Wednesday
Jul282010

Crazy Train Team Time Trial - August 29th

DateWednesday, July 28, 2010 at 08:19PM

RWR Crazy Train TTT course. click for biggerRon Amos over at Ride with Rendall dropped a note about the upcoming TTT:

The 2nd annual “Crazy Train Team Time Trial” race will be held Sunday, August 29th. Circle the date on your calendar and start planning your teams. I have attached two PDF files (Race Event Flyer [PDF, 393kb) and Race Technical Guide (PDF, 889kb)] with all the details for the race. The Ontario Cycling Association has pre-registration open.

Please contact me with any question you may have.

Also if you are able to volunteer or have a High School Teenager, looking for volunteer hours, please contact me.

Thank you,

Ron Amos  613-715-9339

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Tuesday
Jul272010

catching up with Allison and Jennifer

DateTuesday, July 27, 2010 at 10:20AM

RE:FORM Body Clinic teammates Michelle, Jennifer, and Allison

It's been over a month since that fateful race for two local racers on the RE:FORM Body Clinic team, Allison Lampi and Jennifer Stephenson. We wanted to catch up with them and ask them a few questions to see how they are doing, and to update the Ottawa cycling community on their progress. Here are Allison and Jennifer, in their own words.

Question: How are you feeling these days? Back to work, or regained some semblance of a normal routine and family life?

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Monday
Jul262010

big end-of year sale, on now at the Cyclery!

DateMonday, July 26, 2010 at 11:01AM

 clcik to download PDF flyer The Cyclery will be having its annual year end sale from July 29 to 31st, 2010.

They don't want to count the inventory so now is a chance to get some quality stuff for a good price. Discounts from 20-40% off the entire store including bikes. Last year was a huge success so come early.

Full details of sales and specials available: click here to download the Cyclery Annual Year End Sale flyer (PDF 324kb).

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Saturday
Jul242010

local rider and developer launches Bike Repair app

DateSaturday, July 24, 2010 at 12:41PM

click for biggerCalling all iPhone and iPod Touch owners! Support a local developer!

Patrick Tremblay, a rider with Les Rouleurs de l'Outaouais and developer has just created and launched an application for iPhone and iPod Touch that shows you how to repair or maintain your bicycle. 

It's available now the Apple iTunes store. You can get more info here at the Bike Repair website or on Facebook.

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Friday
Jul232010

friday funny

DateFriday, July 23, 2010 at 12:52PM

Time for some classic lolcats.

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Tuesday
Jul202010

mtb nationals: Joanne wins women's 30-39 race

DateTuesday, July 20, 2010 at 02:11PM

from Joanne's FB page. click for biggerGot a note from Rob Orange this morning about Joanne's national championship ride at Canmore last weekend:

Joanne Thomson, Ride with Rendall also won at mountain bike nationals in Canmore. This was her THIRD Masters 30-39 women's title. She'll be the first to downplay it's significance, but to do it three times is a tremendous accomplishment.

Congratulations Joanne!

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Monday
Jul192010

mtb nationals: Evan wins junior men's race

DateMonday, July 19, 2010 at 04:31PM

photo by rob jones, canadian cyclist. click for biggerSome of you may have already seen this info on the wire, but it's worth celebrating that an honorary-Ottawa rider (i think he's from Kingston), Evan McNeely, won the Canadian Mountain Bike Junior National Championship this past weekend held in Canmore, Alberta. 

Canadian Cyclist has also done a video interview of the new Canadian MTB Junior Champion.

Well done, Evan!

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Monday
Jul192010

OBC Grand Prix race report, by Peter Tregunno

DateMonday, July 19, 2010 at 03:21PM

photo courtesy Jeffrey Furry. click for bigger

You may have seen the official results and news release following the OBC GP up over at Canadian Cyclist, but here at ottawabikes we're lucky to have gotten the inside scoop from Peter Tregunno, one of the principal organizers of the event. Thanks Peter for letting us know what it's like for you to put on the biggest bike racing event in Ottawa.

Usually, I'm in the pack on the start line, waiting for the show to begin. But for one weekend a year, I get to be on the other side - giving the start rather than taking it. Here's what the week leading up to the Grand Prix is like for me as the race organizer.

  • Saturday - get out for a ride 'cause it's the last good one for a week. Ride through the Park on the way home, things are looking good.
  • Sunday - check the on-line registration. We're sitting at 160, which is low with 3 days to the close of registration. If the numbers are below a particular level, I know the OBC's going to loose money. The magic number is way above 160! Start to worry. Get the database set up for all of the various forms (sign on, riders by name, riders by number, riders by category, riders by hair colour). Discover that everything I set up last year doesn't work with my new laptop. Argh!

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Sunday
Jul182010

OBC film and photos

DateSunday, July 18, 2010 at 09:24AM

53 x 11 submits OBC Grand Prix 2010 video from on Vimeo.

photo by Perry McKenna. click for bigger

Nathalie Madore has some photos over on her blog.

Jeffrey Furry from the OBC submits two sets of great images from the OBC Gatineau Park Grand Prix. First set by Perry McKenna, and another by Jeffry Furry himself. Great pics of the action guys, thanks for submitting.

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Saturday
Jul172010

OBC GP results and call for submissions

DateSaturday, July 17, 2010 at 01:42PM

Well, the biggest road racing event has come and gone for another year with over 620 riders in attendance. The OBC did an amazing job once again, thanks to them. If you have any race reports, video or pictures to share, please send them on in to ottawabikes@gmail.com, or use the online report form or photos. 

Meanwhile, the results are posted up at Sportstats and available here:

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Wednesday
Jul142010

national champs report, by Warren MacDonald

DateWednesday, July 14, 2010 at 01:27PM

click for bigger. photo courtesy canadian cyclistSo I bought this great priced ticket in March, 2 weeks after the Olympics were done, return fare from Ottawa to Calgary, and back again, for less than $500.   Great!   I could visit with my brother who lives in Calgary, and take in the Canadian Nationals Elite Men Time Trial, and Olympic 180 KM road race.

Off to Calgary on June 21, and returning home on the 28th.   One week living like a pro, riding my bike, sleeping in, and enjoying the sites’ and scene’s of Calgary, and Edmonton.

My main preparation for the 2010 Canadian Road Nationals was focusing on the time trial, and I really wanted to nail a result similar to that in 2009, where I got 6th.   So the road race wasn’t the focus perse…but I was going to do it. 

My brother and I drove from Calgary to Edmonton on Thursday, I pre-rode the course, and surmised that the river valley was going to be the section where the largest amount of time was either going to be gained or lost, notwithstanding the ability to recover before and after your ascent, and descent.

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Wednesday
Jul142010

more details and photos from recent events

DateWednesday, July 14, 2010 at 12:27PM

wheelers and cyclery riders do battle at preston st. photo by Gilles MonvoisinLoyal readers Brent and Gilles submitted two items about recent events.

The first from Brent is about a junior rider competing at the Pan Am Junior Track Championships:

Audrey Labrie is not from Ottawa but when your talking about the World Championships I think all Canadian ears should perk up. Audrey Placed second at the junior worlds in Mexico for the full story and pics visit http://www.piste.ca/joomla/.

Also, Gilles has posted links to all his Flikr pics from the Grande Visite Gatineau weekend and Preston Street crits:

Thanks guys for your contributions!

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Monday
Jul122010

O-Cup Peterborough 38km Time Trial

DateMonday, July 12, 2010 at 02:36PM

ron wins M1 at the peterborough TT. click for bigger.Thanks to Ron Amos for submitting this race report and photos - oh, and congrats dude on your M1 win!!

Some local Ottawa talent made the trip out to the O-Cup Peterborough 38km Time Trial on Saturday July 10th. See the OCA website for the full results.

Aaron Fillion (Ride with Rendall) rode the rolling out and back course at an average crushing speed of 49.2km/h to win by 35 seconds over Ryan Roth (Spidertech).

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Monday
Jul122010

NA Masters Champs, Sutton, Que. by David Gazsi

DateMonday, July 12, 2010 at 02:32PM

David Gazsi and Steve Proulx duking it out. click for bigger.Last week, headed down to Sutton for the North American Masters Championships with teammates Paul Chedore and Alistair Scott. The race is 4 stages, an uphill prologue Friday night, a 13km TT Saturday morning, a 40km crit Saturday afternoon, and a 115km hilly road race Sunday morning. Defending last year’s win was going to be very tough this year. The field was nearly 120 deep, with steep competition on many fronts, most significantly from Roger Aspholm, a US rider I know well and have been chasing for years. Roger was bringing 4 teammates, and was on top of his game to say the least.

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Friday
Jul092010

Canadian Nats Master B Silver Medal, by Ron Amos

DateFriday, July 9, 2010 at 08:59AM

Ron in TT mode. click for bigger.I arrived in Devon Alberta for the Canadian National Masters Championships on Wednesday, so that I could get the plane legs on wound and have a chance to pre-ride the TT course a few times. First item of concern on the race course was the rough surface on the pavement. Apparently the townships lay down a spray on the road surface which makes the roads grippier in the winter time. Rough roads are havoc for a smooth TT ride. Much to my delight I discovered that a foot and a half of the very shoulder of the road surface was not sprayed and thus very smooth. Funny, because it looked like the same surface but when you put your wheels on it you picked up a km/h easily. Thus, the importance of pre-riding a Time Trial course. Riding on this foot and a half section of roadway required some additional concentration, especially with the cross winds pushing the bike around. (My RCMP Buddy who pulled me over in a race a few weeks back would be happy....he would have had loads of room to pass me with his SUV in this race).

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