VOLUME 16 NUMBER 3 FREE MAY 2008 cycling utah
May is Bike Month! Ride Your Bike!
•Utah, Idaho, and Regional Calendar of Events - p. 8 •Complete Triathlon Calendar - p. 10 •Speaking of Spokes - p. 2 •Bike Month Preview - p. 3 • Marty Jemison Interview - p. 4 DIRT •Things We Carry- p. 6 •Hamstring Health - p.7 PAVEMENT •Cholla Challenge - p. 14 •Triple Valley Stage Race - p. 16 ADVOCACY • East Canyon - p. 17 •Mechanic's Corner - p. 19 RACING •The Goose - p. 20 • Commuter Column - p. 20 TOURING •Shop Directory - p. 22 •Dutch Cycling - p. 25 •Bike Club Guide - p. 26 •Results - p. 28 • Bike Touring in Cuba - p. 30 MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL 2 cycling utah.com MAY 2008 speaking of spokes Early Mornings, May Events, and Bicycling
cycling season at this point. But due far was already my longest ride of to the combination of being an avid, the year, but now Karma and I had or more to the point, addicted skier, to pedal our tandem into that stiff J. R. Smith’s Cycle Camp at the southerly breeze for an additional P.O. Box 57980 indoor spin facilities of the Sports ten miles to get home. By the time Murray, UT 84157-0980 Mall, and uncooperative weather, I we arrived, I was whipped. www.cyclingutah.com had ridden outside only a handful of But it was a good ride, and a fun You can reach us by phone: times before this morning. way to start my cycling events for (801) 268-2652 So despite the early hour and this year. Since then, I have been Our Fax number: lack of sleep, it was refreshing perusing Cycling Utah’s Calendar (801) 263-1010 to line up at the Olympic Legacy of Events and event ads. I am over- Bridge at the top of the University whelmed by the number of events Dave Iltis, Editor & of Utah campus. I really enjoy this offered. In May alone, a cyclist can ride for the simple fact of being able choose from an event each weekend. Advertising to ride for 26 miles through city For recreational riders, May 3 is [email protected] streets without regard to stop lights Bike2Bike’s Ghost Town Century in or signs and with no consideration Tooele County which takes partici- David R. Ward, Publisher for traffic. It is just a great experi- pants through many of the old min- [email protected] ence to have once a year. ing towns. The West Yellowstone Life needs art. A cool bike sculpture in front of the pARTnership Except for a stiff southerly Spring Cycle Tour serves up a sump- Contributors: Ben Simonson, gallery on 5th West and 5th S. in Salt Lake City. breeze, the weather cooperated. It tuous spread of springtime lakes Michael Gonzales, Lou Melini, Photo: Dave Ward was quite warm, 54°F, and mostly and mountain vistas. May 17 brings Joaquim Hailer, Andy Singer, clear. We stopped only once, to the Cycle Salt Lake Century, one of Erik Moen, Greg Overton, snap a couple of photos, received Utah’s most longstanding cycling By David Ward to visit till midnight with my two Tom Jow, Ryan Dionne, Tom our medallion from organizer Cindy traditions. Finishing out the month Publisher sisters who unexpectedly stayed the Diegel, Lukas Brinkerhoff, Pat Yorgason (kudos to her for a great on May 31 is the Bikes For Kids night. Dierks, Shaina Miron Quinn, job in pulling off this event each Charity Bike Ride, during which Ron Ferrucci, Brandi Gorden, It’s Saturday morning, April 19, The reason for the early rising year) and raided the goodies alley. 1000 bikes are given to 1000 kids. Ryan Barrett, Bryce Pratt, Alyssa at 4 a.m. and my alarm goes off. I was the Salt Lake Marathon Bike The toughest part was yet to Beyond recreational riding, there Bailey, Bryce Pratt, Tyler Servoss, moan, having gone to bed just four Tour. My wife, Karma, and I had come. We had arranged to be trans- is a vibrant and well-organized Sarah Bennett, Carolyn Eslinger, hours before. I had planned to retire planned on and been looking for- ported to the start so we could make racing community. For years, Traverse Zink, Charles Pekow early, having only managed four ward to this ride as our first bike this into a longer ride by pedaling Ed Chauner has promoted and hours of sleep the previous night. event of the year. I realize that home. This 26 miles ridden thus organized the Intermountain Cup Distribution: Dave, Karma, But I took the pleasant opportunity many cyclists are well into their Mountain Bike Racing Series. An and Marinda Ward, Doug Intermountain Cup race is scheduled Kartcher, David Montgomery for each weekend: The Showdown at (To add your business to our Five Mile Pass on May 3, Wimmer’s free distribution list, give us Bicycle Race on May 10, the Soldier a call) Hollow Hammerfest on May 17, the Stan Crane Memorial XC on May Administrative Assistant: 26 and the Sundance Spin on May Lindsay Ross 31. Mountain bike racers, this is the month for you. cycling utah is published Road racers are equally eight times a year beginning well-served. The Utah Cycling in March and continuing Association (UCA) is as well organized as it has ever been, and monthly through October. it oversees a healthy and plenti- Annual Subscription rate: ful race calendar. For May, there is the Buffalo Stampede Road $15 Race on May 3; the Salt Lake City (Send in a check to Downtown Criterium (which is also our P.O. 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Permission is required to reprint any of the contents of Shifting gears, I was perusing this publication. my latest issue of Bicycling and saw an article entitled, “The New Best Cycling Utah is printed on 40% Cities for Cycling”. “Best” lists post-consumer recycled paper always capture my attention. I am with soy-based ink. always curious to see if any place, event, object or other thing that I Cycling Utah is free, limit one may have a connection to manages copy per person. to make it on these lists. Frankly, I did not expect, and so was surprised, © 2008 cycling utah to find Salt Lake City listed. The Pick up a copy of article picked three cities as “The cycling utah at your Most Improved” (Washington, favorite bike shop! D.C., Louisville, and New York City [also a surprise]), five cities as “Still the Greatest” (Portland, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Boulder) and “5 For the Future” Cover Photo:Kathleen Berglund (Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, on the South Rim of Gooseberry Boston, Columbus, and Fargo- Mesa. Photo: Bryce Pratt.. Continued on page 23 MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 3 bike month
May is National Bike Month — Get out and Ride!
By Pat Dierks place at 7:30 p.m. at the Depot at the ing about taking up cycling you’ll Gateway, 400 W and South Temple find something to do during this For more than a century bicycles Come and show your support and fun-filled evening. This year two have been an important part of the appreciation to the many volunteers Specialized bicycles will be given lives of most Americans, and to rec- and staff who make up the Salt Lake away as well as a gift certificate for ognize the role the bicycle has had Bicycle Collective by supporting an electric bicycle and many other in our lives Utah is joining the rest this outstanding event. prizes. Join Mayor Ralph Becker of the nation in celebrating May as On Tuesday, May 13th join in a police escorted ride around Salt National Bike Month. Mayor Peter Corroon, Mayor Ralph Lake City and then for one hour Governor Huntsman has offi- Becker, and Mayor Russ Wall in after the ride have your photo taken cially signed a proclamation declar- the annual Mayor’s Bike to Work with Mayor Becker on a tandem ing May as Bike Month in Utah. Day ride which is an early morning bicycle. Stop by one of the many To kick off bike month activities, ride from Liberty Park to the Salt vendor booths and bring your bike UTA Rideshare is promoting every Lake County Government Center in for a free check-up. There will Wednesday throughout the month of and then on to the City and County also be a group ride course for May as “Bike to Work Wednesday” Building in Salt Lake City. Bagels cyclists of all ages. The first 75 to encourage commuters to give up and beverages will be served at both children will receive a free bicycle their single-occupant vehicle one the destination points. The police helmet. You can also pick up your day each week in an effort to help escorted ride will start at 7:30 a.m. registration packet for the Cycle Salt raise awareness of bicycling as a from the northeast corner of Liberty Lake Century at the event as well. sustainable transportation mode Park. In Utah County you can join In Summit County on May 16th, choice. UTA Rideshare and Mayor Lewis Mountain Trails will be hosting Bike Bike Week will be celebrated Billings in Utah County’s annual to Work Day. Visit MountainTrails. along the Wasatch Front May 12 – Bike to Work Day event. Join Mayor org for more information. 17. In Salt Lake City “Cycle Salt Billings on Tuesday morning for On the 17th, Northern Utah rid- Lake Week” will include a full array a Mayor's Bike to Work Day ride. ers can take part in the Cache Valley of events throughout the week. Festivities begin at 7:30 a.m. and go Bike Festival from 10 am to 2 pm at The 5th Annual Pedal Pusher until 9:00 a.m. The bike ride with Merlin Olsen Park in Logan. Visit Film Festival kicks of the celebra- the mayor officially starts at 8:00 www.usu.edu/ucc/bikes for more tion with a hand picked film from a.m. sharp. Free bicycle helmets information. the Bicycle Film Festival as well will be given away to the first fifty Other bike week events as Salt City Sprints, a Track Stand participants of the ride. include the Live Green Downtown Competition, Silent auction and On Friday, May 16th the 13th Sustainable Living Festival orga- music by the Vile Blue Shades. Annual UTA Rideshare Bike nized by the Downtown Alliance Mountain Bike Tour will take place at 6:00 p.m. Both tours will start Ride your bike! There will be Bonanza will once again take place on Saturday, May 10th. This event 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at Popperton Park which is 11th Valet Bike Parking available. This at Gallivan Plaza in downtown Salt takes place at Library Square (226 May 11th. The Tailwinds Bicycle Avenue and Virginia St., and both is a benefit for the Salt Lake City Lake City. Whether you are a nov- East 400 South) from 10:00 a.m. to Tour of Historic Downtown SLC Continued on page 20 Bicycle Collective and will take ice or hard-core rider or just think- 6:00 p.m. The annual Intermediate will take place Monday, May 12th
The love of cycling begins early.
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ways it’s complicated, and in other route 211 ways it’s not complicated, and it helps keep riders in the game. One Marty Jemison Reflects on Pro Road Career and Touring guy just makes a decision that day on what you contributed to the race Company and they split up the prize money based on that. Learning the ropes cycling, and how he has continued Subsequently, over time, I was of the sport there as a foreigner to travel and ride his bike after his able to chip my way up the group, can be brutal, was brutal; however, racing career as owner and propri- towards the front. I was able to do it. I won races or etor of a bicycle touring company. was consistently on the podium, and CU: The Jemisons, Marty, wife Jill Do you think that moving up when a rider does that, it immedi- and seven-year-old daughter, split in the group was due to your fitness ately sends a vibe through France. residences between Park City and improving, or was it the experience That vibe is such that, you’re good, Gerona, Spain. I was able to catch of riding in that kind of environ- you’re strong; and that you’re the up with him just before their move ment, learning the game so to real thing. to Spain for the summer. speak? MJ: Oh, fitness improved greatly, CU: Then you’ve earned their Cycling Utah: What was your first the difference was huge. respect. year racing in Europe? MJ: Exactly. It took a lot of work CU: Marty Jemison: My first year in A result of the mileage, many and it’s very hard to get there. Europe was 1990, as an amateur. I hard miles? MJ: raced three seasons there, in France, Absolutely. Yeah, it was like CU: So, did you become part of 1990, ’91, and ’92. two different worlds. It was like the their circle, or were you the good toughest couple of races I’d ridden American rider? CU: Talk about your first impres- here, but over and over, every time MJ: Oh no. I was the good sions once arriving in Europe. out. My training increased to 20,000 American guy, certainly. I was basi- MJ: On the bike, back here in the miles a year for the remainder of my Marty Jemison rode for seven years in the European pro peloton. cally on my own, you know, but I states, I was a Cat. 1, strong enough racing career. had a good club that supported me to ride at the front in just about By Greg Overton and rode for me once I had proven Jemison came to racing late; after any race I encountered. When I CU: We’ve heard about the structure graduating with a BS in Economics my capabilities. But there was a arrived in France, I remember, there of racing there, among the riders little bit of politics in the club with “I just loved riding my bike. from the University of Utah in 1989, would be these 150 rider pelotons, themselves and the culture of the After college, I wanted to travel the Salt Lake City native began to one guy who played both sides a sometimes strung out in single racing fraternity, sometimes assign- bit. In some races, he rode for me, and I loved riding, so bike racing race locally. After three years of rac- file. I couldn’t even see the front ing the finish and then sharing the seemed like a good way to do that.” ing domestically, he was traveling and in those races it was great, and sometimes for two or three hours at winnings. in others he drew the line in the That’s how Marty Jemison began to and riding his bike, a lot, in Europe MJ: a time. And I’d absolutely just be (laughing) It’s interesting, and sand and would do races on his own explain a ten-year European racing as a member of the WordPerfect on the rivet, flat out. I might have I struggle with the word mafia, and career that earned him the respect professional team. where he rode with the mafia. I was ten or fifteen guys behind me and they actually use the word there, but never part of that fraternity. of the peloton and super domestique I sat down with Marty at a local a hundred and fifty guys ahead of we use it differently over here, we status for two of the sport’s best café for a conversation about his me. And, honestly, I thought it was perceive it differently on this side of teams, WordPerfect and US Postal. career as a bike racer, the sport of CU: Was he an older guy still trying just the greatest thing in the world. the Atlantic. It’s more of a fraternity to move up or a young guy trying to of riders who all know each other, break in like yourself? and now I really respect it, but there MJ: Same age, yeah, but we became are guys over there who have been really good friends and we still are. racing for years and years together; He became a moto guy [motorcycle 5th Annual Road Race & sometimes they are teammates and commissaire] in the Tour de France. May 17 & 18, 2008 sometimes they’re not. So some of His name is Stephen Piriac, and he’s Team Time Trial these guys are best of friends and the number two moto for the Tour. Garden City, Utah have been since they were kids. We’ve remained very good friends, And what happens is these guys are and he became a very good team- able to go all around France, to the mate and would support me in the many clubs and be offered a leader’s long races and stage races, and then role in the team. They become fully he’d ride a lot of criteriums, where supported with an apartment, car, he rode in the mafia. expenses, even a salary, they get Presented by: all kinds of sponsorships. So these Sports Drink CU: Do you think the group of riders will be spread over these American racers who found some clubs, but they are all still best of success in Europe before you, Greg Over $5,000 in Cash, Prizes and Awards! friends, with a bunch of young LeMond, the 7-11 team and so forth, USCF Permit Pending - Cash & Prizes given across the field! amateurs supporting them. So the made it easier for your generation mafia, so to speak, is all these guys to gain respect there? Or was it the who have grown up together, racing same battle for you as for them? REGISTER ONLINE: www.sportsbaseonline.com together; and they have this system. 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It was a next day, my teammates were excit- said to me, ‘You should try racing resumes in the financial world and ing, they weren’t very aware of bit of do this, do that, and return ed that my photo was in the newspa- because you’re strong, a good rider.’ the like, and had some responses, American riders at all. Everyone on this date. You’ll be picked up at per alongside the great Sean Kelly. And my reaction was, “What? How but no. No, I never followed up on knew LeMond and maybe [Andy} the airport at this time, and living I was like. ‘Oh, who’s that guy?’ I do you do that?“ I mean I really had those. Hampsten, but I was basically on at this place, etc. etc. I didn’t even was pretty much in the dark. no idea what racing was. I honestly my own. know until later which races I was didn’t know the first thing about it. CU: Was it a matter of full invest- going to be doing, so I just trained CU: You came to bike racing late, ment, a conscious decision to put CU: So, from that, how did as well as I could for anything and after graduating college. CU: How did you make the transi- all of your eggs in the bike racing you catch the attention of the everything. MJ: (laughing) It’s crazy, yeah, it’s tion so quickly once you began basket? WordPerfect team, your first as a absolutely nuts. racing? MJ: Sort of. But it really evolved as professional? CU: What were those first days on MJ: Once I started racing, I knew I it went. I mean, you have to be full MJ: Pretty much all on my own the team like? CU: You had a quick rise, especially was suited to it, and in a pretty short throttle to do it, but those three years again. I approached them with my MJ: I think within the first two locally. Had you always ridden rec- time I had become a Cat. One rider in France helped. I guess at some resume, and I immediately recieved weeks I took, like, 17th at Het Volk. reationally or for fitness? here, but I knew I wanted to go to point I made the conscious deci- a rejection letter. But I was the cur- MJ: Yeah, It was wide-open throttle Europe. I had no interest in continu- sion that I would continue as long rent US National Champion, and CU: Did they tell you to go out and once I started racing, but I started ing to race in the States. It wasn’t as I was progressing in it. But I just rode very well in the Worlds Road put the hammer down, or to work riding in high school, really. I com- big enough for me, and I wanted to loved it. I loved racing. race. for this guy or that guy, do what he muted. Right in that transition of go see the big show. And in Europe, says? whether to get a car or a bike, I being an amateur is a big show. I CU: You loved it on the road, the CU: Where you finished in 20th MJ: No, not really, they just let you chose a bike and rode that to school, didn’t know how long, or even if, I culture, the travel? What was the place. race. They let you race until you rode it everywhere I went. I was would stick with it, but I knew about attraction? MJ: Yeah, but I really had to sell show them what you can do. Slowly, more interested in the bike, honestly, a year in advance that it was what I MJ: Everything. I loved living in them my resume. Really, they had though, the guys will learn if you’re than, you know, getting a cool car. wanted to do. Europe, I loved travel and I loved no interest until I started showing strong and you get pulled into a I just had more of a love for bikes. the test of racing, physically. While them results in France. I’d won, like, domestique roll. I rode the canyons as well as com- CU: Did you set specific goals at I was at the University of Utah, all I 17 races in France, and finished top muting. I’d never seen a race at that point? wanted to do was get out of here and ten in 52 out of the nearly 100 races CU: They learn they can trust you that point, didn’t even know what MJ: No, not really. I mean, it’s easy travel. Cycling took me all over the I’d entered there. I was consistently or count on you? the Tour de France was when I first to tell people that you want to take world. Paid for (laughing). It’s kind in the top level, and finished top MJ: Right, they know you’re going started riding. I had no idea then. a year after graduating college and of cool. ten in half of my races there. So, to show up and do your job and ride I truly fell in love with the bicycle travel Europe or something before they looked at that, and my national hard. But it was a powerhouse team before the sport. Now, I think you starting a real career. For me, that CU: Talk about racing locally as an championship jersey, and that’s how with top riders, so I was more than can’t be an American and not know included racing bikes. I did well amateur. Who were some of your I cracked in. Plus they did their thrilled to work for those guys, to about the Tour de France. enough that I was hungry to go back contemporaries here? homework and talked to people, and keep them out of the wind. after that first year there. MJ: Well, Steve Johnson [now found out who I was and what I was. CU: Thanks in part to you and your CEO of USA Cycling] was a major CU: And you gained a reputation as teammates at US Postal. CU: Did you have a career in mind, CU: The WordPerfect team Director a strong rider. In cycling parlance, a MJ: Yeah, I guess you could say other than racing? A more traditional Continued on page 24 then was Jan Raas, a legendary hard guy. that, huh? That’s a nice way to think life? rider and team director, so it’s not MJ: Right, I was always riding like this was a group of rookies or in good form for the harder races. publicity seekers. Was there a home- I loved the long Spring Classics, town connection, Utah rider and Fleche Wallone and Liege Bastogne Utah sponsor? Liege, and the multi day races, 8 MJ: That may have helped, but days or more. I remember team they had no room for that unless management making comments as that rider had the ability to help the they planned the tough races, ‘Oh team. I still had to sell myself and yeah, send Marty.” because I was be persistent, both on the bike and in able to finish and contribute to the my pursuit of the team. It all worked team. I was never really riding in the out very well, but if I had not done bottom of the team. If I were there those years in France, those hard as a domestique, I was working for years, and if I were not the national the top guys. I mean, I finished all champion, and had I not been so the races, never was really injured, persistent, you know, all those things never was sick. Some riders tend were key, key, key, right down the to get stronger as a race, whether a list. long single day race or stage race, [Raas was quoted at the time, "I goes along, and I seemed to be one know he's 28 years old. I saw him of those guys. in the Tour Du Pont, and I think he's a good rider... We didn't take him CU: In the early days as a pro, was on because he's an American. He there a particular rider, a coach, or happens to be an American, but he's anyone in the team who took you also U.S. national champion and a under his wing, showed you the good climber."] ropes? MJ: No one. No one at all. But CU: Talk about the process of you know, like any tough environ- approaching a team for a contract. ment, after a few weeks you get the Did you go to them in person? Were right, you know, facial gestures or they responsive? looks from certain people and it lets MJ: No, it was done electroni- you know that you’re gaining their cally. The fax machine. And they respect. And I got that from most of were pretty responsive – they sent my teammates after a while. But you a decline almost immediately, that know, initially they didn’t know who said, ‘nope, sorry we’re not inter- I was or how or why I got on the ested.’ I turned it around and sent team. You have to prove yourself. it right back and said, ‘No way. Just like any situation, really. You I’m not going to just take a simple may get in the door, but that doesn’t decline letter.’ Because I really felt mean you’re not going to be kicked like I could deliver the career that out the door if you don’t show that it turns out I did deliver. I knew I you belong. Once I did that, every- could ride in the professional pelo- thing was good, and I showed that I ton and beat many of those guys, so belonged in the group. I just had to tell them. It took a few faxes, maybe three or four. I don’t CU: Was there a rider that you even remember any phone calls, but admired or took pointers from? there must have been one or two. MJ: I think (Viatcheslav) Slava But it was really done through the Ekimov. He was a professional’s old fax machine. professional and amazing. He was the person to watch if you wanted to CU: Were you given a time and know how to be professional or take place to show up? care of yourself. He was the ultimate MJ: Exactly. I think it was pro. Rotterdam or something; it was one of the coldest places I’d ever been. CU: Did you have heroes in the I got my bike, my clothes, did the sport, or riders that you wanted to team photo and presentations and emulate before going to Europe? flew home. MJ: No, not at all. I was oblivious to the sport itself. As an amateur, CU: Were you given a training pro- I remember one day when I won a 6 cyclingutah.com MAY 2008
Bike CULTURE that they would drive a tank to go shopping, but for most grocery shopping is easily manageable by bike. Working the bike valet at the Things We Carry on Our Bikes Salt Lake City Farmer’s Market, I observed a number of means by which market patrons transported their goods home. These included backpacks as well as baskets, racks, and panniers attached to their bikes. Though these are usually more manageable loads, transportation of larger loads than usual is not impos- sible. Lou has transported 50 lbs of sugar, in panniers I assume, and Michel Wise, treasurer of the SLC Bike Collective, used his Kogswell Porteur to transport 50 pounds of canned goods. Michael used to bring his Xtracycle (a trailer that extends the bike by replacing the rear wheel) through Costco and just filled it up as he did his shopping. Bicycle frames and wheels tend to be a bit unwieldy and hard to carry, at least safely, by bike. I have had to do both at different points in time. You get some interesting looks when you are riding with another bicycle strapped to your back. Recently, I carried a set of wheels home strapped to my bag — eliciting laughter from the shop owner and his wife. Others have had the please to partake in transport- ing bicycles by bicycle. Saturday Cycles’ own Stephen Wasmund once carried a bike frame on the rear rack of his bike, and Steve S., who has us both topped, carried a whole bike at once (wheels off). I know a few people that have carried unicycles with them, which is sort of like car- Top: Mr. Shane and dog Jason at the Salt Lake Marathon Bike Tour. rying a spare wheel. What I would Photo: Dave Ward. like to see is someone carrying a Zed bailey does his shopping at NPS Market Square and often ends bike while riding a unicycle. up carrying over $100 worth of groceries in a Burley Bike Cart. Photo: Recently, Zed of SaltCycle. Alyssa Bailey. com(munity) had a suggestion for Right: A photo from Cuba of a very impressive use of a bicycle for utilitar- organizing a bike move, as has ian purposes. Try doing this in Sugarhouse! Photo: Tom Diegel been done in Portland (http://www. streetfilms.org/archives/bike-move/). By Ron Ferrucci bag—got me to thinking about my Now I have never had to completely own experiences of transporting move, even in the same town, by We are living in an automobile things by bicycle, particularly the bicycle, but if anytime is justi- age. Cars have become ubiquitous more unwieldy and odd objects (a fied for automotive transport that in our culture. People drive every- bamboo sapling is slightly on the this would be it, particularly in the where, and for many people, partic- delicate side). Through extensive case of heavy furniture. Hard, yes; ularly teenagers, cars are tantamount and painstaking research, mainly sit- impossible, no. Chelsea once trans- to freedom. Cars are considered a ting in front of my computer with a ported a bookcase, Fred ‘walked’ a place, Shea transported it all to their ried in his mouth). Now that is what necessity to many people, particu- cup of coffee and sending off a few chair home (I assume he rode the new place by trailer, even down I call romantic. And I think that larly for, as Cycling Utah’s own Lou e-mails, I set out to answer the ques- bike while pulling the chair), and to the last cubic yard. Nikki trans- Michael could make money renting Melini noted, transporting anything tion “what are the things we carry?” Steve S. transported a 21” televi- ported a cherry tree and rose bush. out his Xtracycle with the deck and larger than a cup of coffee. Lou also Grocery shopping: a slightly sion home on his bike. In addi- Sometimes during home improve- footboard attachments. noted that many people even assume mundane activity for which many tion, Michael transported a fridge ment efforts one has to dispose of Readers of CU may be familiar you need a car for that. A discus- people drive. Some people often (Xtracycle), two filled water cooler rubbish--large amounts of heavy, with the bike collective’s valet ser- sion with a friend—after ‘deliver- buy enough food in a week to feed bottles, and water cooler tower. bulky, rubbish. When Shea had 50 vices at the Salt Lake City Farmer’s ing’ a bamboo sapling to her in my a small army, so it makes sense If you are going to engage in old car and truck tires sitting in the Market, but some may not know that vigorous physical activity, why take shed that needed to be disposed of, all our equipment and supplies are it easy on route to the activity. Jen did they just call someone to haul transported completely by bicycle. Utah State carried a 60-pound internal frame them away? Recruit a friend with a That includes bike parking sign and backpack on her way to begin a truck? Nope, on the bike trailer they E-Z Up canopy (weighing in at 38 weeklong backpacking trip, which I went...10 at a time...with rims. Jen pounds). All this has been carried Road Race am sure was a good warm up for her transported lumber and chicken wire at different times using my trailer, trip. No soccer mom mini-van for for construction of a compost bin, Michael Wise’s Xtracycle, and Brian Lou, who carried soccer equipment and at one time carried a 40 lb roll Price’s radioflyer wagon. I even for practice for 16 kids. I think he of canvas. balanced it all between the seat and Championships needs a ‘soccer dad’ sticker for his Work materials tend to be heavy handlebars of my bike a few times. bike. CU editor Dave Illtis carried a and bulky, and can be quite formi- The stuff we carry runs the bowling ball on the back of his bike dable to transport by bicycle. Giles gamut from the mundane to chal- Little Mountain Road Race growing up. From what he said, it transported 150 feet of rain gutter lenging to romantic. We transport Clarkston, Utah (near Logan) acted like a bit of a gyroscope. He and 400 lbs of particleboard on a stuff to move, to eat, and to work, has also carried skis and poles for a bike cart. Work materials can also and sometimes just to have fun. Saturday, June 14, 2008 • 9 am few blocks to go skiing. be a bit on the fragile side, as in the Whether it is to go somewhere Animal transport can be a tricky case of the replacement glass that where the fun begins, or frankly to situation by bike, though some Fred had to transport for his job as test the limits of our ability to trans- Clarkston City Park (NE Corner) animals may be easier to transport a building superintendent. I wonder port things by bike. There is nothing Prizes: Medals for top three in each category than others. I often see people whether he needed replacement so gratifying as knowing you can transporting their dogs by bike, but glass for the replacement glass. This transport anything without resorting Register online at: www.sportsbaseonline.com I would not want to try to transport would clearly be one of those times to petroleum. As Steve Wasmund 16 mile circuit race with 2 climbs, 600 feet gain/lap a cat by bike. Chelsea has done it, that one rides carefully. pointed out “[t]here's a definite joy though, and confirmed that it was Romance and bicycles do not to be found in schlepping yourself Race Director: Kevin Rohwer – 435 – 770 – 9852, a nightmare. Krisha recently found seem like they would go together. and your stuff around under your [email protected] an injured Robin, which she trans- How romantic is it to ask someone own power.” Amen to that brother. ported to the aviary in a box in her on a date and say “meet me there” bike trailer. rather than “I will pick you up,” or Editor’s note: People in SE Asia Presented by K2 Promotions Home improvement and garden- to pick someone up on your handle- and other areas of the world use ing often require car transport, but bars? Sometimes, however, bicycle rickshaws to carry large amounts of and the Logan Race Club some have overcome that need. transport can prove that romance is stuff by human power. For the story Not wanting to lose the garden- alive. Renae had a futon transported and photos, see “Biking in Southeast ing soil that they had built up over by her lover for seven blocks, which Asia” in our August 2007 issue online loganraceclub.org time when moving to their new was then decorated with roses (car- at cyclingutah.com. MAY 2008 cyclingutah.com 7
HEALTH COACH'S CORNER Hamstrung Part 2 - Exercises for Your Hamstrings Stealth Training By Erik Moen PT, CSCS etitions with good form. return. Start with body weight in By Tyler Servoss upwards of 20 repetitions and then We left off a couple of months move towards holding onto a weight Any time spent training while your spouse/family/significant other is ago with the importance of ham- through your motion. asleep, or your normally at work does not count against you! string flexibility and some basic Being an endurance athlete and having a family, career, school, or all of Single leg pedaling at low the above can be a challenge. How do you balance it all? The answer is elu- practical ideas on normalizing your sive, but following are a few ideas and tips that have worked well for others. cadence requires keen attention hamstring flexibility. Flexibility Call it Stealth or Low Impact Training. It not so much the idea of going of the hamstring is not enough. to all the muscles involved in the out and doing intervals until you puke. It is more about finding the time to Completion of hamstring fitness pedaling motion. Single leg pedal- ride and making the least encroachment into other non cycling areas of you includes strength and coordination. ing is best performed on a station- life. You can find out more about specific training programs by working with The best ways to overcome physi- ary trainer. Goal cadence of 60rpm one of great local coaches or hitting the cycling section of your favorite book cal deficits are repetition, perfect allows for increased awareness of store. practice and application to a specific pedaling muscles. Work your pedal These are some of the cornerstones of stealth training. sport skill. stroke to minimize accelerations/ decelerations (aka clunks and bangs, Early Mornings you will know what I mean). Focus Most all of us can find a little more time in the early mornings. When Strength and Coordination (Copyright VISUAL HEALTH on working throughout the entire daylight allows, you can get in some great road training before your spouse Historical hamstring strength INFORMATION (VHI)) pedal stroke. I often encourage my or significant other wakes up. In the off season, you can throw down on the training for the bicyclist suggests for Figure 1: single leg ham curl the bicyclist a goal of 2:1 quadriceps athletes to feel like they are lifting trainer. Two major factors in a successful early morning program are getting to hamstring strength ratio. Since a snowshoe out of the snow for the to bed at a decent hour and finding a training/accountability partner. The first then, people have made further sug- back part of the pedal stroke. This is rather self explanatory, early to bed, early to rise etc. The later can make a significant difference in your commitment to your plan. If you know your gestions of increasing the quadriceps My second favorite hamstring analogy does not work well for all exercise is bridged rolls on a parts of the country. Your single leg buddy will be on your door step at 4:30 a.m. you are more motivated to get to hamstring ratio of 5:4. Science up and get out. has not determined the appropriate theraball
at the Salt Lake City/County Bldg, Live Green Festival, 10 am to 6 451 S. State, Room 326. (801) pm at Library Plaza, Downtown cycling utah 535-7939 or (801) 487-6318. Salt Lake City, www.livegreenslc. Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory org Committee — Meetings are the May 10 — 5th Annual Pedal Pusher second Monday of each month Bicycle Film Festival, showings from 5-7 p.m. in suite N-4010 of the will include films from the Bicycle CALENDAR OF EVENTS Salt Lake County Government Film Festival never before seen in Center, 2001 S. State, SLC, (801) Utah, live music afterwards, bene- 485-2906 fit for the SLC Bike Collective, 7:30 Weber County Pathways — Weber pm, The Depot at The Gateway, 400 W. and S. Temple, Salt Lake pm. 9700 S. 5250 W., South County’s Advocacy Group, (801) City, (801) FAT-BIKE slcbikecollec- Calendar Guidelines: Calendar of Events Jordan, (801) 824-0095. 393-2304 or www.weberpath- ways.org tive.org Listings are free on a sponsored by May - October — Rad Canyon BMX, May 11 — Intermediate Mountain Single Point Races Thursdays, Provo Bike Committee — Meetings space available basis and Bike Tour 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Meet Registration 6-7 pm, racing ASAP are the first Wednesday of each at our discretion. at Popperton Park at 11th Ave. (7:30pm). 9700 S. 5250 W., South month, 5:00 p.m. in the City & Virginia St. in SLC. Cost: free. Submit your event to: Jordan, (801) 824-0095. Council office, 351 West Center Street, Provo, Call the City Council More info: Brian Price physics. [email protected] TBA — Rad Canyon BMX, Race offices at 801-852-6120 or email [email protected] For Life, Double Point Race. with date, name of event, [email protected] or May 12 — Tailwinds Bicycle Touring Registration 9-10 am, racing website, phone number [email protected] Downtown Historic Tour of Salt ASAP (11am) 9700 S. 5250 W., Lake City, Meet at Popperton and contact person and South Jordan, (801) 824-0095. Davis Bicycle Advisory and Advocacy Committee — Contact Park at 11th Ave. & Virginia St. in other appropiate informa- 1844 E. Fort Union July 25-28 — Rad Canyon BMX, Bob Kinney at (801) 677-0134 or SLC at 6:00 p.m. Cost: free. More ABA GREAT SALT LAKE NATIONALS. tion Salt Lake City [email protected] info: Grant Aagard (801) 556-3290 Let us know about any (801) 942-3100 radcanyonbmx.com, 9700 S. 5250 or [email protected] W., South Jordan, (801) 824-0095 Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. corrections to existing George's Advocacy Group, May 13 — Salt Lake County and 699 W. Riverdale Rd. For more BMX track info, visit www.mooseknuckleralliance.org City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, listings! Riverdale cyclingutah.com Presented by the Salt Lake (801) 436-2018 Mountain Trails Foundation — Park County Mayor's Office and the City's Trails Group, (435) 649-6839, Bicycle canyonsports.com Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Cycling (435) 731-0975, carol@mountain- Committee. Join us for a mellow Motocross Jamis Triathlon trails.org, www.mountaintrails.org ride with Mayor Peter Corroon, Events Park City Alternative Mayor Ralph Becker, Mayor Wall, Bike Rentals! Transportation Committee — and other city mayors under Rad Canyon BMX — (801) Advocacy Groups normally meets on the second Salt Lake City Police escort. Bike 824-0095 Tuesday of the month at Miner's from Liberty Park to the Salt Lake Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Comm Hospital at 9:00am, call to County Government Center at Deseret Peak BMX — www.deseret- May - October — Rad Canyon ittee (MBAC) meeting. Second confirm, (435) 649-6839, (435) 2100 S. State St. and then will peakcomplex.com, Tooele BMX, Practice Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 Wednesday every month 5 p.m. 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails. continue on to the Salt Lake City org, www.mountaintrails.org Bldg at State and 400 S., Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the northeast corner Utah Bicycle Coalition — Statewide of Liberty Park, 700 E. 900 S. Cost: advocacy group, utahbikes.org free. More info: Charlie Kulp, Volunteer to help build the [email protected], www.slcbac.org Bonneville Shoreline Trail (801) Wednesdays in May — UTA Bike 485-6975 or visit www.bonneville- to Work Wednesdays, Ride your trail.org. bike to work! Show your support of biking as a viable commute option by biking to work every 2008 Cycling Events Wednesday throughout May. For Salt Lake Critical Mass — Last additional information visit www. Friday of every month, 5:30 pm, utarideshare.com or call Pat meet at the Gallivan Center, 200 Dierks at 287-2062. S. between State and Main in May 13 — UTA Rideshare Bike to SLC, for more info, if you have a Work Day in Provo City, West bike to lend, etc.: email slccriti- side lawn of the Historic County [email protected] Courthouse in downtown Provo Tuesdays — Bike Polo League, (University Avenue/Center Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, 7 Street), 7:30 - 9 am, Bike Ride pm, enter from 13th S. and with Mayor Lewis Billings at 8 come up the 7th East side to the am sharp, free food and drinks, road entering the center of the bike swag, and complimentary park. All welcome, bring bike, bike tune-ups For more informa- gloves, and helmet. Mallets pro- tion contact Stacey Adamson at vided. More info: Scott at (801) [email protected] or (801) 870-9292. 227-8958 Visit www.utarideshare. May 3 — GOTS, Bike and Outdoor com for event updates. Toy Swap, Wild Rose, 702 3rd May 15 — Road Home Bike Tuning. Ave, SLC, (801) 533-8671, wil- Free bicycle tune-ups at the drosesports.com Road Home, 5-6 pm, 210 S. Rio May 3-4 — Young Riders Bike Swap, Grand St. (455 W.) sponsored by May 3 (8-5pm) & May 4 (11-3pm), the SLC Bike Collective. More Annual White Pine Touring swap info: www.slcbikecollective.org to benefit The Young Riders youth or 801-FAT-BIKE based mountain bike program, May 16 — UTA Rideshare Bike great time with food and raffles, Bonanza, Music, food, prize dropoff May 1st (3-7pm) and drawings, expo, free bike tune May 2nd (noon-9pm), 'The Yard' ups, activities for kids and much 1251 Kearns Blvd., Park City, (435) more! Join us at the Gallivan 649-8710 or (435) 659-1188 or visit Center (239 S. Main Street) from www.youngriders.com 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pick up your May 10-17 — Cycle Salt Lake registration packet for the Salt Week, weeklong festival with Lake Century Ride at the event bike races, Bike Bonanza, Cycle too. Cost: free. Visit www.utaride- Salt Lake Century Ride, Bike to share.com for event updates. Work day, and more! More info: Pat Dierks pdierks@ rideuta.com or (801) 287-2062, May 10 — Bikes for Kids Charity www.utarideshare.com Bike Swap, held at Cottonwood Cyclery, 2594 E. Bengal Blvd, Salt May 16 — Summit County Bike To Lake City, (801) 942-1015, bikes- Work Day, and Commuter Cup forkidsutah.com Challenge, free breakfast at cer- tain locations, Encouraging Park May 10 — Downtown Alliance’s City and Summit County to Bike
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to Work, (435) 649-6839, (435) 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails. Mountain org, www.mountaintrails.org Bike May 17 — Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Salt Lake to Antelope Island and back, 35, 67, or 100 mile Tours and Festivals options. Utah State Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration opens at 2008 Events 6:00 AM., (801) 596-8430 or Fax (801) 322-5056 or cslcentury@ May 1-4 — IMBA Trail School, mac.com, Online registration at Flagstaff, AZ, Anthony Quintile www.cyclesaltlakecentury.com [email protected] or download a Registration Form 2006 Course Map May 15-16 — IMBA Trail School, Durango, CO, Mary Monroe, May 17 – Cache Valley Bike [email protected] Festival, workshops, races (fastest and slowest), bike decorating, May 16-18 — San Rafael Swell bike toss, and more, 9 a.m. to 2 Mountain Bike Festival, 22nd p.m. at Merlin Olsen Park (300 E Annual, Emery County, (435) Center St.), Logan, Utah, Aggie 637-0086 Blue Bikes @ 435-797-0964 ext. 3 May 22 — Seasons Bike Film or at [email protected] Premiere, a look at the lives of or www.usu.edu/ucc/bikes. downhill racers, slopestyle com- May 17-18 — Cole Sport Bike Swap, petitors, and big mountain freerid- supports the Mountain Trails ers from the producers of Roam, Foundation, 1615 Park Avenue, Brewvies Cinema Pub - www. Park City, (435) 649-4806, moun- brewvies.com, 7:00 pm and 9:00 taintrails.org pm, Jason Mitchell 801-358-3315, www.FeedTheHabit.com - $7 May 21 — Ride of Silence. Ride to advance tickets available online, raise cycling safety awareness [email protected] among motorists, police, and city officials. This is a free ride that May 22-26 — Black Hills Fat Tire asks cyclists to ride no faster than Festival, rides, races (hill climb, 12 mph and remain silent dur- XC, Super-D), Film Festival, and ing the ride. Meet at 7:00 p.m. more, Rapid City, South Dakota, at the Gallivan Center (239 S. (605) 394-5225, bhfattirefestival. Main Street). More info: Raleigh com Fehr [email protected] or www. May 24 –- 2nd Annual Amazing rideofsilence.org Earthfest, in Kane County, Utah, 5 June 7 — National Trails Day, pm Trail Ride, Joy Jordan Woodhill Volunteer on Trail Projects, call Trail, 12 mile, non-technical, hard- Eric Spreng at REI, (801) 486-2100 packed loop on BLM, featuring for info. expansive views of the Kaibab Plateau and the colorful cliffs of June 7 — National Trails Day, 9 am, the Grand Staircase. Meet at the Meet at White Pine Touring at the Fredonia Welcome Center on US Rail Trailhead, Coffee and bagels, 89-A, Fredonia, Az. Note: Utah is Project TBA, (435) 649-6839, (435) on daylight savings time. Arizona 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails. is on standard time, Rich Csenge, org, www.mountaintrails.org 435-644-3735, [email protected], www. June 14 — Venture Outdoors amazingearthfest.com Festival, 3-10 pm, Millcreek May 29 - June 1 — IMBA Trail Care Township Festival, cycling clinics, Crew, trail building, Emigration cycling gurus on hand, Canyon Canyon, Salt Lake City, Sarah Rim Park, 3100 S. 2900 E, (801) Bennett, [email protected] 466-0686, millcreekoutdoors.org May 30 - June 1 — NUMB Fest 2008, June 18-21 — IMBA World Trails three fun and action packed Summit, IMBA Summits bring days of organized riding and fes- mountain biking advocates, land tivities. There will be organized managers, ski resort profession- trail rides each day based on als, trailbuilders, tourism officials ability level with gatherings in and the bike industry together the evening involving food, bev- for collaboration, planning and erage, revelry, and prizes pro- celebration, Patti Bonnet patti@ vided by the event sponsors. All imba.com, 303-545-9011, IMBA. events are in & around the Uintah com Basin, AND there is no charge or July 12 — Utah Tour de Donut, entry fee , Vernal, Uintah County, 8 21 mile circuit race and donut Utah, contact Altitude Cycle, eating (subtract time for eating 435.781.2595, www.northeaster- donuts each lap), bike safety nutahmtb.org, coop@northeast- rodeo, kids race, American Fork, ernutahmtb.org, jory@northeast- UT, (801) 763-1216, utahtourde- ernutahmtb.org, troyboy@north- donut.com easternutahmtb.org September 22 — World Car Free June 7 — National Trails Day, Day, worldcarfree.net Volunteer on Trail Projects, call est September 27 — Endurance Eric Spreng at REI, (801) 486-2100 Festival, run, trail run, road for info. cycling, mountain biking, duath- June 19 — Seasons Bike Film lon and off-road duathlon Premiere, a look at the lives of .com or events, entertainment and more, downhill racers, slopestyle com- AM, Utah State Fair Park, 155 North 1000 W Old Town Pocatello, ID. www. petitors, and big mountain fre- ime 7:30 EnduranceFestival.com, info@ eriders from the producers of Start T .cyclesaltlakecentury EnduranceFestival.com, (866) Roam, Jim Santy Auditorium - 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798 Park City Library, 8:00 pm, Jason Mitchell 801-358-3315, www. Three Ride Lengths 36, 67 and 100 Miles. For More Information FeedTheHabit.com - $7 advance tickets available online, jason@ and Online Registration go to www feedthehabit.com Call Jon R. Smith 801.596.8430 Fax 801.322.5056
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June 21-22 — Wild Rockies 11th EnduranceFestival.com, info@ Hollow, Intermountain Cup #5, Snowbird Resort, (801) 583-6281, com Annual Boise to Idaho City Tour, EnduranceFestival.com, (866) Soldier Hollow, Midway, UT, Ed sports-am.com June 18 — Cache to Game XC Boise to Idaho City (camp over 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798 Chauner at (801) 942-3498, inter- August 16 — Sundance/Parks Race, Mike Yokel Park, Jackson, mountaincup.com night) and back to Boise, Darren October 2-5 — Take Your Kid on Sportsman Super-D Downhill WY, 12 mile MTB XC, Call (307) Lightfield 208-388-1971, wildrock- a Mountain Bike Ride and IMBA May 24 — Sundance/Parks Race, 9 am, Sundance Resort, 733-5056 Sportsman Super-D Downhill (801) 223-4849 or sundancere- ies.com Trail Care Crew, Boise, ID, byrd- June 21-22 — Soldier Mountain Race, 9 am, Sundance Resort, sort.com XC and DH, Knobby Tire Series, June 18-21 — IMBA World Trails scycling.com, merlinxlm@cable- (801) 223-4849, sundanceresort. Summit, IMBA Summit will bring one.net August 16-17 — Flyin' Brian Downhill Soldier Mtn. Ski Resort, Fairfield, ID com Race, DH and Super-D, Utah (208) 338-1016, knobbytireseries. mountain biking advocates, land October 24-26 – Chile Ho-Down May 26 — Stan Crane Memorial XC, DH Series, Brian Head, UT, (801) com managers, ski resort profession- Bike Festival, 3rd annual festival Intermountain Cup #6, Draper, 375-3231, go-ride.com July 4 — 13th Annual WYDAHO als, trailbuilders, tourism officials includes group rides, a dirt jump UT, Ed Chauner at (801) 942-3498, and the bike industry together August 21-24 — Great American Bike Race, XC, Grand Targhee contest, Halloween costume intermountaincup.com Mountain Bike Stage Race, 4 Ski and Summer Resort Alta, WY, for collaboration, planning and party, prize giveaways and just May 31 — Sundance Spin, Utah stages, 280 miles, Brian Head, Andy at 1-800-TARGHEE ext. 1309 celebration, Trail Care Crew too, an all around good time, pos- State Open Championship, Utah, Tom Spiegel, teambig- or [email protected], Patti Bonnet [email protected], sibly a DH race, Chile Pepper Intermountain Cup #7, [email protected] or Jeff at (435) grandtraghee.com 303-545-9011, IMBA.com Bike Shop, 435-259-4688, www. Sundance, UT, XC - Ed Chauner, 884-3515 or teambigbear.com July 5-6 — White Pine Downhill 801-942-3498, intermountaincup. August 23 — The Race for Everyone, Race, DH/Super-D, Utah DH Series, July 14-15 and July 17-18— Rocky chilebikes.com com Mountain Bicycles Dirt Series a low pressure, easy entry event White Pine Resort, Palmdale, Women's Mtn Bike Camp, Park Mountain June 1 — Bountiful Bomber Downhill for any mountain biker, from ICUP Wyoming, (801) 375-3231, go- City. Contact (604) 905-8177 Bike Race, Utah DH Series, Bountiful, regulars to 1st Timers, families and ride.com UT, (801) 375-3231, go-ride.com kids encouraged to attend, bike July 11-13 — Brundage Mountain (canada) or [email protected] Racing safety, bike setup, and more, for more info. June 7 — Deer Valley Pedalfest, Bike Festival, Wild Rockies Series, Intermountain Cup #8, Deer benefits Kids on the Move, XC and DH, trail run, McCall, ID, July 21-22— Rocky Mountain Valley, UT - Ed Chauner, Sundance Resort, Contact Keith (208) 388-1971, wildrockies.com General Info Payne 801.368.5321 or Mad Dog Bicycles Dirt Series Women's 801-942-3498, intermountaincup. July 11-13 — Blast the Mass, Intermountain Cup information com Cycles at (801) 222-9577, sun- Mtn Bike Camp, Sun Valley, ID. danceresort.com Mountain States Cup, Snowmass Contact (604) 905-8177 (can- (Utah) (801) 942-3498. June 14 — Chris Allaire Memorial, Resort, Aspen, CO, racemsc. August 23 — The Endurance 100/ ada) or [email protected] for USA Cycling, Mountain Region,(UT, Utah State Open Championship, com more info. Intermountain Cup #9, Solitude, Mind Over Mountains, 100 mile, AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD), (719) 866-4581 100 km, and 50 mile individual July 20 — Teton Pass Hill Climb, UT, XC - Ed Chauner, 801-942-3498, Wilson, WY, 8:30 road race, 10:30 June 15 - September 5 — Great intermountaincup.com races, Park City, thee100.com, Divide , Canada to Texas, dirt, (435) 649-2129 mountain bike race - points for Adv. Cycling Association, (800) Weekly Series Races June 21-22 — Wolf Mountain each Race, (307) 690-9896, ucjh. Mayhem Downhill Race, DH/ August 29-31 — Brian Head NMBS org 755-2453 Tuesdays — Solitude Full Throttle Championship Finals, race #6, Super-D/Dual/Quad X, Utah DH July 26 — Taming the Tetons, Midweek Mountain Bike Race Series, Wolf Mountain Resort, XC/DH/4Xor DS/ST/Super D, (435) July 9-13 — Girlfriends Go Tours: 884-3515, mtbnationals.com Intermountain Cup #11, Jackson Park City Mtn Experience. Series, June 24, July 1, 8, 15, (801) 375-3231, go-ride.com 22, 29, August 5 Registration at Hole, WY, (801) 942-3498, inter- Mountain Bike Clinic & Summer June 21 — The 12 Hours of the E100, August 31 - September 1 — mountaincup.com 5:45, race at 6:30, 4, 8, and 12 Sundance Showdown, Super-D Camp for Women. All inclusive 12 hour endurance race with site July 26 — Galena Grinder Whit mile options, Solitude Mountain fee to benefit National Ability and DH, Utah DH Series, 5-day bike camp. For more info, Sundance, UT, (801) 375-3231, Henry Memorial Race XC and www.girlfriendsgo.com or Lynn, Resort, Entry 1 (Moonbeam Lot), Center, Individual and Two and SkiSolitude.com or call Nick or sundanceresort.com Marathon, Knobby Tire Series, (435) 640-3931 Four person Team Categories, Ketchum, ID, Don Shepler Jay at (801) 536-5784 Park City, thee100.com, (435) September 6 — 5th Annual (208) 720-3019, (208) 726-4010 August 14-24 — IMBA Trail Care 649-2129, thee100.com Sundance Single Speed or [email protected] or and School, Long Valley, ID, Wednesdays — May 7,14, June Challenge, 10 am start, Sundance 4, 18, July 2, 16, 30 August 13, June 21 — Sundance/Parks 208-338-1016, knobbytireseries. IMBA.com Sportsman Super-D Downhill Resort, Sundanceresort.com or com 27, Soldier Hollow Training Series, (801) 223-4121 August 16-22— Cycle the Divide, Race, 9 am, Sundance Resort, July 26 — Laramie Enduro, 111 K (alternates with Sundance) 6 (801) 223-4849, sundanceresort. September 13 — 12 hours of starts in Steamboat Springs, CO, p.m., (801) 358-1145 mountain bike race, Happy Jack, com Sundance, 7 am - 7 pm, Laramie, WY, 307-745-4499, lara- Adv. Cycling Association, (800) Sundance Resort, (801) 223-4849 755-2453, adventurecycling.org Wednesdays — May 21,28, June June 26-29 — NORBA National mieenduro.com 11,25, July 9,23, August 6,20, Mountain Bike Series #4, XC, or sundanceresort.com August 28-31 — IMBA Trail Care July 30, August 6,13,20?? — Teton Sundance Weekly MTB series, STXC, DH, Dual Slalom, Deer September 14 — Tour des Suds, Village Short Track XC Series, and School, McCall, ID, IMBA. 6:30 pm, alternates with Soldier Valley, UT, XC/ST/, (435) 884-3515, 26th Annual, Park City, (435) 6:30 pm, Teton Village, WY, (307) com Hollow Training Series, Kids' Races mtbnationals.com 649-6839 or mountaintrails.org 690-9896, ucjh.org September 13-19— Base Camp on May 21, June 25, July 23, July 5-6 — White Pine Downhill September 14-20 TENTATIVE — The August 2 — 24th White Knob Fruita, mountain biking camp, August 20, Sundance Resort, Race, DH/Super-D, Utah DH Series, Endurance 100 ULTRA, Park City, Challenge, Knobby Tire Series, Fruita, CO, Adv. Cycling (801) 223-4121 White Pine Resort, Palmdale, thee100.com, (435) 649-2129 Mackay, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) Wyoming, (801) 375-3231, go- September 20 — Widowmaker Hill 890-3118 or 208-338-1016, knob- Association, (800) 755-2453, ride.com adventurecycling.org Climb 10 AM, 3000' vertical race bytireseries.com July 12 — Blue Mountain Bike Chase, to the top of the Tram, Gad September 21-28 — Colorado/Utah 2008 Utah MTB Races August TBA — Durango MTB 100, 25 mile XC race, Monticello City Valley, Snowbird Resort, (801) Durango, CO, (970) 259-7771, Canyon Country, Fruita-Moab- Recreation, Monticello, UT, (435) 583-6281 or sports-am.com gravityplay.com Fruita, Kokopelli Trail and more, 587-2029, monticelloutah.org May 3 — Showdown at Five Mile October 13-14 — Huntsman World August 2-3 — Pomerelle Pounder, dirt, 335 miles in the dirt, Southern Pass, 14th Annual, Intermountain July 12 — Park City Perfect 10 Senior Games. Must be 50 years Utah, Adv. Cycling Association, 2 DH, Utah DH Series, Wild Cup #3, Lehi, UT, XC, Ed Chauner Endurance MTB Race, 7 a.m. to or older. three events: hill climb, Rockies Series #5, Burley, ID, (208) (800) 755-2453, adventurecy- at (801) 942-3498, intermountain- 5 p.m., solo M/F/SS, duo M/F/ downhill, and cross country, St. 388-1971, (801) 375-3231, wil- cling.org cup.com Co-ed/SS, 4-person M/F/Co-ed George, UT, 800-562-1268 or drockies.com May 10 — Wimmer's Bicycle Race (no SS) categories, Deer Valley [email protected] or senior- September 27 — Endurance Resort at Silver Lake Village, Park games.net August 9 — Butte 100, Fundraiser Festival, run, trail run, road XC, Intermountain Cup #4, for Mariah's Challenge, Butte, MT, City, (435) 659-1188 or visit parkci- October 11-12 — 24 Hours of Moab, cycling, mountain biking, duath- Sherwood Hills Resort, Logan, UT, Gina Evans, eatdirtpigpen@hot- (435) 752-2326, intermountain- typerfect10.com 13th Annual, Moab, UT, (304) lon and off-road duathlon mail.com or 406-498-9653 and cup.com July 19 — Snowbird Mountain Bout, 259-5533 or grannygear.com Bob Wagoner, bwtripleringprod@ events, entertainment and more, 21st Annual, Intermountain Cup Old Town Pocatello, ID. www. May 17 — Hammerfest at the hotmail.com or 406-490-5641, #10, Snowbird, Ed Chauner at 2008 Idaho and Re- tripleringprod.com (801) 942-3498, intermountain- cup.com gional MTB Races August 16 — Silver Creek Pedal and Plunge XC, Knobby Tire July 19 — Sundance/Parks Series, Garden Valley, ID (208) Sportsman Super-D Downhill May 2-3 — 4th Annual New Belgium 338-1016, knobbytireseries.com Race, 9 am, Sundance Resort, Brewing Company 18 Hours of (801) 223-4849 or sundancere- Fruita, Highline Lake State Park, August 16 — Rendezvous Hill Climb, sort.com Loma Colorado, CO, (970) Teton Village, WY, 6.1 miles, 4139 858-7220, emgcolorado.com vertical feet, (307) 690-9896, ucjh. July 19-20 — Bald Mountain org Challenge Downhill, DH and May 4 — 6th Annual Coyote 4HE h8v 2IDES 4HE 2OAD IS /UT 4HERE Super-D, Utah DH Series, Deer Classic, AMBC event, Avimor, ID, August 29-31 — Tamarack Twister -AY Valley, UT, (801) 375-3231, go- (208) 338-1016, knobbytireseries. Idaho State, Knobby Tire Series ,>V i]Ê 6ÊÊ££Ì Ê>Õ>°Ê iÃÊÀi>Êx£ÊiÝÃ̶ÊÊÌ iÊvÕÊiiÃÌÊ{äiÊ ride.com com Final, XC, STXC, DH, Dual Slalom, Tamarack Ski Resort, Tamarack, ID } ÌÊÀ>`ÊÀ`iÊ>`ÊÓÇiÊÕÌ>ÊLiÊÀ`iÊÌÊÀi>Êx£° July 26 — Taming the Tetons, May 10 — Sagebrush Scramble (208) 338-1016 or (208) 325-1035, Intermountain Cup #11, Jackson Short Track XC, Knobby Tire Series, knobbytireseries.com !MERICAS -OST "EAUTIFUL "IKE 2IDE ,AKE 4AHOE Hole, WY, Ed Chauner at (801) Pocatello,ID, (208) 338-1016, *UNE 942-3498, intermountaincup.com knobbytireseries.com August 23-24 — 24 Hours of Grand -Ì>Ìii]Ê-ÕÌ Ê- ÀiÊ >iÊ/> i]Ê 6ÊÊ£ÇÌ ÊÕ>°ÊÊ}Ài>ÌÊ iÌÕÀÞÊ,`iÊ Targhee Mountain Bike Race, July 26 — The Endurance 100/Mind May 23 - May 26 — The Chile XC, Grand Targhee Ski and >ÀÕ`ÊLi>ÕÌvÕÊ >iÊ/> iÊÊVÕVÌÊÜÌ ÊÌ iÊ iÕi>ÊEÊ Þ« >ÊSold Out! Over Mountains, 100 mile team Challenge, XC, SD, MX, DH, NMBS Summer Resort Alta, WY, Andy -ViÌÞ½ÃÊ/i>ÊÊ/À>}Ê«À}À>° relay, 50 mile solo, Park City, event, Angel Fire Resort, Angel at 1-800-TARGHEE ext. 1309 or thee100.com, (435) 649-2129 Fire, New Mexico, racemsc.com [email protected], 4OUR OF THE #ARSON 6ALLEY ""1 )CE #REAM 3OCIAL August 2-3 — Pomerelle Pounder, May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 28 — *UNE 2 DH, Utah DH Series, Wild Wood River Cup #1-5, Short Track i>]Ê 6ÊÊÓ`ÊÕ>ÊÌÕÀÊvÊÌ iÊLi>ÕÌvÕÊ >ÀÃÊ6>iÞ°ÊÊ{{ i]ÊÓä iÊ Rockies Series #5, Burley, ID, (208) XC, (June 28 is Idaho STXC State iÊEÊiÊ>`Ê>ÞÊÕÊ,`i°Ê ÛiÊÕÃV]Ê +ÊEÊViÊ Ài>Ê-V>° 388-1971, (801) 375-3231, go-ride. Championship)Hailey, ID, (208) com, wildrockies.com 481-0300, roadanddirt.org 4OUR $E 4AHOE "IKE "IG "LUE s 3EPTEMBER August 9— Cook-Sanders May 31 — Moose Chase XC, >iÊ/> i]Ê 6ÊÊÈÌ ÊÕ>°ÊÌ iÀÊ««ÀÌÕÌÞÊÌÊiÞÊÌ iÊi`ÊvÊÃÕiÀÊ Associates Wolverine Ridge Knobby Tire Series, Coeur >`ÊÀ`iÊ>ÀÕ`Ê/> i½ÃÊÇÓiÊà Àii° XC Race, 15th Annual, D'Alene,ID, (208) 338-1016, knob- Intermountain Cup #12, Series bytireseries.com /!4"2!. s 3EPTEMBER Finals, Jill Smith, jsmith@evan- June 2-3 — Janna Brimmer £ÇÌ ÊÕ>ʺ"iÊÜiÃiÊ/ÕÀÊ iÊ,`iÊVÀÃÃÊ iÛ>`>»ÊÊÕÞÊÃÕ««ÀÌi`Ê stonwy.org 307-783-6459 or Paul Memorial Salmon Idaho ÕÌ`>ÞÊÌÕÀÊ>VÀÃÃÊÌ iÊ-ÛiÀÊ-Ì>ÌiÊÊ1-ÊÜÞÊxäÊÊiÀV>½ÃÊ iiÃÌÊ,>`]Ê Knopf, [email protected] Slammer, Wild Rockies Series, XC, 307-783-6458; or 1-866-783-6300 vÀÊ >iÊ/> iÊÌÊÌ iÊÀi>ÌÊ >ÃÊ >Ì>Ê*>À° DH, Salmon, ID, (208) 388-1971, ext. 470., evanstoncycling.org, wildrockies.com intermountaincup.com For More Info call 1-800-565-2704 June 14 — Pocatello City Creek XC, August 16 — Altra Widowmaker Hill Knobby Tire Series, Pocatello,ID, 159 W. 500 N. • Provo, UT or go to Climb 8 AM, Ride to the top of (208) 338-1016, knobbytireseries. bikethewest.com the Tram from 9400 S and 2000 E, (801) 375-5873 • racerscycle.net MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 11
grandtraghee.com W 12th St), Ogden, UT, info: The (801) 576-1531, rmcconline.com cles.com (208) 354-2354, peakedsports. September 14 — Boise to Bogus Bike Shoppe at (801) 476-1600 or August 13-17 — Tour of Utah, May 17 — Galena Hill Climb Time com Banzai, 16.5 mile, 4100 vertical thebikeshoppe.com America's toughest stage race, Trial, Galena Lodge to Galena July 19 — Well's Fargo Twilight foot descent, Wild Rockies Series, May 10 — Darek Leyde Memorial five stages, Pro/1 Men only, (801) Summit, ID, (208) 726-7693, Criterium, 22nd Annual, NRC Boise, ID, (208) 388-1971, wildrock- Criterium, UCA Series, a portion 558-2136 or tourofutah.com durance.com race, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782, ies.com of the proceeds will be donat- August 15 — Tour of Utah, Downtown May 18 — Bragging Rights georgescycles.com September 19-21 – Cactus Cup MTB ed to cancer research, Rocky Salt Lake City Criterium for cat2/3 Criterium, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las July 20 — Teton Pass Hill Climb, Race, Las Vegas, NV gobike1. Mountain Raceways, Utah State men, master's 3+, (801) 558-2136 Vegas, NV, luv2bike.com, (702) Wilson, WY, 8:30 road race, 10:30 com, (706) 549-6632 Criterium Championship,Salt or tourofutah.com 232-4175 mountain bike race - points for Lake City, (801) 209-2479 September 20-21 — Wild Rockies August 16 — Snowbird Hill Climb, May 20 — Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts each Race, (307) 690-9896, ucjh. Series Finals and NW Collegiate May 9-10 — Women's Road Racing 8 AM, registration from 6-7:30 Criterium Series, Holt Arena, org MTB Conference Race, Open Cycling Clinic, group riding, rac- am, 10.2 Miles from Shopko on Pocatello, ID, 208-652-3532, ida- July 22 — Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts to all riders, Wildrockies Series ing skills and tactics, bike safety, 9400 S. 2000 E. to Snowbird, (801) hocycling.org Holt Arena Criterium Series, SLC, (801) 809-2570 Finals, Bogus Basin, Boise, ID, (208) 933-2110, snowbird.com May 23-25 — Treasure Valley Stage Pocatello, ID, 208-652-3532, ida- 388-1971, wildrockies.com May 17-18 — Bear Lake Classic, August TBD — Tour de Gap Stage Race, RR, TT, Crit, Boise, ID, team- hocycling.com UCA Series, 52 miles, one lap September 27 — Endurance Race, in conjunction with the dobbiaco.com, (208) 412-3527 July 26 — Allan Butler Memorial around Bear Lake (Pro/1/2 and Iron County Fair, Parawon, UT, Criterium, Idaho Falls, ID, contact Festival, run, trail run, road III's do 2 laps), flat on the west May 23-26 — Iron Horse Bicycle cycling, mountain biking, duath- (435) 477-8380 or (435) 590.0196 Classic, Road Race, TT, and Ron Bolduc at (208) 523-5347, side and north, great rollers that or tourdegap.net lon and off-road duathlon Criterium, Omnium, Durango, [email protected], ida- are a blast on the east side, 8:45 hocycling.com events, entertainment and more, am start at Blue Water Resort, All August 23 — Jeff Rogers Memorial CO, (970) 259-4621, ironhorsebi- Old Town Pocatello, ID. www. categories including competitive Sanpete Classic Road Race, UCA cycleclassic.com/ July ?? — BYRDS Tour of Idaho EnduranceFestival.com, info@ citizen's, 3 person TTT (men's and Series, Spring City, UT, jeremysmith- May 24-26 — Summit Center Stage Junior Stage Race, tobincoach- [email protected] or 801-558-7215, [email protected], (208) 343-9130 EnduranceFestival.com, (866) women's categories) 9am on Race, Flagstaff, AZ, 928-214-9398, Sunday, Bear Lake/Garden City, skiutahcycling.com summitvelo.com or (208) 343-2607, byrdscycling. 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798 Kevin Rohwer, (435) 770-9852, com August 30 — Antelope Island Time May 24 — Garden Creek Gap loganraceclub.org or bearlake. Trial, UCA Series, Antelope Island, August 2-3 — Snowbowl and com Road Race, Pocatello, ID, Sam Utah, 10, km, 20km or ~40km Krieg [email protected] Wupatki Road Races, Flagstaff, May 24 — Garden Creek Gap Road depending on your category, or idahocycling.com or (208) AZ, 928-214-9398, summitvelo. Race, UCA Series, Pocatello, ID, 801-476-9476, [email protected], 652-3532or (208) 233-0951 com Road Sam Krieg sam@kriegcycling. bmbbc.com June 7 — Lyle Pearson 200, team August 9 — Lamoille Hill Climb, com or idahocycling.com or September 6 — LOTOJA, 206 miles 13 miles, 3100' of climbing, 9 Racing (208) 652-3532or (208) 233-0951 relay road race from Boise to Sun from Logan, UT to Jackson, WY, Valley, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782, am, Lamoille, NV, Dean Heitt May 31 — Skull Valley TT, UCA (801) 546-0090 or lotojaclassic. georgescycles.com (775)-738-2497, dgheitt@frontier- Series, Utah State Time Trial com net.net, elkovelo.com June 13 — Tour of Eagle, Eagle (9 General Info Championship, Skull Valley, UT, September 13 — The Climber's August 7-11 — USA Cycling Crystal Chambers, teaminertia_ miles northwest of Boise), ID, (208) Trophy, UCA Series, an individual 340-7224, roadbicycling.com Road Festival, Elite, Masters?, Utah Road Racing - USCF, Utah [email protected] or (801) time trial up the south side of Big Junior, and Espoir National Cycling Association - James 446-8183 or golsancycles.com Mountain from MM 3 to MM 9., June 10 — Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts Championships, Orange County, Ferguson, 801-476-9476, utahcy- June 7 — Draper Challenge first rider up at 11 AM, contact Criterium Series, Holt Arena, CA, (719) 866-4581, usacycling. cling.com Hillclimb Race. Starts 8:00 am Jon Gallagher jonbear68@msn. Pocatello, ID, 208-652-3532, ida- org hocycling.com USA Cycling, Mountain Region at Equestrian Center located at com or teamcsr.org August 8-10 — Gateway Canyons 1600 E. Highland Drive. Draper, September 13-15 — Hoodoo 500, June 15 — Intermountain Classic, Road Race, Time Trial, Road Racing (UT,AZ,NM,CO, UT, DraperTrailsDay.com or Ken WY,SD), George Heagerty, (719) 500 mile ultramarathon bike race Orthopaedics Idaho State RR and and Clinic, Grand Junction, CO, Murdock at (801) 205-3700. in S. Utah, St. George, Hoodoo500. Criterium Championships, Boise, (970) 931-2458, luke@gtwycan- 535-8113. June 7 — Sugarhouse Crit, UCA com, [email protected], ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) 890-3118, yons.com, gatewaycanyonsbik- Utah Weekly Race Series Series, Sugarhouse Park, SLC, UT, 818-889-2453 lostrivercycling.org erace.com (801) 209-2479 Cyclesmith Rocky Mountain September 27 — Harvest Moon June 18, 25 and July 9 — August 9 — Mt. Harrison Hill Climb, Raceways Criterium — Saturdays June 14 — Little Mountain Road Historic 25th Street Criterium, Wednesday Night Criterium Triple Crown #1, Boise, ID, (208) Race, UCA Series, Utah State UCA Series, downtown Ogden in Racing at the Fairgrounds, Boise, 323-2376, aerocyclos.com at 12 noon in March (8,15,22,29), ID, teamico.org Tuesdays in April 1 - September Road Race Championship (cate- the Municipal Park between 25th August 12 — Idaho Cycling & 26th Streets, Ogden, UT, (801) 30, 6 pm, 6555 W. 2100 S., West gory riders), Logan (Newton), UT, June 20-22 — Elkhorn Classic Enthusiasts Holt Arena Criterium loganraceclub.org, 435-563-6489 589-1716 or steve@newcastlem- Stage Race, Baker City, OR, (503) Series, Pocatello, ID, 208-652-3532, Valley City, UT, Map, (801) ortgage.com or ogdenone.com 209-2479, utahcritseries.com June 19-21 — Utah Summer Games, 652-3763, elkhornclassicstager- idahocycling.com ace.com Time Trial, Hill Climb, Criterium, October 7-10 — Huntsman World August 12-16 — Southeast Idaho Salt Air Time Trial — Every other Road Race with overall Omnium, Senior Games. Must be 50 years Thursday April 3 - September June 21 — Idaho State Time Trial Senior Games, criterium, hillclimb, Righthand Canyon, Lund Hwy, or older. Four events: hill climb, Championships, 8 miles south of 18 (April 3,17, May1,15, June road race, time trial, Pocatello, Desert Mound?, Checkshani time trial, criterium and road race. Bellevue, ID, 7am, (208) 726-7693, ID, Jody Olson, (208) 233-1212 12,26, July 10,24, August 7,21, Cliffs, Cedar City, (435) 865-8421 800-562-1268 or hwsg@infowest. durance.com September 4,18), I-80 Frontage or (435) 559-2925, utahsummer- com or seniorgames.net August 16 — Table Rock Hillclimb, Road West of the International games.org June 28-29 — Dead Dog Classic Triple Crown #2, Boise, ID, (208) October 11 — City Creek Bike Stage Race, Laramie, WY, 867-2488, georgescycles.com Center, (801) 209-2479, utahcrit- June 21-22 — Cook-Sanders Sprint, 10 am, 5 1/2 mile climb up series.com [email protected], Associates High Uintas Classic City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake 307-742-4565, deaddogclassic. August 30 — Mt. Charleston Hill DMV Criterium — Wednesdays Stage Race, UCA Series, 20th City, road or mountain bikes, com Climb, 17.5 miles, 5357' of climb- (April 16 - September 24), Driver's Annual!, Kamas, UT to Evanston, (801) 583-6281 or sports-am.com ing, finish at Las Vegas Ski Resort, June 28-29 — Gate City Grind Training Center, Where: 4700 S. WY, contact Jill Smith, jsmith@ Las Vegas, NV, 702-449-6842, October TBD — UVSC Cycling/ LAF Stage Race, (208) 652-3532or [email protected], 2780 W., West Valley City Times: evanstonwy.org 307-783-6459 Benefit Criterium. UVSC Campus, or Paul Knopf, pknopf@evan- (208) 233-0951, idahocycling. mountcharlestonhillclimb.com A Flite - 6pm. B Flite - 6:55 pm. Orem, UT. 2pm, Registration G com (April 16 - September 24), Map, stonwy.org 307-783-6458; or parking lot, 3pm beginner-inter- September 6 — Bogus Basin Hill 801-651-8333 or cdcarter44@msn. 1-866-783-6300 ext. 470, evan- mediate race, 4pm Advanced May 24-25 — Tour of the Bitterroot, Climb, Triple Crown #3, 36th stoncycling.org com, utahcritseries.com race, [email protected], RR, TT, Crit, Missoula, MT, (406) Annual, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782, June 28-29 — Gate City Grind Stage 801-473-6003 531-4033 or tourofthebitterroot. georgescycles.com Royal Street Hillclimb TT — Every com Race, UCA Series, Pocatello, ID, October ? — Utah Cycling September 13 — Race to the other Thursday (6/12, 6/26, 7/17, (208) 652-3532or (208) 233-0951 July 13 — Grand Targhee Ski Hill 7/31, 8/21, 9/4), 5:30 p.m., 900 ft. Association Rider Meeting, Salt Angel, 23nd Annual, 3000' climb, or idahocycling.com Road Time Trial, 9 a.m., Alta, WY, Wells, NV, (775) 752-3540, wells- elevation gain, Royal Street and Lake City, James Ferguson, UCA July 11 — Farmington Festival Days Executive Director, 801-389-5706, Deer Valley Drive, Park City, (435) [email protected] or utahcycling. 901-8872, utahcritseries.com Criterium, UCA Series, Farmington, UT, Tyler Servoss velo11@gmail. com Ogden Cash Crit — Thursdays, com or (949) 637-0159 or bebikes. May 8- July 31, 6 pm, ,C flight: com Idaho Weekly Race 6:00pm (30 min), B flight: 6:40pm July 12 — Porcupine Hillclimb, UCA Series (40min), A Flight: 7:30pm (50min), Series, Big Cottonwood Canyon, BDO (600 W 12th St), Ogden, Tuesday Nighter Training Ride — Salt Lake City, 801-424-9216 or Road Ride every Tuesday from UT, [email protected], (801) porcupinecycling.com April 8 to July 15, Pleasant Valley/ 388-0517 July 18-19 — Capital Reef Classic Ten Mile Creek Road. Bogus Logan Race Club Time Trial Series Stage Race, UCA Series, ITT, Hillclimb every Tuesday from July — Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Logan, UT, Criterium, 120 mile road race, 22 to September 2 at Bogus Road (435) 787-2534 Torrey, Utah, tasbrcrazy@hotmail. Intersection (6:20 pm), Boise, ID, com, 435-425-3491, capitolreef- (208) 343-3782, georgescycles. classic.com com July 19 — Sundance Hillclimb, UCA April 16, 30, May 28, June 25 (Time 2008 Utah Road Races Series, Provo, UT, (801) 223-4849 Trial); May 14, June 4, July 2, or sundanceresort.com August 13 (Hillclimb) — Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts Time Trial/ May 3 — Ogden BDO Criterium, July 26 — Chalk Creek Road Race, Hillclimb Series, 10 km for flat TT UCA Series, Location: BDO (600 UCA Series, also, juniors and mas- on the Gate City Grind Course, ters Utah State Championship, Hillclimb is up Scout Mountain Coalville, UT, 801-424-9216, por- (except 8-13 at Crystal Summit), cupinecycling.com Pocatello, ID, 208-232-1745 or August 2 — Mt. Ogden Road Race, 208-652-3532, idahocycling.com UCA Series, 9 am start, Snowbasin, Thursdays — CANCELLED Snake UT, 801-528-2907 or sessions11@ River Criterium Series, April 17 - msn.com, or mountainelement- May 15, TT Series May 22 - August sutah.com 21, Nampa, ID, Lindsay's Cyclery, August 2 — Felt Tour de Park City. (208) 376-2482, willlindsay@msn. World Class Coaching for UCA Series, 170 mile race through com Competitive and Recreational Northern Utah's beautiful moun- Cyclists. Don’t Just tain valleys, raffle. All men's and 2008 Idaho and Train... Trainright! women's categories and mas- ters. Contact: info@mountain- Regional Road Races raceworks.com, tourdeparkcity. Tommy Murphy com or Riley at 435-671-5053 435.787.8556 May 9-11 — George's Cycles Time August 9 — Huntsville 100 Road Trial Festival, $10,000 purse, Boise, [email protected] Race, UCA Series, Huntsville, UT, ID, (208) 343-3782, georgescy- 12 cycling utah.com MAY 2008
miles, Cedar City, (435) 586-5210 race $15, race day $20. On-line trails tour, Coeur d’Alene, ID, August 23 — Desperado Dual , 200 Road or (435) 559-2925, colorcountry- reg. at uilc.org or call Cathy or Adv. Cycling Association, (800) mile double century in Southern Tours cycling.org Kim at 466-5565 voice or TTY. 755-2453, adventurecycling.org Utah, 100 mile option, Panguitch, May 17 — Ride for Independence, June 9- July 3 — Great Alaska July 18 — Antelope by Moonlight UT (435) 586-7567, desperadod- National Federation for the Blind, Highway Ride, Dawson Creek to Bike Ride, 13th Annual, This a pop- ual.com Boise, ID, tvcblindidaho.org Fairbanks, AK, rides@pedalers- ular non-competitive ride, held at August 23 — Cache Valley Century Continued pubandgrille.com night during the full-moon. Views Tour, 100 mi/100 km/40mile June 14 — American Diabetes are spectacular, food is delicious. options. Hosted by Cache Valley nevada.com May 17, 2008 — Cycle Salt Lake ride goes from marina to the his- Veloists Bicycle Touring Club. 8 Century Ride, Salt Lake to Association / Tour de Cure- September 20 — Trail Creek Time Golden Spike Century. 25,60, and toric Fielding Garr Ranch, about am, 12 mi north of Logan on Hwy Trial, Ketchum, Idaho, (208) Antelope Island and back, 35, 22 miles round-trip. Registration 91, 435-752-2253, cvveloists.org 67, or 100 mile options. Utah State 100 mile options. This ride is for a 726-3947, elephantsperch.com great cause in a beautiful rural fee includes park entry, t-shirt and August 23 — Bike the Bear Century, Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. 7:30 refreshments. For more informa- September 25 — WCSN USA CRITS AM Mass start time. Registration setting. Box Elder High School, 50, 100 mile rides, Camp Hunt, Brigham City, UT. For more infor- tion contact Neka Roundy, Davis Bear Lake, Garden City, UT, (801) Finals, part of the USA CRITS opens at 6:00 AM., (801) 596-8430 County Economic Development, Championship, during Interbike, or Fax (801) 322-5056 or cslcen- mation call (888) DIABETES - email 475-7488, [email protected] Marshall Emsley, memsley@dia- 801-451-3286 or [email protected]. Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, [email protected], Online registra- ut.us, daviscountyutah.gov August 23 — CASVAR 2008, Pony NV, usacrits.com, 706-549-6632 tion at cyclesaltlakecentury.com betes.org or register now at tour. Express 20, Colt 45, Pioneer 65, diabetes.org July 19 — Bryce Canyon 200 K, October 4-5 — Nevada Senior or download a Registration Form Blazing Saddle 85 and Saddle 2006 Course Map June 14 — Bob LeBow Bike Tour self-suported brevet ride, check- Sore Century rides, Star Valley Olympics, Must be 50 years or point will be open at 6:15 am, older, Cycling Four Events - 5K May 18 — Santa Fe Century, Santa - "Health Care for All.", routes - Afton, WY, [email protected], from 3-100 miles, ride benefits ride at 7:00 am., Garfield County 307-883-9779, or casv.org and 10K Time Trials, 20K and 40K Fe, NM, (505) 982-1282, santafe- Fairgrounds at 800 North Main St. Road Races. Plus all other sports. century.com the TRHS Zero Pay Fund, help- August 23-24 — Bike MS Road, ing support primary health care in Panguitch Utah, (435) 586-7567 Call 702-242-1590 or nevadase- or subrevet.org Sweat, and Gears, benefits the [email protected], neva- May 26 — McCool McMemorial for our most indigent patients, Day 100, BBTC Super Series ride, MS Society of Idaho and mul- Nampa, Idaho, asandven@trhs. July 20 — Upland Roller 100, BBTC tiple sclerosis research, 25-75-125 daseniorolympics.com SLC, UT, [email protected] org or 208-467-4431, trhs.org Super Series Ride, self-supported or (801) 598-0294, bccutah.org miles, McCall, ID, (208) 336-0555, June 16 — Up and Over 100, BBTC century, Wanship, UT, roadcap- bikems.org Road May 31 — Bikes for Kids with Dave Super Series, self-supported [email protected] or (801) 598-0294, Zabriskie, metric century (62 bccutah.org August 23 - September 7 — BRA century, bottom of Emigration SU , Bike Ride Across Scenic Tours miles) plus 4 and 25 mile options Canyon to Park City, Coalville, July 24 — Chalk Creek 100, BBTC in Salt Lake City and Murray. We Utah Tour, 5 states, 5 National and back, roadcaptain@bbtc. Super Series Ride, self-supported Monuments, 5 National Parks, 2 will be giving away 1,000 bikes, net or (801) 598-0294, bccutah. century, Park City to Coalville to helmets and jerseys to disadvan- National Forests, and 5 Nations, org Chalk Creek and back, roadcap- (801) 677-0134 or bike2bike.org taged children in the Salt Lake [email protected] or (801) 598-0294 2008 Utah and Regional Valley. The start time is 7:00 am at June 21 — Bike for the Cure August 24 — Twin Counties Road Tours the Costco in Murray and a bike Century, a benefit ride for the July 24 — Pedal Away Parkinson's, Century, 8, 30, 66, and 100 mile safety and rodeo will be held at Susan G. Komen Foundation. 10 mile benefit ride, 8 am, Gailey options, Huntsville Park, Huntsville, 11:00 for all kids. Contact Teresa 28, 34, 50, 60, and 100 options Park, 200 S 300 W, Kaysville, ped- UT, (801) 556-3290, tailwinds-tours. May 3 — Tour de Fire, metric at (801) 453-2296 or tmay@fins- through Central Utah. Start and alawayparkinsons.com or red- com finish in Spring City, UT. Register [email protected] double century, Las Vegas, NV, vcs.com, bikesforkidsutah.org August 24 — The Big Ride, BBTC 702-228-9460, tdfire.com on-line at active.com or contact July 26 — Pioneer Century, BBTC May 31 - June 6 — Cycle Utah, Erika Stover (435) 283-2158 or ces- Super Series Ride, self-support- May 3 — Nephi 100, BBTC Super St. George through the National Super Series Ride, self-supported ed, 150 miles, Sugarhouse Park, [email protected], sanpete. century, Morgan, UT, roadcap- Series ride, Randy Sutherland Ride Parks, 279 miles, Southern Utah, com [email protected] or (801) for ALS, self-supported, Springville Adv. Cycling Association, (800) [email protected] or (801) 598-0294, 598-0294, bccutah.org June 21 — Up and Over, BBTC bccutah.org to Nephi, [email protected] 755-2453, adventurecycling.org August 24-30 — Tour of Southern or (801) 598-0294, bccutah.org Super Series ride, Salt Lake to July 26 - July 30 — Family Fun June 1 — America's Most Beautiful Summit County roadcaptain@ Utah, St. George, Carmel Junction May 3-4 — The "X" Rides, 'The Bike Ride, 35, 72, 100 miles, 16th Idaho, bike trails tour for the (via Zion National Park), Bryce bbtc.net or (801) 598-0294, bccu- family, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Road is Out There', 10th Annual, Annual, benefit for the Leukemia tah.org National Park, Escalante, Torrey, 2 fun rides on and off Nevada's and Lymphoma Society, Stateline, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) Panguitch, Cedar City and back Extraterrestrial Highway (HWY South Shore Lake Tahoe, NV, June 21 — Tour of Marsh Creek 755-2453, adventurecycling.org to St. George, planetultra.com, 375), Rachel, NV, near Area 51, (800) 565-2704, bikethewest.com Valley, fully supported ride pre- July 27- August 1 — Bicycle 818-889-2453 sented in conjunction with the (800) 565-2704, bikethewest.com June 1 — Eureka 105, BBTC Super Washington, Mead, WA to August 30 — Summit Challenge, Pocatello Riverfest! Options of 25, Colville to Mead, (541) 385-5257 May 3 — Ghost Town Riders Series ride, Saratoga Springs, 62, or 100 miles on the lonely to benefit the National Ability Century, Benefits Valley Mental [email protected] or (801) or 800-413-8432, oregonbicy- Center, 35 miles (Preview ride roads that traverse the lovely cleride.org Health, Deseret Peaks Complex, 598-0294, bccutah.org country between Pocatello and for the 2009 Summit Century), 2930 West Hwy 112, Tooele, UT, June 2? – Utah Lake Festival, Begin Malad Pass, then enjoy food, fun, August 2 — Felt Tour de Park City, 8:00 a.m. at the National Ability (801) 677-0134, bike2bike.org at Vivian Park, end at Utah Lake, and music at the Riverfest. Rob Fully Supported Century Road Center in Park City, Contact: May 10 — Yellowstone Spring bike ride begins at 10:00am, (801) Van Kirk at (208) 652-3532or (208) Ride starting and finishing at Jennifer Andrs Atkin, Special Cycling Tour 2008, Lakeside 538-5216 233-0951, idahocycling.com Park City. 52, 108, 170 mile rides Events Manager, 435-200-0985, Ride, benefits Yellowstone Park through Northern Utah's beautiful [email protected], dis- June 7 — Little Red Riding Hood, June 21-27— Cycle Montana, mountain valleys, great aid sta- covernac.org Foundation, West Yellowstone, women's only metric century Missoula-Anaconda-Missoula, MT, (406) 646-9427, cycleyellow- tions, raffle. Contact info@moun- August 31 - September 6 — North ride, 35, 63, and 100 mile options, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) tainraceworks.com for questions. stone.com Wellsville, Cache Valley, (801) 755-2453, adventurecycling.org Rim Tour, St. George, to Jacob Additional details can be found Lake, AZ,to the North Rim of the May 10 — Pine Valley Mountain 474-2282 or bbtc.net June 22 — Tour of the Carson at tourdeparkcity.com or con- 300 K, self-suported brevet ride, Grand Canyon, planetultra.com, June 7 — Utah Summer Games Valley, on former Pioneer, Pony tact Riley at 435-671-5053 818-889-2453 Confluence Trailhead Park, St. Petroglyph Century, in con- Express, Stagecoach & Emigrant George, Utah, (435) 586-7567 or August 3 — Preride ULCER, BBTC September 1 — Hooper Horizontal junction with the Utah Summer Wagon roadways. 14, 20, and 44 Super Series Ride, self-support- subrevet.org Games, 50, 62, 100 mile options, miles, Genoa NV, (800) 565-2704, 100, BBTC Super Series Ride, ed century, Thanksgiving Point, self-supported century, State May 17 - June 1 — BRA SU , Bike Starts at the Cedar City Equestrian bikethewest.com [email protected] or (801) Ride Across Scenic Utah Tour, 5 Center (just North of Hwy 56, west Agriculture Building to Hooper June 22-28 — Utah Border to Border 598-0294, bccutah.org and Back, roadcaptain@bbtc. states, 5 National Monuments, 5 of Cedar City), through Hamilton, Tour, Kanab to Logan, 479 miles, National Parks, 2 National Forests, Kanarraville, New Harmony, August 4 — R.A.N.A.T.A.D, (Ride net or (801) 598-0294, bccutah. (801) 556-3290, tailwinds-tours. Around Nebo And Timp in A org and 5 Nations, (801) 677-0134 or Parowan, Summit, and Enoch, com bike2bike.org Cedar City, UT, (801) 677-0134 or Day), Start at Sundance and September 4-13, 4-6, or 7-13 — June 28-29 — Bike MS: Harmon's ride down and around the Nebo May 24 –- 2nd Annual Amazing (435) 865-8421 or bike2bike.org LAGBRAU (Legacy Annual Great Best Dam Bike Ride, Benefits Loop to Nephi and then back Bike Ride Across Utah), three ride Earthfest, in Kane County, Utah. June 7 — Hurricane 400 K, self- MS Society and multiple sclero- to the mouth of American Fork Two free, highly scenic group supported brevet ride, Hurricane options, Blanding to Cedar City, sis research, 40, 75, or 100 mile Canyon, over the Alpine Loop, 400 miles on scenic highways bicycle rides. 8 am Road Ride, Utah, (435) 586-7567 or subrevet. routea on Saturday and Sunday, finishing back at Sundance, 165 Kanab City to Johnson Canyon, org and through National Parks, (801) Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400 miles with over 12,000 feet of 654-1144, lagbrau.com 20 miles out and back. Meet at June 7? — Utah Independent South 500 West), Logan, Utah, climbing, (801) 223-4849, sun- Knuckle Heads Bike Shop, 420 Living Center's 5K "Run & Roll", (801) 424-0112 or fightmsutah. danceresort.com September 7 — Tour de Tahoe, East 300 South (US 89), Kanab. Bike Big Blue, 6th Annual, ride hand-cycle, wheelchair & walk/ org August 9 — ULCER, Century Tour Pre-ride refreshments provided., run categories. (Best hand cycle around Lake Tahoe on the shore- Rich Csenge, 435-644-3735, jiw@ June 28 — RATPOD (Ride around around Utah Lake, 100, 74, line, spectacular scenery, great time last year was 14:13). Meet the Pioneers in one day), 130 mile 56, and 24 mile options, (801) gwi.net, www.amazingearthfest. east of the Redwood Recreation food and support, 72 miles, com tour, Dillon, MT, ratpod.org, (406) 474-2282 or [email protected] Lake Tahoe, NV, (800) 565-2704, Center, 3100 So. Redwood Rd., 549-5987 or bbtc.net May TBA — Color Country Century, SLC. Registration 8:30 am., race bikethewest.com 8 am, unsupported ride, 100 time 9:30. Cost (incl. T-shirt) pre- July 4 — Taterville 100, BBTC Super August 10 — Blue Cruise Wheels September 7-13 — Southern Utah Series Ride, self-supported centu- for Wellness, Meridian, ID, (208) National Parks Tour, 233 miles ry, Wellsville to Idaho and back, 331-7409, bcidahofoundation. through Cedar City, Zion, Bryce [email protected] or (801) org Canyon, Cedar Breaks, (801) 6 Ê,°Ê7, 598-0294, bccutah.org August 10-16 — Ride Idaho, 7 day 556-3290, tailwinds-tours.com !44/2.%9 !4 ,!7 July 4-6 — Northwest Tandem Rally, supported bicycle tour, Pocatello, September 13 — Tour de Vins 4, McMinnville, OR, nwtr2008@veri- Driggs, Idaho Falls, (208) 344-5501, Bike Tour and Wine-Tasting Event, zon.net, nwtr.org rideidaho.org 16.5, 32 and 60 mile options, July 4 - September 20 — Great August 10-16 — Oregon Bicycle Idaho State University, Pocatello, Western Loop, Frisco, CO to Ride XXII, Cave Junction to Etna, ID, more info: FSAlliance.org, *iÀÃ>ÊÕÀÞÊ*À>VÌViÊ Jackson Hole, to Oregon, CA and back, (541) 385-5257 or Sarah Leeds, (208) 232-0742, con- California, Nevada, Utah and 800-413-8432, oregonbicycleride. [email protected] -«iV>â}ÊÊ VÞV}Ê,i>Ìi`ÊVV`iÌÃ Frisco, Adv. Cycling Association, org September 14-20 — OATBRAN, One (800) 755-2453, adventurecy- August 16 — Stanley Challenge, cling.org Boise to Stanley, unsupported, July 12-13 — Dual State, Dual Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488, georges- / ÃÊwÀÊ>ÃÊ«À>VÌViÃ\ Century Weekend Challenge, cycles.com two 100-mile rides or two 50-mile Stop s 2EAL 0ROPERTY s %STATE 0LANNING August 16 — Sawtooth Century rides, Tremonton, UT, (801) Tour, Ketchum, ID, mgilbreath@ s $IVORCE AND $OMESTIC 2ELATIONS s "USINESS %NTITIES 556-3290, tailwinds-tours.com vengaventures.com, (208) Global Warming, July 13— Mt. Nebo Loop, BBTC 726-7285 s #ONTRACTS AND #OLLECTIONS s !DOPTION Super Series Ride, self-support- August 17 — Promontory Point Ride ed century, start in Nephi to 120, BBTC Super Series Ride, self- Springville to the Mt. Nebo loop, ,!7 &)2- /& supported century, 120 miles, Your 3OUTH %AST 3UITE 3ALT ,AKE #ITY 54 [email protected] or (801) Brigham City to Promentory, 7, ÊEÊ DWARD CYCLINGUTAHCOM 598-0294, bccutah.org [email protected] or (801) !44/2.%93 #/5.3%,/23 !4 ,!7 Bike! July 13-18— Idaho Relaxed, bike 598-0294, bccutah.org MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 13
Awesome Tour Bike Ride Across Disease, 8 am, Phoenix, AZ, athlon, Midway, UT, 801-450-8477, Nevada, 17th Annual, follow- Contact Bob @ 801.677.0134, [email protected] or bam- ing the Legendary Pony Express bike2bike.org triathlon.com Quick Shot by Chad Nikolz Trail on U.S. Hwy. 50 - America's June 21 — TriUtah Cache Valley Loneliest Road, 5 days of riding, Multi- Classic Triathlon, Hyrum Reservoir, 420 miles from Lake Tahoe to Hyrum, UT (near Logan, UT), Sprint Great Basin National Park, (800) Sport and Olympic distance open 565-2704, bikethewest.com water swim triathlons, Sprint road: September 19-21 — Moab Century Races 750 Meter Swim/20K Bike/5K Run, Tour, Moab to La Sals and back, Olympic road: 1.5K Swim/40K 45, 65, 100 mile options, Tour Bike/10K Run, www.triutah.com, benefits the Lance Armstrong [email protected], 801-631-2614 Foundation, (435) 259-2698, 2008 Multi-Sport Events or 801-631-2624 moabcentury.com May 3 — Buffalo Duathlon, June 21 — Provo Triathlon, Olympic September 20 — Fall Colors Ride, Duathlon, Sprint and International and Sprint, also kids race, Utah BBTC Super Series Ride, self-sup- distances, Antelope Island State Lake State Park, Provo, UT, (801) ported century, SLC to Wanship, Park, Utah, Joe Coles, info@buf- 361-9425 or provotri.com [email protected] or (801) faloduathlon.com, 801-335-4940, www.buffaloduathlon.com June 28 — DinoLand Triathlon, 598-0294, bccutah.org Olympic and Sprint, Vernal, UT, September 20 — I Think I CANyons May 10 — St. George Triathlon, 435-789-7720 or www.dinotri.com Sand Hollow Reservoir, St. George benefit ride for the Fourth Street June 28 — San Rafael Classic Clinic, a nonprofit healthcare UT, sgtrifecta.com, race@sgtri. com, (702) 401-6044 Sprint Triathlon, Huntington, UT, clinic in Salt Lake that provides 435-637-0207 or davecapalbo@ free healthcare for the home- May 17 — TriUtah Women of Steel yahoo.com less, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Triathlon, 8 am, American Fork Big Cottonwood, Millcreek, and Recreation Center, 454 North July 12 — TriUtah XANGO Echo Emigration, start and finish at the Center, American Fork , UT, 300 Triathlon, Echo Reservoir, Coalville, Olympus Hills Shopping Center meter pool swim, 10 mile bike, UT, Sprint and Olympic distance located on Wasatch Blvd. near and 3 mile run, relay teams are open water swim triathlons, 3900 South. Start time 7 am; reg- welcome, triutah.com, info@triu- Sprint road: 750 Meter Swim/20K istration begins at 6:30 am., Joel tah.com, 801-631-0965 Bike/5K Run, Olympic road: 1.5K Swim/40K Bike/10K Run, www. Welch, Friends of Fourth Street, May 24 — Sunrise Duathlon, run- 801-631-7872, rjoelwelch@hot- triutah.com, [email protected], bike-run, International Distance 801-631-2614 or 801-631-2624 mail.com, ithinkicanyons.com and Sprint Distance, Copper September 27 — Heber Valley Hills High School, West Jordan, July 12 — Cache Valley's Super Olympic Century. 25, 50, 62, UT, [email protected], Sprint Triathlon, 500 M swim, 100 mile options. Also, Biathlon 801-520-9755, hesscancer.org 12.5 mile bike, 5K run, Logan Aquatic Center, 7:30 am, cvsst. option! Enjoy scenic Heber Valley May 31 — Shark Attack Triathlon, in its autumn finest during this fun org or [email protected] or (435) 400 yd swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run, 764-2319 and challenging ride that visits Also Kids race, Crystal Hot Springs, the Olympic venues, fundraiser Honeyville, UT, Kelly McPherson, July 19 — Scofield Triathlon, for Huntsman Cancer Institute, [email protected], (801) Olympic, Sprint and Novice, the Contact Bob @ 801.677.0134, 634-5490, desert-sharks.com highest elevation triathlon in the bike2bike.org USA, Mountain View State Park May 31 — Unicycle Triathlon, swim September 27 — Fifth Annual Josie Boat Ramp, Scofield, www.sco- 400m, unicycle 2 miles, run 3k, fieldtriathlon.com, email info@ Johnson Memorial Ride, this South Jordan Aquatic Center, UT, memorial ride is being dedicated scofieldtriathlon.com or (801) [email protected], 557-6748 in Josie's honor to bring the com- (801) 913-8017, unicycleutah.tri- munity together to raise aware- pod.com/id2.html July 25-26 — Blanding Hillman ness for bicycle safety, meet at Triathlon, Swim .75 mile, Bike 15 Sugarhouse Park, ride will start June 1 — IronMan Boise 70.3, 1.2 miles, Run 3.2 miles. Kids' triath- mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile Olympic road: 1.5K Swim/40K 15 mile bike, 4 mile run, www. at 10:30, will travel to mouth of lon July 25. Recapture Reservoir, Bike/10K Run, www.triutah.com, triutah.com, [email protected], Big Cottonwood Canyon and run, Boise, ID, (727) 942-4767, iron- Blanding, UT 435-678-1314 or manboise.com [email protected], 801-631-2614 801-631-2614 or 801-631-2624 back. josiejohnsonride.com or email [email protected] or 801-631-2624 call Jason at (801) 485-2906 or June 7 — Salem Spring Triathlon, or www.hillmantriathlon.info September 20 — Kokopelli John Weis at (801) 278-3847 August 24 — Wild Ride Triathlon, Sand Hollow Reservoir, Knoll Park, Salem, UT, racetri.com, July 26 — Burley Idaho Lions (801) 465-4318 XTERRA Regional St. George UT, sgtrifecta.com, September 27 — Endurance Spudman Triathlon, Burley, ID, Championship Mountain Triathlon, [email protected], (702) 401-6044 Festival, run, trail run, road June 7 — Vikingman, 1/2 distance burleylions.org/spudman.html McCall, Idaho, (208) 388-1971, September 25-28 — Adventure cycling, mountain biking, duath- triathlon, Burley, ID, 208-431-0463 August 9 — Utah Half Triathlon, 1.2 wildrockies.com or vikingman.org Xstream Expedition Moab - 300 lon and off-road duathlon mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile September 6 — Bear Lake Brawl mile team race, kayak, trek, events, entertainment and more, June 14? — Pleasant Grove run, Provo, UT, racetri.com, (801) Triathlon, Olympic and Sprint, mountain bike legs, (970) 259-7771 Old Town Pocatello, ID. www. Triathlon, 14 and under Super 465-4318 Garden City, UT, goldmedalrac- or www.gravityplay.com Sprint (1 mile run, 3 mile bike, EnduranceFestival.com, info@ August 16 — Xterra Mountain ing.com or (801) 492-3442 September 27 — Endurance Festival, EnduranceFestival.com, (866) 250 yd swim), Sprint for all others Championship, offroad triathlon, (3.1 mile run, 8.5 mile bike, 500 September 6 — Alta Canyon Two Duathlons: Peak Two Peak 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798 XTERRA: 1.5k swim / 30k mountain Sports Center Triathlon, 400m off-road duathlon, recreation yd swim), team categories also, bike / 10k trail run, XTERRA Sport: September 28 - October 4 — pgtri.com, (801) 796-1745 swim, 9 mile bike and 5K run., division trail runs 5k, mountain Monument Valley & 4 Corners 750m swim / 15k mountain bike / Alta Canyon Sports Center - 9565 bikes 10K, 1,200' vertical, Extreme Tour, Monticello, UT, (801) June 14 — Utah Summer Games 5k trail run, Pineview Reservoir to S. Highland Dr. (801) 568-4602, division trail runs 10K, 1,200' verti- 556-3290, tailwinds-tours.com Triathlon, Olympic and Sprint, Snowbasin, 1-877-751-8880, xter- sandy.utah.gov cal gain, mountain bikes 20K, Sand Hollow Reservoir, Hurricane, raplanet.com 2,700' vertical, I Du duathlon — October 11— Yellowstone Fall Utah, utahsummergames.org/ September 13 — Camp Yuba August 23 — TriUtah Jordanelle Triathlon, Yuba State Park, UT, run/bike event, Recreation divi- Old Faithfu l Cycling Tour, West sports/triathlon.html, 435-865-8421 sion - 5K run/25K road cycle; Yellowstone to Old Faithful Triathlon, Jordanelle Reservoir, racetri.com, (801) 465-4318 or email [email protected] Park City/Heber City, UT, Sprint Extreme division - 10K run/50K and back, MT, (406) 646-7701, September 13 — TriUtah Ogden road cycle. Old Town Pocatello, cycleyellowstone.com June 14 — Battle at Midway and Olympic distance open Triathlon, Olympic Distance Tri, water swim triathlons, Sprint road: Valley Triathlon, Pineview ID. www.EnduranceFestival.com, October 11 — Trek WSD Breast off-road duathlon, doggie doo- 750 Meter Swim/20K Bike/5K Run, Reservoir, Eden, UT, 1 mile swim, [email protected], Cancer Awareness Ride, 10 or 20 mile rides for everyone, WSD Demo Bikes available, casu- al ride for women & their sup- port network, Trek of American Fork 356 North Meadow Lane Cook-Sanders Associates, Inc. (750 West) American Fork, Utah, (801) 763-1222, trekaf.com October 11 — Las Vegas Century, Professional Engineers and Surveyors 25, 50, and 109 miles, Jim Little (702) 360-4751 or vegasbikeclub. org, [email protected] October TBA — Bikes for Kids with Dave Zabriskie, dinner and silent auction, Contact Teresa at (801) 453-2296 or [email protected], bikesforkidsutah.com October TBA — Challenge the Hill ~ 360° of Fun, Fun team bike ride 20th A with a variety of challenges along course. 8:00 am start time, Hill Air Force South Gate, 801-677-0134, Anniversary! Bike2Bike.org Legendary
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to change it up a little and run the MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING course backwards. Holley and Holley Take Cholla Victories “I feel pretty good about the way the course was this year,” he said. “I wanted to make it a little more chal- lenging.” The course started in the same area but riders went out through last year’s finish line and hit the slick- rock singletrack first. “I really like havin’ the slickrock,” said Jeff Frederick (UtahMountainBiking.com) who took 4th in beginner men 30-39. He wasn’t alone. Others liked having the sections of singletrack because it helped mix up the fast, flat course. This year, the first four miles of the nearly 11-mile course were relatively downhill, Simmons said, but then it climbed. While it wasn’t a leg burning climb like northern Utah races, the climb was meant to slow people down and add a challenge. But Simmons couldn’t include it if he didn’t run the course backwards. Racing the opposite direc- tion, though, was a killer through many of the washes and deep sand. Instead of going downhill through the thick terrain, KC Holley (Mad Dog Cycles) said riders had to crank through it going uphill. That aside, she liked the course better this year as it had more “flow.” Fellow pro women’s rider Erika Pro rider KC Holley (Mad Dog Cycles) finshed atop her class during the A group of sport men 35-39 cruise into the singletrack at the Cholla Challenge in Hurricane. Powers, who finished 11 minutes Cholla Challenge in Hurricane April 12. behind Holley to take second with a Story and Photos by Ryan time of 2:57:29, said she thought the Dionne course was harder this year because of the uphill washes. The sun was shining bright but Because their course was about the breeze kept the course cool at four miles shorter than last year, Making kids this year’s Cholla Challenge. overall times were faster. However, Last year, riders faced scorch- lap times were slower – but not by ing southern Utah temps and some much. even suffered from dehydration and Simmons thinks it’s hard to slow other heat-related issues, but April down the pros. Overall though, that 12 was a perfect day for the second was true for many other categories Intermountain Cup race of the sea- too as the top rider had lagging lap son. times. “The weather couldn’t have been Pro men’s rider Chris Holley better,” said race organizer Jerry (Mad Dog Cycles) got his season smile Simmons. off to a great start finishing first But the roughly 215 riders with a time of 2:12:37 – nearly three is just like will attest that the race conditions minutes ahead of Bart Gillespie weren’t the only good part of the (MonaVie/Cannondale) who took day. first in St. George March 1. After hearing comments last year “He just rode away,” Gillespie RIDING A BIKE about how the race was the easiest said. of the season, racers were thrown Near the beginning of the second for a loop when Simmons decided lap, Holley was at least 30 seconds behind Gillespie going into the ini- Charity Bike Ride • May 31 SALT LAKE COUNTY Give 1,000 bikes to 1,000 kids. It’s a feeling you’ll never forget! BICYCLE • 5K, 50K and 100K rides beginning ADVISORY COMMITTEE in Murray, Utah www.slcbac.org • All proceeds purchase bikes for underprivileged kids and benefit cycling safety and advocacy projects Salt Lake County Bicycle Map • Breakfast and lunch stops included Now Available! • Get details and register today! Pick one up for FREE at: Salt Lake area bicycle shops Salt Lake County Recreation Centers Salt Lake County Libraries Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation Of ces Salt Lake County Mayor’s Of ce www.bikesforkidsutah.com Check our website for locations or download and print your own copy MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 15
2ACE $ISTANCE WILL BE MILES 2ACE 0URSE Jon Horenziak (McGhies) drops over a small ledge during the Cholla Challenge. He finished 2nd in sport men 19-29. 2ACE /PEN TO tial slickrock singletrack. But by the Single speeders had a whole ,ICENSED 53#& 2IDERS end of that lap, he caught and passed new pool of competition too as #ITIZEN #LASS 2IDERS Gillespie. By the time the two riders none of the riders who showed up 2ELAY TEAMS 0ERSON 4EAMS were back to the slickrock, Holley for the rampage made a repeat visit started pulling away and was gone. at the cholla. In Hurricane, Von Throughout the last lap though, Edwards (Cutthroat Cycles) took 4OUR $ISTANCES WILL BE Holley said he continually checked the top spot on the podium with a 3UPER #ENTURY MILES behind him to see if Gillespie had time of 1:46:08 followed by Spike #ENTURY MILES surged, but he had nothing to worry Huismann (Triple T Htg & Cooling) about. who came in 37 seconds back. (ALF #ENTURY MILES While he didn’t race the Red Michelle Hollingsed (Porcupine/ Rock Desert Rampage, Holley said Specialized Racing) kept her top %ACH 2IDER WILL RECEIVE he rides better in the beginning of spot among expert women with a &REE 4 SHIRT the season before everyone catches time of 1:51:19 while the other three up and passes him in stamina and riders in the category finished within &REE WATER BOTTLE physical condition. shouting distance of each other 3WAG BAG FULL OF GREAT GIFTS “Early races are always better,” about 13 minutes behind their leader. he said. And local rider Ed Leon (Team AND MUCH MORE There wasn’t much juggling in Red Rock) claimed first place in &ULL CATEGORY PRIZE LIST CAN BE FOUND AT the pro men’s category though as sport men 19-29 with a time of WWWTOURDEPARKCITYCOM many of the riders who raced in 1:43:50 which was six minutes 1UESTIONS #ALL 2ILEY AT St. George didn’t make the trek to ahead of second place rider Jon southern Utah for the Cholla. Horenziak (McGhies). That was true with the women From Hurricane, riders will too. Neither KC Holley nor Erika head to Lehi for the 14th Annual Powers had much to worry about in Showdown at 5-Mile Pass. Then Hurricane as they were the only two it’s a race every weekend until the pro women’s riders compared to the middle of June. seven at the rampage – and Holley didn’t race in March. See results on page 28.
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ROAD Racing Jeep’s “Slammin” Sam Krieg tak- ing out the win. However, Krieg Krieg and Withrow Win Triple Valley was still not the overall leader as one of the earlier breakaway riders from the road race, Taylor Kneuven, rode a stellar TT to finish 2nd, and maintained 16 seconds advantage on Krieg due to those pesky time bonuses gained in the road race. Tommy Nelson (American RADD) finished 3rd, while teammate Bryson Perry, a favorite for the stage, missed the turn around and took himself out of the running for the stage race overall. Pezzulo continued her strong run in the women’s event by win- ning the time trial in front of Nisie Antacle (Park City Iron Man) and Laura Howat (Ski Utah). Sunday morning featured a 40-mile circuit race on a challeng- ing 5-mile course. The author made the early move of about a dozen riders. After a dismal time trial, he (and by that I mean I) was not eager to contribute to the break, as there were several riders ahead of him on G.C. that could take the overall win. By Ryan Barrett nature of the course, Things began to look a bit rosier the breakaway remained in for the author’s team when team- The Triple Valley Stage Race sight despite a decent gap. With a mate Ira Tibbits came across the gap April 12-13 was a huge success in strong chase from the field, the two with one other rider. Things started its first year on the Utah Cycling escapees were quickly brought back looking downright good when Krieg Association calendar. The action into the fold around 65 miles into came across on his own with a lap started fast and furiously with an the race. Not without soaking up a to go. Krieg has still been unable to 80-mile out-and-back road race couple of sweet time bonuses that explain how exactly he rode away in Skull Valley. A two man break would come to play an important from all the other G.C. favorites, formed early consisting of strong- role in the race. Park City Jeep but we’ll just be glad he did. With men Chris Pietrzak (Porcupine/ team new recruit Ira Tibbits tried the entire Park City Jeep team now Above: Sam Krieg (Park City Jeep) bridging to the leaders in the circuit represented in the breakaway, it race to preserve his GC win. Specialized) and Taylor Kneuven his hand with a solo move with (Rio Grande). around 15k to go. He was brought was full gas to the finish. In the Right: Brian Boudreau (DARE) using his speedskating acceleration to end, Patrick Fasse (Ski Utah) won win the men's 3 circuit race. Photos: Dave Iltis However, given the out-and- back with around 10k to go. In the back, straight and relatively flat end, the group came together for a the stage in front of the author, and field sprint with Dave “Hardwood” Ross Berger (Unattached). By mak- Harward taking the “V” in front of ing the break, Krieg ensured a G.C. Bryson Perry. Your less than humble win for the team. However, in a author Ryan “Turbo” Barrett wound surprise twist, Ross Berger and the up 3rd in the ensuing field sprint author leapfrogged to 2nd and 3rd after whining all morning about respectively on G.C. by virtue of being sick and nearly skipping the those no-longer pesky time bonuses. M7DJJE event entirely. The women’s event was equally In the women’s event, Tiffany exciting and also came down to time Pezzulo (Ivory Homes) took the bonuses in the final stage. Chantel road race victory in front of break- Thackeray (Park City Iron Man) away companion Kelsey Withrow took a solo win, in front of team- IJ7HJH79?D= (Park City Iron Man), with the field mates Kelsey Withrow and Kirsten being led home by Kirsten Kotval Kotval. This shook up the final G.C. (Park City Iron Man). with Withrow taking the win, in That evening featured an front of Pezzulo and Thackeray. 8-mile hilly evening time trial in OEKH8?A;5 Herriman, and it was Park City See results on page 28.
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Road racing survivors surrendered their remain- hill. I jumped really hard and at 200 ing energy to the finishing climb looked back and I was clear. A great LP: “Right off the line Kirsten bringing 60 miles of torture to an day for the team.” (Kotval; PCIM) got out there in the Harward and Patten Victorious in end. front [and set]…tempo, and then we BG: “You’re a beast! That rocks!” all settled in. [We] hit the climb East Canyon Road Race Men’s Pro 1/2 [the Wall] and the tempo increased. A smile spread across the scruffy DH: “It was fun!” Howat [Laura; Ski Utah] was up face of Dave Harward (Cat 1; there setting it. Nisie [Antacle; Porcupine/Specialized), the win- Men’s Cat 3 PCIM] was still in there, and Kelly. ner of the Pro 1/2 men’s race as I The men’s Cat 3 race was filled with [We were all] just hanging on…and approached and asked him how the numerous brutal attacks and like the then it splintered. There was a little race unfolded: Pro 1/2 race, the group was shattered lull and then [the road] pitched up… when they encountered “the Wall:” and at that point Kirsten was off DH: “My team destroyed it! The [the back] and saying ‘Nisie, Nisie!’ team worked awesome and in fact BG: Tell me about the start of your meaning slow up or whatever…and my teammate finished 2nd after race? at that point Howat like punches doing a ton of work. We just tried Chase Pinkham (Ski Utah): “The it a bit more. Jamie Leake was to play it smart and made sure we start was easy going. I didn’t have [still with us] and the 5 of us just were in all of the moves. time to warm up so ‘the Wall’ was a rotated pulls all the way to the turn- little bit rough. We got a little break around and all the way back. We BG: “How did it all start?” going off the front [including] Aaron hit the climb and at that point we’re DH: “Going up the 1st climb it was Olsen, Robert McGovern (ICE/ not rotating any more, just kind a pretty mellow and the group stayed Rocky Mountain Surgery) and Bill hangin’ and motoring through. Nisie together but then right at the top, DeMong (American RADD)…We took a jump and Jamie popped off Gardie was off the front and Alex got reeled in pretty quickly. Aaron and was dangling and then [we rode Rock bridged to him and I bridged Olsen took off and stayed solo for tempo to the top and then] officially to them. We made it most of the almost ½ of the race before he was dropped Jamie. We [she and Howat] way down the descent alone, but joined by Spence deBry (Ski Utah). were planning to attack there, but [at Race Winner Dave Harward (left) and Todd Hageman at the front. got caught. [Then there were] lots They made it almost all the way up that point] it just didn’t make sense Photo: Carolyn Eslinger. Find your photo at Zazoosh.com of little attacks. And then finally the 2nd to last climb until [three rid- so we just kept it rotating. as we turned to go parallel with the ers] broke off from the peloton and “[We] got the slow down effect By Brandi Gorden the “Wall” whose menacing pres- freeway, Bryson and I got away caught them…Aaron, Bill, a guy going at the 1K mark and then and ence is to the East Canyon road & we stayed away out to the turn- from PC Roasting [Nate Miller] and then I’m…just kind of waiting not For the past two years, the day race what the Mur is to the Tour around and about ½ way back on myself just worked together until sure. Howat at one point got [off of the East Canyon road race has of Flanders. After a lightening that road and then we got caught and the finish and I ended up 3rd. [Bill] the front] as we’re approaching the been the first 80 degree spring day. fast descent, the riders crossed the I thought it was trouble at that point. just accelerated on finish climb, and 200 meter mark [and was] about 2 Unfortunately, this trend did not freeway and turned around at their But then one of my teammates [Ben I didn’t really have anything in me bike lengths ahead. I as on Nisie’s hold true for this edition. The sun respective points. They fought head Nichols] ended up off of the front to go with him (laughs). The PC wheel and then Kelly dropped off. shone amidst a clear blue sky but and crosswinds before reaching the part way of the way up the climb Roasting guy got 2nd and Aaron I yelled up [to Howat when] Niece its warmth was swept away by cool seemingly endless steady climb on and when he got caught, then my dropped off and ended up 5th.” started going. Howat actually didn’t winds. The riders were forced to the way back. Miles upon miles other 2 teammates maintained what here me [when I was saying] ‘up-up wear arm warmers with wind vests of increasing grade seared their was going on. Chris Pietrzak, at the Women's 1-3 up-up’ because I didn’t want to over their jerseys. After trudging muscles and numbed their minds last 5K, kept it all together and kept Laura Patten (Ski Utah), winner attack on Howat. Then Niece went through a parking lot laden with but was soon alleviated when they it fast. of the 2008 Tax Day Circuit race, and I went [after her] and just got mud pits and bumpy hard-packed reached the top and plummeted “…Nate Page attacked with about laughed and blushed a bit when she her at the line for 1st and then Niece dirt, the riders made it to the start down the backside of the Wall at 3K to go and Chris brought it saw me running after her to ask how got 2nd and Howat took 3rd. So, it line ready to mix it up. Five miles speeds approaching 50 mph. After back at 1K and then the sprint the women’s Pro 1/2/3 race went was good.” into the race, they encountered flying past the resort, these strong started right at the bottom of the down. See results on page 28.
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Mechanic's Corner One way is to gently press the rotor with an understanding of the basic against the brake pad that is rubbing. principles, there is no reason to be Another method is to remove the fearful of them. This understanding, A Disk Brake Primer wheel, and insert a plastic (!) tire combined with good maintenance By Tom Jow lever or brake pad spacer between habits will keep your bike friction Last month a friend of mine the pads to move the pistons. free and stopping smoothly. As for asked my advice about replacing However, when the brake pads are my friend’s brakes, he called soon the disc brakes on his full suspen- new, the pistons are fully retracted after with a question about his new sion mountain bike with Shimano and don’t have much room to move. brakes. “How do I stop squealing V-brakes. Of course I asked, “why?” Remember that closed system? With brakes”, he asked. “I have a solu- He responded that he had been hav- each of these methods, the pistons tion, but it’s expensive”, I replied. ing quite a bit of trouble with the are reset back into the caliper. The pads rubbing on the rotors. “I’ve brake pad clearance will be reset the Tom works at Wild Rose Sports in Salt Lake City. He has tried everything,” he said. Finally Brake Piston in the 'Out' position. next time the brakes are actuated. his frustration boiled over on a “Aren’t disc brakes compli- done sales, repairs, race team White Rim Trip. He decided then he cated?” is a question often asked support and bicycle fitting for by new bike shoppers. Yes, and no nearly 30 years. would switch back to cable brakes. voir through the brake line, into the is my answer. In detail and design, “What was everything?” I won- caliper, forcing the pistons to clamp the hydraulic bicycle brake is dered. “Does he understand how Brake Piston in the 'In' position. the brake pads against the rotor. In very complex. On the other hand, bicycle hydraulic brakes work? Did a two (or four) piston caliper, the he know all the possible adjust- fluid is routed behind each piston. ments?” despite appearing very as fragile as they appear. However, When the brake is released, fluid complicated, the bicycle hydraulic they will bend under extreme force. returns back to the master cylinder. disc brake is very simple. It just Brake rotors come in different sizes; However, as the brake pads wear 7TMR']GPI takes a little time to get to know a larger diameter will provide more the pistons remain extended to 7TMR ']GPI each of the separate parts and their braking power. Changing the rotor keep a constant distance from the function. size requires an adapter, specific for rotor. This is the self-adjustment 6EGI8IEQLEW6SPPIH The hydraulic brake system con- that brand, size and position (front mechanism. Therefore an increasing sists of four main parts: the brake or rear). amount of fluid will remain in the lever and master cylinder, the cali- The brake caliper is mounted caliper instead of returning to the MRXS8S[R per, the rotor and the brake line. to the frame or fork; depending on reservoir. The brake lever is the one com- the brand and size it may or may Sometimes the self-adjustment ponent that the rider interacts with. not have an adapter. The internal needs a little help. Maybe the brake It consists of the body, upon which parts of the brake caliper include lever got bumped when the wheel a master cylinder is attached, and the brake pads and one, two or four was out. More often, heat from the part we squeeze called the lever moving pistons. These pistons, along use may cause the rotors to change blade. The master cylinder is the with fluid behind them, are what shape. That same heat will also reservoir for the brake fluid. It also squeeze the brake pads against the affect the brake fluid and any air in contains a piston, which moves fluid rotor. The brake pads and pistons are the brake line in the form of expan- into the brake line. The brake lever self-adjusting (more on this later). sion. The hydraulic brake is a closed has two, sometimes three adjust- The caliper is adjustable laterally system. Therefore, any expansion ments to be made. First, the horizon- to provide clearance for the rotor has nowhere to go, and it presses tal angle of the lever can be changed to pass through. This can be done a the pistons out. Usually when the on the handlebar. The most comfort- couple different ways. Some manu- brakes cool all returns to normal. able angle is adjusted to place the facturers use thin washers between Occasionally it may not. One or hand, wrist and forearm in a straight the caliper and mounting adapter to both pistons might not retract to its line. Next, a small screw in the lever change the position of the caliper. proper position in the caliper and the 7,SPPEHE]&PZH body adjusts the resting position of The second method has the caliper brake will continue to rub. the lever blade from the handlebar manufactured with oval bolt holes. In any case brake pad clearance 1SR7EX grip, called reach. Generally the Connecting the system together will need to be reset. If the brake reach is set closer for small hands is a brake line consisting of a plastic caliper is positioned correctly, this and further for large. On some upper inner liner and either plastic or metal can be accomplished a couple ways. WTMRG]GPIYXGSQ end models, it is also possible to on the outside. The fluid that moves adjust how much the lever blade through this line may be DOT auto- moves when squeezed, called throw. motive brake fluid or a specially Throw and reach are not purely designed mineral oil. independent of each other. For The way this all works is pretty example, it might be challenging to simple. When the brakes are actu- have short reach and long throw. ated, fluid moves from the master On the action end of the system cylinder, through the brake line and are the rotor and caliper. The rotor into the caliper. Voila! We stop. It is is a piece of machined steel or easy, but there is more. aluminum, or combination of both When the lever is squeezed, a mounted to the wheel. They are not piston pushes fluid from the reser-
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when you feel as if you haven't TRAIL OF THE MONTH shed a drop of sweat. During the winter months all riders should carry Riding The Goose at least two liters of water. If you choose to challenge the summer By Lukas Brinkerhoff the point and my life hasn't been the heat, three liters will hardly suffice. same since. Some riders carry up to six liters and The Goose. If you haven't ridden Riding the Goose can seem to still feel dry at the end of the ride. the Goose then you won't under- some to be an addiction. Especially Also make sure you have sunscreen, stand. The Goose is a legend. It is to spouses of those who ride it on a a patch kit and a pump. This is the a place that is reverenced by riders regular basis. I tend to see it the way desert and there are plenty of cacti. of all abilities and of all ages. Many the Mighty Mighty Bosstones see As I mentioned, the problem with consider it their open air temple and alcohol, in their words, "What you riding the Goose is that once you religiously attend to its ceremonies call the disease, I call the remedy, rock it, you can't go back. It offers on a weekly basis. Riding the Goose and what you're callin' the cause such a spectacular smorgasbord of is a religious experience. I call the cure." I can't remember riding possibilities that other trails I first rode the Goose back in '98. how many frustrations and worries just won't cut it any more. Riders A friend had mentioned something I hammered out on the Goose, but that have done the Goose will rave about a trail that rivaled all the trails over the past 10 years I guarantee about it until they get the chance to he had ever ridden. Then the tour- you they have been many. I've never ride again. It is not uncommon to ists started rolling through the shop, felt that riding the Goose was a see cyclists relaxing at the trailhead grinning and bestowing such terms problem. Nah, the problem is when I after a hard ride, reveling in the as "epic" and "best" to this trail. I don't get to ride. fact that they survived. War stories finally was able to find out where Gooseberry Mesa sits outside are constantly shared among riding exactly it was and I headed out with of Hurricane, Utah, but if you partners and vacations are planned my girlfriend, sister and brother-in- didn't already know that you prob- around the mystic destination. ably shouldn't be riding. To get to The only hope for a Gooseberry law. It only took that one trip and I Bryce Pratt Photo: Lukas Brinkerhoff was hooked. We only managed to the trailhead, from Highway 9 in Mesa addict is constant therapy. It finish about half of the South Rim, Hurricane turn onto Highway 59. Go is suggested that the afflicted cyclist but, nonetheless I was out again in one block farther and turn left. You ride the Goose at least once a month, a few weeks to finish the job. This will then climb up onto a mesa put- and more often if possible. In the second time I made it all the way to ting you above Hurricane. Stay on case that getting to the mesa is not possible, the addict should ride other trails and just pretend to be on the mesa. Research has shown that visu- alizing the Goose while riding other trails can be a very effective treat- ment, but nothing can substitute for the real thing.
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are guided tours. The Cycle Salt Lake Century concludes Cycle Salt Lake Week on May 17th with a ride from the Fair Grounds in Salt Lake City to Antelope Island and back and Kim Christensen rocking the Goose. Photo: Bryce Pratt. includes different mile options. The ride gets underway at 7:30 Highway 9 until you pass the Little uninitiated, the rocks may seem a.m. Visit cyclesaltlakecentury. Creek gas station. A couple miles nigh unrideable, but to the experi- com for details. later you will see a Scenic Byway enced they simply require a differ- On Wednesday May 21st Utah sign and you should turn to the ent technique. The most common cyclists will Ride in Silence to left. Drive down the dirt road to the mistake when riding the Goose is honor of those who have been white painted post that says Goose to ride in the granny gear (the low- injured or killed while cycling and turn left. Stay on that road until est gear) and try to slowly pedal up on public roadways and to raise you get to the restroom and there is the steep inclines. It is much easier awareness that cyclists, pedes- a kiosk. to maneuver when the rider uses a trians, and motorists share the It was designed by two brothers, middle gear. This allows the rider to road. Visit rideofsilence.org for Mike and Morgan Harris, who found gain speed before the climb and then information about rides taking the sand stone slabs some years ago. power through in only two or three place across the U.S. and Canada. The Goose was born when these two strokes, using momentum to flow Cyclists are asked to ride no fast- brothers linked everything together up and over the stones. Once a rider er than 12 mph and remain silent with dots on the rocks and began masters this skill, the Goose is open during the ride. Meet at 7:00 riding it. Both brothers can still be to long days of rocking it. p.m. at the Gallivan Center - 239 found riding the trail on a regu- The Goose is technically open S Main Street. For more infor- lar basis, but now they are joined year round. You will find locals mation on the local ride contact by hundreds of other riders who on the trail during every week- Raleigh Fehr at [email protected]. wouldn't recognize them and know end regardless of temperature or Support and raise awareness to say thanks when they are spotted weather. If you are planning a trip of Bike Month in Utah by cel- on the mesa. down south there are times that are ebrating the many biking events The dots now link together both better suited for riding. Early spring, taking place throughout Utah. sides of the mesa and include several when the snow still hasn't melted in sub loops. The trail winds up, down, Northern Utah, the Goose is perfect. For more information, see over and between sandstone rocks of Temperatures can range from 50 cycling utah’s Cycling Events cal- differing sizes. The many subloops to 75 degrees, just enough to get a endar section on page 6. make different length rides possible. sunburn. The fall is also conducive Most people will spend a few hours to riding the mesa, but it is recom- and only do about a 13 mile ride. mended to roll after September. Any Inexperienced riders may found the time between those months, during trail a bit intimidating at first. The what is known as summer, can be lines link the trail together, but don't ridiculously hot and requires night necessarily make it easy to ride. I've riding or awaking before the sun witnessed many newbie’s walking does. Summer temperatures for the their steeds up, over and around the mesa can easily break 100 degrees. many obstacles that dot the trail. The Once you've decided when to good side to this is those who stick ride, the next most important thing Support Your it out and learn to ride the Goose to do is make sure you are prepared. are soon found seeking out new The desert is a dry place. Always obstacles to make the trail more dif- pack water, even if you are riding Local Bike ficult. With areas known as God's during the middle of winter. It is Skate Park, it is easy to imagine the crucial to stay hydrated while riding, Shop! hijinxs that go one. even in cooler temperatures. The The dots take riders up near dry air can sap your body's water vertical faces of sandstone. To the reserves quickly leaving you thirsty MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 21 commuter of the Month until it can’t be ridden anymore and bike commuter? Which accessories than to scrap it and get another. I do you favor or not favor? would much rather see someone Professional Advice from a Northern Utah Bike Commuter spend the money to get a bike main- L.B.: Logan is best in the sum- tained then to see it end up in the mer when the students go home By Lou Melini tion, there are not a lot of real solu- counties. Should they be united landfill. I have seen well-maintained and there are fewer residents. The tions being advocated for the pollu- with a paid State executive director? bikes last for decades. weather is beautiful in the summer. This month’s commuter profile tion, which does get bad here. I am Should cyclists right to the road be For a serious rider/commuter, I feel Sunrise Cyclery has a full line of features Lukas Brinkeroff, currently not a member of the advocacy com- further assured via a license? greasing the bearings twice a year to everything you need to commute the manager of Sunrise Cyclery mittee but I receive their updates. be within order, once annually being by bike. Detours bags are my cur- in Logan, Utah, the first profiled I try to make it to their meeting. I L.B.: I’m not sure how I feel about the absolute minimum, especially if rent favorite offerings. They are commuter from Cache County. He know most of the members and feel an Executive Director. I do not one rides in the wet or dusty condi- well designed, inexpensive and well is also a print journalism student our community is in good hands. think bikes should be required to be tions. The same goes for cables and built. Sunrise does have a Frequent at Utah State University. Lukas They are currently working on get- licensed. We already pay taxes and housing, replace at least annually Rider Program that rewards com- formerly lived in St. George where ting routes placed and creating a we do not cause wear on the roads. if the bike is being ridden nearly muters with discounts based on how he was a part of the Mooseknuckler policy they can recommend to the daily. Cables are the unsung heroes many days they leave their car at Alliance that helped inspire the communities in the valley. You may C.U.: As a mechanic for over 12 of your bicycle, they control braking home. Cactus Hugger Festival and Tour de contact that group at cachempo.org. years, what are your recommenda- and shifting, the things most people Of the accessories you specifically St. George. tions for maintenance on bikes? want to work perfectly. The life of asked, I do not use a mirror as I C.U.: What is the Aggie Blue Bike What are common maintenance cables can also be prolonged, keep- can easily look over my shoulder. I Cycling Utah: Logan temperature Program? mistakes that commuters need to be ing waste and cost down, by using a tried studded tires, but they seemed readings in the winter indicate that aware of? good lubricant such as Bike Aid. to slow me down and the roads are it is a bit colder than here in Salt L.B.: The Aggie Blue Bikes is a Do you recommend slime in tubes? Chains should be measured for cleared quite early anyways. Lake City!! Do you get to school bicycle library that has been suc- Mr. Tuffy’s or spinskins in tires? “stretch” annually by your favorite and work on your bike every day? cessful on campus. They allow bike shop and replaced if worn. C.U.: Thanks Lukas, I hope more When do you see “spring”? What do students to check out bikes, teach L.B.: I will do the last question first. The less “speeds” the slower the cyclists take advantage of the you do personally to help withstand weekly seminars and help out with I personally don’t use any kind of wear (10 speed chains wear faster Frequent Rider Program. the cold? what they can within the cycling liner or slime. I’ve found that most than 9-speed which wear faster than community. I am not affiliated flats can be traced to a definite 8-speed). Lukas Brinkerhoff: I do commute beyond helping with a few classes. lack of good bikema (Karma for The most important thing is to take If you have a suggestion for a every day to work and school. I bikes) I tend to only get a few flats care of your steed. Seeing I ride my commuter profile, have a com- personally grow a beard during the C.U.: You were once involved a year and don’t mind changing bike because of the impact I can muter question you wish me to winter to keep my chin warm. Other in with an advocacy group, The them. If my customers are getting have on the environment, it makes address, or other comments, than that, I wear a beanie, a jacket MooseKnuckler Alliance, in St. a lot of flats I do recommend either sense to keep my mode of transpor- please send them to lou@ and nice thick gloves. I think the George. Was it a good experience? Spinskins or Mr. Tuffy’s. tation out of the landfill as long as cyclingutah.com. #1 thing to do when commuting is What were some of the negative Maintenance? As a wrench I have possible. A little maintenance can go to change the least amount of times aspects of the experience? Were the found most people don’t maintain a long way. possible to make the whole thing local cyclists supportive? anything on their bike. If they lube easier. Spring usually hits around the their chain, most commuters feel C.U.: When should cyclists come to Training to Race? end of March, but there are plenty L.B.: Overall it was a good experi- like they have overhauled their visit Logan to ride? What products Commute to work! of opportunities to commute during ence. It showed me what goes on engine. The most neglected parts does Sunrise Cycles have for the the winter. behind the scenes and how great the of a bicycle, in my opinion, are the cycling community is that is fighting bearing components. Here in Cache C.U.: You had a very good article for cyclists’ rights. I personally have Valley where the winters are nasty in the March issue of Cycling Utah. disdain for people in authority posi- and there is a lot of water on the Are you a member of the advocacy tions so I left the dealing with politi- roads, things get nasty very fast. I committee in Logan? Can you sum- cians with another Alliance member. personally overhaul my bike on a marize what they are doing? What regular basis up to 5 times a year. I about the pollution in Logan, what C.U.: There are advocacy groups have found that a little grease makes is the city doing about that? in Cache, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, the pedaling easier and will prolong Utah, and Washington counties, a bike’s life by a significant amount. L.B.: With regards to the last ques- or in particular cities within those Most people prefer to ride a bike June 7th Cedar City SUU Campus 7-8 am 100, 65 & 50 miles
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Spokes - Continued from Lake is less an adventure and more Bike Transit Center Proposed for Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Bicycle a pleasing way to get around. This UTA in partnership with Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City MBAC, Collective, Trips page 2 recognition from outside, and from a and UDOT are developing a plan for a bicycle transit center. The purpose for Kids, and Pedal Moorhead). The article referenced very reputable source, lets us know of this planning project is to increase bicycle use as a viable transportation Salt Lake’s more than 80 miles of that, while we have a long way to option by making bicycling more convenient and appealing to the public. Pusher Film Festival bike paths and lanes, but stated go, progress is being made. This project includes design and operational planning, not construction. that it was Salt Lake’s plans for the Also, it implicitly recognizes What is a bike transit center? A bicycle transit center is much more The Collective provides refur- future that landed it on this list. the efforts being made by bicycling than a few bike racks. It’s a resource that reinvents the park-and-ride for bished bicycles and educational Specifically, Bicycling focused advocates in our valley. Many have bicycle transportation. Bicycle transit centers may feature secure indoor programs to the community, on the bike station being built as labored substantially, and for the bike parking, bicycle repairs, bike rentals, showers, a shop for bike acces- focusing on children and lower part of Salt Lake’s Intermodal most part voluntarily, in achieving sories and refreshments, and cycling information including maps, classes, income households. In addition Hub and the planned citywide bike the progress and plans that have registration and more. A bicycle transit center has the ability to add more to their current Earn-a-Bike pro- network. It warned, though, that been achieved. It is inherently cyclists to streets and parkways like no other public amenity can. gram, they have also become the to reach these goals progress will unfair to list names because of those The proposed location for the bicycle transit center is downtown Salt official Salt Lake City Trips for be needed on our “dominating car not mentioned, but I have observed Lake City at the Salt Lake Central Station (300 South 600 West). Once the Kids Chapter, a national program culture”, and referenced native son people such as Jason Bultman, Lou contractor is selected, timelines for developing the plan will be based on that helps disadvantaged youth David Zabriskie’s nonprofit organi- Melini, Rob McLeod, Dan Fazzini an agreed-upon scope of work. If you have questions about this planning explore their natural surroundings zation, “Yield to Life” and its goal and Cycling Utah’s editor, David project, please contact Shaina Miron Quinn at [email protected]. by mountain biking. In addition to foster bicyclist/motorist relations. Iltis, labor in these efforts for years. to youth programs and their nor- While surprised, I was pleased All cyclists have and will benefit mal shop hours, they want to pro- to see Salt Lake on this list. First, from their work. I commend them Tour de Cure to Raise Money for Diabetes mote confidence in the cycling it is an indication that Salt Lake is and thank them for their untiring (or In 2007, the fifth annual Utah Tour de Cure raised $367,000.00 to minority, enter the Women's Only making substantial progress. As should I say, at times very tiring) support the American Diabetes Association’s mission to prevent and cure Open Shop Night on May 7th cyclists, we all yearn for the day efforts and dedication. diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. This from 5-9pm. The Collective will when cycling the streets of Salt impressive amount was raised by 720 cyclists and made Utah the sixth also be hosting the Pedal Pusher largest Tour de Cure nationally. In 2008, Utah Tour de Cure organizers Film Festival on May 10th, 2008 this spring, right? anticipate that 1,000 cyclists will raise over $400,000 in the fight against at the Depot. Featuring films Jemison from page 24 MJ: Yes, I was in Moab for the diabetes. from the International Bicycle Skinny Tire Festival, and we did a The American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientif- Film Festival, music by the Vile place in Gerona? Is there lodging Moab tour right after that. We stayed ic findings, provides information, education, programs and other services Blue Shades, Silent Auctions, here instead of going to Europe for to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. Roller Racing and Track Stand there for them? MJ: No, there are hotel accom- the Spring Classics. The American Diabetes Association is also actively involved in advocat- Competitions. The mission of the modations for them, and every- ing for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes. Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective thing is arranged from the moment CU: Are you hosting a clientele Diabetes has a tremendous impact on the community. Nearly 21 mil- is to promote cycling as an effec- they arrive at the airport. I run it, of Europeans coming here for the lion Americans have diabetes, including 154,000 Utahns; another 54 tive and sustainable form of really, very much like a professional domestic tours? million Americans have pre-diabetes. This chronic disease is a leading transportation and as a corner- cycling team. You are picked up at MJ: Not yet, but I think we might. cause of death—last year 213,000 Americans died from diabetes-related stone of a cleaner, healthier, and the airport and transported to your I hope so. Right now our website is complications, more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. One out of safer society. For more informa- hotel, your bike is taken care of and in English only, and we are market- every seven health care dollars is spent on diabetes, nearly $174 billion a tion, including crank addiction, good healthy meals are planned, ing in English speaking countries in year in the U.S. visit www.slcbikecollective.org everything is pretty much based on Europe, but in the future, I hope to The Tour de Cure starts in Brigham City and winds through beautiful or call 801-FAT-BIKE. what I learned from being a profes- broaden that reach. Box Elder County via Bear River City farmlands and freshwater marshes sional team member, especially from surrounded by arid desert lands. In June, ducklings and young shorebirds, the Dutch teams. Those guys were Marty Jemison is perhaps one such as American avocets and black-necked stilts, can be seen. Little Red Looking for incredible. Everything is completely of the most underexposed veterans The Golden Spike Monument where the East met the West with our organized and comes off without from the small pool of successful nation's first transcontinental railroad is at the apex of the century route. Women’s Charities a hitch organizationally, and that’s American riders who have ridden Cyclists continue to Tremonton and Garland, and then follow Bear River Bonneville Cycling Club is what we do. in the European peloton. He was a Valley, complete with amazing views, back to Brigham City. seeking applications from chari- top lieutenant for nearly a decade in Maps for the Golden Spike Century (100-mile route), Metric Century table organizations that deal with CU: What’s the off-season like? the pro peloton, a professional who (60-mile) and Quarter Century (25-mile) are available at http://diabetes. women's issues to apply for a What do you do while you’re here always did the job that was asked org/utahtourdecure. More information is available at 888-DIABETES. portion of the proceeds that are in Utah? and also found success on his own, framing his career by winning both raised from the 2008 Little Red MJ: Logistics, marketing, planning, the US Amateur and US Professional Riding Hood bike event. Last and trying to stay fit. It’s very busy. National Championships. And he’s Bikes for Kids Utah Gears Up for Third Year year over $17,000 was donated CU: Do you ride during the winter? found a means to continue enjoying to charity on behalf of the 1700 his love of riding with his love of women riders that participated. MJ: I ski predominantly, and I ride The third annual Bikes for Kids Utah fundraising bike rides to benefit when I can. travel, still helping others along the underprivileged grade school kids in Utah is on Saturday May 31. Bikes Visit the club website at way to pursue their own version of bccutah.org to review the crite- for Kids Utah will provide new bicycles for 1,000 pre-qualified, under- CU: You began offering US tours that dream. privileged 3rd graders from the Boys & Girls Club Boys in Salt Lake, ria for selection. Awards will South Valley and Weber Counties. Also receiving bikes will be 3rd grad- range from $500 to $5,000 each ers from Bennion, Heartland, Lincoln, Majestic, Moss, Plymouth, Riley, depending on the impact your Sandy, Riley, McMillan, Liberty, Grant, Guadalupe and Washington group makes on the important elementary schools. issues facing women, how the Along with the 1,000 bicycles, the children will also receive helmets, funds will be used and your orga- t-shirts and bike locks through proceeds accrued from sponsorships and nization's level of participation at the fundraising bicycle rides taking place on the same day as the bike our Utah Lake Century event in giveaway so participating riders will be able to see the kids as they August. Applications should be receive their bikes. no longer than 1 page and sub- The fundraising rides include a family ride (5K), metric half-century mitted by May 22, 2008. (50K), and metric century (100K). Rest stops are provided for each ride. The Little Red Riding Hood Depending on the ride, the stops include the Utah Food Service's Belgium event is celebrating its 22nd year Breakfast, Black Bottom's Watering Hole, La Caille's French Brunch, and is one of the largest wom- Murray Rotary Club's Snack by the Zoo and the Tucci's Finish Line en's-only bike rides in the coun- Italiana Lunch. try. This year's event is Saturday, Rides begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Intermountain Medical Center on 5121 June 7th in beautiful Cache South Cottonwood Street in Murray. Entry fees range in price from $5.00 County and we start at 8 AM in to $50.00. Wellsville City Park. Register For ride details and to register to participate, or to volunteer to early since the ride is capped this help with the event, please visit www.bikesforkidsutah.org or call year at 2250 cyclists. 801-523-3730.
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that make racing so much fun. ing a team, a domestic team? and physically, and I think this could onds sometimes, were doing? Yeah, Jemison from page 5 MJ: Yeah, exactly. They wanted MJ: Absolutely. If the opportu- have been the year to see Levi seri- I think I had the engine to be great, to have things work perfectly and nity presented itself and the back- ously attack the Tour de France. maybe not win the Tour de France, player here. Scott Nielsen, Chris bing bing bing, win the race. We ing were there, I would love the but I think other big victories, yeah. Rogers, Scott Johnson, Scott Lung, usually, and other teams and rid- chance to take something and build CU: Okay, let’s switch the subject I really think I had that kind of and Martin Stenger. All of those ers, too, managed to get in there on it. But it’s been tough to build slightly to drugs in cycling. You engine. I think I could have won a guys were competitive and very and mess it up as often as possible. American programs, and there’d be were racing right in the middle of lot more races, had a much bigger talented riders when I was here. It really made them work for it. It a handful of people vying for basi- the drug years of cycling, at least in resume. But you’ve just got to say. And I know I’m failing to mention actually pissed them off (laugh- cally zero jobs. the years when the public was made “Whatever.” And move on, feeling several others. Steve Johnson had a ing). The thing I don’t understand, aware of it. Were you ever offered good about your career. The world’s major impact on local racing, and in as I look back on it now, is why CU: Do you see other riders from or encouraged to accept that deci- not a perfect or even playing field. some ways was a leader in the man- they’d (Pedali) get so upset about it. Utah? You and Levi Leipheimer are sion as a means to level the playing ner of the system I found in France, American racers seem to get kind good friends. field? Did you ever see it as part of CU: Let’s talk about your life now. that “M” word again (laughing). of pissy about that. In Europe we’d MJ: Yes, we talk when we can. We the team culture? You’ve got a touring company. A lot of riders, myself included, thrive on it. If someone came along are friends, and if I see him, we will MJ: No. My awareness was sort MJ: Yep, Marty Jemison Cycling had issues with that back then, but and made the race harder, we’d love chat. But he’s on a program where of nonexistent. I started to become Tours. really he controlled things more it. I mean, that’s what we’re here for. he is trying to do things and is very aware later in my career. Maybe like European racing than any of us specific. In that situation, you have around my sixth or seventh year as CU: How long have you been run- knew. CU: Talk about current racing. Do a small circle of people that you a pro, I started to realize and say to ning this company? you follow the sport, the young rid- talk to all the time, and then there is myself, ‘oh, now I know why this MJ: Five years now this spring. CU: What teams did you race for ers coming up? no one else that you talk to. Right guy or that guy is going so fast.’ But locally? MJ: To some degree, but it’s really now, I’m not in that small circle and I knew that I was winding down, CU: Do you lead all of the tours MJ: MiDuole the whole time. From just what I catch on television or have no reason to be. If I see him that my career was going to be done. yourself? day one by the way. I was in Tom newspapers. It’s not really enough in Gerona or out on a training ride, And I felt some satisfaction that MJ: Yes, occasionally we will have Bonacci’s apartment when he had a or consistent information that I can I’ll jump in when I can and we will I had been a good strong pro for tours that may overlap and I may list of team names and we chose that grasp and form good opinions about visit for an hour or so. He’s on a set several years and I had the respect have to leave one a day or so early one. I had good friends on the team who is the next big thing or any- of rails right now that are galactic, of the peloton. I think it was pretty to go to another, but predominantly, and had loyalty to it. Sometimes thing like that. I follow the sport to but yeah we talk and get caught up evident at that time that you might I am the leader of each one. there were better teams, perhaps, the extent that I can. I still love the every chance we have. need to jump on some of those pro- and more serious teams, but I stuck sport. grams if you wanted to win. But you CU: Do you offer recreational tours, with my guys, my team, and my CU: Some people found it curi- know, I had been fighting these guys or racing tours? friends on that one the whole time. CU: You’ve expressed some inter- ous in last year’s Tour de France hard for years and I could feel good MJ: Mostly regional, recreational est in the past in perhaps coaching a that the Discovery team played the about how I did it. So I didn’t have tours, with the finest in dining, CU: Were you the leader of the team team or taking an administrative role younger rider, Alberto Contador, as to make those decisions for those routes and experiences. It’s cycling at the time? with a team. Is that still interesting team leader instead of the older and last couple of years of my career. I vacation touring with mid to high- MJ: No, no. We weren’t quite that to you? more experienced Leipheimer. Did knew I could ride in the top third of end accommodations, riding about organized, with guys coming and MJ: Yes, absolutely. It could hap- you find that odd? Do you think it the peloton and support my top two fifty miles a day. It’s not a ham- going and guys having good days pen, and I think in some respects I was based on ability, team politics, or three guys. I knew I could do that mer type of ride, but most of our here and others there. It was maybe would be thrilled. But it’s a lot of or just down to covering the team’s no matter what other riders were on. clients are pretty fit and can ride more of a club scene really, but with days away from home, and I’m not interests? And that was good enough for me. the distance fine. We do not drop some very good athletes in the team. sure I’d be thrilled about that part. MJ: I don’t know, I think it was all anyone from the group, and always Maybe that’s what Steve (Johnson) Some teams, like CSC, have several of those really. And I think it maybe CU: Was there awareness that this convene at intersections and sum- and his team, Pedali, was doing directors who come and go, so there had something to do with Levi’s per- guy or that guy was doing some- mits of climbs. Every route is rid- really well. He maybe understood isn’t one director who is on the sonality, too. My personal opinion thing, on a doping program? den and planned by myself. It’s a the sport more so from a competi- road all year long. So if there was is that I think Levi is comfortable MJ: I think it evolved that way, painstaking process, but the end tive and tactical viewpoint and was a role where I could have a decent being that person who is just below yeah. But you know, I spent a result is great for the participants. more organized to win races or lifestyle, and not be on the road con- the person that everyone is talking decade trying to figure out what was Accommodations and meals are something. We just always managed stantly; you know as a rider I was about. I think he is really good, and making these guys go so damn fast. planned with the participants’ expe- to get in the way and mess up his in a hotel over 250 days a year, and I think he is a great teammate, and Being stupidly naïve for the first rience and immersion in the culture plans (laughing). Which made those I don’t want to do that again. But maybe not as aggressive as others in five or six years, I just thought, ‘oh, as a key. You’d have to have local guys have to suffer, at times tremen- something like half that or similar, I that regard. He’s basically a really they must be training harder.’ So I knowledge to find most of these din- dously, to win races. And in the end, would love to do that. I would abso- good guy, and that may not equal the trained harder, but I had the respect ing and hotel destinations. it made all of us better riders. lutely love it. ultimate victory. I will miss seeing of the entire peloton, even from the him in the Tour this year. I think he guys who were taking drugs because CU: Do you rely on your racing and CU: And that’s one of the things CU: Do you have interest in creat- is closer to his prime both mentally of my work ethic and my ability on training experience for your tour the bike, because if they knew you routes? were clean, they really respected MJ: Absolutely. It’s the most you. important thing to me to have the most exciting routes for the riders CU: Was it ever a topic of conversa- we host. Sometimes, we may take tion in the group? an alleyway or little side street, and MJ: You know, not really. And sometimes even a bike path for a today, with all of the information short distance in order to get around and hindsight available, people don’t traffic areas or to get to a particular understand that. But all the answers restaurant or something. You can’t are so much clearer now, with all just look at a map and draw out of the information, true or not, to point A to point B. You have to make the case and see who was and know the area. who wasn’t doing it. Back then I was deep inside the sport, part of CU: How many employees do you Best Dam Bike the couple hundred guys we’re talk- have? ing about here, and I didn’t know. MJ: It depends on the year and the Ride 2008 It seems clear to me now, too, with tours for that year. Usually, we’ll all of the knowledge gained since have six people - four on the tour then, but at the time, no. Unless you and a couple in the office. We do one hundred rides. one destination. were doing it, you were really on the offer a Tour de France trip, and for outside. You heard little whispers, those we’ll have more staff, maybe but nothing more than that really. six on the road and then two or three a world free of MS. And you’d hear rumor as well. I at the office. remember, early in my career, hear- ing stories of guys who were on a CU: Is the office here in Utah or in $60,000 a year program, and think- Europe? ing to myself, ‘wow, I don’t even MJ: It’s wherever we are. We’re make $60k a year!” (laughing). I always available. With computers was so naïve that even when it all and cell phones, we take the com- National started coming out, I heard a French pany wherever we go. Our toll free Multiple Sclerosis rider, one of the guys who came number rings wherever we happen Society forward, mention my name. I think to be. Best Dam Bike Ride Utah State he was asked about particular rid- Chapter ers whom he felt were clean, and he CU: Do you live in Europe consis- mentioned my name. He said, ‘you tently through the season? Start: Cache Valley Fairgrounds, Logan, UT know, Marty was good, but he could MJ: Yep, we live in Gerona, Spain, have been great.’ It took a couple from April until October, and in of years and finding out what was Park City the rest of the year. It’s June 28-29 | 150 miles, 2 days | register at bikeMS.org going on at the time before I really very complicated logistically. knew what he meant. But you know, when I look at it, I finished top ten CU: Do your clients arrive at your or twenty in all these World Cup races, and did well in stage races, and now to know what other guys, Continued on page 23 riders who were beating me by sec- MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 25
Advocacy Utah Bicycle Coalition Kicks Off Share The Road License Plate Initiative Dutch Cycling - Build it and They Will Ride During the upcoming summer and fall, the Utah Bicycle Coalition (UBC) will be raising funds to make available a Utah Share the Road By Charles Pekow by bike. “Accepting the cyclist as bicycle policies, one in each city license plate. Collected funds will be used to pay the required fees for the a ‘normal’ traffic participant with area, which the city bicycle policy special group license plate decal program offered by the Department of Imagine a nation where a “chain equal rights in the ‘50s and ‘60’s has officer tries to coordinate. While the Motor Vehicles (DMV). Per DMV guidelines, special group plates consist of cycling infrastructure” works been a crucial factor in these cities,” setup allows local control, “this cre- of a five-character combination on the right with the special group sticker as smoothly as a chain on the the guide says. In some other cities, ates differences in implementation, on the left and a descriptive phrase or slogan on the bottom. best bicycle. A country where the the cycling rates fall to a relatively producing problems in coordinating The UBC has a goal of raising $18,000 by November 2008. This level national and local governments, low 15 to 20 percent. “Here, the the bicycle network. To achieve of funding will provide for 2500 plates. Once the plates are ready for non-profit cycling groups and rise of the car coincided with a more good policy, the policy officer must distribution, interested vehicle owners will be able to order these plates on cycling-related businesses work manifest pro-car policy and a spatial spend considerable time in negotia- a first come first serve basis when they register their vehicles. The annual together to create an infrastructure, structure which was more in line tion,” the guide reads. cost will be a $25 fee that will go to the UBC in addition to the conven- culture and policies that do more with the car,” the guide notes. Amsterdam, however, has tional registration fee. Several other non profit organizations, such as than pay lip service to bicycling The lesson from both attitudes learned to reduce downtown traf- Clean Fuel-Clean Air, Utah Housing Opportunity, and Firefighters, have -- but give it a major role in get- the ministry draws is that creat- fic congestion by creating Park and similar special group plates available through the DMV (see http://www. ting people from here to there. And ing the infrastructure precedes a Ride centers outside crowded areas dmv.utah.gov/licensespecialplates.html). not in a third world nation where very gradual and long-term result. – garages where the price of park- In order for the donations to go to the UBC, the Share The Road people can’t afford cars or fuel runs “Political choices made in the ‘50s ing includes a rental bike. The users license plate will need legislative approval. Senator Wayne Niederhauser in short supply, but an advanced and ‘60s still resound in our present are split among regular commuters, (Sandy) has agreed to carry this initiative in the 2009 legislative session. Western democracy. A country time,” it noted. Plates could be available as soon as fall 2009. with more bicycles than people. A Bikes cost an average of 579 tourists and occasional visitors. Within the 21st Century, Dutch In addition to generating some funding for bicycle advocacy, this will country where a national Mobility Euros (about $920 American dol- be another method for cyclists to express their support and encourage municipalities have adopted a code Memorandum put out by the federal lars) in 2005. That’s more than what safety for cyclists on Utah roadways. For more information on the Utah for central cities that calls for sepa- government says “all authorities will Americans pay on average – which Bicycle Coalition, visit utahbikes.org or contact Ken Johnson kjliveto- rate bike lanes or paths on arterial stimulate walking and the use of the ranged from $806 for road bikes to [email protected]. bicycle as the main means of trans- $113.49 for youth bikes last year, roads with speed limits of 50 kilo- portation and as a link in the journey according to Swivel, a web-based meters per hour (about 31 mph). The chain from door to door.” A land database. code doesn’t require separate bicycle where 70 percent of the population And just like in the United facilities on residential streets with at least “occasionally” rides a self- States, theft remains a big problem speed limits of 30 km/hr (about propelled two-wheeler recreation- with about 750,000 cycles pilfered 18.6 mph). To distinguish them, cit- ally. annually. Fewer than half the thefts ies color the bike lanes red where You can find such a country if even get reported to police and they’re on the main road instead of you travel across the Atlantic. In “only a small percentage of all the a separate path. But as the guide fact, the Netherlands is so proud bicycles stolen are ever returned to acknowledges, “unfortunately, many of its bicycling policies that its their rightful owners.” roads fall betwixt and between: too Ministry of Transport, Public Works And, of course, the Dutch busy for residential area, certainly and Water Management has put out face the same safety problems as lots of crossing movements and no a guide to show the world how the American cyclists. But “because space for autonomous bicycle paths. Dutch do it – in several languages, cyclists are more dominant in the Solutions for these grey roads are including English. overall road picture and because still being sought.” So what makes the land of the more traffic participants have And it’s not only rules and klompen also the land of the bike cycling experience (and) higher lanes that have caught the atten- shoe? For one thing, geography. The bicycle use often goes together with land lies relatively flat and the coun- tion of municipal planners – the lower car use, thus reducing the city of Utrecht has even developed try is small – about twice the size of chance of conflict with car traffic,” a coordinated strategy about where New Jersey. bicyclists are safer, the ministry to put your bike when you’ve The country takes the if you concludes. Bicycle use also breeds reached your destination. Back in build it, they will come by bike safety because “high bicycle use cre- approach. “Good bicycle facilities ates more support for bicycle policy, 1996, the municipality, faced with are simply a necessity to facilitate so that more is invested in a safer a hodge-podge of different types of the many cyclists. These good bicy- cycling infrastructure,” the guide parking facilities, hired a contractor cle facilities keep bicycle use high states. to develop a uniform bike parking and continue to grow,” explains Pex But in one important regard, policy. The city pays for bike park- Langenberg of the Dutch Direcorat- the Dutch are way behind their ing development and maintenance General for Passenger Transport in American contemporary riders. with revenue generated in part by the guide’s introduction. Disturbingly, the guide is illustrated auto parking fees. When design- Still, a study in Holland in 2005 with helmetless Dutch cyclists, ing auto parking garages and lots, showed that people took a bicycle indicating that maybe the Dutch planners must consider bike parking G68>C< 6I HJC96C8: on 27 percent of their trips -- even haven’t paid enough attention to the needs and if necessary, convert up to more than walking at 18 percent. safety issue. The publication even two percent of the auto spaces into Contrast that with the good old acknowledges that “wearing a bicy- bike parking. Aug 4 R.A.N.A.T.A.D U.S.A. where about .4 percent of cle helmet for daily trips is unusual And government pro-bike policy Ride Around Nebo And Timp in A Day trips to work involve the non-motor- in the Netherlands. Only competitive promotes private pro-bike policy. ized two-wheeler, according to the cyclists or mountain bikers tend to The Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel latest Census Bureau survey. (The RANATAD Jerseys Available wear a helmet for their sport. Some (trades council) of Groningen sug- comparison is far from exact, as the For Purchase For All Participants. parents give young children bicycle gested in 2004 that retailers “consid- Dutch finding involves all trips.) helmets. Usually, the helmet is sim- er creating bicycle sheds in private s 4O REGISTER PLEASE CALL US AT And it’s not as though the Dutch ply packed away for good before the have shunned the motorcar. “People premises in a shopping center or This is an organized ride. Entry fee includes 4 Feed Zones, offspring are 10 years old. There is town center. It does the merchants T-Shirt and a surprise for all that finish. who do have a choice between certainly no support for mandatory using the car or bicycle for their as much of a favor as it does the helmeting. The fear exists that mak- short trips tend to alternate in their cyclists: with fewer bikes parked “165 Miles, 11,000 Vertical Feet, No Problem.” ing it mandatory would cause a drop respective use,” says Cycling in the on the streets, more out-of-town in bicycle use.” Netherlands, the guide. motorists can find the scarce parking Sundance/Soldier Hollow Generally, the country likes Local attitudes play a decisive spaces. to leave policy to local control. Weekly Mountain Bike role. In some cities, inhabitants Of course, cultural differences Outside the cities, provinces coordi- Race Series take up to 40 percent of their trips make bicycling policy easier in nate policies to make sure bike trails the Netherlands than in the United don’t end at city borders. And the Each race: $12 States. Cities are more compact and May 21 & 28 nation sets policies such as requir- 5 punch: s 10 punch: $100 ing transportation stations to include people live closer to work, shopping June 11 & 25 bicycle parking. and other destinations. But as the July 9 & 23 To register please call us at Cyclingutah.com Some cities maintain polices that Dutch have shown, choices a society Aug. 6 & 13 1-801-223-4849. seem extremely radical in their sup- makes in one era affect the next. Just for trails,event port of bicycling. In Groningen, for as we would have a more hospitable instance, a compact city of 180,000, bicycling environment today if we 12-Hours of Sundance links, photos, back people take a whopping 40 percent had taken earlier opportunities (such Sep 13ÊUÊÇ>ÊÊÇ« issues, links, and of trips by bicycle. Back in the ‘70s, as the oil crunches of the 1970s) to Solo: $55ÊUÊÓ >\Ê s { >\Ê$135 the city enacted parking restrictions expand our bicycling infrastructure, To register please call us at more! if we use opportunities today (such so severe that you almost have to 1-801-223-4849. bike or take a bus to get from one as rising gasoline prices), the next zone to another. generation will be more inclined And the capital city of to pedal, or as they say in Dutch, ÜÜÜ°ÃÕ`>ViÀiÃÀÌ°VÊUÊ801-223-4849 Amsterdam sports not one but 14 fietsen.
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The team holds one training s 3QUASH Utah the Weber/Davis County area supporting ride per month and participates in many Club Statement - The Fan Cycling Club racers of all abilties and ages. different charity rides from February s 3WIMMING !LL 9EAR is soon to be Utah's biggest cycling through October including: Skinny s "ASKETBALL club. The Fan offers three to four weekly Team Inertia Cycling Club Tire Festival, Salt Lake City Marathon, s 7HIRLPOOL 3AUNA 3TEAM rides from beginner to advanced pace. Sponsors - Golsan Cycles, Waterford Cactus Hugger, Ghost Town Century, Rides are scheduled one month in s -ASSAGE Prepatory School, Optimum Mortgage, Salt Lake City Century, Harmon's MS ! &ULL 3ERVICE 0RIVATE advanced and are led at the pace listed. 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ROAD RACING her success at the 2008 Valley of times. Nate Page (Cat 1; Contender Harward plus one teammate, Craig the Sun Stage Race — saw this as Bicycles) and Mike Sohm (Cat 2; Kidd (Cat 2; ICE/Rocky Mountain Tax Day Circuit Race her opportunity to launch an attack. Porcupine/Specialized) broke away After the race, she commented that from the pack some time between Surgery Center), Robert McGovern the strategy for today’s race was for the 1st full lap and the 3rd lap and (Cat 3; ICE/Rocky Mountain her and her teammate Laura Howat began a journey of endless ham- Surgery) and Sam Krieg (Cat 2; (Cat 1; Ski Utah) to attack when- mering. From the point of view of Park City Jeep) had broken off and hopped on the front and drove the ever the opportunity presented itself Spence deBry (Cat 3; Ski Utah), By Brandi Gorden ladies to the start of the climb. Mere no matter what. Fortunately her Dave Harward (Cat 1; Porcupine/ formed a new first chase group April 19th, 2008 — seconds into the jaunt, an attack was chance had arrived. The move was Specialized) got on the front and hot on the tails of the 2 leaders. Temperatures in the mid 50s with covered by Courtney Hill (Cat 3; blocked for his teammate up the launched and quickly countered by a Pinkham now rode alone followed some showers and wind were pre- few women. As they made the first Bountiful Mazda) who stayed glued road. Soon after, he turned to deBry dicted to befall the riders in Inkom, right hand turn where the gradient to her wheel for the majority of the and said something along the lines closely by Ramirez. More than Idaho, but these predictions turned shot up dramatically, the group was race. Kirsten Kotval (Cat 1; PCIM) of: “I don’t think you want me set- 3’ later and after a few stragglers out to be incorrect, as most weather shattered into a line of stragglers. A hopped in the front and began the ting the pace, Spence!” Spence passed by, the group of Patrick forecasts have been the entire few women held it together at the chase hoping to reel in the two agreed and sat in to conserve energy. Fasse and Nichols was now joined season. Instead, the sun was out front while others were left to fend women. Howat stayed in the pack Throughout the race, from his per- accompanied by occasional bursts on their own. Although the descent and let the other women work hop- spective, no attempts were made to by Arnim who had closed his previ- of cool wind. Long-sleeved jerseys was fast with speeds approaching ing that they would tire themselves pull back the 2 leaders. ous gap. A feeder held out a bottle and knickers were tucked away in out increasing the chances that her By the time the Pro/1/2/3 men well over 30 mph, even by position- of water for Patrick and asked if favor of short sleeves and shorts. ing themselves in a tuck, some rid- teammate could stay away and pull were finishing their 3rd lap, the Throughout the race, at the finish ers were unable to close their gaps off the win for Ski Utah. wishy-washy sky decided to douse he needed it. He flashed a wide line situated at the top of the climb, largely due to the headwind on the On the penultimate lap, Patten the riders in an extended period smile and promptly asked for a beer the sky cycled rapidly between bouts and Hill were locked together and of sun and mostly clear skies. The way to the climb impeding their instead. of sun with patches of blue sky vis- progress. focused for the grind up the leg wind gusts at the top of the climb More cycles of sun and blister- ible between the gray-tinted clouds After 2.5 grueling laps with numbing climb. They were followed ceased as Page and Sohm crested the and periods of complete cloud cover fierce headwinds and 3 times up by the first chase group made up climb. Forty seconds later, a chase ing cold wind ensued mere minutes with winds blasting across the snow the monstrous climb, Jamie Carter, of Kotval, Howat and 2 Bountiful group of 12 appeared containing apart shortly before Page and Sohm, covered ground sending an arctic Mazda women, then the group of such riders as Chase Pinkham (Cat Breanne Nalder (Ski Utah) and still leading the race, neared the chill through the officials’ and spec- Jillian Gardner were able to pull off Chantel Thackeray (Cat 3; PCIM) 3; Ski Utah)—a dominate rider in tators’ bones. and Kelly Dailey (Cat 3; Bountiful 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively. the junior field last season—and finish line. Nate Page broke away Mazda) with Jamie Leake burying Patrick Ramirez (Cat 2; Contender As the Cat 4 women’s peloton and soloed to victory. Christopher Cat 4 Women – 2.5 laps, 25 miles herself to latch back onto the second Bicycles), a native of New Mexico transitions from the meager numbers The Utah Cat 4 women’s pelo- chase group. first introduced to the Utah cycling Pietrzak (Cat 1/2; Porcupine/ of its adolescence into full blown ton entered a growth spurt around At the bottom of their last time scence when he joined the Park City Specialized) tore up the remaining adulthood, these strong and talented the start of last season. Before that up the climb, Laura Patten saw the Cycling Academy program a few developing riders will feed into the 200m passing a tired Mike Sohm time, the ladies were generally lucky first chase group rapidly closing the years back and who has kept himself Cat 1/2/3 women’s ranks ensuring as and took 2nd leaving the former to have around 5 or 6 riders. Now, gap to her and Hill. She then laid among the top riders in the Cat 2 there has consistently been around much continued fierce competition everything on the line and attacked field. breakaway man with 3rd. Dave and aggressive racing as the corre- 10-12, and occasionally as much as her breakaway mate. As she passed The sky began its cycle of warm Harward charged up to take 4th 20+ as seen in the 2007 Bear Lake sponding men’s fields. the 200m mark, she remained in the sun and cloudy with frigid wind place and the rest of the field filed Road Race. saddle—teeth bared—and powered gusts as the riders were finishing The race began with Brandi Pro/1/2/3 Women – 4.5 laps, 45 herself to a hard earned win. The their 4th lap. Page and Sohm still led past the finish line mostly alone and Gorden (Ski Utah) and Kristen miles chase group was unable to catch Hill the race followed by the main pack visibly spent. Four teams and one unattached Vincent (Ski Utah) leading the as she hung on for a well deserved about 2’30” back now containing The winner of the race, Nate women through the neutral zone new Cat 3, Jamie Leake who domi- 2nd place while Kris Walker took about 16 riders with Dustin firmly at an easy 13mph led by the blar- nated the Cat 4 women’s field last 3rd. attached. Page is a 24 year-old soon to be ing music from the car of the UCA season, lined up for the Pro/1/2/3 At the completion of the 5th Summa Cum Laude graduate of the women’s race. The wave of bright men’s points leader, Sam Krieg. Pro/1/2/3 Men – 7.5 laps, 75 miles lap, the leaders were glued together University of Utah. The fullness When he pulled off, the ladies orange from the Bountiful Mazda Ten Cat 3 men lined up with 30 with a gap of around 2’. Page brought the pace up to a steady team could not be ignored and seem- Cat 1/2 men ready to tackle a long tossed his bottle and became vis- of his cheeks and eagerness of his 22mph. Every rise they encountered ingly gave them an advantage at the and grueling race that would take ibly more focused. The main group smile reveal the youthful enthusiasm was met with a surge led mostly by start of the race. them up a climb threatening to fill had dwindled to 12 men still con- and passion he has to take on the Jillian Gardner (Canyon Bicycles At some point during the 2nd their leg muscles with more and taining Pinkham and Ramirez, the challenges of bike racing. His win of Draper) and Jamie Carter (Ski lap, Kris Walker (Bountiful Mazda) more burning lead on each succes- latter who stood and hammered Utah). The increased aggression drifted to the back of the group sive lap. right before the line to gain a bit of is surely only a preview of many was easily met by the field. Few and began discussing tactics with The race jumped off with an momentum before the start of the more feats to come during the 2008 her teammates. Laura Patten (Ski riders took pulls which caused a bit impossibly fast surge the first descent. One minute later, a visually cycling season. of upset among the ranks and the Utah) —affectionately called “The time up the climb and the riders strong and focused Fasse continued speed eventually lagged. When talks Hammer” by her teammates and were introduced to the masochistic to chase now helped by Nichols. of track-standing began, Gorden who recently upgraded to Cat 2 after torture that awaited them 7 more As the 6th lap wrapped up, See results on page 28. 28 cycling utah.com MAY 2008
2. Kevin Wilde; Porcupine / Specialized Racing Berger 1:33:40 (10) 8. Shawn Jordan 3:12:40 cycling utah 3. ALEX Obbard; SPIN CYCLE RACING Womens 1/2/3 9. Walter Kruesi; Porcupine Cycli 3:13:06 4. Jeffrey Johnson; BD Medical 1. Chantel Thackeray; Pcim 1:01:16 (20) 10. Nate Sorensen; Highlander Bike 3:13:07 5. ALLAN Johnson; BOUNTIFUL MOTORS 2. Kelsey Withrow; Pcim 1:01:26 (19) Mens Masters 55+ 3. Kirsten Kotval; Pcim 1:02:52 (17) 1. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine 3:30:29 6. Mark Pasternak; Contender Men Masters 45+ 2. William Webster; Lander Cyclingg 3:55:54 7. Daniel Stites 1. Gary Swain; Sbr Sports 0:53:30 (20) 3. Chip Williams; Lander Cyclingg 4:13:29 8. MARK Nielson; REVOLUTION-PEAK FASTENERS 2. John Mckone; Team Northwave 0:53:30 (13) 4. Lee Bourne; Contender 4:16:22 9. dave Benson; epo 3. Mark Schaefer; Paultracy.com 0:53:30 (7) 5. Henry Ebell; Canyon Bicycles 4:29:35 10. RYAN Woolston; PORCUPINE CYCLING Mens Cat3 Womens Cat4 1. Brian Boudreau; Dare 1:34:04 (20) 1. Alison Frye; Ski Utah Cycling 3:24:17 RACE RESULTS 2. Nate Arnim; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 1:34:04 (13) 3. Jamie Carter; Ski Utah Cycling 3:25:23 Triple Valley Stage Race, 3. Thomas Milligan; Canyon Bicycles 1:34:04 (7) 4. Breanne Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling 3:25:32 UCASeries, Tooele Road Race, Mens Masters 35+ 2. Jillian Gardner; Canyon Bicycles 3:24:58 6. Tasha Keyes; Racers Cycle Service 1:15:27 4. Lynn Ware Peak; White Pine/ Sugar 2:02:27 Salt Lake Valley TT (Herriman), 1. Andre Gonzalez; Canyon Cycles 1:05:28 (20) 5. Lindsay Zizumbo 3:28:12 Mountain 7. Kendra Clark; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:23:12 Sport Women Junior 10-12 Male 2. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 1:05:28 (13) 6. Shanna Matheson; Ski Utah Cycling 3:34:47 Bike 8. Theresa Carr; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1:24:28 1. Gina Rau; 1:54:18 1. Samuel Allen; Canyon Bicycle Draper Tooele Valley Circuit Race, April 3. Mike Hanseen; Salt Lake Cycli 1:05:28 (7) 7. Brandi Gorden; Ski Utah Cycling 3:36:27 Racing 9. Ruth Flanagan; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2. Bobby Kirk; 2:01:00 Junior 13-14 Male 12 - 13, 2008 Mens Cat4 Junior Women 1:51:14 3. Jennifer Kruleski; 2:02:34 1. Tanner Allen; Canyon Bicycle Draper 1. Aaron Rennert; Spin Cycle Raci 1:02:22 (20) 1. Jenna Gardner; Pcim 2:12:35 2. Rob Brasher; Spin Cycle Raci 1:02:22 (13) Junior Men Clydesdale 4. Catherine Reay; UtahMountainBiking.com 2. Andrew Penman; Biker’s Edge STAGE 1 (Tooele Road Race) 3. John Bercaw; Ski Utah 1:02:22 (7) 1. Eijai Oxford; Montana Junior 3:27:08 1. Jonathan Rose; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:08:10 Junior 15-18 Male Pro 1/2 Cholla Challenge 2008, Hurricane Mens Cat5 2. Wyatt Hatch; Montana Junior 3:28:40 0:56:59 5. Lacy Williams; Zion Cycles 2:10:29 1. Chase Pinkham; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1. Dave Harward; Porcupine-speci 3:12:27 (26) 1. Courtney Wood 1:11:34 0:00:20 3. Clayton O’leary; Montana Junior 3:29:13 (Warner Valley), Utah, April 2. Ben Willits; 0:57:30 6. Brittany Kener; Mad Dog Cycles 2:13:10 2. Tanner Cottle; Porcupine / Specialized Racing 2. Bryson Perry; American R.a.d.d. 3:12:27 (13) 2. Brett Wilking; Porcupine Cycli 1:11:34 (13) 4. James Pope Jr.; Montana Junior 3:38:08 3. Ryan Barrett; Park City Jeep 3:12:27 (7) 12, 2008, Intermountain Cup 3. Greg Johnson; Mad Dog Cycles 0:58:49 7. Leslie Knowlton Fredette; Uintah Cutthroat 3. Aaron Zwiebel 3. Matthew Anderson 1:11:34 0:00:07 5. Matthew Capozolli; Montana Junior 3:39:06 Womens 1/2/3 4. Aaron (23) Mullins; Taylors Bike Shop 1:01:36 2:17:34 Junior 10-18 Female Mens Masters 55+ 6. Conor O’leary; Montana Junior 3:46:56 Mountain Bike Racing Series - 1. Tiffany Pezzulo; Team Ivory Home 2:25:18 (30) 5. Jeff Rose; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1:02:22 8. Alison Vrem; 2:19:12 1. Jenna Gardner; PCIM 1. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine 1:00:03 (20) 7. Grey Osment; Montana Junior 3:55:23 2. Kelsey Withrow; Pcim 2:25:18 (19) Race # 2 6. Eric Rose; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1:04:28 9. Jennie Wade; Revolution/Peak Fasteners Pro 1-2 Male 2. William Webster; Lander Cyclingg 1:02:42 (13) 8. Bruce Hoffman; American Radd 3. Kirsten Kotval; Pcim 2:26:45 (10) 12 & Under 7. Russell Meeks; 1:08:11 2:26:05 1. Justin Rose; Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 3. Chip Williams; Lander Cyclingg 1:06:11 (7) 9. Julian Fowkes Men Masters 45+ 1. Griffin Park; 0:14:12 Womens Cat4 10. Dana Hoffman; Ogden One 8. Wade Wyatt; 1:24:34 10. Whitney Thompson; White Pine Touring 2. Calvin Allan; Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 1. Gary Swain; Sbr Sports 2:10:09 (20) 2. Benj Bullock; 0:16:12 1. Alison Frye; Ski Utah Cycling 1:05:40 (20) Master 35+ Women Exp Men 19-29 2:30:17 3. Matt Weyen; Team Bobs-Bicycles.com 2. John Mckone; Team Northwave 2:10:09 (13) 3. Brent Blackwell; Team Red Rock 0:16:56 2. Jamie Carter; Ski Utah Cycling 1:05:40 (13) 1. Michelle King; Paultracy.com 3:25:51 1. Ryan Krusemark; Kuhl/Scott 2:30:12 Sport/Expert 13-15 4. RYAN Barrett; Park City Jeep - Goble Knee Cl 3. Donald Armstrong; Paultracy.com 2:10:09 (7) 3. Breanne Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling 1:06:51 (7) 4. Cale Pilling; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:17:13 2. Daniel Nelson; Racers Cycle Serice 2:30:38 1. Merrick Taylor; Cedar Cycle 1:52:08 5. SAM Krieg; Park City Jeep - Goble Knee Cl Mens Cat3 2. Margaret Douglass; Ski Utah Cycling 3:37:48 Junior Women 5. Makenzie Nielson; Contender Bicycles 0:17:25 3. Jeremy Thatcher; Allegiant Air 2:30:59 2. Justin Griffin; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:56:10 6. MARK Skarpohl; CANYON BICYCLES SLC 1. Nate Arnim; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 2:50:10 (20) 1. Jenna Gardner; Pcim 1:02:55 6. Braden Nielson; UtahMountainBiking.com 0:17:40 2. Brian Boudreau; Dare 2:50:10 (13) 4. Jason Smith; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:32;10 3. Conner Smith; Autoliv 1:59:38 7. Robert Lofgran; Porcupine/Specialized Racing Junior Men Tax Day Circuit Race, Pocatello, 7. Zach Crane; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:17:59 3. Connor O’leary; Velosport Racin 2:50:10 (7) 5. Brandon Cross; 2:34:00 4. Eric Lyons; Autoliv 1:02:04 8. BEN D’hulst; Park City Jeep - Goble Knee Cl 1. James Pope Jr.; Montana Junior 0:58:00 8. Jonas Peak; Young Riders 0:18:00 Mens Masters 35+ Idaho, April 19, 2008 6. Jon Hansen; Racers Cyles Service 2:38:55 5. Chandler Harr; Law Office of Brad Harr 1:05:42 9. Eric Jeppsen; Biker’s Edge/Destination Homes 2. Wyatt Hatch; Montana Junior 0:58:00 1. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 2:46:58 (20) 9. Rachel Wedge; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:18:16 7. Brian(25) Tolbert; Kuhl/Scott 2:41:36 Sport/Expert 16-18 10. Steven Parker; I.C.E. 3. Eijai Oxford; Montana Junior 0:58:04 2. Andre Gonzalez; Canyon Cycles 2:46:58 (13) Cat 1/2/3 10. Zachary Peterson; Utah MountainBiking. Master 35+ Women 8. Reed Abbott; Mad Dog Cycles 2:46:02 1. Tanner Cottle; Porcupine/Specalized 1:44:55 Cat 1-2-3 Female 3. Bruce Bilodeau; Canyon Bicycles 2:47:12 (7) 1. Nate Page; Contender Bicycles 2:52:37 com 0:18:56 1. Michelle King; Paultracy.com 1:06:51 9. Ryan Blaney; Kuhl/Scott 3:07:59 2. Keegan Swenson; Young Riders 1:45:46 1. Kirsten Kotval; PCIM Mens Cat4 2. Christopher Pietrzak; Porcupine/Specialized 9 & Under 2. Margaret Douglass; Ski Utah Cycling 1:17:00 Exp Men 30-39 3. Logan Phippin; Kuhl/Scott 1:48:02 2. Denise Antacle; PCIM 1. Aaron Rennert; Spin Cycle Raci 2:12:21 (20) Racing 2:52:37 1. Joshua Peterson; UtahMountainBiking.com OVERALL 1. Mark Johansen; Racers Cycle Service 2:28:21 4. Danny VanWagoner; UtahMountainBiking. 3. Tiffany Pezzulo; Team Ivory Homes 2. John Thomas; Porcupine 2:12:21 3. Mike Sohm; Porcupine/Specialized Racing Pro 1/2 0:06:08 2. Justin Wilson; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:29:15 com 1:51:39 4. Rachel Cieslewicz; MONAVIEW/CANNONDALE 3. Nate Timms; Spin Racing Tea 2:12:21 (7) 2:52:37 1. Sam Krieg; Park City Jeep 5:03:02 2. Shawn Nielsen; UtahMountainBiking.com Mens Cat5 4. Dave Harward; Porcupine/Specialized Racing 3. Brad Newby; Team Red Rock/ Mega Pro 2:30:31 5. Jed Harr; Law Office of Brad Harr 2:19:06 5. Sonia Maxfield; Porcupine / Specialized Racing 2. Ross Berger 5:03:17 0:06:09 1. Courtney Wood 1:41:12 (20) 2:52:37 4. Ryan Ashridge; Revolution/Peak Fasteners Spt Men 19-29 6. Chantel Thackeray; PCIM 3. Ryan Barrett; Park City Jeep 5:03:18 3. Thayne Reid; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:06:10 2. Clark Stokes 1:41:12 (13) 5. Sam Krieg; Park City JEEP 2:52:37 2:30:55 1. Ed Leon; Team Red Rock 1:43:50 Cat 3 Male 4. Eric Jeppsen; Bikers Edge-des 5:03:22 3. Peter Emery; Guthrie Bike 1:41:12 (7) 6. Craig Kidd; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery 4. Cameron Larson; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 5. Bryan Gillespie; MonaVie/Cannondale 2:31:35 2. Jon Horenziak; McGhies 1:49:46 1. Brian Boudreau; DARE 5. Brad Gehrig; Salt Lake Cycli 5:03:23 Mens Masters 55+ Center 2:53:38 0:06:11 6. Paz Ortiz; Porcupine 2:33:18 3. Kyle Cramer; Racers Cycle Service 1:52:47 2. Todd Taft; Ski Utah Cycling Team 6. Brent Cannon; Contender Bicyc 5:03:27 1. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine 2:10:09 (20) 7. Robert McGovern; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery 5. Joe Pilling; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:06:15 7. John Mcdaniel; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 5:03:28 7. Scott Wetzel; 2:33:41 4. Ryan Van Wagoner; UtahMountainBiking. 3. Jason Asay; TAHITIAN NONI 2. William Webster; Lander Cyclingg 2:31:31 (13) Center 2:53:39 6. Hyrum Crane; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:07:00 8. Ira Tibbitts; Park City Jeep 5:03:38 8. Brian Jeppson; Cedar Cycle 2:37:16 com 1:53:15 4. NICK Endahl; RMCC/CYCLESPORT 3. Lee Bourne; Contender 2:44:10 (7) 8. Dustin Eskelson; Canyon Bicycles SLC 2:53:41 7. Scott Abbott; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 0:07:20 9. Patrick Fasse; Ski Utah Cycling 5:03:38 9. Ammon Pate; 2:38:55 5. Jasen Moir; 1:53:46 5. Connor Oleary; FFKR Architects\ Sportsbaseonl Womens Cat4 9. John McDaniel; FFKR/SBO P/B Tour of Utah 10. Braden Bingham; Team Rio Grande 5:03:39 8. Brinley Harr; Law Office of Brad Harr 0:07:28 10. Joel Zenger; Racers Cycle Service 2:47:00 6. Jeff Olin; Luv2Bike 1:55:52 6. Nathan Arnim; FFKR/SBO P/B TOUR OF UTAH 1. Lindsay Zizumbo 1:56:53 (20) 2:53:48 Womens 1/2/3 9. Jonny Vizmeg; Mad Dog Cycles 0:07:57 1. Jillian Gardner; Canyon Bicycles 1:56:53 (13) 10. Patrick Ramirez; Contender Bicycles 2:53:51 Exp Men 40+ 7. Garrett Kener; Mad Dog Cycles 1:58:18 7. Chase Pinkham; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1. Kelsey Withrow; Pcim 3:47:02 10. Jordan Christensen; Team Red Rock 0:08:19 2. Breanne Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling 1:56:53 (7) Cat 4/5 1. Fred Porter; Kuhl/Scott 2:30:19 8. Tyler Margetts; UtahMountainBiking.com 8. robert Mcgovern; ICE/ROBS RIDE ON 2. Tiffany Pezzulo; Team Ivory Home 3:47:37 Beg Men 19-29 Junior Women 1. Dustin Thiel; Porcupine 1:39:34 2. Daren Cottle; Porcupine/Specialized Racing 1:59:15 BIKE&SNOW 3. Chantel Thackeray; Pcim 3:49:14 1. Jared Gibbons; 0:55:57 1. Jenna Gardner; Pcim 0:39:35 2. Kai Applequist; Biking Boys of Boise 1:39:34 2:31:39 9. Jeff Sorenson; Mad Dog Cycles 2:27:33 9. Sean Hoover; Canyon Cycle Draper 4. Kirsten Kotval; Pcim 3:49:39 Junior Men 3. Ken Webster; Spin Cycle Racing 1:39:34 2. Eric Ellis; UtahMountainBiking.com 0:58:28 3. Brad Keyes; Racers Cycle Service 2:35:25 10. John Jex; 2:28:42 10. KRIS Arnott; SKI UTAH 5. Nisie Antacle; Pcim 3:50:13 1. Bruce Hoffman; American Radd 2:05:56 4. Shawn Jordan; NA 1:39:34 3. Ryan Volmar; 1:05:45 6. Laura Howat; Ski Utah Cycling 3:50:26 4. Bob (10) Saffell; Revolution/Peak Fasteners Spt Men 30-34 Masters 35+ Male 2. Eijai Oxford; Montana Junior 2:06:11 5. Sam Todd; Porcupine Cycling 1:39:34 4. Andrew Youngkin; UtahMountainBiking. 7. Sandy Hyra; Squadra Velocit 3:51:36 2:36:35 1. Justin Jensen; Revolution/DNA 1:41:21 1. Andre Gonzalez; CANYON BICYCLES 3. Wyatt Hatch; Montana Junior 2:06:42 6. Seth Gunderson; Salt Sea Pirates 1:39:35 com 1:17:28 8. Kelly Crawford; Bountiful Mazda 3:51:50 5. Karl Vizmeg; Mad Dog Cycles 2:42:46 2. Gary Rock; Team Red Rock 1:43:03 2. John Mckone; X-MEN Mans 35+ Women 7. Chad Burt; porcupine/canyon sports 1:39:45 9. Karen Appleby-kr; Bountiful Mazda 3:52:41 5. Joshua Moody; 1:24:50 6. Sam Moore; Canyon Bicycles 2:37:44 3. Jesse Sorenson; Mad Dog Cycles 1:47:09 3. MIKE Hanseen; CANYON BICYCLES 1. Margaret Douglass; Ski Utah Cycling 1:56:53 8. Matt Bradley; American RADD p/b agel 1:39:48 Men Masters 45+ Beg Men 30-39 2. Michelle King; Paultracy.com 1:56:53 9. Bryce Young; Binghams-Northshore 1:39:50 7. Dave Fassnacht; Porcupine Cycling 2:45:55 4. Danny Christensen; Team Red Rock/Mega 4. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 1. John Mckone; Team Northwave 3:20:50 1. Derrick Ransom; UtahMountainBiking.com 0:55:16 STAGE 2 (Salt Lake Valley TT) 10. Kevin Wilde; Porcupine / Specialized Racing 8. Mike Cannon; 2:54:32 Pro 1:48:52 5. Jon Gallagher; Cole Sport 2. Mark Schaefer; Paultracy.com 3:21:04 2. Davud Allen; 1:02:07 Pro 1/2 1:39:56 Expert Women 5. Jared Royer; 1:50:36 6. Mitch Mcbeth; Porcupine/Specialized Racing 3. Jeff Clawson; Canyon Bicycles 3:21:14 3. Brandon McFarland; 1:05:39 1. Sam Krieg; Park City Jeep 0:16:55 Master 1. Michelle Hollingsed; Porcupine/Specialized 6. Mike Oblad; Ellsworth/Hyland Cyclery 1:52:27 7. Steve Warsocki; Porcupine/Specialized Racing 4. Jamie Longe; Canyon Bicycles 3:21:43 2. Taylor Kneuven; Rio Grande 0:16:55 1. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 1:55:42 4. Jeff Frederick; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:07:17 Racing 1:51:19 7. Jason White; 2:00:00 8. Bruce Bilodeau; Canyon Bicycles 5. Gary Porter; Bountiful Mazda 3:21:47 3. Thomas Nelson; American R.a.d.d. 0:17:05 2. Andre Gonzalez; Canyon Bicycles 2:01:00 5. Corbin Young; 1:11:16 6. Jerald Hunsaker; Bountiful Mazda 3:21:50 2. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:04:14 8. Matthew Judd; 2:00:06 9. Jonathan Gardner; Canyon Bicycles Womens 1/2/3 3. Rick Greenawald; ICO 2:01:31 6. Keith Manley; 1:15:27 7. Gary Swain; Sbr Sports 3:22:05 3. Jody Anderson; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:04:17 9. Jonathan Hall; UtahMountainBiking.com 2:01:57 10. Daren Cottle; Porcupine/Specialized Racing 1. Tiffany Pezzulo; Team Ivory Home 0:20:00 4. Stewart Richards; Autoliv 2:01:47 7. Sean Gyli; 1:15:46 8. David Ryan; Fitzgerald’s Bi 3:22:09 4. Heather Gilbert; Cutthroat Racing 2:04:50 10. Andrew Hypio; Revolution/Peak Fasteners Masters 45+ Male 2. Nisie Antacle; Pcim 0:20:04 5. Bruce Bilodeau; Canyon Bicycles 2:01:56 9. Dirk Cowley; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 3:22:12 Beg Men 40+ Men 50+ 2:05:26 1. Donald Armstrong; PAUL TRACY.COM 3. Laura Howat; Ski Utah Cycling 0:20:12 6. Rich Graves; Revenge of the Rudder 2:01:57 10. Donald Armstrong; Paultracy.com 3:22:17 1. Jim Jackson; UtahMountainBiking.com 0:54:42 1. Jordan Swenson; 1:40:51 Spt Men 35-39 2. Jeff Clawson; Canyon Bicycles Men Masters 45+ 7. Mike Cooper; VeloCity Cyclist/Canyon Bicycles Mens Cat3 2. Michael MacDonald; 0:54:45 1. Mark Schaefer; Paultracy.com 0:17:32 2:08:02 2. Roger Gillespie; MonaVie/Cannondale 1:43:27 1. Brian Oliver; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:39:46 3. LOUIS Riel; CANYON BICYCLES 1. Nate Arnim; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 4:41:30 3. Kevin Moffitt; Mad Dog Cycles 0:57:45 2. Jeff Clawson; Canyon Bicycles 0:17:35 8. Justin Kline; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery 3. Kevin Johansen; 1:47:50 2. Stephen L. Hales; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 4. MARK Zimbelman; BOUNTIFUL MAZDA 2. Chase Pinkham; Ski Utah Cycling 4:41:32 4. Brian Wells; 0:59:15 3. John Mckone; Team Northwave 0:17:37 Center 2:12:00 4. Larry Tucker; Racers Cycle Service 1:48:36 1:46:32 5. Jeff Ure; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team 3. Jon Schofield; Biker’s Edge - 4:41:59 Mens Cat3 Master 5. Troy Houston; Team Red Rock/Mega Pro 1:04:27 5. Gary Strabala; NuVision 1:50:46 3. Greg Larson; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1:48:26 6. Gary Gardiner; Bountiful Mazda 4. Connor O’leary; Velosport Racin 4:42:15 1. Aaron Olsen; Ffkr-sbo P-b to 0:17:01 1. Mark Schaefer; PaulTracy.com 1:54:15 6. Russ Margetts; UtahMountainBiking.com 5. Herron Kennedy; Cu Cyclingg 4:42:20 6. Steve Moss; 1:53:07 4. Dan Broadbent; 1:50:00 7. Kevin Shepherd; Mi Duole 2. Chase Pinkham; Ski Utah Cycling 0:17:18 2. Jerald Hunsaker; Bountiful Mazda Cycling 1:03:45 6. Brian Boudreau; Dare 4:42:27 7. Jeff Kingsford; 1:53:59 5. Darren Harris; UtahMountainBiking.com 8. Gary Porter; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team 3. Elliott Smith; Team Inertia 0:17:27 Team 2:00:29 7. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:03:17 7. Spencer Debry; Ski Utah Cycling 4:43:01 8. Stan Larrabee; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:52:36 9. Darrell Davis; Contender Bicycles Mens Masters 35+ 3. Donald Armstrong; PaulTracy.com 2:00:30 8. Steve Barker; 1:12:54 8. Jared Inouye; Biker’s Edge 4:43:07 1:56:20 6. Greg Myers; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:53:25 10. Michael Macdonald; Bountiful Mazda 1. Andre Gonzalez; Canyon Cycles 0:17:39 4. Mark Zimbelman; Bountiful Mazda Cycling 9. Jason Madsen; Kaladi-subway 4:43:08 9. Scott Hunsaker; UtahMountainBiking.com 9. John VanWagoner; UtahMountainBiking. 7. Stephan Bergen; UtahMountainBiking.com Masters 55+ Male 2. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 0:17:42 Team 2:00:31 10. Sean Hoover; Canyon Cycle Dr 4:43:34 1:32:22 3. Bruce Bilodeau; Canyon Bicycles 0:17:55 5. Gary Gardiner; Bountiful Mazda Cycling com 1:56:24 1:55:34 1. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine Cycling Mens Masters 35+ Beginner 13-15 Mens Cat4 Team 2:00:41 10. Lewis (12) Rollins; Contender Bicycle 1:59:31 8. Warren Worsley; Cole Sport 1:56:55 2. Phil Pattison; Team INERTIA 1. Andre Gonzalez; Canyon Cycles 4:09:32 1. Max Herron; Brothers Bikes 1:01:31 1. Ken Webster; Spin Racing 0:17:48 6. Gary Porter; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team Men 57+ 9. Denmark Jensen; UtahMountainBiking. 3. Henry Ebell; Canyon Bicycles of Salt Lake 2. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 4:09:35 2. Aaron Rennert; Spin Cycle Raci 0:17:56 2:00:45 2. Kyle Jackson; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:15:58 1. Dwight Hibdon; Mad Dog Cycles 1:45:40 com 1:57:03 Masters 35+ Female 3. Bruce Bilodeau; Canyon Bicycles 4:10:33 3. Michael Kaeske; Bi Cyclingg Magaz 0:18:00 7. Jeff Clawson; Canyon Bicycles 2:00:46 3. Andrew Moore; Team Red Rock 2:14:23 2. Brad Mullen; Mad Dog Cycles 1:47:53 10. Ryan Keating; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1. MARGARET Douglass; SKI UTAH 4. Mike Hanseen; Salt Lake Cycli 4:11:45 Mens Cat5 8. Russell Thorstrom; ICO 2:00:47 Beginner 16-18 5. Mark Larsen 4:12:05 3. Jim Westenskow; Ogden 1 2:00:52 2:01:17 2. NANCY Alcabes; SKI UTAH 1. Brett Wilking; Porcupine Cycli 0:18:26 9. Jamie Longe; Canyon Bicycles 2:00:48 1. Joseph Moffitt; Mad Dog Cycles 0:58:10 6. Mark Miller; Canyon Bicycles 4:15:09 4. Gene Poncelet; 2:10:48 Spt Men 40+ Cat 4 Male 2. Courtney Wood 0:19:06 10. Stephen Tueller; Bountiful Mazda Cycling 2. David Sneed; 1:22:04 7. Charles Schuster 4:17:35 5. Doug Cottle; Porcupine 2:11:07 1. Doug Rock; Team Red Rock/Mega Pro 1:42:21 1. Rob Brasher; Spin Cycle Racing 3. Chad Burt; Porcupine-canyo 0:19:16 Team 2:00:48 8. Greg Deyle; Porcupine Cycli 4:17:37 3. Theo Klesan; Team Red Rock/ Mega Pro 1:25:20 6. Barry Moore; Team Red Rock 2:18:35 2. Keith K.(19) Payne; Mad Dog Cycles 1:45:43 2. JOHN Thomas; PROCUPINE Mens Masters 55+ Master 9. Jonathan Gardner; Canyon Bicycles 4:20:08 4. Kyle Adams; 1:37:00 1. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine 0:20:57 1. Gary Simmons; Bountiful Mazda Cycling 7. Steve Holcomb; 3:09:59 3. Trent Wignall; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 3. KURT Wolfgang Mens Cat4 Beginner Women 2. William Webster; Lander Cyclingg 0:22:07 Team 1:24:40 Pro Men 1:46:38 4. Sean Fessenden 1. Aaron Rennert; Spin Cycle Raci 3:31:59 1. Robin Lyons; 1:07:10 3. Chip Williams; Lander Cyclingg 0:22:46 2. Shannon Storrud; Porcupine Cycling 1:25:53 1. Chris Holley; Mad Dog Cycles 2:12:37 4. Dave Smith; Team Red Rock/Mega Pro 1:47:57 5. Karsten Shumway; Team Inertia 2. Michael Kaeske; Bi Cyclingg Magaz 3:32:43 2. Meri Bruin; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:07:56 Womens Cat4 3. Jim Gilland; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team 2. Bart Gillespie; MonaVie/Cannondale 2:15:25 5. Jay Griffin; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:48:56 6. NATHAN Timms; SPIN 3. Darin Wilson; Spin Cycle Raci 3:32:59 1. Jillian Gardner; Canyon Bicycles 0:21:27 1:28:39 3. Sandra Frei; Team Red Rock/Mega Pro 1:13:45 3. Alex Grant; Rocky Mountain Bikes 2:18:02 6. Jim Harper; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 2:01:09 7. Cortlan Brown; FFKR/Sportsbseonline.com 4. Erik Harrington; Rocky Mountain 3:33:00 2. Breanne Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling 0:22:02 4. Mike Ingram; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery 4. Cyndi Frieling; 1:17:08 5. Alan Stettler; American Radd 3:33:08 4. Chris Sutter; NAV Cycing 2:18:12 7. Reed Topham; 1:52:08 8. joshua Hickman; wright/park city rides 3. Alison Frye; Ski Utah Cycling 0:22:04 1:37:47 5. Patty Sorenson; Mad Dog Cycles 1:17:24 6. Shawn Hanka; Bi Cyclingg Magaz 3:33:20 5. Eric Rassmussen; Porcupine/Specialized 8. Vincent Gest; ColVita 1:53:00 9. MIKE Meldrum; PROCUPINE Junior Women 5. Henry Ebell; Canyon Bicycles of Salt Lake 6. Ann Rivera; 1:21:57 7. Rob Brasher; Spin Cycle Raci 3:33:22 Racing 2:22:07 9. Brad Sneed; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:56:18 10. Shane Dunleavy; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1. Jenna Gardner; Pcim 0:30:05 1:44:35 8. Dustin Thiel; Porcupine 3:33:26 7. Aliesha Cramer; Racers Cycle Service 1:24:57 6. Matt Ohran; MonaVie/Cannondale 2:23:55 Cat 4 Female Junior Men Junior 10. Kris Nosack; UtahMountainBiking.com 1:56:52 9. Karsten Shumway; Team Inertia 3:33:26 8. Leisl Harr; Law Office of Brad Harr 1:25:48 1. Eijai Oxford; Montana Junior 0:22:53 1. John Burton; Joyride Bikes/EK 1:22:17 7. Richard Abbott; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 1. BREANNE Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling Team 10. Sam Todd; Porcupine Cycli 3:33:32 9. Sara Walkenhoist; 2:17:02 2. James Pope Jr.; Montana Junior 0:23:30 2. Jedd Cox; Joyride Bikes/EK 1:24:03 2:27:46 2. JAMIE Carter; Ski Utah Cycling Team Mens Cat5 Women 35+ 3. Clayton O’leary; Montana Junior 0:23:46 3. Bowen Humphreys; Cutthroat Racing 1:27:36 Pro Women Road 3. MELANIE Helm; INTERMOUNTAIN FINANCIAL 1. Brett Wilking; Porcupine Cycli 3:10:59 1. Dot Verbrugge; Mad Dog Cycles 1:03:43 Master 35+ Women Cat 1/2/3 1. Kara Holley; Mad Dog Cycles 2:46:08 4. Shanna Matheson; Ski Utah Cycling Team 2. Courtney Wood 3:11:12 1. Michelle King; Paultracy.com 0:22:07 1. Laura Patten; Ski Utah Cycling Team 2:16:16 2. Robin Kirker; 1:07:43 2. Erika Powers; Revolution/Peak Fasteners Racing 5. Kris Vincent; Ski Utah Cycling Team 3. Chad Burt; Porcupine-canyo 3:12:02 2. Margaret Douglass; Ski Utah Cycling 0:23:55 2. Courtney Hill; Bountiful MAZDA 2:16:44 3. Jolene Nosack; UtahMountainBiking.com 4. Sean Jeppsen 3:12:05 2:57:29 6. Kara Harris; Ski Utah Cycling STAGE 3 (Tooele Circuit Race) 3. Kris Walker; Bountiful MAZDA 2:16:50 1:07:46 5. Matthew Anderson 3:12:15 Single Speed 7. Jennie Wade; Revolution Pro 1/2 4. Kirsten Kotval; PCIM 2:17:00 4. Rhonda G. Hypio; Revolution/Peak Fasteners 6. Peter Emery; Guthrie Bike 3:12:16 1. Von Edwards; Cutthroat Cycles 1:46:08 8. APRIL Jones; KENDATIVE 1. Patrick Fasse; Ski Utah Cycling 1:33:40 (26) 5. Laura Howat; Ski Utah Cycling Team 2:17:04 Hell of the North, UCA Series, 7. Marc Rosello; Porcupine-canyo 3:12:29 1:09:50 2. Spike Huismann; Triple T Htg & Cooling 1:46:45 Cat 5-Citizens Male 2. Ryan Barrett; Park City Jeep 1:33:40 (23) 6. Karen Appleby; Bountiful MAZDA 2:17:28 5. Lisa Saturnino; Team Sugar/White Pine 1:11:28 3. Steve Boyd; Jans 1:51:18 Salt Lake City, Utah, April 5, 2008 1. REED Wycoff; SAMBUCCA CONTENDER 3. Ross
HAPPY VALLEY TT UT STATE TT CHAMPS ;dgY^hi^cXi^kZ st eg^ci^c\! May 31 , 2008 Elberta UT Certified course (40k, 20k) ejWa^h]^c\ Details and online registration at www.sportsbaseonline.com VcYYZh^\c! presented by TEAM INERTIA. Permit pending. In person registration May 23; 10am to 7pm at ^iÉhVaa^c GOLSAN CYCLES 10445 So. Redwood Road ; South Jordan. 801-446-8183 i]Zhe^c# www.golsancycles.com Proud printer of Cycling Utah Since 1993 Annual clearance sale May 22nd and 23rd at Golsan Cycles. Save 50,60,70% off bikes and accessories. 58 North Main • P.O. Box 390 • Tooele, Utah 84074-0390 435-882-0050 • Salt Lake 801-355-6525 • Toll Free 866-721-9992 Fax 435-882-6123 • www.tbpublishing.com MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 29
7. Kelly Dailey; Bountiful Mazda 2:20:47 8. Chantel Thackeray; PCIM 2:20:47 9. Jamie Leake; The Fan Cycling 2:26:15 IMBA Trail School and Trail Work to Take Place in 2008 National Mountain Bike Series Finals Cat 4 1. Jamie Carter; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1:31:22 Emigration Canyon Relocates to Brian Head 2. Breanne Nalder; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1:31:23 3. Jillian Gardner; Canyon Bicycles 1:34:01 On the weekend of May 30th through June 1st the International Mountain Biking 4. Anna Dingman; Team Delphine 1:34:40 Association (IMBA) will be dispatching a Trail Care Crew team to Salt Lake City GRANTSVILLE, Utah (April 30, 2008) –Brian Head, Utah, will host 5. Diane Evans; Bountiful Mazda 1:34:43 6. Dina Mishev; Fitzgerald’s Bikes 1:34:46 to conduct a trail building school and trail work in Killyon Canyon, one of the the National Mountain Bike Series Finals Presented by Trek VW, on 7. Anna Podgorney; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery higher drainages in upper Emigration Canyon. Friends of Emigration Canyon Trails August 30 and September 1, after Tamarack Resort, Idaho, had to remove 1:35:11 8. Andrea Richardson; ICE/Rocky Mountain Surgery & Open Space is hosting the event and invites trail users of all types to participate itself from the schedule. 1:36:48 in this informative and fun-filled event. The IMBA crew will conduct an afternoon "I am really delighted that we have been able to resolve this crisis so 9. Brandi Gorden; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1:38:19 10. Kris Vincent; Ski Utah Cycling Team 1:44:42 classroom session on Friday, May 30th, followed by two days of trail building and quickly and cleanly. We've only crossed one state line, and we don't even Junior rehabilitation on site. have to change our date," said series director Jeff Frost, of event manage- 1. Jenna Gardner; PCIM 1:03:59 The Killyon Canyon Trail, once a popular route for mountain bikers making a ment company Blue Wolf. "And it is great to be returning to Brian Head. East Canyon Road Race, UCA Series, loop from Little Mountain Pass, has fallen into disuse over the last few years due to We were very impressed with this venue when holding a series round East Canyon Resort, Utah, April severe ongoing erosion. Never formally constructed or maintained, and existing on there two years ago." 26, 2008 a patchwork of private, Forest Service, and Salt Lake City Watershed property, the Traci Brown, director of the mountain bike park at Brian Head, said: Class 1/2 Killyon Canyon Trail came to life as a sheep trail that simply followed the drainage "We are very excited to have the NMBS back, not only from the sporting 1. David Harward 2. Chris Pietrzak bottom. Lack of design features and maintenance has meant the slow disintegration side, but also it's so great to have America's top mountain bike pros come 3. Craig Kidd 4. Cameron Hoffman of this trail over time. play in our back yard. What better opportunity to showcase the caliber of 5. John Mcdaniel During a previous IMBA Trail Care Crew visit two years ago some rerouting our venue?" 6. Todd Hageman 7. Eric Jeppsen and rehabilitation of the Killyon Canyon Trail took place on private property. That Events scheduled for the National Mountain Bike Series Finals 8. Ben D’hulst property owner graciously allowed IMBA staff and volunteers to reroute the trail Presented by Trek VW include: Cross Country, Short Track, Dual Slalom, 9. Alex Rock 10. Nate Page out of the drainage bottom where it was collapsing into the stream, and move it up Downhill, Super D, and Marathon. Class 3 onto the adjacent slope. This year we will likely be moving more trail out of the Started in 1991, Brian Head Mountain Bike Park rises from a base 1. Billy Demong 2. Nathan Miller drainage bottom and rehabilitating some sections of trail. All sections of trail slated elevation of 9600 feet and rises to 11,000 feet. 40 miles of single-track 3. Chase Pinkham for work this year are on Salt Lake City Watershed property. Although final approv- trails are maintained within the park boundary, and there is easy access to 4. Curt Doman 5. Aaron Olsen als have not yet been granted Salt Lake City Watershed has shown a real interest in Forest Service trails beyond. A chair lift serves the downhill trails, and the 6. Elliot Smith improving existing trails on their property in the past and is committed to stemming gravity riders will benefit from a second pro/expert level downhill course 7. Tanner Putt 8. Robert Mc Govern erosion caused by trails and the resulting impacts that erosion has on stream life and 'Lil' Gritty' that was tested in the 2007 Utah Downhill Series. In addition 9. Jon Schofield landscapes. to the cross-country and downhill trails, the park features terrain parks 10. Josh Carter Class 4 This is a great opportunity to learn what it takes to care for trails and become a that include jumps, dips, ladders and wooden elements. 1. Joshua Hickman 2. Rob Brasher better, more informed trail advocate. There is no charge to participate in this event The 2008 National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) comprises six 3. David Welsh and you can register by going to http://go.imba.com/slc . Attendees are encouraged rounds and is the premier mountain bike racing series in the United States. 4. Dustin Thiel 5. Taylor Foss to attend both the class room session and the onsite clinic and trail work. You can For more information and to see the complete 2008 NMBS calendar, visit 6. Nate Timms also contact Sarah at Friends of Emigration Canyon Trails & Open Space for more www.mtbnationals.com. 7. Seth Bradley 8. Colby Tanner information. Her email address is [email protected]. 9. Cortlan Brown -Sarah Bennett 10. Ryan Westtenskow Class 5: Group 1 2. David Sharp 4. Jim Gilland 2. Alison Frye 1. alex Obbard 3. Scott Allen 5. Phillip Pattison 3. Jamie Carter 2. cad Burt 4. Mike Hanseen Juniors 4. Breanne Nalder 3. casey Marker 5. Al Threster 1. Jedd Cox 5. Mary Wilcox 4. lance Lindberg 6. John Dainton 2. Keith Powell 6. Lisa White 5. jeffrey Johnson 7. Aaron Jordin 3. Julian Taylor 7. Brandi Gorden 6. rex Shupe 8. Gary Porter 4. Matt Taylor 8. Lisa Fitzgerald 7. russell Thompson 9. Rob Sorenson 5. Dallen Broalbeat 8. todd Cressner 9. Kelly Powers 10. James Ferguson 6. Dana Hoffman 9. alan Griffey 10. Kara Harris Class 45 7. Brody Thresher What’s on your mind? 10. jeff Caldwell 1. Mark Schaefer Female Class 35 8. Damyn Chipman Class 5: Group 2 2. Mark Zimbelman 1. Sheri Dunleavy Female Class 1/2 Send your feedback and letters to the 1. todd Hamblin 3. Jeff Clawson 2. Nancy Alcabes 2. ryan Lemone 4. Jamie Longe 1. Laura Patten 3. mark Kimble 5. Donald Armstrong 2. Nisie Antacle editor to: 4. eric Martin 6. Dave Ryan 3. Laura Howat 5. jim White 7. Clyde Done 4. Kelly Crawford [email protected] 6. steve Schoovoer 8. Stephan Waspacki 5. Jamie Leake 7. jacab Hamvlin 9. Gary Gardiner 6. Chantel Thackery 8. eric Moody 10. Louis Riel 7. Lori Frandsen 9. dave Kamsay Class 55 8. Sonia Maxfield 10. derryl Spencer 1. Daniel Moser Class 35 2. Mark Bates Female Class 4 1. John Mckone 3. Brad Rich 1. Alisha Welsh 30 cycling utah.com MAY 2008
Touring Cuba is a Bicycle Touring Paradise
lance at all times. This sealed the deal: we knew that Fidel Castro was an aging charismatic dictator in fatigues whose cigar-chomping, epic speeches, and 50 years of thumbing his nose at US presidents had result- ed in a uniquely-suppressed society, but we also knew that the Cuban people were not terrorists in training and would likely greet cyclists with open arms. And for our own coun- try to deny us the freedom to travel to this fascinating country in the efforts of preserving our own free- dom; well, we felt compelled to go. A couple of other things helped West of Havana, Pinar Del Rio. We One of the best aspects of us along in our decision making; a chose the latter for its ease of access cycling in Cuba is the lodging. book was published last year titled from Havana, wide variety of both After the fall of the Soviet Union “The Handsomest Man In Cuba” beaches and mountains, and repu- Cuba spent most of the ‘90s in what (reviewed in the Fall 2007 Cycling tation for great beauty and stellar they call the “Special Period”, which Utah) and another book simply roads. In addition, despite the fact apparently is a wry euphemism called “Bicycling Cuba”. The for- that Havana is home to over 2 mil- for “severe economic depression”. Above: Ashley Patterson rolling past the "mogotes" in Pinar Del Rio that mer is an entertaining account of an lion people, the density of the city Without the Soviets’ consistent have stellar (but illegal) rock climbing. Aussie woman who spent several and the relatively low volume of demand for sugar, the economy – Right: Che - Always Free. months cycling solo all over the cars made it easy to ride right out of already ailing from years of the US Story and Photos by Tom Lonely Planet/Let’s Go guidebooks island, and the latter is a guidebook the center of town without having to embargo – was devastated. As part Diegel have a small section on “bicycle written by a Vermont-based ‘boomer take any additional transportation, of the rebuilding effort, Castro’s touring”. The Rough Guide to couple that has good routes and sug- so after a couple of days of walking government recognized the value of gestions for lodging. We did have Our trip to Cuba started with the Panama said that there were very around Havana sightseeing (and lis- tourism and therefore allowed the to learn a bit about how to actually potential of a trip to Panama. I was few roads, but at least they had a tening to bands play the BV Social inception of “Casa Particulares”; get to Cuba; contrary to popular intrigued by the concept of paddling lot of traffic. That didn’t sound that Club soundtrack for cheesy gringos basically, Bed and Breakfasts where opinion, travel to Cuba is actually some of the rivers in Panama and appealing, so I looked for the same sipping mojitos) we headed for the individual homeowners simply legal for Americans who aren’t on possibly combining that with a bike section in the Cuba book. It said countryside. rented out spare rooms in their an officially-sponsored trip, it’s just trip there, so I visited the library to something to the effect of: “Cuba illegal to spend money there! But pick up one of the Panama guides. is a bicycle tourer’s paradise. 50 even though no US-based airlines As it turns out, the Cuba guidebook years of US embargo has rendered fly to Cuba, with a little bit of was right next to it and it piqued a society that doesn’t have a lot of research and the knowledge that our my interest. While I had known of cars, but has an amazing network neighboring countries have many some old friends who had visited of beautiful, small roads”. Now flights to Havana per day, it’s not there and I had seen and liked the we were talking. Then I went to difficult to find your way there. Buena Vista Social Club, it hadn’t the US State Department’s official Cuba is a 700 mile long island occurred to me to try an adventure website on Cuba, where it stated in with a wide variety of topography in such an unknown place. But a no uncertain terms that Cuba was a to satisfy any level of cyclist. There quick glance looked intriguing so I communist/terrorist state where any are three significant mountainous picked up the book and brought it interaction with Cuban people was areas; the Oriente in the Far East, home. likely to be encouraging subversive the South/Central Mountains, and Each country’s Rough Guide/ action against the US, and we were likely to be under secret surveil- – for a couple of hundred miles MAY 2008 cycling utah.com 31
table demise of the Castro regime, change in Cuban society is bound to happen (just in the past few weeks Cubans are now allowed to enter the nicer “tourist-only” hotels and cell phones have just become approved for use), and – as bike tourists – it was difficult to decide if chang- ing Cuban society to reflect more US-centric ideals and economics would/will be a good thing or not for the people. In any case, as it currently stands, Cuba is a country that is not only has had a profound effect on the US over the past 50 years but is Everyone uses bikes to get around. People work hard and take advantage of the siestas to socialize. also bicyclist’s paradise, and visiting there before the effects of possibly- homes to foreigners. This enables aspect of post-Soviet Cuba that we pedaled side-by-side on the rolling, little or no homelessness, drug use, travelers a great opportunity to meet took advantage of: the concept of deserted roads: the people are basi- alcoholism, or overpopulation as inevitable Americanization is a the ultra-friendly Cubans and eat “Organoponicos”. Recognizing the cally not allowed to leave the island, well as having 100% literacy. And fascinating experience in a unique their excellent home-cooked food agricultural value of copious rain are issued food rations, and are despite 50 years of neglect by its culture. virtually every night instead of stay- and sun, their 100-year reliance on incredibly limited economically, yet next-door neighbor, they not only ing at the noisy, infrequent, and sugar, tobacco, and rum as “staples”, we have never seen a society that had no animosity towards the US or somewhat dingy (and expensive) and the resulting fact that many – at least to these gringos – seemed Americans, they were very excited More photos can be seen here: state-run hotels. Whenever we Cubans were malnourished during to be so full of friendly people, had that we were there. With the inevi- rolled into a new village or town, we the Special Period, the Castro gov- http://tinyurl.com/6b8lr7 would get asked (but not harassed) ernment mandated that towns cre- by people who would take us to an ate their own community gardens, ROAD MTB TRIATHLON BMX available Casa. We soon realized which became very successful. We TRACK CYCLOCROSS that the Casa owners had to pay were amazed to see copious quanti- DeRosa TREK these “agents” a finder’s fee, and ties of leafy greens (that we thought therefore realized that collecting did well in more temperate cli- LITESPEED the Casa owner’s business cards mates) growing right next to banana and exchanging them with other orchards and orange trees, and these travelers enabled the Casa owners generally supplied the Casas where 10445 South Redwood Road Quintana Roo to keep more of the money from our we stayed with their produce. 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