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2008 Mayors' Ride
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 Boston to SF Mayors' Ride Video
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| Fri 4/25 |
Introduced by the
world's only 15-person
Busycle
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6P Justin Herman Plaza
Critical Mass Ride
Interview with Jon Winston
of Bikescape
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Sun 4/27
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NBG Biking City Day 1
(cities w/image have NBG Biking page)
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Mayor
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Notes
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4th Annual  to San Francisco - Route - 34 Mostly Flat Miles
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Sun 4/27
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Barry & Lee try ro remember something. Barry rode the Schwinn his decceased dad bought new in 1945
Allison and Julie at Palo Alto City Hall
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Gavin Newsom
 Julie, Don Loomis - 2004 NBG Coast to Coast vet (read his 2004 ride blog), Martin Krieg, Christian Wignall, Barry Burr, Allison Chalken, PhD, Mark Lind (why he's hooked on the Mayors' Ride) , not pictured, Yoriko Kishimoto, outgoing Mayor Palo Alto, current Councillor & VTA Board Director. She and her husband, Lee, dashed off to the SF opera
Martin Krieg with Mayor
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It was an awesome ride [..] a fabulous way to see the great downtowns and neighborhoods of the Peninsula. We missed the first part of the concert, but made the second. Great fun to be with you all today, Yoriko and Lee
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Christian held court with his 1887 New Rapid Penny Farthing
Train Ride Home
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Palo Alto to Oakland Ride - Route - 40 flat miles
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4th Annual Oakland to Berkeley Ride - Route - 8 flat miles
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Th 5/1
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Ron Dellums
Click for History, Biking Report, Routes, Sights. etc
In front of the Tribune Tower that Oakland grew up around
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 Golden Gate Br in distance
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Oakland cyclist who met Palo Alto group at Oakland Airport  Mayor Ken, Krieg and Tom Ayres along Bay at I-880
 Landmark bike bridge crosses 1-880 to connect Berkeley proper with its bayfront
 Street Level Bikes, free bike repair resources located on Berkeley side of Bike Bridge
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| Th 5/1 |
Berkeley
Tom Bates
(interview w/NBG)
Father of Traffic Calming
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 One of Berkeley's many Bike Blvds
Tom rode to Napa and back the next day and made it in time for an evening work appointment in E. Palo Alto
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Berkeley to Napa ride - Route - 40 moderately rolling miles
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Fri 5/2
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Jill Techel
 Mayor addresses Tom, Allison and Barry
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Barry Burr
Founder
Barry's Beams on Ohlone Greenway in San Pablo
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4th Annual American River Bikeway HiWheel Run - Route - 25 best bike miles in the world
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| Sun 5/4 |
Heather Fargo
Sacramento
Martin with Heather Fargo & Mamie Yee who also presented a proclamation for the Sacramento County Supervisors
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 Mayor Fargo, blessed us at Capitol
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 r Rancho feast eaters
 Parkinson's survivor, Stewart Gherini, white hat, TALKS Trail & Torpedo Trike
 Light Rail back to Sacramento
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Linda Budge
Rancho Cordova
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 Rancho Cordova fed & celebrated us!
 Folsom Tourist Bureau had huge picnic spread, gifts, city staff, councillors, even a zoo tour for us!
2006 | 2005 | 2004
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| Th 5/8 |
Cashell Rides the Bus!
Click for History, Biking Report, Routes, Sights. etc
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| Mon 5/19 |
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Ralph Becker
Luke Garrott (SLC Councillor), Jamie Cowen (SLC Bike Collective) (SLCBC), Bob Springmeyer (Utah Governor candidate), Jeff & Sandy Levenson (Bonneville Bicycle Club), unknown Sandy, Utah cyclist, Michael Wise (SLCBC), Ralph Becker (Mayor), Jonathan Morrison (SLCBC Director)
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Mayor Ralph Becker
is a genuine cyclist. He regularly bikes to work as do several members of his staff.
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Bob Spring-meyer,
an ardent cyclist, & favored candidate for Utah Governor, invited to ride Krieg to the Governor's Mansion from state border if he wins!
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Sun 6/1
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Click for Biking Report, Routes, Sights. etc
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U.S. home of first Bike to Work Day 1877
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Mon 6/2 Golden
Jacob Smith
TransAm Record Holder (29 days), Steve Stevens led riders | Hear Podcast
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 Councillor Bill Fisher and his two young sons, Chris Krieg, Steve Stevens, Mayor Jacob Smith, John Reinthaler
Route- 20 miles from Boulder
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Lunch and bicycle museum tour at
<< shop owned and operated by Steve Stevens
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Mon 6/2
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John Hickenlooper
John Reinthaler, Oakland, CA Fire Dept in front of Muralist Chris Krieg, Councillor, Chris Nevitt, Steve Stevens
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Click for History, Biking Report, Routes, Sights. etc
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Daytime Population Change
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+28.0%
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155.486
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Route - 17 miles From Golden
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| Wed 6/11 |
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L-R, Al Lin, Recreation Coordinator for the Univ. of Neb. Med. Center, Julie Harris, Activate Omaha, Karen Anderson, National Park Service, Gerry Bowen, Papio-Missouri Natural Resources District, Mayor Fahey, Denny Duer, Bikeable Communities! Patrick McNamara, Omaha Community Foundation, Kent McNeil,, Bike Shop Owner, Kerri Peterson, Our Healthy Communities Partnership, Vickie & Jim Rubeck, Omaha Bike Pedalers,
540 miles from Denver
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Flooding Crisis in Iowa: Des Moines Cancellled
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| Tues 6/17 |
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Frank Cownie
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156
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City Hall
on the Des Moines River 
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| Mon 6/23 |
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342 Miles from Des Moines
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Richard Daley
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NBG Scout Victor Grinshtein w/CBF Ambassador Carolos Cuerta
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| Fri 6/27 |
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Gregory Ballard
 
Ray Irvin's vision for a statewide trail network
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220
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Tues 7/1 |
Cincinnati
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Mark Mallory
Coming Soon: Video of his NBG Day ceremony
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| Wed 7/2 |
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Mike Coleman
A Real Bullets Cyclist
O6 Reception
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105
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| Mon 7/7 |
9AM
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Luke Ravenstahl
In 2002, Pittsburgh hosted NBG's first ever Mayors' Ride reception. Pictured : Gil Gilmore, former Mayor Tom Murphy, Dave Rabinowitz
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Pittsburgh to Washington DC on C&O Canal Towpath
2005 | 2004 | 2003
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Nick Hein
Ridimg down epic, Car Free
C&O Canal
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| Mon 7/14 |
10:30 AM
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Adrian M. Fenty
Councillor Tommy Wells, Nick, Mayor Fenty representative Mark Bjorge (behind camera Neha Bhatt, Ward 6 Transportation Policy Advisor)
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2002 Mayors' Ride
Inaugural Send off Video
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| Fri 7/18 |
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Michael Nutter
at 2008 Bike to Work Day
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170
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City Hall
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| Tues 7/22 |
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Mike Bloomberg
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95
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City Hall
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| Fri 7/25 |
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Tom Menino
Menino "drives" the Busycle
9-21-2008
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230
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City Hal
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1 All NBG Days at City Hall and at 12 noon unless otherwise noted
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