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Show 8 SPORTS I lilltop Times April 21. 2005 Scenery dominates club's 1st ride Hill Cycling Club looking to expand Hill Cycling Club BY SHAD WEST Hilltop Timqs staff The Hill Cycling Club hosted its first official trip of the year earlier this month. The [wo day trip to Moab was a great success. With temperatures in the upper 70s, it felt just like summer. The first day, riders enjoyed a beautiful ride through Arches National Park. The club started at the La Sal Mountains viewpoint turn-off and climbed to Balanced Rock. Without a set agenda, riders took a side trip to the "Windows" arches and continued on to Wolfe Ranch. From there they biked down to the Delicate Arch (railhead. While it was a lot of fun flying down the hill, the riders experienced a tough climb on the way back. At the end of the ride, the cyclists hiked to Utah's most famous landmark. Delicate Arch. Day two brought the riders more of southern Utah's natuPhoto by Kevin Thacker ral beauty. They rode the long John and Linda LeCain pull their two children with a tandem bicycle winding Potash Road which during a recent Hill Cycling Club trip to Southern Utah. The club is has the Colorado River on one open to anyone on base who is interested in cycling. side and beautiful sheer red cliffs on the other. They saw drive vehicles and climbed up to look over 800-foot drop-offs climbing enthusiasts on the along the way. the back side of Dead Horse red cliffs and the "Jughandle If the Moab trip is any indicapoint. The drive gave them a Arch" along the way. tion of what future jaunts will totally different perspective of Dead Horse point, and an op- hold, riders are in for a specThe cyclists took a break portunity to stop a few times tacular season of cycling. and got in their four-wheel Whether it's knobby tires and huge suspension springs of a mountain bike for dirt trails and rock formations, sleek racing tires and an aerodynamic frame for the road, or a stationary bike at the Hess Fitness Center, the odds are the Hill Cycling Club is a club to check out. For the past few years, the club has been a loosely knit group of enthusiasts who have gotten together for rides sporadically each year. This year interest in the club has grown dramatically and the charter members recognize the need to organize. "In the beginning we were a grass roots group of individuals who were e-mailing each other back and forth wanting to know if anybody wanted to ride after work or on the weekend," John LeCain said. "Basically, we are an unofficial activity, made up of base personnel who want to get together and ride." With so much interest, the club hopes to set up a website where a calendar of events will be posted and members can chat about "all things cycling." The free club is open to anyone associated with the base. "We hope to get together and nominate some club officers to get a definite direction for the club," Mr. LeCain said. With the sunny and unusually warm weather, the cyclists found a desire for Wednesday evening rides, and possibly longer rides on the weekends. "Some of us have a tendency to go into a winter depression and we come out around January and hit the stationary bikes to get back into shape for the spring and summer," Mr. LeCain said. "It's nice to be able to get out on the road a couple months early." Capt. Kevin Thacker agrees. BYKIM HAGGIN Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of.. "There is nothing like experiencing the great outdoors through cycling," Captain Thacker said, "except, cycling with other people who enjoy the sport as much as you do." Captain Thacker came to Hill a little more Lhan a year ago and made many friends through the club rides. "It really is a great way to meet a lot of different people," he said. "We have members who vary in experience and equipment, that's what makes the club great." The club hopes to do more than just ride. Members are currently brainstorming ideas from bicycle safety and repair clinics to fundraisers to buy helmets for the base youth. One of the most anticipated events for members is the annual Utah MS 150 Bike Tour held in Logan at the end of June. Over the past 19 years, Utah's MS 150 Bike Tour has become Utah's premier fundraising cycling event for multiple sclerosis. Riders of all abilities pedal distances ranging from 150 meters to 150 miles during the fully-catered, two-day tour through the breathtaking Cache County countryside. "The MS 150 Bike Tour is by far the National MS Society's largest and most exciting event. In addition to being a great ride and a fun weekend, the MS 150 raises money to help fight a disease that affects so many Utahans and their families," said Jeff Pease, MS 150 Bike Tour chairman. The club members have participated in the event the last three years under the name Team Hill. Last year Team Hill raised $3,400 with just six riders. With 40 riders signed up for this year's tour, scheduled for June 25-26, they hope to top $10,000. For more information about Hill Cycling Club, send an e-mail with subject header "Tell me more" tojplecain@comcast.net. ballet west FRAUD wi itn • Identity Theft • Protecting Your Investments • Buyer Beware Lark Ascendin Friday, April 22 & Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:30 p.m. Val A. 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