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Days like these (Stages 4 and 5). (full story...)
by Shane Bresnyan

Stage 4

Today was hard. I don't know how else to say it and make you understand how hard it was. We woke at 4:30 a.m. to catch the Ferry this morning and after yesterdays efforts and lack of sleep, I didn't know how I was going to ride my bike...


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Oh man I did it!
by clayperez

I actually raced!  Something I haven't done much of lately, and if you're not in your tippest of toppest form there's no better place to remind yourself than at a short track race (aka dirt crit)...
 


I just spent the last five minutes chasing the dog around the house for a little needed play time and he gassed me.  Goes to show I'll need to do some hydrating tonight to make up for lost time.

Congrads to Jason Silverek for hanging on to second place at the Summit's biggest showing so far, and at the last race of the year.  Also big props to Riley Howard for taking the series points lead home.  A couple technicals kept him away from the podium tonight but that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

And finally - THANK YOU to Jim Hewitt for pulling off an awesome new series of races in the north bay area - just what we needed.

F E A T U R E S
6/30/08 by clayperez
Into The Wild Part 3: Baboon Butts (full story...) by Shane Bresnyan

So I came up with a strange but possible theory last night about the Baboon monkey that you often see on the Discovery channel. The reason there butts are red and swollen isn't for some sort of procreation process. I think they are secretly doing Mountain bike stage races when no one is looking. Not only are my sit bones more sore than they have ever been, my body was starting to revolt to anything I tried to do. When I woke this morning at 5:30 I was a zombie. The first thing Roger said was, "Dude you look like sh#%." Thanks buddy. I did feel like crap and coffee wasn't going to help. I force feed myself breakfast almost gaging on it towards the end. The start was normal, Roger and I earned the right to be called up, we finished 10th yesterday and we were 14th overall with multiple teams only seconds ahead...
 

6/30/08 by yuri
Into The Wild Part 2: Black Booger Day (full story...) by Shane Bresnyan

Shane and Roger have a reversal of roles from Stage 1 and put in another solid performance against some of the world's toughest endurance racers.

6/30/08 by yuri
Into The Wild Part 1: It's On! (full story...)

 
Well, Shane and Roger are off! Here's Shane's electrifying Stage 1 race report.

6/25/08 by clayperez
Prince Greenway in Santa Rosa is closed (full story...) by Christine Culver

I found out the hard way that the Prince Greenway in Santa Rosa is closed between A Street and Olive. They have Third Street listed as the alternative (?!).

It will be closed until next Monday. If you find this to be unacceptable please send an email to:

Julian Carroll julian_carroll@dot.ca.gov Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Coordinator
Ken Mcguire Ken_Mcguire@dot.ca.gov Caltrans Bicycle Program Manager

For a number of reasons Third Street is not a viable alternative for many bicyclists and pedestrians who expected to use the Greenway: 1) Caltrans removed the south sidewalk on Third street forcing pedestrians to cross more than double the number of travel lanes to get to their destination. 2) the bike lanes on third street are not in yet and the existing lanes are narrow with high speed traffic. 3) it is an unreasonable distance for a detour where you are expecting people to be walking or bicycling.

With the Olive Park overcrossing now demolished, the only alternative for children to get from Olive park to the elementary school on A Street is 3rd.

Christine Culver
Executive Director
Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition

6/23/08 by clayperez
Breathe Easy... (full story...) Multi-Route bike ride through Sonoma and Marin Counties to support clean air & healthy lungs

Rohnert Park, CA – Ricky Zilkie, 19, and his four friends are a most unlikely group to be participating in the American Lung Association’s 11th annual Breathe Easy Ride on Saturday, June 28. None had ever ridden more than five miles, two smoke, and Ricky hadn’t been on a bicycle for more than a year.



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QUICK UPDATES
by clayperez Summit Shorties - LAST ONE (read more...)
TOMORROW (Tuesday) JULY 1st
IT LOOKS LIKE FUN, LET'S CARPOOL
$10

So Jim Hewitt has REGULARLY brought his crew to Santa Rosa and Lake Sonoma to race in the sweltering heat.  Not to mention dealing with the obsurd north-bound traffic in to Santa Rosa each Wednesday night.

It is an honor to have their support for our local races, and we should return the favor.

WHEN
6:00pm the 'B' races start at McInnis Park (http://www.summitmarin.com/).
7:00pm 'A' races start
 
WHERE
McInnis Park, San Rafael, CA <-- Click for map
by clayperez Inside covers of Bike Monkey still empty (read more...)

Two primo ad spots are still available for Issue #2 at a 20% discount price for the next 5 days while we finalize content. These are full-page spaces.

The purpose of Bike Monkey Magazine is to pump the cycling culture, and to do a service to all of us.  It can work! If you believe in it, and want some far-reaching exposure in a cool grass-roots cycling magazine in exchange for your support and encouragement then consider grabing one of these spots!

by clayperez Wilderness Bill to Eliminate MTB Opportunities (read more...)
Hi to All,
We need letters written now and they need to be faxed! I don't usually ask a lot from all of you, but I need your help now! Get all the people in your various networks to write.


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