Winter Park XC #1 – Race Report

Greetings from my air conditioned living room.  It is currently 92 degrees outside and since the heat has not treated me well over the last week I’ve decided to write a recap on my race over the weekend.  So this was race #4 sporting the GT Dirt Coalition colors and so far I have had…

Winter Park Series Race #2 Tomorrow!

Tomorrow morning I’m heading up to Winter Park for round 2 of their ever popular Epic Singletrack Mountain Bike Race Series.  My bike is currently getting worked on up at the Performance Bike Shop in Boulder, but hopefully it will be ready to rock for tomorrow.  It looks like my cousin will be joining me…

Bike to Work Day

Today Wednesday June 24th marked the official Bike to Work Day for the state of Colorado.  Many events are being put on across the state to commemorate the day.  After all, Colorado is one of our nation’s premier cycling friendly states.  Denver is home to over 650+ miles of paved bike paths and is second…

Sand Creek Race Report

Alright, this post is long overdue as the race was over a week ago, but better late than never.  So here is the race report: On Saturday June 13th both Erica and I headed south from Denver for about an hour and we landed in Colorado Springs.  I honestly cannot remember the last time I…

Sand Creek International Classic

Tomorrow I’ll be heading down to Colorado Springs for the 6th stop of the US Cup Mountain Bike Race Series. The course is set in Cheyenne Mountain State Park and each 5.5 mile lap has just over 1,000 feet of climbing, perfect! It sounds like quite a few of the nation’s top pro racers will…

Leadville 100 Quotes to Ponder…

Reposted from the Leadville 100 Yahoo Sports Forum (Thanks to Charles Fleming): ….while training during the next 10 weeks, 4 days, and a wake-up: “A reply to the man on Powerline who asked: YES, Leadville is harder than Ironman, truly.” per Paul Karlsson “If you haven’t paid the price during training then you will pay…

75 Days Out!

Well folks 75 days from now I will be lining up at the start of the Leadville 100.  The race actually covers 102 miles and over 12,000 feet of vertical including a monstrous climb up to the old Columbine Mine at 12,600 feet above the sea or in other words, 2 miles high! So far…