2006 RRRR

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a78671esnimw.png"> <div> <B>Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>     |     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Registration"><U>Registration</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information"><U>Information</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions"><U>Directions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 RRRR"><U>2002 RRRR</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2003 RRRR"><U>2003 RRRR</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chris Clarida...our gold medalist"><U>Chris Clarida...our gold medalist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004 RRRR"><U>2004 RRRR</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2005 RRRR"><U>2005 RRRR</U></A>   |   <B>2006 RRRR</B>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007 RRRR"><U>2007 RRRR</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12bc83b3.png"> <div> <I><B>Thanks to...</B></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Matt Daye / Bank of Granite</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lowe's Foods </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Perry Lowe Orchards</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Edith Carter of Whippoorwill Academy and Village</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Becky Phillips of Fort Defiance</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pete Kovalcik of the Wilkes Family YMCA</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Special Olympics volunteers Susan Allen, Harold Bowlin,  Mike and Barbara Caldwell, Brenda Clarida, Vicki Murphy, Keith and Mary Summerford </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">BMCC volunteers Lazaro Holguin, Sam Hutchens, Bailey Koch, Dwight Levi, Scott Nelson, Larina Orlando and Carla Pinkerton</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66ffcc00.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All our riders!</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>2006 RRRR</B></I></div> <div> Eighty one cyclists from across the Carolinas rolled with BMCC Saturday, September 23rd in the fifth annual <A HREF="rrr.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rollin Round the River Ride"><U>Rollin' Round the River Ride</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> The benefit event raised approximately $1,300 for Wilkes County Special Olympics<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial Narrow" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="274" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF80 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 127 WIDTH="268"><div> <B>2006 Rollin' Round the River Riders</B></div> <bR> <div> Your feedback is important as we plan the 2007 Rollin' Round the River Ride. <A HREF="mailto:tim@bmcc.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:tim@bmcc.us"><U>Click here to e-mail BMCC</U></A> your comments and suggestions about the 2006 Rollin' Round the River Ride.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Chris Clarida, 27, of Moravian Falls led out the pack. Chris won a gold medal and two silver medals in cycling events at the 2003 Special Olympics World Games in Dublin, Ireland. Proceeds from the inaugural Rollin' Round the River Ride in 2002 helped fuel Chris's Olympic dreams.</div> <bR> <div> "The Rollin' Round the River Ride drew a diverse crowd, including a sizeable number of older entrants," said ride director Tim Murphy. 75-year-old Jim Martin of Wilkesboro, the event's oldest rider, finished on a bike with a locked rear derailleur that limited him to just two gear selections.  (Some of the ride's other entrants had up to 30 gear choices!)</div> <bR> <div> Eight-year-old Alexander McCall of<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial Narrow" > </FONT>Statesville, who rode the event with his dad Duncan, was the youngest rider ever to finish the Rollin' Round the River Ride under his own power. </div> <bR> <div> A big pack of area riders finished fast, while others took their time, enjoying the attractions at two living history sites, Whippoorwill Academy and Village in Ferguson and Fort Defiance in Patterson.</div> <bR> <div> Lisa Boyles, who just moved to Wilkesboro from Indianapolis, felt lucky just to get on the road. She missed the mass start when her bike got stuck in her subcompact car and she couldn't get it out. With some help from a volunteer, she was able to extricate the rig and get a lift up the road to catch up with some of the other riders.</div> <bR> <div> Deep Gap rider Bridgette McLean got a big surprise at the Rollin' Round the River Ride: a check for bike equipment. The Watauga High School sophomore needed pedals and shoes for her new road bike. BMCC's Richard Fink spearheaded a drive to collect funds to help Bridgette.</div> <bR> <div> Despite some gray clouds, most riders finished the event without getting wet. "The wet weather Friday probably held down participation a bit," Murphy said.  Ridership was down 13% from 2005's record numbers. </div> <bR> <div> Two riders did not finish. They crossed wheels avoiding a pothole in Caldwell County. One rider received minor injuries in the tangle.</div> <bR> <div> A small army of volunteers pitched in to stage the event. </div> <bR> <div> "I can't say enough good things about our volunteers from Wilkes County Special Olympics and BMCC," Murphy said. "They really roll out the welcome mat for our riders."</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2006 Rollin' Round the River Ride Photo Album</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="8" CELLSPACING="6" WIDTH="535" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#666666" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#336699 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 WIDTH="242"><div> <IMG SRC="8f1ebb00.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Chris Clarida (left) lines up with BMCC biking buddy Dwight Levi.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <IMG SRC="8f3ebb00.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Rider Alice Salthouse chats with Vicki Murphy.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 373 WIDTH="242"><div> <IMG SRC="8f5eb390.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Eight-year-old Alexander McCall rode with his dad Duncan.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <IMG SRC="8ffeb390.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Becky Lakey takes a break at Whippoorwill Academy</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 373 WIDTH="242"><div> <IMG SRC="901eb390.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Riders check out the old schoolhouse at Whippoorwill.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="8fbeb390.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Gen. Lenoir's 1790 home</I></div> <div> <I> in Patterson</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 237 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="903ebb10.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Chris Clarida powers his way </I></div> <div> <I>up the valley.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="905ebb10.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Keith and Mary Summerford </I></div> <div> <I>hold down the fort at Fort Defiance.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="907ebb00.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>A peaceful pasture </I></div> <div> <I>near Patterson</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="909ebb00.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>A lone rider winds through </I></div> <div> <I>Happy Valley</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 372 WIDTH="242"><div> <IMG SRC="90ceb380.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Kelly Russell is all smiles as the rest of the Morganton mafia follows</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="90fe8380.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Rusty Triebert </I></div> <div> <I>rollin' down the road near Patterson</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>