If you’ve never ridden with the Ganaraska Freewheelers, we encourage you to join us in 2018 for a Tuesday morning or Friday evening group ride. Especially if you:

• Live in or near the Port Hope/Cobourg area
• Think that a 2-3 hour recreational road bike ride a couple times a week is a fine way to stay fit and enjoy the great outdoors
• Want to discover some of the best cycling routes Southern Ontario has to offer
• Enjoy sharing the sweet taste of cycling with other like-minded cyclists
• Appreciate the chance to exchange those hard-earned calories burned for an apres-ride food and drink social

We are a social non-competitive cycling club in Northumberland County. We ride Tuesday mornings, Friday evenings and occasional weekend mornings. Our members take turns hosting rides, which means we enjoy a variety of scenery and start locations from Newcastle to Trenton and from the Lake Ontario waterfront to Peterborough. We generally ride 30 to 60 kilometres at a moderate pace and reward ourselves with an after-ride social at a restaurant, member home or park.

Our season opens on Easter Friday, March 30. Here are just a few of our special events planned for the 2018 season:

• The Port Hope Blossom ride that winds through the area’s most fragrant apple and lilac blossom trees at their peak
• The Golden Beach Resort ride with three of the best downhills in the area offering spectacular views of Rice Lake
• The Good, The Bad and the Waffle ride, followed by homemade savoury and sweet waffles and local maple syrup
• The Wobbly Tour of wineries in the Picton area, followed by lunch at Casa Dea Estates Winery
• Annual Thanksgiving Potluck with an unforgettable smorgasbord of traditional and trendy delights
• Weekend cycling tour to Ottawa, taking in our Nation’s capital’s extensive bike trail network and the beautiful Gatineau Park

Want to know more about becoming a Ganaraska Freewheeler Member? Visit our new member page to fill in our contact form and start the conversation or email ganaraskafreewheelers@gmail.com.

Already a member? Download our 2018 Brochure and share it with a friend!

At our 2017 Annual General Meeting, we celebrated a memorable year of old and new routes, old and new friends, and the awesome Tour de Welland.

Many thanks to Sue for hosting. Hopefully today she is resting her feet after being on them for long hours to take excellent care of the gang of close to 30 cycling buddies in attendance. Thanks as well to Mich for closing the evening by teaching us about our many wonderful local hills – all 42 of them!

For those in attendance and those unable to attend, you can read the minutes from the meeting. If anyone notices any inaccurate statements, please send them to ganaraskafreewheelers@gmail.com.

Check out our two picture galleries below – one for the 2017 photo contest and one for the AGM.

Though the cycling season has come to an end, hopefully we’ll all stay in touch (and active) for hiking, mountain-biking and cross-country skiing adventures. At a minimum, if you plan to be in town at year end, mark in your calendar a visit to Jacquie & Brian’s to ring in the new year.

2017 Annual Photo Contest

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2017 Ganaraska Freewheelers AGM

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We hope you’ll join us for the 2017 Annual General Meeting at Sue’s home just north of Orono beginning at 5:00.

Please RSVP in the comments if you plan to join us so Sue can let the caterer know numbers.

Remember to bring:

• Slippers (as floors can be cold)
• Plates, cutlery and beverages
• $10 for food
• Printed application forms and waivers, along with $50 cheque or cash for next year’s membership
• Cash for your photo contest entries
• Any items left behind at your potluck that might be reunited with their owner

Looking forward to seeing you all to celebrate our 2o17 cycling adventures.

Yesterday was the official deadline for photo entries to our first Ganaraska Freewheelers Photo Contest. As we did not receive a flood of submissions, we figured you needed a little extra time to put together your offering. Below is a reminder of the rules for submission. You now have until Monday, November 13.

We’ll collect your money at the AGM – $1 per submission. Also, we will accept submissions that fit our categories but was not an official club ride or tour.

Who is eligible?

All 2017 Members of the Ganaraska Freewheelers Cycling Club

Photo entry categories

There are three categories for which you can enter your cycling season’s greatest photos:

Potluck

1. 1. Great Friends
   2. Great Food
   3. Great Fitness

Submit your entries to ganaraskafreewheelers@gmail.com. Make sure to mention the category of your entry!

Entry Format and Rules

Great Fitness

1. 1. • Ideally from Ganarasaka Freewheeler rides
      • JPG format
      • Pictures of 2017 cycling season, identified by category
      • Submission $1.00 per entry (we’ll keep a running tab of what you owe!)
      • Payment and pictures must be received by November 13, 2017, but begin submitting your photos any time!

Prizes

1. 1. • 3 independent judges will announce three winners, one per category at 2017 AGM
      • Winners take all money collected in their category.