CASA GRANDE CENTURY UPDATE Update 1/5/2008

Yes, there is some rain in the forecast for Sunday. PMBC has a policy of holding rides RAIN OR SHINE! We'll call it off only if there is enough rain, lightning, etc. that safety becomes an issue.

As of Friday evening, Accuweather.com was predicting cloudy skies for Chandler and Casa Grande until 10 a.m., rain between 10 and noon, and clouds again in the afternoon. Its forecast is for a whole quarter of an inch of rain all day.

As Arizona cyclists know, just because it rains at your house doesn't mean it is raining at the start. And then all your cycling friends say, "Where were you?"

We have your commemorative socks, the maps, the sag snacks, lunch BBQ, raffle prizes and a couple dozen volunteers ready to go. We suggest you come out, see what things look like and then decide how far you want to ride. Century and metric riders who opt out could even drive to the park in Casa Grande for their lunch and prizes. See you Sunday!

CASA GRANDE CENTURY COMING SUNDAY! 1/1/2008

Didn't get your check in the mail? Online registration is available at www.active.com until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4.

Registration will also be available the day of the ride for $25 for PMBC, ABC or GABA members, $30 for non-members. (Why not bring $40 and join PMBC? You'll get a year's membership and member rates on this ride and all the rest in 2008!)

Pat's Cyclery of Mesa will be set up early Sunday in the Safeway parking lot to help with any last-minute adjustments and spare-tube needs. They'll be available on the route, too, as a sag vehicle.

Please also support our volunteers from the Police Unity Tour. Valley law-enforcement officers will be selling T-shirts at the start Sunday and helping with lunch and sag stops as a fund-raiser for their May tour in support of a National Law Enforcement Memorial and Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C.

Your contributions will help them honor fallen police officers and help some 50 Valley officers participate in the three-day, 250-mile ride from Portsmouth, Va., to Washington. Thank these officer/volunteers for being cyclists and for helping to look out for us on the road!

Accuweather.com update: Cloudy skies and a high in the low 60s for Sunday.

Century and metric riders: Don't forget to bring your raffle ticket to the lunch. We have plenty of cool prizes -- you may even win a cruiser bike from Javelina Cycles!

Download the Official Casa Grande Flyer and Registration Form in Microsoft Word .doc format: CGFlyer08.doc.

Volunteers are needed to help out with this ride. Please contact Jane Larson if you would like to help out your club on this ride.

QUESTION: Why do Arizona cyclists ride Centuries in January?
ANSWER: Because they can!

Remember where you used to live? The closest you came to riding a Century in January was trying to get your old Buick started when it was 5 below. So join us January 6 for the first century of the new year. Then call all your friends in North Dakota and tell them what a good time you had!

This ride is a great first century or metric century. The terrain is flat, the roads have low traffic, and if history repeats itself, the weather is sunny with a high of 70. What more could you want?

Try two sag stops with water, fruit and snacks, as well as a hot BBQ lunch at Dave White Regional Park in Casa Grande. You'll also get a route map, commemorative socks and a raffle ticket for lots of bike-related prizes. Join 200-plus cycling friends for PMBC's biggest ride of the year!

New to cycling or club rides? Try our new 34-mile option. You'll get one sag stop, a route map and commemorative socks.

There will be three ride options: A Full Century (100 miles), a Metric Century (62 miles) and a 34 mile ride. The 34-mile ride is out-and-back and flat. The 62-mile ride is out-and-back, with a slight hill. The 100-mile ride is mainly a loop and flat.

Vehicles will be available to collect those suffering from physical, mechanical or mental breakdowns.

Please join us for the first century (or metric century) of the year.

Download the Official Casa Grande Flyer and Registration Form in Microsoft Word .doc format: CGFlyer08.doc.

WHEN

• Sunday, January 6, 2008.
• Registration at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM. (Sleep in for once and enjoy starting when it's close to warm!)
• There is no mass start, so you can leave any time after you register.

• Start and finish at the Safeway store at 4970 S. Alma School Road, Chandler. It is on the northwest corner of Alma School Road and Chandler Heights Road, 1 mi. N. of Riggs Rd. Please park at the edges of the lot so we don't block Safeway customers.
• Directions:
  From Phoenix or Tucson: Take I-10 to Riggs Road exit, then go three miles east to Alma School Road, then one mile north to Chandler Heights Road.
  From Scottsdale, Mesa and Tempe: Take Loop 101 south past Chandler Blvd. to Loop 202 exit, then go east two miles to Alma School Road, then south four miles to Chandler Heights Road.

• Register online at www.active.com.

• PMBC/GABA/ABC members before 12/29/2007: $15.00.
• Non-members before 12/29/2007: $20.00.
• PMBC/GABA/ABC members after 12/29/2007: $25.00.
• Non-members after 12/29/2007: $30.00.
• 34-mile ride only: $10.
• Fee includes snacks, sag support, and lunch in Casa Grande.

• Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club

• Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club
  P.O. Box 26788
  Tempe, AZ 85285-6788
  
  
• The above registration form is a Microsoft Word Document (.doc). If you have trouble downloading, viewing or printing this document you may use the generic ride registration form.

• Email Jane Larson or phone 602-319-2238.