VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2 FREE APRIL 2006 cycling utah JOIN A CLUB TODAY! 2006 CLUB GUIDE INSIDE! •Calendar of Events - p. 16 •Tragic Accident - p. 3 •Tour de France Climbs - Part II - p. 2 •Desert Rampage - p. 12 •Draper BST - Trail of the Month - p. 6 DIRT •Day in the Life of a Messenger - p. 22 PAVEMENT •Moab Skinny Tire Festival - p. 13 •Results - p. 20 ADVOCACY • Commuter Column - p. 14 RACING •The Tour Review - p. 14 TOURING •The Dream Tour - p. 24 •Planning Your Season - p. 9 MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL cycling utah.com APRIL 2006 SPEAKING OF SPOKES Nine Days of Hell and Heaven: The Climbs of the Tour de France (Part II) P.O. Box 57980 Murray, UT 84157-0980 www.cyclingutah.com You can reach us by phone: (801) 268-2652 Our Fax number: (801) 263-1010 Dave Iltis, Editor & Advertising
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