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Helena Bicycle Club – 2010 Ride Calendar

Date

Event

Contact

Monday Nights
Starts May 18th

Monday Night Mountain Bike Rides – These are great 1.5-2 hour mountain bike rides on the extensive Helena area trail system. The group departs from the Park Avenue Building, 301 S. Park Ave. Ride start at 6 pm

This currently a
“show-and-go” ride. 

Monday nights - NEW!
Starts May 10th

Around Town Bike Rides – Starting at the Carousel in the Great Northern Town Center - 6 p.m. Rides of 7-10 miles at an easy to moderate pace. All types of bicycles welcome. 

Julie McKenna at jawbiker@bresnan.net
or 410-1037

Tuesday nights
Starts May 11th

Tuesday Night Road Bike Rides – Starting at Reber Park on Colonial Drive at 6 p.m.
Rating – Intermediate, with advanced riders welcome - road bicycles. Typical rides go 15-22 miles.

Ride Leaders will vary

Thursday Nights

Started –

Thursday Night Road Bike Rides – Join other club members on these 1.5-2 hour rides. Group will depart from Four Georgians School at  6 pm in May, 6:30 pm in June.
Rating – Intermediate to advanced riders -
strictly road bicycles.  Typical Rides go 20-30 miles

Bob Worthington
439-7544

Special weeknight rides

Tandem Tuesday – June 1.. Meet at Reber Park at 6 pm
Tandem Thursday – June 24. Meet at Four Georgians School at 6:30 pm

Various leaders

Weekend rides

Helena Bicycle Club riders often get together for weekend rides during the biking season - May through September. Check the Yahoo page to announce a ride. Include start location, time and distance.

sports.groups.yahoo.com/
group/hbc_members/

Helena Bicycle Club Events

Date

Event

Contact

Saturday-Sunday,
June 12-13

Double Divide Ride — Enjoy two days of cycling 139 miles (83 miles the first day, 56 miles the second) through rolling hills, tranquil valleys and challenging mountain passes. The DDR is famous for its outstanding food fare.

Bob Worthington
439-7544
Register online @
www.helenabicycleclub.org

Saturday

July 10th

Mountain Bike Ride – Willard Creek – this will be an intermediate level ride.  Approx 3-4 hours. Bring a lunch or snack and water.

Julie McKenna 410-1037

Debra Morrell

Call for meeting time & place

Saturday, July 17

One Helena Hundred – Cycle a standard century (100 mile) or metric century (100 kilometer) Ride begins in Cascade City Park between 7 and 8 a.m.

Dee Dee and Mark Cress
markdd@hughes.net
Register online @
www.helenabicycleclub.org

Saturday,
August 14

Mountain Bike Ride – Black Hall Meadows – intermediate to advanced level – 3-6 hours. Bring a lunch, snack and water.

Julie McKenna  410-1037 or jawbiker@bresnan.net
call for meeting time & place

Monday-Friday,
Sept. 6-10

Sixth annual Park-2-Park Montana - a five-day, 400-mile ride from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone National Park. Registration is $495 and minimum fund raising is $300. A benefit for CASA of Montana.

CASA of Montana  email  info@casagal.org  or
www.park2parkmontana.org or www.casagal.org

Other Montana Cycling Events

Date

Event

Contact

Saturday-Sunday,
May 8-9

STOKR - Annual Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River to Benefit Habitat for Humanity. (Registration closed)

Stokr.org

Sunday, May 16

Unravel the Scratchgravel XC Mountain Bike Race sponsored by Big Sky Cyclery Race Team.

Chad Dexter, 458-4726, chaddexter@msn.com

Saturday-Sunday,
May 22-23

40th Annual Tour of the Swan River Valley West (TOSRV West) is a two-day, challenging and fun bicycle tour through one of western Montana's most scenic areas.

TOSRV West or Tim Marchant tmarchant@stignatiusschools.org

Saturday, June 5

Breathe Ride – SunRiver, Montana

MontanaBreatheRide.org

Saturday, June 26

RATPOD - Ride Around the Pioneers in One Day. Benefit ride for Camp Make-a-Dream. Registration opens March 2, 2010 and generally fills up that day. (Registration closed)

www.ratpod.org

Saturday, Aug. 21

Gallatin Valley Bicycle Club. Three Rivers Century. Full, Metric or one-third centuries

Contact Rick or Roberta at 586-7690 rennis@imt.net

TBD – generally late August.

York 38 Special Mountain Bike Ride

www.york38special.com


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