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The Heart of HBC is OUR RIDES and who leads the rides, OUR RIDE LEADERS. It is our ride leaders that set the tone, safety and enjoyment on each HBC ride. Without them we wouldn’t have a club. The OPS Committee wants to recognize our ride leaders and the prominent place they hold in this club. Any ride leader that attends one of the training socials will receive a 20% Garmin product discount and any HBC Approved and Trained Ride Leader that has led 5 rides and submitted ride reports over the current year will go to our banquet for free as our Thank you.
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One of the many benefits of the Harrisburg Bicycle Club is our our e-mail distribution lists. These lists are used to keep our members informed on general club activities, advocacy issues and individual rides. Recently we added additional lists to correspond to all of our regularly scheduled rides, such as "Hershey C" rides or "Upper Allen Friendship Park C+" rides. This provides a way for ride leaders to inform members if a ride is cancelled due to weather or provide other ride information in advance of the ride if they desire.
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First and foremost the purpose and joy of our HBC is riding! Now that our main cycling season has started so have a few problems that crop up every year that takes this joy out of our rides. This is a reminder to ALL LEADERS and ALL RIDERS to RESPECT the ride category you are leading or riding in. If you feel the group you are riding in is too slow for you, move up to a faster group. Leaders please lead your group according to the SLOWEST rider WITHIN your category.
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Sunday, September 15 is the date for the 2013 Three Creek Century, sponsored by the Harrisburg Bicycle Club. LeTort Park in Carlisle is where the action begins and ends. Almost 700 riders participated in this century in 2012. The event grows larger every year because of the great food, great routes and great volunteers. Register by August 15 and save up to $10. The 3CC is the main source of operating funds for HBC, so come support your club by riding and/or volunteering. More details are available at www.threecreekcentury.com
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Join us on Saturday, August 31st for an individual bicycle hill climb time trial, up to the top of King's Gap. The course is a 3.5 mile climb with an average gradient of 4-5 %. This is the third year for the time trial, which is a community outreach project for the Harrisburg Bicycle Club.
Registration form
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The Harrisburg Bicycle Club, administrators of the Janet A. Pontius Safety Foundation, is
again offering the Helmets for Safety Drive during the month of May 2013. This year a
limited number of coupons for an $8 discount are available at participating bicycle shops.
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If you’ve been thinking of riding the HBC Fall Tour, and want to learn more about it, or if it’s been a while since you participated, this is the year to make the commitment and take the challenge!! For the first time, the Fall Tour will feature a ‘light support’ service for those riders not interested in carrying all of their gear!!! Mark your calendars and plan to join members of the Fall Tour
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Mason-Dixon Challenge - Saturday July 13th
This year the top MS fund raising team of Capital Blue Cross has asked our HBC team to join forces with them to ride and raise funds to wipe out MS. We will be riding in the Central PA Chapter MS fundraiser The Mason-Dixon Challenge, on for Saturday, July 13, 2013. As co-captain of this exciting new team I am asking you to join me in the fight against MS by registering for this team or by making a contribution to support our efforts.
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Join the HBC Tour de Cure team and the Central PA Diabetes Association June 8th by riding in the 2013 Tour de Cure on Saturday, June 8. The ride takes place in Grantville, PA with 4 routes: 100k, 50k, 25k, 6.5k.
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