updated to use USPS if it is more advantageous to do so, and refunds issued to your credit card.

Voler is offering a premium jersey, referred to as the FS (flat seam) model. There are examples in the fit kits. This jersey has flat seams, a longer sleeve that is not elasticized, and probably a few other differences. The cost of this jersey is higher than a standard jersey. When ordering, make sure you are selecting the style you want.

Thanks to our sponsors who are making a great price possible: Davis Monk Financial Group, Gainesville Physical Therapy & Wellness, Gator Cycle, Ryan Saylor - Prudential Trend Realty, Specialty Machining Inc, Super Cool Bike Shop, and Syzygy Graphics.

Ride To Remember Volunteer Status

We need volunteers to do the signs on three loops. The signs need to be up by the ride start time (8:30), and taken down after the last riders clear the loop. Those doing the signs on the lower loops can easily ride the lower loops after putting up the signs. The person doing the upper loop signs could easily time it to do the full century. We're trying to keep the number of signs and driving mileage reasonable by using more people. Email Roger at roger@gccfla.org if you can help.

You can sign up now for Ride To Remember 7. The Pedal Off Party is Friday, April 26, and the ride is on Saturday, April 27. Save steps and typing by clicking the link in the Members Area.

Annual Meeting, Party, and Swap Meet

The big event is March 9. Details and sign up are available now in the Members Area.

We've asked active members of the Trailkeepers and the Millhopper Crew to attend so we can thank them for their service. The event fee is waived for these persons.

There are four categories in the Concours d' Elegance this year. Members will vote for the winner in: Modern Road, Presentation, Antique, and Commuter. Antique bicycles are those manufactured before 1988. To be eligible for the Commuter category, the bike must be ridden to the meeting!

There will be a special order placed for registered vegetarians (you do this on the Me page). Watch the News page for more on this.

Through Time on a Bicycle

INTERPRETIVE BIKE TOUR
A guided, interpretive ride on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trial. Easy, short guided ride on a safe, paved bike trail. Lectures about history, archeology, geology, wildlife, early peoples, cattle ranching, all of the Real Florida. Saturday March 9 at 9:00 AM. Boulware Springs City Park SOUTH entrance by the old, white brick building. HELMETS REQUIRED BY GCC REGULATIONS. See much more detail in the article on the News page. By reservation only – RSVP in the Members Area or call George Edwards at 352.373.2502.

Environmental Bike Rally

The Newberry High School environmental group (Climate Control Corps) is putting on a biking event at the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, the Environmental Bike Rally. The event will be on Saturday, February the 23rd from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Boulware Springs. There will be free granola bars and water for all the participants as well as a free plastic mood change cup for all of the people that complete the 3-5 question survey at the end of the trail. Look for biking facts along the trail, at mile markers, explaining how much money one would save in gas as well as how much Carbon Dioxide they are preventing emission of just by biking that distance as opposed to driving. If you have any questions, email Kyla Dalton at kyladalton@gmail.com

Tour de Swamp

A happening in downtown Gainesville on March 1st. See the web site for full info.

Member Sign In

Signing in to the Members Area can now be a bit easier. If when you sign in you check "Enable single click sign in" and check "Home computer, no timeout", the next time you go to sign in you will bypass the sign in page and go directly to the News page. (If two family members set up single click signin on the same computer, they will go to the Sign In page to choose who is signing in.) You can get to the sign in page by signing out.

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eNews is Official

Lacking any volunteers to continue the paper newsletter, and any real feedback in support of it, the Gainesville Cycling Club Board of Directors has elected to discontinue the paper newsletter, and replace it with this electronic newsletter (eNews).

Expect to see an eNews once or twice a month, more of them when a lot is going on, not so many when not much is happening. Most news will first be available in the News column in the Members Area, and will be announced in the daily Ride Schedule transmissions on GCCMail. eNews will be the primary communication with those members not on GCCMail who do not regularly check the web site.

This eNews is being sent to all GCC Members. We will be providing a button that you can click to opt out of receiving it. We'll announce in an eNews when it is available.