Mon, 22 Nov 2010

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor 2010 Cranksgiving

12 folks came out on a lovely clear day and stayed through to the chilly end, gathering 448 pounds of food for Food Gatherers, the food bank for Washtenaw County. Prizes went to Josh Chamberlain (Speed - 34:47) and Eric Jankowski (Weight - 251 pounds). Eric was extra lucky and also won the Specialized Haul.

In no particular order, thanks to our sponsors, who were generous again this year with swag for riders:

An extra special thanks goes out to the good folks at Food Gatherers, who not only do an amazing job year around but also came through to make sure this event could happen. They can always use your help, consider donating to them or your local food bank.

A gallery of photos from the event can be found here.

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Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Cranksgiving 2010

Cranksgiving 2010: Ann Arbor

LOCATION CHANGE

Due to some difficulties in using the park, we are no longer at Vet's Park in Ann Arbor. See below for details.

Cranksgiving, the annual race to benefit Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County, is a go! Starting and finishing at the Food Gatherer's Facility at 1 Carrot Way you've got two options to race:

Fund raising encouraged! Have family, friends or co-workers who can't make it to Cranksgiving? Raise money from them and use it to help your haul. There will be a special prize for most money gathered for the race.

Bring: Money to buy food, something to haul it in, and your bike. Ride safe: helmets and lights recommended; dress warmly and be visible.

See the event on Facebook

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

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Mon, 27 Sep 2010

Cider and Doughnut Tour

Come join YpsiVelo on the Cider and Doughnut Tour:

No cost, no race, just a nice leisurely ride from Rec Park to Plymouth Orchard's Store to pick up some cider and doughnuts. Finish at Corner Brewery. Still working out route, expect around 22 miles round trip.

Bring: Money to buy cider and doughnuts, something to haul cider and doughnuts, a hunger for ... cider and doughnuts. Of course, since the weather will be late fall and dreary, dress appropriately and be visible.

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

Thanks to Bike Ypsi for promotion. Normal Bike Ypsi rules apply: youngsters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, helmets recommended and are required for minors.

Posted at: 17:38 | category: /rides | Link

Mon, 28 Jun 2010

2010 Cranksgiving in June

Seven riders turned out to spend $387.06 collecting 596 pounds of food for Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County. The Unlimited Poundage award went to Sandy Bledsoe, who collected an amazing 330 pounds of food (nearly three times his body weight!). The Shopping List Award went to Andy Hromadka, who collected 1.3 pounds of food per minute in his single trip. The People's Choice Award went to Luke Robinson for his creation of an ad-hoc handlebar bag using one of those reusable plastic bags from Sav-a-Lot. In addition, a total of $96.68 was donated to Food Gatherers — Andy and Sandy donated their cash prizes and Sandy donated the rest of the cash he had raised.

RiderPoundsTime
Sandy Bledsoe330-
Jim and Forest Karnopp124-
Andy H.4634:56
Luke Robinson4753:26
Matt Klute1927:40
Tom Lennon3059:00

Thanks to the following folks for their donations of prizes for the riders:

Extra thanks are also due to all the folks who donated funds to Sandy and to Comet Coffee and Vault of Midnight for matching those donations.

Photos of the race can be found here.

Posted at: 22:23 | category: /results | Link

Sat, 05 Jun 2010

Cranksgiving in June

You've probably heard of Cranksgiving, races held each year near Thanksgiving to collect food to donate to local food banks. Ypsilanti Velo has been happy to help out with the local Cranksgiving the past three years, the last of which brought in an impressive 800 pounds of food for Food Gatherers.

Food Gatherers, the food bank for Washtenaw County, sees a lot of generosity around the holidays at the end of the year, but the need for donations is high year around, especially now. With that in mind, Ypsilanti Velo is holding a Cranksgiving in June, the same idea, just earlier in the year.

This year there are two classes of races:

First place in both classes gets a $25 cash prize!

Links to signs and various media can be found here. For more information, contact info@ypsivelo.org.

Note: are you a business or organization that is wanting to help out with Cranksgiving in June? Ypsilanti Velo is looking for anything we can use as prizes for racers. Send us an e-mail if you are interested to info@ypsivelo.org.

Posted at: 23:28 | category: /races | Link

Sat, 15 May 2010

2010 Heavy Metal Tour

  1. Ben H.: 116.5 pounds
  2. Andy H.: 80 pounds
  3. Rob: 57.5 pounds
  4. Andy C.: 25 pounds
  5. Chris G.: 22 pounds
  6. Matt J.: 18 pounds
  7. Terry C.:3 pounds
Grand total: 322 pounds.

Thanks go out to the following folks for prizes and sponsoring:

Photos of the race, and of the Steel Wheel Duo and the Riding and Rhythm Fest, can be found here.

Posted at: 23:48 | category: /results | Link

Thu, 22 Apr 2010

HEAVY METAL TOUR

Tom "Taco Tour" Lennon with help from Ypsi Velo bring you the Heavy Metal Tour.

See the event on Facebook.

Your bike has a whole saddle but you'll only need THE EDGE!

Posted at: 12:09 | category: /races | Link

Sun, 13 Dec 2009

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor 2009 Cranksgiving

29 riders braved the December cold to collct 800 lbs of food for Food Gatherers. Prizes went out to:

While we gathered less than the 1000lbs we got last year at this time, we also had more riders then, so our pounds per rider has definitely gone up.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors, who were very generous this year:

Photos can be found here

Thanks again for coming out, and see you for Crankgiving in June, sometime in June 2010!
Tom Lennon & Thomas Kula

Posted at: 11:32 | category: /results | Link

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Cranksgiving 2009

Cranksgiving 2009: Ann Arbor

Cranksgiving, the annual race to benefit Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County, is a go! Starting and finishing in the Busch's parking lot, you'll have two hours to ride to area grocery stores to buy food to donate to Food Gatherers. Last year we gathered a ton (literally!) of food, this year let's do even more!

Bring: Money to buy food, something to haul it in, and your bike. Ride safe: helmets and lights recommended.

See the event on Facebook.

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

Posted at: 17:24 | category: /rides | Link

Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Cider and Doughnut Tour

Come join YpsiVelo on the Cider and Doughnut Tour:

No cost, no race, just a nice leisurely ride from Rec Park to Plymouth Orchard's Ann Arbor Road Store to pick up some cider and doughnuts. Enjoy your cider and doughnuts with fellow riders in the lovely Fall weather in Rec Park.

Bring: Money to buy cider and doughnuts, something to haul cider and doughnuts, a hunger for ... cider and doughnuts. Of course, since the weather will be late fall and dreary, dress appropriately and be visible.

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

Thanks to Bike Ypsi for promotion. Normal Bike Ypsi rules apply: youngsters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, helmets recommended and are required for minors.

Posted at: 18:35 | category: /rides | Link