Tour de la Vallee

This year Tenth Mountain Ski Club has committed to supporting the annual  Tour de la Vallee in memory  of Scott Guimond. Several steering committee members have supported this ride for years.  The funds raised benefit the  Edgar Paradis Cancer Fund. We invite all club members to join us in this effort. Ride Lengths are 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles.  Generally riders doing the longer distances leave earlier and may not choose to ride as a group whereas, those doing 50 or 25may choose to start and finish together.  Those interested in joining the Tenth Mountain Team can contact Jackie Caron at 834-3169 at your earliest convenience. Check out the Tour de la Vallee website for specific information and registration. http://www.nmmc.org/biketour/

Bicycle Safety Instructors Wanted

Greetings All - check out the information below from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine - this is an opportunity for anyone in Aroostook County to get involved in bike safety, and make some money at the same time!  Please share with anyone you think may be interested.  You can also check out the info at www.nordicfattire.com

1.   Bicycle Coalition of Maine Informational Meeting Saturday, July 31st, 12-1
at the Nordic Heritage Center

Please join the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s Executive Director,  Allison Vogt, and Education Director, Jim Tasse, for a one hour meeting and discussion on Saturday, from noon to 1pm.  Allison and Jim will share information about the
Bicycle Coalition’s current and upcoming programs in Northern Maine and want to hear from you about bicycle advocacy needs in your community.


2.   Bicycle Coalition of Maine Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Instructor
Training, Friday July 30th and Saturday July 31st, 2-5 pm at the Nordic Heritage Center

Learn how to be a Bike Ped Safety Educator for the Coalition and present our nationally recognized bicycle and pedestrian curriculum in schools, Y’s, rec centers, etc.  This free training, which runs about 2.5 hours, covers the basics of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Curriculum (which is presented to about 10,000 people every year) and makes you eligible to become one of our paid instructors.    The training also includes an overview of how to stage a bicycle rodeo and reviews some of the myths and laws pertaining to bicyclists on the roads.

For more info or to register, please email jim@bikemaine.org