PICC Events

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2008 Spring Training Series

LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #1 Fairview Business Park- Sunday April 6, 2008, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration. Completed- check results and Cold Cup Team Challenge
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #2 North East High School- Saturday April 12, 2008, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration. Completed- check results and Cold Cup Team Challenge
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #3 Fairview Business Park- Sunday April 20, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #4 North East High School- Saturday April 26, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.

May
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #5 Fairview Business Park- Sunday May 4, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #6 North East High School- Saturday May 10, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race - Rain Date Fairview Business Park- Sunday May 18, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
Call 814-725-1338 for more info

Bike Around the Bay 2008

Save the date: May 17, 2008
Where: Erie, PA
What: 10, 30 or 50 mile rides
For whom: children and adults
Contact: LEA Earth Force, Pat Lupo OSB, 814-835 -8069
The tour will start and end at the Intermodal Transportation Center. Support with your participation the efforts of LEA Earth Force, a non profit organization that engages young people as active citizens in their communities. Application is available now.

2008 Speaker Series Recap

The March meeting featured a discussion by Rosanne Rust, MS, RD, LDN, a dietitian in private practice. She is also a local provider of Real Living Nutrition Services and discussed "Nutrition For Performance". He web site is Rust Nutrition. She provided her handout to share on her talk highlighting some keys to sports nutrition basics here. Also, Ted Urban, Ed. D a local Erie Psychologist, he spoke on: "Sports Psychology - Sports Competitions; Keeping an Eye on the Mind and the Body that Competes"


Our February meeting featured Chris Cioccio - "Training with a Purpose" and Dr. Todd Shatynski, MD- "Over use injuries in Cycling" Chris, a well know USCF racer in the area, discussed tips on cycling training with a purpose. The recap of Chris discussion on training page 1 here and page 2 here. Chris is offering his USA Cycling coaching services through Lake Effect Fitness, drawing on his years of racing experience. To read more about his background, visit Chris Cioccio's Bio Page

Todd, well known for his competition in the annual Quad Games and other competitive events, will discuss over use injuries. He is on staff with East Harbor Primary Care specializing in sports medicine and drew on his sports medicine training background as well as his cycling background to discuss ways to prevent over use injuries common in cycling.

2007 Events Recap & Review

07 Ride for the Refuge Recap:

The 8th annual Ride for the Refuge was held on Labor Day, Monday September 3rd and was sponsored again by our club. The total ridership for both the starting locations was around 220. The East County having about 150 riders and the new West County - Albion, PA starting point got off to a great first year start with about 70 cyclists. Ride for the Refuge bicycle tour had great weather (this was a common theme for most all this year's events), many rest stops that supported the cyclists on their routes with food and snacks, a thank you needs to go out to the various volunteers that mapped and marked the routes, handled all the ride logistics and provided all the support to make the day such a success. East county routes started at Shades Beach in Harborcreek Township with either a 25k, 50k, 50 mile or 100k routes, West County routes started at the Albion Fairgrounds for all riding abilities featured: a family fun ride- laps on a 1/3 mile loop, and 25km, 50 km and 100km routes in western Erie Co. and down into Crawford Co. The famous riders picnic with a wide selection of food awaited each of the cyclists following their completion of their routes. Donations, pledges and all proceeds support the Refuge, a shelter for homeless families operated under the Erie United Methodist Alliance. Thanks to the Erie United Methodist Alliance staff and volunteers! Erie Methodist Alliance Web Site

07 Wine Country Classic Race Recap:

The Wine Country Classic (USCF) Race was held on Saturday, August 18th. The weather cooperated and organizers including the staff of Lake Country and the race volunteers, and the race sponsors including the Wine Country Wineries deserve a big thank you for all their efforts. USCF - elite racers completed a distance of 35 miles (4 laps) in and around the North East community, cash prizes were awarded for the top riders in each age group. Citizens distance was 20 miles (2 laps) completed with trophies awarded. The timing was done by Runners High and full results can be obtained from their web site here: Wine Country Classic Race Results or on the Lake Country Bike web site: Wine Country Classic Race Results.

07 Tour de West County Recap:

The 3rd annual Tour de West County was held on Saturday, July 21st at Fairview's Pleasant Ridge Park. This was a new venue for this annual tour and the Park offered nice Pavilion for all to enjoy after their ride. The Family Expo activities provided fun and entertainment for all ages. The weather definitely cooperated with a perfect cycling day- dry and sunny but not too hot. A big thank you goes out to Mike Spellacy for heading this up, all the committee members that organized and planned this years tour and Expo, the various sponsors and Expo demonstrators that provided all their support and of course the riding participants. The preliminary total for the day, between the donations from the over 125 riders, and the auction items has reached over $10,000 to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation and its cancer support. Upon the completion of rides, those that did the tour in memory or honor of a cancer survivor could place their participants bib on the memory wall. Visit The Tour de West County Info site for more details about the days activities- Expo, auction and sponsors: Tour de West County and Expo Site for more details.

07 Rick Gorzynski Memorial Time Trial Recap:

This year the Presque Isle Cycling Club's Rick Gorzynski Memorial Summer Time Trial offered a Father's Day opportunity to get out in the saddle for a test against the clock! After missing last year due to the construction on the Misery Bay Bridge, all the planning came together for another successful event. Thanks go to the committe and all the volunteers, under the leadership of Rett Walker for the success. The weather held out with only slight patch of rain moving through spreading a quick sprinkle only, but a favorable wind direction lead to many impressive times. This year the Fathers Day race had 136 riders from age 10 up through 70 something. The 12.5 mile course winning times for men of 25:47:69 and for women of 28:43:59 with the new bridge configuration. There was a photographer on hand taking shots of the race participants and offering the chance to purchase prints. You can view some of the action shots at his web site: Len Sorbello's Photoreflect site.

If you participated, then the Final Overall Race Results listing is now available for download here Rick Gorzynski Memorial Time Trial 2007 Overall Results report or the Final Class Standings report Rick Gorzynski Memorial Time Trial 2007 Results by Class. Presque Isle Cycling Club committee would like to thank all the members and race participants for the support of the race this year. Also a big thank you to the Sponsors for this year including: Erie Insurance Exchange, Hamot Heart Institute, Walker Properties, HyTech Industries, CountrySide Cycling, Drushel & Kolakowski Insurance Agency, Creative Imprints, and Little Casears Pizza.

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07 Spring Training Series Recap:

The annual Presque Isle Cycling Club Spring Training Series held it's last race on May 20th, (the make-up date for the series first race that was cancelled due to weather.) Sponsors were Lake Country Bike, Jubilee Foods and our club. USCF points were awarded. Final results for the top points individuals are posted. Spring Training Series points final spreadsheet (Note- You need Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet or the free Excel viewer available from Microsoft, a compatible software package that can open .xls file format like OpenOffice or similar spreadsheet which converts or reads .xls natively, or use Google's Spreadsheet on their web site to view this file.)

07 Bike Around the Bay Recap:

The Bike Around the Bay 2007 had a nice spring day for the tour. A large number of preregistered riders and day of event registration brought the total to over 350 participants for the various tours (10, 25 and 50 miles). A thank you goes out to the Earth Force Staff, the many volunteers and organizers that made the day possible.

Joe Saling Seminar Recap:

On April 13, 2007, PICC held a Dinner and Race Training Seminar. Thanks to the dauntless efforts of Jillian Behm, a group of area cyclist committed to take part in a local weekend clinic with Joe Saling. That clinic's opening dinner and talk was opened to the club members and guests. Our featured speaker Joe Saling, Friday evening after a catered dinner at the Sweetwater Banquet Hall in North East, offered tips, stories, and answered questions for the clinic participants, PICC members and guests in attendance. Joe's diverse and impressive background has included working as Senior Coach with the Walden School of Cycling, announced major races, owned and worked in a Bike shop, worked as a promoter and for a bike manufacturer, as some of his many areas of involvement as well as being a world class race participant with numerous National Championships and World Championship Metals. To read more about Joe Saling and his cycling accomplishments and background visit .... Info about the speaker Joe Saling (select Joe Saling from the Athletes menu)

Local non-PICC Cycling events:

The Presque Isle Cycling Club is not involved organizing, or sponsoring some of the following events, these are posted solely for your reference. Contact the sponsoring organizations listed for additional details or questions.

Breast Cancer Awareness Ride: A Breast Cancer Awareness benefit ride was held on Saturday, October 13th, leaving from Pleasant Ridge Park, in Fairview. It offered a fairly short ride, 10 miles, with the intent of getting riders of all ages and skill levels to participate. Some riders continued and expanded their route for a longer distance. Refreshments were provided afterwards. Donation were accepted, with 100% of the money going to cancer research. This event was held in conjunction with rides throughout the country, on 10/13, all benefitting breast cancer research organized through Trek Bicycle and their dealers.

07 Spring Time Trial Recap:- Sponsored by Iroquois School Athletics- was held Sunday April 29th -results available at Iroquois School District

07 MS 150 Bike Tour Recap:- Pittsburgh to Conneaut, OH or Erie to Conneaut, OH both with a Meadville stay on the first night - Escape to the Lake- June 9th and 10th had a number of PICC members participate. The first day brought some hills as the 80 some mile route from Erie County to Meadville weaved through many back roads. The Saturday night stay was in Meadville and then day 2 route on Sunday was from Meadville, PA to Conneaut, OH a route of about 70 miles. MS 150 Bike Tour Details

07 Quad Bike Race- Highmark Quad Games Time Trial - was Saturday, July 15th Quad Bike Details Congratulations to all the members and participants that completed the time trial!

07 Fall Time Trial Recap:- Sponsored by Iroquois School Athletics- was held again Sunday, September 16th at Presque Isle State Park. There were about 120 racers that completed the course, results are available here: Iroquois Fall Time Trial Fall 07 Results or visit the school web site for any further questions or contacts Iroquois School District

Events Results:

• '08 Spring Training Series - Week 1 Results
• Spring Training Men's A
• Spring Training Men's B
• Spring Training Women's
• Spring Training Cold Cup
• '08 Spring Training Series - Week 2 Results
• Spring Training Results Spreadsheet
• '07 Spring Training Series Final Results
• Spring Training Spreadsheet


• '07 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial - Overall Results
• Overall Results
• '07 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial - Class listing
• Results by Class

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