Fellow MCC member and all around good guy Ed Speyers, will be embarking this fall on a 3000 mile cross-country bike tour in support of WHEEL POWER Christian Cyclists and Wycliffe Bible Translators.  What makes this even more impressive is that Ed will be taking on this challenge in only his 2nd full season of riding.

Help Support Ed’s Trip by making a donation in the form of biking equipment, biking supplies and/or support services.

Ed has set up a blog where you can follow his training and get all the latest news as his cross country departure date of September 19th approaches.  If you’re able to lend a hand please see our Help Support Ed Speyer’s page or contact Ed through his blog or drop him an email at koolyourjettas AT gmail.com.

We have a few new spiffy official MCC Club gear items now available for purchase but there’s a catch…  These new items can only be purchased at any monthly club meeting.  Quantities are limited, so be sure to join us at a monthly club meeting and pick up the latest MCC clothing garb!

2007 MCC Clothing Gear:
Orange Short Sleeve T-Shirts - $18.00 (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Navy Blue Long Sleeve T-Shirts - $20.00 (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Navy Blue Hats - $22.00 (S/M, L/XL)
Orange Hats - $22.00 (S/M, L/XL)

Want to see the what the gear looks like? Click HERE to view a gallery of images.

At last nights Club Meeting, the MCC election results were ratified and the new MCC Officers and Board members were installed.  Many thanks to all who took the time to vote in support of the officer/board nominations.

2007/2008 Macatawa Cycling Club Officers
- President: Tom Ayres
- Vice President: Mike Clark
- Secretary/Treasurer: Krisanne Chapin

2007/2008 Macatawa Cycling Club Board Members
- Marshall Michmerhuizen
- Scott Chapin
- Rick Kraai
- Ron Van der Meulen

I would also like to take a second and give a big thanks to Marshall M. for his excellent leadership and support of the club as President over the last several years.  Not that you’ll be too far away from the action because we still managed to keep you on the board.  Thank you Marshall!

Our monthly club meeting is tonight.  Meetings are from 8:00pm-9:00(ish) and are held at the Macatawa Greenway building located at 112 E. 7th Street, Holland, MI 49423.  Be sure to enter from 7th Street.  You can no longer cut over from 8th Street as the parking lot is fenced off for construction.

June 5th - In an attempt to accomodate our friends w/ the city, we are gonna devote (most of) the entire June meeting to a discussion w/ the guys from the City Planning Department. They’re lookin’ for input from us on the Holland’s Master Transportation Plan, proposed bike routes and the installation of “Share the Road” signs. Obviously a golden opportunity for us to advance our opinions!

Also… local cyclist (and member) Ed Speyers will have a short presentation on his upcoming transcontinental ride and the cause he’s undertaking as part of the ride.

Input and ideas as to other topics for future meetings you’d like to see should be addressed to mike AT velo-citycycles dotCom.

 

MCC has supplied bike marshals and transition “police” for the past few years – this year the race is SATURDAY, June 9. If you would like to help out or need more information, contact me ASAP. We usually meet at the start at 7am – if you have MCC gear, wear it!

RACE: Lake Macatawa Triathlon
DATE: Saturday, June 9, 2007
RACE START: 7:30am
LOCATION: Dunton Park on Howard Avenue