The 7th 72 Mile
Great Lake Tahoe Cycle Race
and the 35 & 20 mile race or rides

Saturday September 26, 2009

7 a.m. start for the 72 miler  - Zephyr Cove
About 8:30 a.m. for the 35 milers - Tahoe City
About 9 a.m. for the 20 Milers - Incline Village
2008 Slide Show of Bike Event

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The General Outline
(always subject to improvement & suggestions)

updated December 2, 2008

 

2008 Official 72.2 Mile Race Results

All of the below athletes  broke the old record of 3:01:21
set by Jeff Schalk in 2004

    Official placement is final.  Riders listed in blue font have been photo ID'ed for final finish placement.    
The top  5 will receive a cash purse and should send their mailing address to leswright@sbcglobal.net

See photos and a great article from the Sierra Sun on how the race was won.


1st Place:   Nathan Freed                               72M Open     Tahoe City, CA      2:59:08    
      Established new record and receives bounty of $500 for establishing the new record.
  2nd Place:        Andrew Scott                                     72M Open     Truckee, CA         2:59:11 
   3rd Place:           Micah Herman                                 72M Open     Carson City, NV     2:59:11     
     4th Place:           Curt Doman                                    72M Open     South Jordan, UT    2:59:11

  5th Place &  First Masters:   John Wagnon,                72M Master   Glenbrook, NV       2:59:11

  Tie for 6th Place:                Conrad Snover             72M Open     Truckee, CA         2:59:11      
  Tie for 6th Place:                 Tim Moody                 72M Open     Las Vegas, NV       2:59:11 
   Tie for 6th Place:                  Gary Mandy                72M Open     Truckee, CA         2:59:11      
   9th Place Tie:                    Sean Sweeney              72M Master   South Lake Tahoe,   2:59:11       2nd masters (40+)
   9th Place Tie:                    Jay Sturges               72M Open     Sacramento, CA      2:59:11      
11th Place:                          Ramsey Etchison           72M Open     Truckee, CA         2:59:11      
Tie for 12th:                        Christopher Lapierre      72M Open     Truckee, CA         3:00:34
Tie for 12th:                         Jesse Miller-Smith        72M Open     Truckee, CA         3:00:34

See photo finish:
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 Race Day Quick Details
All athletes should park at Zephyr Cove Lodge  (free parking)
The bus and truck to Tahoe City or Incline will leave just before the start of the 72 mile Race.
If you need a ride to either stop be on the bus and have your bike in the truck before 6:50 AM

Pick up your number starting at 5:30 AM. race morning.
72 Miler starts at 7 AM sharp.
Awards begin at 10:30 AM near the finish zone.
Pick up your  wind shirt after the race at the Expo at the Horizon Casino
Windshirts are only given out at the Expo.

  Note:
 Each rider will be given a color sticker to put on the front and back of his/her helmet.
  This is to help you and the race committee  know which distance  you and your fellow riders are doing.
It is especially important for the timer when you cross the finish line

FAQ:

There will be 3 water bottle exchange areas:

You will drop your empty bottle at one of the aid stations and a volunteer
will hand you a full sport bottle of water as you pass by.

  1. The top of Emerald Bay

  2. Tahoe City 35 mile start line

  3. Incline Village south end of Lake Shore Drive

Sports Ltd will provide a mechanic to follow the race
Drop off your excess clothing at one of the bottle exchange stations

Deb Howard Realty will provide the sports bottles of water.
Douglas County Search and Rescue will patrol the NV side from Crystal Bay to the Finish

 


 

  1. This event is designed to let you see how fast you can go around Lake Tahoe.

  2. You will receive handsome achievement awards for riding under 4 hours and 3:30.

  3. And a license plate frame for your time achievement for  under 5 hours.

  4. And you are also competing against the field for a small purse.

  5. Our current record is 3:01 held by Jeff Schalk of San Francisco.

  6. We have a $500 bounty to award the person who establishes a new record.

  7. Legend has it that Greg Lemond did it in 3:15 as a high school student while growing up in Reno. 

  8. We also offer a purse for the top five finishers men and women. 

  9. The first 9 miles is through about 25 stop lights with a police escort for the lead Peloton.

  10. Any one may ride but we do have a 6 hour time (7am to 1pm) limit for timing purposes.

  11. Those cyclists doing the event as part of the triathlon must adhere to the triathlon cycling rules.

  12. This is not on a closed course.

  13. See below for details.

 

2003 Champion Christina Castelanelli (left)  and 2004 Champion and  record setting Jeff Schalk
at Sand Harbor

 

2006 Peloton coming out of  Sand Harbor

     

         
Sleep, Start & Finish at Zephyr Cove Lodge

Winners and Course Records

Open is 39 and under
Masters is age 40+

 

Year Event   Winner Age Home Time

MPH
2008 72 Mile Male Nathan Freed    Tahoe City, CA 2:59:08  
2008 72 Mile Female Maryann Schrupp              Reno, NV 3:48:33  
2008 72 Mile-Masters Male John Wagnon                   55 Glenbrook, NV  2:59:11  
2008 72 Mile-Masters Female Nancy Harrison              South Lake Tahoe, CA        3:24:30  
2008 35 Mile Male Joe Pace   Tahoe City, CA      1:30:47  
2008 35 Mile Female Leigh Adams                 San Marcos, CA      1:49:18   
2008 35 Mile-Masters Male Joe Pace   Tahoe City, CA      1:30:47  
2008 35 Mile-Masters Female Lori Tubbs    Virginia Beach, VA  1:54:52    
2008 20 Mile Male Greg Kneisel    Blairsden, CA       1:08:48  
2008 20 Mile Female Carla Salzbrun                      Reno, NV 1:08:26  
2008 20 Mile Masters Male Greg Kneisel    Blairsden, CA       1:08:48  
2008 20 Mile Masters Female  Dana Matusiak                Sunnyvale, CA       1:29:58  
2007 72 Mile Male Jeff Angerman   Reno, NV 3:06:31.23 23.2
2007 72 Mile Female Jennifer Bellig   Hayward, CA 3:22:31 21.3
2007 72 Mile-Masters Male Jonathon Laine   Truckee, CA 3:06:31.76 23.2
2007 72 Mile-Masters Female Katrin Tobin     3:06:37.36 23.1
2007 35 Mile Male Jeremy Oxley   Phoenix, AZ 1:45:01:66 20.0
2007 35 Mile Female MaryAnn Schrupp   Reno, NV 1:58:14 17.8
2007 35 Mile-Masters Male Greg Hoffnagle   El Dorado Hills, CA 2:02:45.65 17.1
2007 35 Mile-Masters Female Stephanie Fagan   Salt Lake City, UT 2:17:14.13  
2007 20 Mile Male          
2007 20 Mile Female Andrea Nelson   Mountain View, CA 1:29:22 13.4
2007 20 Mile Masters Male Ben Lavine     1:46:56.86 11.8
2007 20 Mile Masters Female          
2006 72 Mile Male Jason Walker             Reno, NV  3:04:27 23.4
2006 72 Mile Female Andrea Johnson    Tahoe City, CA   3:36:01 20.0
2006 72 Mile-Masters Male John Wagnon 53 Glenbrook, NV 3:06:28 23.2
2006 72 Mile-Masters Female Wendy Murray      So. Lake Tahoe, CA 3:45:22 19.2
2006 35 Mile Male Paul Vosti   Lodi, CA  1:43:38                           20.3 
2006 35 Mile Female Bridjet Orr   South Lake Tahoe, CA 1:55:52                  18.1
2006 35 Mile-Masters Male Dave Hartman   Reno, NV 1:43:31  20.3
2006 35 Mile-Masters Female Ana Breaux   Peoria, IL  2:01:40                17.3  
2005 72 Mile Male Jason Walker   Reno, NV 3:05:55  
2005 72 Mile Female Elizabeth Lyles   Reno, NV 4:12:37  
2005 72 Mile-Masters Male Roan Exelby   Howick, South Africa 3:05:55  
2005 72 Mile-Masters Female Elizabeth Salathe    South Lake Tahoe, CA 4:23:45  
2005 35 Mile Male David Villalpando   Sunnyvale, CA 1:38:58  
2005 35 Mile Female Alisa Doman   South Jordan, UT 1:53:22  
2005 35 Mile-Masters Male  Jim Shultz   Stateline, NV 1:34:3  
2005 35 Mile-Masters Female Elizabeth Trinkler    So Lake Tahoe, CA 2:04:20  
2004 72 Mile Male Jeff Schalk 30 San Francisco, CA 3:01:21   23.82
2004 72 Mile Female Janine Becker  39 Pleasanton, CA  3:44:50   19.21
2004 72 Mile-Masters Male Walter Morris    42 South Lake Tahoe, CA 3:13:40   22.30
2004 72 Mile-Masters Female Lilla Rados 40 Alameda, CA 3:50:25 18.74
2004 35 Mile Male Timothy Bilbrey  36 Madera, CA 1:41:04 20.77
2004 35 Mile Female Helen Reed   Fresno, CA 1:55:40   18.15
2004 35 Mile-Masters Male Craig Tanner  44  Pittsburg, CA 1:51:57 18.75
2004 35 Mile-Masters Female Cindy McDonald 43 Morgan Hill, CA 1:41:16 20.73
2003 72 Mile Male Kevin Willitts 45 South Lake Tahoe, CA 3:29:44 20.59
2003 72 Mile Female Christina Castelanelli 23 Lodi, CA 4:02:33 17.81

(Please email to help fill in correct ages)

    
 

Finish first and set a new record for riding one lap around the lake and you will earn a bonus of $500 in addition to your first place prize money.
The new record was set by Nathan Fried  in 2008 with a time of: 2:59:08
72 Mile Bike Race Purse 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Men overall $300 $150 $100 $75 $50
Women overall $300 $150 $100 $75 $50

See Slide Show of 2006 Bike Races

Google Map of  Tahoe

 

72 Mile Race

  • The 72 Mile Bike race will start and finish in front of Zephyr Cove Lodge, which is 4 miles East of the Stateline in Nevada on the South Shore of  Lake Tahoe.

  • There will be a 6 hour time limit in 2008 for the 72 mile race. (7am to 1pm)

  • We have added an exhibition Tandem Bike division using the same guide time guide lines for finishing.

  • Jeff Schalk smashed the 72 mile record in 2004 of  American Tour de France winner Greg Lemond who legend has it, rode the 72 mile course in 3 hours and 15 minutes when he was a student in the Reno area.

  • All finishers will receive a cyclist finishers medal and event shirt.

  • There will be a special award for any  72 mile cyclists who finishes under 3:30 or  4 hours.

  • There will be a awards for riders who finish first in the open and 40+ age divisions

  • Number pickup for the 72-mile bike will be at Zephyr Cove on Saturday from 5:30 - 6:50 am Be early with your photo ID.

  • Starts will be organized by riders anticipated speed with the fastest riders in the front.

  • The ride will be clockwise around the lake.

  • Police will escort and pace  the pack through the first 9 miles and 24  stop lights of the 72 Mile Race.

  • After the first 9 miles there is only 3 stop lights and a couple of stop signs remaining.

  • There are two stop lights in Kings Beach and a pedestrian light at the Stateline at Crystal Bay and a few stop signs along Lake Shore Blvd in Incline Village that must be obeyed if not controlled by traffic police.

  • The last 8 miles is down hill or flat and 4 lanes

  • Three water bottle exchange stations: Emerald Bay, Tahoe City, and Incline Village.

  • Somewhere around Kings Beach the Bike Racers and the Triple Marathoners will pass each other in the opposite direction on the lake side of the highway.

  • This is not a closed course.

  • Riders must obey all traffic rules.

  • Riders must use caution at all times

  • The elevation gain for the 72 Mile ride is 3900' gain. See elevation profile

 

The 35 Mile Race/Ride

  • The 35 mile Bike Race will start in Tahoe City.

  • Meet  on Commons Beach behind the Tahoe City Fire House.

  • Be there by 8:15 a.m.

  •  Late number pickup for the 35-mile bike will be behind Tahoe City fire house (start line) on Saturday from 7:15 - 8:30 am

  • The 35 milers will start after about the first 10 or so riders of the 72 Mile Race have passed  the 35 mile start line.

  • The 35 milers can anticipate starting at approximately 8:45 am. and must finish by 1pm which is about 4 hours and 15 minute limit

  • The 35 milers should drop off their bike at Commons Beach and drive your car with bike rack down to the finish at Zephyr Cove in the morning.

  • A bus will bring you right back to Tahoe City after the 72 mile Race starts at Zephyr Cove.

  • Bus will leave ZC at 6:50 AM 

  • There will not be a post event bus back to Tahoe City after the event.

  • There will be a awards for 35 and 20 miler riders who finish first in the open and 40+.

  • This is not a closed course.

  • Riders must obey all traffic rules.

  • Riders must use caution at all times

  • See elevation profile

 

The 20 Mile Race/Ride

  • The 20 mile ride starts just north of Incline Village.

  • This is a small field of riders.

  • Park at Zephyr Cove and take the bus to the start line

  • Or be dropped off in Incline Village nearby and ride to the start.

  • The start line is on Highway 28 just 50 yards north of Lakeshore Blvd at the aid station.

  • Start time will be after the 72 mile  peloton goes by about 9 AM

  • There will be a awards for 35 and 20 miler riders who finish first in the open and 40+.

  • This is not a closed course.

  • Riders must obey all traffic rules.

  • Riders must use caution at all times

  • See elevation profile

 

Awards, Registration, Rental, Repair & Details

 

  • You may pick up your number at the Kayak-Swim event Friday morning at Lakeside Beach before 11 PM  or pick up your number at the start lines at ZC or Tahoe City race morning.

  • Mark Gandt owner of Tahoe Sports Ltd will  will provide emergency repairs via mobile repair truck following the race around the lake.

  • Emergency repair truck cell number is:  530-318-6189
    Rent or have your bike serviced at Tahoe Sports Ltd. call (530) 542-4000

  • The race is a group start. Racers in front and Triathletes just back.

  • The 72, 35 & 20 Mile  Bike Races are also the second leg of the 3-Day Tahoe Triathlon for those entered in the 3-day Triathlon.

  • All riders will each receive a wind shirt at the Expo after the race.

  • Awards for Open & Masters men and women in each of the 72 & 35 & 20 mile races.

  • The two Bike divisions ( Triathletes and Racers)  will start together and after the first 9 miles Triathletes who use aero bars will not be allowed to draft. Bike racers will be allowed to draft. Triathletes will be able to use aero bars and bike racers will not. Triathletes with out aero bars will be able to draft.

  • Riders must obey all traffic rules.

  • Riders must use caution at all times

  • 72 mile Bike  Elevation Chart  (Be sure to use the zoom in tool)

  • The  3-Day Triathlon

  • See Bike Rental Page for rentals and repairs, etc

  •  Bike-Kayak-Wet Suit Rentals

  • See Bike Route and Mile Markers around the Lake.

72 Mile Bike Race Special Time Achievement Awards

  • Award for completing the 72.2 miles under 3:30 hours plus license plate frame
  • Award for completing the 72.2 miles under 4 hours plus license plate frame
  • License plate frame holder for under 4:30 hours
  • License plate frame holder for under 5 hours
  • Cash award for first  5 men and women.

Garwood's  and Caliente in Kings Beach will sponsor 2 aid stations
  Saturday's Aid stations for Cyclists and the 2nd leg of the Triple Marathon
 

Gar Woods Grill & Pier
Carnelian Bay (next to Sierra Boat Company)
5000 North Lake Boulevard
Carnelian Bay, CA 96140
(530) 546-3366 ~ (800) BY-TAHOE
Fax (530) 546-2184
onthewater@garwoods.com

 

 

    

                    

     

Questions about Tahoe events: Leswright@sbcglobal.net

    

 

                 

Photos by Brightroom