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The trend is not new. In '96 there were 89 one day 100 mile rides. In 
'06 there were less than half that. It's a vicious cycle or as a friend 
of mine puts it "a self eating watermelon." The question is "is the 
decreasing number or riders driving down the number of riders," or "is 
the decreasing number of rides driving down the number of riders?" Most 
likely it's a combination of both.

Truman

Dunn, Meghan wrote:
> I have been trying to do a hundred mile ride for several months now. 
> It seems though that in the central region all 100 mile rides are 
> disappearing. I counted yesterday and figured out that five years ago 
> there used to be 8 hundred mile rides in our region. Now there are 2 a 
> year. This year one had to be cancelled so there was only one. What is 
> the reasoning for this? Do people not want to do them anymore? Also, 
> the number of rides a year is diminishing as well. It seems now that 
> if you want to be nationally competitive in our sport you have to 
> travel to the east or west coast. Is this just me or do others feel 
> the same way.
>
> Meghan Dunn
>
> Central Region


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esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” 
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