2nd Annual Triangle L Ranch Overnighter
Sonoita-Bisbee Spring Bike Tour 2008
New This Year! Sierra Vista Bicycle Classic
Training Rides for the Tour of the Tucson Mountains For C+ and B Riders
Mark your Calendar for the GABA Bike Swap on 4th Avenue
Association Says Bike Lanes OK; No to Speed Bumps
History Rides Through Tucson: Annie Londonderry Here in 1895!
Tucson BikeFest 2008 / Clean Air Days
5-Year Plan Committee Meeting Held Last January 28, 2008
First Annual Sedona Bike Bash Bicycle Festival
Looking for a Great Get-Away Package
16th Annual Mining Country Challenge
The 22nd Running of the Tucson Bicycle Classic March 28-30, 2008
Mark Your Calendar! Ice Cream Social to The Zoo
GABA-Tucson Board of Directors
Thank You, Melinda and Steve Correll!
(See related articles in this issue for details.)
Ride Date Ride Name Organizers Leaders E-Mail______________________
3/1 (Sat) Le Grande Tour Az Parks & Rec CANCELLED FOR 2008
3/9 (Sun) Tour de Cure Diabetes Assoc. www.diabetes.org/tour
3/16 (Sun) Sierra Vista Bicycle Classic GABA-Tucson Larry Robinson lin_kur@msn.com
3/29 & 30 Tour de Rio Sonora Silverio Ontiveros sontiveros424@msn.com
4/5 (Sat) El Tour de Phoenix PBAA www.perimeterbicycling.com
4/12 & 13 Sonoita Bisbee Spring Ride GABA-Tucson Suzanne Couvrette
update-editor@bikegaba.org
4/19 (Sat) Ice Cream Social to the Zoo GABA-Tucson Pam Cullop socialdirector@bikegaba.org
4/20 (Sun) El Bike Swap de Tucson GABA-Tucson Greg Yares swapmeet@bikegaba.org
4/26 & 27 Triangle L Ranch Overnighter GABA-Tucson Cathy Crandall
catcran@cox.net
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Monday, March 3 at 7 PM
Come hear Jim McDorman & Bob Spickle relate their mountain biking adventures at
Fruita, Colo-rado’s Fat Tire Festival and tales from their trip to “center of
mountain biking universe”, Moab UT. Don’t miss this unique side of cycling.
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Monday, April 7 at 7 PM
Join us to hear Peter Zheutlin discuss his new book, “Around the World on Two
Wheels:
Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride,”
with a richly illustrated PowerPoint presentation featuring many original images
Annie Londonderry herself used to illustrate lectures she gave about her travels
as she crossed the United States in 1895.
Called “the most extraordinary journey
ever undertaken by a woman”
by the New York World,
Peter’s presentation takes us back
to the gay 1890s when women seized the bicycle
as an implement of personal and political power.
and daring feats of ‘round the world travel'
held millions in thrall!
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Mtn Standard Time, Tucson Az
MARCH
RISE SET
A.M. P.M.
1: 6:52 6:21
7: 6:45 6:26
14: 6:36 6:31
21: 6:27 6:36
28 : 6:18 6:41
APRIL
RISE SET
A.M. P.M.
1: 6:13 6:43
7: 6:05 6:47
14: 5:57 6:52
21: 5:48 6:57
28: 5:41 7:02
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MARCH 2008
Mar. 1 & 2 : GILA VALLEY TOUR. ABC. www.azbikeclub.com
Mar. 2 (Sun): START OF THE TTM TRAINING RIDES. GABA-Tucson. Ride Leader: Rich
Corbett, kc7ovm@dakotacom.net.
Mar. 9 (Sun): TOUR DE CURE - TUCSON. Benefits the American Diabetes Association.
For info, 795-3711 x 7112 or www.diabetes.org/tour.
Mar. 16 (Sun): SIERRA VISTA BICYCLE CLASSIC. GABA-Tucson. NEW EVENT THIS YEAR. 3
options; the longest will include the Mule Pass Climb! LEADERS: Larry Robinson
and Linda Kurick, 237-5792 or lin_kur@msn.com.
Mar. 22 (Sat): Mining Country Challenge. PMBC. For info, contact
ride organizer Leon "Captain America" Smith,
captam@cox.net or (480) 456-0716 or (602) 284-9347.
Mar. 28-30 TUCSON BICYCLE CLASSIC STAGE RACE. TBC. Ride Organizer: Steve Bohn,
(520) 884-5564, or snsbohn@cox.net or www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com.
Mar. 29 & 30: MS ROUND UP RIDE. Formerly MS150 Best Dam Ride. Start/Finish:
Heritage Pk, Florence. Options: 35, 75, 100 & 150 miles. For info and to
register: http://bikeaza.nationalMSsociety.org or 800-344-4867. Fund raiser for
MS.
Mar. 29 & 30: TOUR DE RIO SONORA. On Saturday, a bus takes riders from Phoenix
or Tucson to the mining town of Cananea (south of Naco). Cycle 60 miles,
escorted by police, through small villages up to Arizpe for a catered dinner.
Spend the night at the Casa de Cultural. On Sunday, after a light breakfast,
cycle 40 miles of rolling hills through unique pueblitos, ending with "aguas
calientes" (thermal spring pool) and a barbecue. www.nomoredeaths.org, or
Silverio Ontiveros, at 602-330-3620 or at sontiveros424@msn.com.
APRIL 2008
April 5 (Sat): EL TOUR DE PHOENIX XVII Organized by PBAA.
www.perimeterbicycling.com.
April 5 (Sat): BIKE SWAP - Tempe. Kiwanis Park, 6111 S. All-American Way
(between Baseline & Guadalupe). 7 AM-Noon. CAzB. www.cazbike.com, or
480-858-2215, or visit www.tempe.gov/tim.
April 12 (Sat): DESERT CLASSIC. ABC. Richard Utterback. www.azbikeclub.com
April 12 & 13: SONOITA-BISBEE BIKE TOUR. GABA-Tucson. Suzanne Couvrette,
Update-editor@bikegaba.org. 69 miles each day, or New this year: option for a
shorter 45 miles a day. Sonoita to Bisbee and back the next day via backroads
around the Huachuca Mountains. Rolling terrain, a few good hills. Great dinner
at the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee on Saturday night.
Apr. 19 (Sat): ICE CREAM SOCIAL TO THE ZOO. GABA-Tucson. In conjunction with
city of Tucson Bike Fest Clean Air Events. Several rides to the zoo for this
event. Pam Cullop, socialdirector@bikegaba.org.
Apr. 20 (SUN): EL BIKE SWAP DE TUCSON. GABA-Tucson On 4th Avenue, 8 AM-1 PM.
Free to all. Organizer: Greg Yares, 323-9020, or swapmeet@bikegaba.org In
conjunction with City of Tucson Clean Air Fair Events.
April 26 (Sat): THE WHISKEY OFF ROAD In Prescott. 15, 25 & 50 miles. Benefits
Yavapai County Food Bank. www.epicrides.com
Apr. 25-27: LA VUELTA DE BISBEE.
April 25-27 : ANSWER TO THE CHALLENGE. PMBC. www.sportsfun.com/gaba
April 26 & 27: TRIANGLE L RANCH OVERNIGHTER. GABA-Tucson. 58 miles each day.
Gradual gentle climb on first day and gentle gradual descent on 2nd day. Fee
includes accommodations, breakfast & dinner, and happy hour with slide show.
Ride Organizer: Cathy Crandall, catcran@cox.net.
April 27 (Sun): TTM XXI - TOUR OF THE TUCSON MOUNTAINS. PBAA.
www.perimeterbicycling.com.
MAY 2008
May 3 & 4: SALT RIVER CANYON TOUR. GABA-Tucson. www.bikegaba.org. Globe to show
Low and back the next day. Great scenery, major climbs for experienced riders.
Leader TBA.
May 9 (Fri): MT LEMMON HILL CLIMB. GABA-Tucson. Small fee to cover sag support.
Lunch in Summerhaven.
May 24-26: LUNA LAKE TOUR GABA-Tucson www.bikegaba.org. Approx. 60 miles per
day, from Springerville to Quemado, to Reserve and back to Springerville on 3rd
day. Very little traffic, some good climbs, great scenery.
JUNE 2008
June 1 (Sun): MT HOPKINS HILLCLIMB MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE. GABA-Tucson. Tom Ward.
www.bikegaba.org Mt Hopkins is a 9,000 foot peak south of Green Valley. Mix of
dirt and paved roads.
June 14 & 15: ESCAPE TO THE HIGH COUNTRY. NEW THIS YEAR! Several options:
something for everyone! Overnight in Flagstaff. Suzanne Couvrette,(520) 891-4661
or update-editor@ bikegaba.org.
June ?: GRAND CANYON TOUR. ABC – www.azbikeclub.com.
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Saturday, March 9
Take the ride of your life at the 2008 Tour de Cure presented by Rancho
Sahuarita to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Join us on Saturday,
March 9th, as approximately 500 neighbors, co-workers, friends and family
members participate in fun rides for all ages and all abilities.
All cyclists have their own reason for riding which drives them to the finish
line. Maybe you have a family member or other loved one with diabetes, or maybe
you have diabetes yourself. Some participants join because they love the thrill
of riding with so many other cyclists on a great route. Others join because it’s
a good excuse to dust off the bike and ride with the family.
Start and Finish: Rancho Sahuarita Welcome Center.
Distances: Metric Century, 50K, 30K or 10K.
Diabetes is growing rapidly in the US and the statistics are concerning:
1. The incidence of diabetes has increased by 61% since 1990 and continues to
rise at an alarming rate.
2. More than 20.8 million Americans have diabetes — including more than five
million who don't even know it.
3. An additional 41 million people have pre-diabetes, putting them at great risk
for developing type 2 diabetes.
4. One out of every three Americans born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes.
5. More than $132 billion direct and indirect healthcare costs are attributed to
diabetes (2002 statistics).
We need your help to get ahead of this disease in Southern Arizona. Join our
efforts by riding, sponsoring, fundraising or volunteering for the cause.
Visit http://tour.diabetes.org or call 795-3711 x7112 for more information.
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April 26-27, 2008
By Cathy Crandall, Ride Organizer
Bicycle this 58-Mile Tour where the desert meets the northern slopes of the
Catalina Mountains. Climb to an elevation of 4,500 feet, smell the fresh air and
restore your spirit! Take a ride back into time. Whitewashed adobe buildings
with red tin roofs dwell in the shade of giant oaks as you enter this unique
homestead dating from the 1880's. The old windmill still stands as a landmark
from another era.
Explore the 50 acres of this historic ranch, or just relax on the porch of your
cozy guest cottage. Watch the sunset after an invigorating bicycle ride, delight
yourself in the star-filled skies, and hear the call of the great horned owls.
Bird and wildlife watching is a great pastime at Triangle L Ranch. Hawks,
ravens, rabbits, roadrunners, quails, chipmunks and many species of songbirds
are evident during the day. At night, owls, javelinas, bobcats and coyotes are
frequent visitors. Visit the goose and chickens, and great "Mojave", the adopted
wild burro. Desert flowers, cactus and native flora abound on the property.
Visit the spectacular iris garden near the main ranch house.
This ranch accommodations will take you back in time. Buffalo Bill is said to
have been a regular visitor at the ranch once upon a time! Rustic cottages and
sleeping porches await you. And a great social hour under the stars!
Limited number for this year. If interested, register early! The ride fee will
be $80 for GABA/ABC members and $85 for non-members opting for the lodging
option. If you are camping, the ride fee will be $50 for GABA/ABC members and
$55 for non-members.
Your fee will also include sag support along the route on Saturday; social mixer
with snacks, slide show and guitar music; dinner on Saturday evening and
breakfast on Sunday morning; lodging, bedding, towels and hot showers; and sag
support on the route on Sunday for the ride back to Tucson.
Starting points on Saturday, April 26:
58-milers: at Pima College West, Anklam & Greasewood.
42-milers: at Tangerine & I-10.
15-milers: at Claire's Café in Catalina.
For more information and starting times, contact Ride Leader Cathy Crandall,
catcran@cox.net or 624-8680.
Triangle L Ranch Bike Ride
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
April 26 & 27 , 2008
(ONE FORM PER RIDER)
Photocopies accepted. Please fill out all blanks.
Leader: Cathy Crandall, 400-8476 or catcran@cox.net
Return this Form & your check to:
GABA P.O. Box 43273, Tucson AZ 85733
Option chosen: 58 mi____ 42 mi ___ 15 mi ____
Vegetarian: Yes No (SAG stops food/meals)
I would like to room with:_________________________
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE: (Must be received by 4/15)
GABA/ABC Members w/accommodations: $75 $_______
Non-Members w/accommodations: $80 $_______
GABA/ABC Members - camping: $50 $_______
Non-Members - camping: $55 $_______
Total money enclosed: $_______
I AM currently a GABA/ABC member: YES NO
NAME
(Print):________________________________________
ADDRESS:______________________________________
CITY:_____________________ ZIP:________________
PHONE: ( ) _____
E-MAIL: _______________________________________
CPSC-approved helmets are mandatory.
STAPLE your SIGNED WAIVER to each form.
Forms & Waivers cut with scissors are appreciated!
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April 12 & 13, 2008
-New This Year: Two Shuttles available! Use one or both.
- ON DAY ONE: Shuttle over the steeps hills just east of Sag #1 (a few miles)
AND/OR Shuttle for the last 15 miles into Bisbee after Sag #2.
- ON DAY TWO: Shuttle from Sag #2 to the end of the steep hills AND/OR back to
the finish
- Ride the full 69-mile course, or about 45 miles with one shuttle or about 40
miles with 2 shuttles.
- Course with Minimized Traffic!
- Mostly on Scenic Backroads!
- Three Great Sag Stops!
- Gourmet Copper Queen Hotel Dinner - must be prepaid with your ride fee. Choice
of 2 seatings: 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM!
- 6 AM Copper Queen Hotel Breakfast - must be pre-paid with your ride fee! It
pays to leave early to avoid afternoon winds!
With the spring sun beckoning you to Bisbee and the wind at your back, travel
southeast on Hwy 83, and feast your eyes on rolling grassland country with the
lofty Huachuca Mountains at the horizon. Join us for a weekend of camaraderie,
fitness and fun in Bisbee! This ride is for the fit rider who will enjoy a visit
to this quaint old mining town, now an arts colony, nestled in Southeast
Arizona's Mule Mountains. Shuttles allow riders with less appetite for long
distances with steep hills to still participate in this scenic ride and enjoy
themselves!
RIDERS: YOU MUST HAVE A PHOTO-ID TO RIDE THRU FT HUACHUCA.
ALL CARS: MUST HAVE CURRENT PROOF OF REGISTRATION, CURRENT PROOF OF INSURANCE
AND PHOTO-ID TO DRIVE THRU THE FORT.
DAY ONE: 69 miles, via Canelo, Fort Huachuca, Palominas to Bisbee.
Ride southeast out of the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds in Sonoita towards Canelo. The
route will be marked with GABA signs at all turns. Watch for a few cattle
guards, which will also be marked. Continue southeast past Sag #1 at about 18
miles into the ride. Several short steep climbs bring you to the West Gate of
Fort Huachuca. Show photo-ID.
Continue thru the Fort with a few more short steep hills followed by a rolling
descent to Sag #2, at about 30 miles into the ride at Smiley field Ball Park for
a well-deserved rest and some needed food. Then, continue east and exit Fort
Huachuca thru the Main Gate. Follow the GABA signs. Your route takes you
southeast on Buffalo Soldier Trail, then winds on St Andrews to Yaqui which will
have a traffic signal to help you cross Hwy 92. Continue east on Camino
Principal, Campobello, Ramsey Rd., Moson, and Hereford Rd. to Sag #3, near
Palominas, at about 49 miles into the ride.
Continue East on Hereford Rd. and cross over the new bridge over the Santa Cruz
River back to the main highway. The last 10 miles of gradual climb will be on
Hwy 92. At the Round-About, follow signs to the town of Bisbee. As you enter
downtown Bisbee, campers will follow GABA signs to Higgins Park where your
luggage will be delivered. Luggage to the many B & B's will also be awaiting the
other riders. Scrumptious meal (pre-paid) at the Copper Queen: at 5:30 PM OR at
6:30 PM. Door prizes awarded at both seatings: you must be present to win!
DAY TWO: 69 miles via Palominas, Fort Huachuca & Canelo to Sonoita
After a good breakfast, prepare yourself for a long gradual 20-mile descent, as
you pedal south past the Lavender Pit to Hereford Rd. Turn right and follow it
across the new bridge to Palominas Rd. to Sag #1, at about 20 miles into the
ride.
Continue west gradually climbing to Sierra Vista, cross Hwy 92 at traffic light,
and retrace your Saturday route back to the Main Gate of Fort Huachuca. Show
your photo-ID at the Main Gate. Look for Sag #2 for lunch at about 42 miles into
the ride at Brock Field Ball Park. Then, continue towards the West Gate. After
exiting the Fort with a few short, but steeper climbs, the course will become
mostly rolling hills back to Sonoita. Sag #3, at about 58 miles into the ride,
will have food & water. Luggage will be back at the Fairgrounds by 11 AM.
STARTING POINT: Saturday Morning in Sonoita at the Fairgrounds, intersection of
Hwys 82 & 83. Allow at least 1 hour driving time from Tucson to Sonoita, more if
you are coming from the northwest side.
CAMPING ON FRIDAY NIGHT: Camping with restrooms available on Friday night at the
Sonoita Fairgrounds.
B & B's ARE ON YOUR OWN: Make reservations early if you are planning to stay at
a B & B. Use only places named on our list, where we will deliver your luggage.
If staying at places not on our list, please make your own luggage arrangements.
Camping will also be available, as in previous years, at Higgins City Park in
Bisbee.
SIGN-IN TIME:
Register between 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM. Baggage truck will depart no later than 8
AM. Sign in, drop your dufflebag labeled with color-coded motel tags, and pick
up your ride map. Start riding as soon as you are ready!
COPPER QUEEN DINNER:
$18 per person. Must be pre-paid ahead of time with your ride fee. Non-riders
are welcome to the dinner at the same price as riders. Two seatings available:
5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Please choose at sign-in. Limited seating: The Copper Queen
catered group dinner has room only for 100 persons.
COPPER QUEEN BREAKFAST:
$12 per person. Must be paid ahead of time with your ride fee.
Starts at 6 AM.
LUGGAGE:
Please use ONLY the designated B & B's on our list: luggage will be delivered
only to the listed places. You are welcome to make your own arrangements, if you
opt for accommodations not on our list. Luggage will be delivered by 1 PM on
Saturday. On Sunday morning, put your luggage at the same place where is was
delivered the day before, no later than 8 AM. Luggage not at the proper place at
the proper time will not be picked up by our truck driver. Luggage will be back
at the start by 11 AM.
NEW THIS YEAR: TWO SHUTTLES AVAILABLE EACH DAY:
If you elect to ride the shorter option by using one or both shuttles, let the
ride leader know ahead of time when you send your registration in. We will have
a van shuttle. on DAY 1, it will be between Sag #1 and the top of the climb, and
also from Sag #3 to Bisbee. On DAY 2, it will be from Sag #2 to the end of the
steep hills or all the way back to the finish in Sonoita - your choice.
RIDE ORGANIZER:
Suzanne Couvrette, (520) 891-4661 or e-mail at Update-Editor@bikegaba.org.
Volunteers welcome! GABA Bucks awarded to all volunteers! Call Suzanne as soon
as possible. Please register early: it makes the ride organizer's job much
easier for planning meals, sag food, number of volunteers, etc. Thank you.
Sonoita-Bisbee Ride Fee
Pre-registered Riders:
GABA/ABC Members:. . . . . . . . . . . $55
Non members: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70
Sat. Dinner At Copper Queen: . . . . . . . $18
(Limited to first 100 pre-paid dinners ONLY)
Non-rider dinner: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18
Sun. Brkfst at Copper Queen at 6 AM: . . $12
(ALL MEALS MUST BE PRE-PAID WITH RIDE FEE)
Day-of-Event Fee:
GABA/ABC members:. . . . . . . . . . . $70
Non members:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85
Why not join GABA-Tucson today?
Get our monthly newsletter delivered to your door
AND this ride at member price!
Add $15 for a one-year individual membership,
$18 for a family membership, or $10 for students.
Your Sonoita-Bisbee Ride Fee Includes:
1) Camping w/restrooms at Sonoita Fairgrounds on Friday night before the ride;
2) Safe parking for you car at Sonoita Fairgrounds for the whole weekend;
3) SAG Support along the route on both days for tired cyclists or bike problems;
4) 3 Sag Stops along the course each day, with fruit, snacks & lunch makings;
5) Baggage truck to deliver luggage at camp site/hotels on our accommodations
list;
(tag your dufflebag with hotel name tags at start of ride);
6) Camping on Sat. night at Higgins Park with hot showers; bring towel/soap;
7) Route map and riders instructions;
8) GABA Signs at each turn along the course for both days;
9) Door Prizes at Copper Queen Saturday dinner - you must be present to win;
10) Porta-Johns at 3rd Sag Stop on Sat, and at 1st Sag Stop on Sunday;
11) TWO SHUTTLES AVAILABLE ON EACH DAY. See above for details.
Motel List (updated 1/08)
Make your reservations early as Bisbee accommodations can fill up quickly!
We will deliver luggage ONLY to the following 19 places.
(You can make your own arrangements if you wish to stay at places not on our
list).
B & B's:
Letson Loft 520-432-3210 www.letsonlofthotel.com
Old Bisbee B & B 520-432-2080 www.oldbisbeebnb.com
Oliver House 520-432-1900 oliverhouse@theriver.com
School House Inn 800-537-4333 www.schooljouseinnbb.com
Sleepy Dog Guest House 520-432-3057 www.sleepydogguesthouse.com
Gardens at Mile High 520-432-3866 www.gardensatmilehighranch.com
Weather Station Inn 520-432-1691 www.weatherstationinn.net
Hotels & Inns:
Audrey’s Suites 888-437-4263 www.audreysinn.com
Canyon Rose suites 866-296-7673 www.canyonrose.com
Copper Queen: 520-432-2216 www.copperqueen.com
Eldorado Suites 520-432-6679 www.eldoradobisbee.com
Gym Club Suites 520-234-5921 www.bisbeelandmark.com
High Desert Inn 520-432-5747 flwrchld1969@msn.com
Hotel San Ramon 520-432-1901 hotelsanramon.com
Guest Houses:
Gentry House 520-378-3025 www.dnabisbee.com
High Road House 520-432-3950 www.highroadhouse.com
Highland Guest House 520-234-5342 www.bisbeeguesthouse.com
Mayberry's Place 520-234-1252 www.inntheoaks.com
The Raffle House 520-249-4497 sullbill@aol.com
Chamber of Commerce 520-432-5421 www.bisbeearizona.com
Please! DO NOT use Hotel La More (or any other accommodation NOT listed here):
it is impossible for our truck to negotiate some of Bisbee's very narrow
streets,
and some B & B's do not have a turn-around area for a large truck.
SONOITA-BISBEE SPRING RIDE
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
APRIL 12 & 13, 2008
ONE FORM PER RIDER.
Photocopies accepted. Please fill out all the blanks.
Leader: Suzanne Couvrette, (520) 891-4661
or update-editor@bikegaba.org Return this form & your check to:
GABA, P. O. Box 43273, Tucson, AZ 85733
EACH RIDER MUST CARRY A PHOTO ID
TO RIDE THRU FORT HUACHUCA.
Option chosen: 69 mi ____ 45 mi ____(includes shuttle)
(2 shuttles this year: avoid the hills near Ft Huachuca's West Gate and/or avoid
the last 15 miles of the ride)
Motel Name________________________________
Camping __________ (BRING TOWEL & SOAP!)
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE:
I AM Currently a GABA member: YES NO (circle)
GABA/ABC Member ride fee . . . . . . . . $55 $_____
Non-Member ride fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70 $_____
Rider Sat. Dinner at Copper Queen . . . $18 $_____
Non-rider dinner at Copper Queen . . . $18 $_____
(Room for only 100 pre-paid meals)
Sun. Brkfst at Copper Queen . . . . . . . . $12 $_____
(Must be pre-paid - Starts at 6 AM)
DAY-OF-THE-EVENT FEE:
GABA/ABC member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70 $______
Non-member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85 $______
Total money enclosed: $________
NAME
(print)_____________________________________
ADDRESS__________________________________
CITY_____________________ ZIP _____________
PHONE ____________________________________
E-Mail_____________________________________
CPSC-approved helmets mandatory.
STAPLE a SIGNED WAIVER to each Form.
Forms & Waivers cut with scissors are much appreciated.
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Options for 35, 65 or 90 miles
Now we have it! It’s planned and we have a date that does not conflict with
other spring-time rides. All we have to do is train and prepare for THE
FIRST-EVER, SIERRA VISTA CLASSIC BIKE RIDE, on March 16, 2008. The weather will
be perfect for bicycling, plus wildflowers will be blooming and trees greening
out. The scenery will be spectacular as we pedal through elevation changes from
3000 to 5000 feet.
We are offering 3 different ride levels this year. Each ride is designed to
accommodate differing rider abilities.
The 35-mile riders will perform an out-and-back to the first sag stop at 17.5
miles. There is a gradual change in elevation that will tempt for future greater
climbs.
The 65-milers will continue past the first sag to climb Mule Pass and go through
the Time Tunnel and around the town of Bisbee. This option will continue to the
second sag stop for lunch beside the San Pedro crossing before looping back to
the start.
The 90-mile riders will pass through Palominas following sag stop #2 for lunch
with the 65 milers, but then will ride to Coronado National Monument. Here there
are REAL restrooms and running water! Riders will then head north along the base
of the Huachuca Mountains to sag #3 and back to the start.
Registration is from 7 to 8:30 AM (90-mile riders should register at 7 and start
riding promptly.) All options must sign in at Bypass 90 & Charleston Rd., NE
corner.
Organizers: Larry Robinson & Linda Kurick, (520) 237-5792 or lin_kur@msn.com. We
are looking for volunteers as well as riders. Please pass the word along as we
would like to make this a yearly event. We look forward to help from the
community to make this a successful ride.
SIERRA VISTA BICYCLE CLASSIC
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Sunday, March 16, 2008
ONE FORM PER RIDER.
Photocopies accepted. Please fill out all the blanks.
Leaders: Larry Robinson & Linda Kurick,
lin_kur@msn.com or (520) 237-5792 Return this form & your check to:
GABA, P. O. Box 43273, Tucson, AZ 85733
Option chosen: 95 mi ____ (climb Mule Pass)
65 mi ____ (climb Mule Pass)
35 mi ____ (no major climb)
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE:
I AM Currently a GABA member: YES NO
GABA/ABC Member . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 $________
Non-member ride fee . . . . . . . . . . $30 $________
DAY-OF-THE-EVENT FEE:
GABA/ABC member . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 $________
Non-member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 $________
Total money enclosed: $_________
NAME
(print)__________________________________________
ADDRESS_______________________________________
CITY_____________________ ZIP __________________
PHONE _________________________________________
E-Mail__________________________________________
CPSC-approved helmets mandatory.
STAPLE a SIGNED WAIVER to each Form.
Forms & Waivers cut with scissors are much appreciated.
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Starting Sunday, March 2, 2008
Rich Corbett will lead a 7-week series of coached training rides for the Tour of
the Tucson Mountains, the 70+ mile well-known ride which will be held Sunday,
April 27th. Rich will use a variety of training ride locations and routes, and
lots of valuable and useful tips on better riding techniques.
Schedule of the TTM training rides:
March 2: 25 miles, Mission Library, Ajo & Mission, NW corner, 7:30 AM
March 9: 30 miles, Mission Library, Ajo & Mission, NW corner, 7:30 AM
March 16: 35 miles, Individual Training
March 23: 40 miles, Udall Park - east end of parking lot, 7:00 AM
March 30: 50 miles, Cortaro & Silverbell, NE corner, 6:30 AM
April 6: 50 miles, Ina & Oracle, NW corner, 6:30 AM
April 13: 60 miles, Udall park - east end of parking lot, 6:30 AM
April 20: 50 miles, Bdwy & Camino Seco, SW corner, 6:30 AM
These training rides are ‘geared’ to both C+ and B riders:
C+ Riders average 14 to 16 mph, and are described in the Update as "solid
cyclists competent with safety and bike handling skills…" - should be
experienced riding in a group, with occasional regroupings.
B Riders average 16-18 mph, and are described in the Update as “experienced
cyclists with group riding experience wishing to improve individual and group
riding skills as well as physical fitness". Some sprinting and intervals, etc.
Occasional stops to regroup. Physically challenging, emphasis on group riding
for fun.
Make a commitment to get better! Go for a Personal Best! You'll have 8 weeks to
learn better cycling techniques and training methods that will greatly improve
your performance! Then you will get to see the results on TTM Sunday, April
27th! For more info about this training series, e-mail Rich at: kc7ovm “AT”
dakotacom.net.
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Sunday, April 20th - 6 AM to 2 PM
Largest bike swap in the west! Great deals on bicycles, parts and gear.
Free bicycle valet parking offered by the City of Tucson Dept. of Transp.
For more info, Greg Yares, 323-9020 or swapmeet@bikegaba.org.
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Remi Aguila, Steven Ahrens, Beth Allen, Tomas Almazan, Grant Anderson, Ramon
Arvayo, Peter Avila, Jessica Ayon, Susan Bacco, Todd Baker, John Barr, Lisette
Barragan, Karen Bauer, Gene Bertie, Tim Birk, Victoria Blair, Amy Blake, Thomas
Blaney, Clint Bloom, Susan Boettcher, Carlos Borbon, Jeff Bridge, Tina Burbank,
Bob Burns, Ken Burns, Dominic Busher, Juanita Cabrera, Mirna Cabrera, Lonnie
Calmes, James Campbell, Liliana Ceballos, Mark Chadwick, Michael Christiansen,
Rodney Clary, Patrick Clemens, Daniel Conley, Edward Cook, Oscar Corona,
Jonathon Crowe, Jerry&Andrea Curless, Charles Dalrymple, Yesenia Davalos, Joe
Davey, Charles Deakins, Tim Dejonghe, Enrique Delgadillo, Gregory Dill, Cindy
Donovan, Elizabeth Dougherty, Mark Doumas, Robert Doyle, David Dunford, Ralph
Dweck, Andrew Edwards, Liane Ehr4ich, Michael Ellerd, David Elliott, David
Ellis, Kevin Evens, Mike Fair, Lawrence Fisher, David Fitzjohn, Joe Flemming,
Victor Fontes, Steve&Annamarie Freeman, Matthew Gaspari, Gabriel Gastelum,
Heather Gaw, John Gebhardt, Shelene Glaou, Jeffrey Glebocki, Mar5 Grady, Steve
Grassta, Dale Greene, Craig Guernsey, Kathleen Gustine, Robert Halk, Joe
Hankins, Kevin Harkins, Joe Hartley, Erin Harvey, Larry&Marian Heaton, Darren
Hee, John Henderson, Ross&Stephanie Henderson, John Henneberger jr, Jose
Herrera, Chris Hill, Gerry Hill, Craig Honeker, Ron Howe, Luke Huston, Bill
Hutcherson, James Jacobsen&Deann Drottz, Chad&Stephanie Jespersen, Howard Jiang,
Orloando Jimenez, Paul Johnson, Gilbert Jones, Bridget Jurich, Jana Katsanis,
Steve Kazen, Nathan Kear, Howard Kelley, Kristy Kelley, Guy&Kevin Kelly, Albert
Knowles, Paul Koenig, Beth Kolbe, Brian Lambert, Lonnie Lee, Bill Leverenz, Kent
Loganbill, Ken Luthy, James&Cynthia Lynch, Michael Mahnken, Elizabeth Maish,
Mark Mandel, Vernon Marnell, Jean Marsalla, Mike Martin, Karl Mason, Robert
Maurer, Ricky Maytorena, Jim Mccorry, James Mckenzie, Marco Menchaca, Marlene
Mendoza, John Merritt, Pepter Michaels, Tom Mouch, Scott Mulay, Tim Murphy, Hans
Nielsen, Erik Nygy, Ruben Oritiz, Saul Ostrott, Rene Padraza, David Palmer, Erin
Peacock, Delphine Perrodin, Dave Petersojn&Toni Stalker, Patrick Petty, Chester
Phillips, Kelly Polowick, Candace Porter, Rocky Proctor, James Pryne, Valente
Quintero, Michael Radcliff, Carlos Ramos, Karri Redfield, Bob Redwane, Alicia
Reyes, James Rolf, Katherine Rorschach, Abe Rosin, Nicole Rostron, Andy Sars,
Robert Sayre, Heidi Schneider, Jan Schneider, Patrick Scott, Laune Sheldon-campbell,
Bruce Shoemaker, Merle&Peggy Siegel, Oscar Silva, Kurt&Kathy Simonson, Daniel
Slattery, Gerald Sobye, Heather Sopos, John Standifer Sr, Kathy Stillman, Ted
Storey, Rob Stress, Lee Taylor, John Teager, Robert Templin, Karl Teran, Alan
Travis, Carl Trimble, Clyde Turpin, Mark Twenhafel, Joe Urena, Susanne Van
Zandt, Bill Van hook, Dava Variela, Mark&Karen Walls, Chris Weber, Jason Welch,
Ken West, Charles Whitney, Christopher Whytic, Ed&Nancy Widmann, Russ&Sonia
Wilkes, Chuck Williamson, Robert Wolf, Ronda&Jimmy Wolf, Scott Woodside, Peter
Ziegler, Jerry Zornes
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Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in the Vail Sun Newspaper
by Thelma Grimes
Rita Ranch residents voted in favor of installing bike lanes on the three major
loops in the area, but opted against the installation of speed humps or speed
bumps. In Thursday's two-hour meeting, about 40 residents discussed speeding
issues on Esmond, Reese and Rankin loops.
In November, Vince Catalano, traffic engineering manager for the Tucson
Department of Transportation, said while road crews were micro-sealing streets
in Rita Ranch, they noticed problems with speeding. In the meeting Catalano
brought forth possible solutions, including speed tables and adding a bike lane
that would make the roads seem more narrow. Residents voted to table the issue
in November in order to get more information.
At Thursday's meeting, members of the Tucson Police Department were also on hand
to answer questions. Residents' main concern with the addition of a bike lane
was parking. Several residents said during special events at Purple Heart Park
and area schools, extra parking is needed along the streets.
Catalano said while the bike lanes don't always allow parking, in this case no
signage will be posted specifying what the lane is, making it tough for police
to prosecute people parking in the lanes. Sgt. Dave Brotherton of the Tucson
Police Department agreed that the lane would be an additional lane and wouldn't
have any technical designation. He also agreed the new lane is a good move.
"Bicycles need to be off the sidewalks. They are for pedestrians," he said. "In
my opinion if you have that many kids on bikes out here, you need a bike lane."
After discussion, residents moved to add parking/bike lanes to Esmond and Reese
loops, but Rankin Loop discussions were put on hold. Catalano said Rankin is not
as wide as Esmond and Reese loops, meaning parking along the road is not a
possibility, but a 15-foot bike lane could be installed.
A Rincon Little League representative said this year there will be more cars
along Esmond Loop near Purple Heart Park. The ball fields will have lighting
this year, meaning there will be between 50 and 70 cars parked along the loop
every night.
After residents approved the new lane, discussions moved on to the possible
addition of speed humps or speed tables. While speed humps stretch to the width
of the road and are small bumps, a speed table goes up 3.5 inches and stretches
about 10 feet down the road. John Nunes, the transportation director for the
Vail School District, told residents the school did not initiate these
discussions, and that they would be vehemently against speed humps and weren't
happy with the idea of speed tables.
Nunes said students can be on a bus for up to 30 minutes at a time, and shaking
them up with speed bumps is just going to cause more behavior problems. Nunes
said residents had already voted to install the new bike lane, so the roadways
will already be narrower and the number of speeders may decrease with this
solution. Following Nunes' suggestion to wait and see if the bike lane is
effective, residents voted against spending the $56,000 it would cost to install
speed tables.
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At 3 p.m. on the afternoon of June 19, 1895, a handful of Tucson’s 5,000
citizens took up positions in the bell tower of city hall armed with a
telescope. For two hours they scanned the horizon, hoping to catch a glimpse of
a young woman on a bicycle who was due to arrive in the city that afternoon
after spending the previous night in Red Rock. Three Tucson cyclists had ridden
twenty miles out to meet her, and as the party neared the city, another twenty
cyclists joined the procession.
“All the Tucson riders unite in testifying to Miss Londonderry’s ability as
rider,” reported the Arizona Star the next day. “She…had drunk considerable
water…and as a consequence of the water was scarcely able to keep on her wheel
much of the way. As one of the riders remarked, it was a good thing for them
that she didn’t feel like riding or they would have been used up attempting to
keep up with her.”
Annie Londonderry was the pseudonym of Annie Cohen Kopchovksy, a 23 year-old
Jewish housewife and mother of three young children who had left Boston a year
before to attempt the first circumnavigation of the earth on a bicycle by a
woman.
A master storyteller with an exceptional gift for public relations, by the time
she reached Tucson Miss Londonderry had become the world’s first international
female sports celebrity. She was also the first woman athlete to capitalize on
corporate endorsements and advertising contracts. The name “Londonderry” was
taken from her first sponsor, the Londonderry Lithia Springs Water Company of
Nashua, N.H., whose placard she hung on her bike as a promotion in exchange for
$100. Indeed, all along her route Annie sold space on her bike and her clothing
to advertisers, just one of many clever ways she earned money on the road. In
Phoenix, for example, Pinney & Robinson’s. a bicycle dealer on Second Avenue,
paid her to put her Sterling bicycle on display and wherever she traveled she
sold her autograph and photograph.
Hardly shy and retiring, Annie turned herself into a one- woman spectacle. For
most of the journey she rode a men’s bike, dressed in either bloomers or a man’s
riding suit, and at times was virtually covered from head to toe with
advertisements of various sorts. She carried only change of clothes and a
pearl-handled revolver. No one had ever seen anything quite like it, and few had
ever heard anything quite like the tales Annie had to tell about her adventures
on the road.
She found audiences eager for a taste of her adventures in small cities and
towns across the United States as she rode from California east, audiences
willing to pay fifty or seventy-five cents a head to hear her speak. Filled with
hyperbolic, and often imaginary accounts of harrowing escapes, tiger hunts in
India, armed highwaymen in France and imprisonment by the Japanese during the
Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5, her lectures fascinated small town Americans.
Indeed, on the evening of her arrival in Tucson she lectured at the opera house,
making “quite a favorable impression on those present,” according to the Tucson
Daily Citizen.
How did this anonymous working class mother from the tenements of Boston turn
herself into a world famous athlete? It wasn’t simply her gift for storytelling
and public relations. It was her genius at devising a scheme at the intersection
of three of the most powerful social trends of the 1890s: globalization, the
women’s movement and the cycling craze.
Americans and Europeans at the end of the 19th century were intensely interested
in learning more about the world around them and the telegraph and fast ocean
liners made that increasingly possible. Newspaper readers avidly followed the
exploits of explorers and ‘round the world travelers who were the equivalent of
today’s reality TV stars. The role of women in society was changing, as well.
Women were asserting themselves in new ways by working outside the home,
engaging in social causes, and lobbying for equal rights. Indeed, a woman’s
proper role in society, and her innate ability to compete with men, was
intensely debated.
The bicycle itself played a major role in this debate and profoundly changed the
lives of late Victorian-era women. The development of the so-called “safety
bicycle” (a bicycle with wheels of equal size and a chain to transfer pedal
power to the rear wheel) in the late 1870 and 1880s, opened the sport to women
as never before and ushered in the bicycle craze that swept the United States
and much of Europe in the 1890s. Not only did women enjoy unprecedented freedom
of movement on a bicycle, cycling led to an evolution in the clothing they wore
as they found attire more suited to the sport than long skirts and corsets.
Bloomers, or divided skirts, became popular, which many objected to as masculine
and an affront to morality. But the forces of social conservatism were no match
for the popularity of the bicycle, and by 1896, the American suffragist and
women’s rights pioneer Susan B. Anthony could rightly declare that, “bicycling
has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”
It was Annie’s genius to seize on all three of these social trends –
globalization, the women’s movement and the bicycle craze -- and to build her
fame at their intersection. But how, exactly, did she do it? Newspapers from
Chicago to Shanghai reported that the impetus for Annie’s ‘round the world ride
was a friendly wager between two wealthy Boston merchants to settle an argument
about the capabilities of the “New Woman.” Thousands of dollars were at stake in
a wager that required the circuit to be made in 15 months, that Annie start
penniless and earn $5,000 en route. This was no mere test of a woman’s physical
endurance, but of her ability to fend for herself in the world.
The wager, however, was almost certainly Annie’s invention, a clever device that
would help build public interest in her venture. After all, no matter where one
stood on the question of women’s equality, everyone would have a vested interest
in the outcome. The “wager” also turned the trip into a race against time,
adding immensely to the drama. Though not an active feminist, Annie cleverly
assumed the mantle of the women’s rights movement by making herself the
centerpiece of an exploit that very publicly tested a woman’s ability to do what
only a man, Thomas Stevens, had done before: circle the world by wheel.
Shortly after her fifteen-month odyssey by bicycle (with liberal use of steamers
and trains) came to an end, Annie penned a first-person account of her trip for
the New York World newspaper.
“I am a…‘new woman,’” her account began, “if that term means that I believe I
can do anything any man can do.” With an abundance of gumption and gall, she had
indeed proved that she had few equals when it came to self-promotion and
publicity for she had gone from anonymity to a celebrity on the world stage. A
novice cyclist at the start, she also transformed herself into sport’s first
international female stars and a successful advertising medium, blazing a trail
countless women would follow in the decades to come.
Peter Zheutlin, Annie Londonderry’s great-grandnephew, is the author of Around
the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride (Citadel Press,
2007). The book is available in hardcover and on CD, from Amazon.com and other
retailers. Peter will be in Tucson as part of the City of Tucson BikeFest 2008.
Saturday April 5: GABA Bike Ride through History with Peter Zheutlin.
9 AM-12 PM. A celebratory bike ride of Annie Londonderry's improbable and daring
'round the world bicycle journey in the 1890's with Annie's great-grandnephew,
Peter Zheutlin. A year into her historic journey, Annie passed through Tucson en
route to becoming the first international female sports star. For info, contact
Judy Bolt, 512-0442 or overnights@bikegaba.org or visit GABA's website at
www.bikegaba.org.
Monday April 7: Peter Zheutlin Slideshow on Annie Londonderry
7 PM - 9 PM at Pima County Medical Society Building: 5199 E. Farness, Tucson
Tuesday April 8: Peter Zheutlin Slideshow on Annie Londonderry
7 PM - 9 PM at the Jewish Federation.
Peter discusses his new book, "Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie
Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride," with a richly illustrated presentation
featuring many original images Annie Londonderry herself used to illustrate
lectures she gave about her travels as she crossed the US in 1895. Called "the
most extra-ordinary journey ever undertaken by a woman" by the New York World,
Peter's presentation takes us back to the 1890s when women seized the bicycle as
an implement of personal and political power and daring feats of 'round the
world travel held millions in thrall.
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Sunday March 30: Movie Day at the Fox Theatre
2 PM to 7 PM. Ride to the Fox and enjoy bicycling movies
Tuesday April 1: Clean air Days contest Starts
Spring into Action! Track what you are doing to reduce air pollution and traffic
congestion from April 1 to April 30. Complete the Clean Air Contest form, and
enter
to win a great prize. Enter on-line, www.cleanair.pima.gov or call (520)
740-3947.
Thursday April 3: Green Commuting Fair
11 AM - 1 PM at Jacome Plaza. Downtown fair on commuting options. Targeted for
major employers.
12 PM: Food for Thought Series Library Presentation on Green Commuting with
Brown Bag lunch at the Main Library.
Friday April 4: Walk n' Roll to School Day
For Tucson Region Schools. Hey kids, do your share for healthier air! Team up
with your parents and walk, skate or ride your bike to school on this day. For
information on how your school can participate, please call 205-8309.
Saturday April 5: GABA Bike Ride through history with Peter Zheutlin.
9 AM - 12 PM. A celebratory bike ride of Annie Londonderry's improbable and
daring 'round the world bicycle journey in the 1890's with Annie's
great-grandnephew, Peter Zheutlin. A year into her historic journey, Annie
passed through Tucson en route to becoming the first international female sports
star. www.bikegaba.org for more info.
Saturday April 5 & 6: 4th Avenue Street Fair Bike Valet Parking
10 AM to 6 PM: 4th Avenue Street Fair Bike Valet Parking. Avoid traffic
congestion and parking nightmare by riding your bike to the Street Fair.
BikeFest staff will provide free secured bike parking a little east of 4th Ave,
south side of 7th Street.
Sunday April 6: Ride SunTran for Free Day
All day Sunday April 6, you can ride the bus for free. Avoid parking hassles and
let Sun Tran take you to the 4th Avenue Street Fair or Komen Race for the Cure
event!
Sunday April 6: Susan Komen Race For the Cure at Reid Park
6 AM to 12 PM: Running or Walking at this event? Why not warm up by walking to
the event and securing your bike in our free bicycle valet parking location.
Sunday, April 6: DooDah Beginner Bike Ride.
8:30 AM - 11 AM: Meet at Ike's Coffeehouse on Speedway. Ride through residential
areas, back to Reid Park, around the Zoo, onto Aviation Bike Path, across the
Basket and Snake bridges, back through UA Mall area and return to Ike's for
Coffee with friends. Approx. 14 miles of flat riding at an easy pace.
www.doodahroadclub.org
Monday April 7: Peter Zheutlin Slideshow on Annie Londonderry
7 PM - 9 PM at Pima County Medical Society Building: 5199 E. Farness, Tucson,
AZ.
Peter will discuss his new book, "Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie London-
derry's Extraordinary Ride," with a richly illustrated presentation featuring
many original images Annie Londonderry herself used to illustrate lectures she
gave about her travels as she crossed the US in 1895. Called "the most
extraordinary journey ever undertaken by a woman" by the New York World, Peter's
presentation takes us back to the 1890s when women seized the bicycle as an
implement of personal and political power and daring feats of 'round the world
travel held millions in thrall.
Tuesday April 8: Peter Zheutlin Slideshow on Annie Londonderry
7 PM - 9 PM at the Jewish Federation
See above description.
Thursday April 10: Food for Thought Library Presentation -Bike Commuting
12 PM - 1:30 PM, 201 N. Stone, Basement. Brown Bag Lunch at the Main Library
Friday April 11: Bike 2 Work Fair - Downtown or Eastside
7 AM - 9 AM at 101 N Stone, Downtown
Bicycle commuters are invited to ride downtown to the Bike 2 Work Day Fair at
Jacome Main Library Plaza. Participants receive a free continental breakfast.
The Bike 2 Work Fair will also feature U of A Bicycle Registration, bike
commuting information, free tune ups, safety devices, and a raffle. Register
online to win a free commuter bicycle! www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest
7 AM - 9 AM at 5601 E Broadway on the Eastside
Bicycle commuters are invited to the Bristol Coffeebus at Broadway and Craycroft
for a free continental breakfast. The east side location will also feature bike
commuting information, a Sun Tran Bus to practice loading your bike on their
rack, free bike tune ups, and free safety devices. Register online to win a free
commuter bicycle! www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest
Saturday April 12: Mayor's Bike Ride
8 AM - 11 AM at La Madera Park, Tucson, AZ
Join Mayor Walkup on a 14-mile leisurely bike ride from La Madera Park to the
Rillito River and back.
Sunday April 13: Sabino Cycles Block Party
9 AM - 2 PM at Sabino Cycles
Day of bicycle activities in Sabino Cycles' parking lot. Many kids activities
such as safety checks, slow bike race, and games. Food, music, demonstrations,
and massages will also be available.
Wednesday April 16: U of A Bike 2 Campus and Earth Day Celebration
9 AM - 2 PM at U of A mall
University staff and students are invited to ride to campus for the Bike 2
Campus Fair. Participants can get free coffee & snacks. The Bike 2 Campus Fair
(brought to you by the U of A Parking & Transportation Services and the U of A
Cycling Club) features free bicycle registration, bicycle commuting information,
free tune ups, safety devices, and prizes. Register online to win a free
commuter bicycle! Also enjoy the U of A's Earth Day Celebration and Farmers
Market going on simultaneously! www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest
Thursday April 17: Food for Thought Series - Water Conservation
12 PM - 1:30 PM at Joel Valdez Library with Brown Bag Lunch at the Main Library.
Saturday April 19: Bike to the Zoo Day
9 AM - 3 PM at the Reid Park Zoo
Ride your bicycle to the Reid Park Zoo and show your helmet at the entrance to
get free admission. Free secured bike valet parking is available. Before or
after the zoo, ride over to the Earth Day Festival for more fun!
Saturday April 19: Earth Day Festival
9 AM - 1 PM at Reid Park
A celebration promoting Southern Arizona's unique natural environment. The
festival features a variety of environmental activities, displays, music, food,
a parade, and a clean air auto show. This year the Earth Day Festival has merged
with the Clean Air Fair. There is free bicycle valet parking available.
Saturday April 19: Ice Cream Social/Bike Ride to the Zoo
10 AM - 11 AM at Reid Park Zoo
Ice Cream Social bike ride. For details, www.bikegaba.org.
Sunday April 20: GABA Bike Swap on 4th Avenue
6 AM - 2 PM on 4th Avenue between 6th and 9th Streets
The largest bike swap meet in the west. Great deals on bicycles, parts, and
gear. Free bicycle valet parking offered by City of Tucson Department of
Transportation.
9 AM - 12 PM: DooDah Advanced Beginners Ride
Meet at the new Paradise Bakery on Park Ave. near University. Ride to Star Pass,
loop around to Anklam, over on Greasewood to Grant, back to the Santa Cruz Bike
Path, along St Mary's to University and back for pastry and coffee at Paradise.
Visit www.doodahroadclub.org for more information.
2 PM - 6 PM: 5th Annual Alley Cat Scavenger Hunt
The Royal Hunt tests your knowledge of the Old Pueblo. This fun family-friendly
event starts at 2 PM at the Jacome Plaza (in front of the downtown library). You
bring your bike. We will give you a map. On the back you have 12 riddles to
solve and 12 objects to find. You'll ride within a 2-mile radius of downtown
searching for the objects, enjoying a spring afternoon with friends. With all of
the objects in hand, you will have a project to finish. Come one and all, old
and young, happy and tall: prizes for everyone! Refreshments & entertainment to
follow. $12 entry fee for those over 12 years old, everyone younger is free.
*Check back at this website for registration details soon!* This is a fundraiser
for El Grupo Youth Cycling Club, a youth riding group designed to encourage the
use bicycles for physical fitness, fun and camara-derie, targeting young people,
aged 13-20, who do not identify with or engage in traditional sports, but have
the determination, willingness, and ability to push themselves physically in the
sport of cycling, adventure of bike touring, and challenge of inspiring younger
generations.
Thursday April 24: Food for Thought Series - Green Building
12 PM - 1:30 PM at Joel Valdez Library with Brown bag lunch at the Main Library.
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By Judy Bolt, Committee Chair
A meeting was held on January 28, 2008 at 17 E. Pennington Street, Tucson.
Committee members present were Judy Bolt, Mike Burdick, Susan Burdick, Rich
Corbett, Melinda Correll, Pam Cullop, Wayne Cullop, Jim Harms, Donna Lewandowski
and Steve Wilson. Absent were Tony Everett and Bob Klenke.
Each person gave his/her ideas about what should be addressed by the GABA Board
as soon as possible. The following list, presented in no particular order, was
recorded:
• Age of GABA members is a concern; we need to recruit younger members.
• Day Rides – attendance is poor; leaders are needed; welcome rides should occur
for new members; family rides should occur more often
• Technology needs to be improved; GABA should pay someone to get the web site
up & going with ways to register for rides, pay for membership, provide better
links, post day rides on line, etc.
• “Update” publication should be on line for members with hard copies going to
local bike shops.
• GABA century & overnight rides should continue as usual – they are seen as an
exceptionally strong point for the club.
• Advocacy needs to be emphasized more; GABA members should participate in and
be represented at all local meetings which involve bicycling.
• Training, education and safety need to be addressed by the club.
• Reorganize GABA Board of Directors and form committees. This will involve far
more of the GABA membership in significant ways.
• Membership levels and fee structure need to be revamped.
• Loyalty to GABA should be addressed.
Technology and reorganization of Board received emphasis by several of the
committee members. It was decided that the first suggestion to be given to the
GABA Board was a way to reorganize the Board structure into an Executive
Committee composed of President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer & Legal
Counsel. Also included on the Board would be Committee Chairpersons of the
following committees Ride, Publicity, Advocacy and Membership Support. Each
committee would be subdivided into sub-committees as follows:
• Ride Committee: Day rides, Century rides, Overnight rides, Cross State ride,
Shed, Training for ride leaders, Maps & Q sheets, Bike Swap.
• Publicity/Communication: Web site, Update, Merchandise, Correspondence,
Advertising, Tailwinds and Walkin & Rollin
• Advocacy: BAC, RTA Improvements, Citizen Advisory Committee, Enforcement,
community events, outsource & education, facilities.
• Membership Support: Social events, volunteers, bike shop, registration
Before presenting the above proposed structure to the GABA Board, we need to
write a brief description of each committee which explains what it will do. A
“mission statement” for each committee needs to be composed. Wayne Cullop and
Donna Lewandowski are working on that.
Wayne is also going to set up a Yahoo group for this committee so that we can
all communicate more effectively.
The next committee meeting is scheduled for Monday 25 February 2008, 6 PM at 17
E. Pennington Street, Tucson. We look forward to seeing everyone then!
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Saturday, April 12, 8 AM to 4 PM
The festival will be based at the Museum at 735 Jordan Rd just off the main
street in Uptown Sedona. This day-long event will provide a variety of
activities to appeal to a range of attendees, from mountain bike riders to
families with small children. First and foremost the Sedona Bike Bash is
designed to be a fun experience for all. Bicyclists can take part in informal
rides at a pace and a distance they choose on some of the beautifully scenic
trails in Sedona’s neighboring national forest.
The festival expo area will provide a full schedule throughout the day
demonstrations, kids' activities including a Bike Rodeo and bicycle skills and
safety zone, antique ‘high wheeler bicycle” demo, and industry reps showing and
demonstrating innovative bicycling products. After checking out all the
activities folks can just hang out in the Museum’s Packing Shed and enjoy biking
videos and live music concerts. Bike & Bean will have a full gourmet coffee bar
set-up for both morning and afternoon caffeine jolts. Also in the Packing Shed,
the Sedona Heritage Museum will be hosting a raffle and silent auction of custom
bikes, frames, biking attire, accessories, special offers, tours and gift
certificates. All proceeds from the raffle and auction will go to the Museum.
At the end of the day, a fun ride will end at the Oak Creek Brewery in West
Sedona where festival goers with tickets will be admitted to the beer garden for
camaraderie and drink specials.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 years old, and children under
6 are free. Admission includes a schwag bag, access to all events, activities &
the Packing Shed, and continental breakfast & lunch served by the Sedona
Community Center.
All proceeds from the day’s activities will benefit the Sedona Historical
Society, a 501c3 non-profit organization. For more info, call 928-282-7038 or
visit www.bike-bean.com or www.sedonamuseum.org.
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By James Harms – Ride Chair 2008
Are you contemplating signing up for the "Ride For The Border" Tour – another
Great Arizona Bicycle Adventure? Well if you haven’t quite made up your mind,
let me see if I can entice you…
• What would you say to an all-in-one vacation? All of the 6 group dinners are
abundant and delicious, the nightly meals will be lively and entertaining with
prizes to give away and some entertainment now and again to keep you smiling.
Your luggage and/or camp gear will be delivered to you at the daily
destinations. Expect 3 daily rest stops for taking a bike-break and eating yummy
treats served by an enthusiastic ride crew. A friendly support crew will be
ever-present to make sure you do not lose your way or run into any trouble, as
will a reliable mechanic for repairing bikes with minor problems. Oh yes…and if
you feel like treating yourself to “a good rub” at the end of the ride day, just
ask one of our massage therapists to put you on the schedule – you will be glad
you did!. If you camp, your showers and sites are included in the price of the
ride.
• What would you do with a day off in Flagstaff? Take a trip to the Grand Canyon
or Sedona or stay in Flagstaff and wander about the town and sight see. Imagine
the possibilities, as you enjoy this “perk” in the price of the ride.
• What memories do you want to create for yourself? How about: Ride over and
through Navajo Land, into the rolling, and ever-changing landscapes of the
Wupatki – Sunset Crater Loop? Down into ponderosa pines, past lakes and over
rural back roads? Climbing over mountain passes and along winding rivers?
Rolling through mining country, following hillsides dotted with stately
saguaros? Riding by several old missions and enough “old west” flavor to make
you feel that you are in “cowpoke country” for sure?
• What experiences would you like to include in your lifetime? What about a
visit to one of the Visitor’s Centers along the route: Wupatki or Sunset Crater?
How would you like to take a swim or soak in a heated spa at one of our host
hotels, at the end of a day? Does eating a nice big piece of strawberry pie
before making the steep descent towards Payson sound like a must-do? Are you
ready to try an authentic Mexican breakfast at Pepe’s? Does a tour of the San
Xavier or Tumacacori mission sound appealing? Do you have a need for an
“art-fix” in Tubac? Have you ever been into Nogales, Mexico to spend your
American dollars? When was the last time you spent a week with a new-found
“great buddy”, who was a complete stranger to you on the first day of that week?
• What would you say to a savings of $25 off of the ride fee just by signing up
before July 1st?
Hesitate no longer! Enjoy the tour as many have done time and time again. Mark
your calendar: Friday, September 26th through Sunday, October 5th! On behalf of
the ride crew, I say to you: we look forward to having you join us; we want to
include YOU on your adventure, in our experiences and in our memories for this
28th Annual Tour!
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More than a bike ride—A cult happening!
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 25, 26 & 27
There are three types of riders who attempt this ride. The racers start at first
light, stop only for Cytomax and water and arrive in beautiful downtown
Strawberry (population 35) ready for a full afternoon of activities. The
tourists actually take time to look at the great scenery, enjoy the generous sag
stops, and arrive just early enough for a nap before dinner. The clueless
realize at mile 45 on the first day that they should be somewhere else.
Don’t be clueless! This ride covers 325 miles and 22,000 feet of climbing over
three days. The first day from Scottsdale to Strawberry climbs about 10,000 ft.
The second day to Prescott climbs another 6,600 ft. and crosses the inevitably
windy Prescott Valley. Distance on the third day is 127 miles. Be prepared for
cold in the mountains and heat crossing the desert. And sometimes (rarely) snow.
The crew from Landis Cyclery will transport your bags and provide sag stops with
snacks and water. They will also pick you up if you can’t go on, but space is
very limited. If you start, be prepared to finish!
LODGING
Strawberry accommodations are limited. If all hotels are full, call Cheryl
Holland at the Windmill Corner Inn. She can suggest other B & B’s and lodges in
the area.
Windmill Corner Inn 928-476-3064
Strawberry Hill Cabins 928-476-4252 or 480-575-7866
Strawberry Lodge 928-476-3333
Prescott baggage drop-off and pickup will be at America’s Best Value Inn,
Sheldon St. (formerly Super 8) which fills up early. Nearby motels are:
America’s Best (Sheldon St.) 928-776-1282
Motel 6 (Sheldon St.) 800-466-8356
Best Western (Gurley St.) 800-528-1234
Colony Inn (Gurley St.) 928-445-7057
WHEN: Check in opens at 5:00 AM on Friday, April 25. First riders out at 5:30
AM, last sag leaves at 6:30 AM. Slower riders (you know who you are) please
start early.
Registration Fee: $50 for GABA/ABC members, and $55 for non-members. Add $5 for
late fee after April 18.
WHERE: Landis Cyclery Scottsdale at the SE corner of Scottsdale Rd. & Shea Blvd.
TO REGISTER: For additional information and Registration Forms, contact Dick
Landis at (480) 839-9383 or at rlandis@algxmail.com or check the website:
www.sportsfun.com.
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Options for 96 or 66 miles
Be there… Sat. March 22, 2008
The 96 mile starts in Old Town Superior. From Superior, ride through the Queen
Creek Tunnel (bring your blinking red tail light or highly reflective tape) and
head on toward Miami on the climb nicknamed “Top of the Hill.” The road has a
narrow shoulder or no shoulder in some spots and it is a 2-lane road – please
ride single file.
The route passes the Inspiration Mine near Globe and then heads southeast.
Tackle a long 8% grade into the Pinal Mountains to the top of “El Capitan”, a
great place for a rest stop. The downhill into Winkelman is your reward… Lunch
stop after you turn the corner toward Superior.
Out of Winkelman, head north to Kearney, passing Ray Mine. The climb culminates
on a “hill” known as “The End of the World,” a 1.5 mile climb that averages 11%.
After you make it up that hill, you will think it is the end of the world! From
the top, it is downhill into Superior.
Again this year we are offering a Metric Century Option (66 miles) from Superior
to Winkelman & return. Great route for those who want to test their climbing
abilities, but are not certain they can ride the full 96-mile route. But, don’t
feel left out: cyclists riding the metric century will still have the challenge
of surviving the 11% “End of the World” climb on their way back to Superior.
Directions: From Tucson, take Hwy 77 north to Hwy 79. Continue until you get to
Hwy 60. East on 60 and exit at the 177 Winkelman exit, then north 1 mile.
Parking: Main Street and the courthouse on the east end have parking spaces.
Registration and Start: Look for signs & registration table at Main Street &
Magma Ave. from 7-8:30 AM. Full century starts at 8 AM; metric at 8:30 AM.
Pre-registration and fees: PMBC, GABA & ABC members: $20. Non-members $25. Print
form/waiver at www.sportsfun.com/gaba. Mail waiver with check to PMBC, P.O. Box
26788, Tempe, AZ 85285-6788. Questions? Contact Ride Organizer Leon "Captain
America "Smith, captam@cox.net or 480-456-0716, or on his cell at 602-284-9347.
The ride leaders will be: Charlie Davis, Jack Graham and Lance James.
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$6800 purse!
The Southwest's Most Popular Multi-Category
USCF Stage Race Returns with a New Stage 2!
Several things are new for 2008: Alicia Heiserer is taking over the race
directing helm for the TBC; after 21 years of running the event Steve Bohn will
continue as promoter for several more years. Also, a challenging stage 2 road
course in Sahuarita is the newest TBC stage. The difficult Tumacacori course in
the Rio Rico area (last year's stage 2) proved too tough for many and actually
discouraged some racers. The new Sahuarita/Garrett Lemire Memorial RR course is
a 20 mile loop with a long climb, rollers, flats and a flying descent. It's a
butt buster! Located 22 miles south of Tucson, there is very minimal traffic on
three of the four roads and the Sahuarita community and local businesses have
embraced the race. And, as always, the TBC will be dedicated in memory of Garret
Lemire and safety will be our #1 concern.
The Stage 1 Old Tucson/McCain Loop TT and Stage 3 Anklam/Speedway Circuit Race
courses will not change for 2008. The Classic will continue to be a uniquely
formatted, challenging stage race because that is what has made it one of the
most popular stage races in the country.
As always, we are looking for volunteers to help with the race (check
in/registration help on Friday; support crews and turn marshals on Sat and Sun)
and some host housing as well. Contact Alicia at tbclassic@yahoo.com (240-8195)
or Steve at snsbohn@cox.net (884-5564) if you can help! All volunteers get cool
T-shirts.
Here is info on the various stages:
Stage 1: Friday, 3/28: Old Tucson /McCain Loop Time Trial: 11 AM-6 PM. 3.0 mile
course starting just beyond the Gilbert Ray Campground entrance on picturesque
McCain Loop Rd.
Stage 2: Sat, 3/29: Sahuarita /Garrett Lemire Memorial RR: 6:45 AM-1 PM. 20.0
mile loop with S/F on Duval Mine Rd. Clockwise course runs to Mission Road,
Helmet Peak and La Canada and back to Duval Mine Rd. 22 miles from Tucson. Fun
course to watch! Elite Men race 80 miles
Stage 3: Sun, 3/30: Anklam/Speedway Circuit Race: 6:45 AM-1 PM. 5.6 mile
challenging loop. Elite Men race 56 miles. S/F on Greasewood west of Pima
College. Best day for spectators!
Website: www.tucsonbicycleclassic.com. Contact: tbclassic@yahoo.com
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May 3 & 4, 2008
85 mi per day with all the hills or 65 mi per day with fewer hills
REGISTER NOW!!! A MINIMUM OF 35 RIDERS IS NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT!
If there are not at least 35 committed & paid pre-registered riders by April
15th,
THE RIDE WILL HAVE TO BE CANCELLED.
Join us for the spectacular scenery and challenging hills of the Salt River
Canyon. With over 8500 ft of climb on the 1st day, this ride is for strong,
experienced riders.
OPTIONS:
Choose the full 85 scenic hilly miles (90 if you stay at the campground), or a
reduced 65-mile easier course. The full course takes you from the mining town of
Globe up through desert vistas into pine trees, and the open vistas of the rocky
canyon. The shorter version includes a 20-mile shuttle to the first sag stop to
eliminate about 3000 feet of climbing out of Globe on the first day. Both
options include the curvy steep descent to the bottom of the canyon, climbing up
and up on the other side, a downhill to Carrizo Creek and the final rolling
climb in the pine trees into Show Low.
On the 2nd day, the course may be shortened by a shuttle to Carrizo Canyon, or
shorter-version cyclists can tackle the full 85 miles and 5000 feet of climbing.
If you want to ride the shorter version with fewer hills, but still a good
"scenic" workout, contact Bob Klenke, Carolyn Audilet, caudilet@cox.net, (520)
834-3801 to reserve your seat in the van. Seating is limited, so 65 milers must
pre-register by April 15!
STARTING PLACE & TIME:
Meet in Globe between 6:30 and 7 AM on Saturday morning at the Gila County
Courthouse at 1400 E. Ash Street, just east of Jack in the Box. Load your duffle
bag in the baggage vehicle and pick up your map & ride instructions. Start
riding as soon as you're ready, no later than 7 AM! Baggage van will depart by
7:15 AM.
SAG SUPPORT:
SAG #1 will be 20 mi into the ride. This portion of the ride includes gradual
climbing.
SAG #2 at the top of Salt River Canyon (40 miles into the ride), will provide
lunch.
SAG #3 is be located 20 miles further at the Chevron station, Carrizo Junction.
It is important to re-hydrate yourself at each sag stop, even if you don't feel
thirsty. Consumption of enough calories over the course of the day will help you
feel strong until you reach your destination.
Fee: Pre-registered Riders: GABA/ABC members: $85; Non-members: $100
DAY OF EVENT Riders: GABA/ABC members: $100; Non-members: $115.
Fee includes camping at Fool's Hollow State Park in Show Low; baggage transport;
3 sag stops w/ lunch stop each day; sag vehicles on the route; maps & riders
instructions. Helmets are mandatory.
RIDE LEADERS: Scott & Carolyn Audilet, (520) 834-3801 or caudilet@cox.net. Rest
stop and sag vehicle volunteers are needed. Earn GABA bucks toward ride entry or
other items! Contact Carolyn if you or your friends and family want to help.
SALT RIVER BIKE TOUR MOTEL LIST
In Globe: In Show Low:
El Rey: (928) 425-4427; Sleep Inn: (928)532-7323 Pool Spa brkfst Economy Inn:
(928) 425-5736; Kiva: (928) 537-4542. Jacuzzi;
El Rancho Motel: (928) 425-5757; Best Western Paint Pony: (928) 537-5773;
Motel 6: (928) 425-5741; Days Inn: (928) 537-4356;
Comfort Inn: (928) 425-7575; Motel 6: (928) 537-7694;
Super 8: (928) 425-7124; Holiday Inn: (928) 537-5115;
Days Inn: (928) 425-5500; Thunderbird : (928) 537-4391.
Travelodge: (928) 425-7008.
Salt River Canyon Ride
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
May 3 & 4, 2008
(ONE FORM PER RIDER)
Photocopies accepted. Please fill out all blanks
WE NEED AT LEAST 35 RIDERS: Registrations must be received NO LATER THAN 4/15
Leader: Carolyn Audilet, (520) 207-6132
or caudilet@cox.net
Return this Form & your check to:
GABA P. O. Box 43273, Tucson, AZ 85733
Options chosen: (Please circle) 85mi 65mi
Motel ___________________ Camping _____
Vegetarian: Yes No (SAG stops food/meal)
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE:
GABA/ABC Members: $ 85 $____
Non-members: $100 $____
DAY-OF-EVENT:
GABA/ABC members: $100 $____
Non-members: $115 $____
Total money enclosed: $____
I AM Currently a GABA/ABC member: YES NO
NAME
(print)__________________________________________
ADDRESS_______________________________________
CITY_______________________ ZIP ________________
PHONE ________________________________________
E-Mail__________________________________________
CPSC-approved helmets mandatory.
STAPLE your SIGNED WAIVER to each form.
Forms & Waivers cut with scissors are appreciate
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Saturday, April 19
Rides of different levels will be offered, starting from the Zoo and returning
later for a well-deserved reward! Volunteers needed to scoop scrumptious ice
cream! In conjunction with the City of Tucson BikeFest. Event coordinator: Pam
Cullop, socialdirector@bikegaba.org or 290-4321. More details in the April
Update.
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Ride Around the Perimeter of Red Mountain
Over 1,000 cyclists will ride 74 or 26 miles around the perimeter of Red
Mountain, starting and finishing at Red Mountain Park, East Mesa. The 74-milers
start at 6:30 AM and the 26-milers start at 9 AM.
Events perks: Medallions will be given to all finishers. Food & water at all aid
stations. Event packet filled with sponsor-donated items. First Aid support.
Police support. SAG Wagon support. Subscription to Tail Winds. Route Map.
Poster. Official results printed in Tail Winds mailed to all participants, and
also on Perimeter Bicycling website.
This ride benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Special prizes for the
highest money raiser! Raise $500 or more in contributions for the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society and receive El Tour special trophy.
El Tour de Phoenix is fast becoming the largest springtime ride in central
Arizona, attracting cyclists of all ages and abilities! The course offers a lot
of diversity, taking you to the North and East areas of Phoenix through a spring
desert in full bloom! Be prepared for a lot of short hills at times!
For more information on starting times and locations, or on the cost and how to
register, or to volunteer to be a bike patrol, please call PBAA at (520)
745-2033 (Tucson), or visit the website at www.perimeterbicycling.com.
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P. O. Box 43273 Tucson, AZ 85733
President: Donna Lewandowski 205-8309 PRESIDENT@BIKEGABA.ORG
Vice President: OPEN
VICE-PRESIDENT@BIKEGABA.ORG
Treasurer: Janet Landis 358-2612
TREASURER@BIKEGABA.ORG
Secretary: Sandi Rousseau 349-3749
SECRETARY@BIKEGABA.ORG
Membership: Steve Graeber 762-1363
MEMBERSHIP@BIKEGABA.ORG
Update Editor: Suzanne Couvrette 891-4661
UPDATE-EDITOR@BIKEGABA.ORG
Education: Matt Zoll 740-6746
EDUCATION@BIKEGABA.ORG
Publicity: OPEN
PUBLICITY@BIKEGABA.ORG
Day Rides Coord.: Melinda Correll 731-3156
DAYRIDES@BIKEGABA.ORG
Overnight Rides: Judy Bolt 512-0442
OVERNIGHTS@BIKEGABA.ORG
Centuries: Dorothy Barth 490-8335
CENTURIES@BIKEGABA.ORG
Volunteers Coord: Debra Harms 906-4617
VOLUNTEER@BIKEGABA.ORG
Corrsp/Registr: Sandi Rousseau 349-3749
MAIL@BIKEGABA.ORG
Bike Shops Coord.: Bob Klenke 825-2601
BIKESHOPS@BIKEGABA.ORG
Merchandise: Sandi Rousseau 349-3749
MERCHANDISE@BIKEGABA.ORG
Webmaster: Dave Swanson 664-0429
WEBMASTER@BIKEGABA.ORG
Social Director: Pam Cullop 290-4321
SOCIALDIRECTOR@BIKEGABA.ORG
Bike Swap: Greg Yares 323-9020
SWAPMEET@BIKEGABA.ORG
Shed Master: Bill Borland 299-3509
SHEDMASTER@BIKEGABA.ORG
Legal Advisor: Donna Aversa 742-0440
LEGAL@BIKEGABA.ORG
Cycling Advocacy: Wayne Cullop 290-4321
BICYCLINGADVOCATE@BIKEGABA.ORG
Great Arizona Bicycling Adventure
"Across Arizona" Bicycle Tour 2008
First Week in October
P. O. Box 40814, Tucson AZ 85717
08 Chair: Jim Harms , Cross-state@bikegaba.org
Tour Message Line: 520-349-5932
Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club
P. O. Box 26788 Tempe, AZ 85285-6788
President: Ron Waller, ronwaller@cox.net
Web Site: www.sportsfun.com
Editor: Bob Beane: 480-961-1951, Marco3@cox.net
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By Suzanne Couvrette, Editor
Every time the Editor has been out of town, Melinda and Steve have gracefully
stepped in and finished the Update by inserting last minute articles and
changes, getting everything ready for the printer, and printing all the members'
labels Thanks, Melinda and Steve!
Looking for a Volunteer with" In Design" Software Experience
GABA is making plans for modernizing its newsletter from a "Cut & Paste"
operation to a completely digital computerized format with the software In
Design.
If you have that kind of skill and would be willing to volunteer your help,
please contact Donna Lewandowski, GABA President, at 205-8309 or president@bikegaba.org.
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Our new 2008 GABA Board is as follows:
President: Donna Lewandowski (New position)
Vice President: OPEN
Treasurer: Janet Landis (New on the Board)
Secretary: Sandi Rousseau (on-going)
Membership: Steve Graeber (on-going)
Update Editor: Suzanne Couvrette (on-going)
Education: Matt Zoll (on-going)
Publicity: OPEN
Day Rides Coord.: Melinda Correll (on-going)
Overnight Rides: Judy Bold (on-going)
Centuries: Dorothy Barth (New position)
Volunteers Coord: Debra Harms (New on the Board)
Corrsp/Registr: Sandi Rousseau (on-going)
Bike Shops Coord.: Bob Klenke (New position)
Merchandise: Sandi Rousseau (on-going)
Webmaster: Dave Swanson (on-going)
Social Director: Pam Cullop (on-going)
Bike Swap: Greg Yares (on-going)
Shed Master: Bill Borland (on-going)
Legal Advisor: Donna Aversa (on-going)
Cycling Advocacy: Wayne Cullop (on-going)
Cross State Chair: Jim Harms (New on the Board)