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| HISTORY OF THE SOLVANG
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The very first "Solvang Century" was held in
1983 to raise funds for a club debt. In 1982, the SCOR Cardiac Cyclists Club
sent 14 riders on a non-stop relay ride from the Avenue of the Stars in Century
City to the Avenue of Flags in New York City in 12 days, 1 hour and 50 minutes.
While most of the expenses were paid for, the bottom line was that SCOR owed
$2000.00. Up until 1983 the primary club fund-raisers had been paper and
aluminum can drives! It was clear that it would take a lot of newspapers and
cans to raise $2000.00!
Instead, SCOR decided to take a club ride it had been doing in Solvang since 1975 and open it up to the public. The result was 300 riders and a ride was born. Although inexperienced in putting on rides, the ride worked well enough; 1200 riders came the following year! Since then the ride has grown to 3700 riders in 1998. A second venue was opened in Santa Maria in 1989. A half-century option was added in 1994 due to continued requests for a shorter route.
Over the years, SCOR has always striven to
emphasize safety (we were one of the first rides to make helmets mandatory) as
well as service. Our accident rate of one broken bone per 224,000 man-miles
ridden in the last 19 years is lower than the accident rate training where you
live, suggesting that you as a rider are safer in our rides despite the larger
number of participants. The money we have raised goes to heart related
projects, Camp Bon Couer,
Make a Wish Foundation, Six TEAM SCORs in the Race Across AMerica (RAAM) Relay
Division, the AXA World Team Ride,
Camp Del Corazon on
Catalina Island and Camp
Taylor.
Click on each Camp link to donate directly to the congenital heart disease camp(s) of your choice. Service provided by Active.com Giving program.
We welcome your comments and suggestions as we strive to create an event that meets the needs of all recreational cyclists in this beautiful rural area.
Randy Ice, P.T.,
C.C.S.
Founder, SCOR Cardiac Cyclists Club
E-mail: bikeice@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.bikescor.com
| ABOUT SCOR
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SCOR is an incorporated non-profit recreational bicycling club. The club was started in 1974 by Randy Ice, P. T., C.C.S. to encourage bicycling as rehabilitative therapy after heart surgery, angioplasty and other forms of heart disease. Currently headquartered in Whittier, California, SCOR stands for Specialized Coronary Outpatient Rehabilitation. Approximately 50% of our members are men and women with heart disease. SCOR members promote safe cycling and emphasize the health benefits of cycling and related activities. SCOR members sponsor or work as volunteers for the Solvang Century Century & Half Century, Camp Bon Couer and Camp Del Corizon (2 day camps for children with congenital heart disease) and numerous other cycling activities. To learn more about becoming a member of SCOR, please call (562) 690-9693.
Call (562) 690-9693 to sign up or for additional ride information (for an official brochure and further detail about schedules): e-mail: bikeice@aol.com
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