Merry Christmas

"For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

December Monthy Meeting

On Wednesday we had our monthly meeting for December. Merry Christmas !!! WOOOHOOO !!! It is the time that we celebrate our Saviors birth. Well we talked about everyone's El Tour experience and there were some close encounter for some riders. But we all had fun, be it as a rider or volunteer. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped at the Aid Station. Thanks to Eric of getting us this wonderful spot and Martha for heading up the organization. WOOOHOOO !!!

We also talked about the ride schedule (which I messed up and which is hopefully correct by now) and that last weekend we had 7 riders that participated in the ride on the NW side at LaCanada/Naranja. You saw my email about membership renewal, so if you want to get a head start, please see the previous email.

We are planning a potluck on Friday, Jan 16. Patsy and Todd graciously opened their home to host this potluck. Patsy was convinced :-) to make her famous lasagna. So we are asking everyone to help with a side dish or desert. Please mark your calendars and RSVP so that we know how much lasagna to prepare and who brings what side dish.

Your brother in Christ.

Michael.

El Tour de Tucson Race and Aid Station

WOW. Praise to our awesome Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus the Christ.

For the first time we helped out at the El Tour with an official Aid Station. We were stationed at mile 51, close to Kolb on Sunrise. Thanks to the help of members and friends we were able to help riders by giving them water, fruits, Hammer Gel and HEED. Some riders needed mechanical help and we were able to provide them with a basic service even there, fixing tires and adjusting derailleurs.
Javier and Marco after setting up the Aid Station. Shade was important for some riders who overheated during the first 51 miles. The high was 78F which was very pleasant, but riders needed to drink lots of water.

Todd riding the 80 miles is being helped by Marco. Todd came in 143 in 4:47. At least he stopped unlike our speeding Travis (picture still pending) who rode the 109 in 4:49. Way to GO Travis.

Here is another member, Patsy. She mastered the 80 miles for the first time. WOOOHOOO !!!

Finally, but not least, we have Eric. He also rode the 80, his favorite distance. He rode on his brand new bike and it served him well. Eric is a bicycle accident attorney and gives us many useful hints and insights into the bicycle laws in Arizona. There were many more members and other riders who participated in this years El Tour de Tucson.

"O LORD, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!"
Psalm 8:1

El Tour de Tucson Expo

As in past years our spoke had a booth at the 26. El Tour de Tucson. Thanks to the help from our members and our sponsor Hammer Nutrition, we were able to give away Hammer Gels, Hammer's HEED and water bottles. We represented our club for 2 days and can say it was a blessing to help out. There were about 50 new people interested in our spoke. They signed up for our Yahoo! ArizonaIC3-Rides email list and I hope we can plug them in right away.

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Eph. 3:20 What an awesome God we serve.

We also had a lot of interest in the club from Phoenix and Prescott Arizona. Let's start praying for those cities and see if God would want to establish another spoke in Arizona. So if anyone from Prescott or Phoenix reads this blog, check out http://www.christiancycling.com, pray about getting involved, shoot me an email at arizona@christiancycling.com, become a member (membership in 2009 is only $30 per year) and get your friends, family and members from your church involved.

It is by the Grace of God that we were able to establish the spoke in Tucson. WOOOHOOO !!!

Welcome to the IC3 Arizona Spoke Blog

Praises be to our Father in Heaven and to His Son Jesus the Christ.

IC3 stands for International Christian Cycling Club. There are many chapters (spokes) in the US and around the world. This is the Blog space from the Arizona spoke. Check us out at http://www.christiancycling.com.

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