This coming Wednesday will be a little different. It’s the NHCC “Welcome” Social where we welcome all club members to our 2014 riding season. It’s an All Levels ride night. That means everyone heads out for their respective rides (about an hour long) and afterward we get to mix and mingle together at the Pavillion in Victoria Park where the NHCC will be providing sandwiches, snacks, etc. for all club members. If you are riding your bike home afterward, please ensure you have lights on your bike! If you can’t make it out for the ride portion you are more than welcome to come to the Social anyways…..just let us know you are coming!

Inclement weather plan: If the ride portion is rained out, the Social at the pavillion takes place, rain or shine, starting at 6:30pm.

Start location: The parking lot behind the Dutch Oven
Start time (Ride): 6:30pm
Start time (Social): 7:30
Route maps: (coming soon)

RSVP: It’s important that we know how many members are attending so we can ensure enough food for everyone. Please leave a comment to say you are coming if you plan to attend.

There is something for everyone–a swim, a walk or a bike ride. That’s where we come in! To raise funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research, Jesse’s Journey is organizing a 100k bike ride around Rice Lake for Saturday August 23rd. It’s an important event for fellow club member Sharon Lynn Weese whose 16-year old nephew Tyler Lynn suffers from this disease. Sharon is hoping that we can get as much participation as possible and raise both funds and awareness.

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, or to Register to participate, visit Brian Connor’s Rice Lake Challenge While no entry fee is required, a minimum of $100 funds raised per participant would be greatly appreciated.

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Start time: 6:00am (morning)
Start location: Gore’s Landing Dock, Gore’s Landing

All participants receive a t-shirt, drinks and refreshments

The Wicklow Way Ride was a lot of fun! A whole pack of fabulous NHCC’ers took part and by all accounts it was a most enjoyable tour. It was great to see a lot of new members out for the ride.

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Notice: Tonight’s ride is cancelled due to weather

Let’s go for a bike ride! The Port Hope ride is suitable for most riders, riding at a pace that’s comfortable for all while we chit chat and enjoy the scenery. No lightning speed! We can’t eliminate hills, however we take them easy. Meet at the the corner of Toronto Rd. and Ridout near the Winchester Arms parking lot if you want to make the ride a little easier since we head uphill right from the start at Town Hall. But for the rest of us, the starting point is the usual, Town Hall.

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Route: approximately 30km
Level of difficulty: varied
Ride Leader: Pamela Tate

Let Pam and others know you are riding by leaving a comment. It helps with anticipating route and speed as well as lets others know there might be someone riding at their pace.

This is a special Bike Week ride, where we ride out along the Waterfront Trail eastbound toward Wickow Way Farm. When we arrive at the farm we will do a tour of the farm, and have a chance to sample and buy some goodies. Non-club members are also invited to join in on the ride as guests, free of charge. It’s an easy 35km ride round-trip and suitable for most levels. If you are planning to ride, please RSVP by leaving a comment so that we can notify the farm of how many people to expect.

After the farm tour, if riders want to go further, they can continue along the Waterfront Trail to Colborne and the great beyond. The remaining folks will ride back to Cobourg.

Start time: 10:00am
Start location: Donegan Park
Route: Waterfront Trail Eastbound
Level of difficulty: All levels

We will travel in a couple of different groups according to speed and ability. It’s going to be a most fabulous sunshiny day, so we hope to see a lot of people out for this ride!

The month of June is upon us, and with that there are a few events that we’d like to bring your attention to so that you can mark your calendars. Complete details of each will be posted as the date approaches.

	Saturday, June 14th: The Lang-Hastings Trail Ride and BBQ afterward.
	Wednesday, June 18th: The NHCC will host their “NHCC Welcome Social” event at the pavillion in Victoria Park (food provided by the NHCC)
	Sunday, June 22: The 1st Annual Sharon Ingle Memorial Ride for all levels. Are will be encouraged to participate in this charitable event, proceeds to be given to charity that supports cancer treatment.
	Sunday, June 29th: 106km ride around Rice Lake, the second in our long-weekend century ride series.

This is a special Bike Week ride that the NHCC is hosting. Cobourg cyclists meet and depart from park on Carlisle St., Port Hope cyclists meet and depart from Port Hope Town Hall. We ride toward each others town, then “Meet and Greet” at Burnham Family Market and then ride together. Like friends do!

This will be an easy ride, suitable for hybrids, mountain bikes, road bikes, etc. and we are hoping the riders from all levels will participate.

Start time: 6:30pm
Start location (Port Hope): Port Hope Town Hall
Start location (Cobourg): The park on Carlisle, between Westwood and Ewing

This ride is weather-dependent, so please monitor the website.