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Some EarlySeason GuidingPrinciplesBY MICHAEL PETTY

As racing season begins, I wanted to talk aboutsome basic training principles, which I hope willhelp most cyclists meet their riding goals. Theguidelines hold true for folks who are just gettinginto cycling or those targeting a specific ride laterin the year. The following are qualities that willbe helpful in creating a safe and rewarding ridingseason.

Restful: This probably sounds strange whentalking about training, but many recreational

Odyssey WorldCycling Tours is Aroundthe Bend in 2003BY JESSICA BLAIR

Most people know how hassling organizing anextended vacation can be. Sometimes just gettingthe kids in the car for a weekend getaway is anordeal. Well, imagine getting 125 bigger kids (andtheir bikes) in a much bigger car donning twoenormous steel wings and then cycling 16,000miles through 41 countries all over the world. TimKneeland & Associates (TK&A) is planning

AnniversaryEditionBY CLAIRE BONIN

It first started as the Great Bicycle Conspiracy,which evolved into the Bicycle Paper. For 30 yearsit has been and continues to be the voice ofNorthwest cycling.

To celebrate this 30th year anniversary, theBicycle Paper staff has decided to look back at themajor issues and events that have shaped the faceof cycling in Washington, Oregon and BritishColumbia. The idea is great, the concept is simple,but the execution proved to be quite a challengefor our crew.

How can you make sure you do not forget animportant feature? How can you summarize 30years of cycling coverage in a single issue?

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LegislationThe progression of the cyclist movementfor roadway access

Early bikeway advocates concentrated mostly onpromoting awareness in the legislature about the need ofbikeways. Equality was the topic of advocates’ angst andseemed to be always heavy in the cyclist’s heart. They soughtequal opportunities to use the roadways that weremonopolized by motorists. They encouraged education, traf-fic law enforcement and of course, legislation that woulderect road features equalizing the disparate usage of the streets.

August 1974: Bikeway lost due to apathyThe bikeway movement in the State of Washington

suffered a setback of sorts in early July, when plans to widenLake City Way from Seattle to Bothell were released. Thework, designed and planned by the State HighwayDepartment, was to include a bicycle route which washastily added by the City of Seattle to alleviate one of themost dangerous riding routes in the area.

Meetings between highway officials, Seattle trafficdesigners, and the Lake City Community Club revealed astrong anti-bikeway attitude on the part of the Lake Citybusinesses and citizens. Shop owners, feeling that the removalof parking would hurt their businesses, took an extremelynegative approach to the bikeway in question. Some citizensfelt that even with a bikeway, the Lake City Way route wouldbe too dangerous. A “No bikes on Lake City Way” campaignwas mounted by Lake City used car dealer, Tony Del Mastro.

The bikeway will not be built when the state widens LakeCity Way, as a result of the negative attitude of the areaconcerned and the failure of cyclists to speak out for theneeds of the bikeway.

April 1978: L.A.W. approves new bikewaysplatform

Palatine, Ill. — February 16 — The Board of Directorsof the League of American Wheelmen acted to approve anew bikeways platform as recommended by its FacilitiesCommittee and Committee Chairman Hal Munn,Alhambra, California.

The platform reads:1. The L.A.W. believes that the bicycle is a roadway

vehicle and is entitled to share public streets, roads, andhighways with motorized traffic.

2. The L.A.W. believes the key to solving traffic safetyproblems is by the education of roadway users, and by

We soon realized that the task was monumental, anddiscerned that we could not do it all. So we chose to coverfive major topics in this issue, as well as carry monthly “other”topics over the entire season that we could not include inthis anniversary issue.

So, we decided to cover Advocacy and had to leave outCommuting. We elected to cover Events and Competitions,as they represent a major part of our coverage anddevelopment of the sport. This forced us to postpone thecoverage on the Northwest’s great cyclists. Finally, we optedto go with the Clubs and the Bike Shops that have beenaround for as long as, if not longer than we.

We selected events and articles from thousands. Since theprocess of gathering articles is subjective, no one person woulddo it the same. The hardest part was ending the search.

The Bicycle Paper staff hopes you will appreciate thisreview of the past, and the memories we’ve conjured up forthose of you who have been around for a while. As for ournew readers, we trust that you will find this issueeducational, as well as entertaining.

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improving the driving skills, ridingproficiency and hazard awareness ofmotorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Strictand impartial enforcement of traffic laws isnecessary.

3. The L.A.W. believes that conventional,standardized roadway improvements such asadequate lane and shoulder widths, smoothpavements, edge stripping, bicycle-responsivetraffic signals, wheelproof drainage features,and frequent maintenance is the safest andmost cost effective way to meet the needs ofbicyclists and motorists. In some cases, bikelanes striped on roadways of adequate widthmay be helpful additions to other roadwayimprovements.

4. The L.A.W. supports the developmentof well-engineered and maintained separatebicycle path facilities in suitable locations.Separate paths are recommended where nosafe and convenient public roadway exists;or to bypass barriers; as trails through scenicrecreational and park regions; to enhancecommuter and utilitarian trips in urbanareas; or to avoid corridors of highcongestion and poor air quality.

5. The L.A.W. opposes any bikewaydevelopment, plan, or policy which woulddeny bicyclists the full use of a public street,road, or highway.

In approving this platform, LeaguePresident Jim Kehew, Camp Hill,Pennsylvania, indicated that this importantstatement represents the League’s currentposition on bikeways.

The League of American Wheelmen is thenation’s largest organization of bicyclists,serving nearly 12,000 activists in all 50 states.

May 1982: New bicycle billpasses legislature; MostWashington State freewayshoulders now open to bicycles

BY BOB BERGSTROM

Thanks to a battle fought on two fronts,the shoulders of most Washington Statefreeways are now open to cyclists.

With the March passage of Senate Bill4460 through the Washington StateLegislature, and an administrative action bythe Washington State Department ofTransportation (WSDOT), Washington

joins Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah,Nevada, California, and Arizona inallowing bicycle travel on most freewayshoulders. This action reverses a long heldbelief that bicycles on the shoulders oflimited access highways are dangerous.

In the early 1960’s, the highway lobbypromoted the notion that bicyclists, likecattle and wild game, had no place onfreeways. As more and more highways werereconstructed and upgraded to safer“freeway” and “limited access” status, cyclistswere pushed off onto narrow secondaryroads. For example, the newly built 80-footwide shoulders on the Snoqualmie PassHighway (Interstate 90) were closed tocyclists, and riders had to use the much moredangerous route over Stevens Pass (US 2).

Oregon led the nation by opening theirfreeway shoulders in the early 70’s. Sincethen, no serious bicycling accidents havebeen reported. The positive Oregonexperience prompted the Bicycle ActionCommittee of Cascade Bicycle Club intoaction. A lobbying effort was begun tochange Washington policy.

The goal was never to open all freeways.Freeway shoulders in congested urban areasare unfit for cycling traffic; of that,everyone agreed.

In the fall of 1980, the B.A.C. met withother local bicycle clubs, and a coalition wasformed to support Senate Bill 4339 in theWashington State Legislature. While the billwas well received by legislatures, time workedagainst the measure. The legislature gotinvolved with the state’s deepening financialcrisis, and the bill died.

The next year, the battle was carried tofront number two, the Washington StateTransportation Commission. A lobbyingeffort was put together by Carl Gorski ofOlympia, Bob Duffy of Bremerton, andT. Wilson of Seattle. Late in 1981, after aseries of hearings, Commission secretaryDwayne Berentson agreed on a radical newpolicy: the freeway shoulders would all beopen, except where safety considerationsrequired closures.

(A revised) bill was passed and signed intolaw by Governor Spellman in March of thisyear.

Its major component was to establish inlaw the right of cyclist to use the freeway

shoulders, except in urban areas, and whereother safety problems exist. But it did more:it widened the legal definition of bicycles toinclude folding bikes and adult tricycles,allowed bicycles to make left turns in left turnlanes, clarified bicycle operations on one-wayroads by allowing bicycles to make left turnsfrom the left side of the road, repealed therule which required bicyclists to use anoff-road path if one exists, and allowedcyclists to signal turns with either hand.

The two pronged attack had beensuccessful. Washington’s new bicycle law,together with the new Department ofTransportation freeway policy is a great stepforward in making bicycles an accepted formof transportation in the Pacific Northwest.

June 1982 Commentary.Cyclists have the right to usethe roads; now let’s rememberour responsibilities

BY DAVE SHAW -

C l i m a x i n gseveral years hardwork by cyclistsaround the state,SB 4460 waspassed by theWa s h i n g t o nlegislature andsigned into lawby GovernorSpellman thisspring. The newlaw explicitlyr e c o g n i z e sbicycles as vehicles and acknowledges thatbicycles have a right to a place on the road.While the satisfaction of that victory is stillwarm, I want to suggest that we rememberthe responsibilities incurred when our rightswere confirmed by the legislature.

We can hardly claim an equal place intraffic unless we agree to play by the samerules as everyone else around us. Traffic is ahectic situation, with potential conflictsliterally at every turn. Traffic laws sort outthe problem of who has rights to which space,at what time. By operating within the trafficcode, moving with the flow of traffic,signaling turns, and stopping at traffic

signals, you communicate to other vehicleoperators what you’re going to do and whereyou’re going to be. If motorists know whereyou are, they’re less likely to hit you.

Most importantly, you communicate toother drivers that you know what you’redoing and you’re willing to grant everyonearound you the same rights you demandyourself. That’s the best way I know toguarantee yourself a place on the road; notjust in the law, but in fact, every time youturn a crank.

It’s important to recognize that theobligation to ride predictably affects eachindividual cyclist. Ten bicyclists can not bedefined as one vehicle just because they areon the way to the same bakery. In a group,traffic skills tend to be forgotten in the glowof the social occasion or the hurry to keeppace. A stop sign is still an obligation for eachrider to stop and yield. Being in a crowddoesn’t bestow any specials rights; we’re stilleach one rider, one vehicle.

In spite of your best efforts to ride well,occasionally a motorist will drive a little tooclose for comfort. A near-miss incident withan automobile leaves a feeling of angertoward all motorists that lingers for days. It’spossible you will ride more aggressively forthe next few days.

Most people aren’t really antagonistictoward cyclists. They just aren’t accustomedto bicycles in traffic and don’t know what todo.

It would be more useful to educate ratherthan retaliate. Start programs in your clubto talk to non-cyclist groups, such ascommunity councils and parent-teachergroups. Support the inclusion of cyclinginformation in driver education material.These programs need to stress that cyclistsexpect to be treated like any other vehicle intraffic, for example passing with adequateclearance. This type of program, togetherwith efforts to improve riding and trafficskills by every cyclist, will make the trafficenvironment more comfortable.

Cyclists and motorists can share the samestreets without interference, if we respecteveryone’s right to be there. We as cyclistshave just had our rights confirmed by thelegislature. Let’s accept the responsibilities aswell.

July 1995. Study examinesbicyclists’ rights to use roads

Victoria, BC—A new study released bythe Victoria Transport Policy Institute hasfound that bicyclists pay more road costs permile traveled than automobile users.

Guest ColumnistDave Shaw

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Competitions/Races

The competitive cyclist’s channel forpushing the limits is the bicycle race. It isthe means toward self-improvement and thesource of the winner’s pride. It is the eventthat recurs often annually and is constantlyin motion, beckoning racers to return andset new records and win not just trophies,but spectators’ cheers.

Redmond Derby(1940)

September/October 1973.Redmond Derby wows crowd

Bicyclists’ extravaganza! The RedmondDerby brings out more than probably anyother individual event in the Northwest eachyear. And the 1973 version proved no ex-ception to the rule.

Parades for young bicyclists with gailydecorated bikes; several races for youngerriders on single and multi-speed bikes, andan A.B.L.A. road race held spectatorinterest throughout Saturday, August 18.

August 1976. Redmond Derbyto be ‘bigger than ever’

Redmond, Washington, the little hamletnortheast of Seattle that unabashedly callsitself “the bicycle capital of the northwest,”will host the 34th annual InternationalAmateur Bicycle Derby, August 13-15.

August 1983. Doug Grahamwins Oly Beer Redmond Derby

BY BARCLAY KRUSE

Hot riders, hot times: Seattle’s DougGraham, of the Puget Sound-Olympia BeerRedmond Derby beer team, was the surprisewinner of the Olympia Beer RedmondDerby Criterium, July 23.

July 1987. Redmond Derbyreturns to yesteryear

BY KAREN B. FREE

Imagine the little town of MayberryR.F.D. with Pa, Opie and Barney sitting onAunt Bea’s huge veranda, fanning their facesfrom the summer heat and swatting at anoccasional fly. There’s not much to do inMayberry on a hot summer afternoonexcept maybe plunk a nice blade of greengrass between your teeth and shoot thebreeze.

Mayberry was “Midville USA.” A placewhere country folk gathered after churcheach Sunday to share the week’s news andusually sit down to a potluck meal.

Now take Redmond, Wash., circa late1930s. People in this small eastsidecommunity located across Lake Washingtonfrom Seattle, were Mayberry clones.Content, just happy to be. And then in 1939,

the local high school neededfootball jerseys. Like aconscientious civic-mindedcommunity, a small group ofcitizens put their heads togetherto decide on a fund-raiser.

The result? Well, a bicyclerace. What a great idea to havetheir kids compete in a 20-plusmile bicycle race around LakeSammamish. The idea provedto be a giant hit as the RedmondDerby has gone on to becomethe nation’s longest-runningbicycle race.

A purse of $15 that first yearwent to the winner. Becausemuch of the race involvedunpaved country roads, manyentrants never finished. Severaleven got lost while othersaccepted tows from passing carsand local farmers in order tofinish.

August 1992. Redmond Derby& Washington State GamesCriterium (July 18, 1992)

Redmond, WA—This year’s edition of theRedmond Derby took place on a 1/3 mile,flat, four-corner course. Riders soon realizedthat the short straights would mean adifficult chase for a large field. Thisrealization lead to aggressive time trialminded tactics.

August 1994. Redmond DerbyDays Thomas Kemper Criteriumtaken by Dahlke

Excellennweather and aggressive ridingmade for an exciting day of bicycle racing atThomas Kemper Soda Company Criterium,the 55th edition of the Redmond Derbybicycle race. The races were contested by over200 of the Northwest’s best riders on a flat,fast half-mile circuit in downtown Redmond.

July 1998. Local eventpromoter raises the level ofNorth America’s oldest bicyclerace

While the focus has always been onfamily fun, there is still some very seriousracing to be had. The Redmond Chamber ofCommerce together with MeadManagement Group have made thebicycle race the primary focus of there-named Redmond Bicycle Derby.The overall prize list has been increasedfrom $2000 to $8000.

Volunteer Park(1967)

May 1973. Volunteer ParkCriterium

Fast bike changes were the order ofthe day in Seattle April 8, as A & B

class winners Bill Wilde and Doug Sigelswitched bikes and still beat their toughestcompetition in the 6th annual Volunteer Parkrace.

Canadian Bill Wilde actually switchedmounts three times before breaking out frontwith three other riders in the “A” event. RonHamton, George Streadwick, and BrianKeast followed Wilde across the line afterthirty miles on the up-and-down course.

April 1980. Volunteer Parkmakes exciting opening

Some riders love Volunteer Park; othershate it. Most do both, if that’s possible. It’sone of those rare opportunities bicycle rac-ers have to ride in front of large crowds, andthey love that. But, catch them in a candidmoment, and they’ll confess the race scaresthe hell out of them. The course is afrightening thing to behold, with itshigh-speed downhill, rough pavement, andtwisting backstretch. But experienced ridersknow it’s not as dangerous as it seems.

May 1988. Goguen outsprintsTettamanti for Volunteer Parkwin: Canadians continue win-ning ways in Northwest springclassic

Tradition was upheld at the 21st annual

Wessco Blends Park Criterium, April 9. Forthe seventh time in the past eight years, thefeature race at the Northwest’s first traditionalbig race was won by a British Columbia rider.

May 1988. Last Volunteer Parkrace?

For 21 years, bicycle racers from Oregon,Washington, British Columbia and Idahohave gathered at Seattle’s Volunteer Park inearly April to match wheels in a race that hasbecome a certified regional classic.

But this year’s race will be the last held inthe park, if Seattle Department of Parks andRecreation has their way.

On March 9, Katherine Wright directorof this year’s race received a letter fromVirginia Swanson, director of recreationprograms, advising race organizers to lookfor alternative sites in 1989.

“It is the department’s intent to decreasethe number of events that close the road inVolunteer Park,” the letter read.

May 1989. A Day at theRaces: Volunteer Park, 1989.

The location of this year’s race was indoubt throughout the winter months. Lastspring, the Seattle Parks and RecreationDepartment informed race organizers thatthe 1988 race would be the last held at


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Volunteer Park. Acting parks director BudGirtch directed the race committee toinvestigate alternate race sites in Seattle Parks.

The directive reflected a new ParkDepartment policy phasing special events outof Volunteer Park, due to increasing impacton the park’s environment.

This year’s race director Catherine Field,together with sponsor Fred Westergaard,appealed the directive, citing the longhistory and tradition of the Volunteer Parkrace. They also cited admissions by parks staffthat the annual race caused little or noenvironmental damage to gardens and lawns.

May 1992. Volunteer Parkbecomes Jaba’s banquet

Contested under relentless cold rain andthunder, this edition of Seattle’s oldest bikerace would witness a storm in the form ofone rider. Possessing the chiseled demeanorof Clark Kent, Paul Dahlke’s pre-race moodgave no clues of what was to come.

Dahlke made contact with the back of thepack with several laps remaining in the race.The Jaba beast did not hesitate as he went tothe front of the pack to set up for the finish.

May 1994. Gregg’s VolunteerPark Criterium

BY ERIC ZUELOW

The 1994 Northwest racing season offi-cially got underway on April 2 with theVolunteer Park Criterium.

The Category 1/2 Pro men’s race wasmarked by the repeated attacks of theOlympic Sports/Tough team.

Almost immediately after the start, PaulDahlke (Olympic Sports/Tough) set the stagefor the aggressive racing that was to be theorder of the day.

Joe MatavaMemorial Race(1976)

May 1975. Did bridge condi-tions kill Joe Matava?

16-year-old Joe Matava died March 25when he fell from his bicycle off the narrowbike/pedestrian path on the north side of EastChannel Bridge. Joe apparently fell becausedebris on the sidewalk fouled his wheelcausing him to lose control and spill into theadjacent 50 m.p.h. traffic.

May 1976. Keast wins Matavatrophy

The traveling trophy, in memory of thejunior Wheelsport rider who was killedduring training last year, is an impressivecoveted symbol for up and comingNorthwest riders.

April 7 2001. 25th Annual Joe MatavaMemorial Classic Criterium & WashingtonState Junior Criterium Championship

Tour de Willamette,Portland, Oregon(1979)

June 2000. Battle of theBikes: The Tour of WillametteStage Race

The best professional cyclists in Americaventured to Eugene, Oregon, on April 11,2000 in search of the most exciting Euroroad races North America has to offer: theTour of Willamette.

Ore-Ida/ HPWomen’s Challenge(1983)

June 1991. Rebel Rabdau: Topwomen race in Idaho

BY JOHN PRATT

Jim Rabdau isn’t just spitting in the eyeof the tiger; he’s doing it with aplomb,including a wad of good-ole-boy chaw justfor good measure.

As race director for the Ore-Ida Women’sChallenge, he’s going toe to toe with theFederation Internationale Amateur Cyclisme(FIAC), the international governing boardof amateur cycling.

Now in its eighth year, Ore-Ida hasrepeatedly gone against the grain byignoring FIAC rules on length of women’sraces. Last year’s race, a 19-day juggernautbroke every rule in the books, and the ’91edition promises to do the same.

By having “excessive stage lengths,excessive climbing, excessive number ofstages,” etc., the FIAC has repeatedly refusedto include the race on the internationalcalendar, or consider it for World Cupstatus. This has made it politically incorrectfor many European national teams to attend,even though Rabdau has courted them yearly.But the “stormin’ Norman” of women’scycling has staunchly refused to water downthe race for the sake of politics.

As for the FIAC’s position, one only hasto look back to the late Jacques Anquetil,five-time Tour de France winner. He oncestated that women shouldn’t be involved inthe sport because there was too much “painand suffering” in bike racing. Old values diehard.

It may seem risky to take such a stand,but the outspoken Idaho native feels the raceis in the perfect position to effect a changein women’s cycling.

Fall 2000. HP Extends Spon-sorship of HP LaserJetWomen’s Challenge CyclingRace

Hewlett-Packard Company and Women’sChallenge, Inc. today announced anagreement extending HP’s title sponsorship

of North America’s toughest cycling racethrough 2002. The HP LaserJet Women’sChallenge, which attracts more than 120 ofthe world’s best road cyclists, will continueto run annually in the second and third weeksof June through Idaho’s rugged terrain.

The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge isgenerally considered the women’s version ofthe legendary Tour de France, with riderscompeting for individual and team prizesworth a total of $125,000, the richest pursein North American cycling regardless ofgender. Now in its 18th year, the Women’sChallenge ranks as one of the world’sbest races for the caliber of the field and thedemanding nature of the courses.

State/NationalChampionships

From state championships to nationalseries championships to Olympic trials—theNorthwest hosted all. Look for more on theseraces in subsequent issues.

Velodrome Racing

May 1987. Alpenrose tracksundergo facelift (1967)

Alpenrose, constructed hurriedly in 30days time after Portland was awarded the bidfor the 1967 National Track Championships,has never had a complete facelift, althoughthe track has been repainted. Large sectionsof the track are expected to be torn up andrepaired, and an all-weather retardant will be

applied to the entire track to prevent waterseepage.

July 1992. The Marymoor Epic(1975)

The Marymoor Velodrome officiallyopened for racing in the spring of 1975. Builtwith funds generated from the ForwardThrust park bonds, the bill for the first stageof Marymoor Velodrome construction camein at a bargain-basement price of $176,000.The original track lacked a railing, lights,judges’ stand, or even a paved parking lot.The railing was finished in 1976, followedby the landscaped parking lot in 1977. TheVelodrome’s lighting system came next, in1979. Finally, in 1986, the aging track apronwas torn up and replaced with a brand newasphalt apron.

March 1992. Vancouver pre-pares for velodrome openingthis fall (Burnaby, B.C.) (1997)

The track will be 200 meters long with awood surface, 14-foot walls and will cost $1.5million to complete. Named after a famoussprinter of 25 years ago, the Harry JeromeSports Center is described as “unique toWestern Canada.”

March 2001. Juan de FucaVelodrome (Victoria, B.C.)

The Juan de Fuca Velodrome went underconstruction in 1993 and opened for racingin 1994. It hosted the 1994 CommonwealthGames and World Cup in 1998.

Note: Many great events, lots of coverage! The events weselected are, in our opinion, events that have shaped roadracing by promoting junior development and advancingwomen’s cycling. Some are simply “legendary.” We couldnot do this without talking about track racing; however, wecould not do it justice, so look for full track coverage in anupcoming issue.


30 YEARS OF EVENTS AND RIDES

Events/ToursDecades later some of the Northwest’s most popular events

are winning thousands of ridersBicycling events are an integral part of the cycling

community today. Yet it was not always so. The prevalenceof cycling events broadens just as the love of the sport. Thenumbers of tours and riders continually increases, as theseevents draw people from around the region and beyond incelebration of fitness, fellowship and fun.

Most who started the classic did finish. Some were stoppedby equipment, others by lack of heavy weather clothing. Afew were felled by our arch villain, slippery railroad tracks.All of us are now planning our strategy of “THE RIDE”next year.

July 1980. Seattle-to-Portland ride blownaway this year by Mount St. Helens

BY PAUL BOYER

The Seattle to Portland ride came out second best in ashowdown with Mount St. Helens this year. The organizershave decided to let discretion be the better part of valor andhave cancelled the event for 1980.

The first eruption of thevolcano on May 18 sent most ofthe problems east. The ashfall—avirtual unknown as far as itseffect on the bicyclist and hismachine—didn’t even touch theareas of the Seattle to Portlandroute. The only problem as far asthe ride planners were concernedwas the possibility of flooding thatcould destroy roads and bridges inthe Castle Rock area.

The second eruption shed newlight on the topic, just as it shed afair amount of volcanic ash overmore than half of the Seattle toPortland route. Within three daysof that second eruption theorganizing committee met anddecided to search for alternatives.

The obvious problem was thevolcanic ash. Nobody couldpredict the effects that thesubstance might have on theriders and it seemed unwise toexpose cyclists to possible healthproblems.

Finally, there is a question towhich nobody seems to have ananswer: What next? Will themountain blow again? If so, willit be kind enough to wait untilafter July 1?

And so, two strikes down, theSeattle to Portland organizersdecided to withdraw for 1980, andavoid the consequences thatanother blast from themountain could provide. It’s onlytemporary. There will (Is themountain listening?) be a Seattle

to Portland ride in 1981, when the situation should besomewhat more predictable.

June 1982. ’82 Seattle to PortlandClassic scheduled for June 26

The first STP back in 1979 featured a U.S.C.F.sanctioned time trial category, but the event was droppedbecause of the complicated logistics needed to patrol thecourse.

August 1983. ‘It was a pleasure’ STP ismore than an endurance contest; it’s apilgrimage through the forgotten towns ofWestern Washington.

BY BARCLAY KRUSE

Runners have their marathons, sailors their long distance

ocean races, and mountaineers, the challenges of the bigHimalayan peaks. For cyclists, there’s S.T.P. The 192-mileSeattle to Portland ride has, since its inception in 1979,become an American classic.

It’s an appeal that over 1,000 riders from all over theWestern U.S. were unable to resist.

March 1990. STP’s oldest rider, GeorgeLindberg, reflects on 80 years of bicycling

BY MICHAEL ABRAHAM

I swear it was purely coincidental. It just so happened theday I called George Lindberg to arrange this interview washis birthday. His 87th, in fact. When this man says he’s beencycling since way before you were born, very few can disputehim.

Let that enormity of years sink in for a moment. Georgewas riding his bicycle across the windblown plains ofOklahoma when our doughboys went off to fight the GreatWar. He was riding back when the Titanic sunk to the depthsof the ice-water Atlantic. In fact, he was a toddler when acouple of bicycle shop owners from the Midwest took theirwinged flying machine into the skies over the dunes of NorthCarolina.

George is somewhat of a Northwest cult hero for hisexploits. Famous for standing on his head in front of largegroups of people (done at an STP banquet a few years ago),reciting folksy, hand-written poems, and wearing a massiveorange overcoat while riding, at 87 he is still as polite as anEnglish butler and as fit as a youngster.

B.P.: [Y]ou’ve done a lot of really hard rides!Lindberg: I’ve done STP four times! I did my first

hundred miler just to do it. I rode to Marymoor, to Issaquah,then back and forth a time or two to Bothell, then around toMadrona to Leschi, then back, then around Green Lake, alljust to add up to 100! I was 79 then. I thought that wasreally nice.

B.P.: George, are you going to quit cycling sometime?Lindberg: No, I’m not. You should have asked me, “When

are you going to stop standing on your head?!?” I thought I’dstop at 80, but here I am at 87 and I’m still standing on myhead. My wife told me a few years ago, “George, quit that oryou’ll get a stroke.” I said, “No, I’m doing this so I won’t geta stroke.”

I’m 87 years old, I’m still cycling; I still haven’t had astroke. I don’t intend to have one.

June 1987. STP mob will steer to safetyJune 19-20

Paul Zaker, STP coordinator for the popular ride, saidthat due to several accidents and many of the 5,000 ridersnot observing safe riding laws along the route last year, theissue of safety has triggered many important changes.

August 1979. Seattle-to-Portland: A“class” event all the way

BY PAUL WILLISON

Long before the white man settled in this region of NorthAmerica, most long distance travel was done along the rivervalleys. Recently, an impressive group of “new natives”followed the rivers in a journey that took them between thetwo principle urban areas of the Northwest—Seattle toPortland. The group was impressive not only because of theirsize and the adverse weather they faced and the distance theytraversed, but because they traveled by bicycle under theirown muscle power.

Yet this last month over 100 “normal” citizens pedaledbetween Seattle and Portland in one or two days. For us, theeffort was not to get to Portland. It was rather to what laybetween.

Seattle to Portland: “A major challengeto all”

STP (1979)


April 1992. New Finish Area Planned: STPSold Out in 4 Weeks

10,000 riders registered.

August 1999. STP turns 20: As participa-tion shrinks, organizers move to increaseservice—and the riders are singing theirpraises!

STP registrations were purchased by 6,654 riders.

Chilly Hilly (1972)

April 1975. Chilly-hilly draws 241 riders“Better organized zen zee rides in France! Zee hills are

like zee Alps! Free hot chocolate! Mon Dieu!” proclaimedRene Delavault, 100-miler and former French road racer.

April 1980. Chilly Hilly—Still Hilly but notso Chilly

Coming from all around Washington and Oregon, over400 riders, a record for the ride, inaugurated the comingwarmer bicycling season, many on tandems. Half way aroundthe course, participants enjoyed a cider (and pit) stop, wheremany discovered what retiring from bicycling for the wintercan do to once powerful bicycle legs! Faded memories ofBainbridge Island’s endless hills clearly came into focus, andtalk of the chili at the end of the ride took on reward status.

April 1988. Over 3,500 riders jam ferriesand fill roadways on Bainbridge Island,February 28

BY BARCLAY KRUSE

Previous Chilly Hilly rides had been plagued by an

increasing number of complaints aboutovercrowding on Bainbridge Island’s hilly,narrow roads. The Cascade Bicycle Clubworked together with the Kitsap CountySheriff ’s Office prior to this year’s event todevelop plans to manage the expectedthrongs. A ‘courtesy staff, managed by TomStandeart, was informed of spotovercrowding problems by a radio network.

March 1989. Major eventorganizers develop positivestrategies to managethousands of riders

BY BARCLAY KRUSE

Safety personnel will be stationed aroundthe hilly and narrow 28-mile loop, especiallyat busy intersections and on the steepest hills.Safety signs will be placed at key locations.New registration procedures on BainbridgeIsland will hopefully disperse the large crowdsof riders heading onto the road each time aSeattle ferry unloads.

March 1992. Chilly Hillyexpects 5,000 riders

BY PAUL CLARK

With some assistance from the AmericanLung Association of Washington, the Chilly Hilly will haveits own ferry run at 8:40 a.m. Cascade will promotedonations to the Helpline House, hire the Bainbridge Policefor traffic direction, place more Sanicans and add even morecourse marshals this year—all to make it easier for 5,000riders to invade Bainbridge Island.

March 1997. Preparing forChilly Hilly

BY ESTELLE GRAY

One of the really amazing things aboutthis event is just how many cyclists can fiton one ferry at one time. The line waitingto board is not only long, it is very wide. Ifyou want to be assured that you’ll actuallyhook up with your friends, you might wantto pick an exact spot a block away.

Greater SeattleBicycle Expo (1989)

November 1988. FirstSeattle Bike Expo, Feb. 24-25

“This is a landmark event,” says MikeAbraham, Bike Expo chairman. “This is anunfactional event that will appeal tobicyclists from all walks of life. Not everyrider can do STP, not everyone is interestedin pedaling around the bike trail at GreenLake, and not everyone is interested inMarymoor racing. But the Expo will have

something for everyone, at all levels of ability or interest.”Over 30 booths will be featured.

April 1990. Cheryl Marek sets Women’sroller record at Seattle Bike Expo

At 3 p.m. Friday, February 23, Cheryl Marek sat downand began riding rollers for 24 hours.

“It was a challenge that hadn’t been attempted, and I’mnot one to shy from challenges.”

As the end of the 24-hour period neared, the crowd ofspectators swelled, chanting rhythmically while the cyclistbegan a final sprint that carried her to 500.67 miles at 3p.m.

February 1991. Observed Trials ridingdisplayed at Expo

He is not bringing a colorful booth, and he has no newproduct to promote. But Dave Danioth is coming to the1991 Greater Seattle Bicycle Expo with something that mostpeople can only dream of attaining a sense of balance,timing and skill that has marked him as the “best” mountainbike rider in the state.

March 1998. Bicycle Expo SeasonContinues

In its 10th year, the show attracted 11,500 who came tosee the newest in cycling from the event’s 152 exhibitors.

March 2000. Expo ignites 2000 seasonThe sun and mountains were shining during all 3 days of

the event, attracting hundreds of bike enthusiasts to theSeattle Center, many of them arriving on two wheels.

1999 Greater Seattle Bike Expo PHOTO COURTESY OF EXPO

Note: Although hundreds of events and tours have played out overthe years, STP, Chilly Hilly and Expo have paved the way andbecome pioneers in their own right.

30 YEARS OF EVENTS AND RIDES


30 YEARS OF RETAIL SUPPORT

ShopsBicycle shops have ridden alongside the

cyclist as faithful comrades offering patronsgood advice, quality equipment andevent-promotion for decades. With old-fashioned good service, they sustain the needsof the cycling community. The local bicycleshop was there when your parents purchasedyour first bicycle with the shiny chromehandlebars, and it will still be there whenyour children begin learning to ride.

RecreationalEquipment, Inc. (REI)(1938)June 1995. REI donates toGreat Divide Mountain BikeRoute

Missoula, MT—Washington basedRecreation Equipment, Inc. (REI) hasawarded the Adventure Cycling Associationa $10,000 grant to help develop the GreatDivide Mountain Bike Route.

Current location: 1525 11th Ave., Seattle,WAAurora Cycle

(1930)

September-October 1984. An-tique bicycles, huge inventory,professionalism combine atAurora Cycle

BY PEGGY STEWARD

The story of Aurora Cycle goes back to1930, when owner Jim McAllister’s fatheropened the Alki Cycle Shop in West Seattle.In the early 50’s, the shop was moved to thepresent Aurora Avenue location. In 1952 JimMcAllister bought the business from hisfather, expanding the shop to include motorscooters, go karts, and lawnmowers inaddition to bicycles.

Jim started his famous antique bicyclecollection in 1960.

Current location: 7401 Aurora Ave. N.,Seattle, WA

Gregg’s Cycles (1932)

BY PEGGY STEWARD

Winter 1983. Gregg family bicycle shophas grown with Seattle

If you lived in Seattle 50 years ago, andyou wanted to spend a sunny spring daybicycling around Green Lake, chances areyou visited Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle andrented a bike for your outing. R.V. Greggand his son Ralph opened the doors of theshop on Woodlawn Avenue N.E. in 1932.Ralph left the business to become a doctor,and in 1953, R.V. sold to Max Gregg, hisnephew. Max continued to enlarge andexpand as the bicycle boom hit in the early70’s. In 1975, Max sold to his nephew, Stan.

Current location: 7007 Woodlawn NE,Seattle, WA

Velo Stores(Velocipede) (1968)BY PEGGY STEWARD

September/October 1983. Velo Stores hascome a long way since 1968.

Converting an abandoned gas station intoan attractive ivy-covered shop in theMadison Park/Harrison neighborhood, theTamura brothers quickly enlarged their baseof operations in response to neighborhooddemand for bicycle sales and service.

Current location: 1535 11th Ave., Seattle,WA

Angle Lake Cyclery(1954)March 2001. Angle Lake Cycleryforgotten but not gone

BY JESSICA BLAIR

Apparently, we’ve ignored Angle LakeCyclery for 30 years in coverage, but this isone tradition we plan not to keep in the 21stcentury.

In 1957 Dale Clark’s father moved hisbusiness from the former Hudson Carsdealership to the present location on PacificHighway, Seattle. Clark’s father thought thelocation on the nearly empty streets optimalbecause it was between two burgeoningmetropolises, Seattle and Tacoma.

Since the first store opened, Angle Lakehas expanded to 10 stores then shrunk backto only one remaining store. Clark says thathis shop was and is on the cutting edge ofthe industry, carrying Terry bikes, andRecumbents for decades.

“We’re not afraid of things looking oddat first,” Clark said.

Current location: 20804 Pacific Hwy. S.,Seattle, WA R + E Cycles

(1973)

March 1991. New owners moveinto R + E Cycles

R + E Cycles in Seattle’s UniversityDistrict no longer has an “R” or an “E.” Thename originated with the initials of foundersAngel Rodriguez and Glenn Erickson.Erickson left a few years ago to build framesunder his own label, and Rodriguez has soldthe 17-year-old business to Jim and JanetVisbeek.

The sale includes the four UniversityDistrict Retail stores (R + E Cycles,Mountain Bike Specialists, 2nd Gear, andSeattle Bicycle Repair) as well as the customframe shop.

Current Location: 5627 University Way.NE, Seattle, WA

Magnolia Ski &Spoke (1967)

March 2001. Time has notwarped Magnolia Ski & Spoke

BY JESSICA BLAIR

Ron Fisher started working at MagnoliaSki & Spoke in 1970, shortly after the shopmoved from its original Magnolia Villagelocation. Three years later, he owned it.

Angel Rodriguez, once owner of R+ECycles even worked for Fisher as a mechanicwhile his business was just getting off theground.

Fisher’s son Kyle, 25 and daughterNicole, 26 will take the helm of the bicycle/ski shop in April as it enters a “new era.”Some things, however, are stillold-fashioned, that is. Magnolia Ski &Spoke hand prints all receipts and contin-ues to do business without the help of faxmachines, cash registers or computers.

“The biggest thing that sets us apart iswe haven’t changed,” Fisher said.

Current location: 2215 15th Ave. W.,Seattle, WA


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30 YEARS OF RETAIL SUPPORT

ClubsLeague of AmericanWheelmen (1880)/League of AmericanBicyclists

July 1975: LAW hears DavisBob Russell, newly elected Second Vice

President of the League of AmericanWheelmen, recently returned from theNational Convention of Bicyclists inArlington Texas where Assistant Secretary ofTransportation Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. spoke.Davis remarked that the Department ofTransportation has included the bicycle inall planning for surface transportation. TheDOT has also adopted a policy ofpromoting the bicycle as a means of trans-portation.

Davis closed his remarks by stating “Fromthe DOT’s standpoint, the bicycle is backand welcome.”

July 1980: LAW Report: “TheNext Hundred”

BY JOSH LEHMAN

No, not the next hundred miles...Thenext hundred years!

The League of American Wheelmen willhave a new name (and, presumably, an en-hanced image) within the next year. What-ever the new title, this organization will con-tinue to serve as the national advocate of bi-cycling interests.

Winter 1983: L.A.W.’s RalphHirsch wants cyclists to joinnational outcry against drunkdrivingBY BARCLAY KRUSE

Surely you’ve heard of Mothers AgainstDrunk Driving (M.A.D.D.). But how famil-iar are you with B.A.D.D. (Bicyclists AgainstDrunk Drivers)? Probably not very, becauseto this point, the organization doesn’t exist.

But it may come to pass if Ralph Hirschhas his way. Hirsch, the National LegislativeDirector for the League of AmericanWheelmen, recently visited Seattle and Eu-gene (for the Northwest Pro-Bike confer-ence), and high on his list of topics was thesubject of drunk drivers and bicyclists. Hirschbelieves it is in cyclists’ interest to join thenational groundswell of public opinion tocrack down on drunk drivers.

April 1974: Bicycle ActionCommittee

A major project tackled by the B.A.C. thiswinter involved writing a letter to state leg-islators proposing changes and improvementsfor the state’s vehicle code sections affectingbikers. One suggestion in the letter con-cerned itself with the problem of “motor ve-hicles passing bikes in the same traffic lane.”

September/October 1979:Cascade Bicycle Club Active

BY DAVE SHAW

Club objectives are to promote publicgoodwill and understanding of the bicyclesport and foster its safe development, to en-courage bicycle riding for better health andrecreation by conducting regularly scheduledrides, outings, sport events, and related pro-grams; and to promote and assist in the de-velopment of safe bicycle commuting andrecreation sport.

Each year the club sponsors the 100-ki-lometer Chilly Hilly in February, PugetSound Bicycle Week in May, a 100-mile cen-tury on Whidbey Island in August, and start-ing this year, a 200-mile excursion from Se-attle to Portland.

The club was formed in 1971 with a fewpeople interested in touring, racing and de-veloping bike routes; and has expanded toclose to 300 households participating activelyin bicycling.

September/October 1983:Cascade Bicycle Club: A huge,varied, and effective organiza-tion that has kept its humanity

BY DAVE SHAW, GUEST COLUMNIST

The Cascade Bicycle Club is first of all, abicycle club. We go on rides, hold meetingswhere we show slides of cycling trips, pub-lish a newsletter with a picture of a bicyclewheel on the cover—all the things that theusual bicycle club does. But there are someaspects of Cascade that make it more thanthe usual bicycle club. The first is our size.

Twelve hundred is a lot of folks. What itmeans to Cascade is a lot of energy and manyskills from which to build strong programsin varied areas.

May 1994: Cascade BicycleClub grows to over 5,000

October 1995: Cascadecelebrates 25 years atSeptember 17 picnic

One achievement for which Cascade hasreceived continued national attention is the1974 construction of the Burke-Gilman trail,one of the first rails to bike trails conversions

in the United States. The trails and their extensions provide

more than 25 continuous miles of cement-surface trail riding between the Ballard neigh-borhood in Seattle and Marymoor Park inRedmond.

Portland Wheelmen(1971)

Winter 1973: Portland 200The Portland Wheelmen Touring Club

sponsored a double century with a centuryrun scheduled the very next day. P.W.T.C.member, Walter Humbird, sent the follow-ing impression of the weekend of bicycling.

I started on a cold and dark Saturdaymorning, at five o’clock at Sauvie Island. Irode beside another club rider who had alight on his bicycle. Later when the sun cameup, I could see the beautiful trees and farm-land.

We rode three laps (12.5 miles per lap)on the island. Leaving for the 75-mile roundtrip to Rainier, I rode the Trojan NuclearPlant. It was quite a site.

The next day, Sunday, I started the 100-mile Century at eight o’clock. I rode withsome P.W.T.C. members through the wholeeight laps around the island. It was a verysuccessful ride, thanks to the PortlandWheelmen Touring Club.

March 1990: 3rd Annual Port-land Wheelmen Bike Show dueMarch 16-17

With last year’s show attracting nearly6,000 bicycle and outdoor enthusiasts, showorganizers Tom Thompson and Phil Brownare expecting that number to increase to atleast 10,000 this year with the increase infloor space and added number of exhibitors.This year’s show, which has been moved tothe top floor of Montgomery Park, is ex-pected to be a sellout, showcasing 116 ex-hibitors—an increase of 40 booths from lastyear.

Tacoma Wheelmen(1888) (Reborn 1974)

June 1974: Tacoma WheelmenA newly organized bicycle club in Tacoma,

Washington has assumed the name of theclub that existed in the area during the bi-cycle boom of the late 19th century.

The Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club currentlycounts 30 members, with committees de-voted to legislation, touring and racing.Membership is open to everyone interestedin bicycling.

30 YEARS OF CLUBS

Redmond Cycle(1968)

July 1984. Dennis & MarieEstrin’s Redmond Cycle is part ofNorthwest’s bicycle capital

BY PEGGY STEWARD

When Redmond Cycle opened as the firstbicycle shop in Redmond, the then-sleepySeattle suburb east of Lake Washington, the

shop occupied just 900 square feet. But thattiny shop sold 1,500 bicycles in one year!With no on-site storage, all inventory had tobe stored in the Estrin’s house and garage.Marie remembers the endless days when theywould work all day selling bicycles at the shopand go home and assemble more bikes intheir kitchen in order to have inventory inthe shop the next morning.

In 1973, when an abandoned gas stationon Redmond way became available, Marieand Dennis cashed in on the irony of the

May 1990: Seattle Police bikepatrol featured in LAWpublication

The League of American Wheelmen haspublished a new brochure entitled How ToGet Police Onto Bicycles. The brochure con-centrates on the Seattle bike program in theU.S. Some of the facts and figures quoted inthe brochure:

* The Seattle program began with threeofficers in July 1987. After only one month,they achieved over 500 arrests in a month,roughly five times the average number ofsimilar foot patrols.

* There are now 24 officers in the Seattlebicycle patrol. Between April and June 1989,they totaled 511 felony arrests and over 2,000misdemeanor arrests.

Wheelsport CyclingClub (1964)

April 1972: Wheelsport CyclingTeam

Wheelsport Cycling Team is the Seattlearea racing club—where the really fast ridersget together. Wheelsport’s red and whitejerseyed riders have participated throughoutthe West and in Canada, and at least oneevent is scheduled weekly throughout theyear.

May 1983: 25 Candles onWheelsport’s cake

BY PEGGY STEWARD

Frank (Nashland) started the WheelsportCycling Team in 1962 as an informal club,“sort of a group of groupies” he says, and inthe mid-70’s Wheelsport’s red and white jer-seys were carried on the back of virtually ev-ery Puget Sound racer. Today, although thereare many more racing clubs, Wheelsport stillnumbers 35-40 members. One of Frank’sbiggest thrills was having Tom Boznowskiwear the red-and-white over the line as goldmedallist in the Nationals in 1981.

Cascade BicycleClub (1971)

Winter 1972-1973: Cascade’sFuture

BY IRA SLEASMAN

The club’s constitution and bylaws wereamended to change the name from CascadeCycling Club to Cascade Bicycle Club forbetter identification.

Note: We will publish a fullshop listing in an upcomingissue. Send current shopinformation to ensure your shopis included in the listing.

situation. As the gas crisis closed stations,they could (pardon the pun) recycle thestation into a bike shop and promotepeople-powered transportation.

Current location: 16205 Redmond Way,Redmond, WA


ATHLETIC MEDICINE

REGIONALS

riders do not consider how rest is part oftheir program. It may help to think of train-ing as structured (to varying extents) blocksof work and rest meant to enhance yourperformance in a certain discipline. Workstresses your body’s systems to increaseefficiency and while doing so, slightly “tearsdown” these systems. Rest permitsrebuilding of the systems to a higherefficiency. Training without rest is liketrying to drive across country on a single tankof gas; impossible as virtually all vehicles mustregularly refill their tanks. The amount ofbeneficial rest depends on the person, buttwo to three days of moderately hard ridingcan require one day of rest. You can restactively with very gentle riding (60% ofnormal pace) of an hour or less. Passive restwould be taking the day off entirely.

Progressive: If you are setting yourselfup to complete a long ride later in theseason, plan progressive build up of time onthe bike. Fortunately, as the weather improvesit is easier to spend more time outdoors onthe bike. A graph of a nice progressionDuring the riding season would probablyproduce a picture like this (see chart).

The take home lesson is that if you wantto improve your fitness, you must build upand stress the body in order for it to adapt.Once you have reached your desired fitnesslevel, you can maintain it with regular ridingof at least 2 times per week.

Gradual: Notice the gentle slope of theincrease in riding during the spring. This isnot accidental. If you want to avoid injury

and keep mentally fresh, a gradualprogression (sound familiar?) is the safestroute to a fun season. This winter has seenvery nice weather, which can tempt folks toget out and put in some overly long rides. Acautious increase in total time or mileagewould be no more than 10% per week. Thestarting point varies for each person and hisor her goals.

Specific: I have heard this statedsimply as the 30 mph rule; you will not beable to ride at 30 mph unless you prepareand practice doing exactly that. Yes, I knowthat most of us will not travel at 30 on a bikeunless it is downhill and perhaps with atailwind. More realistically, if you plan onaveraging 20 mph during STP then you mustspend time going this speed. For attaininghigher speeds, it can be helpful to stringtogether higher speed intervals during alonger ride. Rest periods between speed

intervals are at least as long as the workintervals, if not up to two times as long.Intervals are just one tool to help fine tuneyour fitness on the bike.

Bodies are amazing machines and willrespond beautifully to training if youapproach it reasonably and thoughtfully.Here’s to a great 2001 riding season. Takecare.

Two Northwest citiesdesignated “Bike-friendly”

Washington, D.C.—The League ofAmerican Bicyclists dubbed Redmond, WAand Corvallis, OR “Bike-friendlyCommunities.” Corvallis is the first city inOregon to receive this distinction, withbicycle commuters totaling eightpercent—the highest in the state accordingto a 1990 census. The city containsabundant bicycle features including bikeracks on buses, bike lanes and parking areas.The league commended Redmond on itsbike and pedestrian facility improvementsscheduled to take place between now and2004, at an estimated cost to the city of$700,000. Corvallis and Redmond are the51st and 52nd U.S. cities to be recognizedas being “bike-friendly.”

Information for this article provided cour-tesy of Bicycle Retailer

Learn from the best atNWWC’s spring racing skillsclinic for women

Women of all ages are invited to attend

the second annual Northwest WomenCycling bike racing weekend, April 21-22 inSeattle and Redmond, Washington. Theclinic will cover racing essentials includingtraining, bike fit, riding in a pack, racestrategies, bike mechanics and riding on thevelodrome.

Three of the United States’ mostaccomplished cyclists will teach the weekendclinic. Kendra Wenzel is an 11-yearprofessional cyclist and member of the USNational Team. Karen Bliss-Livingston is aroad and track National and WorldChampion with 15 years of competitivecycling experience. Renee Duprel is a formerU.S. National team member, medallist inseveral National and World events.

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at theSeattle Sand Point Magnuson Park. Lectures,lessons, practice time and bike-fitting

Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn andpractice more new skills, group ride on theEast Side, track skills at Marymoor Park inRedmond. The weekend ends with a raceand discussion afterward, all at MarymoorPark.

For details on the clinic, contact Heather

Johnston, [email protected] fee is $85 for the two-day clinic and

snacks. To register contact Jan Selvar [email protected] or call206-805-2701.

Coca-Cola begins search for2,500 Inspirational Americansto carry Olympic flame

Lance Armstrong, three-time Olympian,is leading the 2002 Olympic Torch Relaynomination campaign. All you have to do tonominate someone is write a 50-to 100-wordessay explaining why the person you arenominating has inspired you.

Nomination forms are available atparticipating Coca-Cola retail locationsbetween March 1 and April 30, 2001 andonline at www.coca-cola.com between March1 and May 7, 2001.

Northwest riders shin atRedlands

Roland Green, from Victoria, BC,wearing the US Pro colors signed the bestperformance for a Northwest rider in

Redlands. Green won both time trial stages,wore the leader’s jersey for three days andmanaged to finish the event in 3rd placeoverall.

Other noticeable performances includethe 15th place overall from Victoria’s RiderHesjedal. Broadmark rider Russell Stevensonfrom Seattle was 25th, while his teammateSvein Turf from Langley, BC took the 38thposition overall.

On the women's side, Sandy Espesethfrom Victoria posted four top 10 results toclaim the ninth place of the overallstandings.

Tissot/UCI Mountain BikeWorld Cup

The UCI announced that the 3rd roundof the Downhill/Dual and the 4th round ofthe Cross Country races of the Tissot/UCIMountain Bike World Cup originallyscheduled on 7-8 July 2001 in Whistler(CAN) have been moved. The new venuefor this triple event is Grouse Mountain(CAN). Grouse Mountain is located 30 min-utes from Vancouver city centre.

Athletic MedicineBY MICHAEL PETTY

"Guiding Principles" from page 1

Spring Summer Fall

Regional Repor ts

Time on the Bike

Michael Petty MA, MSPTLicensed physical therapistNationally certified in therapeutic

massage and bodyworkNationally certified fitness consultant

Lone Star [email protected]


CALENDAR

All events are listed chronologically within their respective sections: Events(clinics, expositions, lectures, etc), Off-road Racing (competition featuring single-track, cyclocross and other off-road riding), Off-road Touring (rides and spectatorevents featuring single-track and other off-road riding) Rides & Tours (often 15 to200 mile rides on roads for any type of bicycle), Series Races (competition repeatedon three or more weekends), Single Races (bicycle competition), Track Races(competition in the velodrome) and Multisport (events that include bicycling as apart of the competition).

To conserve space, we've chosen to run web sites only on events where both websites and e-mail are available. If you are an event promoter or organizer and your eventis not listed, please write, call, fax or e-mail information to us and we will gladly list it.Please send your event information in the same style and format as seen here. Further,any changes should be handled the same way.

All aspects of this event calendar are copyright 2001 Seattle Publishing. Thiscalendar may not be transmitted or reproduced by any means, electronically or printed,without written consent of the publisher.

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BMX RacingApr 13-Oct 28: McCollum Park BMX Racing. McCollum Park,

WA. Race every Saturday and Sunday from April to October.Sign up between 10-11 a.m. Membership $45, Entry fee$10. Memberships and Snohomish County release formrequired to be on the track. Pick them up at McCollum ParkBMX. Char Ayres, Snohomish County Parks & Recreation,600 128th St. S.E., Everett, WA, 98204. 425-485-3461,[email protected]

EventsApr 8: Ridge to River Relay. Wenatchee, WA. 20th annual. Starts

at top of Mission Ridge: Nordic ski, Alpine ski, run, bike,ends with water leg where participants canoe or kayak toWenatchee. Teams of 2 to 6 or solo. Susan Frese, Ridge toRiver Relay, P.O. Box 3961, Wenatchee, WA, 98807. 509-662-8799, www.r2r.org

Off-road RacingApr 1: Battle in Seattle, WIM #1. South Seatac Park, Seatac,

WA. 400 participants. Cross-country racing for all ages andability levels. Gino Lisiecki, Round and Round Productions,418 E. Pacific, Ste 6, Spokane, WA, 99202. 509-455-7657,www.roundandround.com

Apr 1: OSU Criterium. Corvallis. Damian Schimtt, 541 7540073,[email protected].

Apr 1: Sagebrush Single-track Series. Kennewick, WA. FinleyHills AL Colburn, 509-736-1331, www.geocities.com/finleyflyers.

Apr 7-8: BC Cup #1 - Barf Bash 5. Nanaimo, BC. Cross-countryand downhill racing. Peter Sinclair, BC, 250 758 7907,[email protected]

Apr 7: Kings Valley Road. Bend, OR. Scott Goldstein, 541-343-4833, [email protected]

Apr 8: Mudslinger. Klamath Falls, WA. Damian Schmitt, 541-752-7397, [email protected].

Apr 21-22: The Beacon Bomber, WIM #2. Spokane, WA. Cross-country and downhill racing for all ages and ability levels.Gino Lisiecki, Round and Round Productions, 418 E. Pacific,Ste 6, Spokane, WA, 99202. 509-455-7657,www.roundandround.com

Apr 22: Cascade Chainbreaker. Bend, OR. 2001 OBRA off-roadSeries. Cross-country. Sally & Marcel Russenberger, 442N.W. State St., Bend, OR, 97701. 541-389-3295 or 541389 4224, [email protected]

Apr 28: Big K MTB Festival. Oakridge, OR. Mitch LaMoure, TheBicycle Shop, 1217 N.E. Walnut, Roseburg, OR, 97470. 541-957-1020, www.mcsi.net/frameman/

Apr 29: Bear Springs. Mt. Hood, OR. Oregon MTB Racing Series.Cross-country. Petr Kakes, OR, 503-272-0146,[email protected]

Series RacesMay 9-Sep 5: Tuesday Night Track Training. Marymoor Park,

Redmond, WA. Marymoor Velodrome Association & PugetSound Cycling Club. Training is free with waiver. Must havetaken an MVA track class or have at least a Cat 4 USCFtrack license. Ethan Meginnes, Marymoor VelodromeAssociation, 206-675-1424

Mar 17-Aug 26: Northwest Women’s Cycling Series.Washington. 13 events in various locations aroundWashington. Look for the mention “Counts for NWWC Series”in individual event description. Heather Johnston, NWWC,206-284-5407, www.bikeride.com

Apr 1-Aug 26: WIM MTB Racing Series. Various locations. GinoLisiecki, Round and Round Productions, 418 E. Pacific, Ste6, Spokane, WA, 99202. 509-455-7657,www.roundandround.com

Apr 3-Sep 25: PIR. Portland, OR. Circuit. Jeff Mitchem, 233-3636, [email protected]

Apr 5-Sep 27: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Portland, OR. Thursdaynight series. Mike Murray, OBRA, 503-661-5874,www.obra.org/

Apr 5-Aug 23: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA.Criterium every Thursday night. .8 mile-loop inside SewardPark with one 120-degree turn and 100-yard hill. 2,830riders over the season. David Douglas, Event Promoter,4207 S.W. Hill St., Seattle, WA, 98116. 206-932-5921,www.pazzovelo.com

Apr 10-Aug 28: Tuesday Night Road Race Series at SIR. Kent,WA. Every Tuesday Night (except 7/31 & 8/7) at 7 p.m.Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. Race fee $10per night, no USCF license required. Tracy Jolly, 206-322-0072, [email protected]

Apr 13-Oct 28: McCollum Park BMX Racing. McCollum Park,WA. Race every Saturday and Sunday from April to October.Sign up between 10-11 a.m. Membership $45, Entry fee$10. Memberships and Snohomish County release formrequired to be on the track. Pick them up at McCollum ParkBMX. Char Ayres, Snohomish County Parks & Recreation,600 128th St. S.E., Everett, WA, 98204. 425 [email protected]

May 1-Aug 28: Adidas World Tuesday Night Championships.Vancouver, BC. Escape Velocity Cycling Club, 2964 W. 8thAve., Vancouver, BC, V6K 1C1. 604-888-5779,www.escapevelocity.bc.ca

May 2-Jun 6: Ravensdale Time Trial Series. Ravensdale Park,WA. Wednesday night time trial Series. Registration from 5-6 p.m. at Ravensdale Park Kent Kangley & 272nd. First rideroff at 6:30 p.m. Rolling 10- mile course on rural roads inKing County. Cost $10/race. Tim Sherrill, 425-235-8235,www.wheelsportcycling.com

May 3-Sep 13: Southern Oregon Thursday Night Road Race.Medford, OR. Glen Gann, 541-779-6986, [email protected]

May 7-Sep 10: Lakeside Bicycles 2001 Monday Night Masters& Women PIR Series. Portland, OR. Portland InternationalRaceway - Flat 1.9-mile loop, wide road with excellentpavement, closed to traffic. Norba single-day or annualmembership required and available on-site. Reg. starts 5p.m. and ends 5 minutes prior to your start time. 6:30-6:35staggered starts. $13 reg. ($5 for junior women). Distancesvary. Junior, Master & Women Cat. Jim Anderson, 503-975-8229 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., www.obra.org

May 25-Aug 24: Friday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond,WA. Race every Friday by the Marymoor VelodromeAssociation. $12 for Cat 1,2,3 and Women. Kiddie Kiloevery 1st and 3rd Friday. Citizens Race every 2nd and 4thFriday. Spectators are welcome. No racing July 27. EthanMeginnes, Marymoor Velodrome Association, 206-675-1424, www.marymoor.velodrome.org

Road RacesApr 1: Estacada Time Trials. Oregon. Candi Murray, OBRA,

4318 S.E. 8th Ct., Gresham, OR, 97080. 503 667 6220,www.obra.org/

Apr 1: Sagebrush Sunday. Portland, OR. Time Trial MikeMcMackin, 541 382 9253, [email protected]

Apr 3: PIR. Portland, OR. Circuit Jeff Mitchem, [email protected]

Apr 5: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium. Seeseries info. David Douglas, Event Promoter, 4207 S.W. HillSt., Seattle, WA, 98116. 206-932-5921,www.pazzovelo.com

Apr 7: 33rd Annual Volunteer Park Criterium. Seattle, WA.Criterium - registration $16, $21 for Pro 1-2. Day off add $5Dan Norton, 206 324 7304, www.geggscycles.com

Apr 7: 4th Annual Kings Valley Road Race. Near Corvallis, OR.A rolling course perfect for the strong man/woman. 19.5-mile loop on good to excellent roads. Perfect tune-up for theTour of Willamette. Oregon Cup. Pro 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Women,Master 35+. Cat. 3 max. for Masters. Apprx. $1500 cashprize. Must be OBRA members. $20 pre-reg. if postmarkedby April 3. $25 day of. Reg. opens 8:30 a.m. closes 10 min.before event. Start times TBA. Scott Goldstein, ClassicEvents, 2290 Corinthian Ct., Eugene, OR, 97405. 541-343-4833, [email protected]

Apr 8: Boat Street Criterium. 1007 Boat St. 2nd Annual. EntryFees: Pro.1,2 $30, Category 3 & Pro 1,2 3, women $27,Cat 4,5 & Cat 4 women $23, Masters $25, Children under12 race free. No pre-registration or late fees! Call or visitour Web site for more info. and on-line registration. Fieldlimits! 30- minute course. Women’s clinic following race.Counts for NWWC series. Robert Trombley, RobraceProductions, 4327 4th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA, 98105. 206-634-9403, www.recycledcycles.com

Apr 8: Estacada Time Trials. Oregon. Candi Murray, OBRA, 4318S.E. 8th Ct., Gresham, OR, 97080. 503 667 6220,www.obra.org/.

Apr 10: PIR. Portland, OR. Circuit Jeff Mitchem, 233-3636,[email protected]

Apr 10: Tuesday Night Road Race Series at SIR. Kent, WA. Seeseries info. Tracy Jolly, 206-322-0072,[email protected]

Apr 11-15: Tour of Willamette. Eugene, OR. 4-day stage race.Wednesday criterium. Larry Smith, Oregon State CyclingAssoc., 541-953-8937, [email protected]

Apr 12: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium. Seeseries info. David Douglas, Event Promoter, 4207 S.W. HillSt., Seattle, WA, 98116. 206-932-5921, www.pazzovelo.com

Apr 14: Seward Park Spring Classic. Seattle, WA. Criterium.$15. 8-mile loop inside Seward Park with one 120-degreeturn and 100-yard hill. David Douglas, Event Promoter, 4207S.W. Hill St., Seattle, WA, 98116. 206-932-5921,www.pazzovelo.com




Apr 21: Fish Creek. Calgary, AB. Garth Marken, AB, 403 2464836,[email protected]

Apr 21: Tahuya-Seaback-Tahuya. Tahuya, WA. Ethan Meginnes,Lake Washington Velo, www.buchanangc.com/lwvelo/tst

Apr 21: Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race. Marymoor Park,Redmond, WA. Regional Classic Road Race. Spectators arewelcome (free). Ethan Meginnes, Broadmark Capital CyclingTeam, 206 675 1424, www.broadmarkcycling.com

Apr 21: U of O Weekend. Portland, OR. Jim Anderson, 503-975-8229, [email protected]

Apr 21: U of O Weekend. Portland, OR. Circuit Jim Anderson,503-975-8229, [email protected]

Apr 22: Guacamole Grande. Fallbrook, CA. 10, 20, or 50-milerides beginning and ending at Fallbrook High School.Guacamole and chips at all rest stops with live DJ and BBQat finish line. Free shuttle bus to and from Avocado Festivalevery 30 min. Rides start 7:30, 9 and 10 a.m. Randy Ice,12300 E. Washington Blvd. Suite W, Whittier, CA, 90606.562-943-9440, www.bikescor.com

Apr 22: Schwalbe Peninsula Trophy Road Race. Victoria, BC.Straight Up Cycles, 2652 Quadra St., Victoria, BC, 250-4801944, [email protected]




Apr 28: Fish Creek. Calgary, AB. Road Race Garth Marken,Bicisport, AB, 403-246-4836, [email protected]

Apr 28-29: Tour of Walla Walla Stage Race. Walla Walla, WA.Tour of Walla Walla stage race & collegiate omnium. Allcategories, including 2 juniors & 2 women USCF cats. Timetrial, Road race & crit. All-new, hillier road race course. Samepopular 6-corner bumpy downtown criterium. Pre-reg required,but it’s easy-just call or send your name & category. Paywhen you get here. Counts for NWWC series. Women’scoaching clinic following the race. Steve Rapp, 701 BoyerAve., Walla Walla, WA, 99362. 509-527-8724,www.wallawalla.com/nwcc.htm

Apr 28: Warp Speed Time Trial. North Vancouver, BC. JonathanWornell, Soliton Cycling Club, 604-415-5891,[email protected]

Apr 29: BC Classic Criterium. Langley, BC. Escape Velocity,2964 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V6K 2C1. 604-888-5779,www.escapevelocity.bc.ca.

Rides & ToursApr 1: 100K Ride. Vancouver Island, BC. Start 10 a.m. from

Nanaimo. Tour Nanaimo. Stephen Hinde, BC Randonneurs,250-245-4751, www.island.net/~randos/index.html

Apr 7-14: Hawaii—8 Day. Hilo, Hawaii. Highlights: KilaueaCrater, Mauna Loa Volcano, Kona Coast. Designated:Beginner to advanced. Bicycle Adventures, P.O. Box 11219,Olympia, WA, 98508. 360-786-0989 or 800-443-6060,www.bicyclesadventures.com

Apr 7: Snowqualmie Valley Tandem Tour. Preston Park. GroupRide. Jeff Davis, 206 281 0987

Apr 8: Pacific Populaire. Lower Mainland, BC. Start 9 a.m. fromRiley Park Community Centre, Vancouver. Tour Vancouver,Richland. (25K, 50K, 100K also available) Danelle Laidlaw,Sharon Street, 604-737-0043

Apr 14: 25K, 50K. Fort St. John, BC. Start 10 a.m. Route: twocircuits around Fort St. John community. Part of the BCPeace Region Randonneurs Series. Wim Kok, 250 7854589, [email protected]

Apr 14: 300K Brevet. Mark Thomas, 13543 160th Ave. N.E.,Redmond, WA, 98052. 206-612-4700,www.seattlerandonneur.org

Apr 14: Anderson Island Tandem Tour. Anderson Island, WA.Leave from Steilacoom Ferry Dock at 9:30 am Larry Gill, 425643 1760

Apr 14-Sep 8: BC Peace Region Randonneurs Series. Fort St.John, BC. All rides start from Humpty’s, a truck-stop/restaurant on the Alaska highway. Riders should be self-sufficient as services are few and far between thecommunities. Riders should contanct me the day before therides via email. Further, proper gearing is recommended assome of the hills are long and appear never ending. WimKok, 250 785 4589, [email protected]

Apr 14: Tour of the Cowichan Valley. Vancouver Island, BC. StartChamainuf at 7 a.m. 200K, 150K, 100K or 50K. StephenHinde, (250) 245-4751, www.island.net/~randos/index.html

Apr 14-17: Tunisia Odyssey: Eden to Oasis (Southern Circuit).Tunisia, Africa. Diverse culture & beautiful landscapes ofcoastal and Sahara zones of southern Tunisia. Wondrousarray of people, architecture, culture & landscape. 95percent paved roads, hills. 750K, 470 miles. Cost: $1190plus airfare. David Mozer, International Bicycle Fund, 4887Columbia Dr. S., Seattle, WA, 98108-1919. 206-767-0848,www.ibike.org

Apr 16: Rando Ride Series. Lower Mainland, BC. John Bates, BCRandonneurs, 604-528 2081, www.randonneurs.bc.ca.

Apr 16-28: Tunisia Odyssey: Historic North (Northern Circuit).Tunisia, Africa. Extraordinary concentration of archeological,cultural & religious sites. Magnificent countryside. Lifestylesranging from traditional to ultra modern. Paved roads, longhills. 500K, 310 miles. Cost: $1190 plus airfare. DavidMozer, International Bicycle Fund, 4887 Columbia Dr. S.,Seattle, WA, 98108-1919. 206-767-0848, www.ibike.org

Apr 21: 50K, 75K Ride. Fort St. John, BC. Start 10 a.m. Routes:the 50K goes to Montney and back; the second one runs toMP 73 of the Alaska Highway and back. Part of the BC PeaceRegion Randonneurs Series. Wim Kok, 250 785 4589,[email protected]

Apr 22: 200K. Lower Mainland, BC. Also available: 50K, 100Kand 150K. Start 7 a.m. from Surrey Sports & L.C. TourFleetwood, Tsawwasseen, Ferndale, Abbotsford (or shortervariations). Dan McGuire, Bob Marsh, 16555 Fraser Hwy.,BC, 604-942-3235

Apr 22: 26th Annual Daffodil Classic. Orting, WA. 4 great routesand mileage for every ability. 20, 50, 70 &100 mile routes.NEW Fun Ride is a flat 15- mile option. Delicious food at reststops. Experience some of Pierce County’s finest pastoralscenery at the base of Mount Rainier. Pre-reg: $15 (person),$35 (family) until 4/11, $12 T-shirt. Limit 2,000. FoothillsTrail fun ride (pre-reg fee). On-site reg: 7 a.m.-noon, OrtingElem: $18,$40 $15 T-shirt. Fun Ride $5 adult, $2 child.Fund-raiser for: Tacoma Wheelmen’s Bicycle Club helmet’sprogram, advocacy efforts, rides and more. Jan Brame,Tacoma Wheelmen’s Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 112078,Tacoma, WA, 98411. 253-759-6984,http://www.twbc.org

Apr 22-27: Hawaii—6 Day. Hilo, Hawaii. Highlights: KilaueaCrater, Mauna Loa Volcano, Kona Coast. Designated:Beginner to advanced. Bicycle Adventures, P.O. Box 11219,Olympia, WA, 98508. 360-786-0989 or 800-443-6060,www.bicyclesadventures.com

Apr 27-29: Fleche N.W. Mark Thomas, 13543 160th Ave. N.E.,Redmond, WA, 98052. 206-612-4700,www.seattlerandonneur.org

Apr 28:. George’s Bakery, North Bend, WA. 50 miles BobFreeman, 425-888-3577

Apr 28: 300K. Vancouver Island, BC. Start 6 a.m. fromParksville. Tour Lake Cowichan, Mill Bay Stephen Hinde, BCRandonneurs, 250-245-4751, www.island.net/~randos/index.html

Apr 28: 300K Ride. Vancouver Island, BC. Start Oak Bay at 6a.m. Tour Oak Bay, Sidney, Duncan and Sooke. StephenHinde, BC Randonneurs, 250-245-4751, www.island.net/~randos/index.html

Apr 29: 75K, 100K Ride. Fort St. John, BC. Wim Kok, 250 7854589, [email protected].

Apr 29: Skagit Valley Tulip Ride. Stanwood. 50 mile flat. Startsat Stanwood Middle School. Don Hayes, 425-774-4203

Apr 29: Sunnyside Sports Anniversary & Bike-a-Roo BreakfastRide. Bend, OR. A quality pancake breakfast followed by a25-mile road ride west of Bend. Start at 9 a.m.- Cost $5Susan Bonacker, Sunnyside Sports, 930 N.W. Newport Ave.,Bend, OR, 97701. 541-382-8018, www.sunnysidesports.com

Track RacesApr 1: Women’s Only Track Classes. Marymoor Park, Redmond,

WA. Women’s only beginning track classes for all abilities.Renee Duprel, Marymoor Velodrome Association, 206-675-1424, www.marymoor.velodrome.org

Apr 2: Co-ed Track Classes. Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA.Beginning track classes for all abilities. Renee Duprel,Marymoor Velodrome Association, 206-675-1424,www.marymoor.velodrome.org

Apr 5: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Portland, OR. See series info.Mike Murray, OBRA, 503-661-5874, www.obra.org/.


Apr 12: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Portland, OR. See series info.Mike Murray, OBRA, 503-661-5874, www.obra.org/.

Apr 19: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Portland, OR. See series info.Mike Murray, OBRA, 503-661-5874, www.obra.org/


Apr 22: U of O Weekend. Eugene, OR. Omnium Jim Anderson,503-975-8229, [email protected]

Apr 26: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Portland, OR. Mike Murray,OBRA, 503-661-5874, www.obra.org/

Note: Many great events, lots ofcoverage! The events we selectedare, in our opinion, events thathave shaped road racing bypromoting junior development andadvancing women’s cycling. Someare simply “legendary.” We couldnot do this without talking abouttrack racing; however, we couldnot do it justice, so look for fulltrack coverage in an upcomingissue.


OPINION

another world cycling tour for 2003, but thistime it will be on a smaller scale and under adifferent name.

The tour’s debut logo, Odyssey 2000,went with the passing of last year’s pseudo-millenium hype. Odyssey World CyclingTours is a modified version of last year’s tour,which is broken into 12 stages. Rather thanbuying the trip as a whole, cyclists maychoose to ride as many or as few segments asthey wish, or spread rides out over the toursoffered in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

“People will be more motivated to do asegment,” Kneeland said. When consideringthe mountainous terrain of the globe, “thegoal is very diluted by time and theenormity of the task.”

Other changes also are in the works.Mileage has been reduced significantly, fromabout 80 miles per day to less than 65 formost segments.

Elbert Pence, of Kenmore, was the oldestrider on the Odyssey Tour at 80 years of age.He agreed that some of the scheduled rideswere longer than he would have preferred,but he pedaled every day-until nightfall somedays when he had to be picked up by the sagwagon.

“My knees are kind of out ofcartilage,” he said. “I couldn’t pump goinguphill. One funny thing-I lost an inch inheight.” Pence admits, however, that he isnot a lesser man for having biked around theworld.

“I had the feeling, you know, I feel likeI’m 60 again,” Pence noted. “The ride wasgreat for that. I know that.”

Getting a leg up, through cyclingBY ALLISON MARKIN

Put a kid on a bike, and you may just starther down the path to success.

Just one of the reasons why educatorsaround the world are turning to Sprockids,an education program developed by BCteacher Doug Detwiller. The Sprockidsmotto, “a two-wheeled approach tobuilding self-esteem,” speaks for itself. Theprogram is designed to motivate and involvekids in learning their schoolwork, learningabout themselves and learning about theenvironment.

Detwiller, who teaches in Gibsons, BC,developed the program eleven years agoafter his first mountain bike race.

“I was so nervous, really intimidated, butthe kids around me were so positive, therewas great camaraderie. I thought that this wassomething really special, so I took it back tothe classroom,” says Detwiller.

The first time he asked his students if theywanted to come out to the trails and learnabout mountain biking, 200 kids showed up.From there, Sprockids has evolved into aprogram that has been completed by morethan 10,000 students. More than 350 groupsand organizations are involved with theprogram, from North America to Scotland

to South Africa to Singapore.Sprockids may teach kids basic bike skills,

but it’s much more. The multi-tieredapproach helps students discover theirpotential while integrating their “indoor”classroom subjects with mountain biking.

Math, for example, can be explainedusing the hands-on model of a bike. Ask astudent to explain rates and ratios, anabstract concept, by giving an example: takethem to a bike and show them the ratio ofone pedal turn to the number of times thewheel goes around. Calculate power ratiosto go up a hill, and speed ratios to go down.

“It can really tie to everything,” saysDetwiller. Gears were developed in ancientMesopotamia. The factories where bikes arenow manufactured spawned from theIndustrial Revolution.

But the program isn’t just for kidslooking to get better grades or learn moreabout history. It attracts students who needstudy skills, but who may also need apersonal boost.

“Mountain biking is something thattouches the fringe kids, the little hellraiserswho might fall through the cracks in thesystem. It lets them be part of a group, theyfeel like they belong,” says Detwiller.

As student Jakub Kania says onthe Sprockids Web site, “I wastaught to be responsible...theprogram affects so many young kidspositively.”

The Sprockids kit, whichincludes a learning outcomesbooklet, lesson plans, aninstructional manual and a CDROM, costs $75 (CAN) and isn’tjust for teachers - parents and otheradults can use it too. IMBA has gotten inthe game and is now the Sprockidsdistributor in the U.S.

“Mountain biking is really for everyone,it touches people from every generation,” saysDetwiller. “It’s not just for the elite. Nomatter what your skill level, you canexperience it.”

For the second year, Detwiller isorganizing Trailfest in Gibsons. In itsinaugural year, 900 people came out to buildabout 30 kilometers of trail. Students,teachers, parents and even administratorstook part.

“The kids learn about the environment,and they are its biggest advocacy group.Someday they may want to bring their kidshere. It’s their legacy.”

Although pedaling up the rugged hills ofNorway and over the parched cobblestoneof Rome is a physically taxing activity,Kneeland reported physical training is notthe key to an enjoyable ride-it is attitude.

“The primary place to prepare is in themind,” he noted. “A person has to be readyto go.”

Riders should try to keep an open mindand be realistic about theirexpectations, Kneeland said. Rain can causea mental hurtle that can quickly turn apositive attitude sour. A 100-day drizzlegreeted Odyssey 2000, making the first legof the tour mentally straining. Rider BruceTiebout had a profound revelation about hisown temperament during this time.

“I realized it’s not the cycling that makesthe trip great-it’s me,” Tiebout mentioned.“I just decided to have a better time.”

From then on, Tiebout’s trip wastopnotch, and he envisioned a small part ofthe Northwest in almost every corner of theworld.

“The easiest way to describe [Norway] isthe San Juan’s with bridges,” he imparted.

Similarities might have been apparent, butthe differences from the states, obvious.Cyclists absorbed a true representation of theglobe’s land, architecture and cuisine: Localcommunities prepared the cyclist’s meals.

“When there’s a chicken head on yourplate, you know it’s China or Vietnam,”Kneeland remarked. “The goal is to embracethe world as it is and adapt to it.”

The Transkei, a region up the East Coastin a province called the Eastern

Cape of South Africa, proved tobe the most memorable visit for lastyear’s tour group. Odyssey 2000heard a song in its honor sung by alocal choir, and received a specialmessage from Nelson Mandelahimself: “Good luck with thecycling group!”

At least from 2003 on, luck willno longer play a role in hygiene.Last year, the plumbing was notalways reliable, so showers were notalways guaranteed. In response,TK&A will have 10 showersalready in place when the 2003tour rolls into Europe, China andSouth Africa.

Each rider will also have his orher own locker for the entire year,so he or she will no longer have towade through a veritable sea ofgym bags just to retrieve atoothbrush.

Additionally, every newOdyssey rider will be paired witha veteran Odyssey rider who willact as a coach to the newcomer. TK&A isconcentrating much effort on hiring asupportive staff for Odyssey World CyclingTours.

It may all sound complicated, and it is,Kneeland reported. He first got the idea forOdyssey 2000 while doing several charitycross-country rides in 1987. In 1993, hepicked up some maps and began preparingroutes for the largest around the worldbicycle tour in history.

So while they’re building trails and ridingon them, the Sprockids students arepedaling towards a good education and aneven better future.

Note:The Sprockids mission statement is: Through

the sport of mountain biking, young people willhave the opportunity to develop the skills andvalues that will guide them throughout theirlives and enable them to successfully reach theirfull potential.

For more information or to order a Sprockidskit, visit www.sprockids.com, where you’ll findDoug Detwiller’s contact information, orcontact Judd De Vail at IMBA by calling1-888-442-IMBA.

Kneeland said he hopes to put Antarcticaon the agenda strictly for sight-seeingpurposes, so the tour will touch all sevencontinents.

“Not a lot of adventures could be greater,”Kneeland said.

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Speaking Up, the SequelBY MAYNARD HERSHON

Last issue, I wrote about speaking up,asking for what you want on training rides. Isaid that when two people ride in a rotatingpaceline, they’re a partnership, each personhelping the other by taking a turn in front.

If you let yourself become exhausted ordropped, you can’t help. It’s too late. Youwaited too long to protest the pace. You didn’tspeak up, didn’t take care of yourself. Nowyou can’t take a turn, can’t help anyone.

Please, I asked readers, speak up if you’reabout to be dropped. Speak up if you’redrafting someone and you’re going faster thanyou can comfortably go.

In a rare moment of inspiration, Icompared that action to speaking up in arelationship, rather than silently lettingthings happen, then suffering the results.Speak up, I said. Don’t be embarrassed, don’tbe shy. Speak up.

The day after I wrote that piece, I ran intothree cyclists at a cafe. They’d finished theirride; I was waiting for friends to begin ours.I’d heard one of them, a local coach, give atalk days earlier about cycling technique.

Assuming he’d be interested, I mentionedmy piece about speaking up.

A 50-year old woman cyclist at the cafetable said she couldn’t do that, couldn’t askfor what she needed.

“I was raised with four brothers,” she said.I was struck by that comment. I don’t

know that I ever use events that happened40 years ago to explain why I can’t dosomething today. Do you do that?

If you hear yourself doing that, simplysaying, “Oh, I can’t do that because in the’60s or ’70s this-or-that happened,” pleaseask yourself: Is everything that ever happenedto you still happening? Is it ever over?

If you’ve been suffering in silence on yourbike because of events that happened long,long ago in a galaxy far, far away, try this:Imagine you’re someone else when you’re onthe bike, someone proactive, someone

LOUD. Han Solo maybe. Speak up. It’llwork for ya.

This is a fact: Other people cannot readyour mind. They cannot anticipate your actsor know your intentions. So - if your grouphas been doing the same thing for miles,going the same speed in the same direction,there is the reasonable expectation that it willcontinue to do so.

If you want to do something different,please announce that you are going to do it,whatever it is. Again: If you do not wish tocontinue to do what you have been doing,you have to alert those around you. Theydepend on you to do so. Their safety dependson your doing so. My safety may depend onyour doing so.

Last Saturday, I rode with a group of abouteight, mostly women. We rode in a doublepaceline on quiet roads south of Tucson, awayfrom the maniac traffic in town.

We’d just turned a corner. As I learnedlater, the two front riders decided to moveto the back of the group. I understand therewas some confusion about how toaccomplish that. Sadly, the individual whowas most forceful was wrong.

That person told the rider on the rightfront, who’d had the good sense to move rightto drop back, to move left instead, across thefront wheels of the two riders immediatelybehind him.

Probably a little confused, without a word,without accelerating slightly, he moved left,across the wheel of the woman behind him.She slowed to keep from hitting him.

The woman behind HER could not avoidher rear wheel, hit it and fell down, boom,cutting a finger, whacking her helmet on theroad and banging up her bike a bit. She gotup, wrapped her finger in a cleanhandkerchief and knocked her brake leverstraight. Back on the bike in moments. Bravewoman.

Remarkably, when she got rolling again,she was not concerned with discovering what

the hell had happened infront of her, causing her tofall.

She was not concernedwith making sure it did nothappen again.

She only wanted tosoothe potentially hurtfeelings.

She was concerned withmaking sure the womanshe’d hit from behind (theinstant before she crashed)was not upset. Not yourfault, she told her. Don’tfret about it. I’m okay.These things happen.

That attitude is sweet;It may be typicallyfeminine and it may bepart of the job descriptionof a social worker or nurseor other care-giver. It is notthe attitude that will keepcrashes from happening.

Most crashes arepreventable. Bikes brokenin crashes are useless andexpensive to repair or replace. Broken bonesare far worse. We have to educate the peoplewho hold our physical safety in their hands,the people we follow, four inches back, whilethey think about, well, who knows what theythink about.

Everyone says education is key,communication is vital, but no one wants tosay anything. Shhhh. No one wants to speakup, to sound like an authority by saying: Hey,that crash shouldn’t have happened. Let’s dothat thing differently from now on, whattayasay?

No one learned a damn thing from thatcrash. There was no communication and noeducation.

Because no one talked about the right wayto do it, no one learned how to get off the

front of a side-by-side paceline. No one wasreminded that bikes don’t have brake lights,that you have to tell people inches behindyou that you’re slowing abruptly - or theywill hit your bike and fall down.

No one tried to analyze why the crashhappened. Finding a cause might meanlearning that someone made a mistake, andthat would be unthinkable. Easier to thinkabout an occasional crash than to point afinger at someone and say,

Hey, how ‘bout doing that differently thenext time. It’d be safer that way.

That’d be speaking up, wouldn’t it?Speaking up seems easy when you’re

reading about it on this page. Listen on yourrides. Let me know how much education andcommunication actually happens.

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