Amanda Atwill

Hi all,

It seems as though the 85 degree sunshine has passed us by yet again this
year but at least there is no chance of snow for Saturday. We are thrilled
to be in our forth year of *Bend Don't Brake Presented by Desert Orthopedics
* and hope we see you all out there.

A quick recap of the race...

For those of you not familiar with the race it's a one day road race
focused on giving back to the cycling community. Over 80% of proceeds are
given back to our chosen charities and non-profits. This year we chose Bend
Endurance Academy, Always Keep Pedaling Foundation and West Coast Women's
Cycling. We aim to raise over $6,000 in total for these charities.

Registration is open BUT will close on *THURSDAY, MAY 23rd at 9pm*. The
cost is $30 for entry and will be $35 the day of the race. Sign up early to
avoid registration lines!

*LADIES*: Bend Don't Brake is proud to be a part of the *Oregon Women's
Prestige Series*. The OBRA Women’s Prestige Race Series is a five month
long series, run by the OBRA Oregon Cup committee. The series replaces and
expands the previous Oregon Cup Women’s competition and OBRA Cat 4-5 race
series.

The race series will consist of 10 races and three different competitions.
Races will consist of road races, criteriums, time trials and one stage
race. The competitions will include a Cat 1/2/3 series, a Cat 4 series and
an overall team competition. The Oregon Cup committee will select the races
and work directly with race promoters to ensure that the races provide the
highest quality event possible.

For more information please read here:
http://obra.org/obra_women_prestige_series

Also, *LADIES* make sure to check out the *Let's Race Bikes* FaceBook page
today or tomorrow as we are giving away 2 free entries (1 for Cat 4's, and
one for Cat 1/2/3's). All you need to do is leave a comment with what
inspires you to race your bike (person, food, exhileration, etc).

Also, please let your friends/new racers know that *Liv/Giant* will be at
the race with a fleet of bikes to test out and there will be some awesome
SWAG from *Powerbar and Liv/giant*.

*BEGINNERS* - For those who are new or newly experienced racers, there will
be a pre-race clinic given by Karey Miles and Bill Warburton at 11:30am -
we will give away a Liv/giant jersey to one lucky gal at the clinic as well
- so it's a little incentive to attend the clinic! This clinic is open to
men and women - so spread the word to all! Meet at registration.

*STRAVA USERS -* Are you Strava obsessed? Be part of the May 25th Strava
loop (HIGH DESERT RR LAP), get the day's fastest time (one woman, one man)
and win a $75 gift certificate from *Hutch's Bicycles in Bend*! We'll be
checking that night (won't you) and will make sure we send you your
winnings!

*SCHEDULE *
9:00 AM Pro 1/2 Men 7 laps 69.3miles
9:10 AM Cat 3 Men 6 laps 59.4miles
9.20 AM Men Master 40+/50+/60+ 5 laps 49.5miles
*11:30 AM Beginners Clinic (meet at registration)*
* 12:00 PM AWARDS FOR MORNING RACES*
1:00 PM Cat 4/5 Men 5 laps 49.5miles
1:10 PM Women 1/2/3 5 laps 49.5 miles
1:20 PM Women 4/5/Mstr 40+/50+/60+ 3 laps 29.7miles
* 3:45ish PM AWARDS FOR AFTERNOON RACES *

*WEEKEND PLANS* - Although Bend Don't Brake should be your number one
priority this weekend, there's other stuff happening in Bend over the long
weekend. Sister's Stampede will be Sunday so bring your mountain bike and
Cake and Sigur Ros will be at the Les Schwab Amphitheater on Saturday and
Sunday. Along with great beer, trails, road rides and general family fun,
Bend will be the place to be this Memorial Day.

Got questions? Send them to benddontbrake@gmail.com or call me at
415-652-1484.

Looking forward to seeing you out there!
www.benddontbrake.com

Amanda Porino

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