June 22, 2008
10:00 am ride start (If you want to cruise, stop and enjoy the view etc.)
11:00 am training "race" start (If you are a racer type.)
Potluck at 1:30-3:30
Sign in on site 45 minutes before the ride.
Meet at the horeshoe bend about 1/4 mile up the crest road from Doc Long.
Legal stuff: This is an informal practice/training/tour event and not a real “race”. It is, legally speaking, an insured training ride. It is held under a JNCA non-competitive permit. No prizes will be given out. No entry fees will be collected. Unofficial “results” will be posted for the racer types, but they do not count towards any point series or upgrade.
Though there is no entry fee if you would like to make a donation to cover the insurance, say like $5 if you have a racing license and $10 if you do not, that would be appreciated.
Sanctioned and insured through the JNCA. JNCA accepts USAC, ACA, OBRA, ABR, or CBR licenses. Helmets required.
In the foreseeable future we cannot do this as a real race, put it in the NMORS and all that, because some of the trails are not recognized as official trails by the forest service. They are not illegal to ride, but they cannot be used in a permitted event.
Last time we did this there was a big difference in time between the people riding the course and the racer types. So to keep the potluck on sched we will have two starts.
The potluck will be sponsored by Fat Tire Cycles, and will be in the Doc Long picnic area. Look here for details later.
The course probably be the same as last time, but there may be an addtion at the end. The old course was 19 miles and the fastest riders did it in a little under 3 hrs, though some riders took around 4.5hrs.
For info contact: Hawke Morgan 2596885 or email yourstruly@operamail.com
DIRECTIONS: Proceed from Albuquerque as is going to the Sandia Peak Ski Area. You will pass a sign on the right that says Cibola National Forest, continue about 1/2 mile to Doc Long which will be on the left. Park for free 1/4 mile above Doc Long at the horseshoe bend, or pay $3 and park in Doc Long. If you do not pay in Doc Long and get a ticket it is $60! We will start out from the horseshoe bend.
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Ben Hall was a local cyclist who raced for Fat Tire Cycles. He was killed in an accident racing in Moab on April 25, 2004. We did the first one of these around that date in 2005, but on a normal year the trails are snowbound in April. Some biographical info is up at: http://www.mtbr.com/author/benhall.shtml