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Show VOLUME 10 NUMBER 5 - O > ( A 3 SSPCSER I 1528353 SHELVED I CYCLING UTAH. U. of U. I Harriott Library 7 NOVEMBER 2682 y • ing utafi Start a Revolution, Ride Your Bike! Calendar of Events • Alta's the One • Results • Euro Bike • Big Cottonwood Hillclimb • High Uintas Classic • Tandem Tasters • Women's Challenge cycling utah. com AUGUST 2002 SPEAKING OF SPOKES Utah Summer Games By Dave Ward Publisher It had been four years since I was at the Utah Summer Games, but it was easy to remember why I enjoy this event so much. As usual, upon arrival we found everything well organized by coordinator Quinn Pratt and all the events came off smoothly. All we had to worry about as riders was to show up and ride. But the Utah Summer Games, at least the road cycling events, are unique. Let's be honest: This is not top- level competition. That's not to say the events are not competitive. Indeed there is some very intense competition. But few of the regular racing crowd show up for the Utah Summer Games. That has always surprised me, as this is in fact a four- stage event, packed into three days, with excellent venues, and is one of the best stage races in Utah. Maybe it is the fact that only medals and jerseys are awarded, with no prize money or awards of monetary value. Or perhaps because it has the reputation of not drawing top competitors, it becomes a repetitive cycle, with most of the regular race crowd not showing up because they know most of the regular crowd will not be there. I do not know. But frankly, I am rather glad for it. It has become the one time when people who like to compete once a year, or even just once, and just for fun, can do so without overwhelming intimidation. I think that is good. This year, we were reunited with Alice Pust. Once again, she was the only woman in her category. But she loves to compete a couple of times each year, and while she is not going to be on the racing circuit, she takes her cycling hobby seriously. She has become a crowd and participant favorite at the Utah Summer Games. As usual, we also saw many competitors who were obviously not regulars on the race scene. This included many who were spouses and children of people who compete more regularly. They realize they can attend an event where they need not just watch. They can compete themselves in very relaxed, friendly and encouraging atmosphere, an atmosphere where they are cheered even more for just showing, riding and finishing. My own wife, who has little interest in bicycle racing other than watching Lance Armstrong stomp on the competition in the Tour de France, and occasionally watching her husband get stomped on himself, participated. I even conned my 13- year old daughter, Marinda, into participating with promises that she would probably be the only one in her category, which in fact she was. Charles Rosett's son, Max, was there competing with his father. Don Winder and his son were there. These are all people we will not see at regular race. Quinn maintains numerous categories, both male and female, based on age, with 2- to 3- year brackets in the teens and 5- year brackets for 30 and older. And while the separate brackets may be, and in fact are, combined for the criterium and road races, they are always awarded separately. Thus, if there is only one woman, for example, in the 45- 49 category, she wins and gets a medal. Just showing and racing gets recognition and an award. Each event is treated as a separate race, with medals for the top three in each category. 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AUGUST 2002 cycling utah. com TRAIL OF THE MONTH Alta Ski Area, a Year- Round Classic By Gregg Bromka Alta. You gotta love this place. It's a real Utah gem. It's where one of the nation's first chairlifts carried legendary skiers up legendary slopes to bag legendary powder. It's where sad sacks and mining magnates alike once grubbed through the dirt with hopes of turning dull rocks into big bucks. It's where the 2002 Winter Olympics never came, where tourists shied away from in the wake of terrorism, and, for one season, where local skiers truly ruled the haunt. It's also where a new singletrack could add new meaning to the resort's proud motto, " Alta is for Skiers", by augmenting it with the words, " . . . and Mountain Bikers." Albion Basin Road ( 6.2 miles, out- and- back, moderately easy, 800- foot gain) If not for a near 9,000- foot trailhead elevation, the Albion Basin Road would be one of the easiest rides in the Wasatch Range. Inasmuch, novice bikers and flatlanders alike will likely feel the head- spinning and lung-constraining effects that come with high elevation. Ride slow. Stop from time to time, and your eyes will feast on formidable peaks of naked rock and on vast meadows that read like entire chapters torn from a Peterson Field Guide to wildflowers. Directions are pretty straight forward: Start at the information booth near the end of the paved Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, and head up the dirt and gravel Albion Basin Road. Your destination is Albion Campground, where you can top off your water bottle before hiking to a secret lake on the Cecret Lake Interpretive Trail ( bikes prohibited). Retrace your tracks down the road, or veer left and link to the Albion Meadows Trail for a better taste of what mountain biking is all about. Germania Pass ( 8.3- mile loop, strenuous, 1,900- foot gain) If you reminisce of the days when bikes were rigid and lycra helmet covers were vogue, then you need to go ride the old Rustler Run race course over Germania Pass, just for old time sake. If you're not an old school Photo by Gregg Bromka hold out, then the scenery alone is worth your effort. Start from the Wildcat base at Goldminer's Daughter Lodge and take a jaunt on the Alta Trail to the Albion Day Lodge. Climb the gravelly Albion Meadows Trail for just over a mile to Alf s Restaurant, and go right to the base of Sugarloaf Lift. Now you climb. The old miner's road rises directly beneath Greeley Ridge, crosses Backside bowl, and curves around Glory Hole basin. You can practically count the 100 turns you could make if you skied off the ridge above. Pump hard under Sugarloaf Lift, and veer right to reach Germania Pass at the patroller's cabin. Hunker down for a wild descent on the rubbly service road, which curves through Ballroom bowl and down to the base of Germania Lift. Your brakes will smoke on the final descent across the bottom of Alf s High Rustler run back to the Wildcat base. Pop into Goldminer's Daughter for a frosty beverage ( open Thursday- Sunday) to give cheers to this classic tour and to bemoan that expert racers used to have to ride two laps! Boulder Basin Trail ( 8.3 mile- loop, strenuous, 1,800- foot gain.) " Get back to that bit about a new singletrack," you say? When combined with the Catherine's Pass Trail and the Albion Meadows Trail, the Boulder Basin Trail loop takes you on an up- close tour of Alta's all- time classic powder stash. At the heart of this ride is a short but well- crafted one- laner that runs through the shadow of the infamous Devils Castle area. You have to be good with your " left-and- rights" because there are several unsigned turns, and even if you're an admitted Alta- holic who's privy to the ski patroller's terrain code names, you'll be surprised at how different the world looks without its blanket of downy white. Rest assured, you can't really get lost because gravity will always steer you home safely. Head out from the Albion Day Lodge, and climb the Albion Meadows Trail to the top of the Albion Basin Road. Hop on the Catherine's Pass Trail, and pedal and push your way up the steep narrow gulch. About .8 mile up, fork right on a faint path that runs across Supreme Bowl and drops to the campground. Or, go for broke, crest Catherine's Pass for a glorious view into Brighton, and take the cutoff trail on the return. The tricky part of the ride is finding Boulder Basin Trail. Go left from the campground road, climb about a half- mile past summer homes, and watch for an unsigned trail forking right. You'll climb a bit more than curve across a tongue of chunky rocks that has spilled from the Castle's ragged wall. If you look up, you'll see that there is no chair lift providing access to the bowl; skiers have to hike and traverse diligently to " get the goods." The trail turns to smooth- running dirt, darts into the conifers, and descends quickly through a junction with the Cecret Lake Trail; then it wanders past monolithic boulders dressed with dainty flowers before meandering playfully down the length of the basin to Alf s Restaurant. Reconnect with the Albion Meadows Trail and glide to the base. Trailhead Access: From 1- 215, take Exit 6 ( 6200 South, Ski Areas). Travel east on 6200 South then south on Wasatch Boulevard and UT 210. Follow signs for Alta and Snowbird. Drive 8.5 miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon Road from the flashing billboard to the end of pavement at the Albion base. 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My work gives me the excuse and the mechanism, but the riding and just being in Europe are what really takes me back. I fit the rides in during breaks in the meetings, on extra travel days I add wherever I can, and sometimes even during vacations that begin or end with a science engagement. Like most of us who have been lucky enough to have our bikes in Europe, I am a long time fan of the European approach to cycling. It is not an exclusive sport practiced by a tiny bunch of lean people with shaved legs. Instead it is a major mode of transportation, making up a substantial portion of the trips that residents of The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, and France take in their daily travels. The lean folks in lycra are there, but they are still a tiny bunch compared to the masses who would no sooner have titanium on their trusty iron steeds than they would pack concealed weapons or care who wins the Superbowl. What we who love cycling also believe as an issue of faith is that the reason Europeans ride so much is that they have miles and miles-kilometers and kilometers, actually- of perfect bike paths. They walk out their doors, slip onto a separate bikeway with never a car to threaten them, and even enjoy a separate system of lights managing each intersection or road crossing. Motorized vehicle just do not exist in the world of a European cyclist and so, of course, they all ride bikes. Simple, right? The logical extension of this CYCLOTOON BY NEAL SKORPEN PATHBTIC.' you COULP HAVE SAIP, IN AN AGGRBSS/ VB TONE: I f I HAP TO PEPAL MYSELF TO WORK, I'P C9ET MYSELF RUN OVER/ OR FRIENDLY: IT MUST Bis AWFUL, INHALINO ALU MY EXHAUST/ WHY PON'T yOU WEAR A GAS MASK? CURIOUS: WHAT MYSTERIOUS FUEL PROPELS THAT INSANE CONTRAPTION? GRACIOUS: HOW KINP OF YOU, GIVING THE SQUIRRELS TIME TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY/ TRUCULENT: PON'T RIPE THAT THING PAST THE SCHOOL, THEY'LL THINK YOU'RE A KIP PLAyiNG HOOKY/ SOLtCiTOUS-SHUPPUP... Cyrano & e%> ir\ erac situation is, of course, that until we in North America create a similar system of safe, clean, hermetically sealed bike paths, only the brave and the insane ( or both) will ride bikes. Riding with motorized vehicles is just too dangerous, and will always be until we have what the Europeans have, millions of dollars ( and Euros) worth of perfect bike paths. Simple, right? Well I am here to tell you that it ain't that simple! Like most interesting things in life, the truth can be much more complicated- and interesting- than the dogma. And this dogma of cycling only working when cyclist and motorists live in separate worlds is too insidious and dangerous to leave unchallenged. For if we believe it, then we will never have a significant number of people using bikes. If one actually spends some time riding in Europe, especially when one leaves the major urban centers that are held up as stellar examples of bike culture like Amsterdam, Freiburg, or Stockholm, one sees a very different world. There are bike paths, at least at times and for short to medium stretches. And some Final ClOSeout on All 2001 and 2002 Bikes! Come in for Best Pricing! N0RC0, Klein, Fisher, LeMond, Bianchi, Titus, Intense • DoRoia • EddyNWckx • HED • Shimano • Redl. no • lizard Skim • Eoilon • Manitou • Morzocdii • Thul « Cor Rockj • Pinarollo • Specdploy • Bell • look • Oakley • Campy • Rood race • Zipp & Fox • Axo 41 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & RACING MAST1R MECHANICS- Wl REPAJK All IIKES Custom Rood & i Golsan Cycles 801- 278- 6820 • 4678 So. 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To put this in a local context, there are many cases in which the bike routes in Europe would never pass the guidelines that our friends at the transportation planning offices try and apply to bike routes in Utah. So why does cycling these routes seem to work? I believe there are a couple of reasons. The first and probably most important is that motorists know how to drive in a way that respects the rights and the needs of cyclists. After all, most motorists have been and many still are cyclists themselves. And most of them know that in a court case following a bike/ car collision they will typically lose if they have not taken every possible precaution around cyclists. So when motorists approach from a sidestreet or driveway, they actually stop before the edge of the bike path or sidewalk. They look and see if the path is clear of cyclists and only then the pull out to the edge of the road and start looking for cars. When motorists make turns, they check over both shoulders to see if a cyclist is nearby and might be endangered by the turn. And when a cyclist is taking a lane on the roadway, the motorist of course slows down and waits until there is safe space to pass. The second reason the system works is most cyclists actually travel at a fairly slow rate of speed. Trying to go at race or even workout pace, I often found myself boxed in and having to be very careful- not to avoid cars, but to avoid other, slower cyclists and the odd pedestrian. I once followed a local racer through a set of small villages in the eastern Netherlands and realized that he paid almost no attention to the special bike signals or even bike paths. He just went whenever and wherever there was space. Motorists seemed to tolerate this apparently reckless approach and we had a fine time. So the good news is that one can create a cycling system that works without the enormous expense of separated bike paths everywhere with separate lights and control systems. The more important message, I believe, is that even if we did try and create a separate- but- equal road system for bikes, it would likely fail unless we addressed the real problem- the attitude of motorists. Changing attitudes is a hard problem but it is not impossible. Education of new drivers, public service messages for the existing ones, and high public profile statements from our political leaders can all help. Laws that encourage and support bike use and enforcement of existing laws to protect cyclists from being bullied off the road are additional measures that could work in our local area. Training cyclists of all ages about techniques and strategies that will get them around with confidence can help people to escape their fear and use the roads and routes that we have now. So we do not have to envy our European friends their perfect bike route system, instead we can work toward a home grown solution that will work for us. I believe such a solution does include bike routes and even the odd path, but it must incorporate other essentials like education of motorists and cyclists. We just need to shake free of the dogma and get to the truth. Rob is the former chair of the Salt Lake City Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee. AUGUST 2002 cycling utah. com COACH'S CORNER Ouch!! Saddle Sores are a Pain! By Bill Harris Sitting in the saddle all day long is painful enough, but sitting in the seat with a saddle sore can make you think twice about going for a ride. Don't be embarrassed, every cyclist that puts in the miles will get one. So what is a saddle sore? It's an infection in your crotch area that starts as a little red pimple like thing. Usually they only last a couple of days but left untreated it can become a hard, red, inflamed mess that you don't want to sit on. In the worst cases these infections spread to other areas and can become large sores, boils or cyst that might require a bit of surgery to get rid of. Saddle sores usually start life as a bacterial infection called staphylococcus that gets forced into the skin from the pressure of sitting on the seat all day. Prevention is the key. A good high- end pair of shorts with a nice thick pad can help. You really should have a few pairs of shorts and NEVER wear a pair of shorts twice before washing them. You should also clean your private area with an antibacterial soap. I use Hibiclens which is available in the first aid section at the store. If you do get the symptoms of an early saddle sore take caution. You might try a different style of seat and when riding stand more frequently than you normally do. Clean the area frequently and keep it dry by sleeping in the buff so you don't sweat at night. Do not put any ointments on it. These tend to keep the infection alive. You might also need to take a day or two off the bike and let it settle down. If the little buggers still persist, go to the doctor and talk about getting on an oral antibiotic to kill the infection. Once again prevention is the key. Use good quality clean shorts, strong antibacterial soap and keep the area dry. Bill Harris has coached regional, national, Olympic and World Champions in three different sports. To contact Bill about his cycling coaching services send e- mail to yelojersey@ aol. com TUESDAY NIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Basque- ing in the Elko Sun By Thomas Cooke Every 4th of July, Elko, Nevada is home to the National Basque Festival. This year was the 39th annual festival, and the folks from the Elko Basque Club brought back a tradition that has been missing from the weekend long activities for the last ten years. To kick off the weekend long festival, the Basque Club hosted a criterium around Elko's Main Street city park. I had received an advertisement for the race months before, but didn't make up my mind to go until the last minute. We have been mired in the dog days of summer with this Salt Lake City heat wave, so motivation to make plans to travel to a bike race has been hard to come by lately. There was the promise of a large cash prize list; $ 1000 to the winner and guaranteed cash all the way down to 20th place. There was also the promise of cash primes. The prize list reminded me of some of the big money criteriums I had competed in back in New England years ago. The whole week leading up to a race like that, you can spend a lot of time daydreaming about how quick you could spend $ 1000. Some of the local racers who didn't go roll the dice in Elko might have had family obligations. Things like neighborhood barbecues, fireworks with the kids or maybe the beginning of a long weekend away from bike racing entirely. All of those reasons are understandable, but I still think you need to take a chance every once in a while. I took a chance and drove to Elko. When we arrived at the park, it was hot and windy, but the large trees in the park provided plenty of shade, if you could find a place that wasn't already claimed by the locals who were entrenched in their barbecue spots for the day. I had predicted the prize list would draw some riders from California looking to make a few bucks, but as the Pro/ 1/ 2 start time crept closer, it was obvious that the turnout for this one would be small. Regardless of the turnout, the organizers of the race had a professional looking start finish area with announcer's stand and podium. Curious people had set up lawn chairs all along the home stretch. When we were called to the line, I felt like we were racing for something or someone. These people seemed genuinely interested, which is a remarkable breath of fresh air. The spectator demographic at many of our local races is often the same; other racers, wives, husbands, kids and dogs. There was a little bit of tension and excitement on the start line of the Elko criterium, and I liked it. Despite a tiny field of 18 riders hoping to scoop up some Elko gambling money, the action was fast and furious from the gun. The Master of Ceremonies, an older gentleman wearing a Tour de France Maillot Jaune which bore the autograph of Miguel Indurain, shot his pistol in the air and we were clipped in and fighting tooth and nail for the first corner. Around the first corner, I wondered who was going to attack first? I guessed local hero Mike Peterson was hoping to make an impression on his familiar roads and maybe sneak away for the first prime. The course was smooth and fast, and as we calmed down to a comfortable pace, Johnny Osguthorpe fired the first bullet. We crossed the line completing that first lap with the field strung out in a straight line, then prime bell rang, meaning the announcer was going to make us put on a show. I went for that first prime Continued on page 16 Name Address City ; Phone_ Age ST ZIP Male/ Female ( circle) USCF Category, Emergency Contact ( not in race) Name / Phone Bicycle Hill Climb_ Widowmaker Both Events ($ 25 or $ 30) ($ 25 or $ 30) "($ 45 or $ 50) Make check payable to Snowbird Corp. CC# Exp Signature T- shirt size: S M L XL ( circle one) WAIVER & RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY In consideration for participation in Bicycle Hill Climb/ Widowmaker at Snowbird and use of Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort facilities, and as a condition precedent thereto, I hereby waive any and all claims against Snowbird arising out of Snowbird's negligence or the negligence of any of its agents or employees and hereby release Snowbird, its affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees from any and all liability or damages arising out of the event including, without limitation, claims for injury, liability or damage arising out of the negligence of Snowbird and its agents, officers, directors and employees. In the event of a claim or legal action for injuries, I agree to indemnify, reimburse and hold Snowbird harmless from any costs, attorneys' fees, judgements or settlement amounts paid by Snowbird relating to said claims or actions. This agreement to indemnify Snowbird includes all claims and legal actions, even if the injuries, damages or liability arise out of or are alleged to have arisen out of the sole or comparative negligence of Snowbird. I HAVE READ AND DO UNDERSTAND THIS RELEASE: Signature ( 18 or older) or Signature ( Parent/ Guardian) snowbird y \ < yd o / irnb You can register for both events on this registration form. Each event has a $ 25 entry fee ($ 30 after 8/ 02). If you are registering for both events, the fee is $ 45 ($ 50 after 8/ 02). Saturday, August 10 Start: 9400 S. 2000 E / Finish: Snowbird Entry 2 10 miles, 3,500 vertical feet Road and mountain bikes welcome Day of registration: 6- 7: 30 a. m. / Start: 8 a. m. wi c^ ovN/ KwKer Sunday, August 11 Day of registration: 8 a. m. / Start: 9 a. m. Start: Snowbird's Gad Valley / Finish: Hidden Peak 5 miles, 3000 vertical feet Mountain bikes only Send form to: Snowbird Bicycle Hill Climb P. O. Box 929000 Snowbird. UT 84092- 9000 or Sports- AM P. O Box 526069 Salt Lake City, UT 84152 nssnmz rWttfe5 R U D Y P R O J E CT Register at CANYON BICYCLES 3969 S. Wasatch Blvd. or in Draper at 762 E. 12300 S. On line at www. sports- am. com or Call Snowbird at 801.933.2115 to receive a form by mail cycling utah. com AUGUST 2002 Route 211 The Boneyard by Greg Overton I can't keep a bike in one piece these days. I have a lot of bikes, relatively speaking, and I can't seem to keep one of them in any state of rideability, no matter how hard I try. Maybe it's a hazard of being in the " business", I don't know. I guess it gives me an okay excuse for not riding consistently. I recently made what I thought was a statement on this issue when I methodically assembled several of the " keepers", one at a time, and took them from the temptations of the shop environment to my basement, not to be disassembled - ever! Well, that lasted about six weeks. First to come apart was a DeRosa. Someone needed a nice wheelset in a hurry. I tried to stop myself at the very moment I was saying, " I have a yadda yadda set on a bike at home." " Grrr, why did I just say that?" Next thing I knew, the poor thing is sitting in a corner, minus wheels, derailleurs, shifters and brakes! What a sad site! Ole Ugo would not be pleased. Before the dirt was shoveled onto that DeRosa, I found myself shlepping a Bianchi into the shop to harvest the Chorus group from it for a friend and long- time customer who wanted to drape his new frame with a Chorus kit. Here I go again, " Well, I've got a Chorus kit on a bike at home... grrrr, what am I saying?" Now, I have four preciously built and untouchable bikes in various states of disassembly creating a boneyard in that dark corner of the shop, and no current rider to even ride around the block for a soda! I've even built a couple of replacement Salt Cycles bikes, sold them. Grrrr. I think I'm going to come in under the cloak of darkness, late on a weekend night, and build them all, then sneak them home, and ask my coworkers to kick me any time I start to mention that I have this or that at home. I doubt I'll have trouble getting them to agree to the kicking part of the arrangement. Heck, ( my heck?) I even sold my coworker/ buddy Rich's bike a while back, while he was looking! I guess nothing is sacred, although it was just a run of the mill aluminum bike, it was not even mine to sell. I tried to tell him that I was doing him a favor, but he gave me the gas face anyway. It's a sickness that I can't seem to get over. I've got to lay off selling other people's stuff though. Or open a shop that does that.... There was a time when I rode the same frame and equipment for two race seasons, save for the tires and chain. You'd think it'd be the other way around, with the active race bike getting new widgets and dolled up on a regular basis, while the old fat guy just keeps everything the same year after year. I wish! I've got one older DeRosa that has been built with every version of Campy's ergo stuff, only to be harvested like a ripe fruit tree every year. There's something incongruent with new Record Carbon Ten on a fifteen year old SLX frame. So I just pile it in the boneyard, and wait for the shoe to switch feet, and some customer to come in with an older Record kit that I can harvest from his bike for a change. Hardly ever happens though. Even in the case of the new groups that we sell, I ask sheepishly, " so, what are you going to do with that older Campy group?" " Hands off vulture!" is the usual reply. Man, I can't get a break. My favorite question from customers is becoming " so, what do you ride?" " Hmm, what do I ride? Well.... if I had wheels and brakes, I'd ride this one, or if I had derailleurs and a saddle it'd be that one, or if I had " We usually just end up laughing. Then I try to counsel them to not do what I do... unless, of coarse, all their stuff comes back home to us. Someone who calls himself a friend said that I should just sell everything except one bike. Then I would be pressed to keep it intact. What kind of silly, misguided logic is that? One bike?!... One bike?! Wha'the... How can someone even think that? A person can't have just one bike! I mean, what if I sell something off it, then what would I do? Huh? Grrrrr, I kind of see the point, I guess. But nooo, he's not going to get me to fall for that. You see, this so- called friend rides the same size bike as me. I see him working! Besides, which bike would I keep? There's a challenge for you: choose your one keeper bike. Out of all of them, mountain, road, cross, commuter, single speed, cross country, dually. 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Fresh from their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th placings in the Pro- 1- 2 State Road Race Championship the week before, the Logan Race Club again dominated, with the State Road Race Champion Sandy Perrins garnering the overall High Uintas win, John Osguthorpe taking 3rd, and Kirk Eck finishing 5th. The focus of this stage race is the 70 mile road race from Kamas, Utah to Evanston. Leaving Kamas on Saturday morning, the race climbs up the Mirror Lake highway to an elevation of 12,000 feet, and then descends rapidly for 20 miles before making the long finishing run into Evanston. The road race is then followed up on Sunday by a morning time trial and afternoon criterium. Local prodigy David Zabriskie, currently racing with Lance Armstrong's US Postal team, was in town for the event. He, along with Osguthorpe, Perrins and Burke Swindlehurst ( Navigators), formed the winning break in the road race while ascending the mountain. 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