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Council of Hostelling International: The BABES are affiliated with the
Gateway Council, and the group sponsors lots of great rides
over the course of the year. The organization provides opportunities
for low-cost travel, hiking and canoeing.
GEARS at GFCC: Longtime BABES member Tracy Hall is starting a cycling club based out of Greenville First Christian Church. Beginning April 27, GEARS will have Tuesday evening rides ranging from 5 to 23 (or more) miles. For more information, contact the club at gearsfcc@yahoo.com.
League of Illinois Bicyclists: LIB is the statewide advocacy voice for all Illinois cyclists and promotes bicycle access, safety and education. LIB also produces a monthly cycling column that is distributed by the Illinois Press Association.
Missouri Bicycle Federation: A statewide, not-for-profit, membership organization that advocates advancement of bicycling access, safety and education in Missouri.
St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation: Whether you ride singletrack or centuries, on the Katy Trail or Kingshighway, commute to work or drive to a bike path, the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation is focused on regional issues of safety, education and access for all cyclists.
League of American Bicyclists: LAB promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and works through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America.
MCT Trails: Madison County Transit has put together an rails-to-trail program that has led to the construction of more than 75 miles of trails in Madison County.
Trailnet: Trailnet is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating and conserving multiuse trails and greenways, and encouraging walking and bicycling for recreation and transportation in the St. Louis bi-state region of Missouri and Illinois.
Gateway Off-Road Cyclists: GORC is a non-profit corporation dedicated to advocacy, design, construction, and maintenance of multi-use trails. GORC is the St. Louis area’s only official International Mountain Bicycle Association (IMBA) affiliate club.
Bicycling Magazine: The predominant cycling magazine in the United States.
BABES News and Notes
Thanks for a great season!
With only one more scheduled ride left in 2004, an Ice Cream Social Ride, it's time to reflect on one of our best seasons ever!
We saw lots of new faces during the course of the year, that can be attributed to this Web site and the newsletter we send to our regular riders. It also helped that the BABES were mentioned in the July 2004 edition of Bicycling magazine in its "Bikes on the Loose" feature of great club rides in the United States!
Christine Warta deserves special credit for initiating her series of Ice Cream Social Rides and having a fish ride during the summer. We hope to see more of you take the initiative to come up with rides in 2005.
A big round of thanks to ride leaders Arlene Willmann, Elaine Moore, Jerry Whittle and Roger Kramer. It takes a lot of time to make up routes and create maps, and the effort is much appreciated. Also, thanks to Glen Peterson, who filled in as a ride leader on several Wednesday nights.
Finally, the biggest round of thanks go to you, the cyclists who joined us over the course of the 2004 season! WIthout you, the Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society wouldn't be what it is!
We are looking forward to an even better 2005. If you have ideas for rides or new towns to explore on our regular rides, contact us at babes@rogerkramercycling.org. We hope to see lots of you next year!
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If you want to write about your favorite bicycle adventures or vent off some steam about a cycling issue, you're invited to submit a story. There are now two ways to do it!
1. You may e-mail the story to us. Photos and graphics are welcome, but be sure they are either in JPEG or GIF formats so they can be posted on the Web site.
2. You may submit an item to the Cycling Forum at Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours. Your item will appear immediately on the page! It's a great place to post those last-minute rides that you want people to know about.
We do request that that all articles are in good taste.
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