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Over a Thousand Athletes from Multiple Nations Converge for the Boulder Roubaix Road Race
The Boulder Roubaix Road Race is one of the most popular road races in the West. Recognized as one of the “All Time Best Spring Classic Races in North America” [BOULDER, CO] Call it a Road Race, a Gravel Race or a Mixed-Surface Race…..It”s the highlight of the Colorado bicycle racing season and it”s back in 2024. Over one thousand athletes from 15 states and multiple nations will converge on Saturday, April 6 for the ... Read more
Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series Kicks Off March 27th
Since 1991, the KHMTT has taken place Wednesday evenings in Cherry Creek State Park in early spring, making it one of longest continuously run events in the country. The dates for 2024 are as follows: March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1, and May 8. The weather is a bit unpredictable in the spring (this is Colorado!), but that is what makes the KHMTT unique and challenging! The course begins at the ... Read more
Mount Evans Hill Climb gets a new name — but the ride won’t return in 2025
The 62-year-old endurance event leads cyclists up the sides of 14,265-foot Mount Blue Sky Since 1962, the Mount Evans Hill Climb ranked as one of Colorado’s highest and most iconic endurance events. Leather-lunged cyclists pedaled 27 miles from Idaho Springs to a finish line atop one of Colorado’s most majestic fourteeners, climbing more than 6,700 feet. The 14,265-foot peak, which had been named for 1860s-era territorial governor John Evans, was renamed last year, though, because of ... Read more
A battle between ranchers wanting to protect their heritage and a Colorado bike race worth $4.5 million
By Tracy Ross, Rural Reporter, Colorado Sun The 3,000 gravel riders who do SBT GRVL each summer love how the route takes them through bucolic ranchland. Ranchers want them out. The race’s future is under scrutiny. Discussion reached an aggravated pitch when 70 or so ranchers crowded the Routt County commissioners’ hearing room in October to air their grievances about a gravel bike race that had come through their corner of the county a few ... Read more
Get Your Share the Road License Plate
Share the Road license plates raise awareness and encourage everyone to use our roads safely and respectfully. With nearly 6,000 plates on Colorado vehicles, together we’re spreading the word while raising funds to help make Colorado an even more bicycle-friendly state. By purchasing and mounting our Share the Road license plate on your car or truck, it reminds other drivers to be mindful of and respectful toward bicyclists and other vulnerable road users. Order yours ... Read more
The Ride Collective Acquires Outside Cycling Events
The Ride Collective Acquires Outside Cycling Events February 13, 2023 Veteran event directors create new entity to grow Colorado’s leading portfolio of road, gravel, and mountain bike events. Boulder, Colorado (February 13, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s largest creator of content, services, education, and experiences for more than 70 million outdoor and active lifestyle enthusiasts, today announced a partnership with The Ride Collective, a new company created by two veteran employees for ... Read more
Castle Rock Bike and Ski is Growing into a New Location
Castle Rock Bike & Ski is moving to a New Home in Castle Rock, Colorado. By Gary Robinson: Colorado Avid Cyclist Growing up in Colorado, I can remember when Castle Rock was a clump of trees on the east side of the highway, with a dirt road. Then came a Pizza Hut on the south side, then a McDonalds on the West side at the top of the hill all by itself. Just a little ... Read more
Bicycle Colorado is acquiring the nonprofit Colorado Cycling
Dec 15, 2022 By: Bicycle Colorado Bicycle Colorado is acquiring the nonprofit Colorado Cycling Bicycle Colorado’s focus is to get more people of all ages and abilities to ride bikes for recreation and transportation. For over thirty years, we have advocated for laws and funding and provided education services ranging from learn-to-ride to driver training to make biking safer and more accessible for everyone. One key to Bicycle Colorado’s success is building the bike advocacy ... Read more
Bicycle Colorado-Celebrating Another Year of Biking Advocacy
Last year, Colorado Avid Cyclist was proud to become a supporter of Bicycle Colorado. As we will continue that support for 2023 and beyond, we felt it important to share their celebration of what there accomplishments were in 2022, which were plenty. Take a look at this article and we hope you you will support them as well moving into 2023 Colorado Avid Cyclist ______________________________ Dec 22, 2022 by: Bicycle Colorado Celebrating another year of ... Read more
