By Sam Pickering Pick, examiner.com
Sacramento’s bike-friendly pizzeria Hot Italian has quietly relaunched its Savage Sprints competition for a second year, bringing back the popular but intense micro-races in which riders compete on stationary bikes for the best sprint times. The restaurant, which borrowed the idea from Rex Cycles, hopes to raise money for the Sacramento Velodrome initiative.
A team of six from Rex Cycles got to participate in this year’s Rapha Gentlmen’s Race. A film and discription of last year’s race can be found here http://www.rapha.cc/2010-nw-gentlemens-race. Rapha not only makes really nice clothing, they also put on really fun events. Our team was the first of 28 to complete the 130 mile course. Our prize for 10 hours of pavement and gravel: 28 cases of beer and great memories of beautiful scenery and hard riding! Big thanks to Tad Bell, Pete Burnett, Chris Courtney, Chris Husing and Greg Talbert for joining me. It was a blast!
Gentlemen Racers
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Create In Cal Cycling Club was founded by HOT ITALIAN, Rex Cycles, and Whitworth Cycles to explore our regions farms, breweries, wineries, and other local makers-of-things, such as cheese, olive oil, bikes, furniture, etc…
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Our first destination will be Bear Republic Brewing Co. On Sunday, 7/24/11 we will be doing a 50ish mile moderate loop from Healdsburg starting at 10am. The goal will be to be back at the brew pub by 2pm for brewery tour, tasting and lunch.
We’ll meet at Flying Goat Coffee (corner of Center and Plaza) at 10am. There is a public lot behind Bear Republic (enter from North or W. Matheson St.) and a Safeway lot at Vine and W. Matheson. Bring a friend, it is going to be fun!
There is a Facebook page for the club, the ride and even Rex Cycles…Check it out!
