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Beat the Heat, Ride in The Mountains!
•Utah and Idaho Calendar of Events - p. 6 •Complete Triathlon Calendar - p. 9 •Bike Month Preview - p. 3 • Mechanic's Corner - p. 5 •Skinny Tire Festival - p. 12 •Lunch with the Pros - p. 13 •Round Valley Loop - p. 14 •Early Season Racing Tips - p. 15 •Shop Directory - p. 16 Celebrating Our •Results - p. 18 15th Year!! •Randonneuring - p. 19 •Utah and Idaho Calendar of Events - p. 6 Bicycling Science Review - p. 19 •Complete Triathlon Calendar - p. 9 • Commuter Column - p. 22 • Annual Club Guide Part III - p. 19 • Rides for the Youngest Cyclists - p. 23 •Help Marty - p. 3 •Tendon Health - p. 5 •Deer Valley MTB Nationals - p. 10 Dirt •High Uintas Classic - p. 12 • Mechanic's Corner - p. 13 Pavement •Mid Mountain Trail - p. 14 •Endurance 12 Hour - p. 15 Advocacy • Touring Rendezvous - p. 16 •Shop Directory - p. 20 Racing •Results - p. 22 Touring • Commuter Column - p. 24 •Mountain Biking the Grand Staircase - p. 26
MOUNTAIN WEST CYCLING JOURNAL • Bicycle Polo - p. 28 2 cycling utah.com JULY 2007
Speaking of spokes was able to put me in touch with David Gray, a UK civil servant also living in Dhaka. It turns out The Rules of the Road in Bangladesh there is a small group of ex-patriots By David Ward who gather together weekly to ride. Bicycling devotees can apparently Publisher be found almost anywhere. David and I arranged to meet, and he Whether you are on a bike, loaned me the bicycle his wife nor- motorcycle, or rickshaw, in a car mally rides. She had conveniently P.O. Box 57980 or truck, or just on foot, the fol- broken her leg just a few days Murray, UT 84157-0980 lowing are the rules of the road in before, so the bike was available. www.cyclingutah.com Bangladesh and Nepal: David and I arranged to go out You can reach us by phone: on a Friday morning when traffic (801) 268-2652 1. Go with the flow. Traffic is like is comparable to our Sunday morn- a rambling river. The smoothest Our Fax number: ing traffic due to Friday being the (801) 263-1010 course is to simply move along with Muslim holy day. David and I were the stream. Actions that disrupt the joined by Derrick Young, also of flow only impede progress and bring the UK and a native of Zimbabwe. Dave Iltis, Editor & frustration. David led us from his home out of Advertising 2. Never look back. the city and into the countryside. [email protected] 3. If there is any empty space, take Light traffic in Dhaka is a rela- it. If you don't, someone else will. tive term. Getting out of town was David R. Ward, Publisher As for a 3-foot buffer law, well, still a bit sketchy as we dodged and if you are lucky, you might get 3 darted around cars and rickshaws [email protected] inches here. on narrow and/or busy streets. But 4. When someone behind you honks finally, we reached lightly traveled Contributors: Greg Overton, or rings a bell, they are just letting streets till we came to a wide stream Gregg Bromka, Ben Simonson, you know they want to pass. Ignore Above: Derrick maneuvering between rickshaws and a car. which is normally crossed on a Michael Gonzales, Lou Melini, it. Besides, everybody honks and wooden footbridge. Unfortunately, Chad Nichols, Joaquim Hailer, rings all the time. this being the monsoon season, the Tom Jow, John Mavor, Adam 5. When someone is entering from a ger go around you. except that it was even more hectic 8. Do not get frustrated. This is than I remembered of India. rains had led to a significant water Lisonbee, Scott Patton, Ron side street or alley, they will honk or level increase and the bridge had Wheeler, Andy Singer, Erik ring. Ignore them, too. And don't actually fun. I always like to ride a bike when in new areas. I knew I wanted to been dismantled for the season. Moen, Steve Kodad, Rusty let them in. They will keep nos- This led to one of the most ing in till they are too much of an This last month, my wife, do that in Dhaka, but was somewhat Healey, Jen Hanks, Kathy Karma, and I went to Bangladesh hesitant. First, getting lost would be interesting experiences of this trip: Sherwin, Bart Gillespie, Blake obstacle to go around. Being ferried across the stream on 6. When you are passing or want to visit our daughter, Jessica, who easy, while getting found would be Wiehe, Guthrie/Westermann to pass someone, or entering from works for the State Department and hard. Second, thanks to the Brits, Family , Jonathan Morrison, a side street or alley, always honk is posted in the U. S. Embassy in they drive and ride on the wrong Continued on page 15 Lynn Ware Peek, James Naus or ring, even though everyone will Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city of 10 mil- side of the road. Finally, although ignore you. lion people. Having been to India I consider myself pretty hardened Distribution: Dave, Karma, 7. When you are entering from a many years ago, I had a pretty good when it comes to riding in traffic, and Marinda Ward, Doug side street or alley, honk or ring, and idea of what traffic might be like in this traffic was somewhat daunting. Help Wanted Kartcher, David Montgomery keep nosing in until they can no lon- Bangladesh. I was not far wrong, So, I was pleased when Jessica Bicycle Sales: (To add your business to our Salesfloor help needed. Part time free distribution, give us a to 25 hrs/wk. Base plus commis- call) sion. Must know high end bicycles, Administrative Assistant: be over 18 and have own trans- You can never be too portation and good work ethic and Lindsay Ross experience. Call Crystal 801-446- 8183 or go to www.golsancycles. cycling utah is published com eight times a year beginning Specialized 2007 Enduro SL in March and continuing monthly through October. 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By Jonathan Morrison at LDS Hospital (LDS). Without going into great detail, his pelvis Marty Kasteler's story is one of and internal organs were crushed, tragedy and triumph but we need his leg was almost severed, and he your help with the ending. had to be revived 5 times due to Marty Kasteler is not only one blood loss. In the following weeks of the nicest people you will ever spent at LDS, he has undergone meet, but he is also an avid cyclist. countless surgeries with many Just weeks ago he was training for remaining unknowns. Still, full of the Durango MTB 100 for which he smiles and hope, and a picture of a purchased a new Santa Cruz bicycle. bicycle above his hospital bed, he Like the rest of us he is still in love even talked about making the Josie with his childhood sweetheart -- the Johnson Memorial Ride his new bicycle; a life-long passion most Durango. This small example of Cycling Utah readers can relate to. strength, courage, optimism and the Sadly, Marty's plans for Durango spirit of Marty and Nicki Kasteler have been derailed. is turning tragedy into triumph and On Sunday, June 17th around generating support from Salt Lake 2 a.m. Marty and his wife, Nicki and across the country. Kasteler, were enjoying a nighttime So that Marty and Nicki can con- bicycle ride home after visiting centrate on the healing process, the friends. As they approached the community is raising funds for the intersection of 600 East and 2460 challenges in the months to come. South, an older white delivery truck Family, friends, Salt Lake residents, almost ran them off the road. At businesses and strangers touched which point Marty slapped the side by his story are coming together in of the van alerting the driver that support of Marty. Benefit concerts, Bikes fill the Antelope Island Causeway at the Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride on June 29th. This year, cyclists were in their blind spot. bicycle rides, art shows, bake sales there were 1115 riders. The ride raised at least $12000 for Antelope Island State Park. Photo: Rusty Healey Instead of yielding, the driver did and even bikini car (and bicycle) something none of us can rationalize washes have been being organized or understand. They turned around everywhere in his honor. To make Mail them to: ing to the arrest and conviction of and intentionally ran over Marty. a tax-deductible donation, see a list the driver who ran down Marty. If They then crashed into a steel rail- of scheduled fundraiser events, or Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective anyone has any information pertain- ing, backed up and sped off leaving to schedule your own visit www. ATTN: The Marty Kasteler Fund ing to the location of the van, or How many Marty for dead with his wife look- helpmarty.com (.org works too) or PO Box 2400 the identity and whereabouts of the miles per gallon ing on in horror. The van and driver call 801-FAT-BIKE. Checks can Salt Lake City, UT 84110 driver, they are asked to call the are still at large*. be made out to the "Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Police Department at does your bike get? Thanks to Nicki, Marty was Bicycle Collective" with "The Marty * There has been a $3000.00 801-799-INFO. Callers may remain rushed to the Intensive Care Unit Kasteler Fund" in the memo field. reward issued for information lead- anonymous.
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in New Hampshire, before import- during cutting and mitering, before process.” Driessen explained. “So I route 211 ing himself to Utah in 2000, when actually welding them. A properly decided to invest in the right tools.” he competed as a member of the US mitered and prepared frame is stron- Driessen builds frames in several Edwin Cycles Sets Up Shop National Biathlon Team. Driessen ger, requires less, if any, alignment steel tubesets, with a Columbus liked Utah and decided to settle here after completion, and is relieved of Carve carbon fiber rear triangle as In Salt Lake City after two tours in Iraq with the US many of the stresses that can plague an option. He also builds frames Army. a sloppily executed frame. The in custom titanium. Choices range In 2005, he imported the store Edwin Cycles website specifies a from road, cross, single speed and name as well, opening Cyclesmith tolerance of .025 at the tubing junc- track, to traditional and 29er hard- on the hill adjacent to the University tions. That’s a high standard, and tail, and full suspension mountain of Utah campus. After nearly two one that requires Driessen’s patience bikes utilizing the tried and true years, Driessen sold his interest in and a time investment to achieve, Ventana rear triangle, albeit with Cyclesmith in order to concentrate and also ensures that his clients custom designed and machined on framebuilding. “I set up a few will not be riding a frame that was Edwin rocker arms. Driessen even tools in my garage, and attended the thrown together hastily. showed me a new one-off-for-now tig welding classes at United Bicycle That attention to detail is fol- neocruiser style Edwin frame with Institute to learn some basics, and lowed throughout the whole process custom tubing that is destined for then came home to practice.” Doug of buying a custom Edwin frame. a major components distributor told me. “I moved into this shop in The progression usually lasts about in the cycling industry. He offers January when the weather chased three weeks, and goes like this: an optional cast silver headbadge me out of my garage.” Once the decision is made to ride an available for your new Edwin as Some of the welding practice Edwin, Driessen collects a deposit well, topping off the client’s choice went into building custom steel from the client and sets to work. of durable powder coat or glassy tables that serve as workstations in By the next day, a file is sent to the painted finish. Edwin Cycles will his tidy shop. “I figured a welder client via email with a CAD draw- repair your damaged frame, too, shouldn’t go out and buy work ing of the frame’s design. From even if it’s from one of those three Doug Driessen of Edwin Cycles. benches, so I made them.” And then that point, the frame’s construction sizes only companies. he invested thousands of dollars in commences with tube preparation Who is Edwin? Edwin is Doug, By Greg Overton nies populating your favorite bike tools and machinery, including two and cutting. A photo diary of the Doug is Edwin. shop. So I jumped at the chance to milling machines, each handling dif- process is provided so the client You can reach both at www. Readers of this column and its visit Salt Lake City’s newest custom ferent tasks in the building process, can virtually watch the new frame edwincycles.com and by phone at predecessor, Classic Corner, will framebuilder at his shop to see for and spent many hours learning how transform from a collection of tubes 801-815-9918. know that I hold custom framebuild- myself what someone new to the art to use the machines to their capabil- into a made-to-order rideable struc- ing in the same regard as high craft is doing and how he’s doing it. ity. “And not a day goes by that I ture. “Near the end of the building or art. Building a custom hand made don’t learn something new.” This process, a color and finish style bicycle frame is an undertaking Doug Driessen understands. The isn’t just the statement of a rela- is chosen.” Doug continued, “The The (Mayor’s?) Bicycle that’s full of tradition, subtleties and 36 year old recently opened the tively new framebuilder. Even well painting process is the longest part Advisory Committee, the lead- knowledge usually passed over by doors of his one man framebuilding established long time builders echo of the whole schedule.” The cur- ing bicycle advocacy group shop, Edwin Cycles. Driessen is a the ‘three sizes fit all’ and economy these sentiments regularly. rent lead-time for an Edwin is about in Salt Lake and Utah, wants veteran of 15 years in the bicycle of scale bean counters’ mentality of Driessen prides himself on creat- three weeks start to finish to encourage all cyclists to many of the major bicycle compa- retail trenches, owning Cyclesmith ing excellent fit of the frame tubes Around the Edwin shop, frames participate. There are monthly are hanging on the wall, clamped meetings on the second into stands and fixtures in different ND TH Wednesday of every month SIDEWALK JULY 2 – 30 phases of construction, and painted, HOURS: M-F 10-6:30 Sat 10 - 5 ready to be delivered to the custom- at 5 p.m. in the City & County er or assembled into complete bikes. Building, Rm. 326 or 335, CLEARANCE The space is neat and purposeful, 451 South State Street. For and set up for efficient movement details, visit the Cycling Utah from station to station. A shelf holds web site (www.cyclingutah. tubsets for future frames, welding com) or call the Mayor’s office S A L E and machining tools are well placed, at 535-7939 or Lou at 487- and everywhere you look, it’s appar- 6318. ent that no shortcuts were taken in JULY equipping the shop. “It just stream- th lines the process when you don’t have to set up, tear down and set 16 &17th up again to do different steps in the 10 AM TO 6:30 PM ITEMS PRICED TO MOVE! BIKES road/mtn/more! Up to 40% off THE NEW 2008 JERSEYS Nike/Fox/other… Reg $35 - $100 TREK Now 50-75% off MADONE SHORTS AND is available at TIGHTS REG $70-$150 now PROTECT YOUR ASSETS! 50-75% OFF LIGHTS GLOVES FIT - QUALITY - DURABILITY CYCLING SHOES CYCLING CAPS BLACKBOTTOMS CYCLE WEAR est.1974 10445 So Redwood Road, South Jordan HELMETS www.blackbottoms.com CYCLOMETERS 801-446-8183 JULY 2007 cycling utah.com 5
HEALTH Beyond 8–10% strain, macroscopic Water content of the healing tissue What now? failure occurs. And further stretch becomes less and the repairing ten- Tendon is a dynamic tissue. You causes tendon rupture. Consistent don becomes more fibrous. At 10 have to “use it smartly or lose it” The Role of Your Tendons and microtrauma will result in inflam- weeks the repair site becomes more for tendon health. Tendon keeps mation. Inflammation has been scar-like. Scar is known for it’s its health when it is exposed to a classically defined as redness, pain, disorganized nature upon its initial reasonable load. Tendon is best How to Keep Them Healthy heat and swelling. Tendon injuries deposition. Scar responds to stress prepared for activity when it is By Erik Moen PT, CSCS neous process, but rather happens are most known for their pain. You and strain. In fact a controlled exer- gradually introduced or exposed over time (weeks, months and know you are in trouble with your cise program after the initial inflam- to load. Slowly work up to your tendonitis when it limits your abil- mation stage is indicated for better desired levels of activity. Tendon Tendons are for transferring years). Tendon changes it’s struc- ture due to the presence of consis- ity to perform your activity/sport healing of a tendon injury. Thus strength development is partially muscular torque to your bones. or simple activities of daily living, the repair and remodeling phases why the required training process Tendons attach your muscles to your tently higher loads and becomes bet- ter capable of accepting load. Cells such as going up and down stairs. following an injury become very takes so long. Weight training may bones. Tendons help transfer force Some inflamed tendons will actu- important. A well-remodeled scar be used to increase tensile loading for the purposes of pedaling your in tendon called fibroblasts produce collagen at a greater rate than the ally “crunch” as they move. This is will allow for better load tolerance capacity of tendon. The inclusion bicycle and to create joint stabil- known as crepitus. Tendon injuries of a tendon in the future. of a weight training regimen for ity. When you an injure a tendon old collagen is broken down when exposed to consistent and/or increas- will most often be point tender and Summary: Resumption of the endurance bicyclist typically this is considered a tendinopathy. create pain when you put a load loading is important but not at the occurs in the Fall. Flexibility is also Tendinopathies are somewhat ing loads. Summary: Tendons get strong through them. If your tendon pain expense of “fanning the flames” of an important component of tendon common for endurance athletes. becomes painful even when you are inflammation. health. Poor flexibility in relation to Tendinopathies occur when a tendon with regular, progressive loading over time. at rest, this is a pretty bad sign. This your activity can put an additional is exposed to a chronic and/or irreg- level of tendon pain means a longer What do I do if I develop load to your tendons. Avoidance of ular force relative to the strength of Detraining road to recovery. Initial onset of tendonitis? tendinopathies requires a proactive the tendon. Tendons that attach near tendonitis is tricky because the pain Basic treatment strategies for approach. Planning for your pro- the knee are common sites for over- De-training or immobilization of a tendon creates a lack of load stim- of tendonitis will lessen with the acute tendonitis pain include ice and jected load and motion requirements use injuries. Being aware of your performance of activity making you relative rest. Tendon healing can will maintain the health of your tendon structure, function, dysfunc- ulus to a tendon. Studies of tendon immobilization demonstrate the loss feel like you don’t have an injury. begin with the cessation of irregular, tendons. tion, and repair will better prepare You will note however that the pain pain-producing load to the tendon. you for healthy activity participation of total tendon weight, stiffness, and tensile strength. Significant struc- will come back, most likely worse Once diagnosed with tendonitis, References: and successful tolerance of torque than before. consider getting an evaluation of Wang JH-C. Mechanobiology of production (speed!). tural changes to tendon were seen in various animal models following 3-4 Summary: Chronic, progressive flexibility, strength and coordination. tendon. Journal of Biomechanics tendon pain means no gain! Take this opportunity to discover 2006 Vol 39 pp.1563–1582. Structure weeks of relative immobilization. Immobilization was also found to why you developed an overuse Tendon is made from a serial Repair injury. Your discoveries of deficien- Butler DL, Grood ES, Noyes FR, array of tiny fibers that make up create irregular and uneven collagen fibers, dilated veins and capillaries. Tendons can heal with exposure cies will allow you to best plan your Zernicke RF, Biomechanics of liga- a rope-like structure. Tendon to a good environment. There are road of recovery. An adapted exer- ments and tendons. Exercise and is primarily made of a material For example, if I were to “pull a Brian Wilson” for 3 weeks and then three overlapping phases of tendon cise plan is the next step for tendon- Sport Sciences Reviews 1978 Vol 6, called collagen. Collagen is your repair, inflammation, repair and itis resolution. Tendonitis responds pp. 125–181. body’s source of fiber. Tendon is a go out to the velodrome and try to race with the local heroes, I might remodeling. A single “insult” injury well to pain free stretching and pro- dynamic tissue. It changes structure results in an initial 24 hour period gressive eccentric muscle loading. Erik Moen PT, CSCS is Physical and strength in the presence and/or end up with a tendinopathy. Summary: Use it or lose it! of inflammation that creates a cel- Have a Sports Physical Therapist Therapist, an Elite-level coach absence of load. This dynamic lular reaction. This cellular reaction help you with this type of program. with the United States Cycling nature of tendon is considered “tis- Overuse: assembles the cellular and chemical All exercise should start pain free. Federation and an occasional racer sue mechanical adaptation” for those environment for the preparation Keep track of your exercise “dose” in cyclocross and velodrome rac- in the mechanobiology-world. Overuse of a tendon refers to a repetitive stretching of a tendon that of repair. A few days following so as to better figure next steps in ing. Erik's physical therapy practice Summary: Tendon is essentially the injury, the repair phase begins. tissue loading. Your gains will not has an emphasis on orthopedic a rope. results in an inability to endure fur- ther tension. Excessive and chronic Fibroblasts begin to lay down new always be linear in nature, meaning rehabilitation, bicycle related injury tension to a tendon will result in collagen fibers. After 6 weeks fol- you will most likely not be able to intervention and bicycling perfor- Overload lowing the injury, the remodeling “add 5 reps a day” with this plan. mance. He can be found online at SnowbirdBHCAd07Tendon tends to strengthen 6/20/07 when 3:39 microtrauma.PM Page 1 If the tendon is gener- ally stretched over 4%, microscopic phase begins. This is when the bikept.com. exposed to increased levels of load production of collagen slows down. or torque. This is not an instanta- tearing of tendon fibers occurs.
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Hollow Training Series, Sundance Battle Bay BMX — (801) 796-8889 City's Trails Group, (435) 649-6839, July 7-July 8 — Rocky Mountain (435) 731-0975, carol@mountain- Resort, (801) 223-4121 Rad Canyon BMX — (801) 824- Bicycles Dirt Series Women's Mtn trails.org, www.mountaintrails.org 0095 Bike Camp, Park City. Contact Cycling Park City Alternative (604) 905-8876 or info@dirtseries. Deseret Peak BMX — deseretpeak- 2007 Utah MTB Races Transportation Committee — com for more info. bmx.netfirms.com, Tooele Events normally meets on the second July 8-19 — Great Divide Colorado, May - October — Rad Canyon June 30 — Chris Allaire Memorial, Tuesday of the month at Miner's Salida, CO to NM, dirt, Adv. BMX, Practice Tuesdays 6:30- Utah State Open Championship, Hospital at 9:00am, call to con- Cycling Association, (800) 755- Intermountain Cup #7, Solitude, 8:30 pm. 9700 S. 5250 W., South firm, (435) 649-6839, (435) 731- 2453 UT, XC - Ed Chauner, 801-942- Jordan, (801) 824-0095. Advocacy Groups 0975, [email protected], 3498 July 18-22 — Girlfriends Go Tours: May - October — Rad Canyon Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Comm www.mountaintrails.org Park City Mtn Experience. June 30 - July 1 — Bald Mountain BMX, Single Point Races Thursdays, ittee (MBAC) meeting. Second Utah Bicycle Coalition — Statewide Mountain Bike Clinic & Summer Challenge Downhill, DH and Registration 6-7 pm, racing ASAP Wednesday every month 5 p.m. Super-D, Utah DH Series, Deer advocacy group, utahbikes.org Camp for Women. All inclusive (7:30pm). 9700 S. 5250 W., South at the Salt Lake City/County Bldg, Valley, UT, (801) 375-3231 Volunteer to help build the 5-day bike camp. For more info, Jordan, (801) 824-0095. 451 S. State, Room 326. (801) 535- July 4 — Sundance Super-D 7939 or (801) 487-6318. Bonneville Shoreline Trail (801) www.girlfriendsgo.com or Lynn, For more BMX track info, visit (435) 640-3931 Downhill Race, 9 am, Sundance 485-6975 or visit www.bonneville- Resort, (801) 223-4849 cyclingutah.com Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory trail.org. Committee — Meetings are the July 21-27— Cycle Montana, July 7 — Wimmer's Bicycle Race second Monday of each month Whitefish to Lincoln, 252 miles, XC, Intermountain Cup #8, from 5-7 p.m. in suite N-4010 of the Adv. Cycling Association, (800) Sherwood Hills Resort, Logan, UT, 755-2453 (435) 752-2326 August 18-19? — Mountain Bike July 14 — Blue Mountain Bike Chase, Challenge for MS, Tamarack 25 mile XC race, Monticello City 14th annual Resort, Idaho, jefflarsenboise@ Recreation, Monticello, UT, (435) yahoo.com, (208) 938-9917 587-2029 July 14-15 — Flyin' Brian Downhill September 15-22 — Colorado Race, DH and Super-D, Utah DH Cook-Sanders Associates, Inc. Canyon Country, Grand Junction, Series, Brian Head, UT, (801) 375- Kokopelli Trail and more, dirt, 335 3231 Professional Engineers and Surveyors miles in the dirt, Southern Utah, July 14 — Snowbird Mountain Bout, Adv. Cycling Association, (800) 20th Annual, Intermountain Cup 755-2453 #9, Snowbird, Ed Chauner at (801) 942-3498
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July 19 — Sundance Kids MTB Race, Race, kids under 12, 5 pm, or older. three events: hill climb, August 1,8,15,22 — Teton Village Race, Open to all riders, Knobby kids under 12, 5 pm, Sundance Sundance Resort, (801) 223-4849 downhill, and cross country. 800- Short Track XC Series, 6:30 pm, Tire Series, ?, ID, (208) 338-1016 Resort, (801) 223-4849 August 18 — Sundance Super-D 562-1268 or [email protected] Teton Village, WY, (307) 690-9896 October 7? — 12 Hours of Bootleg July 21 — Taming the Tetons, Downhill Race, 9 am, Sundance October 13-14 — 24 Hours of Moab, August 4 — 23rd White Knob Canyon Race, 2500' climbing per Intermountain Cup #10, Jackson Resort, (801) 223-4849 12th Annual, (304) 259-5533 Challenge, Knobby Tire Series, lap, Boulder City, NV, tmr-unlim- Hole, WY, Ed Chauner at (801) August 25 — The Endurance 100/ Mackay, ID, Kurt Holzer at (208) ited.com, (702) 277-6536 942-3498 Mind Over Mountains, 100 mile, 2007 Idaho and Re- 890-3118 or 208-338-1016 July 21 — The Endurance 100/Mind 100 km, and 50 mile individual August 4 — Durango MTB 100, Road Over Mountains, 100 mile team races, Park City, thee100.com, gional MTB Races Durango, CO, (970) 259-7771 relay, 50 mile solo, Park City, (435) 649-2129 August 4-5 — Pomerelle Pounder, Racing thee100.com, (435) 649-2129 September 2-3 — Sundance July 1 — Silver Mountain DH, DH, freestyle, Utah DH Series, Wild July 28? — CANCELLED - Brian Showdown, DH and Super-D, Knobby Tire Series, Kellogg, ID, Rockies Series #5, Burley, ID, (208) Head Epic 100 and Titanium Utah DH Series, Sundance, UT, (208) 338-1016 388-1971 50, 50 and 100 mile races, Brian (801) 375-3231 July 1 — Urban Assault, Knobby Tire August 10-12 — NORBA National General Info Head, (909) 633-6729 September 8-9? — CANCELLED 24 Series, Downtown Boise, ID, (208) Mountain Bike Series #6, XC/ST/ Utah Road Racing - USCF, Utah July 28 — Park City Perfect 10 Hours of Soldier Hollow, noon to 338-1016 DH/MTNX/Super-D, Snowmass Cycling Association - James Endurance MTB Race, 7 a.m. to noon, Heber, UT, (801) 243-0704 July 4 — 12th Annual WYDAHO Resort, Aspen, CO, (435) 884- Ferguson, 801-476-9476 5 p.m., Solo (M/F), Duo (M/F/ September 8 — Sundance Super-D Bike Race, XC, Grand Targhee 3515 coed),Three person teams (M/F/ Ski and Summer Resort Alta, USA Cycling, Mountain Region Downhill Race, 9 am, Sundance August 18 — Rendezvous Hill Climb, Road Racing (UT,AZ,NM,CO, coed) catagories, The Canyons Resort, (801) 223-4849 WY, 1-800-TARGHEE ext. 1309 or Teton Village, WY, 6.1 miles, 4139 Resort, Park City, (435) 659-1188 [email protected], vertical feet, (307) 690-9896 WY,SD), George Heagerty, (719) or visit www.youngriders.com September 15-16 — Silver Spur Fall grandtraghee.com or Andy at 535-8113. Classic XC race, also Trail Run (307) 353-2300 x-1309 August 18-19 — Tamarack Twister August 4 — Cook-Sanders and climbing contest, Snowbird Idaho State NORBA XC and DH Associates Wolverine Ridge XC and Alta, UT, 801-933-2110 July 14-15 — Brundage Mountain Championship Finals, Knobby Tire Race, 14th Annual, Intermountain Bike Festival, Wild Rockies Series Series Final, Tamarack Ski Resort, Utah Weekly Race Series Cup #12, Series Finals, Jill Smith, September 15 — Tour des Suds, #4, XC and DH, McCall, ID, (208) 26th Annual, Park City, (435) 649- Cascade, ID (208) 338-1016 or Canyon Bicycles Rocky Mountain [email protected] 307-783- 388-1971 (208) 325-1000 6459 or Paul Knopf, pknopf@ 6839 Raceways Criterium — Saturdays July 21 — Taming the Tetons, evanstonwy.org 307-783-6458; or September 22 — Widowmaker Hill September 14-16 — Boise to Bogus at 12 noon in March, Tuesdays in Intermountain Cup #10, Jackson Banzai, 16.5 mile, 4100 verti- April - September, 6 pm, 6555 W. 1-866-783-6300 ext. 470., evan- Climb 10 AM, Ride to the top of Hole, WY, (801) 942-3498 stoncycling.org the Tram, Snowbird Resort, (801) cal foot descent, also Super-D 2100 S., West Valley City, UT, Map, and DH, Wild Rockies Series #6, August 11 — 4th Annual Sundance 583-6281 July 22 — Teton Pass Hill Climb, (801) 209-2479, utahcritseries.com Wilson, WY, 8:30 road race, 10:30 also NW NORBA Singlespeed April 3,10,17,24, May 1,8,15,22,29, Single Speed Challenge, 10 September 22 — 12 hours of Championship, plus music by the am start, Sundance Resort, mountain bike race - points for June 5,12,19,26, July 3,10,17,24,31, Sundance, 7 am - 7 pm, Sundance each Race, (307) 690-9896 Beach Boys, Boise, ID, (208) 388- August 7,14,21,28, September Sundanceresort.com or (801) Resort, (801) 223-4849 1971 223-4121 July 28 — Galena Grinder Whit 4,11,18,25 October 15-16 — Huntsman World Henry Memorial Race XC and September 15-16 — 24 Hours of Salt Air Time Trial — Every other August 16 — Sundance Kids MTB Senior Games. Must be 50 years Grand Targhee Mountain Bike Marathon, Knobby Tire Series, Thursday April 13- September Ketchum, ID, Don Shepler (208) Race, XC, Grand Targhee Ski and 720-3019, (208) 726-4010 or don@ Summer Resort Alta, WY, 1-800- 28, I-80 Frontage Road West of galenalodge.com or 208-338- TARGHEE ext. 1309 or awilliams@ the International Center, (801) 1016 grandtarghee.com, grandtra- 209-2479, utahcritseries.com ghee.com or Andy at (307) 353- April 12, 26, May 10,24, June 7, July 28 — Laramie Enduro, 111 K 2300 x-1309 21, July 5,19, August 2,16?,30, mountain bike race, Happy Jack, September 13,27 Laramie, WY, 307-745-4499 September 23 — NW NORBA Collegiate MTB Conference
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