PICC Events

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Tour de West County 2009

The date for the 5th annual Tour de West County is Saturday, July 25th at Fairview's Pleasant Ridge Park. This is a great location that has worked well for past years of this event. The Park has a nice Pavilion for all to enjoy after the ride and the Expo. Pleasant Ridge Park is located at 8289 Barker Rd., south on Dobler or Daggett Roads off Route 20 (Barker runs between Dobler Rd. and Daggett Rd.- follow the signs.) The application preregistration deadline is July 11th, but late applications will be received right up to the day of the ride (but are not eligible for the T-Shirt or Hat offers). Visit the Tour de West County and Expo info page for more details on the full day of activities. New this year include Bicycle Polo and a Cyclecross course for those wanting to ride off road. The tour application is available here now for download Tour Application

Wednesday Night Training Rides

These popular rides began for this year in the spring, and you are invited to join us on the Wednesday evening rides. Remember though these are self supported, show and go group rides for 2009. Permission has been granted to meet and park at Edinboro University Sox Harrison Stadium visitors parking lot (Perry Lane first lot past the Tennis Courts) for the rides starting at 6:00 PM sharp. We will have A (advanced) through D (novice) rides as in the past if enough ride leaders are available. We are permitted to use McComb Fieldhouse for restroom/changing but no other buildings are to be entered and we are asked to stay clear of any campus activities that may be occurring. Since we cannot rely on any shop to fix our bikes or rescue us, you should have tools and supplies for basic repairs and cell phones for emergencies. Ride leaders will be recruited each week to take each group out and get them safely back- no one will be dropped, but attempt to judge your ability and group pace. Volunteers for group leaders will be recruited just before the ride, if no one else has volunteered or able to lead on any given Wednesday. Occasionally, the A and B rides are going to be Team Training rides with paceline work, sprints, hills, leadouts, threshold intervals or any other devices to further Team racers goals. All riders in addition to Wellness Extension Team will be welcome to participate but they should able to keep up and hang with their corresponding groups pace. If you are unsure of which group most closely matches your ride abilities- ask the ride leaders, first before the ride starts.

If it is raining or looking like a high chance of rain, the ride will be cancelled. The only way the club has as a mechanism for notifying everyone in that ride is cancelled is the Yahoo Groups Messaging (which is available to PICC members only- you are encouraged to join us!) In case of weather and rain some people may inevitably show up and either turn around and head back home or ride on their own. Phone calls on the ride status asking about the weather and status of the ride will not be accepted at this point! Possibly as these ride progress additional means of notification will be available.

All riders are to sign the ride sheet and check in and out before leaving. We can meet at a mutually agreeable local spot for post-ride refueling as we like. We want to get the word out and the location established to see if its to everyone liking.

Rick Gorzynski Memorial Time Trial Recap

Fathers Day, Sunday, June 21st was the date for this years annual 12.5 mile race of truth. The weather cooperated with another nice Sunday morning for all the riders. Not much wind and pleasant temperatures. Over 130 riders managed to compete for the cash prize monies on the traditional course of beautiful Presque Isle State Park. The results are available in Acrobat reader format on the top right hand column of results.
Thanks also has to go out to the committee- Chairman, Chris Lamb and all the volunteers that made this happen.
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Major Sponsors:

Other sponsors for this year include:
HyTech Industries
Creative Imprints
Competitive Gear
Lake Country Bike
Tim Hortons Restaurant

2009 Spring Training Series Recap

LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #1 North East High School- Saturday April 11, 2009, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #2 North East High School- Saturday April 18, 2009, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #3 North East High School- Saturday April 25, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.

May
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #4 Fairview Business Park- Sunday May 3, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #5 Fairview Business Park- Sunday May 10, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
LCB/PICC Spring Training Series Race #6 North East High School- Sunday May 17- Note the change, B Race at 10AM, A Race at 11AM On-site registration.
Call 814-725-1338 for more info

Bike Around the Bay 2009 Recap

Was held on May 16, 2009 with a 10, 30 or 50 mile rides leaving in the morning. Weather started as partly sunny and warm, then turned to cloudy and full rain for those still out completing their routes in the afternoon.
About 300 riders including children and adults participated in the event
Contact: LEA Earth Force, Pat Lupo OSB, 814-835-8069
Again this year the Presque Isle Cycling Club was a sponsor of this annual event. The 7th annual tour started and finished at the Intermodal Transportation Center at the foot of Holland St just off the Bay Front Parkway. Thanks to those that participated as well as all the volunteers that helped make this happen. Proceeds benefit the efforts of Lake Erie Allegheny Earth Force, a non profit organization that engages young people as active citizens in their communities. For info email

Michelob Ultra Downtown Erie Criterium Recap

This first year event was on Sunday, May 24th, 1st Annual Michelob Ultra Downtown Erie Criterium in Erie, PA. Everyone involved felt that the course was interesting with 6 turns including a S around the Perry Square/North Park Row and a long straight away down East 5th St to the finish line. Schedule for the day included these races:
8:30 Men Cat 4/5
9:10 Women
10:00 Men 3/4
11:15 Charity Race
11:30 Kids parade lap
12:00 Pro/1/2
1:30 PM Kids races start
Kids Safety Rodeo 10 AM 1:30 PM
Please check out Bezza Cycling Promotions or email

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.

09 Spring Time Trial- Sponsored by Iroquois School Athletics- Sunday April 26th results are available at -Iroquois School District Time Trial

09 MS Bike Tour- Bike MS Escape to the Lake was an 150 km, 2 day tour- Erie to Edinboro to Conneaut, Oh. held this year on Saturday-Sunday, June 6th and 7th.
Bike MS: Escape to the Lake (Erie) had a new starting location and finished day one at Edinboro University for the overnight stay this year! A challenging 83 or 112 mile route for the first day, followed by day 2 ride of about 70 miles into Ohio for the finish on the Shores of Lake Erie with great food and entertainment.
This was a fully supported event with SAG vehicles, fully stocked rest stops, and bike mechanics. Thanks to all that supported the riders with contributions also!
Visit the website MS 150 Escape to the Lake

09 Highmark Quad Time Trial Bike Race Edinboro University, Saturday, July 11th

Events Results:

• '09 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial- Overall Results in Acrobat Reader
• '09 Overall Results
• '09 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial- Class Results in Acrobat Reader
• '09 Results by Class
• '09 Spring Training Series Weekly Results
• '09 Spring Training Results


• '08 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial- Overall Results
• '08 Overall Results
• '08 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial - Class listing
• '08 Results by Class
• '08 Spring Training Series
• Final Results
• '08 Spring Training Spreadsheet


• '07 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial - Overall Results
• '07 Overall Results
• '07 Rick Gorzynski Time Trial - Class listing
• '07 Results by Class
• '07 Spring Training Series Final Results
• '07 Spring Training Spreadsheet

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