Charlie Eckert in yellow helmet, Chris Seldin in blue helmet, Rishi Grewal two behind Chris with white and yellow helmet and Ted MacBlane on the right edge jockey for position in an Aspen Cycling Club Series race. Photo by Steve Kelly www.rof.net/yp/photography/index.htm
Four Corners Detailed information at www.4cornerscup.com According to the series website, this series is not officially running for 2005 but they still are going to keep track of points for 11 races (what more do you need, keep track of the points and it’s a series). With Durango located within the greater 4 corners area, it’s needless to say that this “series” is extremely competitive. Highlights: Includes the Iron Horse classic and culminates with the Road Apple Rally (rumored to be Ned Overend’s favorite race). Schedule: March 5 through Oct. 1
Steamboat Springs Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series Detailed information at www.townchallenge.com or (970) 879-4300 Steamboat Springs is probably one of the few ski towns left that still has as many cowboys as mountain bikers, and they like it that way. But it’s also a breeding ground for outdoor cottage industries;
Home of Moots, Kent Eriksens’ new venture, Byk E, Honey Stinger /EN-R-G foods, Big Agnes and Bicycle Associated Products. Just like the rest of Colorado towns, Steamboat Springs has its fair share of local honchos and a well-established 15-year-old town series where locals can vent off some steam after work. Highlights: Race on the incredible network of trail that crisscross Mt. Werner and Howelsen Hill. Ahhh, classic Colorado singletrack, Aspen trees, skunk cabbage up to your pierced belly button and that beautiful red soil! Each race is followed by the de rigueur post-race party at a different local establishment each week, complete with a raffle for $500 worth of merchandise. Schedule: Beginning May 25 and running on alternating Wednesday evenings.
Boulder/Denver Detailed information at www.americancycling.org or www.boulderracing.org I was raised in a small town and still live in a small town so I have a tough
time calling anything brewing in the commercial-sized vats of the front range a town…but all the racing around Boulder and Denver provides the essential ingredients: fun, inexpensive and accessible races. There are now more bike races within 75 miles of Denver than there are tasty items on the menu at Tokyo Joes. Between the Cherry Creek time trial series, Pro Peleton time trial series, Schwab Cycles’ spring training series and fall cyclocross races, Boulder Racing’s variety of events from mountain to cyclocross and the Mead series, prudent Denver cyclists can race their bikes three days a week all year long without logging too many miles in the Subaru. Highlights: Colorado’s front range hosts some of the best Cyclocross racing in the country and criterium races that would scare the EPO out of any European tour rider. Schedule: Way too many to even summarize, we can’t afford to use up print space on it all–look it up on the Internet (just make sure you log off, get off your phat butt and go ride your bike before you’re tempted to start surfing).
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