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May 2012 5-1-2012 Free Clinics Upcoming FREE Clinics at Free Flite: Be
sure to check out one of our upcoming free clinics! Please email
clinics@freeflite.com if you
plan to attend any of our free clinics. Include the date and location of the
clinic you plan to attend. Cyclist Killed in Decatur Paul Taylor, a local avid cyclist, was killed Monday morning in Decatur as he was commuting. The Decatur Patch and the AJC have articles about the accident. Southeastern Cycling sends its condolences to the Taylor family. West Point Tour De Lake The Memorial Service for Paul Taylor: Oak Grove United Methodist Church extends its sympathy to Barbara, Ben, Rachel, Kelley, and Grace Taylor on the death of Paul Taylor, who passed away on April 30, 2012. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at Oak Grove United Methodist Church. There will be two times of visitation: Wednesday, May 2, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at A. S. Turner Funeral Home and Thursday, May 3, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Please note that these visitations are at different locations. There will be a private burial. Oak Grove United Methodist Church | 1722 Oak Grove Road | Decatur | GA | 30033
Roswell Crit Photos on Cyclingnews Southeastern Cycling has photos from
the
Historic Roswell Crit up on Cyclingnews! http://www.velonews.com and http://www.cyclingnews.com have full coverage fo all of the weekend's racing action at Roswell and Twilight Handcycle Races While Crit racers were in Roswell and Athens this weekend, hand cyclists were in Rome for the Clocktower Classic. 5-3-2012 Paul Taylor Funeral Arrangements The Patch
has Paul Taylor's funeral arrangements.Memorial contributions may be made in his
memory to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church Youth Ministry.
http://northdruidhills.patch.com/articles/paul-taylor-1958-2012 5-4-2012 Pedalpalooza SORBA Woodstock is hosting their annual festival, Pedalpalooza, this weekend at Blanket's Creel. Check out the full schedule of rides, games, the reopening of the Van Michael Trail, and More! Sandy Springs Challenge The Sandy Springs Challenge is on Sunday! The Northside Hospital Metric Century ride is open to all riders. The Sandy Springs Crit has races for all categories throughout the day. This year's event will raise money for the Sandy Springs Police and Fire Departments.
Pro Nats to Chattanooga! USA Cycling has announced that Chattanooga, TN
will host the
georgia. In even better news, the Women's Pro RR and TT Championships will
move to coincide with the Men's events. 5-6-2012 Sandy Springs Photos I'm working on getting my Sandy Springs photos up, but I have almost 1000. I hope to have them all up in a few days. In the meantime, enjoy my photos on C Cyclingnews.com: http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/sandy-springs-criterium-2012/photos
Joanne Kiesanowski (Tibco) win the Pro Women's race at Sandy Springs.
The Pro Men's field comes towards turn 1 at Sandy Springs. Race goers enjoyed the Sandy Springs Food and Wine Festival that can be seen in the background.
"Interesting" Racing in Anderson Let's say that there was some
"interesting" racing by some local Georgia racers Saturday at the Anderson, SC
Speedweek Crit. I will not weigh in on the subject and will let everyone decide
for themselves after reading the
article on Velonews. 5-7-2012 Sandy Springs Photos Photos from Sandy Springs are up at http://sadlebred.smugmug.com. There are plenty from the 2/3 Race, Pro Women, and Pro Men.
5-9-2012 The Keirin at the DLV From the DLV: This coming Saturday
May 12th, Ethic, Inc. presents 'The Keirin' Beyond Allatoona Ride The Mission Source/NCGA team would like to remind everyone that the Beyond Allatoona ride on Saturdays is now starting at 8 am. 5-10-2012 Such a Tease...Giveaway Coming Stay tuned to Southeastern Cycling on Monday! We will be doing our first ever giveaway for a really cool prize by a local company!
Public Meeting About Yellow River From
GATR: WHAT • Public input meeting to express ideas for improving the trail
system at Yellow River Park. 5-11-2012 Investigation Opened An investigation has been opened into the incident at the Anderson, SC Speedweek Race that involves a Georgia Rider. 5-13-2012 More on Speedweek Cyclingnews.com has an article on the Speedweek incident. 5-14-2012 Stuffit Review and a Giveaway! Stuffitts. What are they you might be asking yourself, or you may have already discovered them at a running, tri, or cycling expo. I found the shoe Stuffitts a few years ago when researching a way to dry my cycling shoes after a rainy ride. The old newspaper trick works but sometimes will leave newsprint inside the shoe. Then it gets on your hands and your socks. From the Stuffitts website: "Stuffitts drying inserts are soft, lightweight forms that combat moisture and kill odor in personal wearable gear, including helmets, gloves, footwear, and activewear. Simply put them in your gear, leave them overnight, and remove them the next day to dry, fresh gear." Stuffitts contain cedar, so your gear will smell nice as well. The company is based in Marietta, GA. Stuffitts sent me two items to test-the helmet Stuffitt and the Gear Bag. I'm also including the shoe Stuffitt since I've been using them for a few years. The shoe Stuffitts are one of the best, simplest things I've ever used. After my cycling shoes get wet, I put them in the shoes, leave them in overnight, and the shoes are dry. My shoes don't stink, and I don't have to deal with wet feet on my next ride. Simple. I've used them in mountain bike and road shoes, "running" shoes (err...the running shoes I power walk in), and sneakers. If your shoes stink and don't need to by dried, put the Stuffitt in for a few hours to help combat the odor.
Stuffitts Gear Bag The Stuffitt Odor-Killing Gear Bag helps to keep activewear from stinking after use. I'm sure we've all had some smelly cycling clothes that we left in our car for a few hours after a hot, sweaty ride or a rainy, wet ride or worse yet a hot, sweaty, rainy ride. Coming back to the car, our noses are assaulted with the foul smell. For wet cycling clothes wring out the excess water and put them in the Gear Bag instead of the plastic grocery bag. When you take them out to wash them, they will not stink and might even smell good. You nose will thank you. I tried the Gear Bag with several scenarios. I put a wet cotton towel in the gear bag overnight. It was a little drier in the morning but still pretty wet. After a mountain bike race, I put my kit in the Gear Bag and left it in the hot car all day while I photographed a crit. When I took them out about 10 hours later, the clothing was mostly dry and not stinky. It prevented the car from getting smelly. (Disclaimer: I recommend washing any worn cycling clothing before wearing again.) For the last scenario, I put a jersey under running water until it was soaked. I wrung out the excess water and left it in the Gear Bag overnight. The next morning, the jersey was dry. The Gear Bag has a drawstring top and sturdy straps to carry it by. It also has two pockets on the outside for small items.
The Helmet Stuffit fits snugly in any standard size cycling helmet.
Photo courtesy of Stuffitss Legal Stuff: How to Enter: 5-15-2012 Woodland Brook Closed Woodland Brook in Vinings will be closed from approximately May 24 until Aug. 13 to install a new drainage culvert.. The road is popular with cyclists in Buckhead and Vinings. It is used on such rides as the Buckhead Bellyache, the Tuesday World Cup, and Beyond Six Flats. The "cyclist detour" is from the Chattahoochee River heading north on Paces Ferry, turn left onto Randall Farm, Left onto Orchard Knob, right back onto Woodland Brook. There is also a lot of paving going on in Buckhead. Last week sections of Mt. Paran and Dudley Road near Chastain Park were torn up. Remember to be careful no matter what part of town you are in if the roads are under construction. Pay extra attention to rough pavement, steel plates, sewer grates, gravel, etc.
IMBA-SORBA Announces the Coldwater Mountain Trail System Grand Opening National Bike Month Something would be amiss if I didn't mention that May is National Bike Month, and this is Bike to Work Week. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is hosting Bike Trains to work this week. Several area cities including Atlanta and Marietta will be hosting a Ride of Silence. There are also Confident Cycling classes and True Beginner classes. More classes will be offered by the ABC in June. 5-16-2012 Giveaway! Don't forget to enter the Giveaway for Stuffits over on the Southeastern Cycling Facebook Page!
Bicycle Little League The DLV Little League was featured on the local CBS
channel's weekly "Fit Kids" segment last week.
Watch
the video. 5-17-2012 Cochran Shoals (Sope Creek) Temporary Trail Closure From
SORBA: Note: This is not the mountain bike trail. It's the crushed
gravel, wide multi-use trail that you may or may not use to get to the mtb
trail. 5-22-2012 ...and the Winner Is.... The winner of the Stuffits Glove Savers is Bob Kuhn! Congratulations, Bob! Bike to Work Day Falcon's General Manager Thomas Dimitroff and several area cyclists including Free Flite owner Dan Thornton and Outback Bikes owner Pete Wicker participated in Bike to Work Day last Friday. They rode about 40 miles from downtown to the Falcon's training facility in Flowery Branch. Fox 5 Sports covered the action. Georgia Cycling Gran Prix The Georgia Cycling Gran Prix registration is open! US Pro The US Professional Cycling Championships are being held for the final time in Greenville, SC this weekend. The Time Trial will be Friday at the CU-ICAR campus at 11:30. The Road Race is Monday at 11:30 am in the heart of downtown Greenville. There will be 115 miles of pain with several ascents up Paris Mountain. There are lots of other events going on in Greenville for the whole family! Bull Mountain Work Party From David Muse: National Trails Day is June 2nd and that also just happens to fall on the date of the next Bull Mountain/Jake work party. Unless you're already committed to another work party on June 2nd, we could really use you ad Bull and Jake, so mark the date in your calendars and be there! We'll meet up at 9AM at the port-a-potty just past the Jake Lot. Please let me know if you're going to be there so we can get a good idea ahead of time how much lunch we'll need to make. We could especially use sawyers and anyone certified to operate a Ditch Witch in the Blue Ridge district but there's plenty of work for everyone. RVSP on their Facebook Page.
5-23-2012 Georgia Ranks.... The League of American Bicyclists ranks Georgia 23rd in the nation for being Bicycle Friendly. Georgia got high marks for its legislation and enforcement, including the 3 Feet Law. We got middle of the road marks for infrastructure and training and education and encouragement. 5-24-2012 From the promoter:
3rd Annual JACKSON COUNTY BREVET:
DATE: June 16, 2012
LOCATION: Braselton, GA
TIME: 7:30 start
LARGEST EVENT in the entire USA for Aplastic
Anemia (AA). 600 riders in 2010; 1,000 riders
in 2011; 1,500 spots for 2012 (sellout expected). I created
the Jackson
County Brevet b/c my wife Kelly (and many others) suffer
from AA, a rare/deadly disease where the treatment has not changed
since 1986. This ride is literally about modernizing an outdated
treatment, giving Kelly and others with AA, a chance to live a full
life like you and me.
Registration is tracking at over 100% growth compared to 2011.
Sellout is highly expected... Click HERE to
register NOW.
- BEST MARKED Routes
- HUGE Raffle with over $6,500 in prizes, including 2012 Cannondale
CAAD 10 3 Ultegra road bike
- After-ride smorgasbord
- Venue only 300 yds off Interstate (all asphalt parking)
- Rest stops every 18 miles (avg)
5-25-2012 Race to Sunset From the promoter: Six Hour Race to Sunset at Blankets Creek - August 4, 2012 We are pleased to announce the second running of the 6 Hour Race to Sunset at Blankets Creek Trails in Canton, GA. The race will be begin at 3 pm and racers will ride off into the sunset and race until 9 pm. Solo, two, and three person divisions are available. The awards ceremony will follow the race at 10 pm. If the parking lot expansion is complete there are rumors of a misting station. We have shortened the course for 2012 so the lap will be approximately 7 miles. This will allow all racers to complete more laps of the course and will allow teams of three to still get in hopefully two laps each. We will also institute a firm 9 pm cutoff, meaning you need to be back by 9 pm or your last lap will not count. This will allow more ride time and give racers a chance to try to beat the clock to get that last lap in. The race course will include a portion of the Van Michael Trail and the entire Dwelling Loop. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit SORBA Woodstock for the continued maintenance of the Blankets Creek and Rope Mill Park Trails. The event is a joint effort between Mountain Goat Adventures LLC and SORBA Woodstock. Online Registration is open.
Racing in Georgia Racing in Georgia is a little light the next few weeks,
especially road racing. This is a good excuse to get out to some
mountain bike races in the GCS and SERC
series or the venerable
Bump N Grind or to the
Dick Lane Velodrome. Even if you
don't race, come out and cheer everyone on! For you roadies, the
Healthy Newton Omnium is June 9-10,
and the
Peachtree Bikes TT Series Final at Serenbe is June 17th.
5-26-2012 Letter from the Editor in Blue Ridge Glenn Harbison, the editor of the News Observer in Blue Ridge, GA, penned an inflammatory editorial article against cyclists and our rights to ride on the road. Georgia Bikes, our state advocacy organization, has responded with a great rebuke. It reminds all of us that we pay for and have the right to use the roads in Georgia as well as the other 49 states. There is a lot of discussion on Facebook about this. Please send Mr. Harbison an email about how his views are wrong (remember to be polite!). He can be reached at 706-632-2019 or by e-mail at glenn@thenewsobserver.com. 5-27-2012 Chicopee Work Party Gainesville SORBA will host a trail work party at Chicopee Woods on June 9. Meet in the trailhead parking lot at 9 am. Lunch will be provided, and there will be a raffle. 5-30-2012 US Pro Photos I have about 1000 photos of the US Pro Championships in Greenville, SC from this weekend up at http://sadlebred.smugmug.com. This was the last year for the event in Greenville. It moves to Chattanooga, TN for 2013-2014. The Pro Women will also have their national championships at the same time as the men.
Timmy Duggan (Liquigas-Cannondale) wins the US Pro Road Race Championship on Sunday in Greenville, SC. Photo by Trish Albert/Southeasterncyclng.com
Vote YES Tuesday's New-Observer (Blue Ridge, GA), they have a poll if
bicycles should be allowed on roads w/a speed limit above 45 mph. Go vote Yes! Healthy Newton Omnium News USAC reported that the Healthy Newton Omnium is a Lance Armstrong Junior Race Series event. This is great news for the juniors who want points to go to camp.
Dauset/Indian Springs Trail Opening From the
SORBA Forum: "We are finally opening the trail that connects Dauset Trails
Nature Center with Indian Springs State Park! The trail will open on National
Trails Day Saturday, June 2 at 9:00 a.m. We will have a brief "ceremony" at the
trail entrance in the field beside ISSP at 9:00.
5-31-2012 Frazier Cycling News Frazier Cycling is very proud of our
juniors who are ready to cat up to the next level. GATR National Trails Day From GATR: Come out and celebrate National Trails day by helping GATR finish the section of trail that will eliminate two-way traffic and road entry during races. Grayson's own Ethan Quehl will be out to help with National Trails day. We will bench cut until folks get tired and then work on clearing trail and then break for lunch and nice cold beverages. We have a couple hundred yards of brand new trail to clear. If we have some energy to spare after lunch, we'll hit the trails for a group ride. Meet at the Ozora Meadows Parking lot at 9 a.m. ready to "roll". Clint Walker, Tribble Mill trails coordinator, will have the GATR trailer parked on the side road near the normal race start area at 8 a.m. Bring plenty of bug repellent, gloves, water and trail building gusto! Note that GATRs main source of incomes is providing the race course setup and marshalling at Tribble Mill. More info; http://www.sorbagatr.org/2012/05/29/national-trails-day-at-tribble-mill-on-saturday-june-2nd/
Blanket's Creek Parking Lot SORBA Woodstock reports that Cherokee
County is coming out with gravel to repair the entrance to the Blanket's Creek
parking lot on Monday 6/4/12 from 8 am to 1 pm. Cars will not be able to pass
into the parking lot while they are working. Please park at the church and ride
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