Deepest Sympathy to the Family of Tom Leanza (1958-2016)

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Tom Leanza and his wife, Connie

We are so saddened to hear of the recent death of a long-time HRBike club member, Tom Leanza. Tom lost his battle with cancer on June 22.

In celebration of Tom’s life, we will have a nice easy paced memorial bike ride leaving from Frazier McEwen park at 8 am, Saturday June 25, this is prior to Tom’s funeral. Tim Harrison will lead this ride, all levels of bike riders are welcome, see the website calendar for details. 

The funeral arrangements for Tom are as follows: visitation will be held on Saturday, June 25th, 2016 from 12:00-3:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home with the funeral service to immediately follow at 3:00pm. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Mach Tenn Running Club. 
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Deepest Sympathy to Cyclists Killed in Kalamazoo Tragedy

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Ghost Bike Decorated to show Sympathy to Cyclists Killed

We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of Debra Ann Bradley, Melissa Ann Fevig-Hughes, Fred Anton “Tony” Nelson, Lorenz John “Larry” Paulik, and Suzanne Joan Sippel for the loss of their loved ones in this senseless tragedy. We also are keeping Paul Douglas Gobble, Sheila Diane Jeske, Jennifer Lynn Johnson, and Paul Lewis Runnels in our thoughts as they recover from their serious injuries resulting from this incident.

More about the cycling tragedy in Kalamazoo, MI.

One of A Kind … 2016 ERV100

HRBike president, Tim Harrison, says there are three important things to know about the 2016 ERV100. First, retired cycling superstars George Hincapie & Christian Vande Velde will attend the 12891049_908607399236608_977370759249182513_oride; second, the date of the ERV has changed to Sunday, August 28 to accommodate their appearance; and third, George Powell is the coordinator of this year’s event!

Yes, you read that right! Hincapie and Vande Velde will be riding the ERV100 this year. Quite possibly it is a once in a lifetime happening for two famous cyclists to ride with us here in Tullahoma, so you will want to be there! Early registration pricing ($65) for the ERV will continue through July 10. Early registration gets you all the great SWAG (t-shirt, mug & more) and entry for a variety of prizes including a spectacular $1000 grand prize Gold Level Continue reading →