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Sept. 9 Ace Speedway
Series, Sept. 10 Ring
of Fire, Sept. 13
Pepper Place Crit, Sept. 13
Asheville Grand Prix,
Sept. 13
Pepper Place Crit,
Sept. 13-14 Dahlonega GA Cup,
Sept. 14 EMBA
Downhill,
Sept 14 6 Hours of Herb, Sept. 14
Wake Forest Crit,
Sept. 14 4 Hours of Pig, Sept. 17 Carolina TT
8
, Sept. 19-20 DLV
Festival of Speed, Sept. 20
Dylan Mitchell Memorial
Race, Sept. 20 Big Creek MTB
Festival,
Sept. 20 12 Hours of Dauset,
Sept. 20 Ft. Mill Crit,
Sept. 21
Paris Mtn. DH, Sept. 21
Vista Grand Prix,
Sept. 26 BMW Performance
Series, Sept. 27 NC
State TT Championship,
Sept. 27
Woodstock MTB
Festival,
Sept. 28
Black Bear Rampage, Sept.
28 Coastal Plains Crit,
Sept. 28
NC CX,
Oct. 1 Carolina TT
9, Oct. 4 12 Hours of Stank,
Oct. 4 Treeshaker Challenge,
Oct. 4 SoFA DH, Oct. 4
Triangle Fat Tire Fest, Oct.
4-5 Cycle for Parkinsons, Oct. 5
Tour the Town Crit,
Oct. 4-5 SC State TT Championships,
Oct. 5 Port Royal Crit, Oct.
5 GA CX Dahlonega, Oct. 5
Homewood AL CX, Oct. 11
Assault on Brushy
Mountain, Oct. 11 Dirty
Spokes, Oct. 11-12
Greenville Classic, Oct. 12 Mobile AL CX, Oct. 18 Yellow River MTB Festival,
Oct. 18-19 GA State TT Championship, Oct. 19 GA CX Savannah, Oct. 25
12 Hours Hill of Truth, Oct. 25
Tumbling Creek MTB Rumble, Oct. 26
Prattville AL CX, Nov. 2 SoFA DH,
Nov. 1 Tour
De Fort, Nov. 2 GA CX Conyers #1, Nov.
15-16 Middle GA MTB Festival
Atlanta Mailing List After a few requests, I have started a mailing list
for all things cycling and racing in Atlanta.
8-27-2008
Cyclocross Clinic #2
When: Saturday, September 13th
8:00 am - 10:00 am Juniors Only Cyclocross Clinic (boys and girls)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Adult Co-ed Clinic
Where: Conte’s bike shop, Conyers, GA (less than 2 miles from the
International Horse Park)
1927 HWY 138 NE
Conyers, GA 30013
Note: This is Co-ed so everyone is welcome, we will split into groups to
work on skills, the clinics are free.
Are you wondering what this Cyclocross stuff is all about? We have the
perfect clinic for you!!
Please join Kari Lindner and Trish Albert for a beginners’ cyclocross clinic
and learn to dismount, hurdle barriers, carry your bike and remount. (Yes!
You can do all of this!) We will discuss cyclocross bike setup and rules for
the races. You may practice and compete on a cyclocross bike or a mtb bike,
as long as there are no bar ends. This is all set in a co-ed environment
that is relaxed and full of encouragement. This is also a great clinic for
second season cyclocrossers to 'brush up' on 'merging with the bike'. We
will have several knowledgeable racers to work with you on your skills and
Trish Albert will give an in depth review of cross frames and set-up. So,
bring your questions.
THERE WILL BE A LARGE FLEET OF DEMO BIKES FOR THE CYCLOCROSS SERIES, THIS
YEAR. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING A DEMO BIKE DURING THE CLINIC PLEASE
EMAIL ME TO SEE IF WE RECEIVED THEM AND ANY ARE AVAILABLE.
Junior Clinic Begins at 8:00am (boys and girls)
Adult Co-ed Clinic Begins at 10:00 am
So, bring your juniors, then stay for the co-ed clinic! Juniors are
encouraged to continue to practice with the adults during their clinic!
Come join us and see what all the buzz is about! CYCLOCROSS RAWKS!!!!
(please bring mtb or cyclocross bike, helmet, plenty of water to stay
hydrated and a snack in case you get the munchies)
Tips: Remove bar ends before the clinic
Removing bottle cages before the clinics will make it easier to lift your
bike. (we are always near water)
Pick your hardtail over your full suspension if you have a choice. (if you
don’t ....who cares! We’ll have a blast anyway!)
Wear mtb shoes instead of road shoes and lycra instead of baggies if you
have them. (so you don’t get caught on the seat)
(tennis shoes worked just fine for a couple people last year, so come as you
are!)
Requests: If you are bringing your child, please allow us to instruct them
and work on the drills with them. We love working with juniors and have had
much experience with our two teenage boys. We will have handouts for the
parents on the skills portion of the clinic. I also have a write-up on what
we found worked for our family when it came to encouraging our boys to ride.
These young adults are our equals on the bike and I treat them as such, so I
prefer to completely devote my time to them during the clinic, but we will
have a Q and A session for the parents. Thanks so much!
There are several places to eat that are close to Conte’s and the
International Horse Park it right down the road. One awesome burrito place
is Mad Cactus on Salem Road!
If you have any questions please email me at
klindner1@bellsouth.net.
8-30-2008
Gainesville College Trails Closed From Gainesville SORBA: The
Gainesville College trails are closed until the College Plant Operations has
deemed that the trails have been cleaned up enough to safely ride on. Plant
Operations is handling the clean up and has asked us to get the word out
that they do not want any unauthurized people on the trail with chain saws
or other equipment doing clean up. We will post if the Plant Operations
needs any outside help.
9-1-2008
Photog's Worst Nightmare Every photographer's worst nightmare happened
to me on Sunday. My memory card ate over 700 photos I took at the US Pro
Championships on Sunday in Greenville, SC. I've tried a few recovery
programs. If anyone knows anything or any tricks, email me at
sttarlite@hotmail.com.
I made cyclingnews.com, though. I'm
in the number 7 orange vest.
My photos from the TT
are up. Also, head over
to Pez Cycling News. Click on
the Peloton Pics, and there are a few of my TT pics up.

Michael Creed (Rock Racing) goes down the start ramp at the US Pro Time Trial
in Greenville, SC
Intown Classics Ride Timen All “In-Town Classics” move up 15 minutes
effective this week. This means the Tuesday night “Sandy Springs Ride”
(remains “Long Option”), the Wednesday night “Peachtree Battle Ride” and the
Thursday night “Chastain Ride” will all start at 06:15 PM ET.
Effective the week of 09/15/08 all rides move-up another 15 minutes to a
06:00 PM ET start time. Effective that week, the Tuesday night “Sandy
Springs Ride” will revert to “Short Option” for the balance of the season.
Effective the week of 09/29/08 all rides move-up another 15 minutes to a
05:45 PM ET start time.
Effective the week of 10/13/08 all rides move-up another 15 minutes to a
05:30 PM ET start time, which will remain in effect for the balance of the
season.
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday 11/02/08. Therein, effective Saturday
11/08/08, the “Tucker Ride” will move to “Winter Hours” starting at 10:00 AM
ET, which will remain in effect until late March.
I will leave it to others to make announcements regarding Winter rides such
as the “Airport Ride” and WBL.
Daylight Saving Time begins again on Sunday 03/08/09 when we get to do it
all over again …..
Best Regards, TODD Todd Curtis Fryburger

A rider starts at the US Pro TT Championships
9-2-2008 Roswell
Ride From Bike Roswell:
As you may know already the Roswell Thursday Night Ride has moved its start
location to Riverside Park on the east side of HWY 9. The ride in Sept will
start promptly at 6PM. The new map (Grimes Bridge is
out) is available at
http://www.bikeroswell.com/thursdayride/index.html
Come out and enjoy a flat start along the scenic Chattahoochee River before
turning up Eves Road as part of 1500 ft of climbing. The finish is again
flat along the Chattahoochee. Beautiful neighborhoods (ps. the route goes by
Chipper Jones' house on Jones Road) and great riding with a good challenge.
Look for the free police escorted ride on to be announced for Thursday Sept
25. All groups A, B, and C start together and are only separated by
sheer pain! Which pain group are you in? Free excuses handed out prior to
each ride.
Sincerely, Eric Broadwell
9-5-2008 Outback Ride The Outback ride will start at 6:15 beginning Sept. 4th
and 6:00 on Sept. 22.
Vinings Rides and Buckhead Bellyache These rides will
start at 6:15 beginning Sept. 18th and 6:00 in October. The routes do not
change.
Chili Dawg Rides From Cartecay Bicycles: Hang with the Dawgs!
Starting Sat. November 1st at 10am! Back to the Grind! THE CHILLY DAWG's
will ride the gravel roads of Blue Ridge WMA and more. Rides
will be A & B groups of 20 & 40 mile that will build in mileage weekly. We
will start the rides as we did last year from the Big Creek Fire Station.
Shower, Bathroom, Warm place to eat mouth watering CHILI! We
had a great turnout for these rides last year 20-50 riders per week. Many
different levels of riders from beginners to pro's. A FUN and FREE way to
get into shape and meet some good people! We will have these
rides weekly through FEBRUARY 2009, many different routes. Any Questions
call us at the shop 706-635-2453.
From cyclingnews.com Cheerwine to take 2009 hiatus
Cheerwine Cycling Team Owner and financial sponsor Anne Bolyea has announced
the she and the team will take a hiatus for the 2009 season. The Cheerwine
team was started as a grassroots effort to give riders the opportunity to
gain experience as racers. Within five years, Cheerwine became the number
one team in the United States. Since its inception in 2003, Cheerwine has
supported over 40+ riders in the US and foreign peloton.
"It is time to sit back and enjoy the results of our efforts and hard work
as the number one team in the US," said Bolyea, the sole financial sponsor
for the Cheerwine team. "It was a tough decision to take a year off, but it
is something I needed to do personally," she said. "I have something in the
works for 2010. There were talks of merging this year, but I am just not
quite ready for that. "I want to re-group and have the best team in the
country again. It would be very hard for my girls to settle for second best
so this is the best decision for everyone." "I have been very blessed to be
able to do this for as long as I have and this has been a wonderful ride. I
want to thank everyone who has ever been involved with this program," she
said.
Joe's professional status looking Jittery
By Mark Zalewski
From:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/sep08/sep03news
The state of the economy and many other factors are making it difficult for
Jittery Joe's to keep a professional status with just one title sponsor. And
the search for an addition co-title sponsor have come up short, according to
manager Micah Rice.
Cyclingnews reported last week that the squad is among the US professional
teams enjoying a multi-year sponsorship contract. The coffee distributor has
been a long-time supporter of cycling, and is not changing its mind.
"We had some cash sponsors pull out and the cost of travel has gone through
the roof," Rice told Cyclingnews. "We have been searching hard for a
co-title sponsor and have been unsuccessful. The deadline for me was
September 1. I have a few Hail Mary's out there that could happen and we
will wait and see."
Rice said he has released his riders to seek out alternative options for
2009. "I talked to the riders after the race on Sunday and told them to go
after what they can get," he said.
However the team itself will not disappear, regardless of finding a
co-sponsor. "Jittery Joe's is still in it until 2013 but the probable thing
is that it will be an amateur team," said Rice. "We have always been a
developmental team and it will continue.
"We had a Jittery Joe's alumni in the Tour de France this year and we were
very proud of that," he added. "And I expect we will be back as a
professional team, but we are taking a step back to stay healthy. We do not
want to try to force something just to have the 'pro' in our name. That ends
up not being good for our sponsors."
Outspokin Rides Road Group Rides Changing Due to the impending time
change, reduced daylight hours, and cooler weather, our road ride schedule
is changing. Effective immediately: Wednesday Nights:
HIckory Flat Ride *6:30pm*A/B/C/"SAM" Groups
-Ride WILL NOT START AT 6PM!
-We will shorten routes as needed
-October 1st will be the final Wednesday ride of the season.
Saturday Mornings: Hickory Flat Ride *8am* Beginner and Intermediate Rides
-The Beginner ride moves to 8:00 am and will be lead by Joanne Hamilton -Rides will run all winter long
-Only cancelled if weather drops below 25 degrees F.
9-6-2008 Charlotte
News
Sunday, September 14
It's the Historic Downtown Wake Forest Criterium on Sunday 9/14/08.
www.hdwfcrit.com has the race flyer and other info about the race.
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Saturday, September 20
$5,000 will be up for grabs at the inaugural Dylan Mitchell Memorial
Criterium in downtown Ft Mill, South Carolina on September 20.
For more info, Online registration at www.Pre-reg.com
Or the race flyer go to www.ncsccyclingassoc.com
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Sunday, September 28
Can’t Wait Till Cross Starts Race # 1
Presented by Carolina Masters Cycling & Windsong Bike Shop
Salisbury, NC
Racing starts at 9:30 am at Salisbury Community Park with all categories.
Can e-mail me at shieldssign@bellsouth.net Check
www.carolinamasterscycling.com for details.
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Saturday, Oct 4 - NEW DATE
The 3rd Annual Tree Shaker 12 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge will once again
take place at Anne Springs Close Greenway. Anne Springs Close Greenway is
home to some of the sweetest singletrack in the southeast. Located in Ft
Mill SC, the beautiful ASCG is conveniently located just off I-77.
The event will be from 9AM to 9PM on a 9 mile loop of singletrack. We will
have a large neutral support area loaded with fruit, food, water and sport
drinks. We will also have full mechanic support provided by BikeSource.
After the event, we will have a pasta dinner, music, bond fire and awards
ceremony.
Online registration is now available at www.charlottemtnbike.com
We are going to have live music at the event with Streetwise School of Rock.
The event start and finish will be held at the Field Trial Barn on
Springfield Parkway.
Make sure to put this date on your calendar.
www.charlottemtnbike.com
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DLV News Team Type 1 vs Jittery Joes Battle Shapes Up Team Type
1’s Emile Abraham and team mates Dan Holt and Joe Eldridge look to repeat
their dominating performance from previous Festival of
Speed
East Point, GA (September 5th 2008) – The battle between July’s Festival of
Speed winner, Trinidad & Tobago’s Emile Abraham and his Team Type 1 squad
and Jittery Joes riders Trent Wilson and Tim Henry looks set to be a real
fiery
one. The 2 squads have battled it out all season on the US road and
criterium
circuit and now they will be bringing the heat to the Dick Lane Velodrome
for the
Festival of Speed.
Said Abraham of the coming challenge “I felt like we rode well as a team in
the
last Festival of Speed, but the addition of Trent Wilson to the field really
gives
Jittery Joes a good shot at us. We feel like we’ll be pushed all the way to
the end
this time.” Jittery Joe’s Tim Henry had this to say “Adding Trent to the mix
is a
real plus for us and I think we can really give Team type 1 a run for their
money.
Our advantage is going to be in the longer races so hopefully we can take
advantage of those races”
Amateur racing and the crowd favorite Bicycle Little Leaguers will also be
part of
the action for the evening. Professional racing begins at 6pm and entry for
spectators is just $5 and families cost $10. www.dicklanevelodrome.com for
more info
If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an
interview, please
contact Jeff Hopkins, via phone 404 769 0012 or email
jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com
CoEd Century Clinic From Sorella Cycling: Co-ed Ride-a-Century Clinic
September 11th 2008 7:00 pm
Peachtree Bikes
Presenters: Sorellas Julie Gazmararian and Anne Ledbetter
http://www.sorellacycling.com/calendar.htm
Mark your calendars!
Want to ride a century? Now is your chance to learn how.
Julie Gazmararian and Anne Ledbetter will be at Peachtree Bikes, Thursday
September 11 at 7:00 to speak and answer questions on riding a century,
supported or on your own. We will discuss what and how much you need to eat
and drink, training methods for your body and your brain, what supplies to
bring to keep yourself relatively happy and rolling until mile 100.
Julie Gazmararian is an enthusiastic endurance rider/racer-completing
several 12, 24 and 48 hour races. Most recently, she competed in the
1,000-mile Race Across the West.
Anne Ledbetter is an avid touring cyclist having done numerous long distance
bike trips in Asia and Europe. She also worked for Adventure Cycling (then
called Bikentennial) leading trips including their northern tier self
supported cross country bike trip. Questions and RSVP to:
anne@barkphotography.com
Blanket's Creek Work Party From SORBA Woodstock: For our September
Work Party on 9/13, we will be helping out with the lake-wide Great Lake
Allatoona Cleanup.
http://www.allatoonacleanup.org
We will be cleaning up the shoreline of Lake Allatoona that butts up next to
the trails at Blankets Creek. This will be an easy work party and will help
clean up our trails and the Lake. Work party is from 9am to noon. Lunch will
be provided afterwards. Meet at the Blankets Creek Trailhead. Come help us
clean up and preserve the lake for future generations to come!
Chicopee Work Party From SORBA Gainesville oin us for a work party on
Saturday, September 13th at 9:00 AM at the Chicopee Woods MTB parking lot.
We'll be working on the new Zig Zag reroutes. Please dress appropriate for
the weather and wear closed toe shoes (Hiking/work boots recommended). Bring
gloves, water and snacks for 4 hours of work. All tools will be provided as
well as lunch.
No More TdG?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/sep08/sep06news
Tour de Georgia unlikely for 2009 By Mark Zalewski
One of America's biggest stage races, the Tour de Georgia (2.HC), is
unlikely to be around next season according to multiple sources involved
with the race. The failure to secure consistent sponsorship combined with
financial losses have made the race questionable over the past few years,
and it appears these problems have finally caught up with the event.
Chris Aronhalt of Medalist Sports, the original promoters and current
logistics provider for the race, said that the board would be meeting soon
to discuss the future of the race. Contacted by Cyclingnews the race's
executive director Elizabeth Dewberry said that there were ongoing
discussions about postponing the race for 2009 in order to reorganize.
However, Dewberry would not return calls for additional details.
The race began in 2003 with Medalist Sports, the promoters involved with
running the Tour of California, Tour of Missouri and the last three years of
the USPRO championships in Greenville, South Carolina. The Tour de Georgia
laid the groundwork for the Tour of California and Tour of Missouri.
However, the race has run under three different title sponsors in the past
six years, including Dodge, Ford and most recently with AT&T. The Georgia
Partnership Economic Development took over formal ownership of the race from
Medalist in 2007 and the 2008 edition also found support in Lieutenant
Governor Casey Cagle as chairman of a newly formed board of directors.
The race was touted as a stepping stone to the Tour de France, a tag line
helped along by the attendance of one Lance Armstrong in the final two years
of his Tour de France victories. Record crowds attended in those years, but
the numbers have not sustained since.
9-8-2008 Raisin
Hope Dear Friends,
Because last year's Raisin Hope Ride was so much fun and such a big success,
plans are
being put together to make this year bigger and better. Last year, with your
help, we were
able to give over $40,000.00 to organizations helping with brain injury.
Please join me on October 4, 2008 for the second RAISIN HOPE FOUNDATION
RIDE. A
metric century has been added. It and the 50 mile route will include the
beautiful ride up
Fort Mountain. The 15 and 35 mile options will not go up the mountain, but
still very nice.
Moes is hosting the post ride meal and you must stay in town for the evening
dinner and
silent auction.
The festivities don't stop there. On October 5, 2008 with the help of my
home town, we
are having a 5K FUN RUN/WALK. After the walk and run
CRITERIUM RACING
for all ages
will begin. In my teens, I did pretty well in crits and had a blast doing
them.
Go to www.sporstbaseonlin e.com and search for Raisin Hope to register.
Thank you and I hope I will see you in Dalton on October 4th and 5th, 2008.
With Warm Regards,
Saul
No Beer at BBC Yes, the rumor is most likely true. There will be no
beer at the Beautiful Backroads Century
this year. A change in brewery management (not related to the Budweiser buy
out) is the reason why. Oh well! It will still be a great ride with
wonderful rest stops and good food at the end!
Goodbye Sunlight by Trish Albert
Greenville Weekend One by
Big Scott (Atlanta Pro Bikes)
Kudzu.com Albany Georgia Cup
by Team Kudzu.com
Perry and Hoover Crit by Team
Myogensis
Kudzu.com Perry Georgia
Cup by Team Kudzu.com

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