The Second Annual Home Hardware Bike Up Northumberland! joint-event fundraiser ride will take place the morning of Saturday, September 10th in support of Northumberland County’s two hospital foundations (Northumberland Hills Hospital and the Campbellford Memorial Hospital). Proceeds will be used toward the purchase of life saving medical equipment. NHCC’s founding member and past president Randy Albon is serving as co-chair for this year’s event.

Distances for all abilities: There will be 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100km distance options to choose from, all following the Waterfront Trail making it suitable for a fun family event or fulfilling a goal.

Early bird registration closes this Friday, but special family registration rates are available, and if you raise $150 in pledges, registration fees are waived.

Registration and detailed Information, click here!

Volunteers
If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering the day of the event, please contact the volunteer coordinator Maria Siemiaszko via the NHCC.

For this ride, Allan Dennis will take the Level 3 group out for a 38km ride. Meet at Donegan Park then head out from there! Hey, while you’re at it, leave a comment letting Allan know you are planning to ride so he can anticipate numbers.

Start time: 6:00pm
Start location: Donegan Park, Cobourg
Route: “It’s all downhill from here” route map

If Hurricanes don’t prevail, we will be completing Colin’s original ride from Carlisle Park up Ont to Dale and up Mc Lelland to Bethel Grove, Jibb and back home. We will ride in two groups if we get enough chirping/ chiming in on the “comments section” as to level 2 and 2+. Please let us know which you intend to ride.  I am thinking Roberto will take the 2+ group and I (Geoffrey) will lead the second (if we don’t get waylaid by excitement like last week. Congratulations again to Roberto and Ruth-Anne on their recent marriage!

Start Time:18:00 (6pm)
Ride Leader: Roberto Almeida
Start Location: Park on Carlisle St Cobourg

Enjoy the cooling breezes, glimpses of the lake, and no traffic lights! This week’s ride will be along the lake and a few side roads in the Wicklow area.

Time: 6:00
Meeting Location: boat launch parking lot at Wicklow Beach
Level of Difficulty: 1 (easy, easy)
Ride Leader: Maria Siemiaszko

It’s a busy weekend and a lot of people are away. However, this Sunday we’ll take the Waterfront Trail westbound over to Port Hope and continue along the lakeshore turning around at any point you want. This means you can make the route long or short, it’s your choice. No route map necessary for this ride since it’s the Waterfront Trail and we are all familiar with it.

There is no designated ride leader for Sunday. Everyone is expected to travel together in groups according to pace and desired distance. Prior to departure on Sunday morning, please organize with others to establish who you will ride with.

Start time: 10:00am
Start location: King’s Field (baseball field) in Port Hope (Victoria St. just south of the lights at Toronto Rd. and Ridout St.)

Please comment below if you are coming and the approximate distance you might be interested in. Leaving a comment helps others plan accordingly.

Today we want to congratulate Roberto and Ruth-Anne on their upcoming marriage tonight! We at the NHCC are excited for you and wish you all the best for future happiness and togetherness.

We’re going to do about 50k, starting from Cycle Transitions. It should be yet another awesome evening to ride! We’re just finalizing the map so it will be added sometime tomorrow, but in the meantime you can expect to go up to the Centreton area and Grafton.

Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Start Location: Cycle Transitions parking lot on D’Arcy St.
Route Map (56k): Printable Route Map (56k) or link to it on Ride With GPS
Route Map (44k): Printable Route Map (44k) or link to it on Ride With GPS

Here’s a lovely 36km Ganaraska Freewheeler’s route that we’ll borrow, leaving from the Port Hope Town Hall parking lot and takes you out through Mastwoods Rd., one of our favourites. It’s a great night to ride, nothing but sunshine today! (But hey, we got rain last night while everyone was sleeping! Yippee)

Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Leader: Debbie Robertson
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall Parking lot
Route map: Printable 36k route map here

Apparently June is a busy month for people and this weekend is just too busy for most! There aren’t enough participants to proceed with the Adolphustown Cycle Tour this coming weekend, so we are going to refund deposits to those who paid already. We are still looking forward to the two-night Township Tour in September, so there’s still another opportunity for those who want to try touring!

It was hot, it was windy, and it was a great day for a ride! We just wanted to take a moment and recognize a few people who completed their first 100k ride ever! Deanna Thistlewaite, Margaret Kelderman-Cooperand Chris Miller(not shown) all completed 100k ride to Presqu’ile and back. It was not an easy task, with 40km headwinds on the return trip. We’re proud of everyone who came out and supported the Sharon Ingle Memorial Ride, regardless of distance! We have a very supportive Club.

Richard, Deanna, Rodger, and Margaret sharing a moment of success!