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- ... ._ : -1.1'1 ... .. .. ~ • .... - Happenings In Motorcycling ' The Pedi atri c Brain Tum or Foundati on rece ntly released t heir fir st -ever print public -serv ice anno unce me nt (PSA) developed for th e general pub lic. If yo u watch th e Inside Lin e sect ion in Cycle New s on regul ar basis, yo u kn ow abo ut th e foundation 's very successful Ride Fo r Kid s fundraiser events aro und the co unt ry. Th e Fou ndation feels that thi s is th e begi nn in g of a ve ry importan t outreach to Am erica , to create awareness of the disease of childhood brain tumors and a familiarit y with th e Pediat ric Brain Tumor Foun dat ion . Th e Kraus e ch ildren p ict ur ed in the piece have attended Ride For Kids even ts in the past. Sev eral patient-fa milies who have attended th e Ride For Kid s events participated in the PSA ph ot o shoo t, and the foundation is dev eloping mo re PSAs for later publicati on . Edelweiss Bike Travel has j ust release d th eir schedule for winter 2003 and 20 04 . T he new program of BMW tours includes tours on all five co ntinents , inclu din g 34 different iti neraries in pla ces lik e Au stria, Australi a , Al ask a , Ari zona, Andalu cia and p lenty of the Alps. One hu nd ered tw enty -three departures through out th e year ma ke sure t hat interested Wor ld Tourers ca n be on th e road at any time throughout the year. More than 20 ,000 motorcycl ists hav e ta k en Edelweiss tours in t he last 23 yea rs. In 2003, m ore than 2000 riders and passengers from around th e wo rld will atte nd Edelw eiss to urs . Coral and Werner Wachter, th e founders and owners of the Aus tr ian co m pany , are very mu ch in volv ed in the planning and m anagem ent of tours worldwide. "We had a lot of fun scouting a new tou r along th e Californian coa st by m inivan and mou ntain bike in May. By pedaling alo ng the route, you just don 't miss anything . Thi s is why we do it that wayl " said Co ral at a recent press conference in Milano, Italy. The Wachters are proud to present 10 new tour it ineraries for 2004 , including a one -way tou r from Mun ich to Spa in and a trip to the Australian Grand Prix. Other highlights included in the list of new tr ips are : To ur of Tuscany , Munich to Norway , To ur of the Pyrenees, Scouting South Africa , Grand Prix Tour Spai n, and Scouting Costa Rica . Addition ally , two new to uring centers hav e been ad ded for 2004 , including th e Pacific Coas t To uring Center, and th e Norw ay To ur ing Cent er. For more infor m ation on Ed elweiss Bike Travel, go to www .ede lweissb ike.com or call them by teleph on e at +43- 5264 -5690 . To cast your vo te. log on to http:/ / www.cyclenews.com. Wha t do yo u think was the bigges t fact or keeping the America ns from winn in g the MX Des Nationsi' A. B. Co D. 6 The lrack conditio ns The single- mota format The ride rs se lect ed for the American team Those guys from Belgium are pretty darn ed good O CTO BER 1 5 .20 03 ' c u e . EO n eVIl's