Bedminster Flyers Cycling Club

The Bedminster Flyers ride on Wednesday evenings from April through October starting at The Sports People, at 49 U.S. Route 202 in Far Hills NJ. Please see our Information page for logistics, membership information, and ride rules.

We elected a new slate of officers at the Club's annual meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

John Kinsey (President) and Marc Rothenberg (Treasurer) will continue through 2012.

The other three Board members all stepped down (Kimberly Borin: Events Director; Kathy Hale: Recording Secretary; Joe Deiulio: Membership Director). All three have done a great job for several years, and we all appreciate and have benefitted from their enthusiasm and dedication. They have been replaced by Marcia Postallian, Bobi Commer, and George Byrnes, respectively, and effective immediately.

All 5 positions were open to any Club member, and the new board was approved by a vote by the members in attendance.

Whoop-de-doo, the Flyers winter party is coming! It's a little later in the year this time (March 10th, so maybe we'll avoid our annual day-of snowstorm) and in a new location (The Hills Club House, 75 Hansom Road, Basking Ridge). As always, it'll be a good opportunity to renew your membership, and talk a little smack about 2012's Century Club.

Attention triathletes and wanna-be triathletes. One of the barriers to entry for many races is that they sell out very early – as much as a year in advance! Our tri-calendar and du-calendar have been updated with many races taking place in 2012 that are open for registration (with more to come). If you haven't done it yet, start planning your season now.

The final cleanup of the 2011 Adopt-a-Road Program took place on November 12th. It was poorly attended, with only 2 Flyers contributing (Susanne Countryman and Boyd Mathews, thank you both). As always, the biggest thanks go to Gail Cookson. Despite minimal help she has driven this project for over a decade. Gail is stepping down in 2012, and turning the reins over to Boyd.

So, what else is new?

1-17-2012: Events are starting to open up for this summer. Keep checking the Events page for new entries. Speaking of new entries, El Presidente asked to have August's Vermont Challenge included. (This may be a sign he plans to be very fit this year.) It looks like a blast folks. There are 3 options: a single-day century, their 3-day Weekend Challenge, and their 4-day Grand Challenge. Details can be found on their website.

1-9-2012: A few 2012 cycling events have opened for registration already. Of particular note are two local Gran Fondos (NY & NJ, in May & September, respectively). There's a discount for NJ if you enter before January 31. Find more on the Events page.