Rochester Active Sports Club

 A new and VERY long pedestrian / biking bridge was opened last week over U.S. 14. This connects all the neighborhoods on the northwest side of U.S. 14 to the new bike trail on Cascade Lake. Not sure what the long term plan is for any connecting trail on the north side as the bridge ends on 7th street. Still - any improvement in new trails is welcome and this bridge is worth a look (photo courtesy of Dave Greymont).

Conditions Sunny, 73-degrees F,Wind WNW 15mph, Humidity 44%

Joanna Hall                   0:51:03         22.21

Terri Crist                      0:58:59         19.23

Joe Moyer                     0:44:23          25.55

Bill Maurice                   0:45:31          24.91

Kelly O'Hara                  1:05:28           17.32

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The first TT of the Road TT Championships was held on the 17th. Fastest time was posted by Bill Maurice with an average speed of just over 25 mph for the ~19 mile course.

Date Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Total Distance (mi) 18.9

Conditions Partly cloudy, 71-degrees F, Wind SSW at 5mph, humidity 60%

Division: Female

Rider                            Elapsed                        Average

                                    Time                            Speed (mph)

Joana Hall                     0:50:25                         22.49

Sawra Maurer                0:56:57                         19.91

Rachel Vaube                0:59:22                        19.10

Kathy Bates                  0:59:53                        18.94

Pattie Ekman                1:01:20                        18.49

Dianna Koepp               1:03:37                        17.83

Kelly Peterson              1:04:16                        17.65

Division Male Stock

Rider                            Elapsed                        Average

                                    Time                            Speed (mph)

Drew Wilson                  0:48:00                        23.63

Erich Heneke                 0:49:40                         22.83

Glenn Sturchio               0:55:14                         20.53

Brian Dawson                0:55:20                        20.49

Mark VanNorman           0:55:42                         20.36

Mark Jerde                    1:05:24                        17.34

Division Male Aero

Rider                            Elapsed                       Average

                                    Time                            Speed (mph)

Bill Maurice                   0:45:17                         25.04

Jim Hannon                   0:48:18                         23.48

Mederic Hall                  0:48:33                        23.36

Travis Seeger                0:50:08                        22.62

Todd Agulair                 0:51:15                        22.13

Jason Fisher                 0:53:09                         21.34

Hugues Sciotte             0:57:09                         19.84

Kelly O'Hara                  1:06:25                        17.07

The Recreational Cycling evening rides are now on - they started Monday, March 15th, 2010 and leave from Bamber Valley School at 6:00 PM (corner of CR 8 and Mayowood Rd SW). The Wednesday ride leaves from Bicycle Sports at 1400 5th place NW, also at 6 pm. Full details and maps of each day's ride are posted on the RASC Bulletin Board.

Ride Guidelines    Pace Lines

This is a group road ride at a relaxed pace (11-13 mph average speed) for those new to road riding or for those who just want an easier pace.  This group road ride can serve as a next step for those cyclists who want to break away from just traveling on the bike paths. Rides are all summer from April through September.
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List of ride leaders 

Happened across a show on Versus featuring the Nature Valley Grand Prix bike race in Minnesota.   I didn't even know this existed.  The final stage is a Criterium in Stillwater that features about 20 laps around a course with a 20% grade hill!  Every year they pick 12 amateurs (6 men and 6 women) to participate.  The event is held in mid June.  Incentive to train this winter?              Warren

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RAGBRAI is sponsored by the Des Moines Register newspaper and stands for the “Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. It is a 7 day bike tour (not a race) and attracts 10,000 riders. Many riders complete the full 7 days, but riders also have the option of getting day passes and doing just part of the ride. Many of the riders are just “Joe citizen” riders of all ages from young to old and ride ordinary bikes. But, there are also serious riders on very nice bikes that hammer across Iowa in pace lines. You see about every kind of bike from the Banana Man bike to a tandem bike of 6. For the full story on this year's RAGBRAI, click here

Lake Tahoe (in my opinion) is one of the prettiest places in America. Here is Dave Greymont's review of his recent ride around Lake Tahoe as part of a fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).  

Paul Scanlon did his usual ride for the Red Cross, riding his bicycle from St. Paul to Duluth (162 miles) on May 22nd as his personal challenge. Click here for a travelogue describing the trip in all its gory detail.

Pine Island now has a free borrow-a-bike program at the head of the Douglas trail that is just getting off the ground. It is all volunteer effort and donated bikes.  Bikes are available for those who might like to just do a spontaneous family trek down the trail.

Here are the details: "Borrow-A-Bike for FREE on weekends"

Pine Island's innovative Bike program is open for residents and visitors Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weather. Bikes of all sizes are available for FREE. Children may borrow bikes with the signed authorization of a parent or guardian. Individual cyclists 18 or older simply register to check out bikes. The program currently has more than 50 bikes in active inventory. Other bikes are in various states of repair, and will be added to active stock as work is completed. The repair efforts have been headed by LeRoy Krier, a volunteer from the local Lions Club. "Without him, this program would be impossible," says Roy Larson, Borrow-A-Bike director. "He has donated countless hours and done an excellent job". To learn more about volunteer opportunities or to donate bikes, contact Larson directly at 507-696-8453.