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Unbelievable as it is our 2004 Mayors' Ride season is set to
begin next Friday. This year Lars Clausen, a Guinness World
Record holding unicyclist and author will help kick off our
first relay in Seattle on Friday, May 14. And as we have
been busy setting that event up with the extremely
supportive and helpful Seattle Mayors' office and brilliant
Cascade Bike Club marketing director, Scott Marlow, we have
been also consumed by many other exciting developments.
A former Mayor signed on to ride the Columbus to
Indianapolis relay leg. And while Steve Shaw was at it,
since he lives in Cincinnati and knows the Mayor there who
he refers to as "good ol' Charlie Luken", he is exploring
the possibility of beginning his ride from Cincinnati with
their blessing. And already he has been busy contacting our
past rider veterans of that riding turf for routing
suggestions. Steve tells us that he is using this relay to
not only get in shape but that he will try to get more of
his friends to ride at least parts of it with him as he
continues the good work that Jeff Stephens will once again
be brining to Columbus this year. Last year, Jeff brought a
virtual city of cyclists to Columbus NBG Day and he plans
more of the same for this year.
Out here on the West Coast, Patrick Thomas is chomping at
the bit. Aided by friends as he tends to a million different
logistical considerations at once while preparing for his
trek, not to mention his full time job as an educator for
the San Francisco school district, Patrick will not feel
rested until his ride actually begins. And get this,
following in the footsteps of Lars Clausen who has already
transected the nation once and been in all 50 states on one
one wheel, Patrick's "rest" will take the form of a coast-to-
coast bike ride . On a UNICYCLE. A Giant of a Man, whose
heart is filled with love as you can see from his web site
noted below, Patrick's mission will rely on the good will of
others. And it is here that Claire Machado and her music
caravan will sag some of Patrick's ride. Don Loomis, another
sweetheart of a man, and our lead San Francisco to Chicago
rider, will help Patrick where he can as will those of you
who sign up to ride any of the relay links in between. You
will get a chance to make history, if your ride coincides
with Patrick's, as you also lend your support to a truly
unique individual who definitely has the power to make the
world a better place indeed.
And for those of U who missed it, Skot Paschal, a dynamic
middle school teacher down in the Santa Cruz area and a man
who is a blast to be around will be meeting bike commuter
Mayor Dave Bieter on June 16 in Boise before he heads off to
Salt Lake CIty and Mayor Rocky Anderson, 338 miles away. As
testimony to Skot's wanting the best for all those around
him, he even has a web he has built around his kids math
needs: http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,1680-153865-1-
47824,00.html . This man is all about service! In fact it
was his example in Arcata that got Mayor Bob Ornelas fired
up enough that he is riding from Eugene to Arcata and maybe
even all the way to the Bay Area this year!! Here is Skot's
ride from Eugene to Arcata to Napa last year:
http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/Arcata2003
In the bigger picture, the 3rd Annual Mayors' Ride which you
can find at http://www.BikeRoute.com/NationalMayorsRide2004
, will visit 24 west coast cities, 6 east coast cities, and
41 in all before it ends in Chicago on July 30 . And before
NBG riders even head for the Windy City, both coasts will be
alive with excitement. After the ride kicks off from
Seattle, other relay legs will find athletes on Rowbikes,
Tampa FL creating a huge celebration send off and antique
HiWheelers turning heads in the SF Bay Area and along the
Sacramento American River Parkway, etc, all as Claire
Machado's band, C.A.M. Engine, prepares population centers
from LA to Chicago for the riders' arrivals with music.
And the above is only a small part of the excitement
soon ahead
To sign up for our ride:
http://NationalBicycleGreenway.com/Forms/newriders.php
Links from above: Lars web: http://www.onewheel.org Cascade
Bike Club: http://cascade.org Steve Shaw web: http://www.na-
tionalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios/Steve_Shaw
.php Jeff Stephens web: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.-
com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios/jstephens. php 2003 Columbus NBG
Day: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/Columbus
Patrick Thomas web: http://www.pedalthewaves.org Claire M
web: http://www.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Cam_Engine Don Loomis
web: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_R-
ide/bios/don_loomis .php Rowbike web: http://Rowbike.com
M A R T I N K R I E G : "Awake Again" Author
http://www.bikeroute.com/AwakeAgain Bent Since '83, Car
Free Since '89, '79 & '86 TransAms Coma, Paralysis,
Clinical Death Survivor Can You Change it with Love? N A
T I O N A L B I C Y C L E G R E E N W A Y
begin next Friday. This year Lars Clausen, a Guinness World
Record holding unicyclist and author will help kick off our
first relay in Seattle on Friday, May 14. And as we have
been busy setting that event up with the extremely
supportive and helpful Seattle Mayors' office and brilliant
Cascade Bike Club marketing director, Scott Marlow, we have
been also consumed by many other exciting developments.
A former Mayor signed on to ride the Columbus to
Indianapolis relay leg. And while Steve Shaw was at it,
since he lives in Cincinnati and knows the Mayor there who
he refers to as "good ol' Charlie Luken", he is exploring
the possibility of beginning his ride from Cincinnati with
their blessing. And already he has been busy contacting our
past rider veterans of that riding turf for routing
suggestions. Steve tells us that he is using this relay to
not only get in shape but that he will try to get more of
his friends to ride at least parts of it with him as he
continues the good work that Jeff Stephens will once again
be brining to Columbus this year. Last year, Jeff brought a
virtual city of cyclists to Columbus NBG Day and he plans
more of the same for this year.
Out here on the West Coast, Patrick Thomas is chomping at
the bit. Aided by friends as he tends to a million different
logistical considerations at once while preparing for his
trek, not to mention his full time job as an educator for
the San Francisco school district, Patrick will not feel
rested until his ride actually begins. And get this,
following in the footsteps of Lars Clausen who has already
transected the nation once and been in all 50 states on one
one wheel, Patrick's "rest" will take the form of a coast-to-
coast bike ride . On a UNICYCLE. A Giant of a Man, whose
heart is filled with love as you can see from his web site
noted below, Patrick's mission will rely on the good will of
others. And it is here that Claire Machado and her music
caravan will sag some of Patrick's ride. Don Loomis, another
sweetheart of a man, and our lead San Francisco to Chicago
rider, will help Patrick where he can as will those of you
who sign up to ride any of the relay links in between. You
will get a chance to make history, if your ride coincides
with Patrick's, as you also lend your support to a truly
unique individual who definitely has the power to make the
world a better place indeed.
And for those of U who missed it, Skot Paschal, a dynamic
middle school teacher down in the Santa Cruz area and a man
who is a blast to be around will be meeting bike commuter
Mayor Dave Bieter on June 16 in Boise before he heads off to
Salt Lake CIty and Mayor Rocky Anderson, 338 miles away. As
testimony to Skot's wanting the best for all those around
him, he even has a web he has built around his kids math
needs: http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,1680-153865-1-
47824,00.html . This man is all about service! In fact it
was his example in Arcata that got Mayor Bob Ornelas fired
up enough that he is riding from Eugene to Arcata and maybe
even all the way to the Bay Area this year!! Here is Skot's
ride from Eugene to Arcata to Napa last year:
http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/Arcata2003
In the bigger picture, the 3rd Annual Mayors' Ride which you
can find at http://www.BikeRoute.com/NationalMayorsRide2004
, will visit 24 west coast cities, 6 east coast cities, and
41 in all before it ends in Chicago on July 30 . And before
NBG riders even head for the Windy City, both coasts will be
alive with excitement. After the ride kicks off from
Seattle, other relay legs will find athletes on Rowbikes,
Tampa FL creating a huge celebration send off and antique
HiWheelers turning heads in the SF Bay Area and along the
Sacramento American River Parkway, etc, all as Claire
Machado's band, C.A.M. Engine, prepares population centers
from LA to Chicago for the riders' arrivals with music.
And the above is only a small part of the excitement
soon ahead
To sign up for our ride:
http://NationalBicycleGreenway.com/Forms/newriders.php
Links from above: Lars web: http://www.onewheel.org Cascade
Bike Club: http://cascade.org Steve Shaw web: http://www.na-
tionalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios/Steve_Shaw
.php Jeff Stephens web: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.-
com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios/jstephens. php 2003 Columbus NBG
Day: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/Columbus
Patrick Thomas web: http://www.pedalthewaves.org Claire M
web: http://www.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Cam_Engine Don Loomis
web: http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_R-
ide/bios/don_loomis .php Rowbike web: http://Rowbike.com
M A R T I N K R I E G : "Awake Again" Author
http://www.bikeroute.com/AwakeAgain Bent Since '83, Car
Free Since '89, '79 & '86 TransAms Coma, Paralysis,
Clinical Death Survivor Can You Change it with Love? N A
T I O N A L B I C Y C L E G R E E N W A Y