Cruisin’ the Conejo 2009

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Wow! What a terrific Cruisin’! We had great cycling weather all day long, and nearly 1,300 riders, setting a record.

Thanks to all the folks who helped with the planning and work. Thanks also to the many riders who helped make this a fantastic ride.

Check out CVCer Mike Margolis’ selected photos from the event.

Check out Photo Crazy to see some pictures from this year’s Cruisin’.

Check out RockStorePhoto.com to see lots of climbing pictures from this year’s Cruisin’.

If you lost an item at Cruisin’ this year, check our lost and found listings.

Mark your calendar for next year: Saturday, May 8, 2010. Remember, Cruisin’ is always the Saturday before Mother’s Day.

Click here if you want to receive a reminder email when registration opens for Cruisin’ 2010.

Special Thanks To:

First, to Whole Foods Market for its fabulous post-ride lunch as well as all of the snacks for our junior riders.

Thanks, too, to Skyworks Solutions for its unending support and the use of its great facility. Skyworks’ cooperation and facility helps make Cruisin’ the premier event that it has become. Also, Newbury Park Bike Shop for letting us take over their parking lot and storefront for our Friday night pre-registration event and to Cannondale, Felt and Giant who provided loaner bicycles to interested riders that evening.  Also to Cannondale for the donation of our raffle bike, a Quick 4 commuter bike who has made our winner very happy!

Thanks go to CLIF Bar for all of the Bars, Blocks and Shot drink mix at each of our rest stops.

Thanks to Verizon for the use of its parking lot.

And a strong thank you to our local cycling shops that provided excellent mechanical support at key rest stops: Camarillo Bike Co., Michael’s Bicycles and Newbury Park Bicycle Shop.

Thanks to the many volunteers from the Conejo Valley Cyclists, Boy Scout Troop 753 (the fantastic rest stops), Cub Scout Pack 3753 (host of the wonderful lunch), the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, and the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society, Conejo Valley 4-H and Dr. Jonathan Kurohara.  Without their countless hours, Cruisin’ would not have been so successful.

Thanks to the city of Thousand Oaks for its bicycle friendly progress as well as the communities of Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Moorpark and Simi Valley for their cooperation with our routing.

We also thank our other sponsors including: Ambulatory Anesthesia Services, Bicycling Magazine, Breezes Bakery, Chiropractic Sports Institute, Conejo-Simi Endodontics, Cookies by Ginger, Cougar Biotech, DMH Associates, Foxmoor POA, Henry & Nadine Ito, Hollywood Storage, Jonathan Kurohara M.D., Mimi’s Café, Oak Park Dentistry for Children, Peter Horan and Sons, Subway, Sparklett’s Water, Tony Strickland, Trader Joe’s and Western Bagel.

We also thank the following vendors for participating in our Expo at the start/finish area: AIDS Foundation, Arthritis Foundation, Bamboo Jewelry, BikeTree, Cannondale Bicycle Corp., Chiropractic Sports Institute of Dr. Terry Weyman D.C., Giant Bicycle Co., MS150 Ride, Specialized/Michael’s Bicycles Team in Training, TriSports Clothing, Whole Foods Market, Tour de Cure, Totally Tube Bags, Bicycle Johns, Albabici, Oculus Eye Wear, Sun Jersey, Infinity Sportfit, Specialized Bicycles, Whole Foods Market and Win’s Wheels.