Tahoe Bike NewsMarch 2010
 
challengelogoTahoe Bike Challenge Continues
The Tahoe Bike Challenge began Monday, May 24 and will continue to Friday, June 4.  Everyone is challenged to ride their bike in lieu of of driving the car to work, school or recreating about the Basin.  For every mile you ride your bike, one pound of carbon is prevented from entering the atmosphere from the emission of a motor vehicle.  And, bicycling prevents fine particles from being airborne from vehicle traffic and landing in the Lake and diminishing water clarity.
 
Go to www.TahoeBike.org to register for the Challenge - log your activities and gain chances fo win a variety of excellent prizes each day.
 
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Ride Your Bike Parade & Festval
That's right;  our first Official Bike Parade & Festival will take place on Saturday, June 5, at Ski Run Marina, in South Lake Tahoe.  Here is the Schedule of Events: 
9 - 12 noon.  Bike Rodeo & Safety Check for Kids by CHP
9 - 12 noon.  Decorate Your Bikes Booth.  Boys & Girls Club
12 noon.      Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Mayor Lovell
12:30            Bike Parade Begins (Hwy 50, Pioneer Trail, Ski Run Blvd.
1 - 5 pm.      Bike Festival (Kids Expo, Eco-Village, Bike Village, BikeValet Parking, Food & Beverage, Live Music, and Prizes.
5 - 7 pm.      Wine, Bikes and Song.  Apre's Wine Company, Ski Run Center
 
Ride Your Bike!  No Cars!
Wine Event to Benefit Coalition
On Friday, June 4,the Apre's Wine Company, located at Ski Run Center on the corner of Hwy 50 and Ski Run Blvd., is hosting a fundraiser for the Coalition.  10 percent of all wine sales, food, and products will be donated to the Coalition to help it advance its mission.
 
Then on Saturday, June 5, Apre's Wine Co. will host the first Wine, Bikes and Song event during the Bike Festival which is happening across the street from Ski Run Marina.
We are a Community of Collaborators
The Bike Challenge, Parade & Festival would not be possible without the generous support and collaboration by a variety of key organizations and businesses who see that bicycling is a way to help us move toward a more healthy and sustainable Tahoe.
 
Here are the major collaborators:
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Tahoe Metropolitan Planning
Organization, El Dorado Community Foundation, Nevada Dept. of Transportation, California Tahoe Conservancy, Barton Health, League to Save Lake Tahoe, Heavenly, Lakeside Beach Grill, Northstar and Sierra at Tahoe, Bike The West, Lake Tahoe Media Group, and Entersport Marketing.
 
And special thanks to our media sponsors who have significantly helped to distribute our message:
Tahoe Daily Tribune, K-TAHOE AM 590/96.1FM, and Tahoe-TV. 
 
There are many more companies and people to thank and we will be doing that later, but they are the Coffee Stops, Prize Givers, and volunteers.
 
Thank you all for helping make these events successful.  Please visit our collaborators and thank them personally.  They would love to hear from you.
World-Class Cycling Now on TV
Now you can watch the Tour de France cycling event and a lot of international World-Cup competitions on TV.  These are High Definition programs with the world's best athletes.  You can check it out on Charter Cable 228 or visit www.universalsports.com.  On Direct TV there is a channel called Versus that also has top sports.  Both broadcast action sports and traditional sports.  Check them out.  They are outstanding!