The Route

Ear Bud Alternative

Many thanks to Andrei, a participant of the Stonewall ride, for bringing this to my attention. There is an alternative to ear buds for musical enjoyment while riding!! A new iPod speaker system has been created just for bikes and he believes they are available in Winnipeg at Winners for approximately $40.00 (this info has not been confirmed).

Check out the new iPod Speaker System HERE!

Latest Info

So, as you will see in the newsletter, you have all spoken and the ride will start at 8 a.m.

If you did not get the email in your inbox, fear not! Simply CLICK HERE and you will be taken right to it!!

Have a great weekend everyone, happy cycling!

Gearing Up Stonewall to Gimli

In an effort to cut costs and save money, the mailbox I need you to watch for the upcoming Gearing Up Newsletter is your INBOX!! Newsletters will be sent out via an email link. But don't worry if you don't have email. We will snail mail to those with no registered email addresses in our system and will, of course, link to it from here.

Training Ride

Huge thanks to Woodcock Cycle for hosting the first training ride of the year! Join the crew from Woodcock every Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. and head out for a spin.

Who: You!

What: Training ride

Where: Woodcock Cycle Works, 433 St. Mary's Rd (new location)

When: Friday's, 6 pm

Why: To get ready!

Riders can show up anytime after 5 and mingle with fellow riders until 6 when you should be ready to hit the road!!

Call the store for more details at 253-5896

Gearing Up 1

Is currently underway and will be heading your way sooooon!!! Watch your mailboxes for new information, great contests and more!

S2G Top 10 Fundraisers!

With over a month left to fundraise, here are your current TOP TEN!!!!

OVERALL TOP FUNDRIASER

Ian Raap $5785.00

Top 9

Ken Hiebert $2650.00

John Bullied $2608.50

Mickey Hoch $2250.00

Stan Funk $2145.00

Kathleen Darvill $2120.00

Chris Palmer $1677.50

Melissa Tennant $1625.00

Stan Lipnowski $1583.00

Peter Meiklejohn $1532.00

There are 7 other top fundraisers inching ever-closer to the top 10!! Keep going!!

Gearing Down

Watch your mailboxes for the final newsletter for the PVC for 2008!! Please note that only one newsletter will be sent per household.

A Picture is Worth...

...a brand new bicycle pump courtesy of Woodcock Cycle Works!! Send in photos of how you train for the bike tour and we will choose the best shot and post it right here on the blog! Winner will recieve a tire pump, perfect to bring along on the tour to give our hard working bike repair guys a break!! Simply click on the Enter Now below and email your shots right to me.

ENTER NOW!

Early To Rise...

Ok everyone! Two years ago we started at 8:30, last year we started at 8:00. The PVC started at 9:00. Which will it be?? Please take a moment to vote on the poll to the right and let us know what time on Saturday and Sunday morning you would like to hit the road!!

The Mystery Box

Dude, what is in there???

Just kiddin' Ron! Keep on riding, see you in August!

Top Fundraisers PVC 2008

A HUGE congratulations goes out to the following people who made it into or well beyond our $1000 Club!!

Maurice
Lachance
$2,440.00

Michael
Finlayson
$1,501.00

Paul
Dupasquier
$1,258.57

Daniel
Sonmor
$1,195.00

Guy
Charriere
$1,183.57

John
Mcleod
$1,183.00

Leanne
Nause
$1,173.00

Ron
Hickey
$1,160.00

Denise
Major
$1,112.50

Peter
Cole
$1,100.00

Claudette
Blais
$1,075.00

Patricia
Birk
$1,050.00

Liliane
Kolly
$1,027.50

Mike
Morrison
$1,025.00

PVC OVERALL Top Fundraiser!

Overall Top Individual Fundraiser

Sheldon Gilchrist

$4000.00

WOW!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!

So how awesome was that????? I hope you all enjoyed the 2008 Pembina Valley Challenge as much as I did!

Saturday brought sun and the perfect kind of wind for a cyclist and Sunday brought the "challenge" back in to the Pembina Valley Challenge!!

Thank you all so much for your hard work in fundraising, your dedication to the cause, and your passion for the ride. It is so evident when we get to spend a whole weekend with you and you make what we do feel so much more important, if thats even possible!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

Route on Sunday???

Ok cyclists, I need you to help with a huge decision!!

As mentioned in the newsletter, there is construction underway along Hwy 3 between Darlingford and Manitou (essentially RS 1 and RS 2 on Sunday). We were told that there was only a 100 meter stretch of work being done at a time. However, we have since been told that there is indeed only 100 meters being worked on at a time BUT somewhere between 8 to 10 kilometers of highway have had the first layer of road taken off. This has resulted in the very bumpy, very ridgy highway that is fine for cars but not so fine for cyclists.

The town of Manitou is very excited to be hosting us again at their Opera House for lunch and has offered one solution. They are willing to provide a shuttle service around the torn up highway for however many kilometers it is and drop cyclists off once the highway is normal again. They would circulate up to 6 or 8 vehicles to provide this service so no one would be waiting long to get through it. You would also have the option of riding it (only recommended if you have a mtn bike).

For those that think this is a good option but worry that they then would not have actually "ridden" the whole route, we are happy to post a marker 4 or 5 kilometers past Notre Dame so that riding that additional loop would extend your ride to the full weekend amount.

OR

We can send you back the way you came to Morden avoiding the construction altogether but riding the same route.

PLEASE VOTE on the poll to the right to help us make the best choice for you all!!