Posted by Chris Doubek - May 19, 2013 - The Prez
The perfect night of weather for riding led to a great turnout. We had 73 participants come out to support this year’s RoS. All age groups were represented from young children right on up. Ottawa County Sheriff Sergeant Steve Austin started us out with the statistics for Ottawa County about cycling accidents. He also [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - April 25, 2013 - Front Page News
Come join the rest of the WMCR membership to celebrate spring with a Family Ride & Picnic! What: WMCR Spring 2013 Family Ride & Picnic Why: To celebrate spring (finally) arriving and enjoy a leisurely afternoon with family & cycling friends Where: Central Park in Spring Lake When: Sunday May 19, 2pm-5pm Cost: Free to [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - April 25, 2013 - Front Page News
Folks, the WMCR Club has some exciting new group road ride plans for the 2013 season with something to offer many levels of cyclists! There will be four group road rides starting up the first full week in May (week of May 6) and the following is the “411″ on each. The WMCR Board has [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - April 22, 2013 - Front Page News
The weather cooperated nicely today for the 24th annual Yankee Springs MTB Time Trial race. The Yankee TT is Race #1 of the 2012 MMBA CPS season and it seems that every MTB racer in MI showed up! I’m not sure what the total registration was this yeat, but I would guess it was north [...]
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Posted by Chris Doubek - April 20, 2013 - Front Page News
Spring Lake, Michigan Wednesday May 15 7:00 pm The Spring Lake Ride of Silence starts at Central Park’s west parking lot, behind Ace Hardware on Savidge St. We are proud to once again have the Ottawa County Sheriffs riding with us and providing us a safety escort. The Ride starts promptly at 7:00 PM, please arrive [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - April 16, 2013 - Front Page News
For 2013 season we will take a different approach to the monday night ride. There will be one group until numbers warrant splitting into 2 groups or more. Pace will be 17-20 mph. This is a common B level pace. This ride is for all riders. We would sure like to see more ladies and [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - April 7, 2013 - Front Page News
288 racers participated in the spring 2013 edition of the Lowell 50 on Saturday April 6. Although rain was predicted, it stayed dry all day in the Lowell area, but it was blustery with high gusty winds and temps in the high 30′s. As usual, most racers (186) opted for the 28 mile event while [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - March 31, 2013 - Front Page News
Brief Description The West Michigan Coast Riders are pleased to present this exciting Summer cycling tour on June 23, 2013. The MOST Tour is an enjoyable ride on flat to gently rolling terrain in Muskegon and Oceana Counties. The tour goes along Lake Michigan and passes by inland lakes, beaches and fruit farms. Come join [...]
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Posted by Jeff Sobolewski - March 24, 2013 - Front Page News
Just writing a thank you to the few (WMCR) gents I rode the 36 mile Barry Roubaix with. It was a fantastically icy ride, and made very enjoyable by teaming with these guys to pull through the masses, stay safe and really make the day complete, We didn’t know each other, or share other experiences, [...]
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Posted by Rick A. Borns - March 23, 2013 - Front Page News
The 5th annual Barry Roubaix “Killer Gravel Road Race” took place today in Hastings, MI with nearly 3,000 racers “taking over” the town. Rick Plite’s (race promoter) decision to move the race start/finish to Hastings was a great idea as the race has outgrown the Yankee Springs State Park. There was much anxiousness about the course conditions, [...]
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