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Meeting
Place

THURSDAY: NIGHT RIDES - SEE INSIDE FOR SCHEDULE

THE TACOMA WHEELMEN’S CLUB
634 North Howard Tacoma, WN. ‘98406

597-7661 (days) 759-1154 : 383-4220 565-3859 572-5280 474-6590 565-2181 383-4220

Tour
Leader

Ernie & Marge
Musgrave
1-242-1053

Kitsap Bicycle
Club

Eldon..& Virginia

Stratton
588+3438
472-3769

Frank Weldon
565-2181

Ray & Ann Sumner

588-3438
472-3769
(Eldon's #)

### THURSDAY NIGHT RIDES
All rides begin at 7:00 PM — Bring change for ice cream!

July 6 Westgate Shopping Center - N. 26th & Pearl Anita Goebel 7
752-4246
July 13 U.P.S. Fieldhouse Mick Cole
‘ 572-5280
July 20 Sprinker Recreation (enter Frank Weldon
565-2181
July 27 Westgate Shopping Center - N. 26th & Pearl Tom Weeks
759-1154
Aug. 3 Wapato Park - 72nd Street Parking Lot Lisa Loran
472-4280
---all rides begin 7:00 PM---bring change for ice cream---
RIDE NOTES
JULY _23--HAVEN LAKE PICNIC AUGUST 6--OLD FORT TOWNSEND STATE PARK
ELDON & VIRGINIA STRATTON, ‘RIDE LEADERS RAY & ANN SUMNER, RIDE LEADERS
Picnic lunch and beverages will be This will be about a two-hour drive from
served free to club members. Bring your Swasey Library. Camping is available for
bathing suit, and swim in the world's those who wish to come to Old Fort Townsend
finest swimming hole! We need to know on Saturday: Ray can make reservations on
how many are coming, so call for reser- or before July 26th.
vations by July 15th. Also need volun- : —~
teers with pickups and vans to bring Please call Eldon Stratton, 588-3438 or
people and bikes back to Tacoma in the 472-3769 days for more information.
evening.

, ELDON & VIRGINIA STRATTON
588-3438 or
472-3769

by JULY 15th

(COLLEGE BIKES
| JOSPEGDS ~— moro
SALES SERVICE SSPARTS

DUES Are your dues due? If there is a

name label on this newsletter, to the left

of your name is a date. This is the month that your membership dues should be renewed.

If you are not a current, paid up member,
please pay your dues so that we can continue
to send out this "Newsletter". Dues can be
paid either at Club Meetings, or at South-
well's Schwinn Cyclery. Checks may be maile’ ™
to the Tacoma Wheelmen's Address.

10 AM - 6 PM \
MONDAY THRU SATURDAY
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Racing and Training \

July 7 Frid night track - 6: M ‘ :

ea 8,9 co ae —— ack - 6:30 F Good equipment should
July 12 S.I.R. training race feel as if it's not even
July 13 Point Defiance training ride - 3:00 to 5:30 PM there. And that means
July 14 Friday night track not feeling it in your
July 16 Vancouver, Washington Road Race wallet «¢

July 19 S.1.R. ; NO

July 20 Point Defiance eat

July 21 Friday night track

July 22,23 Victoria Mini-Tour

July 26 S.1.R.

July 27 Point Defiance
July 28 Friday night track

July 29 Sherwood criterium - Oregon

Aug 1 Gastown Grand Prix - Vancouver

Aug 2 S21 oR.

Aug 3 Point Defiance

‘Aug 4 Friday night track “ Guaitly
Aug 5,6 Governor's Cup - Salem, Oregon equioment .

@ at discount prices.

until dark and watch some really good bicycle racing! If ine eag you need a ride, call Gary Singleton. 4 : :

Come on out to Redmond's Bicycle Track on Fridays at 6:30

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
GARY SINGLETON 474-6590

Racing Report

by Steve Miller

This year we have four State Champions in our Club} as well as two silver medalists!

Steve Miller FIRST State Road Championships Junior June 18 David Maurmann FIRST State Time Trial Championships Junior June 11 Jon Miller FIRST | State Road Championships Intermediate June 18 Anita Goebel FIRST State Time Trial Championships Veteran Women June 11 David Maurmann SECOND State Road Championships Junior June 18 Tod Maurmann SECOND State Road Championships Intermediate June 18 (continued)

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(RACING RESULTS) cont: 2

This is the best our team has ever done. 1 am sure we would have done even better if Phil "the jinx" Yost hadn't crashed and injured himself, not to mention a poor dog, = the day before the Road Race. Phil is our top Senior Road man and the course and distance of the State Championships are especially suited to his talents.

Gary and Happy have really been excelling on the track. Gary was sick the-week of the track championships, unfortunately. While Happy was in Oregon for Rose Festival, he managed to have his track bike stolen. Have you ever seen an eighteen-year old

totally crushed?
David, Jon, Tod and I are going to the Nationals in Milwaukee. As the readers of

last month's "Newsletter" know, I was in Colorado during the beginning of June for the
Junior Worlds Team selection races. Unfortunately, I had terrible luck. Most of the
top riders from around the United States were there and I now feel that I have extreme-
ly good chances for a top placing at the Nationals.

Singleton — Keucharik
SPONSORS ~€
TWC Racing Team

3rd Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 1 April 29
lst Junior Olympic Development Race - Oregon May 6
2nd (oeur d'Alene Road Race May 13
lst Spokane Road Race . Cat 1,2 May 14
Ist Overall Coeur d'Alene - Spokane 2-day

lst S.I.R. Training Race Cat 1 May 3
Ist S.1I.R. Training Race Cat. lee May 10
lst Bellingham Road Race Junior May 20
2nd Bellingham Criterium May 21
lst Overall Bellingham 2-day Junior

4th S.1.R. Training Race Cat 1 June 21
3rd Lake Rosseiger Training Race Cat 1 June 24

7th Granite Falls International Development Race Cat 2 May 27
10th Rose Festival Criterium Cat 2 June 4
PHIL YOST

5th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 1 April 29
7th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Road Race Cat 1 April 30
6th Overall Tacoma Bicycle Stampede

3rd Tour of Windy City Road Race Cat 1 May 6
5th Tour of Windy (ity Criterium Cat 1 May 7
3rd Overall Tour of Windy City Cat 1

4th Bellingham Road Race Cat 1 May 20
5th State Time Trial Championships Senior June 11
JON MILLER

lst Tacoma Bicycle Stampede . Junior Novice April 29
2nd Coeur d'Alene Road Race ~ Senior Novice May 13
2nd Spokane Race : Senior Novice May 14
1st Overall Coeur d'Alene - Spokane 2-day Senior Novice

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(RACING RESULTS) cont:

_2nd Tacoma Bicycle Stampede ‘ Junior Novice April 29 ist Rose Festival Criterium Intermediate June 4 2nd State Road Championships Intermediate June 18 WELDON BURK 9th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 3 April 29 lst Tacoma Bicy le Stampede Road Race Cat 3 April 30 lst Overall Tacoma Bicycle Stampede 4th State Time Trial Championships Veteran . June 11

10th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 3 April 29 2nd Tour of Windy City Road Race Cat 3 May 6 Ist Tour of Windy City Criterium Cat 3 May 7 lst Overall Cat 3 BILL LAKES 2nd Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Road Race Cat 3 April 30 2nd Overall Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Cat 3 2nd Bellingham 2 day Road Race Cat 3 May 20 2nd Granite Falls 'I D' Race . Cat 3 May 27 HAPPY PAINE 6th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium ; Cat 2 April 29 7th Overall Cat 2 3rd Overall Rose Festival Track Races : Cat 2 June 3 GARY STNGLETON 5th Overall Rose Festival Track Races Cat 2 June 3 two 2nds and one 3rd

Track Races at Marymoor Cat 2: June 23 RON KALSON 5th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 2 TOD SLADEK 6th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Criterium Cat 3 STEVE CURRY : 4th Tacoma Bicycle Stampede Road Race Cat 3

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We meet every Thursday night at 7:00 PM, rain or shine. 1£ we didn't ride in the
rain, after all, we'd never ride!

Every ride we take in Tacoma is different. There are so many streets winding this
way and that, in and out.of little dream neighborhoods, along break-neck highways, around
waterways and over railroad tracks.

They're fun. The pace is easy and every week there are new people to ride along and chat with. Our first ride of the season began at Green Firs Village. The others were just riding away when Mick and 1 pulled into the parking lot. Late again. Jack yelled some instructions that were lost to the wind. Later, we found out that they had turned down toward the Sound. Mick and I turned away from the Sound and made a return trip along Mildred. I was amazed to see a beautiful farm nestled down in a little valley below Mildred Street. Someone must have fought to hang on to that, even with all the busy highways crawling all about. I got to see Mick spray some dogs with "Halt". It really brought out the sadist in me. They go wild and bury their noses in the dirt while we ride away laughing.

Gary and Gail led their annual "cookie ride" around Point Defiance five-mile drive. It's fun to watch Frank draft the cars. This particular evening, there weren't enough motor vehicles to drive us nuts, just enough for Frank to latch onto! We went back to Gary and Gail's house for cookies and tea and lots of socializing.

Steve found the prettiest parts of Lakewood and took us there from Villa Plaza.

I had always thought Lakewood was just busy streets with no sidewalks and plenty of drive-in shopping. We went down tree-lined residential streets with little traffic,

past Steilacoom Community College, to Steilacoom Lake. It's so pretty there, with the tall poplars in the distance. My brother and his wife joined us for that ride. They

just loved it. John found it was the first time in a long time that he completely

forgot the current pressures of his job. They'll soon be bicycle addicts, too! The — kids wanted to come, and thought we should borrow Bruce's carriage to pull all three

of them! They ended up with a babysitter, but each will have a turn to come on a

Thursday night ride. .

Jack's rides run so smoothly. Not a thing can go wrong! He yelled at me and Virginia to take our rain gear off, then set out for Wapato Park. We stayed five minutes, then took off for the ice cream store on the pretense that we were cold!

We sat around the Dairy Dell and watched serious rain clouds roll in, then headed back along the old Tacoma Airport. A great vide.

I love the Thursday night rides and now have
weeknights planned to center around them. (No
more coming late!) Everybody have a quick supper
and come join the fun! Bring your dimes. The cars
may run out of gas, but we'll never run out of ice
cream joints to stop at!

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Wao l PATCHES

Bob Branson's 1979 Daffodil Century is already taking shape! The Club needs a new design for the fourth year Daffodil Patch. Four daffodils won't quite fit on the traditionad three-inch patch, so a design that depicts the overall ride is being sought. Bob has suggested a scene that includes Mount Rainier. The patch will remain three inches round, and sketches should be sent to Bob Branson by the September General Meeting. In the past, we have taken the most pride in patches designed by club members! mw

BOB BRANSON
P.O. BOX 427
PUYALLUP, WA 98371
845-7211

FOR SALE: Red Super Le Tour 23", almost new $200.00
Steven Carroll 584-6976 (keep trying)

WANTED: 23" Reynolds 3 main-tube: triangle fully assembled $200 -$300. Bruce Rushton 537-3885

TRADING POST OPEN: WANT, SALE OR TRADE of used, bicycle-related items only.
; Limit: 12 one-line (or equivalent thereof) ads per month,
no cost to club members. First-come first-serve basis.
Mail to or phone Newsletter Editor with exact wording of ad
no later than last Wednesday of month.

third Wednesday of each month at
Swasey Library
7001 6th Avenue 7:30 P.M. +

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