Every bike racer in Boulder knows where to find the Koppenberg Climb in our town. It’s part of the spring classic adopted to our local race community from the tradition of the actual spring classic in Tour of Flanders in Belgium. This term Koppenberg actually means “Heads Mountain” and “Koppen” is Dutch slang for cobblestones. In…
Mount Evans is still one of my favorite road rides in the entire state of Colorado. I’ve climbed this beast of a mountain from both the Idaho Springs and the Evergreen side. Back in 2009 I even did my longest ride on a bike where I rode from downtown Denver to the top of Evans…
There are so many heroes at IMBA and this short film “Crossing the Divide” is a testament to the great work the do for providing more access to mountain bikers. This film was produced by Grit & Thistle Film Company of Salida, Colorado with help from the Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association, Roaring Fork Mountain…
Boulder County is home to hundreds of miles of picturesque dirt roads. These roads are very lightly traveled and are proving to be exceptionally safe for cycling. I know that I prefer getting a little dirty on these roads over a lot if the far more traveled cycling routes like highway 36 to Lions. Check…
Red Bull has become the king of taking sports to the next level and creating unique events out of them. Their latest is called Road Rage. It’s a pretty simple concept; throw 4 people on bikes behind a BMX gate at the top of mountain, drop the gate, see who is the fastest to the…
Stage 2 took the riders from one iconic Colorado ski town to the finish in another; Aspen to Breckenridge. The riders left downtown Aspen and were greeted to a 19 mile climb to the top of Independence Pass sitting at an altitude of 12,096. This was only the start of the day and with over…
The third edition of the USA Pro Tour Challenge kicked off yesterday with a circuit race around Aspen, Colorado. This race is certainly one of the toughest in the world with brutally tough climbs going up and over 12,000 feet at times. This will be a true test of fitness and courage among American and…
If you live in Colorado and are a cyclist, chances are you have heard of Mosaic custom cycles out of Boulder.
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