“High,
higher than the sun
You
shoot me from a gun
I
need you to elevate me here ...
I've
lost all self control
Been
living like a mole
Now
going down, excavation
I and
I in the sky
You
make me feel like I can fly
So
high,
ELEVATION”
U2,
“Elevation”
Hi
…
Welcome to the
Breathless Agony Newsletter of
5/16/13
Contents:
1. INCREDIBLE
BREATHLESS AGONY VOLUNTEERS
2.
3. LIKE US ON
FACEBOOK
4. ELEVATION
FUEL SURVEY
5 RESULTS,
RIDE STATS, AND WEATHER
6. TAILWINDS,
FIG
7. SPOTLIGHT ON
SOME AMAZING RIDERS
8. CLOSING
CREDITS: OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS
*******************************
1. INCREDIBLE
BREATHLESS AGONY VOLUNTEERS
The 2013 Breathless
Agony was truly the best ever … and a big reason was our great team of
volunteers, a record number this year.
We had the best team
of support people we’ve ever had the privilege of working with. Thanks to
every one of them for all they did to make the day so fun and so inspirational
to all of the riders.
Check out the many
dedicated volunteers we had this year at the bottom of this
e-mail.
You’ll find a good
bunch of Testimonials at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxtestimonials.htm
and these riders often
speak of how much they appreciate the Breathless Agony Support Team. If
you have a Testimonial or Suggestion for us, please send it to Chuck … just
reply to this e-mail.
At the bottom of this
e-mail is copied the names of all of the people who brought you the 2013
Breathless Agony and we appreciate every one of their
efforts.
*******************************
2.
We would like to
complete our re-orders to our clothing manufacturer, Voler, by the end of this
week on Friday, May 17, 2013. We can then place the order on Monday, May
20th, and receive the clothing by the end of June.
If you finished the 4
passes of Breathless Agony and wish to order a jersey - or other clothing -
kindly print and fill out the clothing order form at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxjerseyorder.htm
which has been updated
with all clothing options for 2013
as well as prior years.
The
http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxjersey.htm
And they are
Breath-Takingly Beautiful!! If you were a 4 Pass Finisher this year
or a prior year, you NEED one of these
New
for this year is also a Breathless Agony T-Shirt as described and shown at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxTShirt.htm
This
is a breath-taking Red, logoed
T-Shirt showing the Grim Reaper chasing you on the Breathless Agony
Course as well as "Now - Go Elevate Yourself" on the Front. This
high-quality T-Shirt was designed by Robert and
Newly
designed Breathless Agony Socks are $8.00
a pair and will give you a 1.73 MPH increase in your Average
Speed.
Send your order form
to
Kahler Cycling
Academy
Breathless
Agony
117 N. Prospect
If you wish to fax the
order in with credit card info, the FAX # is (714)
204-0357.
Another option is for
you to order directly by calling Robert at
*******************************
3. LIKE US ON
FACEBOOK
Be sure to “LIKE” us
on Facebook on the new Breathless Agony page at
https://www.facebook.com/BreathlessAgony
so you’ll be kept all
up to date on the Breathless Agony. We have many more photos and videos to
share.
*******************************
4. ELEVATION
FUEL SURVEY
As you know, we had a
new product called “Elevation Fuel” available at the Rest Stops to mix into your
Water Bottles this year. This is a new product from a small startup
company that we have tested extensively in our cycling and we believe it will
take your endurance to the next level. There were 3 flavors:
The VP of Marketing of
Elevation Energy Products Company would like your feedback on this new
product. Please take a quick moment and take the survey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C8KNMPC
The results of this
survey will help determine if we carry this product in future Breathless Agony
Century Rides.
*******************************
5. RESULTS, RIDE
STATS, AND WEATHER
Results of the 4 Pass
Finishers on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century are available at www.BreathlessAgony.org … down to “2013 Breathless Agony Pass
4: Angelus Oaks to Onyx Summit” or directly
at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm
The
deadline for changes to these results is Friday, May 17. Please tell your
friends, teammates, relatives, and enemies that any questions about the timings
need to be resolved by Friday, May 17 by sending an e-mail to
The weather conditions
were very good for a tough climbing challenge with the Air Conditioner on all
day long!!
On Friday morning 5/03/13, Weather.com had forecasted Redlands
to be a high of 83 degrees with a 0% chance of showers in the morning, Beaumont
to be a high of 80 with a 0% chance of showers, Angelus Oaks to be a high of 73
with a 0% chance of showers, and Big Bear to be a high of 69 with a 0% chance of
showers. We all lucked out and the weather was excellent. Yahoo for
you!! Yahoo for our support team!!
We served over 8,000
Pounds of Food much of which was supplied by our wonderful sponsor, Bristol
Farms, including those beautiful fresh Strawberries at Onyx Summit and that
great lunch at
We served 600 Gallons
of Crystal Geyser water this year which was supplied by our wonderful sponsor,
Smart & Final.
The day started off
with a “ROCK PARTY” at
*******************************
6. TAILWINDS,
FIG
Lots of Bramster TV
Hi-Def Videos from Onyx Summit are at the top of the 4 Pass Finishers Ride
Report at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm
Athena Countouriotis from
Alex Estrada and Deya Guerrero are
interviewed at Onyx Summit after setting the new Mixed Tandem Record in
4:52!!
All kinds of records
were going down on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century.
Greg Vizzini from
Onyx Summit Chief Engineer, Kevin
Morningstar, is interviewed about a Major
Breakthrough.
Mike Joyce from
Colin and Julie Stokes are
interviewed about Breakfast and Bacon.
Lee Cardon may well be the most
inspirational rider of 2013. Not only did he ride the whole course
elevating himself up to 8,443 feet in 6:36, he rode it with ONE LEG. His
other leg is a custom built Giant Carbon Fiber leg. Thanks to Lee for his
great inspiration.
Joel Sothern is interviewed at the
Onyx Summit sign and discusses how he’s getting stronger every year at age
56.
Frankie Holt’s Fun Ride Report is
linked to on that page.
Check out the 105 year old woman who
says that Bacon is the key to her longevity ... thanks to Scott Palka for
sharing.
The following photos have been
loaded for your viewing pleasure:
20 photos from the
Start
20 photos from Jack Rabbit Trail by
Andrew May, Breathless Agony SAG Driver
58 photos from Rest Stop 1 in
601 photos from the Grim Reaper in
Oak Glen
34 photos from Bacon Headquarters at
Rest Stop 3 in Angelus Oaks
151 photos and movies of the Bacon
Party at Rest Stop 3 in Angelus Oaks thanks to the Baconator
Team
147 photos from the home of the Grim
Reaper at Rest Stop 4 at Onyx Summit
21 photos from Onyx Summit by Bobby
Sattler, Santiago Cycling Mechanical Support
We are most grateful
to the great team of volunteers who made this most difficult event not only
possible but mighty fun!!
Lots more videos and
photos are coming to the results web page at
http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm
*******************************
7. SPOTLIGHT ON
SOME AMAZING RIDERS
We tip our hat to all
of the riders who completed the full 4 Passes on the 2013 Breathless Agony
Century.
In the Men’s Division,
In
In the Women’s
Division, Athena Countouriotis from
In
In
Kudos to the Tandem
Teams who tackled all 4 Passes of the Breathless Agony Century!! This is
NOT a tandem friendly ride. We had only four tandem teams riding the 2013
Breathless Agony. Alex Estrada and Deya Guerrero from
Father and Son team,
Kipling and Aaron Sharpe, from
We tip our helmet to
William Anderson from
www.BreathlessAgony.org has been
updated with the date for 2014 which is Saturday, May 3, 2014 6:30
A.M.
Mark
your calendar: Registration for the 2014 Breathless Agony will open on Monday,
1/13/14 at 8:00 P.M.
We will open
registration right here at 8:00 at night in order to allow most riders to
register from home so they won't have to do this at work and possibly be unable
to register due to corporate firewalls.
Also, the web page has
been updated with the new Course records:
Athena Countouriotis
set the Women's Course record in 2013: 4 Hours 54
Minutes
William Anderson set
the 60+ Course Record in 2013: 5 Hours 14 Minutes
William Anderson set
the 70+ Course Record in 2013: 5 Hours 14 Minutes
Alex Estrada and Deya
Guerrero set the Mixed Tandem Course Record in 2013: 4 Hours 52 Minutes
Last but not least, we
heard many reports of some amazingly good vibes out on the course. Faster
riders who started later were cheering on the slower riders as they past
them. How cool is that?
The atmosphere was
very cool, the optimism was everywhere, and we appreciate those good vides so
much.
Everyone out there is
to be commended. This is a very difficult but beautiful ride. We
hope we took your breath away!!
We are continued to be
amazed how difficult but beautiful the Breathless Agony course is.
It’s more difficult than any stage of the
Tour de France that we’ve been able to see. You can
see how the pros climbed Oak Glen in the 2007 Redlands Bike Classic Results at
Velonews.com where they wrote:
"Climbing 1690 feet in
about 8km at an average grade of 6.7 percent, Oak Glen is a hard climb for
March." Of course, on the Breathless Agony, the Oak Glen Climb is only
Pass 2 … it just a warm up for the longer, endless climbs to follow. The
Breathless Agony is truly agonizing with most of it's climbing in the 30 miles
from the Mill Creek Ranger Station to the top of Onyx Summit ... a "brute of a
climb that just goes up and up." From the start in
It was just a
phenomenal day of cycling and we were mighty proud to be a part of
it.
Thanks for coming out
for this most amazing cycling challenge. We're looking for your
suggestions!! We’re looking for your testimonials which we’ll add at http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxtestimonials.htm
There are a lot more
photos with the Grim Reaper and amazing athletic accomplishments
forthcoming.
We hope to see you
next year!!
Robert (Bossman)
Kahler at www.CyclingPros.com
Jill
(Mr. Jill) Kahler at www.MrJills.com
Chuck
(Bramster) Bramwell at www.CalTripleCrown.com
And The Breathless
Agony Support Team at www.BreathlessAgony.org
*******************************
8. CLOSING
CREDITS: OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS
A
HUGE Thanks to all the volunteers who made this possible!! These folks
gave it 100% and we want to sign off this e-mail like the credits to a movie
with a list of these great folks who made the 2013 Breathless Agony so excellent
and so fun.
Richard Van Dyke who
printed our Route Sheets
Registration Team at Start at
Jeff
Beeler
Jerry
Brown
Kevin
Buechler
Larry Bump
Chris
Burrill
Clint
Calkin
Bruce
Campbell
Geoffrey
Glass
Kenneth
Hill
Terri
Jezowski
Lien
Le
Jerry
Leonhardt
Ken
Mathis
Kevin
Morningstar
Karlene
Rahn
Don
Ropele
Andy
Rutherford
Randy
Sperling
Joe
Stickles
Iese
Wilson
Patrick
Yee
SAG Drivers Team all
over the course:
Jerry
Brown
Andrew
May
Andy
Rutherford
Paul
Haussler
Big Supply Truck
Drivers:
Clint
Calkin
Kevin
Buechler
Rest Stop 1
Team in
Mike Sullivan - Rest Stop 1
Team Leader
Bruce Campbell - Rest Stop 1 Lead
Chris Long - Rest Stop 1
Lead
Gary Long - Rest Stop 1 Lead
Kevin Morningstar - Rest Stop 1
Lead
Kevin
Buechler
Larry Bump
Chris
Burrill
Clint
Calkin
Geoffrey
Glass
Ron
Hearn
Terri
Jezowski
Eric
Klawitter
Adrian
Klawitter
Lien
Le
Jerry
Leonhardt
Dave Major, "The Mayor
of Jack Rabbit"
Kathryn Major, "Mrs. Mayor of Jack
Rabbit"
Tony
Musorafite
David
Park
Doug
Patterson
Randy
Sperling
John
Walker
Iese
Wilson
Rest Stop 2
"Damnation Dogs" Team at the Mill Creek Ranger Station:
Lauren Bendon -
Rest Stop 2 Team Leader
Sandy Bendon - Rest Stop 2
Lead
Bob Eames – Rest Stop
2 Lead
Karen Eames – Rest
Stop 2 Lead
Jeff Beeler -
Security
Joe Stickles -
Security Lead
Don Ropele –
Logistics
Jesus
Bautista
Syd
Bendon
Kenneth
Hill
Jackie
Hurst
Bo
King
Ken
Mathis
Karlene
Rahn
Caroline
Wright
Patrick
Yee
Impromptu Water Stop
Team at the
Andrew
May
Rest Stop 3
"The Bacon" Team at Angelus Oaks:
Greg Knight - Rest Stop 3 Team
Leader
Frank Baker - Rest Stop 3 Team Leader
Robert Rayburn – Rest Stop 3 Lead and
Videographer
Jeff
Beeler
Geoffrey
Glass
Kenneth
Hill
Jackie
Hurst
Bo
King
Ken
Mathis
Karlene
Rahn
Don
Ropele
Joe
Stickles
Caroline
Wright
Patrick
Yee
Rest Stop 4 "The Rock Party" Team at Onyx
Mike
Sullivan - Rest Stop 4 Team Leader
Bruce Campbell - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Chris
Long - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Gary Long - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Kevin Morningstar -
Rest Stop 4 Lead
Lauren Bendon
Sandy
Bendon
Syd Bendon
Kevin
Buechler
Larry
Bump
Chris
Burrill
Clint
Calkin
Geoffrey
Glass
Ron
Hearn
Terri
Jezowski
Eric
Klawitter
Adrian
Klawitter
Lien
Le
Jerry
Leonhardt
Tony
Musorafite
David
Park
Doug
Patterson
Gary
Powell
Virginia Powell
Randy
Sperling
John
Walker
Iese
Wilson
Lunch "The
Finish Line" Team at
Ron Rogalski -
Lunch Team Lead
Linda Rogalski - Lunch Team Lead
Jesus
Bautista
Charles
Christian
Bob
Eames
Karen
Eames
Geoffrey
Glass
Kristin
Helm
Kenneth
Hill
Roxy
Kahler
Don
Lee
Chris
Long
Gary
Long
Ken
Mathis
Meghan
Naslund
Karlene
Rahn
Patrick
Yee
Project Healing Waters
Fly Fishing Team:
Bill
Boyce
Mike
Escarcida
Jesse
Garza
Bernette
Garza
Don
Lee
Carole
Katz
Cruz
Ornelas
Bob
Riggs
Justin
Robles
Pete
Salsido
Velma
Salsido
Ignacio
Zarate
Post-Ride
Support:
At the Finish Line at
Robert, Jill, and Chuck appreciate all
that our volunteers did helping so many cyclists ride so well. This required
most of them to work a very long day from early morning to late at night and we
appreciate our volunteers greatly.
Thanks to each of these great people
who made the 2013 Breathless Agony such a success!!
We hope to see you
next year!!
Robert (Bossman)
Kahler at www.CyclingPros.com
Jill
(Mr. Jill) Kahler at www.MrJills.com
Chuck
(Bramster) Bramwell at www.CalTripleCrown.com
And The Breathless
Agony Support Team at www.BreathlessAgony.org
“Can
we climb this mountain?
I
don't know
Higher
now than ever before …
We're
burning down the highway skyline
On
the back of a hurricane that started turning
When
you were young
When
you were young”
Killers, “When You
Were Young”