[SDCBC] Fwd: [CABODIR] FW: Tour de Ed........

[Jim Baross]

A worthy cause for a very worthy fellow!

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>Subject: [CABODIR] FW: Tour de Ed........
>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:14:13 -0800
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>From: Ed McLaughlin [mailto:ed at chicovelo.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:08 PM
>To: Kurt Stockton; Randall Stone; Susan T; David 
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>Op; Dusty Taylor; Todd Telander; Owen Thomas; Matt Thompson
>Subject: Tour de Ed........
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>January 30, 2008
>Contact: Katie Grissom
>Chico Velo Cycling Club
><mailto:kgrissom at rollinghillscasino.com>kgrissom at rollinghillscasino.com
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>Fundraising Ride for Ed McLaughlin – local bike 
>advocate and Chico Velo Director – Slated for February 23
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>Chico, CA ­ On December 21st, Ed McLaughlin – 
>General Manager of Chico Velo Cycling Club and 
>Northern California bicycle advocate – was 
>riding on a bike path with other riders when he 
>hit a bollard -- a metal post set in the middle 
>of a bike path to prevent cars from driving on the path.
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>McLaughlin was thrown over the handlebars and 
>landed on his neck, causing a severe injury to 
>his spinal cord. He was airlifted to a 
>specialized medical center in Santa Clara, and 
>has recovered enough to enjoy limited use of one of his arms.
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>Support for the community's best-known cycling 
>advocate has been overwhelming, and to help 
>raise money for the Chico Cyclist's Care Fund -- 
>used to help cyclists who sustain injuries while 
>bicycling – Chico Velo is organizing the Tour de Ed.
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>Slated for Saturday, February 23, 2008, the Tour 
>de Ed, Ed McLaughlin’s Almond Blossom Ride will 
>take riders on one of two routes:
>l        A casual 6 mile loop through Lower 
>Bidwell Park (perfect for families,)
>l        A 20 mile ride to Durham and back on 
>quiet country roads when the almond orchards are 
>in full bloom. There will be a rest stop in Durham.
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>The ride will start at the Chico City Hall 
>parking lot at 10am, with registration opening 
>at 7am. The entry fee will be $25 and all 
>proceeds will go to the Chico Cyclist’s Care 
>Fund. All riders will receive a free t-shirt and commemorative wrist band.
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>History of Advocacy and Success
>During McLaughlin’s 20 plus year reign, Chico 
>Velo has accomplished many major milestones. A 
>few of the awards Chico was earned include:
>    * Best Bike Town – 1997, Bicycling! Magazine
>    * Bicycle Friendly Community, Bronze Award – 
> 2004, League of American Bicyclists
>    * Wildflower Century – Top Ten Century, Bicycling! Magazine
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>Chico Velo currently hosts four annual century 
>rides (100 miles in one day) and two overnight 
>tours, and brings riders from all over Northern 
>California, Nevada and Oregon to participate in them.
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>The largest of them is the well-known Wildflower 
>Century, which is held in late April and 
>attracts 4000 riders to Chico for the weekend. 
>The Wildflower Century starts and finishes at 
>the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds – the only 
>facility in the area large enough to handle the event.
>Chico Velo Cycling Club was formed in 1980 and 
>serves the interest of bicyclists in the Butte 
>County area through education and advocacy. 
>Membership to the club is $10 a year.
>Further information about the club and ride 
>schedules can be obtained at the Chico Velo 
>website at <http://www.chicovelo.org/>www.chicovelo.org.
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