Help Save Skot - Ride Monterey to Santa Cruz

Veteran NBG Scout, Skot Pascal, a man who has given long time NBG
readers hours of fun stories and whose slide shows of his rides (noted
below) have entertained thousands, was diagnosed with a rare form of
cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC), last Thursday, June 30. That was
the same day he long had planned to begin the Boise to Eugene relay we
long had had him scheduled for. What's even more startling about this
revelation is the fact that Skot's sense of humor and his quick wit,
which make him such a favorite with his middle school students, and the
adventurous life he leads, assure one that his life force knows no
bounds.

And as testimony to this last thought, he still wants to ride! He still
wants to be a part of my 2007 TransAM Author Tour team but he says
before he does that we gotta help him find a cure for his cancer. A
cancer for which there is no known treatment. And to help expand
awareness about ACC, he offered to fill the July 27 Monterey to Santa
Cruz relay leg left (45 beautiful, oceanside miles) vacant by the riders
who had fallen ill before they could get started.

Skot, who is now studying Lance Armstrong's book and getting all kids
of treatment suggestions from friends, is even doing his own recruiting.
Already Bruce Brodie has said he will join him and he even convinced his
former coast to coast cycling partner Roberto Lovato to join in as
well. What makes Roberto's presence poignant is the fact that his hip
bone was recently replaced with a titanium rod!!

What's more is that Bob Kelly of Velo Club Monterey had committed to do
this relay right before Skot had told us he wanted to take it on. So now
we 'gotta see if we can get Bob's club to join in to help bring Skot's
cancer into a larger awareness..

To see our schedule: http://www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide2005

To join Skot or to take on any of our relay legs:
http://nationalbicyclegreenway.com/E...getstarted.php

Skot's web:
http://NationalBicycleGreenway.com/E...Skot_Paschal.p
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His slide shows:
Boise to Salt Lake:
http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c.../Boise-SLC2004
Eugene to Arcata
http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...ery/Arcata2003

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