Hello all!
What you will find in this Newsletter.
1. Brunch Buffet
at the Organic Food and Café in Satwa
2. Dubai Tri Club News
3. Race of Champions in November and Triathlon
Training Camp
4. Cycling trip to Jordan in October 2007
5. Suggested
Mirdiff Rides – Express Your Interest
6. Ride Suggestions
For People in Arabian Ranches, Greens, Springs, Gardens, Jumeirah Islands, etc
7. Scott Bikes in the Giro D’ Italia 2007
8. Dubai
Roadsters have Road Rides for everyone
1.
Brunch Buffet at the Organic Food and Café in Satwa
After the Ride on Friday 11 May we will go for a yummy
brunch buffet at the
Organic Food
& Café in Satwa
For
location map use the link http://www.organicfoodsandcafe.com:80/locations.htm
It’s always
nice to sit together after the Ride and enjoy good food and conversation. Please
bring along your friends and/or family.
Brunch cost
is AED 65 including tea, coffee and juices.
Please let
me know if you would like to join us. If you can RSVP wolfi@... before Thursday 10-05-2007 at 4pm,
I can then make the booking and ensure we all sit together.
2. Dubai Tri Club
News
SUMMER SIZZLER EVENT ONE!!!!!
WHEN? This Friday morning 11th May
WHAT TIME? Start at 8am so get there a bit before
WHERE? The SIZZLER beach is the one to the
right of the old Jumeirah beach club facing the sea (they closed it a few months
ago). Go along Jumeirah beach road away from the Burj, go past Dubai ladies
club and old JBC on your left (you will pass coffee bean café on your right),
take the next U turn at the lights, immediate right, and that brings you onto
the beach!
ENTRY FEE? 30 Dhs (free to under 18s)
COURSE? TBC but some combo of swim and run (roughly 700m
swim/3-4k run)
CAN I JUST DO PART OF IT? Of course! If you don’t want to run
just swim! Or if you are a little nervous of the sea/swimming with other
people, well just do one lap to get experience! You can either ‘race’ and be
timed or just do bits of it for training
No pre-reg necessary just turn up!!
I would like 2 volunteers to take responsibility for inflating one sea
monster (buoy) each and bringing him to the beach. In return you get free
entry! Get in touch asap to take on your new sea friend!
Hope to see you there!
Please
see Julia’s note below can anyone help to locate her camelback lost at rak tri?
Could you do me a huge favour & probably add a posting to the
website or even better send out an email asking if someone found my Camel Bak
after the race in RAK on Friday?
I threw it off after the 2nd lap on the bike and someone from the race
staff took it. After the race I asked for it and they could not find it but
promised to look for it and then leave it at the Hilton. Of course now they a)
did not find it and b) suddenly claim that someone took it, saying he was my
friend and would give it to me...
It is a light blue/silver backpack, brand Camelbak, and I had all kinds
of bike repair stuff, a pump and some money in it.
And finally (for now) a beyond huge well done to former Tri Club
President Adrian Hayes on reaching the North Pole last week! ‘Tougher than
Ironman or just as Tough?’ Discuss… best arguments will win some sort of prize J
See you sizzling!
Julie
3.
Race of Champions in
November and Triathlon Training Camp
I am
attempting to write up what I know about the forthcoming Race of Champions
http://www.abudhabiraceofchampions.com/
More Links.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=features/2007/abu_dhabi07
http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161037/abu-dhabi-to-host-cycling-s-race-of-champions
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news07/13-AbuDhabiCycling.shtml
It
will be held here in Abu Dhabi
in November this year and what this might (please note the word 'might') mean
for us cyclists here in the UAE.
I was
invited to meet with the organizers of this event last week and three things
came up in the meeting.
1. A
need for volunteers.
This is a
three day stage race. The days will be the Thursday, Friday and the Saturday.
The organizers are 'looking' to encourage people like us i.e. cycling
enthusiasts, to help/volunteer/marshal. This would be on a voluntary
basis, but people really would get up close to the best of the best in the Pro
teams. People are encouraged to think about this opportunity and more news will
be out soon (from the organizers).
2. A
'citizens' race.
The organizers
plan to have a 'ten km' (ish) citizens race around the Marina
Mall, the Emirates Palace
Hotel etc.
- A fantastic course if it goes ahead. Anyone will be allowed to take part. So
get training!!
3. A
slight/small/maybe/perhaps opportunity to enter an Expat Team in the race!! I
cheekily asked about this when I learned the UAE National Team is going to be
there. Initially, the head poncho said "No!" but I persisted
and said that we would be capable of keeping up with the peleton etc...
Well, to
get to the point, he said that if can get 10 riders and 2 reserves together ASAP,
then he would consider it. So, we need a kind of cycling or cycling-orientated
CV/Resume from anyone interested. Please send me an e-mail ( sharkmankev@... )with this
information on it, your age, nationality, city of residence here in the UAE,
how long you've been cycling, your racing experience (you must have raced bikes
somewhere at sometime). If we don't get the 10 in a couple of weeks, then
the idea will be binned permanently. It's an amazing opportunity IF we get the
numbers and IF the organizers allow us.
Professional
Triathlete and Triathlete Coach, Jason Metters, is hosting/leading a weekend
triathlon training weekend this coming weekend (10th/11th/12th) of May with the
10th/11th being at Jebel Hafeet and the 12th at Ghantoot (approx 40 km from
Dubai and 90 km from Abu Dhabi). Please contact Jason on jasemett@... for
availability and prices.
Thanks,
Kevin
4. Cycling trip to Jordan in October 2007 (see
attachments Jordan Bicycle Tour)
To all bikers,
After sending out the final bike trip proposal for the
trip in May 2007, we only received 6 confirmations. Unfortunately, there
would not be enough participants to get the favourable ticket prices neither
could the travel agent grant the special package price. We would need a
minimum of 12 persons to join the trip.
Therefore, we have decided to postpone the trip either
later in the year or latest 3rd quarter of 2007.
As an option, I would like to attach a proposal to
bike through Jordan.
The dates would be during Eid holidays / mid-October 2007 for a period of 4-5
days.
At present, I am negotiating the rates and I would
need a commitment to join as rooms have to be blocked well in advance.
Please fill in the small reply form and either email
or fax to Wolfi or Thomas latest on 15 May 2007.
Wolfi Hohmann
Fax no: +971 4 3394452
E-mail address: wolfisbs@...
Thomas Tapken
Fax no. +971 4 3412812
E-mail address: thomas.tapken@...
The package price for the trip will be determined
after receiving the number of participants.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
5.
Suggested Mirdiff Rides – Express Your Interest
For
Mirdiff rides, there are a number of great circuits of varying
lengths. Here are the different routes we use:
1. Long Ride - 110km
Mirdiff - Mizhar - Al Khawaneej - Al Awir - Labab -
Al Ain Rd - 611 - Hatta Rd - Mirdiff.
2. Medium Ride - 85 km
Mirdiff - Al Khawaneej - Al Awir - Labab - Al Ain
Rd - Academic City Rd - Mirdiff
3. Short Ride - 55km
Mirdiff - Mizhar - Al Khawaneej - Al Awir
- Hatta Rd - Mirdiff.
All good roads and very little traffic on a Friday
morning. The scenery through Al Awir and Labab is nice.
There is also a great ride out on the Kalba Rd that
Simon Essex and his Sharjah lads ride that is spectacular. I have
normally driven to the rendezvous point 20km up the Kalba Rd, but it would make
a great long ride from Mirdiff.
I suggest any ride from Mirdiff leave from Uptown
Mirdiff either from Starbucks or the Gourmet Burger Bar Coffee Shop which I
have forgotten the name of. No problem using me as a contact
initially. I travel a fair bit and so I am not always in town to help
organising rides but happy to help start up a small group ride..
There is also the
possibility of early morning from Mirdiff leaving from between 04.30 and 05.00.
Let me know if anyone is keen.
Cheers
Kind
regards
Guy Hickling ghickling@...
6. Ride
Suggestions For People in Arabian Ranches, Greens, Springs,
Gardens, Jumeirah Islands, etc
Hi to all
of you, and thanks again for all your responses to my note in Wolfi's email.
I have
attached a map which has various routes marked on it. I haven't checked them
out yet myself, but some of you are already cycling one of these options, so
they can't be bad. Please just let me know the road condition, i.e. kerb,
emergency lane, etc.
Map Key as
in attachment:
1 - Golden
Tulip Hotel
2 - Arabian
Ranches
3 - Al Ain Highway
4 - Past
Bab Al Shams
So the options
are as follows for a Friday morning ride:
A) Meet at
the Golden Tulip and head out as shown, can apparently do 50 Km's out and then
return, so a 100 Km or less route.
B) Meet at
Arabian Ranches and head out towards the Al Ain highway. 102 Km's total.
C) From
Arabian Ranches again but go past Bab Al Shams. 115 Km's total.
I am
personally more inclined to start from Arabian Ranches as I am sure it is
convenient for more people. Need votes on this though, as we will go with what
the majority wants.
Then there
is apparently a good 15 Km loop at the Golden Tulip which has lighting and is
therefore good as an evening ride. I would be keen to do a Sunday & Tuesday
evening ride there. Once again let me know your preference for the evening
rides.
Look
forward to your thoughts.
Thanks
Dave Killops
david.killops@...
7. Scott
Bikes in the Giro D’ Italia 2007
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GIRO D´ITALIA 2007
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SAUNIER
DUVAL-PRODIR are ready for the Corsa Rosa.
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08/05/2007
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The SAUNIER DUVAL-PRODIR riders who will take part in
the 90th edition of the Giro d´Italia, set to kick off on Saturday,
will meet tonight in Milan. Tomorrow, they´ll head for Sardinia, the
Italian island that will welcome the beginning of the race this year.
Coached by Pietro and Matteo Algeri, the yellow team´s line-up for the
first Grand Tour of the season includes these nine men:
Gilberto
SIMONI
Riccardo RICCÒ
Iban MAYO
Leonardo PIEPOLI
Manuele MORI
David CAÑADA
Ángel "Litu" GÓMEZ
Raivis BELOHVOSCIKS
Rubens BERTOGLIATI
Pietro
Algeri is happy with his riders´ good shape and highlights the goal
they´ve set for the race: "Of course, our prime goal is to see
Simoni as the Giro winner. I´m sure he can do it because he´s become
vastly experienced. Moreover, he told me that his physical condition is
better now than in 2006. The whole team will work for him, including
Riccò, who can learn a lot from Gibo. This doesn´t mean we won´t fight
for stage wins: Riccò has a good chance to take mountaintop finish
stages, and Piepoli or Mayo can win stages with difficult climbs. Then,
men like Cañada or Mori on the mountains and "Litu" Gómez or
Bertogliati on flat terrain will certainly be on the front."
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Pics
on www.saunierduval-prodir.com
/ Imágenes en www.saunierduval-prodir.com /
Immaginni en www.saunierduval-prodir.com / Images
dans www.saunierduval-prodir.com
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8. Dubai Roadsters have Road
Rides for everyone
I wanted to remind everyone that the Dubai Roadsters
have group rides every Tuesday and Sunday evenings at Nad Al Sheba. This is on
a closed circuit and caters to all levels of rider. The rides begin at
approximately 7.30pm, though there are always riders training here, and you can
finish whenever you wish.
For the more experienced there is a longer Ride every
Friday morning, starting at the Lime Tree Café on Jumeirah Beach Road at
5.30am. This ride attracts around 70 riders and there are 3 distances that you
can do; 70km, 100km, or 120km. The Ride finishes at the Café where you can
enjoy a great coffee and meet all your fellow cyclists.
If you would like further information about these
rides including maps, please email me at david@...
and I will send the information to you.
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