[NCNCA] Memorial ride for John Peckham, Saturday, 9/8/07, 9:30 AM

[Phyllis Olrich]

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> From: liittsch at mindspring.com
> Date: August 27, 2007 1:10:02 PM PDT
> To: AVEC <avec at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [AVEC] Fw: Memorial ride for John Peckham, Saturday,  
> 9/8/07, 9:30 AM
> Reply-To: liittsch at mindspring.com
>
> Alto Velo will be hosting a memorial ride for John Peckham at 9:30  
> AM on Saturday,
> September 8, 2007.
>
> On the first anniversary of the tragic loss of our friend John,  
> please join us in
> remembering him at an informal gathering on Old Page Mill Road,  
> followed by a moderately-paced
> ride through Portola Valley and Woodside, Canada Road to Hwy 92 and  
> back. We will
> return along much the same route, ending the ride in downtown Los  
> Altos for do-it-yourself
> post-ride refreshments.
>
> DIRECTIONS & ROUTE: All are welcome. We will meet near the  
> intersection of Old
> Page Mill Road & Page Mill Road in Palo Alto (where the PA Noon  
> Ride meets)
> at 9:30 AM. We will allow the Saturday Spectrum Ride to pass by and  
> then we will
> proceed to the site of the tragedy for a few moments of remembrance  
> and flower placement.
> We will then ride at a "conversational pace" over the traditional  
> Portola
> Valley Loop (Page Mill, Arastradero Rd, Alpine Rd, Portola Valley  
> Rd), connecting
> with Canada Road via Mountain Home Road, then out Canada Road to  
> Hwy 92 and back.
> We will then retrace our route to Alpine Road, descend to Junipero  
> Serra, and take
> Junipero Serra/Foothill to Los Altos. The route is ~30 miles of  
> rolling hills, with
> no steep or long climbs.
>
> PARKING: Please ride to the gathering location, as no parking is  
> available there.
> Limited parking is available nearby at: the Page Mill/280 Park &  
> Ride; on Stanford
> Ave, off of Junipero Serra (just north of Page Mill); and in  
> downtown Los Altos
> (~5 mi away).
>
> PLEASE NOTE: As this is an informal ride and will not be supported  
> or sagged, please
> familiarize yourself with the route beforehand and be prepared to  
> complete it on
> your own, if necessary. Shorter routes are also available. Please  
> ride to the right
> hand side of the road, obey all traffic signals, and stop at all  
> stop signs.
>
> "John Peckham was a member of the Webcor/Alto Velo Elite cycling  
> team. More
> important than his racing, John was a great teammate who had an  
> easy going manner
> and was enthusiastic about everything he did. John had a strong  
> presence, and a
> clear confidence despite being very soft spoken. John's incredible  
> talent, infectious
> smile, easy demeanor, and positive attitude were impossible to miss  
> on or off the
> bike. Words cannot express the loss we all feel and what John meant  
> to those he
> came in contact with. John will be missed greatly by family,  
> friends, teammates,
> and the cycling community."
>
> Please forward this announcement to all interested parties.
>
> Regards and many thanks,
> Alto Velo Bicycle Racing Club