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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:15:49 +0800
To: ROChiNa<ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Re: [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi

Bobbi,

 

Great to hear from you.

 

Please call me and let me know where to meet.

 

Yousrs, Hans Ngo

 

 

2009-03-18

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Hans Ngo

 

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The Ghost Rider Team and Bike Shop

TEL:+86-28-83333540

FAX:+86-28-83333540

MOBILE:+86 1388 0710 998

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发件人： bfisher901

发送时间： 2009-03-17  13:15:05

收件人： ROChiNa

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主题： Re: [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi

Hi Hans; I will be home tomorrow and I can use a walker to move around. Let's get together to make sure March 28 is set up perfectly.
Bai Ling

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From: "Hans Ngo"
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:30:01 +0800
To: ROChiNa<ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi



Dear Jeandepoisson

 

Feel free to contact us when you are in Chengdu. 

 

Hans Ngo

 

2009-03-17

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（This a trade mark of The Ghost Rider Team.）

 

Hans Ngo

 

Director of Sales

The Ghost Rider Team and Bike Shop

TEL:+86-28-83333540

FAX:+86-28-83333540

MOBILE:+86 1388 0710 998

TEXT MESSAGE:+86 1354 000 2223

ADD：BASEMENT, UNIT 5, 211#, SANYOU ROAD, CHENGDU, CHINA

 

Web Site：www.bikechina.org

Bike Tours and Bike Shop：hans.ngo@bikechina.org

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发件人： jeandepoisson

发送时间： 2009-03-14  07:16:27

收件人： ROChiNa

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主题： [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi

Interesting news, I am leaving china later this year, but planning a cycle tour from chengdu to hopefully kashgar end april and most of may, can i call on hans and bobbi for some info or perhaps some company riding out of chengdu?

regards

Jon

--- In ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <jkeenan0407@...> wrote:
>
> Two cyclists in the Chengdu area will be the new leaders of Randonneurs of China.
>
> Hans Ngo of Bike China will take over running Randonneurs of China once he is approved by the governing body in France.
>
> Bobbi Fisher will also work with Hans to continue to develop randonneuring in China.
>
> Not sure what Hans will set up for communication but in the interim Bobbi and Hans are now moderators of this Group and they can use this to send messages and join new members.
>
> If any of you want to opt out of ROCn, just post a message here and one of us can delete you from the list.
>
> Personally, I hope I'm able to get back to Shanghai at least one more time and do a final brevet. Might as well go out in a blaze of glory or in my case a very slow candle!!!
>
> Didn't run as many brevets as I hoped but I'm glad that ROCn will continue to grow. I do hope Hans is able to find a Chinese cyclist to particpate in PBP in 2011, the olympics of brevets.
>
> Ride Lond and Propser!!!
>
> XieXie to one and all.
>

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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:30:01 +0800
To: ROChiNa<ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi



Dear Jeandepoisson

 

Feel free to contact us when you are in Chengdu. 

 

Hans Ngo

 

2009-03-17

---

（This a trade mark of The Ghost Rider Team.）

 

Hans Ngo

 

Director of Sales

The Ghost Rider Team and Bike Shop

TEL:+86-28-83333540

FAX:+86-28-83333540

MOBILE:+86 1388 0710 998

TEXT MESSAGE:+86 1354 000 2223

ADD：BASEMENT, UNIT 5, 211#, SANYOU ROAD, CHENGDU, CHINA

 

Web Site：www.bikechina.org

Bike Tours and Bike Shop：hans.ngo@bikechina.org

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发件人： jeandepoisson

发送时间： 2009-03-14  07:16:27

收件人： ROChiNa

抄送：

主题： [ROChiNa] Re: ROCn New Leaders: Hans and Bobbi

Interesting news, I am leaving china later this year, but planning a cycle tour from chengdu to hopefully kashgar end april and most of may, can i call on hans and bobbi for some info or perhaps some company riding out of chengdu?

regards

Jon

--- In ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <jkeenan0407@...> wrote:
>
> Two cyclists in the Chengdu area will be the new leaders of Randonneurs of China.
>
> Hans Ngo of Bike China will take over running Randonneurs of China once he is approved by the governing body in France.
>
> Bobbi Fisher will also work with Hans to continue to develop randonneuring in China.
>
> Not sure what Hans will set up for communication but in the interim Bobbi and Hans are now moderators of this Group and they can use this to send messages and join new members.
>
> If any of you want to opt out of ROCn, just post a message here and one of us can delete you from the list.
>
> Personally, I hope I'm able to get back to Shanghai at least one more time and do a final brevet. Might as well go out in a blaze of glory or in my case a very slow candle!!!
>
> Didn't run as many brevets as I hoped but I'm glad that ROCn will continue to grow. I do hope Hans is able to find a Chinese cyclist to particpate in PBP in 2011, the olympics of brevets.
>
> Ride Lond and Propser!!!
>
> XieXie to one and all.
>

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Interesting news, I am leaving china later this year, but planning a cycle tour
from chengdu to hopefully kashgar end april and most of may, can i call on hans
and bobbi for some info or perhaps some company riding out of chengdu?

regards

Jon

--- In ROChiNa@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <jkeenan0407@...> wrote:
>
> Two cyclists in the Chengdu area will be the new leaders of Randonneurs of
China.
>
> Hans Ngo of Bike China will take over running Randonneurs of China once he is
approved by the governing body in France.
>
> Bobbi Fisher will also work with Hans to continue to develop randonneuring in
China.
>
> Not sure what Hans will set up for communication but in the interim Bobbi and
Hans are now moderators of this Group and they can use this to send messages and
join new members.
>
> If any of you want to opt out of ROCn, just post a message here and one of us
can delete you from the list.
>
> Personally, I hope I'm able to get back to Shanghai at least one more time and
do a final brevet.  Might as well go out in a blaze of glory or in my case a
very slow candle!!!
>
> Didn't run as many brevets as I hoped but I'm glad that ROCn will continue to
grow.  I do hope Hans is able to find a Chinese cyclist to particpate in PBP in
2011, the olympics of brevets.
>
> Ride Lond and Propser!!!
>
> XieXie to one and all.
>

Two cyclists in the Chengdu area will be the new leaders of Randonneurs of
China.

Hans Ngo of Bike China will take over running Randonneurs of China once he is
approved by the governing body in France.

Bobbi Fisher will also work with Hans to continue to develop randonneuring in
China.

Not sure what Hans will set up for communication but in the interim Bobbi and
Hans are now moderators of this Group and they can use this to send messages and
join new members.

If any of you want to opt out of ROCn, just post a message here and one of us
can delete you from the list.

Personally, I hope I'm able to get back to Shanghai at least one more time and
do a final brevet.  Might as well go out in a blaze of glory or in my case a
very slow candle!!!

Didn't run as many brevets as I hoped but I'm glad that ROCn will continue to
grow.  I do hope Hans is able to find a Chinese cyclist to particpate in PBP in
2011, the olympics of brevets.

Ride Lond and Propser!!!

XieXie to one and all.

Ride Long and Prosper has long been my motto.  With ROCn, I also hoped
that was "often", but this year that won't be the case.

Due to some required medical work, I'll be returning to the states and
thus, ROCn goes into limbo until I can find someone to continue
nurturing the idea of growing randonneuring in China.  I still hope to
see a Chinese nationalist compete in Paris-Brest-Paris in 2011.  After
all, I have these really neat Randonneur of China jerseys, eh?

For those of you who relish the challenge of long distance rides, the
cue sheets are in the ummm "files?" section.

And don't forget..this group is for all of you, so if you want to
organize a long ride, get information, etc., feel free to generate a
post.

And still...Ride Long and Prosper.   It's a good thing.

Zia Jian!!!  And hopefully: h��u hu�� y��u q��

Hi Bill,how have you been? surprised to hear you were back in the good 'ol USA. 
Didn't think that would ever happen!

How are things otherwise?

JH


--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Edward Gaylord <billgaylord99@...> wrote:

> From: Edward Gaylord <billgaylord99@...>
> Subject: [ROChiNa] RE: A Shanghai Hello  / How R U ?
> To: rochina@yahoogroups.com, jkeenan0407@...
> Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 3:03 PM
> Hello Joe -
>
>  We are waiting for that cup of coffee !........
>
>  Will your  'health comeback soon ?
>
>  Updates - I was in Shanghai hospital for 42 days this past
> summer with 'GBS   SEE www.gbsfi.com  Yes - it scared
> the h_ll out me and the network / gang . I am still
> 'recovering .
>
>  Just got back from USA and 'family leave . Have jet
> lag and 'Happy Valentines Day !
>
>  Do you have SKYPE ?........
>
>  Do take care and 'if we can help in Asia ...U got us !
>
> Get me details .................                      THX
> Bill
>
>
>
> To: ROChiNa@...: jkeenan0407@...:
> Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:51:59 +0000Subject: [ROChiNa] Need
> Someone To Take Over: I'll be out of commission
>
>
>
> One more time: Anyone want to take over Randonneurs of
> China? Due to some medical stuff, I may or not be back to
> China. I was hoping to meet with "Chain" and
> someone he knows.I have a randonneur bud in another city and
> if no one wants to take the reins......ROCn may have a new
> home city.Had plans for a brevet every month starting in
> February...but alas...they are no more.Any one can host a
> brevet. Just get in touch with me. The ride cue sheets are
> in the files section.Hope to get back to China for one more
> ride or three. Xie Xie
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to
> connect.
> http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_022009

One more time: Anyone want to take over Randonneurs of China?

Due to some medical stuff, I may or not be back to China.  I was hoping
to meet with "Chain" and someone he knows.

I have a randonneur bud in another city and if no one wants to take the
reins......ROCn may have a new home city.

Had plans for a brevet every month starting in February...but
alas...they are no more.

Any one can host a brevet.  Just get in touch with me.  The ride cue
sheets are in the files section.

Hope to get back to China for one more ride or three.

Xie Xie

!

Have a dream

Define your passion

Share your dreams with others

Know when enough is enough & act

Take good care of yourself & your family

Don't take people for granted & appreciate them

Honor other people's dreams & find your own dreams too

 Apologize when you're wrong and feel proud of yourself for doing it

Feel the fear and do it anyway in your personal, professional and public life

Don't make it all about you, walk side by side with others without requesting a reward

 You need three things in life: something to do, someone to love and something to hope for

  !!!!

    !!!!  

Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Safe 2009

WINTER RIDING: With the right layering you can ride all year round in Shanghai.  So git on yer bike and ride.  :)

Brevets:  There are three 200km rides now sanctioned by the ACP in France:

• SSS: Shanghai to Suzhou to Shanghai (200km) Out and back brevet.
• Pudong:  From the ferry station to the airport, beyond, and back.  (200km) Out and back brevet.
• Suzhou: Three loops totaling the 200kms.  (Loops brevet)
• All three can be ridden anytime as what is called a "Permanent" More about that when I can figure out some non manned controls.

ROCn STATUS:  Still looking for someone to take over ROCn at the end of June when my stay in Shanghai is over.  Another "Yank" has moved to Chengdu and might run ROCn from there if I can't find another helpful soul in Shanghai. 

Ultra Marathon Cycling:  http://www.ultracycling.com/index.html   A very worthy organization to join with lots of information on ultra cycling:

• Year Rounder Challenge:  Anyone can sign up for this and challenge  yourself to do a century ride (100 miles or about 160kms) every month.  Use the cue sheets for the brevets or create your own century rides. 
• Equipment for Long Rides:  Check out the tips by Ken Bonner, who so far has over 12,000 miles ridden this year.

Brevet Cue Sheets: You can find them in the "Files" section of this yahoo group.  The SSS has to be updated as one of the roads is undergoing major construction.  I plan to update that sometime in December.

GPS: Returned from the U.S. with a Garmin eTrex Hcx gps unit only to find that the China map doesn't work in China unless you purchase a GPS unit made for China.  The government throws off the pointer for security reasons, so my GPS has me about 500 metres or 1/3 mile from where I really am.  Still good to be able to see the streets around and about.

GEOCACHING with a GPS unit:  Has nothing to do with ultra long distance cycling, but can be a fun way to explore Shanghai if  you have a GPS unit.  Folks hide "geocaches" in varous locations and with the co-ordinates you simply try to find them.  All you need for information is here: http://www.geocaching.com   There are about 8 geocaches in the Shanghai area.

As always.....Ride Long and Prosper

Slo Joe Recumbo

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer 

SUZHOU 200KM OCTOBER 25, 2008

On October 25th, seven riders signed up for the Suzhou 200km brevet and fun loops ride.  Two of the riders chose to do the official ACP 200km brevet and successfully completed the course in under 9 hours.

Congratulations to two Randonneurs of China, Staffan Geronsson and Wayne Roberts, who  completed the three loops in a time of 8 hours and 45 minutes, leaving at 7:00 a.m. and finishing before dark.  From their report, the weather gods were good to them and just a smattering of rain dampened the ride.

ROCn submitted a brevet schedule for December 2008 to November 2009.  As soon as the schedule is approved by the ACP, the dates will be posted, subject always to change based on rider interest.

ROCN 200km BREVETS

ROCn now has three official brevet or ride for fun 200km routes.

SHANGHAI to SUZHOU to SHANGHAI (this route will change because of the major construction work for the new transportation hub)

PUDONG 200 KM (Goes from the ferry station out past the airport and back)

SUZHOU 200 KM (3 separate loops totaling 200kms)

ROCN IN AUSTRALIA

ROCn was seen "down unduh".  A recumbent virtual friend of mine, Peter Heal, completed the Audax Australia 1200km Grand Southern Randonee,   http://www.audax.org.au/public/   wearing a ROCn jersey to start the quest. 

Peter finished with the 3rd best timewise.  But as we know for brevets they are equal opportunity finishers so  he actually finished tied for 1st with 24 other randonneurs and randonneuses. 

The ride is still on and anyone who wants to do

(A)  The 200km "official" ACP sanctioned and git yer name inna record
book brevet. or

(B)  Ride 1 or all 3 of Staffan's circular routes.  All begin and end
at the same point (Tihu Lake).

Email me asap at jkeenan0407 AT yahoo DOT com

Staffan has about 7 riders in Suzhou who will be there.

There were four of us Shanghai riders, but various reasons there are
now zip, including me being out due to a stupid joe trick: DO NOT
walk into the table leg of your dining room table.  It does horrible
things to your toes and foot.

I'm putting together a 2009 calendar for the governing body in France
and will post it with all dates "tentative", meaning they are subject
to change to fit the group.

The "official" season runs from November 2008 to October 2009.

Ride Long and Prosper

Joe

I've mentioned www.bikejournal.com as a place to log your miles.  A new
feature, blogging, has been added and I've used it to write up my BRAT
(Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee) adventures.

For those who like to read bike blogs..........

http://www.bikejournal.com/blog.asp?

We're gonna try again for the Suzhou 200km , 100km or any loop you
choose.

Date: October 25th

The 200km will be an official ACP sanctioned brevet and will follow
all the rules of the ride and road. Must be a ROCn member and if
you're not there's no cost to join.

There are "3" distinct loops that Staffan has designed, so if you
don't want to do 200km or 100km you can pick a loop and enjoy the
scenery.

Make a week-end out of it. Do the ride, stay over Saturday and
sightsee on Sunday.


Please reply here if you are interested or email me Jkeenan0407 AT
yahoo DOT com

Cheers

Slo Joe

Thought I'd mention again that this is an international association
that welcome long distance riders from all over the world and has
numerous challenges.

One of them that can be done 'ON YOUR OWN' is the Year Rounder with
the website here: http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umc.html

Following is the newsletter that comes out twice a week.  So check
out membership and do some ldr's ...

ride long and prosper

slo joe



Ultra Marathon Cycling Association

Year-Rounder Challenge News
  Issue 97             September 8, 2008

1) News from John Lee Ellis


The Camaraderie of Distance � As I write this, it's the eve of a few
days of cycling immersion for several dozen riders down the street.
Tomorrow they'll be off on the Colorado Last Chance 1200k, the
most "open" of the 1200k's, at least if tree-count is any measure.
Year-Rounders include Ken Bonner, Tom Knoblauch, and Catherine
Shenk.  What unexpected adventures, species of wind, and dust devils
speaking in tongues will they encounter?  Who can say - that's the
great thing about spending so long on a bike - something fascinating
is almost sure to happen!  We wish all the riders a safe, successful
trip.



Pony Express by Bike - Speaking of camaraderie and distance, Year-
Rounder Spencer Klaassen and Dan Clinkenbeard just completed
Spencer's own RUSA "Pony Express" Permanent - an epic trip if ever
there was one, to the tune of 2979km.  Congratulations, you guys!



I hope that as the season tapers for many of us, you have found some
dynamite event, tour, or retrospective  excursion to put your season
in perspective!



-john lee



2) Rides from All Over


Here we are into September and enjoying the weather.  That is, of
course,  unless you live in hurricane land.  Please join me in
sending positive thoughts to all of those living in the affected
areas.  May your lights be on and your cleanup minimal.



�         A few more RUSA Anniversary brevets from Michael J Bailey
in California, Dan Driscoll and Pam Wright in Texas, and Ed Brady in
Ohio.

�         The Ultra Midwest 24 Hour Challenge in Illinois drew
several Y-Rs, including Larry Ide who rode 412 miles, Gerald Eddlemon
who, "won 60-69 age class by only 2.3 miles over entire 24 hours of
racing," and Joel Sothern who writes that, "Course vandals threw a
monkey wrench into the race by painting phony arrows on the pavement,
but Joe Jamison and crew made adjustments and the race went off
largely without a hitch."

�         Jennisse Peatick rode the Lance Armstrong Foundation
Century in Pennsylvania.

�         "It's not so much where one rides. The best thing to do is
to follow your instincts without to much reflection."  Well said by
Tom Knoblauch, who does most of his rides in Colorado.

�         Larry Ide set the UMCA Illinois E-W-E Record in a time that
Mr. Ellis called "fast."

�         Kenneth Bonner tells a story of not giving up on a
brevet.  "Not my day!! One of the ferries from Vancouver Island broke
down, and the last one for the day was late. Consequently, I arrived
at the start point of the 600 km about 2 a.m., so started the ride
with little sleep.  Broke a rear non-drive side spoke within about 35
miles.  Nice warm sunny day.  Then I missed a turn ... 20 miles later
and night falling I was back on course.  Now discouraged and very
sleepy, I went off course for several miles to try and find a motel --
  all full.  Dawn was just breaking when a drive-side spoke broke.
Duct tape and a tensioning tool straightened my wheel.  Still sleepy,
I caught a few minutes sleep on the side of the freeway. Finished
with another rider in heavy rain ... we both had wonky back wheels.
Fortunately they did not collapse! (And that's the good news!)"

�         Ritaann Becker Tells her own tale of excitement on a North
Florida 200k Permanent.  "It was a hot day (mid-90's), humid, and a
long, solo ride on the roads of rural North Florida. But around 90
miles, at the M&M General Store (w/ the claim of being the "Biggest
Store in Leonia", for year's there's been a sign on the
door, "Rattlesnakes Wanted" Dead or Alive ("or Alive" is now crossed
out).  Apparently, they pay by the foot for dead rattlesnakes brought
in, because while I was sitting there I witnessed (the rattler) and
heard a rattlesnake story told by a petite, older lady (76), dressed
in her Sunday best, about how she had just killed the rattler at her
back kitchen door w/ her hoe (it was about 4' and in her car trunk).
She proceeds to tell me she had the same problem with an alligator a
few weeks earlier, it met her hoe, too.  You just had to be there;
stuff for great storytelling. After I left, seven miles down the
road, I was climbing a hill and could see something up ahead, half on
the road and half in the grass ... couldn't make it out yet.  As I
got closer, its head up and rapid movement of the tongue got my
attention real fast as I swerved around a rattlesnake; where's the
lady w/ her hoe when you need her?"



Got any stories?  Send them to year-roundernews@...

3) Stats



John Lee put many hours into organizing the Last Chance 1200 which
starts tomorrow at 3 AM.  Bonne Route to all of the riders! - ed.



Next Time - Your Standings! - Thanks to our volunteers: Bob Barday,
Steven Barnes, William Beck, Kerin Huber, and Don Norvelle!

Complete Stats on the Year-Rounder Challenge and Larry Schwartz
Award: http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umcstandings.php

Ride Submissions
We now ask for membership numbers on the ride submission forms.  The
reason is pretty simple - riders don't always use exactly the same
name when submitting a ride . . . so a ride may not be logged
correctly.  If they use the numbers, unique identifiers, then it's
much easier to keep accurate records.  They can look up their rider
numbers and other info in the membership database is on-line at:
http://www.ultracycling.com/membership/membership.php

Send your paper forms to the person below based on your last name.
A-C
  Kerin Huber
  1151 N. Vinedo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107
  kerinhuber @ gmail.com

D-G
  Steven Barnes
  PO Box 231, Rimforest, CA 92378
  spbarnes @ csusb.edu

H-O
  William Beck
  17719 Foxmoor Drive, Woodbine, MD 21797
  wabeck_@ comcast.net

P-Z
  Bob Barday
  1932 Sage Drive, Golden, CO 80401
  rjbarday @ msn.com



Mileage Challenge Questions:  E-mail John Lee Ellis with questions
about the Year-Rounder at: year-rounder@...

Ride Submissions:  "Organized Rides" can be submitted electronically;
go to http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umcsubmissions.html

Newsletter: Address Change? Suggestions? Delivery Problems?  Contact
John Elmblad at: year-roundernews@... .

[For confidentiality, these reports are mailed to you as blind carbon
copies (bcc's).]

This newsletter is a service of the Ultra Marathon Cycling
Association, Inc.  Copyright � 2008 UMCA, Inc.   All worldwide rights
reserved.  http://www.ultracycling.com

We're gonna try again for the Suzhou 200km , 100km or any loop you
choose.

Date: October 25th

The 200km will be an official ACP sanctioned brevet and will follow all
the rules of the ride and road.  Must be a ROCn member and if you're
not there's no cost to join.

There are "3" distinct loops that Staffan has designed, so if you don't
want to do 200km or 100km you can pick a loop and enjoy the scenery.

Make a week-end out of it.  Do the ride, stay over Saturday and sight
see on Sunday.

More details in a week or so.

"Ride Long and Prosper"

Slo "hoping to find some to caretake this when I leave" Joe

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Just a quick note to say hello again to one and all.

ROCn: I'm still trying to find another "love long distance riding" fool...er.. cyclist who can take over ROCn when I exit China.   Another randonneur may be moving to China from the states, but wil be located in Chengdu.  Who knows...maybe brevets in Chengdu. 

Volunteers??

RACE ACROSS AMERICA:  This is one of the premire world wide ultra cycling events where riders race from the west coast of the United States to the east coast.  The ride is held in June of each year. 

 Riders have support crews to assist them on the ride and there is a whole book of rules as to what can and can't be done, necessary equipment, rules of the road etc.  Some highlights:

• 1st Recumbent Soloist:  A recumbent friend of mine, John Schlitter, is the first recumbent cyclist to complete RAAM solo on a recumbent.  John is over 50 and finished first overall of all cyclists over 50.   He also finished in the top 10 of all solo RAAM cyclists.
• Fixed Gear Team:  Two riders, one of whom owns a ROCn jersey, completed the 3,000 mile plus race on fixed gear bikes.  THAT is an awesome accomplishment.
• Slovenian Jure Robic became the first man (Seana Hogan has won 6 solo women’s RAAMs) to win solo RAAM 4 times. The two men who got closest to this feat before him with 3 wins each were Rob Kish & Wolfgang Fasching. Robic denied Fasching a 4th win last year, but nobody could stop Robic from achieving it this year. His finishing time of 8:23:33 gave him an average speed of 13.98 mph.
• The youngest solo rider, 25 year old Ryan Correy finished RAAM with a time of 11:21:44 and a speed of 10.55 mph.  The Canadian rookie arrived at the first time station at Lake Henshaw in 3rd place just 5 minutes behind leaders Gulewicz & Robic, but soon was engulfed in the reality of RAAM.  Ryan started riding with his father & crew chief Peter at age 16. 
• While in 3rd place 1,320 miles into the solo race near the NM/OK state line, Austrian Franz Preihs hit a road sign, crashed, and broke his collarbone.  Refusing to give up on his dream of a solo RAAM finish, rookie Franz arrived in Annapolis 9 hours after David Haase to claim 4th place.  His time was 10:08:14 with a speed of 12.14 mph.  Franz is a good friend with David Haase, who he raced against in the Race Across the Alps and the Furnace Creek 508 both last year
• 62 year old David Jones arrived at the finish together in Annapolis on Thursday evening.   Jones became the oldest solo RAAM finisher as the former holder of that record RAAM CEO Fred Boethling draped an official finishers medal over Jones’ neck.  Jones also smashed his own 60+ record of 10.52 mph by doing 11.27 mph this year.  His time of 11:03:25 took 22 hours off from last year.   He finished 11th place overall among the solo men.  Just goes to prove age is only a number. 
• German rookie Dr. Michael Nehls placed 7th in the solo RAAM with a time of 10:22:56 and a speed of 11.46 mph.  He slept a total of 45 HOURS to set a new RAAM record for most sleep!  Riding just 15 hours per day, his on the bike speed was 30 kilometers per hour or faster than half of the teams.  He told me that more sleep is a safer way to do RAAM, especially for rookies.
• You can read all the results along with videos on the RAAM site: 
• http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/subwebraam/default.php?N_webcat_id=1

UMCA (Ultra Marathon Cycling Association):

Website:  http://www.ultracycling.com/

Check out the UMCA especially the Year Rounder that can be done from anywhere in the world.  http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umcstandings.php

Ride Long and Prosper

Slo Joe Recumbo ( ROCn chief cook and bottle washer)

Greetings from the states...

Heading back to China on August 12th and am planning a brevet at the
end of August and will check with Steffan about his Suzhou brevet as
I'll be out of China most of September.

UMCA: For those of you who do enjoy long rides, I urge you to check out
the year-rounder challenge.  This is something that can be done by
anyone, anywhere in the world.

GO here to get more information:
http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umc.html  Join the UMCA...not the
YMCA....and challenge yourself to some long rides.

I've gathered some interesting links to good randonneur sites and
stories and will post them for you.

In the meantime...Ride Long and Prosper

slo joe recumbo

Yup....more requests so I'm doing one more order to be placed Monday.

Items can be seen here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v642/jkeenan7/ROC%20Jersey/


Email me at jkeenan0407@... by Sunday night if you want to get
something.

After this.. I retire... I hope.

slo joe