April 21/06 7:32 am - Upcoming Events - west

Posted by Editoress on 04/21/06
 

Manitoba

• Road Cup #1, Saturday April 22 at 10am. Full info at www.cycling.mb.ca

• MTB Cup #1 Grand Beach, April 23rd at 11 am. Full info at www.cycling.mb.ca

• Handicap Road Race Bird's Hill Park, April 30th at 10 am

• Formal Garden Criterium at Assiniboine Park, May 3rd at 5pm.

• Annual Bike Auction:The City of Winnipeg License Branch, Bicycle Recovery Section's annual auction of unclaimed bicycles will be held on Saturday, April 22nd and Sunday, April 23rd at the Maples Multi-Plex Arena, 454 Adsum Drive. Auction starts at 9am. More info at www.cycling.mb.ca

• NCCP Technical Level I & Level II Coaching Clinic (Mountain Bike)
Level I: April 28th (evening) & April 29th (full day)
Level II: April 28th (evening), April 29th & 30th (full days)
Bairdmore Elementary School 700 Bairdmore Blvd.
Email Karin McSherry kmcsherr@mts.net for more information and to register.

• 2006 Road and MTB calendars are online at www.cycling.mb.ca

• Mountain Bike Commissaire Course will offered on May 26 and 27 to train mountain bike commissaires. Advance registration only and the closing date will be May 23rd at 6:00 pm. To register, contact Dave Benson at dbenson@merlin.mb.ca or call 269-1967.www.cycling.mb.ca

Saskatchewan

• April 30th is the Regina Cycle Club Spring Classic Road Race.


• May 7th is the Blackstrap Road Race, Sask Cup #1 Road hosted by Cycledelia.

• May 14th will be the Regina Beach Mountain Bike Race, Sask Cup #1 Mountain Bike hosted by Fresh Air Experience.

Saskatchewan Cycling Association website has the 2006 race calendars, clubs listing, and more.


Alberta

• 2006 Learn to Road Race Clinics are being held in Edmonton on April 24th, May 1st and May 8th. For more information and registration forms go to the ABA website.

• Alberta Cup MTB XC Race #1, the Coulee Cruiser will be heldon April 23rd in Lethbridge. For information please visit www.headwinds.ab.ca.

• Upcoming NCCP Coaching Courses
-NCCP Level 1 Mountain Bike - Calgary, May 13/14.
-NCCP Levels 1 and 2 Track Course-Edmonton, May 26 - 28. Details are available on the ABA website.

The full 2006 Alberta racing calendar is available on the ABA website.

British Columbia

• Road: April 29th & 30th, Race the Ridge Stage Race in Maple Ridge, www.racetheridge.com

• Road: Starting May 2nd, World Tuesday Night Championships in Vancouver.
www.escapevelocity.bc.ca

• Road: Starting May 4th, Coastal Thursday Evening Challenge Club Race Series in Richmond, www.teamcoastalcycling.com

• MTB: Island Series DH #3, April 23rd. www.arrowsmithmtbclub.com

• MTB: North Shore Ripper #1 7th Secret Relay Apr-29 - E www.nsmba.bc.ca

• MTB: Cow Trail Classic XC April 30th www.merrittmountainbiking.com

• MTB: Island Series XC #4 May 6th www.arrowsmithmtbclub.com

Check out www.cycling.bc.ca for calendars, courses, clinics and more.