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Pete Webber
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Subject: New York Times Focuses on
Mountain Bike Trail Access
08/03/2001
08:39 AM





For Immediate Release August 2, 2001

Contact: Pete Webber, IMBA membership and communications director
pete@..., 303-545-9011

New York Times Focuses on Mountain Bike Trail Access

The August 1st edition of the New York Times includes a 1,400-word story
that analyzes the trail access debate between cyclists and other
conservation-minded groups. Entitled "Mountain Bikers Try to Hold Their Own
on the Trails," the article appeared in all editions of this prestigious
paper, which boasts a daily worldwide circulation of more than one million.
The article begins on the front page of the Sports section and includes
three photos.

Writer Grace Lichtenstein focuses on recently proposed legislation that
would close the Rogers Pass trail near Winter Park, Colorado, to mountain
bikers by declaring it part of a Wilderness area. This well-balanced story
presents IMBAšs position and also includes comments from environmental
groups and Winter Park mountain bikers. IMBAšs national policy advisor Gary
Sprung is quoted several times.

"This story accurately portrays many of our key issues," said IMBA
executive
director Tim Blumenthal. "It also challenges some of the assumptions that
have prompted unreasonable trail access restrictions."

The complete story is available on the New York Times website at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/01/sports/othersports/01BIKE.html?ex=99770022

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Pete Webber ­ IMBA membership & communications director
ph: 303-545-9011 x 112, fax: 303-545-9026
summer direct ph: 207-594-7556
email: pete@..., web: http://www.imba.com

Long live long rides.