Welcome back members, we are very pleased to report a successful re-start of our club activities with four active rides, two on Saturday, one on Sunday and one on Wednesday. We logged about 60 rides this week. Thanks to Daniel Upton for volunteering as a Roadies ride leader; he will join Kenny leading these rides from next month. Two more members have volunteered to lead rides and will complete their certification training shortly. Tony Jones, Nigel Rogers, Anthony Scozzari and Ursula Cunneen will spell Karl when he disappears to northern parts. We are still looking for a ride leader(s) for the Saturday Long Riders. The Board is planning a splendid Independence Day event actually on Saturday July 3rd. We can't promise...

With the improving Covid situation, including the end of lockdown and the opening of many sports activities, North County Cycle Club is also planning to restart rides from April 3rd. Hopefully this time it will be permanent! Roadie and Clipper (formerly Cruiser) rides will start from Saturday April 3rd and Roadie Sunday rides from April 11th. The billing holiday was extended to April 1, 2021. You may start seeing renewal notifications from now on.  We must recognize that Covid-19 is not defeated and we need to take precautions. All members old and new are required to bring a completed, signed copy of the revised Liability Waiver to the start of your first ride.  There are also revised ‘Rules for Riders’ you will need to review and follow. The rules...

Thank you, Ursula Cunneen and Kevin Brickley for leading the Saturday Roadies Long ride the past 3 years! They have decided to pass ride leadership reins to someone else when the new year comes round. Please see Kevin's NCCC Forum post for more details on what this entails. If you're interested, please let them know. As they did three years ago, you might want to team up with another rider to share the duties. They and others with experience can mentor you to learn the ropes of selecting routes and leading the rides. Our ride leaders are what keeps the club active and interesting week to week and you can take pride in knowing that you're helping out.

Update: The Billing Holiday is ending soon! Membership renewals will start going out again starting April 1, 2021 While rides have been suspended, expiration dates have been extended by our time out. A few of you have also paid as a matter of habit. Please login to your membership record to check your next expiration date. We all hope to be back in action soon but above all stay healthy.

At the February meeting the NCCC Board welcomed Sean Brennan and Joel Phillips as Board members for a two year term. Sean will lead our club clothing activity.

In line with state mandated three week stay-at-home order, we must suspend club rides through December. We hope to resume on January 2, 2021. Watch this space

The Board has been considering if, how, and when to re-start official rides. We would like to get your input on the matter. Please respond by clicking on this survey link. Should the regular club rides resume in the next few months, new guidelines and rules for riders will be issued to help protect the health of everyone. We hope you are all safe and healthy; go carefully and maybe see you on the road sometime.

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Recommended training for all NCCC riders (required for ride leaders). Available in two locations, Oceanside for free and Mira Mesa for $25. No matter how experienced you (think you) are, you WILL learn something. To quote Robert Abraham, "If you think you don't need to take this class, then you NEED to take this class." More details and registration at https://sdbikecoalition.org/smart-cycling.