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•Calendar of Events - p. 14 •Touring America’s’s LoneliestLoneliest HighwayHighway -- p.p. 1818 •Blowhard Mountain Trail - p. 3 •Results - p. 16 •Tour of a Lifetime - p. 2 •Whose Owns the Roads Anyway? - p. 4 •Chris Allaire Memorial Solitude MTB Race - p. 11 •Elko Jaietan Criterium Photo Gallery - p. 10 •Bike/Ped EnhancementsTorpedoed - p. 7 •Flyin Brian DH - p. 12 •Coach’s Corner - p. 8 MOUNTAIN WEST JOURNAL •Coach’s Corner - p. 8 MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL 2 cycling .com AUGUST 2003

SPEAKING OF SPOKES TheThe TTourour ofof aa LifetimeLifetime By Dave Ward climb backwards up the Col de Publisher Pailheres to watch the riders come over the top. I quickly realized I It was about 5 months ago that was undergeared. Due to the I booked a 5-day Tour de intense schedule I had prior to tour for my wife, Karma, and me leaving, I had failed to change to with Graham Baxter Sporting heavy mountain gears, and was Tours. I chose the 5 stages begin- now trying to climb this incredibly ning with the stage into tough Pyrenean climb in a 39 x after the first rest day, and ending 24. Between the heat, the humidi- with the climb up to . ty and the steep pitch, I realized I Who could have guessed then this mance. was not going to make it to the would be the most exciting Tour We opted to watch the racers as top. I made 8 of twelve miles Going to the Top. Photo: Derek Francis they rolled down the ramp, and before being stopped by the gen- since Greg LeMond’s 8 second put another seven seconds into Simoni and Laurent Dufaux on the victory in 1989, and that the most the excitement built as we recog- darmes who had closed the rode. nized each of the last 25 racers to Prior to reaching that point, I had Armstrong, and felt Lance losing local radio station. We knew intense and pivotal stages of this his grip on this tour. It was at the when they had cleared the top of year’s Tour would take place in start, cheering for each departing crawled into a cool creek with an rider, and wildly cheering for each Italian rider to cool off. end of this stage that my positives the Col du Peyresourde when the the 5 days we chose for our tour? changed. The best I could say was helicopters began to hover above When we arrived in Toulouse, U.S. Postal rider, Tyler and Lance. I decided to descend back After Lance left, I began my down, and to climb as far up Ax-3 that if anyone was going to beat the summit, and then slow began we were picked up by our touring Lance, except for Tyler I would making their way to just above us. company and introduced to our ride back to Toulouse, and tuned Domaines as possible. Riding in to the local radio announcer to down the winding road, swerving prefer it was Ullrich. I have been Tom, our on-the-bike guide, tour guide, Derrick. Even before a fan of his for several years, so it and I picked Dufaux to win the checking into our hotel, we were follow the riders’ progress and through the curves as I had times as they finished. Fortunately, watched so many racers do, was was some consolation to think that sprint. We cheered as the three driven to the stage finish in if anyone was going to beat passed by us, and were surprised Toulouse we Karma and I parked I am somewhat fluent in French, one of the thrills of my ride. It and though the commentators also allowed me to recover suffi- Lance, it would be Jan. to hear on the radio that Simoni ourselves at the 300-meter mark to The day, we rode from our won the sprint. In watching the watch the stage finish. As we speak fast and loud, I was able to ciently to want to climb toward understand their description of the the stage finish at Ax-3 Domaines. new base in and over the television coverage that night, I leaned over the barrier to scarf up Col d'Aspin in the reverse direc- could see that Dufaux simply all the stuff we could from the riders' progress. After almost four of nine kilome- The sinking feeling I experi- ters, however, I again had to stop, tion the Tour racers would be started his sprint too late to over- "caravan publicitaire", the excite- going the next day. The view take a motivated Simoni. ment of actually being here per- enced as I listened to 's and down a Coke and an Orange crushing victory marred what was before continuing. Within another from the top of the Col d'Aspin is But the big surprise, of course, sonally to follow the Tour for sev- magnificent. The are was . eral days washed over me. supposed to be a tremendous tour kilometer, I chanced upon Jim and for me as I followed Lance’s Lori, another couple from our tour. different from the mountains I Though we all knew he was hav- About an hour later, we know, but equally magnificent. watched solo progress to a fifth Tour victory. They were hard to miss, as Lori, a Instead, I fumbled to find the posi- lovely young lady, always rode in From there, we descended to Continued on page 5 in for his victory in this stage, and Arreau where we had lunch before a few minutes later we cheered tives (Lance was still in yellow, he a bikini top. But more on that was just dehydrated, he would another time. riding to the bottom of the descent and the Postal of the Col du Peyresourde, two Boys, and everyone’s personal bounce back in the mountains, Jim and Lori had managed to Cover Photo: Pam Hanlon etc., etc.) while having to confront kilometers from the finish. hero for this year’s Tour, Tyler hook up with a French couple at Solitude, July 12, 2003 what had been lurking beneath the towing a trailer. They had shade Again, we scarfed up stuff Hamilton, as they rolled in with from the publicity caravan and I the main peloton. About a half- earlier stages: Lance was not as and a television, so I decided that dominant as in previous years, and was sufficient reason for me to followed the breakaway of Photo by Dave Iltis hour later, as we filed through the , Gilberto team vehicles with thousands of appeared very vulnerable. Indeed, await the racers there as well. other spectators, it seemed too Jan Ullrich was now considered We cheered as Tyler’s team- incredible to actually be here. by most everyone over here to be mate, , powered to the favorite, and even tabbed by victory up the climb that I had cycling utah The next day, I rode with sev- P.O. Box 57980 eral other cyclists from our tour to Lance as such. barely been able to crawl up. the Gaillac Time Trial. 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TRAIL OF THE MONTH BlowhardBlowhard MountainMountain TTrailrail HasHas SpectacularSpectacular ScenaryScenary

angular turns. Ride what you head (unsigned and virtually can, but don't let machismo Location: 10 miles south of invisible but .2 mile east/uphill cloud sound judgement. Even Brian Head of milepost 9). Park at the road- expert riders can expect to dis- Length: 7.5 miles, one-way side pullouts. mount periodically. Beyond the (shuttle required) Potato Hollow Trail junction, the Tread: Singletrack Notes & Precautions: Avoid trail weaves through an opaque Physical difficulty: Moderate forest where sunlight has diffi- this route when it is wet or even culty reaching the wooded deck. (mostly downhill; one modest damp, especially the short Then, zoom down the power line climb mid route) stretch on the Moots Hollow doubletrack to the Crystal Technical difficulty: Moderate road. Your wheels will become Springs road. Cross the dirt road to high (loose rocks, hairpin concrete doughnuts and your to continue on singletrack to turns, root drops on narrow, shoes will turn to cement slip- Moots Hollow. (If you take the steep trail) pers. dirt road to the left, you'll climb Elevation: 10,600-7,600 feet; a modest hill and then descend Gain: 200 feet; Loss: 3,000 feet Excerpted from Mountain to UT 14 in Cedar Canyon.) Biking Utah's Brian Head- Now, the trail rises moderate- Trailhead Access: From Brian Bryce Country by Gregg ly through thick trees as it cir- Head, drive 4 miles south on UT cles around Wood Knoll. On a Bromka. divide separating Moots Hollow 143. Turn right on UT 148 for and Long Hollow, you can peer Cedar Breaks National into Cedar Canyon and view Monument, and pass the visitor Kolob Plateau to the south and center. Blowhard Mountain road Cyclingutah.com Ashdown Gorge to the north. is 0.3 mile south of the national After crossing the national forest park/national forest boundary, boundary, the path banks down marked solely by a stop sign. trails,event links, switchbacks high above Long The signed trailhead is 1 mile up Hollow where you can catch a the all-weather road, before the discussion fleeting glimpse of Ashdown FAA radar towers and worksta- Gorge, Brian Head Peak, and forums, back tions. Park off the road. To set Cedar Breaks. Cross the double- track in Moots Hollow to culmi- up a shuttle, drive south on UT issues, and nate the one-laner by first edging 148 to UT 14. Drive 4.7 miles to free classified a rock ledge and then plunging the Crystal Springs road (signed) into the lower gorge of Moots for the short version or 8.7 miles ads Hollow to UT 14. total to the Moots Hollow trail-

Mike and Vince toe the edge of the Ashdown Gorge and Cedar Breaks National Monument from Blowhard Mountain Trail. Photo by Gregg Bromka Beat the heat

By Gregg Bromka around Blowhard Mountain on singletrack, bank right, and Blowhard Mountain Trail has square up for a drop down angu- HIGH COUNTRY been touted by locals and lar switchbacks that are barely praised by national magazines ridable. The brilliant color flash- for its camera-seducing scenery, ing through the trees hints that a on a new ! riveting trail conditions, and big spectacular show awaits ahead. vertical drop. But in years past, Hang your butt way off the back Blowhard was an "outlaw ride" of your saddle if you attempt to because it nipped the Ashdown ride the quick, frightful pitch Gorge Wilderness Area. Today, ahead. Although you're only a rerouted away from the wilder- few minutes into the ride, you ness, Blowhard Trail is perfectly should stop and take five legally while maintaining its because the trail follows a knife- stunning scenery and infamous edge ridge overlooking the singletrack. The views of ornately adorned amphitheaters Ashdown Gorge and Cedar of Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Breaks National Monument are and Cedar Breaks National surreal. Portions of the trail, Monument. Those suffering especially the initial descent, are from vertigo might opt not to ‘03 MODELS ON SALE NOW unnerving for the tentative but "toe the line" of the ridge thrilling for the intrepid. The because of the nearly 1,000 feet ‘04 MODELS ARRIVING SOON remainder is a joyous ride of vertical emptiness beneath through lush forests broken by you. Across the way, timbered captivating views. slopes and barren summits of The classic Blowhard Brian Head Peak, Navajo Point, Mountain Trail is a 4-mile, one- and High Mountain watch over way drop to the Crystal Springs the Breaks - so named for the road off UT 14 in Cedar way the Pink Cliffs' flaming red Canyon. Additional trail was hoodoos collapse from the sur- constructed by the Cedar City rounding verdant terrain. Lower Ranger District in 1996 to Ashdown Gorge, although sullen extend the trail another 3.5 miles in color, is a mighty chasm into to Moots Hollow for a total dis- which the delicately eroded for- Salt Lake Ogden Sandy Sunset Provo Layton tance of 7.5 miles. That makes mations of Cedar Breaks funnel. 1370 S. 3239 1300 E 2317 N. 187 West 110 No. Blowhard well worth the effort Follow along the ridge a few 2100 E Washington 10516 Main Center Main of setting up a shuttle. hundred yards, and then dive down the furrowed path over 583-1940 Blvd. (106th S) 825-8632 374-9890 546-3159 Details: pebbly limestone and through 399-4981 571-4480 Circle counterclockwise www.binghamcyclery.com — Financing available through RC Willey 4 cycling utah.com AUGUST 2003

BIKE ADVOCATE WhoWho OwnsOwns thethe RoadsRoads Anyway?Anyway? By Rob MacLeod and reason why the argument that Dave Iltis motorists own the roads is ridiculous. I learned this one If you ride a little or ride a from Bob Bayn, a leading bike lot, I bet at some point in a ride, advocate and Effective Cycling someone has yelled at you from instructor in Logan, Utah. a car or truck window to "Get Bob points out that roads are off the road!" The really clever a part of the public right-of-way. ones add "I pay taxes for it and This means that roads are there you don't!" for the public and the last time I Ever thought about this sug- checked, we belonged to the gestion? That we, as cyclists, are public, even when we ride our getting a free ride because we bikes, look geeky, and smell nice don't pay gas taxes for the miles and "fresh" when we commute we do on two wheels under our to work/school. Using the public own power? Well, forget this right-of-way does not depend on idea because it is as wrong as what we pay--there are no toll- wearing your bike shorts back- booths on sidewalks. wards and about as helpful as a If use of public facilities actu- stick between the spokes. ally depended on how much There are two reasons why each of us paid in taxes, then cyclists have every right to be on rich folks would have even more the road. The first comes from rights to the road than the rest of the economic facts. As cyclists us, whether they drove, rode or we don't pay less in taxes than a walked down the middle of the motorist to use the road, we pay street. All of us with lower more. The details are available salaries would have to move to in some reports from Todd the side and let the rich folks Litman of the Victoria Transport pass. I bet the drivers trying to Policy Institute that are available evict us from the public right-of- via the website www.vtpi.org. way would be real happy to But the summary goes some- learn that someone else was thing like this. yelling the same thing at some Most cycling happens on of them! local roads (versus state and fed- The laws of every state and eral highways) and there were municipality support our right, $26 billion dollars (1995 dollars) the right of everyone, to use spent on local roads in the U.S. public spaces, including the in 1994, only $2 billion of which roads. The privilege of access came from motor vehicle user If we add in the cost of tax pollution, which are estimated to up over-paying $252 per year for depends on our willingness and charges. The rest of local road funded parking subsidies, and be as high as 21 cents per mile the privilege while his neighbor ability to obey the rules of that funding comes from general the cost of acquiring roadway nor the indirect health costs of the motorist enjoys a subsidy of public space, not on our income funds and special assessments, land, we get a number more like inactivity. Neither does it include $176 for the year. or how much we contribute to taxes we pay whether we drive 12 cents per mile in true costs of the societal and economic costs So in reality, on average, it is the national debt. an automobile or ride a . having roads, so the subsidy of obtaining and defending oil the cyclist subsidizing the But it gets better. now climbs to 13-14 cents per supplies or the long-term, yet to motorist instead of the reverse. Editor’s Note: Rob Macleod’s The cost of building and mile. And things get really out of be determined effects of driving But don't let this moral superior- article was first printed in maintaining roads, on average, hand when we begin to include on global warming. ity go to your head and start cycling utah’s March 1999 works out to 3.9 cents per mile some of the more indirect For the cyclist, who creates yelling for drivers to get off the issue. This version contains driven for vehicles, but the cost impacts of driving, such as lost much less impact, typically rides road, for there are better reasons updated figures. of actually driving those miles in productivity due to time spent in many fewer miles, and yet still for us all to share the road. gas taxes and vehicles fees is, on traffic congestion, off-street pays just as much in income, There is at least one good average, only 2.5 cents per mile. parking facilities, uncompensat- sales, property, etc. taxes as the In fact for the local roads, the ed accident damages and envi- typical driver, the deal is not cost to drivers is only .2 cents ronmental impacts. The esti- nearly as good. One comparison $300 Off Any ! per mile. This means that drivers mates for these components add in Litman's report shows that are actually subsidized by 1-2 a further 10-40 cents per mile to while an average household’s cents per mile to use cars. 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the hard riding we were doing, Tour - and the 5-6 hours of sleep we Continued from page 2 were getting each night. Still, I ing a great Tour, commentators, was determined to climb Luz journalists and all of us following Ardiden. So, when we arrived in the Tour had narrowed the race to Luz-St. Sauveur, I winced when two men, Armstrong and Ullrich. my riding partners started looking When Vinokourov attacked, he for a cafe for lunch. I informed profited from Lance’s decision to them I was climbing to the top, make Ullrich lead the chase. It and left them to their meal. As for took awhile, but Ullrich finally myself, I ducked into a small realized that Lance was serious in store, and bought a nectarine and leaving the responsibility to two Cokes. I quickly ate the nec- Ullrich to chase since Ullrich was tarine and downed a Coke, and now the favored rider. We lis- dumped the other Coke into a tened intently as the chase started water bottle for the ride up. over the top of the Peyresourde, It only took minutes before the and as the gap started quickly climb became really steep. It was coming down. Vinokorouv passed hot, but had cooled somewhat by us, obviously pushing as hard from the previous days. It became as he could to take as much time steep really fast, and I quickly as he could. About 30 seconds found myself out of the saddle a Ullrich (right) trails Lance Photo: Derek Francis later, Ullrich led Armstrong and a good portion of the time, and couple of other riders as he contin- especially rounding the curves. arrival of the racers, carrying a After achieving my goal, I it up just as Lance made his move, ued to lead the charge to bring The first three miles are the steep- huge Basque flag and singing as descended back to where I joined and become the one to claim this Vinokourov back. est, and the ten-kilometer sign they walked about a mile up the Karma, just below the 10-kilome- stage, and the Tour itself, as his. By the finish, the time had seemed a long time coming. slopes. ter mark. She had located a spot Vinokorouv, of course, was a cou- been whittled down. Ullrich was Thereafter, it became slightly With four kilometers to go, I where we could watch the riders ple of minutes behind before they still 15 seconds behind Lance, but more manageable, and I was able began the switchbacks. This was climb up four switchbacks. We even hit Luz Ardiden, so that fac- Vinokourov was only three sec- to remain seated most of the time actually the easiest part of the cheered as he tor of the equation was eliminated. onds behind Jan. Suddenly, there and maintain a better cadence. climb. It is a deceptive look. The ascended past us, and I believed Lance threw the gauntlet down to was a new twist in this year’s Orange surrounded me on all mountain is indeed steep, which is he was going to win as he had Ullrich, and try as he might, Tour: It was now a race between sides, with continuous Basque why there are switchbacks. But it about a four-minute lead. But I Ullrich could not pick it up. We three men, not two. How could singing and partying going on as I is the fact you are switching back was forgetting that someone was anxiously listened as Lance the Tour be any more exciting and ascended. and forth on the slope that makes surely going to try to explode the increased his gap, and then as tense than it was at this moment? The five kilometer mark the climbing pitch easier. race on this climb. Ullrich started to close it back And here I was, smack in the mid- seemed to come more quickly, and For all intents and purposes I A few minutes later, Lance, down. dle of it all. a kilometer later the road rounded made it to the top, though to be Jan, Iban Mayo, Tyler and several Within minutes, though, we That night, we and everyone the mountain and climbed into the exact, I was turned back at the 400 others powered past us, and we knew that Lance had passed else knew that the big showdown base of a large cirque. I seemed to meter mark. The closer the race again wildly cheered them on. Chavanel, won the stage and put was coming the next day. be at the bottom of a large comes, the lower on the course the Radio reception here was terrible, some serious time on Ullrich. Someone had to try to explode amphitheater, and looked up at road is closed, though I cannot though, and it was not until I Though there was still the issue of things on Luz Ardiden. twisting switchbacks lined with understand why the road would be began to use Karma as an antenna the final time trial, things had now The next morning, we made orange, with large groups of closed at the top three hours that I could pick up staticky cover- changed. Lance was obviously the ride from Lourdes to Luz-St. orange-clad bodies covering the before the racers arrive. I just age of the race. By then, Lance feeling better, and had swung the Sauveur, a beautiful alpine resort hillsides. This is indeed Basque barely missed being able to go had had his infamous fall, which momentum back his way. Though tucked in the vale between the Col country, and you cannot miss it. clear to the finish, but only had we did not know about until we du Tourmalet and Luz Ardiden. I They even had a demonstration at two turns left. It was a great feel- observed it later on television. Continued on page 12 had been quite fatigued between the base of Luz Ardiden before the ing, and an exhilarating ride. We were able, however, to pick It’ll take you £ trips down the mountain just to decide what to order for lunch.

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majority of the riders without big TECH TALK wheels. For me cycling embodies the The Church of the Bigger Wheel - A Review the elegance of moving efficiently on By Mark Smedley your local bike shop’s collection a simple machine. My big wheel plate, and have a light wheelset bike captures that elegant simplici- Twenty-nine inch wheels? built, the same thing that you ty better than any of the dozen, or What ‘s the big deal about bikes would do to improve the perfor- so, hand built that I previ- with big wheels? Do they rock? mance of a puny wheel bike. ously had the pleasure of pedaling No, they roll. So what you say. All Building a mountain bike thousands of miles. Go big. bicycles roll. And what the heck is around road bike size hoops pre- a 29-inch wheel bike anyway? Go sents some design challenges, and out to the garage; stretch out your constraints. Since the hub height is Twenty- Suppliers tape measure, and determine the 14.5 inches, a front shock with 3 diameter of the wheel of your inches of travel puts the top of the Bicycles favorite mountain bike. For 99.999 steer tube at 33 inches, minimum. www.fisherbikes.com percent of you, it is 26 inches. For Therefore even with a steeply 3 aluminum hardtails and 2 full a tiny fraction of converts, it’s 29 sloping top tube it is difficult to suspension models. Gary Fisher inches. Build a mountain bike build small bikes. Second the big made big wheels a significant por- around a 700 c wheelset and you wheels can present some toe over- tion of their lineup; all of their have a twenty-niner. lap issues. My bike has a 42-inch higher end hardtails have them. and they make their mid-level Why would anyone want to wheelbase and the front wheel Sugars with them. All of them clips my toes when the shock is join a tiny sect of fanatics with Mark riding up the stairs on his Willets. Photo: Dave Iltis have long wheelbases. Since these wheels that are twelve percent compressed. are production bikes, your Gary larger? The facetious answer is rebound. In contrast twenty-niners allow these same lower pressures In addition, parts choice for the change the nature of the bump without the hassles of a tubeless Fisher dealer provides the best that you get twelve percent more few components specific to twen- opportunity to test ride a twenty- rather than using shock action to wheelset. I ride my wheels in the life out of your tires. True, but ty-niners is small. Marzocchi and niner. rather trivial, and a proselytizer respond to it, a simple, elegant rocky Wasatch Range at 28-34 psi, White Industries manufacture like myself is probably not going solution. rarely pinch flatting. Besides the front shocks. There are less than a to gain many converts unless I can Twenty-niners are stable. This fact that cycling is my religion, half dozen fat tire choices for 700 www.moots.com (970) 879-1676 offer a better testimonial than this. stability is often attributed to the the lower tire pressure possibilities c rims. Although there are several A titanium softtail (YBBeat Here it is: 29 inch wheels can greater gyroscopic effect of the first prompted me to ride a twen- dozen cyclocross tires that help design). If you are tall enough decrease the energy required to larger wheels. While this effect is ty-niner. The stability converted make twenty-niners very versatile (standover height on the smallest propel oneself forward, clearly not important at speed, it cannot me. bikes. Tubes are not as readily size) you can buy the twenty-niner a trivial revelation for devotees of account for the stability of these You are probably thinking this available, but 26 inch tubes serve that I initially intended to pur- chase. the religion of self-propulsion. bikes when climbing through tight guy is promoting the church of the in a pinch (pun intended.) Obviously, you are not going to switchbacks, over Moab’s slick- bigger wheel with almost mission- Since it is difficult to quantify rock ledges, or when track stand- ary zeal; there must be a dark side Willets Cycles accept the argument that 29-inch the relationship between the (970) 349-0130 wheels are more efficient on faith. ing. But almost any road bike to these massive wheels. There is - advantages that bigger wheels pro- builder can easily explain this sta- wheel mass, coupled with wheel Titanium and steel hardtails. But if you delve back into the vide, and the disadvantage that Wes Williams at Willets Cycles, bility, particularly if they build radius. Twelve- percent larger synaptic events that occurred in accelerating more mass further the most ardent proponent of the your high school trigonometry both crit bikes and bikes that wheels require twelve percent from the hub presents, the best big wheel idea, meticulously class, and calculate the radians descend well on twisty mountain more rim, tire, tube and spoke advice that I can offer to anyone builds bikes for nearly all of the that 29 and 26-inch wheels roads. Crit bikes have higher bot- material. And this additional mass whose interest is piqued, is to hop cyclists in Crested Butte. He describe when they contact tom brackets to reduce the chance is positioned further from the hub, on a twenty-niner. If you can try it might make one for you too. bumps, the efficiency argument of hitting your pedal on the pave- increasing the moment of inertia in all sorts of terrain, all the better, will reveal itself to you. The angle ment and taking down the peloton of the wheel, a disadvantage dur- since the tradeoff between these of incidence for 29-inch wheels is when accelerating out of a corner. ing granny gear climbing, but an factors varies with terrain and www.sevencycles.com five percent smaller for inch-high Mountain bikes have approxi- advantage at speed. A little more velocity. One final point worth 2 titanium and a steel hardtail, a titanium softtail, and a single bumps, increasing to seven per- mately foot-high bottom bracket math (see calculations sidebar): mentioning: the international speed (everything they offer in a cent for bumps that equal the heights for a similar reason, to The moment of inertia for the big cycling federation, the UCI, after reduce the chance of striking your wheels is 1.4 times that of the 26" wheel bike, except the full radius of puny wheel bikes. some strong lobbying from Gary suspension model). Seven builds Second if you calculate the dis- pedals on trail obstacles. For sta- puny wheels; however the angular Fisher (see sidebar), decided to bility the important point is not the velocity of the big wheels at a these bikes for the same price as tance traveled by 29 and 26-inch allow twenty-niners in their races. their 26 inch counterparts, and height of the bottom bracket per given bicycle speed is ten percent wheels using Pythagorus’s theo- Implicit in the argument against they deliver: You can get one of rem you find that the 29-inch se, but the height of the bottom slower; therefore the angular their use is the tacit acknowledg- their beautiful frames in 3 or 6 wheels reduce the distance trav- bracket relative to the hub height. momentum of the wheels is ment that there is some advantage weeks depending on which of eled by a tenth of a percent for 1- Unless you can coast everywhere approximately 1.26 times greater to the racers that have them, other- their sizing methods you choose. inch bumps, half a percent for 5- you go, a large fraction of your for the big wheels. Like many wise who would care that better inch bumps, etc. mass oscillates around your bot- problems, this one has a monetary supported race teams would use The calculations used to arrive tom bracket, which is hopefully solution. Just put more money into them to the disadvantage of the www.ifbikes.com at these figures assume that tires suspended below your hubs. Move contact the ground as points. They the bottom bracket above the Vicious Cycles www.viciouscycles.com don’t; they squish over the terrain. height of the hubs, and you have an unstable ride. Move it down, A steel hardtail, also available Calculating the distance traveled as a single speed. using the leading edge of the tire stability increases. A 26-inch patch exceeds my math skills, wheel bike with a twelve-inch high bottom bracket has just an Columbine Cycle Works however it is intuitive that assum- www.columbinecycle.com inch of drop from the hubs to the ing that tires contact surfaces as The website describes points overestimates the distance bottom bracket. Use that same Columbine’s offering as "A natu- saved by using bigger wheels. But bottom bracket height on a twen- rally suspended 700C Mountain it is also intuitive that tires squish- ty-niner and you have a drop of Bike with road capabilities." Their ing over bumps reduce the angles 2.5 inches (a bottom bracket description of their product as "a that wheels hit as they roll up and height typical of a production road naturally suspended" mountain down in rough terrain. These bike.) bike captures the essence of a reduced angles are just one of the Next compare the tire patch twenty-niner. benefits of riding lower tire pres- that a twenty-niner provides com- Kelly sures. pared with that provided by a 26- www.kellybike.com Enough of the math, how do inch wheel bike. Obviously it is bigger: a larger point of contact A steel hardtail, also available twenty-niners ride? They ride like as a single speed. bikes with some suspension; it fol- with the ground provides greater friction, less slipping, more con- lows from the smaller angles that Sycip trol. This increased control is the bigger wheels describe. The www.sycip.com ride is comparable to the ride of a accentuated by the lower tire pres- A custom steel hardtail. "The softtail like the Moots YBBeat. sures that bigger wheels allow you larger wheels also make small However it has two advantages to use on rocky trails. Tubeless bumps feel insignificant, medium that a softtail does not: First the wheelsets also allow these lower bumps feel small, large bumps suspension effect occurs on both tire pressures without pinch flat- feel medium." Again, the descrip- ends of the bike. Second, many ting. But the larger volume of tion aptly describes the virtual softtails lack damping, and can twenty-niner tires (approximately suspension that the large wheels move your center of mass up and twelve percent more volume for provide. forward when the chain stays tires of the same cross-section) AUGUST 2003 cyclingutah.com 7

ADVOCACY Conserve by Bike Act by Bike Amendment to H.R. 6, the mittee meets to work out the differ- On July 25th, the Senate unani- Energy Policy Act, on April 11. ences in their two Energy Bills. mously approved the Conserve by When the Senate completes action Senate passage of the Energy Bill House Appropriations Bike Act (www.bikeleague.org/edu- on its full Energy Bill, a conference and conference consideration will center/durbin_amendment.pdf) as an committee will meet to work out not begin until after Labor Day. Committee Torpedoes amendment to the Senate Energy differences in the two energy mea- Once both Houses agree, the Bill. Senators Richard Durbin (D- sures. Because both the House and President must sign the bill into law Bike/Ped Enhancements IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) intro- the Senate have approved identical before the US DOT can begin to duced the Act. The House of Conserve by Bike language, it is vir- determine what the pilot programs By Charles Pekow from the Highway and Aviation Representatives adopted a Conserve tually assured of passage when the should look like. House and Senate conference com- -League of American Bicyclists Trust funds, highway users have No federal money is assured been subsidizing other users. Tw for Transportation Enhancements The congressman feels that next year. The House rather than giving more subsi- Appropriations Committee dies to transportation types that approved an appropriations bill Snowbird require them, we should give for FY 04 for transportation with money to the people who pay for no funding for the program. it. We need to focus on the Instead, the bill includes a clause basics before we do enhance- Bicycle allowing state transportation

ments. These programs have One of the o great bike events! departments to use up to 10 per- been well funded in the past.” oldest road cent of highway money for The committee rejected on bike races enhancements. near party lines an amendment Hill in Utah! The House Appropriations proposed by Rep. John Olver Subcommittee on (D-MA) to restore the Transportation, Treasury and Enhancements earmark. Rep. Independent Agencies originally Mike Simpson (R-ID) was one Climb had passed a bill written by its of only two Republications to chairman, Rep. Ernest Istook (R- vote for it. August 23 OK), that would have prohibited The compromise language states from using surface trans- did not mollify the bike lobby. 10 miles, portation money from being “That’s like two steps backwards used for enhancements next from where we’ve been. They 3,500 vertical feet year. restored flexibility but not fund- The full committee, however, ing. Their language says no accepted the modified language money for enhancements,” notes which Istook himself proposed. Martha Roskowski, executive For 12 years, the program has director of America Bikes. “This Widow Maker received a 10 percent setaside of is even worse than what we the Highway Trust fund, about thought they were going to do. Mountain Bike Race $620 million a year, and histori- They’re trying to spin it as cally states have used about 55 something else.” percent for bicycle/pedestrian Cycling lobbyists are looking August 24 projects. The National for sponsors to restore the Transportation Enhancements money on the House floor. The 5 miles, 3,000 vertical feet Clearinghouse has tabulated that House will take up the spending since 1992, the program has bill in September after its August funded 16,699 projects with recess. “We’ll work with the Hill Climb Start: 8:00 a.m. at the Park & Ride lot on $5.97 billion. grassroots across the country to 2000 East 9400 South, across from ShopKo But subcommittee chairmen get the message out on what Finish: Snowbird Entry 2 wield vast influence over their happened and to get the message spending bills, and Istook decid- to their representatives that they Widow Maker Start: 10:00 a.m. in Gad Valley ed to redirect the funding to need to make Enhancements Finish: Hidden Peak other transportation projects. He whole when they return to “feels that right now we have a Washington,” says Ken $30 Day-of registration – Bicycle Hill Climb, from 6:30–7:30 a.m. $455 billion deficit and a limited Rosenfeld, advocacy manager Widow Maker, at 9:00 a.m. (amount) of transportation for the Rails-to-Trails $25 Pre-registration – pick up a form at most local bike shops or money. We have to set priorities Conservancy (of which this rather than raise taxes,” explains from Snowbird’s Entertainment/Special Events office in the Cliff writer is a member, in the inter- Lodge, or register at any Canyon Bicycles, 3969 So. Wasatch Blvd. Micah Swafford, Istook’s deputy ests of full disclosure). chief of staff. “With a $400 bil- or in Draper at 762 East 12300 South. lion backlog of Interstate high- Send your feedback and Enter both events and take $5 OFF your total registration fee! For way repairs (and more than) 90 letters to the editor to: more information call Snowbird: 933-2110, Sports Am: 583-6281. percent of what the government [email protected] spends on transportation coming Cut out this form and mail with your check to Sports Am, P.O. Box 526069, Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-6069 Women’s Cycling Apparel Check event you are entering: Hill Climb 2003 ❏ Widow Maker 2003 ❏ Check if Clydesdale (For licensed riders only: Place category: CAT______) We offer a ❏ complete Name Age Sex selection of women’s Address cycling clothing, from more than City State Zip Phone 40 top brands: E-mail T-Shirt size Castelli, Hind, THIS IS A LEGAL CONTRACT: In consideration of accepting this entry, I intending to be legally bound, do hereby NEMA, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators waive and release any and all claims for damages, includ- Primal Wear, ing personal injuries to me or wrongful death, I may accrue against Snowbird, Sports Am, and all persons and Pearl Izumi, Shebeest, organizations affiliated with the race(s) for any and all injuries that may be suffered by me during or en route Sugoi, Terry, ZOIC to or from the event(s). I attest that I am physically fit and sufficiently trained for this competition. My physi- and many more! cal condition has been verified by a licensed physician in the last 6 months. As part of this contract, I acknowledge that I have read and understand all of the above.

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Route 211 COACH’S CORNER Surviving Snowbird ThisThis isis AboutAbout thethe BikBikee (or any other hillclimb for that by Greg Overton will change the nature of human movement across the earth. matter) I was having a conversation When they are finished with By Bill Harris with a friend about bikes the their creations, they are reward- other day. We were talking ed that their goal was achieved I’m not a great climber, never have been and never will be. My about our years in the bike busi- and the target squarely hit - a parents didn’t bless me with the build of a horse jockey. At 160lbs ness in one fashion or another, century ago. They still locate the I’m a little on the big side to finish with the best at the top of a big both having experienced success rider roughly in the same posi- climb like Snowbird. But over the years I’ve learned a few tricks to and failure, and laughingly ask- tion, on two wheels with a crank help me hold my own in the mountains and if, like me, you’re a bit ing the rhetorical question and chain driven rear wheel of a clydesdale when I comes to going up hills you may find some ‘why?’ of these tips useful to set a personal record or beat your buddies roughly in the same spot as it and if you’re more the horse jockey type you can use these tips to Why are we in a business that has always been. help you fly like an eagle. other industries laugh at for its There is some confusion over get there more environmentally low profit margins, quirky meth- just who invented the first bicy- ¥ This may come as a shock, but to be a better climber you need to friendly and quieter than with a ods of business dealings, fickle cle. The thing showed up both in climb, climb, climb. That’s right, if you usually head for the flat motorized machine. And he’ll be clientele and generally immature Europe and America in the early roads in your training you need to start heading for the canyons at healthier for having done it! nature, compared to most oth- nineteenth century. But whoever least twice a week. If you have the chance to train with faster Please tell me if there is a better climbers, do it. ers? Are we here for the sixty- it was, or whether it was a paral- method of travel available. hour workweeks? The madden- lel consciousness that created it, Now, take that same machine ¥ Use a 39-27 tooth gear. This gear ratio will allow most anyone to ing availability of product out- the Dude(s) nailed it. Unlike its tackle the steepest of climbs here in Utah. This gearing will allow and add the human nature to side traditional channels? Maybe motorized cousins that have ben- you to keep your rpm’s in the 80-90rpm range for the majority of desire fun or competition, and it’s the fact that we can wear efited from leaps in power, brak- the climb and in the 70-80 rpm range on the steepest sections of a we see the world of cycling open shorts and t- shirts to work. ing, handling and safety climb. Don’t try and be a super hero and climb with a 23-tooth, up as we see it most of the time. “I really don’t think it’s any improvements, the bicycle still you’ll eventually bog down and climb like a turtle. We alter these machines to do of those. I think it’s about the depends on its rider for all of whatever it is we want them to ¥ Break a long climb down into smaller chunks. Instead of thinking bike.” I said. He looked at me a these performance categories. do, or want ourselves to do on about a climb as 10 grueling miles, break it down into 10 X 1mile little puzzled, then mumbled No electronic traction controls, sections. Treat each one-mile section as a separate event. Make it them. We put springs and shocks something about current bikes no substituting larger power your goal to ride each section as best and fast as you can. You will on them. We make them with being all the same, from the plants, or power assisted brakes be accomplishing smaller goals along the way to the top and this ever lighter materials. We try same manufacturers in Asia, and here. And no need for emissions will help keep you motivated. new designs that we think will having no craftsmanship, no ride controls. Just good old fash- work better. But we always seem ¥ Start climbs at a reasonable rate and gradually increase your qualities, and no soul, etc etc. so ioned one (howev- to end up very close to that basic efforts as you go. If you’re not the greatest climber don’t start off how could it be about the bike? er powerful that human is), one design that has been around for a in a race like Snowbird and try to match the pace of the top I don’t mean the bike as it rider’s ability to keep the tires climbers. You will soon blow big time and ultimately go slower hundred years. sits in the showroom today. Who on the ground, and to squeeze than if you had stayed at YOUR limit. If you watch the Tour de The 100th is cares about brand names these the brakes. France you often see how Jan Ullrich uses this tactic. He normally in its last week as I write this. days? I’m talking about the bike Regardless how much lipstick doesn’t try to match the initial acceleration and pace of Lance This is the pinnacle of racing, as a machine, as a concept, as a you put on the old girl, she’s still Armstrong. When Armstrong attacks Ullrich just gradually increas- with millions of dollars at stake es his pace and slowly closes the gap by the summit. design in and of itself. Take a the same old steady, reliable and for riders, sponsors and manu- look at it with no names, no fun companion of tubes and facturers alike. What do they ¥ Feel free to alternate sitting and standing. There really is no aero- marketing, and no particular parts on the planet. Bikes never dynamic effect on climbs, so standing occasionally won’t necessar- place their racers on? Bikes that event in mind. Just a machine get slower or less of a bike than ily make you go slower. Stay seated for the most part but it’s a with a slight squint seem to be designed to locomote a person they were when new. My old good idea to stand occasionally to use different muscle groups and unchanged from bikes ridden in from one point to the next. It’s DeRosa is still just as fast, fun stretch others. Often I will look for the reflector sticks or mile Tours from decades past. It’s a an incredible machine. Possibly and reliable as it used to be. markers on the side of most roads and alternate sitting and standing testament to the purity and sim- between them. the purest machine ever created Now, if I could just say the same plicity of the machine itself. We for moving a human being. for myself..... can construct it with carbon ¥ Try to start all climbs near the front of the group. Keep the pace Take a basic, traditional dia- as long as you can without going over your limit. Once you reach mond -framed bicycle, a rider, a fiber, titanium, aluminum, or your limit back off a tiny bit and stay there. Think positive waterpipe, but we arrange it in bit of water and a snack. That’s Editor’s Note: Greg can be thoughts all the way to the top. When you near the top of the climb the same form regardless. a recipe for adventure, or at the reached at: start to increase your pace and blow up spectacularly just after you There are many companies least a means of getting to work, [email protected] cross the finish line. The reason you want to start near the front is school, or home. That rider can who employ talented engineers that if/when you get dropped by the stronger riders you have the rest of the field to follow and motivate you. If you started at the travel to a destination faster and and use sophisticated computer analysis to arrive at something back and then got dropped you would soon find yourself with farther than by . He can nobody around you to use as a rabbit. revolutionary, something that • Don’t give up. To do your best time you’re going to have to suf- fer all the way to the top. Lance makes it look easy, but believe me, he is in a world of hurt and suffering. 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by Christian Johnson frame builder. Steel being the and to organize. On the road Photos by Eric Schramm medium he worked with. His Jeff competed as a category 2 bikes have been ridden all over and more recently in the masters There is one less rider in the the world, from touring riders to category. peloton. On Sunday July 20th, National and State champions. He is survived by his wife, 2003, Jeff Rogers went for ride One bike I know he was particu- Cindy and two sons, Keenan, in the Black Hills of South larly proud of was the time trial age 7, and Calder, age 4. There Dakota and did not return. Jeff frame that rode will be a trust fund set up for his had finished the trail portion of to the Elite National Time Trial two sons, please contact me for the ride on his mountain bike Championship in 1999. Dave details. A memorial and celebra- and paused feeling a bit short of Zabriskie was another world- tion of his life will be August breath. It was shortly after this class rider that started his early 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Rogers' that an undiagnosed ailment days on a Rogue. home. brought his ride to an end. I like Jeff was a long time member to think that he is still riding. of Utah Premier and took over Editor’s Note: Contact Jeff was the founder and sole many of the club responsibilities Christian for information on frame builder of Rogue Cycles. for several years. This included the trust fund at Over the years he built many running the DMV criterium and Christian.Johnson@kernriver frames and it was his great atten- the Eureka road race that will gas.com or (801) 584-6348 tion to detail that set him apart now be re-named in his honor, from any other frame builder. I The Jeff Rogers Memorial Jeff was featured in April believe Jeff was more of an Eureka road race. This was one 1995 cycling utah cover artist, rather than a production of Jeff’s favorite courses to race, story, “Steel is real at Rogue.”

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ROAD RACING Top Left: A break... Top Right: Elko Jaietan Criterium Race Winner Rydeen Stevens Photos by Shane Wiggins (First Endurance- shanewigginsphoto.photoreflect.com Contender) leads second place Lisa Milkavich (Porcupine).

Lower Left: Men’s Pro/1/2 winner Bryson Perry (Healthy Choice- Guru’s) ahead of third place X-Man Thomas Cooke.

Miiddle Right: Heather Albert (third place) on point.

Lower Right: Allan Butler (Healthy Choice-Guru’s) took second place.

See results on page 16. AUGUST 2003 cycling utah.com 11

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING Chris Allaire Memorial - Utah State Open Championship, Solitude, Intermountain Cup #9, July 12, 2003

Left: Women’s Pro State Champion Sonya Swartzentruber Photo: Dave Iltis Top Middle: Second Place Pro Kathy Sherwin Photo: Anedru Firth Middle: Women’s Sport 19+ Champion Sue Abbene Photo: Dave Iltis Right: Men’s Pro State Champion Eric Jones Photo: Dave Iltis See Results on page 16 and brief report on page 20.

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DOWNHILL RACING Brian Head Serves up Speed

Utah State Champion- ers who got dumped on by ship Downhill Series Mother Nature at the 11,000 foot start line. Comments were over- Race #3 heard like these: “This sucks, my goggles are fogging up”, and By Ron “E. Racer Head” “Dude, let me under that Lindley umbrella, I’m getting soaked”. Fortunately, lightning did not play a part in the proceedings July 20, 2003 — A hardcore and ultimately, the brief, heavy A rainy start to the downhill. Photo: Hammer Brad group of downhill racing enthu- downpour made the course bet- siasts traveled to the lofty site of Tour of a Lifetime - road through the middle awaiting the bag. ter for those who were subjected the publicity caravan and riders. It is hard to describe how Brian Head, Utah to compete in to it. Continued from page 5 the third installment of the 2003 We found another bar, and exciting it was to be a part of this. Park City Pro Chris O’Connor I would still be anxious about the watched Tyler in his break. I The Tour, as everyone knows, is a Utah State Downhill Series. turned in the fast time of the day Flyin’ Brian 1 is a second year time trial, I felt the race had been gave it little chance to succeed, rolling show, unfolding for sever- and was mobbed at the finish put on its final course. Barring given his position behind the two al hours each day for nearly a event that features the most uni- line by a posse of shameless versally liked race course in the something unforeseen, Lance Euskaltel riders, Zumeldia and month. Being able to ride parts groupies (he wishes). Groupies Mayo, in general classification. of the racecourse, particularly Utah series: it’s not the most would win. not withstanding, Chris is one of That night, as our group had We stayed there until minutes several of the climbs, and to technical (but it has lots of tech- Utah’s most talented downhillers its final dinner together, we dis- before Tyler«s arrival in town, and move through the country with nical features), it’s not the steep- and will undoubtedly grace cussed the last few days we had cheered crazily for him, certain this show, really makes you feel a est (but it has plenty of steeps), many more podiums in the spent together. After dinner, we that would help him hold out. part of it. It seems so much more it’s not even the most well future. Senior Sport Josh retired to the bar to watch the Then it was back into the bar to than just sitting in the stands known (it’s far from the Wasatch Demann continues a good sea- television coverage of that day’s watch the last hour of the race. watching football game. You are Front) but it is probably the best son with a win in his class. race, and jointly cheered Lance’s We joined with other there, and it is happening with all-around course on this year’s Riley Barlow had a good result attack and finish on Luz Ardiden. Americans touring the area, and you right in the middle of it. menu. The bad boys (and girls) in his first race of this year’s For us, we returned to boisterously cheered Tyler as he I told Karma we needed to do love it, and it’s the most well- series with a big win in the Toulouse where we picked up a continued to push to the finish. It this again, and I believe we will. liked race by beginners in the Junior Sport Men’s class. rental car and three of our chil- was incredible to watch him It was unlike anything else I have entire series. This is primarily Damon Kirchmeier finally got dren for a trip down into . match the chasing efforts of ever done. But we quickly real- due to the fact that the course The excitement of the Tour was Telekom and Quick.Step- ized that our chances of experi- the monkey off his back with an Davitamon (what the heck were encing another Tour like this one, has multiple lines: faster, nasty, impressive win in the 30-39 still in Karma and me, though, and we convinced our kids to they chasing for, we all won- a Tour with three riders so close, steep, technical ones if you’re Expert Men class. Nate Davis bold enough to take them, but it agree to driving over and catching dered), and hold them at bay to and with so many twists and turns had a great race winning the a part of the stage from Pau to capture that day«s victory. to its plot, are small. And then to has more forgiving (and slower) Junior Expert class; just edging lines too. Race officials and the Bayonne. Traffic is crazy when Being caught up in all this expect, on top of that, to be able out Tyler Dautel who finished following the Tour, of course, and Tour craze and excitement, it was to be there during the five most Brian Head mountain operations second. Oops, almost forgot to people were more than happy to we were stopped early in the difficult to turn our car to Spain. crucial and anxious stages, is mention that Faith Bradley But plans are plans, and turn to more than one could possibly hear good critiques of the race- stage at Arrete where we watched turned in the fast time of the day the publicity caravan and then the Spain we did. Fortunately, the hope for. track, but were especially for the ladies. peloton ride through. Then, we next two stages went pretty much I still cannot believe our good pleased that the treacherous dipped into a bar and watched the as expected, with the final clinch- fortune. We were there for the parts of the course yielded no Editor’s Note: For more infor- attack going up the Col du er to come in the time trial. On most exciting Tour in years, and serious injuries. mation on the Utah Downhill Soudet, and then Hamilton go as that day, we were in Vitoria, for the most intense and exciting Most racers had a dry run, but he charged off the front. Spain, and at 5:00 p.m. were stages of this Tour. We were mid-way through the start-list Series, visit www.go-ride.com or see the We decided to make a dash for madly looking for a bar showing there. the rain and hail began to fall. cycling utah the Tour coverage. Fortunately, This was a wonderful experi- calendar on page 14. See the finish, hoping to get in time to It’s been a hot, dry summer and watch the finish. It was a fast we discovered one, and watched ence for us, a terrific Tour. the cool, moist weekend at Brian Results on page 16. race though, and we were stopped the last few minutes of Jan and Indeed, this was the Tour of a Head was welcomed by all -- at St. Jean-Le-Vieux. It is a quaint Lance«s rides, able to assure our- lifetime. except for the last 30 or so rac- French town, with a colorful main selves that Lance had this one in AUGUST 2003 cyclingutah.com 13 BICYCLEBICYCLE SHOPSHOP DIRECTORYDIRECTORY

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Main (801) 364-0344 138 North 100 East Layton, UT 84041 Downhill Cyclery (435) 259-7423 Logan, UT 84321 (801) 546-3159 Fishers Cyclery 399 S. 100 W. www.moabcyclery.com (435) 753-3294 www.binghamcyclery.com 2175 South 900 East Payson, UT 84651 Poison Spider Bicycles www.sunrisecyclery.net Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 465-8881 497 North Main Sunset (801) 466-3971 downhillcyclery.com Moab, UT 84532 Park City Bingham Cyclery 2317 North Main www.fisherscyclery.com Provo (435) 259-7882 Christy Sports Aardvark Cycles 7580 Royal St. E-107 Sunset, UT 84015 (800) 635-1792 (801) 825-8632 Go-Ride Downhill Bikes 936 E. 450 N. www.poisonspiderbicycles.com Silver Lake Village www.binghamcyclery.com 3232 S. 400 E., #500 Provo, UT 84606 Deer Valley, UT 84060 Rim Cyclery Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (801) 356-7043 (435) 649-2909 Salt Lake County 94 West 100 North Holladay (801) 474-0081 (877) 346-6098 www.christysports.com www.aardvarkcycles.com Moab, UT 84532 Canyon Bicycles www.go-ride.com Cole Sport Bingham Cyclery 3969 Wasatch Blvd. Guthrie Bicycle (435) 259-5333 1615 Park Avenue (Olympus Hills Mall) 187 West Center (888) 304-8219 Park City, UT 84060 Salt Lake City, UT 84124 731 East 2100 South Provo, UT 84601 www.rimcyclery.com (435) 649-4806 (801) 278-1500 Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 374-9890 www.colesport.com www.canyonbicycles.com (801) 484-0404 www.binghamcyclery.com Golsan Cycles Panguitch Jans Mountain Outfitters 4678 South Highland Drive www.redrocks.com Copeland’s Sports 1600 Park Avenue 4801 N. University Ave. Red Canyon MTB Center Salt Lake City, UT 84117 REI P. O. Box 40 P. O. Box 280 (801) 278-6820 Suite 210 Park City, UT 84060 [email protected] (Recreational Equipment Inc.) 3158 E. HWY 12 3285 E. 3300 S. Provo, UT 84604 (435) 649-4949 Spin Cycle Panguitch, UT 84759 4644 South Holladay Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84109 (801) 852-2160 www.jans.com Holladay, UT 84117 www.shopsports.com (435) 676-8657 White Pine Touring (801) 486-2100 (801) 277-2626 www.rei.com Springville www.redcanyonbikes.com 1685 Bonanza Drive (888) 277-SPIN Blayn’s Cycling Service www.spincycleut.com P. O. Box 280 Sandy/Draper 1190 N. Main St. George Park City, UT 84060 Murray/Cottonwood Bingham Cyclery Springville, UT 84663 Bicycles Unlimited (435) 649-8710 Canyon Sports Ltd. (801) 489-5106 1844 E. 7000 S. 1300 E. 10510 S. (106th S.) 90 S. 100 E. www.whitepinetouring.com [email protected] (Ft. Union Blvd.) Sandy, UT 84094 St. George, UT 84770 Vernal Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Altitude Cycle (801) 571-4480 (435) 673-4492 (801) 942-3100 www.binghamcyclery.com Weber County 580 E. Main Street www.canyonsports.com (888) 673-4492 Canyon Bicycles Ogden Vernal, UT 84078 www.bicyclesunlimited.com Choose to Ride 762 E. 12300 South The Bike Shoppe (435) 781-2595 Red Rock Bicycle Co. 6148 S. State Draper, UT 84020 4390 Washington Blvd. (877)781-2460) 190 S. Main St. Murray, UT 84107 Ogden, UT 84403 www.altitudecycle.com (801) 74-PEDAL (801) 576-8844 St. George, UT 84770 www.choosetoride.com www.canyonbicycles.com (801) 476-1600 (435) 674-3185 REI www.thebikeshoppe.com (Recreational Equipment Inc.) www.redrockbicycle.com Bingham Cyclery WWASAASATTCHCH Downtown Salt Lake 230 W. 10600 S. 3259 Washington Blvd. Guthrie Bicycle Springdale Sandy, UT 84070 Odgen, UT 84403 FRONTFRONT 156 E. 200 S. (801) 501-0850 (801) 399-4981 Springdale Cycles and Tours Davis County Salt Lake City, UT 84111 www.rei.com www.binghamcyclery.com 1458 Zion Park Blvd. (801) 363-3727 Bountiful www.redrocks.com Revolution Mountain Sports Riverdale P. O. Box 501 Bountiful Bicycle Center Wasatch Touring 8724 S. 700 E. Canyon Sports Outlet Springdale, UT 84767 2482 S. Hwy 89 702 East 100 South Sandy, UT 84070 705 W. Riverdale Road (435) 772-0575 Bountiful, UT 84087 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 233-1401 Riverdale, UT 84405 (801) 359-9361 (800) 776-2099 (801) 295-6711 www.wasatchtouring.com (801) 621-4662 springdalecycles.com www.canyonsports.com 14 cyclingutah.com AUGUST 2003

Championships, XC, DH, Great races in the middle of Nevada The Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory cycling utah on Hwy 50, Austin, NV, (775) 964- Committee, the leading bicycle 1212 advocacy group in Salt Lake August 14-17 — NORBA National and Utah, wants to encourage Championship Series Race #4, all cyclists to participate. CALENDARCALENDAR OFOF EVENTSEVENTS Durango, CO, (970) 259-4621 There are monthly meetings August 23-24 — Brundage Bike on the second Wednesday of Festival, Wild Rockies Series #7, every month at 5 p.m. in the McCall, ID, (208) 342-3910 City & County Building, Rm. August 30 — Idaho State NORBA 326 or 335, 451 South State September 13 — Sundance Super- XC Championship Finals, Soldier Street. For details, visit the Calendar Guidelines: Calendar of Events D Downhill Race, 9 am, Mtn. Ski Resort, Fairfield, ID (208) Sundance Resort, (801) 223-4849 Cycling Utah web site Listings are free on a is sponsored by 338-1016 (www.cyclingutah.com) or call space available basis and September 14 — Bald Mountain September 6 — Galena Grinder, the Mayor’s office at 535-7939 Challenge Downhill, Deer Valley, Galena Lodge, ID, (208) 788-9184 at our discretion. UT, (801) 375-3231 or Mark at 363-0304. Submit your event to: Sepember 6 — Rendezvous Hill September 20 — Tour des Suds, Climb, Teton Village, WY, 6.1 [email protected] Park City, (435) 649-6839 miles, 4139 vertical feet, (307) with date, name of event, October 4-5 — Moab Rim Downhill 733-5335 website, phone number and Freeride Contest, Moab, UT, September ? — Pahrump NV, (775) and contact person and (801) 375-3231 727-5284 or (702) 228-4076 Salt Lake City • Sunset October 10-11 — Red Bull September 20-21 — Lava tainment. Moab, UT, (800) 635- other appropiate informa- Rampage Free Ride Contest, 2nd 6622 tion Layton • Ogden Rama,Wild Rockies Series #8, XC, Annual, Virgin, UT (435) 772-BIKE DH, Lava Hot Springs, ID (208) October 25 — Chet Peach, Fruita, Let us know about any Sandy • Midvale • Provo October 13-14 — Huntsman World 342-3910 CO, (800) 873-3068 corrections to existing Senior Games. Must be 50 years listings! or older. Three events: hill climb, Mountain Road Events downhill, and cross country. 800- 562-1268 or [email protected] Bike Critical Mass — Last Friday of every October 18-19 — 24 Hours of month, 5:30 pm, meet at the Moab, (304) 259-5533 Tours and Festivals Motocross Gallivan Center, 200 S. and State General Info Street, SLC. For more info, if you have a bike to lend, etc.: email Utah Road Racing - USCF, Utah Regional MTB Races August 9-10 — Dinotrax Fat Tire Battle Bay BMX — (801) 796-8889 [email protected] Cycling Association - Dirk August 2-3 — 19th White Knob Festival, Rides, Pasta Feed, Cowley, (801) 944-8488 Rad Canyon BMX — (801) 824-0095 Wednesdays — August - October Challenge and MTB Stage Race, Bluegrass Music, Flaming Gorge, Canyon Sports weekly bike main- USA Cycling, Mountain Region For more track info, visit Mackay, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) (435) 781-2595 tenance clinic - no charge. 6:00 Road Racing (UT,AZ,NM,CO, cyclingutah.com 890-3118 pm, 1844 E. Fort Union Blvd., call September 27 — WY,SD), Rogene Killen, (970) 587- August 9-10 942-3100 for infor and reserva- — 24 Hours of Boise, Buffalo Bike Tour, (801) 947-0338 4447. Bogus Basin, ID, (208) 367-1899 Events tion. October 30 - November 2 — August 9-10 Mondays — Rad Canyon Bmx, September 18-20 — Utah Trails and — Claim Jumpers Canyonlands Fat Tire Festival. Practice, Mondays through Pathways Conference, planning, Downhill and Cross Group rides, bicycle DemoExpo, September, 6:30-8:30 pm. 9700 S. design, consruction, funding and Country,Nevada NORBA State fun competitions, evening enter- 5250 W., South Jordan, (801) 824- more, www.stateparks.utah.gov 0095. Tuesday and Thursday Evenings — Rad Canyon Bmx, Single Point Mountain Races Tuesdays & Thursdays Bike through September (Saturdays in DIGITAL VIDEO October), Registration 6-7 pm, Racing racing ASAP (8pm). 9700 S. 5250 W., South Jordan, (801) 824-0095. General Info your next August 8 — Double Point Friday, Intermountain Cup information Registration 6-7 pm, racing ASAP (Utah) (801) 942-3498. (8pm), Rad Canyon Wild Rockies Unplugged Series LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENT August 9 — State Championship information (Idaho), (208) 342- Qualifier, Registration 4-5 pm, 3910. racing ASAP (6pm), 9700 S. 5250 USA Cycling, Mountain W., South Jordan, see www.rad- Region,(UT,AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD, canyon.com or call (801) 824- Rogene Killen, (970) 587-4447. 0095. September 13 — Double Point Utah MTB Races Satureday, Registration 9-10 am, • Durable, Ultra Compact Design racing ASAP (11am), Rad Wednesdays — Soldier Hollow Canyon Training Series, 7 p.m., (801) 404- • Dimensions: 4.4 x 2 x 3.5" 0946 September 14 — State Weight: 13.4 oz. (380 g) Championships, Registration, 9- Wednesdays — April 30 - 10 am, racing ASAP (11am), Rad September 3 Sundance Weekly • 10X Optical, 400X Digital Zoom Canyon 9700 S. 5250 W., South MTB series, 6:30 pm, alternates Jordan, visit radcanyon.com or with Soldier Hollow Training with Image Stabilization call (801) 824-0095 Series, Sundance Resort, (801) 223-4849 • XGA High Resolution Photos Cycling August 2 — Snowbird Mountain Bout,Intermountain Cup #10, • FireWire (IEEE 1394 DV Port) Events 15th Annual, Snowbird, (801)942- 3498 • Free Pinnacle 8SE Video Software August 9 — Wolverine Ridge XC Race, Intermountain Cup #11. General Info Series Finals, Evanston, WY - Paul Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Knopf, (866) 783-6300 or (307) 783-6470 Committee (MBAC) meeting. Call for Special price Second Wednesday every August 23 — King of the Wasatch DV month 5 p.m. at the Salt Lake Downhill, Park City Mtn. Resort, Canon USA One (1) Year Limited Warranty City/County Bldg, 451 S. State, (801) 375-3231 Room 326. (801) 535-7939 or (801) 363-0304. August 23 — Sundance Super-D Downhill Race, 9 am, Sundance Weber County Pathways — Weber Resort, (801) 223-4849 County’s Advocacy Group, (801) 393-2304 or www.weberpath- August 24 — Widowmaker Hill ways.org Climb 10 AM, Snowbird Resort, (801)583-6281 Provo Bike Committee — (801) 374- 2033 or [email protected] September 1 — Flyin' Brian II Downhill Race, Brian Head, UT, Volunteer to help build the (801) 375-3231 Bonneville Shoreline Trail (801) 485-6975 or visit www.bonneville- September 6 — CANCELLED, The trail.org. Endurance 100/Mind Over Mountains, Park City, (435) 649- 2129 240 SOUTH 200 EAST SALT LAKE CITY 801 364 1200 AUGUST 2003 cyclingutah.com 15

Utah Road Races Breckenridge, 140 miles, plus Thursdays — Park City Tempo Ride, Nicole Reinhart Criterium, (303) 6 pm, fast paced, meet at Cole 443-7020 Sport, Park City, (435) 649-5663 August 5,12,19,26 — RMR Crit August 9 — Spectrum Festival of Weekend Group Rides — Saturday Series, Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488 Speed Criterium, Boise, (208) 343- and Sunday, 10 am, meet at 9th August 6,13,20,27 — DMV Crit 3782 and 9th in Salt Lake City. Series, Every Wednesday, Salt August 12 — Idaho Cycling Sunday Group Ride — 9 a.m., Lake, (801) 558-6875 Enthusiasts Criterium Series, Canyon Bicycles in Draper, 762E., August 14,28 — Salt Air TT Series, Pocatello, ID, Rob Van Kirk at 12600 S., (801) 576-8844 Every other Thurs, (801) 944-8488 208-282-2503 or [email protected] September 6-12 — Cycle Utah August 2 — Davis Crit (Rusty Road Tour, S. Utah, Adv. Cycling Shoemaker Memorial), Davis August 16 — Table Rock HC RR, Association, (800) 721-8719 Leipheimer our ot Tour County Technical Center, (801) Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488 Tours Former Utahn Levi 944-8488 September 7 — Tour de Tahoe, ride August 17 — Day at the Track, around Lake Tahoe, 72 miles, Leipheimer’s Tour de France August 9 — Fazoli's Sundance Road/Track, Boise, ID, (208) 343- Lake Tahoe, NV, (800) 565-2704 bid ended early this year. The Hillclimb, 8 mile climb from Hwy 3782 Rabobank rider and last year’s 189 (Provo Canyon) to the top of August 2 — Sawtooth Challenge, September 7-13 — Southern Utah August 23 — Stanley Challenge, National Parks Tour, (801) 596- eighth place finisher crashed in the Alpine Loop, Provo, UT, (801) Boise, ID, (208) 867-2488 , trekking, and 400-6130 guided white water rafting 8430 stage one fracturing his sit- September 6-7 — Intermountain August 16 — Antelope Island TT #3, adventure, Sun Valley, ID, September 8-13 — WYCYC XIV, bone. The crash occurred dur- Orthopaedics Idaho State RR (866) 8-ECO-FUN ride across Wyoming, Jackson ing a hard corner just before Antelope Island, (801) 731-8335 and Criterium Championships, August 3-8 — Bear Lake, Northern Hole to the Bighorns, Cyclevents, the final sprint. The wreck August 23 — Snowbird Hill Climb, Boise, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) 890- 1-888-733-9615. 7:30 AM, 10.2 Miles from Shopko 3118 Utah & Southern Idaho Tour, (801) took down thirty riders includ- 556-3290 September 20 — Cycle For Life on 9400 S. 2000 E. to Snowbird, September 13 — Race to the ing , who broke (801) 583-6281 August 10 — Blue Cross Century Benefit Ride for injured cyclists, Angel, 17th Annual, Wells, NV, (801) 272-1302 his collarbone. August 23-24 — Tour de Gap (775) 752-3540 Ride, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782 Stage Race, in conjunction with August 16 — ULCER, Century Tour September 21-27 — OATBRAN, September 13 — Bogus Basin Hill One Awesome Tour Bike Ride the Iron County Fair, Parawon, UT, Climb, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782 around Utah Lake, (801) 947-0338 (435) 677-2111 Across Nevada, following the Free bicycle valet August 30 - Cache Valley Century Legendary Pony Express Trail on August 29 - September 1 — Cache Weekly Tour - 100 mi/100 km. Hosted by U.S. Hwy. 50 - America's Loneliest parking and tune-ups Classic Stage Race, Logan, UT, the Cache Valley Veloists Bicycle Road, 5 days of riding, 420 miles (435) 752-5131 or (435) 787-2534 Rides Touring Club. 7AM from Lake Tahoe to Great Basin at Farmer's Market September 2,9,16,23,30 — RMR Crit registration/check in at National Park, (800) 565-2704 Series, Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488 Richmond City Park, 12 mi north The Salt Lake City Bicycle of Logan on Hwy 91. Registration September 28 - October 4 — September 3,10,17,24 — DMV Crit Mondays — April - September — CANYONS II - A Ride Across Collective is offering bicycle Wasatch Women's Cycling Club fee for members $12 (early ) $15 Series, Every Wednesday, Salt day of ride; non-members $15 Southern Utah, Springdale to parking at the Farmers Market Lake, (801) 558-6875 (WWCC) Weekly Ride: fun/easy Blanding, 1-866-CycleUT ~1 hr. ride , meeting at 6:00 p.m. (early), $18 day of ride. Fee at Pioneer Park every Saturday September 11,25 — Salt Air TT at 1500 E 1500 S (by Einstein's). All includes rest stops and lunch. For Oct 3-5 — Moab's 1st Century Series, Every other Thurs, (801) welcome!, Melissa at (801) 466- information and forms 435-713- Ride, A road cycling event head- 8 am -1 pm. You can void the 944-8488 6312. 0212. quartered at the Red Cliffs hassle of finding a parking Adventure Lodge, (435) 259- September 6 — Eureka RR, great Mondays — Park City Social Ride, 6 August 31 - September 5 — SPUDS spot by riding your bike. The - Fall Harvest, Salmon to Rexburg, 2698 road race through the Tintic pm, easy pace, meet at Cole Collective is also offering free Mining District, Eureka, UT (801) Sport, Park City, (435) 649-5663 Idaho, 1-866-45-SPUDS October 4 — Yellowstone Fall 538-6875 Cycling Tour 2003, (406) 646-7701 tune-ups while you shop for Mondays - August - October August 31 - September 6 — BBTC September 13 — LOTOJA, 203 Canyon Sports weekly evening Southern Utah Parks Tour, (801) October 12-17 — Monument fresh fruit and will be happy to miles from Logan, UT to Jackson, intermediate mountain bike rides 947-0338 Valley & 4 Corners Tour, (801) 556- 3290 instruct those interested in WY, (801) 627-6200 or (800) 497- 8-13 miles, fun pace & fun peo- September 6 — Prostate Cancer 7335 ple, meet at Canyon Sports 5:30 Cycle Challenge, a century October 18 — Las Vegas Century , learning bicycle basics. Bike September 28 — Antelope Island pm 1844 East Fort Union Blvd., pledge ride, to raise awareness 37, 62, or 100 miles, benefits licenses can also be purchased. TT #3, Antelope Island, (801) 731- call 942-3100 for info. of prostate cancer, Weber Ronald McDonald House, (702) The Collective will be accept- 407-3077 8335 Tuesdays — Weekly Tour of Heber County to Utah Lake, (801) 532- 6001 ing donations of bikes and October 7-10 — Huntsman World Valley, meet at Heber Mountain Senior Games. Must be 50 years Sports, 160 S Main St., Heber. 32 bike parts for recycling. or older. Four events: hill climb, miles at a medium pace (Avg. time trial, criterium and road 16-18 mph). Perfect for learning race. 800-562-1268 or pace lines. (435) 657-1950. [email protected] Wednesdays — Weekly Tour of SATURN SUMMER October 11 — City Creek Bike Heber Valley, meet at Heber Sprint, 10 am, 5 1/2 mile climb up Mountain Sports, 160 S Main St., DRIVE. SNORE. THEN DECIDE. City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake Heber. 20 miles at a leisurely City, road or mountain bikes, pace (Avg 10-14 mph) (435) 657- OF SAVINGS UCA Points Series Event, (801) 1950 583-6281 Wed MTB ride — Women’s Joyride, 5:30 p.m., meet at Joyride Bikes, 655 S. Main St., Logan, (435) 753- Regional Road Races 7175 Thursdays — Weekly Race around August 4-9 — USCF Master's Heber Valley, meet at Heber National's, Louisville, KY, (719) Mountain Sports, 160 S Main St., 866-4581 Heber. 34 miles at a crisp pace ION™ L300® with sprint zones (Avg 19-24 August 9 — CANCELLED - Saturn mph). Great for fine tuning the Cycling Classic, Boulder to legs. (435) 657-1950 6 Year! 100K Warranty Prostate Cancer Cycle Challenge See retailer for details to benefit the VUE ® American Cancer Society TheU SaturnP TO 24$4-hour000 testOF Fdrive! * What: A century ride to benefit the American Cancer Society Breakfast, lunch, dinner and breakfast again. The Saturn 24-hour test drive gives you and a new Saturn a little time When: September 6, 2003 at 7:00 AM to get to knowA eachL other.L Stop2 by0 your0 local3 Saturn Lretailer- Sand askE aboutR theI newE 24-hourS test drive. Hurry Where: Starts at Weber County Fairgrounds and ends at † In! Save %APR for years Limited 0 5 Supply $1000’s for qualified buyers on all new 2003 Saturn vehicles. Why: To heighten awareness about the dangers of or 1.9% for 72 mos. prostate cancer and raise money to find a cure Contact: Kermit Heid at 801-532-6001 or [email protected] Saturn of Salt Lake 8th South and West Temple

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*Must be insured, licensed driver at least 21 with approved credit. Vehicle use restrictions apply. Vehicle availability for test drive varies by retailer. Offer ends 9/2/03. To find a participating retailer and for program restrictions go to gm.com/24hour. †Monthly payment is $16.67 for every $1,000 financed. Example down payment: 11.3%. Some customers will not co-pproduced by Man to Man and Tailwinds Bicycle Tours qualify. Take delivery by 7/31/03. See retailer for restrictions. VUE AWD V6 shown with retailer-installed accessories. ©2003 Saturn Corporation. For more information go to saturn.com. 16 cycling utah.com AUGUST 2003

Race Club, 01:37:46 Male 50 - 59 cycling utah 3. Bjorn Ericksen, Stein Eriksen Sport, 01:38:24 1. Dwight Hibdon 04:50:05 4. Rob Hopkins 01:38:35 2. Brad Mullen 04:56:11 5. Mike Wilcox 01:39:18 Sport Men 30-39 3. Mark Howard 06:06:10 1. Archie Y, ada New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, Male Single Speed 01:35:22 1. Marc Huster 04:09:58 2. Tim White, T&T Bike & Ski, 01:40:07 2. Jeff Bartel 04:53:03 3. Ben T Allen 01:41:10 3. Charles Everly 04:55:28 RACE RESULTS 4. Nick Demyon, T&T Bike & Ski, 01:42:24 RACE RESULTS 4. Nate Tritle 04:55:48 5. Isaac Stewart 01:42:57 Sport Men 40+ 5. Ryan Heck 06:02:16 1. Mike Osborn , Racer's Cycle Service, 01:23:10 Female 18 & under 1. Christine Carbone 06:09:00 2. Kasey Curtis, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:09:21 2. Jeff Butler 01:24:13 Mountain Race Results are 3. Quinn Linford 01:13:18 3. Clark Johnson, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:24:37 Female 19 - 29 4. Mitch Longson, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:13:51 4. Curtis Landgraf 01:25:44 1. Jana White 05:08:23 5. Kevin Nelson 01:26:40 2. Maegan Merrifield 05:16:48 Bike sponsored by Beginner Men 19-29 Sport Women 19+ 1. Cole Gibbons 01:01:42 1. Sue F. Abbene 01:34:37 3. Terena Jepson 06:17:37 Racing 2. David Laga, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:02:23 2. Jean Carlan, Sugar/White Pine Touring, 01:35:45 4. Ashley Bates 06:51:38 3. Troy Davis, Pedros/Canyon Bicycles, 01:07:56 Female 30 - 39 Beginner Men 30-39 3. Kary Thompson, Sugar/White Pine Touring/Clif 1. Mathew S Campbell 01:00:36 Bar, 01:38:49 1. D.J. Morisette 04:23:17 2. Rich Smith 01:00:55 4. Jennifer Powers 01:42:04 2. Joy Hudak 04:41:51 Brian Header, Brian Head, UT, July 5, 3. Mikael Wolke, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 5. Liz Zumbrunnen, Guthrie Race Club, 01:43:07 3. Leslie Kehmeier 05:03:47 2003, Intermountain Cup Race #8 Sport/Expert Men 13-15 01:01:45 1. Kaleb J. LeGore, Healthy 4. Wendy Tomlinson 05:12:15 12 & Under 4. Carl Goodfellow, Bountiful Bicycle, 01:09:28 5. Ann Driggers 05:12:45 1. Carsen Ware, Dixie Desert, 01:15:03 5. Todd Imwold, Pedro's/Canyon Bicycles, Choice/Guru's/Revolution, 01:16:30 2. Nate Wyble, Young Riders, 01:22:45 2. Ryan Harrison, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 6. Monique Beeley 05:46:25 01:17:00 01:18:00 3. Alex Scott, Young Riders, 01:38:32 Beginner Men 40+ 7. Shannon Auckly 06:44:34 4. Blake Wiehe, Young Riders, 02:36:23 1. Steve Travis, Utah Premier -New Moon, 3. Christopher Hong, Young Riders, 01:20:18 9 & Under 01:07:49 4. Dutch Wiehe, Young Riders, 01:21:17 1. Mitch Nelson 12:07:23 2175 S.900 E. 2. Paul Moote, Te Green, 01:13:12 5. Ryan Wyble, Young Riders, 01:30:02 Brianhaed Epic 100, National 2. Sara Denton 12:09:28 3. Don Stokes 01:13:59 Women 35+ 3. Carolyn Voth, Young Riders, 12:10:05 Salt Lake City 4. David Barrus 01:14:00 1. Ellen Guthrie, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 01:19:32 Championship of Endurance 4. Tyler Randquist, Mad Dog, 12:10:06 5. C Smith, Canyon Bikes, 01:19:07 2. Connie Barnhart 01:29:05 Racing, Brianhead, Utah, July 12, Beginner Men 13-15 (801) 466-3971 Beginner Women 19+ 3. Gina Riggs, Peak Fasteners ,01:31:13 1. Matthew L. Downing, Mad Dog, 01:13:54 4. Tara Roe, Teez Sportswear, 01:32:56 2003 fisherscyclery.com 1. Natasha Way 01:20:05 5. Kathleen Wismer, Pedros Grassroots, 01:40:14 2. Jason K. LeGore 01:19:13 2. Karen Ursich, Pedros/Canyon Bicycles, Male 18 & Under 3. Mike H. Voth, Young Riders, 01:21:35 01:20:22 1. Aaron Thurman-wille 12:15:13 4. Ben Lepley, Young Riders, 01:25:57 3. Karen Hoggan, Peak Fasteners, 01:26:32 Brianhead Epic 50, Brianhead, 5. Corey J. Denton 01:36:22 4. Jana Koyle, New Moon Media, 01:34:34 Utah, July 12, 2003 Male 19 - 29 Beginner Men 16-18 Salt Lake’s 1. Mike Fonda 08:20:44 5. Leslie Finnoff 01:43:52 Female 40 - 49 1. Taylor Foss 01:03:57 Clydesdale 2. Nat Pellman 08:40:53 Road Bike 1. Michelle Fairfield 05:09:12 2. Brent Rodriguez 01:08:14 1. Robert Cummins, Young Riders, 01:39:03 3. Paul Clark 08:58:57 2. Judy Allen 05:22:01 3. Daniel L. Bride, Mad Dog, 01:12:01 Specialists! 2. Steve Pecorella 01:42:09 4. Fred Marmsater 09:05:51 4. Seth Shumway, Red Rock, 02:08:43 3. Joan Benson 05:27:46 3. Aaron Mullins, Taylors Bike Shop, 01:46:08 5. Nate Whitman 09:22:59 Beginner Men 19-29 4. Trey Starkey, Tema Clydesdale, 01:56:50 4. Melissa Fletcher 12:00:00 6. Zepplen Tittensor 09:41:35 1. Phillip D. Harrison 02:04:24 Expert Men 16-18 Female 50 - 59 Beginner Men 30-39 7. Nate Simonson 09:53:54 1. S Jurekovic, Hoback Sports ,01:26:10 1. Jeanne Bernhard 06:45:32 1. Mark W. Esplin 01:03:10 2. Scott J. Allen, X-Men, 01:26:12 8. David Binker 09:55:51 Tandems 2. Chester Lao, New Moon Media, 01:08:46 Sport Men 16-18 3. Dustin Wynne, Young Riders, 01:28:20 9. Gregg Sciabica 10:49:18 1. Tim/Mary B. Bywater/Schola 06:36:24 3. Carlton Goodfellow, Bountiful Cycle, 1. Aleks F. Roising, Te Green/Sinclair, 02:06:24 4. Mike Schmidt, First Endurance/Opty Gen, 10. Stuart Carver 10:53:48 01:11:27 2. S R. Lepley, Young Riders, 02:15:47 Male 60+ 01:30:28 11. Aaron Richardson 11:02:51 4. Brad Bush 01:13:15 3. Andrew G. Downing, Mad Dog Cycles, 5. Brent Westenburg, Young Riders, 01:35:15 1. Spencer Jones 05:46:23 12. Doug Kast 12:11:48 5. Brent Bush 01:16:38 02:25:54 Expert Men 19-29 2. Trevor Finch 05:52:05 Beginner Men 40+ 4. Justin L. Moote, Te Green, 03:06:54 13. Eric Bunce 12:23:02 1. Ali Goulet, Stein Eriksen Sport, 01:55:24 3. Red Oelerich 09:17:28 1. Randy Frei, Red Rock, 01:08:41 Sport Men 19-29 2. Trever Simper, Guthries, 01:58:32 14. Todd Sadow 01:13:04 Male 19 - 29 2. John Buss, McGhee's, 01:10:05 1. Josh Mortensen, Diamond Peak Ski & 3. Gregy Gibson ,Racer's Cycle Service, 15. Bill Weidner 02:06:00 1. Eric Greenwood 04:13:45 3. Barry Moore, Red Rock, 01:12:24 Sport, 01:55:03 01:59:13 16. Colin Maher 02:06:56 4. Carlos Araya 01:16:19 2. Andrew Ad s 01:56:37 2. Zach Terry 04:37:06 4. Brock Cannon, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:59:26 Male 30 - 39 5. Greg A. Voth, Young Riders, 01:24:52 3. Andreas Forster 01:56:48 5. Ty Hansen, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 3. Michael Farris 04:47:10 1. Michael Janelle 07:15:24 Clydesdale 4. Ad K. Pace 01:58:03 02:01:21 4. Nick Pearson 05:11:52 1. Robert Cummins 02:30:42 5. Karl Jarvis, Racers Cycle Service, 01:58:48 2. Sean Mclaughlin 07:54:21 Expert Men 30-39 5. Matt Gosnell 05:55:39 2. Aaron Mullins, Taylors Bike Shop, 02:34:45 Sport Men 30-39 1. Todd Henneman, Jans/Trek; 02:03:50 3. Mike Donahue 08:00:27 6. Kevin Rawlinson 06:07:15 Expert Men 16-18 1. John Young, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:56:32 2. Chad B. Wassmer, Cole Sport; 02:05:23 4. Blair Mathieson 08:03:39 7. Ad Sandahl 06:28:28 1. Clayton Karz, Young Riders, 02:11:02 2. Bo Pitkin, White Pine Touring, 01:56:41 3. Brad W. Pilling, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle ; 5. Rick Blaser 08:10:59 2. Dustin Wynne, Young Riders, 02:15:47 3. Archie Y, ada New Moon Media/Spin 8. Dennis Harris 06:33:45 02:06:03 6. Eric Neat 08:11:40 3. Brent Westenburg, Young Riders, 02:16:25 Cycle, 01:56:58 4. Jon Finnoff, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 02:07:45 9. Russell Jensen 07:12:44 7. Brian Jeppson 08:17:55 4. Aaron Thurman-Wille, Absolute Bikes, 4. Brad Newby, Dixie Desert Racing, 01:58:33 5. Brian Hopkins, Guthrie Race Club Bicycle, Male 30 - 39 02:31:51 5. Tim White, T&T Bike & Ski, 02:03:43 8. Kenny Jones 08:26:00 02:10:12 1. Matt Daigler 04:18:49 Expert Men 19-29 Sport Men 40+ Expert Men 40+ 9. Brent Prenzlow 08:27:47 2. Brandon White 04:29:55 1. Ali Goulet, Stein Eriksen Sport, 01:54:07 1. Kevin Nelson 02:07:51 1. Robert Westermann, New Moon Media/Spin 10. Guy Sutton 08:33:48 3. Nathan Rafferty 04:30:04 2. Lance R. Runyan, Titus, 01:56:14 2. Clark Johnson, Mad Dog Cycles, 02:11:06 Cycle , 01:30:20 11. Sloane Anderson 08:36:13 3. Quin G. Bingh, Healthy 3. Marc Anderson, No Doz, 02:11:25 4. Tyler Ford 04:35:06 2. Tom Noaker, Young Riders, 01:33:11 12. Fred Porter 08:52:55 Choice/Guru's/LRC, 01:58:56 4. Doug Davis 02:11:48 3. Peter W. Peterson 01:34:20 5. Ruben Fernandez 04:38:51 13. Jake Malloy 09:02:36 4. Ty Hansen, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 5. Victor Rodriguez, High Desert Cycling, 4. Dana Harrison, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 6. Joe Macdonald 04:50:21 01:59:10 02:14:02 14. Jeff Kuehn 09:05:47 01:35:57 7. Andrew Markh 04:51:26 5. Gregy Gibson, Racer's Cycle Service, Sport Women 19+ 5. Thomas Altland, Golsan Cycles/Smith Optics, 15. Darby Fultz 09:09:40 8. Phil Tisovec 04:55:42 02:01:20 1. Kary Thompson, Sugar/White Pine 01:43:10 16. Jonathan Baker 09:14:38 9. Kevin Tolo 04:57:24 Expert Men 30-39 Touring/Clif Bar, 02:27:48 Men 50+ 17. Rich Bartlett 09:27:04 1. Todd Henneman, Jans/Trek, 01:55:39 2. Brook A. Shinsky, Sugar/White Pine Touring, 10. Sherman Atkinson 04:58:01 1. Roger Gillespie, Aartvarkcycles.com, 01:20:17 18. Tom Diegel 09:28:54 2. Brian R. Jeppson, Color Country/Cedar 02:31:34 2. Bill Dark, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:26:02 11. Kevin Casey 04:58:41 19. Cory Peterson 09:33:51 Cycle, 01:56:15 3. Devery Karz, Young Riders, 02:44:23 3. Steve Miller, Canyon Cycles, 01:30:10 12. Terrence Smith 05:08:07 3. Chad B. Wassmer, Cole Sport, 02:01:30 Sport/Expert Men 13-15 20. Mike Hileman 09:34:27 4. Bruce Argyle, Mad Scientist, 01:35:14 13. Ck Utley 05:13:13 4. Brad W. Pilling, New Moon Media/Spin 1. Ryan Harrison, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 5. Galen L. Downing, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:42:10 21. Jason Glebe 09:34:28 14. Kevin Talbot 05:15:47 Cycle, 02:02:42 02:07:29 Pro Men 22. Ron Castia 09:48:25 15. Brian Riebe 05:18:54 5. Brandon Cunningh, Grand Canyon 2. Kaleb J. LeGore, Healthy 1. Eric Jones, Biogen, 02:06:12 23. Tim Stack 10:00:10 Racing, 02:05:53 Choice/Guru's/Revolution, 02:08:34 16. Tom Mcdonald 05:27:49 2. Kevin Day, Stein Erikson Sports, 02:10:18 24. Gardner Brown 10:05:24 Expert Men 40+ 3. Dutch Wiehe, Young Riders, 02:10:35 3. Todd Tanner, Sobe Cannondale/Guthrie, 17. Max Wettstein 05:30:57 25. Jeff Martinez 10:05:27 1. Robert Westermann, New Moon 4. Tyler Scott, Young Riders, 02:13:42 02:10:48 18. Kirk Paulson 05:39:13 Media/Spin Cycle, 02:05:35 5. Christopher Hong, Young Riders, 02:14:10 26. Doug Peterson 10:11:17 4. Cris Fox, SlyFox, 02:15:43 19. Raymond Sewing 06:00:42 2. Tom Noaker, Young Riders, 02:08:40 Women 35+ 5. Bart Gillespie, Biogen, 02:16:45 27. Gary Drastrup 10:12:01 20. Paul Carbone 06:10:28 3. Jim Rogers, Stein Eriksen Sport, 02:17:59 1. Ellen Guthrie, New Moon Media/Spin 6. Blake Zumbrunnen, Guthrie Race Club Race 28. Stephen Addicott 10:16:26 21. Tom Burch 06:25:09 4. Bruce Allen, Jans/Trek, 02:19:17 Cycle, 01:17:23 Club, 02:30:09 29. Steve Schaefer 10:18:44 5. Gary Strabalap, Research, 02:24:33 2. Deborah Martin, Absolute Bikes, 01:27:11 22. Gabriel Gonzalez 06:31:01 7. Kyle Gillespie, Sobe Cannondale, 02:32:01 30. Chris Holland 10:19:53 Men 50+ 3. Barbara Clark, CODP/Young Riders, 8. Shannon Boffeli, Spin Cycle/Cannondale, 23. Eric Peterson 06:43:23 31. Kevin Head 10:23:17 1. Bill Dark, Mad Dog Cycles, 02:13:06 01:51:39 02:39:02 24. Anthony Cortez 06:55:41 2. Brad Mullen 02:16:47 32. John Crocker 10:24:11 Pro/Expert Women 25. Jane Willkomm 07:03:52 3. Bruce Argyle, Mad Scientist, 02:24:11 1. Sonya J. Swartzentruber, Jans, 01:41:05 33. Matt Mcfee 10:25:05 Chris Allaire Memorial/Utah Open 26. Bob Mccann 07:24:06 4. Galen L. Downing, Mad Dog Cycles, 2. Kathy Sherwin, Sobe/Cannondale, 01:42:19 34. Rob Shaver 10:30:26 27. Aaron Jones 07:24:06 02:30:52 State Championship, Solitude 3. Jennifer Agger, Teton Cycleworks, 01:44:41 35. Lane Sanders 10:32:13 Pro Men Male 40 - 49 Mountain Resort, Utah, July 12, 4. Teresa Eggertsen, Micro Supreme/XMEN, 36. Mario Correa 10:34:28 1. Kevin Day, Stein Erikson Sports, 01:47:53 01:44:52 1. Chris Grove 03:50:27 2003, Intermountain Cup Race #9 37. Ed Warr 10:34:43 2. Bryson Perry, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 5. Robin McGee , Jackson Hole Mt Resort, 2. Rick Shand 04:27:53 01:49:25 12 & Under 38. Jd Fazio 10:37:47 1. Carsen Ware, Dixie Desert, 03:46:00 01:45:10 3. Mike Weber 04:46:44 3. Todd Tanner, Sobe Cannondale/Guthrie, 6. P ela Hanlon , Jans, 01:49:35 39. Matt Ohran 10:41:39 2. Tanner J. Putt, X-Men, 07:03:00 4. Dick Newson 04:53:51 01:50:13 7. Hilary Wright, Young Riders, 01:52:15 40. Brad Keyes 10:42:06 3. Alex Scott, Young Riders, 09:11:00 5. Peter Hodap 04:54:54 4. Cris Fox, SlyFox, 01:55:19 8. Misti L. Timpson, Sugar/White Pine Touring, 41. Elden Nelson 10:46:34 5. John Osguthorpe, Healthy Choice/Guru's, 4. Alex Chase 11:35:00 6. Jim Wilson 04:58:54 5. Gabriel F. Campbell, Young Riders, 12:17:00 01:54:48 42. Joseph Finlayson 11:01:28 01:56:46 9. Kaylene Kotter, Sugar/White Pine Touring, 7. Bill Bock 05:01:46 9 & Under 43. Sean Donovan 11:06:24 6. Brandon Firth, Stein Eriksen Sports, 01:58:38 02:00:21 8. Kent Hatfield 05:07:57 7. Kyle Gillespie, Doug's Auto Racing, 1. Rhet Povey 12:04:17 44. Andy Darragh 11:07:03 2. Mitch Nelson 12:04:31 10. Cindi Hansen, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 9. Steve Tolo 05:08:05 02:06:16 02:01:37 45. Nathan K Erath 11:11:19 3. Mayan Perkins, Young Riders, 12:04:32 10. Thomas Blake 05:22:02 Pro/Expert Women 11. Lisa Richmond, Bike Empire, 02:01:38 46. Scott Miller 11:17:11 4. Cale Pilling, New Moon Media/Spin Cycle, 11. Craig Willi S 05:24:31 1. Kathy Sherwin, Sobe/Cannondale, Sport Men 16-18 47. Doug Hiebert 11:30:55 02:00:19 12:07:35 12. Randy Nunley 05:33:35 Beginner Men 13-15 1. Rick Grahn, X-Men, 01:18:44 48. Les Vierra 11:36:36 2. D.J. Morisette Ellsworth 02:07:45 2. David L. Peterson, Diamond Peak Ski & Sport, 13. Brandon Smith 05:39:22 1. Mike H. Voth, Young Riders, 01:08:54 49. Kent Schmidtke 12:22:08 3. Misti L. Timpson, Sugar/White Pine Touring, 01:20:11 14. John Zimmerman 05:51:23 02:12:30 2. Logan Jones, X-Men ,01:10:41 50. Michael Grogan 01:05:55 3. Jason K. LeGore, Revolution Sports, 01:15:24 3. Alan Madorin 01:20:34 15. Robin Brown 06:07:06 4. Cindi Hansen, New Moon Media/Spin 4. Rick Washburn, Mad Dog Cycles, 01:22:04 51. J Es Ballstaedt 02:04:00 4. Matthew L. Downing, Mad Dog Cycles, 16. Paul Skeary 06:19:49 Cycle, 02:14:54 5. Taylor Foss 01:22:05 52. Jeff Grah 02:05:46 5. Chanda Jeppson, Color Country/Cedar 01:16:23 17. Doug Berry 06:27:44 5. Reagan Shaw 01:26:20 Sport Men 19-29 53. Joseph Ballsteadt 02:06:55 Cycle, 02:17:39 1. Josey Apostle, Euclid Timber Fres, 01:33:37 18. David Keen 06:28:15 6. P ela Hanlon, Jans, 02:23:49 Beginner Men 16-18 54. C Eron Bunt 02:09:26 1. Eric K. Gibbons 01:02:45 2. Nate L. Stowers, Healthy Choice/Gurus/Logan 19. Michael Miller 06:42:59 20. Jeffrey Zidichouski 10:29:13 AUGUST 2003 cycling utah.com 17

Male 40 - 49 2 Sandy Perrins (21) 0:44:14:59 3 Chris Davidson 00:13:43:35 3. Jim Fearick; 04:01:42:76 1. Craig Minor 08:52:36 Road 3 Marc Yap (21) 0:44:48:71 Women CAT 4 Women CAT 4 2. Dave Reynolds 09:06:38 4 Bill Harris (21) 0:45:03:14 1 Christi Hall 00:16:17:39 1. Christi Hall; 02:35:10:58 5 Daniel Adams (21) 0:45:40:05 3. Kelly Mcgrew 09:18:56 Racing Cat 3 2 Pam Smith 00:16:36:34 2. Sarah Lupis; 02:50:45:69 4. Douglas Kennell 09:25:14 1 David Harward (21) 0:47:02:45 3 Sarah Lupis 00:17:24:19 3. Karla Wagner; 02:51:38:11 5. Curt Bates 09:30:59 2 Greg Roper (21) 0:47:11:54 4 Karla Wagner 00:17:52:21 Men CAT 4-5 6. Mike Hodge 09:34:26 3 Lance Christiansen (21) 0:47:26:05 Men CAT 4-5 1. Jeff Clawson; 02:51:53:30 7. Jim Gibson 09:53:02 4 Chris Davidson (21) 0:47:40:66 1 Jeff Clawson 00:13:45:85 2. Norm Bryner; 02:52:23:50 8. Steve Larrieu 10:02:48 5 Travis Horton (21) 0:48:18:99 2 Greg Anderson 00:13:56:04 3. Shawn Cheney; 02:52:34:55 Cat 4 9. Gary Gardiner 10:05:24 Porcupine Hillclimb, Big 1 Jeff Clawson (21) 0:47:19:96 3 Norm Bryner 00:13:56:05 Men 35+ 10. Bob Dawson 10:17:47 Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake 2 Will Macfarlane (21) 0:48:23:09 Men 35+ 1. Mark Schaefer; 03:52:20:60 11. Art Macfarland 10:17:49 3 Shawn Cheney (21) 0:49:32:27 1 Mark Schaefer 00:13:08:78 2. Don Armstrong; 03:54:12:14 12. Craig Egerton 10:19:50 City, June 28, 2003 4 Todd Schmidtke (21) 0:49:56:92 2 Dennis Porter 00:13:36:56 3. Steve Tabarez; 03:54:19:30 13. Michael Jones 10:21:38 Men CAT 1-2 5 Mike Gillette (21) 0:51:49:24 3 Don Armstrong 00:13:58:78 Men 45+ 14. Scott Sterrett 10:24:40 1. John Osguthorpe 00:49:38:67 Cat 5 Men 45+ 1. Dirk Cowley; 02:54:32:82 2. Todd Hageman 00:50:11:58 1 Norman Bryner (21) 0:49:09:98 15. Lonnie Ad S 10:26:57 2 Shawn Lupcho (21) 0:49:59:93 1 Dirk Cowley 00:13:52:70 2. Ken Louder; 02:54:52:20 16. Pete Devine 10:34:21 3. Daniel Adams 00:50:13:97 3 Mark Todd (21) 0:50:32:60 2 Ken Louder 00:13:56:37 3. Russell Thorstrom; 02:56:22:04 17. Rick Hudak 10:40:57 4. Chan Head 00:50:18:49 4 John McClennan (21) 0:52:27:42 3 Russell Thorstrom 00:14:27:01 Men 55+ 18. Bill Bothe 10:54:32 5. Chris Humbert 00:50:19:92 5 Jarom Perry (21) 0:53:40:09 Men 55+ 1. John Haney; 03:01:57:37 19. Brian Barnett 10:56:40 Women CAT 1-2-3 Masters 40-44 1 John Haney 00:15:00:86 2. Richard Allen; 03:49:57:29 20. Charlie Lansche 10:56:40 1. Kelly Crawford 00:59:47:79 1 Mark Schaefer (21) 0:46:42:86 2 Richard Allen 00:18:03:99 Men JR 2. Laura Howat 01:05:00:58 2 James Yorgason (21) 0:47:50:71 21. Andrew Parker 11:30:08 3 Dennis Porter (21) 0:48:11:08 Men JR 1. Colton Harris; 02:19:02:63 22. Tony Bannon 11:58:26 3. Laura Humbert 01:05:35:87 4 Wayne Cottrell (21) 0:53:58:04 1 Adam Steinke 00:15:49:23 2. Adam Steinke; 02:23:24:48 23. Lonnie Wolff 12:13:43 4. Lisa Milkavich 01:10:18:92 Masters 45-49 2 colin smith 00:18:50:45 3. Colin Smith; 03:04:41:71 24. Mark Wille 12:15:12 5. Nancy Cleveland 01:14:05:00 1 Dirk Cowley (21) 0:47:00:05 3 Colton Harris 00:23:30:50 Women 35+ Male 50 - 59 Men CAT 3 2 Gary Porter (21) 0:47:19:05 Women 35+ 1. Ashlee Bradbury; 02:17:44:06 1. Rob Bernhard 09:30:24 1. Aaron Packard 00:52:33:57 3 Charles Palmer (21) 0:47:42:05 1 Kris Walker 00:14:57:24 2. Kris Walker; 02:22:15:89 2. Jarom Zenger 00:54:00:65 4 Robert Keller (21) 0:48:34:81 2. Larry Swanson 09:57:15 5 Donald Armstrong (21) 0:48:42:95 2 Jo Garuccio 00:15:38:01 3. Jo Garuccio; 02:30:21:17 3. Richard Latorraca 09:58:06 3. Jim Fearick 00:54:52:13 Masters 50-55 3 Jodi Cuccia 00:16:45:42 Women Male Single Speed 4. Andrew Lock 00:55:24:83 1 John Haney (21) 0:51:24:95 Citizen Women 1. Julie Semans; 01:44:22:79 1. Steve Fassbinder 08:20:31 5. Brian Klepper 00:55:34:99 2 Ronald Roy (21) 0:53:14:72 1 Julie Semans Citizen Men 2. Ken Bloomer 09:19:15 Men CAT 4-5 3 Steven Wright (21) 0:57:30:66 Ciitzen Men 1. Bob Museni; 01:33:09:62 3. Steve Garro 09:38:28 1. Norm Bryner 00:50:00:10 Masters 55-99 1 Peter Joyce 2. Steve Sullivan; 01:33:10:83 2. Jeff Clawson 00:53:53:32 1 Ken Louder (21) 0:47:36:95 4. Eric Rector 09:58:06 2 Lee Bourne (21) 0:55:41:81 2 Karl De Jesus 3. Karl De Jesus; 01:37:05:11 5. Martin Pahl 10:00:52 3. Scott Allen 00:54:06:66 Tandem 70+ 3 Thane Smith 6. Jason Foote 10:10:22 4. Jon Milner 00:55:38:51 1 Kelly/Zan Crawford/Treasure (21) 0:46:23:59 7. David Hatfield 10:17:05 5. Benjamin D'Hulst 00:56:50:22 8. Jim Auwen 10:54:57 Men 35+ 9. Darin Renner 11:17:21 1. Zan Treasure 00:50:02:84 Gate City Grind Stage Race, Make a Fashion Female 19 - 29 2. Don Armstrong 00:53:55:01 Pocatello, ID, July 12 Ð 13 Gate City Grind Stage Race, Stage 3 1. Chanda Jeppson 10:12:23 3. Brad Anderson 00:54:14:14 Stage 1, Marsh Valley Road Race Holt Arena Criterium Statement - 2. Mayumi Swetland 01:44:19 4. Don Pollari 00:55:59:66 Men CAT 1-2 Men CAT 1-2 Female 30 - 39 5. Gary Porter 00:56:01:62 1. Evan Hepner 03:44:35:97 (00:00:20:00) 1. Bill Harris 01:06:05:12 (00:00:20:00) Wear your helmet! 1. Melissa Thomas 09:06:02 Men 55+ 2. Todd Hageman 03:44:35:97 (00:00:10:00) 2. Todd Hageman 01:06:05:12 (00:00:20:00) 2. Kristi Mcilmoil 09:35:45 1. John Haney 01:01:22:19 3. Jeremy Smith 03:44:38:88 (00:00:05:00 3. Kirk Eck 01:06:54:70 (00:00:05:00) 3. Victoria Christensen 10:03:27 2. Gary Simmons 01:05:13:03 Women CAT 1-2-3 Women CAT 1-2-3 4. Ashley Patterson 10:15:39 3. Alan Stockland 01:09:06:33 1. Laura Humbert 02:51:53:89 (00:00:20:00) 1. Crystral Yap 00:40:17:92 (00:00:20:00) 5. Lynn Ware-peek 10:30:25 4. Lee Bourne 01:19:08:91 2. Lisa Milkavich 02:53:10:21 (00:00:10:00) 2. Lisa Milkavich 00:40:17:92 (00:00:20:00) 6. Bethany Elson 11:17:09 3. Crystral Yap 02:53:10:21 (00:00:05:00) 3. Margaret Douglas 00:40:18:87 (00:00:05:00) 7. Heather Sappenfield 11:24:55 Elko Jaietan Criterium, Elko Basque Men CAT 3 Men CAT 3 8. Jenna Woodbury 11:26:59 Festival, Elko, NV, July 4, 2003 1. David Harward 03:04:37:94 (00:00:20:00) 1. Scott Marland 00:56:25:63 (00:00:20:00) 9. Sandra Musgrave 11:56:13 2. Robert McGovern 03:06:23:01 (00:00:10:00) 2. Jim Fearick 00:56:25:63 (00:00:20:00) Men CAT 1-2 10. Lisa Ford 12:15:00 3. Jon Baddley 03:06:58:28 (00:00:05:00) 3. Robert McGovern 00:56:25:63 (00:00:05:00) 1. Bryson Perry Female 40 - 49 Women CAT 4 Women CAT 4 2. Allan Butler 1. Michelle Grainger 09:23:13 1. Christi Hall 03:25:55:09 (00:00:20:00) 1. Christi Hall 00:28:28:10 (00:00:10:00) 3. Thomas Cooke Female 50 - 59 2. Pam Smith 03:26:30:27 (00:00:10:00) 2. Sarah Lupis 00:31:34:37 (00:00:10:00) 4. Dave Fuentes 1. Cyndi Schwandt 11:03:11 3. Sarah Lupis 03:37:02:13 (00:00:05:00) 3. Karla Wagner 00:31:40:19 (00:00:05:00) 5. Kyle Dixon 2. Deborah Wille 02:24:21 Men CAT 4-5 Men CAT 4-5 Men CAT 3 Male 60+ 1. Kurt Holzor 02:18:45:91 (00:00:20:00) 1. Shawn Cheney 00:29:41:54 (00:00:20:00) 1. Dustin Sweet 1. Cal Burgart 11:36:17 2. Bret Johnson 02:18:45:91 (00:00:10:00) 2. Jeff Clawson 00:29:41:54 (00:00:20:00) 2. Uhl Albert 2. Clair Jensen 01:26:50 3. Bret Peterson 02:18:45:91 (00:00:05:00) 3. Kurt Holzor 00:29:41:54 (00:00:05:00) 3. Ryan Green Men 35+ Men 35+ 4. Kevin VanLoon Flyin’ Brian Downhill #1, Brian 1. Steve Tabarez 03:04:54:77 (00:00:20:00) 1. Dennis Porter 00:39:37:05 (00:00:30:00) 5. Charles Palmer 2. Mark Schaefer 03:04:54:77 (00:00:10:00) 2. Mark Schaefer 00:39:37:05 (00:00:10:00) Head, UT, July 20, 2003 Men CAT 4-5 3. Don Armstrong 03:04:54:77 (00:00:05:00) 3. Don Pollari 00:40:14:58 (00:00:05:00) Pro Men 1. Clark Mower Men 45+ Men 45+ 1 Chris O'Connor Go-Ride/Oakley 4.30.78 2. Mark Lattin 1. Dirk Cowley 02:31:53:04 (00:00:20:00) 1. Ken Louder 00:29:26:56 (00:00:20:00) 2 Kris Baughman Go-Ride 4.39.06 3. Chris Bell 2. Russell Thorstrom 02:31:54:27 (00:00:10:00) 2. Dirk Cowley 00:29:27:08 (00:00:20:00) 3 Doug Gormley Go-Ride 4.39.10 4. Doug Eliason 3. Ken Louder 02:31:54:27 (00:00:05:00) 3. Bob Walker 00:30:08:33 (00:00:05:00) 4 Scott Crabill Go-Ride 4.39.78 5. Keith Anderson Men 55+ Men 55+ 5 Matt Johnston Go-Ride 5.04.87 Men 35+ 1. John Haney 02:37:45:27 (00:00:20:00) 1. John Haney 00:30:01:24 (00:00:30:00) Expert 19-29 Men 1. Bubba Melcher 2. Don Cambell 02:49:30:58 (00:00:10:00) 2. richard allen 00:32:13:24 (00:00:10:00) 1 Mark Christensen Gutheries 4.46.84 2. Terry McGinnis 3. Richard Allen 03:19:55:06 (00:00:05:00) Men JR 2 Phillip Stevens Taylors Bike Shop 4.51.05 3. Richard Vroom Men JR 1. Adam Steinke 00:27:50:00 3 Rob Norbutt Go-Ride 4.52.85 4. Jim Barkley 1. Colton Harris 03:00:30:13 2. colin smith 00:29:47:00 4 Michael Abbott DOD Racing 4.52.91 5. Christopher Black 2. Adam Steinke 03:14:45:25 3. Colton Harris 00:30:02:00 5 James Peterson Go-Ride 4.54.60 Women CAT 1-2-3 3. Colin Smith 03:51:04:26 Women 35+ 6 Benjamin Greenberg Desciples of Dirt 5.03.41 1. Rydeen Stevens Women 35+ 1. Kris Walker 00:28:23:40 (00:00:30:00) Expert Men 30-39 2. Lisa Milkavich 1. Ashlee Bradbury 03:00:17:08 2. Jo Garuccio 00:28:28:10 (00:00:10:00) 1 Damon Kirchmeier Yeti/Maxxis 4.45.63 3. Heather Albert 2. Kris Walker 03:14:45:25 (00:00:20:00) 3. Jodi Cuccia 00:28:28:10 (00:00:05:00) 2 Justin Alvey Go-Ride 4.47.92 4. Joy Shaffer 3. Jo Garuccio 03:21:35:06 (00:00:10:00) Citizen Women 3 Dave Mosher Mtn West Off Road 4.55.83 5. Maren Partridge 4 Emmanuel Pons 5.01.72 Women 1 Julie Semans Expert Men 13-18 1. Julie Semans 02:54:22:79 Citizen Men 1 Nate Davis DOD/Azonic 4.54.76 July 6 Ð Antelope Island TT #2, Men 1 Peter Joyce 2 Karl De Jesus 2 Tyler Dautel DOD 4.56.88 1. Bob Museni 02:43:09:62 Utah State Time Trial 3 Thane Smith 3 Myles Raymond 4.58.61 2. Steve Sullivan 02:43:10:83 4 Stewart Sawyer No Brakes Racing 5.15.87 Championships, Antelope Island 3. Ward Wessels 02:47:05:11 Junior F 10-18 Expert Men 40+ 1 Ashlee Bradbury (11) 0:46:(11):50 Gate City Grind Stage Race, 1 Rod Evans 5.00.25 Gate City Grind Stage Race, Stage 2 Junior M 10-18 Pocatello, ID, July 12 Ð 13 2 Dave Barclay Bikes 2 Boards 5.14.97 1 Colton Harris (11) 0:43:07:47 Truckerville Time Trial; 6 miles. 3 Steve Waldron 5.15.96 Masters 30-55 Men CAT 1-2 Overall GC 1 Margaret Douglass (11) 0:29:01:78 Pro Women 1 Bill Harris 00:12:38:86 Men CAT 1-2 1 Faith Bradley Go-Ride 5.43.54 Masters 30-55 1. Bill Harris; 05:03:05:09 1 Jo Garuccio (21) 0:55:29:90 2 Kirk Eck 00:12:52:39 Expert Women WomenCat 4 3 Marc Yap 00:12:57:95 2. Todd Hageman; 05:03:18:43 1 Rileigh Aller No Brakes Racing 5.47.58 1 Patty Puz (11) 1:03:09:10 Women CAT 1-2-3 3. Kirk Eck; 05:04:39:94 2 Connie Misket 6.51.97 Cat 1/Cat2/Cat3 1 Laura Humbert 00:14:59:24 Women CAT 1-2-3 Sport Men 19-29 1 Jen Ward (21) 0:49:52:72 2 Jamie Williams 00:15:21:88 1. Laura Humbert; 03:21:59:36 2 Laura Humbert (21) 0:51:21:45 1 Josh Demann 5.18.97 3 Crystral Yap 00:15:29:04 2. Crystral Yap; 03:23:32:17 2 Tyler Blaine Us Against One 5.25.32 3 Katherine Dickson (21) 0:52:13:26 3. Lisa Milkavich; 03:23:40:31 4 Maren Partridge (21) 0:53:05:66 Men CAT 3 3 Chad Bryce Marzocchi/Maxxis/Sun Ringle 5 Lisa Milkavich (21) 0:54:25:74 1 David Harward 00:13:38:12 Men CAT 3 5.27.47 Pro/Cat 1/Cat 2 2 Jim Fearick 00:13:38:85 1. David Harward; 03:59:21:69 4 Joshua Parris 5.32.36 1 Jesse Westergard (21) 0:43:44:78 2. Robert McGovern; 04:01:29:55 5 Adam Eaton 5.59.13 6 Justin McBride 6.17.43 Sport Men 30-39 1 Bryce Pratt Red Rock Bicycle 5.13.51 2 Craig Skinner 5.29.51 3 Travis Black 5.39.49 4 Brian Ranniger 5.42.79 5 Bryan Schafroth 6.20.14 6 Stephen Aller No Brakes Racing 6.26.72 Sport Men 13-18 1 Riley Barlow D.O.D 5.16.70 2 Chris Hadley Go-Ride 5.32.85 3 Chris Brooks Springdale Cycles 5.41.99 4 Trevor Hammett 6.13.87 5 Mitchell Andrus Peregrine Racing 6.18.10 Sport Men 40+ 1 Dave Prunkard 5.32.00 Beginner Men 19-39 1 Darrick Phallon 6.40.33 Beginner Men 13-18 1 Broch Swenson 5.41.92 2 Nic Hadley Go-Ride 6.19.55 3 Casey Swenson 6.40.67 4 Tyler Carruth DOD 6.51.31 5 Patrick Waldron 7.51.86 6 Talon Allred 8.29.91 Sport Women 1 Selena Kontuly 7.07.35 Beginner Women 1 Lauren Waldron 6.31.58 18 cycling utah.com AUGUST 2003

ROAD TOURING TouringTouring America’sAmerica’s LoneliestLoneliest HighwayHighway fromfrom CarsonCarson City,City, NevadaNevada toto Hinckley,Hinckley, UtahUtah By Carolyn Clark and Chris Express route. Carson City is a and we could finally begin to charming town that retains some relax and enjoy the vista of sage Winter touches of its “cowboy” history. and grass, like an artist’s palette Photos by Chris Winter We stopped briefly to admire the of greens, ochres, greys, and gardens of the pastoral County purples, flanked by distant Hot, steep, long days of ped- Building. As we cycled out of mountain ranges. We didn’t relax aling pannier-laden touring bikes town, “Home on the Range” long, though. As we reached into strong headwinds. Not most rang from the carillon. Fallon and rode through a con- people’s idea of a dream vaca- The route follows the old struction area, the side wind tion, but to me and my cycling Pony Express trail, now tried to push us into the traffic buddy, Chris, it’s a dream come Highway 50, often called “The lane, so we got off and walked true. When I’m touring I travel Loneliest Road in America.” our bikes for a while. That night, at a pace that lets me experience With that name, we were expect- we were eager to stop riding and the world around me. I relish the ing a week of serene pedaling. pitch camp. We wondered when scent of fresh-mown hay, the To our dismay, we encountered a our road would become lonely. sight of clouds etched on the steady stream of trucks pulling horizon, the taste of sweat, the ATVs. A deep rumble strip in the Day 2 sting of hot air in my nostrils. shoulder forced us to balance For this year’s tour, we fol- our overloaded bikes on the Our next destination was Middlegate, a former Pony Express station, now a bar, restaurant, and motel. The day’s ride was 49 miles of flat, sandy terrain. As we left the traffic of Fallon behind us, we felt like our Middlegate, NV. The middle of nowhere. real tour was finally beginning. Though it was hot and windy, Elevation 4600 Feet. Population 17 we were almost disappointed to owlarks, then wrens, then store. Fortunately, we were car- reach Middlegate, population 17, ravens, as we ascended to rying extra food. We managed to so soon. But we were well Carroll Summit, our solitude find a dilapidated RV park, with amused by the local clientele. broken only by the occasional tiny campsites but friendly The hub of activity centered blast of a motorcyclist or a inhabitants. When we discovered around the bar. What caught our paraglider-hauling van. With our we’d lost an essential bolt from eye was the hitching post, com- loads, the 6-8% grade seemed a pannier frame, our kind neigh- plete with a horse tied to it. Next ghastly, but a rest area just bors rummaged through their to the horse was a small two- below the summit offered us a bins of extra parts until they seater Cessna airplane, also tied running stream and a shady glen found a replacement. Without it, to the rail. The lady in the bar of trees. the rest of our trip would’ve was cordial. She told us to pitch From the summit, we wound been “screwed. “ our tents anywhere out back and back down, losing 1200’ of ele- use the outhouse. vation, then, within moments, Day 4 We settled in, and as the started up the next grade toward evening wore on, we made our Railroad Pass. Errant trucks had With the help of innumerable dinners and watched the action. left deep ruts in the shoulders. switchbacks and an easy grade, There were drilling rigs all Despite the steep turns, we took we rode the 2.5 miles to Austin around; there were also pickups no rests here, thanks to swarms Summit in short order. We were with stock racks complete with of giant anthills and a pack of greeted with a magnificent car- lowed Adventure Cycling’s outer eight inches of pavement. bawling cattle. Five cowboys barking dogs that lurked behind pet of brilliant purple asters, and Western Express route. The map Sometimes the pavement nar- stood in a circle on the front “Gordon’s” wilderness cabin. couldn’t resist a short nap. forewarned us of daily 80+ miles rowed to only six inches. When porch of the bar, smoking and After the pass, we cycled After cresting our third sum- stretches over repeated mountain we crossed culverts, the talking business. Their hats were through pleasant ranchland, until mit of the morning, we swooped passes, with neither water nor guardrail hugged our knees, huge and their dogs sat in the our final ascent to Austin in the into a fertile desert valley, ringed shade nor services available. We nearly pushing us over. We were middle looking adoringly up at merciless heat of the late after- by peaks to the north, east, and were psyched. glad we’d chosen panniers over their masters. One of the cow- noon. west, and stretching to the hori- a trailer; the wheels would’ve boys pulled out his cell phone Austin was a thriving zon on the south. Cirrus clouds Day 1 been constantly in the rumble and called home to say he mining town of 10,000. Today, were smeared across the sky. It’s strip or on the sand. wouldn’t be in for a while yet. A its crumbling stone structures so remote out here that we On May 23, 2003, we left After we passed Sand Flats mom and daughter arrived with beg to be explored, and with a passed only two ranches in the Carson City, following race grounds, the traffic eased, their one horse and went in to population of only 370, it does- next 40 miles. Since there’s no Adventure Cycling’s Western play a few rounds of pool. n’t even have its own grocery electric service, ranchers run At breakfast, the Cessna owner told how he’d ridden his horse the day before to inspect Cache Valley Veloists his property. He was large and wore a baseball hat low. He got Bicycle Touring Club up to leave and the local gals came over and gave him sendoff kisses. He said he’d be back in a Presents: couple of months and wandered out the door. We heard the September 7, 2003 Cessna roar and observed a Lake Tahoe, NV - A great Cache Valley Century streak as it shot down the old opportunity to enjoy the end of highway for takeoff. He buzzed summer and another opportunity to Bicycle Tour 2003 the bar, waved his wings, and ride around Tahoe’s 72-mile disappeared. This was unbeliev- shoreline. th able; this was Nevada; this was Saturday, August 30 the West. ONE September 21-27, 2003 AWESOME 12th Annual “America’s Loneliest Bike Tour” TOUR Fast or slow, young or older, come Day 3 U.S. across the Silver State - 420 miles camping-style BIKE 50 tour from the beauty of Lake Tahoe to the cycle beautiful Cache Valley! On this day, the mountainous RIDE grandeur of the Great Basin National Park. ACROSS part of the route began… 65 NEVADA AAmerica’smerica’s LLoneliestoneliest BBikeike TTourour Experience a non-competitive cycling adventure. miles and 3800’ of elevation 100 miles b 100 kilometer (62 miles) b 40 miles gain. At last we found the lonely road we’d been seeking. We Tours start and end in Richmond, Utah. shared our morning with mead- Whichever you choose you’re sure to enjoy the ride.

A portion of proceeds will be donated to Common Ground O utdoors Adventures, promoting full inclusion in outdoor recreation for persons with disabilities. Registration Info at www.cvveloists.org For More Info call 1-800-565-2704 or call 435.713.0212 or go to bikethewest.com AUGUST 2003 cycling utah.com 19 generators. We were surprised to another 45 minutes to climb the ride right over electric cords car- next pass. Cool blue cornflow- rying power to the other side of ers, brilliant orange desert-mal- the road. low, and golden grasses lined the As we began our ascent to road, waving in the vigorous Eureka, strong winds hit us head gusts. We watched massive dust on. Our panniers acted like sails, devils play themselves out pulling us backward as we across the grabens. We took slogged forward and upward. We occasional respite from the heat stopped for a breather. Just then, in the only cool places we could a police car pulled a van over find, in the “shade” of road and ordered the driver to unload mileage signs. But despite these everything. Probably a drug challenges, we were excited to bust, we surmised. Not wanting be here, witnessing the desert in to be searched next, we took off. one of its tempestuous moods. Shortly, we encountered a wiry, At Ely, we crashed in the first bronzed cyclist carrying only available camping spot…a peb- water, a few energy bars, a ble-field that doubled as an RV Thermarest, and a light jacket. park. He was riding east to west on our same route. Taking advan- tage of the strong tailwinds, he Day 6 was planning to pedal 150 miles that day. We shook our heads in Our penultimate day was rel- disbelief as he exclaimed what atively easy, only 63 miles and an easy ride this was. 2300’ elevation gain. We took Eureka, another mining town, time to linger on the tops of is livelier than Austin. The local passes, sniffing the desert folks enjoyed recounting their breezes and watching the hawks own cycling tales. One of them surfing the thermals. At the sum- portrayed his bone-chilling res- mit of Sacramento Pass, we even on our last day. blackened from smoke. We we stripped the panniers from cue of two panniering cyclists found a dusty pine to snooze For once we had tailwinds, so feared the worst… a grass fire our bikes, we began to brain- who had tried to camp at Pinto under. As we descended, we were blazing. A few clouds out of control, perhaps? If the storm where our next adventure Summit until their tent collapsed Wheeler Peak, magnificently gathered, shading the road 50 fire burned across the road, how might lead us. under an unexpected blizzard. snow-covered, filled our view to yards ahead of me. I pedaled could we escape, on our bikes? the south. hard, trying to catch the shade, We reached the only store in Editor’s Notes: We stopped in another pebble but the harder I pedaled, the fast- town, and asked the attendant If you want to repeat Carolyn Day 5 field at the Utah/Nevada border, ed it danced ahead of me, stay- what she knew. “Oh, it’s the Boy and Chris’s adventure maps are a last-stop gambling saloon that ing just out of reach. This land is Scout weenie roast,” she replied. available from We knew this leg of the jour- offers free camping and coffee to intensely arid. We passed a few “No worry. Every year they set AdventureCycling.org. For those ney would be rigorous…83 attract customers. All we had to corpses of dehydrated cattle, fire to a field to make enough interested in a supported tour, miles, 3000’ elevation gain, with pay for was our showers. Sunset sprawled alongside bone-dry coals. The town brings its fire Bike the West leads the 420-mile four major passes. But we hadn’t brought waves of violent washes. When we stopped for engine to keep it under control, OATBRAN tour from Lake Tahoe expected the 100+ temperatures microbursts. We tried turning a snacks, we crouched under cul- and everyone turns out. Come and the constant buffeting by picnic table on its side to block verts to block the intensity of the along!” to Great Basin National Park in hefty headwinds. In fact, the trip the wind, but the wind kept sun. We declined the invitation, September. They can be found description points out that switching directions. For the As we approached our end because our friend from home at bikethewest.com “winds are generally light” and next half hour, we desperately point of Hinckley, the skies had just arrived to pick us up. As flow toward the east. But this hung onto our tents as the winds week, just for us I guess, the first flattened, then puffed, then winds continued to rebel. Even flattened them. My new tent Trip Summary on the downhill stretches we had poles became permanently bent. to pedal hard to keep going. I At last the winds died, and we Date Start End Miles Elevation Gain bungeed a Clorox jug of extra slept peacefully, wakened only 5/24 Carson Cty Fallon 66 mostly downhill water on the back of my bike. by occasional headlights from During one rest, the wind truckers who stopped to gamble 5/25 Fallon Middlegate 49 1600 knocked my bike over. The the night away. 5/26 Middlegate Austin 63 3800 loaded bike landed with such 5/27 Austin Eureka 68 3000 force it twisted my handlebars, Day 7 5/28 Eureka Ely 83 3000 and worse yet, fractured the jug. We managed to salvage most of Our last day took us through 5/29 Ely NV/UT border 65 2300 the precious water by pouring it the stunning red rocks of 5/30 border Hinckley, UT 88 ~1000 into our Camelbaks, which were Confusion Range, then skirted 482 Total Miles almost empty by then. along the backside of Notch As we soared down from the Peak, then to the north of the dry pass, the scene that unfolded sandbed of the former Sevier below was stunning. We thought Lake. Ranches are more numer- we could see forever, as the ous here, and so are cattle now-lonely highway 50 wound guards. We dismounted and its way down and then across the walked over every guard. We’ve valley. Vistas in Nevada are seen too many cyclists get a spectacular. It would take us 45 snakebite flat or slip and break minutes to cross each basin, then an arm, and we didn’t need that 20 cycling utah.com AUGUST 2003

Solitude Race Report: Mr Jones and Us You don’t even Golsan Cycles Opens Second Store It’s been a long week. Work has been very busy and for some have to leave the Golsan Cycles has opened a new location in South Jordan. reason it was hard to find time to ride. When I was able to get out “We’ve got good people and the westside needs to be serviced and pedal, my body felt slow, tired and very sluggish. But today house. with good people,” said owner Rod Golsan. Scott Golsan will was race day and there is nothing I could do about it now. It’s July Subscribe to head the new store while Judge Leverich will be the assistant man- 12, about 9:45 am. The race starts in about an hour and from the cycling utah - Only ager. You can find their new digs at 10445 S. Redwood Road in looks of it, it’s going to be a major race. As I roll to the line I notice South Jordan. They can be reached at (801) 446-8183. that all of the top riders are here and will be putting it all on the line $10/Year. See page 2. in hopes of being crowned state champion. The pro men’s field waits patiently as Ed Chauner reviews the number of laps and the course description. Soon we will be hammering up the climb leav- ing our pre-race jitters far behind. Ed gives the fifteen-second warn- ing which is soon followed by a “3,2,1, go” and race begins. As expected, Eric Jones moves quickly to the front and sets the brisk pace up the steep paved climb. Cris Fox is quick to respond as the rest of us give are best to do the same. As we make our way up the climb Jones who is currently ranked 9th in the nation, steps up the pace and immediately begins putting time on the rest of us. I assumed this would happen so I tried with every thing I could to stay on his wheel but my efforts were short lived. Aside from the fact that Eric Jones can put a bit of time on the rest of us, the majori- ty of the pro men that race in the Intermountain cup are very well matched. On any given day there are a hand full of riders that could take the win and do it with style. My hat goes to the pro men’s field this year and to all of the competitors of the intermountain cup. It’s a great race series that can provide many wonderful opportuni- ties to see new places and meet really great people. I encourage every one to come out at least once and give it a shot. -Kevin Day

Editor’s Note: See photos on page 11 and results on page 16.

Neither Rain Nor Wind Halts the 17th Annual Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium

BOISE, Idaho, July 28, 2003 Ð In spite of a fierce thunderstorm that brought heavy rain and wind to downtown Boise for about an hour on Saturday evening, July 26, the 17th Annual Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium went on with all its scheduled races, including the first women’s only event. Racing was delayed about one hour when a rainstorm drenched the streets shortly after 6 p.m. Wind gusts blew debris, lifted ven- dor tents and knocked over race barricades. The category 4-5 race, won by Shawn Cheney of Salt Lake City, was stopped short one lap. Melissa Sanborn, of Eugene, Ore., placed first in the inaugural women’s pro race, collecting $1,000 of the $3,000 purse. She races for the Intermountain Cycling Organization. Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joes), originally from Sydney, Australia, won the men’s pro race. Hopkins was able to sweep by national criterium champion Kevin Monahan. "Most of the time he was right behind me or right in from of me. We were always around each other," Hopkins said. "I knew I was one of the fastest guys out there, so if we were together at the finish, I knew I has a pretty good shot at winning." Boise’s Remi McManus (7UP/Maxxis), who finished fourth last year, placed second. Utah’s Eric Flynn (First Endurance- Contender) finished third. The pro men split a $10,000 prize list.

Nearly 1,500 cyclists raise $550,000 at Utah’s Best Dam MS 150 Bike Tour

A sea of helmets, gleaming in the sunlight, went as far as the eye could see while 1,500 riders waited patiently at the start line of the 17th Annual Utah’s Best Dam MS 150 Bike Tour. The fundraiser for the Utah State Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which was held June 28 and 29 along the beautiful back roads of Cache Valley is currently the largest cycling event in Utah. The chapter holds the yearly event to raise money for research projects and for local programs supporting the 22,400 Utahns and their families affected by multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Riders who participated in the MS 150 Bike Tour were asked to raise a minimum $150 in contribu- tions, but actually raised an average of $350 each. This year’s event was the most successful in its 17-year history. Cyclists raised over $550,000, well exceeding the $518,000 goal the Utah State Chapter originally hoped to achieve. “I wish I could personally thank each one of the people that made this such a success,” said Tami Featherstone, president of the Utah State Chapter of the National MS Society. “I can only hope that they realize how much research they’re funding, how many programs they’re making possible, and how many individuals and families they’re helping.” - Jennifer Nozawa