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Santa Clarita’s New 720-Acre Mountain Bike Park to Open Winter 2025
As all types of cycling continues to grow nation wide, many states have seen large areas of land turn into mountain bike parks. California is not a stranger to this phenomenon, where a new park is set to open this winter. Santa Clarita is appealing to outdoor enthusiasts as it transforms 720 acres in Haskell ... Read more
“Lights, Bikes, Camera,……ACTION” -Littleton Crit Did Not Disappoint Cycling Fans
This past Saturday, August 2, many cyclists in Colorado were “getting their bike on” at either the Crooked Gravel in Winter Park, or getting rained and hailed on at the Copper Triangle. But thousands of cycling fans stayed behind and congregated in Littleton, Colorado to enjoy the thrills, chills, and spills at the Littleton Twilight ... Read more
Grassroots Gravel-A Gravel Race on a State Hwy? WHAT???
Twelvemile: climb Colorado’s last unpaved state highway “There’s no way this is a Colorado State Highway,” you think, breathing deep the mountain air, rich with ponderosa. The scent is pine and vanilla cupcake. The trees? Towering, rusty-orange pillars crowned in green. Stony grey outcrops burst from the hillside. The Photo Credit Scott Tribby crunch of ... Read more
What I Learned At The Foco Fondo
By Lynn Piefer, avidcyclist.com New Belgium Brewery was the perfect host for this event. If you were able to take a brewery tour, you would have learned about sours and how they were made, the history of Belgium ales, and cool new words like: “flocculation”, (and no, it is not something used in a Tinder ... Read more
“Route 2 Change” Launches in Boulder, Colorado to End Road Deaths of Cyclist and Vulnerable Road Users
Last year’s Ride for Magnus was unforgettable. Over 4,300 of you from 48 states and 24 countries showed up to honor Magnus and every life lost to road violence. It was a powerful event, and it meant the world to the family and supporters of the White Family, and The White Line. Now, The White Line ... Read more
The Crooked Gravel: From Crooked Roubaix, to Colorado Cycling Classic
The spirit of Crooked Gravel traces back to the original “Crooked Roubaix”, an audacious personal challenge undertaken by legendary pro cyclist Ron Kiefel in the early 2000s. Kiefel, a former Tour de France stage winner, rode approximately 95 miles—most of it unpaved—at high alpine elevations before gravel bikes were even a thing. His visionary journey, ... Read more
How Bentonville Arkansas Went From Walmart Town To Bike Mecca
Buoyed by the interests of the family behind Walmart, Bentonville has become an unexpected hub for cycling. By: Emily Cochrane Listen for the click of a bike gear, shifting in tune with its rider. A whoosh of air as tires lift off the ground, then a satisfying thud as the bike returns to earth. The ... Read more
FoCo Fondo Celebrates 10 Years
2025 being the 10th year of FoCo Fondo, it’s caused us to look back on how we got here. From a few hundred people, skirting under the permit radar and poaching New Belgium’s front lawn to one of the larger gravel races in the county with a multiple day expo, demo bikes, and a live ... Read more
Summit County Mountain Bike Alliance releases firm stance on electric mountain bike use
by: Cody Jones, Summit Daily Though electric bikes are now a common sight at rental shops across Summit County, that wasn’t always the case. Commonly referred to as e-bikes, the enhanced, battery-assisted bicycles have become increasingly popular for people of all ages. As the popularity of e-bikes continues to spike across the country, policymakers, the U.S. ... Read more
Three Tips to Improve Your Standing Technique
by; Tom Danielson, CINCH CYCLING Standing efficiency is an important skill to have. In fact, it’s so important to us that inside of CINCH we have created a whole Execution component called Standing Control. The reason why Standing Control is so important is because it is a way to use your body weight to increase the ... Read more
