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2011/2012 Cascade Presentation Series:
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Come to Your Senses!: A Celebration of Bicycle Travel with Willie Weir
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
Cascade members: $5
General public: $7
Advance tickets are available at
Brown Paper Tickets
Traveling by bike allows you to see the world in a truly unique way.
Few people know that as well as Willie Weir. His latest presentation is based on The Five Senses. He will leave you inspired and ready to see, hear, taste, smell and feel the world from the seat of a bicycle.
Willie's Seattle shows routinely sell out-Advance Tickets $7.00 at www.Brownpapertickets.com ($2.00 discount for CBC members).
Three Keys to your Best Year Yet!
Featuring Coach Craig Undem and special guests
Tuesday, March 13, 7 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
Cascade members: $5
General public: $7
Advance tickets are available at
Brown Paper Tickets
FREE!
 3 key areas we will explore together: riding skills, training plan and nutrition.
Let the expert coaches from Cycle Universiy help you discover what is holding you back so you can make this your best year yet. We will help you build a training plan to be sure you are physically ready, go over key skills every cyclist must master to be safe and fun to ride with and lastly give your nutrition a boost to be sure you are fueling your ride with the best choices for optimal performance.
Craig Undem's lifelong passion is cycling and endurance sport. Since beginning with a collegiate race in 1983 and eventually racing in the World Championships of Cyclocross, winning a World Cup medal in Mountain Bike Racing, placing 2nd in the US in Elite Criterium Championships, racing Track and Triathlon, he has earned the equivalent of a Doctorate in Cycling.
Off the bike Craig has been a professional cycling coach since 1996, is currently the Director Junior racing in the state of Washington, CEO and founder of Cycle University, Washington State Bicycle Racing Association Board member and former board member of the Marymoor Velodrome Association. He is a certified USA Cycling coach and a graduate of the Carmichael Coaching College. "Coach Craig" coached for Lance Armstrong's coach for 3 years and assisted him at the Tour de France in 2002 and 2003
VIEW CASCADE'S UPCOMING BICYCLE FILM EVENTS
PAST 2012 PRESENTATIONS:
Going the Distance: Insights from Pacific Northwest Cyclists
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
FREE!
Despite (or because of?) our consistently drippy weather, the Pacific Northwest has perhaps the deepest bench of long distance cycling enthusiasts in North America if not the world. Our presentation features some of the strongest long-distance cyclists in the area, and offers insights into what motivates them along with a bit of inspiration for cyclists interested in doing rides longer than 100 miles.
Brian Ecker's career highlights include top 20 finishes at USCF Elite National Championships, top 5 finishes at the Duathalon National Championships, several multisport solo category wins, and several podium finishes at the Furnace Creek 508 ultra marathon cycling race.
Brian has a reputation for paying close attention to the numbers—wattage and calories—during his events. His discussion of the numbers in ultra events can also apply to riders who are perfectly content with riding centurys or double centurys.
Chris Ragsdale is an ultra distance bicycle racer who is a 5-time National 24 hr winner and record holder, holds the 1000km road world record, and was the fastest American finisher in the 2011 Paris-Brest-Paris.
In addition to his success in solo events, Chris has been on several two- and four-man teams which he considers to be some of the best fun he's had on a bike. Chris will discuss competing in long distance events as part of a team.
Mark Thomas is a veteran randonneur, past president of Randonneurs USA, and current president of the Seattle International Randonneurs, the largest randonneur club in America. Mark has completed fourteen grand randonnees (1200km or longer) on four continents, including Paris-Brest-Paris four times. In the past three years, he has completed more than 40,000km of randonneur events.
Mark will relate his passion for randonneuring, or self-supported long distance cycling, which contrasts with the other presenters who will focus more on competitive events.
Mick Walsh is an ultra cyclist with a lengthy competitive resume that includes 1983 Irish Triathlon Champion, being a member of the 1987-89 Irish National Team, the 1999 Washington state Road Race champion and Best All Around Rider, and the 2010 Race Across Oregon Solo Champion.
Mick has been racing bikes since he was a teen and will discuss how he transitioned from being strictly a road racer to now considering himself an ultra distance competitor.
Whether you are merely curious about the personalities doing these kinds of events (are they really crazy?), are planning to do your first big event, or already have an addiction to distance events, our presentation will be both entertaining and informational.
The presentation will also include a few panel discussion topics and time for questions from the audience.
Hosted by David Longdon, Co-manager or the Cascade Bicycle Club's High Performance Cycling Team and producer of Velocity: The Seattle Area Cycling Blog.
Cascade-Affiliated International Tours Night
Friday, Jan. 27, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
With special guests:
Michael Kollins (World Bicycle Relief "Africa Rides 2012")
Danelle Laidlaw & Ken Wright (Tour Turkey. "Aegean to the Mediterranean")
Plus outlines of Beer, Bikes & Belgium, Vietnam Grand Tour & New Zealand Grand Tour 2013.
Please join us for a very interesting night outlining the outstanding 2012/13 CBC Affiliated International Tours program. We'll cover all tours on offer for next year, from the very popular Vietnam Grand Tour and New Zealand Grand Tours to these exciting new tours:
 Cascade Africa Rides 2012: Hear about a once in lifetime opportunity to see how one of the top NGO charities in the world changes lives through an amazing Bicycle program in Africa. You'll travel with a rep from the World Bicycle Relief program during your 9 days in the politically stable country of Zambia, doing everything from building bikes to actually delivering the final product and visiting schools. You'll end your visit with a safari to a world class game park.
Tour Turkey- Aegean to Mediterranean Tour: This tour is produced by a local BC Canadian company and has received high marks from many members. It's a terrific value and a fantastic tour destination- combining old world charm and world class cuisine with outstanding facilities and safe roads. It's the first time that CBC has offered the tour and its filling up very fast!
Beer Bikes & Belgium: We are heading back to the hotbed of international bicycle road racing in glorious (and bike-friendly) Europe! This tour will combine the wonderful roads of Belgium- including classic Tour of Flanders routes and lots more off the bike fun; We'll sample the very best in world beer and watch the 2012 UCI World Road race championships in neighboring Netherlands for two days!
For extensive information on all tours please visit our international tours page.
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