18 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

JULY 9, 1993

SPORTS

Cyclones breeze into Provincetown

by Bill Podojil

Five members of the Cleveland Cyclones Cycling Club made the trek to Boston June 19 for the ninth annual Boston to Provincetown Ride. Known as gay cycling's premier event, the ride attracted cyclists from all over the United States and Canada who came to Boston to make the grueling 130mile one-day ride to the tip of Cape Cod. This year's event attracted 302 men and women, the largest crowd yet, and the largest percentage of female riders, nearly 50 percent.

The event started out on Friday night with a "carbo-load" party on the Harvard

University campus and a brief social hour. "You Betta Pedal..." was the Ru Paul-ized slogan of the ride, and was emblazoned on the T-shirts that all the participants received. Members of Boston's gay cycling club, OutRiders, escorted us out-of-town cyclists around the local hang-outs, however, it was a big day and we all zonked out quite early.

The actual ride started out at 6 am Saturday morning without a hitch. Two of the five Cleveland Cyclones were riders, this writer included. The other three worked as sag support for the ride, a very important and much appreciated perk during a long distance ride like this. Sag workers provide

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the cyclists with water, food and emergency help during the course of the ride at rest stops every 30 miles. The weather was gorgeous; sunny, 92 degrees and humid. This weather can be quite dangerous, however, to cyclists who risk dehydration and heat exhaustion on such an extended route. Other than a spill that I took early on in the ride, we all made it to P-town safely and in one piece, albeit mentally and physically exhausted. The Cleveland cyclists were joined by some friends from Albany, New York, who were great cyclists and a lot of fun. There was a great sense of camaraderie that was shared by everyone.

The following days in Provincetown were well worth the ride. The city had proclaimed the weekend the "OutRiders Boston to Provincetown Ride Weekend," and was

taken over by three hundred gay cyclists all looking for a good time. On Sunday night, those who could still walk attended the awards dinner where we listened to speakers from the Gay Games and OutRiders. Many of the cyclists participating in the ride will be competing in the Gay Games next June.

All in all it was a weekend to remember. Many thanks to my fellow riders, Steve, Ric, Chris and Pete, and our sag supporters, Bob and Jim. A special personal thanks to Jeff who provided the whole group with goodies and who snapped me back into reality after I started having heat-stroke hallucinations that I was Ann-Margret, while shoving turbo-charged brownies into my face. What a ride it was!

Athletic Calendar

Sunday, July 11

International Gay-Lesbian Aquatics, Lakewood Y, 6 pm, $3 for pool time. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 & 12

Pedal to the Point, Cleveland to Cedar Point and back (150 miles) to benefit multiple sclerosis, $30 registration + $150 in pledges.

Every Tuesday

Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, meet behind Cleveland Heights Rec Center, 6:30 pm: 1-4 mile fun run/walk, 397-9346.

Every Wednesday

Cleveland Cyclones Club Ride, meet at the Wagner statue at the west end of Edgewater Park, 6:30 pm, 20 mile after-work stress-beater ride. Every Thursday

Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, Wagner Statue, Edgewater Park west end 7:00 pm 1-4 mile fun run/walk.

Every Saturday

Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, Wagner Statue, Edgewater Park 9:30 am 1-4 mile fun run/walk.

Every Sunday

Cleveland Cyclones Club Ride, 20-30 mile ride, 9:30 am, call 651-1621 for location of the week.

NCAA Softball, Tremont Fields, 1-6:00 pm (see schedule below).

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June 6

June 13

Farm Boys Memoirs

22

8

Mustangs

Mix

Detour U4ia

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20

Action Travel 18 Mustangs 24 Farm Boys 0 U4ia

12

Detour Mix Mustangs U4ia

26

14

20

Mix

Memoirs

33

30

Memoirs U4ia Detour

243

12

15

6

18

Mix 2 Action Travel 9 Farm Boys 1 Action Travel 11 Action Travel 10 Farm Boys 23 Memoirs 2

June 20

U4ia

4

Detour

22

Mustangs 24 Memoirs

15

Farm Boys

2

Action Travel 10

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Mix

7

Farm Boys

16

Action Travel 0 Memoirs

Mustangs

16

23

Mix

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Softball game times

The North Coast Athletic Association softball league is playing Sunday afternoons at Tremont Fields 4 and 5, which are just south of I-490 off West 7th St. This field has no bleachers; bring lawn

July 11, 1:00 pm: Mix vs. Action Travel; Mustangs vs. U4ia

July 11, 2:15 pm: Action Travel vs. Memoirs; Detour vs. Mustangs

July 11, 4:45 pm: July 25, 1:00 pm:

July 11, 3:30 pm: Mix vs. Memoirs; U4ia vs. Farm Boys Farm Boys vs. Detour Memoirs vs. U4ia; Action Travel vs. Detour July 25, 2:15 pm: Farm Boys vs. Detour; U4ia vs. Mix July 25, 3:30 pm: Memoirs vs. Mustangs; Action Travel vs. Farm Boys August 29

chairs or blankets. Rained out games will be played July 18. Fan Appreciation Day is July 11. No games are scheduled on August 1, the date of Dancin' in the Streets.

Aug 8, 1:00 pm:

Aug 8, 2:15 pm:

Aug 8, 3:30 pm:

Mix vs. Mustangs; Action Travel vs. U4ia Action Travel vs. Mustangs; Mix vs. Farm Boys Detour vs. U4ia; Memoirs vs. Farm Boys

Aug 15, 1:00 pm: Detour vs. Mustangs; Memoirs vs. Farm Boys

Aug 15, 2:15 pm: Detour vs. U4ia;

Memoirs vs. Mix

Aug 15, 3:30 pm: Mix vs. U4ia;

Aug 22, 1:00 pm: Playoff Banquet

Action Travel vs. Mustangs Playoffs