Frostbite Time Trial

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(March 6, 2010) Fort Collins, Colo—The 2010 Colorado road racing season started with a blustery 10 mile time trial.
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2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show

(February 28, 2010) Richmond, Virginia—When the lights in Hall D of the Greater Richmond Area Convention Center shut down at 6 pm on the evening of Saturday March 2, 2010—Day 2 of the sixth annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show—there was noticeably something missing.
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Landis Clouds the Field at Valley of the Sun

Race report by James E. Rickman

(February 12, 13 and 14, 2010) PHOENIX, Ariz.—While Jonathan Chodroff and Carmen Small captured wins at the 18th Annual Valley of the Sun stage race, it was a surprise appearance by Floyd Landis that captured most of the buzz.
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Of Prickly Pear and Jumping Cholla's: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo officially kicks off the racing season.

Race report and images by Brian Leddy

(February 14, 2010) ORACLE, Ariz.—The Kona Bikes 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo kicked off its 11th annual gear-fest with riders conquering 16 miles of single and double track in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Ariz.
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Trans Andes Blog Post 7

Final Posts: Highs and Lows

(January 30, 2010) Pucon, Chile— I think it is our want for excitement that lends us toward sport. I have a job this winter, a husband, a business.
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Trans Andes Blog Post 6: Jenny Smith Stage 4

Stage 4

(January 30, 2010) Pucon, Chile—Stage four and there is a change in the air. We started today’s stage in what has become a typical Trans Andes start.
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Trans Andes Blog Post 5: Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca Rusch Stage 2 through 4

(January 30, 2010) Pucon, Chile—Day 2 There are 50 teams in this years Trans Andes Challenge. It is a perfect number, for so many reasons.
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Trans Andes Blog Post 4

Stage one Pucon , Chile to Thermus, Menetue

(January 26, 2010) Pucon, Chile—I made it to Pucon. Finally.
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Trans Andes Blog Post 3

(January 22, 2010) PUCON, Chile.—Jenny Smith Post 3: Would they do this in America?
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Plews Solves the Puzzler

Trans Andes Blog Post 2

(January 22, 2010) PUCON, Chile.—Jenny Smith Post 2: Alt Six four.
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Trans Andes Blog

(January 22, 2010) PUCON, Chile.—Jenny Smith Post 1: Las Diosas. The Goddesse. …Who sleep on foam pads.
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Skyler Trujillo World’s CX Fundraiser

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(January 17, 2010) FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Front Range cycling community supports the Rocky Mountain’s own junior racer Skyler Trujillo in his bid at the upcoming World Cyclocross Championships later this month in Tabor, Czech Republic.

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2009 Colorado State Cyclocross Championships

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(December 5, 2009) Arvada, Colo.—It seemed that weekend after weekend brought challenging conditions to Colorado cyclocross racers this season, and this year’s state championships were no exception.
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RRV Cross Race #2

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 29, 2009) GOLDEN, Colo.—RRV Cycling Club offered up another great course for Colorado cyclocross racers.
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AlphaCross Cyclocross Race #2

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 28, 2009) CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Cyclocross racing ruled the cold windy day at Arapahoe County Community Park.
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Green Mtn Sports ‘Cross’ #3

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 22, 2009) GOLDEN, Colo.—Colorado Cyclocross racers once again competed in cold temps with more mud and snow that made for a tiring but challenging course.
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Pikes Peak Supercross #2

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(November 21, 2009) Colorado Springs, Colo.—Cross racers from around the state congregated at Bear Creek Park for the second time this season.
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Boulder Cyclocross Series Race #4

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 15, 2009) LONGMONT, Colo.—A winter storm watch set the stage for some classic euro-style cyclocross racing this past weekend.
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Colorado Veldrijden Crusade #2

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(November 14, 2009) Morrison, Colo.—The second race of the Colorado Veldrijden Crusade was held on Saturday at Bear Creek Lake near Morrison.
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Alpha Cross #1 Rolls into Brighton

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(November 8, 2009) Brighton, Colo.—Alpha Cross #1 rolled into Brighton on Sunday where racers were greeted with cool temps and mostly cloudy skies.
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Schoolyard Cross at Alexander Dawson School

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 7, 2009) LAFAYETTE, Colo.—Cyclocross racers were caught off guard with the addition of a mud pit for the new course at the Alexander Dawson School.
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4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Unleashes in the Snow

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(Oct 31 and Nov 1, 2009) Moab, UTAH—The fourth year of the Chile Pepper Bike Shop's Halloween Ho-Down came with a dose of ice, snow and flying pumpkins.
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Boulder Cup Relocates Venue

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(November 1, 2009) Boulder, CO— In almost a 180 degree change of course conditions from the previous day, Boulder Cup cyclocross racers got a dry fast course for a post Halloween treat.
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Big Time at the Blue Sky Velo Cup

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(October 31, 2009) Longmont CO.—After a huge midweek snowstorm dumped anywhere from 14 to 18 inches of snow on the front range, things looked good for all the stars to align for Saturdays Blue Sky Velo Cup.
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Industry News

October 30, 2009- Banshee Bikes and Team Geronimo, a Colorado based gravity team, are both pleased to announce their new partnership for the 2010 race season. 2009 isn’t even a memory yet, but Jay MacNeil, General Manager of Banshee Bikes, and Team Geronimo are busy preparing for a jump start on 2010 – ready to hit the National, International, and World Cup race circuits on Banshee’s new Legend Mk II DH bike and Rampant 4X bike.
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Snowstorm for Cyclocross Racers at Boulder Res

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(October 25, 2009) Boulder, CO— Winter weather produced more classic cyclocross conditions at the third race of the Boulder Cyclocross Series.
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J’ammy Jam 2009

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(October 24, 2009) Berthoud, CO. - 80 pounds of grilled goodness, 470 PBR's, and too many riders & friends to count. The 2009 J'ammy Jam rocked!
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Castle Cross Delivers up some Mud Pie

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(October 24th, 2009) Castle Rock CO.—Some lingering snow on the ground from last weeks storm made for classic CX conditions at Saturdays Castle Cross.
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RRV Cross Series #1 Burns through Golden

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(October 18th, 2009) Golden CO.—In an about face from last weekend’s frigid blast, temperatures soared to record highs on the front range of Colorado, making for a hot weekend of cyclocross racing.
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Girls Education International hosts Beats for Books

Report and images by Eddie Clark

(October 20, 2009) Lyons, CO.— Now, Oskar Blues has decided to expand beyond bikes, brews, and music to delve into some charity work.
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Valmont Bike Park Cyclocross Race

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(October 17, 2009) Boulder, CO. – Opening day and official ground breaking for Boulder’s Valmont Bike Park was held with some fantastic cyclocross racing and wonderful weather.
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Colorado Veldrijden Crusade Cyclocross Racing

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(October 10, 2009) Morrison, CO. – Colorado cyclocross racers awoke to freezing temperatures and a couple inches of new snow for a day of frigid cross racing.
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Burner Brings Autumn Blaze to Angel Fire

Race report by James E. Rickman

(October 10, 2009) ANGEL FIRE, N.M.—Ever wonder how much downhill dirt could be churned by 142 competitors in a single 12-hour period? About 80 miles might be a pretty good guess.
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Matt Pacocha and Lisa Strong turn on the heat as a cold snap blankets the Front Range for Boulder CX Series event #2.

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(October 11, 2009) Broomfield CO.—CX racers in Colorado finally got what many have been hoping for for quite some time, classic cyclocross conditions.
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15th Annual 24 Hours of Moab

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(October 10-11, 2009) Moab, UTAH.- This year's 24 Hours of Moab had many thinking this could be the year for perfect weather. With the forecast predicting the best weather in the history of the race, Behind The Rocks area of Moab was heating up for the 2009 race.
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14th Annual Tour of the White Mountains Soaks up the Fun

Race report by Otto Mattox with images by Brian Leddy

(October 3, 2009) Show Low Bluff, Ariz—Breaking a frustrating three-year streak of unusually soggy weather in early October, the 2009 Tour of the White Mountains dried up any doubt that the event had more to offer than ten-pound mud caked wheels and endless hours of misery.
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Jake Wells and Allison Dunlap Stomp it in Frisco CX

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(October 3, 2009) Frisco, CO .—It was a great day of racing on the first day of a two-day suffer-fest at the Frisco Nordic Center.
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Road Apple Rally Scratches the Five-Year Itch

Race report and pictures by James E. Rickman

(October 3, 2009) FARMINGTON, N.M.—The 2009 Road Apple Rally may have people who are superstitious about recurring events breaking out the goat entrails for a quick consultation soon.
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Fall Tilt in Telluride

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(September 3, 2009) Mountain Village, COLO.- This years Fall Tilt in Telluride welcomed racers will less then warm temperatures. It didn't take long for the action to heat up as downhill racers took to the Mountain Village Bike park for a 12 hour test of endurance and drive.
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2009 CB Classic

Race report by David Ochs, images by Xavier Fane and Fred Marmsater

(September 26, 2009) CRESTED BUTTE, Colo.—Just 14 days after an epic, snowy win on the Vapor Trail 125 Eszter Horanyi continued her string of endurance wins at the 100 mile Crested Butte Classic.
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Boulder CX Series #1

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie Photography

(September 26th, 2009) Louisville, CO.—The first of four Boulder CX Series events kicked off this past Saturday at the Louisville Recreation Center.
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Green Mountain Sports Cross #1

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(September 19, 2009) GOLDEN, Colo.—Saturday was the first of three for the Green Mountain Sports Cross Series, and if it’s any indication of things to come, it should be a great series.
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Singlespeed World Championships 2009

Race report by Brian Riepe with Images by Scott DW Smith

(September 19, 2009) DURANGO, Colo.—Ross Schnell and Heather Irmiger won the 2009 singlespeed world championships, out riding a field of over 1000 riders on a steep and very rocky course above Durango. Other top riders were Matt Shriver, JHK, Ned Overend, Kelli Emmett-maybe??. After that the results get a bit fuzzy. More later.
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Gary Fisher Wants You!… to ride one of his new twenty-niner’s

Report by Brian Riepe (Updated 9/17/09)

(September 11, 2009) Park City, UTAH—In the past three months, riders on the Subaru/Gary Fisher professional racing team have racked up an impressive string championship results:
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Breckenridge Fall Classic wraps up the Mountain States Cup

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(September 13, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—In classic fall weather, endurance racers finished up the years Mountain States Cup racing series with the Breckenridge Fall Classic.
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Right Side of the Tracks – Cross Racing Kicks off in Boulder

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(September 13, 2009) Boulder CO—Sunday was a big Cyclocross day in Boulder. The first race of the season always brings out huge crowds as everybody has been waiting months to get their cross on.
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Cross Season Opens in the Rockies

Race report and images by Shawn Lortie

(Sept 12, 2009) COLORADO SPRINGS Colo.—The Colorado Cyclocross season has officially begun. The first BCR/BCT race of the year was the Pikes Peak Supercross #1, held on Saturday at Bear Creak State Park in Colorado Springs.
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12 Hours of Snowmass-Max Taam Wins

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(September 12, 2009) SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLO.- The second annual 12 Hours of Snowmass did not include previous year champion, Lance Armstrong, but Armstrong's teammate Max Taam returned on a solo effort to take the win.
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2009 Handcycling Championships

Race report by Erin English and Images by Kurt Reise and Tom Stillo

(September 7, 2009) Crested Butte, CO—Competition was high at The Off-Road Handcycling Championships this past weekend, which saw 15 top athletes competing in a hill climb race, downhill race and cross-country competition on Mt. Crested Butte and a trials exhibition in downtown Crested Butte.
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Fall Arrives At Sol Vista

race report and imagesby Eddie Clark

(September 7, 2009) SOL VISTA, Colo.—Fall arrives early in Colorado at Sol Vista. Mountain States Cup racers and the collegiate gravity racers descended upon Sol Vista to find the Aspens turning gold a little early this year.
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Slope Sistair Heats Up The Ranch

Race report and images by Eddie Clark

(August 30l, 2009) Grand Junction, Colo— With backgrounds varying from professional freerider to world cup racer to first-time jumpers, girls came from all over Colorado, Montana, Washington, and even Canada for three days of launching bikes and sisterly fun at the Slope Sistair Girls Jam held at The Ranch in this past weekend.
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Tour of Utah Stage 5: Sulzberger Blasts Final Sprint

Race report by Otto Mattox

All images by Mitchell Clinton

(August 23, 2009) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—When the lead pack rounded the final corner in the downtown Salt Lake City criterium—the final stage of the 2009 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah—it looked as if a locomotive driven by the Ouch Maxxis squad would be unstoppable, especially since the conductor was U.S. criterium champion John Murphy.
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Tour of Utah Stage 4: Howes Drops the Hammer

Race report by Otto Mattox

All images by Mitchell Clinton

(August 22, 2009) Salt Lake City Utah— Alex Howes (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin) proved on Saturdays stage 4 road race that he was not only the best young rider in the Tour of Utah but one of the best climbers as well.
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Tour of Utah Stage 3: ITT

Race report by Otto Mattox

All images by Mitchell Clinton

(August 21, 2009) Salt Lake City, Utah—Bissell’s Tom Zirbel fired up his massive pistons and tore up the Miller Motorsport Park raceway, posting the fastest time of the day to win the Individual Time Trial stage late Friday evening.
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Tour of Utah Stage 2: Lill Takes a Birthday Flyer

(Aurgust 20, 2009) SALT LAKE CITY UTAH—Darren Lill (Team Type 1) celebrated his 27th birthday by unwrapping a big can whoop ass for the rest of the field at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on Thursdays hilly 124-kilometer stage from Thanksgiving Point to the a mountaintop finish on Mt. Nebo.
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Tour of Utah Stage 1—Ogden - Salt Lake City 137km

(August 19, 2009) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Rock Racing's dynamic due of Francisco Mancebo and Oscar Sevilla crossed the finish line in tandem today, giving Mancebo the win and boosting him in the leaders Jersey. The pair attacked on the stage’s final climb up Big Mountain and held off the peleton for the remaining 15 kilometers.
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Tour of Utah Prologue

(August 18, 2009) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—BMC’s Brent Bookwalter won the prologue stage of the Tour of Utah, tearing up the 2.8-mile ‘gravity style’ course and flying through the final, twisting downhill, crossing the line in 6 minutes, 12 seconds, two seconds faster than TT expert Dave Zabriskie (DZ Nuts) and three seconds faster than team-mate Ian McKissick.
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Armstrong Wins Leadville with 60-Mile Solo Effort

Race report and images by Brian Riepe

(August 15, 2009) Leadville, Colo—Lance Armstrong put in a massive 60-mile solo effort to win this year’s Leadville 100 mountain bike race, finishing in 6 hours, 28 minutes, 50 seconds and breaking Dave Wiens’ course record, set in 2008, by over 15 minutes.
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Colorado State Championships – A photo essay by Devon Balet

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(August 9, 2009) SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLO.- The Mountain States Cup’s fifth stop brought out the Colorado State Champion jerseys and a long list of heavy hitters.
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Colorado State Championships - Mountain States Cup #5: Blast The Mass.

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(August 8, 2009) SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLO.-The Mountain States Cup's fifth stop opened up today in Snowmass Village for the Colorado State Championships and part time Aspen local, Lance Armstrong-fresh off a third place finish in the Tour de France-showed he's ready for Leadville.
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Chalk one up for Trails 2000

This week, Trails 2000 announced an agreement on a trail easement in Horse Gulch along the northern end of Raider Ridge. The four-mile long easement is along rugged terrain north of the existing Extended Ridge Trail. Read Full Story Published by the Durango Telegraph

Crankworx Colorado Day 4: Super D

Race report by Eddie Clark

(August 2, 2009) Winter Park, Colo.—Racers and spectators were yet again greeted with a beautiful Colorado blue-bird day for more fun riding, and great competition.
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Crankworx Colorado Day 3: Slope Style

(August 1, 2009) WINTER PARK COLO- Blood, sweat and blown rear tires. This year’s slope style event took down many riders and left the tech support running on high.
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Crankworx Colorado Dual Slalom turned into a mud fest with local boy bringing home the big check.

(July 31, 2009) WINTER PARK COLO- Many people have been wondering when Colorado turned into Seattle. A pattern of extremely wet weather left racers muddy but still smiling.

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Crankworx Colorado – Day 1

Race report by Eddie Clark

(July 30, 2009) Winterpark, CO.—Crankworx Colorado at Winterpark got off to a slow and wet start this year with extremely uncharacteristic cold and wet weather.
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Women’s Record at Frazer Mountain Madness Disappears into Thin Air

Race report and photos byJames E. Rickman

(July 25, 2009) TAOS SKI VALLEY, N.M.—Nina Baum got the best of Frazer Mountain this year.
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UCI National Mountain Bike Championships

(July 18-19, 2009) SOLVISTA BIKE PARK, GRANBY COLO- Solvista Bike Park was crawling with bike riders, the camping area was packed, the village was bustling and the expo area full.
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UCI National Mountain Bike Championships: Gravity report.

(July 18-19, 2009) SOLVISTA BIKE PARK, GRANBY COLO- Even though it was a National Championship race, some were saying the gravity courses were World Cup level.

Updated July 24, 2009
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NEW BIG MOUNTAIN WEEKEND IN SNOWMASS August 1&2

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(July 12, 2009) LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—Over in Europe, an Italian won Sunday’s ninth stage of the Tour de France. Taking a cue from that famous race, another Italian, Fortunato Ferrara, won Sunday’s Tour de Los Alamos bicycle race in a four-way showdown at the finish line.
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Breck Epic Day 6: The final day of the Breck Epic and the race was full of fast, flowy, fun single track.

Take a seat, and a breather, the Breck Epic 2009 is over and it was AMAZING!

(July 9, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- After five days of racing, everyone had a walk that was down just a notch or two.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Day 6

Today was more fun than you could imagine. Lots of fast, downhill singletrack, long sustained road climbs riding along with other racers and more descending to the finish line complete with cold beer.
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Breck Epic Day 5: The climbing is far from over. Climbing turns to hike-a-bike to 12,408 feet off the deck.

(July 8, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- The Breck Epic continues to prove its name as riders hike to the top of the Wheeler Trail. The downhill was as rough as the uphill. I hope you brought your descending skills.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Day 5

Holy Frijoles!

Another tough day. But this is what we agreed to, right?

Today's race was up over Wheeler Pass - another above treeline day. After Mary's day yesterday, I was wondering if she would even start. And even 45 minutes before the start, Travis (Mary's husband) tells me that she's still in bed.
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Breck Epic Day 4: Breck Epic race steps it up a few thousand feet.

Words and photos by Devon Balet

(July 8, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- 41 miles, just short of 10,000 vertical feet of climbing, 12,000 feet of elevation... do your legs hurt yet?
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Breck Epic Diary – by Travis Underwood

After approximately 110 miles and 4 days of oxygen deprived 'racing', I have a pretty good perspective of what the view is like from the back 1/4 of the field. One thing that is proving itself after 2 La Rutas and now the Breck Epic, you can count on riding around the same people day after day.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Day 4

Today's route had us do a circumnavigation of Guyout (gee-oh). It one of the many mountains here in Summit County. The course was being billed at 45+ miles and around 9,000 feet of climbing.

What’s this all about?

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Breck Epic Day 3: Bishop sneaks away with another win, holding onto to his lead by 42 seconds.

(July 7, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- A walk through Summit County history proves to be more of a painful push.

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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Day 3

What’s this all about?

Woo! Hoo!

We made it through the third day with no crying break downs! I think there might have been a few times when Mary cursed my name, but other than that, it was a great day.
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Breck Epic Day 2: Clear blue skies, the Colorado Trail and fast finishes.

(July 6, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- “Today’s stage was fantastic, balls to the walls fun. As good as it gets for Colorado,” Russell Kappius from Littleton Colorado.
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Mathew Lee Repeats at the Tour Divide 2009

Words and images by Eddie Clark

(July 6, 2009) ANTELOPE WELLS, New Mex.-The Tour Divide is perhaps the most difficult race in existence. Starting in Banff, Alberta Canada, a record number of 42 contestants race for 2745 miles along the Great Divide route to the US and Mexican border at Antelope Wells, New Mexico.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Day 2

What’s this all about?

Today was 37 miles of mostly the Colorado Trail, with a bunch of other stuff around Summit County thrown in.
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Breck Epic Day One: Lightening, thunder, rain and sunny skies

(July 5, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- Day one of the Breck Epic and the race was holding to its name before the first racer set off on course. Today’s stage was the opening of a six-day mtb stage race; the first of it’s kind on US soil. With a full week of racing ahead of them, racers were slowly lining up in the rain.

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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog - Race Week Entry Stage 1

What’s this all about?

Fisher Trek Philharmonic was the sound of our disc brakes squealing, returning from the hill climb in the singletrack after the Prologue of the Breck Epic. There was rain, thunder and lightning at the start and it rained harder as we climbed. In the singletrack we actually were able to descend when I heard behind me, “Mary, is that you?”
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Independence Day turned into a couples crusher.

(July 4, 2009) BRECKENRIDGE COLO- this year’s Firecracker 50 opened up with clear skies, thousands of people lining Main Street and a full 750-rider race. The day brought a few rain drops, plenty of pain and a husband/wife hammer fest to claim titles.
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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog Entry 3

Racing Starts Tomorrow

What’s this all about?

By now, you have probably heard the story of how Mary and I ended up being participants in the upcoming Breck Epic…

Short version: I forwarded Mary information about this first-time event. Her response to me was, “we should do this!” And I, in a moment of two-kid induced mental incapacity, said, “heck yeah!” Then we applied for this Blogger’s Grant and lo-and-behold we win one of them so we are REALLY committed to doing this thing.
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MSC Stop Number 4 - Wildflower Rush

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

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

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

(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

(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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Western Slope Classic Omnium – Friday Evening, Stage 1 Guest Appearance

Crit Specialists Rejoice

(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

(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

(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

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

(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

(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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Szabo-Monroe Breck Epic Blog Enry 1

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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Rains Don't Dilute Spice of Chile Challenge

(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

12 Hours of Mesa Verde

(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

(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

(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

(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

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Tour of the Gila Stage 3 ITT – The Truth be Told

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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

(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

(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

(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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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

Tour of California

Team Ouch and Lip Smacker shine at Valley of the Sun

(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

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

Colorado State Cyclocross Championships

(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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Action Alert - Famous Moab Trails Put at Risk by Drilling Leases

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

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

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

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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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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Owen Murphy rides the Colorado Trail in Four Days, Eight Hours and 45 Minutes

Sand, stickers and stairs: It’s gotta be New Mexico cyclocross!

(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

(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

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Seventeen-Year-Old Brandon Semenuk Wins Red Bull Rampage

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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Crested Butte Classic 2008

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

(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

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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

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

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Words and Photos By Michael Riepe & Nanci Ivis

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(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!

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(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!

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