August 2005

8-2-2005 Women's Race Clinic Don't forget the Velo Bella women's race clinic this Sunday at Cartecay Bikes.

ORAMM The Off Road Assault on Mt. Mitchell was held this past weekend. Namrita K. has a great report on her website. The route covered 66 miles and about 11,000 feet of climbing.

CX Nationals Yeah Baby! The Cyclocross National Championships are coming back to the East Coast--Providence, Rhode Island. They will be held Dec. 9-11. Mark your calendars now!

Marietta Crit There have been some complaints from the West Oak Business Park offices the last few weeks. Coming down the "finish" down the hill, stay to the RIGHT of the double yellow line until the corner. The majority of complaints seem to be coming from the offices right there near the corner. The big bushes that are near their driveway block their view coming out of the parking lot. It is dangerous for those riding and for the motorists if riders don't stay to the RIGHT of the yellow line. Also, be nice to walkers, joggers, spectators, office park "residents," etc. It is by the grace of the business park management that we are still there. Since it is private property, they can ask the ridres to leave. So please be courteous!

8-4-2005 DLV Workday From DLV: VELODROME WORK DAY PARTY
This Saturday, August 6th 12:00 to 4:00PM Track will be open for training until 11:30 when we serve lunch. At 12:00 sharp we will begin to close out those pesky velodrome to do list items. Please email us a quick note so we can plan the lunch. There will be a task for everyone –from picking up sticks, painting, weeding etc, etc... So please bring the whole family – we do ask that you leave your pets at home.

FESTIVAL OF SPEED VELODROME RACE Saturday, September 10th
The velodrome has reopened and turned 30 this year ----- we can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 30th Anniversary then then by holding a “Festival of Speed” Velodrome Bicycle race! So bring yourself and the family for some live and kid friendly entertainment. Plans are for a beer tent, a VIP area, a band and a moonwalk. As more details about the Dick Lane Velodrome Festival of Speed Race come available, we will post them on the website

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACING Every Wednesday 7:30pm weather permitting
See some up and coming riders - have some great food by Jesters

Chicopee Work Party From SORBA Gainesville: August 13th 2005 Chicopee Work Party, Start Time: 09:30 AM, Location: Chicopee Woods MTB Park, Category: Trail Construction Other Information: Bring water to drink throughout the work day. Wear good work shoes. Lunch will be provided. We will be working on a new section of trail on Walnut Creek Outerloop Trail. We will be heading out around 9:30am so please get there a little earlier.

8-5-2005 Carrolton Greenbelt Funding From the Carollton Cycling News: CARROLLTON GREENBELT PROJECT FUNDING  The multitude of extensions are finally over and the Transportation Bill passed with the Carrollton Greenbelt Project on it! Thanks to your emails, phone calls, letters and postcards, we were able to place and keep our community project in the High Priority Project Funding list. We were granted $280,000.00 over the next 5 years to jump start our 14 mile pathway. For those of you unfamiliar with the Carrollton Greenbelt Project, please stop in at Perpetual Motion Bicycles, Inc. and see the map of the proposed route.

In addition to your hard work, we owe a great deal of Thanks to our friends in DC, Representative Phil Gingrey and his transportation staffer Jim Irwin took the bull by the horns and submitted our project to the House committee. Then Representative Lynn Westmoreland and his staffer Joe Lillis sat on the House Transportation Planning Committee and fully backed the Carrollton Greenbelt Project. Next, on the Senate Side, Senator Johnny Isakson and his transportation guy Mike Quiello sat in the joint conference committee and protected the funding the House initially submitted. And finally, Senator Saxby Chambliss and his staffers Monty Philpot and Tyler Thompson were the first to congratulate us on making the budget! Remember these friends of the bicyclist the next time you vote.

Central Park Work Party From SORBA RAMBO: August 13th 2005 Central Park Work Party
Start Time: 08:00 AM Location: Central Park in Forsyth County Category: Trail Maintenance
Come support the trails you ride by volunteering 4 hours Saturday the 13th. We can promise you huge rewards including a great work out, fabulous fellowship, and best of all improved trails for all of us to enjoy! We'll avoid a bit of the heat by starting early. followed by a sponsored lunch in air conditioning. Bring your bike for a group ride to follow. Remember: wear good "muck it up" clothes and bring plenty of hydration.

8-8-2005 Lance is Coming to Atlanta From the GA Cancer Coalition: The GA Cancer Coalition has announced that Lance Armstrong is coming to Atlanta on Oct. 5, 2005, as part of his Cross-Country Tour of Hope. Festivities begin at Centennial Olympic Park at 11 a.m. Lance is scheduled to ride in at 12:44 p.m.

8-9-2005 GAP Arrowhead Race Info.  From SORBA-OMBA: Here are some changes that you will see at Arrowhead for the next GAP race.

1. Registration Please either print the form and mail it or go to the sorbaomba.org website and click on the Arrowhead race in the events block. I have setup registration on Active.com. DO NOT USE GOBIKE1.COM.
2. Consideration was given to changing the start schedule but the poll results influenced our decision to keep everything the same since most people are comfortable and familiar with the current start times.
3. Timing and Scoring (Trish's note: WOO HOO! David and Terri are among the best promoters, scorers, and timers in the mtb racing industry.)
David and Terri Berger (Gone Riding/SERC) will be responsible for the Timing and Scoring. We have listened to comments on this forum and are taking action. If you like this idea then support us by participating in our race.
4. No T-shirts. T-shirts will be sold at the event in case anybody would like to buy one. We decided to get away from the standard T-shirt thing and do pint glasses instead. The pint glasses will have the SORBA logo on one side and the OMBA logo on the other. Extras will also be available for purchase. This was a big decision so give us your feedback. OMBA will host a major work party the Sunday prior to the race. The majority of the course will be marked at that time. If you still need Pay Dirt points, come on down to get a sneak preview and help us out.
So anybody pre-riding the week of the race will know the route.

This route is not the same as the SERC race in June. This race will not cross the main road. The course will be contained on one side of the park. The start will still be in the playground area but will turn right on the gravel and continue past the Dining Hall Pavilion, up the grass hill, up the paved hill, left at the top by the restroom then down the paved road to the trailhead. The paved road will be closed during the race but please be careful on your pre-ride and look for cars before you let it loose.
The other difference is the new section will be included in this race. The course is 5.2 miles with 640 feet of climbing.

Dreaming of Cross Thinking of cyclocross already? I am! I talked with one of the series organizers this weekend. He said they are busy working on the schedule and rule changes for 2005. I can't wait! Only about 2 more months til cross season starts! Keep an eye here and on the Georgia Cross Series website for updates.

But Trish! But Trish! You haven't written much lately, and where are the photos?. Daily updates to Southeastern Cycling seem a bit sporadic lately. I know...I know! I have been VERY busy this summer! Work--bah! Alas, my full time job pays the bills, not cycling. I've been working too many hours although I admit a few of the projects are pretty exciting. Between work, the house, and my own training and riding, the website has to take a back seat occasionally. Hopefully, things will settle down in a few weeks, and I can get the updates back to normal. If you have news, a story, photos, or just want to say hi, drop me an email at sttarlite at hotmail dot com.

8-10-2005 TransRockies  The TransRockies is a 7 day mtb stage race in Canada. Former Atlantan Karen Masson is riding on the Cane Creek Women's Open team along with Trish Stevenson. They are doing quite well! You can follow their progress on cyclingnews.com.

Crit News This is regarding the Marietta Crit: "To all participants of the weekly training crit at West Oak Business Park: Please see the attached PDF file. The PDF has an email attached to it from
the legal council of one of the tenants at West Oak voicing their concern for the riders' and tenants' safety. Also, please forward this email to anybody that you know that also attends the Tuesday night training crit. ecause we lack the ability to stay in the right hand during the Tuesday night crit it seems that we may lose our privilege (it is not a right!) of using the West Oak business park as an organized training venue if our inability to stay in the right hand land continues. The West Oak Property Managers may have to take more extreme measures when it comes to protecting the tenants that work at the park as well as the riders who participate in the weekly training crit from a serious accident. For example, disbanding the organized ride [which they do not want to have to do!] or Tuesday Night Crit Participants may have to pay to ride in order to pay for police officers to marshal the corners. Common sense would tell us all that we would not want to see this happen just because we cannot stay on the right hand side of the double yellow line; which is easily doable with the
wide roads at West Oak.

Let us work together to keep on one of the oldest and best rides in Atlanta alive and free of unnecessary fees! If anyone has 5-10 traffic cones please bring them, it would be greatly appreciated. We will use them to remind riders to stay in on the right hand side of the double yellow line.
Thank you for your help, John Allison"
 

24 HOA Date Change The 24 Hours of Adrenalin at the Georgia International Horse Park has been changed to Oct. 8-9. No explanation from the promoter was given.

8-12-2005 Beginner Women's MTB Clinic What: Women's Only Beginner Skills Clinic
Where: Yellow River Trail System When: Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 9am What's is it about: We will go over basic body position and skills to help get you up and down hills more efficiently and over some logs. What you need to bring: yourself, a helmet, a trailworthy bike, water and snacks. For more information, please contact me, Sherri Hall at clinics@sorba.org

8-15-2005 More Land at Yellow River? Gwinnett County recently purchased more land surrounding Yellow River.
 

Covington Century Bryan Holloway had dreams of a sub 4 hour century at Covington las Sunday. Did he make it? Bryan checks in with his report.

Dauset Trails News From Dauset Trails: "We have had heavy rains just like everyone else. Our trails are slowly drying out but we have lots of damage. Some sections will be closed indefinitely. There were three creek crossings over Long Branch creek. One we refer to as the "3-Pole" bridge. It is constructed of three power poles as the base. This bridge washed 60+ yards through the woods. I don't know when it will be replaced. The other crossing was what we call the "Foot Bridge". It washed away as well. The high water cut the bank and we now don't have a span short enough to replace that bridge. We still have one crossing that is safe and still intact. We will repair/replace these crossings asap. In the mean time, be patient with us and please remember that we close the trails when they're wet." Trish's note: Remember to call their hotline at 770-755-6798 to get the trail status.

CX Schedule The tenative Georgia Cyclocross schedule for this fall has come out:
10-16-05 #1 Fort Yargo (tentative)
10-23-05 #2 Macon
10-29-05 #3 Dauset Trails
11-06-05 #4 Augusta
11-13-05 #5 Marietta
11-19/20-05 #6 Hendersonville, NC UCI Race
11-26-05 #7 Covington/Conyers
12-03-05 #8 Monroe State Championships
12-04-05 #9 Athens Series Finale

Track Nationals Steve Hill (EPVA) competed at the track national championships last week in Los Angeles. Steve raced in the Men's Kilo (a Kilo TT)  placed 11th and set a personal record of 1:08.937. 8-16-2005 Crossroads Bicycle Festival From First Flite Bikes in NC: The Crossroads Bicycle Festival will happen in and around nearby Statesville at the end of this month. Slowly building momentum over it's 5 years, this event is taking on a new focus and fascination for those who are interested in bicycle history and the earliest days of mountain bikes. This year is really hitting the big time! MTBs, the uniquely USA development, will be represented at this event by luminaries of the start up era Ross Shafer of Salsa Cycles, Paul Sadoff or Rock Lobster, Joe Murray, earlier racer, inventor & Voodoo cycles, and the irascible Jaquie Phelan, racer & Cunningham pal. These folks will present seminars on Sat the 27th. Sunday AM will see a 35 or 65 miles road bike ride and a Bike Show & Swap meet. There will be all sorts of old & new, contemporary, classic, vintage bikes
and goods... The fun approach is to do the ride & then come back and enjoy the swap meet & bike show! Admission to this last is free and spaces to sell bike stuff are $25 @. Monday will see an informal single track MTB ride...There's web stuff here: http://www.firstflightbikes.com/crossroa.htm"

Steve Hill (EPVA) competes at the Track National Championships. Photo courtesy of Steve.

8-17-2005 TranRockies Challenge Trish Stevenson and Karen Masson (Cane Creek), both from Asheville, NC, won the Open Women's division at the TransRockies Challenge.

8-18-2005 Ride with Jittery Joe's-Kalahari The Jittery Joe's-Kalahari team has announced that it will be offering rides in its Mini Cooper team car during the Barclay Investors San Francisco Grand Prix on September 4. The idea is a way of raising money for the team, according to manager Micah Rice: "We have always been a team funded by our fans with the sale of Jittery Joe's coffee and Kalahari FruitTrekkers. This is taking this idea one step further and allowing our fans to see this race from the perspective of the riders themselves, without having to ride up Fillmore Street!"

The team will be 'selling' a total of six laps in the back seat of the orange Hank Aaron Automotive Mini convertible. Each lap is a $500 donation to the team and includes a can of Jittery Joe's Morning Ride coffee, a box of FruitTrekker bars, and a team t-shirt. Those interested should email the team at mail@thebeanteam.com.

George Hincapie Day The City of Greenville cordially invites you to participate in a special celebration September 9, 2005 6:00pm Downtown Greenville. Greenville's own George Hincapie, Tour de France Stage Winner and the only teammate to faithfully accompany Lance Armstrong during a record seven Tour de France victories, will be honored on September 9 in recognition of his extraordinary victory on Stage 15 of the 2005 Tour de France. You are welcome to take part in a unique evening of fun and entertainment for the entire family. George Hincapie Day festivities
will include a parade up Main Street and special presentations by Mayor Knox White and other dignitaries, followed by live music at Greenville's Main Street Jazz and children's amusement activities.  Bicycle club and organization members are invited to walk with George in
the parade beginning at Broad Street and continuing up Main Street to the Hyatt Regency Greenville. Five representatives from each club or organization will be permitted to ride their bicycles in the parade leading their respective groups, while additional group members are encouraged to show their support by walking behind their leaders in the procession. Club and organization presidents should RSVP by phone oremail to Megan Ray, 467-4485, raym@greatergreenville.com on or before
August 31, 2005 to confirm their group's participation in the parade. A special bicycle wheel salute will be conducted near the main stage at Main Street near the Hyatt. Riders will salute George by holding up the front wheel of their bicycles as he proceeds to the stage for the presentation ceremony. If you want to be a member of this exclusive group, please phone or email to Megan Ray, 467-4485,
raym@greatergreenville.com on or before August 31, 2005.

8-19-2005 TdG News Sorry, I don't know where the original source for this is. It is by Maria Saporta.  "Bicycle race to shift gears for 2006 Change is afoot for the Tour de Georgia, the premier competitive cycling event in the United States. The 2006 event will have a new title sponsor, and it will have a new organization putting on the six-day race. Dodge has decided not to renew its $1 million title sponsorship of the Tour de Georgia. Also, the 3-year-old event, which had been launched by the state of Georgia as an economic development initiative, will now be licensed to Medalist Sports, a sports marketing firm based in Tyrone.

But the state will continue to own the Tour de Georgia through the nonprofit Georgia Partnership for Economic Development — and a share of the event's proceeds will benefit the Georgia Cancer Coalition. "The 2005 Tour de Georgia was the most successful by any measure," said Bill Todd, president of the Georgia Cancer Coalition and a GPED board member. "For the first time, it produced an operating surplus, which provided $50,000 to the cancer coalition." The race also attracted 800,000 spectators around the state and had a $36 million economic development impact.
Craig Lesser, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said the race provides great visibility for the state and brings the spotlight to several different communities. In fact, more than 25 cities and towns are bidding to hold the event in 2006, and about a dozen will be selected. That said, Lesser added: "I don't think the state should be managing and operating a bicycle race. But we should continue to support it financially and in any other way that helps make it successful."

The state gave $600,000 to the $2.5 million 2005 event, and Lesser expects the public commitment to drop next year. Meanwhile, Medalist Sports is recruiting sponsors. "We are near the end of exciting discussions with a new title sponsor," said Chris Aronhalt, managing partner of the firm.What remains to be seen is what happens to the Tour de Georgia now that champion Lance Armstrong has retired from competitive cycling. The 2005 race was aided by Armstrong changing his training so he could ride in the Georgia event. Todd is hopeful Armstrong will continue to play some role in the Tour de Georgia. "This is the only race that is the nexus of his two passions — cycling and cancer," Todd said. "Since he still has a responsibility with the Discovery team, I would hope he would be involved."

Tumbling Creek Race Date Change Because of the date change to the 24 Hours of Adrenalin, SORBA Gainesville has opted to change the date of the Tumbling Creek MTB Rumble to October 16. Details are on the Racing forum at www.sorba.org. Trish's note: Argh! This now conflicts with the Ft. Yargo CX race. I guess I will be skipping Tumbling Creek.

8-20-2005 Junior State Championship Crit Being Rerun From John Johnson: " After looking at the results and consulting with the other officials we have decided to move the  championship race for the younger Jrs to Dog Days with the Cat V and older Jrs. Since the promoter for John's Creek fulfilled their requirements and we did race there won't be refunds for the race. The results will stand as posted. However the results will not be for the championship.

My goal is to make the championship as fair as possible and give all the riders an equal opportunity to do well. I realize this may make the race difficult for riders who are back in school or out of town for the new date. I apologize in advance.

Kim, if you will get your web site updated with this information.

George, Can you send a note out to your mailing list letting people know about the JRs and CatV state championship races moving to August 28th."

Trish's Note:  According to the information I have, the Cat. v and all Junior races will have their state championships at the Dog Days Crit Aug. 28th because of the weather conditions at  Johns Creek.

Refunds from John's Creek Crit From AG Edwards Cycling web page: "Due to heavy rain and lightning, Roswell Velo (A.G. Edwards & TravelGirl teams) cancelled the final three races of the John's Creek Criterium. Roswell Velo will refund all riders who entered the Juniors 15-16, Juniors 17-18 and Cat 5 races. For more information click here."

Save Gas, Ride a Bike! A little rant. Gas prices are outrageous! I paid $20.00 to fill up my Honda the other day. $2.59. Today it was MUCH CHEAPER (NOT!) at $2.56. Want to save some money? Ride your bike to work one day a week or to run errands. Ride to MARTA or Cobb Transit. Also, combine trips if you are in the car, take public transit, or telecommute. I wish my company encouraged any of these, but they don't. The only thing they offer is MARTA cards at a very small discount. Of course, they subsidize the parking garage heavily. (um, yes, I take advantage of this.) We don't have showers or changing facilities if we ride in. Because I work in an office, I have to look (and smell) professional. Bikes are not allowed in the building although there is a rack in a deserted corner of the parking garage. Thankfully, I have access to the service elevators and can get my bike into my office stealthily. As soon as the temperature moderate, I plan to make the 40 mile commute by bike at least once a week.

Souce: Unknown. Borrowed from a freind's website.

NORBA National at Sugar? Rumor has it (again) the Sugar Mountain in NC may host a round of the NORBA National Series in 2006. The tenative dates are July 9-11.

8-25-2005 Bike Roswell Ride Time Change From Bike Roswell: It is getting dark! NEW START TIME 6:00. Come test your cycling skills for 25 miles on the flats and hills of Roswell and join Bike Roswell's Thursday night ride. We leave Roswell City Hall at 6:00 for all groups. Be sure to arrive 15 minutes early to have enough time to get ready.

What: Ride 25 miles
Where: Roswell City Hall - 38 Hill St, Roswell, GA 30075
When: every Thursday evening at 6:00

Asheville Riding I just got back from an extended weekend in Asheville with some friends. We did a bit of riding (me=not much because of my injured back). We were privileged to have TransRockies Challenge winner Karen Masson as our guide part of the time. We had a very interesting conversation about unequal prize money for men and women in cycling events. Karen and her race partner got about $150 Canadian each for winning the TransRockies. The men's winning team got $3500 Canadian. Can you believe that? $500 CAN lousy that were then taxed at 25% because they are "foreign." The promoter got a piece of both girls' minds, as rightly he should. The purse did not even cover their airfare. The riding in Asheville was great. Within 2 miles of leaving town, we were doing a 10 mile climb up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We got passed by only a handful of cars in 2 hours. I'll have more on the riding later.

8-26-2005 Rider Profile Krista Park, local mtb racer extroidinaire, was profiled recently in the Forsyth News.

Share The Road Century The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign is hosting the Share the Road Century on Labor Day, Monday, September 5. Tshirts and lunch are included. The start will be the Atlanta Cycling store on Cobb Parkway. Registration starts at 7:00 am, and the ride starts at 8:30. The route will combine Beyond Six Flags and Silk Sheets.

Women's Cyclocross Clinic From Lisa Randall: Want to learn all about cyclocross? Here's the info on the cyclocross clinic... Sunday, Sept. 25th at Blankets Creek from 9-12 - meet in the skills training area.

We will discuss the nuts and bolts of cyclocross racing, dismounts, carrying the bike, barriers, race strategy, and specific training for cross. We will also discuss the differences and advantages to a cyclocross bike versus a mountain bike for racing cross. Please bring your bike (either mountain or cyclocross) and helmet. Those with cross bikes, feel free to join me for a lap or two of the Dwelling Loop after the clinic and see just how versatile and fun a cross bike can be!

Trish's Notes: Keep an eye on the forum at www.georgia-cross.com for info. on the clinic and other CX news. If you have a mountain bike, it would be helpful to take the bottle cages off as it makes the bike easier to life over the barriers. Also, take off the bar ends for safety sake.

Multi Sport Calendars I've gotten a few emails lately about "Where can I find information on Triathlons, Duathlons, etc.?" Sorry, I really don't know. I'm not into triathlons or other multisport races. Maybe there is an equivalent for Southeastern Cycling for Multipart, but if there is, I don't know.

8-29-2005  CX Practices From the Georgia-cross.com Forum: CX practices will start
 at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta the Wednesday after Labor Day (Sept. 7th). People will be out there by 5:30. Feel free to show up earlier. Plan to ride until dark. Hope to see you then.

Directions:
Southbound from Chattanooga -- Take I-75 south to Exit 261 (Delk Rd); Turn Right off of exit.
Northbound from Atlanta Take I-75 north to Exit 261 (Lockheed Martin/Life University); Exit loops under overpass and sends you west.
Proceed straight and continue for about 5 miles. You will pass Lockheed Martin on your left. Turn right onto Austell Rd (Hwy 5) and continue for 2 miles until you reach County Services Parkway. Turn right. At the bottom of the hill Turn left onto Al Bishop Rd. The cyclocross course will be on your right.

Trish's Note: These practices are "pick up rides." They have no leader, you are at your on risk, etc.

TN CX The Mud, Sweat, and Gears CX website has the 2005 CX schedule. MSG Race Dates 2005: 10/15, 10/22, 11/5, 11/12, 12/3, and 12/10 The Mud, Sweat, and Gears Cyclocross Series will have 2 venues in 2005. Four races (10/15, 10/22, 11/12, and 12/10) will be at Winged Deer Park in Johnson City, TN. Two races (11/5 and 12/3) will be held at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, TN). Races #3 and #6 will be worth double points.

Multi Sport Races A few people have pointed me towards the Tri Atlanta website for a Multisport calendar.

Greenville Cycling Classic News St. Francis Hospital Title Sponsor of the 21st Annual Greenville
Cycling Classic.

Greenville, SC-Four-time US Olympian and Tour de France Stage 15 Champion, George Hincapie and TIAA-Cref's Craig Lewis will battle it out at the 21st Annual St. Francis Hospital Greenville Cycling Classic presented by Hincapie Sportswear in downtown Greenville on October 15th
for the winner's share of the $10,000 cash purse. Once again, Greenville will host some of the southeast's fastest and most exciting bicycle racing action. Hincapie and Lewis will join hundreds of
professional and amateur cyclists during fun-filled weekend of  criterium  racing. "We are excited to have world class athletes like George Hincapie and Craig Lewis racing in downtown Greenville again," said Rich Hincapie, longtime Greenville Cycling Classic Race Director. "George and Craig
have both represented the US at various races in Europe this year, and they are both wrapping up terrific seasons in Greenville. We're extremely pleased to have St. Francis Hospital as the title sponsor of this year's race. They have stepped up with some incredible support for our event, and we hope to have them involved for a long time to come."

Greenville's very own, George Hincapie will be vying for his second straight victory at the Greenville Cycling Classic on October 15th. Hincapie is one of Lance Armstrong's most trusted lieutenants and the only Discovery Channel Team member to assist Lance with all seven of  his record-breaking Tour de France victories. Hincapie is one of America's most accomplished one-day classics riders, with victories in several prestigious European professional races. The four-time US Olympian and former US Professional Road National Champion is coming off one of his most successful seasons to date, with a huge win on Stage 15 of the 2005 Tour de France and several stage victories at the Dauphine Libere. "I love racing and training in Greenville," commented the ten-time Tour de France participant. "It's a great place to live and there is always a great crowd at the Greenville Cycling Classic."

Craig Lewis is one of the young cycling phenoms on the TIAA-Cref cycling team, directed by former US professional Jonathan Vaughters. Lewis has been touted as one of the most talented bicycle racers in the US under the age of 23. He has competed internationally at races in France, Italy, Spain and the Caribbean, as well as the Tour of Georgia in the US. Lewis shows great promise for the future and will surely have his sights set on the winner's share of the prize money at the Greenville Cycling Classic.

Race visitors will be treated to lots of fast-paced cycling action in the middle of downtown Greenville. The one-mile course will wind its way around the historic West End of Greenville, finishing near the beautiful Liberty Bridge at Falls Park. Cycling fans can catch all the action up close by viewing the racing from anywhere along the course. Prime viewing locations will be along Main Street through the West End, especially at the corners of Main Street and Camperdown Street and Main Street and Augusta Streets. October 15th and 16th is sure to be an exciting weekend of bicycle racing action. Races start at 9:00am on Saturday, October 15th, with the day concluding in a 50-lap pro race at 6:00pm for a $10,000 cash purse. The start and finish of all races will be located on Main Street
between Camperdown Street and Augusta Street in downtown Greenville.

8-30-2005 Bartow County Tack Update From David Crites, Georgia Bikes: "I have talked to the Bartow County Sheriff. He has received letters from those of you who sent them too.  At his request today, I sent him a map of the 12/27 mile route (and described the Georgia Games route) and I sent him descriptions of the locations of the tacking assaults from your messages about recent and  past episodes including the pad lock and unknown object throwing incident from March. The Sheriff noted that this is criminal behavior. He and his staff will look in to it."
 

Meehan's Cycleworks Crit  Results How is this for fast? The Meehan's/Cycleworks Team let me know that the results from their crit on Sat. are already online. Visit their web page for results.

Upcoming DLV Events Velodrome 30th Annivesary Festival of Speed When: Saturday, September 10th Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Racers: Women, Cat. 4/5 start at 5:00. Pro 1/2/3 start at 7:00 This will be the season finale of all season finales. The racing will be fast and the festivities will be plenty. Racers planned to be in attendance include Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's), Steve Alfred (Elite National Champion) and Anton Quist (former Elite National Champion). This will also be the velodrome's 30th anniversary, so bring yourself and the kids for live and kid friendly entertainment. So far we are planning on having a beer tent, VIP area, band and moonwalk. As more details become available we will post them.

Friday Night Sprint Series When: Friday, September 9th  Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm  Sprint Series Date Change! The Summer Sprint Series is changing dates, and this Friday's (September 2nd) race is cancelled! That's the bad news. The good news? This Friday's race has been RESCHEDULED to make it easier for you to come to to the track and race both the sprint series and the Festival of Speed - that's right, the sprint tournament has been moved to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th. As an added bonus, current ELITE NATIONAL MATCH SPRINT CHAMPION Steve Alfred, and former ELITE NATIONAL KILOMETER CHAMPION Anton Quist will joins us for racing and coaching. This is your chance to learn directly from National Champions. No other velodrome offers this type of opportunity, so be sure to be there on Friday Night, September 9th. See the new FLYER for details. SEE YOU ON THE TRACK! Note: To race, you MUST have completed the velodrome beginner's class. See the DLV Website for details on upcoming classes.
 

Steve Hill (EPVA) won the Match Sprint in his age group at Masters Track Naitonals Last week. Congratulation Steve! Photo courtesy of Steve Hill.
 

8-31-2005 Ft. Yargo Trails Closed The Ft. Yargo mountain bike trails are closed until further notice. The trails were severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina.

I went to dinner with some friends Monday night for my birthday. My friend BW did a century  Monday. This is what you get when you forget to put on sunscreen. :)