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Mike’s Bike Shop Cup 2009

release by the Atlantic Cycling Centre

May 15, 2009 (Dieppe, New Brunswick) –The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a regional racing series which lets cyclists of the area participate in friendly meets. This series is open to riders 15 year old and up and will be run under a points format (combining the 18 events). Every Tuesday, draw prizes and series leader’s recognition will be awarded. All race start at 6:30 unless otherwise noted. Riders must be registered and paid for that evening by 6:15 (or use our on-line system).

The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup is a regional racing series which lets cyclists of the area participate in friendly meets. This series is open to riders 15 year old and up and will be run under a points format (combining the 18 events). Every Tuesday, draw prizes and series leader’s recognition will be awarded. All race start at 6:30 unless otherwise noted. Riders must be registered and paid for that evening by 6:15 (or use our on-line system).

This year, we are changing our fee structure. A single event will now cost 7$. But we encourage participants to sign up on-line for more then a race at a time and take advantage of our discount. The cost to register register for a discipline (3 events) will be 15$ and for the whole series (18 races) is 100$.

Starting May 19, participants will enjoy three Tuesdays of mountain bike (cross country) racing (May 19, 26 & June 2) at the Dieppe St-Anselme Park.

In June (16, 23 & 30) the racing switches to Individual Time Trial at the Moncton airport – parking is on Aviation Ave with the start at the on ramp to the Highway. The route follows the Veterans Memorial Hwy, exit onto the Trans Canada Highway then exit onto Champlain St and turn right onto Aviation Ave with the finish at the parking area.

For July, we will have events on the Caisse populaire Dieppe V̩lodrome. This racing will be opened to everyone who took their Track 101 course (or equivalent). Track 101 will be offered throughout the summer Рcontact the ACC for more information. Race dates are July 14, 21 & 28.

In August racing moves back on the road with the criterium series (Aug 11, 18 & 25). The race circuit will be announced later – watch the web site for details.

In September, we will have BMX events on the Subway BMX track in the Rotary Park in Ste. Anselme (Sept 8, 15 & 22).

Last, but not least, we will hold 3 cyclo-cross events in October (13, 20 & 27) to conclude the series with our famous Boo-Cross event.





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