Fort Bragg, NC Bicycle Ride
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010

7:00 AM. On Site Registration at The Landmark Inn (north Fort Bragg, near Spring Lake). Non-DoDID card holders must use the Randolph Gate entrance off of Bragg Blvd, or the All American Expressway Entrance to Fort Bragg. Present valid photo ID and get vehicle searched.
8:15 Opening ceremony.
8:30 Ride Begins. We will ride a 20 mile circuit on Fort Bragg, take a group photo at the “Iron Mike” statue, then head off post riding down the All American Expressway.
11:00 Memorial Paver Stone Dedication in honor of Captain Daniel Whitten, US Army, KIA, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2010. Group Photo at the original “Iron Mike” Statue. Rest stop sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Finish the ride on Murchison Road back to Fort Bragg. Total distance will be 38 miles.
Registration is $50. Proceeds benefit Wounded Veterans.
On Line Registration at http://ride2recovery.com/registration.html     Flyer!
For addition al info call: 910-723-4052

I have identified an issue with the C4 Store since the basic application code update. I  will be rebuilding the C4 Store. Unfortunately the problem could not be fixed. This will take about a week to get done.Thanks for you patience. Robert

This message is addressed to various members of the local cycling community who have been involved in the past with the Cumberland County team for Special Olympics Cycling. Your knowledge, experience, caring and support have been invaluable in recent SONC-CC Cycling seasons, and we will not be able to have a successful program again this year without continued coaching by local cyclists.

The emphasis of our program this year will be on further developing skills (being smooth through corners, changing gears for hills, etc), safety, and above all, FUN for the athletes. The full schedule for all practices and the two out of town trips is included below. Please let me know if you will be available for any or all of these events. If you know anyone who would like to get involved, please feel free to distribute this information to them, and let me know if there are any questions.

Regards, Andrew

2010 SCHEDULE
All practices 5-7 PM, approx. every other week, meet at Gilmore TRC on Purdue Drive.
Friday, September 3 - "Meet and greet" (explain schedule/practice format, etc; match participants to bikes, briefly explain skills and test-ride bikes)
(No practice September 10)
Friday, September 17 - Full practice. Skills and assesment of abilities. Athletes not able to attend first session will be fast-tracked.
(No practice September 24)
Sunday, September 26 - Qualifier at Elon
Friday, October 1 - Full practice.
(No practice October 8)
Friday, October 15 - Full practice.
(No practice October 22)
(No practice October 29- Halloween Dance)
Friday, November 5 - Final practice. Prepare for competition
Saturday, November 6 - Competition at High Point

Here is an update on Mary & Tom Florian's Ultra Event progress. Look up UMCA and then look under "Special Programs for cycling excellence"" and under that, Ultra-Cup Competition, Current Standings.  In the Ultra Cup Competition, riders accumulate points throughout the year for their performance in ultra-races.  Currently she is ranked #2 female overall in the Ultra-Cup Competion and her goal is to be ranked #1 by the end of 2010.

I have finished the online image gallery for the Patriot's Criterium. The page is here. Enjoy.

Iona L. Thomas, AICP| Associate Vice President

Starting September 14th, C4 is exercising its' way to the East again this year. This time we are bound for Kabul, Afghansistan 7,222 miles away. Here is another way to have some goals from September 14th thru the Fall season. The team name is easy "Cross Creek Cycling Club". We need up to  20 members to participate per team and there are some alredy registered, so sign up and join C4 in this ongoing event. If more than 20 members want to participate, we can establish additional teams as needed.  Flyer....Entry Form....Website/Online Registration....MOI

We are re-implementing the assignment/sign up for group leaders for the club ride on Saturdays. If you want to volunteer and sign up, please send Robert an email so he can add you. We would like a primary and an assistant who would become the primary if needed, otherwise will provide assistant help to the pripary on the ride. Once I get a few name I will either add a page with the info, add it to the event listing in the calendar, or both. First come first serve. This will be for all primary groups A, B, C & D. The "A" group os no longer the training competition group. The "A" group is like the other groups but at a higher fitness and skill level and will be a social ride, not a cometition ride. The group for race or compitition training will be a group itself with the focus of, well, competition training & skills development. The ride guidlelines will be updated to reflect the changes soon.

Click the more info lik below to open the GIS overlay map in PDF format. This project has been months in the making and will lead to a positive influence on cycling in the area. These routes will also be worked in with the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) traffic plan for the pedestrian and cycling public.