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Ask The Chief! with. each and every Commissaire I had the pleasure of working Cup event at COP. All season I felt a really good rapport with great opportunities to work as a team, does the Canada Stage races like Ardrossan (road), and Canmore (Mtb) offer where I was able to work with a big group of fellow officials. some of the races that really stand out in my mind were ones especially seeing the throngs of BMX’ers out for race. But illustrious Pres, Chris!) That was a really interesting event, Edmonton, as well a dual and a dirt crit (won by our own with the indoor BMX event at Outdoor show in of every type of cycling we offer this year. The year started out Chief Commissaire. I think was able to do at least one event I’m done, on with the answers! It was a great year for me as Chief: Ouch! Yes I do have a life, let me tell you about it. . Ok, Vandalay – Spokey-dokes what happened to the cool long facial hair? – Art your favourite officiating memories from this year? And life? Ha ha, Just kidding, but seriously what were some of everywhere I turned, there you were! Don’t you have a Hey Chief, I kept seeing you out at events this year, over!) This issue: Some highlights from the year (not that it is by Chief Commissaire Tim Harris hn uhVlct . 17.5 3.5 16.5 9 10 3.54 3 2 7 28 5 5 12 31 6 7 34 2 15 7 10 32 10 9 River Valley Cycle Crankmasters 9 Velocity 10 42 8 15 7 10 Darin Schacker 10 9 Synergy Racing Dennis Bland CABC/Projekt1 7 Rundle Mountain CC 6 Shane Rush 6 ERTC/redbike Reid Dalgleish 7 5 Bob McKerrell 33 4 35 7 Gary Brown 15 3 1 9 Kevin Rokosh 0 10 11 2 7 0 10 0 0 1 Bicisport 2 Master A Men Anthony Stadnyk 7 7 10 4 22 Bow 1 Cycle/CMC 31 5 12 1 10 U17 Men 29 2 Martine Chardon 3 14 12 3 20 1 8 9 1 4 Women B /The Bike Shop 9 Samantha Nicholson 7 Opus 33 5 Marilyn MacDonald 9 Bicisport 15 21 2 8 2 Velocity 9 1 7 ERTC 6 Women 7 A 8 Greg Yanicki CABC/Projekt 1 Terrascape Total 21 Curtis Roper 4 4 5 23 10 Dan Bradley 3 4 7 2 4 Brian Kullman 6 2 8 3 Jason Frank 9 2 ERTC ERTC 45 1 15 2 Bicisport 1 10 Category 4 6 Velocity 27 Graham Rudge 10 12 Chris Harrison 9 4 Harley Desprey 10 3 John Impey 2 Juventus Juventus 1 Bianchi/The Bike Shop 6 Club Category 3 Gregg Menard Chris Rubuliak Juventus 4 Geoff Johns 3 Bruce Copeland 2 1 Name Category 1&2 # Must have contested at least 3 events 1= Canmore, 2= Bentley, 3= Darwell, 4= Red Deer Provincials 2003 Alberta Provincial Time Trial Series horsepower! coal, 100 ft, so therefore 33,000 foot pounds became one noticed that it took a horse one minute to raise 330 pounds of intrepid Scotsman James Watt who coined the phrase. He Chief: Oooh, nice try, but an easy one. I believe it was that Sven Overdabars I know I’ve got you this time – What is horsepower? – facial hair) had to come off for a job interview! So there! next year! And the “sweet chin music” as I liked to call it (my way to be involved! So hopefully we will see more of you out Cycling is a great sport, and being a Commissaire is a great last weekend! together like seeing Roddi Lega bunnyhopping the barriers segments of cycling carry over, but nothing brought it all always great to see how different skills from across the various have been usually back up North teaching by this time. It is party ensues! Cyclo-Cross was also new to me this year; as I events. A tent/RV city pops up around the track, and the community really brings a “festival atmosphere” to their Negenman. It is really amazing to see how the BMX National Commissaire along with our BMX Chief Jim was able to attend BMX Nationals in Vancouver as a Two new events for me this year were BMX and Cyclo-Cross. I onBrck iipr 230 12 9 33 15 25 9 45 9 8 15 10 10 39 8 10 12 9 8 9 10 Bicisport 45 9 15 10 John Bereczki 10 Bicisport Brayden McDougall Crankmasters 37 2 41 19 EMCC 12 9 1 3 EMCC 10 10 9 6 Paralympic 9 10 Geoff Broadbent 8 24 Dan Cronin Crankmasters 3 9 8 Peter Bigg 10 9 2 1 36 2 7 1 7 9 Master E Men 9 Jim Oldham Crankmasters 10 1 6 Master D Men EMCC 0 10 Lev Krivitsky EMCC Peter Heppleston 2 Headwinds Crankmasters 1 Master C Men Don Mankewich Velocity Jim Yeske 4 Phil Rayner 3 David Watson 2 1 Master B Men [email protected]. 1025 (toll free 1-888-723-8332) or e-mail me at package at no extra cost. Please call me 403-299- We can fully insure all bikes on a tenant or homeowner Maybe it’s time to consider insuring your bike again. See you at the races! Terii Kovacs AIIC. Is your bike insured? Is your bike insured? Is your bike insured? Is your bike insured? Is your bike insured? Oct OctOctOctOct ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber

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Teammates had to come through the stations within two could get off their bikes, refuel and check in with the timer. two to three checkpoints along each route so that riders riders would spend the next 4-10 hours racing. There were served until 7:30am. Racing would start at 8am sharp, and six days took on a similar patter. A cold breakfast would be After the noon start from Fernie on Day 1, the remaining accommodations for the 158 riders and their support. race, and organizers had to arrange new campsites and spots. This added almost 100km to the overall length of the quickly changed the course to re-route around the hot group of motorbikers equipped with maps and GPS units into a significant portion of the Crowsnest Pass. Ward and a until just days before the start in Fernie when forest fires lit year’s course was to be fairly similar last year’s course and Albertan Ward Cameron managed to find a way. This road event linking Fernie to Canmore, but course designer year, nobody thought it would be possible to hold an off- some of the most beautiful riding in world. Until last 700km in length, over 12,000 vertical meters, and covered next location daily. The 2003 Transrockies was close to each stage of the event, and is torn down and moved to the race, with riders living in a tent village that is set up before Canmore AB. The race is designed as a wilderness adventure for 7 days in a row, starting in Fernie BC and finishing is similar; teams of two riders race for up to 150km per day through , Austria and . The Transrockies race of the hugely popular Transalp Challenge which runs A by Shauna Richard, ABA Executive Director 10 10101010 company Upsolut, the Transrockies is the sister race Transrockies Challenge. Organized by German ugust 10 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber th t tttt -16 a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct th marked year number two for the ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 Intensities in Tent City. Photo courtesy TransRockies Mountain. Photo by Kitti Kropfreiter Matt Decore and Andreas Hestler rode for Rocky for the nextfor day. it would be off to tent city for a few hours sleep to get ready crazy crashes, wildlife sightings and quotes of the day. Then minutes showing the day’s river crossing, awesome climbs, leaders after each stage. The video highlight reel was fifteen leaders’ jerseys were presented to the overall category (Open Men, Open Women, Master Men and Mixed). Adidas presented daily to the top three finishers in each category tations and video clips. Medals certificates were One of the daily highlights was the evening medal presen- contention to win the event. able to start the next stage, but they would no longer be in Riders finishing after the 6pm daily time limit would be minutes of each other or face a one-hour time penalty. with for one whole week. you have to be able tolerate the person you are riding teams). You have to love camping, or at least RV-ing , and your bike – a 50 hour range separated the fastest and slowest bike in one week (if you’re fast you spend a lot less time on bike and be willing to spend between 30-80 hours on your compete at the Transrockies. You do have to LOVE your members! So you don’t have to be a hardcore racer to race on earth”, only 5 of these 42 Albertans are current ABA Transrockies is advertised as the “toughest mountain bike were Albertan. What surprised me was that even though Twenty-one teams out of the seventy-nine that started Shauna hands out the goodies. Photo by Kitti Kropfreiter Julene Mitchell. They finished 9 Cheering for one-legged cyclist Brett Wolfe and his partner Some highlights of Transrockies 2003: to make exceptions for the race. Alberta Tourism considered this event important enough entire area was use due to forest closed to backcountry fires. yellow barrier tape to ride the Transrockies course while the Witnessing riders in Kananaskis country ducking under the competitors who had hopped off their bikes to walk. showed Brett riding up super steep climbs and passing other amputee who rides with no prosthetic. The daily videos absolutely awesome considering Brett is an above the knee th out of 16 teams which is finisher t-shirts, and it’s an experience of a lifetime! ockies Challenge. It’s the only wayyou can get one of those So keep your eye out for information on the 2004 Transr- broken jaw, a separated shoulder, and lacerations to his face! last stage but forced himself to finish despite suffering a the left over shirts. Albertan Stuart Dalziel crashed in the received one, the organizer took a razor blade a destroyed was confirmed that everyone who had earned a t-shirt were a few t-shirts left over after last year’s finish. Once it get if you don’t participate in the race. I was told that there was given a finishers t-shirt. These t-shirts are impossible to dinner each of the riders who completed seven days finishers medals to each rider as the crossed the line. After Fernie, Mounties stood in the finish area to hand out At the finish in Canmore, seven days after we began in strategy paid off and they finished first in their category. Remember each team is only as fast its slower rider. The to his wife Simone who would quickly attach it to her bars. got tough, he would throw a bungee cord with a clip back his wife up steep sections of the course. When terrain Austria pull Being impressed to see Martin Hornegger from Street when the couple came across finish. and making it to the end. There wasn’t a dry eye on Main goal and served as an inspiration to us all by toughing it out Minnesota who are in their late 50’s, achieved a personal the line. Team 69, Richard and Laurie Woodburry from Waiting in Canmore for the last place team to come across this section. began, riders were going to have to walk their bikes along the last stage of course. Up until just before the race raced along the road travelling opposite of traffic as part of outside of Canmore on a Saturday for a bike race! Riders Watching the work crews close 3 km of Highway 1 just Post-stage bag showers. 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one of the x-men might be kinda cool. seriously. The only thing they have right is the Lycra. But Superhero’s are too bulky to be good cyclists. C’mon man, IF YOU WERE A SUPERHERO, WHO WOULD YOU BE? come from (because I am REALLY hungry all the time). time without wondering where the next meal is going to Getting paid just enough to get by and race my bike full DREAM JOB? hour. Cool or crazy? means is go as fast possible and hit speeds of 80-90 km/ Canyon and watch for deer and cops, what he really When Gord says to be careful on the descent of Medera Gord Fraser. Training in Tucson means riding with Gord. WHO’S THE COOLEST PRO YOU’VE MET? ground. Doesn’t that sound like fun? competitive people driven to pound each other into the neurotic, but when it comes down to it we are just really riders in Calgary. It’s all about the people. Racers are a little Calgary and met the Deadgoats. Another great group of great and it quickly turned into a passion. I moved to racing in Halifax N.S. The people and atmosphere were HOW’D YOU GET INVOLVED WITH RACING? I started jealous. I love them all. ROAD, CROSS OR MTB? If I pick one, the others will get course she was probably saying that to everyone. girl watching said “nice legs” every time I passed her. Of Canada Cup #1 in Bromont. Or maybe that time a cute Leading and pushing the pace for the 1st lap of the 2003 MOST MEMORABLE RACING MOMENT: 1st place 2003 Iron Lung ABA Cup place 2003 Canada Cup #4 6th #5 MTB Championships 4th place 2003 Canada Cup #1 5th BEST RACE RESULTS (BEST 5): 12th place 2003 National bright lights LAST CD THAT YOU BOUGHT: Interpol - Turn on the a t.v. FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Degrassi Junior High when I have FAVOURITE MOVIE: Chasing Amy FAVOURITE DRINK: various forms of COFFEE syrup FAVOURITE FOOD: pancakes and large volume of maple BIKES: Bianchi Team Hardtail, Bianchi EV3 road bike Complimentary Medicine and The PK Institute of Pain North Wave, Limar, Nature’s Path Cereal, Terasana SPONSORS: Bianchi Canada, The Bike Shop, Rudy Project, RESIDENCE: Calgary in summer and Tucson, AZ in winter WEIGHT: 140 (before pancakes) AGE: 29 HEIGHT: 5’9” by Chris Check and Mark Webster 14 14141414 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 of fun’. Keith and Pat. And I can’tforget j-lo, lunchbox and ‘tonne bomber, Geoff, Andy Holmwood, J-Mc-P, Deadgoats - Tim, Bianchi-The Bike Shop, The Bike Shop, Zoolander, T-rex, Mom, bro, Coach Paul Kelly, Bianchi Canada, Team THANKS TO? Gold… How cool would that be? The Olympics reach such a wide audience. Olympic WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, OR OLYMPIC GOLD? WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT? WORLD CUP OVERALL, Coffee-Eat-ride-sleep-coffee-eat-ride-sleep…and repeat. 4-6 hrs Sunday - long and steady sometimes with a lot of ‘shootout’. Saturday - race simulation - 5 hrs of jamming in Tucson’s Friday - See Monday Thursday - long and steady 5-6 hrs Wednesday - See Tuesday strength 3-5 hrs Tuesday - intervals - either intensive endurance or watching) (easy ride on way to coffee shop with lots of people Monday - gawk and roll/copious coffee consumption Depends on time of year. How about the off season… LIKE? WHAT DOES A WEEK OF TRAINING WITH MARK LOOK lawn bowl. enough money to pay rent. Then I will retire at age 40 and continue to race my and make bike pain/guilt free instead of my usual 8. Long term I hope to be able Canada Cup, and eat 10 pancakes for my pre-race meal Next season I hope to go on a national team project, win a TERM? WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR NEXT SEASON? LONG Roddi ‘never-DNF-man’ Lega. Roddi makes me go faster. ARCH RIVAL? m

While in office on the ABA Board of Directors, Elmo Kugelblitz put his bikes into a blind trust where other people ride them and don’t tell Elmo where they are going. one position will be open for election in even numbered years 3.h) BMX Committee: Two positions will be open for election in odd numbered years and years: 3.b) Be it resolved that the following Board Directors are to be elected in even numbered Proposed bylaw changes: Addition to article VI Fun, frivolity, fellowship, refreshments and cash bar... 2003 ABA awards 10.0 9.0 Adjournment of business meeting 8.0 7.0 Elections 6.0 New Business 5.0 Items for approval 4.0 Reports 3.0 . Approval of AGM Minutes, Nov 2 Review and approval of the agenda 2.0 1.0 Annual General Meeting Alberta Bicycle Association Add: VP BMX Q&A session with ABA board and staff. Bring your issues and concerns 2 Financial Auditors 3 BMX Committee members (1 and 2 years) 6.9 2 Members at Large (2 years) 6.8 1 Racing Committee member Mountain Bike (2 years) 6.7 2 Racing Committee members Road and Track (2 years) 6.6 Vice President Women’s Cycling (2 years) 6.5 Vice President Recreation and Transportation (2 years) 6.4 Vice President BMX (1 year) 6.3 Vice President Administration (2 years) 6.2 6.1 Financial update 2003 5.1 Bylaw change (See below) Audited financial statement (2002) 4.2 4.1 Technical Director Executive Director 3.10 Chief Commissaire 3.9 Members at Large 3.8 V.P. Women’s Cycling 3.7 V.P. BMX 3.6 V.P. Recreation & Transportation 3.5 V.P. Admin 3.4 V.P. Racing 3.3 President 3.2 3.1 Saturday, October 25 Varscona Hotel 8208- 106 Street (on Whyte Avenue) Edmonton Proxy and club vote form on page 18 Commissaires’ AGM at 5:00 th , 2003 7:00 pm. Registration opens 6:00 pm nd , 2002 – Board of Directors

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Harley Desprey 1Mk rn igeTakCce2:03:03 Bicisport Single Track Chris Check Cycle 1:54:30 Jason Na 15 1:54:17 Ed Garvin 14 Bow 1:51:18 Cycle/Cyclemeisters Daniel Bierd 13 1:55:49 1:53:20 Alter Ego Sports Terrascape Racing Mike Prinz 12 Jeff Seaborn 11 Greg Ashtem 1:49:18 10 Flash-5 / Norco Spokebenders Jim Brogden 9 1:46:47 Lonn Bate 8 1:48:23 Stephen Couse 7 Calgary Cycle Pete Leibel 6 Dead Goat Racing Clayton Paradis 5 Calgary Cycle Ross Andersen 4 Kelly Servinski 3 Craig Stappler 1:53:11 2 1 River 1:40:18 Valley 1:39:42 Cycle Master Expert 30-39 Men Ken Masse 1:45:38 Terry19 Williams Don Reichert 18 1:39:14 ERTC/redbike Independent Gord Mcguire17 Trainor Independent Mike V 16 Snakebite Society Murray Aubin 15 Steve Walsh 14 1:32:22 Frank Kovacs 13 1:30:48 Brent 12 Dead Goat Racing Rob Nov11 Terrascape Racing Kevin W 10 1:29:44 Ted Anderson 1:28:36 9 Allan W 8 Dead Goat Racing Jack Vandyk 7 John Bence 6 Calgary Cycle Wayne Calder 5 Dan Mcdonogh 4 Bike Mtn. 1:27:27 City/Tatonka Edward 1:32:49 Daykin 3 Mark Fedoroshyn 2 Gears Racing Team 1 Master Sport 30-39 Men Bruce Jackson 1:12:47 1:08:43 Robert Carleton 13 Paul M Dead Goat Racing 12 Peter Chur 11 Calgary Cycle Lawrence Keller 10 1:02:01 Don Fox 9 1:01:56 Steve Schiefler 8 1:02:13 Don Dagg 7 Dead Goat Racing Eurotech Cycle Michael Zelensky 6 Dead Goat Racing WieslawZychowicz 5 Ron Bour 4 Tommy Mak 3 Henry Yau 2 1 Master 40+ Sport Men lr Independent Clark ander Zee 1:13:33 Independent ollins a Pedalhead ray lhIndependent alsh tyIdpnet1:37:48 Independent otny euIdpnet2:18:15 Independent deau e Pedalhead get hl Pedalhead chill Oct OctOctOctOct Juventus igeTakCce2:05:56 TrackSingle Cycle Pedalhead 1:58:51 Independent Pedalhead Pedalhead 1:29:18 Independent 1:32:13 Independent 1:06:04 Independent Pedalhead ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber t tttt a Spin a Spinaa Spina Spin Spin

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License number of member giving permission:______Date:______Club Affiliation of member giving permission:______Signature of member giving permission:______Annual General Meeting Saturday, October 25, 2003. who is also a licensed member of the Alberta Bicycle Association for the 2003 calendar year, to act on my behalf at the the 2003 calendar year, do hereby give permission to ______, I, ______, being a licensed member of the Alberta Bicycle Association for - - License number of member casting vote:______Date:______Name of Club President:______Signature of club president:______to vote on its behalf at the Alberta Bicycle Association’s Annual General Meeting Saturday, October 25th, 2003. ______The ______club gives permission to ABA member - - Please remember to bring your license or proof of I.D. The Commissaires’ AGM will take place at the Varscona at 5:00 pm. at 7:00 pm. Agenda on page 15. Avenue at 8208-106 Street. Registration for the AGM will take place between 6:00 and 7:00 pm the meeting will start The 2003 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 25th in Edmonton at the Varscona Hotel on Whyte 2003 Annual General Meeting and Commissaires’ Annual General Meeting 18 18181818 Please register your one (1) proxy form per licensed attendee at the AGM sign-in between 6:00 and 7:00 pm on October 25th Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 Club Vote Form Proxy Form right is Travis Smith, Lars Morin (Quebec), all from Sprint start. From left to courtesy Lars Madsen TheTrackTeam Track Nationals Team Madsen and Yannik and Victoria. . Photo

Couldn’t resist...JD photos at www.championsphotography.com photos that he sells. He has BMX and some of the COP cyclocross race this fall, with more to come. See Barney’s lost the facility in Didsbury and are again looking for a winter home. Barney will be donating all funds from cycling Barney Brown has taken on the job of raising funds to construct a full time indoor BMX and Mtn bike facility. We have Support Indoor BMX this winter! BM cations next trainers year and radio communi- with fluid will be at the World Championships in Holland area to her bike. You can bet the other countries where she was warming up in the Canadian team to bring Sam who merely walked 100 ft from the start ramp he radioed team coach John Cools nel for each moto. When he neared the stairs for the other riders and ridicule of staging person- of time with Sam’s bike and endured the stares of Ingram stood in the staging pens for long periods worked perfectly as assistant team coach Jeff unheard of in the BMX community. The tactic in other disciplines of racing, but is completely trainer - something wewarming up on a fluid see Sam Cools could be found before her events Cruiser. Jeff Ingram Boys, Patrick Lebel Olympics in 2008. move up to Elite Women in 2005 - ready for the She will have one more year in Junior and then and posted course times equal to the elite women. beat her U.S. rival Kim Hayashi by 4 bike lengths Australia at the BMX World Championships. Sam Sam was awarded the Rainbow Jersey in Perth, W fr CONGRA Troy Nyhaug - 1st Other Canadian results include: om Airdrie, Alberta, who is the UCI orld BMX Champion Cools is

TULA A supplement to the Alberta Spin magazine A supplement to the Alberta hot! (ABA webmaster) - 7th - TIONS to Samantha Cools, 3rd in 11 Boys, in 15-16 Cruiser, 8th W a y to go Sam! 7th in cruiser X in 35-39 m in 16

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way it is. Hurricane Alley Champions of the world and that’s just the far the only Hurricane Alley titleholders. We are the it comes to the belt and any race. We are the original and so Lethbridge BMX riders pedal right over the finish line when points system… It doesn’t matter what is thrown at us, And what’s this? New cage match rules I mean, a new that we were once again the Hurricane Alley Champions. Final. It was then when Lethbridge announced to the world One week later Lethbridge hosted the CCA Canada Cup by all that were involved in the races. with each clubs name on them. Truly an outstanding job received an award. They were these awesome cooler bags into race mode. Again after the racing was over every rider this awesome race atmosphere and it was easy to get back faces. It was all a bit distracting but Medicine Hat BMX has mom dad and rider races, and of course, the pieing many Medicine Hat pulled out all the stops: rider prizes, new ing and practice made us ready. During intermission The obstacles were tough and foreign to us, but our coach- once again and we raced. handed the belt over to an impartial ref. The gate dropped makeshift ring made of steel posts and yellow rope and legs, especially now that they outnumbered us. We set up a myself wondering if they would have that same fire in their all seemed to have that same focus in their eyes and I found Lethbridge, Medicine Hat riders showed up in droves. They showed up to claim the belt as their own. Unlike race one in to near-Hurricane speeds. Undaunted, Lethbridge families this year. As always Medicine Hat delivers, the wind gusted August 23, 2003 was Race Two, the final race for the belt their ride. settled all riders received an awesome number plate for overtaken by Lethbridge’s sheer numbers. When the dust legs. They raced like true champions but in the end were were low, but they had focus in their eyes, and fire in their and then it was crazy racing. Medicine Hats rider numbers On June 22, 2003, Race One was upon us. The gate dropped more Plates just waiting for more Champions’ Insignias. and Pictures of the Competition Tracks. To each side are Golden in colour; it bears the Name of Competition Large Double-pronged Clasp. The Centerpiece is Big and BMX. It is Big, Black, and Heavy. It has Brass Eyelets and a The Hurricane Alley Belt is the pride and joy of Lethbridge Hurricane Alley Belt for the third time in as many years. ing. We wanted to get on with the task of retaining the It was early in the season. Our club was excited and expand- by Scott Brown Lethbridge BMX 20 20202020 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 m another day in Southern Alberta. Photos by Scott Grenier Teletubbie thought it blowey but for BMXers, it was just Winnie-the-Pooh found the day blustery and Po the Hat BMX and Lethbridge BMX! Another exciting year of competition between Medicine by Sue Hetherington, Medicine Hat BMX lasts. See you in the gate! quit until it’s ours! Lethbridge, enjoy your victory while it rightful resting place will overcome our past odds. We won’t perseverance and steadfast determination to bring it its We have built a spot for it at our home track and our waist…) clutching hands (or somehow remove Mr. it from Brown’s rider’s ring, for the opportunity to pry the belt from their We will once again meet the Lethbridge BMX Club in 2004 is just around the corner and battle will continue. However, be it known that we will not roll over and give up. won! in Lethbridge BMX for a battle wellfriends fought and well victorious club. All of us in Medicine Hat congratulate our top and Scott Brown will continue to wear the Belt for his enough to allow our Southern Neighbours to remain on the HAC Belt for yet another year. The point spread was just 2004. The Lethbridge BMX Club will remain the holders of continued, 5-year run of perseverance will continue into neighbours? Our kids rode their hearts out. Medicine Hat’s but could we make up the 700-point spread to upset our remainder were Medicine Hat. We from had the numbers, young competitors drove the south and in from belt on this, the windiest day of the summer. 30 excited both clubs showed71 riders from up to do battle for the tinue to grace their shelf. final battle to the end if this icon of trophies was to con- the belt, but...... NAH, they were going to have to fight this off. Perhaps a justifiable reason to let Lethbridge BMX keep up. We were not completely convinced that he ever took it win. Mr. Brown was still wearing the belt when he showed them in the face. It was dirty, but we were determined to given an opportunity to choose a special someone and pie been on bikes before had a fun . 12 children were their competing children, Moms and Dads who had never visiting riders (every edge counted for us). With the help of down! The race day was filled with distractions for the riders, parents and the community. Lethbridge was going We were ready for the upset. We had the support of our half of the race was held in Medicine Hat on August 23rd. chance to claim the elusive belt for our own. The second short weeks to get ready for Part II of the challenge and our We left that day, heads held high, knowing we had only 7 sporting the Hurricane Alley Belt (nice fit Mr. Brown...) Lethbridge BMX Club, walked around the track all day Lethbridge put on a great race. Scott Brown, president of the rivals by 700 points. It was no surprise to us and once again ahead of Medicine Hat. We left this day trailing our friendly our home. The points soon revealed the daunting task to keep the HAC belt at their home. We rode to bring it rode with the same determination and passion. They rode All of the kids (including us older ones) from both clubs desire to dominate. Lethbridge’s numbers were staggering. club members drove to Alberta’s Windy City filled with a this year’s competition held in Lethbridge June, 24 of our in the Hurricane Alley Challenge (HAC). In the first half of Our goal : to terminate Lethbridge’s 4 year reign of victory Oct OctOctOctOct ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber

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was that the rider count during weekend went off the couldn’t get enough of them! The other major item note paved corners were a resounding success, and the riders just were the talk of weekend. Alberta’s first BMX track In addition to the racing, two other items of major note not too cold ... JUST RIGHT! temperatures throughout the weekend were not too hot ... with just a little splash of rain on Saturday morning, and near ‘Goldilocks’ weekend. The weather was mostly sunny, Airdrie BMX ‘bad weather curse’ and presented us with a Of special note: The weatherman decided to retire the Alberta is well assured! were racing (the 5 to 10 year olds), the future of our sport in Sunday! And by the large numbers of young riders that strong ... seven teams signed up for the Provincial on Volunteer Corps! Interest in BMX Team Racing remains those bright green ‘T’ shirts ... they were the Airdrie BMX all those people were who were running around sporting booth was also a big hit. If any of you were wondering who were kept busy by the large crowds. Airdrie’s draw raffle Solutions’ and ‘Flash Cycle’, had their booths set up and the big Provincial #4. Once again the bike shops, ‘BMX Charity Race, Saturday’sAward Race, and then on Sunday The main billings of the weekend were the Friday Night ing, and yes ... those three new paved corners! grounds, all those decorations, the additional night light- announcer’s tower, the excellent condition of the track and condition! Most noticeable, to mention but a few: the track, and the whole facility was in near immaculate around, the Airdrie folks were able to show us a very classy and did it ever show! By the time race weekend rolled and additions to their track, as well as sprucing things up ... volunteers had been working feverishly on several upgrades F www.championsphotography.com by Dean Bradley, ABMXA. Photos by Barney Brown, 22 22222222 rom August 15th through August 17th the Airdrie BMX Provincial #4 Race weekend. Airdrie BMX BMX Association was the host of 2003 Alberta Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 Full gates, full stands hopefully by sometime next spring.” a BMX track started again in Rocky Mountain House, with paved corners. One way or another, we are going to get everything and has a good layout. I’d like to see more tracks like the way the races are being run. The track offers  is broken!” practice! It’s nice to see that the Airdrie BMX ‘weather curse’ the track! Huge lips and very technical. I need more time to  Racing since sliced bread!” corners are the best thing that has happened to BMX that we were able to race after it rained on Saturday. Paved hope everyone realizes that it’s because of the paved corners, fantastic atmosphere. The paved corners are awesome! I putting on a great show with very volunteers friendly and a  having a great time!” Good jumps. The racing is fast and challenging, I’m Track! The Airdrie Track is one of my most favourite tracks.  can get a lot of speed on those paved corners.” year I plan on racing 20" too. The track is really nice and I BMX): “It’s good to be back in BMX Racing again and next  A few rider comments (in no particular order): BMXers, you’ve hit the big times!!! originally planned, just so they could take it all in! Alberta etc.) that attended had to stay almost twice as long they Sunday Provincial #4 race!!! The media people (CTV News, at an all-time record high of 321 racers in 50 motos at the continued to explode throughout the weekend and peaked Charity Race with 155 racers in 30 motos! The rider count Richter Scale! The weekend started off with the Friday BMX Moms can handle the bumps Shawn Lee (Pro Cruiser / Rocky Mountain House): “I Glen Edwards (40-45 Cruiser / Calgary BMX): “Love Aaron Lepp (Pro / Lethbridge BMX): “Airdrie is Jesse Kowall (15 Exp. / St. Albert BMX): “Awesome Eric Heatherington (13M Cruiser / Medicine Hat their race results. Alberta BMX Assoc. web-site [ www..ab.ca ] to check on Note: Riders can go to the ‘Provincial Points’ page of the us a FANTASTIC weekend of racing!!! a very big THANKS to the Airdrie BMX folks for showing to all our veryoff’ hard working, dedicated volunteers! And sport; “Hurry up and wait”, appears to no longer apply. ‘Hats are now operating on a higher level. The old adage in our shower on Saturday morning. There is no question that we was the hour wait for racing to start after the light rain weekend. The only time things slipped off schedule a bit excellent job of organizing and running a Provincial race Once again local and Alberta BMX Assoc. volunteers did an corners is totally awesome!” only has one paved corner. A track with three paved different, but I like it and it’s lots of fun! My home track first time racing in Canada. The racing here is a little and to get some coaching at the Airdrie Track. This is my him just above...)): “I’m up here in Canada to visit friends  Connor Fields (10 Exp. / Las Vegas, Nevada(That’s International competition m

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and Lindsay. boys); Justin Gunlock; happy racers Kynderlynn, Devany Top to bottom: 6 Intermediate Boys; Cam Lavorato (Int was had by everyone! continuing to make strong showings! All in all, a good time ‘BMX Solutions’, ‘Redline/B&P Cycle’, and ‘Medicine Hat’ supremacy raged ‘Team on, with front-runners Huffy’, dropping until the race was done. The battle for BMX team clouds and two short light sprinkles, but the gate kept Man Weather’ tried to threaten us with ominous dark rain tion folks– BMX Racing is alive and well in Alberta! ‘Old cial record with 257 racers on the board! There is no ques- again, but this time the rider count broke this year’s Provin- organizers and officials! The moto shed posted 44 motos our hard working volunteers. KUDOS to our volunteer race time, and on schedule’! A very professional job was done by Sunday morning was run like a German transit system – on The BIGGIE, the 2003 Alberta BMX Provincial Race #3 on protect our helmet! Thanks Cochrane BMX! to protect your head ... so now some of us have a bag to BMX’ helmet bag. It makes sense eh ... you’ve got a helmet racing, all participants walked away with a cool ‘Cochrane didn’t affect the racing or the good cheer. At the end of kicked up after the race made for some excitement but with light winds during the race. The heavy winds that Once again the weather conditions were warm and sunny motos, with slightly over 200 racers pounding the pedals! For the Saturday pre-race the moto count shot up to 44 has since healed up, and is ‘back on track’! bow out of the racing for the rest of the weekend. Scotty Bernacki injured himself during the practice and had to went off without a hitch but unfortunately racer Scott and sunny with a light ‘foothills breeze’. The racing itself, 100 racers tooling around the track! Conditions were warm The Friday night pre-race racked up 23 motos with almost Mountains was nothing less than SPECTACULAR! the Cochrane track, the view of the Canadian Rocky providing on-track BMX retail services. And as per usual at tions’ had his booth display set up on Saturday and Sunday, sprinkle of rain on Sunday. Mr. John Cools, of ‘BMX Solu- mostly warm summer conditions with a short light The weather was kind to us for the most part, giving us plished! hands and should be proud of what they have accom- Cochrane BMX folks have a very good race facility on their organization that is only about four years ‘young’, the P.A. system, rebuilt starting gate, etc). For a track and section, upgraded last straight, improved first corner, new changes and upgrades to their facility (e.g. a new rhythm weekend the Cochrane BMX folks made some major The races were well organized and ru, prior to the race the weekend of July 11th through the 13th. 2003 Alberta BMX Provincial Race #3 and two pre-races on a very successful, fun packed weekend for us by hosting the several other events, the Cochrane BMX Association put on the Calgary Stampede, the ‘BMX Worlds’ in Australia and Against the backdrop of the busy summer holiday season, Photos courtesy Pamela Service, Lethbridge BMX by Dean Bradley, ABMXA, 24 24242424 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003

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games. Thanks CBC for this great donation. have been even seen during the televised NFL football and the other one is 15 seconds long. These commercials the 2004 season. We have two time slots, one for 30 seconds the remainder of our race season. We hope it will run for Edmonton BMX a commercial that is running now and for help our races be very well organized. CBC television made located right above our start gate, an excellent device to Cycle donated an electronic moto counter that is now and an alarm system. Stinson Technologies and River Valley announcing, a packer,for a new trailer, a new compressor, ter and printer, a digital video camera, 2 new cordless mikes purchased new loaner bikes and helmets, a lap top compu- the track, put in a phone line, finished off the , lots of track improvements. In the new season we rebuilt This year’s racing in Edmonton grew in attendance with attend. on September 13 and 14 a lot o Edmonton riders will provincial and grand provincial is being held in Red Deer Edmonton BMX had over 70 riders in attendance. The #5 the provincial race series. At the #4 provincial in Aidrie, racing with riders and their families now participating in We have quite a few riders advancing to the next levels of should reach 180 members byyears end. successful season reaching our largest club numbers yet. We The Edmonton BMXtreme racing club has had a very by Cathy Loewen Track Operator of Edmonton BMX Brown. John Cools and Barney want to touch base with paved corners, you might account of BMX track more knowledgeable the next 10 years. For a changing ... say within you do not plan on pave those corners that might guess, you only approx. $1,500. As you BMX track corner is cost to pave a typical cut almost in half. The Track maintenance is also spots, loose gravel, etc. crumbling, with soft corner that is constantly the alternative is a dirt both faster and safer ... corners make BMX racing and Europe as well. Paved have them in Australia States, and some tracks fairly common in the understand that they are expert on the subject. I but I am by no means an in at the Airdrie Track, putting the paved corners corners”, I did help with On the subject of “paved by Dean Bradley

anding? suggest the names of John Cools and Barney Brown. cycling disciplines. For good sources of information on BMX coaching, I would once again article on the subject of ‘cycling coaching’ is an excellent one, and would be of service to all would be a lot of interest at many of the local BMX tracks. I think your idea of you doing an the near future we’ll see some opportunities for the training of new BMX coaches. I believe there change as our sport continues to grow and becomes more sophisticated. I hope that sometime in than the rule. Some local BMX tracks have little to no real coaching going on. Perhaps this will ‘World Class’ and ‘VERY effective’! Unfortunately Track the Airdrie is the rare exception, rather “What’s the coaching scene like (at Airdrie Track)”, you ask! Well, I would use the words, st he was Where Brown. Barney by Photo Airdrie goes hard with paved corners www information on Edmonton BMX’s website, provincial race series in 2004. Keep watch for all new Alberta BMX Association to host a provincial in the indoor provincial this upcoming year. We will apply to in 2004 and therefore Edmonton will not be hosting an The Outdoor Adventure Show is not coming to Edmonton had to wait more then a week for any new licenses. issuing all the licenses in such a short time period. We never Bicycle Association for an excellent job well done for I would also like to thank Shauna Richards from Alberta making this sport in Edmonton what it is today. training our riders, keeping the track well maintained, and the hard work and dedication he put in at the track, is the president of the Edmonton BMX Association for all tant thank you also needs to go out Shawn Loewen who teers worked each and everyrace night. One very impor- Roland & Lois Grombach, and Todd Bekolay. These volun- Darcy Perry, Leslie Cleary, Roland & Karen Underhill, Special thanks need to go out Darlena Ensor, Louise Kuly, season. members and all our riders parents for the excellent would like to thank our volunteers, our sponsors, board As the track operator of the Edmonton BMX Association, I .edmontonbmx.com See everyone in 2004. Oct OctOctOctOct ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber

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26 26262626 Critical Mass riders muster at City Hall Friday August 29 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 Claiming the HLB up. Don Hollingshead for the heads- accent needs work.” Thanks to The likely response: “Your Idaho SIGNALS. STOPPING — TURN AND STOP intersection” Section.49-720. for safety, stop before entering the shall slow down and, if required vehicle approaching a stop sign bicycle or human-powered that state, “A person operating a officer that you’re Idaho. In from running a red, tell the arresting Should you get a $287 ticket for manner in a orderly and responsible possible see cyclists using the road passing safely and have as many lane, let the motorists practice behind you. Better to take one is annoy the few motorists stuck the High Level Bridge. All you do traffic, don’t occupy both lanes of motor traffic that you are also If you are trying to convince a siren you don’t have to use it. so just because your bull horn has Sirens are for emergency vehicles, Some thoughts: m

# Name Club Time Master Expert 30+ Women 21.9 Km Master Expert 30-39 Men 29.2 Km U13 Men 7.3 Km 1 Linda Green Deadgoat Racing 1:51:54 1 Craig Stappler Calgary Cycle 1:47:14 1 Cody Grant Juventus 0:38:23 2 Michelle Hook Pedalhead Racing 2:05:33 2 Clayton Paradis Pedalhead Racing 1:48:40 2 Alexander Bosch Dynamic Cycle/Trek 0:45:34 3 Ross Andersen Calgary Cycle 1:49:49 Senior Sport Men 21.9 Km 4 Lonn Bate Terrascape Racing 1:54:08 August 23-24 Canada Olympic Park presents the Provincial XC U15 Men 14.6 Km 1 Andrew Royle Calgary Cycle 1:22:17 5 Dave Crewe Eurotech 1:54:46 1 Leo Lacourciere Rundle Mountain Cycling 0:59:12 2 Earl Nolan Deadgoat Racing 1:25:39 6 Rik Tykwinski Pedalhead Racing 1:55:01 2 Robert McPhalen Dynamic Cycle/Trek 1:03:01 3 Roy Custodio Terrascape Racing 1:26:17 7 Greg Achtem Bow Cycle/CMC 1:56:05 3 Justin Middleton Juventus/Kona/Freewheel 1:03:29 4 Jon Shalapay United Cycle/Spec./Pils 1:33:01 8 Tim Brezsnyak Deadgoat Racing/Bow 1:57:49 4 Spencer Smitheman Juventus 1:06:07 5 Mike Moleschi 1:35:34 9 Brent Macdonald Deadgoat Racing 2:00:11 5 Scott Hughes Juventus 1:07:35 6 Simon Richard River Valley Cycle 1:36:34 10 Tom Brodzinski Deadgoat Racing 2:00:25 6 Neal Gregory Bicisport 1:09:22 7 Trever Sutherland Deadgoat Racing 1:39:35 11 Mike Prinz Singletrack Cycle 2:03:15 7 William Monteath Juventus 1:19:44 8 Brad Kane Deadgoat Racing 1:41:04 12 Daniel Bierd Bicisport 2:05:53 8 Jean-Guy Poirier Dynamic Cycle 1:23:28 9 Steve Vinci Snakebite Society 1:49:09 13 Rich Wegerhoff Deadgoat Racing 2:06:44 10 Jeremy Smid United Cycle 2:02:22 14 Jason Nadeau Crazy Legs Racing 2:09:23 U15 Women 7.3 Km 11 Josh Silbernagel Spokes n’ Attire 2:25:00 15 Chris Check Pedalhead /Bacardi 2:14:18 1 Daniel Kenny Bicisport 0:36:49 2 Torie Grant Juventus 0:37:24 Senior Expert Men 29.2 Km Master 40+ Men 21.9 Km 3 Monique Sullivan Bicisport 0:45:04 1 Richard Giberson Pedalhead /Bacardi 1:50:11 1 Rod Smith Calgary Cycle/Revolution 1:21:30 4 Lindsey Walker Juventus 0:45:09 2 Devin Erfle Deadgoat Racing 1:53:27 2 Brian Licis Hardcore 1:25:53 3 Anthony Steenbergen Bow Cycle/CMC 1:56:11 3 Stan Magee Rundle Mountain Cycling 1:27:18 U17 Sport Men 14.6 Km 4 Gordon Kennedy Bow Cycle/CMC 1:58:03 4 Craig Fraser Singletrack Cycle 1:29:07 1 Sean Walsh Bow Cycle/CMC 0:59:19 5 Keith Bayly Deadgoat Racing 1:59:21 5 Phil Rayner Headwinds 1:32:23 2 Brian Robinson Olympic Oval 0:59:31 6 Dion Clark Bow Cycle/CMC 1:59:50 6 Gary Dearing Bow Cycle/CMC 1:32:57 3 Scott Duggleby Rundle Mountain Cycling 1:04:03 7 Jason Parker Bow Cycle/CMC 2:00:47 7 Michael Zelensky Pedalhead Racing 1:34:47 4 Paul Macdonald SportChek 1:06:55 8 Kirk Hamilton River Valley Cycle 2:02:46 8 Henry Yau Deadgoat Racing 1:35:35 5 Jordan Brietzke Snakebite Society 1:07:40 9 Ryan Castle Headwinds 2:04:00 9 Gil Siminiuk 1:36:54 6 Peter Kennedy Rocky Mtn Bike n Board 1:41:36 10 Graeme Wright Rocky Mtn Bike n Board 2:04:19 10 Don Fox Juventus 1:42:09 11 Darren Anderson Pedalhead Racing 2:05:48 11 Graham Smith Rundle Mountain Cycling 1:46:57 U17 Expert Men 21.9 Km 12 Brian Shields 2:09:33 1 Mike Bidniak Juventus 1:26:29 13 James Rasmussen United Cycle/Trek 2:11:03 Senior Elite Men 36.5 Km 2 Kevin Bowser Bow Cycle/CMC 1:29:01 14 Paul Ignatiuk ERTC/Redbike 2:12:53 1 Marc Bomhof Bike Shop/Headwinds 2:07:00 3 Eric Magee Rundle Mountain Cycling 1:31:51 2 Jason Shenkariuk Snakebite Society/Gary 2:10:27 Senior Expert Women 21.9 Km 3 Evan Sherman United Cycle 2:11:09 Junior Sport Men 21.9 Km 1 Christine Misseghers Mtb City/Tatonka 1:45:08 4 Andre Sutton Hardcore 2:12:45 1 Jared Wilson River valley Cycle 1:40:10 2 Melanie Clark 1:45:42 5 Robin Mckeever Race 4 Life Sport 2:14:47 3 Nicole Gemel Deadgoat Racing 1:46:23 6 Brian Cooke Terrascape Racing 2:16:20 Junior Sport Women 14.6 Km 4 Carrie Williamson Terrascape Racing 1:49:15 7 Duane Myers Terrascape Racing 2:16:21 1 Laura Brown Bow Cycle/CMC 1:35:09 5 Bridget Linder Snakebite Society 1:52:11 8 Don Robertson Café Racers 2:17:19 Oct 6 Marisa Tosi Terrascape Racing 1:52:39 9 Tim Ogryzlo Pedalhead Racing 2:18:26 OctOctOctOct Junior Expert Men 29.2 Km 7 Amy Woodward Bow Cycle/CMC 1:52:43 ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber 10 Mike Lawford Pedalhead/Bacardi 2:21:28 ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber 1 Marty Schaffer Bicisport/Kona/Bicycle 1:55:35 8 Maria Dacruz DirtGirls 1:56:46 11 Steve Martins Hardcore 2:21:43 2 Stephen Yau Bow Cycle/CMC 1:55:41 9 Rebecca Morris CABC/Projekt One 2:03:24 12 Per Strom Bicisport 2:21:56 3 Shaun Adamson United Cycle 2:13:03 13 Dave Kennedy Bow Cycle/CMC 2:23:12 Master Sport 30-39 Men 21.9 Km 14 Pat Doyle Deadgoat Racing 2:26:27 Junior Expert Women 14.6 Km 1 Mark Fedoroshyn Mtb City/Tatonka 1:24:49 15 Nick Friesen River Valley Cycle 2:26:42 1 Pepper Harlton DirtGirls 1:08:38 2 Geoff Clark Deadgoat Racing 1:27:14 3 Wayne Calder Deadgoat Racing 1:27:35 Senior Elite Women 29.2 Km t tttt a Spin Senior Beginner Men 14.6 Km a Spinaa Spina Spin Spin 4 John Bence Bicisport 1:30:06 1 Annie Tykwinski 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2 Orrin Little Pedalhead Racing 1:22:17 6 Edward Daykin Calgary Cycle 1:31:16 3 Lisa Licis Hardcore 2:04:56 7 Brenna Bagdan Hardcore 1:32:47 4 Trish Grajczyk Deadgoat Racing 2:08:06 27 Senior Sport Women 14.6 Km 8 Frank Kovacs Snakebite Society 1:36:07 5 Annette Svederus United Cycle 2:17:30 1 Janka Hegedus Pedalhead Racing 1:16:09 9 Rob Novotny 1:37:55 6 Samantha NicholsonThe Bike Shop/Bianchi 2:17:30 2 Christina Bruns DirtGirls 1:17:29 10 Gord Mcguire Trainor 1:40:50 7 Laura Whitehead 2:22:11 3 Kim Churchill Pedalhead Racing 1:25:49 11 Jack Vandyck Terrascape Racing 1:50:23 8 Sandy Ayre Pedalhead /Bacardi 2:27:22 12 Terry Williams River Valley Cycle 1:53:31 9 Kathy White 2:35:01 Master Sport 30+ Women 14.6 Km 13 Dan Cormier Deadgoat Racing 1:54:09 1 Cindy Koo Deadgoat Racing 1:14:43 14 Lyle Gaskell Calgary Crankmasters 2:07:59 2 Judy Harlton DirtGirls 1:19:03 the bunch of his (now) closest friends, had the time of his life, and even got to write a full page article, with colour photos, in Karl Wilberg, of the powerful Wilberg Brothers Racing Team of yore, went to the TdF ( to non-roadies) with a

Juventus SC presents the Provincial RR Championship August 17 - Mink Lake o colmPdled3:34:30 3:34:30 bronze CABC/Projekt 1 3:34:30 3:34:30 silver 3:34:30 Pedalhead 3:34:30 Dan Bierd Velocity River Valley Cycle Michael Johns 9 Rob McCollum gold 3:34:30 8 Pedalhead David Watson Deadgoat 7 Pedalhead Nick Friesen 6 ERTC/redbike Rich Wegerhoff 5 Byron Davis 4 Tim Ogryzlo 4:25:00 3 David Ariano 2 4:09:28 1 Rundle Mountain CC 4:30:00 4:09:20 Category 3 TRS Racing 4:07:57 Calgary Cycle Juventus Shawn Taylor *out-of-province rider; ineligible for provincial medal United Cycle 4:07:33 Mark Fewster 28 4:07:57 Gregg27 Menard 4:07:33 TRS Racing Steven26 Elm 4:07:24 25 Roddi Lega Pedalhead 4:07:21 Terrascape Duane Ashley Myers 24 Dave23 TRS Racing Leahy ERTC/redbike Guri Randhawa 22 4:07:07 Juventus21 Gary Alexander 4:07:07 Racing TRS Niall McGrath 4:07:07 20 Synergy Racing Bruce Copeland 19 4:07:07 Wade Wallace 18 Kelowna Cycle Rob Simpson Bow Cycle/CMC 17 Pedalhead Craig Good 16 4:07:07 Sean Williams 15 Bow Cycle/CMC Bianchi/The Bike Shop 4:07:07 Dan Petersen 14 4:07:03 4:07:03 Ted Dahms 13 Juventus Snowdon Dylan 12 bronze 4:07:03 ERTC/redbike Sean Barr 11 Mark Knoll 10 Pedalhead Chris Wright silver9 Bianchi/The Bike Shop 4:07:03 4:07:03 Kevin Rokosh Racing TRS 8 Mike Stickland Bicisport Spoke ‘n Motion gold 7 4:07:03 Jesse James Collins 6 River Valley Cycle Geoff Johns 5 Jeff Bolstad 4 Paul Berry* 3 Taylor Little 2 1 Open Men 1An ao a atFs :23 B 4:42:39 Way Past Fast bronze B 3:39:14 silver B 3:37:24A B Paton Anna 3:37:23 gold Way Amy Woodward Past Fast 11 Bo B Nikki Lavoie 3:30:25 Bianchi/The Bike Shop 10 Martine Chardon bronze 9 Tanya A Bagnell Pedalhead 8 Way Past Fast Tulissi Petrina Bianchi/The Bike Shop 3:30:25 7 gold Kristin Campbell A 6 silver Rachel Playfair Bianchi/The Bike5 Shop 3:29:01 A Nola Zwarich 3:37:17 4 Bianchi/The Bike Shop 3:29:01 Samantha Nicholson 3:40:32 3 Jessica DeMars 2 Velocity1 3:34:44 ERTC/redbike Pedalhead Women Velocity Harley Desprey Chris Harrison 24 Andy Achuff 23 Pedalhead Craig Horon 22 Velocity 3:34:37 21 Pat Doyle Mike Lawford 3:34:35 20 Tatonka Tim Deschenes 19 Calgary Cycle Brian Bain 18 3:34:35 ERTC/redbike Spencer Royds 17 Bianchi/The Bike Shop 3:34:35 Bow Cycle/CMC Ross Andersen 16 Graham Rudge 15 3:34:34 Bryant Hebert 3:34:30 14 Bow Cycle/CMC Don Halliday Snakebite Society 13 Ryan Steenbergen 12 Phil MacDonald 11 10 Name # 28 28282828 Edmonton Journal ’s Travel section. Front of the section even!. Scope www.stiedacycling.com for info on 2004’s Tour tour. Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct eaha 4:07:07 Pedalhead Bicisport edot3:34:48 Deadgoat 1 DNF Juventus 1 DNF Club Juventus o yl/M 3:34:41 Bow Cycle/CMC wCceCC34:6A 3:41:36 ow Cycle/CMC w Cycle/CMC ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 What I did on my summer vacation: 4:07:03 4:07:21 4:07:16 3:34:40 4:07:07 3:34:30 3:34:41 4:09:39 3:34:58 3:34:30 154 km 3:54:49 Time :13 B 3:41:36 114 km :13 B 3:41:36 130 km 8GryMCagDaga 3:00:18 3:00:35 3:00:15 3:00:09 River Valley Cycle Deadgoat Pat Ferris 3:00:15 James Radford 30 Pedalhead Gerry McCuaig 29 CABC/Projekt1 Deadgoat 3:00:05 Ted28 Emes 27 Michael Meeres Rundle Mountain CC 3:00:07 3:00:05 3:00:00 Ron Bourget 26 United Cycle Blizzard 3:00:00 25 Keith Bayly Daniel Veselic 24 United Cycle 3:00:00 Stephen Ferris 23 3:00:00 Juventus 3:00:00 Independent Kevin Noble 22 Deadgoat 21 Mike Sarnecki Jeremy Myers 20 Greg Deadgoat Fulford 19 Pedalhead 3:00:00 Pedalhead Devin Erfle 18 silver Bo - JR Men 3:00:00 Gary Chambers 17 Dean Rawson 16 Critical Speed John Twells 3:00:00 15 Pedalhead 3:00:00 Sean Walsh 14 River Valley Cycle Vince Scigliano 13 3:00:00 Kevin Coghlan 12 Darin Schacker Pedalhead 11 Juventus Myles Mar 3:00:00 Blizzard 10 Michael Heintzman gold bronze 3:00:00 3:00:00 9 Pedalhead Shawn Goulet silver 3:00:00 8 MikeBidniak Independent Synergy Racing 7 Paul Venturelli 6 ERTC/redbike Robert Fougere Terrascape 5 Reid Dalgleish 4 Jayson Gillespie 3 Brian Kullman 2 1 EMCC Category 4 Kevin Fo Sandy Cousins 18 Juv 1:36:41 Bicisport Juventus Christian Co 17 Snakebite Society William Monteath 16 Myron Stadnyk 15 gold - JR Women EMCC Torie 1:28:21 Grant 14 Bicisport Terii Kovacs 13 Don Fox 12 Crankmasters Neal Gregory Juventus 11 Peter Bigg 10 Blizzard Justin Middleton 9 LevKrivitsky 8 Tessa Bilodeau Blizzard 7 Juventus Smitheman Spencer 6 Bicisport Bilodeau Gilbert Velocity 5 EMCC Stadnyk Anthony 4 Peter Heppleston 3 Cliff Morrison 2 1 Category 5 2JsnFakCB/rjk 3:43:46 CABC/Projekt 1 3:23:44 Bicisport Bicisport 3:20:42 EMCC Jason Frank Mel Storozynsky 42 ERTC/redbike 3:10:01 41 Adam Snow Juventus Wayne40 Long 3:03:27 Pedalhead Velocity Murray Aubin 39 3:05:02 Darren Anderson 38 Pedalhead 3:00:48 Nick Insole 37 Terrascape Curtis Roper 36 United Cycle Jonathan Keats 35 Shaun Adamson 34 Pedalhead Jack van Dyk 33 Manrique Bautista 32 31 i iiikIndependent Synergy Racing Pedalhead Gil Siminiuk Scott Osinchuk Kevin Wong not placed: x hl Juv shall nrJuv nner Blizzard 114 km 4 DNF, 1 DSQ Juventus Juventus RCrdie3:00:15 ERTC/redbike yl/M :00 bronze - JR Men 3:00:00 w Cycle/CMC entus entus entus 1:51:54 3:14:31 1:29:03 silver 1:28:16 3:00:07 3:00:00 gold - JR Men 3:00:00 1:28:21 bronze - U17 1:28:21 :81 gold 1:28:16 3:24:48 3:00:00 1:36:50 1:28:21 1:28:21 1:43:18 3:29:44 3:00:41 silver - U17 1:28:19 1:44:19 bronze; gold - U17 1:28:16 1:28:21 3:13:36 3:00:00 3:30:02 1:43:24 silver - JR Women 1:36:41 55 km Central Alberta Bicycle Club presents the Provincial Time Trial Red Deer August 31 aeJee ACPoet11:03:37 EBTC 1:02:26 Revoluzione CABC/Projekt 1 1:02:44 Robert Armstr Michael Fix 59:14 12 RiverValley Cycle Crankmasters Kirk Loberg 11 59:08 Dave Jaeger 10 Darin Schacker 1:00:14 9 BikeShop 55:58 Bianchi/The 56:42 56:59 Dennis Bland 8 Independent CABC/Projekt 1 Mountain Rundle CC Robert Gasienca 7 Robert Beerkens 6 Synergy Racing Bob McKerrell ERTC/redbike 5 Gary Brown 4 1:02:08 Reid Dalgleish 3 1:01:05 Kevin Rokosh 2 1 1:00:27 Synergy Racing 1:00:41 Master A Men 1:00:20 ERTC/redbike Kurt Huebert Velocity Joel Regimbald 12 BowCycle/CMC Graham Rudge 11 ERTC/redbike Bicisport Harley Desprey ERTC/redbike 10 Gord Kennedy 58:22 9 57:12 Chris Harrison 8 David Ariano 7 BowCycle/CMC Per Strom Bow Cycle/CMC 6 Byron 49:09 5 David Kennedy 4 Andy A 47:45 3 John Impey 2 Juventus Cycle United 1 Bow Cycle/CMC Category 3 Shaun Adamson Zach Grant 26:14 26:18 3 Wayne Giles 2 25:21 1 25:30 Bow Cycle/CMC Juventus 24:16 Junior Men WilliamOval Monteath Olympic Bow Cycle/CMC Nicolas Andrichuk 8 Leo Josephy Olympic Oval 7 Olympic Oval Kasper Woiceshyn Bicisport 6 Eric Smith 24:39 5 Brian Robinson 4 Bicisport Neal Gregory 3 BowCycle/CMC Stadnyk Anthony 2 1 U17 Men Laura Brown Bicisport 1 Junior Women John Berezcki Bicisport Brayden McDougall 2 1:18:50 1 1:15:00 Paralympic Snakebite Society Carolyn 1 1:07:22 Master B Women GS Campione Terii Kovacs 1:05:55 1:08:42 1 Master A Women Way Past Fast BowCycle/CMC Barb Kostyk 1:00:36 Way Past Fast Martine Chardon 5 Tanya Bagnell 4 Rachel Playfair 3 2 1* Women “B” 1:02:19 Shop Bike Samantha NicholsonBianchi/The Opus Marilyn MacDonald 2 1 Open Women # iaLcsHrcr 1:04:33 Time Hardcore Lisa Licis Club Name ai Pedalhead Davis hf Pedalhead chuff olsIndependent Soules n needn 1:12:04 Independent ong needn 1:05:30 Independent 49:04 1:04:41 24:14 1:01:00 1:00:09 28:13 26:21 23:43 40 km 58:45 40 km 30 km 15 km 15 km 15 km 1:10:36 40 km 40 km 40 km 40 km 30:22 1:05:26 57:14 ef rabn EMCC 1:16:21 Geoff Broadbent Danny Cronin 1:02:43 3 2 Crankmasters 1* Master E Men James Oldham Crankmasters 1 EMCC Master D Men EMCC Lev Krivitsky 1:07:06 Peter Heppleston 3 Wayne Long 2 Hardcore Bicisport 1:01:00 1 58:42 Master C Men Crankmasters Myron Stadynk Don Mankewich CABC/Projekt11 1 Brian Licis ERTC/redbike 10 Jim Yeske 9 Michael Johns Headwinds 8 Velocity Ted Dahms 7 Peter Toth 6 Velocity David Watson 5 Phil Rayner 4 Tim Deschenes 3 Zbigniew Szymanski Velocity Bicisport 2 1 55:37 57:27 Master B Men BikeShop Juventus Bianchi/The Jesse Collins Racing TRS Bow Cycle/CMC Dylan Snowdon 11 Juventus Chris Rubuliak 10 Bicisport Mark Fewster 55:00 9 Bianchi/The Bike Shop Gregg Menard 8 Mark Knoll 7 Racing Bob Veroba TRS 6 1:16:05 Geoff Johns 5 Gary Alexander Juventus 4 Zach Bell 3 Bruce Copeland ERTC/redbike 2 Bicisport 1:09:56 1 Open Men RiverValley Cycle Dan Bradley Juventus Bill Blonski 22 Bicisport 21 James Radford Bicisport Dylan Menard 20 Mel Storozynsky 19 Greg Yanicki 18 Jan Sacharuk 17 16 3Gr yazkET/ebk 1:04:34 1:03:40 Velocity Headwinds 1:03:01 1:04:31 ERTC/redbike Lukas Rasmussen Rundle Mountain CC 1:01:48 Curtis Roper 15 Independent Gary Rybaczok 13 Synergy Racing Daniel Veselic 13 Andrew Hallett 12 Independent Chris Hooper 11 Revoluzione Kevin Terrascape10 Stephen German 9 Greg Fulford 8 Brian Kullman 7 6 rn oasSaeieScey1:01:15 58:14 Snakebite Society Pedalhead CABC/Pr Jack Van Frank Kovacs 5 John Twells Independent 4 Jason Frank 3 Robert Fougere 2 1 Category 4 best time on VTTA age standard *Maurice Johnson Award winner, ee igEMCC Peter Bigg oha Pedalhead Coghlan y Terrascape Dyk Oct OctOctOctOct EMCC rnmses1:16:06 Crankmasters Pedalhead Pedalhead yeg aig54:28 Synergy Racing ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber ober 2003 Alber jk 1:00:00 ojekt 1 t tttt a Spin a Spinaa Spina Spin Spin

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29 cheer. Airport School. Bring a noisemaker and be prepared to Estates in Baldonnel, fourth house on the left after old The first ‘Muddy Face Race’ starts at 2:00 pm the Martens is happening Sunday. Cyclocross goes on Saturday and the Hardcore Hop N’ Hurl ton to do two days of provincial cyclo-cross. The Pedalhead Sept 20 place. went to the Nationals in 2001 with Martens picking up 9 Cyclo-Cross. Pat and Stephen Ferris Robert Martens Pat Ferris picked up a bronze in 2001 at the Provincial National Championships are in Vancouver November 6 Provincial Cyclo Cross in Edmonton October 26th. The Some of the local riders will be attending Alberta Victoria and is unlikely to defend. Hildebrand won in 2003 but has now moved to sunny their trophy back amid the mud and snow. Vaughn and 1999 champion Trevor McDonell also will try to get and 2001. The 1998 winner Dennis “Muddy Face’ Morrison Robert Martens has won the ‘Muddy Face Trophy’ 2000 snow. circuit in a memorable affair that had lots of mud and fresh trophy back in 1998. He won the event on the Finch field Dennis Morrison was the first winner of ‘Muddy Face’ great for cyclo-cross conditions. of mud clearances. A lot of mud and snow is considered have knobby tires, mountain bike type brakes and plenty their bikes over barriers and obstacles. The bikes themselves event with riders covering fields, single track and carrying style bicycles or mountain bikes. It is a sort of the fields. It is an off-road event ridden and run with road- and round a small twisting, marked loop in the forest and Cyclo-Cross is a great spectator event as the riders go round 19th. The actual Muddy Face Trophy date will be Oct. 19 SEACOR. They will be September 21, October 5,12 There will be four events, this year, all sponsored by 2002 series by winning three of the four races in the series. and 2001. Vaughn Hildebrand was the upset winner of Series cyclo-cross with the Muddy Face Trophy for 2000 Robert Martens had a perfect unbeaten record for the Men’s riders accrue on each race in the four race series. Race’ series. Prizes will be awarded as per the overall points Sunday is the first event for the fifth annual ’Muddy Face It is now Cyclo Cross season for the Blizzard Bike Club. www.dawntech.bc.ca/blizzard Blizzard Bike Club – Fort St. John, BC by Pat Ferris ‘crossed up Blizzards get 30 30303030 th and 21 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber st t tttt , Pat and Stephen Ferris will be in Edmon- a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 th and m th th. th . o Ntoa yl rs Vancouver, BC -National Cyclo Cross Edmonton, AB 2:00 pm Nov 9 2:00 pm 2:00 pm -Provincial Cyclo Cross Oct 26 – Place Roberts’ – -Muddy Face Trophy - Roberts’ place – Oct Place 19 Roberts’ – - Muddy Face #3 Oct 12 2:00 pm – Muddy Face #2 – North Peace High 6:00 pm Oct. 5 – Roberts’ Place Sept 25– Thursday Niter Sept. 21 – Muddy Face #1 The 2003 Blizzard Club Cyclo-cross schedule is as follows: we rock. (we’re closer than the Lower Mainland) and not just ‘cuz affiliates with Alberta because of geographical proximity Editor’s note: The Blizzard cycling club of Ft. St. John BC participated in the legendary ride, first held in 1891. France. This year over 26 countries 4,000 riders from ultra cycling event takes place every four years in Paris randonneur ride in 79 hours and 28 minutes. This August Kok successfully finished the 1,230 km Paris-Brest- cycling brevet in 10 hours and 30 minutes. Earlier this This past Saturday Wim Kok completed the 200 km Quiche Ripley was next at 31:20 and Trisha Gladysz third at 33:34. 1:23:56. Tessa Bilodeau won the 1 lap with 27:32. Angela Howes 1:23:44, Landon Howes 1:23:56 and Tammy Howes 1:27:50. 2000 Champion Pat Ferris was 7 Champion Trevor McDonell was 3 Robert Martens was second at 1:21:35 and defending 2002 time of 1: 19:39 hours for the 4-lap event. 2001 Champion Sunday. He became Club Mountain Bike Champion with a win in the Dawntech Mountain Bike Championships, Stephen Ferris capped off a great season with convincing Blizzard Bike Club – Fort St. John, BC by Pat Ferris Biking Blizzard Mountain 1:22:08. Gilbert Bilodeau was 4 Bilodeau was 2 Jolea Bilodeau won the 2-lap event with 1:07:14. Adam Currie 2:01:33. Jean was 8 Richard Howes had 5 way up to 3 over second place Martens. Trevor McDonell worked his never lost his lead. He came in with a gap of 2:04 seconds turn. Ferris took over after a kilometer and at the front Robert Martens took over the lead into first off-camber Stephen Ferris was the first out of gate at start. ground for the riders to contend with. of difficult single track, blown down trees and wet, rough at Beatton Park. The 4-lap event contained a record amount Twenty riders came out under rain, cold and snow flurries after his dad Pat Ferris won it. his name etched on the Champion’s Trophy three years th at 1:33:12, Gary Hilderman 1:43:16 and Adam rd spot despite a late crash to come in with nd at 1:08:12, Dayna Stickel 1:18:20, Danielle th at 1:26:25 and Andrew Kovacs 5 th , close behind, at 1:22:33. rd at 1:22:08. Stephen gets th at 1:30:09. Roger St. th at m Kugelblitz addresses the ABA Racing Committee, he will propose a Cervelo P3-only category for time trials, subdivided by tax br Master E victory in the ITT. Bottom left: Gary Alexander (TRS Racing. Open Men) has the fastest paint job at the ITT. Next time (Bow Cycle/CMC, Junior Women) starts the Provincial ITT. Broadbent Bottom (l) and Peter right, Geoff Bigg, both EMCC, celebrate Top: Cat 4s at the west turnaround at the Provincial RR. Centre left: Cat 4s pass the Open Women at the RR. Centre right Laura Pix! 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repacking, but less a couple of apples, the push was on for Once over the border, with no interrogation, no unpacking/ considering the van full of excited adolescent school kids. The border crossing went smoothly, almost too smoothly, Susan to experience Moab and Fruita for the first time. fore, leaving Cindy, Janet, Kathy, Sebastian, ‘The Tick’ and out that Henry and Andrew had also experienced Moab be- our expert coaches, navigators and Moab veterans. It turns know each other’. Annette Svederus and Natasha Ward were ney to Moab provided many hours for the group ‘to get to off for the next challenge, the border crossing. The long jour- participants loaded into the van and Pedalhead trailer, it was Mecca of Moab and Fruita? With the bikes, gear and excited bike… how would it be able to keep up in the mountain bike As all of the bikes were loaded, there was one fully rigid came to the rescue. bathroom at the Calgary rendezvous, where Tim Horton’s anxious participants. The first navigation test was finding a Red Deer and a final stop in Calgary to pick up the rest of the mence our adventure. It was then on to the United Cycle parking lot where four of us met to com- Our trip started in Edmonton on a sunny Friday morning in ping for bathroom breaks. Thank you! tion for all of their patience in coaching, driving and stop- a possibility. Annette and Natasha deserve special recogni- River Valley Cycle for their support and for making this trip Bicycle Association, PedalHead, United Cycle, Hardcore and First off we would all like to say THANK YOU to the Alberta Annette Svederus) by a combined effort of the group….(Susan Teige and Inaugural Alberta Bicycle Association Trip Moab, Utah and Fruita Colorado – The 36 36363636 Alber AlberAlberAlberAlber t tttt a Spin Oct a Spin Octaa Spin Octa Spin Oct Spin Oct ober 2003 ober 2003oberober 2003ober 2003 2003 Moab we proceed up passed the ‘Jeep Jamboree’ parking lot After arriving at our first residence, “Red Valley Homes” in ing southbound towards Moab! car and a Volkswagen dealership a few times before continu- the freeway system of Salt Lake City, passing a broken down (acquiring a house for ‘The Tick’),fles” we proceeded to ‘tour’ Salt Lake City. A late night and an early morning for “waf- yelled the van. from bottom, while others watched and with a screaming fast road ride to the ground. Some concluded the evening topped La Salle Mountains in the back- Arches National park with the snow beetles, and a magnificent view of Balanced Rock, with lizards, sand dunes, ued to include the Courthouse Trail to their two wheels. Our adventures contin- technique and gained more control of Back for some while others improved clude the ascent and descent of Amasa The Moab experience continued to in- tastic, could it get any better? duction to Moab and Slickrock was fan- fore the steep, circular drops. The intro- “Caution” painted on the rock just be- this trail with helpful signs “Danger” and White paint spots were our guides along keeping our tires firmly on the ground! grippiness of the rock, it proved itself was some trepidation about the dirt bikers, and the Jeeps. Although there We shared this area with other cyclists, trust the gripping power of the Slickrock. (everything you can imagine in 4x4) to to keep focused. adrenaline of riding on the edge made you try riding seem like an IMAX film, except the popping up in postcard like settings making Once again the mighty Colorado River kept some ‘locals only’ trails near Rabbit Valley. then connected with Joe from Yeti and road morning breeze and relax after riding. We hot tub, porches and balconies to catch the the Grapeland B & B, a two-story house with a Festival. Our next dwelling was with Tim at dust as we made our way to the Fruita Fat Tire packed up and the ‘trailer park’ was left in the of Fruita, Colorado. The van and trailer was From Moab it was off to the single-track trails magnificent canyons. although it may have been due to the views of the the bridges werephotos from nothing but smiles, around). This did not seem to bother anyone, as the feet out of my pedals!” (apparently always with rock hear from the ground….. “*$%&@*….I can’t get my though less frequent then on day 1, we would still tion headed for an adventure on Gemini Bridges. Al- The groups combined and the Canadian connec- Lower pedal kin of Natasha’s. Mainland of BC, flat We a group befriended of fellow Canadians from the Dead Horse Point for sunset. til an ice cream stop and some wine cheese at ping up. The day was once again not yet finished un- the valley and the Colorado River constantly pop- was hard to concentrate on the trail with views of ing views from vistas, was fully engaging. Often it drops, climbs, sand, and rock combined with amaz- of the invincible gang accepted challenge. The and vow to ride it again in the near future…the rest a frustrated Sebastian to retrace his steps on the road pension required!). Although a loose headset caused difficult for mortal non-expert riders to do, full sus- for the infamous Porcupine Rim trail (rated as: too Up next on our adventure was a bright sunny day home. The reluctance lessened once the group began plan- the strays from the Festival and began our reluctant journey work and family…we packed our bikes and gear, gathered tain bike riders and some people had commitments like had to set in… and not all of us could be professional moun- After much debate and convincing the group that reality stay a few more days? A couple more single-track rides?…” going home: “Did we really have to go back? Could we not the trip was coming to an end there were rumblings about our limits on ascending, descending and technical skills! As Once again we were treated to superb single-track and tested Benchlands or Road 18 depending on whom you talk to. ourselves away from the festivities to ride Fruita’s famous new bikes, bike stuff and of course beer! We were able to pry ment of the Fat Tire Festival…. trials riding, sponsor stands, Once in Fruita it was hard not to get caught up in the excite- final day to get one last ride in on Rustlers Loop. along these trails here were so great that we returned on our trail when it is called “More-Fun”!!! The riding and views track to ride the Moore Fun Trail, how can you not ride a and then pushing our limits to ride more single- Loop and the rolling fast single track of Horsethief Bench The single track in Fruita was fantastic, including Mary’s journey and held for ransom… cat-toy) who was cruelly abducted on the P.S. Tick Mouse is our mascot (a blue mouse return to snowy Alberta. time off work….and so on for the 20 hour to ride next time, how they could get more ride again, what they missed and would like ning the next trip… what they wanted to courtesy Annette Svederus Fruita Colorado. 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