Amgen Kick Off Party at Hard Rock Cafe

AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA KICK OFF PARTY!

Featuring the Live Music of Tyler Rich

Venue: South LakeTahoe

Date: May 5 2011

Time: 6:00 PM

Cost: Free VIP Area $20 ~ Includes 2 drinks, swag bag and fun

Age: All Ages VIP Area - 21 and older only

Thursday, May 5th 6:00pm-9:00pm

Enjoy live music by Tyler Rich
Have a great time in the VIP Area

Come on in and have a fantastic time as we celebrate the 10 Day Countdown to AMGEN Tour of California.

Proceeds from the event VIP Area and auction will benefit South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center

Telephone:
+1-775-588-6200

Address:
Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe
18 Hwy 50
Stateline, NV 89449

Full Amgen Tour of California Event Schedule

How We Ride Bicycles (Special Event for Tour of California)

During the 10 day time frame that Lake Tahoe will host the first two stages of the Amgen Tour of California, Mont Hubbard will do a special presentation on the mechanics of bicycling. Mont Hubbard received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1965. In 1975, he completed a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford, and began his prolific career at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis. He currently directs the Sports Biomechanics Laboratory at UC Davis, which includes many researchers who have studied the physics behind numerous sports activities, from Frisbees in flight to horses on the track.

Mont Hubbard has extensively researched and written on the mechanics of sports. For this special engagement before the Amgen Tour of California, Hubbard will present two research projects involving bicycles currently underway at the UC Davis Sports Biomechanics Laboratory. The first project addresses fundamental questions of balance and rider control. Using special bicycles that have been augmented with scientific instruments and techniques previously used in Aeronautics, researchers at UC Davis are studying how human “pilots” intuitively control bicycles.

Hubbard will also explain how mathematical models of bicycle dynamics and human energetic capabilities can be used to understand optimal cycling strategies for minimum time trial performance. These models introduce many variables, such as wind, elevation changes,
and rolling resistance, which professional riders must contend with during the Amgen Tour of California. With the scientific understanding of the mechanics of the bicycle and the limits of the human body, it becomes possible to calculate the “best” way to budget one’s energy during a race.

Flyer:
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Time: 5:30 No-host bar. Program begins at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 donation requested
Location: Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nevada