Our next club meeting will be on Monday May6, 2002 6:30 p.m.at Alfred & Charlie’s, 815 S. New Hope Rd, Gastonia.

Monday – start 6:00 p.m. – Forestview HS, S. Union Rd (25 miles) courses marked with "M" or "B"

Tuesday – start 6:00 p.m. – Warlick School, Ranlo, (32 miles), pace: 17-19 course marked with "T"

Wednesday – start 6:00 p.m. – Forestview HS, S. Union Rd (34 miles) course marked with "W"

Thursday – start 6:00 p.m. - Warlick School, Ranlo (32 miles), pace: 17-19 course marked with "H"

We had a great day and turnout for our Challenge to Succeed ride. With rain threatening all weekend, we ended up with mostly sunny skies for our annual spring ride. 63 riders registered, which is two more than in 2001. Twenty of the riders were club members. The majority opted to do the 62 mile route and discovered how the course got its name! No accidents occurred, but we did have one broken chain right at the start of Pinnacle Mtn.. Thanks to Jack Moore for coming along at the right time! A lot of riders hung around at the end of the ride and talked for a while. There were a lot of good comments, both about the course and the rest stops.

Thanks go to Troy Bush & Margot Rott for putting on the ride. Thanks also to the volunteers – Steve Burke, Steve Overstreet, Dean & Lisa (soon to be) Bush for manning the rest stops, Melissa Magee for handling registration.

Swim: 500 yards (pool), Bike: 20 K, Run: 5 K

Place Age NAME                               CITY/STATE        Rank      SWIM    Rank   BIKE Rank          RUN   Rank   TIME

84       41    CHRIS BAUCOM            GASTONIA NC      58         7:08         72         33:28  132              23:55     84       1:04:30

105     40    BARRY LEE                     GASTONIA NC     163         8:23         96         34:31 111               23:15 105        1:06:08

201     41     JOHN MEDLIN              GASTONIA NC       225         9:20       243       40:45 136                24:02 201       1:14:07

10k Run: Suzanne Clemmer, Ronald Hutchins, Rodney Sawyer, Hal Angel, Ralph Rutledge, Melissa Magee, Jerry West, Margot Rott, Jim & Paula Weant, Ginger Cecil.

Walk: Charlene Angel, Michele Jarbeau.

Ride report by Joe Price ..

The ride started off Hwy 49 below Carowinds and takes you through parts of Mecklenburg, York and Gaston Counties. It was very well organized and supported. Several sponsors provided drinks, snacks, a RV at one of the rest stops, lunch and door prizes. Except for some of the major roads we had to maneuver through, the route is very rider friendly. An excellent spring tuneup. This was the second year of the ride so look for it next year. The money goes towards a nice cause.

Blair Craig: 3^rd place, expert men

This ride was a very flat, windy, 68 miles.

Riders included – Suzanne Clemmer (first metric century ~ 100 kilometers), Ronald Hutchins, Melissa Magee, Ralph Rutledge, Charlene & Hal Angel, Michele Jarbeau, Rodney Sawyer, Steve Overstreet, Reese Wilson, Paula & Jim Weant.

The Gaston County Cyclists & Road Runners were represented by the following: Leanne and Stephen Dow, Melissa Magee, Charlene Angel, and Jim & Paula Weant.

Category 4 Race: Blair Craig, 7^th place & 1 prime

Category 4 Race: Blair Craig, 6^th place

Suzanne Clemmer: 3:22; Ronald Hutchins: 3:22. Congratulations to both Ronald & Suzanne - for completing this event, for their impressive times, and just for qualifying for this prestigious marathon. This was Suzanne’s first entry into Boston.

Reese Wilson, 23.24 Men’s Category 50-59 / 1^st Place out of 14 enterered, beat 2^nd place by whopping 47 seconds, avg 25.7 mph, overall placing was 28^th /128 entered. Congratulations to Reese on his victory!

John Price, 24.52 Men’s 35-39 5^th out of 19 entered; overall placing 55^th / 128 entered (missed personal record by 3 ½ seconds)

Tommy Jones, 25.04 Men’s 35-39 8^th out of 19 entered 59^th of 128 overall

Jamie Newton 25.43 Men’s 40-44 7^th out of 20 entered 68^th of 128 overall

Sam Jenkins, 25.52 Men’s 40-44 8^th out of 20 entered

Chris Harkey 19.41, (overall winner) 30.5 mph 1^st / 128 entries

Category 4/5 Race: Chad Leigh: 1^st overall & 2 primes

Blair Craig 5^th overall & 1 prime

Matt Derstine 23^rd overall

Shelby hosted another fabulous criterium as home town favorites put their stamp on the race. Riding for the Wes-Ben / Bohemian Cycles Team were Chad, Blair, & Matt (results listed above) as well as 3 other riders who ride out of Shelby. Before the race ended, much of the field was pulled for being too far behind the lead group, as the race speed average was a blistering 26 mph!

Congratulations to Chad and Blair for their high placings, and also to Matt for his strong finish in the 42-member front pack. This was Matt’s first successful criterium, and has come after a long hiatus from racing.

Representing the GCC- Hal and Charlene Angel

report by Charlene Angel… There was a threat of cold and rain, but it turned out to be pleasant with a little sun and not much wind. It was a real nice ride. Great course with the climbing at the beginning and then pretty much flat riding along river beds for the majority of the ride. The turnout was about 150 riders.

Suzanne Clemmer 19:29 1^st female

Ronald Hutchins 18:49 2^nd overall

Note from the Editor’s request: Many thanks for all the results reported for this newsletter! If you’ve participated in any events, runs, walks, rides, please communicate these to me at 704-867-2669, by e-mail at coastineditor@yahoo.com, or by mail to John Price 681 Niblick Dr Gastonia NC 28054. Please note, not everyone can run a marathon or ride 100 miles. Others would still like to hear about your participation in and opinions of various events.

Check out the website for more details: www.idilworth.org/2002CVWBikeRace/2002CVWBikeRace.htm

102 miles, with 72 mile Marion option. Tickets can still be purchased for the 72 mile Marion ride, however entry into the 102 mile Mitchell event is already closed. If you’re still interested in doing this ride, there may be some local club members that have a ticket for sale. Ride cost is $50. If interested in buying or selling a ticket, contact me and I’ll try to help. You might also try to buy or sell at the website http://www.freewheelers.info/ (click on guest book).

–John Price coastineditor@yahoo.com or 704-867-2669.

For more information, contact: Ron Ryan 338 Shoreside Drive, Cape Carteret, NC 28584, 252-393-8545, or ed@ronniesbicycleshop.com. All proceeds to benefit The Children’s Miracle Network

Where: Start and finish at Pilot Mountain Civic Center

Time: Registration starts at 7 AM, Riders off at 8 AM

Length: Either a 35-mile rolling loop or the 67-mile three mountain loop

Cost: Pre-register by May 25^th for $30 and receive a free T-shirt, water

You are invited to join the Cannonballs Cycling Team on for this cycling event, which is fully supported and offers a half- and full-metric. For event details, registration, and related information, visit the Cannonballs website at: www.cannonballs-cycling.org. C'Ya On The Road! - Warren Mitchell

TT will be held the first Wed of each month. Warm Up is from 6 to 6:30 with the first rider off at 6:30. Total miles will be around 20. The start area is at the convenience store at the Crossroads 322 & 324. Please park on the far side of the building near the picnic/pavillion area. Dates will be 1 May, 8 June, 3 July, 7 August, 4 September, and 2 October.

One of the best ways to improve you fitness is by the use of time trials. The first one is used to establish your base and each subsequent TT will gauge your increase in fitness due to you training. Additional benefits are developing a better, more aerodynamic position on the bike which will help you in your day-to-day riding. If you have a competitive streak in you, the thrill and satisfaction of overtaking a rider or two that started ahead of you, or not getting passed by a rider that you know is stronger is true inspiration. We stage the riders with the slowest to the fastest. This way we all finish close to the same time so we can all ride back to the start area together. If conditions are bad, we will have the following Wednesday. Please contact Mike Burgess 803-328-8844, wmburg@cetlink.net with any questions.

May 4 - Girls & Women on the Run 5K – Charlotte, NC – 704 376 9817

May 4 - Hickory Care for the Air 5K – Hickory, NC – 828 323 9191

May 5 - May Day Biathalon & 5K – Morganton, NC – 828 438 4786

May 11 – Charlotte Care for the Air 8K – Charlotte, NC – 704 663 1699

May 25 – Accelerate to Educate 5K Race – Boone, NC – 828 266 1062

May 25 – Run for Justice 5K – Winston Salem, NC – 336 724 2870

June 1 – Lake Wylie Splash Dash 10K – Lake Wylie, SC – 803 831 2827

June 7 – June Bug 5K – Concord, NC – 704 920 3356