Amanda Atwill

Good morning OBRA-land,

We are looking forward to seeing you all at Bend Don't Brake, presented by Desert Orthopedics, this Saturday, May 28th. This race is put on by the cycling community FOR the cycling community. This year we plan to give proceeds to Bend Endurance Academy and ALL of the women's race proceeds will go to Sorrella Forte's Leia Tyrrell to help with medical bills.

This is the first race in the Norm Babcock Women's Cat 4 race and a great time for beginners to get their feet wet. Theraputic Associates Team Director, Bill Warburton, and Ian Boswell from Trek-Livestrong will be giving a pre-race talk for all Cat4/5 men AND women to go over the basics of road racing -- warming up, basic racing tactics, staying safe in the pack, and they will answer questions from riders. Meet at Registration at 11:30 for this free presentation. Also, if you would like to pre-ride the course with Bill on Friday, he will be meeting at the corner of Rickard & Arnold Market at 6pm.

Racers, please make sure you park at Bend Road Department Facility at 61150 SE 27th, Bend OR. Parking is about a mile and a half from the start so make sure you give yourself ample time to get there.

Pre-registration closes on May 26th at 9pm for $27 and day of registration will be available for $35. Sign up NOW and save a few bucks.

We are still in need of volunteers so if you have the time, please sign up on the website:
www.benddontbrake.com

We are thrilled to have a weekend of great bike races in Bend. After BDB, try out the Sisters Stampede Mountain Bike race OR the Bend Criterium on Sunday. There are also some great concerts going on at Les Schwab so make sure you hang out for the entire weekend!

A BIG thanks to Desert Orthopedics and Hammer Nutrition for providing the AMAZING prizes this year. Yes, there are beer coozy sweatshirts up for grabs - Check the website for a picture!!

Feel free to email me with questions at benddontbrake@gmail.com .

Amanda
www.benddontbrake.com