Skateboarders with boards — but no appropriate place to ride — have a few weeks left to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation skateboard park grant. The deadline for the annual grant-making process is March 2 for the awards to be announced in April.
Skateboard star Hawk’s foundation has awarded more than $2.3 million to partially fund nearly 400 skatepark projects nationwide in the past six years…Â More info
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The VELOVE Winter Bicycle Festival is about to transform downtown Santa Rosa into a bicycle wonderland during Valentines Day weekend, February 14-15. Held in conjunction with the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, VELOVE is packed with events for everyone, including bike competitions, race viewing parties, non-profit fundraising events, a pro race team signing and plenty more. It is a joint production between Bike Monkey, the City of Santa Rosa, Mainstreet and West Coast GoldSprints…Â More info
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In thinking about the race this weekend it is the spirit of friendship that comes to mind. The spirit of friendship for the people involved in organizing and running the event, the spirit of friendship for the racers that showed up, raced, and generously gave their money to support Tara, the spirit of friendship that had all of the sponsors supporting the race…Â More info
Drew Powers, still getting back into shape after recovering from his injuries shown on YouTube, took first place in a hard fought battle with Jared Rando and Mikey Haderer in the Men’s Pro class.
 Pro Men:
1st: Drew Powers, Novato (Black Market)
2nd: Jared Rando, Newbury Park (Team Giant)
3rd: Mikey Haderer, Concord
Pro Women:
1st: Lainey Aldridge, Santa Cruz (Gravity Addix)
2nd: Tasa Herndon, Stateline, NV
3rd: Kelly Moore, Monterey
4th: Rosie Bernhard, Santa Cruz (Another Bike Shop)