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VOLUME 11 NUMBER 3 FREE MAY 2003 cyclincyclingg utahutah TiredTired ofof RealityReality TV?TV? RideRide YYourour BikBikee Instead,Instead, ‘cause‘cause MayMay isis BikBikee Month!Month! •Calendar of Events - p. 14 Over 200 Events to choose from! •Mueller Park - p. 3 •Results - p. 16 •Point of the Mountain Bike Path - p. 4 •Tour of the Storm - p. 20 •5-Mile Pass - p. 11 •Buffalo Stampede - p. 10 •Warmup? - p. 19 •Money,, MoneyMoney,, MoneyMoney -- p.p. 22 •Report on UDOT’s Bike Plan - p. 7 MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL •Bike Club Guide - part III - p. 6 2 cycling utah.com MAY 2003 SPEAKING OF SPOKES in 1987. usually sprinting for a middle of the money to them, and the The next year, I attained my the pack finish. Category 1-2* racers, that you real goal, taking home the first In short, win, place, straggle can. They make by far the great- Re: Prize Money place trophy for my division. or fail to finish, I love to race. I est commitment and sacrifice, Re: Prize Money By that time, I had actually would dare say that the majority and the cash they get is small in already won several races and of racers never win a race. But comparison. placed in many more. But that they race anyway. For reasons The rest of us, such as Dr. By Dave Ward trophy represented what really that may and often do differ Darrell Davis, who contributed Publisher motivated me to compete in the from mine and those of others, one of the many e-mails in this first place: The thrill and recog- they love to compete. It’s that discussion, will race for our own Many of us involved in or nition of winning. love of racing. That is why we rewards. "I race because I just who follow road racing are on Now, almost twenty years do it. really dig bicycle races. The the e-mail list, [email protected]. later, and despite the demands Even the pros sacrifice. Yes, challenge is so unlike anything It is a list used primarily to get and toll that family, profession, they may be paid. But except else I've done, and once in information regarding road rac- and other interests have taken, I for the very elite few, most could awhile you get to bust open the ing out to those who are interest- still compete occasionally. make more money focusing their ed. Secondarily, it tends to be a However, it has been several time and energy on other forum for discussion when it. years since I have actually won a endeavors. So I say, swing all Continued on Page 18 someone gets a bug up their bot- The first race I ever entered race. tom about something. Some was in 1984, the Salt Lake So why do I still race? I complain about this use of the e- Tribune Fourth of July Criterium learned something along the mail list, but frankly I find it at Lagoon. Anybody remember way. The real thrill of racing is informative and, at a minimum, that? I was as nervous and in the competition itself. I love entertaining. I would hate to see frightened as I could be. I had the fast pace of a close peloton. these discussions relegated to a never been a good athlete, and I relish maneuvering through the forum at some site that I have to feared, more than anything, pack as I try to move forward. I log on to. I almost certainly being shelled off the back. I anxiously anticipate attacking to would not do it. I like that they made all the mistakes a begin- see if I can generate a good just show up in my in box when ning racer could make, but breakaway. I thrill at high speed I check for e-mail. ended up finishing in about the pedaling in a close pack through Recently, there has been a middle of a fairly large field. a tight corner. I enjoy the tacti- bunch of banter about prize More importantly, I knew imme- cal game of watching the race money and prizes in road racing, diately that I could have done and trying to guess when to going under the subject title of much better, and that I could be make a move and when to sit in. "Re: Prize Money". Having competitive. I feel great satisfaction in bridg- been involved in road racing for At the conclusion of the day’s ing or closing a gap that threat- almost twenty years, and on racing, the awards were given. ens to relegate me to pack fod- occasion during that twenty No one received anything but a der. More frequently, though, I years winning or placing high trophy. But those trophies experience the frustration of enough to participate in whatev- looked beautiful, and seductively being unable to bridge or close a er the "awards" were, I have beckoned to me. As I entered gap which does relegate me to received everything from a sim- more races, and realized this was pack fodder. But that makes the ple ribbon to a good chunk of a sport I could be fairly good at, times I succeed even sweeter. I change. Like many, I have a I resolved to win one of those have a love/hate relationship good basis for having an opinion Fourth of July Criterium tro- with the anticipation of and par- on this. Unlike most, I have a phies. It took me three more ticipation in the final sprint to fairly visible forum, namely this years to realize that goal, finally the finish line, even though I am publication, in which to express garnering a second place trophy Cover Photo: Race Day May is by Brian Schiele, myeventshots.com Bike Bike © 2003 cycling utah Month! cycling utah P.O. Box 57980 Murray, UT 84157-0980 www.cyclingutah.com You can reach us by phone: (801) 268-2652 Our Fax number: (801) 263-1010 Have David R. Ward, Publisher Robert L. 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After crossing a couple If "epic" is a staple in your because the Wasatch Front has of footbridges that span trickling mountain biking vocabulary, two Mill Creeks: the ever-popu- creeks, you come to the route's then start from Emigration lar recreational haven tucked in only junction. Make the right- Canyon. Ride the BST to City the shadow of Salt Lake's Mount hand switchback to continue, or Creek, and then head over to Olympus and Bountiful's more go straight to the scenic overlook Bountiful and around Mueller modest version. (In fact, Utah at Big Rock. It's only a few feet and return. You'll add on another has 16 Mill Creeks according to away. This is a good turnaround 20 miles and 2,300 feet. Whoa! All Topo Maps: Utah by Igage. for those not wishing to go the Only Cottonwood Creek is a distance and makes for an easy+, Trailhead Access: more popular geographical 6.4-mile, out- and-back trip. From I-15, take Exit 318 name.) (2600 South, Bountiful, Woods Continuing up, the path Cross). Travel east on 2600 Like Salt Lake's Mill Creek, steepens a bit and gets more South. After crossing 200 West, Bountiful's is a multi-use play choppy at times, or maybe it's 2600 South bends north and area that offers picnicking, hik- just that the choppy spots make becomes Orchard Drive. Turn ing, and mountain biking. the trail seem steeper. Oak gives right on 1800 South (becomes Although there is a fee for the way to aspen and fir as elevation Mueller Park Road), and travel picnic grounds, hiking and increases and temperatures cool. 2.3 miles to Mueller Park Picnic mountain biking (dirt biking, Cross a footbridge over a creek, Ground. The trail begins at the too) on the canyon's Mueller and keep chugging uphill on the wooden bridge over Mill Creek.