Ben Farrant Memorial Cyclathon » ride

Join Team Wellspring

Jayson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:57:28 +0000

Team Wellspring with be riding in the 4th Annual Ben Farrant Memorial Cyclathon on July 17-18. We are riding to honor one of Wellspring’s founding members and help improve education for Rwandan children by investing in their schools through the Whole School Development Program.

Joining Team Wellspring is as easy as contacting us to let us know you want to ride. We will then direct you to register at the Cascade website to reserve your spot in this year’s ride. For a $95 registration fee to the Cascade Bike Club, you will be provided with food at rest stops, luggage transport, mechanical and medical support, and other logistical support. Online registration is the fastest and cheapest registration method. Register soon to avoid a last minute scramble as the event usually sells out and has already registered 51% of it’s riders.

Training ride, June 7th

Jayson — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:46:02 +0000

Hey Team Wellspring!

Richard is organizing a training ride on Sunday, June 7th for those of you within the Metro Vancouver area. The plan is to meet at the Fort Langley parking lot at 2pm and head out on a ride to Golden Ears and back. Everyone is welcome, comment below to let Richard know if you can make it, or you could email him…

It would be great to have everyone out on a ride in their respective areas on the same day, so how about organizing a ride where you live?

I know you may be on your own in Whitehorse Mike, but what about the rest of you?

If you are willing to go for a ride in your city on Sunday June 7th, leave a comment below with the time and location of your ride, and let’s log some training miles!

Cycling in Whitehorse

mstrain — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:47:49 +0000

This year I have decided to take the plunge and attempt the STP in one day! With that being said, I am working right now up in Whitehorse and the snow has finally melted. So I boxed up my bike on the last trip down to Vancouver and brought it up on the flight back to Whitehorse. I put the bike back together with all the pieces in the bike, though I am not sure if they are in the right order. So far I have gone for one ride and my chain broke about 30 mins into the ride. Oh well, one more thing to fix. There are tons of great rides up here in Whitehorse, I am itching to attempt the Carcross-Tagish loop around Marsh Lake and back to Whitehorse. Each weekend I see dozens of riders out on the road now that the snow has melted.

I am really looking forward to riding this year, it is an event I look forward to all year. Last year having Ben’s sister and her husband join us on the ride was very uplifting. Plus seeing the difference Wellspring is making in Rwanda, especially the door that has opened through the Whole School Development Program, has been such a rewarding experience to be a part of. I hope to see some familiar faces and many new faces on the ride this year.

Happy Riding,

Mike Strain