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Only 3 weeks away, the 23rd annual RITES of SPRING RIDE! Sat, April 26, we will host a fun event once more leaving from Salsarita's Fresh Market in the Jefferson Village Center off New Garden Road in north Greensboro.
* Choose from multiple distances
* RidewithGPS links coming soon.
* Registration opens at 8:00 am, all riders off at 9:00 am.
* Proceeds go to the National MS Society.
* In beautiful northwest Guilford County.
* Well marked low traffic roads
* Sag wagon support
* Rest stops with refreshments
* Delicious complete meal at Salsaritas afterwards.
* Pre-registration closes at 5:00 pm, Friday, April 25th
https://www.greensborovelo.com/RitesofSpring.htm

Robbie Perkins running for Greensboro Mayor!!
Robbie and his significant other Christy Myatt are longtime cycling supporters and GSO movers & groovers. Robbie was a high level runner too, but we remember Christy as one of the elite safety patrol cyclists at the Tour to Tanglewood!
Now Robbie is running to repeat as Greensboro mayor. The timing is crucial and it's worth reading his comments from over a year ago:
https://myfox8.com/spotlight/newsmakers/former-greensboro-mayor-critical-of-citys-current-direction/
His web site for this campaign is here:
https://voterobbieperkins.com/

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Ladies and gentleman! cycles de ORO is now back to our IN-SEASON schedule!
We are open from 10 am until 6 pm Monday through Friday, and 9 am -6 pm on Saturdays. (Closed Sunday)
Y'all come see us now, hear???

This is the very first film by Jacques Tati & can be seen all over Youtube in multiple short clips, but must be bought/rented to be seen complete. Being a cheapskate, I was delighted to find it complete using the Internet Archive service.
https://archive.org/details/jour-de-fete

Just fun to watch, it is even more interesting to learn that it was filmed in the village of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, where Tati himself lived during the N**i occupation of France. And according to the credits (if I read them correctly) he is riding a 1911 Peugeot bicycle!

Did anyone take pictures at the Extravanza event this past Sunday? If you did, please share! (I meant to myself but was crazy busy! What fun we had!) Thx, Dale

Report on GVC's Extravaganza Expo!
Thanks to all who came and enjoyed this event!
We had 35 swap & displayer spaces, 25 beautiful & interesting show bikes, and just over 300 visitors. Once again, socializing was perhaps the most fun. A special Birthday celebration happened as well... SO very nice!!
And after clearing the costs of putting the event on, GVC is now able to write a check to the Interactive Resource Center fior $1000.!
A HUGE THANKS must go out to our many volunteers, who arrived early to set it all up, worked throughout the day to keep it running and then stuck around and took it all away!
Special kudos go to our community partners (in alphabetic order) Team Canterbury, the Comeback Tour, Cyclepaths, Team Epic, Mayhem Cycling, the MS Society and Perpetual Motion! And our super duper host, Andy Zimmerman!
So just a super fun time!
Thanks again.

Map for tomorrow's Cycling EXTRAVAGANZA event!
https://www.greensborovelo.com/EXTRAVAGANZA.htm

Almost here!
The 2nd Annual EXTRAVAGANZA event!
We still have Swap meet spots available at this writing.
The Bike Show is full.
Sunday, February 23rd
Open to Public 10 am - 2 pm.
In the Elm & Bain Event Center, Greensboro.
https://www.greensborovelo.com/EXTRAVAGANZA.htm
https://www.bikereg.com/nc-extravaganza-expo
This new building is 10,000 sq.ft. in a convenient location to multiple restaurants, even a coffee shop right across the street.

cycles de ORO Bike Shop "An Oasis of cool bike stuff"

Hi everyone, cycles de ORO will be CLOSED Monday, January 20th for MLK Day 2025. See you later!

Thanks all the folks for help and attendance at the POLAR BEAR Ride! It was a hoot (despite that obnoxious wind!)
We had 185 riders and collected 100s of lbs. of food for the Out of the Garden Project!
Here are 90 + pictures to show you. (Did anyone take shots out on the road we can add here?)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oroboyz/albums/72177720322924540
Special thanks to all attendees AND the behind the scenes crew who made it possible! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

2025 Polar Bear Ride! 185 riders had a super fun (if windy!) time. Thanks to all!

Yes! At long last, we are taking a few days off! See you again on Monday, Jan 6th!

POLAR BEAR Ride alert!!
We wanted to make sure everyone knows that online pre registration ends at 10 PM tonight.
Click www.bikereg.com/polarbear to save some $ and time needed for registration Wednesday morning!
This will be fun!

This will be the 3rd year the Polar Bear Ride has supported the Out of the Garden Project in Greensboro. This is a significantly effective organization!
Their credo:
"Our mission is to end childhood hunger in the Piedmont area of North Carolina by providing nutritious food to children and families in need, fostering a supportive community, and ensuring every child has the resources to thrive."
"Out of the Garden Project began in 2008, feeding a few families over the weekend. Now, we’re one of the largest in the Piedmont Triad"

If you agree that this project deserves our help, any of us can make a donation on the Polar Bear sign up site https://www.bikereg.com/polarbear and/or bring the 2 cans of food on Jan 1st!
Thank you!

Big News about the POLAR BEAR Ride!
Looks like the weather is once again going to be on our side and will gives us a great event!
Our mastermind route designer (Mr. M.A.!) has subtly redrawn parts of the loops and the RidewithGPS links are up on the web site now:
https://www.greensborovelo.com/Polar-Bear-Ride.htm
Please sign up now and come join us in the fun!

Greensboro Velo Club annual Polar Bear Ride oad ride distances, marked routes, cue sheets & sag wagon!      25 miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37888909         33 miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37888891         62 miles: 

It is cold right now, and maybe may not be for the POLAR BEAR Ride, but just in case, we are offering a huge deal on any long sleeve jerseys or tights until Dec 30th. Strictly first come-first serve and only what's in stock, but everything is HALF PRICE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone!

Woo hoo! It's time for the 26th POLAR BEAR RIDE! This is one of our city's biggest each year and great fun! The popular routes are being "breathed on" for even better riding, and we have a GREAT lunch in store made by wonderful Cindy Esse at Pastabilities!
As in the past few years, this is a benefit for the food bank named Out of the Garden Project. And those who join the host club for 2025 are free! So it's a no brainer, plan to join us for lots of new year fun.