April 2008 Reminder - RIDE TIMES NOW MOVE TO 8:00am at One-Mile Recreation Area on Saturdays and Sundays! You can join our e-mail list by clicking HERE! Update on Ed McLaughlin Ed is now home in Chico!! Yeah!! He is still in recovery mode, but very glad to be back in Chico. Please visit www.CarePages.com for more updates on Ed - and the key word is "chicovelo" once you get to the CarePages. We will have updates at www.ChicoVelo.org too. AND - expect to see him at the Wildflower Century - I know he'll want to see all of you there!!! Chico Bike Week is coming!!!! Get ready for Bike Week 2008! This is looking to be one of the best Bike Weeks Chico has ever seen! Karen Goodwin and her Bike Week 2008 crew have been hard at work these last few months getting ready for this annual event, and it's looking to be fantastic. Bike Week 2008 is scheduled from May 11th through May 17th, 2008. Please see below for some of the events planned: Sunday, May 11 - Pedal Fest in the Downtown City Plaza - 11am to 3pm. Featured will be a bicycle-powered Smoothie station; Displays of vintage bicycles; Cargo carrying for bike commuters/campers; Map routing; Treats for Moms on bicycles!; Bike store displays; and Bicycle Safety Tips! Monday, May 12th thru Friday, May 16th - Energizer Stations for Bike Commuters from 7:00am to 9:00am at the Downtown City Plaza, the Chico Municipal Airport and In-Motion Fitness! Monday, May 12th - Bicycle SWAP MEET!!! This event is being put on by the Associated Students at Chico State University. The Swap Meet will go from 5-8pm, with drop off from 3:30-4:30pm, at the Bell Memorial Union. Tuesday, May 13th - Bicycle Film Night! Meet at the Pageant Theater at 6:30pm for a night of Bicycle Films! Wednesday, May 14th - Bicycle Touring lecture. Traveling across Siberia - slide show and lecture. 7:00pm at the Chico Municipal Building - 411 Main Street in Downtown Chico. Thursday, May 15th - Riding Across America for Water Adventure Touring. Lecture and slide presentation. 7:00pm - locationg TBD. Friday, May 16th - Downtown Concert in the Park! Saturday, May 17th - Community Picnic and Commuter Hero Awards!! Meet at the 5-mile Recreation Area from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. For more information and to volunteer, please call 343-3768 or 345-7347. Hope to see you out there!!! Time to Climb! A bi-weekly(mostly) ride focusing on physical and mental tips designed to add to your enjoyment of hill climbing. If you're new to the hills and want to start, or already climbing but feel your're spinning your wheels (ha!) join Mark Bloom for a look at various hills in the area. We'll start easy and build to the Wildflower and beyond. Please contact Mark Bloom at mpbloom2@aol.com for more information. E-Z Riders ! Join Ride Leader, Greg Hollis, for these introductory easy spins around the Chico area! These rides meet at the One-Mile Recreation Area every Sunday morning at 9:00am for 14 to 16 mile jaunts......averaging around 13 to 15mph. For more information, please contact Greg Hollis at gr8tgreg@yahoo.com or 530-570-0007. Thursday 4/17 - River Road 10-mile Time Trial: Meet out where 5th Street runs into Chico River Road to take part in this FREE Time Trial. Registration opens at 5:30pm - with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1 minute intervals for this 5-mile out, 5-mile back, all-flat Time Trial. Saturday 4/19 Decide & Ride 8 AM One Mile Area Bidwell Park.Distance, pace and destination determined by those present. Sunday 4/20 Pre-Wildflower Decide & Ride Meet at the One Mile Area in Bidwell Park at 8:00AM for a little ride to get ready for next week's Wildflower Century bike ride!!! And don't forget the EZ Riders ride at 9:00AM!(See Highlights above). Thursday 4/24 - Aguas Frias 10-mile Time Trial: Meet just south of Dayton 4-Corners on Aguas Frias Road to take part in this FREE 10-mile Time Trial. Registration opens at 5:30pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. We will go in 1-minute intervals for this 5-mile out, 5-mile back, all-flat Time Trial. Saturday 4/26 Saturday Wildflower Check-In The Wildflower Check-In will go from 2:00pm until 8:00pm today at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. In addition, many of the local bike shops will be having specials - so grab some cycling goodies before tomorrow's big ride! Meet at 8:00am at One Mile to go for a little Pre-Century spin. Sunday 4/27 Wildflower Century!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The day we've all been waiting for - the Wildflower Century bike ride! Ride starts from the fairgrounds - you can start anywhere between 6:00am to 8:00am. It is NOT recommended that you start later unless you are quite quick - dinner will close at the fairgrounds around 5:00pm. HOW CAN I STAY INFORMED??? If you have Internet access, there are MANY local e-mail groups here in Chico involved with Bicycling. Some of the groups can be found below: Chico Bike Rides Group - CLICK HERE! Chico Wheelmen Touring Club - CLICK HERE! Chico Corsa Racing Team - CLICK HERE! Cyclesport Cycling Group - CLICK HERE! Chico Mountain Bikers - CLICK HERE! Women's Triathlon Club - CLICK HERE! Get On Your Mark Team - CLICK HERE! Chico Bike Week - CLICK HERE! Chico Unicyclists - CLICK HERE! Chico Century Riders - CLICK HERE! ....and, believe it or not, there are more.....but these should keep you pretty well informed for the time being!