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July 19, 2012

A cycle of passion: Ride Across Indiana will feature accomplished group

Craig Pearson The Tribune-Star

TERRE HAUTE — Cycling participation is booming around the United States, whether it’s for commuting, casual exercise or intense competition.

Ride, walk or jog down the Heritage Trail on any given evening to witness evidence that Terre Haute is part of the rise in taking to two wheels.

The J’s Bikes/IHOP racing team — an arm of the J’s Bikes Cycling Club — is full of intense competitors, but the club welcomes anyone passionate about cycling in any form. The club is the newest venture in Terre Haute for cycling, and the goal is also to support the National Road Bicycle Club, which is known for bringing together riders of varying capabilities.

“What I find exciting, the past four or five years – there’s more and more people I see on the road that I don’t know,” said member Joe Van Denburg. “With the national road trail, and having the J’s Bike’s Cycling Shop down south of the mall, they seem to be drumming up some excitement for cycling in the area.”

Many riders in the two clubs will be riding in the Ride Across Indiana (RAIN), which begins at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College at 7 a.m. Saturday. The 160-mile ride, mostly on U.S. 40, is marketed as a ride, but many cyclists treat it as a race.

Brad Hayes of Brazil was the first to reach the final destination in Richmond in 2011, sitting in the saddle for 7 hours, 6 minutes, which was also the time for Van Denburg, Brent Vanlandingham, Charles Knepper, Chad Smith and Grant Hammons of Terre Haute. They averaged more than 22 miles-per-hour for the trek.

“It’s a ride but there’s always a group up front that makes it competitive,” Van Denburg said.

The J’s Bike’s team includes such long-time veterans as attorney Tom Newlin, who was less than 20 minutes behind Hayes and company despite being in his early 60s.

“Some of the guys have been riding in Terre Haute for longer than I’ve lived here. There’s a fair amount of tradition already built up. We also get new guys that come to town that find us online and that we welcome,” Van Denburg added.

More common than the RAIN-type rides are criterium races such as Indy Crit. A criterium is raced on a short course for a particular number of laps or a total time.

Shane Lay of Terre Haute won the Eagle Creek Park Fast Crit on July 7, racing with some fellow J’s Bike’s team members.

With the right equipment and determination, cycling is a sport that can be picked up at anytime in life.

But Hayes said he’s been riding since he was a teenager growing up in Brazil. With maintaining fitness becoming popular for millions, Hayes said he’s seen cycling grow in the Wabash Valley over the years.

“It’s definitely growing. I live in Brazil, I ride with the guys in Terre Haute. We’ve now got three to four people coming over from Greencastle to ride with us. Three of those have really just started cycling,” Hayes said.

Local businesses have stepped up behind cycling behind J’s Bikes and IHOP. Dever Distributing, for example, sponsors the Michelop Ultra Recreational Tour Series in Terre Haute. The series began with a March 18 St. Patrick’s Day Ride. Last Saturday was Stage 2, sponsored by Hauteans in Motion that started at St. Benedict’s Church. Stage 3 is Aug. 18 for the Soggy Donuts Heroes Ride, which provides assistance for emergency services personnel when disaster strikes.

While summer might be the most active time to be on the road, competitive cycling is also takes different forms during the winter.

Cyclocross is an up-and-coming popular style.

“It’s usually on grassy, moderately, hilly terrain, parts of course can be like mountain bike trails. Mud, pavement, every terrain possible,” Hayes explained. “It’s a real blast. That’s one of the thing that’s growing in Indiana. Not as intimidating as a road race. More of a party atmoshpere. You get heckled, all in good nature. In road racing, you have to stay in the pack. It’s an individual thing.”

With any sport, it’s always fun to meet people who share a common interest.

For those that enjoy hammering at over 20 miles an hour, there’s plenty of cyclists to meet up with.

“We have fast group rides on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday That’s what we consider training rides,” Hayes said of the J’s Bike’s team. “If people want to ride with a group, I would always recommend the Tuesday and Thursday at Hawthorn Park, there’s three groups that leave from there, a fast group that’s always over 20 mph and a social group and a casual ride.”

Being a part of the two clubs is just a great way to enhance one’s enjoyment.

“It’s a community of cyclists, people with a common passion,” long-time cyclist Troy Charters said. “Carpool to go to races. They do a good job of getting people aware. It also provides a good training regimen to keep you motivated.”

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