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Advertising & Sales Director Steve Rivera Account Executives Wayne Churchman Marilyn Hall Elaine Mariolle Ila Stadie Layout & Graphic Design Patrick Day

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Subscriptions/Distribution Greg Goldby Contributors Damion Alexander, Racheal Allen, Felix Gafner, Rocky LaRose , Mike Proctor, Tracey Metcalfe Rowely

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Writer Dr. Christy Wise brings up the subject of adults needing to do what they did when they were younger … act like kids. It’s about having fun and enjoying yourself. It’ll help with happiness and health. You might want to try it.

Raising Hope Through Help For Charities Local cyclist and advocate Damion Alexander has a plan to raise a few thousand dollars for local charities for the upcoming El Tour. He plans on riding the Tour for as many beneciaries who want his services. A few have already joined in. See how you can.

UA Cycling Team Excels Since 2014, the team has focused on rebuilding and over the last couple of years it’s done very well. The team achieved their goals of being No. 1 after wins at cyclocross nationals, 6th at BMX (rst in clubs), and third overall at road nationals.

Come join the Perimeter staff and many others as we kick off the El Tour season. It’s September 15 and begins on various sites of the Loop and ends at an after party beginning at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ramada (777 W. Cushing Street & I-10).

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The Loop Motivated Me to Get a New Bike Writer/cyclist Felix Gafner has liked The Loop so much he bought a bike and now spends his time on The Loop. It’s like he’s been awakened by the scenic route of more than 128-miles. He encourages everyone to ride it.

El Tour De Mesa Was A Great Day There was plenty of excitement in the 100K and 50K rides in Mesa.

The 50K ride for the men was as close as you can get, but Conor Johnson prevailed. In the 50K, Tucson’s McEvoy nished rst and 24th overall. Tanner Thornton broke late to take the 100K.

Seeing The World While Wearing Running Shoes Writer Tracey Metcalfe Rowley had a business trip to San Antonio and the last thing she wanted to do was miss out on a running workout. So, she was innovated and inspired to see the city on a run.

She found a tour – where they run – and take in the site. Cool concept.

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Notes From The Editor

It’s the Summer But Perimeter Bicycling Never Sleeps

By Steve Rivera So, you think the summer months mean a slow down with Perimeter Bicycling and El Tour de Tucson?

Hardly, in that we’re very busy getting ready for what we think is going to be a very nice 36th El Tour. We’re busy getting ready for a ride of a lifetime. And we’re making changes that have not been done before. We’ve decided to move our longest ride to just 103 miles, the shortest course we’ve ever done for our main event.

Some will like it some won’t but we’re sure Platinum riders will feel good about trying to qualify to stay Platinum or gain Platinum status.

Construction on the Northwest part of the Tucson has forced us to make some changes to the course and the miles. We will also have different starting points for the 25-mile and 75mile rides.

But, hold your breath because we won’t be releasing the new route map until Aug. 1 when everything is finalized.

One thing that won’t happen: you won’t be crossing the lower Santa Cruz. After all these years that has been eliminated.

So, yes, changes indeed. But it’s still El Tour, one of the premier bike rides in the state and country. And one where we expect no less than 7,000 cyclists to take part in our main event.

But many of you dedicated cyclists who have ridden in our event know the drill: it’s an event where new cyclists are joining more and more. Through the summer – and at print date – we are about 20 percent up in registration from previous years. We’re undoubtably excited about that. We already see plenty of cyclists preparing for the ride.

We’re still four to five months away from El Tour, and until then Tail Winds is here with our summer issue where we write about a variety of things including running, motivation, having fun and, of course, cycling.

In this issue, we feature attorney/writer/cyclist Mike Proctor, who appropriately stated: “Isn’t the worst day outside living the adventure

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better than the best day in the office?”

I totally agree. Heck, I’d be writing this outside of the office if I could type this somewhere outdoors.

Proctor and his wife, Rocky, took to several national monuments in the Southwest, riding and running in order to see the sites. Rocky took the pictures. They arranged a three-week excursion to Zion, Bryce, and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.

Click on Tail Winds Online Tail Winds may look the same on paper, but we are distributing it mostly on online. We’ve packaged it differently on our website so it will be easier to find and to read. Now, it will be just one click away when readers get it via their computer. You’ll be able to scroll down to get to our table of contents easily and you’ll also be able to search for names in our newer version of the website. We hope you enjoy the easier-to-read and get-to website. It’s important to us you read a publication you are proud of. Visit us at perimeterbicycling.com/tailwinds/ What he returned with was an educational, sometimes self-effacing look at the trip. He also brought us tips on what to do if you take a similar trip.

Thank you, Mike.

Dr. Christy Wise, who wrote her second piece for us, looked at what every adult should do – be a kid again.

She suggests having fun, especially in our older years. Playtime is important, she wrote.

“What if I told you there are fantastic reasons to play again?” she wrote. “What if I said to you there is scientific proof and measurable health benefits. Would you go out and play?”

Heck, you don’t have to tell me that. Let’s go. She did, taking part of a mud run in San Diego in the spring.

Speaking of fun. We’re getting geared up for our third Loop The Loop event which will be on Sept. 15. More than 1,000 cyclists, runners, walkers and the like will take part in the event as we prepare to kick off El Tour

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season. It’s one of the fun events Perimeter likes to hold in helping get the word out about El Tour. For you novices that haven’t been on The Loop, writer/cyclist Felix Gafner bought a new bike and started riding again.

Friends told him about The Loop so he rode it. He had so many good things to say about it, that he rides it all the time.

Go out and enjoy The Loop. And join us on Sept. 15. We’d love to have you.

If you need some motivation we have the perfect person to get it from.

She’s Rachel Allen, who returns for her second story on getting fit and motivated. She writes about getting trained and staying trained. Some of her tips are: train wisely, make it a lifestyle, chart gains and, um, keep going.

Sound advice indeed.

Writer Tracey Metcalfe Rowley gives advice on finding ways to keep in shape while on the road. She did it in San Antonio when she wanted to take in the sites while there on a business trip.

And, of course, we have the annual results of our ride in Mesa. Holualoa Companies El Tour de Mesa was once again a big hit with our cyclists. More than 1,200 showed up and experienced great weather and a comfortable ride.

We feature some of the top riders in the event and what they experienced.

We also offer up three pages of results, pictures and more.

If you rode in it, find your name on these pages.

Enjoy our summer issue. We look forward to cooler temps later and a great ride in El Tour de Tucson.

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El Tour Theme Set We have a winner!

Well, we do for the year’s theme for the 36th El Tour de Tucson.

It’s: “Changing Lives One Mile at a Time.”

We love it.

For the last decade or so, we’ve gone with a slogan of some sort or another and have come up with a number of good ones through the years. We think this is a great one given our mission of charity for those in need. Over the last the last 35 years, we’ve helped raise more than $90 million for more than 100 beneficiaries.

We project to raise more than $12 million this year.

So, indeed, we are helping change lives one mile at a time.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe set for 40th Annual Flag Run Are you part of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe? If so, they would like for you join them at the 40th Annual Tribal Recognition Flag Run. It’s Sept. 13-18. The Pascua Yaquis will have a relay run from Vicam Pueblo near Guaymas to Pascua Pueblo here.

It’s about 380 miles over a five-day period. For more information contact, Mariano Avelarde at 520-879-5482. Or reach him by email at: Mariano.Avelarde@pascuayaquinsn.gov for details.

Tucson is one of the better places in the U.S. to ride a bike!

It’s no surprise to us here at Perimeter Bicycling that Tucson is rated as one of the top places for cycling. We’ve known it for a long time.

In recent months, PeopleforBikes.com ranked Tucson No. 2 among big cities and fifth overall. It had a rating of 3.3 overall, with categories including ridership, safety, network, reach and acceleration.

They report that when “people ride bikes, great things happen: they get happier, healthier, richer, more equal and more connected to their communities. Great things happen to those communities, too, even for people who never bike: less pollution, higher-capacity roadways, better mass transit, lower health care premiums, and local economies that have more money to invest in themselves.

Avid cyclists know this is all true.

People for Bikes recently unveiled a new, datadriven, city-rating system for identifying the best places in America for people with bikes among 480 cities. The rating system is updated each year and cities are penalized for slowing their progress.

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Tucson Endurance Performance Opens New Store Tucson Endurance Performance has taken over a much-needed niche – triathlon sports enthusiasts.

And to help accomplish that it has opened a second store to accommodate those types of athletes. And yet they haven’t forgotten cyclists.

The new store is at Grant and Swan at the Crossroads Festival Plaza. The original store is at Orange Grove and Oracle. The new store is nearly twice the size of the first, coming in at 5,000 square feet. It opened in April of this year.

Tucson Endurance Performance is a proud sponsor of El Tour de Tucson.

The new store has more of a “triathlon focus” in an attempt to takeover that sport in southern Arizona.

“We’ve kind of filled that triathlon need for all the local triathletes,” said Pam Kallio of Endurance. “We’re basically the only triathlon store in Tucson.

When Trisports decided to close their doors there was no place else to go.”

The new store runs the gamut of bike fits, run analysis, indoor sessions on the bike and a host of other things help with the runner, cyclist and swimmer.

As for being a longtime sponsor for El Tour, Kallio said: “We look forward to it. It’s one of the best events and being part of it is an honor. We want to help support it. We want to help it grow. It’s one of the premier events.”

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OK, so maybe I hadn’t planned on pedaling into blowing sleet slicing my face like 30 miles-per-hour daggers. And, maybe I hadn’t thought through the impact of caked frozen road slush on my rear derailleur when I had to grab the last gear available.

I mean, this is a vacation, right? Aren’t vacations supposed to be fun? And it’s May in the high desert Southwest. Who would have expected driven snow, sleet and icy roads? After all, isn’t this, this very moment, the reason I retired? Isn’t the worst day outside living the adventure better than the best day in the office?

Yeah, maybe. But maybe not today. I am miserable.

My primary objective is to avoid the walk of shame, getting off the bike on a minor hill where my legs and machine might not navigate given these conditions.

Actually, I need just to turn around without falling over. As cold as I am, I have to get back to the hotel before this gets worse.

Optimism got me into this; now, it’s time to give common sense a chance.

But more on the joys of riding in our National Parks in a moment. First, a little about why I’m freezing my chain rings off in a driving May winter storm at 8,100 feet on the lip of Bryce Canyon.

Ken Burns in his 2009 documentary said America’s National Parks were “America’s best idea.” I live to be outside, and that single line captured my feeling for our parks better than any other. What an amazing decision we made as a nation to set aside these transformational places that shape our hearts and emotions and in some ways our identity as a people. The world may think many things of us, and we of ourselves, but our parks are emblematic of our best characteristics: of independence and freedom, of beauty and balance, of inspiration, of foresight, of caring.

As well, I am a creature of the Southwest, of clear skies and freestanding mountain ranges and raw canyons. I’m also a runner by religion and disposition, but a chronic injury led me back to biking after a 30-year hiatus. As a runner, I’d logged many miles in our western parks, particularly the Grand Canyon, including a few rim-to-rims and double-rim-to-rims, and dozens of shorter runs along the rim, to the river, or back, or both. I knew that some of the most powerful running experiences in the world were available right here.

But I’d never cycled in the parks. The injury, my retirement and an opportunity for a three-week road trip through northern Arizona and southern Utah got me thinking.

My wife is a photographer and had arranged shoots in Zion, Bryce, and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. What if I took a bike along, and rode or hiked in the parks along the route? While I’d driven the roads before, I’d always been focused on getting to a trailhead.

So which of these parks also had great riding? I decided to find out, and expanded the trip to include the six National Parks included in what’s known as the Grand Circle (Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Arches and the Grand Canyon, plus a handful of state parks and national monuments).

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I have an abiding love for the parks, so maybe I learned what I expected. Not withstanding the occasional absolutely miserable day in the saddle that was my own damn fault, our parks present opportunities for some of the most amazing bike rides in the world.

Not that these rides are perfect, but the combination of raw beauty, accessible rides on well-maintained roads, and plenty of information to enrich the ride can’t be matched. But let’s go back to Bryce as an example.

I won’t waste too many words trying to describe places words can’t describe. If you are not familiar with Bryce Canyon National Park, find images, look, and understand this: photos cannot describe these parks either. You must go.

Bryce is small, and the canyon you are viewing is really a series of small canyons or basins progressively destroying the edge of a plateau. But the raw and intimate red-rock beauty of park is unmatched. It envelops the viewer, and especially the runner or hiker who can enter below the rim and walk among the hoodoos, those pillars and stacks and spirits of rock almost speaking to those who enter among them.

Riding is not permitted on park trails below the rim. But the rider’s experience at Bryce is still superior to that of other rim-bound viewers. Riding Bryce connects you with the landscape, and nearly all viewpoints are accessible by bike, either directly or with a short walk.

But as with every park in the Grand Circle, don't just ride, make time to hike. The canyon perspective is not complete without entering.

The rim of Bryce generally faces east, and each of the overlooks are directly accessible from Utah 63 running 19 miles from Bryce Canyon City and terminating at Rainbow Point.

A designated multi-use path parallels the road for the first six miles to Inspiration Point.

Each of these parks deserves its own article and Bryce is no exception. The overlooks are stunning, and a fit rider going all the way to Rainbow and back will climb several thousand feet in 40 miles. A rider stopping at the viewpoints, whether on the bike, in the car, or hiking after an early morning ride, will come to better understand why Bryce and the other parks in the Grand Circle came into the National Park System.

Aside from the parks themselves, other attractions along the Grand Circle route warrant a visit. Those include the wellknown like Monument Valley, the more obscure such as Kodachrome Basin, and even a few of the routes themselves, like Utah Highway 12 from Escalante through Boulder to Torrey. A strong and ambitious rider with a lot of time could theoretically ride not just in but also between the parks.

But regardless what you choose to ride, be prepared, and prepare to be transformed.

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Hit The Trail!

Enjoy The Beauty Of The Nation’s Parks

By Mike Proctor … On A Bicycle

Mike Proctor rides one of his vacation journeys. Rocky LaRose photo

Here are a few recommendations that apply to riding in the parks, Mike’s Grand Circle Seven.

1. Ride early to beat the traffic.

2. Most of the scenic routes are well maintained, but with narrow shoulders and distracted drivers, so ride defensively.

3. You’ll need your park pass AND identification to enter.

4. Embrace the small ring: all these routes are hilly.

5. You MUST save time to hike in the parks as well.

6. We are privileged to ride these parks, including a few roads closed to all other vehicular traffic except shuttles, so be a model citizen.

7. Be prepared for high elevation, quick changes in weather, and lack of water or food stops.

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Getting Down and Dirty

forAll Allthe theRight RightReasons Reasons for

By Dr. Christy Wise Ok, let’s be honest. For most adults, “playtime” has been long gone since some time in childhood. Now our memories are just delightful childhood experiences. Do you remember what it felt like to be so in the moment, that you felt alive with excitement and could feel the energy rushing through your veins?

It might have been a simple game or experience, but now their sweet nostalgic memories have left a lifelong impact on us. We seem to remember similar things like, the smell of play dough, or the feeling of taking flight when jumping from a swing. And then we grew up, and one day it just stopped.

We stopped playing. But what if I told you there are fantastic reasons to play again? What if I said to you that there is scientific proof and measurable health benefits. Would you go out and play?

Let's look at this realistically, because I can already hear your

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automatic thoughts creating the excuses loud and clear. All of the mentally rehearsed reasons why you don’t go play.

They include: “it would be nice if I had time to play like that again” or “some of us need to work and make a living.” But aren't most adults you know going about their daily grind, utterly exhausted, weary and steeped in hot obligations and responsibilities? All searching for a way to “unhook”, “wind down” or “find peace.”

In the past few years, there has been a bold new movement worldwide to promote “playtime” for adults. People just like you and I are hungry to reconnect with their overly tired and neglected inner child. So what might

Dr. Christy and daughter, Alexis, have a great time being young again. Photo courtesy Dr. Christy Wise

playtime look like now?

Well, you've probably seen one, been given one or even been the giver of an adult coloring book for example. If you haven't tried them you should, they are fun and indeed a step in the right direction. Last year, on Amazon the two best-selling books were – yup, you guessed it - adult coloring books. About 12 million copies were sold in 2016. But I am not just talking about coloring books; I am talking about “Getting Down Dirty.”

Playtime for adults has popped up all over the world. Like arts and crafts classes in Russia, laughter clubs in India. In New York finger-painting classes that include show and tell for $335 a class. And my favorite, sleep away camp for adults in Texas, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Florida.

With their website specifically stating: “Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back to summer camp as an adult? Escape to a weekend experience that combines your favorite aspects of childhood fun along with the best of what being a grown-up has to offer.”

So, you can see where I am going with this, playing like a kid is back by popular demand. Why has it suddenly become popular right now? Many believe that it is inspired by the “Millennial Generation” which has “chosen to shirk responsibility and refuse to grow up.” I have great news to you millennials - it’s not you shirking anything. Current research has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that “playtime” is more than just for fun.

A Harvard researcher by the name of Robert Waldinger participated in a 75-year study. What they discovered was people who experienced deeper life “satisfaction” were healthier and happier across their entire life span.

Simple, but true. So what have we learned? Taking a step away from our daily grind and going outside to play, has lifelong benefits. It will decrease stress, boost creativity, improve brain function and has a massive impact on our emotional and psychological state.

One of my favorite benefits though is the impact it has on our relationships.

Not just our personal, intimate and meaningful relationships, but the relationship we have with the world

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around us. It helps foster a healthier level of trust in others. Think about it closely for one more second. A crucial part of child development teaches us that a lack of appropriate playtime for children is viewed as a “Major Health Obstacle” and has a detrimental effect on a child's healthy development.

Sadly in the United States, there has been a dramatic decrease in allowable “playtime” for our children. That decrease has shown a direct correlation with both depression and anxiety later in life. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, a psychologist, says, "by abandoning play, we are abandoning an important part of ourselves. Playtime isn't just important for our kids; it’s beneficial to our society.”

There are main qualities that define “playtime.” The first is voluntary because it is not a responsibility that we must fulfill. The second is that it’s an activity that we enjoy and naturally take pleasure in. And the third, it’s flexible and you can control or change it, whenever you choose.

If we know playing increases life satisfaction substantially, what keeps us locked in a world where we are workobsessed and unable to “let go”?

Ultimately, our capacity to “let go” has shifted. Imagination slips away from lack of use, and we buy into the notion that there is only “one right answer” for everything. And to make matters worse, when we finally do play, we make sure to “play by the rules” further suppressing imagination. As an adult, playtime is perceived as immature, unproductive and is often a secret, guilty pleasure.

How do you change the way we think about playing? Asking yourself that question is a great start! First, allow yourself time to play each day. It can be as small as laying on the carpet with your puppy or racing your partner to the mailbox. Just start some place. My suggestion, however, is to surround yourself with playful people! Choosing playful friends, and yes, a playful work environment is your best bet. This is where millennials have the right idea!

The big takeaway? Step away from your phone, get out of your chair, grab someone you care about, and go outside and PLAY!

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Alexander: Raising Hope Through Help For Charities

By Damion Alexander Non profits can’t function without our financial support – and it is vital to their day-to-day operations to raise these dollars. However, I have found every charity needs contributions that don’t necessarily focus on money. For example, almost every one of these organizations has opportunities for volunteers, as well as leaders and experts. I’ve discovered from hands-on experience that the people who give back through volunteering represent the best our community has to offer, and through their volunteering, they find their place within our community.

Throughout this year, as I register for each charity, I will be producing a short video taking us behind the scenes, giving you full access to their work and programs. My hope is that you will find work that sings to your heart, inspiring you to register and raise funds. You will not only be doing goodwill, but you will also receive, perhaps, some awesome perks. You also become part of a welcoming community that values your support.

To make a contribution to any of the charities for which I am riding, please visit my blog www.bikepilgrim.com. I will be sharing the videos and updates there as well. If you are moved to register as an El Tour charity rider, please visit www.bikepilgrim.com. Thank you!

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Nonprofits can’t function without our financial support – and it is vital to their day-to-day operations to raise these dollars.

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Do you know that El Tour de Tucson riders have raised more than $90 million for charity?

Well, that’s the case through the event’s 35 years.

Every year, El Tour has partnered with one organization as its primary beneficiary – a charity that receives a contribution from every rider’s entry. In addition, every rider may raise funds for charities of their choice. As an El Tour rider in years past, I have raised funds for over 100 charities.

I’d encourage you do the same.

Why do El Tour riders raise funds for a charity while riding? For some, it is just a matter of raising capital to enable a nonprofit for which they have a passion to provide services. For others, they love the sweet perks many of the charities provide as a way of saying “thank you” to those who ride in the charities’ names.

Perks have included everything from free registration into El Tour, training and coaching, to cycling apparel, bikes for use on ride day, and more. While I love all of the sweet perks – for 2018 - I have set my goals higher as a charity rider.

This year, instead of riding for only one beneficiary, I will be riding for EVERY charity. My goal is to raise a total of $100,000. Ambitious, yes? Do you want to join me?

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SALEF Donates $30K for Tucson’s Downtown Police Officers Bikes, bikes and more bikes – you’ll be seeing newer ones in the downtown Tucson area after Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation donated $30,000 for that specific purpose.

The Tucson Police Department expressed a need for newer bikes as well as improved/fixed ones.

The money covered the cost for 10 mountain bikes and four electric bicycles to help with its personal patrol.

“SALEF communicates with our partnering agencies: Tucson Police, Marana Police, UA Police and Pima County Sheriff’s Department, to ensure they know we are here to provide funding or supplemental funding toward their greatest needs with respect to equipment, technology and safety training which helps keep our law enforcement safe and able to conduct their work of serving and protecting our community,” said Bonnie Faircloth, executive director of the organization. “Members of the community can support our law enforcement and the efforts of SALEF by donating anytime at www.ProtectingOurProtectors.org.”

The equipment is all in a day’s work, especially for the police officers downtown.

The electric bikes help in assisting the police in not expending so much energy in their patrols. They will help with efficiency.

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The bikes will allow the officers to get on various pavements/terrains throughout the city or wherever police need to get to to do their jobs.

The SALEF is happy to provide what it can. They help a number of agencies: South Tucson PD, Marana PD, UA PD, PCSO, Oro Valley PD, and Sahuarita PD. “Our past fiscal year, we accomplished continuing our partnership and assistance with TPD, and added Marana PD, UAPD and PCSO,” Faircloth said. “We hope to partner with the three remaining agencies this fiscal year.”

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UA Cycling Team Is No. 1 In The Country And Hoping To Stay That Way Since 2013, Arizona has the distinction of: They may be going under the  2013 USA Cycling fastest growing radar at the University of Arizona, club but the school’s cycling team  2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 USA Cycling continues to be one of the best in Club of the Year the country. This school year  2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 UA Rec Center proved that to be true again.

Sportsman of the Year Since 2014, the team has focused on  2016, 2018 UA Rec Center rebuilding and over the last couple of years it’s done very well.

The team achieved their goals of being No. 1 after wins at cyclocross nationals, 6th at BMX (first in clubs), and third overall at road nationals.

“I wouldn't say it was a surprise,” said Joey Iuliano, the team’s president. “This is also uncharted territory for the team. The highest we've placed before was 5th in the nation (2017). It does, however, speak volumes about the dedication of my leadership team and the members. We establish our goals for the next school year at the last meeting as a team and then the leadership looks at ways to achieve them. This includes seeking sponsors, fundraising, alumni relations, recruiting, planning trips, coordinating with the school, etc. We aim to make it as seamless as possible for our members to compete. So it is extremely rewarding for us to meet the goals we lay out.”

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Sportswoman of the Year and Club Achievement Award  15 Division 1 conference omnium championship titles  19 Individual omnium titles  100+ podium finishes at local and national events

 1st Place Women’s 2018 Team Time Trial

 1st Place 2018 Cyclocross Team Relay

 1st Place Women’s 2017 Road Race- Erica Clevenger

 2nd Place Women’s 2017 Crit, ITT, and Omnium- Erica Clevenger

 2nd Place Men’s 2015 XC Nationals- Kyle Trudeau

“A reoccurring theme is that a lot of our success comes from our women,” said Iuliano. “This isn't an accident. We place a

lot of focus on supporting our women.”

Iuliano said the future looks good with “our goal (being) to defend our number one ranking, retaining our CX and TTT, while also expanding into track and a return to mountain bike nationals (skipped 2017 due to low interest). We'll also be looking to send a men's and women's team to compete in the UCI Tour of the Gila - something a collegiate

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UA Cycling Team.

Photo Courtesy Joey Iuliano team has never done before. I really like to be the first team to do something, so I'm excited about getting our top riders into Gila under our colors. And of course we still want to recruit new riders into the sport, continue dominating the local collegiate races, and help promote the sport of cycling in Tucson.”

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Third PIMA COUNTY ● EL TOUR

Presented by Rio Nuevo

Loop The Loop Set for Sept. 15 – Come Join Us! Come join us for the third installment of the Pima County El Tour Loop the Loop.

It will be on Sept. 15, 2018 on and around The Loop from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Perimeter Bicycle staff will host the event and more than 25 beneficiaries will take part in the morning’s festivities as everyone kicks off El Tour season.

There will be an after-party beginning at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ramada (777 W. Cushing Street & I-10).

There will be more than 50 prizes with the grand prize a $3,000 bike. Cyclists can pick up raffle tickets at various beneficiary stops on that morning.

There will be a live band (Michael P. & The Gullywashers) and great food.

In each of the last two Loop the Loop parties, more than 500 cyclists participated in the after party while more than 1,000 took to the Loop to get information on the next El Tour.

For more information please visit perimeterbicycling.com or call 520-745-2033.

Cyclists have great views on The Loop.

The Loop Motivated Me To Get A New Bike

By Felix Gafner The other day I was at a party and a friend, Juan, started talking about The Loop. I found out that he was an avid cyclist as I had been a few years back, before my bike got stolen and I just somehow never got around or wanted to spend the money on buying a new one.He was raving about how marvelous The Loop was, yet he complained that his friends only wanted to ride on The Loop these days.

But what is The Loop, or The Chuck Huckelberry Loop as it is called? The Loop is a system of paved shared use paths and short segments of buffered bike lanes which connects the Rillito, Santa Cruz, and Pantano River Parks with the Julian Wash and Harrison Road Greenways. It extends through unincorporated parts of Pima County, Marana, South Tucson, Tucson and Oro Valley.

Juan and the Loop motivated me to buy a new bike … and use it. Little did I know how much. My first couple of rides were just short pieces on the loop from Tanque Verde to 1st Ave and back. Since I had ridden on the banks of the Rillito many years ago, I found it to be a pleasant surprise to find those same banks now all nicely paved, eliminating the necessity of having to hop over concrete edges and almost certainly ending up with a flat from those edges or the stones you hit every single time.

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And those concrete reinforcements were the impetus for The Loop in the first place. Per Mark Evans, a Pima county spokesman, it all started in the 1980’s with some people using the, at the time newly built soilcement banks for the prevention of erosion during floods, as walkways. He said that they built a couple of small segments along the Rillito and Santa Cruz rivers which became rather popular.

Not long ago, instead of going on my morning walk when the sun does not cast any shadows, I decided to hop on my bike and explore a little more of The Loop. With the air still cool and crisp, I rode to Tanque Verde where I took The Loop but now in the opposite direction. It’s hard to describe the feeling with words and surely the endorphins had something to with it.

The first sunrays started to hit the crowns of the palo verde trees, which were in full bloom and it particularly stood out on a stretch just south of Golf Links in the Pantano River Park where the flowers that had fallen off the trees making it look like a yellow carpet. It almost felt wrong. There is a long row of these trees and it truly looked like a red … yellow carpet spread out just for me. Lucky me that I’m not an allergy sufferer.

After passing Irvington on Harrison, there is a three-mile stretch slightly uphill where I hit a little

headwind but the ride wasn’t less pleasant because of it … on the contrary, I slowed down a bit and took the time to look at some of the gorgeous cactus flowers covering a broad spectrum of the color pallet from white to yellow, dark red all the way to an impressive fuchsia. What a fabulous feast for the eyes.

All the signs are clearly visible, and it is easy to find your way. It is because of the signs that I knew it was a three-mile stretch between Irvington and Valencia.

Fortunately, there are sporadically placed restrooms and water stations all around The Loop. Since there are no sunscreen dispensers, I asked a nice, elderly man if he had some.

And, he did, having no problem sharing some with me.

After sharing the road with cars in Rita Ranch, you get to ride along the rail tracks, and along the way you will see the TEP plant where there are some eye-catching sculptures and monuments. At this point, the tailwind made me almost competitive with one of the trains crossing the city. I almost forgot about the beauty of the ride and the morning. I could go on and on about all the beautiful bridges, the

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Felix Gafner stops on his favorite bike venue. gorgeous views and the shade trees along the Rillito River but why don’t you experience it yourself? Join the 2,000 to 5,000 people who use The Loop every day.

If I see Juan again at a party, there are two things I will tell him. First, no wonder your friends only want to ride The Loop . It is awesome and the best thing I have seen in Tucson since I moved here over 20 years ago. And second, thank you for getting me on my bike again!

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The Loop, a perfect place for a family ride.

Cyclists enjoying The Loop.

Hundreds of spectators at the Loop the Loop after party.

2017 Dedication Recipients Leila & Totten Warfield.

Welcome to “The Chuck Huckelberry Loop” The Loop has a new name and it’s called: “The Chuck Huckelberry Loop” after a 32 vote by the Pima County Board of Supervisors at the May 15 meeting to rename the 131-mile shared-use trail in honor of County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry.

The impetus to rebrand the shareduse path came from the Parks and Recreation Commission, which approved the renaming at its April 13 meeting. The Loop spans the metropolitan area, enabling cyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians to navigate on paved, vehicle-free pathways. The Loop Advisory Committee also voted in support of renaming The Loop for Huckelberry.

“Mr. Huckelberry has poured his heart and soul into this project from day one,” Michael Lundin, chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, said. “This honor is well-deserved and will be a Summer 2018

lasting legacy to his hard work and dedication to this amazing community asset.”

Lundin noted that Huckelberry’s history with The Loop dates back to the early 1980s when he served as director of the combined departments of Flood Control and Transportation. After Huckelberry became county administrator, County trails expert Steve Anderson and Sue Clark of the Pima Trails Association saw the potential of an urban loop around the metropolitan area and enlisted the support of avid cyclists like Bill Adamson, Norm Land and the late Roy Schoonover to make it happen.

“We explained to Chuck that we thought there was a case to complete The Loop in a few years,” Adamson recalled. Huckelberry pulled together staff from around the county, said Adamson, who at age 80 recently rode

the 54-mile completed Loop. “He really deserves (the naming honor) because he made the completion happen. A lot was being done, but it didn’t really accelerate until Chuck got involved.”

Pima Trails’ Clark remembered discussions of using the bank protection along the Rillito Creek for recreational purposes back in 1983.

“It started with just the Rillito but Chuck's vision has made it what it is today - a very popular outdoor shared use recreation for walkers, bicyclists, runners, equestrians and other non-motorized users. As a member of The Loop Advisory Committee and Pima Trails Association, I think it is only fitting that this great project be named in his honor.”

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Chuck Huckelberry

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El Tour De Mesa RESULTS 2018 C TEAMWORK HELPS THORNTON GET TO TOP OF EL TOUR 100K

Thornton finishes first, and Reed second.

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Tanner Thornton finished first in the 100K El Tour de Mesa in what may have been a blink of an eye. Yes, it was that close over Kyle Reedy.

Both are from Mesa and are very familiar with one another. Thornton, finished in two hours, 15 minutes and 48. 73 seconds.

“I race a lot all year. This win was

special because I am not only from Mesa, but this was one of my first races I ever competed in back when I was 17 years old,” he said. “It's special because my wife, family and friends came to see this finish.”

And what a finish it was.

“As we approached the line, we organized ourselves into a solid leadout train,” Thornton said. “Adam Wadsworth started it off followed by Chris Anderson, Riley Post, Reedy and me. It was so full-gas that the others in the group couldn't really respond.”

But it was Reedy and Thornton who moved the quickest down the stretch.

“Kyle and I are good friends,” Thornton said. “We race together more than any other member of Jetset Racing. We practice sprints multiple times a week during our team rides.

Kyle's wheel is usually the one I follow in those scenarios. I can trust him. I know his tendencies and how to hold his wheel in the corners. He is one of the best bike handlers around and a great

sprinter. I'm privileged to have him as a teammate. Following him into the corner before the finish was just like the sprints we practice. He takes the guessing out of the sprint and it takes the pressure off during the race.”

As Thornton said, it’s called great teamwork and a “fantastic example of how teamwork wins races.”

The event turned out to set up well for Jetset Racing.

He called everything “priceless” given the circumstances of Jetset and the ride.

“In years past, our team, Jetset Racing, has tried to react to the tactics of other teams, but I think this year we raced our own race according to our strengths,” Thornton said. “I felt like we were in control of the race and confident in our tactics from the start. The most incredible thing about winning is not crossing the line first, but looking back to see all of my teammates cross the line, after they were slaying it on the front of the race just moments before, for me.”

MCEVOY GETS A PICTURE-PERFECT RIDE MESA’S 100K RIDE

McEvoy crossing the finish line.

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For some cyclists at the Holualoa Companies 28th El Tour de Mesa it was about the fun and friendships they made. For some it was about the gorgeous weather and the ride itself.

Everyone had a reason.

“The ride was great! It is nice recalling an event that wasn't experienced in 105 degree weather,” said Kasey McEvoy, who was the firstplace finisher for the 100K ride. “So, from the beginning, I was able to start in the VIP corral due to my result (4th place for women) in the El Tour de Tucson in November 2017. I really appreciated having that little bump so I could start next to my partner, Adam Bryfogle.”

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One of Bryfogle’s goals was to ride “domestique” for her so she could get pushed enough to finish first.

“The neutral start let things get a little mixed up but Adam is great at watching out for me and making pockets for me to get into so I can stick with him,” she said.

McEvoy said it was Bryfogle who wanted to stay within 20 wheels of her, keeping an eye out for her while doing well himself.

“We even floated off the front a couple times just the two of us,” she said. “It was really fun looking back and seeing such a HUGE field behind us.

The ride was initially pretty tame, there were a few attacks but nothing that stayed away for too long. If you are comfortable being close to people's wheels it wasn't too much work. The biggest thing was trying to stay towards the front so I could react if any splits happened. The further back I was the harder it was to see, especially for me since I ride a 48.5 cm frame I am quite a bit smaller than all the big guys riding around me.”

Throughout the ride she was among the leaders – men included – and by Usery Climb, Bryfogle “started pulling for me. To get up the crest.”

Eventually, she was the only woman in the chase group “and we had

a pretty good gap on the group behind us so Adam decided to go off the front with some other guys and see if he could bridge up to the break.”

She tried her best to stay with the lead group in order not to get “gapped off.”

In the final five miles, she said “we were really hauling” being part of the one of the fastest groups she’s been a part of.

“With about 500 meters to the finish everyone started shuffling to set up for the final sprint. Adam tried to get in front of me to lead me out but instead someone else jumped in front of me and took his lead out,” she said. “I was ok with that though since I was the only women in the group I didn't feel too pressured to be really aggressive in a group of very strong men.”

After a scary scene coming down the final stage – she slid on some debris with her back wheel and thought she was going to mess up the guys behind her – it never materialized after she recovered.

“Adam sat up and waited for me after realizing I wasn't on his wheel so we finished next to each other, he was 23rd and I was 24th (overall),” she said.

“It was beautiful ride with a lot of really talented people and was just a generally good time and I would love to do this ride again.”

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He said all of the players took turns chasing attacks, keeping the pace high to avoid being caught from the peloton behind.

It helped that Cam Taylor threw in plenty of attacks to make the other teams work. Thornton said there were also teammates in the peloton that were discouraging the chase. So many were involved.

Reed was the last cyclist to lead Thornton.

"We were confident we had the strongest team andteh quickest sprinter in Tanner," Reed said. "So our plan was to work for him. We had six from our team in the breakaway so we kept Tanner fresh while the rest of covered attacks."

Reed called it a "perfect day for our team."

"We all celebrated the victory equally," he said.

PHOTO FINISH IN THE 50K MEN’S RIDE For Conor Johnson, he’ll always remember his first … first-place finish in the Holualoa Companies 28th El Tour de Mesa that is.

“I have been on the podium a few times in El Tour de Tucson, but this was my first time taking the win,” said Johnson of Tucson.

He was the men’s first-place finisher of the 50K. Johnson also got an assist from an unlikely source – Perimeter’s Barbara Franklin, El Tour’s registration director.

“As I drove to the start line with my bike on my car, I watched in horror as the wind ripped my race number (and timing chip) off the bike and carried it down the freeway,” he said. “Barbara quickly replaced my number and updated my information in time for me to get to the start line for the race.”

To say the finish was close would be an understatement. All of the top three finishers had similar times of 1 hour, 29 minutes and 50.22.7 seconds.

Carlos Alarcon was placed second and Charles Everett was third.

“The action was interesting. I attacked early in the race with Charlie Everett and we had a two-man breakaway for about 15 miles before we were caught by the chase group,” Johnson said. “There were about eight or nine of us in the group as we approached the finish. I tried to be in the front as we hit the final turn, since I knew it would be a sprint finish to the end. It was definitely a photo finish with the first three of us all finishing within a second of one another.”

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Place Name Cat 1 Tanner Thornton 2 Kyle Reedy 3 Stephen Brown 4 Eric Stephen + 5 Jeremy Barrett 6 Tyler Arnett 7 Riley Post 8 Cam Taylor 9 Paul Thomas 10 Chris Anderson 11 Adam Wadsworth 12 Evan Boone 13 Craig Streit 14 Joshua Watts 15 Brian Forbes 16 Phil Martin 17 Jason Arnett 18 Lance Skidmore 19 Matthew Brown 20 Kris Van De Putte 21 Roberto Varela 22 Kevin Huang 23 Adam Bryfogle F 24 Kasey Mcevoy 25 Terry Schmidtknecht 26 Jonathan Dufek 27 Rob Dolman 28 Henry Szczypiorski Jr 29 James Webster 30 Matt Zaccardi 31 Markell Staffieri + 32 Mark Fosenburg 33 Casey Skidmore 34 Bryce Wyler * 35 David Bixby + 36 Dan Mcgehee + 37 Gary Raymond 38 Judd Cummings 39 Keegan Mills 40 Troy Burns 41 Kyle Van Renterghem 42 Jeffrey Ell F 43 Glazier Shawna 44 Andy Byrnes 45 Marcus Hayward + 46 Doug Taylor + 47 Bud Lacombe 48 Kyle Gandy 49 Isaak Duncan 50 Chris Ringler 51 Johnny Perez 52 Owen Allen 53 Randy Bueghly + 54 Craig Galbasini + 55 S. Owen Layton 56 Matthew Sinclair + 57 John Potter 58 Doug Lage + 59 Hector Melendez 60 Robert Wallace 61 Kendrick Murphy 62 Scott Brooks 63 Jeffrey Zickus 64 Scott Buccola 65 Matthew Muller 66 Jon Brenay + 67 Timmie Hunter + 68 Brian Dill * 69 Bill Mcdorman 70 Vince Caramella 71 Mark Hatch 72 Kam Reedy 73 Michael Camp + 74 Russ Mccoy 75 Roger Higgs 76 Scott B Wayment 77 Megan Payan F + 78 Johnny Pedersen + 79 Mark Lankes 80 Michelle Fugal F 81 Craig Griffith + 82 Tim Anastassatos 83 Mark Wacker + 84 Andy Frus 85 Chris Baldwin 86 Jim Stockton 87 Ed Mason + 88 James Hemersbach * 89 Thomas Lantz + 90 Yoko Hodges F + 91 Dan R Sheen 92 Thomas Willim + 93 Curt Copeland + F 94 Danielle Davis

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3:08:45 3:10:12 3:10:15 3:10:18 3:10:18 3:10:18 3:10:20 3:10:21 3:10:22 3:10:22 3:10:24 3:10:33 3:10:33 3:10:58 3:11:57 3:12:03 3:12:04 3:12:04 3:12:05 3:12:09 3:12:10 3:14:02 3:14:03 + 3:14:03

Eric Stephen (816), Tyler Arnett (402), Jeremy Barrett (794), Stephen Brown (607) part of the front pack.

Damion Alexander Photo 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305

Steven Mccauley Fred Pearse James Campbell Steve Smiley David Smith Ek Perrault Mark Seidenverg Daniel Golightly Lyle Golightly Chris Toale Thomas Moore Bill Bruening

Kyle Gandy (807) starts off strong with the pack.

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3:06:09 3:06:12 3:06:13 3:06:14 3:06:15 3:06:16 3:07:16 3:07:29 3:07:29 3:08:26 3:08:37 3:08:43

331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380

Kevin Markley Richard Wilson Michael Lovelace Oliver Severino Bill Parmentier Philip Procida Alan Schlemmer David Camp Mark Nienhuis John Shaffer Mari Lynn Anger Marie Mcdermott Anibal Echevarria Steve Miner Diane Schuetz Robert Masters Fred Biddix Steve Smith John Burbank Joseph Wirth Ashley Lobdell Chris Argue Hagiwara Kenichi Jeff Durrenberger Joe Lander Eric Rosenberg David Winston Robert Higgins Douglas Bauer Jeremy Carletto Paul Morina Steve Hawes Cindy Hernandez Steve Mera Donald Davidson James Cordiak Dennis Wagner John Carleton Richard Kearney Mike Fitzpatrick Jeanne Dunham David Sanders Richard Szabla Adam Anderson Steve Van Cott Noah Monsey Kameron Kerns Rick Rodriguez Fred Nelson Angela Lopez

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3:14:04 3:14:05 3:14:05 3:14:05 3:14:06 3:14:09 3:14:09 3:14:12 3:14:12 3:14:13 3:14:14 3:14:16 3:14:16 3:14:16 3:14:17 3:14:18 3:14:18 3:14:19 3:14:21 3:14:29 3:14:34 3:14:35 3:14:38 3:14:50 3:15:02 3:15:23 3:15:26 3:15:26 3:16:34 3:17:04 3:17:05 3:17:05 3:17:06 3:17:17 3:17:17 3:17:49 3:18:06 3:18:06 3:18:43 3:19:07 3:20:19 3:20:50 3:21:11 3:21:15 3:21:15 3:21:16 3:21:17 3:21:28 3:21:28 3:21:33

381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478

Janet Hanemann F+ Glynn Ralph Michael Sharpe Gilbert Soto * Barbara Burczynski F James Hartman !

Lee Ellershaw Dominic Green Roy Mcgechaen !

David Harmon + Jim Johnson * Victoria Cramer F Brian Peterson + Alan Thacker + Brian Biesemeyer + Elizabeth Robinson F+ Vance Cobb * Danny Fulton * Steven Brockett + Fred Calma Davis Christensen + Mark Stukel + Nelson Vails Leo Nelson Jonathan Harmon Robert Mayer F* Janice Wright Stephanie Holbrook F Charlie Brown * Bernard Stocklingsky Brandon Barrett Melesio Bojorquez Jimen + Kurt Springman + Omar Lopez Kyle Rohner F Mallory Staloch Jose Dominguez Shaun Stevenson * Paul Mcnally Judy Edwards F* Gary Edwards * Chuck Remillard * Kurt Mcmillen * David Winslow !

Joe Segovia + Jeff Jones * Stephen C Johnson + Norman Haider !

David Mercado !

Jerry Schmidt * Sean Roe + Stephen Ast * Larry Gassner + James David Price * Joseph Bond + Raymond Matayabas + Justin Schmid Gabriel Alcazar + Timothy Bridges Filiberto Escalante + Bruce Early * Ronald Mcfadden + Jeff Carter * Norma Osuna F+ Sergio Osuna + Gustavo Osuna + Keri Orner F Tony Williams * Edward Carlson Ricardo Rincon Gallardo h Paul Kane * Pamela Bettis F* Mike Shilling John Llewellyn Ricardo Ayon Jonathan Lipp Jim Rigney !

Amy Shilling F Ryan Brown + David Brown Davis Fiedler * Tim George + Matt Barcellos F Donna Seton Steve Rosskam * Tom Guido !

Rob Culver * Jose Aguilera Michael Grosso + Stephen Rioux Marcel Joffard * Bradner Lawrence !

Harold Eurich + Larry Lecuyer Robert Mckay * Paul Wesner Sal Barbagallo + David Gossman +

3:21:44 3:22:00 3:22:01 3:22:59 3:22:59 3:23:03 3:23:18 3:23:19 3:23:20 3:23:22 3:23:23 3:23:26 3:23:35 3:23:35 3:23:35 3:23:36 3:23:37 3:23:38 3:23:38 3:23:38 3:23:41 3:23:54 3:23:59 3:24:00 3:24:15 3:24:33 3:24:40 3:27:39 3:27:49 3:28:07 3:28:41 3:29:00 3:29:17 3:29:24 3:29:54 3:29:54 3:30:00 3:30:00 3:30:02 3:30:02 3:30:03 3:30:18 3:31:10 3:32:27 3:32:30 3:32:47 3:32:48 3:32:49 3:32:54 3:32:58 3:33:06 3:33:07 3:33:10 3:33:11 3:33:11 3:33:21 3:33:23 3:33:27 3:33:28 3:33:30 3:33:55 3:33:59 3:34:11 3:34:18 3:34:18 3:34:18 3:34:30 3:34:30 3:34:48 3:35:31 3:35:46 3:35:51 3:36:01 3:36:05 3:36:07 3:36:07 3:36:15 3:36:26 3:36:47 3:36:53 3:36:53 3:37:08 3:37:14 3:37:15 3:37:15 3:37:25 3:37:25 3:37:28 3:37:30 3:37:30 3:37:32 3:37:32 3:37:35 3:37:35 3:37:38 3:37:38 3:37:40 3:37:44

MEDALLION TIMES Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

Men Under 3:00 hrs Under 3:40 hrs Under 5:00 hrs Under 7:00 hrs

Women Under 3:10 hrs Under 3:50 hrs Under 5:00 hrs Under 7:00 hrs Page 17

100K-EVENT (continued) 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532

Jeremy Mcelliott Joshua Blanchard Adam Coe Randy Sutton * Connie Sutton F* Chan Doungsoungnern m Jeff Kobacker * Steven Nielson + Murray Fryman Melissa Thompson F John J Stephens + Bernice Payjack F* Bjorn Birkner + Patricia Mccarver F+ Eileen Macauley F+ Gary Williams + Trent Nielsen Jon Saari + Mark Fargnoli + John Parker Alan Rogers * Will Fritsch Jay Fumusa + Brad Kilburn + Blair Call + Travis Allen Michael Jellesma * Travis Wilhite !

Brian Ornstein William Morgan + Claire Morgan F+ Brandon Shough Matthew Russo Lorna Macquarrie F* Stephen Weber + Frank Formanek Craig Jameson * Richard Rader m+ Donna Jones F Joseph Norber * Octavio Valencia Patrick John William Smith Tyler Cooper Phillip Forbes Joshua Bohney Jessica Archer F Randy Archer * William Long + George Boscolo William Bosmeny + Kevin Kelly + Laurie Ramirez F+ Danielle Rickman F

3:38:27 3:38:31 3:38:41 3:38:55 3:38:56 3:38:58 3:40:19 3:40:48 3:40:58 3:40:59 3:41:02 3:41:03 3:41:04 3:41:11 3:41:11 3:41:55 3:41:56 3:41:56 3:41:59 3:42:05 3:42:10 3:42:57 3:43:44 3:43:44 3:44:00 3:44:03 3:44:12 3:44:20 3:44:36 3:44:39 3:44:39 3:44:41 3:45:33 3:45:44 3:46:11 3:46:56 3:47:08 3:47:09 3:47:29 3:47:30 3:47:36 3:47:41 3:48:08 3:48:31 3:48:31 3:48:32 3:49:11 3:49:11 3:49:15 3:49:34 3:50:22 3:50:22 3:50:25 3:50:25

Place Name Cat 1 Conor Johnson 2 Carlos Alarcon + 3 Charles Everett 4 Steve Murray 5 Eric Bingham 6 Adrian Pantea 7 Shane Gomm 8 Derek Gittings * 9 David Berling h 10 David Alarcon * 11 Ty Meller 12 Jaron Carmichael 13 Brett Olsen 14 Wesley Gaskill + 15 Donna Canale F+ 16 Eric Lynch 17 Mike Roscoe 18 Brian Scofield 19 Whitney Everett F 20 Aimee Faulkinbury F 21 George Schauer * 22 Richard Huleatt + 23 Dave Edwards + 24 Nils Haakan Rippe 25 Michael Murray 26 Norman Woolsey * 27 Matt Nielsen + 28 Grant Mckinley + 29 Jose Sanchez 30 Joseph Cantoria 31 Lance Navarro 32 Jonathan Burgueno 33 Marti Papke F+ 34 Chad Burgueno 35 Sarah Crane F

Time 1:29:50 1:29:50 1:29:50 1:29:51 1:29:52 1:30:17 1:30:18 1:30:18 1:30:23 1:30:24 1:36:03 1:36:49 1:36:49 1:36:49 1:36:53 1:36:56 1:39:15 1:39:16 1:41:01 1:41:01 1:41:02 1:41:09 1:42:48 1:43:12 1:44:14 1:47:01 1:47:02 1:47:12 1:47:13 1:51:14 1:52:11 1:52:12 1:52:20 1:52:33 1:52:57

533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542

Grant Anderson Bruce Hiley Fred Huffman Lisa Bright Matthew Barker Kunam Reddy Christina Brown Mean-Shing Goal Ron Miller Melissa Anderson

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3:50:26 3:52:37 3:53:45 3:54:25 3:54:26 3:54:26 3:54:29 3:54:33 3:54:47 3:55:30

559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568

Jim Dickert Alicia Rosenberg Jason Porter Sandy Alter Patrick Allen Winston Carter Tom Batson Peter Duffy Alex Griffith Chyi Pin Lim

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3:58:56 3:58:57 3:59:09 3:59:38 3:59:39 3:59:49 3:59:51 3:59:54 3:59:57 3:59:58

Lisa Bright (421) , Matthew Barker (40), Robert Hoxie (470), and Robin Hibbetts (198) Enjoying the ride.

Freeze Frame Foto Photo 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558

Michele Anderson Abdullah Mulazim Richard Shumway Lisa Driscoll Peter Driscoll Peter Lee Jon Semanek Thomas Wilson Rachel Swart Mark Murray Howard Swart Colton Johnson Michael Wallace Gerald Lewis Diane Mcnally Chris Panichas

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3:55:30 3:56:41 3:56:42 3:56:50 3:56:50 3:56:55 3:56:57 3:57:06 3:57:19 3:57:19 3:57:19 3:57:23 3:57:24 3:57:36 3:57:38 3:57:44

569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584

Roy Magnuson * Kerri Hiley F Bob Audycki + John Cipriano + Derrick Speaks Caroline Olischer F Paul Keidel + Michael Murphy + Doug Nering * Dean Veglia + Charlie Bass Sandro Medenilla m Dave Sawyer + Gavin Scofield Severo Rodriguez * Gilbert Raymond + Brittany Ellison F David Mathews Mark Anerson Randy Malick + Jason Faflik Alexander Saites Michael Zaimes + Steve Kiner * Jen Kopac F Lance Averill + Jason Sauer Christopher Plourd + Derek Mayeda John Duren Tim Dior + Anna Scandaliato F+ Ramel Hernandez Timothy Gavia Michael Eaton + William Jones !

Denis Myasishchev Michael Casteel * Erin Lyon F Mary Mcgehee F+ Elizabeth Bruckheimer F Jim Switzer Patty Mchale F Jacob Wilson Lee Fowler Gary Buchler + Sarah Shough F

1:53:18 1:53:32 1:53:54 1:54:07 1:54:13 1:55:10 1:56:03 1:56:04 1:56:37 1:56:39 1:56:42 1:56:49 1:57:01 1:57:22 1:57:23 1:57:34 1:57:55 1:59:59 2:00:06 2:00:15 2:00:25 2:00:40 2:01:53 2:03:04 2:03:37 2:03:41 2:04:30 2:06:27 2:06:28 2:06:29 2:06:32 2:06:42 2:06:43 2:07:06 2:07:07 2:07:48 2:08:04 2:08:11 2:08:15 2:08:18 2:08:18 2:08:33 2:08:34 2:10:01 2:10:08 2:10:28 2:11:01

83 84 85 86 87 88 89

Jan Musgrave Sharon Crook Becky Jo Martinez Susan Maclean Joanne Suffis Linda Pansing Andrew Nichols Joseph Lumpkins Christopher Atkins Robert Mcewan Court Phillips Philip Sarelis Jennifer Vasko Sherry Johnson Robert Hoxie Ellen Hull

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4:00:32 4:00:59 4:02:59 4:03:08 4:03:09 4:03:29 4:04:24 4:04:39 4:05:24 4:06:09 4:06:10 4:06:26 4:06:33 4:07:10 4:07:41 4:08:09

585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638

Steven Hulet Lynne Lombard Dennis Lombard Michelle Garcia Joe Prang Orlando Jerez Robin Hibbetts Jay Taylor Alfred Castino Maria Nardella Jose Ardon Hector Hernandez Ted Kolasa Naomi Clowes Axel Bjerkoe Terry Dogan Tracy Adler Yoko Shimoda Michael Hester Greg Rauch Greg Thomas Gerri Lux John Penczar Tonya Johnson Tim Yaiser Brett Barker Harry Booth Barry Weeg Stephanie Trotto John Trotto Rebecca Furuta Scott Evans Errick Richardson John Lastovicka Kelly Macauley Tony Julin Scott Mcelroy Sunil Gupta Fabio H Gamez Donald Waugaman Patrick Homer Scott Myers Tammy Myers Steve Gray Jerry Rosen Cody Smith Naomi Handly Shirey Keene Richard Arakaki Todd Christensen Aida Teran Terri Beaulieu Benjamin Petersen David Rosen

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4:08:21 4:08:22 4:08:22 4:08:22 4:08:28 4:08:33 4:09:12 4:09:22 4:09:40 4:10:09 4:10:24 4:10:26 4:10:44 4:10:59 4:11:15 4:11:21 4:12:48 4:13:04 4:13:13 4:13:22 4:13:24 4:14:07 4:14:26 4:14:43 4:14:49 4:14:49 4:15:46 4:15:50 4:17:09 4:17:10 4:17:57 4:17:59 4:18:23 4:18:37 4:18:38 4:18:38 4:18:56 4:18:56 4:19:06 4:19:14 4:19:18 4:19:47 4:19:47 4:20:31 4:22:07 4:22:12 4:22:12 4:22:34 4:22:37 4:22:55 4:23:03 4:24:04 4:25:04 4:25:39

639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692

2:17:57 2:18:00 2:18:09 2:19:58 2:20:31 2:20:31 2:20:31

113 Dana Cooper F* 114 Richard Vaughan * 115 Greg Spear + 116 Matthew Enke 117 Debbie Enke F+ 118 Fonda Insley F+ 119 Casey Rowley 120 Oscar Aponte + 121 Matthew Botsford r+ 122 Arlene Botsford F+ 123 Cobi Johnston F+ 124 Karen Jespersen F+ 125 Richard Foye + 126 Bill Coleman !

127 Jude Jamison F 128 Mary Casper F+ 129 Mike Rutledge + 130 Ryan Toner 131 Bryan Rodish 132 Sandra Friedel F 133 Allie Schock F 134 Joshua Monaghan 135 Steven Faser m+ 136 Raul Reyes !

137 Raul Parada * 138 Kathleen Van Cott F* 139 Danny J Bersch Jr 140 Mandy Porter-Griffith F 141 Randall Parker 142 Sebastian Mak 143 Paul Wormwood + 144 Christopher Phillips + 145 Nichole Mahnert F 146 Robyn Gerke F 147 Jada Torres F 148 Michelle Owen F+ 149 Michael Bembenek + 150 Graeme Drucker 151 Kim Maryhew F+ 152 Michele Zoerb F+ 153 Mark Kirby + 154 Oliver K Ornstein j 155 Ana Ydalia Sesma Caballe 3:05:29 156 Sanchari Sen F 157 Laurie Vandenberg F+ 158 Thomas Hoey +

Ken Thayer Yoshiteru Ushio Austin Thies William Rubasch Anastasia Campbell Amanda Creighton David Kohnke Peyton Kohnke Ivan Mclaws Larry Twitchell Danny Hannigan Jon Winkeller Christian Escobar Bill Canning Tony Pierce Maria Wakefield Stuart Pipkin Kyle Pipkin David Reddie Termsin Smith Diane Nelson Bill Beverage Philip Dubiel Gerald Stinchfield David Meyers Danny Bersch Sr Carrie Petersen Dillon Dehart Sheena Diaz Zachary Barnett Scott Lidman Robin Wineinger Wren Winston Michelle Waters Diana Miner John Andrews Henry Kelley David Moyer Karla Phillips Jack Sarrett Mark Shelley Barry Charney Sara Knepper Aaron Knepper Quintin Willekens Kyle Williams Karim Banihashemi Michael Mitchell Meagan Robertson David Alvarado Daniel Mcaferty Stephen Doyle Paul Blackburn Bill Wanick

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4:26:28 4:26:29 4:26:59 4:26:59 4:27:02 4:27:13 4:29:21 4:29:22 4:29:23 4:29:26 4:29:27 4:29:27 4:29:40 4:29:44 4:29:45 4:30:02 4:30:25 4:30:25 4:30:56 4:31:18 4:33:19 4:33:19 4:33:30 4:34:29 4:37:16 4:38:13 4:38:27 4:38:51 4:40:30 4:40:30 4:41:10 4:41:33 4:41:33 4:41:33 4:41:34 4:41:36 4:41:46 4:42:20 4:42:45 4:44:53 4:47:27 4:48:49 4:50:43 4:50:43 4:51:05 4:51:06 4:52:30 4:54:37 4:58:05 4:58:06 5:03:03 5:05:32 5:05:39 5:05:42

693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729

2:24:13 2:24:13 2:25:40 2:25:55 2:25:55 2:26:07 2:26:51 2:29:42 2:30:03 2:30:03 2:30:24 2:30:24 2:30:26 2:30:48 2:31:42 2:32:01 2:33:12 2:33:36 2:34:01 2:34:13 2:34:23 2:34:55 2:35:19 2:35:42 2:37:08 2:37:59 2:38:13 2:41:32 2:43:27 2:43:27 2:48:17 2:48:31 2:49:21 2:49:24 2:49:25 2:50:05 2:53:00 3:00:30 3:01:53 3:02:31 3:02:59 3:04:43 Fm+

159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181

Christy Korinko F* Joe Korinko * James Lopez + Ken Edwins * Timothy Boyle Giovanny Pernudi Raquel Mercado-Sepulve F Mary Owens F+ Noah Anderson Bruce Ray * Patti Clausen F+ Rachel Nielsen F Nina Bates F John Penczar !

Faith Pablo F+ Suzanne Eden F Francis Sherlock * Steve Vaught + Luis MuĂąoz !

Michael Daly + Phyllis Fox F+ Roy Fox r+ Jennifer Mcafee F Camala Coats F James Fink + Anne Gazzaniga F+ Cynthia Casados, Cynthi F+ Dave Morrissey * Melinda Gonzalez F Rene Teyechea Leilani Teyechea F Terry Goodin F! Dutch Joseph + Cindy Winston F+ Michelle Esmer F John Esmer Christine Anderson F+

5:05:57 5:05:58 5:08:07 5:13:16 5:13:36 5:15:03 5:15:06 5:15:25 5:16:15 5:16:52 5:22:24 5:22:53 5:22:53 5:27:22 5:28:48 5:42:24 5:44:34 5:45:01 5:45:02 5:46:01 5:46:36 5:46:36 5:46:36 5:46:36 5:46:37 5:49:31 5:49:32 5:49:35 5:53:50 5:53:50 5:53:50 6:13:32 6:18:57 6:28:56 6:30:47 6:30:47 6:47:21

100K-TANDEMS Place Name 1 Brian Robinson Lynn Robinson 2 Wolfgang Peti Rebecca Page 3 Marianne Hafler Bryant Hafler 4 Doug Hicks Denice Hicks 5 Martin Idaszak Andrea Idaszak 6 Debbie Williams James Mcdougall

Cat

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Time 2:38:09 2:38:09 2:41:37 2:41:37 2:49:05 2:49:05 3:06:11 3:06:11 3:53:31 3:53:31 4:41:19 4:41:19

Liz Covert F Jen Berky F Jenny Richardson F John Dermody !

Elize Faflik F Mindy West F+ Liam Halton j Sean Halton Stacee Vancamp F Jonathan Foote Blair Loose Charles Larson * Steffanie Frandsen F Jarem Bailey j Eric Bailey F Nichole Jacobson Joey Jacobson Robert Doyle * Dustin Doyle m Juan Soriano m Jared Godber m Patrick Quinn * Teresa Johnson Fm

3:06:23 3:06:23 3:10:50 3:11:52 3:12:52 3:12:52 3:15:10 3:15:10 3:15:43 3:15:44 3:21:45 3:29:36 3:34:14 3:34:15 3:34:16 3:34:38 3:34:38 3:44:29 3:44:32 3:55:10 3:55:11 4:27:38 4:48:26

F F F+ * F*

50K-EVENT

LEGEND F = Female j = Cyclists 12 years of age & under + = Cyclists between 50 - 60 years of age * = Cyclists between 61 - 70 years of age ! = Cyclists over 70 years of age m = Mountain Bike r = Recumbent h = Handcycle Page 18

36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82

Adam Patrick Eddie Hernandez Tim Castro William Branson Mike Sampson Ray Berg Mike Parshall

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2:11:16 2:11:22 2:11:35 2:11:42 2:13:48 2:13:50 2:13:57

98 99 100 101 102 103 104

Michael Sherwood Michael Evans Charles Cowan Glenn Wollerman Adam Janik Michael Stults Kathleen Griffiths

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Mike Shilling (232) and John Llewellyn (238) mid way thru El Tour. Freeze Frame Foto Photo 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

Ashley Hall Robert Clark Karthik Veerakumar Brian Buchler Robert Bill Shawna Hash Bryan Wilkinson Kirsten Boeckman

F +

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2:14:03 2:14:43 2:14:45 2:15:32 2:15:34 2:15:37 2:16:14 2:17:57

105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112

Thomas Gibson Michele Spear Dustin Navarro Michael T Smith Kenny Smith Anthony Grffith Joseph Chapman Ed Valerio

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2:22:10 2:22:50 2:23:19 2:23:19 2:23:19 2:23:24 2:23:38 2:24:06

3:05:39 3:05:39 3:06:13

50K-TANDEMS Place Name Cat 1 Lisa Buyack F Steve Pratt * 2 Mark Vyne Robert Vyne !

3 Tracy Herbert Rebecca Schuelke F+ 4 Rudy Navarro Samantha Navarro F 5 Hargun K Saini Fj Mohan Saini 6 Katie Geraghty F

Time 1:30:26 1:30:26 1:49:43 1:49:43 2:15:27 2:15:27 2:23:19 2:23:19 2:47:31 2:47:31 3:02:57

MEDALLION TIMES Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

Men Under 3:00 hrs Under 3:40 hrs Under 5:00 hrs Under 7:00 hrs

Women Under 3:10 hrs Under 3:50 hrs Under 5:00 hrs Under 7:00 hrs Summer 2018

SPECIALTY AWARDS Event Dedicated to Wayne Churchman Outstanding Bike Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Paciorek 100K Event 1st place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanner Thornton 2nd place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Reedy 3rd place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Brown 1st place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kasey McEvoy 2nd place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawna Glazier 3rd place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Payan 1st place Mixed Tandem . . . . . . . . . . . Brian & Lynn Robinson 1st place Male Tandem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None 1st place Female Tandem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None 1st Place Mountain Bike Male . . . . . . . Chan Doungsoungnern 1st Place Recumbent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Anderson 1st Place Handcyclist . . . . . . . . . . . . Ricardo Rincon Gallardo Most Distinguished Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Rigney Most Distinguished Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termsin Smith El Tour Junior Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Bohney El Tour Junior Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anastasia Campbell City of Mesa Desert Tortoise Award . . . . Christine Anderson 50K Event 1st Place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conor Johnson 2nd Place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlos Alarcon 3rd Place Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Everett 1st Place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Canale 2nd Place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Everett 3rd Place Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aimee Faulkinbury 1st Place Handcyclist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Berling Most Distinguished Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Jones Most Distinguished Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Cooper El Tour Junior Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver K Ornstein El Tour Junior Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

Thanks to Our Underwriters & Supporters AZ1-DMAT............................................... First Aid & Medical Assistance Team AZ-TV.................................................................................... Official TV station Berge Ford..................................................................... Official Car Dealership CEP Timing.................................................................................. Official Timer City of Mesa........................................................................................Host City City of Mesa Dept. of Transportation....................................CycloMesa Partner Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists...........................Arizona Bicycling Summit Host Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists..............................................CycloMesa Partner Cirrus Visual...................................Official Poster & Perimeter Journal Printer DakotaPro.biz.............................Official Telephone & Internet Service Provider Desert Mountain Insurance Services, Inc............... Official Medical Malpractice Insurance Providers Downtown Mesa Association..............................An Official CycloMesa Partner First Watch........................................................................Official Daytime Cafe FreezeFrame Foto................................................... Official Event Photographer Holualoa Companies............................................. Premier Event Title Sponsor Kola’s LLC....................................................................... Official T-Shirt Printer Maricopa County Amateur Radio Operators...... Official Event Communications MCSO Medical Rescue Posse............ Official Route Medical Services Provider Mesa Public Schools.......................................................... 28-Mile Start Venue Paragon Cycles.................................................Official Rider Number Sponsor Paragon Cycles........................................................Route Mechanical Support Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc........... Official Event Producer Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc..................CycloMesa Partner Primal Wear............................. Official Custom Cycling Clothing Manufacturer Joe Pagac.................................................................... Official Poster Designer Sprouts Farmers Market..............................Official Banana & Orange Provider Tail Winds............................................................................Official Newspaper TransCity Property Management.........................Official Bronze Level Sponsor Valley Guide / Madden Media.......................................... Official Media Partner Visit Mesa......................................................................... Supporting Sponsor Ramada Mezona Inn........................................................An Official Host Hotel Days Inn Hotel Mesa Country Club..................................An Official Host Hotel Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa................................................An Official Host Hotel Phoenix Marriott Mesa.....................................................An Official Host Hotel

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El Tour Fun Ride Jacob E Arroyos Barb Bair Nicholas Begaye Bam Brun Cadel Brun Katie L Brun Scott Bufkin Susan Bufkin Debbie G Cameron Aiden Chuang Katherine Chuang Keng-Yu Chuang Noah Chuang Kim W Coleman Cindy G Dickert Ben Dodge Sonja Dodge

William Dodge Karla Felix Byron Glemba Cindy Golab Alexander GrayBrun Kirk Griffin Mary Griffin Andrew Heath Donna Heath Eric Heath Ronald Hecht Carrie Johnson Corbin Johnson Erica O Jones Traci Jones Eric Lewis

Lorena Lewis Jan Mains Julie Laure Maison Adalesa Meek Bill Meek William Mullins Allyson Navarro Dustin Navarro Kim M Newton Sarah Olsen Mario Pissas Aaron Ray Beth Ray Brogan Ray Cameron Ray Gionni Ray Jeremy Ray

Julie Ray Madison Ray Ronana Ray Shamus Ray Warren Ray Lionel Richard Tania Richard Trevor Russell Kris K Sauve Kevin Scott Warren Scott Barbara Sebastian Aubrey Skeldon Garrett Skeldon Kelly A Skeldon Samantha Thiel

Jamie Thompson Kandy Thompson Jared Usher Jim Usher Kylah Walton Maleah Walton Melissa Walton Thomas K Warfield Addison Weekes Brighton Weekes Janae Weekes Jared Weekes Beth Weiss Chali Wertz Thomas Wertz Christine Zambrano

Paragon Cycling Bike Patrol

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El Tour's friends from Japan. Yoshitero Ushio (l), Hagiwara Kenichi (r) with Brian Matsumoto (c). Scott Shipman Photo

Cyclists Raising $200 and More THANK YOU Thane Walton........................................ $3,050.00 Michele Spear....................................... $1,310.00 Maria Kilgore............................................ $726.00 Travis Allen............................................... $590.00 Danny Bersch Sr...................................... $500.00 Greg Spear............................................... $500.00 Michael Shelton........................................ $350.00 Larry Lecuyer........................................... $340.00 Victoria Cramer........................................ $230.00 Debi Moore............................................... $225.00 Chris Panichas......................................... $225.00 Benjamin Petersen................................... $225.00 Mari Lynn Anger....................................... $200.00 Ricardo Ayon............................................ $200.00 Matt Barcellos........................................... $200.00 Danny Jr Bersch....................................... $200.00 Jaron Carmichael..................................... $200.00 Brent Cope............................................... $200.00 Chan Doungsoungnern............................ $200.00

Scott Barvian Julie Bufkin Allan Cameron Charles Cameron Ann Chadwick Mike Chew Dennis Culley Ron Diaz Marty Doane Jim Elkan Richard Garn

Steven Garn John Henneberger Mark Herndon Scott Houchin Mike King Sandy King Sharon Newman-Matt Dale Oldham Walter Paciorek Charles W Pinney Jamie Rowden

Jack Rubino Mike Smith Richard Smith Jennifer TouchetHernandez Zach Usevitch Edward Yasenchack Bike Patrol Captain: Walter Paciorek

Bike Patrols Chuck Pinney - Thanks for your help! Freeze Frame Foto Photo

STATISTICS 2018 Holualoa Companies El Tour de Mesa 100K Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 50K Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Bike Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fun Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,170 Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Spectators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,286 Grand Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,743 RECORDS Highest Number of Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,594 Highest Number of 100K Participants . . . . . . . . . . 1,158 Highest Number of 50K Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Highest Number of BIke Patrol Participants . . . . . . . 40 Highest Number of Fun Ride Participants . . . . . . . . 100 Highest Money Raised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,620

(2015) (2014) (2016) (2017) (2014) (2014)

MONEY RAISED* Marc Community Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,855 Uphill Into the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc. . . . . . . . $29,016 Total Amount of Money Raised . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,371 * These figures are not final. Final figures will be available after all event expenses are paid around October 1

Congratulations to some of El Tour's top finishers.

Damion Alexander Photo Summer 2018

Perimeter Events Pullout

Oliver Ornstein (3095), El Tour's youngest finisher in the 50K, with Brian Ornstein.

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INSPIRATION

What Motivates You? Whatever It Is Go Get It

The Pursuit of Fitness

By Rachel Allen How do we keep ourselves engaged at the level of fitness that is fun, engaging and unending? This is the ever popular task for those of us who choose to keep health and fitness as one of the top goals of our life. How do we get trained and stay committed to this level of living “NO MATTER WHAT?” My ever increasing desire to get trained and stay trained came after many attempts, successes and a lot of forgetfulness.

Early on in my running, I would train or ramp up for a race, run it with ease, and go back to life. My lifestyle

was compartmentalized. I was not at all in the mindset of my fitness being a key aspect to my overall well-being.

I was busy with work, a relationship and a young boy. Who had time to get to the gym daily?

As I look back on my fitness starts and stops, I can admit I have

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lost track of how many day ones there have been. Time and time again I’d hear things like “just stick with it”, “It will get easier”, or “better.”

What I can share is that every one of those “come backs” became more challenging. Some may relate to the level of despair, self-loathing and disappointed, ugh. The thought, “how did I let it get this bad.” The day ones became more and more wearing. To be frank, I am not sure I have another day one in me, that is why I have kept going and growing.

I had to begin to become willing to chart my gains. I had to become willing to focus on the incremental increases, not what was seemingly lost. I had to immerse myself in the reality that there is never any arrival, only goals achieved then new goals, and achievements to be trained toward. One of the most noticeable shifts has been the total overhaul on my mindset about fitness and training. This rewrite has enabled me to stay open to new ideas, perceptions and a willingness to stay in the game at any cost. It is truly a lifestyle, as much of my daily care as brushing my teeth, meditation, and journaling. I now choose to construct my day around the things that allow me to remain awake to my health and vitality. I train daily.

What is it for you? Have you too, just completed your latest race?

Perhaps you have lost interest and that once achieved level of fitness has slipped through your fingers and you are dreading the return. Or do you feel the time crunch, not quite sure how to keep your fitness a primary focus?

No matter who we are, over the days, weeks, or months it can be easy to forget about the level of passion or pain that originated our desire for

greater fitness. The seemingly real experience of mundanity can set in. With every achieved goal the best question we can ask is “What do I get to do now?”

As I studied fitness and the importance of building a healthy lifestyle, there were some interesting facts that were notable:  Active people tend to eat healthier, make better dietary choices which lends to decrease sickness.

Rachel is an Integrative Lifestyle Coach, sharing her personal healing journey with individuals and groups who seek to experience a greater sense of fulfillment in life. Her need for a new way of living became clear after her son’s birth in her mid-20s. Chronic panic disorder and depression had her struggling; alternative and complementary medicine were the only remedy. It was mind, body, spirit healing. Through continued study, application and living life to the fullest Rachel is free and is thankfully inspiring transformation in others at any age.

 Active people have less stress, anxiety, and depression.  Active people tend to be more willing to try new things and accept challenges they are faced with more readily.  Active people have greater self confidence.

Some of the best ways to stay in the game: Train wisely.

If you are restarting, start slowly, your muscle will remember to remember. Just beginning? Make sure you train at your level, don’t be afraid to choose that lighter set of weights.

Goal is staying in the game, remaining injury free. When in doubt seek professional advice or teachers’ suggestions regarding appropriate levels of increase, proper form, and strength before increase. Most injuries happen from doing too much too soon. Ask the studio or training program if they have a time or program for you to learn proper form, tips, and training suggestions. Before any level of increase make sure you are mentally and physically prepared.

A lot of fitness trends show higher stats of injury due to pushing too hard and too fast. Listen to your body.

Begin to associate or embody that fitness is truly a lifestyle, NOT a fad.

Build social networks that support your habits and dedication

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to your sports or training interests.

The more we keep it primary in our life, we really do feel the benefits and the time you invest in your overall well-being and lifestyle becomes non-negotiable.

Variety!

We must keep our training interests and events FUN! Try new things year to year, expand your areas of interest, travel to events and races.

There are so many new fitness trends to try. The phrase “variety is the spice to life,” was spot on. Newness keeps us engaged, it improves our character. We discover just how important it is to challenge ourselves and to be able to overcome time and time again.

Chart your Gains.

This one is worth mentioning again and again. Making sure we celebrate our personal achievements and successes along the way.

Recognizing your own strength based on where we have come from.

Just Keep Going.

One of the greatest rewrites with my new mindset is the awareness that I GET to begin again and again.

The reality it is never too late, and every day can be our DAY # 1, if we want it to. Focus on what you want and allow it to inspire and engage you day in and day out, until you cannot imagine your life without it.

Summer 2018

Article and Photos by Tracey Metcalfe Rowley Need to get in some exercise while you are traveling? Hoping to do some sightseeing, but lack time? Going to a new locale and want to know more about it? Need to stay active and on pace with your training while out of town?

A running, sightseeing tour might be just the answer!

A convention recently took me to San Antonio, Texas. Knowing the convention would take up great amounts of time, I didn’t think I’d get to really see the city.

Having never been to San Antonio and being something of a history buff, missing the sights was not option. Missing my training runs for four days was also not an option.

Scouting around on the internet, I found the perfect answer in a running guided tour of San Antonio with River City Run. I packed my running shoes and booked my run. Fortunately, the company offered a guided run for a reasonable price. The most promising parts of the run, besides the technical shirt, were the instructions to meet at in front of the Alamo (yes, that Alamo!) for the run.

Arriving in front of the Alamo early in the morning after a soft rain, the absence of tourists and the silence in front of the historical landmark was peaceful. I was alone except for a Texas Ranger standing guard. My guide, Tommy, quickly identified me because of my running gear. We chatted about my regular pace

park as we sprinted through it.

Our pace was brisk as my guide expertly shared interesting and funny stories about the city.

We ran along the famous San Antonio canal, stopping at intervals to talk about points of interest. During the third mile, we stopped at the San Fernando cathedral and then ran through the famous Market Square that was quiet, still wet from the rain.

Tommy shared ideas about runs I could do on my own later in the week. He even told me about a special artistic light show called, “The Saga” at the cathedral that I would never have known about otherwise (I highly recommend, BTW).

Getting to experience San Antonio in the early morning absent of the crush of tourists and before a busy convention day was a highlight. Even better, I was able to get in some miles before going into a full day of meetings.

Running tours, it turns out, are common all over the United States and the world! Google the term, “running tours,” and tours can be found from Nairobi, Kenya to Denver to Honolulu.

Websites tout the experience of seeing cities while sharing a love of running.

The Alamo, an impressive start to any sightseeing tour.

She also swears by the running tours, saying the exercise helps to, “reset your clock.”

Currently, River City Run is open for private 5k tours and convention groups by request. Researching options well before the trip is important, as most

missed. Even better is getting to tour a city in the quiet of the morning, before the rush of tourists and the hustle of meetings. One running tour company’s motto is to “Sweat and Sightsee Simultaneously,” and what’s not to love about that?

The San Antonio Market will soon be full of tourists. and mileage, and I realized that I was the only - lucky - runner for that morning’s run.

We started the tour by talking about the Alamo, and then we took off on what would ultimately be 15 stops along the 3½-mile route. During the first mile, Tommy and I ran by the sizeable convention center and the “Tower of the America,” San Antonio’s own Space Needle. I learned about the history of the buildings and the beautiful surrounding Summer 2018

Importantly, runners from all running levels are encouraged to join in on the fun.

Tina Stolhandske, one of the owners of River City Run can boast of joining in on these types of runs, literally all over the world, including seven in the US, five in Europe and one in South America. Of the tours, she said, “It’s a great way to travel,” and best of all, “you don’t feel so bad about the delicious food and drink you have later in the day.”

companies offer running tours based on the weather and tourism season. Many companies offer different running packages to meet just about every need, including customized training runs to early evening beer tours.

In the end, being active, staying true to a training plan and getting to see the sights with a guide is not to be

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Tracey learned about San Antonio landmarks by running past them.

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Advertise your race or event! email Tail Winds at info@perimeterbicycling.com

Calendar of Events

AR I ZON A Date

Event

Sport

Location

Aug.19

Mountain Man Half and Olympic Triathlon

Multi-Sport

Flagstaff, AZ

contact phone

website/e-mail

Aug. 25

Gaspin' in the Aspen 15k, 5k, and Kids Fun Ride

Running/Walking

Flagstaff, AZ

Sep. 1

Willcox Flyer

Cycling

Willcox, AZ

Oct. 13

27th Frank Kush Youth Foundation Run

Running

Tempe, AZ

Oct 27

Mt Lemmon Gravel Grinder

Mountain Biking

Pinal County, AZ

Sept. 15

Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race

Mountain Biking

Pine, AZ

Sept. 15

Pima County El Tour Loop The Loop

Cycling/Walking

Tucson, AZ

(520) 745-2033

perimeterbicycling.com

Sept. 1

Skull Valley Loop Challenge

Cycling

Prescott, AZ

(928) 710-4044

prescottbikeped.org/events

Oct. 27

Mt. Lemmon Gravel Grinder

Mountain Biking

Tucson, AZ

Sept. 29

Sky Island Tour

Cycling

Sierra Vista

Oct. 7

Tour de Scottsdale

Cycling

Scottsdale, AZ

mountainmanevents.com arizonaroadracers.com www.azrocamotion.com

mtlemmongravelgrinder.com/ fireontherim.com

americanbunnyhop.com www.skyislandtour.com (480) 970-1300

tourdescottsdale.net/

Oct. 14

XTERRA Rockhopper Triathlon

Multi-Sport

Tempe, AZ

Oct. 20

Petrified Forest Marathon

Running

Petrified Forest, AZ

4peaksracing.com

Oct. 27

Patagonia Lake Triathlon, Duathlon, 10k and 5k

Multi-Sport

Rio Rico,AZ

Oct. 27

Flat Tire Cross - Cranky Cross - AZ CX #1-#2 p/b

Cycling

Sedona, AZ

Oct. 27

Phoenix Arizona Terrain Mud Run

Running

Phoenix

Nov. 10

Colossal Vail 50-mile & 50k Ultra Run

Trail Running

Vail, AZ

Nov. 3

Rugged Maniac

Obstacle Race

Phoenix, AZ

Nov. 17

12 Hours of Fury

Cycling

Fort McDowell, AZ

(623) 330-0913

4peaksracing.com

Nov. 17

Tucson Medical Center 36th El Tour de Tucson

Cycling

Tucson, AZ

(520)745-2033

perimeterbicycling.com

Nov. 24

Horse Lovers - Cranky Cross - AZ CX #3-#4 p/b

Cycling

Phoenix, AZ

Dec. 8

Tucson Marathon

Running

Tucson, AZ

Dec. 8

Dawn to Dusk

Mountain Biking

Fountain Hills, AZ

active.com (520) 979-8676

patagoniatri.com azcross.com mudrunguide.com

(602) 252-4794

aztrail.org mudrunguide.com

azcross.com tucsonmarathon.com (602) 312-4499

dcbadventures.com

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Date

Event

Sport

Location

Aug 6-12

Tour of Utah

Cycling

Logan, UT

tourofutah.com

Aug. 25-26

E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon

Running

Rachel, NV

calicoracing.com

Aug. 11

Wildflower Pedalfest Women only Cycling Event

Cycling

Morgan, UT

Aug. 12

Lovelace Rio Grande Half Marathon and 5k Run/Walk

Running/Walking

Albequerque, NM

Aug. 18

Crater Lake Century

Cycling

Chiloquin, OR

(800) 347-1343

craterlakecentury.com

Aug. 18-19

Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon

Running

Manitou Springs, CO

(719) 473-2625

pikespeakmarathon.org

Sept. 2-8

Tour of Southern Utah

Cycling

Southern Utah

Sept. 3

Labor Day Mini Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k & 5k

Running

Parker, CO

Sept. 8

Mammoth Gran Fondo

Cycling

Mammoth Lakes, CA

(760) 914-0301

fallcentury.com

Sept. 15

Bridge of the Goddess Half-Marathon and 10k

Running

Cascade Locks, OR

(503) 524-7570

runwithpaula.com

Sept. 23

Kitsap Color Classic

Cycling

Silverdale, WA

Oct. 6

The Bidwell Bump

Mountain Biking

Chico, CA

Sept. 29

Rosarito Ensenada 50 mile Bike Ride

Cycling

Mexico

Oct. 6

Road Apple Rally

Mountain Biking

Farmington, NM

Oct. 13

Gila Monster Gran Fondo

Cycling

Silver City, NM

Oct. 28

Day of the Tread

Cycling

Albuquerque, NM

Nov. 3

thePHAST Triathlon and PHAST Kids Tri

Multi-Sport

Henderson, NV

Nov.10-11

Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half-Marathon

Running

Las Vegas, NV

(858) 450-6510

runrocknroll.competitor.com

Nov. 17

Chosen Marathon

Running

Colorado Springs, CO

(719) 964-0487

chosenmarathon.com

Feb. 7

Old Man Winter Bike Rally 50k and 100k ride

Mountain Biking

Boulder, CO

Nov. 4

Moab Trail Marathon

Multi-Sport

Moab, UT

Mar. 25

Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon and Half-Marathon

Running

White Sands, NM

Apr. 14

Peterson Ridge Rumble 40 and 20-mile trail run

Trail Running

Sisters, OR

Apr. 13

Salt Lake City Marathon

Running

Salt Lake City, UT

saltlakecitymarathon.com

May. 4

Front Runner Century

Cycling

Salt Lake City, UT

frontrunnercentury.com

Apr. 28

Crested Butte Pole Pedal Paddle

Multi-Sport

Crested Butte, CO

crestedbutte3p.com

May. 6

Colorado Marathon

Running

Fort Collins, CO

thecoloradomarathon.com

May. 19

Reach the Beach 100, 80, 55 and 28-mile ride

Cycling

Pacific City, OR

action.lung.org

May. 19

Santa Fe Century 100, 50, and 20-mile ride

Cycling

Santa Fe, NM

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contact phone

website/e-mail

wildflowerpedalfest.com active.com

planetultra.com winterdistanceseries.com

cascade.org mtbcalendar.com (619) 630-8004

http://www.rosaritoensenada.com/ usacycling.org

(575) 590-2612

tourofthegila.com dayofthetread.com/ thephast.org

granfondo.com (970) 389-4838

trainingrx.com bataanmarch.com marathons.ahotu.com

santafecentury.com

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Road Cycling Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona California California California California California California California California California California Nevada Nevada New Mexico Utah

Mountain Biking Arizona Arizona Arizona California California Nation Wide Nevada

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Sport Multi-Sport Cycling Cycling Mountain Biking Cycling Cycling Trail Running Mountain Biking Cycling Cycling Mountain Biking Cycling Obstacle Race Cycling Multi-Sport Running Running/Walking Cycling Cycling Multi-Sport Cycling

Location Orinda, CA San Diego Mammoth Lakes, CA San Dimas, CA Simi Valley, CA Santa Rosa, CA Susanville, CA Bonelli Park, CA Solana Beach, CA Orange County, CA Walnut, CA Palm Desert, CA Castaic, CA Palm Springs, CA Exeter, CA Los Angeles, CA Oakland, CA Palo Alto, CA Alpine, CA San Francisco, CA Paso Robles, CA

contact phone

(760) 914-0301

(760) 674-4700 (559) 592-9457 (213) 542-3000 (510) 371-5273 (619) 234-9897

(917) 355-1317

website/e-mail wolfpackevents.com www.bikethebay.net fallcentury.org triplecrownseries.com sharetheroadridesv.org levisgranfondo.com coastaltrailruns.com triplecrownseries.com girodisandiego.com ocasf.org triplecrownseries.com shadowtour.com mudrunguide.com tourdepalmsprings.com rockyhilltriathlon.com lamarathon.com oaklandmarathon.com main.diabetes.org alpinechallenge.com hopeforcrohns.org greatwesternbicyclerally.com

REGIoNAL Bike Club Listings Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Tucson Tucson Tucson Prescott Saddlebrooke Agoura Hills Antioch Davis Fresno Hawthorne Hercules Los Angeles San Diego San Deigo San Diego Las Vegas Reno Albuquerque Salt Lake City

Arizona Bicycle Club Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club Bull Shifters Bicycling Club EFAZ Cycling Team San Tan Shredders Group Cactus Cycling Club Greater Arizona Bicycle Association Youth Tri Team Bike Prescott Saddlebrooke Cyclemasters Planet Ultra Inc. Delta Pedalers Bicycle Club Davis Bike Club Fresno Cycling Club LA Wheelmen San Francisco Randonneurs Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition San Diego Bicycle Club San Diego Cyclo-Vets Team Green Las Vegas Valley Bicycle Club Reno Wheelmen New Mexico Touring Society Utah Velo Club

Tucson Tucson Tucson Los Angeles Woodland Hills

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Event Golden Gate Duathlon and 5k Bike the Bay Mammoth Gran Fondo Incycle Hammer Time Share the Road Ride, 100, 50 and 25-mile ride Levi's Gran Fondo Bizz Johnson, 50k, Marathon, Half-Marathon & 10k Turn and Burn 6 Hour MTB Marathon Giro Di San Diego GranFondo 108, 66 and 38-mile routes Orange County Ride for AIDS 100 and 62-mile ride Fat Tire Classic Palm Desert Century Spartan Race Los Angeles Sprint Tour de Palm Springs 104-mile event Rocky Hill Triathlon LA Marathon Oakland Marathon, Relay, Half-Marathon, 5k & Fun Run Silicon Valley Tour de Cure 100, 62, 29, 15 and 1-mile ride Alpine Challenge 100, 62, 50 and 25-mile ride Hope for Crohn's Blue Wave Triathlon/Duathlon Great Western Bicycle Rally

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El Tour Dedication Recipient, Coles, Publishes Book On Business Success Michael J. Coles, the cofounder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-10 business school. He grew up poor, starting work at the age of thirteen. He had many false starts and painful defeats, but Coles has a habit of defying expectations. His life and career have been about turning obstacles into opportunities, tragedies into triumphs, and poverty into philanthropy.

In Time to Get Tough, Coles explains how he started a $100-million company with only $8,000, overcame a near-fatal motorcycle accident, ran for the U.S. Congress, and set three transcontinental cycling world records. His story also offers a firsthand perspective on Georgia’s business, political, and philanthropic climate in the last quarter of the twentieth century and serves as an important case study for students and entrepreneurs interested in practical leadership and unconventional ways of approaching business.

It is published by University of Georgia Press and available later this summer/fall.

Need Another Bike? We Have A Suggestion

By Damion Alexander While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, Rule #12 of the Velomanati states, “The correct number of bikes to own is n+1,” where “n” is the number of bikes one currently owns.

The contra equation is written as s-1, where “s” is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.

So, it is a given that you already own at least three bikes. The question, now that you know you need to add one more bike to the stable, is - which bike? What if you could obtain three bikes for the price of one?

Well, here you are!

Meet the Giant TCX. The “CX” is for cyclocross.

I recently had the opportunity to take a Giant TCX out for a short 1,000-mile demo ride. It wasn’t that I had the bike in my possession for very long, rather, it is that the Giant TCX became the bike I grabbed every time I rode.

My day-to-day riding includes lots of miles on The Loop. I love to ride on the dirt paths as much as on the pavement. The Giant TCX was smooth as butter on each. I would routinely find myself riding Fantasy Island and there, at least on the Bunny Loop, this bike was a joy.

Commuting to work on the Giant TCX was much different than if I was on my regular road bike. The ride was very smooth, even when I opted to take Tucson’s side streets with their teethchattering, pothole-riddled, cracked, buckling asphalt.

While I would not recommend the Giant TCX as a dedicated trail bike, I felt it was necessary to truly put this bike through the test down Bug Springs, on Mount Lemmon. With steep descents, drops, and loose rocks, this is definitely a trail that calls for a mountain bike, for most people. Although for those who love riding rigid, single-speeds on all trails, the Giant TCX would be a fun change of pace. I was surprised that although I was not as fast as normal, the Giant TCX handled the task.

Of all my rides on the Giant TCX, the best was heading south from the Gabe Zimmerman trailhead on the Arizona National Scenic Trail. This stretch consists of free-flowing single track with small rocks. The sense of being able to hammer the gears like you’re riding a road bike while flying through the car-less nature, is reason enough to buy the Giant TXC cyclocross bike.

The Giant TCX did exhibit a few traits I found bothersome. Because of the geometry, my shoes hit the front wheel whenever I executed track stands or made sharp turns. I also become a hazard for any rider who followed me on the road – I would see huge patches of sand or dirt in the bike lane and instead of calling it and riding around it, I made a beeline through it. Perhaps, I should see that as a positive for the Giant TCX, allowing the rider to stay out of traffic when road debris is present, but my riding buddies didn’t appreciate this ability much.

Overall, if you have found your bike stable between n+1 and s-1, the Giant TCX may well be a fun, multitalented addition that will increase your riding options exponentially and allow for greater flexibility before you exceed Velomanti Rule #12. The price for the bike is $2,100plus.

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