WHO WE ARE?

• We are a group of biking fanatics that love to ride, and we think we should give something back to our sport.  We have developed a respected mountain bike and cyclocross racing program that has enjoyed success at the provincial and national level, while at the same time maintaining a variety of recreational riding opportunities such as great freeride/urban sessions and, of course, good ol’ singletrack trail rides.
• We are an affiliated cycling club with the Alberta Bicycle Association (ABA) and Canadian Cycling Association (CCA).

Our members range in age from early teens to early fifties, and abilities from novice to competitive elite racers.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Year round rides for mountain bike, freeride, and urban/trials, road bike, and cyclocross, plus winter spinning sessions in the HARDCORE BIKES shop.
• Weekly scheduled and structured club rides, both low intensity recreational and high intensity training.
• Skills development sessions.
• Race support, consisting of transportation and accommodation coordination, feed station support, and emergency spare parts at selected events.
• Race hosting; we are organizing the Hardcore Hop ‘n Hurl Cyclocross Race and the Devon Dust-up XC Alberta Cup mountain bike race as well as the Fat Tire Tuesday race series.
• Organized cycling trips:

            Spring mountain bike trip to Moab and Fruita for training.
            Jasper mountain bike trips throughout the year, as well as other locations

• Opportunities to meet new bike riding companions, improve your fitness, and develop your technical riding skills.

WHAT YOUR ANNUAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP GETS YOU

• ABA third party liability and sport accident insurance, for which the club pays $25.00 from each membership received.
• Reduced ABA racing license fees due to our club’s affiliation with the ABA.
• Automatic eligibility to participate in the local Inter-Club Mountain and Road Race Series.
• Club members receive the following discounts from HARDCORE BIKES:
• Club Members: 10% off bikes; 15% off parts and accessories.
• Special pricing on club clothing.
• Invitation to our club sponsored functions, from cycling trips, camping trips, BBQ’s, and more!

COST OF MEMBERSHIP

• $60.00 Annual Club Membership dues ($50.00 “Early Bird Special” if paid before April 1, no foolin’). 

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Option to buy discounted team clothing including ¾ sleeve downhill jersey/ XC race jersey / windstop jackets w/removable sleeves

2010 Kit

more info here

INTERESTED?
If so, come join us on a club ride; NOTE THAT A HELMET IS MANDATORY!
We abide by the following rules of the trail:

• Ride responsibly.
• Always be in control of your bike.
• Be courteous to other trail users and their pets.
• Leave no trace on the trail – that means no littering and no skidding.
• Plan ahead, be prepared, carry your own spares and tools, and be self-sufficient.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Contact:      Mike Blennerhassett      Tel: 240-2142      E-mail: hcbikeclub@gmail.com or Visit our web site at www.hardcore.ca
• Drop in at HARDCORE BIKES, 10008 – 82 Avenue, Edmonton Alberta, T6E 1Z3, Tel: 439-4599

Rides

Some of us ride all year and some of us only like the feeling of dirt under the wheels. Here is a list of our organized club rides. These rides usually start as soon as the trails are good shape, say mid April and run until the snow flies.

Some people like to ride more some people like to ride less. Find a ride that fits for you and come on out. There are more rides than listed above but they usually involve smaller groups and depend on how people are feeling. The best place to keep track of other rides is the Forum or your email if you are a club member.

Sponsored Riders

Karen M

Steve M

Bridget L

Mike B

Gary O

Dave R

Club News

May 9 2010

Well it has been a while since we last brought you some news.  Quite a bit has gone on so here is a recap to bring you all up to speed. 
March consisted of relatively mild weather so some good training rides were had.  Mike, Steve, Andre, John, Todd and Mark took a trip to Saint George, Moab and Fruita.  Good times all round with lots of great rides, food and some good scenery.  Steve has kept his blog running and has a good recap of the trip here.  If you want to see some pics have a look here.   There are also a few vids of some of the trails here.
April brought even nicer weather and an early start to club rides.  We had some great turnouts for Mondays and Wednesdays.  If you have not been out on a Monday ride yet here is what you are missing.  We also hosted the first of three  spring races which, happened to fall during a beautiful bit of weather so conditions were ideal and turnout was great.  Racers represented the club well in all the races. 
We not only race XC, DH and Cross but Road as well and HC was well represented at the first road event of the year.  Jon B raced cat ½ in ERTC colours for this event and rode admirably but had some bad luck, even though he was wearing his lucky HC green socks.  In cat 3 Peter K was 9th in the GC.  In Cat 4 3rd and 7th in GC were Josh Krabbe and John Clarke respectively. 
May started with more of the same in terms of Monday rides including great turnout that turned into a mud fest.  The next day a huge snowstorm stopped riding for a few days but good ole Alberta sun and wind sorted out that snow.  On Friday a few members of the race team made the pilgrimage to Lethbridge to race the first XC cup race of the year.  The Coulee Cruiser is a tough race in, out and around the coulees of Lethbridge.  With a shortened course due to bad course conditions racers had to do a lot of climbing on the tight and sidehilly course.  In the end Hardcore was very successful with John C winning Sport, Jon B winning expert with Peter in 5th and Mike B claimed 2nd in Elite.   Here is Peter’s take on the race.  

Stay tuned for more reports. 
Mike B

Feb. 10-2010

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