Category: Club News
Knee Replacement
by Carl Moler
On the left is an X-ray of my knees before surgery… it is called the “Swaying in the Wind” look… no cartilage on the outside of the right knee joint… bone on bone… lots of pain… left knee little cartilage on the inside of the knee joint plus a number of bone spurs under the kneecap… not a lot of fun… was getting harder to climb on bike rides… Continue reading “Knee Replacement”
Canyon Velo Management Confirms 2013 Commitment
Reuters, North America; August 2: Speaking at the criterium scheduling meeting for 2013, Canyon Velo President Carl Moler proudly announced that team member Kevin Strand has signed a racing extension which commits him to Canyon Velo for the full 2013 season. Also announced at the meeting was Kevin Strand’s planned participation in February’s always popular St. Valentines Day Criterium….. an unnamed source from the host cycling club said……”we’re happy that Mr. Strand has agreed to our initial financial offer for his appearance at our event, we look forward to his aggressive nature in this year’s 55+ category.” Continue reading “Canyon Velo Management Confirms 2013 Commitment”
HooDoo 500 2010
by Carl Moler
…the HooDoo 500 out of St. George Utah was held last weekend and Team JDRF had another 4 mixed tandem team entered … my rear motor was Nadine Howard a very strong young lady from Canada…
…we did very well … rode the course (519 miles) in 28 hrs. 38 minutes and were the second overall finishers… had over 30,000 ft of climb and handled the brutal headwinds without incident …the overall average speed on my tandem was 19.7 mph… we had a great time… Continue reading “HooDoo 500 2010”
RAAM 2011
by Carl Moler
The specifics of the RACE ACROSS AMERICA are recounted in the 2010 race summary that can be found earlier on this site. The 2011 race effort was similar and yet very different from the 2010 version. My goal here is to give a brief summary of the race. Again, more detailed information about the race can be found on the 2010 RAAM summary. Continue reading “RAAM 2011”
Furnace Creek 2010
by Carl Moler
Furnace Creek 508 2010… The Final Piece
First let me say that this has been an incredible year from my perspective in the arena of bicycling experiences. I have been riding for over 25 years but to have had the opportuni ty to ride in the RAAM, The HooDoo 500, and finally the Furnace Creek 508 at the age of 60 years old is unbelievable. Continue reading “Furnace Creek 2010”
RAAM 2010
by Carl Moler
The Race Across America has been organized and run for 28 years. There are numerousrace categories. Individual Men and Women racers start a few days prior to the teams to accomplish the goal of all racers finishing within a few days. This year’s entrants represented approximately 15 different countries. The RAAM always begins somewhere on the West Coast on the Pacific and ends somewhere on the water on the East Coast. Continue reading “RAAM 2010”
Tour de Cure April 2012
by Rich Savitt
April 29, 2012; Long Beach, CA: Canyon Velo’s 18th year participating in the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure was a record. Eighteen members and friends of members signed up and raised money for the privelege of riding over the Long Beach and LA Harbor bridges (normally off limits to cyclists). They were treated to extraordinary scenerey in the harbor and around the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Most of us did the 60 mile route which was plenty challenging with over 3,000 feet of climbing. Continue reading “Tour de Cure April 2012”
Stagecoach TTT January 2011
by Paul Leek
And an early one for Canyon Velo… Ed Kisee ,Jeff Rhodes,Sean Mckernan, and Paul Leek raced the 4 man 40+ 100 mile TTT on January 14 at Stagecoach. We beat the standing record by 42 seconds, setting a new 40+ record and won 1st place. 4hrs 49mins bang on including one stop for refills of about 3 mins with 4800 ft climbing and head winds. All in all it was truly amazing…can’t put it into words.. The course record was reset by a 30+ RAAM team and was 2mins 10 secs faster than us..We beat the standing 2010 record by 42 secs..and were the 2nd fastest team. Next year we hope to beat the 2011 course record.
See you out there.