Some will swim, some will walk. For cyclists however, there’s a 100k bike ride around Rice Lake to raise funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research on Saturday August 24th.

About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne MD is a fatal disease that only affects boys, symptoms usually appearing before age 6. Those affected are typically wheelchair-bound by age 10-12. Life expectancy is approximately 25 years and there is no cure. A club member, Sharon Lynn-Weese’s 15-year old nephew Tyler Lynn has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Sharon will be participating in the 100k Ride and her nephew in the 6k Walk portion in his wheelchair.

For more information, to Register or to Pledge a Participant, visit Brian Connor’s Rice Lake Swim While no entry fee is required, a minimum of $25 funds raised per participant would be greatly appreciated.

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2013
Start time: 7:00am
Start location: Tam-Bir Cottages on Rice Lake, 6080 Rice Lake Scenic Dr., Harwood

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All you participants receive a t-shirt, drinks and refreshments

Just two route options for the evening ride, departing Gilmer’s at 6:30pm. Be sure to comment below to indicate which route you plan to take so others can plan, knowing there will be others to ride along with at a similar pace.

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Gilmer’s Home Hardware parking lot in Port Hope
Level of difficulty: Level 3 and Level 4
Lights Required: 7:47pm (Sunset at 8:17pm)
Route Maps: 
28km Printable Route map or link to Ride with GPS
42km Printable Route map or link to Ride with GPS
Ride leaders: Being determined

We’re looking for volunteers to lead the ride for each distance. Please comment below if you can take on the responsibility of consulting the map and guiding others. It’s pretty easy stuff!

A Port Hope start for tomorrow, and three distances to choose from, each of them the same for the first 7km and the last 10km. The difference is found in the middle portion of the route.

If you really want to add more distance, depart from Canadian Tire at 8:20am and you’ll add an extra 22km total to your route making the long route 80k. Be sure to print out a map and have one with you. If you need some sort of a fancy high-tech way to attach that map to the front of your bike a clothes pin will work great on one of those cables coming out of your handlebars. 🙂

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: Gilmer’s Home Hardware parking lot in Port Hope
Level of difficulty: Level 3 and Level 4
Route Maps: 
28km (Level 3) Printable Route map or link to Ride with GPS
42km (Level 3 or 4) Printable Route map or link to Ride with GPS
58km (Level 3 or 4) Printable Route map or link to Ride with GPS

Ride leaders: Being determined

If you are leaving from Canadian Tire, please comment to let others know. Anyone want to volunteer to be ride leader?

There’s an evening ride on the sched for tonight. Not a lightning fast bone crushing speed type ride, just a casual ride, the pace being determined by consensus of those participating. Please comment below if you are riding so others can plan accordingly and you’ll have someone to ride with.

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Ride Leader: George Hussey

This Wednesday night will be a Level 2 and 4 ride night. We’ll all head out, do our respective routes and then for those who have a little time afterward can convene at the Mill for Wings and socializing. That’s the best part! And if you just don’t want to ride but you’ve got a hankering for some wings, feel free to come out for just the wings.

The Level 4 ride will start from the Mill
The Level 2+ will start from Cycle Transitions

Important: Please comment below if you plan to ride tomorrow night so that we can make sure The Mill sets aside enough space for us.

Time: 6:30pm
Level 2+ Ride Leader: Mike McLellan
Level 4 Ride Leader: Vivian Vandenhazel

Level 2+ : Printable route map with elevations or, View the link on Ride with GPS
Level 4 Route Map here: printable map or link to Ride with GPS

We’ve been enjoying some stellar riding weather so lets take advantage of it while we can!  Although this is a level 1 ride and we will stay in town and cruise at a chatting pace, any level rider is welcome to join us.  The daylight hours are becoming noticeably shorter so don’t forget your lights!

Time:  7:00 pm

Location:  parking lot behind the Dutch Oven

Ride Leader:  Maria Garrett

Left behind at the potluck: A pair of Shimano cycling shoes, black, smallish in size. Check your stuff, see if they are yours and let us know.

We did these routes on Friday night and for those who missed it we’ll do it again on Sunday. There are three routes, providing distances suitable for all levels. The shortest route is just 14k and is pretty easy, so if you could choose to do it once and then decide to go around again making 28k. The medium and long routes have the usual hill-content that we can’t avoid, but not any more challenging than other rides have been.

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: Corner of Cornish Hollow and Dale Rd. (park at Randy’s house if you know his address)
Route maps:
Level 1 (14km): Printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
Level 2 (30km): Printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
Level 3,4 (47km): Printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
Ride Leaders: Being determined

Anyone want to volunteer to lead one of the distances? Let me know!

This ride has three distances to choose from so whether you are Level 2, 3 or 4 there’s a distance option for you. The 36 km route is relatively un-hilly (contrary to the name of the route) so should be manageable for Level 2 riders who want to give it a try.

Note that there will not be an evening ride option since we have the Friday night evening ride & potluck on the schedule for the next night.

Start time: 9:00am
Start location: The Arena on Furnace St. in Cobourg
Route Maps:
–36km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
–56km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
–69km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS

Ride Leaders:
-(36km Level 2+): Being Determined
-(56km Level 3, 4): Being Determined
-(69km Level 3, 4): Being Determined

Please indicate below if you are willing to be the ride leader for any of these distances.