[Sportsandrec] Few: Invitation to ride in Nashville TN

Wed Apr 14 01:29:39 UTC 2010

Elizabeth,

I forwarded this invite from Sue from a blind_cycling list. I have sent your 
message on to Sue and hope you guys can be in touch to answer questions and 
I hope others can chime in as well.

I'll share what I know and hope it is valuable to others as well.

This ride is not solely for Paralympic riders. It is my understanding that 
even the cycling camps are not strictly geared toward Paralympic 
involvement. I have attended the developmental camp and highly recommend 
them for anyone who is interested in tandem cycling. It is a good idea to 
have decent fitness going into them and it has some opportunities to get out 
for challenging rides and some race opportunities.

I have not personally ridden the TN ride, but have heard good things and 
would try to attend if I didn't already have a prior committment.

You mentioned the Northern California area. I just took a look at 
www.bicyclingblind.org and notice there are a number of pilots and stokers 
in that area. If you are not a member on that site, then it is not possible 
to  look for pilots, but if you register, then you can search for 
pilots/captains close to your area. There is an option to put in your 
zipcode and then search by distance.

BORP over in Berkeley has organized rides. Then you might also want to check 
out the Blind Stokers Club. It is based out of San Diego but may be of 
interest to you.
www.blindstokersclub.org

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "elizabethbstewart" <elizabethbstewart at att.net>
To: "'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Few: Invitation to ride in Nashville TN

> Hi Sue and others on the list,
> Two Years ago I went on my first tandem bike ride at the Dallas 2008 NFB
> convention.  I have always enjoyed riding my bike when I was young but 
> once
> I lost my sight more and more threw
> RP, I never thought I would be able to trust someone to go tandem bike
> riding.  I had fun and once I got home 2 years ago I asked around but did
> not really do any research.  I knew of a place in Berkeley CA.  I thought
> that was to far and got distracted doing other things.  I recently got
> involved with a spin class at the gym and someone told me at the gym about
> the tandem bike riding in Palo Alto area.  This Saturday I went and rode 
> for
> the second time.  I was very excited when I saw this e-mail about going to
> Nashville.  Have others attended and how was your experience?  What did 
> you
> accomplish from going?  If you are just a beginner could you still do the
> event?  Is it just for people who want to attend the Para Olympics?  I am
> interested in going to the training camp that I saw on the e-mails but May
> is not a good month for me.  If any one has gone to this event please give 
> a
> brief e-mail of your experience.  It would be wonderful to go and meet
> others who are also on this list.  Thanks for the long message.  Take care
> and always remember it is never too late to live your dreams.
> Elizabeth    h -----Original Message-----
> From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lori
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:27 AM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Fw: Invitation to ride in Nashville TN
>
> Forwarding from another list.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Subject: Invitation to ride in Nashville TN
>
>
> Hello all list members:
>
> I wanted you all to see the below post from a good friend of mine who is
> coordinating a great ride in Nashville this June. I personally rode this
> ride last year and it was top notch. Wonderful route and a good choice of
> mileage selection. The rest stops even had a theme for each one and they
> competed to be the best and most fun. My personal favorite was the Jimmy
> Buffett tent. Lots of fruit and even good music to chill out with while
> enjoying my fruit slush. A big cookout ended my miles on the road. Enjoyed
> visiting with the many cyclist and checking out their gear while having a
> Cheeseburger in Paradise. Hope you will consider contacting Les and asking
> more details about this ride. Hope to see some of you there. It would be
> nice to meet some of our list members in person. I heard rumor that Pam
> Fernandez is planning to ride again this year.
>
> Regards,
> Sue Buckley
>
> Hello Cyclist:
> Our bike club in Nashville TN. is putting it's annual River Ride together
> with one of our primary goals to include and highlight adaptive athletes
> together. The ride is co-sponsored by Nissan and we hope to draw 1500 
> riders
> to middle Tennessee this June 12th.
>
> Mike Willman, coordinator for the 2010 River Ride and myself, Les
> Wooldridge, Adaptive Athlete Coordinator have both been fortunate enough 
> to
> attend one of the Paralympic Training Camps at the Olympic Training Center
> in Colorado Springs where some of your list members such as, Sue Buckley 
> and
> Lori Miller, trained as well.
> It was that experience that helped foster our great desire to include as
> many adaptive athletes in our local ride as possible.
>
> Please let me know if you could attend and if possible help us spread the
> word of this ride to other visually impaired/blind or hand cyclist that 
> you
> may know. Thank you in advance for any help you can give us.
>
> Here is a link to our ride:
> http://www.harpethriverride.com/
>
> Thanks,
> Les Wooldridge
> Nashville, TN
>
>
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