From Chris and Jennifer Shaw...

It’s official…on May 5th Team Land Rover-Orbea racers (AKA Rubicon) will once again descend on LR to host the AR LIVESTRONG BIKE RIDE benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This year will be even bigger and better: we’ll have another raffle for lots of good schwag...but new this year is a silent auction with lots of great items!!! Just a few of the raffle and auction items include-

Autographed Team Land Rover-Orbea items

VIP spot in the Team Car at the Joe Martin Stage Race (Fayetteville, AR)

Hammer Gel Gift Basket

Autographed Darren McFadden items

LIVESTRONG Edition Oakley Glasses and Helmet

Nike Clothing and Posters, Lance Armstrong Posters, Bike Tune-ups, Arkansas Travelers Baseball Tickets, AND...whatever else we can find to give away between now and then!

Wanna fight cancer and win cool stuff? Then place a bid on an auction item and/or buy a raffle ticket or two, or three, or 50...all contributions are tax-deductible. You’ll get to place your tickets into the buckets of the items you want! So, go ahead, indulge yourself, you know you want this schwag!

I'll have tickets for sale at the ride! Cost is 5 for $5 or 12 for $10.

The starting point will be River Trail Rentals (near Arkansas Queen/sub area) off Riverfront Drive. The ride route will follow the NLR River Trail and Burns Park Golf Course Loop; appox 20-25 miles. Families and riders wanting a shorter distance may turn around at the Fraternal Order of Police. Festivities will begin at 5:30pm, ride will depart around 6:30pm. I've attached a flyer as a convenient reminder. Please spread the word and feel free to contact me if you have questions! This is going to be exciting....the Arkansas event was one of the largest attended LIVESTRONG events last year....let's do it again!

Thanks,
Jenn

NEW BRIDGE LITTLE MAUMELLE! This is the initial design from our friends over at Garver Engineers! Aw yeah...one of the best pieces of the trail is coming together! Imagine riding from downtown North Little Rock/Little Rock all the way to Two Rivers Park without getting on the street! SMOKIN! PDF here. Gary

Denver is crankin up a rockin citywide bicycle sharing program....cross your fingers, maybe we're moving closer....

Mayor John Hickenlooper and several community partners have announced plans for a citywide bike sharing program – Denver B-Cycle –that will make 500 bikes available to the public at 30 to 40 stations throughout the city beginning this summer. Denver will be one of the first cities nationwide to launch such a comprehensive, bike sharing program, which will be funded initially with a $1 million donation from the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee.

“The positive feedback we received from the bike sharing program during the 2008 Democratic National Convention was remarkable,” Hickenlooper said. “We are confident Denver B-cycle will prove equally popular while improving our fitness levels and our environment. Our 358 miles of bike routes and trails combined with our 300 days of sunshine make Denver the perfect city in which to launch this citywide bike sharing system.”

Entire Article here

I was coming off the River Trail this afternoon and low and behold, Geo was pumpin the tires up. Heard "Gears For Ears" was on deck and visited with him about the details. It's all about friends riding together to help children with hearing issues down at Arkansas Children's Hospital....here's the scoop:

Gears For Ears

ACH's George Cobb is at it again!

24 Hours on the bike for all the patients at Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Start Time: April 30th - 9:00 AM at the main entrance of the hospital. Help Geo achieve his goal to aid kids who are hard of hearing. Every little bit adds up.

Donate Online at: archildrens.org

Geo's blog

Arkansas Bicycle Club is planning to ride with him in the evening...

Check it out!

Saw this over at BACA....

Arkansas Trails Day

Ouachita National Forest, Lake Sylvia
April 18th, 2009
9am-4pm

The Arkansas Trails Council announces their annual Arkansas Trails Day celebration to be held at Lake Sylvia on the Ouachita National Forest. Trails Day activities will include guided hikes, bicycle handling skills and safety programs, award ceremony, and the Governor's Proclamation. All activities will take place or start at the Lake Sylvia swimming/picnic area. Participants may also engage in swimming, picnicking, fishing and canoeing on the lake. Admission is free and the public is invited.......see link below for all the info.

http://bacar.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=360

6th Annual Tour de Rock (Saturday, June 13th )

"Tour de Rock is an event that caters to the cycling enthusiast and those folks just interested in having fun. This family-friendly bike ride includes food, live music, and a whole lot of fun.

Starting at the Burns Park Soccer Complex in North Little Rock, Tour de Rock includes two separate courses – a Family Fun Ride across the Big Dam Bridge and a new 100 mile Advanced Ride for the experienced cyclists with turn-arounds at 30, 50, and 62 miles."

Details Here

CARP is a silver sponsor so come on out and ride with us and help fight cancer!

I guess this is old news for most of you, but I was not aware of the cancellation....

"Due to circumstances out of our control the 2009 event has been canceled. As many of you know the Ozark Mountains were hit with a devastating ice storm in January, leaving the Syllamo trails heavely damaged and to date remain closed. We would like to extend a special thanks to all of our sponsors and supporters.
Please check back soon for 2010 event date and details. Steve Kirk, Director"

More here...
syllamo.org