This is an exciting time
of the year. The USPRO Championship was held in
Philadelphia with Henk Vogels winning this 156 mile men's
race in a record time of 5 hours, 52 minutes and 11
seconds! Petre Rosser, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist,
took the 72 mile woman's race with a record time of
3hours and 2 seconds. More information is available at http://www.firstunioncycling.com/index2.html.
There was also our own Get Ready Tour. Sorry that RePete
could not attend. I was celebrating my daughter's
graduation from Stockton College.
In July there is the Tour de France, the super race of
the cycling calendar. The Tour will begin July 1 in
Futuroscope, the giant new park located in the heart of
France. The Tour's site is multi-lingual, available in
German and Spanish, as well as French and English (What?
No Italian?). For a look at Futuroscope, go to http://www.discoverfuturoscope.com/flashindex.html
There is lavish historical information available,
including an archive of riders dating back to 1903. There
are details of this year's route, and updates will be
posted daily during the Tour, from July 1 through July
23. Check it out at http://www.letour.fr/
Talking about upcoming events, RePete has the Tour to
Smithville scheduled in July. The Towne of
Historic Smithville is a quaint
little town near Atlantic City, where the sounds of
yesteryear are very much alive. Centered around the
Smithville Inn, the Towne entertains thousands of
visitors each year. Tour the cobblestone paths and return
to the 1700's when the people were friendlier and
everything was homemade. Enter any of the forty fine
shoppes or dine in any of the four fine restaurants and
take home an experience to treasure and remember!!
Want to know some great ideas on how to clean your chain
and cogs? Well, RePete just posted some of the best in Quibbles
located on his web site.
Safe cycling,
RePete
www.oocities.org/repete_bike
6/18/00
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