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Saturday, August 28th Richer ride was kinda sad.  Our favourite food stop,  Country Inn, has suddenly closed it’s doors last Sunday August 22nd.
So the MIT group, Curt and myself, stopped in at our old food stop across the road for breakfast.  We heard from others that business had been slow this year and struggled to make ends meet. 
Now the decision [...]

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Last september, a large group of cyclists from Steinbach and area participated in a 100 mile or a 75 mile ride which took place in Park Rapids, Minnesota (About 4-5 hours south of here). There is also a 45 mile ride. It was called the “Headwaters 100 Bike Ride”, about which you can get more [...]

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I never imagined that my subscription to “The Economist” would be a reference to good bicycling books but in the latest edition this review appeared.  Looks like a good one.  Amazon doesn’t seem to carry the title in North America it but I think Penguin Canada might have it (click on the image and then [...]

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Cycle Tour Report

Hi Roadies,
My week on the CANDISC 2010 tour is done and Jim has suggested that I post a report.  Overall it was a fun week filled with good rides and even a couple of great rides (in my opinion and limited experience).  The terrain was fairly consistent for the week and reminded me of western [...]

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After talking to several riders, I’ve come to the conclusion that most would prefer to meet at the water tower at 7:00 A.M. rather than 8:00 A.M., at least until the shortness of daylight hours in the fall forces us to start later. I am formally requesting a 7:00 A.M. start time for all [...]

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[ August 8, 2010; 8:00 am; ]

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St Malo 90 km

[ August 2, 2010; 7:00 am; September 6, 2010; 8:00 am; ]

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[ May 1, 2010; 10:00 am; August 21, 2010; 8:00 am; ]

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[ April 24, 2010; 1:00 pm; May 8, 2010; 8:00 am; May 22, 2010; 8:00 am; June 5, 2010; 8:00 am; June 19, 2010; 8:00 am; July 3, 2010; 8:00 am; July 24, 2010; 8:00 am; August 14, 2010; 8:00 am; August 28, 2010; 8:00 am; October 2, 2010; 9:00 am; October 16, 2010; 9:00 am; October 30, 2010; 9:00 am; ]

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Kleefeld 45 km 7 am

[ April 3, 2010; 9:00 am; April 10, 2010; 12:00 pm; August 7, 2010; 8:00 am; October 9, 2010; 9:00 am; October 23, 2010; 9:00 am; ]

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