Save The Date
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2010
10 / 10 / 10
Second Annual New Moon Century
Ride For Hunger And The Planet
On behalf of JConnect and ride director, Sasha Perry, we are excited to announce the date for this year’s Second Annual New Moon Century, Sunday, October 10, 2010!
Last year 100 riders participated in this ground-breaking and important ride that brought together a diverse group of riders for a challenging and fun day. We raised money and awareness about local hunger issues, through our partnership with the Jewish Federation’s Fed Up With Hunger campaign, in addition to the ocean conservation efforts of the Sea Shepherd Society.
In response to great feedback from riders, there will be an all-new route created, and plenty of chances to get involved. We encourage interested riders to be in touch with us by filling out the volunteer form on the website, [http://newmooncentury.com/?page_id=28] and to help create ride teams from synagogues, temples, and other groups. Formal ride registration will begin some time this summer.
Companies, organizations, and individuals that are interested in sponsoring this year’s ride are encouraged to contact the organizers soon. The New Moon Century received good local coverage, and we expect this year’s ride to attract significant media interest not only in the Jewish press, but through general media outlets.
The New Moon Century is powered by JConnect.
JewishJournal.com Video Report on NMC
JewishJournal.com’s Rebecca Steinberger reports on the New Moon Century Bike Ride.
For more information, visit JewishJournal.com
On Location For Ride Start
Short video of the start of the first Jewish Community Century Ride in Los Angeles, on Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan. Ride Organized by JConnect – additional sponsors include Swarm!, LA Bicycle Coalition, Cliff Bar, Tofurky, Ethridge Organics, Fed Up With Hunger.
Pre-Registration is now Closed. But you can still come ride!
Posted by sasha in Uncategorized on October 16th, 2009
We have ended Pre-Registration as of this morning. However, you can still register on-site at Deerhill Park from 6:30am to 7:30am! Spread the word! We are very excited about the response we’ve received and will no doubt have a wonderful crowd at the start! Have a wonderful Shabbos, get some rest, drink plenty of water, and we’ll see you on the road!
New Moon Century Rides this Weekend
What do you get when you mix the New Moon, Jews, Bikes and Tikkun Olam?On Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2009, JconnectLA, in support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’s “Fed Up With Hunger” campaign, and in collaboration with corporate sponsors and bike enthusiast groups, is organizing a Jewish community bike ride to raise awareness and funds for hunger and environmental causes.
As dawn breaks on the New Jewish month of Cheshvan, Oct. 18, a hundred riders will head off into the morning mist of the Santa Monica wilderness, traversing valleys and mountains and down along the picturesque Malibu coast. A team of riding connoisseurs active in the LA cycling community crafted the New Moon Century to be accessible to beginners, intermediate and advanced cyclists, providing a perfect balance of terrain and aesthetic delight.
This 100-mile bike ride is open to all ages and attendees are recommended to have at least a minimum level of road cycling experience. The course is unique, but challenging, with 6,500 feet of climbing over the 100 miles. There is also an intermediate metric century 100km (62 miles) route, and for beginning riders there is a 36-mile out and back route.
The New Moon Century ride is a kosher/vegetarian cycling event, the first of its kind in Los Angeles, with a kosher-vegetarian lunch will be served at the halfway point in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains.
Organizers are grateful to corporate sponsors Clif Bar Energy Bars, Tofurky, and Ethridge Organics to help keep the riders in great physical shape on this demanding ride. The LA Bike Coalition and team Swarm! have helped this new ride get off the ground, providing support, logistics, volunteers and know-how.
New Moon is a fully supported ride with rest stops stocked with food and water dotted throughout the course. Organizers have SAG vehicles patrolling the course to help with any mechanical needs, as well as transportation to the finish line for those who need it. Read the rest of this entry »
Start Time Update
Posted by sasha in Uncategorized on October 14th, 2009
Riders!
We will have registration and check-in open at Deerhill Park from 6:30am-7:30am. Please keep this in mind when planning your arrival time. We ask that no one rides out before 6:30am as checkpoints may not be open, and civil twilight is not until 6:30. Thanks!
Pre-Registration Raffle!
Those riders that register for the ride before October 15th qualify to be included in the Pre-Registration Raffle!
Prizes include new jerseys from LACBC, shirts from Orange20 Bicycle Shop, cycling gear from Echo Park Cycles, and much much more! Make sure to register in time!
Route Update
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the route.
While we can not give turn-by-turn directions before the day of the ride, there is a description of the route on the “About” page. And for those of you asking, in case you didn’t see the update, there is 6,500 feet of climbing on the 100 mile route.
If you need more specifics please get in touch with us.
Route slips will be handed out at the beginning of the ride. Look forward to seeing you in two weeks!