If you are interested in the thrilling sport of cycling on the road, Alessandro Petacchi must be a familiar name to you.

As an Italian road racing cyclist, this 38 year old rides professionally for Lampre-ISD. As a specialist sprinter, Alessandro Petacchi has won around 51 grand tour stages with significant wins in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the thrilling Vuelta a España in 2005 and the prestigious Tour de France in 2010.

Starting next week the Belfast Ride Schedule will go into effect.

Get all the details for rides:
CLUB RIDE SCHEDULE

As always, if you have a question, send an email to the club email address.

A Zen Teacher saw five of his students return from the market, riding their bicycles. When they had dismounted, the teacher asked the students, "Why are you riding your bicycles?"

The first student replied, "The bicycle is carrying this sack of potatoes. I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the student, saying, "You are a smart boy. When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over, as I do."

Ride to honor the heros of Paris-Roubaix - happening that same day.

25 mile ride on paved and dirt roads -a spirited ride, with a sprint for the finish by the strongest riders at the end. A challenging early season route - check out the route here - connect.garmin.com/activity/29713073

Ride starts at 9 AM as the parking lot across from the Searsmont Post Office - some riders ride to the ride from Belfast or Camden/Lincolnville - check emails to see if anyone is planning this.

Possible gathering at Rollie's in Belfast after the ride to watch the race on the big screen.

You asked for it, and we are going to deliver!

Sunday, April 3rd from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM at the Waldo County YMCA

Volunteers from the Belfast Bicycle Club are going to host a series of bicycle maintenance and repair stations where you can learn the basics of roadside repair and some time honored tricks of the trade.

Open to anyone 17+, these mini-seminars are provided for free by our sponsors (Free Bets) and will cover such things as:

Repairing a flat tube
Adjusting your derailleurs
Adjusting your brakes
Correct tire pressure