THE FUN
FOOD FROM 2pm ON!
Fully Catered afterparty!
Coffee, BBQ, Craft Beer
OG! Laurence came up
with the "bunny hop"
in cycle cross in Germany during a race in 1977
Live Music!
Bring your favorite Malone stories to share!
Laurence Malone
Memorial Ride
Saturday May 18, 2024
Meet up at 8:30 for coffee
Ride starts at 10:00
Dennison Park
7250 Santa Paula
Ojai Rd, Ojai, CA
Please join us for the 3rd Annual...
!Free Event!
Donation info here
THE RIDE
PLEASE RSVP at
malonememorialride@gmail.com.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN PLAN THE CATERING
This year's ride will be a tour through the beautiful Ojai valley. The 37-mile route is about 65% paved and 35% gravel, with 3,800 feet of ascent. A fully catered after party will be held at the Dennison Park group picnic site.
Food, Beer, Live Music!
A group of riders have reserved camp sites at Dennison Park for May 17th and 18th. Many sites are still available. Please come join us for two fun-filled evenings of campfires, stories and music. The more, the merrier!
Camping reservations can be made here:
36.58 mi 3,872 ft
THE FUNDRAISER
Donations to help support Laurence's son are greatly appreciated and can be made here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/laurence-malone-memorial-ride-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
Laurence's son Ikal will lead out the event ride in honor of his dad
As many of you know by now, on May 17, 2021 Laurence Malone was killed in a tragic car accident while travelling home from Ojai to New Mexico. He left behind his beautiful 9-year-old son, Ikal, who lives with his mother Diana in Toluca Mexico. This sudden tragedy has been immense and overwhelming for both Diana and Ikal, and made even more difficult by the loss of Laurence's financial support. The annual Malone Memorial Ride is intended to both honor Laurence's brilliant and passionate cycling career and to generate financial support for Ikal as he matures into a young man. Our hope is that we can all contribute to Ikal's future through this annual fundraising effort. Thank you all for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the memorial ride on May 18th in Ojai.
“An American original, the Jack Kerouac of Cycling. A rebel who could think outside of the European mindset and revolutionize the sport. From bunny-hopping to fat tires, to bicycle design he was never afraid to be different in his approach to the sport. Laurence was able to see technology changes in the sport back in the 80s. He was way ahead, by 20 years, of what staid European cyclo-cross designers and racers thought. I learned so much from him in just the short time our lives interacted.”
- Tim Rutledge, the creator of one of the earliest
mass-produced cyclocross bikes