Trail work day

Johnny has called for volunteers to meet at the Sylaward trail-head Saturday morning at 8am for some trail work. Bring gloves, digging tools, rakes. I think he has planned to start on the bike wash and working on "hardening" those wet spots. Thanks.

Meeting for Monday Jan. 25th 7pm at Rec. Center

Please come to the club meeting Monday January 25th, 7pm at the J. Craig Smith Rec Center. On the agenda will be Century updates and discussion about  the time trial and a mountain bike race.

Cheaha Challenge Century.

A message to announce the 2010 Cheaha Challenge Century presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. We have a new presenting sponsor and a new date for 2010! We wish to thank Wells Fargo Advisors for supporting our event and hope you will mark your calendar for Sunday, April 18 and plan to join us in Piedmont, Alabama!

We hope you will plan to make a weekend of it in 2010. We will again have the complimentary Animal Medical Center rooftop dinner for Cheaha riders and family/friends on Friday evening. Saturday will again feature the Noble Street Festival--a downtown Anniston family festival that attracts more than 5,000 attendees with great food in the Red Diamond Restaurant Tour, multiple activities for children of all ages in the McWane KidZone, the Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash running race, and the Bike pARTs sculpture competition. Add live music and the nationally recognized and action packed Sunny King Criterium pro and amateur bike races on downtown streets and you have a festival not to be missed. This family event has been selected a Top 10 Event in Alabama by the state's Tourism Bureau and has been featured in numerous magazines and publications, including Southern Living, Bicycling, and Velo News.

The Cheaha Crew wishes you a Merry Christmas and tailwinds in the New Year and we hope you will make our weekend a part of your ride calendar in 2010!

Visit
www.cheahachallenge.com (updates added daily)
www.noblestreetfestival.com (updates added daily)

Century planning

Tonight we agreed to extend the mileage to include a 100 mile option. I am asking for many of you to take a look at the web page and pick a job you would like to do. I may email some of you personally to ask you do have a specific job. And actually, the more folks the merrier. If I can, I'd love to pair Civitan folks with COGS folks wherever we can. I enjoy these events. The folks are always nice.

Thanks,
Tim Presley

Organizational meeting

Bev and I would like to invite everyone to our house Thursday evening January 14th at 7pm for an organizational meeting about the Century in April.