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MSC Stop Number 4 - Wildflower Rush

Downhill Report

words and images by Devon Balet

(June 21, 2009) CRESTED BUTTE COLO.-The second stop for the gravity series brought on a brand new course in Crested Butte. Crested Butte has always been known for its "pedally" course, turning the toughest dh racers into crying girls with screaming lungs and legs.
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MSC Stop Number 4 - Wildflower Rush

Cross Country Report

words and images by Devon Balet

(June 20, 2009) CRESTED BUTTE COLO.—The Wildflower Rush kicked off its ninth year this past weekend. This year brought all kinds of new trails to the races. The dh course had a fresh start and mid section, there is now a mountain cross track, and the xc course was all new from years past.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog Enry 2



The Mother of All Burritos
Posted by Mary Monroe June 22, 2009

What’s this all about?

Inevitably at some point on every ride the conversation swings to food. For me, usually around the 3 1/2 hour mark, I start thinking about a good hamburger, preferably with cheese and bacon and salty french fries.
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Glenwood Omnium – Criterium Sweeps City Streets

words and images by Devon Balet

(June 14, 2009) Glenwood Springs, COLO.—Sunday was bike mania in Glenwood Springs. Ride the Rockies was kicking off the start of its 24th year of the ride. With the high school exploding with cyclists and support vehicles it was hard to think the town could handle any more skinny-wheeled bike riders. Well, Sunday was also the Glenwood Springs downtown crit to top it off.
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Sand Creek International Brings Top Tier Mtb Racing to Colorado’s Front Range

words and images by Jordan Carr

(June 13, 2009) Colorado Springs, COLO.—For the first time in history the National mountain bike series made a stop on Colorado’s front range this past weekend with the Sand Creek International, the fourth stop of the USA Cycling’s Pro Cross Country Tour (ProXCT).
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Mountain Flyer Jerseys Are In!

Our new jerseys-custom designed by Mountain Flyer's art director Chris Hanna-are available in limited quantities.
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Western Slope Classic Omnium – Friday Evening, Stage 1 Guest Appearance

TT competitors get a surprise as Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipenheimer pull up to the start gate. words and images by Devon Balet

(June 12, 2009) Carbondale, COLO.— As I made the commute out to the race, the ultra smooth 11 miles of bike path, from Glenwood to Carbondale I get a call from a good friend, “I hear you are out on your bike, and have your camera. Did you hear who is in the race tonight?”
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Crit Specialists Rejoice

Criterium Series Invades Old Town Fort Collins

(June 10, 2009) FORT COLLINS, CO—Bicycle racing is coming to Old Town Fort Collins this summer. On June 2, the Fort Collins City Council approved an event permit that will grant its applicants the ability to use City-owned property to host a weekly bicycle criterium race.
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Flip and Spin in the Gore Range – Slopestyle at the Teva Games

race report and images by Devon Balet

(June 7, 2009) VAIL, COLO.—Paul Basagoitia knew his last run of the slopestyle mountain bike competition at the Teva Mountain Games was going to be sweet.
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Cash Call Draws Big Names–And Little Rippers–at the Teva Mountain Games

race report and images by Devon Balet

(June 6, 2009) Vail, COLO.—Colorado recently has seemed more like Oregon with all the regular afternoon rainfall. With all the bad weather the week prior to the Teva Games, people were fearful of a rain out. However, Saturday morning brought bright blue skies, mild temperatures and pro field near National Championship caliber. With names like Horgan-Kobelski, Wells, Trebon, Taberlay, Craig, Compton, Gould, Irmiger, Freeman and so many more, it was sure to be a great race.
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Racers Enjoy a Hardy Drink from the Original Growler

T Brown Undefeated, Eszter Horanyi rides to victory

words and images by Brian Riepe (better late than never)

(May 26, 2009) GUNNISON, COLO.–At 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, a double-barrel shotgun blast rocked the quiet, rain soaked Main Street of Gunnison, Colo. and 225 bike racers flinched before embarking on an epic singletrack race dubbed the Original Growler.
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Pajarito Punishes Everyone but Calvert

words and pictures by James E. Rickman

(May 30-31 LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—The big question for this year’s Pajarito Punishment cross-country mountain bike race will remain the same next year: Can anyone beat Damian Calvert?
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No Walk in the Park at 2009 North Boulder Criterium

words and images by Shawn Lortie

(May 17, 2009) Boulder, COLO.—The North Boulder Criterium goes back to pre Coors Classic days when the Red Zinger Bike Race began in 1975. It is still held on the same course around North Boulder Park.
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Breck Epic – Call to Action

(June 1, 2009) Breckenridge, COLO.—Word is there are still 50 spots open for the Breck Epic – yeah, that 6-day off-road stage race/chance-of-a-lifetime racing adventure taking place in Breckenridge, Colo. July 6-11.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog Enry 1



Ing-Ing
Posted by Mary Monroe June 1, 2009

What’s this all about?

Durango, COLO.—When asked to blog this time I realized that my mind is in a place of balance. Working, Mothering, Wifing, (cleaning, cooking), Loving, Training... Ing-ing. With that, I recently wrote a piece for the local newspaper and thought it would also work as a blog. Plus, if I have one less assignment, I could do more Ing-Ing…
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Breck Epic Blog Coming to You on MountainFlyer.com

(June 1, 2009) Breckenridge, COLO.—Can’t muster up the cash or the cajones to crack the Breck Epic yourself? But you still want to stay connected to the action? Rest easy my inert friend, you can live the glorious adventure vicariously through the heart and soul of Tokyo Joe’s team riders Mary Monroe and Heather Szabo
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Rains Don't Dilute Spice of Chile Challenge

race report and photos by James E. Rickman

(May 22-25, 2009) ANGEL FIRE, N.M.-The 21st annual Chile Challenge, stop number 3 in the Mountain States Cup series, could have been wetter-but it couldn't have been any hotter.
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Mountain Flyer Subscriptions Raise Money for Trails

(May 14, 2009) GUNNISON, Colo.—By donating money with each new subscription, Mountain Flyer magazine has already raised thousands of dollars this year that will go toward building new trails and working on access issues.
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12 Hours of Mesa Verde

historical account and pictoglyphs by James E. Rickman

(May 9, 2009) CORTEZ, Colo.—Judging from the smiles plastered on their faces, at least a few riders in the third-annual 12 Hours of Mesa Verde mountain bike race might have felt as though they could have ridden until the end of modern civilization.
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Fat Tire Bike Week Adds New 40-Mile Cross Country Race for 2009

Be there June 24-28

(May 5, 2009) CRESTED BUTTE, CO – Since the 1970s, when locals started retrofitting old Schwinn paperboy bikes with multiple gears, Crested Butte has helped write the history of mountain biking and is home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. This June 24-28, Crested Butte will host the world’s oldest mountain bike festival, the 29th Annual Fat Tire Bike Week.
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Rain and New Short Track Add to Torture in Santa Fe

prose and photography by James E. Rickman

(May 2-3, 2009) SANTA FE, N.M.— New Mexico’s capitol city drew hundreds of weekend riders to the annual La Tierra Torture mountain bike race. But this year’s competition had a little extra pain available for those wishing to partake in it.
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Tour of the Gila Stage 5 – Gila Monster Shakes up the GC

Kristin Armstrong deals final blow, Zajicek takes the stage while Mellow Johnny’s Stacks the Podium

race report by Brian Riepe
images by Mitchell Clinton

(May 1, 2009) SILVER CITY, N.M. – The 105-mile Gila Monster Road Race – the fifth and final stage of the Tour of the Gila – ended with spectacular heroics as Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Test Team) reeled in and blew past a four woman breakaway to win her third stage – and clinch the overall title – all without the help of a team.
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Tour of the Gila Stage 4: Criterium Survival 101

Roman Van Uden, Carla Swart win, Leipheimer survives - finishes on Chris Horners bike

Full report in process
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Tour of the Gila Stage 3 ITT – The Truth be Told

A day for the records

race report by Brian Riepe
images by Mitchell Clinton

(May 1, 2009) SILVER CITY, N.M.—After completing the Stage 3 Dan Potts Memorial Tyrone Individual Time Trial today, Lance Armstrong called it ‘a classic, old school American time trial course: out and back with a hot dog turn around in the middle.’ He forgot to mention the 1070 feet of climbing, wildly fast descents and menacing crosswinds.
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Tour of the Gila Stage 2 - The Inner Loop Road Race

Landis busts out. Haedo and Grain on the podium. GC status quo.

race report by Brian Riepe
images by Mitchell Clinton

(April 30, 2009) SILVER CITY, N.M.–Big climbs early on, rolling terrain-and occasional tight, twisting, scary descents-followed by long stretches of wind-exposed flats of the todays Inner Loop Road Race made for another electrifying day of racing in the Gila.
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Tour of the Gila: Stage 1 – The Road to Mogollon

Mellow Johnny and Kristin Armstrong Prevail
race report by Brian Riepe
images © Mitch Clinton

(April 29, 2009) SILVER CITY, N.M.–The 23rd annual Tour of the Gila kicked off Wednesday with its typical serving of arduous riding in the deceivingly steep and ruthless desert terrain of southern New Mexico’s Gila Mountains.
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Alien Run warps the space-time continuum

eyewitness account and photographic evidence by James E. Rickman

(April 26, 2009) AZTEC, N.M.—They invaded the high desert near Hart Canyon, fabled site of a 1948 UFO crash, hoping to prove something more important than even the existence of extraterrestrial life.
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Ranch Style Jump Jam Day 2 – Slope Styl

report and images by Devon Balet

(April 26, 2009) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.–Bar spins, one handers, no footed can cans, scorpion back flips, tables, no hand to x-ups, whip flips, and tail whips… how is your tricktionary?
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Ranch Style Jump Jam – A First Class, Grassroots Event

race report by Devon Balet

(April 25, 2009) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Like water finding the fastest, easiest way down, racers blur-by in a flash. I hear the roar of cheers; a sign the racers are coming.
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Rabbit Valley Rally – Welcome Back to the Pain Cave

race report by Devon Balet Devon Balet

(April 18-19, 2009) RABBIT VALLEY, Colo.—As most of the front range of Colorado sat under several feet of fresh spring snow, the western slope was experiencing summer like weather.
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Tour of Socorro is an early-season suffer fest

race report by James E. Rickman

(April 18-19, 2009) SOCORRO, N.M.—The Tour of Socorro Omnium—a diabolical duo that combines a hellish hill climb one day with a fast cross-country contest the next—is early enough in New Mexico’s spring riding season that it’s the first race of the year for many. But that didn’t stop some racers from riding like they’d never taken a break through the winter.
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Riders Journal: Get motivated - time to head for the desert



White Rim Trail Delux - Headin’ out on a 4-day ride with Rim Tours

By Rob McPherson

With the smell of spring in the air Rocky Mountain folk are shifting their mood from big powder days and quiet evenings indoors to red rock mountain bike rides and starlit nights. Perhaps no place on the Colorado Plateau delivers that better, and sooner, than Moab.
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Cult Cross - Anything for a Good Time

Words and Images by Devon Balet

(March 14, 2009) EAGLE, Colo. – It’s March, and there is a cross race? That's right! Larry Grossman with Squirt Lube wanted to bring more cyclocross action to the western slope so he created the answer for all of us, Cult Cross.
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SRAM, Community Bring Ailing Gila Monster Back to Life

by Brian Riepe

(March 16, 2009) SILVER CITY, N.M.—“We were within one week of canceling the whole event,” said Jack Brennan, Tour of the Gila race director.
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Frostbite Time Trial - Cold, Grey and Lonely

Words and Photos by Shawn Lorie Shawn Lortie

(March 7, 2009) Fort Collins, COLO. - After a week of spring like weather along the Front Range, the morning of the 2009 Frostbite Time Trial turned cold and grey. The temperature eventually rose to somewhere in the 40's, which is not too bad considering what it could have been.
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Updated 3/16/09

Colorado Can Cup - Bike Polo: Durango takes it to Boulder in Lyons

Words and Images by Devon Balet

(March 7 and 8, 2009) LYONS, Colo. - The Colorado Can Cup was the first event in its kind. Bring together teams from Durango, Carbondale, Fort Collins, Casper, Boulder and even Salt Lake City. In short it was awesome. If you weren’t there we sure wish you had been.
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North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2009




The Best NAHBS Yet
By Brian Riepe

(March 1, 2009) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Erik Noren of Peacock Groove Cycles stood back, wide-eyed and grinning in the corner of his booth as the burgeoning crowd reached shoulder-to-shoulder status in the isle in front of his booth.
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Tour of California

Want some in depth non-hyped TOC coverage? Check out Bike Monkey
 

 

Team Ouch and Lip Smacker shine at Valley of the Sun

photos and race report by James E. Rickman

(February 13-15) PHOENIX, Ariz.-Jonathan Chodroff (Ouch/Maxxis) and Amanda Miller (Team Lip Smacker) stood as tall as saguaro cacti at the wrap up of this year's 17th annual John Earley memorial Valley of the Sun stage race near Phoenix.
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Base Miles with Bobke

by Dave Ochs

(February 1, 2009) Moab, UT - I was never one to be so enamored by celebrities or the famous - but when asked to go on an early season training mission, with Aspen Sports Productions and a guest appearance from Bob Roll, I couldn't pass it by.
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Sand Creek Sports and Carmichael Training Systems Bring UCI Mountain Bike Event to Colorado Springs

(January 14, 2009) Colorado Springs, Colo. - On June 13, 2009 the Carmichael Training Systems Sand Creek International Classic race the UCI C3 Cross Country race will bring elite level racing to Colorado Springs, Colo. as race number four on the new USA Cycling Pro MTB XCO Tour.
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Mountain Flyer/IMBA subscription drive raises over $1240 in just 45 days!

(January 14, 2009) Thanks to all the new subscribers for helping us reach our goal of $1000 to be donated to IMBA's annual fund before December 31, 2008. We don't need to stop there - It's not too late: Subscribe now and score good trail Karma for two full years.
 

 

Pale Skin, Pale Skies and Pale Ale - Oskar Blues Cross Race Caps off the 'Cross Season

By Lizzy Scully
Images by Eddie Clark

Frontline Report brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery:

(January 3, 2008) Lyons, Colo. - More than 100 racers, including nearly 20 pros, gritted their teeth through 30-degree temps for the Lyons Oskar Blues Cross Race this past Saturday, January 3.
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Do You Want to be The Man With The Golden Bicycle?

by Marty Caivano

Cheerleaders, a pro mechanic and a carbon bike painted gold. What do these items have in common? And no, it's not Paola Pezzo's return to mountain biking.
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Mountain Flyer Back Issues Now Available Online

For now, we'll post numbers 1-10 here.
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Colorado State Cyclocross Championships

Kerry Barnholt repeats - Matt Pacocha emerges with a narrow win.

(December 8, 2008) BOULDER, COLO. - Two days before the state 'cross championships in Boulder, Colo. the weather was doing its thing to bring on classic cyclocross conditions.

All photos by Shawn Lortie

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Brek Epic Online Registration Opens Friday, Dec. 5th

Brek Epic is an ultra-endurance MTB stage race scheduled for July 5-10, 2009. It should fill up fast so – get on it.

Coupla things that you should know:
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Action Alert - Famous Moab Trails Put at Risk by Drilling Leases

For Immediate Release
Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Director
markeller@imba.com
303-545-9011

IMBA urges mountain bikers to help preserve some of Moab's most famous trails. A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan would lease land parcels for oil and gas extraction near iconic trails such as Porcupine Rim, Amasa Back, Barlett Wash and Tusher Canyon, turning sections of trail into heavily used access roads.
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Mean Wet, Muddy and Slippery

A Colorado transplant's view of the 2008 Singlespeed World Cyclocross Championshiops

Frontline Report by Darren Dencklau
Images by Justin Myers

Portland, Oregon is known for its bicycling culture. On any given day you’ll find countless cyclists riding throughout the towns relatively flat streets, across numerous historical bridges and in the many bike lanes that both the community and local government have helped create.
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Boulder Racing ‘Cross Series – Louisville Finals

A photo journal by Shawn Lortie

It had been years since I had been to a Cyclocross race, actually any race for that matter! Images of mud caked riders on snow-covered landscapes danced through my head.
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2008 Rally of the Dead

By Darren Dencklau 2008’s third annual Rally of the Dead was the perfect finale to Durango, Colorado’s most entertaining and creative multiple-stage single speed races.
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Reader Photo of the Week

(November 16. 2008)Boulder, Colo. - Reader Photo of the Week>

If you live in Boulder, you may know Zack Lee. The Mountain Flyer staff wishes him well and thanks him for his humility and for submitting this not-so-flattering image. This should remind everyone to be careful out there...-B. Riepe
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Field Report from La Ruta - Day 4: Ouch That Hurt

All images courtesy La Ruta De Los Conquistadores

(November 15, 2008) Somewhere in Costa Rica – For those of you who have not been following our posts, Crested Butte resident and local dirt trooper Travis Underwood has been sending reports, astonishingly hand typed from an iphone, from the trenches of Costa Rica's hardest (Worlds hardest?) mountain bike race. La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

Today was one of the first last day starts in the sun. Turrialba volcanoe was visible and smoking which took the pain away which consumed my whole body.
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Field Report from La Ruta - Day 3: Is Travis Still Alive

All images courtesy La Ruta De Los Conquistadores

(November 14, 2008) Somewhere in Costa Rica – For those of you who have not been following our posts, Crested Butte resident and local dirt trooper Travis Underwood has been sending reports, astonishingly hand typed from an iphone, from the trenches of Costa Rica's hardest (Worlds hardest?) mountain bike race. La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

Day 3 has come and gone. There are many different 'races' in this race. The winners were finishing as I was still just under 3 hrs from finishing. This puts me in the survival race just to keep the body working.
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Field Report from La Ruta – Day 2: Why We Do This

All images courtesy La Ruta De Los Conquistadores

(November 13, 2008) Somewhere in Costa Rica - Crested Butte resident and local dirt trooper Travis Underwood reports from the trenches of Costa Rica's hardest (Worlds hardest?) mountain bike race. La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

Talking to Fred from velonews this morning had me pondering why would both of us come back to a race that destroys your bike, oppressive mud, climbing 30,000 feet or so in 2 days and 118 miles, hot and humid - the list goes on.
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Field Report from La Ruta - Day 1

All images courtesy La Ruta De Los Conquistadores

(November 12, 2008) Somewhere in Costa Rica – Crested Butte resident and local dirt trooper Travis Underwood reports from the trenches of Costa Rica’s hardest (Worlds hardest?) mountain bike race. La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

3:00 am came very fast and I slumbered to breakfast trying to eat. 4:20 and was through rider check in sitting in the corral waiting for my slaughter.
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Boulder Cup - Gould, Wells and Johnson Set the Pace for a Weekend of Beer, Brats, Cowbells and Cross

Frontline Report and photos by Brian Riepe brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery:

(November 1-2, 2008) Boulder, Colo. –The bittersweet taste of suffering on a cross bike is always more palatable when shared with a crowd of screaming, moderately drunk fans shaking cowbells and cheering through bullhorns.
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New Colorado Trail Race Record Set

Owen Murphy rides the Colorado Trail in Four Days, Eight Hours and 45 Minutes
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Sand, stickers and stairs: It’s gotta be New Mexico cyclocross!

Photos and race report by James E. Rickman

(October 18 and 19, 2008) ALBUQUERQUE and SANTA FE, N.M.—Cyclocross season in New Mexico is well underway.

With the frost on the pumpkin, the New Mexico landscape dries itself into a series of sandy washes lined with garlands of goat heads—those awful rubber-piercing stickers that are the bane of bike riders everywhere.
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24 Hours of Moab 2008 – The Year of the Wind

Words and Images by Devon Balet

(October 11-12, 2008) MOAB, UTAH- The fourteenth annual 24 hours of Moab started with clear skies, no rain this year. However racers and anyone else exposed had to deal with the hellacious desert winds. A steady 25-35 mile hour winds were made for miserable racing conditions, not to mention the havoc it caused my camera gear.
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Visitors Will Benefit From Rule Change in National Parks

(October 15, 2008) Washington DC – A proposed National Park Service (NPS) regulation change will benefit Americans by improving mountain biking experiences in national parks. The new policy would empower park superintendents to manage trails for bicycles, without sacrificing environmental review or public comment opportunities.
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New Course, Young Blood:
Seventeen-Year-Old Brandon Semenuk Wins Red Bull Rampage

Freeride Mountain Biking Brings Mayhem to the Utah Desert

October 6, 2008) Virgin, Utah - Brandon Semenuk was in elementary school when the first Red Bull Rampage was held, but for the legendary mountain bike event's triumphant return to Utah, he proved he was no child, grabbing first place and $10,000.
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Breck Epic Announced – Off Road Stage Racing Comes to Colorado in 2009

(October 6, 2008) Breckenridge, Colo. – The Breck Epic will bring off road stage racing to the Rockies in 2009. “That's right, said promoter Mike McCormack. “We've received provisional approval from the powers that be to begin putting the pieces in place for an event launch in 2009.”
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Crested Butte Classic 2008

A brief recap by David Ochs

Photo Gallery by Alex Fenlon www.fenlonphoto.com

(September 27, 2008) CRESTED BUTTE, COLO – Epic, Epic day. After 5 years in the running the 100-mile Classic finally got rained on, and it was real nasty for some. Soem got it on 401, some on Gothic road, me personally on the Dyke - but it came down.
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Last Day of Summer Gives Riders 12-Hours to Endure Gravity at the Red Bull® Burner

Frontline Report and photos by James E. Rickman brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery:

(September 20, 2008) ANGEL FIRE, N.M. – The promise of an endless day of gravity racing drew nearly 140 riders to this high-altitude venue on the final day of summer 2008 for what organizers hailed as one of the sickest gravity events to grace the Rockies in a long time.
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Livestrong Team Victorious at 12 Hours of Snowmass

Armstrong makes good on a second chance to challenge Wiens

Frontline Report by Devon Balet brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery:

All Photos by Devon Balet

(September 14, 2008) Snowmass, Colo. - 5:30 am, my phone is ringing an unpleasant melody of chimes. Slowly my mind wakes up as I crawled off the couch I crashed in Aspen. It is not very often that I am waking up this early. Powder and biking is about the only thing that will get me up at such a dark time in the morning. Sep 14th 2008, today is the 12 Hours of Snowmass.
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Sol Squared – A Photo Journal by Devon Balet

(Sept 1, 2008) Sol Vista, Colo. – Images capture the soul of the sport in a way that words cannot. Devon Balet has been following the Mountain States Cup all season and has a massive collection. These are some of his favorites from Sol Squared – a multi day gravity hullabaloo. Our December issue will be a photo annual and will feature more of Devon’s work from the Mountain States Cup and beyond.

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New Tattoos for Carl Decker and Rachel Lloyd - A Report from the 2008 Singlespeed World Championships

Durango, Colo. wins bid to host in 2009

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Words and Photos By Michael Riepe & Nanci Ivis

Additional Photos by Devon Balet Image

(August 24, 2008) Napa, Calif. – We were somewhere on 19th Avenue in San Francisco, heading north through rush hour traffic, one car per green, when the grande mocha began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I’m beginning to feel pretty anxious, maybe you should drive”. It was 10 till, the party had already been going for an hour, and the ride was advertised to start promptly at 5.
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Mountain Flyer Exclusive:

Leadville 100 2008
How it all went down, in the words of Dave Wiens

(August 12, 2008) Gunnison, CO - We made Wiens whip this up on short notice and wanted to get it to you quickly so please forgive any grammar infractions. It’s relatively raw: – Ed

The highway patrol car went really slow for the neutral start so that made the beginning a bit sketchy at times as we’d kinda surge then have to all put on the brakes as we crowded around the lead vehicle.
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If it's Not Dust at Snowmass, You Get Mud!

MSC. NO 7 GROWS NATIONAL GRAVITY PRESENCE WITH STAGE RACE IN SNOWMASS

Frontline Report by Devon Balet brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery:

(August 10, 2008) Snowmass, Colo. - The Mountain States Cup returned to Snowmass Village August 9-10 for the first G3 format race of the season.
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Leadville. Wiens!

(August 9, 2008) Leadville, CO - Dave Wiens rode away from Lance Armstrong in final miles of Leadville 100, winning his sixth LV100 in a row and breaking his previous record by over 13 minutes.

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New Course Keeps the ‘Punishment’ in Pajarito Mountain Race

Race report and photos by James Rickman brought to you by Oskar Blues Brewery: (August 9, 2008) Los Alamos, N.M.—Even though the course for this year’s Pajarito Punishment mountain bike race had radically changed, the finish was strangely familiar.
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Sol Vista/MSC #6 – Colorado State MTB Championships

(August 4, 2008) Sol Vista, Colo. – There’s an old saying in Colorado. It’s generally over-used but often time’s so fitting that it’s excusable: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.

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Fisher Bikes Adds a Dose of Confidence with the 2009 Roscoe

by James Rickman
photos © Geoff Waugh

(July 19, 2008) DURANGO, Colo.—The folks at Gary Fisher Bikes have upped the ante in the trail-riding market with the debut of the 2009 Roscoe, a harmonious marriage of the fleet-footed speed of a cross-country bike and the sure-footed ruggedness of an all-mountain rig.
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Breckenridge 100: Four Races and One Result - Josh Tostado breaks Record, Again. Kelly Cullen Tops Women.

(July 19, 2008) Breckenridge, CO - For the fourth straight year Josh Tostado (Breckenridge, CO - Bach Builders) has taken claim to the top spot on the Breckenridge 100 podium, this time with a winning time of 8:14:37.

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Words and images by Liam Doran
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Ross Schnell Wins Downieville Classic

(July 13, 2008) Downieville,CA - This year’s Downieville Classic saw some big changes. The event became the inaugural All-Mountain World Championships, the XC course gained two more miles of ripping singletrack and, for the first time in years, Team WTB didn’t dominate everything.
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Blast the Mass – Mountain States Cup #5

(July 13, 2008) Snowmass, CO – Heartbreaker climbs, more vertical and class 5 brake bumps.

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Words and images by Brian Riepe, Devon Balet and Chris Hanna
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Firecracker 50 – Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships

(July 4, 2008) Breckenridge, Co – Once again Jeff Westcott and the entire Maverick Sports crew put on an amazing race this Fourth of July at the Firecracker 50.

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OTB in Deer Valley – USA Cycling National Championship Frontline Report

(June 30, 2008) Dear Valley, UT - OTB, or going over the bars, was a very common phrase from the weekend at Deer Valley Resort.

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Best Beer Ad Ever

(February 1, 2008) Video - Errol Morris Promotes bike commuting.
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(Aug. 25, 2006) Road Rage Hotline OK'd for Bicyclists to Report Aggressive Drivers

Bicycle Colorado recently gained approval for bicyclists to use the Road Rage Hotline to report aggressive drivers who put bicyclists at risk. The phone number for the Road Rage Hotline is simply Star CSP (*277) when dialed from a mobile phone.
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