Member Highlight - Elaine Miller

ELAINE MILLER - A TRUE CHAMPION !!!

She wears the National Stars and Stripes and the World Champion Stripes Cyclo-Vet kit proudly with a resume to match her incredible riding ability. A member for many years.

27 road and track National Championships, 4 UCI and World Cup Championships, 3 World Senior Game Championships, 23 State Championships.  Check out some of her outstanding results on the USA Cycling Website - CLICK HERE

Death Ride Finishers

CONGRATULATIONS !!

TO OUR CLUB MEMBER JOHN HOWARD &

JAMES EITELBERG

IN BEING A FIVE PASS FINISHER OF THE DEATH RIDE

Recognized as one of the premier cycling events in America's West, the Alpine County Chamber of Commerce operates the Death Ride®,  Ending at Turtle Rock Park just north of Markleeville, California, the five pass ride includes 129 miles and 15,000+ feet of lung busting climbing.

Located in the stunning California Alps, the Death Ride® course covers the traditional five mountain passes. This super challenging course includes climbing both sides of Monitor Pass, both sides of Ebbetts Pass, and the final climb up the east side of Carson Pass. Cyclists will finish at Turtle Rock Park, located two miles north of Markleeville, CA.

Cyclo-Vets and the Terrible Two Event

Congratulations to CV Members Bobby Carter and Mike Wilson for their excellent efforts in completing the Terrible Two event - 200 miles and 16k of climbing in one day !

Challenged Athlete Foundation and Our San Diego Cyclo-Vets

CAF Supports Past President of Cyclo-Vets, Don Peters

2002 and 2003 Past President, Don Peters suffered an illness that required he retire from riding two wheel bikes. Don was an accomplished cyclist with many national comptetitive events including completing and finishing in the top ten teams of the Race Across America in 2007 as well as many local Southern California Road Races and Criteriums.

With the assistance of the Challenged Athlete Foundation, he is again on the road to serious competition having received assistance on equipment and training on his new racing machine !

Many Cyclo-Vets have assisted this foundation with their inclusion in the Million Dollar Challenge and interpersonal development with the foundation. Again in 2011 there are club members and sponsors who are working and riding the Million Dollar Challenge event to make sure athletes like Don can remain competitive and once again enjoy the competition and lifestyle that was once so enjoyable.

Dodge Million Dollar Challenge (MDC)  is an unforgettable seven-day, 620-mile journey down the breathtaking California coastline from San Francisco to San Diego.  It is fully underwritten by outside sources insuring the cycling fundraisers that their donations are utilized for the needs of the athletes.

Entry is limited to 100 cyclists who each raise funds for CAF and in return enjoy a fully supported ride including van support, mechanics and route guides. Also included are hotel accommodations for seven nights, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner, massage, cycling apparel and more. The stops along the route include Santa Cruz, Big Sur, Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and Dana Point... some of California’s most picturesque towns!

CAF is a unique organization that enables physically challenged athletes to find success in sports — and in life. The Million Dollar Challenge has earned a reputation as one of the premier cycling events in the country where individuals can use their passion for cycling to make a difference in the lives of others. MDC riders not only change gears, but change lives along the roads of California, and around the world.

 Find out more about CAF by clicking here

Cyclo-Vets in Italy - Courtesy of Pezcycling.com

REPRINTED FROM TODAYS PEZ CYCLING NEWS

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Not long after that we pulled up behind a couple more guys – looking strangely familiar. A quick ‘ciao’ turned into a “hey I know you”…

Darrell Oge and I met at my week with Cycling Camps San Diego back in February. He’s been riding his bike around Italy the past few weeks and met up with his Italian friend Vincenzo for a few days at the Giro. But the story gets better, since I originally did not recognize Darrell, but I recognized his kit because I’d seen a story about them both in this morning’s local paper here in Bergamo.


Darrell & Vincenzo made it into the local paper.

Vincenzo is actually from Bergamo, but left after World War II to one of Britain’s African colonies, where he met his wife who’d moved down there about the same time from Florence. After making a family and life for himself there, he followed his sons to California when they went off to college, and he now makes his home in San Diego