2012 Cycle Eastlake Draws Hundreds to Benefit Local Schools

Last Saturday, for the 16th year in a row, cyclists met at the Otay Ranch Town Center to participate in one of Eastlake’s biggest events, Cycle Eastlake 2012.

The charity event, aimed at supporting and raising money for local schools had over 100 more riders than last year and was a complete success.

The race comprised of 3 different courses and the first set of riders left at 7:30 for the 100k course. The second set of riders departed at 8am for the 25 mile Marty Garcia Memorial Ride and the last set of riders left at 8:30am for the 18 mile Mountain Bike & Poker Ride.

On behalf of our community, thank you to the volunteers and athletes who participated in our great event.

The 100K Cycle
Experienced cyclists and skaters are challenged with scenic views of the Eastlake area and neighboring hills to the east. Riding over the bridge on Hwy 125 in both directions, viewing the expanse of the countryside to the east and west of the bridge, looping past Southwestern college, the Olympic Training Center and out past Otay Lakes to the intense 7 mile climb up beautiful Honey Springs Rd.

25 Mile Cycle
Follows the 100K route before curving away from the steep incline in favor of long, slow hills and smooth, flat roads to even things out.

18 Mile Mountain Bike & Poker Ride
This challenging course by the Olympic Training Center is not for the faint of heart. At five points along the course, cycling card sharks will have an opportunity to collect their aces, kings and queens to see who will cash in with the best hand at the finish line. A sixth, bonus card will be handed out at the end of the race.

The Eastlake Educational Foundation (EEF) was established in 1995 with the mission of raising funds to support public schools within the community of Eastlake. All of the money raised from events like this goes back into the schools. The EEF, over its 16 years existence, have donated over $1.5 million dollars to schools to help purchase new technology for the students. All of the board members are volunteers as well as the staff needed to run fund raising events like this.

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