[CVRC] Radio Help Requested

[GARY F GRANT]

Truckee Hams and Reno Area Hams,

This message is a re-broadcast of an email from Chad Moore, KG6ASL the
event coordinator
regarding the upcoming Agony ride.  Just below is an overview followed
with even more detail further below. Please feel free to forward this info
to other hams in the area that may want to participate.

   Agony Bike Ride
   General Information
   Event Description:
   This year's Agony Bike Ride will be held from 1:00 pm Friday, July
30th
to 1:00 pm Saturday, July 31st, 2004. The ride is a 24-hour endurance
bicycle ride that will have close to, if not over, 80 riders
participating. As the ride is a fund-raising event for Christian Encounter
Ministries, each rider rides as many miles as possible during the 24-hour
event. They raise money based on how far they ride. Some riders will ride
until midnight, sleep and resume in the morning; others will press on
through the night in hopes of reaching the 300-mile mark! (My tail hurts
just thinking about it!)

The town of Loyalton is at the center of the loop course set in the middle
of the Sierra Valley north of Truckee. The ride will start from Loyalton
at 1:00 pm Friday with half the riders starting out towards the town of
Vinton and half towards a site near the town of Beckwourth. Each leg of
the loop is approximately 14 miles. When a rider reaches either Vinton or
Beckwourth, they check-in and may rest, get refreshment, medical attention
or turn around and keep going by heading back to Loyalton. Upon reaching
Loyalton they check in and then keep going on to the next site. This
pattern is repeated for the whole 24 hours. In bicycle language each of
these sites is known as a "sag stop". The helpers are called saggers. At
pattern is repeated for the whole 24 hours. In bicycle language each of
these sites is known as a "sag stop". The helpers are called saggers. At
each sag stop there is a Sag Leader in charge of the whole facility for
the duration of the event.

Below is all the details of the event and how to support it via ham radio.

Barry K6ST
530-582-5206
Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Eastside Nevada County California, Assistant Emergency Coordinator

If you can help out contact Barry Bettman <k6st at arrl.net>
73, Gary K7VY