Ride Detail
Memorial Ride for Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson
- When:
- 03/15/08
- Start Time:
- 02:30 PM
- Approx. Duration:
- about 1 hours
- Route Name:
- na
- Meet Point:
- Foothill College
- City/State:
- Los Altos Hills, CA
- Country:
- United States of America
- Ride Type:
- Road
- Ride Distance:
- 30-45min
- Ride Intensity:
- not
- Organizer:
- Third Pillar Racing & Roaring Mouse Cycles
- Phone:
- 415-608-1048
- Email:
- anthonyborba@yahoo.com
Ride Description
Team Roaring Mouse Cycles and Third Pillar Racing Team are holding a joint memorial ride this Saturday March 15th, to honor the lives of Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson, our two teammates killed on Steven’s Creek Canyon last Sunday while on a training ride. We welcome friends, family, fellow cyclists and all those whose lives have been touched by Matt and Kristy. Our ride will include a visit to the site of the crash site for those to share their memories.
When:
Saturday, March 15th
Where:
Leaving from Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Google map to location: http://tinyurl.com/2b6qvb
**We kindly request you do NOT drive out to the crash site during this time, as we need to keep cars to a minimum in the area, given the road conditions.
Time:
Meet at 2:30pm, ride by 3pm
Length:
30-45 minutes to the crash site. Base pace (ie, mellow). No drop.
Route:
Start @ Foothill College (Parking Lot #1, near the football stadium)
– Left on El Monte
– Right on Foothill Expressway
– Continue on Steven’s Creek Canyon
– Return
Route directions via Google: http://tinyurl.com/2pc8pf
*Press are welcome to attend, however we request respect during our ride. It would mean the most to us if press were to accompany us on their bikes, as we are all cyclists this week.
http://rememberingmatt.blogspot.com/
http://thirdpillarracing.com
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Comments (1)
01:38 PM on March 13, 2008 UTC michellelovesbikes wrote:
Here’s some additional information about this weekend’s memorial ride from Meredith (“Moâ€) of the Roaring Mice…
MD
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1. We have the full support of the sheriff's department for the memorial ride. They will be escorting us down to the site and closing down Steven's Canyon road for us while we are there so we'll have plenty of room to pay our respects. Additionally, in light of the
situation, they have encouraged as many members of their team to come
out to the start site (Foothill College) to mingle with us. Both Roaring Mouse and Third Pillar welcome their support and offer of services. If you feel comfortable, please feel free to approach them.
2. Alto Velo/Webcor has offered to provide safety support for the memorial ride. They have orange vest and paddles and will post themselves at the busy intersections.
3. Yes, this will be rain or shine (there have been some questions about this).
4. Parking at Foothill College: We have secured free parking in Lot 1 (the one closest to the football field) from 2pm–6pm. If cars are parked in other lots, or in Lot 1 for times outside of 2-6pm, they
must purchase a $2 parking pass from machines throughout the parking lots (bogus, but what was possible on such short notice).
5. ***MOST IMPORTANTLY:*** :-)
It is going to be very important for the image of cycling that during the ride we ride in an orderly fashion and keep the group as tight as possible. Unfortunately, a lot of talk among non-cyclists has been comment that "cyclists are crazy" and that we "run red lights" and this "was bound to happen". We may get a lot of press coverage around
this ride and having us appear mature, orderly and professional will help dispel some of those stereotypes.
On that note, we should ALL encourage each other and others during the ride to be orderly.
It's going to be a GREAT ride and one that would make Matt and Kristy
proud.
Thanks,
Mo