MAY 2002 Cycling Utah

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SATURDAY, MAY 11 PIONEER PARK

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TUESDAY NIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Salt Lake Bike Week - May 11-18

Spring is in the air and On May 13th join the Staying Upright and Focused cyclists are back on the streets. Bonneville Bicycle Touring Club For months now, our 15 inches on a Historic Bicycle Tour of By Thomas Cooke on the ground rolled up like bee- walk away. Two experienced off to the side of the road have Downtown Salt Lake City. The tles. I think my bike was about members of our racing commu- been snowed, iced and plowed group meets in Memory Grove I realize that not everyone 100 yards away from where I nity took the long expensive ride in. But, April showers bring at 6 pm for an all abilities ride who picks up a copy of Cycling was looking for it. Some specta- to the hospital. I am not going to May flowers Ð and flashes of through downtown. Plan dinner Utah is a bicycle racer (yet). So tor was holding my front wheel preach about the many factors color from passing cyclist's jer- around this trip and you’ll be for all you folks who think us between his knees for leverage, that contributed to that unfortu- seys. appropriately located to sample racers are crazy for zipping trying to straighten my handle- nate crash. The proverbial dead Spring also brings the oppor- the best of Salt Lake City’s around at 30 mph in large bars, as if I might grab it and try horse has been beaten silly to a tunity to recruit one more full- restaurants and social halls. groups, sometimes inches away to get back in the race, which I pulp and as a result, some major time automobile driver to the The annual Mayor’s Bike to from each other and a few feet did, only to find out a half lap changes have been implemented incredible world of the bike: as Work Day will be Thursday, away from the hard and dirty later that my fork was broken. to ensure that racing remains as transportation, speed machine, May 16th. Meet on the reality of the pavement, this Ryan and I were standing on safe as it can be out there on the and off-road vehicle. To support Northeast Corner of Liberty story is not meant to scare you the side of the course as the race race track. In my mind, it’s like this effort in Salt Lake City we Park at 7:30 am to ride to work away. This story is intended to went on. I don’t know what he the first bit of snow we get every have BIKE WEEK! These with Mayor Rocky Anderson. If draw you in. The honest truth is was thinking, but the calculator year; not really a big storm in events are for all abilties and you can’t make the park, you bike racing is dangerous. If you in my head was adding up the terms of Utah weather, but you ages from commuters to kids to can join the police escorted are an avid road racer, at some damage; his Campy carbon shift always see the worst accidents weekend warriors to racing commuters on their way or just point you will fall, get road rash lever was ground down to on those days. People forget. junkies. meet at the City and County and break stuff on your bike. almost nothing. My fork was Well folks, it’s not the beginning Cycle Salt Lake Week is May Building. Plan on an 8:00 am Expensive stuff, unfortunately. broken, as well as a pedal that of the season anymore. The cob- 11 Ð 18, 2002. The week kicks breakfast, prize raffle, and a The cheap stuff lasts forever. snapped off right at the axle. webs should be cleared and off with the UTA Bike Bonanza chance to chat with Rocky The most amazing thing is you And those were only the things I rusty bike handling skills should and the RMCC Pioneer Park Anderson before finishing your get back up and you can’t wait could see in the dark. It took now be honed and polished. To Criterium. Both events take bicycle commute to work. to get out there again as if it about 3 hrs and a few pitchers of all the rookies out there, eventu- place May 11th at Pioneer Park Whether or not you plan on rid- ally it will happen to you. You never happened. There are beer before the adrenalin wore from 1:00 Ð 6:00 pm. The ing with the Mayor, ride to work will crash and experience what exceptions, of course. off. Just about the time I was Criterium will have race classes this day and you’ll see how fast we all have experienced at one Sometimes it’s not so easy to get ready to start whining about how for men, women, and children of and easy a bike can make your time or another; picking bits of up. uncomfortable the road rash all abilities. The UTA Bike gravel and sand from that open Last summer, in the Boise would be for the next few days Bonanza is family oriented and wound on your hip, or having a Twilight Criterium, a race that (peeling yourself away from the includes bicycle demos, safety continued on page 5 nurse at the Emergency Room has the reputation of being an sheets the first morning after a clinics, relay races, helmet give- put the wire brush and Betadine annual blood bath of sorts, local crash is like going through the aways and free food. New this to your forearm. Just hope when Cover Photo: category 1 roadie Ryan crash all over again except it year is the CYCLE ART Bicycle Littlefield and myself were mere happens in slow motion), it it happens to you, that’s all it is. Big Air at the Red Bull To Mark and Mike, we’ll see Sculpture Contest. All aspiring pawns in a crash that took down dawned on me that both Ryan artists are invited to use the Freeride Contest, at least 20 riders. It is hard to and myself walked away from you both out there in a few Fall 2001, S. Utah weeks, I hope! bicycle medium to create silly, describe what it is like when that crash. There were a dozen thoughtful, awe-inspiring, or We don’t recommend you are leaning your bike over guys who couldn’t walk away. completely abstract sculptures to that you try this at in a corner at 35 mph and some- Some of them were carried. Editor’s note: Thomas is a category 1 road racer and be judged and displayed at the home. one somewhere not even that A few Tuesday nights ago, UTA Bike Bonanza. close to you loses his wheel. I there was a big crash out at our sales rep. in the bike industry. Photo: Justin Machus remember feeling like a wave weekly Rocky Mountain was coming at me. A wave of Raceways training race. We all bodies and bikes and all I could saw two comrades go down a think to do was lean into the little harder than the others, and wave to try to resist. I remember their injuries were much more seeing sparks as bikes scraped serious than the ones suffered by along the pavement. When I Ryan and I at last year’s Boise stood up, there were a few guys Twilight. They didn’t get up and

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ADVOCACY tion in his State of the State Not only will the IMBA address. That moral support could Summit provide an invaluable net- be just enough to tip the scales in working opportunity, it will draw Moab‚s favor when it comes time the attention of the national bicy- Advocacy in Infancy in Moab to play the whack-a-gopher game cle press. With that in mind, Trail By Ron Georg traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists all members. City Council member of applying for grant money. Mix formed a singletrack sub- lose out to keep commerce rolling. Kirsten Peterson is an owner of With this master plan in place, committee, which has met with Although no one has actually Of course, Moab's known as Rim Tours, a mountain bike outfit- Trail Mix has been addressing Bureau of Land Management and counted the bicycles strapped to Mountain Bike Mecca, not a com- ter, and County Council member other projects in recent months. Forest Service officials to look at SUV roofs tooling into Moab any muter haven. The next assumption, Kimberly Schappert owns a local The committee's equestrian seg- the viability of new-trail construc- given season, it's safe to say the that local cyclists focus their advo- campground popular with riders. ment has been busy staking out tion. The Forest Service meetings number is in the six-figure range. cacy energy on trails, would also Both have long-term connections trails on the eastern side of have been most encouraging, espe- And Moab's bike shops enjoy be wrong. The only International to the cycling industry, as well as Spanish Valley. With development cially since riding opportunities in good relations, but actual sales are Mountain Bicycle Association personal and professional interests encroaching and four-wheelers the upper elevations of the La Sal business secrets--still, we know (IMBA) affiliated club in Moab is in its continued success. exploring, this area is prime for mountains, which are managed by bicycling is a multi-million dollar the Moab Bike Patrol, which is Both are also members-- reclamation for low-impact recre- the Forest Service, help extend industry in this small town. composed mostly of visitors. It's Schappert is chair--of Trail Mix, ational open space. Moab's riding season through the So, it would seem safe to hard to find an IMBA member the Grand County Trail Meanwhile, Trail Mix cycling hot desert summer. assume that the bike community turning wrenches or guiding Committee. Sanctioned by the advocates have been scrambling to About a year and a half since wields political clout in Grand tourists. County about a year and a half build the foundation for their the inception of Trail Mix, advoca- County. You would figure that It's not that Moab riders are ago, Trail Mix was formed to Singletrack Initiative. The idea has cy is still in its infancy in Moab. Moab is on the cutting edge of apathetic about cycling. In fact, it's identify and address trail needs. It been part of the committee's plan However, it is off to a healthy advocacy, that cyclists‚ rights quite the opposite; Moab is sur- was a broad mandate, and the since its inception, but the initia- start. Sanctioned by the county, would flow forth like proclama- rounded by public land that's lit- committee has taken on a range of tive got a jump start when the supported by federal agencies, and tions from Delphi. You would tered with technical, difficult jeep projects. With the cooperation of International Mountain Bicycle with membership ranging from hope that you could come to town, roads. There are few access issues, local, state, and federal depart- Association (IMBA) announced bike mechanics to bureaucrats, park your car, and feel right at and cyclists, whether riding or ments and agencies, Trail Mix has they'd hold their 2002 Summit, a Trail Mix is proving to be an home with your funny shorts and maintaining trails, have little effect been crafting a comprehensive conference on trail access and effective voice for non-motorized tap shoes. compared to motorized users. So plan for non-motorized travel. advocacy, in Moab. advocacy. Unfortunately, none of that is Moab cyclists have enjoyed the The committee initially focused true. Cyclists weren't invited to freedom to just ride, without much on a grand scheme which would Moab- we invaded. A large portion concern for the politics of bicy- connect Moab to both local and of the population uses the word cling. Even the traffic issue is easy national trails, including the "sprockethead" as a pejorative. A to ignore if you stay off Main American Discovery Trail, local four-wheeler sports the Street. Kokopelli's Trail, the Spanish phrase "Sprocket Terror" on its However, as more areas around Trail, Gemini Bridges, Porcupine bug guard. the state and the country are devel- Rim and more. With both modern Take a ride downtown, on oping mountain bike trail systems, and historic significance, the net- Moab's historic Main Street, for Moab may be losing its luster. The work will help Moab celebrate the proof. Bicycles are banned from bike industry seems to be as human-powered side of the west- the sidewalks. The ample shoul- strong as ever in the area, but ern spirit. Our most noted explor- ders on Main Street are used for there is concern that Moab is start- ers and philosophers, after all, parking; car doors open into the ing to look like an ungracious host weren‚t looking through wind- right lane of traffic. Main Street is to its two-wheeled guests, that a shields. also Highway 191, a major north- lack of groomed, well-marked With a hub at Lion's Park, south shipping route. Instead of trails, compounded by a bike where Highway 191 crosses the trying to discourage that use, the unfriendly downtown, may turn Colorado River, the system has Utah Department of people away. earned a top spot in Governor Transportation does everything it Fortunately, bicycling has Leavitt's trail program. While the can to accommodate eighteen- matured in Moab to the point state doesn't actually have any wheelers, including timing Moab's where the City and County money for the program, the gover- traffic lights so that local cross- Councils both have avid cyclists as nor did give trails fleeting atten- April 2002 Issue 4/18/02 11:20 AM Page 5

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COACH’S CORNER How to Become Like Lance By Bill Harris

The racing season has begun. Get out there and give it a try. Here are the steps to becoming a bike racer.

1. Start with time trails. Anyone that can ride in a straight line and turn around a cone in the road can do a time trial. These races are just you against the clock. No pack riding skills needed. Nobody to crash into. No special equipment needed. Just go as fast as you can for the distance, have fun and meet some new people. 2. Join a local club. Most bikes shops sponsor a local club. The people you meet at the TT can suggest a good club. These clubs will offer weekly group rides where you can learn pack riding skills from more experienced cyclists. These pack riding skills are essential to make your first road racing experience a safe and successful one. 3. Start your first road race or criterium in the citizen’s class. These groups will be small and you will be racing against those at a similar skill level. 4. Get yourself licensed. Join the United States Cycling Federation. You will get your racing license which allows you to race in all the races and gives you many benefits, most importantly insurance in case of an accident during a race. The USCF designates 5 racing categories. Cat 5 being entry-level and Cat 1 being the best of the best. You move up through the categories based on experience and race results. Only people of similar categories race each other. This keeps it fair, safe and fun. 5. Enter as many races as you can. Experience is the fastest way to improve. Here in Utah you can race up to 3 or 4 times per week….oouch 6. Ride with people that are stronger and more experienced than you, don’t be intimidated. 7. Don’t get discouraged. Bike racing is hard in lots of ways, give it some time. It takes several years to reach your potential. It does not happen in one season. Spend your first season learning pack riding and safety skills while racing. The second season, focus on gaining fitness and learning race tactics. Third season practice race tactics, learning from your mistakes. By the fourth season you will really be ready to play the game of bike racing. 8. Get informed: for information on racing in Utah go to www.utahcycling.com and for information on the USCF and licensing go to www.usacycling.org 9. Have fun…..

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

Bike Week - Continued trails, and cycling safety in Salt from Page 3 Lake City as well as the American Cancer Society. This morning commute. is the 16th year this event has The Cycle Salt Lake Century taken place. Make it a success race closes out Bike Week on by taking it on, or taking it in! Saturday, May 18th. Starting at Go to www.cyclesaltlakecentu- the Utah State Fair Park at 7:30 ry.com for event and registration am, race options include 31, 67, information. and 100-mile loops. All cyclists For information on any Bike are welcome. Entry fees are Week event contact Lisa Romney in the Salt Lake City MAY 18, 2002 $28.00 before May 13th and $35.00 the day of the event. The Mayor’s Office at 535-7939 or money is used to help the visit Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory www.cyclesaltlakecentury.com Committee improve routes, Start Time 7:30 AM, Utah State Fair Park, 155 North 1000 West

New Women’s Team "The response has been tremen- Three Ride Lengths 31, 67 and 100 Miles. For More Information Bicycle Center and the dous, we had fifty come out and Online Registration go to www.cyclesaltlakecentury.com or Porcupine Pub will be support- after anticipating only seven or ing a new men's and women’s eight men," said Blomquist. In Call Jon R. Smith 801.596.8430 Fax 801.322.5056 team in the Salt Lake area. fact, Bicycle Center had to start Team organizers Chris McGill turning down men because of and Jason Long didn’t initially the overwhelming reaction and have plans for a women’s team. lack of enough uniforms. However, "women kept coming The women's team lineup in and asking about a group to includes Jen Ward, Cynthia join," said Long. Without Martin, Katherine Hensleigh, searching, Bicycle Center had Tracy Markle, Holly Schmalz, six women committed and ready and Nichole Wangsgard. Riders to train. will be racing both on and off- Owner Phillip Blomquist is road. Centerville excited to sponsor a team again. -Nichole Wangsgaard April 2002 Issue 4/18/02 11:20 AM Page 6

6 cycling utah.com MAY 2002 Collegiate Cycling National Bike Summit

by Tommy Murphy many college sports do you know by Charles Pekow tive director of Bicycle the environment, expanding eco- allow all levels of ability to com- Colorado, is working part time nomic opportunity and promot- In years past there have been pete? Not many! Just like in regu- The 21st Century remains in for the effort now and plans to ing public health, Burwell said. small collegiate cycling clubs here lar USCF and NORBA events, its infancy yet the Transportation move to Washington to spear- "You cannot have a first class in Utah. University of Utah had a there are categories organized for Equity Act for the 21st Century head the drive fulltime May 1. city without first class transit, so small group of guys back when the different levels of abilities in is heading toward the geriatric America Bikes will rent office many business groups support Johnny Ousguthorpe was enrolled collegiate cycling. In order to stage. The five-year program space from LAB. transportation." at the University of Utah. BYU compete at the collegiate level, whose many purposes included TEA 3 also became the focus Several national and regional has a small club of students that cyclists must be registered at a improving bicycle conditions in of the National Bike Summit bicycling groups have endorsed have been around competing at school that has a registered NCCA the U.S.A. built on its five-year LAB convened in Washington, the New Transportation Charter, local Utah events for the past few club or team, and must meet the predecessor, the Intermodal DC in March. Mary Peters, though it doesn’t specifically years. university’s requirements for ath- Surface Transportation Equity administrator of the Federal mention bicycling. Signers lete participation. For example, As in years past, Dirk Cowley Act. Highway Administration include the Future Moves Utah State University requires that and the UCA has started the 2002 (FHWA), told the assembly that Coalition of Salt Lake City and undergraduate students must be Though the program runs season here in Utah with the through 2003, Congress has the administration is already Idaho Smart Growth of Boise. Rocky Mountain Raceway registered for a minimum of 9 already started looking at a law working on a draft of what it The alliance will hear from Criteriums. But the RMR credits and graduate students must wants to see in reauthorization state transportation departments Criteriums have started something be enrolled for 6 credits or more. to replace and improve it, with new this season. Utah State Students must also maintain a 2.0 hearings underway in both hous- and hopes to submit it to and other groups, then break University is hosting collegiate GPA and fulfill any other require- es. And bicycle advocates from Congress early next year. down into task forces, including categories in conjunction with the ments set by the university or by around the country aren’t wast- Legislators may introduce legis- one on bicycling, Burwell Utah Cycling Association’s RMR the cycling club. Collegiate teams ing any time either. They are lation this fall to get ideas on the promised. He warned bicycle Crits. On March 2, 2002, Utah do not just compete in road events already forming America Bikes, table, but the final decisions will advocates "don’t just think of State University, Weber State in the spring, but also have full a Washington, DC-based lobby rest on the new Congress sworn bicycle interests." University, Brigham Young mountain bike schedules in the to try to get bicyclists better in next January. It will probably STPP staffer Andrea University, and University of Utah fall (during the fall semester), a accommodated in national sur- take most of next year to get the Broaddus added "we had a lined up on the start line at the cyclo-cross schedule in the early face transportation policy, bills through the arduous legisla- lengthy field process that went Rocky Mountain Raceway for winter (end of the fall semester), specifically by pushing for a tive process of fusing a bill into this document (see Utah’s first collegiate event. and a track schedule in the early bicycle-friendly reauthorization. through subcommittees, commit- www.transact.org). It gives you a This year, Utah State summer (start of the summer The new law hasn’t even got tees, the House and Senate way to reach out to new groups University, Weber State semester). At the end of each sea- a name yet, though parties are floors, a conference to resolve of people who are affected by University, Brigham Young son, collegiate nationals are held. unofficially calling it TEA 3. differences, back to the floors, shortcomings in our transporta- University, and University of Utah Teams must qualify complete Likewise, America Bikes hasn’t and the president’s signature. tion system but are not involved all have teams enlisted in the teams in order to compete at formed its platform yet. Major On the advocacy front, the in the debate. Once we mention nationals or individuals may quali- National Collegiate Cycling national biking groups including Washington-based Surface that there will be billions of dol- fy based off of individual points Association and will race in the Transportation Policy Project lars and many people are already and results. Unfortunately, the col- the International Mountain Rocky Mountain Collegiate Bicycling Association, League (STPP) conducted regional working on it, we find they actu- Cycling Conference of the NCCA. legiate teams of Utah are not var- of American Bicyclists (LAB), meetings with interest groups to ally have a ear and would be Collegiate cycling is new to Utah, sity level programs like many of join its Alliance for a New able to become more involved in and after much struggle and hard the teams back East and in Thunderhead Alliance, National work, the teams are ready to com- Colorado, but hopefully in time Center for Bicycling & Walking, Transportation Charter. "We are (the) effort." Look at public pete. the teams will grow and evolve Adventure Cycling, Rails-to- reaching out to groups that have health advocates, housing offi- Collegiate cycling is a unique into big programs like those. Trails Conservancy, Bikes not been involved in transporta- cials and local governments as sport at the university level. How Don’t let this fool you though, Belong Coalition, etc. founded tion and don’t know anything potential allies. because both Brigham Young the lobby. about transportation," STPP Check www.tea3.org for University and Utah State The Bikes Belong Coalition President David Burwell said. updates. The site plans to TOURS AND University have qualified teams granted $500,000 to fund the He said he got the interest of the include information on creating TRAVEL and individuals for nationals and organization, which other advo- Association of Community local campaigns. have been able to place individu- cates have pledged to match dol- Organizations for Reform Now One advocate who has als in the top ten at these events. lar for dollar value with in-kind (ACORN) and the American already formed a local coalition Collegiate cycling is slowly contributions Ð mainly lobbying. Public Health Association. with STPP help also spoke at the growing in Utah and has a lot of America Bikes also pledged to These and other groups see conference. Sue Knaup of GilaTours potential. Hopefully, it will contin- raise $250,000 through fundrais- the need for sound transportation Prescott Alternative ue to grow like cycling has in ¥ Road Riding ing. It hired Martha Roskowski policy to further their aims of Transportation, Prescott, AZ Utah over these past few years. building communities, protecting sought out all sorts of allies, ¥ Mountain Biking as director. Roskowski, execu- ¥ Training Camps

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ranging from the disabled who but the money will not go into Enhancements money, with $32 transportation and governors to added that FHWA plans to seek need accessible transit to bikes if the state and local folks million unspent a year ago in spend money on Enhancements help from its sister component of motorists --yes, motorists. don’t get into it," Knaup warned. Utah and Idaho (see the on behalf of bicyclists. We need the U.S. Department of "Truck drivers don’t drive on The biggest sources of funding October/November 2000 issue). to understand the bureaucratic Transportation, the National weekends. That is the last thing for bicycling projects from trans- And fiscal conservatives and impediments," LAB Executive Highway Traffic Safety the want to do on the weekends. portation legislation up to now motorists angling for more Director Elissa Margolin said. Administration (NHTSA) on the They want to ride (a bike) or go have been the Transportation money for roads may question "It is not because there were not issue because NHTSA does con- to parks" after spending all week Enhancements and the why bicyclists should get more projects in the pipeline….We are siderable safety education work. behind a wheel," Knaup noted. Recreational Trails funding. The money when they can’t spend dialoging with local and state One hopeful sign: While the "Hook up with all these peo- possible trouble with reautho- what they’ve got. advocacy organizations and our House has long had a Bike ple and get them thinking about rization is that many states are "Today, we need to try to 450 membership clubs about Caucus of representatives who bikes. TEA-3 will give us money way behind in spending convince state departments of what is going on at the commu- like to ride or support bicycle nity level." causes, the Senate just started And evidence has shown that one at the urging of summit while grantees are using attendees. Sen. Kay Bailey enhancements and Recreational Hutchison (R-TX) and Richard Trails money for trail construc- Durbin (D-IL) signed on as tion and maintenance, they’ve cochairs. Fifteen senators signed invested little of it in safety pro- up almost immediately. grams. Peters said she thinks the reason why relatively few Recreational Trails Program projects have gone for safety is that Streak your hair people just don’t know they can Blonde! use the money for trail safety classes and developing literature. Wear your helmet! FHWA official John Fegan

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ROAD RACING New IMBA Burke’s Eye View of Antelope Island Trailbuilding Book By Thomas Cooke Unfortunately for me, the field at 140 riders. That had to from the George’s team whose Good trails make great "Bird’s Eye" report will have to have been the largest field I have riders made the big drive from mountain biking possible. That's During the off season, the wait for a race where I am in the ever seen in Utah road racing, Boise. The Antelope loop is why the International Mountain editors of Cycling Utah thick of the action. It’s hard to especially for the first UCA only four miles long, but the Bicycling Association and approached me about doing see what is going on up the road event of the year. It was quite a combination of the ever-present Interbike collaborated to pro- some race reporting, partly when you are mired in the sec- site to drive to the end of the wind and a few power climbs duce a new book, "Building ond group with a bunch of guys Antelope Island causeway and contribute to the difficulty of the because I had complained about Better Trails: Designing, what I thought was a lack of who, with a few exceptions, only see a filed of that size rolling race. At about the halfway point Constructing and Maintaining race coverage last year. It’s a care about "getting some miles" across the hillside. To me, it is in the 60-mile race, the decisive dirty job, so naturally I jumped and smiling while they are doing more encouraging to see huge break rolled away. At this time, Outstanding Trails." at the chance to do it. We decid- it, even though the real action is numbers at this level of road rac- it was all or nothing for the rid- Drawing on the ed to go for a "Bird’s Eye" view long gone. I showed up at ing. These are the guys who are ers left behind. Either hump it Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews’ of what transpires out there on Antelope Island to race, not to just starting out, and many will and bridge across, or spend the five years of experience building the road in the Pro/1/2 field. enjoy the company of others on progress to higher levels in the rest of the day with me in the and maintaining trails around Sometimes bike racing is a lot a training ride, cause for a little sport within the course of the second group. It is at this point the globe, Building Better Trails more complicated than the sim- disappointment and the need to year. I think all who witnessed in the report that we need to is an essential resource for ple facts of who crosses the fin- be creative with the race report. this giant peloton of fired up switch from "Bird’s Eye" to mountain bikers, land managers ish line and in what order. But I am getting ahead of newcomers would agree it is a "Burke’s Eye". and other trail enthusiasts. myself. good sign that our sport is gain- "It seems like every time I Sometimes there is even a little The 72-page book teaches teamwork out there, but you The real story of the day was ing popularity in Utah, even show up at a local race, I have a readers how to build sustainable wouldn’t know it from looking the size of the category 4/5 though other regions in the bunch of guys sitting on my at a list of finishers. event. Official counts had the country are suffering a decline in wheel waiting for me to do trails by offering step-by-step rider numbers. something", said Burke. "I was- instructions for trail design, con- This caused a slight delay in n’t feeling very good, having struction and maintenance. The the schedule, and gave me some been at sea level for so long, so I book also provides trailbuilding precious extra warm-up time as decided to hang in the back of resources, and includes a section well as a chance to catch up with the break and let the others have on a new trend: building chal- Utah pro rider Burke their fun". According to Burke, lenging, technical trails that are Swindlehurst. Burke just strong team riding by the environmentally sustainable. returned from a spring tour in George’s squad brought back the Building Better Trails is Europe with the Navigators pro few attacks that were launched made possible by the generous team, the only American from the break. But something Division 2 team registered with unexpected happened. Burke support of Interbike. Interbike the UCI. Burke raced and fin- started to bonk! While he was has been a major IMBA sup- ished a stage race in Italy with dangling in the back of the 15 or porter since 1992. Now in its the likes of Francesco 16 riders who made up the break 20th year, Interbike is North Casagrande (the eventual win- "trying to bum some food from America's largest and most com- ner), and was there to support someone", Calvin Allan, a solo prehensive trade event for the his team’s efforts to make an rider from Boise slipped away bicycle industry. impression on the Giro d’Italia off the front. Burke eventually "Building Better Trails is an selection committee. Needless recovered from his adventure in awesome resource for trail- to say, Burke had some miles in low blood sugar land and builders," said IMBA's advocacy his legs and was a pretty safe bet launched an attack on the last and publication coordinator Dan in terms of being the wheel you lap that only pro mountain bike needed to follow later in the rider Eric Jones could try to go Vardamis. "It's the best publica- race. with. Burke would hold on and tion IMBA has ever produced, The Pro/1/2 field was 50 finish solo, raising his arms in and should be super useful to strong at the start, drawing more victory, only to find out that he anyone with an interest in trail- than a few riders from out of had in fact finished second to work." state. When there are more than Allan. Eric Jones finished third, Building Better Trails is just the usual suspects, it tends ahead of a hard charging field, to available for $10 on IMBA's to make the race a little more round out the podium spots. online store at www.imba.com interesting and a lot less nega- or by calling 888-442-IMBA. tive. There were plenty of cus- An HTML version of the book tomary early suicide breaks, Editor’s Note: See results on is also available on IMBA's doomed to fail because they did page 16 not have the right combination website. from the different teams. There was some stiff pace making

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SPEAKING OF SPOKES BikeE Recall ALert seat backs of less than 27 inches Riding a Sweet Seat might also aren’t affected. not be so sweet to your seat. Authorized dealers sold the BikeE Corp. of Corvallis, OR is cycles between February of Spring Restlessness recalling about 13,500 of them 1999 and February of 2002 for because the seats can crack and between $550 and $2,150. break. When that happens, the Get a free repair kit from By Dave Ward sters spit out as they zip by seat detaches from the frame, your dealer or by calling BikeE Publisher speed-challenged cyclists. and riders can lose control and at (800) 231-3136 between 8 Karma could not restrain a com- get badly hurt. If you’ve got one, a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Or Ah, the spring restlessness is ment about how long and steep stop riding it immediately. see bikee.com. in the air. Friends and neighbors the hill was, but they were At least two people suffered Bike E had problems with comment to me that they are already too far ahead to hear. the seats break beneath them. other vehicles recently. It seeing so many cyclists out rid- Later, I was telling Karma I One broke a leg. recalled 700 tandems just last ing. Well, of course. After a could remember a time, which BikeE Corp. is recalling all fall. long, cold winter and little out- seems so long ago now, when 1999 through 2001 cycles with door riding time, cyclists get that that was me. Lean, mean and Sweet Seats and 27-inch seat -Charles Pekow itch when the weather warms, Springtime is a wonderful time whipping up hills past other rid- backs and silver seats with black and they start poking out like the to be alive, outside and on one’s ers, calling out “How are you mesh seat backs. "BikeE" is Zabriskie Shines crocuses in my front yard. bike. doing?” as I sped by. written on the frames. These The USPS' Dave Zabriskie I understand this completely. Just last Saturday, my wife, I no longer have the speed, include models 1999, 2000 and (Salt Lake City), on the heels I feel it myself. Especially this Karma, and I went out on our nor am I quite so lean. But this 2001 CT, 1999, 2000 and 2001 of his top five finish at the AT, 2000 FX, 1999 and 2000 year. Over the winter, I partici- tandem. Lacking my daring in makes no difference to the sen- Redlands Classic, won the NX, 2001 RX, 2000 and 2001 traffic and lust for damned fast suous experience of being on opening stage and placed third pated in the G.I.G. (Get In Gear) E2, and Sweet Seat upgrades. If Cycling Camp at the Sports downhills, a tandem is about the and one with a bicycle in the overall at the Sea Otter only way Karma gets out on you have one with a silver ring Classic. Zabriskie won the Mall. (More on that this fall as splendid spring season. Karma around a black plastic clamp bicycle. But this year, I have 27.2 km time trial by 13 sec- next winter approaches.) As a and I had a great ride and a good attaching to the frame, it’s result, I spent November through talked her into doing the STP time. Our day was better for it. onds over runner up and even- already been repaired and is not tual race winner Chris Horner the middle of March in a dark (Seattle to Portland) with me on Welcome to a new cycling included in the recall. Bikes with room listening to music that was our tandem. So, training began season. Give in to your urges. of Prime Alliance. too loud and pedaling a station- last Saturday. Get out on your bike and enjoy ary bike. So, springtime has in a We had circled around by the the excitement of cycling with very literal sense been a coming South Mountain development in the coming of spring. out for me. the south end of the Salt Lake By the end of the camp, I was valley, and were dragging our- really feeling the itch to be out- selves up a short hill before side on a bike. Since then, I stopping for lunch. As we Win Races, Read have been able to enjoy the tan- ground the pedals in slow cir- talizing of my senses by the cles, three lean and colorful the Coach’s freshness of spring and the color cyclists glided effortlessly by us, Corner on p. 5 of emerging life as I pedal. with the friendly, “How are you doing?” greeting that all speed-

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what some other bike towns Seuss book entitled, Mr. Brown And you can't beat it for dedication to the sport is spelled Vernal - have not. They built trails Can Moo, Can You? to his diversity. The mountains around out on his license plate, Continued from page 20 because they love to ride, not to daughter around the same time Vernal, which hover at 8,000 SNGLTRC) who have brought going. bring tourists. The folks in he was busy transforming a cow feet, provide a noticeable sum- biking to various unknown Lupcho's shop, Altitude Vernal live to ride. This is a way track into a trail, so he ended up mer reprieve from the scorching havens. With places like Vernal Cycle, soon became the place for of life for them and they're will- naming the route, "Can You desert below. In the spring, win- nearby, there are no excuses for local riders to hang out and "talk ing to share it - on their terms. Moo?." ter and fall the lowlands provide sticking to the old standbys shop." With the combination of "We obviously want to share Trails are marked with old stellar riding conditions almost every weekend. Lupcho's shop and Etchberger's our trails, but we don't want to discarded bikes and rims, and year-round. It's also closer than I'm not going to tell you trail building success, mountain do that without educating people are often lined with various trin- Moab or St. George and a lot where to ride. You'll have to find biking started to pick up steam and making sure we don't grow kets found during the building less crowded...for now anyway. out for yourself. Call Altitude in Vernal. It was a nearly perfect out of control," Etchberger says. process: animal bones, glass bot- Cycle or stop by and pick up one situation: an untapped market, "The growth curve in places like tles, bike parts. According to Get lucky - discover the of their self-published trail great riding conditions and ter- Moab was not necessarily con- Etchberger, they not only help unknown guides. rain, and a quality shop that sistent with the education of keep riders on the trail, but folks Weaving through the "Bone If you build it, they will brought energy for the sport and good biking habits and we don't get a kick out of it as well. Yard," a section of "Can You come. Maybe that's the new tag want to get stuck in that posi- One section of trail even has Moo?" lined with various sun- line for Vernal. I know I'll be four discarded elk legs, hair still bleached animal bones, I started going back for more. Maybe intact, buried next to the route, thinking about the all the great next time I'll be luckier, I'll actu- two on each side, with the hoofs trails in Utah. Mostly the ones ally finish the days' ride with my pointing skyward. Resourceful? no one knows about. Like lunch intact. Yes. Gruesome? Perhaps. Vernal's trails. You could drive Entertaining? Absolutely. right through town and never If you go: Contact Altitude Vernal still faces the chal- know they were there. Cycle for trail and lodging infor- lenges of a small rural Utah So why should I be the only mation. Visit their web site at town though - getting a relative- lucky guy who gets to discover www.altitudecycle.com or call ly new sport to take off may new biking areas and barf up them at (877) 781-2460 or (435) require some time. But the area maple bars. Well, I shouldn't. 781-2595. chamber of commerce is recep- You can be lucky too, and not tive to the sports' new-found suc- even have to take notes and write cess here - the Dinotrax a story about it. Reprinted with permission of Mountain Bike Festival, held We're all lucky there are guys Utah Outdoors Magazine. every August at Flaming Gorge like Lupcho (whose red Ford Reservoir, is in its fourth year truck is plastered with his shop and going strong. logo) and Etchberger (whose

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Jung, Chris; No Results 3. Art O'Conner Intermountain Cup #2, St. 21. Wiegele, John; 1:33:43:66 Clydesdale 4. Zan Treasure George, March 23, 2002 22. Pratt, Bryce; 1:35:32:74 1. Miller, John; 1:36:31:01 5. Don Armstrong 23. McCann, Bob; 1:35:52:19 2. Mullins, Aaron; 1:50:23:35 6. Dennis Porter 9 & Under 24. Grove, Jay; 1:36:07:34 3. White, Justin; 2:02:34:64 7. Dave Sharp 1. Capati, Andrew; 15:42 25. Aitken, Jonathan; 1:36:31:01 4. Dave Barnett; Registered/DNS 8. Mark Pollaro 2. Thatcher, Micah; 16:19 2175 S.900 E. 26. Green, Brian; 1:44:26:46 5. Deeter, Tom; No Results 9. Gary Gardiner 3. Grundie, James; 16:31 Salt Lake City 27. Jensen, Rich; 1:50:58:92 Police 10. Bryan Williams 4. Jensen, Amanda; 21:54 (801) 466-3971 28. Crosby, Mark; 2:04:38:45 5. Harr, Chandler; 23:31 1. Smith, Franklin; 1:31:08:68 fisherscyclery.com 29. Laney, Doug; DNF 2. Nelson, Craig; 1:33:56:32 Master 45+ 6. Jensen, Andrew; 27:44 30. Micali, Joey; No Results 3. Hartman, Joseph; 1:41:00:93 1. Dirk Cowley 31. Safarik, Bryan; Registered/DNS 12 & Under 4. McCracken, Gordon; 1:44:24:00 2. Ken Louder Salt Lake’s 5. Palmer, Heidi; 1:52 3. Clyde Done 1. Ware, Carsen; 22:50 Spt Men 40+ Road Bike 4. William Corliss 2. Harr, Jed; 23:22 1. Sheeran, Marty; 1:19:22:06 5. Gary Porter 3. Payne, Mitchell; 26:38 Specialists! 2. Kutcher, Todd; 1:20:16:98 Road 6. Bob Walker 4. Denton, Corey; 27:19 3. Wilcox, Steve; 1:25:17:36 7. Charles Palmer 5. Winter, Landry; 29:43 4. Altland, Thomas; 1:25:39:87 Racing 8. Anthony Quinn 6. Nostrant, Anna; 34:10 5. Hall, Kevin; 1:25:40:00 9. Larry Strom 7. Jensen, Samantha; 34:39 6. Hollinsed, Tim; 1:26:17:43 10. Mark Goddand 8. Harr, Liesi; 48:29 Beg Men 40+ 7. Owen, Robert; 1:27:07:30 Antelope Island Road Race, Master 55+ 9. Vigil, Ryan; DNF 1. Ware, Darren; 53:03:45 8. Dawson, Bob; 1:28:57:69 Davis County, UT, 1. Gary Powers 10. Miller, Jed; Arrived after race 2. Sullivan, Kendall; 56:17:40 9. Roth, Dave; 1:30:00:00 April 13, 2002 2. Paul Scarpelli 3. Lambert, Corey; 56:27:57 10. Pitkin, Jim; 1:34:28:19 3. Stan Swallow Women 13-18 4. Moore, Barry; 57:03:11 11. Washburn, Stephen; 1:37:05:66 Cat 1-2 4. J R Smith 1. Wright, Hilary; 48:39:15 5. Starkey, Alan; 59:34:42 12. Moss, Steve; 1:40:33:29 1. Calvin Allan 5. James Donahoo 2. Rajamaki, Blair; 50:36:18 6. Longson, Greg; 1:03:10:60 13. Johnson, Clark; 1:45:44:27 2. Burke Swindlehurst 3. Perry, Melanie; 53:49:20 7. Moote, Paul; 1:07:53:34 14. Ryburn, Frank; 1:49:49:28 3. Eric Jones Cat 1/2/3 Women’s 4. Forsythe, Erin; 55:24:85 8. Romano, Dennis; 1:22:07:37 15. Meldrum, Mike; No Results 5. Owen, Lindsay; 56:34:42 4. Bart Gillespie 1. Maren Osguthorpe 5. Bryson Perry 2. Janelle Smith 6. Saxe, Michelle; 1:14:23:09 Spt Women 19+ Exp Men 16-18 6. Bill Harris 3. Kelly Crawford 1. Hansen, Cindi; 1:34:19:94 1. Torre, Marcelo; 1:55:05:83 7. Allan Butler 4. Kasey Rose Beg Women 19+ 2. Kendall, Lara; 1:37:43:79 2. Wynne, Dustin; 2:19:45:10 8. Steven Tibbits 5. Rachel Cieslewicz 1. Lormer, Kathy; 43:49:41 3. Timpson, Misti; 1:45:08:87 3. Karz, Clayton; DNF 9. John Osguthorpe 6. Daphne Perry 2. Johnson, Christine; 48:16:06 4. Payne, Sharon; 1:47:14:99 Exp Men 19-29 10. Jason Travis 7. Laura Humbert 3. Johnson, Christie; 50:22:64 5. Gillespie, Brittany; 1:47:17:24 1. Becker, Collin; 1:36:37:78 11. Shawn Mitchell 8. Odessa Osorio 4. Fleck, Susan; 51:05:71 6. Zumbrunnen, Liz; 1:47:55:28 2. Lynch, Ryan; 1:39:49:24 12. Eric Rumps 9. Kat Lynch 5. Sherrod, Amanda; 54:12:30 7. Ryburn, Debbie; 1:51:27:89 3. Gillespie, Kyle; 1:41:17:24 13. Christian Johnson 10. Robin McGee 6. Hatfield, Amber; 56:33:76 8. Thompson, Kary; 1:52:47:92 4. Gibson, Gregy; 1:44:19:64 14. Rodney Mena 7. Shinsky, Brooke; 58:28:30 9. Cummings, Susannah; 5. Gibson, Jared; 1:44:56:69 15. Gardie Jackson Cat 4 Women’s 8. Nielson, Heather; 1:03:44:09 2:01:54:74 6. Baxter, Robert; 1:45:24:26 1. Nichole Wangsgard 9. Koyle, Jana; 1:12:01:52 10. Saffell, Lyna; 2:06:15:65 7. Clark, Paul; 1:47:19:17 Cat 3 2. Michelle Keller 10. Clark, Holly; Registered/DNS 11. Walsh, Jennifer; 2:13:13:68 8. Rasmussen, Eric; 1:47:31:72 1. Jared Patchin 3. Jamie Williams 12. Budziszewski, Loren; 2:16:32:20 9. Kam, Danny; 1:52:40:53 2. Chris Liby 4. Laura Patten Beg Men 13-15 10. Hughes, Travis; 1:56:20:63 3. Cris Fox 5. Cynthia Martin 1. Neville, Kevin; 46:46:83 Spt/Exp Men 13-15 11. Prue, Ron; 2:00:05:20 4. Alex Rock 6. Jen Ward 2. Harrison, Ryan; 48:06:54 1. Peterson, Mitchell; 1:32:09:89 12. Montgomery, Jason; 2:05:13:36 5. Kevin Radzinski 7. Kris Walker 3. Peterson, Chris; 48:16:05 2. Downing, Andrew; 1:36:10:30 13. Hardy, Zac; 2:12:33:28 6. J J Clark 8. Missy Burk 4. Thatcher, Jacob; 48:19:75 3. Peterson, Spencer; 1:37:58:14 14. Sutton, Matt; DNF 7. Sean Young 9. Lauren Barros 5. Moote, Justin; 49:46:97 4. Nestoryak, Jason; 2:07:23:68 15. Tucker, Zac; DNF 8. Evan Hepner 10. Katherine Hensleigh 6. Cole, James; 49:50:34 16. Zumbrunnen, Blake; DNF 7. Perry, Kevin; 52:16:77 Spt Men 16-18 9. Brian Klepper 8. Urasky, Kevin; 53:03:45 1. Ruff, Casey; 1:25:45:38 Exp Men 30-39 9. Johnson, Paul; 53:38:15 2. Gaines, Nate; 1:29:06:52 1. Jeppson, Brian; 1:40:35:35 10. Downing, Matt; 54:52:30 3. Washburn. Rick; 1:29:38:54 2. Harvey, Ian; 1:44:48:77 11. Kirkland, James; 1:00:50:49 4. Stokes, David; 1:30:48:82 3. Czop, Joseph; 1:49:10:46 12. Jandra, Josh; 1:02:49:52 5. Wright, James; 1:34:12:50 4. Hileman, Mike; 1:49:54:10 13. Jaramillo, James; No Results 6. Washburn, Ryan; 1:46:44:87 5. Driessen, Doug; 1:50:37:28 7. Brumder, James; DNF 6. Snow, Phil; 1:51:22:35 Beg Men 16-18 7. Kunz, Robert; 1:51:33:00 1. Smith, Cody; 57:23:62 Spt Men 19-29 8. Patton, Nik; 1:52:59:71 2. Eddie, Randall; DNF 1. Hansen, Ty; 1:14:36:80 9. Davis, Joel; 1:54:02:65 2. Christiansen, Shawn; 1:16:36:30 10. Topol, Paul; 1:54:10:54 Beg Men 19-29 3. Lisonbee, Adam; 1:17:03:94 11. Potter, Dennis; 1:54:17:96 1. Christensen, Ryan; 48:33:39 4. Wakefield, Alan; 1:18:38:02 12. Martino, Jeff; 1:56:34:89 2. Knudsen, Tyler; 49:16:92 5. Deschamps, David; 1:19:37:00 13. Gallagher, Jon; 1:59:04:35 3. Larson, Aaron; 49:55:65 6. West, David; 1:20:24:08 14. Smith, Todd; 2:01:46:17 4. Curtis, Rob; 51:20:96 7. Carter, Derek; 1:20:46:87 15. Ruzicka, Don; DNF 5. Marcroft, Robert; 54:15:99 8. Bruin, Rich; 1:21:10:57 6. Mullins, Sam; 54:24:79 9. Cody, Ryan; 1:21:36:04 Exp Men 40+ 7. Reynolds, Quintin; 55:12:90 10. Peters, Chris; 1:22:19:73 1. Smith, Clinton; 1:51:47:18 8. Roth, Justin; 57:19:70 11. Campbell, Jared; 1:25:47:28 2. Corwin, Blayn; 1:52:17:83 9. DeHeer, Ronald; 57:28:89 12. Pace, Adam; 1:25:49:10 3. Kueffner, Pete; 1:55:20:24 10. Smeal, Roy; 58:58:44 13. Dern, Adam; 1:28:54:84 4. Strabala, Gary; 1:58:39:63 11. Weber, Mike; 59:31:96 14. Usher, Brian; 1:29:02:79 5. Perry, Tom; 2:02:53:59 12. Kump.Ryan; 1:00:34:71 15. Laga, David; 1:29:59:73 6. McCormick, Dennis; 2:06:40:14 13. Urasky, Jason; 1:01:09:67 16. Crompton, Jason; 1:30:17:10 7. Dilbeck, Ed; 2:07:23:69 14. Howard, David; 1:03:31:15 17. Rippstein, Jacob; 1:31:19:95 8. Rogers, Jim; DNF 15. Pugh, Nathaniel; 1:07:02:66 18. Sherrod, Jeff; 1:34:23:77 9. Egerton, Craig; DNF 16. Burkhart, Rory; 1:11:55:47 19. Cottis, Chris; 1:40:04:42 17. Roelofs, Timothy; 1:12:51:64 20. Halverson, Josiah; 1:42:33:64 Women 35+ 18. Bartholomew, Shane; 21. Sherry, Brent; 1:50:15:18 1. Lighty, Bernita; 57:03:70 1:13:57:98 22. Holland, Chris; Registered/DNS 2. Clark, Barbara; 1:00:52:39 19. Larsen, Michael; No Results 3. Brewster, Charlene; 1:04:20:71 20. Pittman, John; No Results Spt Men 30-39 3. Garcia, Patricia; 1:04:20:71 1. Derby, John; 1:13:59:81 Beg Men 30-39 2. Stack, Jim; 1:17:36:22 Men 50+ 1. MacFarlane, Mike; 50:07:41 3. Wassmer, Chad; 1:18:12:15 1. Gillespie, Roger; 1:28:37:62 2. Payne, Keith; 52:49:12 4. Crouch, Jim; 1:18:43:59 2. Peterson, Bill; 1:29:01:70 3. Bush, Bradley; 52:57:36 5. Mosher, Bill; 1:20:13:97 3. Mojeske, Craig; 1:31:19:95 4. Denton, Jon; 54:14:59 6. Schmitt, Barry; 1:20:18:33 4. Dark, Bill; 1:32:50:39 5. Payne, Charles; 57:00:80 7. Newby, Brad; 1:20:19:54 5. Simmons, Jerry; 1:33:42:31 6. Christensen, Todd; 1:00:03:25 8. Bakowski, Ron; 1:20:21:11 6. Crosby, Jay; 1:39:40:00 7. Worsley, Warren; 1:07:41:59 9. McArthur, Tim; 1:20:59:47 7. Sullivan, Dave; 1:44:38:21 8. Vigil,Eddie; 1:09:57:42 10. Searle, Blair; 1:21:10:02 7. Boyd, Mike; 1:44:38:21 9. Healey, Rusty; 1:20:25:05 11. Hemperley, Jeff; 1:23:10:34 8. Downing, Galen; 1:45:35:47 10. Jones, Randy; DNF 12. Thomson, Chris; 1:24:26:90 9. Christiansen, Allen; 1:48:35:56 April 2002 Issue 4/18/02 11:21 AM Page 17

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Tours State Park entrance This a Veloists Bicycle Touring Club. September 21 — Cycle For Life, Calendar - Continued popular non-competitive 7AM registration/check in at (801)272-1302 May 4-5 — The "X" Rides, 2 fun from page 13 ride, held at night during the Richmond City Park, 12 mi September 22-28 — OATBRAN, rides on and off Nevada's full-moon. Ride along the north of Logan on Hwy 91. Extraterrestrial Highway, One Awesome Tour Bike Ride June 15-23 — Hewlett Packard Great Salt Lake on the Davis Registration fee for members Across Nevada, following the Rachel, NV, near Area 51, County causeway and on to $12 (early ) $15 day of ride; Women's Challenge, Idaho, (800) 565-2704 Legendary Pony Express Trail 208-672-7223 Antelope Island State Park. non-members $15 (early), $18 on U.S. Hwy. 50 - America's May 11 — Yellowstone Spring Views are spectacular, food day of ride. Fee includes rest June 22 — River Spirit Circuit Loneliest Road, 5 days of rid- Cycling Tour 2002, (406) 646- is delicious. Registration fee stops, lunch and t-shirt. For ing, 420 miles from Lake Race, Boise, ID, (208) 343- 7701 includes park entry, t-shirt information and forms 435- 3782 Tahoe to Great Basin May 11 — Color Country and refreshments, 20 miles 713-0212. 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This ride fea- September 16-21 — WYCYC Leukemia Society of Fall Roundup, ride across America's National Team in July 9-14 — USCF Master's Side Road, and/or Mountain tures 8000 plus feet of climb- View Trail, 11 miles round trip, ing at altitudes up to 10,400 Wyoming, the kinder,gentler Training Fall fund raising pro- National's, Bakersfield, CA, version, Pinedale to Buffalo, gram, 35, 50, 100 mile (719) 578-4581 Proceeds benefit the feet. 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Monday Ride — Wasatch Causeway, Antelope Island Hosted by the Cache Valley Women's Cycling Club (WWCC) Weekly Ride: fun/easy ~1 hr. ride , 6 pm, Spin Cycle, 4644 So. Holladay Blvd.. All welcome!, Kirsten, (801) 355-4376. Tuesday Evening Rides — Weekly Tour of Heber Valley, meet at Heber Mountain Sports, 160 S Main St., Heber. 32 miles at a medium pace (Avg. 16-18 mph). Perfect for learning pace lines. (435) High Quality Bicycle Packs 657-1950. Made in the USA - Lifetime Warranty Wednesday Evening Rides -- Weekly Tour of Heber Valley, meet at Heber Mountain Designed, Tested, Sports, 160 S Main St., Heber. and 20 miles at a leisurely pace (Avg 10-14 mph) (435) 657- Built in 1950 Utah Thursday Evening Rides -- Weekly Race around Heber seat packs - panniers - rack packs Valley, meet at Heber handlebar pack - frame packs Mountain Sports, 160 S Main St., Heber. 34 miles at a crisp hydration packs - hip packs pace with sprint zones (Avg silkscreened & custom packs 19-24 mph). Great for fine tuning the legs. (435) 657- 1950 Please call for more info. Saturday — Wasatch Women's Cycling Club intermediate 800-777-7679 weekly road ride, 10 am, 15th S. 15th E. (in front of Einstein's). 801-272-5217 ~2 hrs, www.wwccutah.org [email protected] or Melissa at (801) 466-6312. WWW.LONEPEAKPACKS.COM April 2002 Issue 4/18/02 11:21 AM Page 18

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Route 211 This Guy’s Not Normal The Travels of David Michael Anthony

Story and Photos by years can possibly be true, and We could talk about an acci- Greg Overton still others simply don’t know dent, not bicycle related, that left what to think of him. Most peo- him paralyzed from the waist ple find him fascinating in one down, and the deal he made with “That guy is not normal, way or another. I think he’s God to help people if given the mentally or physically”, my about the most interesting person ability to walk again. We could friend Rich said to me. I quickly I’ve met. In case you haven’t had also talk about the prestigious, pushed aside all rules and opin- the pleasure of meeting him, let almost prodigious, engineering ions on what exactly IS normal, me tell you a little about him. career that began when he was in and I looked at my friend and David Michael Anthony has the ninth grade, and ended with smiled. Then we both looked ridden his bike over 42,000 that injury. Then there is the across the parking lot as David miles during the past four years, bicycle racing, and the world on Michael Anthony rode away and covering the US from Newport a string surfer lifestyle that all onto the street, riding a moun- Beach, California, to Key West, ended with that same injury. while running through the dark he thought was in the house tain bike, pulling a twelve foot Florida, to Portland, Maine, on In April 1995, David Michael house, his foot was caught on a might reach him, was, as he long “cart” that contains every- to Seattle, to Anchorage, Alaska, Anthony was living the good life portion of wet carpeting that had says, “the scariest thing I’ve ever thing from food and clothing to and back to Newport Beach, in Newport Beach, California - a been raised off the floor by the had to deal with”. an automotive floor jack, hun- then back to Key West again. surfer, a strong category 2 road water that had accumulated His next real memories are of dreds of pounds of tools and That was one ride. That was one and track racer, and a 28 year inside the building causing him a hospital bed, and eighteen spare parts, and extra gear for ride pulling anywhere from 100 old well paid engineer who had to fall. months of paralysis, as doctors anyone who may need it. The to 1500 pounds of gear behind designed a hydrazine fueling cart A split second eternity later, considered and recommended cart weighs about a thousand his bike. He is now on his way for NASA, a two-stage fire he lay on his back motionless, surgery procedures to fuse his L- pounds. back to Newport Beach from extinguisher for the M-1 tank atop a broken glass-topped table, 2,3,and 4 vertebrae that had suf- You may have seen David Key West. which is also now used on the bleeding from several serious fered compression fractures, and around Salt Lake City for the Anthony’s reasons for this Boeing 777 jetliner, and a fuel- lacerations, being showered by were as much as 90 degrees mis- past month or so. If you had the epic bicycle lifestyle are two, ing valve for Honda’s Formula the fire system sprinklers, and aligned. He would talk to him- pleasure of meeting him, you three, four, maybe as many as One auto racing effort, along unable to feel his lower body. He self, encouraging his body to remember him. He has enough ten-fold. We could talk about the with a boost pressure valve for was still unaware that the fire move. Sometimes even his arms positive energy to make Tony more than $16 million he has the CART series auto racing. alarm was triggered by a faulty would take several minutes of Robbins seem lethargic and raised for hunger and homeless At about 5am on April 5, system, and not an actual fire. concentrated effort and verbal dreary. Some people take a side- shelters across the country (he 1995, David was startled from But the frightening inability to encouragement to move from his ways look and think he’s a kook, gets none of the money raised, sleep by the piercing sound and move his legs while the siren side. The prognosis was a proce- others can’t believe that his usually never sees it, and doesn’t cold water of the fire alarm sys- and spraying water continued, dure that would allow him to experiences over the past four want it). tem in his residence. Half awake, and wondering when the fire that hold his body upright, presum-

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ably for sitting in a wheelchair hikers that he encounters on the for the rest of his life. road. At the next Wal Mart, he But this was David Anthony, gets replacements for the last and a wheelchair would not do. ones. He tries to need replace- He spent six months educating ments at each Wal Mart store he himself on the possible options comes to. Of the more than $16 for healing his spine. Finally, he million he has raised, he has chose to try dynamic inversion received none of it. He does not therapy and spinal manipulation have his own charity that col- by a physical therapist as an lects donations, but instead alternative to surgery. After six insists that donations be made months, it began to work, and locally, in his name if you wish, the fractures not only healed, but but no portion of the donations the process of hanging upside come to him. If your organiza- down was causing the spinal col- tion wishes to be a sponsor, or a umn to realign. “I knew I was benefactor, he will insist that all coming back when I felt tingling moneys donated go to the chari- in my groin area one day, and ty, with none kept for adminis- that just motivated me to contin- tration costs or salaries. ue - for small goals, like getting I asked David how long he rid of the catheter that I had to would keep doing this. He use for nearly two years.” He replied, “As long as my body proposed a deal to God. will let me, Dude, there’s a lot of I asked if he remembered this people I haven’t helped yet.” deal he made with God, and he What are his goals? “To keep my blurted it immediately as though deal with God, and I still want to it’s something he replays in his race in the Olympics’ [I know, head constantly: “If you let me also attracted, begged, leveraged his requests are heard. truck following behind him to he’s thirty five, but don’t sell walk again, I will make a differ- or otherwise obtained additional During this trip, he had limit his speed and save him him short, he trains nearly every ence where I see a need. If sponsors on that ride, including shared lunch with Bill Clinton from finding the express route to day before taking off with the someone needs help, I will never major corporations Wal Mart, at the White House, happened the bottom. His bike is equipped cart, and has 40k time trials in turn my back on them”. Pepsico, McDonald’s, Sprint across moonshiners in Virginia, with both V-brakes and disc the 47 to 48 minute range] ‘and I David Michael Anthony was PCS and several motel chains. met everyone in between, been brakes, but all are short lived in want to be President. I want to relearning how to walk unassist- He also had a new cart, a big interviewed by hundreds of the mountains on this bike. make a difference.” Do you ever ed a few months later. After one, constructed and donated by newspapers, and built a media Riding to Salt Lake City, this get down or lonely? “Bro, what nearly two years of lying on his BFE in Jacksonville, Florida. log several pages thick. Surely JANUARY!, David’s cart blew a reason do I have to get down back, he was upright again, and This cart would allow him to this would square things with tire on the descent into Scipio, about? I mean, I have bad days, he was a different person as carry up to 1600 pounds, along God, and David could get back and he found himself bruised sure, but on the worst day, even much on the inside as his weak- with his racing bikes and a spare to a normal life. and battered and spilled out at if my cart gets stolen, I can ened body, now some sixty “puller”. (He has broken 19 But we’re talking about David the bottom of a 100 foot ravine, WALK for help.” pounds lighter, seemed on the bikes so far pulling the cart). Anthony. He left Key West again sitting under a tarp that he David called me from Provo outside. In a short time, he David now approached his on his bike, riding toward stretched from his overturned on the morning he left the began riding his bike to regain sponsors to donate a per-mile Southern California. This time cart, waiting for someone to find Wasatch front to head south. In strength and rebuild his lower amount for his ride back to he is on a crossing route that him and help get the cart back his typical, you-can-tell-he’s- body. California, pulling this monster will take him to as many states up the hill to the road. The cart smiling-right-now surfer style, It was on one of these rides, a of a cart behind him. They as possible in the interior US weighed 722 pounds empty - said, “Dude, I gotta have a typical loop that he rode in agreed, and he set out for the before ending the ride with a getting it back up to the road waterproof storage bag, sleeping southern California, that his west coast. But this is David second visit to the Tonight Show was not going to be a one man bag and tent sent out to me on direction for helping others Michael Anthony, and there with Jay Leno. In Tennessee, job- especially when that man the road.” “What happened to became clear. On this particular would be no shortest distance while being filmed and inter- had a badly injured shoulder as a yours?”, I asked. “Oh, Bro, I twenty mile ride, David began between two points theory. So he viewed on the move by a local result of providing the interface gave ‘em to a guy I met down counting the homeless people, arrived on the west coast alright television crew, he was hit by a between cart and earth on the here, Dude, he needed the gear, and the scribbled “will work for - in Seattle, after riding from drink bottle thrown at him from slide down the ravine. It took a he’s got along way to go. I’ve food” signs that he saw. He Florida to Maine, and across the a passing car, causing him to truck winch to rescue the cart got to have some sent out. Call counted twenty eight. “I said to US. crash. The thrower was arrested back to the road. David had the me on the road”. myself, ‘This is terrible, these In Seattle, he drew the atten- and sentenced to juvenile prison cart repaired and rode on with a I hung up the phone, sat at must be the people that I need to tion of REI, and Outdoor - this is a felony offense - but the Tinker Toy contraption of bar my desk, and remembered the help.” He started by convincing Research, and the two compa- juvenile detention center needed ends constructed atop his han- day Rich and I watched him a friend of his, who owned a nies donated cold weather gear a new roof to hold its over- dlebar to relieve his shoulder the leave our parking lot. I remem- company in the area, to hire for a ride detour to Anchorage crowded population. David burden of supporting his body. bered my response to Rich hav- some of these people, but that and back - in January! In the Anthony parked his cart outside After arriving in Salt Lake ing said, “That guy’s not normal, only helped the few that his snow! On a bike! Pulling over the local McDonald’s restaurant, City, Anthony arranged a dona- mentally or physically.” After company had room to employ. 1000 pounds! Camping almost set up his trainer (yes he carries tion of $5000 from Pepsico to a David left our sight that day, Next came the first fund rais- each night, because “there is a a trainer in the cart) and rode his food bank if he would pull his down the road, I replied to my ing bike ride, pulling a Burley lot of open space on that trip”. bike on it for thirty hours cart from the city to the top of friend, “You’re right, he’s not trailer from San Diego to Los From Anchorage, he rode back straight, raising the $5000 need- Parley’s Canyon during the normal. He’s better than nor- Angeles. This was a success, and down the coast to arrive in ed for the new roof. He has rid- Olympics. Pepsico said yes, mal.” raised some money for a local Newport Beach. Then he headed den his trainer at the entrances to David Michael Anthony climbed You can find David at food bank. Now David knew east again. Wal Mart stores in several states, (and descended) Parley’s Canyon davidmichaelanthony.com how he could help. So he Finally, David arrived back in raising thousands of dollars for ten times with his cart. That’ll be And please find a way to donate arranged a few sponsors to Key West, three years after leav- local food banks. a $50,000 donation, thank you. to your local food bank or shel- donate money on a per-mile ing. He had now raised over $9 In Colorado, David pulled his While here he also had a new ter, in David’s name or not, just basis, put some of his own million for causes of need in cart to the top of every pass that cart donated by United Precision find time for a donation for money in a bank account to more towns than he can remem- climbs to 10,000 feet or higher, Machine in West Valley. This those he is committed to help- cover costs, convinced his family ber. He had been on national some that aren’t even paved, to new cart is larger, but about 500 ing. that he really was sane and that news shows Dateline NBC, and raise donations for the Food pounds lighter when empty. he knew exactly what he was Good Morning America, local Bank of the Rockies. He “Dude, it’s like I’m pulling noth- doing, “I think”, and set out for stations in pretty much every climbed 11,000 foot ing!” he says about his new rig, Miami, pulling the Burley trailer town he passed through, as well Independence Pass near Aspen which weighs about 1000 with about one hundred pounds as the Tonight Show with Jay several times to raise local dona- pounds when loaded. This is of gear and food packed inside Leno (who first used a photo of tions. He pulled the cart up exemplary of the boundless ener- and on top of it. David riding in the snow in Mount Evans, the highest paved gy and positive attitude that is He arrived in Miami 23 days Alaska as a prop for a joke, then road in the US, climbing to 14, always present when David is later, 17 of which he rode in the invited him to be on the show 450 feet. That climb took him present. rain, having raised over $55,000 after finding out about his ride). four days to complete, and he Anthony carries a spare sleep- for local food banks and home- David sees these as opportunities descended with his cart tied to ing bag and tent, donated by less shelters along the way. He to ask for donations to a local the front bumper of a Colorado sponsor Wal Mart, that he gives hunger or homeless charity, and Department of Transportation out to homeless, needy or hitch April 2002 Issue 4/18/02 11:21 AM Page 20

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MOUNTAIN BIKING LaNice Mooove - Discovering the best trails you've never ridden

by Brooks Stevenson their tires. Unfortunately, there stop there. Etchberger used his just weren't that many great Ph.D. background in wildlife Some say I'm lucky, or places to ride. Plenty of double- ecology and a little investigative blessed, as others would say, to track dirt road, sure, but no real work to discover the secret to go biking, write a story about it singletrack trails to speak of in great trails. and earn a little extra scratch on the area. "We learned that if we found the side. They think all I do is To mountain bikers, single- cow tanks (manmade drinkers) ride around on some great trails track is the equivalent of then we'd also find the best and then "just write about it." untracked powder to a skier. Or trails, already in progress thanks Mostly it's my friends who don't a big dark slough to a fly fisher- to the cows," Etchberger says. really know that taking a trip is man. It's just heaven. So "We've never built a single trail only 10 percent of it; the other Etchberger started wondering from scratch; we just followed 90 percent, well it's work. I sit about the possibilities of other the patterns made by the cows and work at my computer, writ- trails. He knew there were other and refined them." ing and re-writing a piece until I riders, albeit few, in Vernal, but He began stepping up his am satisfied. for some reason the trails just efforts by searching the Internet But some days it takes awhile weren't there. for aerial Bureau of Land for that feeling of being lucky to Then on a trip to Flaming Management maps and scanning sink in. Like my last trip to Gorge in '98, Etchberger hap- them for drinkers. He built a trail Troy Lupcho, owner of Altitude Cyle, cruising through the Vernal to find out what the pened to notice what looked like called "Can You Moo?" from Bone Yard on "Can You Moo?" Photo: Chris Watkins ruckus is about with their moun- a singletrack trail near Red Fleet cow trails and hasn't looked back tain bike trail system. My luck Reservoir. He stopped to check it since. But the story doesn't end started at 4 a.m. when I began out and was struck with an here. the drive to Vernal and ended in epiphany of sorts. Although the HUNTSMAN a doubled-over dry-heave 12 track was just an old cow path, Building a lifestyle hours later in a Jubilee grocery he realized it could easily be In 1995 Troy Lupcho, a for- store parking lot in Roosevelt. groomed into a great singletrack. mer world champion BMX Some luck. And so the work began. cyclist, was intent on opening a The fact is luck had nothing to Etchberger took his garden good bike shop - maybe in do with me, Vernal, and chirping hoe and spent his Sundays toil- Montana or Colorado, he my chips. There is nothing lucky ing over the trail. He had nearly thought. It was his childhood about the way biking and the five miles whipped into shape dream to own a shop and he was small Uintah Basin town famous when he started to make it a at that point where he was ready October 7-11, 2002 for its dinosaur museums came loop and ran right into Kevin to take the leap. While visiting together. But it is an interesting Christopherson, another local his parents in Vernal, where he'd St. George, Utah story. biker, who'd been doing the attended high school a few years same thing - building bike trail earlier, he stumbled across a lit- Celebrating 16 years of Fast and Furious Bovine trailblazers out of cow path. The two quick- tle place for rent. The wheels cycling...for all athletes 50 and Better! In 1995, Rich Etchberger ly joined forces, connected their started turning and he decided to (Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals awarded in each age division) moved to Vernal with his wife, respective routes and gave the capitalize on the lack of compe- Lianna, to teach wildlife and nat- inaugural trail a name: Jazz tition (Basin Saw and Cycle, the Entry Includes: Game Shirt, Gift Bag of Goodies, ural resource classes at the Utah Chromoly. (Christopherson's dog only bike shop in town wasn't $10.00 Dinner Ticket, Sport Social, Opening Ceremonies, was named Jazz and exactly selling and servicing State University Uintah Basin Parade of Athletes, Shuttle Service, Medals, Prizes & Extension. And they were moun- Etchberger's daughter was "real" mountain bikes) and the tain bikers - the hard-core kind named Molly.) opportunity to get a trail system Awards, Emergency Personnel, Free Health Screenings, who want only for the sound of And so dawned a new age of Free Healthy Lifestyle Seminars, Handbook, Map/Guide gravel and dirt on the tread of biking in Vernal, only it didn't Continued on page 14 and Official Program.

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