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•Snowbird Hillclimb•Watch out for Goatheads!•Utah and Idaho Events Calendar•Results•The Full Monty?•Evanston and ICS Finals•Bike Cops on Patrol

By Dave WardPublisher

I was looking through anissue of “Cycle Sport”, theBritish professional cyclingmagazine, and happened acrossa short piece on the way thingswere in 1978, the year EddyMerckx retired. It made mereflect back to 1984, the year Ibecame interested in competitivecycling.

That year, Laurent Fignonwas winning his second Tour deFrance, with Bernard Hinaulttaking second and Americansensation Greg LeMond takingthird. I can remember scouringthe results pages of VeloNews tofind how LeMond was doing inall the races. At that time, Velo-News was printed in black andwhite and had a tabloid formatmuch like cycling utah exceptthat it reported national andinternational cycling news.

In that year, Americancycling really broke out whenAlexi Grewal won the men’sOlympic road race and ConnieCarpenter and Rebecca Twiggscored first and second in thewomen’s road race.

In 1985, I bought my firstracing bike from FishersCyclery, a maroon-colored Trek760 with a Campagnolo Victorygruppo. I had previouslystripped down an olderMotobecane Mirage as awannabe racer. Still, the firsttime I mounted my Trek, it felt

so snappy and responsive that ittook several miles before I feltstable on the bike.

Of course, the gruppo camecomplete with toe-clip pedalsand friction shifting. It was notuntil two years later that I pur-chased the second generation ofLook clipless pedals, a welcomechange from the moment I firstclipped in. Index shifting was acouple more years down theroad. I finally bought theShimano Dura Ace shifters andderailleurs, another great leapforward.

Helmets were being worn,but only by a few. Some racerswere wearing the mostly worth-less “hairnet” helmets, whilesome recreational cyclists sport-ed the cumbersome Bell hardshells. Within a year, Giro hadcome out with the white styro-foam (not the technical term)helmets with colorful stretchcovers. I credit one of these withsaving me from, at a minimum,some serious headaches.

On the local scene, SteveJohnson was the main man. Hewas an older guy like me, and hewas kicking the stuffing out ofall the younger guys. I trained

like crazy for several years,became competitive with theyounger set, but could neverreach Johnson’s level, or evencome close. In my age group(everyone 35 and older), we hadFran Wikstrom, Rod Golson andGeorge Veasy to contend with. Ifthey and Johnson were in myrace, the rest of us were racingfor what was left.

A person’s first few yearswith any new interest are alwaysthe most exciting, and for me1984-1987 were great years inwhich cycling technology wasquickly changing and racingfever was growing. They weregood years.

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Cover Photo: Race Winner Steve Tibbits(center), Burke Swindlehurst (left) andJohn Osguthorpe with 1 mile to go in theSnowbird Hillclimb. See the story on page10 and results on page 17.

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Secrets are hard to keep andenemies are quick to be madewhen you're a mountain bikingguidebook author who also hap-pens to be a singletrack purist.There will always be a fewchoice trails I keep out of print,and there are many more stashesthat other riders are tight-lippedabout whenever my ears are pre-sent. Take American ForkCanyon, for example. RidgeTrail 157 has become wellknown over the years, but whatabout all those nebulous trailsbranching from it? Many ofthose trails have not graced thepages of my past guidebooks forone reason or another. That willsoon change. With the spring2002 release of my forthcomingMountain Biking Utah's WasatchFront (a revised spin-off of thenow-out-of-print . . . Wasatch &Uinta Mountains guide), you'llget the "Full Monty" onAmerican Fork Canyon, includ-ing details on all the once-secretstashes. I can see and hear manyof you right now shaking yourfists overhead and cursing myname, but let's face the nakedfacts. The Pleasant GroveRanger District's "Mineral BasinTrail System" is no secret any-more, for you'll find largedetailed maps posted at all itsmajor trailheads. I'm simplydoing my "job" so the rest ofyou can share in the experienceand not get suckered into takingthe wrong trail or the right trailin the wrong direction becauseall trails are not created equallyin American Fork Canyon.

South Fork Deer Creek Trailis a titillating peek at the trailsclothed by American ForkCanyon. It incorporates bothnew and old trails by making amoderately difficult loop out ofRidge Trail 157 from the summitof the Alpine Scenic Highway.Although the distance is relative-ly short (only 6.4 miles), the ridepacks a punch for novice ridersbecause of one long steadyclimb and some tricky trail con-ditions. Still, if you have goodstamina, a handle of basic bikeskills, and a "go get'em" attitude,you should fare well. Besides,the views of Mount Timpanogos

and the surrounding WasatchRange are not to be missed. Andin true American Fork Canyonform, you'll pass other trailswhile driving to and riding alongSouth Fork Deer Creek Trail.Where do they lead? You'll haveto explore them on your own fornow or wait for the season pre-mier next spring to find out.

Location: 25 miles northeast ofProvo at the summit of theAlpine Scenic Highway inAmerican Fork Canyon.

Distance: 6.4-mile loop (eitherdirection works well).

Tread: All singletrack.

Aerobic Difficulty: Moderate.The climb from where the trailcrosses Cascade Springs Road isa steady low gear pump regard-less of direction.

Technical Difficulty: Moderate.Smooth-flowing singletrack ispunctuated with rocky stretchesand water bars. A couple rough,tough hills may have to bewalked.

Elevation Change: Between7,400 feet and 8,200 feet. Totalgain is 1,100 feet.

Season: May through October.The area is popular with big-game hunters during fall.

Notes on the trail:Which direction you ride is a

matter of personal taste, sincedifficulty changes little. You'lljust have to ride it twice to findout what works best for you, buthere are some tips. Clockwise:You roll out Ridge Trail 157with short ups and downs andbattle a tough little climb pastMud Springs. MountTimpanogos is behind you, sodon't forget to cock your headperiodically to take in the sights.The descent off the ridge is areal treat and is the main reason

to go this way. You round outthe loop with a steady, moderate-ly strenuous climb back to thesummit. Counterclockwise: Youexit the starting gate with a dive-bomber descent down SouthFork Deer Creek then have tochug up to the ridge. The climbis hardest at the bottom andeases as you gain elevation.You'll have Timp square in yoursights the whole time on RidgeTrail 157 but will have to strug-gle up a couple short protractedclimbs along the way. Soundsgood to me, so let's go.

At the east edge of the sum-mit parking area, pick up thetrail labeled "Summit-AspenGrove" and duck into the groveof aspens. In a few hundred

yards, fork left and cross thehighway at the junction withpaved Cascade Springs Road tocontinue on singletrack. Cross adoubletrack shortly and glidedown the grassy hollow throughstands of quakies for over amile. Find the continued trail(maybe unsigned) across theCascade Springs Road and dropto the bridged crossing of SouthFork. The breeze in your facewill now be replaced by sweatdripping from your browbecause now you climb. Thepath rises quickly from themeadow into the timber andangles up a couple of steeppitches that may require dis-mounting and walking. Thegrade steadies where the thick-ening fir trees cast comminglingshadows before the path nips asmall open ridge and rises moregently up to Ridge Trail 157. Goleft on 157 where Tibble ForkTrail drops westward. Past theMud Spring Trail junction, theridge-top path rolls playfullythrough timber and across mead-ows, passes the turnoff for PineHollow Trail, and rises steadilyto a viewpoint that beckons yourcamera. You did pack your cam-era? An eroded, rock-pockedclimb followed by more man-ageable hills and fun dips takeyou back to the summit parkingarea, but not without passinganother trail that drops toSalamander Flats. And whatabout that enticing path takingoff from the summit to the west?It, too, plays a supporting role toRidge Trail 157 by providingkey links to additional trails andmore loop options. Read allabout it next spring.

Excerpted from the forthcomingMountain Biking Utah's WasatchFront, by Gregg Bromka. Dueout in Spring 2002.

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By Chris Quann

My wife, Jeanne, and I havelong dreamt of taking a Europeantour. This year the stars alignedthemselves in such a way that wefound ourselves in Colmar, Francejust in time to see Laurent Jalabertwinning the Bastille Day stage ofthe Tour de France. Seeing LeTour in person was a blast. Morethan just a bike race, the Tourstruck me as a mobile combinationof the Super Bowl and Mardi Grasthat lasts for three solid weeks.Thousands of vehicles full of offi-cials, sponsors, and team carsmove from town to town, buildingand disassembling a little city eachday. An hour before the racersapproach the finish, the "caravan,"a huge parade of fancifully deco-rated cars, rolls through throwingschwag to spectators lining thecourse. The whole thing is anamazing display of organizationand logistics.

My plan was to catch thestages from Alsace through Alped'Huez, where I thought Lancewould make his move. The icingon the cake was riding my bike upAlpe d'Huez to watch the action.Imagine 50,000 screaming peoplelining the Snowbird Hillclimb andthat's pretty much what Alped'Huez is like. Sure enough, Lancedid not disappoint. I took up aposition 1K from the end and didmy best to cheer him on, but it'shard to say whether he could hearme over the 6 helicopters andsquads of cars and motorcyclesthat surrounded him. Immediatelyafter the stage there is a 10-mile-long traffic jam as 50,000 hoarsefans all try to get down off themountain at the same time. Thatwas when having ridden up thehill was a tremendous advantage,as cyclists can then zip down pastthe stagnant line ofEuroWinnebagos. The whole daywas a dream come true.

After that, we headed south toCarpentras and a ride up MontVentoux. After a very pleasantapproach through beautiful forestthat reminded me of the NorthRim of the Grand Canyon, vegeta-tion gives way to the hellaciouswindswept moonscape of theupper third of the mountain. HereI passed the Tom Simpson memor-ial honoring the racer who died inthe hot sun on the climb duringthe 1967 Tour. Cycling pilgrimsleave offerings of cycling caps,water bottles and tires at the footof the memorial. As I struggled to

stay on the road in the incrediblewind, I marveled at how theseofferings were not blown away.Finally, after 21 kilometers and avertical mile of climbing, I madeit to the top to discover severalmeanings of the abbreviation HC.While in Tour parlance HC standsfor Hors Categorie, (beyond cate-gory) Helluva Climb is moredescriptive. On the way down Idiscovered HC also stands for

Holy Crap! as gusts of wind near-ly blew me off the road as Idescended at 60 mph. Yikes!

After France, we headed intoItaly. We visited Florence, a cityruled by motor scooters. After see-ing the obligatory sights ofFlorence in 96-degree heat, it wasa relief to head back up into themountains of Northern Italy andthen to Bavaria. Bavaria was stun-ningly beautiful, with rolling hills

and an extensive system of off-road bicycle paths.

From my standpoint as a bicy-cle advocate, the highlight of ourtrip was the Netherlands, whichhas the most extensive system ofshared-use bike facilities of anyplace I have ever seen. At themain train station alone inAmsterdam there must have been10,000 bicycles parked in vastlines on a multi-level concrete

deck. It was inspiring to see thatmany bikes in one place. It wasclear that they had thought a lotabout bicycles, transportation andparking for a very long time.

That is not to say thatAmsterdam represents a modelthat we can or should emulate herein Utah. What I came away withfrom my trip is that people makediffering decisions based on theparticular constraints they face. InAmsterdam the main constraint isspace, so it makes sense to dowhatever is possible to maximizethe number of space-saving bikes.While Amsterdam is temperate,Florence was sweltering. It makessense that people use scooters inFlorence, since cycling wouldclearly produce an abundance ofsweat.

So what are the constraints inUtah? I'm not sure there are anyhard constraints yet. EnvisionUtah has found that it's likepulling teeth to get Utahns to rec-ognize any constraints on our col-lective cowboy psyche. Gasolineis so cheap that it's almost rationalto drive around in 3-ton SUV's inan ever-escalating war of mass.God forbid you should be in a tinyEuropean car (or worse yet on abike with no shell at all) when oneof these monsters is bearing downon you. Land is so cheap andfreely available that sprawl seemsinevitable. As patterns of sprawlmake average commuting dis-tances longer, this creates a con-straint against cycling.

Cycling in Utah is notenmeshed in the culture like it isin Europe, but is practiced byvisionaries and environmentalistsas a reaction to the profligatewaste of our mobility-mad, auto-centric society. Coming from thisbackground, it did my heart goodto see places where cycling is asmuch a part of daily life as brush-ing one's teeth. This is my dreamas a bicycle advocate.

Chris Quann is the cahir of theSalt Lake City Mayor’s BicycleAdvisory Committee and aCategory 3 bike racer.

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1. Bike fit – make sure you are on the right sizebike and that it is fitted properly. Use a bike shopor coach with the proper training to accurately fityou. Make sure you advise person fitting you ofany medical or bio-mechanical situations that mayeffect your bike fit.

2. Stretching – it prevents injuries. Hold eachstretch for 15-20 seconds. There should be nobouncing. Make this a daily routine. It is moreimportant to stretch after a hard ride, especiallyduring the winter when it is cold.

3. Warmup/cooldown - You should spend thefirst and last 15 plus minutes slowly getting yourbody accustomed to the pedaling motion on thebicycle. This lets the body operate more efficientlywhen effort is applied and also lets the body cooldown to minimize the chance of injury.

4. Learn to spin – Spin at 85-95 rpm’s. Practicespinning at higher rpm’s. This will assist you atusing your aerobic capacity to maintain effortrather than your legs. Muscles will generallyfatigued faster than your lungs. This will give youthe ability to ride longer distances with lessfatigue.

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7. Group rides - This makes riding more enjoy-able (usually) and helps to improve bike handlingskills and cycling etiquette. Time passes morequickly and sometimes keeps one motivated dur-ing difficult training times.

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Swindlehurst places 5th at The Race

7 major climbs, 140 miles, dirt roads, unpredictable conditions,high altitude and a stellar field -- the Saturn Cycling Challenge wasnot for the faint of heart. This year's race was August 11th and waswon by European-based professional Jonathon Vaughters, withUtah's Burke Swindlehurst placing a fine 5th place. Swindlehurstattacked out of the lead group over the 11,671-foot Guanella Pass,only to be caught near the top by eventual second-place ChrisHorner (Mercury) and by Vaughters. The lead group changed repeat-edly on each of the following climbs, with Swindlehurst alternatingattacks with Vaughters and Michael Barry in an attempt to break freefrom Horner and teammate Chris Wherry.

It was a strong ride by Utah's high-altitude specialist, but a taxingone. The sections of dirt road on the course were bad enough formost of the top riders, including Swindlehurst, to switch to mountainbikes for the descent. Two weeks after the race, Swindlehurst wasstill on his mountain bike. "I haven't ridden my road bike since!" hetold Cycling Utah.

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Story and Photo By BethHoffman

The officer chases an offend-ing criminal on her bicycle,weaving through traffic andjumping off and over curbs. Inthe blink of an eye she graceful-ly dismounts the bike, position-ing it defensively between thedangerous knife stabbing manand herself. She then pulls outher gun, for it is illegal to shootfrom a moving vehicle, andexpertly aims at him, her evidentskill shocking him into submis-sion.

Perhaps unlikely in down-town Salt Lake City (I haven’theard of knife stabbing men run-ning loose lately), this scenariois one in which the DowntownBike Patrol must be prepared tohandle. Learning how to safelyand legally use a gun while rid-ing a bicycle is a skill that istaught in a 3-4 day training thepatrol receives. Positioningbikes defensively whenapproaching a drunk or danger-ous person and running technicalcone drills are other skills thatare taught and practiced by thesquad whose area covers fromNorth Temple to 900 S between300E and 600 West. As opposedto the East Side Squad, the WestSide Bike Patrol, also known asthe Downtown Bike Patrol,receives this special training inaddition to their regular policetraining. Candidates then applyfor positions in the unit and areplaced according to their successin both the bike training andtheir regular police skills.

A visit to the Downtown BikePatrol’s offices at 120 SouthMain Street yields an interestinglook at the squad. The small

office is stark, the walls scantlydecorated in city maps andnewspaper articles. The articleshighlight the two female officerson the squad and their generouscommitment of time and energyto the running of two Girl ScoutTroops, one of which is held atthe homeless shelter school.Garbage bags full of art suppliesfor the scouts fill the back roomof the office along with the fleetof white Cannondale bikes neat-ly lined against the wall. Thesquad contracts out all work onthe bikes, although the largenumber of tools in the officeindicates a patrol ready to takecare of their own breakdowns aswell.

Historically the 18-22 mem-ber team developed out of theoriginal downtown foot patrol, aunit designed to increase boththe approachability of the policeand the ability of the police toget to places downtown morequickly and effectively. In the80’s, as the downtown grew andthe popularity of mountain bikesincreased, the police switched tobikes for patrolling.

"The bikes are a great tool fordowntown," states Officer HeathMarkovetz, a three-year veteranof the Patrol. In addition to nav-igating the traffic better thanbulky cars, Markovetz points outthat because the police areallowed to ride on the sidewalksthey are able to get closer toincidents such as open containerviolations and fights quicker,and, he adds "they never see youcoming." Typically the membersof the unit work eight hour shiftsand are only off the bikes forspecial events and calls. Therest of the time the police offi-cers are found riding around

downtown or talking with citi-zens. In addition to the bikes, thepatrol also keeps cars at the sta-tion, making the squad diversein its ability to respond to anykind of problem, anywhere.

"Man down" or public intoxi-cation is the most frequent typeof call the evening squadreceives, although they haveresponded to all types of crime,including theft, trespassing, andassault. On the other hand, theday patrol works more closelywith the downtown businesses inaddressing concerns such asshoplifting or forgery. As part ofthe unit’s mission, police areencouraged to be on a first namebasis with business owners andthe patrol is dispatched for bothemergency and non-emergencycalls in the downtown area.

Currently the patrol is beingreorganized for the Olympicsand a new Mobile Field Force is

in development.Although verymuch still in theplanning stages,it is expectedthat the numberof bicycle policewill drop andmore foot policewill rejoin theforce in order tomake the uniteven moremobile when thestreets arecrowded. Afterthe Olympics,the unit will like-ly return to itssize today.

Despite theintense heat, bliz-zarding snow or freezing rain,the Downtown Bike Patrol canalways be found out on thestreets and the small office is

usually empty. "I love my job,"Markovetz beams," where elsecan you get paid for riding yourbike all day?"

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I’ve been researching bicyclesuspension systems lately, lookingat rear suspension designs a lot.Trying to actually pull the MAR-KETING HYPE from the designsthat work, and that fulfill theclaims of the various designers,manufacturers and brands - rarelythe same company. I spent a lot ofyears working in bike shops sell-ing all the latest revolutionarydesigns that came along, and I’vebeen trying to figure out whichones are still in the game. Andwhy.

The first design I rememberseeing widely was the Ampdesign. Simple, light and easy tomanufacture. It’s still around, inits basic form as well as modifiedforms. Specialized bought thedesign and uses it in the compa-ny’s cross country models. Whilethis is a good design, it has to bemodified somewhat to allow forlong travel - which has becomethe holy grail of rear suspension.

The long travel jones, alongwith the desire to not infringeupon someone else’s design hasled to many designs with variouslinkages, pivots and pivot points.Take a trip back in time to Trek’searly designs, as well as Cannon-dale, GT, Mantis, etc, and you’ll

see the varied schools of thoughton what works/sells/is marketable.Remember the GT RTS designthat used a “rocker tuned suspen-sion”, which amounted to anangled pivot that drew the rearaxle forward under pedaling forceto effectively lock out the shockand prevent bobbing, yet allowactive pivots, and..........

Bobbing is one of the littledemons to rear suspension.Designs that seem to float thebumps well do not, in most cases,use energy efficiently on the uphillpart of riding. Some companiesare showing the white flag afteryears of chasing this little demon,and taking the approach used byroad racers that you must have adifferent bike to meet each type ofchallenge. These companies mayhave a model that goes down thehill well, and a model that climbswell which uses a vastly differentdesign. Hmmm, maybe there’s alesson there that these two capa-bilities are exclusive from eachother. That makes things easier!

Except, of course, for thosecompanies who maintain that theyhave found the combination ofpivot location, link position (andnumber), shock placement, wheelplacement, and center of gravitythat makes everyone smile. Yeah,there are several companies out

there who feel this way about theirdesign. But wait, there havealways been several companiesthat felt way. Remember when theunified rear triangle was the solu-tion? For about two years, severalof the big guys jumped on thiswagon. Here’s a challenge: try tofind one in any shop in town. Imean a current offering, not onethat some shop owner orderedbecause it was supposed to begreat, only to find that they hadbeen abruptly deemed unaccept-able by the masses, and nowserves as the inspiration for hisshop’s “retro wall”.

I can’t rant too loudly though,because the full suspension designthat I like the most is the KleinMantra, a version of unified reartriangle design (URT). Is it stilloffered? And I think Ibis is a real-ly neat company and I feel somelove for the way they look at thebike world and their place in it,and they have the BowTi, a URTbike with no moving pivots. Trythat at home! But the afore-men-tioned “big guys” made changes to

the URT that detracted from itsperformance, and almost killed thething and left it for dead. Thenthey moved to next “cool” design.

Currently there are several“cool” designs. Specialized is sell-ing a few bikes with old faithful.Trek is getting raves for its Fuel- adesign perfected by Dave Turneraround the same time that theAmp design was gaining a stronghold. Giant has a cool design,based somewhat upon the HorstLink dropout pivot - a componentof the Amp design. For that mat-ter, the Fuel also uses the HorstLink. Even the venerable singlepivot swingarm is still in thegame, mainly because it’s simpleto explain and simple, i.e. inex-pensive to build, and almost main-tenance free. And no one seemssure if anyone truly owns it, sobingo, you don’t have to pay forit! It’s been on motorcycles fordecades. And has been on bikesnearly that long.

Speaking of being around fordecades, we should mention thesofttail here. Remember a fewshort years ago when a couple ofsmall companies invented the ulti-mate cross country full suspen-sion? It was light, quick, took theedge off the knocks, and was wild-ly expensive. But like most thingsin the design revolution category,the softtail has been around for along time, sort of like integratedheadsets and bottom brackets (awhole different rant). There is anillustration in the Data Book - abook from the fifties that containsvery many cycling designs avail-able up to that point in time - that

shows a soft tail design that comesso close to today’s in design andappearance that it could probablypass for a current offering if youcovered the date on the illustra-tion.

So where does that leave onetoday if the search is for thedesign that works, does not createa huge weight or maintenancepenalty, and can be offered at anaffordable price? The newMaverick is cool, and is supposedto be the stuff, but it’s price wouldallow you to buy the trio of hard-tail, big hit, and softtail bikes -then at least you have sparewheels when you need em! TheEllsworth Truth is nice, but wasconsidered too expensive for many- at least until the Maverick camealong. Ditto the BowTi.

Maybe there is no solution, orone best design. I talk with ridersfrom other parts of the country,and their best is different than ourbest here in the Rockies. Differentterrain, different surface etc. Sothe best design here may not get asecond glance there. Therein liesthe problem that all bike compa-nies face: Who do we design for?Or more appropriately, how do wemarket this design to make allthose customers feel good aboutour new wizbang suspension bike?

So, does the engineer play thedeciding role, and are the newdesigns really improvements, ordo the marketing men decidewhat’s cool and saleable, then tellus that it’s revolutionary?

So the conclusion of myresearch? Caveat Emptor!

And no, you can’t stayon the bike and “spin”your way to work.

1-888-RIDE-UTA www.rideuta.com

Okay, so you want to use your commute time toexercise, but you live 26 miles from your office.No problem. Just take the bus part way. Every

UTA bus has a bike rack for two bikes, and theyare simple to use. Drop it, load it, lock it, get on.You can still tell co-workers you “rode” all the way.

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SEPTEMBER 2001 cycling utah.com 7

By Lou Melini

As a member of JohnMosley’s Touring CyclistHospitality Directory (TCHD), Ihave had the pleasure of hostingcyclists from many parts of theworld. Recently I have had 2cyclists from France and onefrom (former) East Germany.For the past few years I havebeen on the e-mail list for theFrench Club, Cyclo CampingInternational. This club, I wastold, has at least 6 members

doing 6 month or longer biketours at any given time.

It has been an interestingexperience, meeting people thathave done bike tours for, insome cases, years. In the fall of1998, I had Michael from Franceand a temporary (3 months)companion Marc fromSwitzerland. Michael is stilltouring and I am assuming thatMarc has finished his 4-yeartour. He was into his trek 2years and 80,000 kilometers. Ihave since learned that Michael

is still traveling from Pascaleand Laurence, two other clubmembers that have been touringin southern Utah for 2 monthswith Pascale’s 5 year old daugh-ter.

I am also intrigued by theattitudes of the European ultra-travelers I have met. A journey isa journey, and little else matters.They are always upbeat andeager to learn about new things,usually. They usually have littleidea of where they are goingthough they do have some goals.For the most part, they take eachday for whatever may happen.

Their treks are, to borrowfrom Lance Armstrong, notabout the bikes. Each bike that

Laurance and Pascale had were20 kilograms, all steel, includingracks and fenders. Their equip-ment is selected for world traveland must have the ability to befixed or obtain parts anywhere inthe world. What they carry isSpartan as is their budget.Pascale was an amazing sight,pulling her daughter in a trailerand still carrying panniers, I esti-mated that she was pulling 110-120 lbs including the weight ofher bike. I pulled my 2 boys forshort trips, nearly equal inweight, so I know it can bedone. But, I don’t think I wouldwant to do it for 2 months. Ihave come to realize that I havepaid too much attention to mybike (a 13 kilo Waterford,including racks, waterbottlecages and pump), though Iwould not trade it in unless Iwas touring in Asia.

Pascale and Laurance alsodid a year-long tour in Asia in1994 and spent over 3 monthson their bikes in West Africa.While in Mongolia, they carriedfood for a month due to thescarcity of food in the markets.Pascale had to have her bikerepaired in China, which is for-tunate that she had an all steelmodel.

My East German visitor onlyspent one night with me. Iarrived home from a long week-end backpack trip and listened tomy messages. "Hello, I will bearriving at the airport at 5:54 ifyou can be there" click. It was 3PM. I never received his post-card that he had mailed. He felt

like he was the luckiest manalive when I was waiting at theoversized luggage area. Iwatched him leave on his depart-ment store bike, platform pedals,sandals and soft tires. I offeredto pump up his tires to full pres-sure but he stated "this makesthe ride more comfortable". Hehad borrowed a front low-riderrack from a friend who didn’tgive him all of the hardware. Hewaved off my attempts to helpas he had his trusty leather strap,perhaps the East German equiva-lent to duct tape. His goal wasCincinnati in a month. I supposemy "advice" was snobbish onmy part, after all it was his jour-ney. I remembered receivingstrange looks in 1975 when Icrossed the U.S. on my Searsbike. I wouldn’t do it again onthat bike, but it makes for won-derful stories.

I was supposed to host anoth-er French couple in late July, butthey never arrived. This hasnever happened before so Iemailed some of their club mem-bers in France, another benefit ofthe hospitality home network.The French network includes theAmerican TCHD, and listingsfrom several other Europeancountries, Australia and Japan.

If nothing else, my visitorshave filled my dreams with thevision that any day could be thefirst of a year-long journey.

Find out more at home.earth-link.net/~jmosley/TCHD.html

By Tom Jow

As a bicyclist, flat tires are afact of life. Not a single ridegoes by that the cyclist doesthink of or suffer from a punc-ture. And at no time of year dowe have more flat tires than inthe fall. Why? Because it isgoathead season.

The goathead thorn looks likejust that, a goat’s head. They arethe seedpod of a plant calledPuncturevine (tribulus terrestris)that grows in the foothills ofUtah and other hot, dry areas ofthe Colorado Plateau. Like manyother plants, the fall season iswhen their flowers turn to seeds.

In order to spreaditself among the wilds,the goathead thorn hasconveniently evolvedso that whatever it’sposition is on theground, there is aspine that points up,waiting for the unsus-pecting foot, paw, orbicycle tire to take itto a new location.

How can you avoidbeing the victim of the goat-head? First, ride on the trail asmuch as possible. Try not tocross the green center of a dou-ble-track trail. Puncturevine is alow-lying plant that grows on

the edges and in the median oftrails. Second, puncture proofyour tires and tubes. Install a tireliner. This plastic layer protectsthe tube from debris that pokesthrough the tire. Or use a tubethat has a sealant (e.g. Slime)

inside. Slime tubes may go flat,but when reinflated the sealantfills the holes.

In the event that you do get athorny flat, the best method forchecking the tire is to complete-ly remove it from the wheel.Next, run your fingers along theinside of the tire feeling forsharp pointy things protrudinginside. Be careful not to cutyourself. If you find only one,you are lucky. If the tire is cov-ered with them, it is important tocheck not only the inside, butalso the outside. It is very possi-ble for the head to break off,leaving the spine in the tire.These spines can work there wayfurther into the tire, causing aflat tire days or weeks afterward.Sometimes it is easier and betterto just buy a new tire after get-ting home.

The moral of the story hereis, "be prepared for flats." Roadriders are not immune to goat-heads either. Always carry apump and spare tube. Wheregoatheads are concerned, awhole patch kit may not beenough. Goathead thorns do notgo away after a few monthseither. They can lay dormant forseveral years, a tire puncture justwaiting to happen. Also, remem-ber that roads and bike paths arelittered with other types of punc-turing debris. But with preventa-tive measures, a spares kit andluck, those thorny devils will notspoil your ride.

Tom Jow is the manager ofWild Rose and a former USWomen's National TeamMechanic.

MECHANIC’S CORNER

It’s Open Season on Goat (heads)!

8 cycling utah.com SEPTEMBER 2001

TOURING

It is Definitely Not About the Bike

The 8 or 4 Hours of OgdenMountain Bike race was heldSaturday, August 25th at PowderMountain. Racers from Boise toMoab endured the 9,000 feet of

elevation and miles of single-track offered at Powder.

Close races unfolded in manydivisions including the Pro divi-sion where JJ Clark of Loganand Cris Fox of Salt Lake Cityset a torrid pace in the 4-HourSolo. After two laps, the racerswere only separated by 4 sec-onds. Clark continued the paceand came in 8 minutes ahead onthe third lap. Fox, the ProIntermountain Cup Series win-ner, was unable to continuewhich allowed Clark to win.

In the Expert Solo divisionDave Reynolds, of Bountiful andBlayn Corwin of Provo were 6seconds apart after 3 laps.Reynolds pulled away fromCorwin, another Intermountain

Cup series winner, in the fourthlap and had time left so he com-pleted a fifth.

Local Ogden area racersDerek Telleson of Huntsville and

Nate Hastings of Eden complete-ly dominated the 8-Hour SportDuo Team division even thoughHastings had broken a chain onhis first lap. He walked the bikein to complete the lap andTelleson had to do two consecu-tive laps to give his teammatetime to drive home to get a newchain. Hastings returned thefavor by completing the finaltwo laps consecutively. Just lastweek these two friends were bat-tling for first place in the finalCup series race. Telleson tooktop honors while Hastings fin-ished second.

John and Kristi McImoil tooksecond in the 8-Hour Sport Duorace. Although they alreadyknew they had guaranteed sec-

ond place behind Telleson andHastings, Kristi took off for herfourth lap to match her hus-band's four. During that lap,John mentioned their average lap

times were about thesame. I wonder whothey train with?

The most dramaticfinish of the race wasin the same division.Everyone had left togo home except theteammates, familiesof those racers, onecourse official, andrace directorEd Dilbeck,when thecourse officialreported therewere two rac-ers makingtheir waytowardsTimberline. Itwas Eric

Fykerud andScott Stewart in

the 8-Hour Sport Duodivision. Fykerud hadstarted the lap with a twominute lead. As soon asScott Stewart came out ofthe singletrack into theclearing by the lodge, theloudest roar of the daywas heard. Stewart hadsecured third place for histeam. This whole grouphad come to the racetogether and vowed totrain and race again nextyear!

In the Men's Beginner4 Hour Solo, Rick Berryhad 70 seconds to decide

on taking another lap or not. Itwould have no bearing in theplacings as they had securedthird place, but his teammateTom Bartlett had completed twoand there was some principleinvolved. With only 12 secondsleft, he headed up the LodgeTrail for another lap while beingencouraged by the cheeringspectators.

All Beginner and Clydesdaledivisions raced on the shortcourse. All other divisions wereon the long course.

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Conservation andReinvestment Act

A proposed $900 millionfund could enhance recre-ational bicycling conditions.The House ResourcesCommittee approved theConservation & ReinvestmentAct (H.R. 701), which wouldcreate a Conservation &Reinvestment Act Fund forrecreation and conservationprojects. States would get halfthe money and the U.S. Dept.of the Interior the rest to buyland, protect the environmentand wildlife, or fund recre-ational projects. The U.S.Dept. of the Interior would getthe other half.

Additionally, the billwould reauthorize the UrbanPark & Recreation RecoveryAct at $125 million a year.Interior would give grants tolocal governments for projectsthat can include maintainingbike trails, installing racks,etc. Interior may give threepercent for local park andrecreation grants and 10 per-cent on innovative grants. Nostate could get more than 15percent. Interior could use therest to buy land and restorerecreation facilities.

Weber County Bike Map

Weber Pathways, WeberCounty's bike advocacy group,has produced a bike and trailmap for Weber County. Themap includes various WasatchMountain trails and descrip-tions as well as Ogden Citybike routes. The map is avail-able by calling (801) 393-2304.

10 cycling utah.com SEPTEMBER 2001

Story and Photos by BobTruelsenExecutive Editor

The annual Snowbird HillClimb has a long history of greatracing, and to some, suffering.Usually a winner will rise abovethe rest to claim the win using thesimplest of tactics, riding otherracers off his or her wheel.

But the 2001 version ofSnowbird turned into quite a chessmatch for the Category 1-3 Menwith a little help from MotherNature. A stiff breeze comingdown the canyon helped keep themain contenders together formuch of the 10.2-mile race.

Burke Swindlehurst(Navigators) came home to Utahfresh from an excellent fifth-placefinish at the 140-mile SaturnClassic road race from Boulder toBreckenridge, Colorado. The raceincluded seven mountain passes,some on dirt roads, 117 startersand only 20 finishers. In otherwords, he was loaded for bear.

And sure enough, Swindlehurstpressed the pace with numerousattacks once the race reachedLittle Cottonwood Canyon.Keeping touch during these rusheswere Thomas Cooke, RichardHatch, John Osguthorpe andSteven Tibbitts. Hatch was thefirst to lose touch but he was stillwithin visual range as the milesticked off.

Next to fall off the pace wasCooke with about 2.5 miles to go.Hatch would later join him in theirpursuit of the leaders.

Meanwhile, Tibbitts andOsguthorpe hung with the activeSwindlehurst and offered a fewsurges of their own to keepSwindlehurst honest.

Then with the one-mile markerjust to his right, Tibbitts madewhat would result in the winningmove. Swindlehurst was unable tomatch Tibbitt’s effort whileOsguthorpe’s response created agap to Swindlehurst. And thatwould be how they finished:Tibbitts winning in 47:36.43, 20+seconds up on Osguthorpe.Swindlehurst was third at48:13.61. Hatch overtook Cookefor fourth place and Cooke wasfifth.

"Burke was the one to watch,"Osguthorpe said, "he was settingthe pace. This race was differentthan other years. No one wasstrong enough to ride away."

"There were attacks the wholerace," Tibbitts said. "Burke had itburied a few times. The headwindthe first five miles made it hard."

Tibbitts has spent time inEurope racing full-time. But nowhe just races locally, with a fewnational-caliber races thrown in.

"The local calendar is good,"he said, "it’s kinda nice to havegood racing locally."

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Top: Heather Albert onher way to winning thewomen’s overall

Right: Heat, a really bigHill, and a lot of fun!

Story and Photos byNichole Wangsgard

It’s back to school for Utah’skids, but what’s next for theIntermountain Cup MountainBike racers? "Moving on to big-ger races" said Jeff Bates, win-ner of the expert 19-29 overallseries category. Jeff Bates racedin the pro division at Evanstonand finished an impressive 4th, 4minutes and 24 second ahead of5th place finisher Cris Fox whowas the overall pro/semi-promen’s Intermountain Cup cham-pion.

Evanston’s overall profes-sional champion was GabrielBlanco, who thrilled fans as hecame through the finish linemuch earlier than expected.Blanco blazed the 25-milecourse in one hour and 55 min-utes. JJ Clark finished sevenminutes behind Blanco whileJared Hynes, finished third, 52seconds behind Clark. Blancotrailed Fox, Bates, Hynes, andClark as they entered the first oftwo 10-mile laps then easilytook the lead into the second lapof the race.

The 8th Annual WolverineRidge Mountain Bike Race inEvanston, Wyoming concludedthe Intermountain Cup raceseries. Racers enjoyed miles ofdeep woods in the High Uintas.What about wolverines? Anysightings? Turns out bear,moose, and wolverines could belurking around, but they decidedto ignore the race. However,ATV vehicles frequent the beau-tiful trails in the area, which leftrace coordinators the busy job oftying off entrances to the courseand planting human traffic lightsto prevent any mishaps.

In the women’s pro/expertrace, Kathy Sherwin had only

one tactic in mind, "eatingWheaties". Her breakfast provedto be worthy as she led the entirerace finishing six minutes aheadPam Hanlon. "I got stuck behindsomeone slower on some down-hill sections," said Pam abouther chances of catching Sherwin.

While the steep climbs andfast, rocky descents challengedracers, cloud cover made theday comfortable for racing. With15 miles for beginners and 20-25miles for other divisions, racerswere guaranteed an upper andlower body workout inEvanston. Those equipped with afull suspension bikes were thelucky ones, but racers like Dylan

Jones from the Young Riderssaid, "the course was rocky butI’m still satisfied with my hard-tail." Jones finished 3rd in theexpert men 16-18, six minutesbehind first place finisher ScottAllen and second place TylerTurkington.

Other first place finishers inEvanston were Steve Miller(Men 50+), Bryon Wright(Clydesdale 210+), Kyle Wright(Expert Men 19-29), RobertFornataro (Expert Men 30-39),Darrell Davis (Expert Men 40+),Kyle Wehemanen (Sport Expert

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MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING

Evanston Wraps up ICS

Top: Sport Men 19-29 Overall Series Winner and Evanston runner-up Chad WassmerLeft: Expert 19-29 Winner Kyle Wright

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Harbor Bay BMX — (801) 253-3065.

Rad Canyon BMX — (801) 964-6502.

General InfoMayor’s Bicycle Advisory

Committee (MBAC) meeting.Second Wednesday everymonth 5 p.m. at the Salt LakeCity/County Bldg, 451 S.State, Room 326. (801) 535-7738 or (801) 486-9002.

Weber County Pathways —Weber County’s AdvocacyGroup, (801) 393-2304 orwww.weberpathways.org

Volunteer to help build theBonneville Shoreline Trail (801)485-6975 or visit www.bon-neville-trail.org.

EventsCritical Mass — Last Friday of

every month, 5:30 pm, meetat the Gallivan Center, 200 S.and State Street, SLC. Formore info, if you have a biketo lend, etc.: email slccriti-calmass@yahoo.com

September 27-28 — CreatingActive CommunityEnvironments, Utah confer-ence on biking and walking,South Towne ExpositionCenter, Sandy, (800) 822-8878

General InfoIntermountain Cup information

(Utah) (801) 942-3498. Wild Rockies Unplugged Series

information (Idaho), (208)342-3910.

USA Cycling, MountainRegion,(UT,AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD,Rogene Killen, (970) 587-4447.

Utah RacesSeptember 8 — Sundance

Mountain Bike Races, Cross-Country, 9 a.m., (801) 225-4100

September 22 — Tour des Suds,Park City, (435) 649-4035

October 15-17 — HuntsmanWorld Senior Games. Must be50 years or older. Four events:hill climb, time trial, criteriumand road race. 800-562-1268or hwsg@infowest.com

October 13 — 24 Hours ofMoab, (304) 259-5533

October 21 — Moab RimDownhill, (801) 375-3231

Regional RacesSeptember 1-2 — Brundage

Bike Festival, Wild RockiesSeries #10, McCall, ID, (208)342-3910

September 8-9 — NORBANevada State Mountain BikeChampionships, PahrumpNV, (775) 727-5284 or (702)228-4076

September 22-23 — 24 Hours ofBoise, Bogus Basin, ID, (208)367-1899

Wed evening ride — Women’sJoyride, 5:30 p.m., meet atJoyride Bikes, 37 1/2 CenterSt., Logan, (435) 753-7175

September 4-25 — SundanceLadies Day Program,Tuesdays, (801) 223-4849

September 8-9 — PahrumpMountain Bike Fest, 13 milePoker Run with prizes for highand low hands, Pahrump NV,(775) 727-5284 or (702) 228-4076.

October 13 — Chet PeachRide and B-B-Q, Fruita, CO,(800) 873-3068

October 17-21 — CanyonlandsFat Tire Festival. Group rides,bicycle DemoExpo, fun com-petitions, evening entertain-ment. Moab City Park. (801)375-3231

November 3 — 6th AnnualBlue Diamond to JeanMountain Bike Benefit. 33 milenon-competitve ride. BlueDiamond, NV, (702) 228-4076or (775) 727-5284.

General InfoUtah Road Racing - USCF, Utah

Cycling Association - DirkCowley, (801) 944-8488

USA Cycling, Mountain RegionRoad Racing (UT,AZ,NM,CO,WY,SD), Rogene Killen, (970)587-4447.

Weekend Group Rides —Saturday and Sunday, 10 ammeet at 9th and 9th in SaltLake City.

Utah Road Races

September 4,11,18,25 — RMRCrit Series, Salt Lake, (801)944-8488

September 5,12,19,26 — DMVCrit Series, Every Wednesday,Salt Lake, (801) 944-8488

September 6,20 — Salt Air TTSeries, Every other Thurs, (801)944-8488

September 8 — Eureka RR,great road race through theTintic Mining District, Eureka,UT (801) 553-1065

September 15 — LOTOJA, 203miles from Logan, UT toJackson, WY, (801)627-6200

or (800) 497-7335October 9-12 — Huntsman

World Senior Games. Must be50 years or older. Four events:hill climb, time trial, criteriumand road race. 800-562-1268or hwsg@infowest.com

October 13 — City Creek BikeSprint. 5 1/2 mile climb upCity Creek Canyon in SaltLake City. For road or moun-tain bikes, UCA Points SeriesEvent. (801) 583-6281.

Regional Races

September 1-3 — Platte BridgeStation Stage Race, 4 Stages,Casper, WY, (307) 234-5330

September 8 — Race to theAngel, 16th Annual, Wells, NV,(775) 752-3540

September 15 — Bogus BasinHill Climb, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

September 27 — Table RockHill Climb, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

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The Mayor’s Bicycle AdvisoryCommittee, the leading bicycleadvocacy group in Salt Lake

and Utah, wants to encourageall cyclists to participate.

There are monthly meetingson the second Wednesday ofevery month at 5 p.m. in theCity & County Building, Rm.326 or 335, 451 South StateStreet. For details, visit the

Cycling Utah web site(www.cyclingutah.com) or callthe Mayor’s office at 535-7738

or Chris at 486-9002.

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Weekly RidesMonday Ride — Wasatch

Women's Cycling Club(WWCC) Weekly Ride:fun/easy ~1 hr. ride , 6 pm,Spin Cycle, 4644 So. HolladayBlvd.. All welcome!, Kirsten,355-4376.

Monday — Guthrie group roadride, 6 p.m., 156 E. 200 S.,(801) 363-3727

Tuesday evening ride — Tour ofHeber Valley, 6 p.m., meet atHeber Mountain Sports, 160 S.Main, Heber, 32 miles, medi-um paced ride (435) 657-1950

Wed evening ride — Tour ofHeber Valley, 6 p.m., meet atHeber Mountain Sports, 160 S.Main, Heber, 32 miles, fastpaced ride (435) 657-1950

Thurs evening ride — Tour ofHeber Valley, 6 p.m., meet atHeber Mountain Sports, 160 S.

Main, Heber, 32 miles, slowpaced ride (435) 657-1950

Saturday — Wasatch Women'sCycling Club intermediateweekly road ride, 10 am, 15thS. 15th E. (in front of Einstein's).~2 hrs, www.wwccutah.orgor Melissa at (801) 466-6312.

Regional ToursSeptember 1 — Cache Valley

Century, 7:30 a.m.,RIchmond, UT, www.cvveloists.org, (435) 713-0212

September 9-15 — SouthernUtah National Parks Tour,(801) 596-8430

September 16-21 — WYCYCFall Roundup, ride acrossWyoming, the kinder,gentlerversion, Pinedale to Buffalo,Cyclevents, 1-888-733-9615

September 16-22 — OATBRAN,One Awesome Tour Bike RideAcross Nevada, following theLegendary Pony Express Trailon U.S. Hwy. 50 - America'sLoneliest Road, 5 days of rid-ing, 420 miles from LakeTahoe to Great BasinNational Park, (800) 565-2704

September 22 — Cycle For LifeBenefit Ride, (801) 272-1302

October 6 — Yellowstone FallCycling Tour 2001, (406) 646-7701

October 21 — Tour Las Vegas -Ride of the Century, LasVegas, Nevada, for theLeukemia Society ofAmerica's National Team in

Training Fall fund raising pro-gram, 35, 50, 100 mileoptions, (800) 565-2704

Utah ‘CrossFor More info, visit www.utah-

cyclocross.com or emailutahcyclocross@hotmail.com

September 29 — UtahCyclocross Series #1, ParkCity Mountain Resort, SaltLake City, UT, (801) 971-2453

October 6 — Utah CyclocrossSeries #2, Logan, UT, (801)971-2453

October 20 — Utah CyclocrossSeries #3, Park City MountainResort, Salt Lake City, UT,(801) 971-2453

October 21 — Utah CyclocrossSeries #4, Trailside Park, ParkCity, UT, (801) 971-2453

October 27 — Utah CyclocrossSeries #5, Logan, UT, (801)971-2453

November 3 — UtahCyclocross Series #6, SevenPeaks, Provo, UT, (801) 971-2453

November 4 — UtahCyclocross Series #7, TrailsidePark, Park City, UT, (801) 971-2453

November 10 — UtahCyclocross Series #8, WheelerFarm, Salt Lake City, UT, (801)971-2453

November 17 — UtahCyclocross Series #9, SevenPeaks, Provo, UT, (801) 971-2453

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CADD and local cyclists worked together in 1999 to raisemoney for three cyclists injured by a person driving under theinfluence in May of 1999. Overwhelming community supportmade it clear that more effort was needed to raise awareness aboutsafety on the road for everyone.

CADD is a non-profit foundation committed to continue help-ing injured cyclists. Their goal is to help cyclists that have beeninjured in auto/cycle accidents with some of their medical bills.Cyclists that may have been in an accident caused by a drunk dri-ver are a first priority. They will also be promoting programs toteach bicycle safety to children and adults and bring attention tothe importance of sharing the road.

Cycle for Life will have 4 options for it's riders: An easy 8 mileride perfect for families or a 30 mile tour of Ogden Valley forthose wanting more miles without the climb; and, both a 66-mileand a 100-mile tour of Ogden Valley, riding over Trappers Loop,touring Morgan Valley and returning over Trappers. (Whicheverride you choose, all ride support will end at 4:00 PM, so planaccordingly). Registration opens at 7:30 am and all riders need tobe on the road by 9:00 am.

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Bicycling Phone DirectoryNationalRacingUSA Cycling - USCF, NORBA, NBL, NCCA 719-578-4581National Bicycle League(BMX) 614-777-1625AdvocacyInt’l Mountain Bike Association 303-545-9011League of American Bicyclists 202-822-1333

UtahBMX RacingRad Canyon BMX Track 801-964-65029700 S. 5250 W., West JordanHarbor Bay BMX Track 801-253-3065Lindon Boat Harbor, 2130 W. 600 S., LindonMountain Bike RacingIntermountain Cup Mountain Bike Series 801-942-3498

Road RacingUSCF Utah Representative - Dirk Cowley 801-944-8488Utah Cycling Association 801-944-8488USAC Regional Representative: Rogene Killen 970-587-4447USAC,USCF Board Member: Chuck Collins 801-582-8332USCF Board Member: Dave Iltis 801-328-2066TouringBonneville Bicycle Touring Club 801-596-8430AdvocacyMayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee(SLC) 801-486-9002

or 801-535-7738UDOT Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator- Sandy Weinrauch 801-965-3897Wasatch Front Regional Council Bike Planner:

George Ramjoue 801-292-4469Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee 801- 816-0876IMBA Utah Representative - Jon Gallagher 435-655-7250Useful NumbersUTA Bikes on Buses 801-287-4636Stop Smoking Cars (license#, model, location,date) 801-944-SMOG

Vall Valley Gears up for MTB World’s

VAIL, Colorado--The stage is set for the return of mountain biking'spremier event to the United States as Vail and Beaver Creek gear upfor the 2001 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships September6-16. The event will mark the second time that the Vail Valley hasplayed host to the Championships.

The action will get underway September 7-9 in Beaver Creekwith World Championships Observed Trials competition, along witha full slate of citizens' cross-country races, night rides and entertain-ment.

The World Championships will shift to Vail the following week,with competition and festivities set to get underway September 12with the Team Relay and Opening Ceremonies. Junior and Under 23Cross-Country races will highlight September 14, while Downhilland Dual events are on tap for September 15. The events will cometo a close September 16 with Elite Cross-Country competition, theClosing Ceremonies and a Final Party at the Gerald R. FordAmphitheater Vilar Pavilion. For additional information, visit www.vail01.com or call (970) 949-1999.

Yellowstone/Old Faithful Fall Cycling Tour

On October 6, 2001, the West Yellowstone Chamber ofCommerce is sponsoring a Fall Bike Ride in the area aroundYellowstone's famous Old Faithful.

The tour route will pass by five geyser basins where bike touristscan explore on foot or on a two-mile bike path near Old Faithful.For those wanting an explanation of the bubbling geothermal activi-ty, a guided ranger tour will be available.

Few automobiles, fall colors, and crisp morning and evening airlets one see the breath of the bugling elk as the bulls challenge eachother for their harems. Other animals are also plentiful as theyemerge from the mountains during the fall in preparation for theupcoming winter.

For additional information or registration forms, contact the WestYellowstone Chamber of Commerce at 406 640-7701.

In the Women’s Category 1-3race, the wind put a damper onany record attempts.

Heather Albert recovered froma poor start to claim the Women’swin. Albert entered the race withthe course record as her goal.

"I tried for the record," Albertsaid, "but with the wind it wasn’tpossible."

Her start may have made arecord run more difficult also.

"I wasn’t where I wanted to beat the start," she said, " so whenthe surge happened I had to makeup time. It was a huge group."

Albert rode much of the racesurrounded by men. Early in theclimb she was with Laura Howatand Maren Partridge but they gotseparated in the crowds.

Albert crossed the finish line in55:46 to claim the win. 30+ rider

Jessica Arbogast finished at56:35.86 to claim her category andsecond overall in the Women’s.Howat followed over a minuteback at 56:47.95 with Partridgethird in the 1-3’s at 59:20.67.

For complete results seeCycling Utah’s Results on page16.

Sports-AM Widowmaker andKing and Queen of theMountain

The day after the Hillclimb,close to 100 brave mountain bikeriders lined up at the base of thetram at Snowbird before embark-ing on the 3000'+ vertical climb tothe top of Hidden Peak. Arguablya more brutal ride than the Hill-climb, the Sports-AM Widow-maker has been gaining a follow-ing since its inception seven yearsago.

In the men's event, Jared Hynesprevailed over Intermountain Cup

Champion Cris Fox with a time of55:54.51. Fox finished second at56:37.51.

The weekend doubleheader is astage for Utah biking's real moun-tain men and women. Those rac-ers that chose to compete in bothevents vied for the King andQueen of the Mountain titles. Pete Kuennemann wore the men'scrown after winning the 4-5 raceon Saturday and finishing third onSunday. Chad Head and CoryMcNeely rounded out second andthird in the KOM.

The women's QOM was thereal deal. On Saturday, JessicaArbogast finished second overall,just 12 seconds ahead of formerwomen's Tour de France riderLaura Howat. On Sunday, Howatturned the tables, winning thewomen's Widowmaker by a scant4 seconds over Arbogast.Nevertheless, Arbogast took thecombined by just 8 seconds overHowat.

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Taming the TetonsJackson Hole Resort, Wyoming- August 11, 2001Intermountain Cup Race # 11

12 & Under1. Derek Owen; 12:46:052. Matthew Downing; 12:46:093. Dutch Wiehe; 12:53:584. Dustin Nordman; 12:56:50Beg Men 13-151. Zachary Ramras; 12:52:182. Tyler Scott; 12:59:163. Jeffrey Lowe; 1:02:49Beg Men 16-181. Michael Brown; 12:49:222. Chad Hut; 12:58:553. Christopher Adams; 1:01:324. Jefferson Fericks; 1:09:555. Ben Burns; 1:18:02Beg Men 19-291. Charles Sirjesse; 12:50:342. Luke Van De Malle; 12:58:22Beg Men 30-391. Danny Kelly; 12:43:242. Glade Sherry; 12:49:423. Jay Bartlett; 12:50:37Beg Men 40+1. William Marchand; 12:59:38Clydesdale1. Aaron Mullins; 2:14:00Exp Men 16-181. Paul Clark; 2:13:222. Tyler Turkington; 2:51:45Exp Men 19-291. Kyle Wright; 1:54:012. Brian Smith; 2:01:293. Zepplin Tittensor; 2:02:274. Stephen Fullmer; 2:03:195. Chris Christiansen; 2:06:45Exp Men 30-391. Tom Diegel; 2:09:282. Robert Wesemann; 2:10:363. Josh Woodbury; 2:13:394. Bart Adams; 2:16:505. David Titmus; 2:21:25Exp Men 40+1. Bruce Allen; 2:08:382. Blayn Corwin; 2:16:513. Jim Mitchell; 2:25:444. Robert Owen; 2:30:255. Steve Wimmer; 2:34:43Men 50+1. Dwight Hibdon; 1:40:382. Bill Dark; 1:43:183. Galen Downing; 1:55:234. Joseph DiPrisco; 2:00:455. Don Winsor; 2:13:29Pro Men1. Cris Fox; 2:28:102. Troy Barry; 2:29:223. Robbie Stone; 2:31:004. Shannon Boffeli; 2:32:57Pro/Exp Women1. Pamela Hanlon; 2:16:142. Robin Folweiler; 2:16:523. Jennifer Agger; 2:18:084. Kathy Sherwin; 2:19:495. D.J. Morisette; 2:32:39Spt Men 16-181. Derek Telleson; 1:28:072. Nick Wilcox; 1:29:403. Dustin Wynne; 1:30:444. Nate Hastings; 1:32:075. Nate Gines; 1:39:49Spt Men 19-291. Ron Prue; 1:21:522. Chad Wassmer; 1:25:463. Chris Sherwin; 1:26:194. John Derby; 1:27:185. Josh Mortensen; 1:27:36Spt Men 30-391. Bill Mosher; 1:29:002. Doug Pierini; 1:32:373. Bob Saffell; 1:37:224. Jim Schulz; 1:46:01Spt Men 40+1. Michael Martersteck; 1:35:002. Edwin Dilbeck; 1:39:033. Paul Rossolo; 1:41:404. Jim Pitkin; 1:48:005. Thomas Altland; 1:51:53Spt Women 19+

1. Romana Smidlova; 1:47:342. Jennifer Hanks; 1:53:403. Stacy McClurg; 1:58:124. Peggy Boggs; 1:59:275. Kristina Olson; 2:06:37Spt/Exp Men 13-151. Sam Jurekonia; 1:21:102. Jim Brumder; 1:47:53 3. Andrew Downing; 1:54:57Women 13-181. Hilary Wright; 1:02:292. Allison Lewis; 1:02:333. Lindsay Owen; 1:08:50Women 35+1. Sheri Thomas; 1:05:432. Barbara Clark; 1:10:113. Carma Owen; 1:19:32

Claimjumper’s Mountain BikeRaces, Austin, NV, August 18-19, 2001

Cross CountryPro/expert Men 12-181. Robert Jameson, 1.58:482. Jermey Powell, 2.17:523. Chris Griffo, 2.19:53Pro/expert Men 19-241. Corey Hansen, 2.09:19Pro/expert Men 25-341. Dustin Sweet, 1.49:162. Joel Davis, 2.02:41Pro/expert Men 35-441. Scott Fifield, 1.15:372. Anthony Anderson, 1.56:573. Eric Hayes, 2.06:21Pro/expert Women 35-441. Alexandra Fabbro, 2.40:01Sport 12-181. Juozas Martunaitis, 1.22:042. Jacob Gunter, 1.28:483. Michael Dowell, 1.33:214. Sean Francis, 1.38:075. Colin Carleson, 1.38:58Sport 25-341. Shawn Pearson, 1.24:512. Kent Purser, 1.27:333. Troy Delong, 1.30:304. David Lindsey, 1.34:525. Rick Clark, 1.37:12Sport 35-441. David Anderson, 1.15:572. Chris Thompsen, 1.17:003. Peter Rissler, 1.27:054. Jeff Griffo, 1.30:365. John Wright, 1.33:34Sport 45-641. Jack Taylor, 1.43:002. Bob Knoll, 1.56:223. Nilus Carleson, 2.02:18Sport Women 35-441. Kemp Rebecca, 2.15:41Beginner Men Under 131. Trevor Carleson, 1.14:462. Joey Griffo, 1.52:543. Ander Wright, 1.54:154. Mykal Peterson, 1.54:585. Josh Chartier, 2.33:24Beginner Men 14-181. Steve White, 1.10:052. Keith Hinman, 1.16:443. Phillip Griffo, 1.17:004. Garrison Maddox, 1.30:355. Nicholas Mccormack, 1.31:58Beginner Men 19-241. Alan Wakefield, 59:00:002. Patrick Garrett, 1.22:58

3. Wes Woodhall, 1.27:06Beginner Men 25-341. Nate Hansen, 1.04:122. Cole Freestone, 1.06:123. Michaelmilliken, 1.06:194. Charles Keeports, 1.06:545. Craig Newman, 1.07:01Beginner Men 35-441. Kirk Stock, 1.13:272. Ray Chartier, 1.17:343. Ross Kelly, 1.31:54Beginner Men 45-641. Kevin Dinwiddie, 1.09:382. John Werth, 1.11:273. Steve Safford, 1.13:574. Jim White, 1.23:485. George Purser, 1.36:12Clydesdale 19-651. Donald Tom, 1.18:362. Thomas Wood, 1.19:353. Jessie Allen, 1.20:134. Darren Dilleshaw, 1.29:155. Rick Crawford, 1.30:37Beginner Women Under 131. Danielle Griffo, 1.41:40Beginner Women 19-241. Becky Sherwood, 1.56:46Beginner Women 25-341. Jennifer Rarden, 1.23:142. Jennifer Mcmillan, 1.32:013. Pam Jarnecke, 1.43:384. Christy Chamberlain, 1.45:295. Becky Stock, 1.48:55Beginner Women 35-441. Kelli Dufresne, 1.50:12Beginner Women 45-641. Barbara Hatch, 1.53:212. Jean Holveck, 2.53:33

Downhill Pro 18-991. Sean Hawkins, 2:542. Carl Rogue, 2:553. Jon Wilson, 2:574. Paul Tindal, 3:025. Eric Palmer, 3:04Women 18-991. Paula Santerior, 3:522. Kosia Stabon, 4:23Expert 18 & Under1. Monte Brewer, 3:19Expert 31 & Over1. Greg Lee, 3:332. Phillip Sorenson, 3:343. Jimmy Allred, 3:464. Trey Gott, 4:18Expert 19-291. Amos Colleberger, 3:512. Garth Alling, 3:593. Buffman, 5:28Expert 31 & Over1. Andrew Revel, 3:512. Jack Taylor, 4:44Beginner Men 1-181. Lane Mitchell, 3:492. Chris Hooley, 4:323. Steve White, 4:374. Juozas Martunaitis, 4:395. Sterling, Oakland, 4:54Beginner Men 19-291. Art Clark, 4:092. Jay Karl, 4:28Beginner Men 31 & Over1. Justin Darling, 4:592. Brian Mccrae, 6:123. Richard Renel, 10:21Beginner Women 31 & over1. Christi Gott, 6:01

Wolverine Ridge XC,Evanston, WY, August 18, 2001- Intermountain Cup Race #12

JUNIOR 9 & UNDER1. Carson Ware, 9:25:00 2. Christian Treanor, 10:17:00 3. Konner Hall, 11:07:00 4. Wyatt Moore, 11:11 5. Codey Albertson, 12:17 6. McKay Johnson, 14:14 7. Hanna Stoner, 14:19 8. James Nordwall, 14:50 9. Brianna McIntire, 15:46 10. Brandon Pace, 18:02 JUNIOR 12 & UNDER1. Dutch Wiehe 0:32:44 2. Derek Owen 0:32:45 3. Parry Higginson 0:33:02 4. Chris Peterson, :33:31 5. Matt Dawning, :33:54 6. Blayde McIntire, :43:04 7. Tyler Albretson, :48:58 8. Tyler Wall, :49:43 9. Nick Hendrickson, 2:00

10. Andrew Cassidy DNF BEGINNER MEN 13-151. Zachary Ramras, 1:59:10 2. Mitch Peterson, 2:06:36 3. Gregory Reynolds, 2:08:54 4. Rick Grahn, 2:15:47 5. Aaron Danforth, 2:20:46 6. David Lund, 2:25:22 7. Kevin Urasky, 2:27:43 8. Justin Moote, 2:40:35 9. Keith Burnaugh, 3:20:18 BEGINNER MEN 16-181. Michael Brown, 1:54:37 2. Ladd Bangerter, 2:05:03 3. David Sarette, 2:16:07 4. Chris Boor, 3:02:09 5. Christopher Adams, 3:51:06 BEGINNER MEN 19-291. Shane Kershaw, 1:51:23 2. Jason Sanford, 1:59:01 3. Mark Lehmkuhle, 2:02:09 4. Jason Crompton, 2:02:50 5. Justin Cagle, 2:03:08 BEGINNER MEN 30-39 1. Paco Swauger, 1:49:23 2. Phillip Busch, 1:49:55 3. Keith Payne, 1:52:55 4. Patrick McConnell, 1:54:34 5. Jay Bartlett, 2:00:19 BEGINNER MEN 40+1. Mark Sarette, 1:58:37 2. Jeff Street, 2:01:58 3. Chris James, 2:07:17 4. William Marchand, 2:09:29 5. Brent Jarvis, 2:12:19 BEGINNER WOMEN 13-18 1. Hilary Wright, 2:14:02 2. Allison Lewis, 2:22:41 3. Lindsay Owen, 2:45:22 BEGINNER WOMEN 19+1. Jennifer Shoemaker, 2:27:02 2. Christa Jensen, 2:35:35 3. Lyne Saffell, 2:39:50 4. Robin Christiansen, 2:48:38 WOMEN 35+1. Patricia Garcia, 2:34:49 2. Barbara Clark, 2:47:44 3. Carma Owen, 2:47:46 4. Karen Burnaugh DNF SPORT EXPERT MEN 13-151. Kyle Wehemanen, 2:09:30 2. Mike Schmidt, 2:10:27 3. Mitchell Morse, 2:34:26 4. Andrew Downing DNF SPORT MEN 16-18 1. Derek Telleson, 1:58:02 2. Nicholas Wilcox, 1:59:513. Nate Hastings, 2:03:524. Dustin Wynne, 2:05:085. C.J. Reed, 2:05:15SPORT MEN 19-29 1. Ron Prue, 1:49:16 2. Chad Wassmer, 1:49:17 3. John Derby, 1:49:40 4. Josh Mortensen, 1:50:17 5. Fredrick Marmsater, 1:52:56 SPORT MEN 30-39 1. Dennis Potter, 1:52:38 2. Chris Rowley, 1:55:03 3. Brian McGee, 1:57:50 4. Tom Knopp, 1:59:54 5. Bill Mosher, 2:00:40 SPORT MEN 40+1. John Knopf, 2:00:35 2. John McConnell, 2:05:33 3. Kevin Nelson, 2:08:44 4. Jim Pitkin, 2:11:00 5. Scott Toly, 2:11:15 SPORT WOMEN 19+1. Sharon Payne, 2:18:31 2. Stacy McClurg, 2:20:14 3. Jennifer Hanks, 2:27:41 4. Tanyon Manson, 2:28:41 5. Liz Zumbrennan, 2:33:15 MEN 50+ 1. Steve Miller, 2:16:40 2. Mike Putnam, 2:54:38 3. Jay Crosby, 3:06:22 4. Galen Downing, 3:15:43 5. Bob Stevens, 3:18:48 CLYDESDALE 210+1. Bryon Wright, 2:15:09 2. Justin Griswald, 2:26:28 3. Aaron Mullins, 2:42:55 4. Criss Cornia, 3:34:15 5. J.R. Dean, 4:02:57 EXPERT MEN 16-181. Scott Allen, 2:27:26 2. Tyler Turkington, 2:29:48 3. Dylan Johns, 2:33:26 4. Sam Jurekovic, 2:37:25 5. Trevor Lee DNF EXPERT MEN 19-291. Kyle Wright, 2:07:23 2. Zeppelin Tittensor, 2:14:21 3. Paul Clark, 2:17:54 4. Jeramia Johnson, 2:18:14 5. Chris Christiansen, 2:19:30 EXPERT MEN 30-391. Robert Fornataro, 2:18:45 2. Robert Wesseman, 2:21:24 3. Jack Dainton, 2:22:53 4. Dave Reynolds, 2:25:45 5. Tyler Woods, 2:27:17

EXPERT MEN 40+1. Darrell Davis, 2:26:49 2. Jay Griffen, 2:34:05 3. Blayn Corwin, 2:39:26 4. Robert Owen, 2:42:54 PRO/SEMI PRO MEN1. Gabriel Blanco, 1:55:58 2. J.J. Clark, 2:02:41 3. Jared Hynes, 2:03:33 4. Jeff Bates, 2:04:47 5. Cris Fox, 2:09:11 6. Kevin Day, 2:09:12 7. Aaron Jordin, 2:10:10 8. Shannon Boffeli, 2:14:38 9. Paul Bennett, 2:18:04 PRO/EXPERT WOMEN1. Kathy Sherwin, 2:36:53 2. Pam Hanlon, 2:41:33 3. Robin Folweiler, 2:42:53 4. Sonya Swartzentruber, 2:49:14 5. Paula Strom, 3:03:09 6. Kristi McIlmoil, 3:04:45

Intermountain Cup TeamPoints Competition, Final Standings1. Young Riders - Park City, 1541 pts.2. Dixie Desert Racing - St. George,1528 pts. 3. Velo City/Canyon Bicycles-SLC,1253 pts.4. Cole Sport - Park City, 451 pts.5. Color Country Cycling Club -Cedar City, 421 pts.6. Spin Cycle - Salt Lake City, 397pts.7. Team Red Rock - St. George,362 pts.8. Golsan-Azonic - SLC, 345 pts.9. Jans-Trek - Park City, 306 pts.10. T&T Bike and Ski - Sandy, 155pts.11. Young Living/4 Fun Racers -Santaquin, 87 pts.12. Team Biogen - Salt Lake City,73 pts.13. Utah Racing - Wellsville, 62 pts.

8 or 4 Hours of Ogden, PowderMountain, August 25, 2001

8 Hour Men's Solo1. Brent Fullmer, 5 laps, 4:29:442. Tim Stack, 5 laps, 5:46:558 Hour Men's Expert Duo Team1. Tom Diegel/Paul Diegel, 8 laps,7:08:402. Zeb Kenyon/Neil Minor, 5 laps,6:13:308 Hour Men's Sport Duo Team1. Derek Telleson/Nate Hastings, 8laps, 7:30:002. John McImoil/Kristi McImoil, 8laps, 8:12:303. Scott Stewart/Dave Rotman, 7laps, 8:25:004. Eric Fykerud/Dave Meabon, 7laps, 8:35:005. Jeremy Finch/Ryan Carter, 6laps, 6:25:108 Hour Beginner Trio Team1. Steve Conlin/Mark Navoni/ChrisJames, 6 laps, 6:02:074 Hour Men's Pro Solo1. JJ Clark, 4 laps, 3:11:362. Cris Fox, 3 laps, 2:28:484 Hour Men's Expert Solo1. Dave Reynolds, 5 laps, 4:45:012. David Olsen, 4 laps, 4:02:053. Blayn Corwin, 4 laps, 4:02:414. Bill Cleverly, 4 laps, 4:31:214 Hour Men's Sport Solo27 and under Division1. Brent Hadley, 4 laps, 4:05:472. Nate Gines, 4 laps, 4:08:303. Samuel Roundy, 4 laps, 4:20:454. Joshua Kossman, 3 laps, 3:21:254 Hour Men's Sport Solo-28-35 Division1. Kent Carlsen, 4 laps, 3:46:512. John Tanner, 4 laps, 4:02:003. Chris Holland, 4 laps, 4:21:364. Derek Doman 4 laps, 4:39:065. Shaun Talbott, 3 laps, 3:23:156. Karl Lundin, 3 laps, 3:28:577. Randy Bullock 3 laps, 4:07:334 Hour Men's Sport Solo-36 and older Division1. Lee Fortin, 4 laps, 4:17:552. Mark Bartlett, 4 laps, 4:22:323. Bill Brandt, 3 laps, 3:45:064. Dan Robison, 2 laps, 2:37:005. Rolf Strand, 1 Lap in 1:03:024 Hour Men's Beginner Solo1. Rick Leniek, 5 laps, 4:59:302. Kevin Flint, 4 laps, 4:52:413. Troy Lybbert, 4 laps, 5:13:304. Jonathan Tesch, 3 laps, 4:53:125. Mike Bangert, 1 lap, 1:39:344 Hour Women's Beginner1. Nancy Wheeler, 4 laps, 4:40:562. Maryann Wayman, 3 laps, 4:36:00

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4 Hour Men's Clydesdale1. Craig Povey, 4 laps, 4:32:302. Barton Clapier, 3 laps, 3:23:343. Marty Connors, 1 lap, 1:14:044 Hour Beginner Duo Team1. Ken Martin/Jon Levy, 5 laps,4:54:122. Jason Broome/Christy Broome,4 laps, 4:56:003. Rick Berry/Tom Bartlett, 4 laps,5:21:244. Brent Wise/Chris Cornea, 4 laps,5:33:155. David Galloway/LonniePeterson, 3 laps, 4:13:0130 minute 9 and under1. Stuart Povey, 4 laps2. Rhet Povey 3 Laps

Widowmaker Hillclimb,Snowbird, UT, August 26, 2001MaleMen’s 1+1. Mitchell Peterson; 1:15:02.852. Kyle Wehmanen; 1:25:00.543. Ryan Harrison; 1:47:12.23Men’s 19+1. Jared Hynes; 55:54.512. Cris Fox; 56:37.383. Pete Kuennemann; 57:29.574. Chan Head; 58:58.425. Ty Hansen; 1:03:07.55Men’s 30+1. Brent Peacock; 56:50.722. Cory Mcneely; 58:01.873. Jack Dainton; 59:20.454. John Griffiths; 1:00:14.665. Jon Gallagher; 1:00:40.56Men’s 40+1. Rob Westermann; 59:29.392. Charlie Lansche; 1:06:32.483. Asa Kelley; 1:11:39.614. Scott Toly; 1:15:00.485. Bill Peterson; 1:15:08.12Men’s 50+1. Steve Miller; 1:10:04.692. Jeff Handwerk; 1:11:02.173. Greg Nelson; 1:15:22.294. Scott Jones; 1:17:53.97Clydesdale1. Bill Perkins; 1:31:45.40FemaleWomen’s 19+1. Marian Amavor; 1:18:37.482. Nicky Wangsgard; 1:29:14.34Women’s 30+1. Jessica Arbogast; 1:04:40.972. Priya Noronha; 1:47:45.94Women’s 40+1. Laura Howat; 1:04:36.642. Ellen Guthrie; 1:20:14.503. Judy Allen; 1:22:58.314. Sheri Dunleavy; 1:24:13.21

Utah State Time TrialChampionships, Elberta, UT,July 28, 2001

Men's Pro/1-21. Brad Buccambuso, 00:41:50:802. Steven Tibbitts, 00:42:15:463. Ian Howells, 00:42:17:904. Christian Johnson, 00:44:00:925. Richard Hatch, 00:44:03:39Women's 1-31. Andrea Foster, 00:52:21:24Men's 31. Marek Shon, 00:44:18:012. Kevin Radzinski, 00:44:41:743. Stephen Fullmer, 00:45:02:594. Shane Clinger, 00:47:20:145. Greg Jex, 00:47:36:95Women's 41. Brook Mickelson, 00:48:59:422. Jo Garuccio, 00:49:53:223. Heather Mastakas, 00:50:16:764. Michelle Keller, 00:50:39:105. Nancy Cleveland, 00:51:11:85Men's 4/51. Maikel Wise, 00:45:52:052. Ian Harvey, 00:45:55:923. Bart Nichols, 00:45:58:514. Jason McClennan, 00:46:04:935. Tim Hollingsen, 00:48:01:80Master's Women1. Susan Armstrong, 00:52:42:50Master's 35+1. Dan Murray, 00:44:06:862. Dennis Porter, 00:45:49:123. Eric Schramm, 00:45:56:234. Chuck Collins, 00:46:00:165. Steven Lewis, 00:46:23:62Master's 45+1. Lance Ghrisitiansen, 00:43:19:552. Larry Strom, 00:43:23:493. Bill Corliss, 00:43:26:91

4. T Lasse Bjerga, 00:44:15:515. Dirk Cowley, 00:44:31:98Master's 55+1. John Haney, 00:45:36:822. Paul Scarpelli, 00:46:44:073. Lee Bourne, 00:57:21:39Junior Men1. David Blanco, 00:23:46:342. Paul Garbett, 00:27:22:45

Utah State CriteriumChampionships, Kaysville, UT,August 4, 2001

Men's Cat1/21. Steven Tibbitts, 58:02:602. Sandy Perrins, 58:02:603. Christian Johnson, 58:02:604. Gardie Jackson, 58:02:605. Scott Martin, 58:02:60Women's Cat1/2/31. Maren Partridge, 45:56:402. Laura Howat, 46:36:513. Margaret Douglass, 46:37:384. Karen Dodge, 47:31:505. Andrea Foster, 49:39:17Men's Cat 31. Aaron Schoenberg, 49:23:382. Tom Knopp, 49:34:963. Kevin Day, 49:39:434. Jeremy Smith, 49:42:995. Kevin Radzinski, 49:42:99Women's Cat 41. Brook Mickelson, 46:05:972. Nancy Cleveland, 46:06:24Men's Cat 41. Jim Morgan, 44:57:362. Jon Baddley, 44:57:363. Robert Kunz, 44:57:364. Evan Hepner, 44:57:365. Fred Porter, 44:57:36Master's 35+1. Mark Schaefer, 37:16:392. Michael Fogarty, 38:01:753. Barry Makarewicz, 38:02:594. Terry Mcginnis, 38:05:005. Rich Vroom, 38:05:00Master's 45+1. Dirk Cowley, 38:05:002. Bill Corliss, 38:05:003. Robert Walker, 38:05:004. Charles Palmer, 38:05:005. Don Winder, 38:05:00Junior Men1. Bruce Hoffman, 44:25:102. Dana Hoffman, 44:27:173. David Blanco, 45:58:73Junior Women1. Christine Kish, 44:32:66

Snowbasin Earl Miller HillClimb - August 4, 2001

MenEXPERT/PRO 19 –39 1. KEVIN DAY, 37:472. CHAN HEAD,38:173. JESSE WESTEGAURD, 38:434. CRIS FOX, 39:275. STEVE SCOVILLE, 40:046. TIM GRUBB, 41:327. JOHN GALLAGHER, 42:42EXPERT/PRO 40–591. ZAN TREASURE, 38:132. BART ADAMS, 38:453. DONALD ARMSTRONG 39:294. PERRY WOODS, 41:535. MARK ENDERS, 42:106. DON HALL, 42:587. JOHN HANEY, 43:078. GARY PORTER, 45:27EXPERT/PRO 60 +1. ALAN STOCLAND, 46:18SPORT/INTERMEDIATE18 AND UNDER1. DEREK TELLESON, 40:122. NATE HASTINGS1, 41:283. CLINT CHILD, 43:354. DAVID COX, 70:51SPORT/INTERMEDIATE 19-39 1. DAN MINNERT, 38:492. KYLE BROWN, 39:513. JOSH MORTENSEN, 41:464. JACKSON EVANS, 41:565. CHRISTIAN PEREIRA, 41:596. GEO GALBRAITH, 42:207. MIKE MONTGOMERY 43:208. DENNIS KALAR, 43:329. RYAN SPARKS, 44:3210 SPENCER ECCLES, 46:5311. JARED WILLDEN, 48:4512. SHAUN MECHAM, 52:2013. TONY FELDKAMP, 60:20SPORT/INTERMEDIATE 40-591. KURT GAMMILL, 42:242. ED BROWN, 43:303. DAVE REYNOLDS, 43:314. JIM WESTENSKOW, 44:055. MARK BATES, 45:056. SCOTT HOFFMAN, 46:517. MIKE KOBE, 47:418. GARY PENNINGTON, 48:449. DON KEIPP, 49:05

10. JOHN SUTTON, 49:1711. FRED DUBEROW, 50:4012. FORREST DAY, 50:4413. RUDY CURINGA, 51:3014. MARK HART, 51:4215. MIKE MCMALLOM, 62:1516. STEVE FARR, 68:2717. GREG NORTON, 69:2718. JAMES FERGUSON, 73:43NOVICE/BEGINNER 18 & UNDER1. TAYLOR FOSS, 57:25NOVICE/BEGINNER 19-391. MIKE PAYAN, 42:592. ERIC GREENWOOD, 44:193. RICHARD NEFF, 45:364. BEN COGDILL, 46:235. BRANDON FULLER, 47:076. EDSON LEITE, 48:067.STEVE CONLIN, 48:098. KERRY ROBBINS, 49:389. JOHN MORTENSEN, 53:0510. JEFF GOOD, 54:0911. BRANDON COURTNEY 60:18NOVICE/BEGINNER 40-591. CHAD PERKINS, 50:162. SCOTT SMALLEY, 50:593. DEAN DESMOND, 58:194. HOWARD ADAMS, 59:575. STEVE WRIGHT, 60:466. MACK FOSS, 61:057. MARK RASSMUSSEN 65:298. JON BINGHAM, 70:529. DENNIS MONTGOMERY 70:5310. INGAR BOTTEN, 77:3111. JOHN PARKER, 84:04WomenEXPERT/ PRO 19-391. CHRIS PAPPAS, 44:53SPORT/INTERMEDIATE 19-39 1. TONYA KJELDSBERG, 43:55SPORT/INTERMEDIATE 40-59 1. ELLEN GUTHRIE, 49:422. ANN MILLER, 53:353. PAM MITCHELL, 77:18NOVICE/BEGINNER 19-39 1. LORI MORTENSEN, 64:492. ASHLEE ESCKERSLY, 66:40Tandem1. KEITH AND BELINDA ROUNKLES,74:22

Snowbird Hill Climb, August25, 2001

Men's Pro 1-31. Steven Tibbitts; 47:36.432. John Osguthorpe; 47:56.673. Burke Swindlehurst; 48:13.614. Richard Hatch; 48:16.215. Thomas Cooke; 48:19.69

6. Kevin Day; 49:45.737. Chan Head; 49:50.818. Gardie Jackson; 49:51.939. Bryson Perry; 49:57.7610. Nate Page; 50:14.13Cat 41. Pete Kuennemann; 49:59.652. Ian Harvey; 50:48.873. Cory Mcneely; 50:55.284. David Garbett; 51:31.955. Blake Zumbrunen; 52:41.536. Tony Chesrow; 52:52.32;7. Aaron Packard; 52:54.668. Chris Christanson; 53:30.499. Alex Rock; 53:38.9310. Robert Kunz; 53:50.61Masters1. Robert Hatch; 48:32.252. Tom Rogers; 50:01.893. Ed Chauner; 51:00.854. Darrell Davis; 51:55.875. Mike Fogarty; 52:06.92Juniors1. Brandon Burtenshaw; 53:48.862. David Bahler; 1:27:10.91Men's 15+1. Ian Keller; 56:34.652. Mckay Pollei; 57:06.163. Mitchell Peterson; 1:00:11.074. Paul Garbett; 1:01:09.685. Tyler Evans; 1:01:15.18Men's 19+1. Gabriel Blanco; 49:55.462. Gary Mclaren; 53:14.173. Nate Palma; 53:55.814. James Clark; 55:27.975. Jeff Larsen; 57:16.37Men's 30+1. Chris Chamberlain; 50:26.292. Jeff Galbraith; 54:15.383. James Fowler; 55:06.034. John Whitehead; 55:16.725. Scott Allen; 55:55.76Men's 40+1. Rob Westermann; 54:19.112. Bill Remillard; 54:33.853. Chris Peterson; 56:38.164. Matthew Clevenger; 56:41.095. Tom Banks; 58:09.56Men's 50+1. Jim Westenskow; 58:13.222. Mike Mchugh; 59:23.873. Steve Miller; 1:01:27.574. Tom Green; 1:01:42.395. David Douglass; 1:04:37.93Men's 60+1. Stan Swallow; 1:01:16.992. Alan Stockland; 1:02:33.793. Carl Kjeldsberg; 1:09:28.824. Dick Arner; 1:13:51.465. Dennis Clapham; 1:30:26.98

Clydesdale1. Tom Martins; 1:01:11.682. J Newton; 1:14:32.443. Kirk Jensen; 1:15:25.03Women's Cat 1-31. Heather Albert; 55:46.002. Laura Howat; 56:47.953. Maren Partridge; 59:20.674. Daphne Wilhelm; 1:00:01.575. Chris Pappas; 1:00:13.49Women's Cat 41. Nancy Cleveland; 59:42.072. Jen Ward; 1:01:41.583. Cipriana Harrison; 1:03:46.624. Dianna Bell; 1:22:31.86Women's 19+1. Marian Amavor; 1:09:06.492. Sherihoh Mann; 1:15:01.823. Andrea Newton; 1:25:53.944. Jennifer Christensen; 1:37:40.165. Amie Sperry; 1:46:20.43Women's 30+1. Jessica Arbogast; 56:35.862. Sylvia Kunz; 1:00:03.203. Karen Dodge; 1:01:44.064. Jolene Dewaal; 1:02:46.025. Jennifer Spinto; 1:07:38.11Women's 40+1. Ellen Guthrie; 1:07:22.812. Marilyn Jones; 1:14:52.493. Connie Sliwinski; 1:16:56.304. Erin Rubie; 1:19:13.995. Kaye Knoop; 1:22:08.76Women's 50+1. Jackie Pellett; 1:25:24.702. Kathleen King; 1:30:02.713. Vicky Nielsen; 1:37:20.75

Snowbird-Widowmaker Kingand Queen of the Mountain

Men1. Peter Kuenneman; 1:47:29.222. Chad Head; 1:48:49.233. Cory Mcneely; 1:48:57.154. Brent Peacock; 1:50:12.295. Rob Westerman; 1:53:48.506. Tom Knopp; 1:59:22.547. Christian Pereira; 2:00:44.778. Rob Wesemann; 2:02:44.989. Todd Pellmann; 2:05:38.8310. Jeff Handwerk; 2:07:44.05

Women1. Jessica Arbogast; 2:01:16.832. Laura Howat; 2:01:24.593. Ellen Guthrie; 2:27:36.584. Mariana Mavor; 2:27:43.97

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Letters To the editorWhy Drivers hate Cyclists

As I was driving down 1300E in Draper the other day. I wasstunned as a cyclist shot out of a side street into my lane of trafficthen cruised on down the middle of highway making me changelanes to go around. It scared me because I almost hit him, but angerwas my greatest emotion. Why didn’t he stop? Why did he ride inthe middle of the street when a wide shoulder was available?

I moved to SLC about a year ago. One of the stats I looked upwhile researching the area was its cycling community. I noted thatSLC ranked the 13th most bike un-friendly city in the US.

Once I arrived, the first thing I noticed was that cyclists hereignore traffic laws except in cases of eminent death, then maybe. Icannot count the number of times I have seen cyclists run stop signs,red lights, change lanes without signaling, ride in the middle of theroad and ride 2 and 3 across on busy streets. Lack of respect makesa city bike un-friendly very quickly.

I have ridden about 2000 miles this season. Three times I havepicked up with small groups only to be dropped as I slowed at stopsigns or red lights. I stopped trying to catch back on after a couple oftimes. Mentioning it to the offending riders I am given the "traffic’snot bad", "it’s a slow weekend", "don’t want lose momentum" etc….excuses. Sorry, to tell you folks but this is why drivers hate cyclists.There is never an excuse for breaking the law. It really pisses off adriver when you ride in the middle of the road when 3-foot shoulderis available, or shoot a stop sign while they wait. I will not mentionteam or club names, but do you think you sponsors want you out rid-ing around breaking the law with their name on your back?

I raced for 7 years, and commuted to work on a bike for a total of5000-8000 miles a year on the road. I hail from North Carolina, thehome of rednecks, hillbillies, and roads without shoulders. You rideas close to the white line as possible and depend on the drivers notto kill you. Why do riders and driver get along? Because cyclingclubs and teams use peer pressure to make sure riders are obeyingthe law. Shooting a stop sign on a club ride will get you a verbalundressing, and repeat offenses will get you out of the club. Ridingcontracts for even the smallest teams made it clear that you were tofollow all traffic laws. You are, after all, wearing their logo.

You just need look at Boulder CO. to see what lack of respectgets cyclists. Restrictive laws, angry drivers, over zealous copsetc…. So think about how you are behaving, who is watching,whose name you have on you back, and what you want riding to beas SLC grows. It is up to the cyclist to make the driver respect you.You reap what you sow.Regards,Warren Hunt, Draper, UT

by John Foster

The Fringale. Doing the Funky Chicken. Seeing Stars. The Bonk. Whatever you call it, total glycogendepletion is one of the worst things that can happen to a racing cyclist. Under normal circumstances,replenishing glycogen stores after a ride can take up to twenty-four hours. Bonking, no matter how longor how hard the ride, can push that number to forty-eight hours or beyond. Prevention seems simple:consume enough calories to avoid the bonk. The tough questions are what to eat and exactly how much.

A teammate once walked into a store the night before a race and exclaimed "How did we do it beforePower Bars? It was such a pain to figure out what to eat during a race." He was right, the overwhelmingpopularity and availability of "energy food" has made feeding strategy much easier. But unless a cyclistreceives a weekly shipment of free product, staying stocked with "energy food" is expensive. Assuming abar for every two hours of training, for most people it adds up to over $50 per month. When gels areadded that number can double. The best remedy for most of us is to go back to what that teammatethought was the hard way. That teammate was wrong. Our bodies are used to regular, healthy, every dayfood and that’s what they should be fed off the bike and on. Here are a few ideas that should save timeand money. As always, try these items at least twice before using them during a race.

Gel Replacement- Pre-packaged applesauce. These come in one-cup, individual servings that can be squeezed easilyinto a hungry mouth. A pack of six costs less than one 100 calorie gel pack.

Cost- $2.29. 100 calorie servings- 3

- Honey. Seriously. Squeeze honey into a pre-made sports squeeze tube (available at most outdoorstores) and add a bit of water to help the consistency. It works very well.

Cost- $2. 100 calorie servings-13

- Fat-free pudding. Another product perfect for refillable squeeze tubes. These are also available in pre-packaged servings, and come in non-dairy varieties.

Cost- 1.49. 100 calorie servings- 4

- Juice concentrates. These come many flavors and are sold in soda cans. They pour easily into squeezetubes, taste excellent and pack more calories per ounce than gels.

Cost- $1.59 100 calorie servings- 7

- Light Caro Syrup. Mix with a bit of water and your favorite flavor of Kool-Aid – it tastes better thanmost gels and has the same consistency. Brown rice syrup can be substituted for Caro Syrup.

Cost- $2.50 100 calorie servings- 18

Solid FoodThe following are recipes for making your own "energy food." The ingredients are simple and

healthy, and each batch takes about 30 minutes to make. Once they cool, simply cut into the recommend-ed portions, wrap in aluminum foil and stuff them in your pocket.

- Oat Bombs (12 servings. 225 calories per serving.)Directions: Whip the following with an electric mixer at medium speed- 4 tablespoon low-fat mar-garine, 4 tablespoon applesauce, 1 tablespoon all-natural peanut butter and 1 ripe banana, diced. Atmedium speed, mix in 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons molasses and 1/3 cup of grated carrots. At alow speed mix in 1 egg and 1 tablespoon vanilla. At medium speed mix in 1 tablespoon baking powder,1/2 tablespoon baking soda, 1/4 tablespoon sale and 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour. Then, by hand,fold in 2 cups rolled oats, 1/2 up raisins or diced figs, 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/4 tablespoon clovesand another 3/4 cup of flour.Pour the batter into a 9x13x2’’ baking dish that has been sprayed lightly with cooking oil. Bake 13-15minutes at 350 degrees. After it cools thoroughly, cut into 12 squares.

- Fig Crispies (12 servings. 225 calories per serving.)Directions: In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 5 tablespoons low-fat margarine and 1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter. Into the melted butter stir in approximately 40 large marshmallows, bringing themto a boil over medium-high heat, continuing to stir. Remove from heat and immediately stir in 5 cups ofcrispy rice cereal and 1 cup of diced figs. While hot, spread the mixture into a 9x9x2’’ pan and refriger-ate for one hour. Cut into 12 squares.

- Fruity Rice Bars (10 servings. 200 calories per serving.) Directions: Using an electric mixer at medium speed, whip 4 tablespoons low-fat margarine, 5 table-spoons applesauce and 5 dried prunes. Mix in 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/2 cuppeeled, diced apple. Then add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Mix in 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour,1/2 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1/4 tablespoon salt. By hand, fold in 3/4cup more flour, 2 cups crispy rice cereal and 1/2 cup raisins or diced figs.Pour the batter into a 9x13x2’’ baking dish that has been sprayed lightly with cooking oil. After it coolsthoroughly, cut into 10 squares.

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Idaho’s Feldman Scoresa Rainbow JerseyST. JOHANN, Austria (posted Aug. 29, 2001) -- The 2001 MastersWorld Road Cycling Championships were held in St. Johann Aug22-26, bringing together hundreds of the best masters cyclists fromall over the world. The United States sent some tough competitors inthe search for gold medals and rainbow jerseys.

Richard Feldman was a man on a mission when he set foot on theAustrian soil.

"My qualifications for myself to come to this event and competewere to be in the top three in the United States," said Feldman, a 32-year-old from Ketchum, Idaho. "I took second in the time trial atnationals so I knew that I was right on track."

Feldman went to the world championships with high expectationsfor himself and hoped his training would pay off. With close to 75finishers in his age group, Feldman had a tough field to beat, but hewas confident.

"The night before my race someone said 'Good luck -- it's goingto be tough out there.' That made me think, because I know that thehard part was done with. The hard part is going out on rides in therain, doing interval sessions and making myself do those long mileswhen my friends are out doing other things. It's all about prepara-tion. If you do the proper training, it'll all come on race day. Youhave to give yourself every opportunity to have your best race. I feelfortunate to have placed second at nationals because it kept a fireunder me to train for this event."

Feldman's training obviously paid off as he captured his firstworld title, taking first place with a fastest overall time of 25:44 over20 km in the individual time trial in the men's 30-39 age category.

"I was incredulous when a friend came up and said that I hadwon," Feldman said. "I just didn't believe it so I went to find theresults and read them over and over. I even asked the officials threetimes to make sure. It's still hard to believe. When you have a life-time goal to wear those rainbow stripes, it's almost a little bit of aletdown when you finally get them. I was so proud to stand on thatpodium, hear the national anthem and see the Stars and Stripes beingraised. I truly cherish this experience because I don't know if I'llever reach that level again."

The time trial was not Feldman's only success. He also won theMaster's Omnium Championships in Deutschlandsberg, Austriagrabbing three second place finishes and two fourths along the way.Utah riders Dirk Cowley and Jeff Sargent also participated. Cowleyfinished 14th in the 45-49 TT.

Also scoring medals for the U.S. squad were Susan Shook,Christina Underwood and David LeDuc.

-courtesy USA Cycling

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Salt Lake's Harris is Boise’s BridesmaidBOISE, IDAHO – The sound of 12,000 fans andnoise-makers once again filled the air ofDowntown Boise this evening, Saturday,July 28, 2001 -- the site of the 15th annualWells Fargo Twilight Criterium presented byPowerBar and sponsored by George'sCycles. With a $10,000 cash purse for theMain Event, the West’s top riders, includinga former member of the New ZealandOlympic team, competed in one of the topthree criterium’s in the county.

The main event came down to a two-per-son break away with Chris Horner fromBend, OR and team Mercury prevailing overBill Harris from Salt Lake City and The X-Men team. Graeme Miller, from team NetZero and New Zealand finished third.

In what has become one of the hottestraces in the country, Horner told the crowd if12,000 that he decided to enter the event just fourdays ago and traveled to Boise this morning tocompete. For his racing efforts Horner receiveda check for $3,000.

The USCF sanctioned event is a 55 lap criteri-um, which is run on a 0.6 mile (1 kilometer)course through downtown Boise.

Eric Carlson of team Union Bay Cycling wonthe Category 3 race and Greg Friedt of LacticAcid Cycling took top honors in the Category 4-5event.

A Love-Hate Relationship - a Race Report by Bil l Harris

You either love it or you hate it. You love itbecause you have the chance to win some decentcash if you have a good race. You hate it because

the chances of winding up with road rash and abroken bike are quite high. The 4-corner 1kmcourse is raced at a blistering pace for 55 laps.The 9pm start and the relative darkness adds tothe danger. With cash primes from 20-100 bucksevery lap, it’s total pandemonium. By the race's

mid-point, Utah boys Littlefield, Cooke andMartin hated the race, brought down in a pile up.Zabriskie, Swindlehurst and Butler were still inthe race using their strength to collect some of thecash primes. With 9 laps remaining Chris Hornerfrom Team Mercury went for a prime and neverlooked back. This was the move. My teammateRabner lit it up and brought me across to Horner.Horner and I had about 10-18 seconds on thefield as we blasted the course at 33mph. 4 laps togo and I was in a world of hurt and couldn’tdecide if I was loving this race or hating it. Imade a deal with Horner that would ensure I wenthome loving it, if I could just hang onto hiswheel. Horner won and I took second. I had a bigsmile and a pocket full of cash. If you’ve neverdone this race you should. It’s the best criteriumthis side of the Mississippi and it’s called theBoise Twilight.

Action in Downtown Boise

Harris, Horner, and Miller on the Podium

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Men 13-15), Derek Telleson(Sport Men 16-18), Ron Prue(Sport Men 19-29), DennisPotter (Sport Men 30-39), JohnKnopf (Sport Men 40+), andSharon Payne (Sport Women19+).

As the last race of theIntermountain Cup MountainBike series, Evanston meantparty time for the racers, fans,and coordinators. After the race,everyone was invited to a ban-

quet celebrating the year's hardwork, success, and stories.

Intermountain Cup race coor-dinator, Ed Chauner, was noth-ing but smiles after the race. Hewill continue with the challeng-ing race series next year. In themean time, sign up for Ed’sbicycle clinics. You’ll comeback to the 2002 IntermountainCup series with new andimproved biking skills.

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As cyclists take to the streets,they are often subjected to motornoise and pollution, the lunacyof motor traffic, and the generaldisrespect for cyclists bymotorists. To say cyclists areoften seen as second hand roadusers is an understatement.Many motorists believe cyclistshave no real right to share theroad. Critical Mass may changeall that.

Critical Mass is a monthlybicycle ride that celebrates thevirtues of cycling as an appropri-ate and viable form of trans-portation. Started in 1992 by agroup of frustrated cyclists inSan Francisco, Critical Massrefers to the minimum amount ofsomething needed to enactchange. It has since grown intoa social movement in which over100 cities and thousands ofcyclists worldwide now partici-pate. In Utah, Salt Lake, Provo,and Moab currently hold CriticalMass rides on the last Friday ofevery month.

On Friday, August 31st, aCritical Mass was held in down-town Salt Lake starting at theGallivan Center. As cyclists ofall ages, abilities, and cycle con-figurations rolled in, it quicklybecame clear that no one is incharge, that there is no real orga-nization, and that decisions aremade by general consensus. Theonly thing that everyone whoattends has in common, is a pas-sion for cycling. Helmet use isalso encouraged.

The Mass begins by headingeast, but soon turned south andthen west, keeping the route ran-dom and varied. There is noreal leadership, cyclists take aturn at the front, then are soonreplaced with others. It is a funand friendly ride, with discus-

sion of experiences of cycling onthe roads in Utah, mixed in withjokes and frequent laughter. Acouple with a three-year-old in abicycle trailer rides next to agroup of teenagers on BMXstyle bikes while a retiree on aolder road bike brings up therear. At one point, three cyclistsriding on the sidewalk spot theMass and quickly join in. Thecyclists ride slowly to allow forall levels of ability, and move ina tightly packed group, displac-ing motor traffic in a number oflanes. The cyclists do not antag-onize the motorists, but simplyassert their presence and equalright to the public roads. At onestoplight a motorist rolls downhis window and questions thepurpose of all these bicycles inthe street. A cyclist hands themotorist a flyer and explains theride’s function quickly, beforethe light changes and the Masscontinues.

Critical Mass is a kind ofpolitical space, not aboutprotesting, but about celebratinga vision of a preferable trans-portation alternative. It chal-lenges the transit priorities ofthis society, and by extension,the priorities of this culture ingeneral. Critical Mass examinesissues pertaining to road safety,

and the rights to equal access ofpublic roads. It is also an envi-ronmental movement, one thatrecognizes the "eco-friendliness"of bicycles, and endorses theirenergy efficiency. Critical Masswants to show that there is a bet-ter way to get around, one that isfun and safe, and one that makescity streets a more pleasant placeto be.

Every person who attends aCritical Mass does so for a vari-ety of reasons, as varied as theindividuals themselves. Someparticipate to provide a show ofstrength for cycling, some toshow the positive environmentaleffects of cycling, and some toshow motorists an alternative.Some may simply enjoy ridingtheir bicycles, and want to meetothers who do as well. CriticalMass happens on the last Fridayof every month at 5:30 P.M. atthe Gallivan Center in Salt Lakeand at the same time in othercities around the world.

For more information onrides in Salt Lake City andMoab, go to www.slccritical-mass.org andwww.moabutah.org/critical,respectively.

Visit www.critical-mass.orgor www.criticalmasshub.com forworld wide information.

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Young Riders Clinch Intermountain Cup

The Young Riders Mountain Bike Racing Team based in ParkCity, Utah, secured first place over competing teams by the closestmargin in Intermountain Cup Mountain Bike Racing history.Thirteen teams competed in 12 events over the last 6 months in Utahand Wyoming.

The Young Rider Team had a slim 25 point lead going into thefinal event over the defending champion, Dixie Desert Racing, outof St. George, Utah. Dixie Desert had won 6 of 11 events precedingthe Evanston event and they were determined to take "The Cup"home with them. Dixie Desert did win the final event by 12 pointsto no avail. The Young Riders ended with a 13 point margin afterthe final calculation.

The Young Riders were fueled in Evanston by the first place fin-ishes of Scott Allen, Dutch Weihe and Hilary Wright along with top3 finishes by Tyler Turkington, Dylan Johns, Allison Lewis and BarbClark..Final team standings follow: Young Riders - 1,541 points, Dixie

Desert Racing – 1,528 points, Canyon Bicycles – 1,253, Cole Sport(Park City) – 451, Color Country (Cedar City) – 421, Spin Cycle(SLC) – 397 followed by Team Red Rock (St. George), Golsan-Azonic (SLC), Jans/Trek (Park City), T&T Bike & Ski (Sandy),Young Living (Santaquin), Team Biogen (SLC), Utah Racing(Wellsville)For complete team point standings and results from all of theIntermountain Cup races check www.intermountaincup.com.