Newsletter - February 2002

  AGM

The AGM will be held at upstairs lounge in the Tolbooth Ellon at 7.30pm on the 25th March 2002. After the formal business there will be a talk by Ken Bryson, Coach to Deeside Thistle.

Hope to see as many members attending as possible, as there will be a general discussion on the organisation of the club. Have a free drink on arrival and refreshments will be served after the AGM and discussion.

  Club Membership

Lorna eagerly awaits your subscription for 2002! Members of Ythan CC receive a 10% discount on accessories and clothing at Cycling World and Alpine Bikes on production of your membership card.

Don't foget that you can save money on race applications for Open Events if you also join the SCU, and membership also includes 3rd party insurance and free legal advice. Their travel insurance is very good, if you are taking your bike, and especially if you race abroad.

  100K PRE-SEASON Warm-up & District Presentation

Held at Echt on the 24th February. Dave Allan received the Bob Souter Memorial Trophy for his race in the District event.

  Ythan CC 2002 Programme

Club Runs are Sunday mornings at 10.00am in the winter and 9.00am in the summer from the Community Centre at Ellon. Mountain Bike runs will be organised if there is sufficient interest (Contact Steve Argo 01358 721896 or Graham Parley 01358 722172).

We organise a confined (ie open to members and potential members) time trial league series throughout the summer. The race is an individually timed time trial with a handicap system, and is run on every second Tuesday commencing 9th April at 6.30pm from the Mace at Auchterellon, on the Ellon-Tarves road. (the distance is approx 10 miles) and there are categories for junior, youth, ladies and mountain bikers). On every alternate Tuesday (commencing the 2nd April) training runs are held starting from the Mace at the same time.

Included in the league this year will be all our open Time Trials. The events we are organising are:

All SCU events are in the 2002 handbook which can be ordered from Lorna with your subscription. Also SCU events are on the SCU web site.

  Membership

A real oldie - Boyd Ross is back.

Dave Smith is also back. Living in Barratt Drive, and cycling to Dyce to work.

Sally - getting better and better. Top of the SCU Bar and we wish her luck in the Commonwealth Games.

  Training

We have two spare club turbo trainers. Contact Mike Harper 01779 841724, or Graham Gerrard 01358 721599.

  Club Clothing

Dave Carnegie has agreed to organise racing Gear. You will need the club clothing to enter open events, unless you wear a white top. As the season is only a few weeks away, we need to get an order off as soon as possible. So if anyone needs new or replacement tops, shorts, etc contact DAVE on 01358 725037.

  Keeping Informed

Charlie Allan is the new newsletter editor. Our club intends to keep members up to date, but we need help from the members. Also Ian Jones with articles, photos etc for the web site.

Cycling Magazines: Cycling Weekly has up to date general information, Cycle Sport is a monthly production that focuses on the "professional" scene. There are always quite a lot of mountain bike mags in the newsagents. One advantage of getting the cycling magazines is that you can order parts and accessories from mail order companies, but you need to be mechanically minded to fit them.

Graham Gerrard