UMC El Tour de Tucson will focus itself around one number Saturday — 25.
As the ride approaches its silver anniversary, we take a look at another series of numbers that matter — records, times, races and fast facts about UMC El Tour de Tucson:
Fast times
4:13.43 — The 109-mile event's record finish, set by Tucsonan Phil Zajicek in 2003. The Sahuaro High School grad knocked off three-time champ Jame Carney in the final five miles of the event.
4:19.09 — Last year, Canadian and first-time El Tour participant Alex Wrubleski smashed the female record and defeated the next-closest female finisher by 11 minutes.
4:16:35 — The male tandem ride record, set by Californians Chris Demarchi and Gilbert Correa last year.
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4:57:47 — The female tandem ride mark, set by three-time champs Alicia Heiserer and Mary Jo Erickson in 2002.
4:25:33 — The co-ed tandem record, set by William Brown and Joyce Knochel in 1997.
A record-setting year
In 2006, El Tour broke its own records in the following categories:
8,248 — Participants in the ride, fun ride, Indoor El Tour and on bike patrol
7,585 — Cyclists
27,000 — Spectators
2,700 — Volunteers
1,144 — Riders in the 66-mile race
1,217 — Riders in the 33-mile race
By the numbers
94,617 — Total participants over the 24 years.
$2,292,879 — Money raised last year for local charities
108 — Bike patrol members last year
What's in a name?
The UMC El Tour de Tucson has changed names more than a minor-league stadium, it seems. Here's a look at the title sponsors over the years:
1983-85 — None
1986 — Health America
1987-88 — Maxicare
1989-1991 — The University Physicians
1992-94 — Intergroup
1995 — Starnet
1996-98 — Alphagraphics
1999-2001 — Touchstone Energy
2002 — None
2003-2005 — Charter Funding
2006 — First Magnus
2007 — UMC
109-mile winners
Male
Year/Name/Time/Length (miles)
1983/David Milne/4:56.00/106
1984/David Milne/4:49.00/106
1985/David Milne/4:49.24/106
1986/George O'Gar/4:41.58/108
1987/Kent Bostick/4:31.07/112
1988/Kent Bostick/4:36.49/110
1989/Kent Bostick/4:41.50/112
1990/Kent Bostick/4:40.49/116
1991/Doug Loveday/4:22.21/109
1992/Jonas Carney/4:32.45/111
1993/Kent Bostick/4:26.06/111
1994/Drew Miller/4:42.51/113
1995/Bart Bowen/4:21.56/111
1996/Rene Cano/4:32.04/111
1997/Kent Bostick/4:23.01/111
1998/Jame Carney/4:26.48/111
1999/Jame Carney/4:25.05/111
2000/Jame Carney/4:24.45/111
2001/Robbie Ventura/4:22.47/113
2002/Robbie Ventura/4:24.46/109
2003/Phil Zajicek/4:13.43/109
2004/Derek Wilkerson/4:23.13/109
2005/Curtis Gunn/4:21.23/109
2006/Michael Grabinger/4:15.53
Female
Year/Name/Time/Length (miles)
1983/Susan Casey/6:14.00/106
1984/Susan Casey/5:20.00/106
1985/Susan Casey/5:10.57/106
1986/Elaine Mariolle/5:34.57/108
1987/Barbie Bell/4:44.08/112
1988/Jennifer Lawton/5:14.49/110
1989/Nancy Shipp/4:50.47/112
1990/Tiffany Tretschok/4:49.55/116
1991/Molly Taubeneck/4:25.24/109
1992/Carol Ann Bostick/4:36.58/111
1993/Molly Taubeneck/4:38:22/111
1994/Carol Ann Bostick/4:53.54/113
1995/Carol Ann Bostick/4:25.50/111
1996/Carol Ann Bostick/4:36.43/111
1997/Julie Hudetz/4:25.33/111
1998/Sherry Curtis/4:42.33/111
1999/Julie Hanson/4:29.14/111
2000/Rebecca Cooke/5:09.06/111
2001/Jeanne Longo/4:26.23/113
2002/Jeanne Longo/4:24.58/109
2003/Jane Meneeley/4:37.29/109
2004/Suzanne Sonye/4:25.43/109
2005/Suzanne Sonye/4:22.30/109
2006/Alex Wrubleski/4:19.09/109
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