Des Moines Cycle Club

BABRAI Training (BABRAI = Big A** Bike Ride Across Iowa) - ON HOLD

Our BABRAI training program, to get in top shape for the Big A** Bicycle Ride Across Iowa or any long ride, is currently on hold with registration closed. All national, state, and local officials are recommending no meetings of groups of 10 or more. DMCC believes it is our responsibility to follow these guidelines and do everything we can to keep our members safe and healthy during this time of COVID-19. This is consistent with other cycling organizations which have canceled group events through May.

The DMCC Board of Directors will meet in early May to reassess the situation. Our decision then will be either to resume the program on a certain date, or to cancel for the 2020 season. If the decision is to resume, registration will be re-opened and BABRAI shirts will be ordered. If the decision is to cancel, all current registrants will be notified and rolled into the 2021 season.

The BABRAI program is based on increasing distance week by week to work up to readiness for RAGBRAI, Iowa's Ride, or other long ride. It's definitely more fun to train as a group, but if we can't, each of us can still follow a training schedule individually. Rebecca Bishop and Jason Berggren, BABRAI coordinators, will develop a basic format for individual training and provide it to BABRAI registrants and other club members soon.

NOTE: We are suspending registration for all DMCC programs until further notice due to the COVID-19 situation. We will update as things change.

Pedal Off the Pounds (POTP) - CANCELLED

It is with great regret that the DMCC Board and Program Directors, Joe Finnegan and Carolyn Weaver, have decided to cancel POTP for 2020. POTP relies on face-to-face meetings and group rides, which are impossible to hold for the foreseeable future. More importantly, because the program builds toward meeting goals week to week throughout the season, it would be impossible to start late and still provide key program features.

With the uncertainty around when it will be safe for large groups to meet, we have decided to issue refunds for all that have registered. Registration has been shut down and refunds will be processed through the method used as payment (when refunds are actually received will depend on each registrant's credit card procedures).

While we won't have a formal POTP program this year, we hope that everyone can still get out on their bikes and eat healthy and we'll do whatever we can to help. During this time of social distancing, we can still share, encourage, boost each other's morale, and keep in touch online. We'll be maintaining the POTP Facebook group, so look for communications from Joe and Carolyn soon!

If you have any questions, please message Rebecca Bishop or Jason Berggren on FaceBook.

NOTE: We are suspending registration for all DMCC programs until further notice due to the COVID-19 situation. We will update as things change.

Last Year’s Winner: Leanne McCulley

MOR Biking - ON HOLD

MOR ("Middle of the Road") Biking has been developed to be the newest DMCC ride group. While we are putting it on hold for now, if conditions with COVID-19 guidelines change this summer, the program can be implemented quickly. Unlike POTP and BABRAI, which are season-long or specific, cumulative programs, MOR Biking can be easily restarted if and when it is safe to do so.

Registration for MOR Biking had not been opened before the decision to put it on hold was made by the Board. A decision on whether or not to reopen registration and launch the program will be reassessed throughout the 2020 riding season.

If you have any questions, please message Mark Maness on FaceBook.

NOTE: We are suspending registration for all DMCC programs until further notice due to the COVID-19 situation. We will update as things change.