Welcome to the Buller Cycling Club 2009 / 10 season. We hope you enjoy your time riding with us around some of the great courses that the Buller area has to offer.
The changes that we made last season appeared to be pretty well received so we have kept most of them in place. There will still be a social bunch each week for those that are not hard out racers, team time trails will still be an option for those wanting to work together, and briefings will still take place at the start lines.
Last year we tried to ride every week that daylight saving was on, but this made for some challenging conditions at both ends of the season. This season we will stop a few weeks earlier, and avoid the courses that have challenging lighting conditions at both ends of the season. The ever popular rogaine will still feature from time to time throughout the season, so make sure you and your friends get to these events for a bit of bike orienteering.
Also new this season will be the Holcim (New Zealand) Time Trial series. Holcim (New Zealand) has contributed $1000 to the cost of traffic management signs for the club, so in return we are going to present the Holcim Time Trial trophy at the end of the season.
Traffic management was generally pretty good last season, but there were a few weeks where things were less than ideal. As a result the club has decided to pay someone each week to set up the signs and take responsibility for getting everything in the right place. This means that the club will be charging a $20 club fee to anyone who rides three or more races in the season. Please help us by paying this fee promptly so that we don’t have to chase you!!
All in all it’s shaping up to be a great season, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday evenings at the Westport Fishing School.
Cheers,
Peter Maich
Club President
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