Congratulations to Sandra Deegan, Will Simonds, Eric MacDonald, Andrew Botterell, and Jeff Schiller on their podium performances at Springbank; a great showing for LCW riders today! This is Jeff's fourth time winning at Springbank!

Also, many thanks to race director Andrew Botterell, the Springbank committee, and all of the many volunteers for putting on a great race once again. Without all of you we couldn't do it.

The LCW membership cards for 2012 are in the mail and you will receive them shortly. You will also receive 2 cycling stickers that were developed to promote safe cycling in Ontario. 

We encourage all members or members of your family to utilize these stickers to help make Ontario a safer place for all cyclists.  Thank you.  

Congratulations to Jeff Schiller, winner of the Tour of Bronte, Sunday, April 29.

Be advised that from this point forward participants must sign in with the club official in charge at the start of all club events, including Saturday morning tours, Tuesday and Thursday night races, and race training clinics.

Non-members may participate on an occasional basis provided that they can show a UCI license or proof of membership in another OCA affiliated club and sign a waiver.

Memberships can be obtained from CCN Bikes.

Thank you for your cooperation.

LCW member Eric MacDonald will represent Canada at the 2012 Junior Pan Am Track Championships in Guatamala from April 23rd to 29th. Good luck Eric!

UPDATE:

Eric competed in the men's sprint event on Tuesday, clocking an impressive 11.4s (63.2 km/hr) 200m in qualifying.  This was a new personal best for Eric but was, unfortunately, not quick enough to advance to the top-12 competition round.

On Thursday Eric raced the keirin.  He had a tough heat, matched up against two medalists from the sprint, and had to settle for fifth place.  Moving on the repechage Eric placed third and was, unfortunately, eliminated.

On Saturday Eric raced in the 20km road time trial, placing 29th.

Overall it was an excellent performance for his first international competition. Congratulations Eric!

Just a friendly reminder that we need volunteers to help run the Tuesday night training events. If you or a designate are willing to help out at one of the remaining April events please let Andrew Botterell know. If nobody volunteers we won't be able to race/train.

As we embark on a new season of touring we need to refocus and consider the issues of safety. Even though there are inherent risks involved with road cycling, many risks can be easily managed. One that needs attention is the issue of stopping at stop signs. 

Memberships for 2012 are now available.

For this year, we have partnered with CCN Bikes, an online registration provider to process our memberships.

Memberships may be purchased online by clicking HERE.  Clicking the link to the left will open a new window for CCN Bikes.  You will be required to register on the CCN Bikes website, following which you will be able to process your LCW membership.  

If you prefer to register over the telephone, call CCN Bikes at 416 907 0649.

Membership fees for this year are:

Adult:  $19.48 (+ Insurance) = $18 LCW membership + $1.48 processing fee

Youth:  $8.88 (+ Insurance) = $8 LCW membership + $0.88 processing fee

The youth membership applies to individuals who were under 18 years of age as of January 1st, 2012.

Payment is by VISA or Mastercard only.

Insurance will be charged separately for those who do not already have insurance through holding a UCI Race License, or membership in another OCA affiliated club.

Insurance for 2012 is $32.

**Please note that memberships will not be accepted by mail, at any local bike shops, or at club races or tours.