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The North American Cycle Courier Championships are this weekend in Richmond VA, with people from across the continent fighting it out before the World’s touches down on our shores in August. May 24 – 28, more info at www.naccc2012.com
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The Works Vol II is the return of a successful alleycat that helps to provide vital funding to Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Bike Works. This year they’re looking to raise $5000 to cover the full cost of an 8-week after-school Earn-a-Bike program. Have fun, race around, help kids.
Tiny Fix is throwing their first alleycat in Chicago on Memorial Day Weekend, 2012:
The race meets at 3pm on Sat, May 26th in Humboldt Park at the corner of North and Kedzie. Bring $5 for registration, a pen, a bike, a u-lock and your game face.
Visit www.tinyfixbikegang.com for more info.
Alleycats aren’t just for big cities, April 27-29 in Valdosta GA you can participate in the Speed or Greed series of events to benefit autism research.
The New Amsterdam Bicycle Show in New York City is happening on April 28-29 this year, with a larger expo area then in the past as the show continues to grow. Attendees have the aforementioned manufacturer expo area, a fashion show, guest speakers and a beer garden to look forward to. The whole show benefits Transportation Alternatives.
Modeled at least in part after the successful Red Hook Crit, London is hosting The Hunt fixed gear crit on May 6. It’s a closed circuit, just under a mile in total length, with a few twists and turns so it’s hardly an outdoor track race. Track bikes only, run with elimination heats taking the field down to 30 riders and a 30 minute + 5 laps final.
Levi’s is throwing a series of launch parties again this year, with the first coming up on March 29th in San Francisco, with other parties in Austin, LA, Philadelphia and New York coming up throughout the spring. Look for another round this summer in Chicago, Portland and Minneapolis.
Coming Saturday, March 24, 2012 for those who live in and around Pittsburgh…
Show up at The Wall at 4:30 PM, the race will start promptly at 5:00. Bring $5 and your bike (helmets are recommended, but not required).
Sponsored by FIKS Reflective, OTB Bicycle Café, DZR, Blaq, Chrome, Rothera and Iron City Bikes.
Visit the Facebook event page for updates and additional information.
Check out springrollalleycat.blogspot.com.
Trace out a pentagram on the downtown DC map on Friday April 13th, with entrance funds benefitting the 2012 NACCC in Richmond VA. More information is available at the Facebook event page.
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Monster Track 13 is coming up on March 10th. Get ready on March 8th with a brief panel discussion and pre-party with Kurt Boone, Carlos Ramirez, Kevin Bolger and Victor Ouma. See more at Urban Cyclist Worldwide.
On the heels of this weekend’s annual Frostbike mini-tradeshow in Minneapolis that Quality Bicycle Parts promotes comes the Cutters Ball, an after hours party put on by the local brands that don’t distribute through QBP. Free food, beer and bike culture it goes down the evening of February 18th at E 27th St and 27th Ave, right on the Midtown Greenway. The official invite came with a custom printed saddle cover, but it’s not like you need to present it as a ticket .
12PM Februrary 10th, UC Santa Cruz (At the beginning of the Great Meadow pathway, near recital hall). Adrian Burgueño’s bicycle advocacy and legacy will continue to live through us and we will be his voice to raise awareness on bicycle safety. Heading home from school after his evening class about one year from today, taking all the safety measures a cyclist can take, riding on an extremely dangerous bike path on campus, his beautiful young life was cut short. He would be 22.
There will be a peaceful rally to commemorate Adrian’s passing this week. Let’s all gather to raise awareness and speak upon the dangers of this bicycle path. As an activist he was, he would be among the first to organize and participate for such event.
This will take place on the UCSC campus At the beginning of the Great Meadow pathway, near the recital hall, this Friday, February 10th at noon. If you or someone you know in the Santa Cruz area has experienced the dangers of this path, message this page directly. Pass the word, share this event’s info and please join us for this rally.
Sunday February 12, from St. Petersburg With Love comes the Bakrupt! alleycat. Check out the start location, The Steel City Brewhouse, clearly a Pittsburgh ex-pat and close to our heart.
The 20th annual Cycle Messenger World Championships will be held in Chicago this year, August 3-5th 2012. Part party and gathering of the tribe, part serious competition to determine the fastest courier rankings, the CMWC is a remarkable event and part of urban cycling history and lore. The Chicago running should be quite excellent, as the core group was involved in the 2008 Chicago running of the North American Cycle Courier Championships which by all accounts went quite well. We hope to see you in Chicago this coming August.
We posted galleries from attending the 2008 CMWC in Toronto and the 2008 NACCC in Chicago.
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