Updates: race cancellation
The August 17 Oak Bay Cycles crit has been dropped from our schedule. For other scheduling details, check our  2008 race schedule. 
      Another schedule change: The Langley Road Race has been re-scheduled (from August 10) to August 23.
      For more, take a look at our schedule.
Keep up to date with race results and some great photos on Duane Martindale's site Click here.
      Thanks to Stuart Lynne, route maps are available for our races.  Check them out at  http://www.bikely.com/listpaths/srchkey/BCMCA

                       Race Results
Click here for the link to the latest and all the results assembled by Duane Martindale on his site.
     
                          BC tours
    Joerg Becker has been running top-notch bike tours for more than 20 years. There are still a few places left for a 2-week tour starting in Vernon September 7. It includes rides in the Kootenay Mountains and the North Cascades in Washington, ending with an epic climb up Mount Baker.  Ginny and Dr. Andrew Sellars of FaCT-Education will be along to share their knowledge on sport physiology and training programs. For information on this and next year's tour in New Zealand in January and February 2009 and an April training camp in Mallorca, visit www.magicplaces.ca .

             Mid-week time trials
The new Thursday night time trials on Nanaimo Lakes Rd, just south of Nanaimo, are quickly gaining popularity. At first, early this spring, only a handful of riders took part; now more than 20 are showing up. Wheelers C.C. is staging the series. Some 19 BCMCA riders used the quiet, challenging course in the 33 k event there on May 25. For more information check out pakamac@gmail.com or call 250-244-1597.

                  2008 with BCMCA
     Dear Members:  Each Masters rider's best 15 race results will be used to determine overall 2008 champions. This change allows riders to volunteer at races and/or miss some races and still compete for the championship. (Please check our updated 2008 schedule.)
Your BCMCA 2008 membership is still $30 for the year. When we get your completed form, you will receive your race number for the year in the mail, along with the 2008 event calendar. If you decide not to buy a Cycling BC Citizen License, please sign the BC Cycling insurance waiver and return it to us with your BCMCA membership application/waiver. You will receive your Cycling BC Associate membership card from us after we get it from Cycling BC.   
Bill Yearwood (President, BCMCA)
       
                 New kind of cycling club
Check out David Mercer's bid to form a BC international cycling club at www.velociraptors.ca

                 Border crossing info
Before you head to the U.S. or come into Canada for licensed races, there are some things you should know. Click here to find out.

              About BC Masters Cycling   
The non-profit B.C. Masters Cycling Association offers a comprehensive schedule of road races, time trials and criteriums for men and women 30 years and older. There's also abundant opportunity to be with other enthusiasts to enrich your cycling experience and enjoy good fellowship.
Almost every weekend from April through early September the Masters stage an event in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island or Interior. You just don't need to be a star or even an expert cyclist to join. With our age-group handicapping system and range of talents, no one is ever embarrassed and you will almost always find others to cycle with. So, if you love to pedal it, this is the right place. For more on membership click here