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42 Years of cycling coverage bicyclepaper.com March 2013

Health Biking for the Mom-to-Be

by Ellen K. Chow, MS, RD, CSSD, CD regular exercise regimen during that period of their life. This article ad- Pregnancies are without a doubt dresses the basics of prenatal nutrition one of the most special times in life. and health concerns for cycling during By the time a woman missed her men- healthy pregnancies. struation she is four weeks pregnant. It goes without saying that every That means most pregnancies are pregnancy is unique. However, in confirmed between four to ten weeks, general, healthy weight gain is impor- when remarkable fetal developments tant and the staff at the Mayo Clinic have taken place. A study, which recommends 28 to 40 lbs. for under- reviews the answers of 158 pregnant weight women, 25 to 35 lbs. for nor- women in a series of three question- mal weight women, and 15 to 25 lbs. naires, implemented eight weeks for overweight women2. Additional apart regarding their beliefs about weight gain is recommended for twins exercising during pregnancy, showed and multiple births. Compared to the that exercise generally decreased general public, avid cyclists may have in amount and intensity during the difficulty in reaching those targets due child-bearing period. Participants to significant energy expenditure as cited reasons such as feeling tired, lack well as healthy eating habits. On the of time, and concerns over safety as the other hand, it is not uncommon for main contributing factors1. However, athletes without weight concerns to although some precautions should see “Pregnancy” on page 9 The author nonchalantly poses next to his rigid steel Fuji mountain bike at the summit of Steens Mountain more than be observed, women can maintain a 20 years ago. Photo courtesy of Peter J. Marsh community Riding the Steens Mountain Loop — VetBikes.org Wants Your Parts The Highest Road in the Pacific Northwest By Cailey Nickerson Newman says that the U.S. By Peter J. Marsh had finished the story, I Googled “Cycling the Steens” Army’s Warrior Transition Battalion to see how many ride logs or comments would show up. Everyone has reasons for getting — a group that facilitates recovery for Late last year [2011], on a Sunday morning with the Among the numerous accounts of driving the summit on a bike. Maybe it’s the love of dirt, wounded soldiers returning from war rain hammering against the window, I decided to hold off road I found just one by a cyclist written in 2007 about or rallying a skinny-wheeled road — inspired him initially. The program on my daily ride and do something else cycling-related. a three-day ride with a car shuttle for camping gear. bike in a club ride or race to feed that is one of many that utilize cycling as I decided to pull out a box filled with the bike stories I So it seems that this remote area is as far off the map need for speed. Perhaps it’s the desire a physical and mental therapy device had saved from the 1990s and began throwing out the for cyclists now as it was 20 years ago, and still waiting to get back in shape after an injury or for active servicemembers. However, faded reports of long forgotten rides and races, includ- to be “discovered.” From Portland, it is a 300-mile drive maybe just a way to get from point A oftentimes once soldiers are medically ing some I had written myself. I came across the story over the Cascades and across the dry featureless prairie to point B. Regardless of the reasons, discharged they’re on their own, and I wrote 20 years ago about my first big trail ride, over before reaching the lush green of the Malheur Lake when it comes down to it we all bike unfortunately many do not have the Steens Mountain in Southeast Oregon via the 9,500-foot Wildlife Refuge. There you get your first glimpse of the for the same simple purpose: there is resources or funds to continue riding. summit ridge. towering landmass that is the Steens. As you get closer no substitute for the self-propelled An avid cyclist for most of his It was called “The Road to the Top” and appeared in to the settlement of Frenchglen it starts to dominate the freedom that comes from riding. life, Newman says that one day he Bicycle Paper in the summer of 1992. This is how it began: skyline, rising out of the prairie like a mirage.... In July 2012, Air Force veteran and surveyed his garage and realized “The highest road in the Pacific Northwest doesn’t lead to I can still recall the sense of wonder as I set up my casual cyclocross racer Andy New- how much equipment he’d collected a ski resort or the crest of the Cascades. It’s found in the tent at the foot of the mountain in the Page Springs man decided to build on his passion over the years. “I looked around and SE corner of Oregon, in distant Harney County. It’s here Campground. There was also the astonishment that for cycling to help those in need. The thought, ‘I could build two bikes with that a 60-mile long fault block called Steens Mountain I was there at all, because it was really an accidental result was VetBikes.org, a project of all this.’” He adds that as an advisor to rises a vertical mile out of the prairie. On the west side, adventure. When accepting the invitation to join my The Veterans Family Fund of America, the Army, he saw firsthand the effects this huge wedge of rock angles gradually upwards for friends on this trip, I didn’t even own a mountain bike. a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that that war has on returning soldiers. 26 miles, then plunges 5,000 vertical feet to the Alvord I searched around and quickly found a very basic and builds bikes for military veterans who “These guys need a community, so Desert basin to the east.” used steel Fuji a couple of weeks before departure date. in one way or another have found why not the bicycle community?” I hadn’t read my story or thought about this remote I had only ridden it around town a few times before solace through cycling. In only six Newman started VetBikes.org area since the ‘90s, but I was soon flashing back to that the trip. Back then, I had been training all year for the months, they have built more than16 by first rallying friends Jeff Aregger, epic day on the infamous 66-mile Steens Loop, where STP, which I managed to cover in ten hours, so I was personally tailored bicycles, most a former Marine and current bike signs warn regular cars to turn back! Today we don’t go valued between $1,000 and $1,500, for anywhere without checking the web first. As soon as I SEE “Steens mountain” on PAGE 8 recent medically discharged soldiers. see “Vetbikes.org” on page 7

Holy Spokes! Care about Stems? Riding with Asthma A quick read filled with Does its length and shape Although it takes some information. Jill read it, liked really impact your steering planning to control it, it it, and tells you why. and comfort? shouldn’t keep you off the bike. PG 3 PG 4 PG 5 trivia Racing News

Recent events have re-shaped the record book a bit, particularly with regards to the Grand Officials of the Year Tours. Let’s celebrate the achievements in the three-week stage races and take a look at... USA Cycling announced its 2012 Officials and Collegiate Road Championships. In addi- The Grand Tour Greats of the Year and James Abbott from Skykomish, tion, Tom Gentry from Seattle and Cahill Jones Wash., was named the “Motoref of the Year,” from Boise, Idaho, were named “Local Official Q1. The double Giro/Tour de France victory is frequently mentioned and has been achieved recognizing his excellent work in many national of the Year” by the Washington State Bicycle most frequently during a one-year period by a top stage race rider. However, the Tour de and international races such as Exergy Tour, Association and the Southwest Idaho Cycling France/Vuelta double is the most rare combination and has occurred only twice. Who Cascade Classic, Tour of Utah and both Master Association, respectively. did it and when? Q2. As everyone would guess, Belgian Eddy Merckx has indeed won all three Grand Tours. However, four other riders have accomplished this remarkable feat during their careers Studley, Butler and Wagner as well. Can you name the others? Hint: Merckx was not the first to succeed here. Q3. The Giro/Vuelta double has been accomplished only three times, once by Merckx and Claim Rainbow Jerseys more recently by Alberto Contador. The other man who claimed this achievement did it when only four days separated the two events. Of note, he was not scheduled to ride For the first time in its 60-year history, the to bring home the the Giro, but his exceptional form in Spain spurred his bosses to play his card and he UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were top honors was won one of the closest Giro’s in history. Can you identify this man whose name adorned presented outside of Europe as Louisville, KY., James Wagner of the down tube of his own team’s bicycles as soon as he retired? hosted the event in 2013. Races were run in Auburn, Wash. Q4. Three riders incredibly achieved a double during a year of remarkable form, only to muddy, wet and cold conditions. In the Masters He won the Mas- have those triumphs be the sole Grand Tour victories of their careers. Who are they? women’s 30-34, Kari Studley (Bothell, Wash./ ters 70+ category Hint: All occurred in the last three decades. Redline) had to deal with some pre-race jitters, ahead of British Q5. Who has stood on the most Grand Tour podiums? Hint: It is, surprisingly, not having to switch bikes while on the start line, rider John Ginley Eddy Merckx! before claiming her rainbow jersey ahead of and New Jersey‘s two other Americans, Brianne Marshall and Joe Saling. Robin Answers on page 15 Andrea Wilson. In the Women’s 40-44 category, Willard from Vic- Kari Studley. Photo Debbie Baker Susan Butler (Portland, Ore.) took the lead toria, BC, grabbed Dave Campbell has been writing race trivia tive cyclist, now racing in the Masters category. from the start and never looked back to grab the bronze in the Men’s 65-69 category while since 1992. He began racing in 1982 in Wyoming, Dave is a high school science and health teacher the World Champion title 38 seconds ahead of Bremerton, Wash., resident Logan Owen (Red- moving to Oregon in 1987. After years of racing and cross-country coach in Newport, Ore. Kristin Weber from Boulder, Colo., and Linda line) was four seconds off the Junior men’s triathlons, he returned to his roots as a competi- Sone of Minnesota. The third Northwest rider podium pace, taking 4th place. 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2 - Bicycle Paper March 2013 Book review Holy Spokes! A Biking Bible for Everyone Coppolillo makes a seamless transition from fixing your bike to fixing the planet. He even March, 2013 Review by Jill Von Buskirk After the historical introduction, the next lists his top five reasons for why cycling makes Volume 42 • Number 1 few chapters primarily focus on which type sense, the least of which involves saving you Publishers Jay Stilwell At first glance, Holy Spokes! appears to be of bike is best for your lifestyle. There are money while simultaneously saving the ball of Ryan Price another novelty bike book; the kind you might detailed yet easily understood breakdowns of earth we call home. Associate Publisher Claire Bonin expect to see on the front table at Barnes and each type of bicycle you can build What I appreciate most about Editorial Noble between “The Zombie Survival Guide” or buy, and bullet points specifying these sections are the multitudes Editor Claire Bonin and “Wacky Washington.” Containing less than what kind of ride you can expect. of resources he includes for Assistant Editor Darren Dencklau 190 pages, this “Biking Bible for Everyone” is Then, after discovering everything someone interested in a range Writers Claire Bonin more of a how-to book for the beginning cy- you’ll need to know about finding of cycling; from cyclo-cross to David Campbell clist. That being said, I will gladly admit that your ideal bike and fit, Coppolillo tour guiding for school credits Ellen K. Chow Darren Dencklau from the introduction on I found it to be a very covers basic maintenance such as to the best cycling movies of all Katie Hawkins enjoyable read. This little book is not only well changing a flat, keeping the cables time (in his opinion, of course). Maynard Hershon written, but it’s packed full of information and and chain lubed, and how to check He sites multiple organizations Joe Kurmaskie instruction on bike design and cycling accesso- suspension fork pressure. He fills that can assist in getting you in- Cailey Nickerson Peter J. Marsh ries. Flipping through it you’ll see pages filled these chapters with tips and tricks volved at any level, and manages Dan Towle with drawn pictures, diagrams, and highlighted that make it easy to figure out what to inspire a sense of obligation Jill Von Buskirk fact boxes, all of which add to its approachable kind of ride you want and how to be without instilling undertones of Photographers Debbie Baker quality. Holy Spokes! tackles cycling as a sport as comfortable as possible. For a novice who is responsibility. Coppolillo speaks from personal BC Bike Race / Dave Silver Chrome Industries as well as a means of transportation, recreation, just getting into cycling, these are great sections experience and really drives home the point Amara Edwards / education, and income. In other words, even to read through. that cycling can be pleasurable and profitable WheelsInFocus.com if you’re a bike aficionado, you’re sure to find If you are an experienced rider who already if you have the passion. By the end of this book Greenlite Heavy Industries some nuggets of gold in this publication. owns three or four different styles of bikes, these he leaves no room for excuses when it comes / Mike McGuffin The first chapter, “A Brief History of the chapters may not give you any new informa- Helen Greenwell to making the bicycle a part of your lifestyle. Peter J. Marsh Bike,” gives an overview of bike design, begin- tion. 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Bicycle Paper March 2013 - 3 mechanic’s corner Reaching for the Bars By Dan Towle, R+E Cycles The idea of a proper “sport fit” is to treat the handlebars like the steering wheel of a car. When Bicycle Paper asked me to write about Everything should be adjusted so that it is easy bicycle stems, I wasn’t exactly sure where to to reach the wheel comfortably. Imagine if you start. It seemed like kind of a blasé subject, but picked your car up from the dealer and the seat what the heck ... I’m game. Every bike has a stem was so low or so far back that you had to pull holding the handlebars in place. In my youth, yourself up by the steering wheel, shifter or ped- a lot of us referred to the stem as the “goose als — driving would be horribly uncomfortable, neck.” They come in many varieties, shapes, and the steering would be compromised, right? sizes and colors. Older bikes used different The same is true of your bike. The stem is looking stems than found on modern bikes, an integral part of having your bars in the right but the purpose is still exactly the same ... they place based on your arm length, torso length, secure the handlebars to the bike. flexibility, conditioning, etc. If you have the Before I started writing, I asked Claire [Bi- wrong stem, or the wrong fit in general, han- cycle Paper’s editor] what questions she thought dling is negatively affected because you may readers may have about this topic. She told me be riding up on the top of the bars a majority of that some people want to know if one kind of the time. This puts your hands in an unnatural stem is better than others, or what happens to “twist” that causes unnecessary pain. Riding the handling of the bike if you put on a different this way excessively also puts the hands very From the classic quill threaded-style (upper left) to stem than the one it came with. Will the steer- close together and causes neck and upper back the carbon fiber threadless (bottom right) and the ing be negatively affected? Are bikes designed fatigue. With the hands that close together, adjustable type (middle left), stems have evolved to use a specific length or angle of stem? Can control is negatively affected as well. Think of a lot over the years. Photos by Seattle Bike Supply you change the stem when you purchase a new it like driving with both hands on the middle bike? Once I heard those questions, it dawned of a car’s steering wheel. need to purchase some parts to get things right, on me that these do get asked frequently, even Now that you understand how the stem is but any adjustments later on should be covered. here in our shop. So frequently in fact, that I closely related to comfort, there’s much more There is one other choice regarding stems. forgot that there are many who may still not to learn before diagnosing your own problems. fit to evolve. An ideal fit is a process, so don’t This one is relating to aesthetics, as there are know the answer. Stem length is just one consideration that marry the first stem you get involved with. those that want their bike to have a certain For this article, let’s consider road bikes, makes up a proper fit. There are other aspects If you walk into our shop (R+E Cycles) in look and it doesn’t matter to them if it rides since that’s the most prevalent type that we deal to consider before stem length is adjusted ... the University District of Seattle, you’ll see a comfortably or not. I’m this way about bikes with. Any bicycle with drop-style handlebars even if the pain is in your hands, shoulders or wall covered with dozens of stems. We carry that I collect and hang on the wall, but for a falls into this category. neck, without considering the bigger picture, many different lengths, angles, colors, etc., and bike that I regularly ride, I’m not as concerned So will the steering be negatively affected if changing the stem could make matters worse. we perform many fittings each day, and we about its “classic” looks. There was a time you change the stem? I can answer that question In reality, the stem is the last part of a proper understand that stems are an integral part of that I wanted my everyday bike to look like a like this: With the proper fit, the correct stem will fit to consider. If you’re uncomfortable while adjusting your bicycle to be comfortable and professional racer owned it, but that was long actually improve your performance. A properly riding, working with a professional bicycle fitter perform efficiently for your riding style. If you before injuries, age, and wisdom kicked in. If a fitted road bike will have the rider’s hands on that has the tools and experience is by far the didn’t buy your bike at a shop that employs classic look is important to you too but injuries the brake hoods at their most comfortable posi- best way to fix the problem. When searching fitting professionals, chances are you are riding and wisdom are quickly making your classic tion. Riding on the tops of the bars or down in for a reputable fitter, ask a friend for a recom- the stem that came with your bike. Taking it one fit not so much fun, may I suggest a collection the drops should be an auxiliary position for mendation and get a fit guarantee, because once step further, chances are you are not getting the of classics and an everyday ride? most of us. While riding on top of the hoods, you’ve paid for this service, you should not most out of your cycling experience. Frankly, I can’t tell you in an article how high the hands are spread apart at roughly the same have to pay again if you’re still uncomfortable. In our shop, every bicycle comes with a fit or how low your stem should be, and there’s width as the shoulders and in the same orienta- Is your bike designed for a certain stem guarantee. Most customers change the stem a no chart, website, or formula that can perfect tion as if they were hanging to your side. Added angle or length? If your bike was custom built, few times over the course of a few months to get your appropriate stem height/length. That can to these anatomically comfortable features, a then the designer created a frame drawing the final fit just right. We do this at no charge, only be done in person during a bicycle fitting proper fit sees the rider’s hands right by the and included a specific stem length for proper and that’s why we have a wall of stems. We can session. Nonetheless, I hope you’ve learned a brake levers at all times, and for most, ready positioning. If your bike was not custom built, easily swap one out to give a slightly different thing or two about the purpose and importance to make an easy gearing change. Your bike and then whoever fit you at the store should have riding position in just a few minutes. of your stem and how it relates to fit, comfort, its components have been engineered toward had a good idea regarding the correct length If your bike was not thoroughly fit when aesthetics, and performance of your bike. this type of fit. This is why the brake hoods of stem for you. If no one fit your bike, you you bought it, it’s like driving a new car without are made of soft rubber and designed for the would certainly benefit by having someone ever adjusting the mirrors, seat or steering wheel hands to rest comfortably on them. It’s also do it now, especially if you’re uncomfortable when picking it up from the dealer. Dan Towle is the owner of R+E Cycles (Ro- why modern manufacturers design shifters that or experiencing knee, neck, hand or back pain. The good news is that it’s possible to get a driguez). He has been fitting, fixing, building, tie in with the brake levers, so that the hands Even on a custom bike, it’s common to change fit from a shop that specializes in such a thing, customizing, selling, and loving bikes since the are right there when riders need to shift into the stem after the rider has ridden it for a while. even if you didn’t buy your bike from them. 1970s. He, and his entire staff, can be found at a different gear. As conditioning improves, you’ll want your There is a fee involved, and sometimes you’ll R+E Cycles in Seattle. www.rodcycle.com NOW AVAILABLE!

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4 - Bicycle Paper March 2013 health Riding Through Your Asthma tion in airway obstruction, and some people in through your nose. If you find yourself would score their symptoms differently.” breathing too heavily up a hill, dismount by Katie Hawkins of breath, chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, EIA is best managed when a patient and and walk to the top. fatigue, and decreased athletic performance. their doctor work together to identify, elimi- • Prepare for a ride. If you have an inhaler, Pet dander. Pollen. Pollution. Cold weather. Some athletes may cough, perhaps even up nate, and control triggers. Your doctor can help use it 15 to 20 minutes before exercise. Long These may cause you to cough, but what you to 30 minutes, after difficult workout sessions you find the most effective preventative and rides may require you to use it again. If may not realize is that it could be more than or a race. maintenance medications and form an asthma riding with a partner, let them know where allergies or a common cold. If you find yourself “A year and a half ago, I began violently emergency plan. Even if you have already been you keep your rescue inhaler. Note: if you experiencing wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and couldn’t stop — just at rest, and evaluated, it is important to monitor how the find yourself using your rescue inhaler more not even at exertion. It was abso- medications are working. than a few times per week, you may need a daily lutely horrible,” says Jill Anderson, “If you use an emergency inhaler more than medication instead. Speak with your doctor. an avid cyclist who participates a few times per week, you may need to add a • Work your way up. Listen to your body in the RSVP (Ride from Seattle to daily corticosteroid, such as Pulmicort,” remark and know your limits. Start out slowly by Vancouver and Party) annually. both Kennedy and DeMerell. going on short rides until you feel more However, with the help of a special- Your doctor will determine if you have comfortable at a faster pace and for longer ist, Anderson was able to attain a asthma by measuring how well you breathe distances. Warm up slowly for 10 minutes low dose corticosteroid and rescue with a spirometry test, a peak flow meter to see before strenuous exercise and take time to inhaler, as well as pinpoint her how fast you can force air out of your lungs, cool down. Perhaps join a spin class to keep triggers. “Sometimes cold air and or an exercise to see how exertion affects you. up your endurance if it is too cold to bike altitude will set it off.” With medi- EIA is often treated with the same medica- outside. The better physical shape you are cation and education, Anderson is tions used for a standard asthma diagnosis, but in, the easier it is to tolerate obstruction. now able to cycle comfortably and perhaps at a lower dose, and used only before • If you have an attack: Stop all activity and continue to join long rides. and during exercise. The most common medi- stay calm. Get away from or remove any Though Anderson’s case was cations prescribed for EIA include short-acting obvious triggers and take your prescribed Helen Greenwell ready to ride. Photo courtesy of Helen Greenwell so extreme that she had to seek inhaled bronchodilators (inhalers) that are used medication. Try to slow any erratic breath- medical attention immediately, prior to exercise in order to relax and open up ing. If symptoms continue, seek medical chest tightness, and fatigue while exercising, some may have lesser symptoms and decide to the airway. Other medications your doctor may attention quickly. you may be one of the 300 million people around put off seeking help. Depending on a person’s prescribe include longer combinations of acting • Warm up. If you don’t have an inhaler and the world who suffer from asthma. However, type of asthma (chronic or exercise-induced), bronchodilators and inhaled steroids (Advair), find yourself suffering from symptoms, that doesn’t mean you have to avoid riding, as well as the level of activity and triggers, mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn), and leukotri- get to an area with warm, humidified air especially if proper precautions are taken. long-term damage may be a factor. ene modifiers (Singulair). Some may only need to help release constriction of the airway “Asthma is an inflammatory process,” “Chronic asthma can be life threatening, a rescue inhaler once in awhile, while others (perhaps by turning on a shower and letting explains Daniel DeMerell, MD, of Allergy, especially if one has a really bad attack,” says may need daily preventative medication. the room steam up). Purse your lips, take Asthma, and Dermatology Associates in Hill- DeMerell. “Those who require hospitalization “People in good shape may not realize deep breaths, and exhale. sboro, Ore. “Three different things are occur- frequently can cause scarring to their lungs. they are limited and can do better if they are Asthmatics are encouraged to continue ring: constriction of the muscle in the airway, Cyclists with only exercise induced asthma will treated,” says Kennedy. exercising, as being in good physical condition increased mucus secretion and inflammation, most likely be fine, but seeing a doctor will help He and Dr. DeMerell encourage riders can actually decrease the possibility of attacks. causing obstruction of the lungs.” Some may optimize performance and overall comfort.” If who may be suffering from symptoms to see Everyone’s body is different, so some of suffer from chronic asthma, while for others it lungs are constantly in a state of inflammation, a doctor, and give advice on how to best ride these steps may vary depending on severity. may be exercise induced (EIA) — both can be this irritation could cause a permanent decrease with asthma: By taking these precautions and educating triggered by allergens and cold weather. in lung function over time, and could eventually • See a specialist. Meet with a doctor to form a yourself, asthma won’t keep you from physi- The direct cause of EIA and why only lead to chronic asthma. treatment plan that is best for you. Each asth- cal activity. certain people are affected is unknown. “Un- Michael S. Kennedy, MD, of Northwest matic is different and may require different “Everyone can exercise with asthma, fortunately, [EIA] is under explored,” says Asthma & Allergy Center in Seattle, Wash., and combinations and frequency of medication. whether you are a hardcore cyclist or weekend DeMerell. However, triggers that induce the participant in the Seattle to Portland (STP) ride • Avoid triggers. Whether it is cold outside, rider,” says Helen Greenwell, a diagnosed problem have been identified and steps can be and Trek Tri-Island, suggests seeing a doctor flowers are in bloom, or your route has Chronic Asthmatic and casual rider who rode taken to prevent an attack. regardless of the intensity of symptoms. some hills, bike during the right season in the 2012 Ride Around the Sound fundraiser Symptoms of asthma, whether chronic or “It is good to make sure there isn’t an un- and in the best location for you. If you event for the American Lung Association. “You exercise induced, vary from person to person; derlying problem, such as a heart condition,” ride during winter or on chilly mornings, just have to prepare for it.” but the most common ones include shortness Kennedy says. “There is a spectrum of percep- wear a ventilated mouth cover or breathe For more information, visit asthma.com. The Metal Cowboy and short films from the 23 countries they Here’s what I didn’t say to the guy who To Live and Die ... in the Saddle had visited. asked if fear rides shotgun: By Joe Kurmaskie Mr Root was born in Jersey but grew No, I ride for the girl who living their dream. I didn’t know them but for up in Guernsey. Ms. Thompson was didn’t get away. I ride for more Fitting that I was on my bicycle when I got the few email exchanges, still it hurts my heart originally from Bristol. They met 14 than a few good ideas that did. I the news that Peter and Mary were gone. Their that their journey has ended this way. years ago at art college in Falmouth, ride to get mud in my hair and out deaths reached me through a fellow cyclist in TELEGRAPH, UK Cornwall. of my heart, and because I know one of those 30-second, on the fly exchanges our 3:29PM GMT 16 Feb 2013 I wept in my big chair, set aside the everybody cheats, but maybe not community is famous for — a bit like insects British couple killed in crash on world work I needed to do, and got out my all of the time. I ride for the 12-year- transmitting information by rubbing antennas cycling tour Bianchi, the one that makes me feel old girl murdered for bike parts by as they pass. This friend dropped in on my left, A British couple who have been cycling fast and sexy and full of possibilities. two boys she met on the internet. he was riding his Trek Madrone off to some around the world have been killed in a crash The next hour was spent in the saddle, I ride to feel the world outside sunrise group ride, sparking a moment of envy in Thailand. pushing uphill through the cemetery, my head, the one that makes my in what remains of my hardcore rider DNA. He Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both 34, racing down into Tryon Creek Park, then bones hum and ache and glow ... matched pace with my Xtracycle full of boys on set off on a round-the-world adventure in back along the river. It was cold and a little wet and keeps my hopes in place. I ride because I our way to the school drop-off, asked after my July 2011 and had cycled through Europe, and I hadn’t used parts of my body like that in can’t sing like it sounds inside my head. I ride health and family, informed me that two Brits the Middle East and China. awhile, which is to say it was like every time to feel my son’s cheek against my back, the on a world cycling adventure had been killed in The Guernsey couple are understood to I get on a bicycle ... all I know of heaven. I’ve vibrations of his laughter as we coast through Thailand, then cut left at the next intersection. have died in an accident on Thailand’s notori- been asked if the fear of dying on a bicycle showers of falling October leaves. I didn’t even bother with my helmet, punch- ously lethal roads on Wednesday. ever hangs over me, tainting my experiences. And today, I rode to be strong enough to ing up the headline to read about the tragedy A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We I respond that it’s not like that. The moment I grieve. from the comfort of our oversized purple are aware of the deaths of two British nation- push off and start moving on two wheels, I’m loveseat with all my gear still on. Peter had als in Thailand on February 13 and we are home. It’s not just where I live, it saves me. Note: Peter and Mary’s latest film will be show- emailed me before the start of their adventure providing consular assistance.” I hope it was something like that for Peter ing at the 11th Annual Filmed by Bike, April 20-23 to ask for tips and advice and just to say he’d On their website, Two on four wheels, the and Mary. They had their reasons, but I can’t in Portland, Ore. read my books and that they were out there couple posted a travel journal, photographs and won’t speak for them. Bicycle Paper March 2013 - 5 reviews Chrome Industries Storm Cobra Jacket One Last Great Thing

By Darren Dencklau Review by Cailey Nickerson As for the negatives, the hood has a ten- him.” The Big Guy goes on to tell, with brutal There are different levels of waterproof dency to catch air and “balloon” out behind my John Burke, President of Trek Bicycle, makes honesty, the milestones of his life. Building needs in the Northwest. Oftentimes the marine head, making quick glances over the shoulder a promise in the introduction of One Last Great Trek Bicycles, running the Boston Marathon, mist coming off the Pacific Ocean prevails difficult. To remedy this, it needs to Thing: to write to the point. Like a good sales- divorcing his wife in front of his current one, and most any clothing will keep you be tucked in or cinched down. It is man, he keeps to his promise as he tells the and the tremendous amount of philanthropic relatively dry. However, Mother Nature a very warm jacket, even with the story of how his father, Richard “Dick” Burke, work he accomplished throughout the years. isn’t always so kind and so she decides to pit zips, so I found that minimal the founder of Trek Bicycles, made the way he Despite a prediction that he will die at 86, unleash her wrath — whether predicted clothing underneath worked died one of his greatest feats. we get a sense that Burke the father knows the in the weather forecast or not. best. When I layered up on The prologue of the story introduces Burke’s end is near. Such a speech begs of the question That’s when extra protection is colder days and put on the relationship with his father and the inception of “why now?” Why present the brutal facts unequivocal. From my experi- race face during the com- of Trek Bicycles. Starting from a $10,000 loan of your life at this time if you have sixteen ence, the difference between mute I would often break granted by his parents and in-laws, Richard more years to live? Perhaps we feel his death water resistant and waterproof out in a profuse sweat — Burke creates a small business is near because Burke writes is drastic, and the former is that’s fine for an amateur that over the years evolves retrospectively. Regardless of only good up to a point, while wrestler trying to make into the international, corpo- purposeful foreshadowing, in the latter is often overkill for weight, but I was rate conglomerate it is today. the next chapter we learn The cycling — it’s too warm and just trying to get to After graduating college, John Big Guy has a faulty heart valve, it doesn’t breathe, leaving work. In some reviews Burke begins to work at the which needs replacing. The next you drenched in sweat when I’ve read, people com- company as a traveling sales- 100 pages take us into his first arriving at your destination. plained about the front man, and what we see unravel surgery, and the multitude of Last year Chrome Indus- zipper being difficult to is the classic American dream others that follow as he fights tries introduced the Storm initially latch. I find that of a businessman who started for his life. Cobra jacket. Features include with a little patience it from virtually nothing, even- A very active man, Richard taped construction, a full-width works fine. tually handing the baton off Burke makes a difficult request back pocket, waterproof zips at Overall, the Storm Co- to his son. to his son: if he should end up on the armpits for ventilation, and it bra is a nice looking and It is apparent from the life support in a vegetative state, has an ergonomic fit designed for simple garment that doesn’t beginning that Burke’s fa- then he should pull the plug. the body’s movement while riding. Photo Chrome Industries appear “bikey.” In fact, it is ther, or “The Big Guy” as he The first surgery goes seemingly I’ve pedaled in some of the worst down- my go-to for around town, on hikes, working calls him, was something of well, until the doctors discover pours Seattle had to offer this past winter and I outside ... in other words, when I am not riding a renaissance man. Working an infection around the new can attest to the Storm Cobra being waterproof. my bike. It’s safe to say that if it’s raining hard in sales, going back to school, then starting valve. The next procedure leaves him unable to It’s thick and repels moisture well. The longer and I am in the great outdoors, you’ll probably his own company, The Big Guy was a man speak and on life support. Yet another operation lengths of the arms keep the cuffs from riding see me wearing it. unafraid of reinventing himself. Trek, likewise, may take him off the machines, although his life up and exposing the wrists while the back panel MSRP is $200. For more information visit experiences a slew of ups and downs, which would be less than active. The decision is now never worked its way up past my waistline. chromebagsstore.com. Burke documents with unapologetic details. Burke’s as he struggles to decipher whether Though he makes it known that his opinion his father, someone who has always fought the sometimes differed from his father’s when it good fight, is finally ready to kick the bucket. came to business decisions, he never indulges What John Burke addresses are the conflict- the opportunity to write a dramatic story. This ing emotions one experiences when faced with detail, in a sense, reflects the personality of The the reality of death, and recognizing when the Big Guy: minimalist and private. As grandiose time has come to fulfill a promise. This is not as Trek becomes, Burke draws his father as a a book rich in aesthetics, but it is an accessible man content with a simplistic lifestyle, which story that is both relatable and unique in the he achieved by giving most of his fortune to sense of what it addresses. Burke claims in the charity. On the other hand, he also describes introduction that One Last Great Thing can be him as passionate, wildly ambitious and blunt. read in a night or over the weekend, which If there were dramatic episodes between father from this reader’s standpoint, is an accurate and son, Burke leaves them out. Rather, what estimation. Though the writing style is very he chooses to focus on is the matter of fact, simple and at times bland, the author succeeds guts-and-guile way his father exited this life. in translating his father’s character to print. Burke starts this part of the story at The The Big Guy is a man worth reading about, Big Guy’s 70th birthday, when he declares that and Burke’s experience with death is one that he will do one last great thing before he dies. people in his situation can find solace in. Though he doesn’t know what that last great One Last Great Thing by John Burke, Free thing will be, he claims he “has one more left in Press, 2012, hardcover 144 pages, $15.99.

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“Vetbikes.org” from Page 1 way to help him cope with his condition. New- Market has also approached them about a man says that group rides helped the veteran bike donation drive event they are putting on mechanic and lead sales rep at Seattle Bike Sup- As generous as these gifts are, VetBikes.org immensely both in a physical and mental sense. in mid-April when they will conduct classes ply, and Alex Young who used to head sponsor- also functions as a continuing support system “Just being outside and being active can make for veterans on how to cook and shop healthy ship for United Way of Western Washington. The for medically discharged veterans. a huge difference.” while on a budget. They offered to put VetBikes. three began by soliciting people at cyclocross “We can’t ask someone on a limited budget Tragically, not long after his return the veter- org signage out as well as take donations on races, urging those with extra bikes and parts to maintain a $1,500 bike,” says Newman. After an’s brother was hit and killed by an SUV while their behalf. to give what they could. VetBikes.org then got receiving a bicycle, the recipient is trained on out on a ride. Needing support, an official booth at all MFG Cyclocross and maintenance and is encouraged to take it back he joined a transitional housing Seattle Cyclocross races. Together they impelled to the VetBikes.org team for tune-ups. Puget program in Retsil, Wash., called racers and spectators to bring whatever gear Sound clubs such as Cascade Bicycle Club, Building 9, an organization that that might have been collecting dust in their Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club and Capital Bicycling helps ex-servicemembers in garage to the next event. Although the ‘cross Club have donated a year’s membership to each need of vocational rehabilitation season is over, their mission continues and to recipient, which also serves as a way to moti- and a stable living environment. make it even easier, they will now arrange to vate and maintain veteran support. Newman The prerequisite for entering the pick up donations wherever and whenever it is explains that those suffering from depression program includes being sober often experience difficulty for at least 30 days, to have an mustering the drive to get honorable discharge, and to up and go. A club, he says, is have been homeless for one or a way to create some healthy more nights. A recumbent turned out to be the ideal design for the Army Specialist who suffered a back injury in the Middle East. peer pressure and according After joining Building 9, the Photo Vetbike.org to the National Alliance on veteran worked with VetBikes. Mental Illness, group sup- org to build a custom painted bike dedicated to While VetBikes.org is still a small nonprofit, port goes a long way when his deceased brother. Since then, VetBikes.org Newman says expansion is in the organization’s it comes to dealing with de- has donated 10 commuter bikes to the house, so blueprint. Next month, they will be teaming pression and post-traumatic that those in the program have a way to travel up with therapists in the Puget Sound to help stress syndrome (PTSD). to work or school. It has been such as success strengthen the mental aspect of VetBikes.org, as Made possible through the support of sponsors, this bike was Exercise has also shown to that there is now a repair shop in the works at well as gain additional resources for references. delivered in July 2012. Photo Vetbike.org help elevate mood. Regard- the facility to give tenants a place to maintain The enthusiastic response the organization less of what statistics show, their bicycles. has received from the community thus far is a convenient for the donor. Those who contribute however, VetBikes.org stresses an emphasis Along with building the shop, Newman hopeful foreshadowing of its potential growth, receive email updates with details about how on the individual. “It’s not about studies, it’s and other VetBikes.org’s members are busy as they continue to do big things for the veterans their parts are being used, no matter if it’s as about how these guys feel.” responding to some of the attention they’ve of Puget Sound. small as a pair of pedals or as large as a frame. Newman shares a story about a veteran recently received. This past December at the To see some of the latest bikes built and Donors are also provided with receipts and thus experiencing PTSD after returning from the Washington State Cyclocross Championships, read some of the stories of their recipients, go an opportunity for tax deductions. No bike is Middle East who found solace in cycling. The Seattle’s Bikesport Racing team raised $5,000 to VetBikes.org. Under the “How to Donate built, however, without first having a veteran soldier’s brother, a professional road racer in for the nonprofit. It was the first cash donation Parts” section, visitors can find a list of parts who needs it. Idaho, gave him a bike because he saw it as a received by the organization. Whole Foods needed for current projects. That said, there are certain criteria a can- didate must meet to acquire a bicycle, which VetBikes.org leaves to the Washington State The Amgen People’s Department of Veteran Affairs and Warrior Transition Battalion to determine. What they look for primarily are the “lifer” cyclists. Coast Classic “We’re not going to give a $1,500 bicycle to someone who isn’t really already into biking,” Newman says. “My biggest fear is finding one September 8-13 [a VetBikes.org bicycle] on craigslist.” 2-, 4- and 6-day ride Once selected, that recipient meets with Newman, Aregger and/or Young to discuss Ride the Oregon coast! their cycling needs and to determine sizing. Sponsors Redline Bicycles, Full Speed Ahead Bicycle Components, and Alpine Experience/ The Bike Stand in Olympia supplement parts and accessories that cannot be acquired through thepeoplescoastclassic.org community donations. Custom frame builder Bill Stevenson of Olympia’s The Bike Stand donates his time as well. Sun Valley Dirt Rally Sun Valley, Idaho June 29-30 2 days - 50 miles of scenic forest roads each day

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“Steens Mountain” from Page 1 banners in the juniper trees. Three days later fine viewpoint and parking area. A short hike I read a local paper and discovered that these leads to the 9,733’ summit; a sign ominously definitely up for the challenge. These days, my I soon shifted down into the small chainring to marked the course of the annual Steens Rim warns drivers not to continue unless they have bike is better equipped with front suspension, make sure I didn’t push too hard — and that was Run 10K, “the highest run in the state” from a real off-road vehicle. At least this reduced the more gears, bar ends and clip-on pedals, but I where it stayed for most of the next three hours. mile 17 to mile 23. It must be quite a spectacle, chance that anyone would pass me on the way doubt the ride would be any easier. The sun rose as I got into a rhythm and began as entrants have been known to suffer from down, I thought. Once we had our camp organized, my to work my way upward across the lower slopes mild frostbite and altitude sickness. I plunged into the harrowing 14-mile down- friends were ready to kick back and enjoy the which were covered in arid sagebrush. I soon By the third hour I was past the tree line hill section of the route, descending the ridge primitive site beside the rushing Donner and saw what makes this climb such a mental chal- and into the sub-alpine meadow zone. I finally between Little Blitzen Gorge and Big Indian Blitzen River, but the prospect of the 26-mile lenge: the grade is so gradual and the mountain reached a real landmark, Kiger Gorge, the first Gorge, dropping 4,000 feet from the headwall. road to the summit was all I so big that the summit is not of the perfectly U-shaped valleys that look like A long spine of rocks called the Rooster Comb could think about. I could see visible until around mile 23. textbook illustrations of the Ice Age. These projects above the ridge, inviting riders to take from the gentle slope of the After about an hour with gorges are so long and so deep, it seemed as if their eyes off the road — but not for long! west side that the Steens was nothing in sight but sagebrush, entire towns could be lost in the depths. Thinking that the ascent was brutal, the a uniquely rideable mountain. the vegetation gradually By then the tourists were awake and bump- descent left my arms limp and my hands aching The only information I had changed to low juniper bushes ing uphill over the ruts in all manner of vehicles. from pulling on my standard-issue cantilever came from the local office of and pines. Here, a series of Most annoying were the sporty couples in shiny brakes. There were fabulous runouts through the Bureau of Land Manage- Kiger Gorge’s remarkable small lakes and meadows new Land Cruisers with equally shiny mountain fields of grass, followed by spells of desperate ment, which manages the landscape. Photo Peter J. Marsh dotted the broad slope of the bikes secured on their racks. No one so much rock dodging and the suspense of not know- Steens area. It was not encouraging, warning Steens and gave a brief break from the climbing. as nodded in my direction. ing what was around the next corner. Always that the gate to the summit road is normally When I reached Fish Lake, one of two primi- Down to my lowest (granny) gear, I pushed the descent continued, on and on, until I was closed because of snow until early July and tive campgrounds on the mountain, I came to on to reach the summit plateau. Two and a half weary of the thrill of it all. My hands began to that blustery 100-degree days were common a halt beside a lone water pump. I topped off hours, 23 miles and 5,000 feet from the base I cramp up from squeezing so hard so I alternated and the snow can fall year-round. It said to be my bottles, washed my face, and stayed a few arrived on the ridge top. The extreme elevation front, then rear braking as the trail continued. prepared for sudden lightning storms, snow, minutes to admire the serene alpine setting didn’t seem to affect me as I spent another gruel- I learned why suspension forks were already rain, and high winds ... but it was August, so among the aspen trees. ling half-hour traversing the plateau on a track becoming popular. I was ready to take my chances. I took a test Then it was back to work. The tempera- so rutted I could keep up with the occasional After the last dramatic viewpoint of Big run for a couple of miles up the dirt road and ture was now rising rapidly, turning the cool car. From there I had a view east, down to the Indian Gorge, the road makes its final drop came down confident. I was going to give it a morning into a warm summer day. By 9 a.m. desert floor where the Alvord (dry) Lake sits down to the crossing of the Blitzen River try the next day — for no better reason than I peeled off another layer of clothing. It was a mile below. It is so flat it has been used for where some people were fishing peacefully as “because it was there.” just me and the bike and the road winding its landspeed record attempts, including the fastest I hammered over the bridge. I relaxed a little We all stayed up late looking at the brilliant way up and over the skyline. Losing track of woman on wheels (Kitty O’Neil at 512 mph in and began to think of the journey’s end, but star show, so it was 7 a.m. when I rolled out of time, my thoughts began to wander ... I had not 1976). I sat down for a snack, enjoying the cool there was another surprise ahead: it appeared my sleeping bag. I ate as much breakfast cereal seen any creatures large or small — could the wind, the big sky vista, and the exhilaration of that a local politician had enough influence to as my growing excitement would allow, while plateau far above me be the setting for a “Lost having reached my goal. recently have a layer of pea gravel laid down. the rest of the campground still slept. With two World” where extinct animals still flourished? I finished off a water bottle and set it down For the next 17 miles I would have to plow a rut water bottles in cages and three lashed on my Towards the end of the second hour the only to watch it blow over the edge and bounce through this loose mess. Wherever it widened, I carrier, I set out to do battle with the mountain. monotony was broken up by colorful signs and slowly into the depths. Further on, there is a steered to the edge of the road to look for some good fresh dirt. It was mid-afternoon and the sun was over- head, no shade, and no relief in sight. The warm water remaining in my last bottle was scarcely drinkable. The gravel marathon began to rival the climb as it sucked any remaining energy out of my legs. Mercifully, the last ten miles back to the settlement of Frenchglen was tarmac, but it still took all my strength to keep the pedals turning. In a little less than an hour I reached the edge of the plateau and swooped down the escarpment to the rustic hotel/general store. I staggered onto the porch, suddenly re- membering that I wasn’t carrying any money. Fortunately, one member of my party just hap- pened to be there, eating ice cream in the shade. With the loan of a dollar, I had my reward of a frozen treat before reluctantly returning to the last four miles back to the camp. I was on gravel again, but this section had been well packed. Finally, after 66 miles and one very long day I completed the loop, as hard a one-day ride as any middle-aged cycle-tourist could wish for. I’m planning to go back next summer when I’ll be 65 and I expect to be alone again on the fearsome Rooster Comb descent. Note: The aspens change color in late September, when the temperature drops to freezing. In 2000, the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act was passed, giving the area some protection against development.

Peter J. Marsh is an outdoor and nautical writer. He was the editor of Oregon Cycling from 1988- 1991. He wrote Rubber to the Road — a guidebook to bike rides around Portland (rubbertotheroad. com). He lives in Astoria, Ore., when not traveling the world on his bike. More of his writing can be found at sea-to-summit.net.

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“Pregnancy” from Page 1 relaxation produces a shift in the center of • Dietary supplements. Take prenatal mul- gravity. Avoiding windy and poor outdoor tivitamins and mineral supplements preconcep- eat whatever they want, therefore experienc- subsided without intervention. A doctor can conditions are necessary. At this stage of a tion or as soon as a pregnancy is suspected. ing mild weight loss upon adapting to a more help the future mom decide if a quality heart pregnancy, physical comfort is a main driver Healthcare providers should be informed of healthy diet. This is also common for those rate monitor is a worthy investment. of the ability to bike. Although regular exercise any sports and herbal supplements currently who eliminate regular alcohol consumption Halfway into a pregnancy, many women is good for delivery, there is no evidence that used and discontinued that have not been from their routine. experience insomnia and/or frequent urina- it can initiate labor. clinically tested for pre- and postnatal safety, First trimester, week 1-13 tion due to pressure from the growing uterus Overall, a mom-to-be should be flexible with which is likely to be most dietary supplements on the bladder. This can be rather frustrating their exercise goals as some are able to continue on the market. During the first trimester, the body goes for a woman who wants to remain active yet cycling daily while others find themselves • Be flexible. Pregnancy is a time of change through remarkable hormonal changes that is simply exhausted. In addition, experiencing with persistent back pain. Albeit less exciting, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Each can lead to fatigue, altered smell and taste. In sharp pains in abdominal muscles, hip joints, stationary biking is a reasonable alternative to pregnancy is different. Be kind to your body, combination with varying degrees of nausea, up and the pelvic area as ligaments and cartilage outdoor riding until the day of the triumphant set realistic fitness goals, enjoy the journey, and to 5 lbs. of weight loss is usually not alarming. loosen up in preparation for labor is not uncom- return to the road with a baby trailer in tow. try not to overly focus on weight gain or loss However, the expectant mother is advised to mon. Even though such pains are a normal part Most research regarding healthy pregnan- unless the doctor advises otherwise. gain 5 lbs. as she enters the second trimester. of pregnancies, their sudden onset may catch cies and exercise are observational since it This can be accomplished by increasing daily References: a first-time mother off guard. Women should would be unethical to administer experimental food intake by 150-250 calories. 1. Duncombe D, Wertheim EH, Skouteris H, consider setting specific goals such as biking interventions that could potentially harm the In these first weeks, pregnant women are et al. Factors related to exercise over the two days a week or adjusting to a new speed fetus. Consequently, data is limited beyond free to continue regular exercise but are not course of pregnancy including women’s or distance to accommodate those physical the understanding that moderate exercise is encouraged to increase significantly or start beliefs about the safety of exercise dur- changes. Biking in designated lanes, trails, and beneficial to maternal and fetal health and it unfamiliar exercise routines. Cycling in warm ing pregnancy. Midwifery. Aug;25(4): exercising with a companion are good initiatives must be tailored to the individual’s fitness and climates requires special attention as pregnancy 430-8. 2009. to ensure physical safety. prenatal health. Personal healthcare providers increases the mother’s metabolism and core 2. Pregnancy weight gain — what’s healthy? During the second trimester, average weight should be abreast of any exercise routine and temperature. There is evidence that maternal www.mayoclinic.com gain of one pound per week is encouraged. unusual physical symptoms. temperature above 102.6 F may harm the fetus3. 3. Wang TW and Apgar BS. Exercise dur- Thanks to an array of hormones, many women Basics of sports nutrition still apply: Cold beverages may not always be effective in ing pregnancy. Am Fam Physician. Apr expressed that they seemed to gain weight • Stay hydrated. While there is no validated lowering core temperature quickly, however, it 15;57(8):1846-52, 1857. 1998. without even trying. Continuing a balanced diet method to assess fluid loss from exercise during can be included as part of safety precautions. 4. Szymanski LM and Satin AJ. Strenuous with an extra 300 daily calories will suffice. For pregnancy, consuming at least the same amount exercise during pregnancy: is there a Second trimester, week 14-26 those who decreased their cycling and exercise of fluid as prior to pregnancy is recommended. limit? Am J Obstet Gynecol. Sep;207(3): Exercise intensity should be monitored level, the reduction in energy expenditure may Urine should be clear to light yellow in color 179.e1-6. 2012. through a physician and/or midwife to es- be adequate to reach the target weight without within a few hours after an exercise bout. tablish the target heart rate based on personal increasing food intake. • Eat adequately and regularly. Starting medical history. Researchers at John’s Hopkins with the “base calories,” adjust energy intake to Ellen is a Seattle-based sports and wellness University School of Medicine observed fetal Third trimester, week 27-42 reflect the level of activity and add 300 calories nutritionist. She works with athletes of all ages. heart rate deceleration and changes in blood The last trimester is the home stretch. per day as the pregnancy moves along. Eating She also works extensively with athletes who have flow in trained cyclists immediately follow- Weight gain of one pound per week continues. on time, roughly every four hours, is also good stable cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Ellen ing strenuous cycling4. Fortunately, this effect The combination of weight gain and ligament for metabolism and blood glucose stability. can be contacted at endgamenutrition.com.

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2105 Pacific Building 720 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98104 e-mail: [email protected] 10 - Bicycle Paper March 2013 calendar Open, Singlespeed, Clydesdale. Start time - Cat 3 Mountain Bike Beg: 9am, Cat 1 Open/Expert/SS: 10:15am, Cat 2 Welcome to the Pacific Northwest’s Most Sport/Clydesdale: noon. Series awards presented series on 5/19/2013 at Maple Valley race. Rory Muller, 260-920-3983, buduracing.com Comprehensive Bicycle Calendar All Gravity Series - AGS Mar 22–24; Jun 14–16; Aug 16–18; Sep 28–29; weekly Series All events are listed chronologically within their respective sections: (clinics, expositions, lectures, etc.), , (events Oct 26–27 that include cycling as part of the competition), (competitions where cumulative point standings are awarded), Various, ID. 5-event series with venues in WA, ID. Monday Technical downhill and enduro downhill/Super D Portland MTB Short Track Series , (competition featuring singletrack and other off-road riding), (rides featuring singletrack and off-road riding), style. Overall calculated on points. 6 age groups, (bicycle competition), (road rides of various distances and for any type of bicycle), (velodrome-type events). To 4 categories for both men and women. USA Jun 3–Jul 29 conserve space, we’ve chosen to run websites only on events where both website and email are available. If you Cycling sanctioned. Josh Tofsrud, 509-262-4122, Portland, OR. Multiple laps on fun and challenging AllGravitySeries.com 3-5 minute course with a lot of bumps and turns. are an organizer and your event is not listed, or if the information listed changes, contact us and we will gladly BC Cup DH Series From 5:40-7:30pm on the infield of Portland Int’l update the calendar. Please send your event information in the same style and format seen here. Raceway. MTB or cyclocross bike. All ages, abili- May 4–Sep 1 All aspects of this event calendar are copyright 2012 Bicycle Paper. This calendar may not be transmitted or ties, free kiddie races. Points 30 deep. Best 7 out Various, BC. 7-event series. Cumulative based on of 8 count toward overall cash. Weekly prizes. Two reproduced by any means, electronically or printed, without written consent of the publisher. points. Events on: 5/4, 6/29, 7/27, 8/3, 8/17, sets of Oregon BAR points. Kris Schamp, 8/24, 8/30. Tara Mowat, Cycling BC, 503-466-9007, portlandracing.com 604-737-3034, cyclingbcmtb.ca BC Cup XC Series Tuesday May May Tentative. Series of 5 events raced throughout BC. Cumberland Cup events May 3–5: Race Across Oregon May 4: Grand Ridge Trail Run Tara Mowat, 604-737-3034, cyclingbc.net May 28–Sep 24 March Training Camp Issaquah, WA. Distances: 5 miles, half and full BC Grassroots Series Cumberland, BC. 5 races and the Fall Classic, courses will vary each race. Start at 6:30pm. Mar 2: Seattle Bike & Pike Expo Maupin, OR. Three days and nights training with marathon and 50km. Start/finish at Grand Ridge Apr 21–Jul 21 the top endurance cyclists in the world. Up to 100 Trailhead. Double and singletrack. 4th Dimension unitedridersofcumberland.com Seattle, WA. Celebrate the 40th anniversary and DH and XC series. 3 events each. Events on: 4/21, miles of riding. SAG supported. George Thomas, Racing LLC, 425-301-7009, be part of the R+E reunion! Both Glenn Erickson 4/27, 5/12, 5/26, 7/21. Tara Mowat, Wednesday 541-738-0549, raceacrossoregon.com 4thdimensionracing.com/duathlon and Angel Rodriguez will be attending the event. 604-737-3034, cyclingbc.net Meet the guys behind the shop, taste Caffe Vita May 5: Fight For Air Run/Walk Wood River Cup coffee, check out bicycles, and converse one-on- BMX Seattle, WA. 5km run or walk presented at Mag- Fat Tire Revolution Series May 29–Jun 26 one with some of Seattle’s cycling gurus and get a nuson Park. Min $100 fundraising. Laura Sanford, Apr 20–Jul 28 Hailey, ID. Tentative dates. Series of 5 short track chance to win fabulous prices including a couple May 206-512-3283, Various, WA. FTR. 11-event series in Western XC events for the whole family with nightly and of frame sets. Visit the frame building and painting May 18: USAC Elite BMX Nationals lung.org/pledge-events/wa/seattle-walk-fy13 Washington. Point system determines overall. Events overall prizes. Shimano Youth series for kids 12 facilities. Held at R+E Cycles from 10am-5pm. Chula Vista, CA. USA Cycling, usacycling.org May 11: Elk Beaver Ultras on: 4/20, 5/4, 5/18, 6/1, 6/15, 6/29, 7/13, 7/27. and under. Course varies each week, distance Benefits Food Lifeline. Dan Towle, R+E Cycles, May 25–26: BC Cup #3/4 Victoria, BC. 50km, 50-mile or 100km trail run. Jake Maedke, 509-754-6361, rideviciouscycle.com between 25-40 minutes depending on category. 206-527-4822, rodcycle.com Surrey, BC. actionbmx.com Also 26.2-mile first time marathon. 25-mile ultra Island Cup Series DH First start at 5:30pm. Bill Olson, 208-788-9184, Mar 4–6: National Bike Summit walk. Start 6am. Run 10km loop around the lakes. powerhouseidaho.com Washington, DC. Join the NW advocacy delega- pih.bc.ca/elk-beaver-ultra.html Apr 21–Jun 9 tions and visit the policy makers in Washington. Multisport May 11: Over the Dam Run Vancouver Island, BC. Tentative dates. 5-event Thursday Visit BAW and BTA website for information on March Grand Coulee, WA. One of the most scenic and grassroot series on some of the best courses from Duthie Hill XC TT Series Victoria to Port Alberni. Open to all. Point system their activities. League of American Bicyclists, Mar 9: Dirty Duo unique runs in the NW - the Grand Coulee Dam. May 16–Aug 22 bikeleague.org 5km, 10km and half-marathon open to runners determines winner in each category. Bring non- North Vancouver, B.C. Most challenging race perishable food bank donation. Some of the dates Issaquah, WA. Race every second week. 8 races, Mar 9: BC Randonneurs Spring Social on the North Shore. 30km tough uphill and and walkers. In conjunction with Colorama festival. 6 count toward overall. Men, women, singlespeed Vancouver, BC. Open to all. Start 7pm at Moose’s TriFreaks, 253-245-9240, trifreak.com are tentative. Check website to confirm. Events on: technical downhill. Bike-only category or enter as 4/21, 5/19, 6/8. islandcupseries.com - Beginner, Sport and Expert. XC TT at Duthie Hill Down Under. Ride precedes festivities. Everyone relay team; runner does 25km, rider does 30km. May 11: Sunflower Marathon Mtn Bike Park. Race any time after 5pm. Free to welcome. $5. BC Randonneurs, randonneurs.bc.ca Mountain Madness: Dirty Duo, 604-990-9815, and Relay Island Cup Series XC Evergreen MBA members. Peter Sherrill, Mar 9–10: Seattle Bicycle Expo dirtyduo.com Mazama, WA. 33rd annual. Run through some of Mar 17–Jun 9 Evergreen MTB Alliance, evergreenmtb.org Seattle, WA. Over 250 exhibits of gear, active Mar 17: Shamrock Run the most spectacular fields of wildflowers. Trail run, Vancouver Island, BC. Grassroot series showcasing Gorge STXC Series travel, rides and more. Event presented at Smith 26.2 miles from Mazama to Twisp. Solo or team Portland, OR. Waterfront Park. 5, 8 and 15km some of the best courses from Victoria to Port May 16–30 Cove Cruise Terminal, Pier 91. Adult admission run; 1 and 5km walk. Limit 35,000. Team entry entry. MVSTA, 509-996-3287, mvsta.com Alberni. Open to all. Point system determines the Cascade Locks, OR. Super cool short track series $10 single-day pass; $12 two-day pass. Kids 15 or deadline Jan. 31. Kim Terry, Hamilton Events, Inc., May 18–19: Barkerville Rush Relay winner in each category. Bring non-perishable food that goes along scenic trails along the Columbia younger free. Cascade Bicycle Club, shamrockrunportland.com Barkerville, BC. 10th annual. Kids fun run on bank donation. Some of the dates are tentative, River. Each week features a different course. 206-522-3222, cascade.org Mar 24: Seattle RainMan Triathlon Saturday. Sunday: 8-stage, 100km running relay see website to confirm. Events on: 3/17, 4/7, 4/14, Mar 23–24: Pedal Nation - from Quesnel to Barkerville. Legs vary in length. 4/21, 6/8. islandcupseries.com Just 30 minutes from Portland. For all ages and Seattle, WA. Sprint distances. 15-minute pool swim, abilities. Chad Sperry, Breakaway Promotions, PDX Bicycle Show 30-minute indoor bike and 2.28-mile run around Hilly terrain along Hwy 26 with snow on occasion. Knobby Tire Series Portland, OR. A two-wheel focused expo that pro- Leg 7 on dirt road. Various categories/age groups. gorgeshorttrack.com Green Lake. Limit 300. All get a Tech T-Shirt, Apr 13; May 11; Jun 8, 15; Jul 28; Aug 10 motes and celebrates all things related to bicycling. post-race food and finishers certificate. TriFreaks, Max 11 runners per team. Quesnel Triathlon WORCA Toonie Races Various, ID. Series of 6 events. Overall standings Aaron McBride, Pedal Nation Events, trifreak.com Assoc., 250-992-7783, barkervillerushrelay.com May 2–Oct 24 calculated on points counting 5 best results. If you 503-887-9084, pedalnationevents.com Mar 29–30: Badger Mountain May 18: Oregon Trail Sprint Triathlon Whistler, BC. Weekly races around Whistler area, Mar 24: Bike Works Dinner & Auction North Powder, OR. Wolf Creek Reservoir. Scenic move up on points, half points will follow you. Challenge Top 15 in each category. Coyote Classic, Soldier see website for location. Races open to everyone. Seattle, WA. 10th annual fundraising event and Kennewick, WA. 100-mile endurance run, 50km Elkhorn Mountains. Swim 750m (.47 miles), bike Top 3 recognized weekly. Races put on by various fun night celebrating the 15th anniversary of Bike 20km (12.4 miles), and run 5km (3.1 miles). Start Mtn and Grinder qualify for Nationals. Hal Miller, ultramarathon, 15km trail run. Course consists of Knobby Tire Series, knobbytireseries.com businesses and après is not to be missed. WORCA, Works. Takes place at Herban Feast in Sodo. Cost footpaths, multi-use trails, dirt roads, short stretches 10:30am. 915-247-2633, worca.com $100. Auctioning off an assortment of exciting of pavement on and around Badger Mountain. lagranderide.com/oregon-trail-sprint-tri NW Cup items through a silent and live auction and dinner. Eric Jensen, Eastern Oregon Sports Training LLC, May 18: Pole, Pedal, Paddle Apr 5–Sep 8 Racing Neil Larsen, Bike Works, 206-695-416, eosportstraining.com Bend, OR. Teams, pairs or individuals alpine ski, Various. Series of 7 DH events. Overall calculated bikeworks.org Mar 30: Dash Point Trail Run cross-country ski, bike, run, canoe/kayak and on 5 best results. USA Cycling sanctioned. Events March April Federal Way, WA. 10k and half-marathon with sprint to the finish. Starts at Mt Bachelor, ends in on: 4/5, 4/25, 5/17, 6/21, 7/12, 8/2, 9/6. Mar 2: Echo Red 2 Red XC - OXCS #1 Les Schwab Amphitheater. mbsef.org Apr 20–23: Filmed by Bike Festival beautiful views and wildlife. Start at Dash Point nwcup.com Echo, OR. Friday: course open. Saturday-XC, State park. Discovery Pass required. Also Sept 7. May 18: The Great Urban Race NW Epic Series 4 starts. All classes, Junior (14mi) through Pro Portland, OR. Filmed by Bike is an independent Seattle, WA. Teams of two solve twelve clues. Wild bike-themed film festival presented at the Clinton Roger Michel, 4th Dimension Racing LLC, May 11–Aug 24 (28mi). Starts/ends in historic downtown. Neutral 425-301-7009, 4thdimensionracing.com/duathlon city adventure and fun challenges while discover- start. Lots of singletrack, fair climbing. Poker ride Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St,). ing Seattle. Start noon at Jillian’s Seattle. Limit 500 Various, WA. 2 distances - short: 30 & 50 miles, Brittany Reading, 916-300-7490, FilmedbyBike.org April on Sunday. Part of Oregon XC Classic Series - teams. The Great Urban Race, 773-687-4595, long 60-100 miles, 6 categories. Men Open, men OXCS. Shane Myers, 541-571-8018, Apr 20–21: Pedalers Fair Apr 6: Apple Capital Spring Duathlon greaturbanrace.com 40-49, men 50+, women Open, women 40+, echored2red.com and Singlespeed. Standing calculated on points. Seattle, WA. Pedaler’s Fair is an annual market- Wenatchee, WA. Get ready for Nationals or just May 18: Troika Triathlon Mar 2–3: Silver Star FrostBike place for Washington-based, bicycle-inspired small come out and enjoy some local competition. 5km Spokane, WA. 33rd annual. Half-Ironman distance Best 2 out of 3 events counts. If tie - 3rd race results decide. Events on: 5/11, 6/8, 8/24. Roger Vernon, BC. DH racing on groomed snow and businesses to exhibit their goods, frame builders, run/17-mile bike/5km run. USAT sanction pending. (1.2 / 56 / 13.1 miles) at Medical Lake’s Water- taped course on the Milky Way ski run to the pannier makers, wood workers, and clothing Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, rideviciouscycle.com front Park. Scott Ward, troikatriathlon.com Michel, 4th Dimension Racing LLC, 425-301-7009, NWEpicSeries.com mountain village. Stephen Exley, SE Racing and designers plus more! Presented at Underground Apr 13: Redmond RainMan Triathlon May 25: Soaring Eagle Trail Run Promotions, seracing.ca Events Center. Jason Goodman, 206-841-6037, Redmond, WA. Fun and unique nighttime indoor Samamish, WA. Distances: 5 & 10 miles, marathon Oregon Enduro Series Mar 3: West Side MTB Series #2 pedalersfair.com triathlon with outdoor run. 15 min pool swim, 30 and 50km. Goes from Pipeline Trails to multiple May 25–26; Jun 8–9; Jul 13–14; Sep 6–8 Tacoma, WA. Fort Steilacoom Park. See race min indoor bike, 3-mile outside run. Incorporates singletrack trails. 4th Dimension Racing LLC, ay Various, OR. Series of 5 events, 4 to count for series for details. Rory Muller, BuDu Racing, M costume contest and prizes - it is going to be a 4thdimensionracing.com/duathlon overall. Pts awarded 20 deep. Highest points total 260-920-3983, BuDuRacing.com May 1–31: Group Health Commute techno-induced night! Great introduction to May 25: Spring Festival 5/10km wins. 3 to 6 Super D stages per weekend, reduced triathlon. Dana Barkdull, TriFreaks, trifreak.com Mar 10: West Side MTB Series #3 Challenge Moses Lake, WA. Run and walk staged at Surf timed climbs, non-timed transition. Devon Lyons, Gig Harbor, WA. Ken Pen - 360 Park. See race Puget Sound, WA. Ride your bike to work. Join Apr 13: Squak Mountain Trail Run n’ Slide Water Park. Race mainly on residential 503-222-2851, oregonenduro.com series for details. BuDu Racing, 260-920-3983, Issaquah, WA. 12km, half-marathon, marathon, the 30-day Commute Challenge. Challenge your roads. Categories: 6 and under to 70+. Start 8am. Oregon XC Classic Series - OXCS BuDuRacing.com co-workers, your friends and your family to give and 50km distances. Special prize to reach the top Rory Muller, BuDu Racing, buduracing.com first. Start/finish at Squak Mountain Trailhead. Mar 2–Jul 7 Mar 17: Victoria XC up the gas and put the pedal to the pavement. May 26: Coeur d’Alene Marathon Victoria, BC. Hartland course is designed with 4th Dimension Racing LLC, Various, OR. Series of 10 XC races, with points Cascade Bicycle Club, 206-517-4826, cascade.org Coeur D’Alene, ID. Multiple age groups for men, classic XC style, emphasizing technical singletrack 4thdimensionracing.com/duathlon awarded to overall series winner. Best 5 results May 2: Bike To Work Breakfast women and wheelchair categories. No hand- and shorter laps for better spectating. Bring food counts (top 4 for Juniors), ties decided on place- Seattle, WA. Gathering of the cycling community Apr 14: Cherry Blossom cranks, handcycles, strollers or dogs allowed. Time bank donation. Part of Island Cup Series XC. ment at final race. Teams count best 4 riders’ to prepare for Bike to Work. Non-ticketed fundrais- Fitness Festival limit: 7 hours. Half-marathon and 5km also avail- Scott Mitchell, Pro City Racing, 250-380-7877, results per race. See individual events for location ing event. Donations of $75. Peter Verbrugge, The Dalles, OR. Duathlon (5km, 30km, 5km) and able. Coeur d’Alene Marathon, cdamarathon.com islandcupseries.com and start times. New categories, individual and Cascade Bicycle Club, 206-517-4826, cascade.org half-marathon. Spectacular course on closed path- May 26: Happy Girl Mar 22–24: Double Down Hoe Down May 4: Alice Awards & Auction Party ways. Duathlon starts at Columbia Gorge Discov- Bend, OR. Half-marathon, 10k, 5km, and 1.5km team standings. Events on: 3/2, 4/7, 4/27, 5/11, ery Center. Individual or team entries. Junior, age 5/18, 5/26, 6/2, 6/15, 6/23, 7/6. Mike Ripley, - AGS #1 Portland, OR. Honors the individuals, businesses runs. Mix of gentle trails, groomed paths and Spokane, WA. Enduro DH and DH races at Beacon groups, Clydesdale categories. Post-race lunch. oregonxcseries.org and organizations who worked for better cycling in paved surfaces. Lay It Out Events, Hill. Full face helmet mandatory. USAC sanctioned. Chad Sperry, Breakaway Promotions, OR. The auction raises funds to support the happygirlsrun.com Trailblazer All Mountain Series - Start 12pm. See race series for details. All Gravity 541-296-8908, cherryblossomfitnessfestival.com advocacy efforts and education work of the BTA. May 26: Onion Man Triathlon FVMBA Series, 509-262-4122, allgravityseries.com Apr 28: Mt. Rainier Duathlon Tickets required. New location: Pure Space. Walla Walla, WA. 20th annual. Bennington Lake. Apr 20; Jun 2, 22; Jul 14 Mar 24: West Side MTB Series #4 503-226-0498, btaoregon.org Enumclaw, WA. At Expo Center. Age group, relay 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run. Start 9am. Various, BC. Series of 4 enduro-style events Whidbey Island, WA. Cooking in the Kettles. See 2- or 3-person. Long course: 5-mile run, 28.8-mile Dan Elsom, 509-529-9187, wwmultisports.com between Maple Ridge and Chilliwack. Fantastic race series for details. Rory Muller, BuDu Racing, bike, 3.8-mile run. USAT Long Course Duathlon May 31–Jun 2: Wild Canyon Games races, kids races, festival feel. Racing starts at 260-920-3983, BuDuRacing.com Camps Championship. Short course: 1.6-mile run, Antelope, OR. Adventure race includes sprint, run, 10am. Karla Stowards, FVMBA, fvmba.com April 14.4-mile bike, 3.8-mile run. BuDu Racing, biking, geocaching, off-road triathlon, chariot race, Washington State Enduro Series Apr 24–Aug 28: Track Development 206-920-3983, buduracing.com zip-lining, climbing and more over a 3-day week- Class Apr 28: Peaks to Prairie end. Teams of 7 members. wildcanyongames.org Various, WA. Tentative. Portland, OR. Weekly events where riders can learn Adventure Race West Side MTB Series Billings, MT. From Beartooth Mountains to Yel- the basics of track racing. No class on 6/26. Meg Feb 17; Mar 3, 10, 24; Apr 7, 14; May 5 Family Friendly Ride or Event Mautner, 503-805-1361, [email protected] lowstone River. New course. 9.3-mile run, 49-mile Supports Bicycle Alliance of WA bicycle, 23-mile paddle. Choose between triathlon Various, WA. 7-event series. Points awarded to Supports Bicycle Transportation Alliance or duathlon that covers the first two legs only. each finisher. Best 5 out of 7 results count for over- Yellowstone Valley CC, peakstoprairie.org all. U12, U19, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+ divisions, of OR self-seeding categories: Beginner, Sport, Expert/ Commercial Tour

Bicycle Paper March 2013 - 11 Calendar Sunday: 2-stage DH. Ride the infamous Catwalk BC Masters Series - BCMCA Tour de Dung Sequim Road Race Trail and end on fast BT’s switchbacks. Part of Apr 27, 28; May 18–20, 26; Jun 9, 29–30; Jul Mar 16, 23 Oregon XC Classic Series - OXCS. Joseph Davis, 13–14, 19–21, 27–28; Aug 4–5, 11, 17, 25; Sep 1 Sequim, WA. Jason Bethel, Echelon Events, 541-947-2831, Various, BC. Series of 25 races. Best 15 results racing.garagebilliards.com echelonrace.com/springthaw count toward overall. Open to men and women Victoria Cycling League - VCL May 18: Velopark Grand Prix & Eagle 30+. Staged in Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island Bike Park or Interior. Age group categories: 30-34 and all Mar 10–Sep 16 Eagle, ID. Cross-country. Wild Rockies, subsequent in 5-year increments. VTTA handicap Vancouver Island, BC. Tentative dates. Series of wildrockiesracing.com system applied. Relaxed and fun atmosphere. weekly events presented on Monday, Tuesday, May 18–19: Williams Lake Peel Out BCMCA membership, CBC Citizen or UCI license Wednesday and/or Sunday organized by various Williams Lake, BC. 2-day event includes 5’ downhill needed. SunPeaks doesn’t count for points. Bill clubs from the region. Criterium, hill climbs, time and 15’ enduro-style race. Williams Lake Cycling Yearwood, 604-267-7338, bcmasterscycling.net trials, etc. Check website for course locations and details. Victoria Cycling League, Club, ridethecariboo.ca Champion of the Spring Classic Series May 19: Duncan DH victoriacyclingleague.wordpress.com Apr 7, 13 Duncan, BC. Mt. Prevost is home to a fast, flowy Volkl Category 4 Women’s Series Various, WA. 2-event series that includes the hard- trail called Memphis, but bring your lungs because Mar 30–Aug 17 it isn’t short. Part of Island Cup Series DH. est, dirtiest, meanest races. Cash to overall Cat Various, WA. Series of 8 events. Points to top 15 Cowichan Cycles, islandcupseries.com 1/2, Cat 3, Master 40+ men and Cat 1/3 women. Need to do both races to win. Events on: 4/7, finishers in Cat 4 events, plus points for finishing May 19: Henry’s Ridge #2 other events. Prizes for top 15 overall. Minimum Maple Valley, WA. King County’s Henry’s Ridge 4/13. Alan Jacob, Spokane Rocket Velo, 509-270-8347, [email protected] 2 races to qualify for overall. Most events in the #2. Rory Muller, BuDu Racing, 260-920-3983, series have a 75-rider limit, pre-reg strongly recom- BuDuRacing.com Dirty Circles mended. Events on: 3/30, 4/14, 4/27, 5/11, 6/8, May 19: Herron Hammer Mar 3, 10, 17 6/15, 7/27, 8/17. Martha Walsh, wsbaracing.com Having fun riding around in the mud during the 2012 BC Bike Race. Kalispell, MT. At Herron Park. Steep, technical Woodland, WA. Race on a relatively flat 6.1-mile WSBA Beginner Women’s Series Photo courtesy of BC Bike Race / Dave Silver climbs and descents over single and double track. loop along the Columbia River. 4 to 6 laps depend- Constant rhythm changes. 850’ climbing per ing on category. Course direction varies. Junior to Mar 16–Apr 6 April May lap. Cash for top 3 in each category. Qualifier Cat 1. Use OBRA numbers. Points 30 deep in each Various, WA. 3-race series for beginner women. for XC Nationals. Part of MORS. Sheli Thomas, race. Overall prizes 3 deep. David Saltzberg, Part of USAC initiative to expand women’s racing. Apr 5–7: NW Cup #1 May 4: Beacon and Legs - FTR #3 missoulaxc.org No points, no prizes but mentored racing with elite Port Angeles, WA. At Dry Hill. 3-day event. Part of Spokane, WA. Sunny side up, rubber side down Zone5 Promotions, 360-823-9778, May 24: Nimby Fifty zone5promotions.com racers alongside to provide post race analysis. NW Cup. Scott Tucker, N-Dub, nwcup.com at Beacon Hill. Part of Fat Tire Revolution Series. Events on: 3/16, 3/23, 4/5. WSBA, Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, 509-754-6361, Pemberton, BC. An epic technical marathon race. EV Spring Series Apr 6: Barking Spider Bash 35km, boasting a lung busting 101 switchbacks of wsbaracing.org rideviciouscycle.com Mar 3, 9–10, 17, 23–24, 30–31 Murphy, ID. Presented at Hemingway Butt OHV. pristine singletrack climbing. This ain’t your typical WSBA Masters BARR 9- to 27-mile loop on rolling terrain with twisty May 4–5: Race the Ranch - BC Cup #1 XC race. Start 11am. Dean Linnell, nimbyfifty.com Langley, BC. Series comprised of 6 events. 4 rac- descents and a challenging climb near course’s Kamloops, BC. At Kamloops Bike Ranch. Intermedi- ing groups: A, B, C and Novice. Distance varies May 4–Aug 11 end. Tasty lunch and beverages. Cash prizes. Kids ate level course with U15 friendly sections. Citizen May 25–26: 24 Hours Round the Clock Various, WA. Best all around road rider for Mas- Spokane, WA. For all ages and ability levels at depending on group. Overall calculated on points. race, US National qualifier. Darren Lightfield, Wild and US riders welcome. Short shuttle on paved Start 10:30am. Yellow line rule enforced. UCI, ters class only. 5-39, 40-49, 50+ Cat 1/3 and Cat Rockies, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesracing.com road. Part of BC Cup DH Series. Henry Pejril, Kam- Riverside State Park. Solo and teams from 2-10 4/5. Members only get points. Top 15 get points at people. Onsite camping and vendors. Memorial Cycling BC or domestic US license OK. Jeff Ain, Apr 6: Junkyard Dog - BC Cup #1 loops Performance Cycling Center, 250-828-2783, Escape Velocity, escapevelocity.bc.ca the 3 Championship events, top 10 at other races. mountainbike.cyclingbc.net weekend. Free kids race Sunday. Wendy Bailey, Only active WSBA members can score points. Surrey, BC. Tentative date. XC race. Great family Round & Round Productions, 509-953-9831, George’s Spring Series - GSS spectator event – easy urban access. Good climb- May 5: Coast Hills Classic Events on: 5/4, 8/11. wsbaracing.com roundandround.com Apr 14–May 5 ing with tight and windy technical singletrack. Part Newport, OR. Gorgeous ocean views, sick down- WSBA Senior BARR May 25–27: Eagle Bike Park Weekend Boise, ID. 3-event series (1 TT, 2 RRs) open to of BC Cup XC Series. SORCE, sorcebikeclub.org hill, gnarly singletrack, killer climb and mud make Mar 2–Aug 11 for a great course. Formerly known as the Ben Eagle, ID. Presenting the most diverse formats for select Masters (30+ Cat 1/2), Masters A, B, C. Apr 6: Mudslinger - HC & Super D DS, SD and DH races of the year. A well-rounded Various, WA. Best all around road rider for Senior Blodgett, OR. Against the clock race starting at Eder Memorial Race. Benefits the youth programs $2000 raffle prize. Pre-registration online only. scholarship fund at Newport Rec Center. Cash rider will do well. Kid friendly. Darren Lightfield, Prizes to top 3 in GC. Events on: 4/14, 4/28, 5/5. class only. 8 races including State Championships noon for the 2.2-mile hillclimb with 820’ of climb- Wild Rockies, wildrockiesracing.com which carry double points. Members only get ing and 2.5-mile Super D with 1000’ of descend- prizes. Liam Hughes, Bike Newport, 541-265-9917, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, georgescycles.com coasthillsclassic.com May 25: High School MTB points. Top 15 get points at Championship events, ing. Mike Ripley, 541-225-7946, Hammer at the Slammer top 10 at other races. Only active WSBA member mudslingerevents.com May 5: West Coast Super D Championship Vancouver, BC. 604-737-3034, cyclingbc.net Mar 3, 10, 17 can score points. Events on: 3/2, 3/30, 4/13, 6/8, Apr 7: Duncan XC Balcarra, BC. 2.25km long. Estimated finish time Boise, ID. Start/finish on South Cole between Kuna 6/22, 7/13, 7/21, 8/11. wsbaracing.com Duncan, BC. Part of Island Cup Series XC. 12-15 minutes. Lots of singletrack on this improved May 25–26: Oregon Enduro #1 - Hood River Mora & Ten Mile Creek. Distances vary from 26-63 islandcupseries.com course. Part of BC Grassroots Series. Gordon Long- miles depending on category and race. Courses Apr 7: Mudslinger - OXCS #2 den, West Coast Racing, westcoastracing.ca Hood River, OR. Held in Post Canyon. Drop 3600’ weekly Series in 7 miles with 500’ of climbing. Part of North vary slightly each week. First start 9am, no day-of Blodgett, OR. Longest running MTB race in the May 5: West Side MTB Series #7 American Endura Tour. See race series for details. registration, online at Bikereg.com. All men, Monday NW. 12- or 22-mile course with gravel road climbs Sammamish, WA. King County’s Soaring Eagle Devon Lyons, 541-301-0132, oregonsuperd.com women and Masters. Overall on points, includes to split you up and great singletrack on the way Trails. See race series for details. Rory Muller, hot spots. Prizes 5 deep. Mike Cooley, George’s Monday PIR down. Fun for all levels and free food for racers BuDu Racing, 260-920-3983, BuDuRacing.com May 26: Sisters Stampede XC - Cycles, georgescycles.com Apr 15–Aug 26 OXCS #6 after. Part of Oregon XC Classic Series - OXCS. May 11: Cascade Chainbreaker - Heiser Farms Grand Island Series Portland, OR. For all Masters 30+ men and women Mike Ripley, Mudslinger Events, 541-225-7946, OXCS #4 Sisters, OR. 27-mile loop for all but Cat 3. 12 of any age/ability, including Juniors. At PIR. 5 cat- mudslingerevents.com Bend, OR. Oregon’s biggest MTB race. Great mix miles. Terrain is rolling with many lava strewn tech- Feb 23; Mar 9, 16 egories. Course is a flat, wide 1.9-mile loop, closed Apr 7: West Side MTB Series #5 of fun singletrack, double track and fire roads. nical sections. 90% singletrack on Peterson Ridge Dayton, OR. New series. 3 events on paved road to traffic with excellent pavement. No tight corners. Maple Valley, WA. King County’s Henry’s Ridge Many trails usually not open to public. Tandem cat- Trail. Free kids race. Start/finish at Three Creeks on Grand Island. Joseph Ferron, Trailhead Coffee Great place to learn racing. Women’s first time #1. See race series for details. Rory Muller, egory. Part of Oregon XC Classic Series - OXCS. Brewing. Cash for Pros. Part of Oregon XC Classic Roasters, 971-678-9747, obra.org rider clinics 2nd Monday of each month. Registra- BuDu Racing, 260-920-3983, BuDuRacing.com Kevin Gorman, 888-759-2453, webcyclery.com Series - OXCS. Joel Palanuk, 541-390-9683, Inland Road Race Series - IRRS tion at start/finish line at 5pm, first race 6:15pm. sistersstampede.com Apr 13: Sage Brush Scramble - KTS #1 May 11: Coyote Classic - KTS #2 May 11–Aug 25 GC at the end of each month. William Laubernds, May 26: Unicorn 5000 503-545-9083, racemondaynight.com Boise, ID. Mountain Home. STXC. Action-packed Garden City, ID. High speed rolling double track, Spokane, WA. 6-race series. Courses feature a short track racing 23 miles SE of Boise. Racing and tight, technical sagebrush singletrack, water Kamloops, BC. DH with an amazing course on Harper Mountain. Race designed for riders of all variety of terrain to challenge all levels of riders. Tuesday BBQ starts at noon. Race, hang out and have fun. crossings, quick steep drops, nasty little granny Cash and merchandise going to the winners. See race series for details. Knobby Tire Series, gear climbs. Singlespeeders’ dream. Qualifier for ability levels. DH High School MTB Championships. Baddlands Twilight Series Part of BC Grassroots Series. Cheryl Beatie, Bicycle Overall calculated on points. All USA Cycling knobbytireseries.com Nationals. See race series for details. Knobby Tire Apr 9–Aug 27 Cafe Kamloops, 250-828-2453, bicyclecafe.com races. Events on: 5/11, 6/9, 6/29, 7/27, 8/11. Apr 14: Cumberland XC Series, knobbytireseries.com spokanerocketvelo.com Spokane, WA. All races start 6pm, registration May 11: Ore Crusher Cumberland, BC. Part of Island Cup Series XC. Mason Lake RR Series open 4:45pm. Event and location varies each week. UROC, islandcupseries.com Squamish, BC. LeMans-style start, followed by laps Touring Yellow center line rule in effect in all TT and RR. around 20km loop on Cheekye Fan singletrack Mar 3, 10 Apr 14: West Side MTB Series #6 March Awards after last race. Locations include Spokane, Snohomish, WA. Lord Hill Trails. See race series system. 11am start. Armand Hurford, Test of Metal, Mason Lake, WA. Near Shelton. 2-race series. Cheney and Coeur d’Alene. Points for individual for details. Rory Muller, BuDu Racing, testofmetal.com Mar 2: Echo Red to Red Poker Ride 12-mile loop around Mason Lake. Rolling hills, no and team classification. USAC license. Alex Renner, 260-920-3983, BuDuRacing.com May 11: Stottlemeyer 30/60 - NWES #1 Echo, OR. Poker ride, best 5 hands wins. Benefits major climbs. Start at Mason Lake County Park. Baddlands Cycling Club, 509-456-0432, Port Gamble, WA. Technical singletrack winding the Echo Food Pantry. All participants also receive Points standing only, top 10 score. First race starts baddlands.org Apr 20–21: Lions ST & Beezley Burn - an entry for a Niner Bikes EMD9 frame. Shayne FTR #1/2 through forest, followed by fast gravel trails. Logs at 9:30am. Open to all. USCA license required. Pacific Raceways Series to jump, natural whoopties, and forgiving terrain. Myers, 541-571-8018, echored2red.com 1-day license for Cat 5 men and Cat 4 women. Ephrata, WA. Series kick off. Saturday Lions ST, Mar 19–Aug 27 Sunday Beezley Burn XC on challenging, desert- 30 and 60 miles. Limit 400. Part of NW Epic Mar 2: Mussels in the Kettles Series awards. David Douglas, northwestvelo.com Kent, WA. 2.25-mile closed course. Reg from like 7-mile loop with lots of short climbs and fast Series. Roger Michel, 4th Dimension Racing LLC, Coupeville, WA. Non-competitive MTB and poker OBRA Women’s Prestige Series 5:30pm. Start 6:45pm in March, 7pm from April descents. Pro pay out and lots of prizes. Part of Fat 425-301-7009, NWEpicSeries.com ride on Whidbey Island. 3 routes: Easy 7.8 miles Apr 13–Aug 23 on. Course varies weekly. Monthly clinic presented Tire Revolution Series. Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, May 12: Salty Dog 6 Hour Enduro with double track, moderate 9.6 single and double Various, OR. Series of 10 events. Only Senior by Cycle U starting 4/2. No race 7/30. Rory 509-754-6361, rideviciouscycle.com Salmon Arm, BC. Open to everyone. Teams of 2 track, expert 10.2 technical singletrack. Bike categories for men, women and mixed and solo socks for the first 250. Matt Plush, Whidbey Island women score points at Banana Belt, Rainier RR, Muller, BuDu Racing, 260-920-3983, Apr 20: Trailblazer Series #1 Bicycle Club, 360-914-0692, musselsinthekettles.net Montinore RR and Giro di Portland. Events on: buduracing.com Mission, BC. At Heritage Park. Enduro race. See for Elite/Sport racers. Jr. 3-hour enduro for U15 on 5km course, teams of 2 only. Junior Salty Pup 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/9, 6/16, 7/6, 7/14, Sidney Velo TT race series for details. Karla Stowards, FVMBA, May 8/17, 8/23. Kenji Sagahara, OBRA, obra.org fvmba.com for 12-16” wheels and Salty Pup 1-hour enduro. Apr 30–Aug 27 Start 10am. Part of BC Grassroots Series. Tom May 18: Bird Fest Rides Oregon Cup Apr 21: Cumberland DH Sidney, BC. Presented on a 17.4km course every Peasgood, Skookum Cycle & Ski, 250-832-7368, Leavenworth, WA. Tentative date. Birding by Cumberland, BC. Flowy and smooth, spectator Apr 13–Aug 17 Tuesday - rain or shine. Sign up at 6:30pm, first skookumcycle.com bicycle. Das Rad Haus and Der Sportsmann, friendly. Shuttle on race day. Part of Island Cup 509-548-5615, dasradhaus.com Various, OR. Series of 8 events for Senior 1/2 men rider off at 7pm. Start/finish at Cy Hampson Park Series DH. United Riders of Cumberland, May 12: Unravel the Scratchgravels and Senior 1/3 women, overall based on points. on Lockshide Ave. Must do 3 races to qualify for islandcupseries.com Helena, MT. At Scratchgravel Hills. All categories. Top 20 in each event scores points. Cash prizes for overall. Larry Pommen, sidneyvelo.ca Apr 21: Hammerfest XC 5.8-mile loop, 70% double track, 30% singletack. Road top 5 in both categories overall. For Omnium race Start/finish at Echo Drive Trailhead. Juniors (11-14) Summer TT Series Parksville, BC. Tentative date. Part of Island Cup - only RR counts toward OC standings. High Desert race short course for 3 miles. Kids race available. Apr 16–Jun 11 Series XC. Arrowsmith MTB Club, islandcupseries. series RR only counts. Events on: 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 6/16, Chad Dexter, Big Sky Cyclery Race Team, com 7/6, 7/14, 7/28, 8/17. Kenji Sagahara, OBRA, Wenatchee, WA. Tentative dates. Series of 5 406-442-4644, bigskybikes.com As the Raven Flies TT Apr 25–28: NW Cup #2 obra.org/oregon_cup events raced every second week. Low key self- May 17–19: NW Cup #3 Mar 23, 30; May 25 timed event. Fill in info on sign-up sheet before and Port Angeles, WA. At Dry Hill. 3-day event. Part of Seattle Road Development Series Port Angeles, WA. At Dry Hill. 3-day event. Corvallis, OR. Series of 3 events. 6 miles out and after. Course open 5-7pm. No drafting. Aero and NW Cup. Scott Tucker, N-Dub, nwcup.com Part of NW Cup. N-Dub, nwcup.com back for a 12-mile race on an up-and-down course. Feb 23–Aug 11 standard divisions. Points system for top 10 at each Apr 27–28: Bear Springs Trap - OXCS #3 May 18: 12 Hrs of Disco 3rd event longer. Open to men, women, Juniors, Various, WA. Series for Junior riders ages 10-18. 4 event. Overall based on points. McCubbins Gulch, OR. Saturday short track, Salmon, ID. 8-mile mostly singletrack course. Solo, Masters. Kevin Nichols, 971-237-1206, obra.org categories - A: 17-18, B: 15-16, C: 13-14, D: 10-12. Wenatchee Valley Velo, bikewenatchee.org Sunday XC. 10, 20 & 30 miles, depending on 2- and 4-person categories. Benefits the Salmon Points to all racers at each event, total points minus class. 95% singletrack. 500’-2000’ of elevation. Banana Belt Series SWICA Criterium Series Youth Employment Program. Max Lohmeyer, lower score equals overall points, tiebreaker on Single lap format. Part of Oregon XC Classic Series May 4, 11, 18 May 14–Jul 9 208-756-7613, ridesalmon.com highest placing. Events on: 4/14, 5/4, 6/1, 6/16, - OXCS. Petr Kakes, Hurricane Racing, Forest Grove, OR. 3-event series. Race around Boise, ID. 9 races at Expo-Idaho, south of Hawks May 18: Echo Valley Rally - FTR #4 7/4, 7/20, 7/21. WSBA, wsbaracing.org 503-272-0146, Hurricaneracingoregon.com Henry-Hagg Lake. 11-mile course. 750’ elevation Southern Oregon Time Trial Series Stadium. All events count towards SWICA points Apr 27–28: Sunshine Coaster Chelan, WA. Rippin’ fast singletrack overlooking gain per lap. Hills are long and steady, but not in each category. 5 different groups. First start: E beautiful Lake Chelan. Part of Fat Tire Revolution Roberts Creek, BC. Saturday: XC marathon, 25 steep. Open to all categories from Juniors to Mar 9, 16, 23 flight 5:45pm, A flight 8pm. Registration starts at Series. Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, and 45km courses open. Sunday: Mach Chicken Masters 60+. Races 1 & 3 go counterclockwise, Medford, OR. Series of 3 events, with change of 5:15pm. idahobikeracing.org 509-754-6361, rideviciouscycle.com DH. Reg. fee for XCM includes salmon BBQ. DH #2 clockwise. Points system (15 deep) determines location and distances each race. First rider off at Tuesday PIR May 18–19: Spring Thaw MTB Festival overall winners. Cash prizes. Moved from March 9am, 1-min intervals. Ribbons to top 3 in each class includes shuttles all day on Sunday. Beer garden Apr 16–Aug 27 on Saturday, free limited tent camping, no trailers. - OXCS #5 to May. Jeff Mitchem, Pedal Event, pedalevent.com after each event. Money to the top 3 males and Part of BC Grassroots Series. Sue Duxbury, Ashland, OR. Oldest MTB race in Oregon. Sat- females for series. All categories including tandem Portland, OR. RR circuit at PIR. Genders combined Sunshine Coast Cycling, 604-886-3841, urday: XC at Lithia Park - beginners start 9am for (1st race) and handcycle. OBRA license required. for Cat 1/2/3, Cat 3/4, Cat 4/5. Flat 1.9-mile sunshinecoaster.net 9 miles, others 9:30am for 23.5 miles. Kids 1pm. Theresa Gann, 541-779-6986, obra.org loop, wide road with excellent pavement, closed to traffic. Distances and hot spots vary depending on 12 - Bicycle Paper March 2013 calendar daylight. Cash and merchandise prizes. Start times: 9:30am. Distance varies between 48 and 60 miles Mar 30: As the Raven Flies TT #2 at noon, followed by 9km HC 5-10% grade at 2pm group 8:30am. Open to men 1-5, women 1-4, Cat 4/5 6:05pm; Cat 3/4 6:30pm; Cat 1/2/3 depending on categories. See race series for Amity, OR. See race series for details. at Shawnigan Lake. See race series for details. Masters. Part of Volkl Category 4 Women’s Series. 6:45pm. Team and individual season passes avail- details. David Douglas, [email protected] Kevin Nichols, 971-237-1206, obra.org Tony Hoar, BC Masters Assoc., 250-743-9915, Deanna Muller, BuDu Racing, 206-920-3983, able. William Laubernds, 503-545-9083, obra.org Mar 3: Wawawai TT & HC Mar 30–31: EV Spring Series #7/9 - bcmasterscycling.net buduracing.com Twilight TT Series Pullman, WA. Race one or both. Flat 20km TT out Stage Race Apr 27–28: Deschutes River Valley May 12: Silver Lake TT May 7–28 and back. 2nd race: 11km mass start hill climb with Langley, BC. Saturday: Old Yale crit. Afternoon: TT Festival Maple Falls, WA. Two-person TTT on Silver Lake 1950’+ of climbing. Cash and prizes for overall River Road RR. Sunday: Snake RR. Omnium for- Maupin, OR. 3 individual stages. Staging at Road, a stunningly beautiful low-use rural road. Coburg, OR. Series of 4 TT. Starts/ends near combined times. Licensed U17 race free. Benefits mat. See race series for details. Jeff Ain, Imperial River Company. Open to all 19+ riders. Stewart Bowmer, [email protected] Coburg Fire Dept. All welcome, tandem category. Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s. escapevelocity.bc.ca Tandem and recumbent categories. Registration May 15: PR Kermesse Series Registration opens 5:30, first rider off at 6:30pm. Ted Chauvin, Garage & Kryki Sports, 6:30-8:30am. 1st race: 25 miles at 9am. 2nd: Sal Collura, 541-747-3336, obra.org Mar 30: Independence Valley RR Kent, WA. wsbaracing.org tedchauvin.tumblr.com Rochester, WA. 19.5-mile loop features rolling 8-mile hill climb at 3pm. 3rd: 49 miles at 8am on May 17–18: Idaho TT Festival World Tuesday Night Championship Mar 9–10: Beaver (OSU) Omnium hills, roads that twist through the Valley’s farmland. Sunday. Terri Gooch, 541-354-1520, Boise, ID. 2-day, TT stage race. Friday Mini Bogus May 7–Aug 27 Corvallis, OR. Collegiate event. TT, RR and Couple of short climbs. First start 9:30am. No raceacrossoregon.com T, Saturday 40km. Must enter all stages to be Vancouver, BC. Midweek criterium racing every Criterium. Nick Maslen, Oregon State University, separate Junior category. Start at Swede Hall. Part Apr 27: Eugene Roubaix eligible for cash and medals. All categories. dry Tuesday (rain = no race) from 6:30pm to [email protected] of Nature Valley Pro Chase events. Part of WSBA Eugene, OR. 13-mile loop with 1.5-mile dirt/gravel John Rogers, Team Bob’s Bicycles, 208-284-9671, 8:30pm. Registration 6pm. Women and men 4/5 Mar 9–10: EV Spring Series # 2/3 Senior BARR, Volkl Category 4 Women’s Series. section, smooth and mostly flat otherwise. Registra- teamrace.obccwd.com race at 6:30pm, Cat 3/4 men at 7pm and Cat 1/2 Langley, BC. Saturday: River Road - flat, square Erik Anderson, Sound Velo Cycling, 360-870-5025, tion opens 8:30am off Central, in school parking May 18: Banana Belt III men at 7:30pm. Course on the campus of UBC circuit beside Fraser River in Langley. A, B, C, ssvr.weebly.com lot. Cat 1-5 men, 1-5 women, Masters women 40+, Hagg Lake, OR. See race series for details. Thunderbird Stadium. 604-734-4241, Novice. Sunday: Armstrong - climbers delight on Mar 30–31: WWU Omnium Masters men 40+, 60+. Part of OBRA Women’s Jeff Mitchem, 503-233-3636, pedalevent.com escapevelocity.bc.ca the infamous Armstrong Hill. See race series for Bellingham, WA. Collegiate, men A to women Prestige Series, Oregon Cup. Dillon Cadwell, May 18–20: BC Masters Series #4/7 details. Escape Velocity Cycling Club, C categories. Saturday am: North Shore RR on obra.org Kamloops, BC. Saturday: 16km TT and criterium. Wednesday escapevelocity.bc.ca 8-mile loop. Afternoon: 12.8-mile TTT out and Apr 27: Olympic View RR Saturday: 60km RR (double points). Sunday: 14km Mt. Tabor Series Mar 9: Heiser Farms Grand Island back. Sunday: Criterium on flat 0.7-mile course in Brady, WA. Mostly flat with a few rolling hills. 18- HC. See race series for details. Peter Bartel, May 29–Jul 3 RR #2 Delta Tech Industrial Park. Daniel Benowitz, mile loop, number of laps vary based on category. BC Masters Assoc., bcmasterscycling.net WWU Team, [email protected] No separate Juniors class. First start 9:30am. Portland, OR. Challenging 6-week circuit race Dayton, OR. See race series for details. Joseph May 18–19: Mutual of Enumclaw Ferron, Trailhead Coffee Roasters, obra.org Mar 31: Crank Bicycles TT Start at Olympic View Grange Hall. Part of Volkl Stage Race series held on a 1.3-mile hilly loop closed to traffic Category 4 Women’s Series. Erik Anderson, Mar 9: Southern Oregon TT #1 Portland, OR. Smooth, flat pavement at PIR. All Enumclaw, WA. Saturday: flat TT in am, followed around the upper reservoir in Mt. Tabor Park. All Sound Velo Cycling, ssvr.weebly.com categories, including fixed gear. Points 15 deep. Medford, OR. 13.4 miles. Antelope Road course. categories, tandems welcome. Nick Blacklock, by figure-8 criterium course downtown. Sunday: Overall best 5 of 6. Final race: double points. Start See race series for details. Tim Turk, 541-482-2130, 503-821-6034, obra.org Apr 27–28: Race the Ridge RR up Mud Mountain. Youth categories: U15, U17 Maple Ridge, BC. 11th annual. Challenging 6pm. Benefits the Oregon Food Bank - up to $3 oregonrunner.com April and U19 available. discount if you bring canned food. Clark Ritchie, Mar 10: Dirty Circles #2 3-stage race. Saturday: RR and TT, Sunday: Crit. mutualofenumclaw.com/stagerace 503-936-2575, mttaborseries.com Woodland, WA. See race series for details. David Apr 5–6: Husky Omnium Exciting, high speed, and spectator-friendly events May 19: Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit North Bend, WA. Collegiate event. Part of WSBA on tried and true courses. Includes Youth Stage Saltzberg, Zone5 Promotions, 360-823-9778, Portland, OR. Criterium-style race on farm roads. Wednesday Night Races Beginner Women’s Series. University of WA Cycling Race for those under 17, free kids race. Local Ride obra.org Same great location as the Kruger’s Crossing Mar 13–Aug 28 Team, huskycycling.org Bike Shop, 604-466-2016, localride.ca Mar 10: Gran Fondo Ephrata ‘cross race, so expect a fun and spectator-friendly Mission, BC. Mission Raceway 2.1km-long closed Ephrata, WA. 78 miles, mass start 9am. Timed Apr 6: Ankeny Road Race Apr 28: BC Masters Series #3 event. All ages, all levels, all bikes allowed. Free circuit course. All ages and abilities. 1hr training to provide recognition to top finishers. Glimpse Ankeny, OR. Kurt Haas, 503-362-0370, Maple Bay, BC. 65km RR on rolling terrain. Start kids races. Kris Schamp, Portland Racing, to learn group tactics before race. Friendly com- some very remote, out of the way parts of Central [email protected] 12pm at Moose Hall. Double point event. See race 503-466-9007, obra.org petitive atmosphere. Top 5 receive points toward WA. Meet at Ephrata High Soccer Field. Limit Apr 6–7: Tour of Ontario series for details. David Mercer, BC Masters May 22: PR Kermesse Series overall. 3 groups, intensity and distances vary ac- Assoc., 778-430-0646, bcmasterscycling.net 100. Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, 509-754-6361, Ontario, OR. Exciting 2-day, 3-stage race on bor- Kent, WA. wsbaracing.org cording to ability. Registration 6pm. Separate kids rideviciouscycle.com der of Oregon and Idaho. Malheur Butt TT, historic Apr 28: Chicken Dinner RR - GSS #2 May 25: As the Raven Flies - race. Bruce Wenting, 604-826-1411, wentings.com Union Pacific Train Depot Criterium and Ontario Mar 10: Hammer at the Slammer RR #2 Nampa, ID. 36-63 miles. Start at Deer Flat and Long TT #3 Boise, ID. See race series for details. Mike Cooley, Heights Circuit Race. Bring 53x11, it’s going to be Perch Rd, south of Nampa. Part of George’s Spring Thursday fast. John Rogers, 208-284-9671, Series - GSS. Mike Cooley, Boise CC / George’s Amity, OR. See race series for details. Boise CC / George’s Cycles, 208-343-3782, Kevin Nichols, 971-237-1206, obra.org CRC Coastal Challenge Series georgescycles.com thetourofontario.com Cycles, 208-373-3782, georgescycles.com May 2–Aug 29 Apr 6: Vance Creek RR Apr 28: Larry Kemp Memorial Ride May 25: Bend Don’t Break Mar 10: Mason Lake RR #2 Bend, OR. Relatively flat, well-paved 9.9-mile Richmond, BC. 1.4km criterium flat course at River- Mason Lake, WA. 12-mile loop around Mason Elma, WA. 13.5-mile loop includes narrow Europe- Seattle, WA. Ride in remembrance of Larry Kemp an-style farm road and 1km climb to finish. Starts to raise money for local Junior racers. We ask for circuit with a few rolling hills and a fast, sprint fin- side Industrial Park. Sign in 5:30pm at Horsehoe Lake. No major climbs, rolling terrain. Distances ish. Number of laps varies according to category. Way & Horseshoe Place. Open to all, split into 4 vary between 48 and 60 miles depending on cat- by cooling towers on top of Fuller Hill in Satsop. donation to help support the Larry Kemp Memorial Course encourages opportunistic racing strategy. Fund for Juniors (501 C). Fisher Plumbing Cycling Open to all categories, no separate Junior catego- racing groups: A, B, C and Youth groups. Points egory. See race series for details. David Douglas, ry. First race 9am. Part of OBRA Women’s Prestige allocated after each race. Men & women. Prizes Northwest Velo, northwestvelo.com First race 9:30am. Juniors race separately. Team, jetcityvelo.com Erik Anderson, CBC Racing, ssvr.weebly.com Series. Amanda Atwill, West Coast Women Cycling 3 deep on overall in each category. Todd Hansen, Mar 16: Heiser Farms Grand Island Apr 28: Willamette Gran Fondo Team, 415-652-1484, freshairsports.com Apr 7: Barry’s Roubaix Coastal Race Club, 604-788-1873, RR #3 Monroe, OR. Two distances in the heart of the May 25–26: Human Power Challenge coastalraceclub.com Dayton, OR. See race series for details. Joseph Pitt Meadows, BC. A tooth rattling, gritty good Willamette Valley: 116-mile Gran, 55-mile Medio. time! 10km mostly flat circuit is 40% gravel. First Mike Ripley, Mudslinger Events, 541-225-7946, Portland, OR. 13th annual presented at PIR. Open PGCC Series Ferron, Trailhead Coffee Roasters, 971-678-9747, to all types of HPV (recumbent or upright). Several obra.org start 8:30am. Barry Lyster, Local Ride Bike Shop, mudslingerevents.com Apr 25–Sept 8 604-466-2016, localride.ca disciplines: RR, TT, Drag Racing, Auto Cross, Prince George, BC. Local race series, events vary Mar 16: Southern Oregon TT #2 May 200m, short track. Social activities & exhibits. Jeff Medford, OR. Griffin Creek. 8-mile course. See Apr 7: Rocky Mountain Roubaix Wills, ohpv.org weekly. Includes TT, RR and criterium. See website Frenchtown, MT. A 1-day spring classic. 40-60-mile May 1–5: SRAM Tour of the Gila for location. 100-point system for overall placement race series for details. Tim Turk, 541-482-2130, Silver City, NM. Offering 8 categories. A 5-day May 25: ICO TT oregonrunner.com road race. Part of Champion of the Spring Classic plus sprint points in the criterium. Some events on Series. Tamara Bassett, 406-214-5474, stage race for UCI men; women Pro 1/2; men 1/2; TBD, ID. Rudy Estrada, 208-713-3705, the weekend. pgcyclingclub.ca Mar 16: Tour de Dung (Sequim) RR #1 [email protected] men 3 and Masters men A consisting of 3 RR, ITT idahobikeracing.org Sequim, WA. Race in the rain shadow of Olympic Rose Garden Circuit Race Series Apr 13: Kings Valley RR and a crit. 4-day stage race open to men 4, Masters May 25: Lewis & Clark Ultra 12/24 Mountain Range. Start/finish across from Dunge- men B and women 3/4 and consists of 2 RR, TT and Vancouver, WA. 12- and 24-hour TT race - long Apr 4–25 Pedee, OR. Perfect for strong men and women. ness State Park and Recreation Area. Very flat, crit. Also 2 Citizen races. Jack Brennan, Tour of the loop 144 miles, short loop 10. Start at Hockinson Portland, OR. 4-event series presented at Wash- fast surfaced course (2-3 rollers). Wind frequently Rolling 19.5-mile loop on good to excellent roads. Start 10am. For Cat 1/5 men, Cat 1/4 women, Gila Inc., 575-590-2612, tourofthegila.com Middle School, travel on rolling hills and farmland ington Park (Int’l Rose Test Garden). Race from a factor. Same course as in years past. Finish on May 3–5: Collegiate Road Nationals to Bonneville Dam, over Old Man Pass and Swift 6-8pm. 4 start groups: Cat 4/5 men, Cat 1/3 Kitchen Dick Rd. See race series for details. Part Masters 40/50+. Part of OBRA Women’s Prestige Series, Oregon Cup. Scott Goldstein, Ogden, UT. Chad Sperry, Breakaway Promotions, Reservoir. Start 7am. Solo or team, tandem and women, Cat 4/5 women, Cat 1/3 men. Masters of WSBA Beginner Women’s Series. Jason Bethel, 541-296-8908, usacycling.org recumbent categories. OBRA sanctioned. Part of race in their respective Senior categories. 1.2-mile 541-343-4833, obra.org Garage Racing, racing.garagebilliards.com May 4: Banana Belt I UMCA. Glenn Johnson, 360-718-0173, loop with a hairpin turn. Steven Beardsley, Mar 16–17: Willamette University Apr 13–14: MSU Road Race lacultra.com Bozeman, MT. Collegiate event. Start 9am. Hagg Lake, OR. See race series for details. Giro Events, 503-272-1710, giroevents.com Omnium May 25–27: USAC Pro Nationals Apr 13: Ronde Van Palouse Jeff Mitchem, 503-233-3636, pedalevent.com Seward Park Criterium Series Salem, OR. Collegiate event. Saturday: RR on May 4–5: Tour de Bloom Chattanooga, TN. Road and TT. USA Cycling, 11-mile flat course, afternoon TTT on 11-mile loop. Spangle, WA. 16-mile circuit course in open farm usacycling.org Apr 4–Aug 29 country. Good pavement except for sections of Wenatchee, WA. 9-mile out and back TT on Seattle, WA. Short 0.8-mile raindrop-shaped loop Sunday criterium on 0.7-mile course. Distances moderate rolling terrain. 4-corner crit in the heart May 26: BC Masters Series #8 vary based on categories. Kevin Bernstein, graded gravel road. Constant rollers, wind favors in the park. Very good pavement, 200m hill each strong all-around riders. Finish 2 miles northeast of of historic Wenatchee. Festival concludes with the Metchosin, BC. 40-80km of rolling terrain and lap, 140-degree turn. Race directions vary. Regis- 801-574-7730, [email protected] brand new Waterville Plateau road race, ideal for hills on Rocky Point Rd. See race series for details. Mar 17: Dirty Circles #3 Liberty HS. Puncture resistant tires recommended. tration on race day only. Opens at 4:30pm, first Part of WSBA Senior BARR, Champion of the an exciting sprint finish. Omnium points format. Kim Gard, BC Masters Assoc., 250-370-2689, Woodland, WA. See race series for details. David start at 5pm, last at 7pm. Nightly cash and primes. Spring Classic Series. Alan Jacob, Spokane Rocket $10,000 in prizes. Part of Apple Blossom Festival. bcmasterscycling.net Saltzberg, Zone5 Promotions, 360-823-9778, Points 6 deep. David Douglas, [email protected] Velo, 509-868-8604, spokanerocketvelo.com Part of WSBA Masters BARR, Seattle Road Devel- May 27: Crank Bicycles TT obra.org opment Series. Steve Johnston, Wenatchee Valley Portland, OR. Smooth, flat pavement at PIR. All Mar 17: EV Spring Series # 4 Apr 14: Jason Broome TT - GSS #1 Boise, ID. 10-mile ITT. First rider 9am, intervals at Velo, 509-670-8720, bikewenatchee.org categories, tandems welcome. Nick Blacklock, Racing Abbotsford, BC. Bradner - challenging road race 30 seconds. Start at truck stop (exit 71) on I-84, 16 May 5: Emmett-Roubaix RR - GSS #3 503-821-6034, obra.org course. See race series for details. February miles east of Boise. Part of George’s Spring Series Boise, ID. Start at Emmett City Park at 9:30am. May 27: Mt. Tabor Circuit Race Jeff Ain, escapevelocity.bc.ca Feb 25: Mashel Nisqually Kermesse - GSS. Mike Cooley, George’s Cycles & Fitness, Distances between 45-65 miles. Part of George’s Portland, OR. Tough, 1.3-mile hilly and curvy circuit Eatonville, WA. At Mashel Loop Field. Covers 7-10 Mar 17: Hammer at the Slammer 208-343-3782, georgescycles.com Spring Series - GSS. Mike Cooley, Boise CC / that encircles the upper reservoir and passes the laps of Mashel-Nisqually loop, 1-mile road, 2.25- RR #3 Apr 14: Volunteer Park Criterium George’s Cycles, 208-343-3782, georgescycles.com neck of the ancient volcano that formed Mt. Tabor. mile dirt. Start 10am. Open to all. Neutral wheel Boise, ID. See race series for details. Mike Cooley, Seattle, WA. 0.8-mile loop inside Volunteer May 8: PR Kermesse Series Each lap has 136.6’ of climbing. obra.org support. Bring your WSBA numbers. Michael Pruitt, Boise CC / George’s Cycles, 208-343-3782, Park with small 150-yard hill climb. Part of Volkl Kent, WA. wsbaracing.org May 31–Jun 2: Robert Cameron Stranamanti Cycling, 206-227-7111, wsbaracing.org georgescycles.com Category 4 Women’s Series, Seattle Road May 11: Banana Belt II Law Cycling Series - BC Road Mar 23: As the Raven Flies TT #1 Championships March Development Series. Cucina Fresca Cycling Team, Hagg Lake, OR. See race series for details. Part of Amity, OR. See race series for details. supersquadra.com OBRA Women’s Prestige Series, Oregon Cup. Victoria, BC. Friday: rumble 5km TT on Dallas Rd. Mar 2: Ice Breaker TT Kevin Nichols, 971-237-1206, obra.org Apr 19–21: Tour of Walla Walla Jeff Mitchem, 503-233-3636, pedalevent.com Saturday: Westhills Classic RR on the relentless Auburn, WA. Pre-reg only. 10-mile course on Mar 23–24: EV Spring Series # 5/6 Stage Race May 11: Idaho State Championships RR Metchosin 10km circuit course. Sunday: legendary Green Valley Rd near Flaming Geyser State Park Langley, BC. Saturday: Wix Brown course. Sun- Walla Walla, WA. 3-or 4-stage race depending on TBD, ID. Tentative date. Vernon Padaca, RH Bastion Square GP and Timbits Challenge. between Black Diamond and Auburn. Start/finish day: Aldergrove long course. See race series for category. Friday RR rolling circuit with hilltop finish 208-571-1730, teamdobbiaco.com Opening weekend of Victoria Cycling Festival. at Green Valley & 218th. First race 9am. USAC details. Jeff Ain, escapevelocity.bc.ca for Pro 1-2, Cat 3 and Masters 40+. No women’s victoria-cycling.com licence. All categories, Junior D to Pros, tandems May 11: Liberty Road Race #1 Mar 23: Southern Oregon TT #3 race Friday. All categories, Saturday 8.7-mile TT welcome. Use WSBA numbers. Part of WSBA Spokane, WA. Excellent pavement in rolling farm Medford, OR. Colver Park. 10.4 miles. See race and downtown 1.1-mile 8-corner crit. Sunday: hilly Senior BARR. Erik Olson, Cucina Fresca Cycling country of the Palouse. Two 29-mile loops. Fast Touring Series series for details. Tim Turk, 541-482-2130, RR. No day-of reg. Micheal Austin, Wheatland Team, 425-802-4222, supersquadra.com course with a few good rollers, no major climbs. Jan 5–Dec 28: Ride with Cascade oregonrunner.com Wheelers CC, 509-525-4949, tofww.org Team tactics and wind could be a factor. Start/ Mar 2–3: UO Omnium Bicycle Studio Mar 23: Tour de Dung (Sequim) RR #2 Apr 20–21: NWCCC Championships finish on top of gentle climb east of Liberty HS. Seattle, WA. Come ride with us every Saturday Eugene, OR. Collegiate event. TT, RR and Criterium. Sequim, WA. Start/finish across from Dungeness WSU/UI Part of Inland Road Race Series - IRRS. Mike Sirott, Mar 3: Dirty Circles #1 morning in 2013. Departs from Cascade Bicycle State Park and Recreation Area. Very flat, fast Moscow, ID. Collegiate event. Start 9am. Spokane Rocket Velo, 509-868-8604, Studio at 10am. Each ride led by a CBS Ambas- Woodland, WA. See race series for details. David surfaced course (2-3 rollers). Wind frequently a 509-963-3516 spokanerocketvelo.com sador on predetermined route at controlled pace. Saltzberg, Zone5 Promotions, 360-823-9778, factor. Same course as in years past. Finish on May 11: RAAM Oregon Cycling Terry Buchanan, Cascade Bicycle Studio, obra.org Apr 20: Piece of Cake RR Kitchen Dick Rd. See race series for details. Part Amity, OR. 17.4-mile loop with 2 miles of gravel Challenge 206-547-4900, cascadebicyclestudio.com Mar 3: EV Spring Series #1 of WSBA Beginner Women’s Series. Jason Bethel, road. Flat, likely windy and wide roads. Start at Hillsboro, OR. Enduro unsupported 200 and 400 Aldergrove, BC. Aldergrove short course. See race Garage Racing, racing.garagebilliards.com Perrydale School. Fields limited to 50, except for miles, terrain varies based on distance. Start at series for details. Jeff Ain, escapevelocity.bc.ca Mar 23–24: WC Missionary Omnium Cat 1/2/3 to 75. No Junior 10-12 race. Hugh Civic Center Plaza. Expo and post-event party. The Mar 3: Hammer at the Slammer RR #1 Walla Walla, WA. Collegiate event. TTT and road Givens, PrestoVelo Cycling Team, 503-309-0054, 400 miles is a qualifier for RAAM. Rick Boethling, Boise, ID. See race series for details. Mike Cooley, circuit race. Luke Odgen, Whitman College, prestovelo.com Race Across America, 720-381-6053, Boise CC / George’s Cycles, 208-343-3782, 720-936-4547, whitman.edu/cycling/content Apr 21: Rhonde Van Boise raamchallenge.com Family Friendly Ride or Event georgescycles.com Mar 24: Gorge Roubaix Boise, ID. Group hill(s) climb. georgescycles.com May 11: Ravensdale RR Supports Bicycle Alliance of WA Mar 3: Mason Lake RR #1 The Dalles, OR. New event. Pro 1-2 men, Open Apr 27: BC Master Series #1/2 Ravensdale, WA. 9-mile loop on county roads. Supports Bicycle Transportation Alliance Mason Lake, WA. 12-mile loop around Mason women, Cat 3-4 men, Masters men 40+. Chad Mill Bay, BC. Saturday: Mill Bay 600m HC. Starts A few small hills. Registration opens 7:15am, first of OR Lake. No major climbs, rolling terrain. First start Sperry, Breakaway Promotions, 541-296-8908, breakawaypromotions.com Commercial Tour Bicycle Paper March 2013 - 13 Calendar Apr 21: Pre-Season Century May 5–17: TourTK offering early season challenges to strong riders. Bend, OR. 100-mile supported ride from Bend to Selcuk, Turkey. Exciting adventure featuring west Ralph & Carol Nussbaum, Colorado HeartCycle Pineville and back. One long climb, many small coast of Turkey. Cycle quiet roads, visit ancient ru- Association, 206-783-6450, heartcycle.org ones, low traffic roads, 2 food stops. Prepare ins, experience a different culture. Danelle Laidlaw, May 17: Bike to Work Day for any weather. Leaves 9am at Hutch’s Bicycles 877-606-2453, tourtk.com Various, WA. Ride your bike to work. Stop at any on 3rd St. $15 includes course marking, maps, May 10–13: Hood River Weekend of the commuter booths along the way. Check with food, and drink. Hutch’s Bicycles, 541-382-6248, Hood River, OR. 4th annual. Choose from multiple your local clubs and bike shops. hutchsbicycles.com routes and level of difficulties with fantastic scen- May 18–19: 400km Brevet Apr 21: Cherry of a Ride ery. Need to be RCC club member. Sue Matthews, TBD, WA. Mike Norman, Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, The Dalles, OR. Fully supported offering 5 scenic Redmond Cycling Club, redmondcyclingclub.org seattlerando.org loops (30, 48, 60, 80 or 100 miles) through May 11: 300km Brevet May 18: 400km Brevet blossoming orchards and beautiful Columbia River Kamloops, BC. Brookmere, Logan Lake. Start 6am. TBD, BC. 300km brevet starts at 6am. Andy Gorge. Fundraiser for St. Mary’s Academy. BC Randonneurs, randonneurs.bc.ca Reimer, BC Randonneurs, 604-521-6064, randon- Wendy Palmer, St. Mary’s Academy, May 11: Bike for Shelter neurs.bc.ca 541-296-6004 Ext. 414, cherryofaride.org Missoula, MT. Ride along Bitteroot River. 2- and May 18: Cycle for Independence Apr 21: Rhonde Van Boise 12-mile rides. Bike rodeo, live music, lunch, games. Boise, ID. 3 routes: 10-, 25-mile and metric century. Boise, ID. Group hill(s) climb. georgescycles.com Registration 8-11am. Start 9:30am. Benefits Wat- Start/finish at Riverglen Junior High School. Metric Apr 21–May 2: Tour TK son Children’s Shelter. Watson Children’s Shelter, century goes through very pretty rural Idaho. Selcuk, Turkey. Exciting adventure featuring the watsonchildrensshelter.org Lunch, socks provided. Benefits Treasure Valley west coast of Turkey. Cycle quiet roads, visit May 11: Coast 400 Chapter of Nat’l Federation of the Blind of Idaho. ancient ruins, experience a different culture. Also TBA, OR. 400km event. RUSA sanctioned. Ramona Walhof, Nat’l Federation for the Blind, available 5/5/17. Danelle Laidlaw, 877-606-2453, Oregon Randonneurs, orrandonneurs.org 208-336-5333, tvcblindidaho.org Riding the BCRD Sawtooth Century on August 24 will see you over the Galena tourtk.com May 11: Group Health Inland Empire May 18: Haul Ash Tour de Brew Apr 27: Ride the Heart of the Valley Woodinville, WA. 41-mile roundtrip begins at Summit. Photo courtesy of Dev Kahlsa Century Corvallis, OR. 12- and 30-mile rides. Benefits Richland, WA. Century with 25-, 50-, and 75-mile Redhook Brewery following along the Burke human and veterinary organizations to provide route options. Century skirts the Columbia and Gilman Trail to Fremont. At midpoint participants Jan 25-Dec 27: Community Bike Mar 30: Queen Anne Street Scramble health care for low income families. Organized Yakima rivers through parks and over bridges, and quench their thirsts with a refreshing brew and Ride Series Seattle, WA. How many of the 30 checkpoints by the Vet School students. Jackie Pribyl, OSU includes the traditional route in the Horse Heaven grab a snack before riding back. After party in Bremerton, WA. A fun and friendly ride around marked on a map can you find in 90 or 180 min- College of Veterinary Medicine, 651-808-0315, Hills. Art Broady, Kiwanis Clubs of The Columbia Woodinville with live music. Benefits The Hope town. On the last Friday or every month. The route utes? Solo or team, fun way to explore the neigh- rhv.yolasite.com and Tri-Cities Industry, inlandempirecentury.org Heart Institute. Redhook Ale Brewery, is approximately 5-10 miles of the least hilly, most borhood. Great family activity. Various categories. Apr 27: Signs of Spring May 11: Lewis County Historical 425-483-3232, redhook.com fun route we can find. Bring appropriate lighting. Start 9:30am. Eric Bone, Meridian Geographics, Fort St. John, BC. 200km brevet. Wim Kok, BC Bicycle Ride May 18–21: Lowlands 1000 Start at Bicycle Works in Manette. Beer or warm 206-291-8250, streetscramble.com Randonneurs, 250-785-4589, randonneurs.bc.ca Chehalis, WA. Start in Stan Hedwall Park. 4 White Rock, BC. 1000km done over 3 loops with drink afterward. West Sound Cycling Club, Apr 27: Tour de Lopez White Rock as the hub. Barry Chase, BC April country routes to choose from: 20, 48, 70 and 100 westsoundcycling.com Lopez Island, WA. Leisurely tour of beautiful San miles, small rolling hills. SAG, mechanical support, Randonneurs, 604-266-4214, randonneurs.bc.ca Apr 6: Peace Populaire 100 Juan Islands with 5-, 10-, 18-, and 31-mile routes. rest stops. Chehalis/Centralia Optimists, May 18: Reach the Beach Touring Fort St. John, BC. Open to all. Wim Kok, BC Includes great gourmet lunch after the ride. Check- 360-262-9647, LCHR.CycleLewisCounty.org Portland, OR. 28, 55, 80 or 100 miles through Randonneurs, 250-785-4589, randonneurs.bc.ca in 8:30-11am at Odlin County Park, ends at Village May 11–12: Highway to Hell Oregon wine country, forests and little-known March Apr 6: SIR Alternate 300 Brevet Park. Lunch 1-3pm. Lopez Island Chamber of Victoria, BC. 400km brevet starts in Victoria and towns to Pacific City. Start locations: Grand Ronde, Mar 2: Streets + Beets Olympia, WA. 300km ACP brevet. Rick Blacker, Commerce, 360-468-4664, lopezisland.com heads north on Vancouver Island through many Amity, Newberg or Portland. Fundraising $125 Seattle, WA. Tentative date. Fully supported 40- to Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org Apr 27: TriCities 400 island communities following eastern shore of Sal- min. Ride for clean air. American Lung Assoc. of 60-mile ride. Breakfast and dinner included. Ben- Apr 6: Somewhat Familiar TBD, WA. 400km brevet. Paul Whitney, Desert ish Sea. At Union Bay (200km) the route returns to OR, 503-459-4508, reachthebeach.org efits Alleycat Acres, an urban farming organization Sidney, BC. 200km brevet following the Sidney to River Randonneurs, drrando.blogspot.com Victoria. BC Randonneurs, randonneurs.bc.ca May 18: Rupert Century Bikes for Kids in Seattle. Limit 100. Min fundraising $100. Sean Otter Point route. Start 7am at Cottage Pirouette Apr 27–28: Whatcom Wamble May 11: Le Petit Tour de Peace Rupert, ID. 33-mile scenic loop starting from Rupert Conroe, Alleycat Acres, 702-686-5419, B&B. Lorraine Nygaard, BC Randonneurs, Fort Langley, BC. 300km brevet. Start 6am at Fort St. John, BC. 300km brevet from Fort St. John Square. Ride country roads on an out-and-back streetsandbeets.wordpress.com 250-386-2166, randonneurs.bc.ca Marina Park. Follows the Glacier, Alger, Lummi, to Hope, Chetwynd, and back to Fort St. John. BC to Walcott State Park. Benefit Bikes for Kids. 9am. Mar 2: TriCities 100 Apr 6: TriCities 300 Semiahmoo route. Barry Chase, BC Randonneurs, Randonneurs, 250-785-4589, randonneurs.bc.ca Ken Stephens, Southern Idaho Cycling Klub, Richland, WA. 100km brevet. Paul Whitney, TBD, WA. 300km brevet. Paul Whitney, Desert 604-266-4214, randonneurs.bc.ca May 11: May 200 208-436-4514, sick-riders.com Desert River Randonneurs, drrando.blogspot.com River Randonneurs, drrando.blogspot.com Apr 28: Lilac Century & TBA, OR. 200km event. RUSA sanctioned. Oregon May 18–19: Tour of the Swan River Mar 3: Chili 200 Apr 7: Pacific Populaire Family Ride Randonneurs, orrandonneurs.org Valley (TOSRV) Victoria, BC. 200km brevet, randonneur event. Vancouver, BC. Early season ride for entire family Spokane, WA. 15-, 25-, 50-, 66- or 100-mile rides. May 11: Oregon Cycling Challenge Missoula, MT. 43rd annual. 2-day challenging and Start 7am. BC Randonneurs, 250-385-2769, offering 25, 50, 100km through Vancouver and 15 and 25 for less experienced riders mostly on Hillsboro, OR. 30-, 60- and 120-mile rides that fun 226-mile tour through western Montana. Ride randonneurs.bc.ca Richmond. Start 9am at Riley Park Community Centennial Trail. Start at Spokane Falls Community showcase the beautiful Willamette Valley and to Seeley Lake, Bigfork, and back along Flathead Mar 3: Seattle Spring Populaire Center. Danelle Laidlaw, BC Randonneurs, College. Fully supported, potato feed, live music at rugged Oregon coastline. Fully supported. Terrain Lake. Food stops and baggage shuttle. Limit 200. Seattle, WA. 100km event open to all. RUSA 604-737-0043, randonneurs.bc.ca finish. Optional 5km run and duathlon. varies based on distance. Also 200- and 400-mile Tim Marchant, Missoulians On Bicycles, sanctioned. Andy Speier, Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, Apr 13: April Populaire Christi Swearingen, Spokane’s Aurora Northwest races. Part of RAAM Challenge. Race Across 406-250-7228, missoulabike.org seattlerando.org TBD, WA. RUSA sanctioned. Everyone welcome. Rotary Club, America, oregon.raamchallenge.com May 18: TriCities 200 Mar 9: Seattle Spring 200 Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org clubrunner.ca/portal/Home.aspx?accountid=1832 May 11: OSLP Pedal for People Metric TBD, WA. 200km brevet. Paul Whitney, Desert TBD, WA. 200km ACP brevet. Mark Roberts, Apr 13: Peace Populaire 150 Apr 28: Monster Cookie Metric Century River Randonneurs, drrando.blogspot.com Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org Fort St. John, BC. Open to all. Wim Kok, BC Century Eugene, OR. 100k ride on Lane and Linn County May 19–24: Bryce-Zion Mar 9: Solvang Century & Half Randonneurs, 250-785-4589, randonneurs.bc.ca Salem, OR. 62-mile route goes over back roads roads. A 60k optional route, a 1k Parade for St George, UT. Phenomenally gorgeous Bryce and Century Apr 14: 200km Brevet from State Capitol Mall through Keizer to Cham- People through the park, live music on a pedal Zion National Parks are the perfect place for a Solvang, CA. 50-, 65- or 100-mile ride starts/ends Steveston, BC. 7am start. Manfred Kuchenmuller, poeg State Park and back. Snacks, fruit, refresh- powered stage, food, beer, wine, and bike dem- tour on car-free roads. Sunday-Friday. Average 35 at Hotel Corque. Finish line festival, BBQ lunch and BC Randonneurs, 604-448-8892, ments at rest stops. Larry Miles, Salem Bicycle onstrations. Start/finish at Armitage Park. BBQ, miles per day. All levels. Most meals included. Also raffles. Benefits SCOR Cardiac Cyclists Club and randonneurs.bc.ca Club, 503-580-5927, salembicycleclub.org bluegrass music and more. Fully supported. 5/26, 6/2, 6/16, 9/1, 9/15, and 9/29. Bicycle 3 summer camps that support children with heart Apr 14: Daffodil Classic Apr 28: U-District Scramble Benefits OSLP. Gretchen Dubie, Oregon Supported Adventures, 800-443-6060, bicycleadventures.com related illnesses. Randy Ice P.T.,C.C.S., Orting, WA. 40-, 60- and 100-mile loops through Seattle, WA. How many of the 30 checkpoints Living Program, oslp.org/ride 562-690-9693, bikescor.com beautiful Orting Valley plus 1-30-mile paved trail marked on a map can you find in 90 or 180 min- May 11: Seattle Tour de Cure May 19: CrimeStoppers Canyon for a Day Mar 10: Gran Fondo Ephrata option. Includes map, SAG, fully stocked rest stops utes? Solo or team. Fun way to explore University Redmond, WA. 10th annual. Raise money to cure Yakima, WA. 35-mile roundtrip through Yakima Ephrata, WA. 80 miles, mass start 9am. Timed to & strawberry shortcake at finish. Daniel E Jones, District. Various categories. Refreshments at finish. diabetes. 25, 45, 70 and 100 miles on scenic and River Canyon. Follows Yakima River up gentle grade provide recognition to top finishers. Glimpse some Tacoma Wheelsmen’s Bicycle Club, 253-222-4052, Start 9:30am. Eric Bone, Meridian Geographics, challenging routes. 15-mile family ride on trail with few hills. Highway closed to thru traffic. Snacks very remote, out of the way parts of Central WA. twbc.org 206-291-8250, streetscramble.com system. Start/end at Marymoor Park. Food, music, and pit stops available. Start 9am. Register day of Mostly primitive gravel roads. Meet at Ephrata Apr 15–22: NW Crank / Brevet Week Apr 28: Willamette Gran Fondo beer garden and more. Kimberly Buchan, Ameri- event. CrimeStoppers, crimestoppersyakco.org High Soccer Field. Jake Maedke, Vicious Cycle, Wenatchee, WA. Monday - 600km. Wednesday Monroe, OR. 3 distances: 100-mile+ Gran, 50-mile+ can Diabetes Assoc. of WA, 1-888-342-2383, 509-754-6361, rideviciouscycle.com - 300km. Friday - 400km. Saturday - 200km. Sun- Medio. Mike Ripley, Mudslinger Events, main.diabetes.org/seattletourdecure May 19: Tour de Cure - Spokane Mar 16: McClinchy Mile day - 125 miles. Shorter route options available. 541-225-7946, mudslingerevents.com May 11: Skagit Spring Classic Spokane, WA. 25-, 50-, 100-mile routes. Also, 5 & 10-mile family options. Start/finish at the Dwight Arlington, WA. Ride a 34-mile flat and scenic loop All activities are at the Inn at the River. Greg Cox, Burlington, WA. Easy 25-, rolling 45-, 65- and May Merkel Sports Complex. Well-supported ride, many or choose from two more challenging loops – 48 Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org 100-mile routes through scenic northern Skagit and May 3–5: Fleche NW rest stops and volunteers. Min. $150 fundraising. miles thru Granite Falls or 52 miles thru Stanwood. Apr 20: 200km Brevet southern Whatcom Counties on rural roads. Longer Various, WA. ACP sanctioned. Josh Morse, Seattle Ted Duncan, 509-624-7478, tourdecure.org Food and SAG support. 8-mile guided family Kamloops, BC. 200km randonneur event. Start distance features Chuckanut Drive. Food stops, Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org route. Start at Haller Middle School. Debby Grant, 7am. Bob Boonstra, BC Randonneurs, homemade cookies, post-ride meal, SAG,showers. May 20–25: Eau de Hell Week B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County, 250-828-2869, randonneurs.bc.ca May 3–5: Fleche Pacifique Start Bayview Elementary School. Skagit Bicycle Chemainus, BC. Week long super randonneur 425-412-7030, bikesclub.org/McClinchy Apr 20–21: Hot Springs Ride Various, BC. Teams of 3-5 compete to cover the Club, 360-631-9117, skagitspringclassic.org series consisting of 200, 300, 400 and 600km Mar 16: SIR Alternate 200 Brevet Ravalli, MT. Through beautiful countryside to Plains most distance in 24 hours. Routes designed by May 11–12: STOKR events. The first two are one-day events, the others teams and must be at least 360km. Final gathering are two days. 600km time limit in 40hrs. Scenic Bellingham, WA. 200km ACP brevet. Dan Turner, for lunch and then to Hot Springs (62 miles). See Libby, MT. 2-day loop tour in scenic western Mon- point is Harrison Hot Springs. Entry deadline 4/19. routes on Vancouver Island, Chemainus to Tofino. Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org Oreo cows, bluebirds, bighorn sheep and yaks, tana. Homemade food, no traffic, fantastic com- soak in hot springs and enjoy live entertainment. Re- Patrick Wright, BC Randonneurs, 250-370-6767, munity support. Benefits Kootenai Valley Partners Mike Croy, BC Randonneurs, randonneurs.bc.ca Mar 16: Spring Populaire randonneurs.bc.ca May 20: Le Grand Tour de Peace Forest Grove, OR. 100km around wine country. turn through scenic Camas Prairie (41 miles). Diane Habitat for Humanity. Limit 400. Lottery reg. May 4: Camano Climb Fort St John, BC. 400km brevet. Wim Kok, BC Open to all. RUSA sanctioned. Norem, Missoulians On Bicycles, 406-728-4126, Susie Rice, 406-293-2441, stokr.org Camano Island, WA. 24 or 39 scenic miles Randonneurs, 250-785-4589, randonneurs.bc.ca Oregon Randonneurs, orrandonneurs.org missoulabike.org May 11: Women’s Living the Apr 20: The Hills Are Alive around Camano Island with views of Cascades Dream Ride May 24–27: Columbia Gorge Mar 16: The Early Bird and Olympic Mountains. Start at Camano Country Vancouver, BC. 200km brevet. Start 7am. Route to Victoria, BC. Classic 300km brevet. Start 6am in Snohomish, WA. Perfect Mother’s Day weekend Loaded Tour downtown Victoria. Tours Saanich Peninsula before Club clubhouse, 7:30-10am. Fee includes support, ride including big bling at the finish line with luxury Vancouver, WA. Moderately-paced, 4-day loaded be announced. Sylvia Lee, BC Randonneurs, water bottle and spaghetti dinner. Steve Boskovich, 604-537-0272, randonneurs.bc.ca heading north through Cowichan Valley and gift. 18, 24, 36, 62 miles. Register before April 10. tour of the Columbia River Gorge, covering 51-65 Duncan. This hilly ride then goes to Sooke before Arlington Velo Sport, 360-629-6415, Proceeds will fund hot meal services to the needy. miles/day. Leaves Vancouver, WA and travels east, Mar 16: TriCities 200 arlingtonvelosport.com crossing the Columbia River at Hwy 97, returning TBD, WA. 200km brevet. Paul Whitney, Desert heading back to Victoria. Jim Runkel, BC Limit 500. Charlotte Starck, 206-678-2349, Randonneurs, 250-893-6767, randonneurs.bc.ca May 4: RACC - Ride Around Clark livingthedreamride.org to Vancouver by riding west in OR. Plenty of time River Randonneurs, drrando.blogspot.com County for sightseeing. Jim O’Horo, pwtc.com Mar 17: Wet-N-Windy 50 Apr 20: Three Capes May 11: Tour des Engineers Hillsboro, OR. 300km randonneur excursion from Vancouver, WA. 30th annual. 4 beautiful and Whidbey Island, WA. Spend the day with like- May 25–26: 400km Brevet Bend, OR. 50-mile ride from Bend to Powell Butte challenging options (18, 34, 65, 100 miles) through Penticton, BC. Start 5am in Penticton. Follows the and back. Be prepared for any weather. $8 entry Willamette Valley to Oregon Coast and back. minded friends, colleagues and clients on the back Over Hwy 6 summit, Cape Mears and Cape scenic Clark County. 4 rest stops. Start between roads of south Whidbey Island. Choose the 25-mile Grand Forks, Chesaw route. Doug Fox, BC includes maps, course markings, one food stop 6:30-9am at Clark College. Kid’s under 12 ride free. Randonneurs, 250-494-1519, randonneurs.bc.ca with energy food and drink. Leaves 9am from Lookout summits as well as Sourgrass. ACP brevet. loop through Bayview and Langley or a more Oregon Randonneurs, orrandonneurs.org Dennis Funk, Vancouver Bicycle Club, vbc-usa.com challenging 50-mile loop through Greenbank. Erik May 25–27: Century Ride of the Hutch’s on 3rd St. Hutch’s Bicycles, 541-382-6248, May 4: Wheel to Heal hutchsbicycles.com Anderson, Redmond Cycling Club, Centuries (CROC) Apr 20: Tulip Pedal Coquitlam, BC. 10, 40 or flat, but challenging redmondcyclingclub.org Pendleton, OR. 3 centuries in 3 days (almost). Mar 23: SIR 300 Brevet La Conner, WA. 20-, 40-, 60-mile routes near 100km fundraising ride benefiting Eagle Ridge Enjoy low-traffic roads of eastern Oregon by day TBD, WA. 300km ACP brevet. Gary Prince, May 12: Rhody Bike Tour Skagit Valley tulip fields. Start/finish at La Conner Hospital Foundation. Start in Town Centre Park. Port Townsend, WA. Canceled for 2013. and explore historic Pendleton by night. Multiple Seattle Int’l Randonneurs, seattlerando.org Middle School. 7am-4pm. $30 fee includes racing Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, 604-469-3128, May 15: Ride of Silence route, distance options each day, rest stops, SAG, Mar 24: Victoria Populaire beanie. Proceeds go toward Safe Kids Skagit wheeltoheal.ca Various. Cyclists worldwide take to the roads in 3 full breakfasts and 2 dinners included. Limit 250. Victoria, BC. Ride around Greater Victoria. Start County’s efforts to prevent child injuries. May 5: May Day Metric Rob Beck, Pendleton on Wheels Bike Club, 10am at University of Victoria (parking lot #2) for Bill Craig, Skagit County Medic One, silent procession to honor cyclists killed or injured Federal Way, WA. 3 challenging routes (50, 72 or while riding on public roadways. Many locations in 541-969-9583, cyclependleton.com 50 or 100km routes. Intro to randonneur brevet. 360-428-3236, skagitems.com 104+ miles) on back roads of South Sound. Start May 25: Dash Race for the Kids Open to all. VicPop pins for finishers. Mark Ford, each state. See website for location near you. Apr 20–21: Wenatchee Sampler at Phil’s South Side Cyclery. Supported rest stops Start 7pm. rideofsilence.org Prosser, WA. 10-, 20-, 50-, and 100-mile rides. BC Randonneurs, 250-595-6790, randonneurs.bc.ca every 25 miles. Portion of each entry and all residual Wine tasting, BBQ, silent auction, kids events, and Mar 30: Banks-Elsie Brevet Wenatchee, WA. Looking for dry roads and clear May 16–21: Yakima Hill Country skies? Saturday 105 miles, Sunday 55 miles. Greg donated to BAW and Orting Food Bank. Phil Meyer, running race. Stage at Prosser Wine & Food Park. Banks, OR. 200km ACP brevet. Oregon Weekend Sneed, 206-719-8608, redmondcyclingclub.org Phil’s South Side Cyclery / Tailwind, 253-661-3903, Benefits Make the Dash Count Foundation. Start Randonneurs, orrandonneurs.org maydaymetric.net Yakima, WA. Advanced “Hub and Spoke” classic tour with a fixed base in an upscale inn in Yakima 8:30am. 509-788-0008, makethedashcount.com

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Gios Blue Probably too small, we agreed. Disappointed, I could do it without making the bike look like By Maynard Hershon I told him I thought that the particular frame walked home with the frame over my shoulder. I’d borrowed it from my kid brother. was a centimeter or two too small. I’d search Tamar took a photo of it and I made a Craigslist If you’re new to cycling and you have only I’m on the phone with my friend Phil in for a larger one myself when I could afford to ad. I called Phil and broke the news. owned recently built bikes, I should mention Oakland. He says he can’t ride as much as he spend the money. “Sell it and do whatever you want with the that my Gios frame was made in 1984, so it has used to, or ride some of the (racing style) bikes A week later, a box arrived from American money,” he said. “I thought it might work out.” to be used with an old-school “quill” stem, a he used to ride. He’s decided to sell a few. Cyclery in San Francisco, Calif. As soon as I In the days after I listed the bike for sale, stem shaped like the number 7. It’s a racing He’d like to free up travel money to take his saw it I knew that Phil I washed and waxed the frame so it would be inappropriate in my view girlfriend to Paris. had bought me a bike frame and fork, so they’d to equip it with clunky or “utility” gear. I ask him what the dimensions of his bikes and had it shipped to my look good for an eventual On the other hand, I don’t want to build are, both frame size (usually seat tube length place. He’s one of those buyer. I’d catch myself a full-something-or-other museum bike, a from the center of the bottom bracket to the guys around whom you gazing at the frame, wish- “theme” bike. The frame is not pristine in top of the seat tube) and top tube (horizontal) have to be careful what ing it were a larger size. I any case. I’d like to use parts that I, uh, can length. His frames, it seems, are a bit too tall for you say you want. He’s realized I really liked that afford, parts that could well have been found me and the reach is too long from seat to bars. liable to buy it for you. blue bike. I found myself on someone’s brand new Gios in the mid-’80s. We talk about bikes a bit. I mention I’ve Tamar and I unpacked wondering if it really was I’m not building a monument or a shrine at forever wanted a Gios Torino, a steel racing the frame and fork and just too damn small. which to worship. I’m building a rider. I’ll write frameset made for decades in Turin, Italy. found the included head- I found the right size about my bike again as I accumulate and install There are still new Gios frames and bikes made set and the steering bear- seatpost and a seat. I put parts, making, I hope, a fine old frame and fork in Asia. I’m sure they’re great products, but I ings. The frame looked the seat on the post and into a useful tool with tons of nostalgic appeal. don’t want one. There’s nothing special about fine, not new but evi- the post in the frame. I I haven’t built a bike from a frame and an old Gios that isn’t true of an old Colnago, dently ridden by someone set the seat height and parts for some years, maybe a decade. I have De Rosa or other Italian brand. I’ve just always who cared about it. Blue by golly it didn’t look so two lovely steel bicycles as it is, so I don’t need lusted after one. with white panels on the bad; no unsightly length another. There’s no urgency. Thirty years ago a couple of prominent seat and down tubes, of post showing. Hmmm. I feel sure I wouldn’t bother to build up just European teams rode Gios bikes. I admired we saw minor chips and I took the bike back to any old thing, build a bike on another maker’s the riders and how good they looked on those wear marks — but noth- Turin and asked Steve to frame; this gift frame from Phil is an old favor- purplish-blue bicycles. In the late ‘70s in New ing ruinous. install the steering bearings. At home, I mea- ite, a blue Gios Torino. Sentimental plus. When England I met a young racer from Lubbock Tamar looked at the frame and said she sured the aspects of bike fit that can be adjusted, I’m done it’ll be my bike. My hands will have Texas, David Mayer-Oakes, who also looked thought it seemed a little small. That’s tough given a certain size frame. I measured from the been on every piece, and each piece will have great on his Gios-blue Gios. love, boys and girls, when your wife says she’s floor to the top of my Lighthouse saddle and meaning, who and where it came from, why it’s So in 2000, when I ordered my Rivendell, I afraid your new toy, one you’ve coveted for from the floor to the height of its handlebars there rather than some other equivalent part.... asked for Gios blue paint. Star bike-finisher Joe decades, might not work out. We measured — and the distance from the bottom of the seat So I’m sourcing pieces from here and Bell found a paint shade as close to Gios blue and sure enough the Gios is smaller (the seat post to the handlebars. pieces from there. I have a set of wheels, a front as you could ever want. Great color. tube is shorter) than the smaller of my two I realized that with the right stem — a 12cm derailleur and an unlovely seat post. Friends Still on the phone with me, ol’ multi-tasker bikes, my Lighthouse, by a centimeter, about one (about 5 inches long horizontally) that are donating their unused bits to the cause. If Phil went to E-bay, searching for Gios frames. He a third of an inch. would allow the bars to be raised enough — I you’ve never done this, assembled a bike from found one just across the Bay in San Francisco I took the Gios to Turin Bikes and asked Steve could create a saddle-to-bars relationship, often parts on a (severely) limited budget, I’d recom- and read me the information from the seller. Donovan, my friend and mechanic, to look at it. called a “cockpit” distance, I could live with. I mend it. It’s fun! Calendar Classifieds May 25: Gig Harbor Street Scramble Season overall for A, B and C categories. Weekly Help Wanted Gig Harbor, WA. How many of the 30 checkpoints Track program varies. Race from 6:30-8:30pm. Cancel marked on a map can you find in 90 or 180 if raining. Kurt Innes, Greater Victoria Velodrome VeloBike Shop Association, gvva.bc.ca minutes? Solo or team, fun way to explore the city. weekly 2151 6th Ave. Great family activity. Various categories. Start Thursday Night Racing 9:30am. Eric Bone, Meridian Geographics, Monday May 9–Aug 29 Seattle, WA 98121 206-291-8250, streetscramble.com GVVA Sprint Night Redmond, WA. Marymoor Velodrome. Designed • Looking for a Sales person and a Mechanic May 25–26: Ride for Gold Apr 15–Sep 19 Chemainus, BC. 600km brevet. Start 7am in Che- for newcomers (Cat 4 & 5). Program determined • Please apply at our New Location mainus. Part of Eau de Hell week. Stephen Hinde, Victoria, BC. 200m, 500m, Kilo, Match Sprint. nightly. Must have racing license and be an MVA BC Randonneurs, 250-756-4756, Weekly points calculated based on number of member. Cancel if raining. No race 7/4. 2151 6th Avenue, Corner of 6th and Blanchard, Seattle randonneurs.bc.ca riders attending each event plus 1. Season overall 206-957-4555, velodrome.org for A, B and C categories. Weekly program varies. • Call 206.325.3292 or email us at [email protected] May 26: Okanagan Shuswap Race from 6:30-8:30pm. Cancel if raining. No Friday Century Ride race 7/15, 7/22. Kurt Innes, Greater Victoria Fast Twitch Fridays Cycles LaMoure Armstrong, BC. Choice of 14, 56, 100km. Velodrome Association, gvva.bc.ca Spectacular scenery, quiet roads, fun, friendly Jun 7–Aug 30 Custom handcrafted bicycles. Frame repair, painting, S&S coupling retro- atmosphere. Start/finish at Memorial Park. Online MVA Monday Portland, OR. Match sprinting for Cat 1-4. Sepa- reg only includes water bottle, all rest stop refresh- Jun 3–Aug 26 rate Omnium racing for beginner men and women. fits. Visit our website or call Mitch.Phone: 360.477.0257 Website: www. ments, food, prize drawings. Supports Bicycles Redmond, WA. Men Cat 4, Juniors racing Registration 5pm, racing 6:30pm. Presented at lamourebikes.com for Humanity. Check-in 8am. Limit 400. COBRA/ alternate Madison, TT, Sprint Mania. Start 7pm. Alpenrose Velodrome. No racing 6/27, 7/12. Olympia Cycle, 250-768-3809, oscr.ca USA Cycling license or a one-day license required. Jen Featheringill, 503-227-4439, bike-central.com May 27: 7 Hills of Kirkland Canceled if raining. Free spectator admission. Friday Night Racing trivia answers Kirkland, WA. Renowned for its scenic and chal- Harley Sheffield, 206-957-4555, velodrome.org May 31–Sep 27 lenging routes (40, 60, or 100 miles), great food Redmond, WA. Marymoor Velodrome. Men 1/2, and more. Great support and hills! Staged at Tuesday Answers from page 2 men 3, women 1/3. Spectators $5, under 16 free. Kirkland Marina Park. Benefit KITH’s work to assist Masters / Juniors Track Beer garden. USAC license required. Kiddie kilo (2- Eastside families facing homelessness. Ruth Mar, Jun 4–Aug 20 12 years old) on 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. A1. Both are Frenchman — Jacques Anquetil in 1963 and Bernard Hinault KITH Cares!, 425-576-9531 x 104, Portland, OR. Track racing for Juniors and Masters Start 7pm. See website for program. Cancel if rain- 7hillskirkland.org in his debut year in 1978. only. Schedule changes weekly. Paul Mautner, ing. No race 7/19. Amara Edwards, velodrome.org May 30–Jun 3: Eastern A2. Frenchman Anquetil: Giro (1960 & ‘64), Tour (1957, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63, & 503-706-8006, obra.org Racing Under the Dome - Fall Washington Tour ‘64), Vuelta (1963); Italian Felice Gimondi: Giro (1967, ‘69, & ‘76), Chelan, WA. 4-day, 287-mile loop through eastern Wednesday Oct 4–Dec 13 Washington. Start/finish in Chelan. Quiet roads, Wednesday Night Racing Burnaby, BC. Racing from 6:30-8:30pm, Cat A, Tour (1965), Vuelta (1968); Frenchman Hinault: Giro (1980, ‘82 & ‘85), lush valleys, challenging climbs up several mountain B, C, Novice and women. Scratch, Elimination, Jun 5–Sep 18 passes. Avg 75 miles per day. Limit 40. Albert Points and Sprint. Score top 5 places in all events. Tour (1978, ‘79, ‘81, ‘82, & ‘85), Vuelta (1978, ‘83); finally Spaniard Meerscheidt, Cascade Bicycle Club, 206-612-4700, Redmond, WA. Marymoor Velodrome. Women/ Burnaby Velodrome, burnabyvelodrome.ca Alberto Contador: Giro (2008), Tour (2007, ‘09), Vuelta (2008 & ‘12) cascade.org men Cat 4 and Masters (35+). Start 7pm. USA Cycling license or one-day license required. Cost: Racing Under the Dome - Spring A3. Giovanni Battaglin in 1981. Note: the Vuelta was originally held in May 31–Jun 2: Robb’s Ride Jan 11–Mar 15 Grand Forks, BC. 3 days, 348km, 3890m of $20. Bike rental available. Free spectator admis- April, though a few instances ran in June, until 1995 when it perma- climbing on fun and social ride. Day 1: 120km flat sion. See website for program. Cancel if raining. Burnaby, BC. Cat A, B, C, Novice and women. and rolling. Day 2: Grand Forks to Osoyoos via velodrome.org Scratch, Elimination, Points and Sprint. Score top nently moved to September. 5 places in all events. Starts with novice women USA. Day 3: Queen’s stage. Luggage transport Thursday A4. Giovanni Battaglin (1981 Vuelta & Giro), Stephen Roche (1987 and minimal support. Grand Forks Cycling Club, at 4pm, followed by A, B, C category racing from 250-442-0421, grandforkscyclingclub.com Alpenrose Thursday Series 6:60-8:30pm. Burnaby Velodrome, Giro & Tour), and Marco Pantani (1998 Giro & Tour). Incredibly, May 2–Sep 26 burnabyvelodrome.ca August all three men, at one point in their careers, rode for the Carrera/ Portland, OR. Alpenrose Velodrome. Event sched- Aug 9-11: Obliteride ule posted on website a few days before each race Track Inoxpran Team. Seattle, WA. New event. 25-, 50-, 100- and 180- night. No race on 6/27 and 8/1. Charles Warner, A5. Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, edging out Merckx, Hinault, & Gi- mile routes on mixed terrain in around Western 360-624-1801, obra.org March WA. Choose 1 or 2 days. Start at Magnuson Park. mondis’ 13 titles compared to their 12. Eight of those podiums were GVVA Group Night Mar 1: Racing Under the Dome - Fully supported, festival, meals. Raise money for Spring victories. The incomparable Merckx, however, won 11, with only one cancer research at Fred Hutch. Min. $1000 fund- Apr 18–Aug 22 Burnaby, BC. Part of Racing Under the Dome - raising required. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Victoria, BC. Mass start events, Scratch, Points, Spring. Jeremy Storie, Burnaby Velodrome podium appearance away from the top step. All hail the king. Center, 206-667-1338, obliteride.org Miss and Out, Keirin, Madison and Omnium. Association, burnabyvelodrome.ca

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