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Thank you America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride participants for helping to make the 2009 event one of the safest in recent years. We only had one official transport and a couple of additional incidents where riders were taken to the hospital, treated and released. We estimate as many as 3350 participants rode the event. We definitely dodged the bullet, so to speak, with the weather from the previous days of rain and thunder showers. Mostly cloudy and 46F at 6:00am, start time, and progressively got better as blue skies returned to Lake Tahoe with clouds hugging the mountain tops. The day-time temperatures got into the 60’s with light winds. Turned out to be a perfect day for riding.
Big Thanks and congratulation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 1700 + Team in Training Participants, Coaches and Mentors, that raised over $6.8 Million for continued research to find the cure and assist with families that are effected by this disease.
We appreciate the Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, Jerry Birdwell, welcoming all the riders at the Start of the ride and Nevada Senator John Ensign participating as a rider in this year’s event.
We have a few items left in the drop box and a few lost & found items. If you forgot to pick up your drop bag, please email us with your name and ride number and we will attempt to locate and return your items.
If you missed viewing your photo, please visit TahoePix.com to review your photo and order directly online from their website. Photos are provided from Laine Photo Labs.
Thanks also to our sponsors and friends that set up in the Expo area:
We are also pleased to announce that Charles “Chuckles” Nelson, our Assistant Ride Director who has been in the Hospital fighting a Staff infection for the past two weeks, was released from Barton Hospital on Sunday evening and is doing fine. We missed Chuck’s expertise and organizational skills in setting up many of the facets of Rest Stop food distribution and Start-Finish coordination.
Big Thanks to all the volunteer groups, agencies, businesses and sponsors that are dedicated to serve our riders:
- CalTrans: California Highway Encroachment Permits
- NDOT: Nevada Highway Encroachment Permits
- Washoe County: Procession Permit – Lake Shore Blvd. Incline Village
- Meek’s Bay Fire & North Tahoe Fire Protection Agencies: Emergency transport services
- South Lake Tahoe & Lake Valley Fire Departments: Emergency transport services
- Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District: Emergency transport services
- Tahoe Daily Tribune: America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride Newspaper Insert
- KTHO AM590: Live Radio Coverage of Event
- KMTN TV: Video Production of Event
- Horizon Casino Resort: Host Hotel, Start-Finish, After Ride Pasta & Pool Party
- Tahoe Sports Ltd: Registration & Tech Support in Kings Beach
- Lake Tahoe Cruises: Tahoe Queen Paddle Wheeler
- Garwood’s Restaurant: Dock - Carnelian Bay
- Nevada Highway Patrol: Start – Finish and NV Hwy 28 & US Hwy 50.
- Douglas County Sheriffs Department: Start – Finish
- South Lake Tahoe Police Department: Hwy 50, South Lake Tahoe.
- California Highway Patrol: Traffic Control Point and Hwy 50 & Hwy 89
- El Dorado County Sheriffs Department: Traffic Control Point
- Granite Construction: CMS Signs / Cones & Sign Stands
- Christian Motorcycle Association: Sag Support
- Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra: Registration & Traffic Control Point
- Tahoe Amateur Radio Association: Communications
- California State Parks: Vikingsholm Rest Stop
- Sierra at Tahoe Ski / Snowboard Education Foundation: Vikingsholm Rest Stop
- Watta Bike Shop: Tech Support Vikingsholm
- Alpen Sierra Coffee Company: Vikingsholm Rest Stop
- Sparklett’s / Alhambra Water: Vikingsholm, Hwy 28 Water Stop & Spooner Rest Stop
- Barton Health Care Services: Medical Services - Vikingsholm Rest Stop
- Placer County Sheriffs Department: Hwy 89 North Lake Tahoe
- Homewood Mountain Resort: Homewood Rest Stop
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Homewood Rest Stop
- Eastern Sierra Cycling Service: Tech Support Homewood
- Tahoe City Public Utility District: Truckee River Bike Path
- City of Truckee Police Department: Truckee, CA
- Save Mart Shopping Center: Truckee Rest Stop
- Save Mart: Fruit & Rest Stop Food Truckee Rest Stop
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Truckee Rest Stop
- Mighty Mobile Bicycle Repair: Tech Support Truckee Rest Stop
- North Tahoe Public Utility District: Kings Beach Plaza Rest Stop
- Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care: Kings Beach Rest Stop
- Port of Subs: Lunch - Kings Beach Rest Stop
- Kiwanis Sunrisers: Stop Signs – Lake Shore Blvd. Incline Village
- Spooner Mountain Outdoor Company / Flume Trail: Sag Support Hwy 29
- Rite of Passage: Food distribution, Loading bikes on boat & Hwy 28 Water Stop
- Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition: Spooner Rest Stop
- REI Outfitters: Tech Support Spooner Rest Stop
- Douglas County Search & Rescue: Spooner Rest Stop / Start-Finish Medical Services
- Nevada Department of Transportation: CMS Signs Hwy 28 / US 50 / Cones
- Kool Black Kettle: Entertainment at after ride Pasta & Pool Party
- Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District: Emergency Medical / Helicopter Landing Prep.
- Shoreline Sports: Mobile Tech Support
- Raley’s Super Market: Rest Stop Food Products
- Bonanza Produce: Fruit & Rest Stop Food Products
- NV/CAL Industries: Portable Rest Rooms
- South Tahoe Refuse: Dumpsters - Vikingsholm & Spooner Rest Stops
- Sierra Truckee Disposal: Dumpster – Kings Beach Rest Stop
- Cyto Sport: Cytomax Energy & Recovery Drink – Rest Stops & After Ride Pool party
- Power Bar & Power Gel: Rest Stops
- Thule Rack Systems: Sag Vehicle Bike Racks
- Specialized Bicycle Components: Sag & Tech Support Supplies / Custom Water Bottles
- Pace Sportswear: Jersey & Windbreaker Manufacturer
- Pacifica T-shirts: T-Shirt printing
- Jon Paul Gallery: Photo featured on T-shirt, Jersey, Windbreaker, Water Bottle & Pin
- Wayne’s U-Haul: Truck Rentals
- Rancho’s Stor-All / U-Haul: Truck Rental
- Enterprise Car Rental: 15 Passenger Sag Vans
- Heavenly Mountain Resort: Finish Line Barricades
Goodie Bag Sponsors:
- Nevada Office of Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety: Goodie Bags / Safety Information
- Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority: Travel Planner
- LT South Shore Chamber: Coupon Savings Book
- Reno Tahoe Territory of the Nevada Commission on Tourism: Brochure
- Pearl Izumi Factory Store: Discount Coupon
- Cold Stone Creamery: Discount Coupons
- Tahoe Sierra Century: Ride brochure
- Jon Paul Gallery: Discount Coupons
- Sierra Summit Suncare products: Sunscreen packets
- Hard Rock Café Lake Tahoe: Coupons
- Tahoe Mountain Adventures: brochure
- Tahoe Boot n Bike Works: Coupon
- CalStar Air Ambulance: brochure
- Lake Tahoe Cruises - Tahoe Queen: Coupons
- Spooner Lake Outdoor Company: Flume Trail Brochure
- Cytomax: Sample packets
- Bike the West: Tour de Tahoe brochure
We hoped you enjoyed your ride. Please forward comments to tgft@bikethewest.com.
Thank you all for participating and riding safely in the 18th Annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride – Lake Tahoe.
Sincerely,
- Curtis Fong
- Event Director
- TGFT Productions / Bike the West
- tgft@BiketheWest.com
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