We'll share more details on our 2012 plans soon!

While I am extremely disappointed to share that other unanticipated challenges will not allow us to drive the onetoughride fund-raising project for 2012, I will race as a part of a 2-man team in the 2012 Furnace Creek 508 this fall to continue to raise awareness for the 10 MILLION children and adults that around the world who live with Primary Immunodeficiency diseases. The DONATE NOW link on the right side of this page will continue to remain active throughout this cycling season.

Please check back for additional updates during the 2012 season and thanks to all of you that have supported the onetoughride project that has generated more $15,000 in donations during the past two seasons which has resulted in a total of more than $30,000 going to the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

L'Etape du California...one tough ride!

Furnace Creek 508 recap video!

2010 Furnace Creek 508: Recap Video from Rachel Schmitt on Vimeo.

A busy week...

It was a busy week with meetings or planning sessions every night which unfortunately meant zero training during the week. However, there is lots of news to report with the first being that we have been officially accepted for the Furnace Creek 508 and the check went out in the mail to cover entry fees on Thursday.

On Saturday I had the pleasure of riding with Nicholas and his best friend Spencer and we rode a new variation of the Iron Horse Trail leaving Pleasanton for San Ramon and then back. The boys both did great and logged just over 11 miles! I am still looking for an event that I can ride with them this summer (prefer less than 20 miles and mainly bike paths or low traffic routes), let me know if you have any ideas.

Sunday morning I headed out with the Cherry City Cyclists to ride Mines Road and climb Mt. Hamilton. The day was perfect and Cheryl Hopkins (the queen of SAG) did a fantastic job supporting a crew of hungry cyclists. Total miles covered on Sunday was about 96 (I turned the Garmin on late so it only showed 90) and about 7,600 ft of climbing. I had a great day on the bike and for those of you that are familiar with Hamilton, I covered the main climb (just past the bridge) in just over 48 mins for an AVG speed of 6 mph (in the Garmin link below it's Split 2). All the stats can be found here: Mt Hamilton

With the nice 3-day weekend I was able to wrap up some chores around the house on Monday and we took our lab Bruno for his first swim at Shadow Cliffs reservoir. With only two weeks till the Alta Alpina, I am anxiously awaiting to see how the weather fares as last year this same event had a fairly decent storm roll through that same weekend in June.
Enjoy the ride,
Steve

Training and got to see the pros this week...

No official events this week but I did get some miles in as well as a bit of cross training on the mountain bike on Friday night and last, we got some great news this week that I'll share later in this post. I started out the week with what I first thought to be a strong dose of allergies following some serious gardening on Sunday but later appeared to be a cold. Despite feeling bad on Monday and Tuesday I had planned to take Wednesday off and ride out to the Junction and catch Stage 4 of the Tour of California.

I woke up on Wednesday morning and the weather looked perfect in spite of the fact that the forecast was for a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon. Even though I initially suited up with arm and leg warmers as well as a vest, as I popped the garage door to head out I contemplated leaving the vest, arm, and leg warmers at home but in the end just shed the leg warmers.

Without a cloud in the sky and not even the slightest breeze, I headed out to Livermore to meet some friends on Mines Road with the plan to roll from the intersection at Del Valle well ahead of the ToC that would come through a couple of hours later. As I arrived I'd find that my friend Jonathan was there but would not be able to ride with us as he had some back issues that had gotten worse the night before. Although it was definitely a disappointment that Jon could not join us, Roger (another friend from one of my cycling clubs, Central Valley Wheelers) and I headed off at a fairly leisurely pace. Arriving around noon we were well ahead of the race and I grabbed a chicken sandwich and a water before we'd head another couple of miles up the road to watch the pros come by as they headed through Del Puerto Canyon and out toward Modesto.

As we waited for the race to come through, the weather was definitely starting to change and was starting to look more like winter than the summer day we started with. And and the peloton was only minutes away we started feeling the raindrops falling although clearly nothing serious at this point. Around 2:14 the chase group off the front of the peloton came through. With the peloton right behind we'd see one of the members of the Columbia HCL squad right behind with Garmin and Radio Shack quads following at the front of the peloton. I managed to catch shots of Lance and Andy Schleck among others .

As the boys literally blasted past in what seemed like (and probably was) just seconds it was now time to head back and the rain appeared to be picking up now. As we rolled back to Mines and then back into Livermore it really never appeared to amount to much and I was dry by the time I got back home (and logged a total of 85 miles that day). While it was great to actually ride ahead of the race, should I have the chance to do this again next year I'll probably try to drive out to various parts of the course and then also catch the pros at the start and finish of the stage.

As I wrapped up my week "at the office" I had the chance to do some mountain biking with friends from the office on Friday afternoon on Pleasanton Ridge. It was great to get a couple of hours in "off the road" and about 1400 ft of climbing over our 10 mile ride. I concluded my training this week by participating in a 24hr spin-a-thon benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This was a personal fund-raising event being led by one of the Central Valley Wheelers Cycling Club members. When I arrived to participate in the 10-11PM session (at the In Shape Health Club in Tracy, CA) I found that a number of the participants had been on the bike for ten hours already and had 200 to 250 miles logged since they started...VERY IMPRESSIVE! After a spinning for an hour and 15 mins or so I headed back home. This was a great event for a great cause and one that is personal to Russ who had coordinated it as his daughter lives with diabetes every day.

Last, we got some great news this week as we received notification that we have been "officially accepted" to participate as a 4-man relay team in the Furnace Creek 508. While this has ALWAYS been a prestigious race, this year there will be even more exposure as the Furnace Creek 508 has been reinstated as a RAAM qualifier. I will share more on this last event of the onetoughride project in the weeks ahead as well as promotional opportunities for companies that may wish to make a significant tax deductible donation to this onetoughride project. If you are the owner of such a company or know someone that might be interested, please have them contact me directly.

It was a busy week and Memorial Day weekend is just a few days away, it is only a matter of weeks before the double century double header (Alta Alpina and Terrible Two) is upon me. This is going to be two tough weeks with two of the toughest double centuries on the calendar back to back over two successive weekends. Till next time, enjoy the ride and please consider donating to the cause by using the Donate Now buttons on my blog or on my Facebook fan page.
Best,
Steve

Tour de Starbucks ride report - AN AWESOME DAY ON THE BIKE!

After a later than expected arrival in Brentwood, Nicholas and I rolled from the start of the Tour de Starbucks riding the "Tall" course for his first official organized cycling event. Weather conditions were great as we rolled out of the start at 10:54 AM with just 6 minutes before the cutoff window closed. Riding "unofficially" as "team Mellow Johnny's" we were looking sharp in our matching jerseys but we'd have to make up some serious time to catch the Peloton.

While we'd be the last to sign in and roll, another group had delayed their start and was right behind us at the first traffic light. Nicholas dropped the hammer as the light turned green and he headed for the first climb. With dad trying to keep up (also doubling as the team photographer) we were making great time and Nick keep telling me that we had to make sure that the group that we had dropped didn't catch us.

As we rolled toward mile 4 we were looking forward to rest stop 1 (and the only one on the course) but as we got closer, we found out that the course had been changed and that there would be no rest stop today. About mile 5.5 I suggested that we make a quick stop for Nick to have some water since there would be no stops until the finish at about 8 miles.

As we rolled I noticed that Nick's front tire was completely flat. With the team car nowhere to be found (Lance, we rode for free and you couldn't even send the team car?) it looked like dad was also going to be filling in as the team mechanic. After a quick inspection of the tire I noticed that it was one of those notorious Goat Head thorns that was the culprit. Ready to remove the wheel the next thing I realized was that I had forgotten a wrench as Nick's bike didn't have quick releases. OK I thought, not a problem as I know where the hole is I'll leave the wheel on and just pop the bead on one side. Next, I applied the patch and "thought" we'd air it up with C02 and be on our way. Oops, next I realized that the C02 head only had a Presta Valve fitting.

With another couple of miles left on the course it looked like it was going to be a DNF on Nick's first ride. Disappointed but appreciating the great time that we had shared so far we started the walk back. In less than 60 seconds we'd find another group coming up and they had a pump...awesome, we are back in the race. After pumping the tire we were back on the course and heading for the finish.

As we crossed into the finish, we had covered just under 7 miles and Nicholas did a great job. This was a great day and I was so proud of Nicholas wanting to do his best right from the start with the same spirit he showed all the way back into the finish.

After putting the bikes back in the car and a quick change, we enjoyed a pizza for lunch and then closed out the day with a trip back over to Starbucks for a hot chocolate and a coffee for dad. What a perfect end to a great day and we're already planning to do at least one more event before the end of the season together.
Enjoy the ride...
-Steve

GPS and ride stats
Additional ride photos

Video of Nicholas from the course!

New ride added to the onetoughride project...Tour de Starbucks with a guest rider appearance!

I am excited to share that Nicholas and I will ride the Tour de Starbucks ride together on Saturday, May 15th. Photos and updates will be posted from the event!
Enjoy the ride...
Steve

Devil Mountain Double...CTC Stage Race, Stage II

4:55 AM and Team Ultra (Dave, David, Mike, Jim, Steve, Gil, and I) are amongst more than 100 other riders for the 5 AM mass start of the 15th Annual Devil Mountain Double Century. At 206 miles with more than 20,000 ft of climbing in a single day, this is going to be one tough ride.

As we leave the start at the San Ramon Marriott the Ultra squad is up toward the front of the pack and after a couple of stop lights at roughly 8.7 miles in we turn right to head for the first big climb which will be Mt Diablo . With the summit rising to just under 4,000 ft, we have the first of the series of the days climbs in front of us. Passing the gate we have roughly 30 mins on the clock and the pack has now split up. Continuing the climb, Steve and Dave pull ahead and I have lost sight of Mike, Jim, Gil, and David. Today, we also have our paparazzi crew following us as Eldrid and Jerr are shooting photos for Jim's company. After a 1:19 min climb I am at the summit and reach the first checkpoint. Holding true to my plan, I top off my water bottles and am descending. The descent is extremely cold and and almost to the point that I want to stop and warm my hands but this is a timed event and the Stage Race and my personal goal today is to shave 2-3 hours off of last years time.

With roughly 2:20 riding time in I make a right onto Ygnacio Valley Rd. and it's a short climb on the shoulder (always full of debris) on a fairly busy road as the head of the pack heads out to Clayton and then to the second climb of the day which will be Morgan Territory. The winds have now kicked up a bit and after rolling a few miles Dave catches me (and passes me) and that will be the last of him that I will see on this day. As we roll through Clayton and up Marsh Creek Rd. the lead pack is starting to break up and another rider pulls up and suggests that we work our way through the wind and pace line to catch the group that is just ahead of us. With roughly 40 miles behind us, I am now looking forward to a short break as we have a descent into Morgan Territory Rd. At about 47 miles in the next big climb is now upon us for 5 miles to the top. As I start the climb Steve catches me and then less than a mile from the top I am greeted by another friend Mark who is an extremely strong rider and I am wondering why it took him 51 miles to catch up but find out later that he rolled from the start 2 mins late.

I have been rolling now for roughly 4 hours and am at the summit of Morgan Territory and have about 53 miles behind me. I check in, refuel, and take a quick break and am back on the road heading for a nice long descent down "The Plunge" with roughly a 1,500 ft descent into Livermore and then out to where it is going to really get windy on Patterson Pass. As I roll through Livermore and out onto Northfront Rd. I have about 63 miles behind me with a fairly nice pace of 20+ mph out to the descent down the Altamont Pass Rd. Realizing I passed a number of riders that were following a tandem (with a couple that is super human as I also saw them in SoCal on the Mulholland Double) I am just waiting for them to blow by me on the descent as it is impossible for a standard road bike to keep up with a tandem on the flats or even worse on the downhill. Somewhere around mile 69 here they come and they are moving in excess of 42 mph as that is where they dropped me! We make a left at the stop sign and then roll about a half a mile before making a right onto Midway.

Turning right onto Patterson Pass Rd. at about mile 76 we are in for one slow climb as this is probably the windiest day I have every climbed this beast. A mile or so into the climb I quickly realize that setting the cadence alarm on the Garmin at 60 rpm was a real bad idea considering I would test that limit continuously with the climbing we'd be doing. Fighting the winds and listening to that alarm go off like a clock where you just can't hit the snooze button fast enough, I realize that I am either going to pull over and change the setting or rip it off the bike stem and throw it across the road. Knowing that I did not want to buy another, I chose the later. Rolling into the next checkpoint I have about 80 miles behind me and I have been riding for about 5:45 and the onetoughride fan club (Paula, Rachel, Nicholas, and Bruno our lab) is there to greet me. This is a great motivator but I know I still have the toughest portion of Patterson to finish and then what will be a 10 mile semi-flat cruise out to the next rest stop before climbing Mines Rd. so it's a very short visit.

It's mile 90 and I have been riding for about 6:15 and I top off the water bottles with fuel and start out on what will be the "Mines Grind" today. People tend to underestimate this road but it rises almost 3,000 ft. out to the foot of Mt Hamilton which is a 35 to 40 mile stretch. The other issue is that there is little shade over this portion of the course and I am hitting it in the middle of the day. Having taken a beating on the climb up Patterson with the straight on head winds, I am now feeling it and looking forward to hitting the checkpoint/mini stop that my friends Cheryl and Rick will be working. As I roll in, it is truly like an Oasis in the Desert and Cheryl (also our esteemed FC 508 Crew Manager) has a Coke for me. While there, I am disappointed to find out that my friend Gil (Cheryl's husband and an extremely strong and fast rider) has dropped out of the event as he had problems with the bike that he borrowed. I power down that Coke and take a couple of vitamin "I" (a.k.a. Ibuprofen) and I am off for the Junction Cafe which is at roughly 116 miles.

I roll into lunch and see a number of friends there as I inhale a chicken sandwich. After a quick chat and a refill of the bottles I am just about ready to roll and Mike (this guy is a machine and the one that did the Death Ride on a fixie ...crazy) rolls in. Mike tells me that he's skipping lunch and wants to roll together to climb Hamilton which is the second to the last "major climb" of the day. I mention to Mike that Jon said that some of the TNT team was at the bottom of the driveway into the Junction and I'd like to swing out that way to say hi.

Next we are off to Hamilton and it's time to climb. Now if you've climbed this before you need no explanation, but if you haven't it is a beast. While officially the climb may be recognized as a 12 to 14 mile ascent it's really that last 6 miles that I consider to be the climb. After a shot of Hammer Gel and a swig of Perpetuem at the bottom we start the climbing and it is warm out with the heat right on our backs.

As we continue the climb and are about 3 miles from the top a SAG van has pulled off to the right and two Sheriff's squad cars are blocking the right lane of this very narrow two lane mountain road and something has happened to one of the riders in the race that will soon change the tenor of this beautiful day. As we continue to get closer to the scene, it is obvious that something has gone terribly wrong. We are shepherded past the scene by emergency personnel and we see a rider down with emergency personnel administering CPR tirelessly to the rider lying there but there is no movement at all. I push ahead with the other riders feeling like this is a bad dream but knowing that it is not and there is nothing that any of us can do to help.

Pushing toward the top it is almost as if everything is moving in slow motion and we cannot believe what we have just seen. As I turn the next corner another rider whom has been keeping a similar pace with me throughout the day turns and says "that could have been any one of us and he probably has a wife and children at home"...and he is right. It is a somber and silent next mile till we reach the last water stop that is 1 mile before the summit. I pull in and Mike is there talking to our friend Becky. I also meet up with Steve whom I met the evening before. Everyone is in disbelief with what we just witnessed and I overhear one of the staff mentioning that "Tom was a friend of his" and it was obvious that he did not make it.

Arriving a the top, Fire Trucks and other rescue vehicles were ready to descend down the mountain but we knew it was too late. I later learned that an life flight helicopter out of Stanford was dispatched with a crew of nurses and a defibrillator but it was too late.

Having lost Mike at the last stop as I needed something to drink, I made a fairly fast descent alone and as I pulled into checkpoint 5, I met up with Mike and we were ready to head for that last big climb of the day called Sierra. Being concerned about Paula hearing the news of the rider and thinking it could have been me, I called and left a message that we had descended Hamilton and were heading for Sierra. We topped off our bottles and headed out when I realized that I had not checked in. So, I turned around and headed back adding maybe another quarter mile (with a short climb) which we really did not need with 151 miles now behind us. After giving then my name they asked who my friend was and found out that Mike had not been recorded so it was to both our benefit that I went back as suffering a DQ at mile 151 would not have been a good thing.

Arriving at Sierra with 156 miles behind us this was the last big ugly climb that we would have today and while we still had about 3 to 4,000 ft to climb after this it was nothing compared to this. Climbing almost 3,000 feet in just under 4 miles this was not going to be fun and I can tell you it wasn't. Arriving at the top of Sierra we regrouped with some of our friends that we saw on Hamilton. Rolling out just minutes before 7 PM we were in great shape to make it to Sunol (about 22 miles) before dark. As we turned the next corner there was the onetoughride fan club again and it was great to see them. However, are we were now racing daylight it was literally a 2 minute stop and photo-op (shot above) and then we were off. As we descended down to Calaveras and made a right to climb the wall we were making great time.

Mike pulled us down Paloma and we arrived in Sunol a bit after 8 PM. Rolling in to Sunol I saw Paula, Rachel, Nicholas, and Bruno there again to cheer me on which was great. With only 25 miles left, this one was almost in the bag but we had two climbs left (relatively easy based on what we had already been through) but we also had to go down HWY 84 at dusk to make that next climb up Palomares and then through Castro Valley and last up Norris and then down to the finish.

The climb up Palomares was much better this year with a light that worked (surprise, surprise) but it did get dark and the descent down the other side was going to be slower than in daylight. We had a great pace as it flattened out as we headed through Castro Valley and then made that last climb up Norris Canyon.

After a nice descent into San Ramon and then crossing 680 we turned right to the finish at the Marriott. I have not seen the "official posted time" on the web site (yet) but Mike mentioned the recorded time was 17 hours and 19 minutes. This would mean that I would shave 2 hours and 23 minutes off of my prior years time which was right within my personal goal of 2 to 3 hours.

While I met my personal goals in this event it is still hard to erase the vision of the cyclist that lost his life on the back side of Mt Hamilton on Saturday and I wish his family and friends peace during this very difficult time.

I want to recognize the sacrifice and support that my family has and will continue to give while I am out on the road and training and riding in these events in 2010 to raise money for the diseases of Primary Immunodeficiency. I'd also like to thank those of you that have contributed and ask those that have not yet done so to consider making a donation. As you may have already read, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation has agreed to match all donations made through this project. These funds will go directly to the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford which is under the leadership of Dr. David Lewis, a world renown pediatric immunologist.

Be safe and enjoy the ride...
-Steve

PS: My full stats on this ride can be viewed using the following link Devil Mountain Double

Recap of the off week and the DMD is only days away...

After the prior week of covering most of the state by car with skiing in Tahoe with my daughter on Monday through Wednesday and then traveling to Southern California for first of the Stage Race Series with the Mulholland Double Century, it was nice to be home last week. As far as riding, it was a light week with a short 50 mile ride with the Valley Wheelers Saturday. As I prepare for Stage 2 of the Stage Race Series (the Devil Mountain Double) on Saturday, I'll get one or two short (20 miles or less) rides in this week and try to get a couple of days in at the gym.

With a 5AM start time on Saturday, Thursday night is going to be the last opportunity for good nights sleep. If you are in the bay area and want to come on out and cheer the riders on Saturday, you'll find us at the San Ramon Marriott at 5 AM and then climbing one of the 9 climbs (Diablo, Morgan Territory, Patterson, Mines, Hamilton, Sierra, Calaveras, Palomares, and Norris) over the course of the 206 miles and more than 20,000 feet of climbing.

Please join me in the fight against Primary Immunodeficiency diseases and click the Just Give.Org button on the upper right hand side of the onetoughride blog page or if you are reading this on the Facebook Fan Page, it's down in the lower left corner. Thanks in advance for your support!
Best,
Steve

Racer off course...Mulholland Double Century recap

4:00 AM Saturday morning and I am up and ready to have a quick bowl of cereal and then off to the start of the Mulholland Double Century that will leave from the town of Agoura Hills and "officially" (or at least according to the Planet Ultra cue sheet) cover 209 miles and 16,500+ feet of climbing. I arrived at the start at about 4:40 AM and met up with some friends (Mick, Becky, and Mark) and awaited the 5:00 AM roll call and mass start. The start was a long descent down Lost Hills Road and then we went right and had a few short climbs. Feeling strong on the climbs and moving toward the front of the pack I was feeling good but I would find out later that a combination of never having ridden the course coupled by less than perfect course markings and some poor instructions would cost me dearly in the end. As we headed toward the first check point (mile 43) I noticed that I was going to arrive almost 30 to 40 mins prior to them being open so I slowed the pace down a bit. But after rolling in about 15 mins before they were supposed to open, we found out that the stop was optional. After 5-10 mins I rolled with Mick who had caught up with me a couple of miles back and we were off. Having been fooled by the "required" first check point I blew off Check Point 2 and continued the climb and then a "VERY ROUGH" descent (and I mean rough) and another climb and then a descent down to the Pacific Coast Highway. Arriving at the "mini" Check Point (mile 69.5), the staff tells me that there are only 8 people (the front of the pack) that have just come through. As I am getting ready to leave, Mick and Becky roll up so we decide to roll together up the coast. After climbing Portrero (which was a tough climb) there was a nice descent and after I started climbing again I got the feeling that something was wrong and there was, as I was roughly 2 miles off course. After a quick review of the cue sheet (and checking Google Maps on my iPhone), I could see that I missed a right turn on "Reino Rd". Not knowing exactly how far I was off, I caught up with another cyclist and asked if he was on the ride (or assuming he was a local could give me directions). After he shared the story of the 50 mile ride he just completed (which was honestly a lot more than I needed or wanted to hear), he told me I was now only one block away (plus the two I had chased him up into another neighborhood).

Now fairly frustrated after losing so much time I am back on track and heading for the next climb which is Lake Sherwood and after a few more rollers I am heading for the lunch stop which should be mile 93.8 but I am reading 97 miles thanks to my little detour. After a quick 15 min lunch I am off and roll with one of the local racers. After a few more modest climbs and a nice descent I roll into Check Point 4 for a quick refuel before heading off to the first of the nastier climbs which is Balcom Canyon. Listed on the cue sheet as "short but steep" this one had to be a steady climb at 18+ percent. After a fairly long descent and then some more slowing to review the cue sheet it was back down the Pacific Coast Highway to what would be in my opinion the second ugliest climb of the course, Decker Canyon. This one was a monster but it was really only the first mile or so that was bad of the 3.6 mile climb. After another quick refuel at the top at Check Point 5 (mile 166.6 or mile 170 for me), it was about 6:35 PM) and I thought I still had a shot at breaking the 16 hr marker.

I climbed at a pretty decent pace out of the canyon that we dropped into from Check Point 5 and then we had one of the nicest and fastest descents into Check Point 6 (mile 175.7 - I saw a photographer there shooting us as we came down and hope to see those photos - great location). With just under two hours left to make the 16 hr mark I headed for the final three climbs but after stopping again to confirm directions, I knew I'd have to slow down on the descents as it got dark.

As I caught up with another rider we tried to find the Piuma which would be the second to the last climb and while it was probably only 6 to 8 percent, it was still going to take 40 to 50 minutes climbing that and then we had and 2 mile climb to the last mini check point that was listed as a sticker stop but they actually just took your name. After descending the climb on Piuma I almost missed the left turn for the last climb (again not marked) but by this time it was clear that I was not going to break 16 hrs.

After making the final climb up Schueren (a pretty easy 4 to 6% grade) I was at the last check point (a bit above 2,000 feet) and it was COLD! Fortunately they had some extra jackets so I borrowed one and made the last 4 mile descent down to Mulholland and then roughly another 7 miles of rollers.

Checking the stats on the Garmin it showed that I logged 211.68 miles, 17,568 feet of climbing and that my riding time was 15:51. When I hit Decker Canyon (at mile 167) I had an AVG speed over the ride of just under 15 mph but navigational issues over that last 43 miles took it down to 13.3. The ride is listed as 209 miles and 16,500+ feet of climbing but there's no extra credit for the extra miles or elevation. My official recorded time for the CTC Stage Race Series will go down as 17:11.

Lessons learned; bring a clip to attach the cue sheet to the bars, "don't" assume that the course will be well marked, and check beforehand to see "if" you really have to stop at all check points. While it was a tough first event, I look forward to the Devil Mountain Double in two weeks as it is local and also the roads we train on.

I am riding this season to raise money for Primary Immunodeficiency. As the parent of a child that afflicted with this disease it is something that is very personal to me. The Jeffrey Modell Foundation has agreed to match donations that are raised through the onetoughride project and these will be directed to the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Please donate by using the "Donate Now" button at the top right hand side of this page and thank you in advance for your support.
Best,
Steve

PS: My full stats on this ride can be viewed using the following link Mulholland Double

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