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Baltimore Youth Cycling
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Civil War Century 2020 is Cancelled
As your Civil War Century event coordinators, we sincerely regret to have to announce that our club’s signature event is cancelled for 2020. We hope to see everyone back for the next Civil War Century event on Saturday, September 11th, 2021! As a club member, consider making it a priority to volunteer to ensure our success.
President's Message May 2020
This BBC news was sent via email to all active BBC members:
Kent County Spring Fling, (KCSF): Regrettably, in late March, the 38th annual Kent County Spring Fling was cancelled due to the impact of covid-19. Bob Carson, our longtime coordinator, has stepped down as the KCSF event coordinator. Bob worked tirelessly on KCSF year-round and his leadership will be missed. Thank you for all your hard work Bob!
New leadership team: Board members Marg Draper-Harris and her husband Mike will team up with me, (Pat Lapensee), and my wife Denise Huson to coordinate KCSF starting in 2021 (Memorial Day Weekend). We'll be taking a page from Bob’s book, “Let’s make next year’s Spring Fling the best ever!”
Annual Tandem Planning Meeting at TGIF
CRABS, Couples Riding a Bike Simultaneously, and WABITS, Washington Area Bikes in Tandem Society had their 2ND ANNUAL JOINT PLANNING MEETING, in Columbia, MD at TGIF restaurant. This all happened on March 1, 2020, when restaurants were open and social groups were still gathering. Pictured are Evie and Mike Reinsel (BBC CRABS coordinators) and Laurie and Ed Barr (PPTC WABITS coordinators). Since the tandem groups were shrinking in the area, joining forces to create a fuller ride schedule was a win win!
The Baltimore Bicycling Club and COVID-19
Dear Baltimore Bicycling Club members,
As you know, the entire world is engulfed in the COVID-19 outbreak which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WHO have provided guidance on how to best combat the virus that causes COVID-19. This guidance includes avoiding crowds and practicing “Social Distancing,” where we stay 6 feet from other people. These actions will help slow the spread of the virus.
In Memory - Arthur Carter; Hospitalized for injuries - Jeff Adler
Arthur Carter, 59, of Hanover, MD, was killed by a motorist when he drove his vehicle across the center line. Arthur was biking with a group of friends on Sunday March 8, 2020. The Baltimore Bicycling Club offers our condolences to his family.
Read more: In Memory - Arthur Carter; Hospitalized for injuries - Jeff Adler
BBC Outreach At Westminster
Gary Flax, Mary Ryan, and Pat Lapensee promoting BBC
BBC launched our 2020 outreach effort at the Stop, Swap, and Save event in Westminster on Sunday Feb 9. Offering a free colorful bike key chain (which has our club name and web site imprinted) to those who stopped by our table, our group of volunteers informed our booth visitors about our weekly rides and special events. We invited new bikers and those getting back into biking to attend our free Instructional Series and we informed those who might want to try biking with us that it isn't necessary to be a member to ride with us. We handed out printed material to promote our multi-day events, including the Kent County Spring Fling coming up during Memorial Day Weekend..
Water Over the Falls
2019: Water Over the Falls For our summer vacation “Plan B” kicked in when Evie’s knee worsened. So we packed up the van and drove to the Niagara region of Ontario. It’s a beautiful bike-friendly area. We enjoyed staying at universities (Brock U in St. Catherine’s & Niagara U in Welland) and riding every day. Cycling past Niagara Falls, you feel the magic of its thunderous roar into the Niagara River. Cycling beside the mighty ships on the Welland Canal—watching them rise and fall in the many locks—never gets old. This bike path follows the historic canal between Lakes Erie and Ontario. Revisiting Niagara-on-the-Lake—a UNESCO World Heritage Site--with its wonderful theatre, vineyards, and lake views was a joy. We had 2 plus weeks cycling in this terrific region. We’ll be back!
