Ride Schedule Changes

In the picture you see Gabe, Louie, and Derek who rode with Fernando (took picture) about 41 miles including 10 miles up Catalina Highway 5/19/09.

WOOOHOOO !!! Praises be to our Heavenly Father. We had out first Mid-town Saturday morning ride. What a blessing to be able to bring the SE and NW riders together to one ride. We rode a hilly course along the foothills.

On Tuesdays at 6:00am Derek and Fernando are going to lead a ride starting 6/2/2009. They are going to meet at the Starbucks on Broadway and Kolb. Derek had the following information about the ride: "The ride will be 30 to 35 miles with C+/B pace. One of our goals is to make it to the top of Mt Lemmon. We are working on that by going a little farther up each time. When we don't climb that mountain, we will shoot Northwest toward Vistoso or Southeast to Colossal Cave."

Just to be sure, check out our calendar for any changes or updates on ride information or for any other ride or event information.

Ride of Silence Follow Up

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
James 5:15-17 NASU

Indeed our prayers are effective and draw people closer to our Father in heaven, and our presence at the Ride of Silence and other community events facilitates this. We had a good club turnout for the Ride of Silence yesterday and were able to hang out and talk with participants after the ride. It was great to talk with people whom the Lord is touching and changing. There were at least a couple hundred people riding in the event. The group took up a good 1/4 to 1/2 mile of roadway taking up the bike lane plus one to two traffic lanes (with sheriff escorts of course) . Besides a couple of small wrecks; the ride went smoothly along the 9 mile course.

It is exciting that our group can encourage and build the faith of others as we grow and are able to spread the influence of the love of God amongst the biking community of Tucson. The key to all this is prayer and thanksgiving for all the Lord has done for us so that we can be led by Him to touch others. So, I pray that we all would draw near to the Lord and hear from Him how we can be used this year to draw others into a relationship with Jesus.

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 Tim 2:1-4 NASU

Ride of Silence

Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted."

DATE: May 20, 2009
TIME: 5:45 pm
WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide
(Hi Corbett Field Tucson Arizona (Ramada #31))

Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. We are using this as a ministry opportunity to reach those who have been insured or family and friends who mourn the loss of a loved one that never returned from their ride. Check out the Ride of Silence web site.

Honor

The purpose of this ride is to honor bicyclists who have been injured or killed on our roads.

Awareness

We are working to raise awareness that cyclists are here and have the legal right to the road.

Share the Road

We ask that everyone share the road with respect for the law and each other.

Romans 12:15 "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion."

Psalm 56:8 "You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?"

Updated Post: Tour of the Tucson Mountains

WOOOHOOO !!! Praises be to our Heavenly Father, who provides and guides and blesses time and time again.

Well, the Tour of the Tucson Mountain came and went and we participated successfully in it. Travis, Larry and Michael participated for IC3 Tucson. Travis and Michael rode in the platinum group to a platinum finish. Larry had a Gold finish with 3:29. That was close :-) See the complete results here. In the platinum finish, places 2-67 came in seconds apart and Travis and Michael were part of it. It was a mass sprint to the finish. No crashes, so everything went orderly. It was a fun race, similar to El Tour de Phoenix, where there was a big group of riders from the start all the way to Ajo Way. The first split happened there, but over 60 riders could stay together, which is still a big group. The riders who won broke away on Sandario Rd. and even though we saw them in the distance, we never could catch them.

This was the first time ever, we raced on I-10, yes you heard right, I-10. I guess the police escort had one mishap directing the group to the frontage road. Once the frontage road was passed, there was only I-10 left. It was fun. Everyone kept cool and I don't think anything happened on I-10. Well you missed it, a once in a life time experience. Or will it be part of next years route :-) We'll see.

I hope to post some information about our help at the Aid Station.

Updated Post: Bike Fest 2009

WOOOHOOO !!! Praise Jesus for this great opportunity. We did it again. We helped out during the Bike 2 Work week here in Tucson. We had some cyclists stop by on their way to work. Thanks to our sponsor Eric Post who invited us and used his office as a commuter station. We hope to make this a regular event that we want to support, LORD willing.

Thanks to Michael, Ray, Eric and Travis (in picture) and many more who made this a wonderful experience. (Travis, those scones and cookies were very yummy.)

Preparations For The Tour of the Tucson Mountains

(picture taken from http://grandarizona.com)

This is another wonderful Spring ride put on by PBAA (Perimeter Bicycling Association of America). It is April 26 which unfortunately is a Sunday.

Open to all ages and abilities, the Tour offers 70 and 27-mile courses. The 70-mile event is a perimeter ride around - not over - the beautiful Tucson Mountains. Both routes begin at Marana Town Hall in Marana, AZ and are generally flat, perfect for beginning riders!

We are planning to race as well as provide support via an Aid Station (on Silverbell and Twin Peaks).

To keep on training, April 26 is just around the corner. To find out more information, please visit the Tour of the Tucson Mountains web site.

Updated Post: El Tour de Phoenix Expo and Race

Hi everyone:

I just wanted to reflect on the events at this year's Tour de Phoenix.

Travis, Michael and I set up our IC3 booth at the Expo on Friday morning at 10am and we had a very good, and I believe, fruitful response. We were there until almost 8pm and were able to gather about 4 pages of e-mails from interested parties in Phoenix regarding forming a Spoke there. There was ample time at this relatively small Expo (compared to El Tour de Tucson) to talk with loads of enthusiastic riders. We handed out IC3 water bottles, and Hammer Nutrition came through again with goodies to give away.

Travis wasn't able to ride Saturday and left Friday afternoon to follow up on his move. Robert and Alex came by and picked up their packets as the Platinum meeting was just starting. Saturday morning turned out to be a cool morning with a bit of wind (not too much) as 1200 riders started the event.

Congrats to our leader, Michael, who finished just under 3 hours (32 place overall) and Robert who finished under 3:15 and Alex had a very strong effort at just over 3:30. I brought up the rear at just over 4 hours. Great results! The winner finished at just over 2:45...very fast!

The Lord blessed and we continue to ask for his blessings as we make ourselves available for His service.

Blessings to each of you, Todd