CHCH National Cycling Centre Hamilton

Hello everyone!

The online store is now live with the 2012 Team Kit for you to place orders.  Just a few points before you start making your orders:

1. The sizing chart is available on the main store page or under the store drop list. Please use this. Measure. Ensure you are picking the correct garment Unisex/Mens or Womens
2. There are two payment options: On-Line via credit card, the preferred. Or alternate is submit your order COD and a cheque for 50% to Rick before Feb 3, and Second cheque for 1 week prior to delivery.
3. All orders are pick up at NCCH only.
4. Once you reach the shopping cart/check out with your order, If you click on the COD order, Your order is COMPLETE. If you missed something start a new order.
5. If you choose credit card check out with paypal. Your order is NOT complete until payment is finalized and you are returned to the site and sent a confirmation email.
6. Once your orders are submitted, I will be viewing the orders in the software and emailing you to confirm as an extra level this time around to make sure all is working well.
7. Please, if at all possible, register for the site prior to making your order and do not use the guest check out.  This will make it easier to track your order and fulfill. If all you have provided with the guest check out is an e-mail it will be very difficult.
8. Finally, in some of the product listings there is a further list of the recommended minimum kit. You must still select and add each item to your cart, but you can use the link in the recommended product below to go to the next product selection in the minimum recommended kit order and then add that item to your cart.

Please do not hesitate to email if you have any problems, I will endeavour to respond in a very timely manner.  tech@ncch.ca

5 Team CHCh riders have been selected to take part in OCA Training Camps in Feb & March 2012.

We would like to congratulate the following members.

Ben Perry
Annie Foreman-Mackey
Adam Jamieson
James Orton
Simon Fothergill

Full list;

http://www.ontariocycling.org/ontario-cyclists-announced-elite-spring-endurance-camp/

http://www.ontariocycling.org/ontario-cyclists-announced-oca-endurance-camp/

The booking settings have now been updated. In order to book a session and be confirmed into a computrainer session you must now complete payment online. If you do not complete the booking process to payment completion, you will not be booked into the session, and you will not receive a booking confirmation.

After having some time to evaluate the booking software, we a happy with the overall performance and are now moving to this process. It assists in streamlining payments and prevents the need to handle money and take up time at the sessions. As well, we have had a number of no shows that have booked without payment, and had to turn away other people due to the bookings leaving trainers vacant. This is unfair to those that wish to attend if you can’t make it.

We are just in the process of working out some bugs in the on-line store. The plan will be to sell a computrainer bundle of 10 sessions as a bulk purchase in the store which will issue you a coupon code to book your sessions. Update to follow on the status of this.

As always, if you have any questions or issues with the system please don’t hesitate to email tech@ncch.ca

We encourage members to take part in one of these Courses conducted by OCA…

If you are interested in becoming a Road Commissaire or a Team Manager, want to organize a race, or are involved with the management of a cycling club, then you may want to consider taking a Road Commissaire course.

The two day course will be taught by National Commissaire Bradley Day. This course is a requirement for all new road commissaires, race directors, and team managers. The fee is $100. Attendees are entitled to a rebate if they complete the progression of becoming a Commissaire. Please note that to be eligible for regular race assignments as commissaires; attendees must purchase a commissaire licence upon successful completion of the course and in-race training. The commissaire designation can be added to an existing UCI licence at no extra charge. The course is limited to 12 participants. The courses will run over the weekend, starting at 9 AM each day running until 5 PM.

Dates: February 11th & 12th, 2012 / March 10th & 11th, 2012

Location: Sport Alliance of Ontario Building, 3 Concorde Gate, Toronto, Ontario (unless regional demand provides opportunity for satellite location)

Cost: OCA Fee of $100 – On-line registration is available at www.ontariocycling.org

For more information contact Andrew Paradowski at td@ontariocycling.org

TEAM CHCH will again this year take a number of riders to this great international Junior aged Tour.

This race will be our NUMBER 1 objective for our Under 17 riders this year, so we encourage all riders to train hard, and stay focussed, July will roll around very quickly.

The Tour is the international de Rimouski is a cycling race in 6 steps to Cadet categories for men and women (15-16 years), and for the Junior Women (17-18 years).

From July 12 to 15, 2012, Rimouski will host 200 athletes from across Canada, the United States, and Europe.

The objective of this event is to prepare these athletes for international competitions and Junior them to experience a reduced form of the Tour de France. Athletes and coaches on site will also have access to conferences and training to their progress.

This sporting event is staged as a springboard choice for our young athletes. Already after a first presentation in 2010, this event has become a staple of Quebec cyclists and calendars in North America, and should become the European side, which will detect new talent.

By registering your team, you will live to see your team the quality of a professional organization in addition to the challenge of six races in four days on the most demanding courses.

http://www.tourdelareleve.ca/

One of our riders Catherine Konopelky was injured in a serious car acccident recently and is recovering in Hospital, Catherine sustained some spinal injuries and is awaiting results of tests.

We wish Catherine a speedy recovery