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IV Velo Club Members Chad Leptich and Jaime Hernandez have been busy raising money and preparing their butts for an assault on sanity this coming November 5. They’ve plunked down $900 each for the chance to ride their mountain bikes 300 miles climbing 24,000 feet in this death defying cycling interlude. Too Much Fun Promotions, run by Armando Carrasco, promises to make this a world-class event and is working on TV coverage. Wish Chad and Jaime well. They could probably use some more Arnica cream for sore legs by now.
Starting next Wednesday, June 25, the morning training ride in El Centro will be starting at 5:45 a.m. at the usual place--Advanced Eye Care on Ross just west of LaBrucherie. It's an early hour, true, but we want to beat the heat. Some local cyclists do that ride and still get to work by 8:00 a.m. IV Velo cyclist Kevin McClenahan has suggested a training ride on Friday, July 4, Independence Day. A very early start is suggested, for it gets hot in the higher elevations too. We could do the Pine Valley-Cuyamaca Loop or start at the Acorn Casino and pursue other vatiations of those well-known roads. I realize that there's a conflict with the Mexicali Crits that night, pero ni modo. Now's the time to upgrade your TV service to include the Versus channel so you can catch the Tour. Just do it for the month of July and cancel in August if you're a cheapskate (muy codo) like me.
Two day race in Ensenada. July 12-13
July 4 Training Ride in Mountains
Tour de France
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