Just a quick reminder that there is no Monday Night Ride (MNR) this week! The ride will resume a week from this Monday. Enjoy your holiday weekend

Great News! The club has arranged for a second round of ordering MCC Jerseys and Bibs/Shorts. This is definitely your last chance to order, so act now! All orders must be placed by July 2nd. Important…This new order will not ship until August 27th. To place your order, click on the link below. You must be an MCC member to order an MCC kit. Not a current member? Click on the links at the left side of the page and join today!

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR ORDER!

Elisa Hoekwater from the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council is organizing a bike ride for Green Commute Week which will be Saturday morning (7:45 - 8:30 am), leaving from the Civic Center and riding to Windmill Island.  They are extending an invitation to MCC members to participate. The purpose of the ride is to promote biking in the Holland and Zeeland area.  Right now they have a number of elected officials who will be participating and several families.  They put an ad in the Holland Sentinel to invite anyone else to ride along - and would love to see more cyclists! Afterward they will have a Bike Expo at the Civic Center - with speakers & demo’s from each of the local bike shops - and we’ll be awarding Green Commute awards to the employer who had the highest number of employees riding their bikes to work this week (as well as walking, carpooling, and taking the bus).

If you know of anyone who would like to join the bike ride, they can just plan to show up Saturday morning and they will leave at 8 am.

Thanks!

MCC

Join the MCC in supporting this year’s Ride of Silence taking place May 19th. Here are the details:

What: Free bicycle ride, ridden in silence

Where: Holland Civic Center, Holland, MI - 11 mile loop at 12 mph pace

When: 6:30p.m. gather to start riding at 7:00p.m.

Who: Anone who can ride a bicycle/tricycle

Why We Ride:

• To remember those injured or killed on our roadways
• To remind drivers to be aware of cyclists’ presence
• To ask everyone to share the road

Please join us May 19th at 6:30p.m. to remember!

Macatawa Cycling Club

• Groups stay the same.
• Sport 1 is the first group, 21 mph average for 40 miles.  There is no sweep for this group.  If you fall off Sport 2 will be close behind.  Sport 1 will encourage staying together, but if you’re not feeling the love that night or you have a flat/mechanical trouble, the Sport 2 is just behind.
• Sport 2 is second at 18 mph average for 35 miles.  Sometimes there is a sweep for this but not every week.  The route never changes so you’ll know the way back.
• Sally’s Ride is the third group.  15 mph average for about 26 miles, no sweep but the group does stay together very well.
• ROLL OUT 6:30!  Please be ready.

• Hamilton Route every other week!  A popular route among many has been included for 2010.  All groups stay the same.  Sport 1 and 2 follow the same route.  Sally’s Ride route has yet to be determined.  Here’s the route: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/mi/holland/152127068834752282
• New Richmond Bridge official route to cross the K-Zoo river.  We used 58th all last year because of park construction, but that is clean and clear now.  We’ll go straight through New Richmond and over the bridge.  Waiting on the other side is one of the steepest climbs with a stop ahead and glory for the first rider to the top.

Hey MCC Folks!
Before the season gets in full swing, take a few minutes to renew you MCC membership. We’ve made it easy to renew online, right here on our website. Your dues help us fund great events like the Holland Hundred Tour in July and the Kisscross Race in November. Dues also help us support local charities and cycling advocacy groups like LMB and MMBA. Membership also gets you access to great guest speakers at our monthly membership meetings, admission to “club only” parties and rides, and official club clothing. So help us support cycling in West Michigan by renewing today. Thanks for your support.

Tom A
Macatawa Cycling Club