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By Dave WardPublisher

I have spent the last month,more or less, keeping up withthe Giro d’Italia on OLN(Outdoor Life Network). Whatcan be better at the end of theday than sitting on the couch andwatching a full hour of coverageof professional bicycle racing,especially when commentated bythose master bullslingers, PhilLiggett, Paul Sherwen and BobRoll. My wife has finallylearned to not ask me to dohome repairs, projects, chores orother efforts that require either aphysical or mental effort after9:00 p.m. So by that time, theevening is mine to do as I

please. And during May, itpleased me to watch the Giro.

Let me be up front about this.I am a big Cipo fan. For theuninitiated, that is MarioCipollini, the “Lion King”,showman, Italian heartthrob,world’s greatest sprinter on abicycle, and, along with LanceArmstrong, the best thing tohappen to cycling since the drug

busts of 1999.I was excited when Cipo won

six stages of the Giro last year,pulling within one stage win ofAlfredo Binda’s record 41 stagewins in the Giro. I have beenwaiting since then to see him tieand then exceed Binda’s record.

Then, I was ecstatic whenMario won the World Road RaceChampionship last fall. I thinkCipollini is the only Italian whowas capable of uniting the noto-riously contentious Italian prosto deliver him to the champion’spodium. No one looks better inthe world champion’s rainbowjersey than Cipo.

So, it was painful to watchMario struggle during the earlystages of the Giro this year. Heobviously was struggling, andsimply did not have his usualzip. I would will him to the wineach stage, only to be disap-pointed when AlessandroPetacchi or Robbie McEwenbeat him to the line. So when

things finally came together forhim, and he tied and then brokeBinda’s record, life was as itshould be, and for this fan it feltgood. Then, even as I was hop-ing for more stage wins forCipo, my heart was broken as hewas taken down on a wet cornerjust as he was about to sprint tothe finish line in San Dona.

Of course, there was muchmore to the Giro than my manMario. Gilberto Simoni was agreat champion this year, takingcontrol of the Giro and making ithis own. Most impressive wasthe panache he showed on therelatively flat stage to Faenzawhere he made it into, and thendrove, the winning break to fin-ish third and gain the MagliaRosa, or leader’s jersey, by amere 2 seconds. His subsequentdominance in the mountainstages was equally impressive.

And what about Petacchi’ssix stage wins? Though I wasrooting for Mario, Petacchi wasimpressive and definitely thestrongest sprinter in this year’sGiro, though who knows whatmight have been had Cipollininot crashed out of the Giro.

This year’s Giro also pro-duced the most difficult kilome-ter of racing I believe I have

ever watched. The last kilome-ter of the finishing climb on theMonte Zoncolan seemed to takeforever, even prompting Phil,Paul and Bob to comment thatthis was the longest kilometer ofracing they could remember.The pain on the faces of thestage leaders Simoni, StefanoGarzelli and Marco Pantani wasevident as they neverthelessturned the pedals over withHerculean effort.

And how about Bob Roll’scameo publicity spots speakingItalian? I do not speak Italian,but he sounded great to me. Orpraising Binda and stating howhe kissed the ground whereBinda won his 41st stage. Andeven his publicity spot on climb-ing. You had to see these andknow Bob Roll to appreciatethem. But for pure entertain-ment, they were great. I usuallyflip to other channels during thenauseatingly repetitive ads forSubaru, et al., but this year Iwould often suffer through themjust hoping to catch Roll’s pub-licity spots.

So, that is how I spent mostof my late evenings during May.It was great. Thanks be to OLN.Bring on the Tour de France. Iwill be on my couch watching.

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Cover Photo: Canyon’s David Harward is followed by NewMoon’s Cameron Hoffman in the B Group at the DMV

Criterium on May 28. Hoffman took the win, Harward wassecond. Time for both of them to upgrade!

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By Gregg Bromka

Why Should U Ride ThisTrail?

With its proximity to Ogden,relatively low elevation, andbiker-friendly tread, WheelerCreek Trail is one of Ogden'smost popular multi-use trails. It'sa great ride to start or end yourbike season or to sneak out onwhenever time is short. Thesteady climb up the canyon willchallenge novice riders but won'tbreak them. The upper single-track to Maples Campgroundwill test all riders with a varietyof conditions. The entire ride isespecially scenic because thetrail is locked tightly within thecanyon's tall cliffs early on andopens to broad views of MountOgden and its attendant peakslater.

But wait, there's more. Newin 2002, the Ogden RangerDistrict debuted the East andMiddle Fork Wheeler CreekTrails. When combined, theyoffer a 4.1-mile side loop fromthe Art Nord trailhead. Moreimportantly, they serve as con-necting routes between WheelerCreek Trail and the ever-expand-ing trail network at Snowbasin.Cross-country purists who wantto "go big" and climb for whatmay seem an eternity can nowride from Pineview Reservoir tonearly the top of Snowbasin onalmost all singletrack. Whoa! Onthe flip side, if you catch a lift atSnowbasin, gravity will pull youfrom alpine basin to lake shoreon a near 4,000-foot drop.

Details:From the gated trailhead, the

route begins up Wheeler Canyonon an old one-lane dirt roadcalled Art Nord Drive, namedafter Arthur Nord, who workedfor the Forest Service from1892-1957 and made lastingcontributions to the conservationof natural resources. Smooth,packed dirt is the norm, but thereare patches of gravel andchipped bedrock as well. Nobother.

The narrow gorge is tightlyembraced by terraced limestonecliffs on the east slope and densefir on the west. Its tumblingcreek nourishes streamsideshrubs, wildflowers, and otherriparian hideaways from whichthe refrains of songbirds drift.One mile up, the main fork ofWheeler Creek disappears up IceBox Canyon to the right, and ArtNord Drive follows the (usually)dry East Fork. Pass the stonememorial to Arthur Nord andcome to the gate at the uppertrailhead at just under 2 miles.Novice riders can turn aroundhere and freewheel back downthe canyon. Those continuing tothe Maples Campground trail-head should dive off the

embankment and cross thecreek. (Skip this next section ifyou have your sights set on EastFork and Middle Fork Trails.)

A moderate climb takes youto a small divide that serves up amagnificent view of MountOgden and of ski runs that host-ed the 2002 Winter Olympicsdownhill course. Freewheel to arocky gulch, dismount, andclimb on choppy tread throughpatterned maple and aspen to awell-crafted footbridge overupper Wheeler Creek. The laststretch to the Maples trailheadpasses wetlands where mooseand other wildlife are know tolurk, so pedal quietly. Make anabout face and return, or pedalup to the Snowbasin Resort baselodge for a snack and a drink.

If you want to check out Eastand Middle Fork Trails, and youshould, then cross SnowbasinRoad at the Art Nord trailhead.East Fork Trail rises moderatelythrough a mix of oak, maple,and aspen and enters a broadmeadow where several smalldrainages converge. Boardwalksand footbridges keep the trailhigh and dry. Two pairs of well-crafted switchbacks take the pathup through a grove of aspensbefore intersecting Middle ForkTrail. (If you continue .1 milemore, then you'll exit to theGreen Pond trailhead. GreenPond Trail, across the road, isyour link to Snowbasin'sStrawberry Trail.) Descend thespirited Middle Fork Trail downthe small forested canyon for 1.3miles to Snowbasin Road. Toclose the loop, you must pedalthe road 1.4 miles back to theArt Nord trailhead. Nicely doneOgden Ranger District.

Just the Facts:Location: 5 miles east ofOgden; top of Ogden CanyonLength/Type: 10.4 miles/Out-and-back

Tread: 6.6 miles singletrack, 3.8miles doubletrackPhysically: Moderate (easy+climb to Art Nord TH; mod+climb to Maples CG)Technically: 1+-4+ (gravel &some rock to Art Nord TH;packed dirt, loose tread, rocks &tight trail to Maples CG)Gain: 1,500 feet (to Maples CG)Dogs: Yes. Some creeks can dryup by midsummer.

Trailhead Access:From I-15, take Exit 347

(12th South Street, OgdenCanyon, Recreation Areas).Travel east on UT 39 then 5miles up Ogden Canyon. Parkalongside the highway on theright immediately before thePineview Reservoir dam or atthe bottom of the short dirt road.To reach the Art Nord trailhead,continue past the PineviewReservoir dam on UT 39 for 2.8miles, and turn right on UT 226for Snowbasin Ski Area. TakeSnowbasin Road 3.8 miles to thetrailhead parking area.

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The Provo BicycleCommittee (PBC) got its start inMay 2001. I became involvedbecause I had written a paperabout bicycling conditions inProvo for a transportation engi-neering/land use planning classat BYU and wanted to give acopy of the paper to MayorLewis Billings of Provo. I fig-ured that the Bike to Work Daywould be a good place to do it.After handing him my paper,Mayor Billings invited me to beon a citizens’ committee thatProvo City was forming underthe direction of Councilman StanLockhart to address bicycling inProvo.

And now for some irony … Ididn’t even own a bike when Iwrote the paper, attended theBike to Work Day (I drove mycar), or even until after I had metwith the Provo BicycleCommittee a time or two. As Idid research for my aforemen-tioned paper, a light started to goon in my head about the variousways that cycling improves ourcommunities and personal enjoy-ment. I realized that more peo-ple cycling means less traffic(and hence, wear-and-tear) onour roads and less pollution ofour air. I also noted the person-al benefits of increased healthand fitness, less commute stress,and the opportunity to incorpo-rate exercise into my commute.No sooner did I see the benefitsthan I started to notice how farwe have to go to better accom-modate bicyclists on our roads.

The PBC consists of a hand-ful of residents concerned aboutcycling issues in the communityas well as the City EngineerNick Jones, Long Range PlannerVern Keeslar, and CouncilmanLockhart. Jim Price, the TrailsPlanner for the MountainlandAssociation of Governments(MAG) is a member of theCommittee and helps to facilitatea link with region-wide facilitydevelopment. Representativesfrom Parks & Recreation andother groups are invited periodi-cally whenever coordinationwith them is needed.

The first task that PBC setout to accomplish was to devel-op a comprehensive BicycleMaster Plan for Provo. Over thecourse of about six months, welooked at maps of the City anddetermined where we thoughtthat bike lanes, signed bikeroutes, trails, and wider shoul-ders should be planned. Wemade sure that the CityEngineering and Planningdepartments were represented inorder to get their input early onin the process and to build con-sensus. Once we decided where

facilities should be, we notedwhat would have to happen totake the road from existing con-ditions to our plan. For exam-ple, we made separate maps ofroads that would require nothingmore than a re-striping, thosethat would require a road re-build, and those that wouldrequire a lane reconfiguration.

Our plan was submitted to theCity Council, passed unanimous-ly, and is now being implement-ed (slowly, of course). Adoptionof the plan means that whenevera roadway is now being resur-faced or rebuilt, the engineeringdepartment must look at the planand accommodate the bicycleprovisions specified.

With this first task done, ourfocus has shifted to doing a fewsmall community events. Weorganized a Bike to Work Dayon May 14 of this year, and aCommuter Cup competition lastSeptember 20 to see which localbusinesses could get the highestpercentage of employees to bike

to work. Our next big thrust willbe to submit paperwork to theLeague of American Bicyclists’“Bicycle Friendly Communities”program. For those of you unfa-miliar with this program, com-munities can fill out a thoroughapplication that answers ques-tions about cycling facilities andconditions and submit it to theLeague. The League then evalu-ates the submissions and canaward “Bicycle FriendlyCommunity” status at platinum,gold, silver, and bronze designa-tions. It’s something like a“Tree City USA” designation,except for bikes.

I would encourage all of you(particularly Orem andSpringville residents, so that ourfacilities don’t stop at the“Leaving Provo” signs) toapproach your community lead-ers and get an organization simi-lar to ours going in your area. Ibelieve that you will be hardpressed to find a Mayor or CityCouncil that doesn’t agree inprinciple to the idea of safelyaccommodating bicyclists onyour roadways. They may notbe amenable to immediatelytransforming a 4-lane road into a3-lane road with bike lanes, butyou must be patient and willingto help others see the light. Thekey is to involve the decision-makers in a consensus-buildingarrangement and get a local bikeplan in place.

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On the Road:

I must commend Jesse(Ratzkin’s) letter in the Mayissue on the critical mass move-ment and how it has been unfair-ly treated in our cities as well asother cities at large. I plan onparticipating in more rides toraise awareness of cyclists onthe road and make sure that ourconcerns are not lost in a sea ofexhaust and tire tread. However,his article touched on a pointthat all of us need to contem-plate: Are our interactions withmotorists doing our cause anyfavors? That is to say; is theattention we draw to ourselvespositive?

I am concerned with thisissue because I live in, drivethrough and (of course) ride upEmigration Canyon on a dailybasis. I love working at my deskand seeing dozens of riders ridepast my window each day, but Icringe at the behavior of the badapples among us. My roommatestell of driving up the canyonhaving rider groups spreadacross the one lane road, almostintentionally blocking traffic,and was met with a sea of mid-dle fingers upon shouting a “sin-gle file” reminder. Last week Idrove my Yakima-crowned car

down the canyon and wasobstructed by two-abreast riders’enroute who were oblivious tomy presence behind them. Theyyielded to an eventual light tapon the horn, only to make lewdgestures at me in my rear viewmirror! Other friends and neigh-bors have had similar eventshappen to them.

Yes, there have been badbehavior by motorists (mainlythe ostentatious breaking of thespeed limit), but I sense thatrelations would improve if wewould learn the rights affordedto cyclists and defend them, butstay within their bounds. Forexample, it is the law for slowertraffic to yield right to fastervehicles. Other issues, such asnot littering, staying in the bikelane during traffic and just oldfashioned courtesy will preventfuture problems.

As a community, we could gothrough the process to make surethere is a rideable and markedbike lane and even a “SHARETHE ROAD” yellow traffic signat the entrance of the canyon asa reminder to cyclist andmotorist alike. Critical Mass is awonderful political action takenby the cycling community. Iencourage greater political par-ticipation and awareness in otheraspects as well.

-Tyler ColeRoadie and Emigration [email protected]

In The Dirt :

The scene is familiar to us all.It is _____(early spring, a sum-mer evening, a fall weekend)and you are _____ (walking,biking, hiking) with your______(friends, children, dogs)up the Shoreline Trail.Suddenly, out of no where, aman in colorful lycra speedsaround a blind curve on his bike,narrowly missing the _____(dogs, children, you). Withoutso much as a ‘sorry’ he contin-ues past at the same speed, leav-ing you in a cloud of dust andpushing you off the trail and uponto the eroding banks.

Perhaps, like all of us readingCycling Utah, you love the feelof flying down the trail, wind inyour hair, the stresses of yourbusy day dropping off you likeshedding snake skin. And yet Ithink we can all agree on somesimple rules of trail etiquette thatcould easily be established tomake the experience on our citytrails more enjoyable for all. 1) If you are unable or unwillingto slow down to a speed inwhich you are able to quicklyand safely stopwhile headedaround a corner, don’t ride the

Shoreline Trail, particularly athigh traffic times. There areplenty of less crowded andspeed-friendly rides to fly downin the Wasatch.

2) Be Courteous. There isnothing worse than being on avery public, very busy trailwhere “serious” (a.k.a. –grumpy) bikers can’t even smileor say thank you or sorry. Youand your bad attitude make allbikers look bad, and are nothelping our image with thepedestrian traffic at all.

3) ALL uphill traffic has theright of way. Runners havemomentum too while goinguphill and trying to slide in pasta climber of any kind is rude.Pulling slightly off to the side asyou continue riding is not get-ting out of the way. Stopping is.

I feel strongly that everyoneon a trail so close to the cityshould expect lots of other peo-

ple out enjoying the space too,and that showing respect foryour fellow Salt Lakeians is away of creating the kind of com-munity in which we would alllike to live. Making people feelsafe and wanted in their ownbackyards is an important wayof protecting the places we alllove, and before someone getsseriously injured on the trail andbikes are relegated to only cer-tain days (like in Mill Creek), Ibeg you to all slow down andsmile more.

-Beth Hoffman

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The Team Evanston Cycling Club is basically a group ofindividuals whose primary purpose is to Road and Mt.Bike for both recreation and competition. The Club isopen to anyone who has an interest in learning oradvancing their skills in both Road and Mt. Biking.Evanston hosts 2 premier cycling events; the High Uinta'sClassic Road Bike Stage Race from Kamas, UT toEvanston, held on the 3rd weekend in June, and theWolverine Mt. Bike Race in the High Uinta's, the final raceof the Intermountain Cup Series held on the 2nd week-end in August. The Club supports both races with ridersand volunteers. Our Club meets once monthly to goover business and discuss events. During the warmmonths, usually starting in April and ending in October,we have an organized group ride on Wednesdayevening which is open to anyone. Besides the 2 orga-nized events sponsored by the City of Evanston, theEvanston Cycling Club has adopted its own Tour Ride onthe 1st weekend in June, now referred to as the BuffaloRide, from Evanston to Afton, WY, a 125 mile event that isgrowing a little more each year through word-of-mouth.The name "Buffalo" was adopted as we have a greatBuffalo BBQ at the end of the ride.


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Twilight Crit AddsWomen’s Category

BOISE, Idaho – The WellsFargo Twilight Criterium willinclude a women’s race in2003, according to RaceDirector Mike Cooley. Thisyear’s event is scheduled forSaturday, July 26 with thewomen’s race starting at 7:30p.m.

“To help fill the void inwomen’s cycling created bythe cancellation of theWomen’s Challenge, we decid-ed that adding a women’sevent to the Wells FargoTwilight Criterium would bethe right thing to do,” Cooleysaid. “We have had womenenter the event before, but thiswill be the first year we willhave a race exclusively for thewomen cyclists.”

The event will be opened towomen who are licensed withthe U.S. Cycling Federation tocompete in Pro, 1, 2 or 3 cate-gories. They will compete fora total purse of $3,000 with apayout to the top 10 riders.

More than 12,000 peopleare expected in DowntownBoise to watch what hasbecome one of Boise’s majorsummer attractions. Theaction gets underway at 5:30p.m. with the Men’s Cat 4 and5 race, followed at 6:30 p.m.with the Men’s Cat 3 race.The Men’s event for Pro, 1 and2 competitors will begin at 9p.m.

“With the addition of thewomen’s race and theincreased recognition the WellsFargo Twilight Criterium hasreceived nationally, we areexpecting even more profes-sional riders than we have seenin the past,” said Cooley, whoalso is an owner of George’sCycles in Boise. “TheTwilight Criterium is one ofthe hottest races in the coun-try.”

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lead to advocate burnout andmay cause friction with civicleaders. Build on small victoriesand gain momentum by showingyour community and local gov-ernment the benefits of improv-ing cycling conditions, whetherthat means putting in bike lanesor addressing a few dangerousstorm drain grates. Startingsmall and working up to the bigchallenges may be frustrating atfirst, but you will have a betterchance of influencing the pow-ers that be when it comes timeto slay your community’s bicy-cle Goliath.

Quite often, decisions toimprove cycling conditions areopposed by people in the com-munity. About two years ago,the Provo City engineeringdepartment decided to narrowabout a mile of Center Streetfrom 4 lanes to 3 lanes and putin wide bike lanes. At first,some people opposed this (most-ly those who wanted to be ableto speed around those drivingthe legal limit). The CityEngineer was willing to stick hisneck out a little bit and take theheat. I believe that the presenceof the PBC and our ability toback the Engineer by attendingpublic hearings and speaking infavor of the decision are themain reasons why we haveenjoyed exceptional supportfrom the engineering departmentsince then. We have a situationnow where the City Engineerperiodically attends our meet-ings, keeps us informed ofupcoming road projects, andasks us if we want bike lanes orwider shoulders in those pro-jects. When a decision goesyour way, it is critical to thankthose politicians and/or city offi-cials publicly so that they feelthat their decision is appreciatedand so that they will have a rea-

son to side with your viewpointthe next time. If you play thisgame right, you just might havean jaw-dropping experience likewe did when our City Engineercame to us – with no solicitationwhatsoever on our part – andsaid “Hey, we’re thinking aboutnarrowing Center from 4 lanesto 3 lanes and putting in bikelanes – what do you think?”

Also realize that you areinvolved in a VERY lengthyprocess, the positive results ofwhich you may not fully realizefor decades. Cycling advocatesmust be patient. We didn’t buildthe entire bicycle-unfriendlytransportation system overnightand we will not quickly remedyit either. We are talking aboutchanging attitudes and percep-tions, both of which requiretime. We will not get everythingwe want every time. Maintainfriendly relations with your lead-ers as much as possible anddon’t take defeat personally. Aswe all continue to work with ourindividual communities on agrass-roots level, our collectivevictories will result in a muchmore bicycle-friendly place.

Travis Jensen is chairman ofthe PBC, a graduate of BYUin Civil Engineering, trans-portation emphasis, and cur-rently works for KorveEngineering in Midvale. Hecommutes to work by bikeand bus from Provo, rides100-150 miles a week, and istraining to do some triathlons.To find out more about theProvo Bike Committee, callTravis at (801) 374-2033 oremail him [email protected]

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By Charles Pekow

Not much helpful – and consid-erable potential harm – couldcome to bicycling programs fromthe administration’s surface trans-portation proposal. Or so the bicy-cle lobby is complaining. TheBush Administration formally pro-posed to Congress a complicatedpiece of legislation to reauthorizethe Transportation Equity Act forthe 21st Century – the law thatgives states money to build andmaintain bike trails, finance safetyprograms and studies, etc. Theadministration named the proposalthe Safe, Accountable, Flexible &Efficient Transportation EquityAct of 2003 (S. 1072 and H.R.2088).

America Bikes, a coalitionformed to lobby for bicycling inTEA-21 reauthorization, immedi-ately slammed SAFETEA as “gen-erally disappointing with onlyvery minor improvements.”America Bikes complains of nomajor funding increases for pro-grams that support bicycling. “Itbasically preserves the status quo,with nothing new and exciting andsome steps backward for bicy-cling,” America Bikes complains.

Because it covers so muchground (literally and figuratively)with hundreds of billions of dol-lars for highways and other sur-face transportation projects,SAFETEA has to tread a twistedlegislative path of hearings, mark-ups, debate and conference. In theHouse, the bill goes to theCommittees on Transportation &Infrastructure (it moves people),Ways & Means (tax provisions),Budget (costs money), Science(funds experiments), Resources(affects the environment),Judiciary (legal ramifications),Energy & Commerce (deals withsaving fuel), Government Reform(involves the federal infrastruc-ture), and Rules (to determine thescope of debate and the hundredsof amendments representativeswill no doubt want to introduce).So far in the Senate, only theCommittee on Environment &Public Works has claimed jurisdic-tion.

Here’s what the bill would dofor bicycling:

RECREATIONAL TRAILPROGRAM CHANGES

The bill would make someefforts to strengthen theRecreational Trails Program (RTP)– it would enhance the role ofstate recreational trails committeesto beef up public participation.Some “states have token commit-tees,” the administration explains.Current law requires that statesspend at least 30 percent of RTPmoney on both motorized andnon-motorized transit. The propos-al would require that the commit-tees consist of at least 30 percentrepresentation of groups advocat-ing use of both options. And theproposal would also eliminate thestate’s current option of waivingthe 30 percent requirement for

either group.Current law allows states to

fund projects to build and main-tain bike trails as well as educa-tion and safety programs.SAFETEA would also allowgrantees to examine the accessibil-ity and upkeep of trails and trailsites and to hire crews or youthconservation corps to build andmaintain trails. States would alsobe allowed to fund volunteer mon-itoring patrols and provide train-ing. In fact, states would have tospend at least 10 percent of theirfunds on programs involvingyouth conservation corps or otherservice corps. The administrationsays the “provision would benefitlow-income, minority, and at-riskyouth by providing enhancedemployment opportunities….”Current law encourages, but doesnot require working with youthcorps.

SAFETEA would also loosenother rules. One would help largestates that receive large amountsof federal highway funds. Currentlaw allows grantees to use otherfederal funds when meeting the 20percent matching requirement forRTPfunding. The proposal wouldallow the reverse: Grantees couldcount RTP money as a match forother federally-funded programs,including TransportationEnhancements, the CommunityDevelopment Block Grant fromthe Department of Housing &Urban Development, etc.

Another SAFETEA proposalwould increase flexibility and alsohelp large states. It would allowgrantees to reimburse themselvesfor pre-approval planning andenvironmental compliance costs –as long as they incur the costswithin 18 months of getting thegrant. Current law doesn’t allowgrants to pay for pre-approvalcosts and some grantees “havefound these costs to be very highcompared to the amount of fundsreceived…sometimes more thanhalf the total cost.” TEA-21requires grantees to get govern-ment approval for projects beforegetting funds. So currently, if youwant to build a trail, you must finda way to pay for environmentaland other permits before you getthe federal grant, and the grantwon’t reimburse you for the costsof studies and permits.

RTP projects would alsobecome exempt from several rulesdesigned for large highway pro-jects. State grants average about$1 million/year, usually dividedinto multiple projects much small-er than almost all highway pro-jects Department of Transportationrules were designed for. RTP pro-jects wouldn’t have to complywith federal contracting rules,since governments often use theirown staff and volunteers on RTPprojects. So they would be freedfrom competitive bidding rulesrequired for highway projects.“This is unworkable for the RTP,which is usually administered bystate resource agencies (notDoTs),” and often give grants tocommunities and non-profits,”

notes Christopher Douwes, trails& enhancements program managerfor the Federal HighwayAdministration (FHWA). “At pre-sent, we are using an administra-tive exemption from highway con-tracting requirements…but a statu-tory exemption would make theexemption more clear,” Douwesexplains.

Also, states wouldn’t have toinclude RTP projects in state ormetro transportation improvementprograms, as history has shownthat including these small projectsin big plans just burdens govern-ments by requiring them to amendtheir plans every time they wantan RTP project -- and the processprovides no benefits.

The administration also propos-es to give DoT the authority toturn some of its functions over tothe state – a move it says wouldease the burdens on states both forRTPand TransportationEnhancements. Any powers DoTturns over to states would be cov-ered in a memorandum of under-standing, subject to renewal everythree years. The U.S. Departmentof Transportation (DoT) couldrevoke a state’s privilege any timeit finds it delinquent.

SAFETEA would increase RTPfunding from $50 million a yearunder TEA-21 to $60 million.Under the proposal, Idaho’s sharewould total $5,927,48 million oversix years and Utah would get$5,922,446.

America Bikes opposes muchof the plan. “Imagine if the gov-ernment was telling the statedepartment of transportation whowould be on the transportationcommission,” America BikesExecutive Director MarthaRoskowski says. “States wouldn’thear of it….It’s just a prettydetailed approach for a relativelysmall program….It’s basicallyworking. There a problems in afew states but to try to rework thewhole program on the federallevel doesn’t make sense.”

Likewise, Roskowski fears thatthe youth corps mandate “is alevel of detail that’s not really nec-essary in our view….In a numberof states, there are not really func-tioning youth corps. Douwesresponds “I think states would beable to develop corps programsquite easily. There are many excel-lent examples already in Vermont,Minnesota, Colorado, Californiaand other (states).”

HIGHWAY FUNDING PROVISIONS

SAFETEA would create a newHighway Safety ImprovementProgram that would require statesto analyze safety programs,improve their data collection andintegration, and look for ways toimprove safety, including hazardsto bicyclists. States could usefunds to fix the problems, with a10 percent match required. Statefunding would be based partiallyon their record in reducing bicy-clist fatalities.

The bill would also continuethe Highway Safety Research &Development Program and SafetyResearch & Technology, whichfund bicycle safety initiatives; aswell as Transportation SystemManagement & Operations, whichfunds research on bicycle travel.The Bureau of TransportationStatistics would also improve itscollection of information in bicy-cle use in its National HouseholdTravel Survey, which it conductsevery five years.

The bill would also requirestate and metropolitan transporta-tion planners to give bicyclists achance to comment on their pro-posed plans.

RAILBANKING INDEMNIFI-CATION

SAFETEA includes a provisionthat might make states reluctant toturn abandoned railroads intobikepaths. Several courts haveruled that when governments haveconverted rails to trails under thefederal Rails to Trails Act, the fed-eral government is responsible forcompensating landowners whohad ceded rights to railroads(unless state law makes anotherprovision). Therefore, the federalgovernment found itself payingtwice for the same land – firstthrough a DoT grant, then througha court decision.

So the bill includes an indem-nification requirement saying thatif a federal court determined thatproperty owners are due compen-sation, the state would have toreimburse the federal governmenteither the judgment (includinglawyer’s fees) or the grant money,whichever is less.

This could mean a red light forrail-trail conversions. The provi-sion “will bring railbanking to ascreeching halt because no statewill be willing to completelyindemnify the federal govern-ment,” Roskowski warns.

OTHER PROVISIONS OFTHE BILL

Funding for the CongestionMitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ)Grant Program would go up from$8.1 billion to $8.86 billion oversix years. The program funds pro-jects to improve local transit.Idaho’s share would total$43,036,500 and Utah’s$55,853,614.

The National Bicycle &Pedestrian Clearinghouse wouldget continued through 2009.

A share of SurfaceTransportation Program (STP)funds would get set aside for bicy-cle and pedestrian safety pro-grams.

Bicycle projects funded underCMAQ and STP wouldn’t bedefined as “highway projects,” arequirement under existing law.The language has caused confu-sion. “The term ‘highway project’can invoke highway design andconstruction requirements andother aspects of Title 23 UnitedStates Code that affect ‘highways’but normally would not affect pro-jects located outside of highwayrights-of-way. By eliminating theterm…we allow more flexibility toprocess pedestrian and bicycleprojects more efficiently,” Douwesexplains. But bicycle projectswould still be subject to the samematching requirements as highwayprojects.

To clear up more confusion,bicycles would be allowed in HighOccupancy Vehicle lanes onlywhen the roadway is large enoughto establish a separate bike lane.Some states had allowed motorcy-cles on lanes limited to vehiclescarrying more than one personduring rush hours – as the lawallows -- and some officials won-dered whether that meant bicycles

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by Greg Overton

I was recently reading a col-lection of interviews with sever-al of the pioneers of mountainbikes. Guys like Ross Shafer(Salsa), John Parker (Yeti), ChrisChance (Fat Chance), GaryHelfrich (Fat Chance, Merlin),and a few others of this ilk.Pioneers of the sport, and offrame building as an expressionof passion. And pioneers ofmountain biking as an all for funalternative to road racing, ormaybe more to the point, a funalternative to getting a real job.

Few of these guys are still inthe bike industry. Their circum-stances vary regarding their exitfrom this passion of youth.Some, like Parker and Shafersold their companies to the largecorporations, but others, likeChance and Joe Breeze wiltedaway while trying to figure outhow to stay in the fight. Buttheir reasons for leaving werepretty consistent: the corporatemindset and move away fromfun and craftsmanship in thebike business to a more cut-throat, marketing departmentdriven machine. Instead of theconsumer choosing which prod-ucts were cool and valid, themarketing departments told themwhat was cool and valid.

Maybe this is the natural mat-uration process of any industry.Products come along that offersomething different and unusual,and more and more people areattracted to it. Eventually there issufficient interest for larger, bet-ter prepared, better funded, bet-ter marketed companies to stepin and carve the pie in fewer butlarger slices. All of a sudden,what was fun and new and onthe fringe becomes the norm.How many garages in yourneighborhood have a mountainbike hanging inside? Seems likeeveryone got a mountain bike

and wanted to be part of thiscool sport. Then it became, gasp,mainstream. It reminds me of

the old quote by the greatYankee catcher Yogi Berra,“Nobody goes there anymore,it’s too crowded.”

In this group of interviewswere included conversationswith some of the early moversand shakers who have stayed inthe industry. Guys like TomRitchey, Keith Bontrager andNed Overend. Now, in contrast,all these guys are upbeat andoptimistic about the bike indus-try. Did they mention passionand craftsmanship in their inter-views? No, not really. Theytalked about the fact that theystill get to ride a lot. Or at least alot more than they did backwhen they had to live on PBJ’sto stay alive in the bike industry.So I wonder, did these guys sellout the passion and coolnessthey once had? They don’t thinkso.

Ritchey has pretty muchploughed his own row for thirtyyears now. He has built a terrificcompany in terms of industrypresence and respect. And hasthat same respect from con-sumers for his products and hispersona. He now owns the brandname Synchros as well, and itwill be interesting to see if hecan revive the magic of this oncewell respected brand.

Keith Bontrager sold histhen-struggling company to Trek

a few years back, and hasn’tglanced over his shoulder itseems. Lance and the US Postalteam ride wheels and compo-nents that bear Bontrager’sname. This pioneer of that bornin the USA sport of mountainbiking has his name all over thelast four Tour de France victo-ries. Tell me, if you were in hisshoes (pedals?), wouldn’t you beupbeat about the bike bidness!

Ned Overend works forSpecialized as a product testerand designer. Read: he ridesbikes for a living. And withoutthe pressures and travel thatcome with being a professionalracer, which he was for so manyyears. Ned’s enthusiastic aboutthe bike world these days. Nedlives in Durango, rides bikes,gets paid, and what’s this? He’snot bumming? Get out!

So where do you fit into themountain bike spectrum? Manypeople who used to ride theirmountain bikes religiously arenow fueling the tremendousgrowth in the motorcycle indus-try. Is that your new passion?Has that become the cool thing?Or are we all getting older withbellies that don’t allow for kneesgoing up and down with the ped-als anymore? Are we beingreplaced by a generation thatgoes virtual mountain bikingwith a game paddle in its hand?Are bikes being left out in thecold, literally and figurativelywith no one to push their funfactor along?

Maybe you still have thatpassion and wonderment for rid-ing on a tree-lined loamy trail,seeing sights not accessible tointernally combusted vehicles.Or maybe your excitementcomes from the latest multi-linked and pivoted long travelcreation. Maybe that’s where thedirect descendants of the Yetisand Fat Chances are living. Ingarages and barns, welding and

cutting metal to create some-thing huckable with more traveland less adherence to gravity’slaws.

That’s the thought thatoccurred to me as I found myselfagreeing with the more bittergroup in the interviews abouthow good the “good old days”were. Maybe those same pas-sions and envelopes are beingpushed by the here today, gonetomorrow stream of full suspen-sion and downhill bike builders.I can live with that notion. Imean they are passionate aboutit, and they are making bikesthat are new and different. Theydon’t hold to tradition verystrongly, or at all. In many ways,they are just like the long-haired

mountain bikers of twenty yearsago. Many of whom can’t standthem now.

But then I stopped as thethought came to mind, “ what’snext”? When these guys are oldand grumpy, what will the nextgroup of cats come up with thatwill be different? What is goingto seem unusual and new then?That’s when I stopped thinkingabout it and wiped the dust fromold Fat Chance, inflated the tiresand tooled up and down thestreet a couple times. What acool bike. Enough said.

Editor’s Note: Greg can bereached at:[email protected]


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Remember your first bicycleand learning to ride? Of courseyou do! How could anyone for-get? The most memorablechildhood adventures took placeon two wheels and a set of ped-als. Recall that freedom, thatsense of flying, or that pride infixing your first flat and climb-ing a monster hill. Childhood isa time when the smallest accom-plishments parallel expeditionson Mount Everest. Well, notevery kid has that golden oppor-tunity and the members of theSalt Lake City BicycleCollective think that’s a crime.

The Salt Lake City BicycleCollective is a non-profit found-ed to take a bite out of thatcrime. Aimed at providing thosein need with the amazingmachines we call bicycles. Kidsand bicycles are the perfect pair.At an impressionable age thesense of accomplishment, self-esteem, self-confidence, andresponsibility of owning and rid-ing a bike will inevitably last alifetime.

So when Ken Perko, theProgram Coordinator forYouthCity, asked the Collectiveit we would teach a nine-weeksummer bicycle course -- wedidn't hesitate to say yes. Theprogram is set to run twice aweek, and will include an adapt-ed version of Bikes Not Bombs‚highly successful Earn-A-Bikeprogram.

Each YouthCity student willbe given a salvaged bike on theirfirst day, courtesy of unclaimedPolice recoveries and theCollective’s supply. Lesson bylesson, and accomplishmentafter accomplishment, they willlearn the mechanic skills neces-sary to do everything from fix-ing a flat tire to the capstonecomplete bike overhaul.

Once everything is mechani-cally sound, helmets will beissued and the safety lessonswill commence. The final testwill be a group ride on a traf-ficked road. Riding is fun tobegin with, but the more youknow, the better it gets. Theeducational aspect of the pro-gram will be subliminal, focus-ing on hands-on learning.Students are in good hands; oneof our volunteer mechanics has aPh.D. in mathematics, andanother has a degree in physics.

Nine weeks later, studentswill ride away as sound mechan-ics and responsible cyclists.Best yet, they get to keep thebike they worked so hard on.And whether they realize it or

not, they will carry the virtues ofcycling and become another suc-cessful graduate of a YouthCityprogram. Programs with a mis-sion to build resilience amongyouth by providing activitiesthat increase self esteem andsufficiency, augment andencourage education, comple-ment parents‚ efforts, teach joband life skills, foster artisticabilities and encourage physicalfitness.

The Collective is looking forvolunteer mechanics to helplower the student teacher ratio.If you are interested, visitwww.slcbikecollective.org orcall 801-328-BIKE. YouthCityprograms begin on June 15; forinformation, call 801-538-2062.

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Consistency and ChoicesConsistency and ChoicesBy Bill Harris

I'm sure you have all set some lofty goals for this year, you did set some goals didn't you? Maybe apersonal best at the Snowbird Hillclimb or a sub-five hour century ride, your training plan, eithermapped out by yourself or with the help of a qualified coach, represents the path to those goals. Nowthat we're a few months into the cycling season, the question is, "are you on track?" Have you alreadyveered from the path? Or, have you stayed the course?

I firmly believe that in order for you to reach your cycling goals you need to be very committed toyour training program. Consistency is one of the most important aspects to training and your cyclingsuccess. It is important to complete each of your planned workouts and it's even more important to reston your planned recovery days. By itself, no one week of training is absolutely critical, but takentogether, the cumulative effectiveness of training increases when athletes avoid missing planned train-ing days. Achievements and accomplishments in cycling do not happen accidentally. They are the resultof consistent, daily action towards your cycling goals. This consistent action will move you from whereyou are today, to where you want to be and allow you to accomplish more than you thought possible.

Ultimately, whether you reach your cycling goals or not, is up to you. Fortunately, at birth you aregiven your greatest power to achieve these goals - the power to choose. Every moment offers you achoice: to exercise this power by setting and holding a direction or to veer from the path. Every choicecounts! There are no insignificant choices, no neutral actions. Even the smallest gesture has a conse-quence, leading you toward or away from you goals.

As you work through your training plan make the right choices that keep you on track. Some choic-es you may encounter: To do my workout or not? To eat this or to eat that? To go to bed or stay awake?To drink this or drink that? To do MY workout or somebody else's? To do all my intervals or just afew? To do my entire workout time or shorten it up? We all know which choices will lead us towardsour goal. The question is, will you make them?

Bill Harris has coached regional, national, Olympic and World Champions in three differentsports. To contact Bill about his cycling coaching services send e-mail [email protected] or check out his website at www.yellowjersey.com


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After 14 years of racing,Eric Jones knows exactlywhat his body needs to getthe job done. Saturday morn-ing, three hours before theJoyride race at SherwoodHills, Eric eats his usual waf-fle/egg combo and packs uphis bike and gear. He arrivesat the race site an hour and15 minutes before start time,picks up his number andbegins his usual pre-race ritu-al. He eats a Clif bar and abanana and drinks what's leftof his Gatorade. To warm uphe does a few 15 second


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bursts followed by two or threeminutes of easy spinning. Tenminutes before count down hemakes his way over to startlineand stretches his quads andcalves.

All Eric thinks about is beat-ing everyone around the sharpright-hand corner and onto thesingle track climb. He knowsthat Bryson Perry(Guru’s/Healthy Choice), andCris Fox (Guthrie’s), are rightthere behind him. Adrenalinetemporarily washes away thelactic acid from his legs as hepulls away from the chasers.Eric rides with a high cadencethrough the tight single trackcourse, making the challengingcorners and the steep switchbackascents look easy. He is sure toeat and drink plenty of energygels and fluids, nearly consum-ing 16 oz’s of water and a gupack every half an hour.

The first three laps fly by. Hefeels great. He pushes himself ashard as he can without succumb-ing to the lactic acid runningthroughout his legs. As herounds the corner onto his fourthlap, he is passed a bottle by hissupport crew; his mother andgirlfriend. Half way into his lapEric starts to feel the fatigueand strain of the miles and toughterrain in his legs and mind. Notonly does he battle the course,but at this point, he must battlehis mental psyche. His years ofexperience have taught him thathe must stay positive and over-come the mind games andexhaustion that have begun tocreep in.

His 45 second lead slowlybegins to decrease. His legs turnslightly slower then they did afew laps ago. He wonders if hemay have went too hard tooearly. Is his lead enough to get

him across the finishline first?As Eric rides through the last

singletrack towards the finish-line, he hears someone behindhim. It’s Bryson! He hasbridged the gap and is ridingtowards a first place finish. Erichas enough energy to holdBryson off and finish only onesecond in front of him.

Pro Men:1. Eric Jones 1:45:33, Biogen 2. Bryson Perry, 1:45:34,Guru’s/Health Choice 3. Cris Fox, 1:47:49, Sly Fox

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By Ron Dillon

May 24, 2003, Oasis, NV.,Utah mountain bike racers,Chucky Gibson and ElenaFelin, pounded out wins as thetop pro man and woman at the13th annual Bordertown moun-tain bike race.

The race was round three ofthe 2003 Motion Potion WildRockies Mountain Series,sponsored by IdahoChiropractic, Sharkies, theRunning Bandanna, the BoiseWeekly, K2, Fly Racing, DirtDart, Brian's Pro Bike Service,and Hippie Tech Suspension,as well as local bike shopsGeorges Cycles, IMT, Ken'sBicycle Warehouse, ScreamingToad, and Big Bikes.

Held at the stunning PequopRanch (which bears more thana passing resemblance to acountry club) riders came fromthroughout Northern Nevada,Utah and Southern Idaho forthis well-known event. Theweather was interesting; italternated between warm andsunny and cool and raining, butthe majority of riders weredone and off the course whenthe intermittent showers began.A total of 143 riders enjoyedthe one-big-loop race format.Beginners covered one, 13-

mile lap. Sports did one, 21.7-mile lap, experts rode one,25.6-mile lap, and pros ham-mered out one, 27.1-mile lap,making this the longest WildRockies event of the season.Classes were also offered fortrail runners and walkers whocovered a 6.5-mile trail course.

The men’s pro field wassurprisingly deep and talented.Utah men took the top threepositions. Chucky Gibson andCris Fox dueled for the leadfrom the start, with Gibsonultimately taking the win in2:16:22 and Fox finishing sec-ond at 2:23:51, with Chucky’sbrother Jared taking third.

The women’s pro field wassmaller, but again featuredsome real talent. Elena Felinled most of the race, (and wonat 2:58:17) but an eternallytough and youthful (age 41)Roxanne Toly, kept Felin hon-est, finishing less than twominutes back at 2:59:42.Another long-time, tough-girl,Teresa Eggertsen took third.The sport racers were toppedby Pocatello’s Todd Howe,who was the only sport rider tofinish in under two hours, andthe day’s top beginner wasBoise’s Jay Armstrong whocovered one 13-mile loop in animpressive 1:10:41.

The race was round three ofthe 2003 Motion Potion WildRockies Mountain Series,sponsored by IdahoChiropractic, Sharkies, theRunning Bandanna, the BoiseWeekly, K2, Fly Racing, DirtDart, Brian's Pro Bike Service,and Hippie Tech Suspension,as well as local bike shopsGeorges Cycles, IMT, Ken'sBicycle Warehouse, ScreamingToad, and Big Bikes.

The 2003 Motion PotionWild Rockies Mountain Serieshas five races remaining, withthe next event, the 11th annualRevenge of the Singletrack,coming up on June 7, at theMagic Mountain Ski Resortnear Twin Falls, Idaho. Theevent is appropriately named,with the majority of the courseconsisting of singletrack trail.Each Wild Rockies eventfocuses on fun, and 51 differ-ent divisions are offered for allages and abilities of mountainbikers, trail runners, walkersand duathletes. For more infor-mation, please contact RonDillon at (208) 342-3910 or atwww.wildrockies.com.


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1458 Zion Park Blvd.P.O. Box 501Springdale, UT 84767(435) 772-0575(800) 776-2099springdalecycles.com

NORTHERNNORTHERNUTUTAHAH

Heber CityHeber Mountain Sports

164 S. MainHeber City, UT 84032(435) [email protected]

LoganAl's Cyclery and Fitness

1617 N. MainLogan, UT 84341(435) 752-5131www.alssports.com

Joyride Bikes65 S. Main St.Logan, UT 84321(435) 753-7175www.joyridebikes.com

Sunrise Cyclery138 North 100 EastLogan, UT 84321(435) 753-3294www.sunrisecyclery.net

Park CityChristy Sports

7580 Royal St. E-107Silver Lake VillageDeer Valley, UT 84060(435) 649-2909www.christysports.com

Cole Sport1615 Park AvenuePark City, UT 84060(435) 649-4806www.colesport.com

Jans Mountain Outfitters1600 Park AvenueP.O. Box 280Park City, UT 84060(435) 649-4949 www.jans.com

White Pine Touring1685 Bonanza DriveP.O. Box 280Park City, UT 84060(435) 649-8710www.whitepinetouring.com

WWASAASATTCHCHFRONTFRONTDavis CountyDavis County

BountifulBountiful Bicycle Center

2482 S. Hwy 89Bountiful, UT 84087(801) 295-6711

Pedersen's Ski & Sports40 W. 500 S.Bountiful, UT 84010(801) 298-4551

ClearfieldPedersen's Ski & Sports

133 S. StateClearfield, UT 84015(801) 776-6504(801) 776-6559

KaysvilleThe Bike Rack

49 E. 200 N.Kaysville, UT 84037(801) [email protected]

LaytonBingham Cyclery

110 N. MainLayton, UT 84041(801) 546-3159www.binghamcyclery.com

SunsetBingham Cyclery

2317 North MainSunset, UT 84015(801) 825-8632www.binghamcyclery.com

Salt LakSalt Lake Countye CountyHolladayCanyon Bicycles

3969 Wasatch Blvd. (Olympus Hills Mall)Salt Lake City, UT 84124(801) 278-1500www.canyonbicycles.com

Golsan Cycles4678 South Highland DriveSalt Lake City, UT 84117(801) [email protected]

Spin Cycle4644 South Holladay Blvd.Holladay, UT 84117(801) 277-2626(888) 277-SPINwww.spincycleut.com

Murray/CottonwoodCanyon Sports Ltd.

1844 E. 7000 S. (Ft. Union Blvd.)Salt Lake City, UT 84121(801) 942-3100www.canyonsports.com

Choose to Ride6148 S. StateMurray, UT 84107(801) 74-PEDALwww.choosetoride.com

Downtown Salt LakeGuthrie Bicycle

156 E. 200 S.Salt Lake City, UT 84111(801) 363-3727www.redrocks.com

Wasatch Touring702 East 100 SouthSalt Lake City, UT 84102(801) 359-9361www.wasatchtouring.com

Wild Rose Mountain Sports702 3rd AvenueSalt Lake City, UT 84103(801) 533-8671(800) 750-7377

East Salt Lake/SugarhouseBicycle Center

2200 S. 700 E.Salt Lake City, UT 84106(801) 484-5275bicyclecenter.com

Bingham Cyclery1370 South 2100 EastSalt Lake City, UT 84108(801) 583-1940www.binghamcyclery.com

Contender Bicycles878 S. 900 E.Salt Lake City, UT 84105(801) 364-0344

Fishers Cyclery2175 South 900 EastSalt Lake City, UT 84106(801) 466-3971www.fisherscyclery.com

Go-Ride Downhill Bikes3232 S. 400 E., #500Salt Lake City, UT 84115(801) 474-0081www.go-ride.com

Guthrie Bicycle731 East 2100 SouthSalt Lake City, UT 84106(801) 484-0404www.redrocks.com

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)

3285 E. 3300 S.Salt Lake City, UT 84109(801) 486-2100www.rei.com

Sandy/DraperBingham Cyclery

1300 E. 10510 S. (106th S.)Sandy, UT 84094(801) 571-4480www.binghamcyclery.com

Canyon Bicycles762 E. 12300 SouthDraper, UT 84020(801) 576-8844www.canyonbicycles.com

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)

230 W. 10600 S.Sandy, UT 84070(801) 501-0850www.rei.com

Revolution Mountain Sports8724 S. 700 E.Sandy, UT 84070(801) 233-1401

Sandy/DraperT&T Bike and Ski

8621 S Highland DriveSandy, UT 84092(801) 944-8038(877) SKI-PHATwww.altacam.com

South JordanSouth Valley Cycles

10445 S. Redwood RoadSouth Jordan, UT 84095(801) 446-1415

Utah CountyUtah CountyOremMad Dog Cycles

736 South StateOrem, UT 84058(801) 222-9577maddogcycles.com

ProvoAardvark Cycles

936 E. 450 N.Provo, UT 84606(801) 356-7043 (877) 346-6098www.aardvarkcycles.com

Bingham Cyclery187 West CenterProvo, UT 84601(801) 374-9890www.binghamcyclery.com

Copeland’s Sports4801 N. University Ave.Suite 210Provo, UT 84604(801) 852-2160www.shopsports.com

SpringvilleBlayn’s Cycling Service

1190 N. MainSpringville, UT 84663(801) [email protected]

WWeber Countyeber CountyOgdenThe Bike Shoppe

4390 Washington Blvd.Ogden, UT 84403(801) 476-1600www.thebikeshoppe.com

Bingham Cyclery3259 Washington Blvd.Odgen, UT 84403(801) 399-4981www.binghamcyclery.com

RiverdaleCanyon Sports Outlet

705 W. Riverdale RoadRiverdale, UT 84405(801) 621-4662www.canyonsports.com


Battle Bay BMX — (801) 796-8889

Rad Canyon BMX — (801) 824-0095

For more track info, visitcyclingutah.com

EventsJune 9,16,23,30 — Rad Canyon

Bmx, Practice 6:30-8:30 pm. 9700S. 5250 W., South Jordan, (801)824-0095.

June 10,12,17,19,24,26 — RadCanyon Bmx, Single Point RacesTuesdays & Thursdays,Registration 6-7 pm, racing ASAP(8pm). 9700 S. 5250 W., SouthJordan, (801) 824-0095.

June 21 — Rad Canyon Bmx, RaceFor Life, Double Point Race. NOABA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TORACE. Saturday, Registration 4-5pm, racing ASAP (6pm). 9700 S.5250 W., South Jordan, (801) 824-0095.

July 18, 19, 20 — Rad Canyon Bmx,GREAT SALT LAKE NATIONAL. Forregistration and race times go towww.ababxm.com. 9700 S. 5250W., South Jordan, (801) 824-0095.

General InfoMayor’s Bicycle Advisory

Committee (MBAC) meeting.Second Wednesday everymonth 5 p.m. at the Salt LakeCity/County Bldg, 451 S. State,Room 326. (801) 535-7939 or (801)363-0304.

Weber County Pathways — WeberCounty’s Advocacy Group, (801)393-2304 or www.weberpath-ways.org

Provo Bike Committee — (801) 374-2033 or [email protected]

Volunteer to help build theBonneville Shoreline Trail (801)485-6975 or visit www.bonneville-trail.org.

EventsCritical Mass — Last Friday of every

month, 5:30 pm, meet at theGallivan Center, 200 S. and StateStreet, SLC. For more info, if youhave a bike to lend, etc.: email [email protected]

Tuesdays — June 10, July 8, Aug12, Fixing flat tires and other ridestopping mishaps, Free Clinic, 7pm, Tom @ Wild Rose , (801) 5338671

June 7 — National Trails Day, callRei at (801) 486-2100 for info.

September 18-20 — Utah Trails andPathways Conference, planning,design, consruction, funding andmore, www.stateparks.utah.gov

General InfoIntermountain Cup information

(Utah) (801) 942-3498.

Wild Rockies Unplugged Seriesinformation (Idaho), (208) 342-3910.

USA Cycling, MountainRegion,(UT,AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD,Rogene Killen, (970) 587-4447.

Utah MTB RacesWednesdays — Soldier Hollow

Training Series, 7 p.m., (801) 404-0946

Wednesdays — April 30 -September 3 Sundance WeeklyMTB series, 6:30 pm, alternateswith Soldier Hollow TrainingSeries, Sundance Resort, (801)223-4849

June 7 — Pedalfest XC,Intermountain Cup #5, DeerValley, UT - Ed Chauner, 801-942-3498

June 8 — Bountiful BomberDownhill Race, Bountiful, UT, (801)375-3231

June 14 — Utah SummerGames,Intermountain Cup #6,Cedar City, (435)865-8421,(800)FOR-UTAH, (435) 586-2770

June 28 — Pedal Powder,Intermountain Cup #7, PowderMountain, Ed Dilbeck, (801) 479-5015

July 4 — Sundance Super-DDownhill Race, 9 am, SundanceResort, (801) 223-4849

July 5 — Brian Header,Intermountain Cup #8, BrianHead, UT, XC, Clark Krause, (435)586-2770

July 12 — Chris Allaire Memorial,Intermountain Cup #9, Solitude,UT, XC - Ed Chauner, 801-942-3498

July 12 — Brianhead Epic 100,qualifier for the 2002 World SoloChampionships, Brian Head,

(909) 866-4565

July 12 — Blue Mountain BikeChase, 25 mile race, MonticelloCity Recreation, Monticello, UT,(435) 587-2029

July 19-20 — The Endurance100/Mind Over Mountains, Relayon Saturday, solo 50 miler onSunday, Park City, (435) 649-2129

July 20 — Flyin' Brian I DownhillRace, Brian Head, UT, (801) 375-3231

August TBA — Wasatch Plunge DHRace, Snowbasin, UT, (801) 375-3231

August 2 — Snowbird MountainBout,Intermountain Cup #10,15th Annual, Snowbird, (801)942-3498

August 9 — Wolverine Ridge XCRace, Intermountain Cup #11.Series Finals, Evanston, WY - PaulKnopf, (866) 783-6300 or (307)783-6470

August 23 — King of the WasatchDownhill, Park City Mtn. Resort,(801) 375-3231

August 23 — Sundance Super-DDownhill Race, 9 am, SundanceResort, (801) 223-4849

August 24 — Widowmaker HillClimb 10 AM, Snowbird Resort,(801)583-6281

September 1 — Flyin' Brian IIDownhill Race, Brian Head, UT,(801) 375-3231

September 6 — The Endurance100/Mind Over Mountains, 100miler and 50 miler, Park City, (435)649-2129

September 13 — Sundance Super-D Downhill Race, 9 am,Sundance Resort, (801) 223-4849

September 14 — Bald MountainChallenge Downhill, Deer Valley,UT, (801) 375-3231

September 20 — Tour des Suds,Park City, (435) 649-6839

October 4-5 — Moab Rim Downhilland Freeride Contest, Moab, UT,(801) 375-3231

October 10-11 — Red BullRampage Free Ride Contest, 2ndAnnual, Virgin, UT (435) 772-BIKE

October 13-14 — Huntsman WorldSenior Games. Must be 50 yearsor older. Three events: hill climb,downhill, and cross country. 800-562-1268 or [email protected]

October 18-19 — 24 Hours ofMoab, (304) 259-5533

Regional MTB RacesJune 4 - July 2 — Wednesday

Night MTB Series, ID, (208) 788-9184

June 7 — Revenge of theSingletrack, Wild Rockies Series#4, Twin Falls, ID, (208) 342-3910

June 28 — Idaho City ExcellentAdventure, Wild Rockies Series#5, Idaho City, ID, (208) 342-3910

June 28 — Grand Targhee Ski HillRoad Time Trial and Criterium, 9a.m., Alta, WY, (307) 353-2252

July 4 — 8th Annual WYDAHO BikeRace, Grand Targhee Ski andSummer Resort Alta, WY, CaraWoelk at 1-800-TARGHEE ext.1313

July 5-6 — Pomerelle Peaks,XC onSat, DH on Sun, Wild RockiesSeries #6, Albion, ID, (208) 342-3910

July 5-6 — CANCELLED MTB WorldCup, XC, DH, 4x5, Telluride, CO,(719) 866-4581

July 12 — Kelly Canyon MTB, IdahoFalls, ID (208) 336-5821

July 20 — State Short-Track XC, ID,(208) 788-9184

August 14-17 — NORBA NCS #4,Durango, CO, (970) 259-4621

August 2-3 — 19th White KnobChallenge and MTB Stage Race,

Mackay, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208)890-3118

August 9-10 — 24 Hours of Boise,Bogus Basin, ID, (208) 367-1899

August 9-10 — Claim JumpersDownhill and CrossCountry,Nevada NORBA StateChampionships, XC, DH, Greatraces in the middle of Nevadaon Hwy 50, Austin, NV, (775) 964-1212

August 23-24 — Brundage BikeFestival, Wild Rockies Series #7,McCall, ID, (208) 342-3910

September 6 — Galena Grinder,Galena Lodge, ID, (208) 788-9184

September ? — Pahrump NV, (775)727-5284 or (702) 228-4076

September 20-21 — LavaRama,Wild Rockies Series #8, XC,DH, Lava Hot Springs, ID (208)342-3910

August 9-10 — Dinotrax Fat TireFestival, Rides, Pasta Feed,

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The Mayor’s Bicycle AdvisoryCommittee, the leading bicycleadvocacy group in Salt Lake

and Utah, wants to encourageall cyclists to participate. Thereare monthly meetings on thesecond Wednesday of everymonth at 5 p.m. in the City &County Building, Rm. 326 or335, 451 South State Street.For details, visit the Cycling

Utah web site(www.cyclingutah.com) or callthe Mayor’s office at 535-7939

or Mark at 363-0304.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21 - 9:00 a.m. Kamas, UT to Evanston, WYBald Mountain Road Race - 80 miles "OVER THE TOP" 10,700'

SUNDAY, JUNE 22 - EVANSTON, WYCharles Scrivner Memorial Time Trial - 7:30 a.m. Downtown Courthouse Criterium - 12:00 p.m.

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September 27 — Antelope IslandBuffalo Bike Tour, (801) 947-0338

October 30 - November 2 —Canyonlands Fat Tire Festival.Group rides, bicycle DemoExpo,fun competitions, evening enter-tainment. Moab, UT, (800) 635-6622

General InfoUtah Road Racing - USCF, Utah

Cycling Association - DirkCowley, (801) 944-8488

USA Cycling, Mountain RegionRoad Racing (UT,AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD), Rogene Killen, (970) 587-4447.

Utah Road Races

June 10,17,24 — RMR Crit Series,Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488

June 11,18,25 — DMV Crit Series,Every Wednesday, Salt Lake,(801) 558-6875

June 19 — Salt Air TT Series, Everyother Thurs, (801) 944-8488

June 7 — Sugarhouse Crit, (801)944-8488

June 8 — International CenterCriterium, (801) 944-8488

June 14 — Herriman Road Race,Utah State Championships,LAJORS, (801) 280-8916

June 19-21 — Utah SummerGames, Cedar City, (435)865-8421, (800)FOR-UTAH

June 21-22 — High Uintas ClassicStage Race, Kamas, UT toEvanston, WY, (866) 783-6300 or(307) 783-6470

June 28 — Porcupine Hillclimb, BigCottonwood Canyon, Salt LakeCity, (801) 231-5335

July 1,8,15,22,29 — RMR Crit Series,Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488

July 2,9,16,23,30 — DMV Crit Series,Every Wednesday, Salt Lake,(801) 558-6875

July 3,17 — Salt Air TT Series, Everyother Thurs, (801) 944-8488

July 6 — Antelope Island TT #2,State TT Championship AntelopeIsland, (801) 731-8335

July 12-13 — Gate City GrindStage Race, (208) 282-2503 or(208) 652-3532

July 19 — Hill AFB Criterium,Ogden, UT, (801) 776-3917

July 26-27 — Leave it to BeaverStage Race, UT, (801) 944-8488

August 5,12,19,26 — RMR CritSeries, Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488

August 6,13,20,27 — DMV CritSeries, Every Wednesday, SaltLake, (801) 558-6875

August 14,28 — Salt Air TT Series,Every other Thurs, (801) 944-8488

August 2 — Snowbasin Earl MillerHillclimb, 11 miles from Huntsvilleto Snowbasin, Huntsville, UT, (801)620-1048

August 2 — Davis Crit (RustyShoemaker Memorial), DavisCounty Technical Center, (801)944-8488

August 9 — Fazoli's SundanceHillclimb, 8 mile climb from Hwy189 (Provo Canyon) to the top ofthe Alpine Loop, Provo, UT, (801)400-6130

August 16 — Antelope Island TT #3,Antelope Island, (801) 731-8335

August 23 — Snowbird Hill Climb,7:30 AM, 10.2 Miles from Shopkoon 9400 S. 2000 E. to Snowbird,(801) 583-6281

August 23-24 — Tour de GapStage Race, in conjunction withthe Iron County Fair, Parawon, UT,(435) 677-2111

August 29 - September 1 — CacheClassic Stage Race, Logan, UT,(435) 752-5131 or (435) 787-2534

September 2,9,16,23,30 — RMR CritSeries, Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488

September 3,10,17,24 — DMV CritSeries, Every Wednesday, SaltLake, (801) 558-6875

September 11,25 — Salt Air TTSeries, Every other Thurs, (801)944-8488

September 6 — Eureka RR, greatroad race through the TinticMining District, Eureka, UT (801)553-1065

September 13 — LOTOJA, 203miles from Logan, UT to Jackson,WY, (801) 627-6200 or (800) 497-7335

September 28 — Antelope IslandTT #3, Antelope Island, (801) 731-8335

October 7-10 — Huntsman WorldSenior Games. Must be 50 yearsor older. Four events: hill climb,time trial, criterium and roadrace. 800-562-1268 [email protected]

October 11 — City Creek BikeSprint, 10 am, 5 1/2 mile climb upCity Creek Canyon in Salt LakeCity, road or mountain bikes,UCA Points Series Event, (801)583-6281


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Hammerfest at the Hollow, SoldierHollow, May 17, 2003,Intermountain Cup Mountain BikeRacing Series - Race # 3

12 & Under1. Carsen Ware; 12:26:272. Tanner J. Putt; 12:26:483. Joshua Brown; 12:30:584. Alex Scott; 12:32:235. John McMinn; 12:32:57

9 & Under1. Peter jr. Papineau; 12:05:552. Rhet Povey; 12:06:163. Riley Peek; 12:07:174. John D. Mcilmoil; 12:07:345. Daniel Brown; 12:08:15

Beg Men 13-151. Conner Dougherty; 1:04:262. Andrew Putt; 1:10:033. Mike H. Voth; 1:15:384. Corey J. Denton; 1:16:405. Zack J. Campbell; 1:19:18

Beg Men 16-181. Braxton Berrett; 1:00:07 2. David Lifferth; 1:00:463. Daniel L. Bride; 1:01:024. Collin H. Lewis; 1:02:445. Mitch Longson; 1:05:32

Beg Men 19-291. Jeremy Wood; 12:53:272. Nathan Long; 12:54:333. Clint Edwards; 12:55:354. Micah Lewis; 12:56:105. Jeff Larsen; 12:56:55

Beg Men 30-391. Aaron D. Larsen; 12:57:172. Mathew S. Campbell; 12:57:353. Erid D. Johnson; 12:58:214. Brett Wehrli; 12:58:495. Bryan Hammonds; 12:59:30

Beg Men 40+1. Jeff Butler; 12:58:072. Tim Spier; 1:01:203. Kelly Lassiter; 1:01:504. James LeGore; 1:04:415. Scott Endicott; 1:05:15

Beg Women 19+1. Jennifer Bingham; 1:07:342. Karen Ursick; 1:09:363. Stephanie Nelson; 1:11:504. Amy Campbell; 1:14:115. Karen Hoggan; 1:14:29

Clydesdale1. Michael J. VanHook; 1:43:342. Aaron Mullins; 1:46:583. Matt Longson; 1:50:074. Steve Pecorella; 1:57:475. Justin Moss; 2:29:04

Exp Men 16-181. Mitchell Peterson; 2:05:04

Exp Men 19-291. Trever Simper; 1:49:472. Gregy Gibson; 1:50:573. Scott Preston; 1:51:194. Travis Hughes; 1:51:495. Thomas J. Spannring; 1:52:38

Exp Men 30-391. David Harward; 1:46:052. Jack Dainton; 1:52:593. Travis Ward; 1:53:194. Todd Henneman; 1:54:085. George Manousakis; 1:54:21

Exp Men 40+1. Dana Harrison; 1:55:132. Robert Westermann; 1:56:333. Tom Noaker; 1:58:004. Richard Vroom; 1:58:015. Thomas Altland; 2:11:49

Men 50+1. Bill Peterson; 1:37:112. Bill Dark; 1:39:08 3. Brad Mullen; 1:40:384. Bruce Argyle; 1:42:205. Gary Kartchner; 1:43:09

Pro Men1. Cris Fox; 2:24:552. Kevin Day; 2:25:073. Kyle P. Wright; 2:25:184. Rob Fornataro; 2:25:46

5. Robbie Stone; 2:28:512. Lynn Ware-Peek; 1:40:223. Kaylene Kotter; 1:40:37

The Joyride, Cache Valley, May 31,2003, Intermountain Cup MountainBike Racing Series - Race # 4

12 & Under 1. Carsen Ware; 12:23:40 2. Tanner J. Putt; 12:24:083. Joshua Brown; 12:26:374. Alex Scott; 12:26:415. Cameron Harmon; 12:29:58

9 & Under 1. Rhet Povey; 12:20:442. Mitch Nelson; 12:23:53 3. Daniel Brown; 12:26:494. Jade Harward; 12:27:095. Sara Denton; 12:30:03

Beg Men 13-151. Matthew L. Downing; 12:38:522. Jason K. LeGore; 12:39:233. Andrew Putt; 12:41:174. Ben Russell; 12:42:135. Corey J. Denton; 12:42:31

Beg Men 16-181. Berrett Braxton; 1:10:182. Daniel L. Bride; 1:25:36

Beg Men 19-291. Jacob Balls; 12:48:102. Jeremy Wood; 12:52:26 3. John Woodruff; 12:55:114. Steven Brumbaugh; 12:56:575. Clint Carter; 12:58:16

Beg Men 30-39 1. Mathew S Campbell; 12:57:292. Bret Peterson; 12:57:353. Mark W. Esplin; 12:59:414. Phil Tisovec; 1:00:475. Greg Christiansen; 1:01:22

Beg Men 40+1. Jeff Butler; 1:00:122. Terry Williams; 1:01:403. Robert Breitling; 1:08:424. Patrick J. Putt; 1:12:405. Cam Smith; 1:14:05

Beg Women 19+1. Linda Kopp; 12:38:302. Stephanie Nelson; 12:40:003. Amanda L. Sherrod; 12:40:344. Juliet Mickelson; 12:42:145. Beth Nielson; 12:43:31

Clydesdale 1. Robert Cummins; 1:43:202. Aaron Mullins; 1:47:18

Exp Men 16-181. Mitchell Peterson; 1:39:572. Dustin Wynne; 1:41:583. CJ Reed; 1:45:244. Clayton Karz; 1:47:185. Brent Westenburg; 2:00:27

Exp Men 19-291. Brock Cannon; 1:32:362. Chan Head; 1:33:493. Gregy Gibson; 1:34:534. Marcelo Torre; 1:35:175. Quin Bingham; 1:35:23

Exp Men 30-39 1. Todd Henneman; 1:39:402. Brad W. Pilling; 1:40:323. Chad B. Wassmer; 1:40:57 4. Jack Dainton; 1:41:265. George Manousakis; 1:43:03

Exp Men 40+ 1. Ed Chauner; 1:40:022. Jim Rogers; 1:41:573. Dana Harrison; 1:46:104. Robert Westermann; 1:46:335. Daren Cottle; 1:49:23

Men 50+1. Roger Gillespie; 1:26:352. Bill Dark; 1:30:533. Bill Peterson; 1:30:544. Bruce Argyle; 1:36:395. James Fleming; 1:38:31

Pro Men1. Eric Jones; 1:45:332. Bryson Perry; 1:45:343. Cris Fox; 1:47:494. Charlie Gibson; 1:47:545. Blake Zumbrunnen; 1:53:35

Pro/Exp Women1. Kathy Sherwin; 1:51:132. Sonya J. Swartzentruber; 1:55:393. Roxanne Toly; 1:57:404. Teresa Eggertsen; 1:59:325. Maren Partridge; 2:01:13

Spt Men 16-18 1. David L. Peterson; 12:58:062. Andrew Christian; 1:00:003. Aleks F. Roising; 1:00:574. Sam R. Lepley; 1:01:575. Justin L. Moote; 1:04:43

Spt Men 19-29 1. William Wood; 1:12:102. Nate L. Stowers; 1:13:213. Rob Hopkins; 1:13:334. Andreas Forster; 1:13:415. Josh Mortensen; 1:14:22

Spt Men 30-391. Dave G. Miller; 1:13:072. Dan Elbert; 1:17:403. Bret Johnson; 1:18:064. Bob Saffell; 1:18:41 5. Chris Thomson; 1:18:42

Spt Men 40+1. Perry Woods; 1:23:362. Marc Anderson; 1:25:25 3. Clark Johnson; 1:26:044. Dale Money; 1:26:225. Mike Osborn; 1:27:44

Spt Women 19+ 1. Kaylene Kotter; 1:06:132. Mandi Christensen; 1:07:213. Kary Thompson; 1:08:254. Liz Zumbrunnen; 1:09:055. Susan Fleck; 1:09:14

Spt/Exp Men 13-15 1. Ryan Harrison; 12:58:052. Kaleb J. LeGore; 12:59:053. Dutch Wiehe; 1:00:164. Tyler Scott; 1:03:175. Conner Dougherty; 1:06:28

Women 13-181. Melanie Perry; 12:39:45

Women 35+ 1. Ellen Guthrie; 12:38:062. Cipriana Harrison; 12:39:163. Tamra Roe; 12:44:034. Ranae Poelman; 12:45:255. Barbara Clark; 12:47:39

13th Annual BordertownChallenge, Oasis, NV, May 24,2003, Wild Rockies #3

Class 1, Pro Men: (27.1 miles)1. Chucky Gibson Provo, UT 2:16:222. Cris Fox Salt Lake City, UT 2:23:513. Jared Gibson Provo, UT 2:25:244. Whit Albright Ketchum, ID2:25:275. Shawn Mitchell Boise, ID 2:26:526. Craig Sandstrom Pocatello, ID2:30:397. Trevor Simper Salt Lake City, UT2:32:368. Daryl Price Hailey, ID 2:39:499. Darren Lightfield Boise, ID 2:43:0810. Kyle Gillespie Provo, UT 2:43:5711. Chris Christiansen Seattle, WA 2:47:4812. Blake Zumbrunnen Salt Lake City, UT2:47:4913. Robert Jameson Spring Creek, NV3:05:07

Class 2, Expert Men 19-Under: (25.6 miles)1. Mitchell Peterson Sandy, UT 2:29:302. Joe Holmes Boise, ID 2:46:103. CJ Reed Park City, UT2:49:04

Class 4, Expert Men 30-39: (25.6 miles)1. Ryon Butterfield Pocatello, ID2:23:102. Todd Henneman Park City, UT2:26:283. Chad Wassmer Park City, UT2:27:384. Jon Gould Boise, ID 2:33:185. Kevin Holliday Park City, UT2:42:22

Class 5, Expert Men 40-49: (25.6 miles)1. Dean Rose Pocatello, ID2:58:162. Dan Meeker Boise, ID 2:58:463. Dave Williams Boise, ID 3:02:594. John Land Boise, ID 3:10:015. Dave Bell Ketchum, ID3:17:47

Class 6, Expert Men 50-59: (25.6 miles)1. Bill Peterson Sandy, UT 3:20:30

Class 7, Pro Women: (27.1 miles)1. Elena Felin Salt Lake City, UT2:58:172. Roxanne Toly Park City, UT2:59:423. Teresa Eggertsen Park City, UT3:03:35

4. Stacy Scanlan Boise, ID 3:11:335. Pam Hanlon Park City, UT3:19:43

Class 9, Sport Men 13-15: (21.7 miles)1. Chris Peterson Sandy, UT 2:23:562. Jeremy Kough Oasis, NV 2:24:573. Eric Slack Boise, ID 2:31:014. Jordan Schaeffer Boise, ID 3:09:03

Class 10, Sport Men 16-19: (21.7 miles)1. Jonathon Kough Oasis, NV 2:02:382. Rick Grahm Salt Lake City, UT2:07:193. Daniel Kough Oasis, NV 2:23:12

Class 11, Sport Men 20-29: (21.7 miles)1. Todd Howe Pocatello, ID1:59:152. Jason Kreitler Ketchum, ID2:05:293. Bjorn Eriksen Park City, UT2:13:274. Bobby McNabb Pocatello, ID2:21:085. Mike Wilcox Logan, UT 2:27:25

Class 12, Sport Men 30-39: (21.7 miles)1. Steve Care Boise, ID 2:02:342. Phil Snow Park City, UT2:08:503. Chad Shelly Park City, UT2:09:324. Eric Schmitz Twin Falls, ID2:19:545. Jeff Van Blarcom Elko, NV 2:20:37

Class 13, Sport Men 40-49: (21.7 miles)1. Mark Knowles Boise, ID 2:05:212. Larry Metzer Salt Lake City, UT2:06:373. Scott Toly Park City, UT2:08:284. Mike Thornton Caldwell, ID 2:21:445. Kent Robertson Ely, NV 2:23:13

Class 14, Sport Men 50-59: (21.7 miles)1. Dave Weatherston Idaho Falls, ID2:12:042. Ed Steckmest Boise, ID 2:16:153. Will Swensen Boise, ID 2:18:134. Marv White Pocatello, ID2:34:27

Class 16, Sport Women 20-29: (21.7 miles)1. Liz Zumbrunnen Salt Lake City, UT2:31:272. Cara Schmidt Boise, ID 3:17:22

Class 17, Sport Women 30-39: (21.7 miles)1. Kristina Erwin Boise, ID 2:48:13

Class 18, Sport Women 40-49: (21.7 miles)1. Cherry Thornton Hailey, ID 2:39:39

Class 19, Singlespeed: (21.7 miles)1. Jon Gallagher Park City, UT2:04:51

Class 20, Clydesdale Sport/Expert Men, (200-plus lbs): (21.7 miles)1. Bruce Frazier Elko, NV 2:32:492. Brad Duke Star, ID 2:58:323. Riley Mahaffey Boise, ID 3:03:355. Michael Howell Boise, ID 3:16:00

Class 24, Beginner Men 13-15: (13 miles)1. Allen Steckmest Boise, ID 1:11:012. Josh Shroyer Fairfield, ID 1:17:053. Ian DobieBoise, ID 1:23:164. Nathan Talley Boise, ID 1:26:045. Zane Dees Nampa, ID 1:26:06

Class 25, Beginner Men 16-19: (13 miles)1. Jake Bradstreet Boise, ID 1:22:242. Daniel Jameson Spring Creek, NV1:56:57

Class 26, Beginner Men 20-29: (13 miles)1. Jay Armstrong Boise, ID 1:10:412. Andrew Crouch Elko, NV 1:17:343. Paul Pazdan Boise, ID 1:20:064. John Smith Spring Creek, NV1:23:435. Mason Diedrich Twin Falls, ID1:29:08

Class 27 Beginner Men 30-39: (13 miles)1. Warren Worsley South Jordan, UT1:11:482. John Ramsdell Twin Falls, ID1:14:063. Ridge Willard Elko, NV 1:15:594. Michael Frazen Boise, ID 1:27:19

Class 28, Beginner Men 40-49: (13 miles)1. Colby Dees Nampa, ID 1:13:172. Bob White Boise, ID 1:13:233. Kevin Dinwiddie Elko, NV 1:16:564. John RiceElko, NV 1:30:065. Craig Slack Boise, ID 1:38:49

Class 29, Beginner Men 50-Up: (13 miles)1. Don Robertson Ely, NV 1:32:52

Class 30, Beginner Women 19-Under: (13miles)1. Kate Steckmest Boise, ID 1:29:25

Class 31, Beginner Women 20-29: (13 miles)1. Heather Ramsdell Twin Falls, ID1:31:08

Class 33, Beginner Women 40-49: (13 miles)1. Sharon Hanson Boise, ID 1:27:352. April Wright Wells, NV 2:33:513. Tenna Walker Wells, NV 2:33:52

Class 35 Clydesdale Beginner Men, (200 plus-lbs): (13 miles)1. Brent Hulme Provo, UT 1:16:562. Kim Mahaffey Baker City, OR1:18:14

Class 36, Trailblazer Men 12-Under: (3.5 miles)1. Chase Dees Nampa, ID 28:272. Daniel Hanson Boise, ID 33:103. Zarra Willard Elko, NV 33:134. Branden Perez Elko, NV 34:405. Steven Johnson Elko, NV 42:206. Madison Frazier Elko, NV 44:517. Tate Thornton Caldwell, ID 49:558. Tia Bearbow Elko, NV 52:049. Alex Lemmon Elko, NV 1:26:12

Class 37, Beginner Men 12-Under: (13 miles)1. Saxton Dees Nampa, ID 1:41:432. Asher Deaver Spring Creek, NV1:52:06

3. Magnum Kincaid Boise, ID 1:53:164. Scott Marshall Boise, ID 1:56:455. Alex Slack Boise, ID 2:16:156. Mitchell Lemmon Elko, NV 2:38:20

Darek Leyde Memorial DowntownCriterium, May 10, 2003

Men Cat 1-21. Jeff Louder2. Gardie Jackson3. Eric Flynn4. Thomas Cooke5. Eric Pardyjak

Women Cat 1-31. Maren Partridge2. Crystral Yap3. Sally Warner4. Laura Howat5. Rydeen Stevens

Men Cat 31. Blake Zumbrunnen2. Jim Fearick3. Tom Horrocks4. Jason Long5. Jon Baddley

Women Cat 41. Lauren Barros2. Kristi McIlmoil3. Rochelle Banks4. Miriah Meyer5. Blair Rajamaki

Men 41. Chris White2. Don Pollari3. John McIlmoil4. Jon Milner5. Jason Preston

Men Cat 51. Mike Preston2. Chas Boutsikaris3. Greg Davis4. Norman Bryner5. Joe Clark

Met 35+1. Bill Harris2. Thomas Cooke3. Zan Treasure4. Aaron Jordin5. Mark Schaefer

Men 45+1. Richard Vroom2. Dirk Cowley3. Bob Walker4. Peter BarquinMen 55+1. Ken Louder

Junior Men1. McKay Pollei2. Scott Allen3. Rick Grahn4. CJ Reed5. Drew Olsen

Snake River OmniumMay 24-25, 2003Men 1-2 Crit1. Kirk Eck2. Richard Feldman3. Jesse Westergard4. Cody Hall5. Matt Newbill

Men 1-2 TT1. Richard Feldman; 12:55:372. Jesse Westergard; 12:56:453. Kirk Eck; 12:59:234. Cody Hall; 01:02:365. Joel Peterson; 01:03:12

Men 12 Total1. Richard Feldman2. Kirk Eck3. Jesse Westergard4. Cody Hall5. Joel Peterson

Men 3 Crit1. Lance Christiansen2. Henry Harper3. Tom Cloud4. Greg Stock5. Greg Friedt

Men 3 TTDavid Gettle; 01:02:06Lance Christiansen; 01:03:30Tom Cloud; 01:08:26

Men 3 Total1. Lance Christiansen2. Tom Cloud

Men 4-5 Crit1. Jason Eder2. Mark Gunter3. David Showalter4. Michael McClure5. Russell Thorstrom

Men 4-5 TT1. David Showalter; 01:04:462. Russell Thorstrom; 01:05:533. Mark Gunter; 01:06:00


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June 6-8 — Tour of Eagle, Eagle, ID,(208) 884-1925

June 10 — Idaho CyclingEnthusiasts Criterium Series,Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at208-282-2503 [email protected]

June 11 — Bogus Basin 'Tribute'Prologue, TT, Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488

June 13-23 — CANCELLED-ConAgra Food's Women'sChallenge, Idaho, 208-672-7223

June 15 — 50/50 Team Time Trial,Lost River Cycling, Boise, ID, con-tact Kurt Holzer (208) 890-3118

June 17 — Idaho CyclingEnthusiasts Criterium Series,Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at208-282-2503 [email protected]

June 20-22 — Elkhorn ClassicStage Race, Baker City, OR, (503)652-3763

June 24 — Summer Night at theTrack #1, Road/Track, Boise, ID,(208) 343-3782

June 28 — River Spirit Circuit Race,Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

June 28 — Idaho State Time TrialChampionships, Bellevue, ID,7am, (208) 726-7693

June 28-29 — Dead Dog ClassicStage Race, round two of theHigh Uintas-Dead Dog StageRace Series, Wyoming StateChampionships, Laramie, WY,(307) 745-4499

June 29 — Ketchum Criterium,Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho,Greg Stock (208) 726-0707

June 29 — Lyle Pearson Challenge(The Big Loop), Boise, ID, (208)343-3782

July 1 — Idaho Cycling EnthusiastsCriterium Series, Pocatello, ID,Rob Van Kirk at 208-282-2503 [email protected]

July 4 — Elko Jaietan Criterium,Part of the Elko Basque Festival,Elko, NV, (775) 738-5245

July 12-13 — Gate City GrindStage Race, (208) 282-2503 or(208) 652-3532

July 15 — Idaho CyclingEnthusiasts Criterium Series,Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at

208-282-2503 [email protected]

July 22 — Summer Night at theTrack #2, Road/Track, Boise, ID,(208) 343-3782

July 26 — Twilight Criterium, Boise,ID, (208) 343-3782

July 27 — The Morning AfterCriterium, Boise, ID, (208) 343-9130

July 29 — Idaho CyclingEnthusiasts Criterium Series,Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at208-282-2503 [email protected]

August 4-9 — USCF Master'sNational's, Louisville, KY, (719)866-4581

August 9 — Saturn Cycling Classic,"The Race", Boulder toBreckenridge, 140 miles, plusNicole Reinhart Criterium, (303)443-7020

August 9 — Spectrum Festival ofSpeed Criterium, Boise, (208) 343-3782

August 12 — Idaho CyclingEnthusiasts Criterium Series,Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at208-282-2503 [email protected]

August 16 — Table Rock HC RR,Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488

August 17 — Day at the Track,Road/Track, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

August 23 — Stanley Challenge,Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488

September 6-7 — IntermountainOrthopaedics Idaho State RRand Criterium Championships,Boise, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) 890-3118

September 13 — Race to theAngel, 17th Annual, Wells, NV,(775) 752-3540

September 13 — Bogus Basin HillClimb, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

Mondays — April - September —Wasatch Women's Cycling Club(WWCC) Weekly Ride: fun/easy~1 hr. ride , meeting at 6:00 p.m.at 1500 E 1500 S (by Einstein's). Allwelcome!, Melissa at (801) 466-6312.

Mondays — Park City Social Ride, 6pm, easy pace, meet at ColeSport, Park City, (435) 649-5663

Tuesdays — Weekly Tour of HeberValley, meet at Heber MountainSports, 160 S Main St., Heber. 32

miles at a medium pace (Avg.16-18 mph). Perfect for learningpace lines. (435) 657-1950.

Wednesdays — Weekly Tour ofHeber Valley, meet at HeberMountain Sports, 160 S Main St.,Heber. 20 miles at a leisurelypace (Avg 10-14 mph) (435) 657-1950

Wed MTB ride — Women’s Joyride,5:30 p.m., meet at Joyride Bikes,655 S. Main St., Logan, (435) 753-7175

Thursdays — Weekly Race aroundHeber Valley, meet at HeberMountain Sports, 160 S Main St.,Heber. 34 miles at a crisp pacewith sprint zones (Avg 19-24mph). Great for fine tuning thelegs. (435) 657-1950

Thursdays — Park City Tempo Ride,6 pm, fast paced, meet at ColeSport, Park City, (435) 649-5663

Weekend Group Rides — Saturdayand Sunday, 10 am, meet at 9thand 9th in Salt Lake City.

Sunday Group Ride — 9 a.m.,Canyon Bicycles in Draper, 762E.,12600 S., (801) 576-8844

June 7 — Little Red Riding Hood,women-only ride, Cache Valley,(801) 947-0338

June 7-13 — Cycle Utah Tour, S.Utah, Adv. Cycling Association,(800) 721-8719

June 20 — Annual Antelope byMoonlight Bike Ride, 10:00 P.M.start, check-in begins at 8:30p.m., Davis County Causeway,Antelope Island State Parkentrance This a popular non-competitive ride, held at nightduring the full-moon. Ride alongthe Great Salt Lake on the DavisCounty causeway and on toAntelope Island State Park. Viewsare spectacular, food is delicious.Registration fee includes parkentry, t-shirt and refreshments, 20miles round trip,Neka Roundy,Davis County Tourism, (801) 451-3286

June 22-27 — Utah Border toBorder Tour, (801) 556-3290

June 28-29 — MS 150 Bike Tour,Benefits MS Society, CacheValley Fairgrounds (400 South 500West, Logan, Utah), (801) 493-

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June 28 — Comstock SilverCentury Historical Tour, Genoa /Carson Valley, NV, (800) 565-2704

June 28 — Killer Loop, a 66 or 100mile loop from Cedar Citythrough Brianhead and Back toCedar. This ride features 8000 plusfeet of climbing at altitudes up to10,400 feet. (435) 586-7567

June 28 — Tour of Marsh CreekValley, fully supported ride,options of 25, 62, or 100 miles onthe lonely roads that traverse thelovely country betweenPocatello and Malad Pass, RobVan Kirk at 208-282-2503 [email protected]

July 4-6 — Northwest TandemRally, Eugene, OR, (541) 485-8643

July 13-19 — Bicycle Idaho, Melbato Ketchum to Melba, (541) 385-5257

July 19-20 — Idaho MS 150 BikeTour, Three Island Crossing StatePark, Glenn's Ferry , ID, (208) 388-1998 ext. 2 or (208) 342-2881

August 2 — Sawtooth Challenge,mountain biking, trekking, andguided white water raftingadventure, Sun Valley, ID, (866) 8-ECO-FUN

August 3-8 — Bear Lake, NorthernUtah & Southern Idaho Tour, (801)556-3290

August 10 — Blue Cross CenturyRide, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

August 16 — ULCER, Century Touraround Utah Lake, (801) 947-0338

August 30 - Cache Valley CenturyTour - 100 mi/100 km. Hosted bythe Cache Valley Veloists BicycleTouring Club. 7AMregistration/check in atRichmond City Park, 12 mi northof Logan on Hwy 91. Registrationfee for members $12 (early ) $15day of ride; non-members $15(early), $18 day of ride. Feeincludes rest stops, lunch and t-shirt. For information and forms435-713-0212.

August 31 - September 5 — SPUDS- Fall Harvest, Salmon to Rexburg,Idaho, 1-866-45-SPUDS

August 31 - September 6 — BBTCSouthern Utah Parks Tour, (801)947-0338

September 6 — PCAM CenturyPledge Ride, to raise awarenessof prostate cancer, WeberCounty to Utah Lake, (801) 532-6001

September 6-12 — Cycle UtahTour, S. Utah, Adv. Cycling

Association, (800) 721-8719

September 7 — Tour de Tahoe, ridearound Lake Tahoe, 72 miles,Lake Tahoe, NV, (800) 565-2704

September 7-13 — Southern UtahNational Parks Tour, (801) 596-8430

September 8-13 — WYCYC XIV,ride across Wyoming, JacksonHole to the Bighorns, Cyclevents,1-888-733-9615.

September 20 — Cycle For LifeBenefit Ride, (801) 272-1302

September 21-27 — OATBRAN,One Awesome Tour Bike RideAcross Nevada, following theLegendary Pony Express Trail onU.S. Hwy. 50 - America's LoneliestRoad, 5 days of riding, 420 milesfrom Lake Tahoe to Great BasinNational Park, (800) 565-2704

September 28 - October 4 —CANYONS II - A Ride AcrossSouthern Utah, Springdale toBlanding, 1-866-CycleUT

Oct 3-5 — Moab's 1st CenturyRide, A road cycling event head-quartered at the Red CliffsAdventure Lodge, 435-259-2698

October 4 — Yellowstone FallCycling Tour 2003, (406) 646-7701

October 12-17 — MonumentValley & 4 Corners Tour, (801) 556-3290

October 18 — Las Vegas Century ,37, 62, or 100 miles, benefitsRonald McDonald House, (702)407-3077


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a National Blue RibbonCommission on highway safetySAFETEA recommends wouldnot have to study bicycle crashes,nor does the bill mandate “routineaccommodation” of bicycling inhighway projects, an idea FHWAissued in 2000 guidance.SAFETEA also fails to includebicycling in a proposed highwaysafety program on federal lands orinclude a tax benefit for those whobike to work.

The bill also fails to set up anew Safe Routes to Schools grantprogram, the one new initiativethe bike lobby had hoped to cre-ate. DoT figured that other fund-ing could pay for school safetyactivities.

Several congressional commit-tees are conducting hearings on

various aspects of the bill butnone has yet scheduled a hearingon bicycling. But the fight maylast longer than a year. Congressmight just extend current lawanother year and continue thereauthorization attempt next year,should it get too busy or not findthe funds in a tight budget yearsuch as this one. “There are com-plex issues. If it takes longer, itmeans we have to put moreresources on it…grass roots willhave to work at it longer and hard-er. But it gives us more time toreach more people, hone our argu-ments, make more contact,”Roskowski says. America Bikes isfunded through the end of 2003and looking for resources to con-tinue if need be. “I think the bikecommunity will absolutely sustainthis campaign,” Roskowskiasserts. “I don’t think anybody isgoing to go pack up and quitbecause the campaign goes longerthan we’d hoped.”


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A d v o c a c y N e w sA d v o c a c y N e w sBicycle Commuter Act Introduced In U.S. Senate

MAY 30, 2003 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senatelast week that would include bike commuters in the tax code transporta-tion fringe benefit.

The transportation fringe benefit was added to the tax code as anincentive to get more people commuting in ways other than single-occu-pancy cars. The transportation fringe benefit's intent was to reduce traf-fic congestion, pollution and wear and tear on the roads, said MeleWilliams, director of government relations for the League of AmericanBicyclists.

The Bicycle Commuter Act, S. 1093, would allow an employer tooffer a monthly cash reimbursement to an employee who commutes towork by bicycle, providing a tax benefit to the employer and helpingdefray commuting expenses for the bicyclist.

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DOT Bike Survey

Biking remains primarily a guy thing if you believe the results of afederal survey. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) released anationwide survey that found that 27.3 percent of Americans aged 16and older said they rode a bike at least once a week between last Mayand August. But while 34 percent of males said they took to pedaling,only 21.3 percent of females acknowledged doing so.

The survey jives with other data – more men buy bikes and subscribeto bicycling magazines, says Patrick McCormick, communicationsdirector for the League of American Bicyclists. “But I think the numberof women is going up consistently. Now that bikes are being designedwith women in mind, it’s attracting more women to the sport,” he says.“I don’t know why more women are reluctant to ride. Certainly plentyof women are involved in bike advocacy and racing.”

According to the survey, about 57 million adults rode a bike. Butabout 151 million didn’t. The major reason cited for not riding was sim-ply that people don’t own bikes. Respondents also cited health, weatherand a lack of motivation. Only about three percent complained of safetyand not knowing how to ride.

The survey interviewed more than 9,600 individuals. DoT says themargin of error is 1.5 percent and called the survey “the most compre-hensive of its kind by DoT.” But as with any survey, people only tell thepollsters what they want and what they remember.

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4. Benjamin Bartle; 01:06:285. Brian Deis; 01:11:04

Men 4-5 Total1. David Showalter2. Mark Gunter3. Russell Thorstrom4. Steven Parker5. Cody Rayl

Men 40-49 Crit1. Bob Walker2. Kurt Holzer3. Terry Potts4. Mitch White5. Tim Randall

Men 40-49 TT1. Emilio Bengoa; 01:05:272. Bob Walker; 01:06:233. Terry Potts; 01:08:344. J ay Yost; 01:13:485. Thomas Liby; 01:03:29

Men 40-49 Total1. Bob Walker2. Terry Potts

Men 50+ Crit1. Paul Decoursey2. Tyler Welshimer3. Robert Rawls

Men 50+ TTPaul Decoursey; 01:05:45Tyler Welshimer; 01:12:28Howard Roose; 01:16:45Dick Ringelstetter; 01:21:13

Men 50+ Total1. Paul Decoursey2. Tyler Welshimer

Women 1-3 Crit1. Jana Repulski2. Brooke Blackwelder3. Lauren Dorsch

Women 1-3 TTJana Repulski; 01:13:41Lauren Dorsch; 01:20:44

Women 1-3 Total1. Jana Repulski2. Lauren Dorsch

Women 4M Crit1. Christi Hall2. Leslie Lane3. Ellie Rodgers4. Jodi Cuccia5. Alysia Cohen

Women 4M TT1. Christi Hall; 01:15:392. Leslie Lane; 01:17:113. Jodi Cuccia; 01:19:544. Michele Bopp; 01:22:355. Sheree Welshimer; 01:29:23

Women 4M Total1. Christi Hall2. Leslie Lane3. Jodi Cuccia4. Alysia Cohen

Elder Women1. Lois Lindsay; 12:41:55

Junior Men1. J.J. Cross; 12:40:30

Antelope Island Time Trial Series#1, May 31, 2003

Pro/1/2 - Male1. Gardie Jackson; 00:42:47:022. Daniel Adams; 00:44:55:983. Bill Harris; 00:45:08:094. Todd Hageman; 00:45:52:865. Marek Shon; 00:46:20:54

Cat1/2/3 - Female1. Jen Ward; 00:51:03:812. Kris Walker; 00:54:29:013. Kelly Crawford; 00:56:09:814. Cynthia Martin; 00:56:23:01

Cat 3 - Male1. Drew George; 00:49:41:142. John McConnell; 00:50:10:073. Dan Kadrmas; 00:50:34:48

Cat 4 - Female1. Melissa McDaniel; 01:00:13:20

Cat 4 - Male1. Will Macfarlane; 00:49:03:022. Jeff Clawson; 00:49:31:423. Shawn Cheney; 00:50:30:104. Gary Pennington; 00:53:03:685. Kevin Baumgartner; 00:53:35:65

Cat 5 - Male1. Mark Todd; 00:52:33:962. Joe Clark; 00:53:00:083. Weston Woodward; 00:54:31:424. John McClennan; 00:54:44:285. Mart Cook; 00:57:39:11

Master 35+ - Male1. Mark Schaefer; 00:45:20:072. Gary Porter; 00:47:32:023. Zan Treasure; 00:47:37:844. James Yorgason; 00:48:04:585. Greg Grissom; 00:49:57:24

Master 45+ - Male1. Dirk Cowley; 00:48:31:582. Charles Palmer; 00:49:29:683. Bill Corliss; 00:49:51:174. Robert Keller; 00:50:21:305. Bruce McWhorter; 00:50:57:38

Master 55+ - Male1. Ken Louder; 00:48:32:04

Junior - Female1. Ashlee Bradbury; 00:53:32:46

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ZABRISKIE INJUREDIN TRAINING RIDE CRASH

May 27 — Dave Zabriskie ofthe United States PostalService Pro Cycling Team pre-sented by Berry Floor, suffereda broken leg and a brokenwrist in a near head-on colli-sion with a car yesterday dur-ing a training ride in Salt LakeCity. Zabriskie was travelingdownhill approximately 30miles an hour near his SaltLake City home when he col-lided with the vehicle, aNissan Xterra, as it cut him offwhile attempting to make aturn.

Zabriskie broke his left legand his left wrist and sufferedmultiple abrasions throughouthis body, including injuries tohis fingers. He had surgery onhis leg and also had pinsinserted in his wrist. Zabriskiewas wearing his helmet at thetime of the accident.

Zabriskie recently crashedout of the Tour of Belgiumafter injuring his wrist in astage one pileup onWednesday. Zabriskie thentraveled home to Utah in orderto recover from that injury andprepare for the upcomingWachovia Cycling Series,which began on June 3.


By Jason Bultman

A west coast bicycle tour is agreat option for those lookingfor some adventure on their nextexcursion. JP Boylan, JulieBoylan, and myself had neverbeen on a bike tour before andwe can now validate to interest-ed first timers that this bike trekis a blast, demanding but

rewarding, and breathtakinglybeautiful. We had fortunateweather and light traffic in earlyMay, avoiding the heavy rainsand tourist traffic. We traveledapproximately 800 miles fromPortland to San Francisco innine days, and truly “experi-enced” the temperate rainforests, Redwood groves, greenrolling farmlands, and cliffed-outCalifornia coastline.

We grabbed three big card-board bike boxes from local bikeshops for the flights to/from SaltLake City. Delta charges $80each way but shipping is cheaperif you have the time. We assem-bled our vehicles at a friend’splace in Portland, tacking on thefront and rear panniers for thefirst time. Ortlieb panniers arebasically single volume drybags, no fancy zipper compart-ments with rain covers. Theywere perfect. This was Jason’sfirst day riding a road bike –brand new custom frame built byJP (JamesFrames.com) – so handpositions and shifting werequickly learned. The bikes wereheavy (~80lbs) but also surpris-ingly stable. A triple front ringwas much appreciated on thesteep hills and mountains!

Our route to the coast, afterstopping by Portland’sCommunity Cycling Center, wasnorth to the steep climb upGermantown Road to CorneliusPass to North Fields. Theclimbs on Highway 26 seemedsteep to us on our first day.Little did we know these werebaby hills compared to what wewould ride down the road. Thefinal leg on Highway 53 andMiami Beach Rd to bypass 101

took us to the coast byManzanita, and the entire roadwas ours. The first two dayswere pouring rain. All the waterwas quite refreshing and some-how turns the lush Oregon land-scape into a green tropical par-adise. Waterproof pants and topare highly recommended.

Still raining. We fueled up inTillamook at the Blue Heron

Cheese Factory with lunch andtastes of nearby Oregon winer-ies. The route south throughHebo had a tolerable shoulderand is more direct than thecoastal route. We were shootingfor Newport to meet our cousinfrom Corvallis. But miles arelonger when you’re a fullypacked tour bike, so we fellshort of our target and got shel-ter from the rain in Lincoln Cityat McCoy’s Hideaway on a cliffoverlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The next day in Newport wasthe only bike part fatality of thetrip. Avoid the tire-eating stormdrains! Amazingly there was abike shop within walking dis-tance with the same tire in stock.We still completed our first cen-tury of the trip traveling throughYachats to Florence to Reedsportto our campsite at WinchesterBay. This is when we discov-ered that none of our threestoves made it into our panniers!But doughnuts and cheap redwine are better than nothingafter 100 miles on a bike.

A great stop along the OregonCoast was Cape Arago StatePark, which is an extra 10 milesroundtrip off the route. We sawwhat must have been thousandsof seals and sea lions makingnoise and sunbathing on therocks. Binoculars were a gooditem. The road south to Bandonwas nicknamed “Tour of theClearcuts”, as logging was theunavoidable eyesore on theexciting roller-coaster twists andturns. The final leg south on ourway to Humbug State Park wasclassic Oregon coast scenerywith huge rocks rising out of theblue-green sea reflecting the

color of the dropping sun. Our natural tourist tendencies

forced us to stop for a photo atthe California state line wherewe met a German on a motorcy-cle headed for Chile. Little didwe know he would pass us atleast once a day in the nextweek, each time with a deja-vutwo beeps and left hand wave.At the Redwoods welcome cen-ter in Crescent City we deter-mined our camp destinationfrom slim pickings compared tothe multitude of camps andparks in Oregon. The road toMillcreek Campground inRedwood National Park is 2.5miles of steep descent, which werealized would be physicallyimpossible to ride out of the nextmorning. This we discoveredafter just climbing the longest,steepest hill of our trip yet. Toour good fortune, we met aCanadian couple at the camp-ground doing a supported biketour in our same direction, andthey gladly drove our bags to thetop of the hill. That climb wasnow converted to a comparativepiece of cake!

As it turns out, we traveledthe remainder of our coastalmiles with our new friends fromAlberta. They traded drivers andwe rode every mile. Luckinginto this sag wagon supportcame at a perfect time becausehalf of our kneecaps were nothappy campers. We ate lunch atthe great hippie town of Arcataand then splurged at our first andonly KOA campsite to log sometime in the hot tub after our firstofficial “rest day”, riding with-out our bags.

The next day we decided totake advantage of beingunweighted and set out to ride130 miles. So we threw thehammer down after a big break-fast with a strong, high-speed30-mile highway tour. Tworoads that should not be missedare the Drury Parkway in theRedwood National Park andAvenue of the Giants in theHumboldt Redwoods S.P. TheAvenue was excellent pavedroad and almost zero traffic.

We turned off of 101 atLeggett onto 1 to go up and overthe coastal range and back to thecoast. This was by far ourbiggest challenge of a climbwith a 2000-ft ascent followedanother half that size. ThankGod for granny gears! Thedescents on these climbs wereendless exhilarating sharp turns,the second of which greeted uswith a setting sun on the liquidhorizon. We are still not sure ifwe would have made it out ofthe coastal range alive if wewould have had to carry ourbags. The stop at NewportUnion S.P. right on the beachwas heavenly, even withoutwater or showers. 130 milescomplete.

Fort Bragg and Mendocinowere enjoyable as anticipated.Just south of Elk we encounteredthe steepest climb of the trip.Fortunately it was short, butwow what a grade! The camp atManchester S.P. was ideal – run-ning water, outhouses, trail overdunes to the beach – all for only$8. The leg to Stewarts Pointwas a really nice ride with beau-tiful coastline hills. Contrast tothis was the remainder of theday riding through Jenner and toour campsite at Bodega Bay.This mother’s day weekend

brought the crowds out to thebeach. We struggled up hugehills with huge cliffs droppingoff to right with virtually noshoulder. The scenery wasincredible and the descentsexciting, but the traffic wasnerve-racking. This route is def-initely not recommended unlessyou’re die-hard wacko.Behemoth RVs trailing cars andeven SUVs, interestingly theextreme opposite of our methodof recreation travel, are extreme-ly unsafe for bicyclists and easi-ly replace the infamous warningof logging trucks for this biketour. A note for campers atBodega Bay S.P.: do not attemptthe trail to the beach unless youare well informed, have a com-pass, or carry ample water and abook about survival when you’re

lost. The large pasta dinner, ourstaple cheap red wine, dessert, aroaring camp bonfire, and mel-low hippie tunes from our campneighbors was all good, anevening of well-received relax-ation.

Our final day we headed toPt. Reyes along the bay pastserene pastures and farmland,rolling hills and fishing boats,and more steep hills of course.Pt. Reyes Station was a cooltown with good eats. Theapproach to the city on SirFrances Drake Blvd. naturally

increased steadily with traffic,but we made it to our destinationin Tiburon without braving thehigh speed California highwaysystem.

After chilling out for twodays in the city and touring theRussian River wine country, ourknee pain slowly subsided andwe started planning our nextbicycle tour. Montana toMexico? Trans-Canada? Notsure where, but it will definitelybe via bicycle.

TOURING

BikBike Te Touring from Pouring from Portland to San Fortland to San Franciscorancisco

Stop GlobalWarming,Ride Your

Bike!

By Señor RojoPhotos by Monique Beeley

Señor Rojo is not a youngman. Señor Rojo is no jovenpollo. He has seen many sum-mers. Muchos verano. None-the-less, this proud, broken anddecrepit warrior once againchose to enter the grueling BrianHead Titanium 50 mile mountainbike race, staged at theSouthwestern Utah resort lastJuly.

Run in conjunction with theBrian Head Epic 100 miler(Señor Rojo is antiguo, not loco)high in the Dixie NationalForest, The Epic and Titaniumare now in their third year, andgrowing. Team Big Bear, aleader in organizing and runningmountain bike races throughoutthe west, once again provedwhy. These two events, althoughonly a few years old, are nowdeserving of the descriptiveword “classic.” This year’s Epicwill be the national champi-onship for endurance events.

The town of Brian Head, per-manent population of slightlymore that 100, sits at an eleva-tion of almost 10 times that

number. Brian Head Peak, loom-ing nearby, rises majestically to11,307 feet. The surroundingarea; Cedar Breaks NationalMonument, Sidney Valley,Lowder Ponds, RedDesert/Tippets Valley is spectac-ularly rugged.

The race begins in town at

the base of the Brian HeadResort Mountain Bike Park.Epic riders depart at 7:00 a.m.;the Titanium’s a half-hour later.Even in mid-summer, armwarmers, full-length lycra pantsand wool hats are de rigueur atthis altitude and time of day. Thefirst challenge, a climb to thepeak! Granny gear time. SeñorRojo soon assumes his usualplace at the very tail of the pack,conserving energy. But wait!Halfway to the Peak, anotherrider overtakes him from behind!A hermoso Señorita from ParkCity who got a late start. Thetwo ride together for a mile.Could it be that Rojo will have ariding companion for manymiles? Poqueno novia? Theychat. Rojo mostly nods and

grunts, not wanting to waste pre-cious oxygen on talk. She agreesto a beer and an interview at thefinish line, muchos hora fromnow. With a smile, she puts thehammer down. Go, girl, go!Alas, Señor Rojo is once againriding solo.

The Peak is in sight. The sunis up, the day warming. Thesplendor of the Dixie and CedarBreaks are overwhelming. Stop.Hydrate. Shed some layers. Takestock. The only people in sightare support personnel withencouragement and goodies.Gracias Dios for Team Big Bear!

Now a downhill cruising intothe Lowder Pond singletrack.Wow! This is too much! Almostmakes one forget that one mustclimb back up what onedescends. Onto the SidneyValley Road and to the next aidstation. Gatorade, Clif Bars,bananas and ten welcome min-utes of rest. Off to the RedDesert/Tippets Valley Loop. Thetrail ahead splits and is wellmarked; 50 milers continue theloop, 100 milers go straight outto the Virgin River Rim Trail,arguably one of Utah’s finestmountain bike routes with itspanoramic views of Navajo Lakeand the Virgin River headwaterswith Zion National Park in thedistance. Those lucky Epic-er’s.Maybe next year Rojo will enterthe 100. Yeah, right!

Back to the aid station.Fatigued. Need more rest. Fourhours into it. Can Rojo get to thefinish in another 3?? Back in thesaddle and back onto the SidneyValley Road. Grinding. Wasn’tthis flat going the other way?Thunderclouds building overNavajo Peak ahead. Then thewind! Right into Señor Rojo’schest bringing him to a virtualstandstill. Got to keep moving.Beat the storm. Finally at thetop, but is this really the top?Remember the cruiser single-track that was so much fun thismorning? Same trail, new direc-tion. Hike-a-bike. Ride 100 feet,

push 200, ride 100. Altimeterreads 10,500. Still 800 more ver-tical to go. There’s Team BigBear at the bottom of the Peakroad yelling, “GO, Rojo, GO!”Thanks to you, you sadistic bas-tards for mapping out this brutalcourse. One last climb. Sorebutt, arms ache, legs OK. Wolfsome Goo. Finally the summit.Rapidamente, las cumbre!Down the road onto the narrow,rocky singletrack with steep,steep drop-offs on the left. Sotired. Just keep the rubber sidedown. Starting to rain. A callfrom behind to pass. It’s theleader of the Epic! Señor Rojo isabout to get lapped! Doesn’treally care. Move off to the side,yell encouragement. Keep rid-ing, now seven hours into it.Soon another rider passes, thentwo more. One is Rojo’s muyamigos leales, Ed Chauner, aSnowbird Ski Instructor, and theman who’s done more for moun-tain bike racing in Utah than anyother, bar none. Veloces, Eddie,veloces!! Finally, the ColorCountry Trail, named after themountain bike club here at Brian

Head that has done so much forthe sport in southwestern Utah.Switchbacks and downhill. Painand suffering of the past 8 hourstemporarily forgotten. Finish lineahead. Rojo’s compatriot,Monique, a skilled photographerand strong rider herself, shootingthe event. Vow that next year,she and Rojo trade roles. Crossthe line. Even though filthy,sweaty and exhausted, get a con-gratulatory hug from Mo and afrosty one from Team Big Bear.Both welcome. Collapse, happi-ly. Caramba!

-Courtesy of Outdoor UtahVacation Guide. Señor Rojois the editor and publisher aswell as an advocate of cyclingin Utah. You can find them atoutdoorutah.com and at bicy-cleutah.com.

-This year’s Epic will be heldon July 12. For more info,see the calendar on page 14or visit www.brianheadepic.com


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