Julia Boyd On Feb. 25 nine lady Cyclemasters attended the El Tour de Tucson Women’s Ride at the Steam Pump Ranch. They joined 45 other cyclists from the Tucson area to enjoy a day of riding the loop. This was a free women’s cycling meetup, with guest speakers focusing on riding attire, conditioning, bike maintenance,…
B.J. Murray Our club never seems to have a boring bike ride, and our “Loop to Loop Ride” was another good example. The ride had interest from all of our club members. The objective was to ride as many of the “loops” here in SaddleBrooke in an hour’s time. So, if you saw us, you…
B.J. Murray We had another fun time in January. If you are thinking of joining our group, you missed out on a great day when we did SaddleBrooke Ride the Alps. We had two groups who competed to see who could get the best elevation, the very tough hotshots who love to climb hills, or…
Recently, the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters gave a donation of $1,000 to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). We did this for several reasons, including the fact that they allow the Cyclemasters group to process and distribute the SaddleBrooke Progress newspapers from their offices, but also because it is a cause that we, as members, believe in. SaddleBrooke Community Outreach…
B.J. Murray The Cyclemasters had a wonderful time on the Candy Cane Ride on Dec. 18. We had a ton of fun added to our ride by the Morrisons and their beautifully decorated, but still fun, house. We really appreciate Al and Pat Morrison and the work they do every year to help us enjoy Christmas.…
B.J. Murray If you are not in Cyclemasters, you missed something fun on Saturday, Nov. 27. Our group had the Thanksgiving t-ride, where we did our usual breaking into ride groups for an hour-long ride, but then we had a fun trivia game afterward. One of our ride leaders for the Semi-Hot riders, Linda Merritt,…
B. J. Murray Cyclemasters let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits during our final holiday ride of the season, The Bunny Ride. The event was on April 3. It was fun, starting with everyone assembling at the Activity Center. Because of the vaccination clinic, we had to move locations from where we usually meet. Everyone was given…
B.J. Murray The Progress has been delivered to SaddleBrooke residents since 1990. In January of 1997, Cyclemasters Cycling Club united with Robson Publishing to deliver the newspaper. Now, 24 years later, Cyclemasters continues to get this important communication out to all our residents. We start the process by learning from Robson when we can expect to…
B.J. Murray, Vice President In November, the president and vice president of SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters met with the members of the SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO patrol to help us understand how we can be responsible riders in our community. We very much appreciated the visit and learned how our patrol is working to keep us safe.…
Madelaine Salas Monday morning, May 20 at the Mountain Vista School auditorium in Oracle, the atmosphere is charged with excitement. At the end-of-year awards ceremony, the school principal, Crystle Nehrmeyer, is doing what she does best: leading, urging, rewarding and challenging her students to become the best versions of themselves they can be. And the…