The Windy City Cycling Club (WCCC) announces its 2011 cycling season and invites lesbian, gay, transsexual and allied cyclists to attend its annual Kick Off Party, Saturday, April 9 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the Glenwood Bar, 6962 North Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL.
WCCC is a primarily gay and lesbian club that encourages fellowship through recreational, road, and off-road bike rides. WCCC also gets involved in bicycle advocacy and cycling education events. The nineteen-year old organization has about 110 members.
The Kick Off Party is free, with snacks and appetizers provided. Ten percent of proceeds from the cash bar are donated to the club. There will be sign-up tables for membership and rides, information from Active Transportation Alliance, volunteer information, a raffle, and much more. This is a great place to become acquainted with the club.
The upcoming riding season has something for everyone: fitness training, long-distance touring and recreational social outings. The WCCC ride calendar can be found on its website at www.windycitycyclingclub.com .
Right now, there is spinning Sunday mornings at the Andersonville Cheetah Gym, but once it get a bit warmer outside expect weekly Saturday morning rides at a moderate to fast pace and weekly Wednesday evening rides at all paces followed by dinner.
There are two monthly recreational lakefront brunch rides: Dykes Pedaling Bikes is usually on the first Saturday morning of the month and the Traditional Lakefront Brunch ride usually on the third Saturday of the month.
Multi-day tours start early in the season with a ten-day March tour along the Natchez Trace Parkway in warm Mississippi ending with a weekend in New Orleans. June brings a perennially favorite ride from Aurora, IL to Delevan, WI and back that includes an overnight stay at the beautiful Allyn Mansion. There is a three-day weekend of riding in Madison, WI planned for July and a three-day weekend from New Buffalo, IN to Saugatuck, MI and back in August.
In addition the club has a number of social events throughout the year.
For more information about which rides to choose or the kickoff event, visit the Windy City Cycling Club webpage athttp://www.windycitycyclingclub.com/ or contact their outreach coordinator atoutreach@windycitycyclingclub.com .