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Thank you America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride participants for helping to make this year’s 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.
Please join us for the 8th Annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue ride around Lake Tahoe set for Sunday, September 13, 2009. Registration is open, online, at BiketheWest.com.
The date for next year’s event is always the First Sunday in June and will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010. Online registration is scheduled to open after January 1, 2010.
For the past several years, the event has been sold out by the first week in February, so please remember to register early.
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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America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride 2009
The Reno-Tahoe Territory of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invite you to participate in the 18th annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, one of the most scenic and awe-inspiring rides you will ever experience. Spectacular scenery, clean mountain air, great food and full support by experienced ride organizers make this ride a ‘must do’ for any avid recreational bicyclist.
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Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition - Bikeway 2009
America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride continues to promote the Lake Tahoe Bikeway, in conjunction with the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. Dedicated to enhance bicycling safety, facilities and to promote the building and connecting existing bike lanes around Lake Tahoe and to develop an alternative non-motorized transportation corridor to help protect Lake Tahoe’s environment.
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Nationwide Team in Training
The ride is also proud to be the century selected by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training Program where participants from over 69 different cities across the country will raise over $8.5 million to support their mission of finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for their patients and families.
Contact your local chapter for details on how to join.
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Start - Finish
 America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride will Start and Finish at the Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino Resort on Highway 50, Stateline, South Shore Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The Horizon offers 24 hour Nevada-style fun, a variety of restaurants, shops, live entertainment, cabaret, cinema, outdoor hot tubs, swimming pool, free parking and special lodging rates for bike ride participants and guests.
Call 1-800-648-3322 for reservations and ask for the America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride rates. Rooms for this event are limited and reservations must be made by May 6, 2009 to take advantage of these special rates.
 Most Beautiful
The 72-mile America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride circumnavigates the highways clockwise around Lake Tahoe in both Nevada and California. It includes a challenging 800 foot climb to a rest stop overlooking Emerald Bay and a 1,000 foot climb to Spooner Junction. There are also many short rolling ascents and descents totaling over 2,600 vertical feet of elevation gain! The altitude ranges between 6,300 feet and 7,100 feet above sea level and the ride is recommended for conditioned recreational bicyclist, not for beginners. Participants must be at least 14 years of age (please, no children on bike carriers or trailers) and must be experienced in riding roadways.
Most Mileage - Beautiful & Historic Century
For the more conditioned bicyclist and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America’s "Team In Training" participants, a full 100-mile Century is offered adding an out and back on Highway 89/ Bike Trail to visit historic Truckee, California, before continuing around Lake Tahoe.
Most Fun for Friends and Family
 For the recreational bicyclist who would like to mix sight-seeing and bicycling, the Boat Cruise & 35-mile Lake Tahoe Half Ride Fun Tour is offered.
The ride starts at 6:45am with a short 1-mile ride to Ski Run Marina where you and your bike board the Tahoe Queen for a scenic boat cruise to North Lake Tahoe. From there, you will join the ride course for the remaining 35-mile ride back to the Horizon Casino Resort. It comes with continental breakfast onboard & t-shirt, lunch on the course, rest stops and more. This Fun Boat Cruise is also open to friends and family members who would like to accompany participants across the Lake and return to Ski Run Marina. A fun-filled experience limited to 120 bicyclists & 50 guests.
Support
Rest stops with a great selection of food and beverages are offered overlooking Emerald Bay, Homewood Mountain Resort, in Truckee (for Century riders), Kings Beach (Lunch), and Spooner Junction. Drop bags will be provided at the first three rest stops if you chose to discard clothing. First aid and technical support are provided at rest stops and on the course. SAG is also provided but may be subject to delayed returns and final course sweep. Cut-off times are established at various points and at each rest stop where ride organizers reserve the right to ask "behind time" participants to sag forward.
Check In - Bicycle Safety Check - Big Sale
America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is limited to the first 3000 pre-registered riders. Please register now. Pre-registered rider check-in will take place from 12 noon until 8:00pm, Saturday, June 6th, at TAHOE SPORTS LTD, located in the Village Shopping Center at Highway 50 & Heavenly Village Way, in South Lake Tahoe, two stop lights from the Stateline Casinos on the California side. All participants will be required to sign an accident and release of liability waiver upon check-in.
A complimentary bicycle safety inspection is offered during this check-in period. Make sure you check out the great "America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride" Sale going on this weekend.
Pre-registered rider check-in will reopen at 5:00am, on Sunday, June 7, at the Horizon Casino Resort, back parking lot. Free parking is available in the back lot of the Horizon. It is recommended to enter the back lot from Lake Parkway Drive.
Start Times
All 100-mile Century riders have 4-15 minute start windows from 6:00am to 7:00am.
All 72-mile riders have 2-15 minute start windows from 7:00am to 7:30am. You must indicate your start time preference on your registration application or you will be assigned the earliest start window for your ride option.
All Boat Cruise 35-mile fun riders must start from 6:45am to 7:00am and ride one mile to Ski Run Marina to board the Tahoe Queen Paddlewheeler starting at 7:15am. Departure is 8:00am. Don't miss the boat! For friends and family members who pre-purchase the Boat Cruise "Non-Bike" sightseeing tour, a complimentary Shuttle Bus will depart from the Start-Finish (back parking lot) of the Horizon Casino at 7:15am to Ski Run Marina, and return to the Horizon after the cruise.
Road Closure: Northbound Highway 89 - Emerald Bay Road will be closed from 6:15am to 8:45am, to through traffic allowing only registered participants on the course. Registered riders must display their Helmet Sticker, Special Wristband and Participant number (on back) to be allowed on the course. All unregistered riders and vehicles, except for official and emergency vehicles, will be held by the California Highway Patrol until the roadway re-opens.
Remaining roadways are not closed for this event. Please be prepared to SHARE THE ROAD with vehicle traffic. To help facilitate spreading out riders, America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride-Lake Tahoe will require all bicycling event participants to ride SINGLE FILE and to select, or be assigned, a staggered start time.
After Ride Pool Party
 The after ride Pool Party with a delicious meal and live entertainment is offered at the Horizon Casino Resort. This is included with your entry fees. Additional after-ride pool party meals are available to purchase for guests. Bring your swimsuit & towel, swimming is allowed but there are no showers available unless you are a guest of the Horizon. Your photo will also be available to purchase from Laine Photo Labs (775-588-5518) who will capture your image as you climb up Emerald Bay or board the Tahoe Queen. Additional sales of Photographs and Custom event sportswear will take place Monday, June 8 from 9am - 1pm at Tahoe Sports Ltd in the Village Shopping Center in South Lake Tahoe. Weather
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