Ted Belanger In its continuing effort to fulfill its mission “To cycle for fun, food, fitness and community service,” the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters have come through again. At the club’s final spring meeting members were challenged to donate adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets, towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions and feminine…
Ted Belanger For the eighth year in a row the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters have contributed six bikes each to students of elementary schools in the San Manuel and Mammoth school systems. The awards went to the most improved students in first through sixth grades. The school’s teachers and administrators conducted the selection process. Program Coordinator Ken…
Ted Belanger The members of the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters continue to support the communities’ charitable needs through numerous fundraising events. Thanks to Mike Brenny, our fundraising chairman, the club was able to raise $650 for Impact of Southern Arizona and the Arizona Gives Day on April 7. Thanks to the generosity of our members, the raffles…
Ted Belanger Twenty two members of the Cyclemasters volunteered their time to help clean up SaddleBrooke Boulevard on Saturday, April 18. The four times a year event has been a special community service for over 20 years! The two mile stretch of road between MountainView Boulevard and Oracle Road was littered with the usual assortment…
Ted Belanger One of the club’s favorite spring rides is our trip to southern Arizona. On April 15, 33 Cyclemasters checked into the Garden Place Suites in Sierra Vista, which would be our base hotel for the three day ride. The first afternoon was a warm-up ride to Ramsey Canyon and back, a short 20…
Ted Belanger Our annual event was held this year on March 7 and was a great success thanks to the committee of Joanne Marmon, Diana Luthy and Patsy Chase. Starting with a social hour in the Big Horn Dining Room, the 80 members enjoyed a fabulous dinner of prime rib or sea bass prepared to…
Ted Belanger Eighteen members of the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters participated in the Pima County’s Traffic Skills 101 training class on March 17 and 18. The two day, nine hour course provides instruction and guidance in the implementation of the basic principles of vehicular bicycling. Subjects covered included basic bike maintenance, safety equipment, principles of traffic laws,…
Ted Belanger What could be better than starting out your Valentine’s Day with a bicycle ride? Maybe winning the top prize for choosing the lucky valentine? Out of the 36 riders we had for that special ride that day, Ed Haugland did! He won the nice gift card from Panera Bread for choosing the lucky…
You may have seen this group of bicyclists riding the SaddleBrooke streets in their colorful yellow jerseys. The club consists of nearly 200 members and rides both inside and outside of SaddleBrooke three days or more a week. They join together on Saturdays, riding as a club function, with three different speeds and mileage inside…
Ted Belanger On August 9, sixteen SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters embarked on a dream trip aboard the Angeline Barge, biking from Bremen, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The 13 day bike trip was organized through Bike and Barge Holland, a Seattle based bike company, and followed small rivers and canals through the quaint towns of Northern Europe. We…