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This is the first month of the permanent ride schedule. The permanent ride schedule is different from the previous monthly ride schedule in that it does not change from month to month. This new ride schedule will only change when there is a ride change; which should be infrequent. So far this has been well received by people on the club rides and is a tremendous relief in terms work involved. No longer is it necessary on a monthly bases find ride leaders, print ride schedules, and distribute them to the bike shops. My next hope is the bike shops get online and print them as needed. I have made a one page printable version of the ride schedule that is available at http://surf-ici.com/chaingang/print-schedule.htm I hope this makes it easier to hang on the fridge or at the bike shops.
Bike 2000 has now been at their new location (see map at URL below) for several months. The program seems to be doing well now that they are more visible. I have made them a one page web site that can be printed as a flyer. If you know of a bulletin board please print and post it. Also, if you have not been to Bike 2000 then you are really missing out. There are several antique bikes and all kinds of bike stuff to look at. They love visitors! BIKE 2000 repairs donated bicycles and gives to those in need; the homeless, At Risk Youth, and others. Recipients must give service hours in our program or in other community areas. http://surf-ici.com/chaingang/Bike/2000.htm
The 87th Tour de France, the toughest and most romantic race in the world, kicks off from the retro-future theme park at Futuroscope on Saturday July 1 with a testing individual time trial. The race traverses 3,630km in 21 stages over 23 days through some of the most beautiful geography in the world. The 2000 race also features a tactically demanding team time trial for the first time in five years. With five unforgiving days in the Alps and three brutal summit finishes it promises to be one of the most demanding races in years. A second individual time trial just two days from the finish in Paris will guarantee suspense right up to the final weekend. And with the last three winners of the prestigious yellow jersey(Lance Armstrong Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich) all taking their places on the starting ramp, it's all thrillingly poised for a battle royale.
Dear IMBA Supporter, We've recently redesigned the International Mountain Bicycling Association's website, adding tons of new content while making it easier and quicker to use. We are no longer hosted on Great Outdoors, and have our own server. Please update your IMBA link on this page: http://www.surf-ici.com/chaingang/Links/International%20Bike%20Stuff.htm To: Please check for any other IMBA links you may have. IMBA has a new page of graphics and logos you may find useful, Check it out at http://www.imba.com/resources/logos/index.html. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the new website. James Buratti, IMBA webmaster This email is to inform you that you may list your cycling club on an exiting brand new web site for free. Velotravels is a dynamic web site with multiple forums and user posted content. Velotravels is building a cycling club database that will eventually cover the whole nation. Our users will be able to search for clubs by name, state, or zip code. We will list your club name and contact information, plus an email link and a link to your homepage absolutely free. All we ask is that you help our effort to build a Nation wide cycling community. We are so new that your club and it's members can easily get your pictures, stories, and rides on our post pages today. Introduce your members to velotravels.com, list your club in our database, and post your exciting material. Help link cyclists everywhere, and your club, to the whole country Thank You, http://www.velotravels.com/
Is it possible to get a list of members to in order have a catalog sent to. One of the requirements for my sponsorship is to get as many catalogs out to cyclist as possible. If you could email me a list of members in your cycling club I will see to it that they receive a catalog. The sponsor company has some of the cheapest prices available to bikers, from road to mtb equipment and is a leading national supplier. In turn this helps me out by supporting my relationship with my sponsor so I can support my racing and riding habits. Thank You, Jamie Tyler Captain Team Neuro Jamie Tyler <wjptno smamuab.edu>
Hi! I am sending along information about our charity biking event to be held in August. I am including a little information about the event and about the organization who will be receiving the funds. I would appreciate it if you could list the event in your calendar of events for your club. If you have any questions please contact me by return email or at 480.945.3302, Ext. 169. Thanks so much. Linda Hilliard, Director of Development, The New Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ. First - the event! On Saturday, August 12th we will be holding our second annual Crater Quest - 2000. The ride takes place at Sunset Crater National Monument just minutes north of Flagstaff. The ride is all inside the park on blacktop roads. It is a road bike, non-competitive event with several stops in the ride for water, fruit and juice. You will have your choice of a 30 or 60 mile loop. It is a great high altitude training ride held under USCF Permit #2000-987. The ride stages at 6:00AM and rolls at 6:30AM. Participants receive an Official Crater Quest Bike Ride T-shirt, continental breakfast, "Free Raffle Ticket" and a Goodie Bag. Awards will be given in the 30 mile and 60 mile ride to the top three male and female finishers. There will be a bar-b-que picnic after the ride provided by APS and other sponsors. The ride is free if you collect $100 or more in Pledges for The New Foundation. Otherwise, the fee is $30.00 day of race or $25.00 early registration. Prizes will be awarded for most pledges gathered based on total dollar value. A full brochure will be available soon - will send them along as soon as they are ready. The New Foundation works with teens and families in crisis. We address the needs of these adolescents who are emotionally and/or behaviorally impaired though the use of highly structured and supervised programs. The original mission of providing therapy in a home like atmosphere has grown into a multi-service treatment and educational environment. Our population is 11 through 17 years of age, both male and female. We have a 53 bed residential facility just a few blocks from the Los Arcos redevelopment area in southeast Scottsdale. Throughout the past thirty years we have expanded our services, and today, offer a comprehensive Level 1 Residential Treatment Program (unlocked psychiatric), Partial Care Services, Out-Patient Services, Education Programs in a certified and accredited school, Therapeutic Group Home Programs, an innovative Family Violence Diversion Program, the STOP (Scottsdale Time Out Project) Program and a Chemical Dependency Program to help teens remain sober. The New Foundation's unique "continuum of care" approach provides youth and their families the ability to move through various levels of care without changing locations, care givers or teachers. Our facility and programs have been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations since 1994. The New Foundation's Marion Burton School is fully accredited by the Commission on Schools of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for regular education and approved by the Arizona Department of Education for ED/LD. We are not a charter school. All of our teachers hold Arizona Certification for the academic areas they teach. Individual education plans are prepared for each student who then receive transferable credits for successfully completed course work. The school focuses on the "whole student" academically, socially and emotionally. Students work at their individual levels which permits them to experience success in their educational program. The school provides the critical components necessary to enable students to return to, and successfully participate in, a public school setting. In order for our students to succeed in their education, we provide a much higher student/teacher ratio, specialized training, bi-lingual teachers and aides, and a wide array of individualized teaching materials. Many of our students are educationally delayed due to the following: Developmentally delayed due to lack of early identification of learning disability Poor English language skills because their parents do not speak English Children of drug addicted parents Children with fetal alcohol syndrome Inadequate resources in public schools to educate the students with behavioral issues that interfere with their learning processes In a rather large nutshell - that's our story. All proceeds from the ride will go to support the programs and services of The New Foundation. We would appreciate the support of all the folks in your group who love to ride, either for fun or are more serious about their bike training. The course works for both purposes. It's a great event for the whole family in the cool pines of northern Arizona. Thanks again, Linda Xsathrano smamaol.com One can keep track of personal bicycling (and running, swimming, and walking) distances
and times in an on-line database at http://www.exersite.com.
Hello fellow cyclists, Here is the latest news on the Bicycle Advocacy Front, June 19, 2000 was City Fair day and PBAC had a booth. Marcee Keller, Derek Brownlee and Steve Becker put a lot of work into the booth and it turned out great. Unfortunately Mother Nature kept trying to blow the booth down. We handed out the Bicycle Ridership Survey and got 47 responses. I think this is a great start. Look for the Bike Ridership Survey in your water bill. I am giving a copy of the survey to Cindy Barks, a newspaper reporter for the Courier. She is definitely a bicycle advocate so I expect to see some good press soon. June 20,2000 was the city council study session. Things went O.K but it was obvious that not everyone knew what we were planning to do. Councilmen Tom Reilly thought that we were trying to do the same thing that Sue Knaup was working on so he was against it from the get go. Marcee and I knew that we had to lobby the council members if we were going to get a yes vote on June 27, 2000. June 22, 2000 Marcee, Derek and I attended the Central Yavapai Transportation and Planning Organization meeting. WOW!!! We are getting a lot of new roads. Way to many to discuss here. I will have a copy of the agenda for everyone at the next meeting. I think that we need to stay in touch with this group; they are the movers and shakers of this area. I came a way wondering if bicycle facilities are being considered on the new roads. Sue Knaup updated everyone on T21 funding and the beginnings of a regional planning committee. June 23, 2000 I had many meetings at the city. The first meeting was with Tom Reilly, Sue Knaup and Lee Nidess. We discussed the outline of the updated Bike Plan and agreed that alternative transportation was out of the scope of the plan. I went over the outline and it was agreeable to everyone. Tom Reilly didn't think that a consultant was necessary. During our lobbying efforts it was suggested that we recommend using a consultant on an as needed basis not to exceed $15,000. June 27, 2000 we went to city council for the vote to use city staff or a consultant for the updated bike plan. Going to city council is always an experience and this session was the toughest yet. We went from having city staff and a consultant part-time to no bike plan update at all. The council finally agreed to using city staff and allowing us to use a consultant up to $15,000 with the stipulation that we present our request for a consultant to the council for approval. I think things went well for us. I would like to add that Lee Nidess really went to bat for us and gave me excellent guidance along the way. Thanks Lee!!! I intend to show that portion of the council meeting at our next meeting. That's the news for now. Cindie Travis Attached is the agenda for next week. Agenda for July 12, 2000 Prescott Bicycle Advisory Committee 1. Ten minute tape of the June 27, 2000 city council voting session 2. The process of writing a Bike Plan - Tiffany 3. T21 Funding - Local project - Eric 4. Update of Willow Creek Rd. - Dale 5. Bicycle Ridership Survey Update, contacting the drop off points. - Chris, Kara 6. Bicycle Route Signs, Where do we put them? - Group 7. Bicycle Racks, Where do we put them? I will pass around a map of downtown for suggestions - Group 8. Bicycle Advocacy Summit - I will hand out a flyer. The group should bring a list of people with addresses to put on our mailing list. We should invite people from the city, ADOT and NACOG. 9. Committee Tasks
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