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ECV Members Connor & John Adamik in Moab, UT.
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Last Update: 8 May 2008

club & regional News

Bay Road Bikes Presents: Pedal for Parkinson's

posted 8 May 2008

Bay Road Bikes in South Hamilton, MA invites you to join us on July 13, 2008 (rain or shine) for a day of riding through the beautiful byways north of Boston in our first annual Pedal for Parkinson's in support of The Davis Phinney Foundation. The ride will feature a Metric Century and offer a shorter 25 mile route as well. More...

Ride the Kanc Announced: 28 June

posted 8 May 2008 by Joe Anthony

It's a great event for many levels of cycling abilities. In terms of negotiating the descent, all you need is a steady focus, a set of functioning brakes and an appetite for the post-ride feast at the Woodstock Inn. Last year we had 18 riders and one support car. More...

Terry's Palmer Race Report

posted 8 May 2008

The ECV threesome of Cicerchia, Miceli, and Cowman played much harder than the end results will indicate. Freddy got stronger as the race progressed, and showed why he does well on Mt. Washington every year. Rob has an excellent punch, as we discovered in Plymouth last week, with which he can deliver a fast attack or a quick bridge, and I, with my rolling mass, can really move on a downhill and maintain a decent top-end pace. All of these strengths were brought into play at various points, as we three were more prominent at the front than any other team today. More...

John Adamik's Moab Vacation

posted 2 May 2008

John returned recently from an action packed week of hiking, white water rafting and of course, mountain biking in none other than the mountain biking mecca of Moab, Utah. More...

ECV Rides Starting up

posted 2 May 2008

The Bay Road & Seaside Women's rides start up and the first SpanKom ride of 2008 is announced. More...

Terry Cowman's Miles Standish RR Report

posted 22 April 2008

Sunday was a beautiful spring day for racing.  In the Masters 55+, the ECV had four racers, the largest ECV turnout for a road race in recent history I think!  And there are a few more guys threatening to race before the season is done, which would be very cool.  More...

Brendan Canty's Iroquois Crash - er Race Report

posted 22 April 2008

This time you can say that I will be reporting on my recent results in the blue and white and red all over.  More...

2008 Tour d'Essex County Route Announced

posted 4 April 2008

After a brief hiatus the Tour d'Essex County is back in 2008! The ride will showcase the great riding that we have here in Essex County - scenic back roads and beautiful coastal vistas.

Mark your calendars for May 31st.  Details...

ECV's Brendan Canty Scores First Win of 2008 Racing Season

posted 31 March 2008 by Paul Boudreau

The first Blue & White jersey to see a finish line this year, was on Brendan Canty's back. Brendan won the Cat 4/5 race at the Promotion Cycling Lexington Criterium this past Saturday.  More...

ECV Contingent at Wells Ave Race

posted 31 March 2008 by Terry Cowman

While a lot of the world was having fun on Marblehead Neck, a contingent of the ECV Masters Racing Team braved the cold and wind at Wells Ave. Also in the race were two non-Masters ECV racers - young Katy Schutz, recognizable from the Monday night rides in her first race, and Mark Bissell from Boxford.  More...

Reminder: Membership Invited to Board Meeting

posted 31 March 2008 by Paul Boudreau

For purposes of transparancy and getting members involved, the next ECV Board of Directors meeting is open to all current ECV members. We encourage members to participate.  More...

Membership Poll Results are in

posted 12 March 2008 by Paul Boudreau

We polled ECV members past & present to get an snapshot of how ECV is serving its membership. While overall we were very pleased with the results of the poll, a few improvements are on the way.  More...

Photos: Tour of California

posted 20 February 2008 by Paul Boudreau

I arranged for some business travel to the Bay area and it happened to coincided with the Tour of California. For two nights, racers and their support staff stayed in the same hotel I use for business travel.  Photos...

ECV Announces 2008 Time Trial Series

posted 12 February 2008

ECV announces the 2008 Time Trial Series. This year we've added one more race for a total of six individual time trials and end the season with the team time trial in September.   More...

ECV Email List Purged

posted 12 February 2008

Today our email list was purged of lapsed memberships.   More Details...

Memorial Ride for Tom Murray

posted 30 January 2008

ECV Members have organized a ride this Saturday leaving from Bay Road Bikes in memory of ECV's Tom Murray.   More...

Bay Road Bikes Sale EXTENDED (PDF)

updated 30 January 2008

Bay Road Bikes Winter Warm Up Sale continues until Saturday. This ECV sponsor has some great prices on one of a kind in stock inventory, There are tons of great deals on everything so swing by and take a look.   Download Flyer (PDF)

ECV Members Mourn Loss of Member Thomas Murray

posted 19 January 2008

ECV and the local cycling community lost one of its most devoted members last week with the unexpected death of Thomas Murray, 39 of Gloucester. Tom joined ECV at the club's inception as a mountain bike rider/racer.  More...

ECV Annual Meeting/Party Photos

posted 21 January 2008

ECV announced plans for the 2008 season, introduced the Board of Directors and held an open discussion with members.   More...

ECV Annual Meeting Summary

posted 17 January 2008

ECV announced plans for the 2008 season, introduced the Board of Directors and held an open discussion with members.   More...