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ADVOCACY Infrastructure Upgrades in Salt Lake County Make Bike Commuting Easier storms. I had to walk through this section a couple of times, as the snow was difficult to ride through during that time period. Since that time maintenance on this small section has been spotty, especially just west of the tunnel. Riding through the small section of Whole Foods parking lot and Wilmington Ave. in Sugarhouse, one needs to pay attention to the numer- ous cars making turns. After crossing 11th East, I cut through the Zion’s Bank parking lot to get on the start of the “S” line bikeway just before McClelland Ave (1050 East). From there I am off to my grandson’s house or to my volunteer position at The new roundabout at 2300 E and I-80 in Salt Lake County is better for Mayor Biskupski (right) and Mayor McAdams (middle) ride through the the Salt Lake Bike Collective with relatively new Sugarhouse Draw in the 2016 Mayor’s Bike to Work Day. bikes than before. It will get a tunnel too later this year. Photo by Lou little interaction with traffic. I could Photo by Dave Iltis Melini go a bit faster if I took 2700 South, I-80 that includes a roundabout, was but the ambiance of the trail makes 2300 East Upgrades: roundabout. At Claybourne, cars are By Lou Melini dedicated in November 2016. The up for any gain in speed on the road. Prior to 2016, 2300 was a street accelerating off of the roundabout roundabout has made crossing 2300 The bikeway is narrow where the that I crossed frequently but did not from the north and seem to be at the There are 2 recent upgrades that East by bike much easier. train stations are located so slowing ride on. I crossed at either Atkin Ave posted speed limit of 35 coming from have improved bike commuting to down at these locations will occur as (2800 South) or the next street to the the south. and from the east Canyon Rim area The Sugarhouse “S” Line well as slowing due to the presence north, Claybourne Ave. Neither was There is a fourth benefit to the of the new city of Millcreek, Utah. Up until the past couple of years, of pedestrians. There are also numer- ideal, but it was manageable. In 2016, roundabout in the winter. Neither In case you are not familiar with 2700 South was my primary com- ous street crossings, most of which it was to change. Claybourne nor Atkin receive a lot of Canyon Rim, it might be easier for muting road to visit my grandson have pedestrian buttons and stop Julie and I were gone for 6 sun and minimal snowplows, so rid- me to say that I live just north of who lives just south of the “S” line lights to stop car traffic. I have found months hiking the Appalachian Trail, ing those roads can be a bit icy and the 3300 South REI store. The first between 6th and 7th East. With the that I only need to push the buttons so we were able to miss all of the dicey. The roundabout is in the sun upgrade, the Sugarhouse “S” line opening of the “S” line bikeway, at 9th and 7th East and at State construction and orange cones on and is kept clean due to snowplows bike trail, has been in existence for the 1300 East tunnel and the path- Street as the lack of traffic negates 2300 East from I-80 to 3900 while and the number of cars. a few years. This has been a major way through Sugarhouse Park; riding the need to push the signal button at it was being rebuilt. Shortly after our I have heard comments that being change on how I travel to and from on 2700 South has become a rare the other crossings. Another word of arrival home, we were able to expe- on a bike in a roundabout is not a event. During winter snowstorms, Salt Lake City. The second upgrade, caution is the numerous driveways rience a new street with bike lanes comfortable place to be. This may be the changes that I just mentioned the rebuilding of 2300 East south of and a few streets with stop or yield and a roundabout at the north end. I true of some roundabouts but at the have made my commute so nice that signs. On occasion I have seen these was a bit anxious that the new road north end of 2300 East is quite pleas- I am sure that drivers of automobiles signs ignored, so be alert and don’t was being oversold for its bike and ant to navigate. I would recommend are envious. assume you will be given the right- pedestrian friendly upgrades. that you try it as you pass through The pathway through Sugarhouse of-way. The final word of caution Unfortunately crossing at Atkin Canyon Rim. Park is relatively flat. Then there is to be conscious of cars making a and Claybourne Avenues have not If you are still not sure about is the tunnel under 13th East on right-turn-on-red at Sugarmont Ave. changed. Neither is any easier to riding in a roundabout there will the west side of the park allowing Need a new onto 9th East. cross than before. The pedestrian be a new bike pathway taking you a very convenient crossing of 13th One of the biggest surprises that light at Claybourne is the same light across 2300 East to 1700 East near East. In the winter of 2016-2017, job? I encountered on the bikeway is that as before. The roundabout howev- Sugarhouse park. A bridge will take the Sugarhouse trail was frequently it is maintained year-round! Snow is er has been wonderful and easy to you over the off-ramp and a tunnel plowed of snow. Under the blanket of removed and salt is put on areas with maneuver across. will take you under the on-ramp See cycling- snow is ice, but the good news is that ice. On one day after a snowstorm The benefits of the roundabout are just north of the new roundabout. when the sun was out, the ice would the streets appeared to have not seen three-fold. First I have 2-single lanes Completion is expected in August. utah.com/ melt quicker without the blanket of a snowplow, but the “S” line was to cross vs. the 3 lanes, that includes snow. I increased the size of my clear save for a few isolated patches the left turn lane, at Claybourne. jobs for commuter tires to 2.35 and ran them Editor’s Note: The bicycle of snow. In warmer months, broken Secondly there are large, prominently at 20-25 psi. This allowed me to tra- commuter column since 2004 glass and other trash are quickly placed yield signs have been erected verse the ice at near normal commut- has featured individuals that new listings cleared. I can only assume that this to alert drivers to yield to traffic ing speeds. This may not sound very bike commute. With this column care is done for the customers of the within the roundabout. I have had positive, but it beats dodging snow I hope to expand the commuter from bike Sugarhouse rail line so I am expect- 100% of the drivers yield to me when piles in the street, parked cars in the column to include other aspects ing that this level of service will I am in the circle, even drivers com- bike lane surrounded by snow, pot- of bike commuting. The column continue. ing off of I-80. At Claybourne, I had shops and holes and the occasional impatient will continue to include individu- My only complaint about the “S” about an 80-90% rate of cars stop- driver on 2700 South. als with expansion to include line bikeway is that it is too short. ping when I was crossing, even with companies! Once past the tunnel the asphalt bike routes, commuter bikes From McClelland to State St. it is the pedestrian light flashing. Perhaps bikeway becomes a wide concrete and other aspects that will make a gem that is well used by numer- it has since been better, but with the It’s free sidewalk through Hidden Hollow. the column educational and en- ous people. Though well used, I do roundabout so easy to cross, I haven’t This is a short but bucolic ride until tertaining for the utilitarian use not find it hampering my commute had a desire to cross at Claybourne. to post you hit the parking lot for Whole And finally the speed of the cars is a of bicycles. Contact Lou Melini Foods. The sidewalk west of the little except for the occasional person that very pedestrian 20 MPH within the at [email protected] if you wooden bridge in Hidden Hollow is has headphones listening to whatever roundabout. Even my lead-footed have an individual or topic for a job or usually cleared of snow. The section in the middle of the bikeway and wife drives at that speed within the the column. between the tunnel and east of the unaware of my attempts to get his/ view, email little wooden bridge was not main- her attention. tained until a week after the holiday When first opened, there was a dave@cy- goathead (puncture vine) problem between Main and State Street that clingutah. spread to 2nd East. I picked up quite a few when pushing my grandson in a stroller. I have not had a thorn com to post in any tire (bike or otherwise) since 2014, perhaps 2013. a new job. In conclusion, if you live, work, or find yourself needing to be in the Sugarhouse area, you should consid- er using the “S” line bikeway. It will be well worth the slower ride. MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 5

COACHING Training, Overtraining, and Stress – Less Can Be More ance and rest. A dedicated yogi, she have the hours available to toil away People also ride and exercise exces- efforts where you completely drain By Sarah Kaufmann compliments her riding and racing on the bike and burn herself out. sively as a result of body composi- the tank for races or especially hard with strength, stretching, and medita- Many people fall into overtrain- tion and/or issues with food. This is workouts. Utilize healthy stress man- As a coach, I usually get requests tion through yoga. Her volume on ing because they believe more train- a separate issue that I am not going to from athletes from one of two groups. the bike is low compared to many ing will always lead to more fitness. delve into here but I feel it warrants agement and take on the ebbs and There are those who reach out look- of the women she races against. As But many people overtrain for other mentioning. flows of the season with a fresh and ing for accountability to motivate a result, she did not experience the reasons. Often, riding and exercise in As winter moves into spring, it is ambitious outlook. them to train. And there are those slump so common among profes- general are coping mechanisms for easy to get over excited and put in who reach out for guidance and struc- sional cyclists (especially women), stress. As a coach, this is a struggle; excessive hours on the bike. Enjoy Sarah Kaufmann is an elite ture but who already innately possess who see massive improvement when I understand that my athletes need the warmer weather but keep rid- the motivation to do the work. For they dedicate to training, but fade in the stress release but if it’s my job to ing and exercise to a sustainable level MTB racer for the Stan’s/ the purpose of this article, I am writ- the second or third professional year make them faster, that often means level. The goal is not to finish every Kenda Women’s Elite Team. She ing about the latter group. For the as the accumulated fatigue catches directing them to cut back. Less can training session feeling completely is a private coach based in Salt vast majority in this group, they are up. As an interesting aside, I also be more. I recommend other proto- depleted. Finish training sessions Lake City and can be reached at overtrained, stressed and fatigued. believe this was due in part to the fact cols to manage stress. Some great with something left so you will be [email protected] or Many have gotten quite fast on the that Mindy holds down a demanding strategies include restorative yoga, ready to tackle the next hard sessions. bike, maybe peaked and can’t seem full-time job. She simply does not stretching, meditation and walking. Get adequate recovery and save the 413-522-3180 to find their form again. For this group, my biggest job as a coach is to get them to dial back the volume on the bike, remove some of the non- bike exercise and, as much as pos- sible, mitigate the additional stress in their lives. Most people get fast on the bike by riding a lot. As the adage goes, ‘if some is good, more is better.’ But for this highly motivated group, this can be their biggest downfall. Riding a lot is a major physiological stress. That constant state of stress and fatigue means the athlete is never rested and fresh enough to dig really deep for especially hard workouts or race efforts. The biggest difference most people find when they go from training on their own to structured training with a coach is that the easy days get easier and the hard days get harder. The key here is that if you are fully rested for your hard train- ing sessions and races, you will be able to dig that much deeper for a bigger training effect and physiologi- cal response – not to mention race results! In preparation for my upcoming professional MTB racing season, I just finished two weeks off the bike. Now that I am back on the bike, I am only riding three to four days per week and utilizing other types of exercise two to three days per week. This is especially nice during the Utah winter where riding outside creates its own set of challenges and riding indoors can be very men- tally taxing. All of my athletes take this two week break once, usually twice throughout the season. Mindy McCutcheon, who I coached to a SS National CX Championship, a top 10 in the elite Championship race, sev- eral UCI podiums and wins, also just finished two weeks off the bike. She will have another long break over the summer during her professional road season, in preparation for CX. Mindy has shot up through the ranks of professional road and CX racing in the last couple of years, sur- prising many as a relative newcomer and 2016 as her first season on a UCI trade team. She is incredibly gifted and she is diligent in her training. But I believe that much of her success is also due to her commitment to bal- 6 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

ADVOCACY ADVOCACY The 2017 Utah Bike Summit: Bike Utah: Rolling Into 2017 & Roadways Committee has been People Powered By Phil Sarnoff going strong for over a year) •More Dirt Trails – In 2017, we •Lynette Carpiet, Editor-in-Chief Big efforts are already underway are hosting another Bike Park Tour Every year we work to bring of Bicycle Retailer and Industry in 2017 and we wanted to tell you to educate communities about how in great speakers who can help to News, and Alex Logemann, about some of the campaigns we to implement their own parks. We advance all of the work being done State + Local Policy Analyst for are pursuing this year. Here are are also supporting the develop- for bicycling in Utah. And this year PeopleForBikes, will be on two some of our key initiatives: ment of the Salt Lake Valley Trails is no different. Here is a quick over- panels addressing bicycle industry Society so they can get more trails view of some of the great speakers trends and strategies for growing all •Wasatch Bike Plan – We are built around Salt Lake County. who will be at this year’s summit: types of bicycling. working to build an interconnect- •Promote the Benefits of •This year’s keynote speaker is •Provo Mayor John Curtis ed network of bicycle facilities by Bicycling – Utah’s Active Mike Lydon who is an expert on and Cameron Diehl, Director of increasing the number of communi- Transportation Benefits Study is active transportation demonstration Government Relations for the Utah ties along the Wasatch Front with almost complete. This study will and pilot projects, also known as League of Cities and Towns, will active transportation plans that are quantify the economic, environ- tactical urbanism. These types of be presenting a session about how actively being implemented. mental, and health benefits that projects help communities experi- to speak to elected officials about •Statewide Bicycle Master Plan bicycling and walking bring to the ence the benefits of new bicycle bicycling. – There have been early discus- state of Utah. infrastructure by being able to try it There will also be sessions sions about creating one geograph- •Bicycle Ambassador Program out. Mike will discuss how commu- focused on: using crowd-sourcing to Mike Lydon will give the keynote ic information system (GIS) map – In partnership with Salt Lake talk at the 2017 Utah Bike Summit. nities can implement these projects inform active transportation efforts; where all state, regional, and local County, the Bicycle Ambassador Lydon is an expert on tactical to build public support for perma- resources for rural communities to active transportation are included. Program is ramping up. The urbanism, which is a method of nent installations. develop active transportation net- This system will get the entire state Ambassadors are doing public out- demonstrating active transporta- •Greg Bell, President and CEO works; and how to get more moun- on the same page when it comes to reach and facilitating trainings to tion projects. Photo courtesy Bike of the Utah Hospital Association as tain bike trails built more quickly. active transportation planning and get more people riding more often. Utah. well as past Lieutenant Governor The Utah Bike Summit is an all- implementation in Utah. It will also •Youth Bicycle Education – The of Utah, will explore the nexus of day event and registration includes help in identifying system gaps and Youth Bicycle Education and Safety By Phil Sarnoff health, physical activity, and quality all sessions, networking opportuni- critical connections. Training Program is going strong. of life. ties, and catered lunch. •US Bicycle Route System – We continue toward our goal of The Utah Bike Summit is the •Carlos Braceras, UDOT’s Thank you to this year’s sum- Plans are already in the works to educating 3,000 kids across Utah statewide bicycle conference. The Executive Director, will be giv- mit sponsors: TravelWise, Salt Lake designate new routes across Utah. about bicycle safety and getting summit brings together everyday ing an update on all of the initia- County Bicycle Advisory Committee, •Local Advocacy – One of the them excited about riding. riders, bicycle and trail advocates, tives being undertaken at the Utah Bonneville Cycling Club, SOAR things holding back active trans- •Educating Public Officials representatives from Utah’s bicycle Department of Transportation. His Communications, UTA, Visit Salt portation in Utah is a lack of local – Our series of Mobile Active industry, planners, engineers, rep- update will be followed by regional Lake, Mercury Wheels, HDR, REI, advocacy organizations to address Transportation Tours will continue resentatives from Utah’s tourism breakout sessions where summit Amer Sports, Athletic Event Supply, the need for on-street changes. We in 2017. Through these tours we industry and health fields, and local attendees can give input on UDOT Staker Parson, Wasatch Front are developing opportunities for educate planners, engineers, and and state government officials in plans and projects. Regional Council, Alta Planning + these groups to get up and running. elected officials as to how they can order to make Utah more bicycle •Nicole Iroz-Elardo from Urban Design, Fehr & Peers, Get Healthy •Driver Education – We are in make their own communities better friendly. Regardless of your interest Design 4 Health in Portland, Oregon Utah, Parametrix, the Governor’s the process of revising the bicy- for bicycling. in bicycling (transportation, recre- will present the results from Utah’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, cle portion of the Utah Driver’s As you can see, there is no ation, road, mountain, commuter), Active Transportation Benefits Mountainland Association of Education curriculum. In addition, shortage of opportunities to grow the Utah Bike Summit is for you and Study. This study identifies the eco- Governments, Horrocks Engineers, we are creating a Bicycle Friendly all types of bicycling across Utah. all are encouraged to attend. nomic, environmental, and health Landmark Design, Clif Bar, Driver training program and hope There will be numerous opportuni- benefits that bicycling and walk- Adventure Utah, Cycling Utah, WSP to work with agencies, such as UTA ties for people to be more involved Utah Bike Summit ing bring to the State of Utah. The Parsons Brinckerhoff, Salt Lake and UDOT, on implementation. in these efforts and we will be March 14, 2017 results from this study will serve as City Transportation, and the Ogden •More Public Input – Implement sure to let you know when we can 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. justification for further investment Bicycle Collective. active transportation citizen com- use support from our members and Ogden, Utah in active transportation infrastruc- For more information and to reg- mittees in UDOT Regions 1, 3, contacts. Register at BikeUtah.org ture ister, visit www.bikeutah.org and 4 to provide input on state If you aren’t already on our roadway projects that may influ- email list, sign up at www.bikeutah. ence bicycling (The Region 2 Bikes org to stay in the loop.

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SPEAKING OF SPOKES Nothing Beats a New Bike! so light and responsive that at first Colnago, and probably better than patient and the other feeling like he I had a difficult time riding along my old Trek 760, which I feel was or she is holding you up. I really smoothly. But it only took about a more responsive, but my aging of 30 recommend it to couples who want mile, and I was on the sweetest ride I years between the two bikes likely to enjoy riding together. had ever experienced. skews that perception. Well, that’s it. All my new bike The years get a little fuzzy here, Somewhere in there, probably purchases. (Except for my moun- but I trained and raced, and won around 2005, I got a screaming deal tain bikes, but I’m not going there. quite a few races, on that bike for on a black with red trim aluminum Anyway, there were only three of the next 8-10 years. It was stable Wilier Lavaredo which I purchased those.). And where are all these yet responsive in the fastest, tightest specifically for use, and had it set up, bikes now? Except for my original crits, and accelerated like crazy in a as a time trial bike. It is not nearly Schwinn which disappeared some- sprint. I loved racing on it. as smooth a ride, but I love getting time in my teenage years, and my But the buying bug hit again, down on the TT bars and cranking it missionary Motobécane which I sold prompted by the new line of LeMond up. Again, I don’t race it, I just ride to another missionary when I came bicycles. I bought a LeMond Maillot it for fun. home, I still have them all. My Trek Jaune with a blue, yellow and pink About 2010, I also bought a Felt 760 also still hangs in my basement color scheme that took bike beauty to Curbside fixed gear bike. Man, what along with my Motobécane and nos- a new level. I remember in one of my a different experience. Since it was talgia warms my heart each time I see first races after I purchased it a fellow mostly flat between my home and it. Who knows? I may tune it up and racer remarked, “That’s the prettiest office, I commuted on it a lot. I have take it out for a ride again. bike I’ve seen.” And it was pretty. to say, I really came to love riding it. The LeMond is at my daughter’s The current stable. Photo by David Ward But I soon realized it was not quite as A fixie has a technique and feel all its home in Texas, and my Trek OCLV who had managed to buy a bunch of responsive or as fast in a sprint as my own. Now that I live up a canyon, I 5200 is at my daughter’s home in By David Ward these bikes really cheap. And though old Trek. Still, I rode and raced on it rarely ride it. I commuted on it once, Phoenix. Very convenient for when he sold it to me cheap, I soon realized for several years. and the ride back up the canyon was I go to visit. The Colnago, Bianchi, it was way too big for me. Still, it suf- Then came along carbon fiber. I so painful, and left me so sore, that I Wilier and Felt all hang in my garage, There is nothing like new stuff. ficed for my commutes to and from gave it a couple of years to develop did that no more. But occasionally, I waiting to see which of them I will Don’t get me wrong. I take care campus. I was relieved of that bike, the technology and then purchased take it down in the valley and ride it choose for my next ride. I alternate of my things, and am proud when however, by someone who perma- a Trek OCLV 5200. Naturally, it around. I still love the sensation of regularly between the Colnago and something lasts well. I have an old nently borrowed it from a bike rack was lighter than my LeMond (or my riding my fixie. Bianchi, and occasionally get out on ski parka from when I was a teen- on the BYU campus later that year. Trek 760 for that matter), and also Around 1990, I also bought a the Wilier and Felt. Nice to have a ager that I still wear when working Up next was another Motobécane. very responsive. A sparkling copper Santana tandem. Riding a tandem good stable. outside during the winter. And my The year was 1974, I was newly color, it was my ride and race steed is like driving a 1960s Cadillac, big I am pretty sure I am done now 1998 4Runner now has in excess of married, and my wife and I were till 2003. and heavy. No fast corners, and you with new bike purchases, though 260,000 miles. taking a cycling class for PE credit That’s when I started itching for have to learn to coordinate with your my wife doesn’t believe me. But at But getting something new is nice. at BYU. I scored a great deal at a true Italian made racing machine, partner. It really takes time to perfect age 66, and with a Colnago, Bianchi, You get all the new technology, it $125, and rode, toured and com- and Colnago was producing the most that. But we have had a lot of fun on Wilier and Felt to ride, each of which is attractive and unmarred, and it muted on that Motobécane Mirage beautiful ones around. I opted for the our tandem. In fact, I have ridden the like any good bike can last forever, makes you feel good. And of all the for the next 9 years. It was white with CT1, with a titanium frame, carbon Seattle to Portland (STP) event on a I think they will do me till I can no new things you can get, nothing beats red highlights, and came equipped fiber forks and seat and chain stays, tandem with my wife and each of my longer ride. a new bike. with double brake levers for each and a Campagnolo Record gruppo. five children. It is a great equalizer But who knows? New bikes are My first new bike was a gift from brake, the standard one on the front Silver and yellow with decorative when you and your partner have dif- pretty, they have all the latest tech, Santa back in 1956, a beautiful red curve of the bars, and a second one painted artwork including a racer ferent levels of strength and fitness. and they make me feel good. And I and cream colored Schwinn Spitfire. just under the top of the bars. That with his arm up in a victory salute on You can both enjoy the ride, rather have always wanted a Bianchi paint- I put a lot of miles on that bike, was a bad idea and a safety hazard as the top tube, it is a work of art. On than having one of you trying to be ed Bianchi green . . . and had many adventures, including they never worked well. It also had top of that, it is the most comfortable nearly having it confiscated by the the shifters on the bar stem, also a bike I have ever ridden, while still Fort Hall Indian Reservation police. bad idea. I modified both of these by being very responsive. Thanks to my tears and pleas, I man- eliminating the under the bar brake Of a truth, by this time, I was no aged to hang onto my ride. levers, and replacing the shifters with longer racing much, just the LOTOJA I purchased my next new bike, a standard (then) down tube shifters. I each year. So this purchase was more French made Motobécane, 15 years loved that bike, and it still hangs in for my own pleasure and to satisfy later when serving as a missionary my basement, a nostalgic reminder my new bike urge. But Jeff Louder in France for my church, the Church from the past. was racing on a Colnago CT1, so you of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Around 1984, I learned that they know it was a true racing machine. Bikes were how we got around. This actually had bike racing in Salt Lake. Well, I thought that might be my bike was purple with white trim, and After scoping out a couple of races, last new bike purchase. I was 52, and had a headlight and taillight powered my competitive instincts flared. That I could see myself riding this bike till by a small generator with a rotor was when I made a huge leap in bikes. I rode off in the sunset. But in 2012, that, with the flip of a switch, pushed I purchased a marvelous Trek 760, the bug hit again, and this time it against and was propelled by the made of Reynolds 531 steel tubing, was another Italian stallion, a red and wheel as I road. I went through a lot and equipped with a Campagnolo white full carbon Bianchi Sempre of rear tires that way. Victory gruppo. I remember after equipped with a SRAM Red gruppo. In 1973, just off my mission and a picking the bike up and taking it I immediately noticed how quickly student at Brigham Young University home, I got on to go for a ride. It was it responded, even better than my (BYU), I purchased a bike (brand unknown) from some entrepreneur

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MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY HIGHLINERSmtb Club Rides With Community in Mind

Aaron Crowder and Steve Sadler on one of many fall team Wasatch Crest Trail rides. Photo by Eric Kramer

us anytime. The HIGHLINERSmtb team enjoying a beautiful group ride through Thunder Mountains beautiful landscape. A pit- By Aaron Crowder, The most important aspect of stop heading home after a team camp trip near Zion National Park. Photo by Eric Kramer HIGHLINERSmtb HIGHLINERSmtb is our sense of community and engagement in local We at HIGHLINERSmtb care deeply level. Most of our race team is built network of great friends to ride with. HIGHLINERSmtb is a sub group events and needs. On the rise in Utah, about these efforts. with expert level riders who still care HIGHLINERSmtb formed mid- of the western region cycling commu- where we are based, is the Salt Lake We also care about ripping fun to compete at a higher level but don’t 2016 and attended our first race as a nity. Our mission is simple. Enduro, Valley Trails Society. Their mission and fast trail against the clock. The care to commit to the demands of the team in Ely, NV at the Fears, Tears, Community, and Good Times. Call is to educate about, promote, develop Western Region offers several Enduro pro class. All of our experienced rac- and Beers Enduro, our favorite race us a team. Call us a club. Call us a and maintain bike trails in the Greater race series which our team partakes ers lead group rides, skills clinics and of the year. The 2016 race was on bunch of dirtbags who seemingly Salt Lake Valley. HIGHLINERSmtb in. California Enduro Series, Big weekend get-a-ways for any and all rain delay for 24hrs which gave only care about rolling around on dirt and one of our supporting sponsors, Mountain Enduro Series, Montana team/club HIGHLINERSmtb mem- us plenty of time to fill a cooler with likeminded people. We have a Bingham Cyclery has partnered with Enduro Series, Enduro Cup Series bers and friends. We want everyone full of beer and head back to the competitive elite racing side to our and helped build the Salt Lake Valley and many smaller grassroots races on the team to be able to benefit from Jailhouse Casino Hotel to craft our team that intends to compete and Trails Society to boost community are all on the menu for 2017. One push the local limits of the Enduro and feed off of one another in efforts website and recruitment strategy. We involvement, sustain, and enhance of our favorite races each year just discipline. Equally important is our to progress on the bike and have a sat here for hours watching the rain happens to be the longest running community driven, beer, and burrito bike trails. The importance of trail Enduro in the USA. Fears, Tears, fueled club level which only exists to maintenance, trail etiquette, and trail have fun, ride with friends and help development at all levels becomes and Beers Enduro is hosted in the drive the cycling community. The increasingly more evident as the unique town of Ely, NV and offers demographics include male, female, cycling community grows. With that plenty of good times and competition pro, expert, intermediate, young, old, surfaces opportunity to engage and for all ages and abilities. Of those and all wheel sizes. Our passion is connect new members of this com- who race for HIGHLINERSmtb, sev- driven by the people we meet and munity to the needs of the longer eral are at the professional level with ride with every day. We facilitate term developments and housekeep- specific goals to succeed on the group rides, skills clinics, Enduro ing of all those trails we enjoy every national and global stage. We have racing, BBQ’s, and shenanigans. day. Without community involve- up-and-comers Bryn Bingham and Needless to say, if you like to ride ment, interest, and action, growth Lauren Bingham who are already MTB, you are welcome to ride with and sustainment will not happen. well accomplished at the national MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 9

sion. It’s also filled with great com- munity, good breweries and the best trail around. All of this was familiar, important and exercised by us in the past. From that day forward we knew we wanted to be about Enduro, Community and Good Times so we made that our mission. We are for- Support tunate to have great support from Bingham Cyclery, KIND Snacks, Your Celtek Bike Gloves, DNA Cycling, DAKINE, and SMITH Optics. We Local Bike are currently working with potential corporate sponsors to partner with Shop! for 2017 and beyond. Beyond all of the community relations, group rides and racing, we spend a great deal of time on social media. Sure we have the standard Facebook and Instagram accounts. We also have a website www. likeminded people to join us and HIGHLINERSmtb.com that consis- engage in the cycling community to tently pushes media out to the infor- help us sustain and improve the land mation superhighway. We have bike/ access, trail networks and voice of product reviews, blogs on adventure/ the western region mountain biker. lifestyle/travels, and a feed of pho- For more information on how One of HIGHLINERSmtb female riders, Piper Sadler, taking flight off a jump the morning of a team camp trip in tos homegrown from some of our Springdale, Utah. Photo: Aaron Crowder talented photographers on the team. you can join HIGHLINERSmtb or come down and chatting about the We focus a lot on the lifestyle of our get involved in the local commu- team and the supporters who back nity, please go to our website at Western Region Cycling community. us. Above all of that, we push the www.HIGHLINERSmtb.com and Its competitive and offers plenty of fact we have an open door policy click “Join Us”. We would love racing, which was our initial pas- and want nothing more than to invite to hear from you.

Rob Brown claiming 2nd place in the Montana Enduro at Big Sky. One of the many Enduros the team participated in during the 2016 season. Photo Ali Goulet and Mike Saltsman enjoying a cold brew after some trail riding at Snowbird. Photo by Eric Kramer by Ali Goulet 10 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

Touring to Great Basin - Continued from page 3

John in front of Pony Express Station Marker. Photo by Chris Blinzinger

Chris headed toward Dugway Pass. Photo by John Monroe. Well on our way out into the and turned off the Pony Express discussing what to do when a farmer Desert, the road was in good condi- route before Callao, UT at the end of stopped out on the road in his flatbed tion (hard packed dirt) and provided day two headed toward Hwy 50. pickup so we walked over to talk to a historical monument every ten him. His dog jumped of the truck and miles or so to signify a Pony Express South to Great Basin National ran passed us as we approached. We Stop. Many of the monuments were Park chatted briefly and swapped a few missing the metal plate with the In addition to the large stone mon- bike stories (he wants to do what we Horse and Rider, and in disrepair. uments dotted along our route, there were doing and asked our opinion on I was amazed at the beauty to were 12 inch sections of a piece of a few things), then he offered us to behold out there. I expected to see railroad rail on a post with a descrip- come to his house 7 miles away to sagebrush and rocks. What I experi- tive plate detailing an old trade route wait out the wind. We decided not enced was a large expanse of desert or sheep camp. I got the impression to backtrack. While we like flex- Taking a break. Photo by Chris Blinzinger grass, huge blue skies and peaceful- from those markers that there was ibility in our schedule, we had pre- ness as we rode the long straight much more activity out there many purchased tickets for Lehman Cave. The Pony Express Route touring bikes. We headed out on a roads. It’s hard not to be awestruck years ago than the days we were out There was an annual astronomy event It’s interesting that the Pony Friday morning from my home in with beauty of the desert. We watched there. We did encounter a group of at Great Basin National Park and we Express is such a significant piece northern Utah County heading west a coyote run across the road in front motorcycles doing a poker run and followed their recommendation to of history and Americana that only into the Oquirrh Mountains. There of us and modified our line of travel other motorists that wondered if we buy tickets early. operated for 19 months. It has much is not any direction to ride along from time to time to miss snakes in were lost. I always get a kick out of We were concerned that the head- more historical value and gets more the Intermountain West for several the road soaking up the sun. I imag- that question when we are out tour- wind would slow us down so much recognition for its short duration than days without the need to climb over ined those Pony Express riders mov- ing. Truthfully, I like it when they that we wouldn’t make it to our some American Presidents. The Pony a few mountains. Immediately after ing fast across that open space with a look at us like we are crazy. It’s part scheduled cave tour. Not sounding Express could deliver mail from turning onto the dirt road that would trail of dust behind them. We replen- of the fun. very flexible. I happened to look over St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, lead us across the desert, we stopped ished our water at Simpson Springs The road has so many variations toward our bikes and noticed his dog California in a mere 10 days. 1800 at the first of many information signs Campground on the first night. We of quality in every mile. Some sec- eating our lunch. He hollered and miles in 10 days is far better than and monuments that dot the Pony topped off our water at Fish Springs tions are hard packed and easy to called his dog over. We shook hands we would do on our skinny tire Express route. ride and pedal while others were and parted ways and went back to sandy and loose and some just had eating what was left of our lunch. We ginormous rocks that are tube killers. mounted up and continued on. It was It took some skill to avoid them when tough going and we only managed going downhill. But…there is a 200 seven miles in two hours. Wind can foot section of paved road out in be demoralizing. Neither of us was Trout Creek. We briefly enjoyed the able to encourage the other as we short lived easy rolling as much as pushed on. one could. The lone church out there We hesitated to hitch a ride has paved frontage. We stopped for a because we were there to ride the rest. We took advantage of the shade whole thing. Well, I heard a vehicle trees behind the church and sat at a coming up behind us and at the last picnic table under the pavilion. We second, I stuck a thumb out strug- replenished our water supply from gling to keep my front wheel straight a spigot on the pump house and with one hand. The vehicle hesitated washed up a little. We relaxed there briefly and then I saw brake lights. I for about an hour enjoying the breeze pedaled with new energy to see about and plotting the rest of the days ride. a ride. The driver asked “Did you It was truly an oasis in the desert. flip me off or are you looking for a Soon we were headed out south ride?” I assured him I was looking toward Gandy where we hoped to for a ride. A rancher and his son had stop at Warm springs before finish- been out to check their herd and were ing the days ride by riding into the headed to the Border Inn. We were in Border Inn at the Utah/Nevada state luck and loaded our bikes into their line. One hour later we were fighting farm truck and hunkered down with 35 mph head winds. It was a dras- our bikes. We passed the turnoff to tic change from our oasis. Forward Warm Springs in Gandy but that was movement was slow going so we no longer an option with our new pulled over under shade and broke found means of transportation. It into our meat and cheese. was 35 miles to the Border Inn. We We were there for 15 minutes would have never made it to Lehman MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 11

John and Chris at the Nevada state line. Photo by Chris Blinzinger’s tripod. to use the filter. •The route along Highway 50 is • It is remote, beautiful and some- wide open, but camping can be dif- thing I can check off my list. ficult because of the fence that paral- •Baker Nevada is a ghost town this lels with infrequent gates and side time of year, businesses are closed roads. Now we are talking about doing Rider in the Storm. Photo by John Monroe up so stock up at the Border Inn if the Loneliest Road in America without that ride. The winds were going on. Looked like a traffic jam in our trip ended. My wife picked us up traveling up to Great Basin National through the rest of Nevada. But first supposed to last through the night. the middle of nowhere as we could in Nephi and drove us home. We lost Park this time of year. We carry calo- we will ride to Grand Junction in We hunkered down there for the night see a line of cars backed up. Once John’s bike off the bike rack on the ries, protein and enjoy a hot drink in June. and ate at their restaurant. we were two miles away, it was clear way home. We went back and found the morning and after dinner. John what the commotion was but that it but…That’s another story. made some great dehydrated meals Chris Blinzinger is an Emergency To Great Basin National Park only resulted in more questions. A for the trip. Manager and avid cyclist living in We headed out for Great Basin two-seater airplane parked in the Nuts and Bolts •Meat sticks, trail mix and Hudson Pleasant Grove, Utah. He traded the next morning. The wind was middle of the road. The pilot landed •We left the last week of September. Bay Bars (homemade oat bars) are in his horses for two wheels over still blowing and it was much cold- to chat with driver of a pickup, or just The trip was 351 miles with 10,331 easy to access while riding and we a decade ago and is now a regular er. We had a significant climb and have coffee. They were as surprised feet of elevation gain. never pass up a convenience store. bicycle commuter/tourist. planned on camping in the park that to see us as we were them. We all •We spent five nights and six days night. The climb was brutal, 1700 had questions about what the other on this trip. Every trip is hard and feet elevation gain with a cold cross was doing there. We talked for a few fun and easy and adventurous and wind. We were bundled up like win- minutes and the pilot loaded up and thought provoking and rewarding. ter commuters. We eventually found headed out. How often do you see •This was a great time of year relief once we got far enough up the a plane in the middle of the road in because days are warm but not too mountain for the hills to block the the middle of the desert? Well now hot and nights were cool. wind and let the sun warm us up. I have. •John and I have become used The cave was cool. It’s worth the to carrying plenty of water. That is visit. The small visitor’s center has Back to Delta probably the most significant consid- a restaurant for summer visitors. It It’s funny how all roads look flat eration for the trip. There are places was already Fall. The climb had on a map. Our ride toward Delta was to get water but you should carry really taken our energy so we sought hillier than I expected. The pavement plenty in case you have a problem. out to find the campground and set Chris Blinzinger (left) and John Monroe arrive at Great Basin National Park. was a welcome relief from the 150 I am glad we did it. We carried 10 up camp. It was easier said than Photo by Chris Blinzinger miles of dirt road we had been on. liters each and a filter. We never had done. When receiving directions it is We camped close to Sevier Lake essential to remember the description mile off of Highway 50/6. I got up is subjective to the informant’s per- in the middle of the night to see a spective. We know better but I guess man about a horse, and admired the we forget. Finally found our camp stars with amazement. From horizon and enjoyed all you can eat pine nuts to horizon, there was 180 degrees everywhere around us. of bright stars. It was impressive Our first six miles of the morning and best view of the stars on this were downhill leading us back to the trip so far. We enjoyed a tailwind Border Inn. Half way down the hill, as we headed east to Delta, then we could see something ahead of us northeast toward Leamington and at the bottom of the hill on our route up over the mountain into Nephi. ahead that was causing a commotion We rode through some cool little in the road. It looked strange to us towns on the way to Nephi. We and we couldn’t make out what was encountered a cross-country female CLASSIFIED AD: cyclist halfway to Nephi. 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MOUNTAIN BIKING New Mountain Bike Trail Planned Around Payette Lake, Idaho this trail for the benefit of every mountain biker in McCall and beyond,” the organi- zation said in a press release. CIMBA does “not have an exact price estimate for the entire trail or an average price per mile at this time. We have an evaluation scheduled with Trail A new 33 mile mountain bike trail is planned to loop around Payette Lake, Idaho. Photo by Max Solutions Silverson for this The partners have not completely spring when the snow melts, at By Charles Pekow figured out the timetable -- but it which time they will analyze the will take years. CIMBA received flagged route and provide us with A new 33-mile mountain bike trail all the necessary permits, one major a detailed estimate for Phase One The proposed trail around Payette Lake will be 33 miles when complete. will eventually go around Payette hurdle. But the second perennial one construction costs,” CIMBA public Lake just north of McCall, Idaho. relations official Maxfield Silverson ual benefactors who have expressed will open in stages. They first plan to remains: receiving all the necessary The Central Idaho Mountain Bike wrote in an email. interest in funding trail work in the build four or five miles on the south- cash. “Trail building is expensive Association (CIMBA) announced CIMBA has applied for various past. We may pursue corporate spon- and CIMBA is now actively seeking ern edge near North Beach, connect- that it has gotten approval to build national and local grants. CIMBA sorships as well as we are not ruling ing with Payette Rim Trail and the a mainly natural surface loop around grant money and private donations “will continue to seek out and pursue out any source of fundraising that McCall town connector and from the lake on state land. CIMBA is to fund the construction of this com- any relevant grant funding to com- will contribute to the completion there, the singletrack at Ponderosa partnering with Trail Solutions, the munity trail. The timeline for con- plete the trail. In terms of donations of the trail at this point,” Silverson trail-building arm of the International struction is entirely dependent on our we will be launching a Go Fund Me wrote. State Park. Mountain Bicycling Association to ability to mobilize our community (or similar crowdsourcing platform) But the partners plan to start con- CIMBA says it expects a trail construct the project in phases. and foster partners in completing campaign and approaching individ- struction this summer and the trail with intermediate trail difficulty. 16 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

MECHANIC’S CORNER Riding Season is Here! Have you Checked Your Bike? Preventative maintenance. We do for road. Changing the chain often between 8 hours (wet it all the time, often without know- retains good shifting performance, conditions) and 40 ing it. Things like brushing our teeth, reduces cassette wear and rolls both hours (dry). RockShox changing the oil in the car and clean- smoother and quieter. suggests service at ing out the roof gutters fall into that Replacing cables is important for approximately 100 category. To me, bicycle preventative both performance and safety. They hours of use. Be aware maintenance means washing my bike, don’t break often, but if they do it that these service rec- lubricating the chain and inflating can be a little more than inconve- ommendations are the tires properly. While road bikes nient. For example, if a shifting condition dependent. haven’t changed much (if anything cable breaks it just means limping The wetter and dirtier electronics makes it easier), moun- home on a bike in the wrong gear. the riding conditions, tain bikes are much more complex When a brake cable comes apart the shorter the service than decades ago. Overall, howev- there will be trouble ahead because interval. er, a bicycle is still a very simple cables don’t break unless there is a After taking care machine. What is required is know- high force upon it; like trying to slow of all the aforemen- ing what needs to be maintained, how down in a hurry. To be safe, replace tioned components, often, and then making a schedule. those brake cables at every couple don’t forget about Before bicycles had suspension years. Plus, they’re cheap! your wheels and bot- Take your wheel out to get a better and hydraulic disc brakes, there were view of your brake pads. Photo by Mountain bike hydraulic brakes tom bracket. Spin the Tom Jow two things I stressed serviced regu- don’t have cables but they still need wheels and make sure larly; chain and cables. My rule of regular service. Check the brake they are true. If not, Grab a crank arm and wiggle to find out if the bot- thumb back in those days was a new pads any time the wheels are out. look for broken or loose tom bracket is loose. Photo by Tom Jow By Tom Jow chain after 1000 miles for moun- The pads are self adjusting, so if spokes. Give the tires tain bikes and 1500 miles for road. you don’t inspect them you won’t a looking over. Inspect Preventative Maintenance. Do Depending on a person’s riding hab- know if they need replacing until the sidewalls and tread You Do It? its, it’s probably about a season’s they don’t work anymore. Just grab for cuts and abra- worth for dirt and a half or less a flashlight and look inside the brake sions. On mountain caliper. If the brake pad material bike tires, the knobs is 2mm thick or less, replace them. get torn off some- Also, the hydraulic brake fluid should times. After the tires, be changed occasionally. There are check the bearings. two reasons to do this. One, dirt Almost all hubs and and brake pad material sneak past bottom brackets are the caliper piston seals to contami- using sealed cartridge nate the fluid. Second, for brakes bearings these days. using DOT brake fluid, the fluid These bearing spin is “hygroscopic” meaning it absorbs great but they usually water. Water in the brake line boils don’t have too much faster than the brake fluid, therefore grease inside. Check expanding and creating inconsistent the hub bearings by braking performance. There are sev- removing the wheels eral types of DOT brake fluid so be and spin the axle with sure to follow the manufacturer’s your fingers. Good recommendation. Mineral oil brake ones feel smooth, with fluid does not absorb water, however, just a little wet feeling should still be changed occasionally. resistance. Dry ones Again, only use the manufacturer’s may be smooth and Keep you fork tubes cleaner than this. Photo by recommended brake fluid. spin really free. Bad Tom Jow There are two other hydraulic ones feel crunchy or systems on bicycles. One is the have high resistance adjustable (dropper) seatpost. These to movement. These seatposts have oil, air and rubber indications apply also seals to contain both. This compo- to the bottom bracket. nent operates under high pressure Remove the chain and if the seals are not up to the task from the chainrings of containing said oil and air, the post and give it a little spin. will fail. How often does the dropper Performing pre- post need to be serviced? According ventative maintenance to SRAM, the RockShox Reverb on a bicycle is actually should be serviced at every 100 and a pretty easy thing to 200 hours of use. The manufacturer do. The hardest part KS Lev recommends their post be is figuring out what serviced every 3 months. See your needs to be looked at owner’s manual or the manufactur- and when. One way er’s website for more details. to keep track is the The other hydraulic system on a appointment calen- mountain bike is the suspension. The dar. Another way is first line of defense is keeping those to make notes in the things clean. Before or after every training log. Some of ride, wipe the stanchion tubes (the the online apps have a one that slides inside the seal) with place to indicate what a rag. Dirt is the enemy to your sus- equipment was used pension. For this reason it is impor- for the day’s workout. Give your axles a spin to check the condition of the tant to have the seals checked and The important thing bearings. Photo by Tom Jow oils changed on schedule. For years, about preventative Fox recommended lower leg and maintenance is to do it. Because Every couple rides: Wash bike, oil service every 50 hours of riding. the alternative is to have a bike that tire condition, check brake pads (the That time constraint has gradually doesn’t work when you most want wheels are out) increased so that for current forks to ride it. Every month: Inspect tubeless tire major service is every 200 hours. solution RockShox suggests lower leg service Tom’s tldr; Guide to Bike Annually: Annual inspection of every 50 hours and full service and Maintenance bearings, brake fluid, suspension oil change at 100 hours. For the rear As necessary: Lubricate chain pivots, chain, cassette shock, Fox recommends their rear Every ride: Tire pressure, wipe By manufacturer recommenda- shocks should have a seal service at suspension tion: Suspension, dropper post MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 17

TRAINING Posture before Power typing /slumping from other parts to navigate, balance, or steer. Use By John Higgins of your life to the bike. It can also those idle neurons to focus on your Reach Cyclists in result from not actively practicing riding position and improve your While we can thank global an “athletic position” on the bike, or on-bike posture. 7 Western States! warming for extending the outdoor by compensating for a bike fit that is Here are a few things you can cycling season in the Intermountain not optimal. Good on-bike posture pay attention to: Advertise in West, it’s likely that many of you results in better power production •Notice your connection to your will soon be take your riding by creating a stable base from which saddle. Are you well anchored and Cycling Utah and Cycling indoors, either in your home or at the levers can generate force. That stable on it? Can you drive your sit a venue offering a structured winter stable base is the pelvis, spine and bones into it? Experiment with tilt- West! training program. Often the training shoulders, held in place by muscles ing your pelvis forward and back. focus during winter is on develop- of the core. Can you find neutral? Email: ing greater power output. Good posture is really the same •Are your shoulders plugged [email protected] But where does that power come for any athletic pursuit. An erect in and relaxed, or hunched up or Web: from? There may be plenty you yet neutral spine, subtle core muscle rounded forward? Lift and extend www.cyclingutah.com/advertising-info/ have read, heard about or know with engagement, and an open airway from your sit bones to your sternum. regard to training plans, intervals, allowing full breathing both in and Notice a contraction in your abdo- lactate threshold, cadence, meta- out. Trying to ride a bike well while men and an expansion in your chest bolic efficiency, strength training, your body is slouched over it is like cavity. Can you breathe more fully, power/weight ratio and other factors trying to escape a house fire while both in and out? Slump down and affecting power output, but what maintaining your Netflix posture. try that deep breathing again. Notice about your riding position? It’s going to be hard to move fast. a difference? Yes – your riding position is A good cycling posture is going •Load up the resistance and going to influence how you gener- to result from a combination of a explore how you feel in different ate power and transfer it to the ped- good bike fit and awareness about positions. What feedback is your als. Force is applied at the pedals, how you are holding yourself on power meter giving you? having being transferred through the bike. Elements of a good bike Assume the position…focus on levers (leg bones) that are activated fit will include a saddle of suitable your posture, and you will be setting by muscles (hip extensors and knee width and profile to support your yourself up for better power output, extensors), which are stabilized by pelvis, and a handlebar position improved efficiency and a stellar the pelvis and trunk. Force that is that allows for a straight back and season. Enjoy your ride. applied at the lower end of the body relaxed shoulders. While a good is initiated in the upper body. So bike fit allows for good posture, it John Higgins wants to el- there is more to power output than does not automatically create good evate your cycling experience. bigger, stronger quads! posture. You have to do that. He operates BikeFitr - an inde- Think of your riding position as So back to the winter training. pendent bike fitting studio, and your on-bike posture. Poor posture Being trapped in a stationary train- Fit Kit Systems – supplying on the bike is all too common and er and riding on the spot usually equipment and education to can result from simply transferring results in a good dose of neurologi- bike retailers and fitters. Con- your posture from sitting/driving/ cal boredom because you don’t have tact: [email protected] 18 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

TRAVEL Cuba’s The Titan Tropic - Racing in the Land That Time Forgot nine-day mourning period that would the foot of the mountains we would Cold water would pour onto you as impact our first two days of racing. be racing in the next four days. you try and set a personal record for Sadly, the prologue stage, a 30 We finished the first stage in fastest shampoo job. On hot days the km bike tour through the heart of the small mountain town of Soroa, showers were surprisingly refreshing. old Havana was canceled and stage the “Rainbow of Cuba”, named so We also learned that Cuba lacks 1 would have to be neutralized, as because of the vast living orchid one major staple of international bike celebrations of any kind were not collection that lives there numbering racing; the porta-potty. The details permitted in the time of mourning. over 700 different breeds. our porta-potty substitutes are too We made the best of the situation Soroa was our first night staying unpleasant to discuss but imagine doing our own bike tour through the in a camp. A unique feature of Titan a hole in the ground, a wood pallet city and along the waterfront that Tropic is that everyone was required with no center, and a nail to hang was soaked in the purple and blue of to stay in the camp from the fastest toilet paper on. the setting sun. rider to the slowest. We had all the While some of life in the camp Cuba is an incredible country members of the Cuban national team was a challenge the Titan organiz- with surprises around every corner. sleeping in tents right next to us. ers spared no expense when it came We were looking forward to our week Each rider had their own 1-per- to food. Three meals a day with an of adventure. son tent and race organizers would assortment of food to fit every diet, The island is just opening up to transport your luggage from camp and lots of desserts. the world of biking. Road bike tour- to camp. Each camp had an outdoor pool ing in Cuba is just starting to gain a The shower facilities could be that was perfect for cooling off, foothold as some private businesses Shannon Boffeli and Jen Hanks racing Cuba’s Titan Tropic. Photo by described as spartan at best. Like recovery, and socializing. One of have started offering their services in Cristian Casal, courtesy Titan Tropic a scene from Gilligan’s Island, the the best aspects of the camp-style recent years but mountain biking is showers were basically a stall, made stage races is the amazing camara- is something few Americans have almost unheard. Until very recently, from palm fronds, with a hose con- derie riders build throughout a week By Shannon Boffeli experienced since JFK was president. it just hasn’t existed in Cuba but nected to a shower head above you. of shared suffering. Lifetime friend- Leave the high rises, glitz, and the raw materials of exceptional ter- The moment my wife Jen Hanks glamour of Miami and in less than an rain and endless natural beauty are and I learned about Titan Tropic hour you’re transported to a different abundant and virtually ensure that Cuba we knew it would be an time. The plane flies over miles and the sport is going to quickly take off. unforgettable experience. Whether miles of unmaintained dirt roads that The route our 5-day, 271-mile in Chile, Austria, Italy, or Canada slowly weave between fields full of stage race took us on headed south- we’ve discovered mountain bike ox and cattle before touching down west of the Cuban capital before stage racing is an unparalleled way at Jose Marti International airport circling back north and finishing to see and experience a new coun- in Havana. Travelers disembark on on the pristine white sand beaches try. These events will take you to the runway, and catch a cab that’s of Cayo Jutias, that despite being places unknown to even the best tour most likely a 50s-era Chevy complet- named after giant indigenous tree guides. Now image having this expe- ing the sensation that you’ve been rats, is a protected national treasure rience on a tropical island where no transported back in time. While just of unmatched beauty. Americans have legally traveled for 90 miles south of the United States, Our first day of riding treated over 50 years and that’s Titan Tropic. Cuba feels light years away. us to more of Havana as we rolled Even the flight to Cuba was an Just days before leaving for Cuba through town passing by various experience. After more than 50 years we heard the news that our trip Ernest Hemingway hangouts and of travel ban to the Caribbean’s would hold even greater significance, near the sprawling compound inhab- largest island, boarding a commer- the death of longtime Cuban dicta- ited by President Raul Castro. Miles cial flight in Miami and landing tor Fidel Castro. When we arrived, and miles of rolling hills and sugar in Havana, just 45 minutes later, the country was in the midst of a cane fields eventually brought us to MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 19

ficult to imagine as lush greenery and palm trees sit atop limestone monoliths with sheer-vertical walls on all sides. It’s no surprise Vinales is a UNESCO world heritage site. We spent two nights in Vinales taking in all the sights that surround this amazing valley. Vinales is cur- rently a hotspot for road cycling tours in Cuba and it’s no surprise; endless miles of roads ramble along ridgelines and wind between majestic mogotes, caves, and natural springs. Riding for hours without seeing a car. Outside the big cities, cars are scarce in Cuba. Too expensive for most citi- The showers. Photo by Shannon Boffeli zens, cars are a luxury here as most ships are formed with every race. sion was surely happening as gaunt people still travel by horse or on foot. Day two was our first day of real beings in brightly-colored spandex, Sadly, our week of racing eventu- racing completing a challenging cir- steadily streamed by. If indeed they ally had to end as we left the interior cuit around Soroa finishing back at thought the aliens were upon them, forests of Cuba for the beaches of camp for a second night. they were exceedingly nice about. Cayo Jutias and a well-deserved dip Day three is when we really start- After the dirt ended, we climbed in the clear blue Atlantic. ed to see the heart of Cuba. We to a high ridge that traversed endless After the finish we returned again left Soroa and traveled to Vinales valleys. An absolutely marvelous to Havana. The mourning period for following rock-strewn, beaten, for- road that feels like you’re riding the Fidel Castro had now passed and est tracks, cross cut by streams and Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia with the rollicking nightlife Havana is muddy fords traveled over hundreds forests of palms taking the place of known for had returned. The whole of years by nothing but horses and the old growth hardwoods of North city was suddenly alive as every ox-drawn wagons. These ancient dirt America. restaurant, club, and hotel had live Racing through Cuba. Photo by Shannon Boffeli tracks now provided passage for 150 Finally, we dropped into the music, dancing, and the best mojitos excellent support of the Titan Tropic 2017. lycra-clad mountain bikers. Vinales Valley with its 1,000 foot on the planet. promoters combined to make a Dropping deeper and deeper mogotes, giant haystack shaped The Titan Tropic was like nothing To learn more about the race into the interior of Cuba we passed mountains with sheer limestone we had done before. The unrivaled wicked stew of challenge, enjoyment, homes that rarely see visitors and walls, standing guard. A more unique cultural experience of Cuba, fused and unforgettable memories. We are visit Titantropic.com must have thought the alien inva- and varied landscape would be dif- with a week of bike racing and the already making plans to return in 20 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

CYCLOCROSS Earn your Cyclocross! - The Continued Racing Adventures of a 40-Something Year-Old Mom do as a many laps as the others. The winner rides the furthest that fastest. I decided to give the Utah Cyclocross Series a try this year. It looked like fun, but I was really nervous because I don’t have a cross bike. I just have a mountain bike, and not a super nice one at that. I reached out to the race director and was assured that I would be just fine on whatever I rode. The first race in the series that I was able to get to was held at the Weber County Fairgrounds in Ogden, Utah on a cold, wet day, making the course super muddy. I don’t think I have seen a happier bunch of cyclists. Apparently as far as cyclocross races go, the sloppier the course, the hap- pier the CX racer. I lined up with the other girls. Kelly McPherson on the podium (right) at one of the Utah Cyclocross There were three of us in the newbie Series events. Photo by Marek Shon Kelly McPherson racing at the Santa Cross held at the Draper Cycle Park group. We were all new. This was the on December 10, 2017. Photo by James McPherson their bike without hardly even slow- to my advantage as I was able to first race for each of us and we were ing down. I am not a really good or plow right through it without any course will take them around turns, all at least a little nervous. Before experienced racer, so my technique problem while some of the others they started us, the kiddie-cross par- By Kelly McPherson up and down small hills, through over those was somewhat less than on less knobby tires had to be a little ticipants finished their race. This is mud pits and has at least a few obsta- effective. I still need to practice this more cautious or risk landing in it, the cutest race ever where the young At the end of the cycling season, cles that force cyclists to get off and one. rubber side up. I soon found that children of the racers pedal or bal- here in Utah and throughout the west, carry their bikes over logs or even The race director had nicknamed my mountain bike was better suited ance bike their way around a part of there is something glorious called up stairs. The participants all start this course Logzilla and I soon found than a cross bike on muddy and/or the course. My mother’s heart was cyclocross. I believe that this race together, though some may start in out why. Some of the obstacles were technical courses such as this one or grinning from ear to ear! was invented for cyclists who are large logs. When I say large logs, I the Godfrey Trucking course later in front based on points in the series or Finally, we got to start and it was mean really large, high as my waist the series. Because of this, I managed tired from a long summer season of rankings. These are called “call ups.” so much fun! I rolled off across the large logs. I wasn’t sure how to get to place second in this race. I man- road and mountain racing, but who This puts the faster racers in front grass towards our first set of obsta- over these. The juniors who were aged to crash my bike at the Godfrey are not quite ready to hang up their where they don’t have to struggle cles, a set of low wooden barriers. If racing at the same time as us seemed Trucking race due to my own stupid- bike and hop onto a trainer or spin so much to get around slower racers. a racer is really good, they can bunny bike. Cyclocross or CX is often seen The participants will ride for a set hop over these. An experienced racer to be able to hop off their bikes ity and a desire to get ahead of some- as much-deserved playtime. number of minutes and complete as will swing one leg over their bike, and take a couple of steps up and one who I thought was going slow. I Cyclocross is a unique race where many laps as they can during that take a step or two as they deftly lift over these giant logs and then they missed a couple of races because of cyclists ride an off-road looped time. If a racer gets lapped by the their bike over the barrier and then a were over and on their way. To this the injury, but was happy to return for course taped off by the director. The lead riders, then that racer may not step or two and they will be back on day, I still don’t know how they the last couple of races. did this. I, on the other hand, had a I competed in quite a few of the completely different and much less Utah Cyclocross Series this last year graceful approach. I tried a couple of and had a ton of fun at each one. different methods. I didn’t like any Each course was slightly different of them. At one point, I straddled and offered new challenges, new the log and attempted to hoist my adventures, and new cycling puzzles. monstrously heavy bike up and over I would really like to participate in and got stuck on top with my bike this kind of fun again this fall. mostly on top of me. I think three As I look forward to this year’s juniors passed me like little deer season of racing, I am planning lots leaping through the forest as I was of new adventures including every- high centered like a hippo on a rock thing from weekly crits to Crusher in in the savannah. Ugh! In succeeding the Tushar to Seattle to Portland and laps of the course, I learned to throw hopefully ending with a successful my bike over the log first and then Lotoja. I am going to work hard to crawl over. It wasn’t quick, but at earn the much-deserved playtime of least it was over. challenging and hopefully muddy There was a lot of mud on this cyclocross racing. That was just too course. This mud was very much much fun to miss!

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BIKE NEWS Preview: The North American Handmade Bicycle Show to be Held in Salt Lake City March 10-12, 2017 Bicycles about his participation in the show, he said, “The chance to get together with this many talented craftspeople is really exciting. To see people that are actually making stuff is really unique.” Some of the build- ers have been around for 30-40 years producing refined designs noted Chastain, “I like seeing what they are doing, I like hanging out with them, I like challenging myself to produce better work.” Calfee’s bamboo cargo bike on display at the 2016 NAHBS. Photo by Billy He is building several bikes to Sinkford get ready for the show, including a fat bike, 29er, 27+, a gravel grinder, handbuilt wheels, and showings of and a road bike for people to view. Over 170 exhibitors will be pres- the movie “Cheetah, The Nelson Chastain builds custom tig-welded ent, along with national and local Vails Story.” titanium bikes, and paints or anod- bicycling media. Several Utah and izes them himself. His work shop is Idaho companies will be present The show is intended for consum- Blaze Bicycles’ Pierre Chastain building bikes to prepare for the North located in Moab, and he’s also owner including Kelson, Salt Air, Moab’s ers, bike lovers, the bicycle indus- American Handmade Bicycle Show to be held from March 10-12, 2017 in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy Pierre Chastain of the Bike Fiend, a retail store Blaze Bicycles, EO Gear, Lizard try, framebuilders, and anyone that in Moab. He started building bike Skins, Rock West Composites, Rotor, appreciates fine craftsmanship. the bicycle, “Since 2005, NAHBS frames about 9 years ago. He’s a one Mercury Wheels, Enve, Metier Velo, The show will be held at the Salt By Dave Iltis has been consistently dedicated to man shop, and builds and designs his Reynolds, TRP, and more. Sklar from Palace Convention Center, 100 W. showcasing the talents of individuals bikes from the bottom up. Chastain Montana will be there, as well as Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. February 25, 2017 - The North around the world whose art form is says, “I’m here to provide you guys Breadwinner Cycles run by former Show hours are from 10 am to 6 pm American Handmade Bicycle Show the bicycle. It continues to aim to be with bicycles. What makes custom Salt Lake City resident Tony Pereira on March 10 and 11th, and from 10 is coming to Salt Lake City from a meeting point-online and in person- bicycles so damn awesome isn’t the and Tallerico Cycles run by former am to 5 pm on March 12. Valet bike March 10-12, 2017. The show high- for frame builders and cycling enthu- fact that they are bilaminate lugs or Moab resident Johnny Tallerico. parking will be available from the lights hand-crafted bicycles, acces- siasts, for the sharing of ideas, and this way or that way is that they fit In addition to booths and tables Bicycle Collective. sory makers, and component suppli- the promotion of a special industry really well. And in my particular case highlighting different custom bike For more information, and to pur- ers for the artisan bike industry. The with a rich history dating back to I put focus on having a performance builders, the show will have semi- chase tickets, visit: http://www.2017. 13th Annual show began in 2005 in 1819,” states the show’s website. based modern bicycle.” Look for his nars on professional framebuilding, handmadebicycleshow.com/ Tickets Houston. booth at the show and find out more branding for framebuilders, tubing will also be available at the venue. The NAHBS is about the art of We asked Pierre Chastain of Blaze at blazebicycles.com. technology, BikeCad, 3D printing, 22 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

ming, live entertainment, beer garden, food trucks and more! A portion of the event pro- Calendar Guidelines: ceeds will go to support the Colorado High WESTERN STATES School Cycling League, Trips for Kids Denver Listings are free on a Metro and Wish for Wheels. Location: Sports Authority Field: Lot J, 1701 Bryant St, Denver, space available basis and CO 80204, Free & Open to the public , at our discretion. Amanda Knutson, 515-681-6036, amanda@ clippedinproductions.com, coloradobike- Submit your event to: expo.com CALENDAR OF EVENTS [email protected] May 20-21, 2017 — Cole Sport Bike Swap, Park City, UT, 9-5 Sat., 9-3 Sun. $10 fee if bike sells. with date, name of event, Proceeds go to Mountain Trails Foundation. Drop bikes off at Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. website, phone number on 5/19. Pick up is by 3 pm on 5/21., Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, scottdudevoir@ LA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacy- to the idea that a non-motorized network and contact person and colesport.com, mountaintrails.org, colesport. cling.org, usacycling.org of public pathways significantly contribute other appropiate informa- com Utah BMX to our community’s economic vitality and May 20, 2017 — Pedal Palooza, Herriman, March 31-April 2, 2017 — USA Cycling Elite quality of life., Mark Bedel, 801-393-2304, BMX National Championships, Rock Hill, SC, tion. UT, An event for the whole family, kids bike RAD Canyon BMX — South Jordan, UT, Indoor [email protected], Rod Kramer, 801- parade, kids bike races, bike safety rodeo, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling. 393-2304, [email protected], weber- and outdoor BMX racing. Location: 5200 org, usacycling.org Let us know about any helmet safety inspection, helmet decorat- W, 9800 South, Practice Tuesday 6:30- 8:30, pathways.org ing station. Starts at 10 am (pre-event hel- Race Thursday, Registration 6:00- 7:00, Race Utah Advocacy Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. George, UT, We corrections to existing met checks at 9), Butterfield Park, Kami at 7, May through September (practices accept all types and styles of riders, most Greenhagen, 801-913-3251, kgreenhagen@ starting in April with additional practices on listings! gmail.com, pp.infinitecycles.com Bike Utah — UT, Utah’s Statewide Advocacy important we want people to ride their bikes Tuesdays through May), Dallas Edwards, 801- Group., Phil Sarnoff, 801-440-3729, psarnoff@ and enjoy doing it. Most of us love riding our 803-1900, radcanyonbmx@radcanyonbmx. June 3, 2017 — National Trails Day, Salt Lake bikeutah.org, bikeutah.org bikes in all types of weather and in multiple com, radcanyonbmx.com March 10-12, 2017 — North American City, UT, Volunteer on Trail Projects., Kristen disciplines. The Alliance is located in Southern Kenley, (801) 501-0850, [email protected], rei. Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Handmade Bicycle Show NAHBS, Salt Lake Legacy BMX — Farmington, UT, Indoor bmx Utah and has group rides to help people get com/saltlakecity Committee (MBAC) — Salt Lake City, UT, City, UT, 12th annual, NAHBS showcases racing at the Legacy Events center 151 out, meet new friends, and most importantly, Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month the talents of individuals around the world South 1100 West, Farmington, UT., Practice have fun riding their bikes., Lukas Brinkerhoff, June 3, 2017 — Road Respect Ride, Logan, from 5-7 pm in the SLC Transportation Division whose art form is the bicycle. It aims to be Wednesday 6:00- 9:00; Race Saturday, May 435-632-8215, lukas@mooseknuckleralliance. UT, Celebrate Logan’s Active Transportation Conference room., Becka Roolf, 801-535- a meeting point both online and in person through September, Kevin , 801-698-1490, org, mooseknuckleralliance.org by joining us for the Road Respect Ride. 6630, [email protected], bikeslc.com for frame builders and cycling enthusiasts [email protected], lrbmx.com, radcanyon- Event begins at 12 pm and ends at 2 pm. Mountain Trails Foundation — Park City, UT, looking for custom- made bikes, for the shar- , Gary Saxton, 435-752-2161, 435-374-8076, bmx.com/Rad_Canyon_Legacy_Outdoor_ Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee Park City’s Trails Group, Charlie Sturgis, 435- ing of ideas, and the promotion of a special [email protected], logandown- Schedule_2014.pdf — Salt Lake City, UT, The SLCBAC committee 649-6839, [email protected], moun- industry with a rich history dating back to town.org works to improve cycling conditions in Salt June 9-11, 2017 — USA BMX Great Salt Lake taintrails.org 1819, Don Walker, 502-265-1122, don@hand- Lake County and is an official committee. Nationals, USA BMX National Series, South madebicycleshow.com, 2017.handmadebi- June 10, 2017 — Bike Prom, Utah Bike Month, Meetings are the second Wednesday of Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee — Salt Jordan, UT, Location: 5200 W, 9800 South. , cycleshow.com/2017-nahbs Salt Lake City, UT, Bike Prom, the Bicycle each month from 5:30-7:30 pm and are Lake City, UT, Volunteer to help build the Dallas Edwards, 801-803-1900, radcanyon- Collective’s annual fancy bike party. held in Suite N-2800 of the Salt Lake County Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (801) 485-6974 or March 14, 2017 — Utah Bike Summit, Ogden, [email protected], radcanyonbmx. Gallivan Center, 293 Main St. Wear your Government Center, 2001 S. State St., Salt visit our web page., Dave Roth, 801-824- UT, The Utah Bike Summit is the state bicycle com, facebook.com/radcanyonbmx prom outfits. Pre-prom ride: 6:00pm starting Lake City, UT, , Megan Hillyard, 801-468-3351, 5339, [email protected], conference. It is a full day of sessions address- at Pioneer Park., Clint Watson, 801-328-2453, March 10-12, 2017 — USA Cycling Collegiate [email protected], bicycle.slco.org bonnevilleshorelinetrail.org ing how to make Utah more bicycle friendly. 801-400-3072, [email protected], BMX National Championships, West Monroe, Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) — Salt There are also networking opportunities so bicyclecollective.org, bikeprom.com Weber Pathways — Ogden, UT, Weber individuals and groups can partner to work County’s trails group. We are committed Lake City, UT, PRATT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit July 8, 2017 — Goathead Weevil Release, Salt organization, run by volunteers. The mis- more effectively in advancing bicycle-relat- ed efforts across Utah., Phil Sarnoff, 801-440- Lake City, UT, 4th Annual. Volunteers are sion of the Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels invited to join the Jordan River Commission (PRATT) Coalition is to assist city, county, state 3729, [email protected], bikeutah.org/ utah-bike-summit/utah-bike-summit-2/, as we release puncturevine weevils along and federal agencies and other public and the Jordan River Trail. These insects play an private partners in completing a multi-use April 1-May 31, 2017 — Bike It or Hike It, important role in managing goatheads on trail along I-80 via Parley’s Creek Corridor Henderson, NV, From family friendly to chal- the trail., Laura Hanson, 801-536-4158, lahan- and the Sugar House Rail Spur to connect lenging, Henderson offers over 184 miles of [email protected], Jen Parsons-Soran, 801-502- the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with the Provo/ trails to explore by bike or by foot during this 6794, [email protected], jordanriv- Jordan River Parkway., Juan Arce-Larreta, eight week challenge., Charlene Ham, 877- ercommission.org 801-694-8925, [email protected], par- 775-5252, bikehenderson@cityofhenderson. leystrail.org com, Scott Jarvis, 702-267-3065, scott.jarvis@ September 22, 2017 — World Car Free Day, UT, cityofhenderson.com, bikehenderson.org Ride your bike and leave the car at home!, Provo Bike Committee — Provo, UT, Please None , [email protected], world- join us every first Thursday of the month at April 8, 2017 — Crazy Spokes, Henderson, NV, carfree.net 5 pm at 48 N. 300 W. to help make Provo a Crazy Spokes features a few hours of pedal- more bicycle-friendly community., Heather pumping fun! Take part in a leisurely family Skabelund, 971-404-1557, bikeprovo@ fun ride of 5.5 miles or ramp it up on a 15-mile Mountain Bike gmail.com, Aaron Skabelund, 385-207-6879, ride along the River Mountains Loop Trail [email protected], bikeprovo.org Deck out your bike and wear a crazy shirt or Tours and Festivals Dixie Trails and Mountain Bike Advocacy — St. colorful costume., Charlene Ham, 877-775- George, UT, Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, 5252, [email protected], February 25, 2017 — Fat Tire Bike Demo with [email protected], dmbta.org bikehenderson.org Bingham Cyclery, Women MTB Wasatch Club, Park City, UT, This is an opportunity Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance — St. George, May 6, 2017 — GOTS Bike and Outdoor Toy Swap, Salt Lake City, UT, Held at Wild Rose, for women to test out a Specialized fat UT, Southern Utah’s road advocacy group., tire bike from the Bingham Cyclery demo Craig Shanklin, 435-674-1742, southernutah- 702 3rd Ave, Check in on Friday, Swap on Saturday., Tim Metos, (801) 533-8671, con- fleet. Join one of two rides, 10:00 or 12:30. [email protected], southernutahbicycleal- Register to ride at https://goo.gl/forms/ liance.org [email protected], wildrosesports. com ofH7msccNI5Rl9Na2, Rae Sutherland, 801- WOBAC - Weber Ogden Bicycle Advisory 520-6658, [email protected], women- Committee — Ogden, UT, Josh Jones, 801- May 10, 2017 — National Bike to School Day, mtb.com/events 629-8757, [email protected], Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto March 3-6, 2017 — Sedona Mountain Bike Idaho Bike Walk Alliance — Boise, ID, Idaho’s your bike on your way to school., None Festival, Sedona, AZ, Held in Red Rock Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, , [email protected], walkbiketos- Ranger District of Coconino National Forest, Cynthia Gibson, 208-345-1105, cynthia@ida- chool.org/ready/about-the-events/bike-to- Main Expo/Festival area at the beautiful howalkbike.org, idahowalkbike.org school-day Posse Grounds Park, Bike Demos, Shuttled Rides, a Beer Garden, great Bands, and sin- Greater Arizona Bicycling Association — May 11-14, 2017 — 2017 Electric Bike Expo, gletrack., Sedona MTB Festival , 928-282-1106, Tucson, AZ, Arizona’s Statewide bicycle Sandy, UT, National e-bike expo with test [email protected], sedonamtb- advocacy organization, Eric Post, presi- rides, manufacturers, discounts, sales, edu- festival.com [email protected], bikegaba.org cation, booths, and more!, Electric Bike Association , 702-626-0925, info@electricbike- March 4, 2017 — VIDA MTB Clinic Series: Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists — Phoenix, AZ, association.org, electricbikeassociation.org/ Sedona, VIDA MTB Series, Sedona, AZ, Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, events/saltlakecity/ Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Clinic during Bob Beane, 623-252-0931, cazbike@cazbike. Sedona MTB Festival, Sarah Rawley, 503-805- org, cazbike.org May 13-14, 2017 — Young Riders Bike Swap, 0043, [email protected], Rachel Gottfried, Park City, UT, Benefits Young Riders Youth Wyoming Pathways — Wilson, WY, Statewide 949-677-6809, [email protected], vidam- Mountain Biking Program. Located at The tb.com bicycle advocacy organization, Tim Young, Yard, 1255 Kearns Blvd Park City, UT. Saturday 307-413-8464, , wyopath.org May 13th 8am-5pm and Sunday May 14th March 4, 2017 — Seeley Lake Sasquatch Fat Bicycle Colorado — Denver, CO, Statewide 11am-3pm. Buy or sell gear., Julie Minahan, Bike Ride, Seeley Lake, MT, 10 and 20 mile bicycle advocacy organization, Dan Grunig, 435-640-8642, [email protected], options. Plus Friday night social from 5-7 303-417-1544, [email protected], youngriders.com pm., Ben Horan, 312-502-5997, ben@wmtrail. bicyclecolorado.org org, Mike Lindemer, 406-677-4101, lindeys@ May 15-19, 2017 — Utah Bike Week, Utah Bike blackfoot.net, sleoutside.com/#!fat-bike- Bike Walk Montana — Helena, MT, Statewide Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Week-long festival ride/aiapw, wmtrail.org bicycle advocacy organization, Taylor with bike races, Bike to Work Day, and more., Lonsdale, 406-449-2787, bznbybike@gmail. Dave Iltis, 801-328-2066, dave@cyclingutah. March 10-12, 2017 — Poison Spider Bicycles com, bikewalkmontana.org com, cyclingutah.com/event-calendars/ Spring Thaw, Moab, UT, Fun long weekend bicycling-events-swaps-and-festivals/ with Demo bikes, women’s ride, shuttles, and guided group rides on Bar M and the Events, Swaps,Lectures May 17, 2017 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike Mag 7 Trail. Food and parties, Preregister Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Cyclists will take for free t-shirt!, Billy , 435-259-7882, 800-635- Salt Lake Critical Mass — Salt Lake City, UT, Last to the roads, escorted in a silent procession 1792, [email protected], Friday of every month, 6:30 pm, meet at the to honor cyclists who have been killed or moabthaw.com Gallivan Center, 200 S. between State and injured while cycling on public roadways, Main in SLC., None , noemail@cyclingutah. meet at 6:30 at the Gallivan Center in March 13-October 26, 2017 — White Rim (MTB), com, facebook.com/groups/SLCCM/ downtown Salt Lake City. Ride leaves at 7 Moab, UT, 4-day, 94-101 mile guided tour follows the edge of canyons carved by the Beehive Bike Polo Club — Salt Lake City, pm. Bike ride at 10 to 12 mph, mostly flat or minimum grade, about 11 miles., Tegan Green and Colorado Rivers. Tour includes UT, Weekly hardcourt and grass bike polo. 3-nights camping, transportation and food. Tuesdays at 8pm, Saturday afternoons. Feudale, 717-503-4275, [email protected], rideofsilence.org Mar 13-16, 20-23, 27-30, Mar 30-Apr 2, Apr Check out the Beehive Bike Polo Club on 3-6, 6-9, 10-13, 13-16, 17-20, 20-23, 24-27, Apr Facebook for location., Chuck Heaton, 801- May 19, 2017 — National Bike to Work Day, 27-Apr 30, May 1-4, 4-7, 8-11, 11-14, 15-18, 688-7268, [email protected], Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to 18-21, 22-25, 25-28, Sep 11-14, 14-17, 18-21, facebook.com/groups/189631497724953/, climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your 21-24, 25-28, Sep 28-Oct 1, Oct 2-5, 5-8, 12-15, beehivebikepolo.wordpress.com bike on your way to work., None , noemail@ 16-19, 19-22, 23-26, Kevin Ford, 800-596-2953 Cole Sport Weekly Road Ride — Park City, UT, cyclingutah.com, bikeleague.org x1, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadventures. Weekly Road Ride Mondays June 4-Aug. 27. May 19, 2017 — Logan Bike to Work Day, Road com, escapeadventures.com Ride leaves Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. at 6 Respect, Logan, Logan, UT, Celebrate Bike March 19-October 26, 2017 — The Maze pm. Park at lower PCMR lot., Scott Dudevoir, to Work Day by riding your bike to work Mountain Bike Tour, Moab, UT, 5-day, 120- 435-649-4806, [email protected], or school. We’ll even give your old bike a mile guided tour (maximum of 7 guests) colesport.com, mountaintrails.org tune-up…for free! Begins at 8 am from your of the Maze, the most remote section of Moab Bike Party — Moab, Utah, 4th home to 10 am at Cache County Plaza, 199 Canyonlands National Park. Tour includes Wednesday of every month. 6:30 or 7:30 North Main Street., Gary Saxton, 435-752- 4-nights camping, transportation, food and pm., Jeff Gutierrez, , facebook.com/moab- 2161, 435-374-8076, logandowntown@gmail. flight out at end of tour back to Moab. 3/19- bikeparty com, logandowntown.org 3/23, 4/2-4/6, 4/8-4/12, 4/23-4/27,5/6- 5/10, May 19-20, 2017 — Primal Colorado Bike 5/14-5/18, 5/21-5/25, 9/9-9/13, 9/16-9/20, Kidical Mass — Salt Lake City, UT, Group ride 9/24-9/28, 10/1-10/5, 10/15-10/19, 10/22- for families. This will be a monthly ride, the Expo, Denver, CO, The annual kickoff event for cycling in Colorado! The expo will bring 10/26, Kevin Ford, 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596- 1st Sunday of every month, at Liberty Park 2953, [email protected], Tim (south entrance) from 3pm- 5pm. All ages together all things cycling and Colorado; pairing industry professionals, recreational Schall, 800-596-2953, 800-559-1978, , esca- are welcome., Lee Chung, 865-850-3589, peadventures.com [email protected], facebook.com/ riders, biking enthusiasts and utilitarian’s groups/109360246125277 with the latest products, consumer trends, March 20-October 6, 2017 — Best of Moab screaming deals, organized rides, clubs & Weekend Warrior, Moab, UT, Undeniably the Slow Roll SLC — Salt Lake City, UT, Fun, Bikes, teams, advocacy groups and cycling desti- mountain bike mecca of the world, Moab and Party Rides on Tuesday Nights at 7 nations. The two day festival and consumer is a place like no other. We work with our behind Crank SLC 749 S. State Street., show will also include BMX flatland and aer- local shop, Moab Cyclery, and provide Christian Clemens, 385-528-1158, 801-440- ial stunts, a kid zone, adult big wheel races, Moab-based guides to give you an insiders 0546, [email protected], learn to ride clinics, strider course, sprint tour of the best Moab has to offer. Choose competitions, demo area, antique bicycle between all inns or camping. Tour includes 3 display, a fashion show, incredible program- MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 23

days/2 nights of lodging, transportation and May 29-October 6, 2017 — Bryce and Zion clinic, Sarah Rawley, 503-805-0043, info@ vate land not otherwise open to the public., [email protected], John Woodruff, meals. Inns-3/20- 24, 4/24-28, 5/8-12, 10/2-6, National Parks (MTB) Singletrack, St. George, vidamtb.com, Rachel Gottfried, 949-677- Lucy Beighle, 406-239-3193, lucybeighie@ 801-223-4044, 801-223-4849, johnw@sun- Camping- 3/27-31, 4/3-7, 4/10-14, 4/17-21, UT, 6-day, 140-mile guided Mtn Biking Tour 6809, [email protected], vidamtb.com yahoo.com, missoulasymphony.org/ride dance-utah.com , weeklyraceseries.com May 1-5, 5/15-19, 9/4-8, 9/18-22, Kevin Ford, thru Brian Head, Red Canyon, Navajo Lake 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, info@esca- Trail, Virgin River Rim and Hiking the Zion July 2-August 18, 2017 — Crested Butte September 16-17, 2017 — Trek Dirt Series Regional Weekly peadventures.com, escapeadventures.com Narrows. Tour includes 5-night camping and Singletrack MTB Tour, Crested Butte, CO, Mountain Bike Camp, Fruita, CO, Learn new 1 inn or 5-night all inns, transportation and July 2 - 7; July 16 - 21; July 25 - 27; July 30 - skills, increase confidence on the bike, or March 20-October 6, 2017 — Zion and food. May 29-June 2, June 12-16, June 19-23, Aug 4; Aug 14 - 18. Covers the immensely simply enjoy the sport like never before. MTB Race Series Gooseberry Weekend Warrior Tour, Moab, June 26-June 30, July 3-7, July 10-14, July beautiful, challenging and remote terrain in World class women’s only instructional week- UT, Whether from Brian Head's lofty the Elk Mountains of south-central Colorado. end camp for beginner, intermediate, and 17-21, July 24-28, July 31-Aug 4, Aug 7-11, May 24-June 21, 2017 — Wednesday Night peak or Gooseberry's majestic mesa, This 3 to 6 day tour covers the singletrack advanced riders., Penny Deck, 604-484-6238 Aug 14-19, Aug 21-25, Aug 28-Sep 1, Sep 4-8, Race League, Western Montana Trail Series, this fun-filled weekend is your ticket to the CB’s locals love best. This tour does not (Canada), [email protected], dirtseries. Sep 11-15, Sep 18-22, Sep 25-29, Oct 2-6. , Missoula, MT, Various courses. Wednesdays: amazing vistas and backcountry moun- fool around; it delivers prime singletrack, com Kevin Ford, 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, Ben Horan, 312- tain biking around Zion National Park! Tour stellar campsites and the best swimming [email protected], escapead- September 22-24, 2017 — MECCA Fall MTB 502-5997, [email protected], wmtrail.org includes 3 days/2 nights camping, transpor- ventures.com holes the Elk Mountains can serve up. , tation and meals. Mar 10-12, Mar 24-26, April John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- Festival, Wedge Overlook (Near Castle 28-30, June 16-18, June 30-July 2, July 21-23, June 3, 2017 — VIDA MTB Series: Beti Bike Bash, headcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcycling- Dale), UT, Registration begins Friday at 1pm Utah Mountain Aug 18-20, Sep 1-3, Sep 29-Oct1, Oct 20-22, VIDA MTB Series, Lakewood , CO, Women’s guides.com followed by a warm up ride at 3pm. Evening Kevin Ford, 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, mountain bike skills clinic, Sarah Rawley, meal is provided as is a prize drawing. [email protected], escapead- 503-805-0043, [email protected], Rachel July 16-August 18, 2017 — Glacier National Saturday begins with a provided breakfast Bike Racing ventures.com Gottfried, 949-677-6809, rachel@vidamtb. Park Bike Tour, Whitefish, MT, July 16-21; and then all-day, guided rides, ranging from com, vidamtb.com July 23-28; July 31-05; Aug 06-11; Aug13-18 beginner to advanced. End the day with a March 11, 2017 — True GRIT Epic Bike Race, March 23, 2017 — Ladies Night at Wasatch Options for cyclists of all abilities. Ride the provided dinner. Finish up on Sunday morn- National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Action Sports Indoor Bike Park, Women MTB June 16-18, 2017 — Black Hills Fat Tire Festival, Going to the Sun Road! There are BIG climbs ing with a provided breakfast and a guided Series (NUE) 100 and Marathon se, St. Wasatch Club, Salt Lake City, UT, 815 West Rapid City, SD, Celebration of single track and bonus mileage options available each (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family-friendly George, UT, Epic ultra-endurance mountain 2400 South, SLC, Ut. Come one, come all, mountain biking in the Black Hills of South day. Both parks provide not to be missed hik- (meal tickets only available)., Kim Player, bike race with 100and 50 mile options over ladies who need their bike fix during the Dakota, Kristy Lintz, 605-394-4168, 605-484- ing options to waterfalls, verdant meadows 435-653-2440, [email protected], bik- tough and technical terrain. Course is a 50 winter weather. We will be riding from 6-9pm., 1724, [email protected], bhfattirefestival. filled with wildflowers and mountain summits., etheswell.org mile loop. Staggered starts at 7am, 9am Rae Sutherland, 801-520-6658, womenmtb@ com, rcparksandrec.org John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- and 11am - cut off time is 6pm, choose September 24-30, 2017 — California Wine gmail.com, womenmtb.com/events headcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcycling- from open category with cash purse. Finish June 17, 2017 — Beaver Dam 49er Gravel Country with Jan Ullrich, San Francisco, guides.com with live music, vendors and beer garden., March 24-26, 2017 — Hurricane Mountain Bike Grinder, Beaver Dam State Park, NV, Ride CA, September 24-30 Join Tour de France Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@grora- Festival, Hurricane, UT, Ride with us on some the Rim and see the park from a differ- July 22-23, 2017 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Champion Jan Ullrich in Northern California ces.com, GROpromotions.com, truegritepic. of the most stunning trails in the world with ent perspective. Pedal down an old chain- Bike Camp, Park City, UT, Learn new skills, on sublime roads with grand views paired com Zion National Park as your backdrop. Fun ing road that runs along the Park’s rim increase confidence on the bike, or simply with some of the world’s finest wines and festivities, awesome demo bikes/accessories, and winds you through Pinyon and juni- enjoy the sport like never before. World class California’s most delectable restaurants., March 25, 2017 — Red Rock Desert Rampage, bike shuttles, skills clinic, beer garden, dutch per trees. The course then swings around women’s only instructional weekend camp John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT, The XC oven dinner, prizes & more!, DJ Morisette, back to the main park road and down for beginner, intermediate, and advanced headcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcycling- opener on the traditional Desert Rampage 435-635-5455, [email protected], hurric- into Campground B where we end the ride riders., Penny Deck, 604-484-6238 (Canada), guides.com course, with approximately 6 mile lap at anemtbfestival.com, otesports.com with a BBQ. The course is subject to change [email protected], Emily Neuman, 604- Green Valley., Margaret Gibson, 435-229- October 6-8, 2017 — Outerbike Fall, Moab, UT, based on weather conditions. 35 and 45 484-6238, [email protected], dirtseries.com 6251, [email protected], Darren March 24-25, 2017 — Goblin Valley Fat Tire An opportunity to ride next year’s bikes and mile options., Dawn Andone, 775-728-4460, Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@intermountain- Festival, Hanksville, UT, Come try out Goblin August 5, 2017 — Monte Cristo Dirt Randonnée, gears on world class trails. Participants get [email protected], bea- cup.com, intermountaincup.com, ride- Valley’s new trail system. Camp free in the Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, bike demos,shuttles, lunch, beer, and admis- verdamgravelgrinder.com southernutah.com group site. , Nathan Martinez, 435-275-4584, Huntsville, UT, Self-supported loop ride on sion to parties and films, 7000 N. Hwy 191 [email protected], June 18-September 29, 2017 — Grand Staircase dirt and paved roads from Huntsville to Bear at Moab Brands Trailhead, Mark Sevenoff, March 25-27, 2017 — Moab Rocks, Moab, UT, Escalante Singletrack (MTB), Panguitch, UT, Lake and back. 64 or 125-mile (100 or 200 800-845-2453, 435-259-8732, outerbike@west- Incorporates Moab’s best classic and new March 26-September 22, 2017 — Moab MTB 6-days, The Grand Staircase Lower Canyons km) options. A timed ultra distance event. , ernspirit.com, outerbike.com routes and combines them into a 3-day Multisport Adventure, Moab, UT, 6-days, 5 provide exploring, camping, and backcoun- Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, richard@eoge- masterpiece of cross-country and timed nights Hiking, Rafting, Mountain Biking, Intro October 26-29, 2017 — Moab Ho-Down trymountain biking. Secluded Trails, private ar.com, saltlakerandos.org descents in a fully supported format. , Kevin to Rock Climbing & Canyoneering in Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, vistas, high mountain lakes & an abundance McDonald, 866-373-3376, info@transrock- the amazing National Parks. Mar 26-31, Apr August 5-6, 2017 — VIDA MTB Series: Snowmass UT, 12th Annual - Mountain bike festival with of wildlife. June 18-23, July 2-7, July 30-Aug ies.com, Kevin McDonald , 866-373-3376, 30-May 5, May 7-12, Sep 3-8, 17-22, Kevin Bike Park, VIDA MTB Series Flagship Clinics, dual stage enduro race, group shuttle rides, 4, Aug 27-Sep 1, Sep 24-29., Kevin Ford, 800- [email protected], TransRockies.com Ford, 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, info@ 596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, info@escapead- Snowmass Village, CO, Women’s mountain bike films, townie tour with poker run, dirt escapeadventures.com, escapeadventures. ventures.com, escapeadventures.com bike skills clinic, Sarah Rawley, 503-805-0043, jump comp and costume party! The festival April 15, 2017 — 6 Hours of Frog Hollow, Frog com [email protected], Rachel Gottfried, 949- is a fundraiser for local trails and the bike Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, UT, 13 June 22-25, 2017 — Crested Butte Bike 677-6809, [email protected], vidamtb. park!, Tracy Reed, 435-259-4688, info@chil- mile long course in the UT desert combines March 31-April 2, 2017 — Outerbike Spring, Week, Crested Butte, CO, World’s Oldest com ebikes.com, moabhodown.com, chilebikes. sweet single track, with some technical sec- Moab, UT, An opportunity to ride next Mountain Bike Festival celebrates 37 years com tions, and great climbs. Great introduction year’s bikes and gear on world class trails. August 18-20, 2017 — Outerbike Summer in with an Amateur Film Festival, Chainless to endurance racing or a great trainer for Participants get bike demos,shuttles, lunch, Crested Butte, Crested Butte, CO, An oppor- World Championships, Fat Tire 40 moun- bigger races. Categories from solo to 3 beer, and admission to parties and films, tunity to ride next year’s bikes and gears Utah Weekly MTB tain bike race, Bridges of the Butte townie person, including single speed categories. , 7000 N. Hwy 191 at Moab Brands Trailhead, on world class trails. Participants get bike tour, Gravity Slave downhill race at Crested Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@grora- Mark Sevenoff, 800-845-2453, 435-259-8732, demos,shuttles, lunch, beer, and admis- Butte Mountain Resort and guided mountain ces.com, GROpromotions.com, 6hoursin- [email protected], outerbike.com sion to parties and films, at Crested Butte Race Series bike rides to premiere trails!, Crested Butte froghollow.com Mountain Resort, Mark Sevenoff, 800-845- April 8, 2017 — Moab Double Whammy Series, Chamber , 970-349-6438, cbinfo@chamber. Utah County Mountain Bike Fat Bike Run Hike 2453, 435-259-8732, outerbike@westernspirit. April 22, 2017 — The Cactus Hugger, tentative date, Salt Lake Randonneurs com, Eliza Cress, 970-349-6438, events@ Series — Utah County, UT, Fat bike races: com, outerbike.com Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT, XC Brevet Series, Moab, UT, Join us for this self- cbchamber.com, cbbikeweek.com Dec 10 Christmas Race, Dec 31 New Years race #2 in the series, approximately 6.5 supported ride in two of Utah’s best National August 19, 2017 — Helper Arts Dirt Fondo, Race, Feb 11 Valentine’s Race Mountain June 28-August 4, 2017 — Colorado Trail MTB mile lap utilizing a compeletely different Parks (Arches and Canyonlands). 65 or 125 Helper, UT, 55 miles of dirt and road, Cory Bike races: 3/11 St Patrick’s Race, 4/15 Tour, Monroe, CO, June 28 - Jul 3; July 16 - course than the Desert Rampage., Margaret mile (100 or 200 km) options with consider- Jensen, 801-824-8455, cory.jensen@carbon. Easter Race, 5/29 Memorial Race, June 21; July 23 - 28; July 30 - Aug 4 You’ll explore Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks. able climbing. A brevet is a nationally certi- utah.gov, carbonrec.com 10, 2017: Country Race, (Part of Orem unspoiled landscapes, rush through cool com, Darren Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@ fied, timed, ultra distance event. , Richard Days Celebration, July 4, 2017 : Freedom mountain air, drink in 360 degree mountain intermountaincup.com, intermountaincup. Stum, 435-462-2266, [email protected], September 1-4, 2017 — Wydaho Rendezvous Race, August 5, 2017: Lindon Days Race, views and pedal past carpeted fields of com, ridesouthernutah.com SaltLakeRandos.org, bccutah.org Teton Mountain Bike Festival, Teton Valley, September 9, 2017: 9-11 Patriot Day Race, wildflowers (which can be handle-bar high). WY, 8th Annual, held at Grand Targhee October 28, 2017: Halloween Night Race, May 6, 2017 — Scott Enduro Cup at Moab, April 27-30, 2017 — US Bank Fruita Fat Tire High altitude campsites offer a canopy of Resort. Come enjoy endless miles of cross- November 18, 2016: Thanksgiving Race., Scott Enduro Cup Series, Moab, UT, The first Festival, Fruita, CO, 22nd Annual festival bright stars and deep sleep at night. Your country, singletrack, dirt road, lift-served Mary Ann Nielsen, 801-231-2000, utahbicy- stop of the 2017 Scott Enduro Cup presented kicking off the Mtn bike season in CO, world experienced guide takes care of all the downhill, jump park, freeride, and an IMBA [email protected], utahcountymoun- by Vittoria will take place on the world renowned trails, expo, Clunker Crit, Prizes, route finding, planning and logistics., John Epic Trail. Demo next year’s 2018 bikes and tainbikeseries.blogspot.com famous red rock trails of Moab. This is a great and live music., Mike Heaston, 303-282-9015, Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizardhead- gear in an ideal alpine riding climate with place to kick off your racing season. , Jessica 303-635-2815, [email protected], cyclingguides.com, lizardheadcycling- unmatched scenery. Clinics, hosted rides, April 25-August 31, 2017 — Mid-Week Kunzer, 801-349-4612, [email protected], George Gatseos, 970-858-7220, , fruitafat- guides.com shenanigans. A fundraiser for Teton Valley Mountain Bike Race Series, Park City, Heber, Sara Valerious, 847-946-4182, svalerious@ tirefestival.com Trails and Pathways. tvtap.org, TVTAP , info@ Deer Valley, Snowbird, Solitude, Draper, UT, June 29-July 2, 2017 — Ride Sun Valley mtsports.com, endurocupmtb.com tetonbikefest.org, Celeste Young, 208-709- Races are on Tuesday evenings. Registration April 29, 2017 — Hell Ride, Missoula, MT, Mountain Bike Festival, SCOTT Enduro Cup 8564, [email protected], tetonbike- begins at 4:30, free kids races at 6:00 and May 6, 2017 — Wild Horse Dirt Fondo, Delle, Gran Fondo Montana Style, 85 or 52 miles. presented by Vittoria, Sun Valley, ID, The fest.org, grandtarghee.com main event at 6:30. April to August. Please UT, 76 miles, 5,000 vertical, zero miles of Spectacular scenery, 33 miles of gravel- seventh annual Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival check website for dates and venues., Brooke pavement, county-maintained 2WD dirt and grinding and a post-ride party make it all is the ultimate, four-day celebration of life on September 9-9, 2017 — VIDA MTB Series: Howard, 385-227-5741, brooke@midweek- gravel roads around and across the Cedar worthwhile., Shaun Radley, 406-219-1318, two wheels. Live music, bike clinics, demos, Golden Giddyup, VIDA MTB Series , Golden, mtb.com, midweekmtb.com Mountain Wilderness Area. Little Wild Horse [email protected], thecy- shuttle rides and the SCOTT Enduro Cup pre- CO, Women’s mountain bike skills clinic, option of 31 miles, 1,800 vertical. Covers clinghouse.com/trip/montana-hell-ride sented by Vittoria are waiting for you at this Sarah Rawley, 503-805-0043, info@vidam- May 3-August 2, 2017 — Weekly Race many of the same segments as The Wild year’s eventful weekend, happening June tb.com, Rachel Gottfried, 949-677-6809, Series, WRS, Sundance, Wasatch County, Horse. Separate start at 10 A.M. Start/Finish May 20-20, 2017 — VIDA MTB Series: Boulder, 29 to July 2, 2017., Jessica Kunzer, 801-349- [email protected], vidamtb.com UT, Wednesday nights, May -Aug. Venue VIDA MTB Series, Boulder, CO, Women’s 4612, [email protected], Sara Valerious, alternates between Wasatch County sites in Delle, Utah. The start line is less than one mountain bike skills clinic, Sarah Rawley, 847-946-4182, [email protected], Ray September 9, 2017 — Ovando Gran Fondo, and Sundance, 6:30 pm. Prompt start time. hour west of SLC on I-80. The Wild Horse 503-805-0043, [email protected], Rachel Gadd, [email protected], ridesunvalley. Ovando, MT, An epic off-road ride for Pros/Experts 1hr race time, Sports 50mins, is a supported Dirt Fondo. This is not a Gottfried, 949-677-6809, rachel@vidamtb. com, visitsunvalley.com the Missoula Symphony. Bring your ‘cross Beginners 30-40mins. 2017 Dates:Wasatch race, but there will be a mass start., Chris com, vidamtb.com or mountain bike for this fully supported County: May 3, 17, 31; June 14, 28; July 12, Magerl, 801-595-8293, daymag@hotmail. July 1-2, 2017 — VIDA MTB Series: Winter 55-mile ride. Ride through some of Western 26; Aug 2; Sundance: May 10, 24; June 7, 21; com, RideWildHorse.com May 22-24, 2017 — MECCA Spring MTB Festival, Park, VIDA MTB Series Flagship Clinics, Winter Montana’s most scenic landscapes on dirt July 5, 19; August 2, Tyson Apostol, 435-200- May 12-14, 2017 — MTB Tech Dev #1 at Soldier Green River, UT, Registration begins Friday at Park, CO, Women’s mountain bike skills roads, including numerous miles through pri- 1pm followed by a “warm up ride” at 3pm. 3239 (Wasatch), 801-223-4849 (Sundance), Hollow, Pro XCT, Mountain Bike Technical Evening meal is provided as is a prize draw- ing. Saturday begins with a provided break- fast and then all-day, guided rides, ranging from beginner to advanced. Finish up on Sunday morning with a provided breakfast and a guided (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family-friendly (meal tickets only available)., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, meccabikeclub@ etv.net, biketheswell.org May 27-28, 2017 — NUMB Fest, Vernal, UT, 2 fun and action packed days of organized riding and festivities. There will be organized trail rides each day based on ability level with gatherings in the evening involving food, beverage, revelry, and prizes pro- vided by the event sponsors. All events are in & around the Uintah Basin, there is no charge or entry fee., Troy Lupcho, 435- 781-2595, [email protected], Bike Numb, [email protected], bikenumb. org, altitudecycle.com

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Development Series, UCI Juniors race, Pro miles & 12,000ft of climbing., Jay Burke, 801- [email protected], gravityplay.com, biking. The Whiskey 50 will be 2 weeks later with 1700’ of climbing per lap, at the foot XCT too, Midway, UT, On USA Cycling’s Pro 330-3214, [email protected], thepcpp.com moabepic.com so consider racing and staying for a pre-ride of the mighty Beaverhead Mountains. Race Cross Country Tour, the MTB Tech Dev event the following day., MBAA , 480-442-4229, rac- Solo, or teams of 2 or 4. 12 hours on May 20. October 14, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling takes place at Solider Hollow, a venue of September 9, 2017 — Dixie 200, tentative date, [email protected], mbaa.net 24 Hours on May 21, Max Lohmeyer, 208-756- League South Region Race #3, Utah High the 2002 Winter Olympics, from May 12 to 14. Parowan, UT, Self-supported, 200 miles of trail 7613, [email protected], David Lingle, School Cycling League Race Series, TBD, April 28-30, 2017 — Whiskey Off-Road, Featuring category races for all ages and and remote terrain between Bryce Canyon [email protected], ridesalmon.com UT, Utah league races are the culmination Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Prescott, AZ, abilities, UCI sanctioning for elites and 17-18 and Brian Head in southern UT. Virgin River of months of fun and practice on school- Experience one of America’s best mountain May 20, 2017 — The Pony Xpress Gravel 160, juniors, multiple disciplines, and side events Rim, Thunder Mountain, Grandview and sev- based mountain bike teams all over the bike destinations, starting on Whiskey Row Colorado Gravel Grinder Championships, such as a banquet and pancake breakfast, eral other trails. Start: 7am, intersection of state. Grades 7-12 participate in individual in historic downtown Prescott. The event Trinidad, CO, 160 km and 70 km options. Michael John Turner, 801-664-6351, mj@sum- 2nd Left Hand Canyon and Hwy 143., Dave categories and include both individual and boasts challenging riding for all skill lev- Held on gravel roads northwest of Trinidad, mitbikeclub.org, Karl Redel, karl@webecy- Harris, [email protected], 2-epic.com/ team scoring. Join or start a team in your els, a $30,000 pro cash purse, and 3 full CO. Working head and tail light and helmet cling.com, mtbtechdev.com events/dixie200.html area., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-885- days of mountain bike culture accented by are required. Maps will be adequate for 70 May 27, 2017 — Olympic Park , Intermountain September 9, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling 6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org free live music., Zoe Loffreda, 520-623-1584, km but GPS is preferred for 160 km option., Cup, Park City, UT, XC Race, Darren Goff, League North Region Race #1, Utah High [email protected], Dave Castro, dcastro@ Phil Schweizer, 877-743-3566, phil@koobi. School Cycling League Race Series, Powder October 15-17, 2017 — Huntsman World Senior epicrides.com, epicrides.com 801-475-5463, darren@intermountaincup. Games Mountain Biking, St. George, UT, Must com, coloradogravelgrinderchampionship. com, intermountaincup.com Mountain, UT, Utah league races are the com/pony-xpress/the-race culmination of months of fun and practice be 50 years or older. Three events: hill climb, April 29, 2017 — Ridgeline Rampage, RME, May 29, 2017 — Wasatch 360 6 Hour Race, on school-based mountain bike teams all downhill, and cross country. Expert, Sport Castle Rock, CO, Distances for all lev- May 26-28, 2017 — Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Utah Offroad Series, Utah Cup, Heber, UT, 6 over the state. Grades 7-12 participate in and Beginner Skill Divisions., Kyle Case, 800- els, free junior and kids races. Distances: Durango, CO, 45th Annual, Road Race hr MTB race with Solo, Duo, or Triple catego- individual categories and include both indi- 562-1268, [email protected], senior- Endurance-50 miles, XC-30 miles, and tour from Durango to Silverton, Road ries for men, women, & coed plus a Junior’s vidual and team scoring. Join or start a team games.net Appetizer-20 miles, Jr 15-18 20 miles, Jr 13-14 Circuit race and Time Trial, 25/50 mile tour, 10 miles, Jr 11-12 5 miles., Thane Wright, 970- category. Held in Heber City above the UVU in your area. The Utah League has 2400+ October 20, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling Kids Race and Mountain Bike Cross Country Wasatch Campus. Race start on south end students on 81+ teams across the state par- 401-1422, thanew@rockymountainendur- Race, Cruiser Crit, Gravel Ride, BMX race, League North Region Race #4, Utah High ance.com, rockymountainendurance.com of trail system off Coyote Lane. Proceed ticipating. , Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801- School Cycling League Race Series, Moab, swim race, Gaige Sippy, 970-259-4621, direc- support Summit Bike Club and junior cyclists., 885-6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org UT, Utah league races are the culmination May 5-6, 2017 — US Bank 18 Hours of Fruita, [email protected], ironhorse- Michael John Turner, 801-664-6351, mj@sum- of months of fun and practice on school- Fruita, CO, 13th Annual event at Highline bicycleclassic.com mitbikeclub.org, Karl Redel, karl@webecy- September 10, 2017 — Tour des Suds, Park based mountain bike teams all over the Lake State Park, an oasis in the desert with May 27, 2017 — Big Mountain Enduro, Big cling.com, growmtb.com, summitbikeclub. City, UT, 7-mile mountain bike climb from state. Grades 7-12 participate in individual the famous midnight start. Limited to 100 Mountain Enduro Series, Santa Fe, NM, org/wasatch360 City Park, to the top of Guardsman Pass with a 2,700ft elevation gain., Ginger Ries, 435- categories and include both individual and teams., Mike Heaston, 303-282-9015, 303- Course will be designed to give riders a June 10, 2017 — Wasatch 50, Intermountain 649-6839, [email protected], moun- team scoring. Join or start a team in your 635-2815, [email protected], unique riding experience to include high Cup, Heber, UT, Endurance XC Beginning at taintrails.org area. , Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-885- George Gatseos, 970-858-7220, , 18hrsof- altitude trails and big descents. Ties back- Utah Valley University Wasatch, 1-2 21 mile 6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org fruita.com country terrain with lift-accessed stages September 16, 2017 — Utah High School laps. Half distance available, Darren Goff, October 21, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling May 6, 2017 — Eagle Double Down Enduro, throughout the series. Courses will feature 801-475-5463, darren@intermountaincup. Cycling League South Region Race #1, Utah predominantly timed downhill (special) stag- High School Cycling League Race Series, League South Region Race #4, Utah High Idaho Enduro Series, Eagle, ID, The courses com, intermountaincup.com School Cycling League Race Series, Moab, will be divided between expert/sport and es linked together by non-timed climbing Powder Mountain, UT, Utah league races (liaison) stages., Brandon Ontiveros, 303-551- June 10, 2017 — Volcano Fire Road 120k, , are the culmination of months of fun and UT, Utah league races are the culmination beginner, so that no one feels like they’re of months of fun and practice on school- getting in over their head and everyone 4813, [email protected], Veyo, UT, New gravel race! 75 miles with practice on school-based mountain bike bigmountainenduro.com 6200’ climbing in the beautiful Pine Valley teams all over the state. Grades 7-12 par- based mountain bike teams all over the feels challenged. Collect series points at area north of St George. 56% dirt, 44% pave- ticipate in individual categories and include state. Grades 7-12 participate in individual the Double Down to combine with Jug May 27-28, 2017 — 24 Hour ‘Round the Clock ment. Famous Veyo Pie at the finish line!, both individual and team scoring. Join or categories and include both individual and Mountain Ranch and Brundage Mountain Mountain Bike Race, Spokane, WA, 24 hour Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ start a team in your area. The Utah League team scoring. Join or start a team in your Results toward the series overall title. No MTB Race with a Fat BikeClass, starts noon planetultra.com, planetultra.com has 2400+ students on 81+ teams across area., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-885- license required., James Lang, 208-571-1853, May 27, Riverside State Park, 15 mile loop, the state participating. , Lori Harward, 801- 6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org 208-344-9182, [email protected], ida- Gino Lisecki, 509-953-9831, gino@roundan- July 1, 2017 — The Rage at Snowbird, hoenduroseries.com 502-8516, 801-885-6884, [email protected], dround.com, Wendy Zupan, 509-953-9831, Intermountain Cup, Snowbird, UT, XC race. November 4-5, 2017 — 25 Hours of Frog Hollow, utahmtb.org [email protected], roundan- Snowbird has done a great job with some Frog Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, May 6, 2017 — Chino Grinder , Chino Valley, AZ, Endurance Cycling Event- 106 mile grav- dround.com new trails and creating trails for real MTB rac- September 23, 2017 — Utah High School UT, Held Sat 10 am to Sun 10 am with the el grinder from Chino to Williams and back ing with a great mix of fast flowy single track, Cycling League North Region Race #2, Utah bonusdouble midnight lap due to the fall- June 3, 2017 — Grand Enduro, Grand Junction, with 9700 feet of climbing with 53 and 42 service roads, and a few short technical High School Cycling League Race Series, back time change. 13 mile long course in CO, 3 stage enduro - the Ribbon, Gunny, mile options., AZ Gravel Rides , 480-442-7694, sections to keep you on your toes., Darren TBD, UT, Utah league races are the culmi- the UT desert combines sweet single track, Free Lunch, John Klish, 970-744-4450, [email protected], azgravelrides. Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@intermountain- nation of months of fun and practice on with some technical sections, and great [email protected], madrac- climbs., Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, com, chinogrinder.azgravelrides.com cup.com, intermountaincup.com school-based mountain bike teams all over ingcolorado.com [email protected], GROpromotions.com, the state. Grades 7-12 participate in individ- May 6, 2017 — The Encierro Velo, Colorado July 8, 2017 — The Crusher in the Tushar, 25hoursinfroghollow.com June 3, 2017 — EROCK Sunrise to Sunset, Castle ual categories and include both individual Gravel Grinder Championships, Monument, Beaver, UT, 70 grueling miles exploring Rock, CO, 4th Annual at the freshly cut trails and team scoring. Join or start a team in CO, Gravel grinder with 100 km and 50 km Southern Utah’s Tushar Mountains on a mix November 4, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling of the Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock, your area. , Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801- options. Starts and ends at Peaceful Valley of dirt, gravel, and asphalt. Features 10,000+ League State Championships, Utah High Colorado. The 6.5 mile course wanders 885-6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org Scout Camp, 22799 N Elbert Rd, Elbert, CO of climbing traversing Utah’s highest and School Cycling League Race Series, TBD, through the hills and drainages surrounding UT, This race will combine both North and 80106, south entrance.Working head and most scenic roads. Join us for the original September 30, 2017 — Utah High School the park and offers ample viewing from the South regions for the State Championships tail light and helmet are required. Maps mixed-surface classic!, Burke Swindlehurst, Cycling League South Region Race #2, Utah staging area for team members and spec- and is open to all students. , Lori Harward, will be adequate for 50 km but GPS is [email protected], tusharcrusher.com tators. For teams and solos., Mike Heaston, High School Cycling League Race Series, 801-502-8516, 801-885-6884, lori@utahmtb. preferred for 100 km option., Phil Schweizer, TBD, UT, Utah league races are the cul- 303-282-9015, 303-635-2815, emgmh@emg- July 29, 2017 — The Chris Allaire Solitude Cup, org, utahmtb.org 877-743-3566, [email protected], colorado- mination of months of fun and practice colorado.com, Scott Olmsted, 303-282-9015, Intermountain Cup, Solitude Resort, UT, XC gravelgrinderchampionship.com/encierro- on school-based mountain bike teams all November 10-12, 2017 — Zion Benduro, [email protected], erockrace. race #5 in the series,, this race is a long time velo/the-race over the state. Grades 7-12 participate in Benduro Series, Virgin, UT, 3 days of Enduro, com, emgcolorado.com/events.php favorite for many and this year will be no individual categories and include both indi- 6 stages. Family friendly Enduro with a festi- May 7, 2017 — USA Cycling Marathon MTB different. Look for some fun exciting racing June 3, 2017 — Flagstaff Team Relay, Flagstaff, vidual and team scoring. Join or start a team val atmosphere., Josh Bender, 970-764-7845, National Championships, Arkadelphia, AR, to happen here on some of the best trails AZ, MBAA , 480-442-4229, [email protected], in your area. The Utah League has 2400+ [email protected], Lindsay Currier, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacy- Northern Utah has to offer. Also a great mbaa.net students on 81+ teams across the state par- 702-453-2453, [email protected], cling.org, Greg Randolph, , usacycling.org place to tune up before the High School rac- ticipating. , Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801- benduro.com June 4, 2017 — Yeti Beti Bike Bash p/b Stan’s ing starts. Utah State Championships., Darren May 13, 2017 — Desert Rats Classic, Fruita, CO, 885-6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org No Tubes, Beti Bike Bash, Lakewood, CO, Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@intermountain- 100K or 50k on the world famous Kokopelli Regional Mountain Trail. 5 well stocked aid stations and medi- Women’s only mountain bike race and fes- cup.com, intermountaincup.com October 7, 2017 — Utah High School Cycling tival including: Little Bellas Girls Camp and League North Region Race #3, Utah High cal support. Relay race too. Sub 10 hour August 12, 2017 — Snowbasin ICup, VIDA MTB Series Clinic. All ages and abili- School Cycling League Race Series, Beaver finishers receive Enduro awards and sub Intermountain Cup, Snowbasin, UT, XC race, Bike Racing ties welcome., Amy Thomas, 720-878-7363, Mountain Resort, UT, Utah league races are 6 hours receive Gonzo awards, plus age Darren Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@inter- [email protected], Sarah Rawley, the culmination of months of fun and prac- group awards. On the western slope of mountaincup.com, intermountaincup.com March 10-12, 2017 — DVO Reaper Madness 503-805-0043, [email protected], betibike- tice on school-based mountain bike teams Colorado, the famous Kokopelli Trail winds DH ~ SD ~ DS, DVO Winter Gravity Series at its way through sagebrush, ledgy slickrock, bash.com August 19, 2017 — Cedar City Fire Road 100, all over the state. Grades 7-12 participate in Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City, NV, Series winding double track, sandy washes, fast June 9-10, 2017 — City Creek Pedalfest, Cedar City, UT, The Fire Road 100 is back individual categories and include both indi- Final. We will have the awards after each jeep trails and crosses the state line toward Pocatello, ID, Mountain Bike Race. Kids Race under new management! 100K or 60K vidual and team scoring. Join or start a team race, followed by the overall award cer- options - 85% (or more) dirt! Chip timed. in your area. The Utah League has 2400+ Moab, Reid Delman, 303-249-1112, reid_del- and Spaghetti Dinner Friday night. Saturday, emony. Open practice on Friday and [email protected], Kyla Claudell, Prizes for top finishers. , Paul Huddle, 760-635- students on 81+ teams across the state par- Saturday. Trails hand built by the late, Brent Race Day! Beginner, Sport and Expert 1795, 760-936-7459, [email protected], ticipating. , Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801- 303-249-1112, [email protected], Classes (12, 17, 27 miles) Awards, Prizes, Thomson, gnarly on the top half and fast geminiadventures.com Shay Asay, 435-840-5707, rvp.asay@gmail. 885-6884, [email protected], utahmtb.org open ridge tops for the 2nd half. Free on- Raffle, music, food & fun., Lindi Smedley, com, Cameron Christensen, 435-586-2770, site camping with bathroom/shower facility. May 13, 2017 — Gowdy Grinder, Laramie, WY, 208-251-5915, [email protected], pocatel- 801-884-2332, [email protected], October 7, 2017 — Antelope Island MTB Race, lopedalfest.com Antelope Island, UT, 3rd edition of Antelope Cash purse for the pros and prizes from our Cross country mountain bike race that takes Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ sponsors for all amateur categories and place on the trails of Curt Gowdy State June 9-11, 2017 — El Dorado Benduro, Benduro planetultra.com, gravelgrinder.com 50k Mountain Bike Race will be held at White Rock Bay Trailhead, Antelope Island State age brackets for placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd., Park in southeastern Wyoming. The begin- Series, Georgetown, CA, Enduro racing at August 26-27, 2017 — Scott Enduro Cup pre- Park. There will be three race distances: 50k, Downhill Mike, 518-524-9805, info@down- ner races are on a course with a handful of Mace Mill Staging Area, 2 days of racing!, sented by Vittoria at Deer Valley Resort, 25k, and 15k. This is an MTB race on double hillmike.com, downhillmike.com short technical sections, but mostly smooth Josh Bender, 970-764-7845, joshbenduro@ riding. The more advanced categories will Scott Enduro Cup Series, Park City, UT, The and single track with varying elevation and March 25, 2017 — White Tank Whirlwind, gmail.com, Lindsay Currier, 702-453-2453, season finale of the 2017 SCOTT Enduro Cup some technical stretches on the 50k and 25k find plenty of the challenging riding typi- [email protected], benduro.com Waddell, AZ, White Tank Regional Park is a cal of Curt Gowdy., Evan O’Toole, evan@ presented by Vittoria will take place at Deer distances. , Wynn Hall, 801-941-4255, wyn- fun course, mixed with a smidge of technical June 10, 2017 — Fears, Tears and Beers Enduro, Valley Resort. Expanding into a two day [email protected], Matt Hall, 801-648-4659, laramieracing.com, Dewey Gallegos, 307- riding. , MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa. 742-5533, [email protected], www. Tentative date, Ely, NV, Enduro mountain event, the final round of the season offers [email protected], enduraevents. net, mbaa.net gowdygrinder.com bike event. Timed sections mostly downhill, a diverse selection of lift-served downhill com combined time wins. Men’s and women’s mountain biking on top-to-bottom unkempt, April 1, 2017 — Prickly Pedal MTB Race, Peoria, May 13-14, 2017 — Flagstaff Frenzy, Flagstaff, October 7, 2017 — Eden Epic, Eden, UT, On events for all classes. Fun run, beginner, sport, technical descents to fast-rolling, speed AZ, New date! Get in a heart-pumping, AZ, The 2017 MBAA finals will be held on the the trails above beautiful Ogden Valley, and expert classes., Kent Robertson, 775-289- driven trails., Jessica Kunzer, 801-349-4612, rip-roaring ride through the desert terrain 13th with Super D and a fundraiser for the the Eden Epic is a truly “epic” mountain 6042, 775-296-2162, [email protected], [email protected], Sara Valerious, 847- of the Maricopa Trail beginning in Cave Flagstaff Bike Organization on Sunday the bike adventure. With a focus more on the greatbasintrails.org 946-4182, [email protected], enduro- Creek, Arizona and finishing at Lake Pleasant 14th. , MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa. adventure than the finishing times, this is cupmtb.com Regional Park in Peoria, Arizona. , Jeff Frost, net, Denise Barron, 928-530-0868, , mbaa.net June 10-11, 2017 — Missoula XC at Marshall an epic adventure that has a place for [email protected], pricklypedal.com Mountain, US Pro XCT, Western Montana August 26, 2017 — Powder Mountain ICup, those looking to push themselves. , Clay May 13, 2017 — Battle the Bear, RME, Lakewood, Trail Series, Missoula, MT, Steep, technical Intermountain Cup, Snowbasin, UT, XC race, Christensen, 801-234-0399, info@edenepic. April 8, 2017 — Barking Spider Bash XC, Wild CO, Distances for all levels, free junior and Rockies Regional Championship Series, climbs and descents will alternate between Darren Goff, 801-475-5463, darren@inter- com, edenepic.com kids races. Distances: Endurance-50 miles, single track, double track, and infrequent mountaincup.com, intermountaincup.com Nampa, ID, XC Start 11:00am. Season XC-30 miles, Appetizer-20 miles, Jr 15-18 October 14, 2017 — Moab Epic MTB, AXS Series, opener for the region and largest Olympic dirt road sections. The course features over 20 miles, Jr 13-14 10 miles, Jr 11-12 5 miles., 850ft of relief per lap; while it is not at September 2, 2017 — Park City Point 2 Point, Moab, UT, An MTB Adventure Race - a 20+ format off-road XC bike race of the year Thane Wright, 970-401-1422, thanew@roc- Park City, UT, A true point 2 point race! or 50+ mile cross country mountain bike in Idaho. Free kids race to follow adult XC extremely high altitude, multiple long, steep kymountainendurance.com, rockymoun- climbs per lap will test racers’ fitness limits. Thanks to the plethora of trails in this area, adventure. Riders will race on Moab’s best race. Qualifying event for the US National tainendurance.com the race will never be on the same trail single track and jeep roads, in a true MTB Mountain Bike Championships. , Darren Pro XCT plus UCI Juniors 17-18, Ben Horan, twice. Over 90% of the race is single-track. 75 adventure., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@ May 19-21, 2017 — Grand Junction Off-Road, 312-502-5997, [email protected], wmtrail.org, yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Grand Junction, usacycling.org CO, Billed as one of the most challenging June 10-11, 2017 — Scott Enduro Cup at Angel April 14-16, 2017 — Bootleg Canyon Benduro, XC courses in America, the Grand Junction Boulder City, NV, Held at Bootleg Canyon. Fire, Scott Enduro Cup Series, Angel Fire, NM, Off-Road offers 3 full days of mountain The second stop of the 2017 SCOTT Enduro Enduro Race on the killer mountain bike bike culture accented by free live music in Cup presented by Vittoria will take place trail system in Boulder City, Nevada! , Josh the gorgeous Grand Valley on Colorado’s in Angel Fire, NM. Don’t miss the grueling Bender, 970-764-7845, joshbenduro@gmail. Western slope., Zoe Loffreda, 520-623-1584, backcountry, fast trails, flowy lines, sweet com, Lindsay Currier, 702-453-2453, lindsayc- [email protected], Dave Castro, dcastro@ berms and big jumps at Angel Fire Bike [email protected], bootlegenduro.com epicrides.com, epicrides.com Park - the largest bike park in the Rocky April 15, 2017 — Prescott Punisher, Prescott, May 20-21, 2017 — 12 and 24 Hours of Disco, Mountains., Jessica Kunzer, 801-349-4612, AZ, Prescott is a great place for mountain Salmon, ID, 11 mile laps, mostly singletrack [email protected], Sara Valerious, 847-

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946-4182, [email protected], enduro- side. This race is known for its long, lung- CO, Course will be designed to give riders Ketchum, Idaho. The route can be done bigblueadventure.com, bigblueadventure. cupmtb.com burning climbs and rocky, steep terrain. Solo a unique riding experience to include high as a challenging ride or a lung busting, com, greattrailrace.com or Tandem 50m. Leadville Trail 100 Qualifier., altitude trails and big descents. Ties back- thigh screaming race up into the mountains June 16-18, 2017 — NW Cup #4, Northwest Josh Colley, 719-219-9357, JColley@lifetime- country terrain with lift-accessed stages surrounding Ketchum and Sun Valley. It October 14, 2017 — Prescott 6er, Prescott, AZ, Six hours...not enough to bore you, not Cup Downhill Series, Donnelly , ID, Downhill fitness.com, leadvilleraceseries.com throughout the series. Courses will feature is a beautiful route and it all ends in a enough for you to fall asleep, just enough to race. Held at Tamarack Bike Park. Friday predominantly timed downhill (special) great down-home party with food, festivi- keep you honest and bring along a friend will be open practice. Saturday will be split July 14-16, 2017 — NW Cup #5, Northwest Cup stages linked together by non-timed climb- ties, music, and libations, Colleen Quindlen, (if need be) to rip some laps on some stellar practice by category. Pro/JuniorX seeding Downhill Series, Kellogg, ID, Downhill race. ing (liaison) stages., Brandon Ontiveros, 303- 254-541-9661, [email protected], single track! Complete the most laps in the Saturday evening. Sunday racing all cat- Held at Silver Mountain Bike Park. Friday 551-4813, brandon@bigmountainenduro. rebeccasprivateidaho.com least time after 6 hours of racing and win. 9.4 egories, Scott Tucker, 360-797-4288, scott@ will be open practice. Saturday will be split com, bigmountainenduro.com nwcup.com, www.nwcup.com practice by category. Pro/JuniorX seeding September 9, 2017 — Barn Burner 104, Flagstaff, mile loop with single track, hills and switch- Saturday evening. Sunday racing all cat- July 29, 2017 — Breckenridge 100, RME, AZ, 104 mile mountain bike race, Solo, Duo, backs. Solo-male/female, Singlespeed- June 16-18, 2017 — Carson City Off-Road, egories, Scott Tucker, 360-797-4288, scott@ Breckenridge, CO, 100, 68, and 32 mile Teams, Kaibab and Coconino National male/female, Duo-male/female/coed, Duo Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Carson City, nwcup.com, www.nwcup.com races., Thane Wright, 970-401-1422, Forest, Camping on private land. 26 and Singlespeed-male/female/coed., Breanna NV, At the Carson City Off-Road, riders [email protected], 52 mile options. Party afterwards with music, Bissell, 480-734-0558, info@mangledmomen- July 15, 2017 — Tahoe Trail 100, Leadville Race of all skill levels will enjoy big climbs, long rockymountainendurance.com food, and beer, Casey Brown, 480-299- tum.com, prescott6er.com singletrack descents and expansive views Series, Northstar, CA, 2-loop, 50 kilometer 1203, [email protected], Josh October 20-22, 2017 — USA Cycling Collegiate of Lake Tahoe, the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, course filled with beautiful views of Lake August 5, 2017 — Pierre’s Hole MTB Race, Colley, 719-219-9357, JColley@lifetimefitness. Mountain Bike National Championships, and the historic Washoe Valley while being Tahoe. Solo 50k or 100k. 2-person relay 100k. National Ultra Endurance Series, Alta, WY, com, Ryan Sumers, 949-929-7476, rsumers@ Missoula, MT, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, immersed in 3-days of mountain bike culture Leadville Trail 100 Qualifier., Josh Colley, 719- 9th Annual! Staging begins at the Grand lifetimefitness.com, barnburnermtb.com, [email protected], Chad Sperry, chad@ accented by free live music., Zoe Loffreda, 219-9357, [email protected], Todd Targhee Resort, ample lodging and ameni- redrockco.com 520-623-1584, [email protected], Dave Jackson, 530-546-1019, todd@bigbluead- ties available. 100 consists of 33-mile loop, gorge.net, usacycling.org venture.com, leadvilleraceseries.com each lap features approx. 4,000 ft climbing September 9, 2017 — Idaho High School Castro, [email protected], epicrides. November 18, 2017 — 12 Hours of Fury, com on single and double-track trails. The race Cycling League Race #3, Targhee, ID, Dylan July 15, 2017 — Seeley Lake 55/35/22, Western Fountain Hills, AZ, 12 Hours of Fury will test course is on an IMBA Epic trails at Grand Gradhandt, 208-340-5200, dylan@idahomtb. Montana Trail Series, Seeley Lake, MT, Cross your body, mind and mountain biking skills. June 17, 2017 — Black Hills Fat Tire Festival MTB Targhee. Total elevation for the 100 mile com, idahomtb.org country race. 3 different courses., Ben Horan, The race will begin and end at the Four Races, Rapid City, SD, This “All Mountain” race is approx. 13,000 ft. 100 mile (3 laps), 312-502-5997, [email protected], wmtrail.org September 9-10, 2017 — Vapor Trail 125, Peaks Staging Area in McDowell Mountain race will test your strength with a Hill Climb, 100km (2 laps), 50km (1 lap) events. The 100 Salida, CO, 125 miles, 20,000 feet of climb- Regional Park. The 15 mile loop is smooth, technical ability with a Super D, all while mile race is part of the NUE Series and the July 19-23, 2017 — USA Cycling Mountain ing, 10 pm start, singletrack, Earl Walker, fast and fun. The most loops in 12 hours competing in a 20 mile sprint cross country 100 k is a new NUE marathon series race., Bike National Championships, Snowshoe 719-539-9295, [email protected], Tom wins it!, Jeremy Graham, 623-330-0913, race., Kristy Lintz, 605-394-4168, 605-484-1724, Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, awil- , WV, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ , 719-539-9295, [email protected], [email protected], 4peaksracing. [email protected], bhfattirefestival.com, [email protected], grandtarghee. usacycling.org, usacycling.org vaportrail125.com com/events/12-hours-of-fury-2017 rcparksandrec.org com/the-resort/news-events/1863/2014Pierr July 20, 2017 — Southeast Idaho Senior Games June 17, 2017 — Lolo 12 Hour, MBRA Series, esHole50100.php September 9, 2017 — Thompson Ridge Trail , Pocatello, ID, City Creek Trails; Staging at Gran Fondo, Thompson Falls, MT, Dirt fondo, Utah Weekly Western Montana Trail Series, Lolo, MT, 12 August 5, 2017 — Boomtown Gravel Grinder, Centennial Park 6:00pm. Categories: Short, gravel grinder, Ben Horan, 312-502-5997, hour race, Jesse Doll, [email protected], Butte, MT, Fully supported event that will Medium, Long and Single Speed., Dana [email protected], wmtrail.org Chris Larson, missoulabikesource@gmail. Olson, 208-233-2034, 208-317-3918, south- start and finish in historic Uptown Butte Road Race Series com, northernpeaksalliance.com, missoula- [email protected], seida- and will cover the beautiful gravel, dirt September 16-17, 2017 — Big Mountain bikesource.com hoseniorgames.org (and a few paved roads) south and east Enduro, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Mt. Rocky Mountain Raceways Criterium Series of town. Crossing the scenic Continental Rainer, WA, Course will be designed to — Utah Crit Series, West Valley City, UT, 6555 June 22-25, 2017 — Crested Butte Bike July 22, 2017 — Jug Mountain Ranch XC and Week, Crested Butte, CO, World’s Oldest divide twice, riders can challenge them- give riders a unique riding experience to W. 2100 S., Saturdays at 11 am in March - State Championship Enduro, Idaho Enduro selves in either the Mother Load 100 mile or include high altitude trails and big descents. Tuesdays at 6pm, April - through September, Mountain Bike Festival celebrates 37 years Series, McCall, ID, XC Saturday, Enduro with an Amateur Film Festival, Chainless the Nugget 50 mile routes while soaking in Ties backcountry terrain with lift-accessed A and B at 6, C and D at 7 pm, March Sunday. Courses divided by ability. No the breathtaking vistas offered only in Big stages throughout the series. Courses will 4, 11, 18, 25, Saturday April 1, Tuesdays World Championships, Fat Tire 40 mountain license required. Hotel McCall is available bike race, Bridges of the Butte townie tour, Sky Country., Kurt Stockton, 406-381-7962, feature predominantly timed downhill (spe- April 11-Sept 5, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, right on the lake, plus plenty of camping 530-264-6364, [email protected], tou- cial) stages linked together by non-timed [email protected], utahcritseries.com, Gravity Slave downhill race at Crested Butte nearby., James Lang, 208-571-1853, 208-344- Mountain Resort and guided mountain rofmontana.org climbing (liaison) stages., Brandon Ontiveros, utahbikeracing.com 9182, [email protected], idahoendu- 303-551-4813, brandon@bigmountainen- bike rides to premiere trails!, Crested Butte August 6, 2017 — Race Montana Triathlon, Salt Air Time Trial Series — Utah Crit Series, Salt roseries.com, jugmountainranch.com duro.com, bigmountainenduro.com Chamber , 970-349-6438, cbinfo@chamber. Great Falls, MT, Electric City Water Park, Lake City, UT, Every other Thursday April - com, Eliza Cress, 970-349-6438, events@ July 22-23, 2017 — Grand Targhee Enduro, Olympic and Sprint distances, Ron Ray, September 16, 2017 — Fire on the Rim September, I-80 Frontage Road West of the cbchamber.com, cbbikeweek.com Montana Enduro Series, Grand Targhee, [email protected], racemt.com/event/ Mountain Bike Race, Pine, AZ, 15, 30, and International Center; every other Thursday WY, There’s some seriously fun trails at June 24-25, 2017 — Silver Mountain Enduro race-montana-triathlon, racemttri.com 45 mile mtb races near Payson, AZ, Janet April 6-Aug 24, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort, so we’re Brandt, [email protected], fireontherim. [email protected], utahcritseries.com - North American Enduro Cup, Montana August 12, 2017 — Leadville Trail 100, Leadville going to race ‘em for the fourth stop on com Enduro Series, Idaho Enduro Series, Kellogg, the series. It’s going to be a weekend long Race Series, Leadville, CO, Leadville Trail DLD (DMV) Criterium — Utah Crit Series, ID, Held at Silver Mountain Ski Resort, celebration of the Tetons. , Andy Williams, 100 is one of the most notorious and chal- September 23, 2017 — Bogus Basin Enduro, West Valley City, UT, Weekly Training Crit at James Lang, 208-571-1853, 208-344-9182, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, awilliams@grand- lenging bike races in the world. 100 mile Idaho Enduro Series, Boise, ID, James Lang, the Driver’s Training Center, 4700S. 2780W., [email protected], Montana Enduro targhee.com, Montana Enduro Series , con- out-and-back. , Josh Colley, 719-219-9357, 208-571-1853, 208-344-9182, jlang83702@ A flite - 6 pm, B flite between 6:45 and Series , [email protected], [email protected], Christine Wike, [email protected], leadvillerace- yahoo.com, idahoenduroseries.com 7:05, Call for information regarding C flite. Christine Wike, christine@montanabicycle- [email protected], grand- series.com Wednesdays April 5- Aug 30, Marek Shon, guild.org, montanaenduro.com, idahoen- targhee.com, montanaenduro.com September 23, 2017 — Mount Lemmon Gravel 801-209-2479, [email protected], utah- duroseries.com August 12, 2017 — Steamboat Stinger, Grinder, Oracle, AZ, 15, 40, 50 mile options critseries.com, skiutahcycling.com July 28-30, 2017 — Leadville Stage Race, Mountain Town Challenge Series, on the back gravel roads of Mt. Lemmon June 29-July 1, 2017 — Camp of Champions, Leadville Race Series, Leadville, CO, 100M Steamboat Springs, CO, Beginning at with elevation gains ranging from 4,000 to Emigration Canyon Hillclimb Series — Utah Leadville Race Series, Leadville, CO, Ride (100 miles over three days), Team Option. 8:00am at the Howelson Hill Ski Area right in 6,000ft. Begins at 7 a.m. at Arizona Zipline Crit Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Starts north with past champions and experience every Experience the legendary Leadville Trail 100 the heart of Steamboat Springs. The course Adventures just north of Tucson on the of Zoo 7.4 miles to top of Emigration. First inch of the LT 100 MTB course in Leadville. course over three days. Push the pace to takes an extended 50 mile detour deep “backside” of the Santa Catalina Mountains. rider off at 6:30. Every other Thursday April A question and answer session will offer see what you’re made of, or use the stages into the beautiful backcountry of Routt , John McCarrell, john@americanbunnyhop. 13 through August 31, Marek Shon, 801-209- insight into proper training, diet and race to prepare or qualify for the Leadville Trail County and a total of roughly 3,500ft eleva- com, americanbunnyhop.com/mt-lem- 2479, [email protected], utahcritseries. strategy. Camp riders will get tons of camp 100 in August. This is one amazing party, with tion gain before returning to the transition/ mon-gravel-grinder.html, peppersaucer- com swag, great food and amazing, unforgetta- daily stage prizes, raffles, unmatched swag, finish area. Teams of two are also welcome oundup.com/ January 7-March 4, 2017 — Desert City ble experience., Josh Colley, 719-219-9357, food, beer and live music. , Josh Colley, to race the 1st and 2nd half of the course., [email protected], Kerrie Bruxvoort, September 23-24, 2017 — Two Moon 24, Criterium and Road Race Series, Desert 719-219-9357, [email protected], Nate Bird, 866-464-6639, nate@honeystinger. City Crit Series, St. George, UT, Jan. 7, 2017 719-219-9357, kbruxvoort@lifetimefitness. leadvilleraceseries.com com, Jon Winkelblech, 970-367-4394, jwin- Glendo, WY, 24 hour race on the trails com, leadvilleraceseries.com of Glendo State Park in eastern Wyoming. - Desert City Crit: St. George, Jan. 21, 2017 [email protected], honeystinger. - Desert City Crit: Ivins, Feb. 4, 2017 - Desert July 29, 2017 — Laramie Enduro, Laramie, WY, com/steamboatstinger.html 9.5 mile loop. Fun time all night!, Evan July 1, 2017 — Big Hole Challenge MTB Race New Course! ~32 mile loop of about 80% O’Toole, [email protected], Dewey City Crit: Hurricane, Feb. 18, 2017 - Desert and Duathlon, Driggs, ID, Mountain bike singletrack from smooth and flowy to steep August 19-20, 2017 — Big Mountain Enduro, Gallegos, 307-742-5533, pedalhouse@gmail. City Crit: St. George, Mar. 4, 2017 - Desert mass start first, at 10 am, 9.73 miles with and technical. Choose the One & Done to Big Mountain Enduro Series, Crested Butte, com, twomoon24.com City Crit Series Finale, Jordan Bracken, 435- 1,160 verticle feet, then either bike a sec- do one lap, or, the Enduro Epic to do two CO, Course will be designed to give riders 229-5397, 435-703-9880, jordan@rapidcyclin- ond lap or run 6.13 miles with 938 verticle laps. Aid stations with fresh food, water and a unique riding experience to include high October 7, 2017 — Tour of the White Mountains, gracing.com, rapidcyclingracing.com feet. Awards, Raffle and results at 1 pm performance nutrition. Legendary after- altitude trails and big descents. Ties back- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, Arizona’s longest held at the South Horseshoe Trail Head. party with live music, awards, cash pay- country terrain with lift-accessed stages standing mountain bike event. At 7,000 Utah Road Racing Kids Duathlon at Noon, .5 mi run followed outs, raffle, free refreshments and warm throughout the series. Courses will feature feet, The Tour is a grassroots event with laid back vibes among a gathering of by 1 mi bike, Free entry, Awards to all., Dick food! Limited on-course camping and room predominantly timed downhill (special) March 25, 2017 — Greater Utah Handicap bike-minded individuals., Zoe Loffreda, 520- Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, peaked@silver- specials, Nat Dyck, 307-755-1410, racedirec- stages linked together by non-timed climb- Race, Grantsville, UT, Held at the intersec- 623-1584, [email protected], Dave Castro, star.com, peakedsports.com [email protected], Onies Heckart-Eads, ing (liaison) stages., Brandon Ontiveros, 303- tion of I-80 and Hwy 196. 72 mile road race. [email protected], epicrides.com July 1-2, 2017 — Scott Enduro Cup at Sun 307-761-1741, [email protected], 551-4813, brandon@bigmountainenduro. 3 groups start at different times depending Valley, Scott Enduro Cup Series, Sun Valley, laramieenduro.org com, bigmountainenduro.com October 8, 2017 — Great Trail Race, Truckee, on ability. Cat 5 at 9 am. Cat 3-4, and Cat 1-2 to follow. Only one overall winner., Dirk ID, The third stop of the 2017 SCOTT Enduro July 29, 2017 — Butte 100 Races, Butte, MT, August 27, 2017 — Missouri River Rampage CA, Ride or Run between Truckee and Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast. Cup presented by Vittoria will take place at Continental Divide Trail, Single Track, Big Mountain Bike Race, Great Falls, MT, XC Tahoe City. The Great Trail Race follows net, racedayeventmanagement.com Sun Valley. As part of the Ride Sun Valley Sky Country, 100 and 50 mile options, and MTB Race and expo, 8.7, 15.4, and 18.6 roughly the same route as The Great Ski Race between Truckee and Tahoe City Bike Festival, this two-day enduro race will a Sorini 25 mile option., Gina Evans, 406-498- mile options, Ron Ray, [email protected], April 8, 2017 — Ophir Road Race, UCA Series, with one major difference: You choose to be the highlight of the four day festival filled 9653, [email protected], butte100. racemt.com/event/missouri-river-rampage/ Ophir, UT, road race, Jared Eborn, 801-599- run or bike one of two course options, Elite with live music, races, clinics, demos and com 9268, [email protected], extramil- September 1-3, 2017 — Rebecca’s Private or Classic. The Elite division course adds beer., Jessica Kunzer, 801-349-4612, jkun- eracing.com [email protected], Sara Valerious, 847-946- July 29-30, 2017 — Big Mountain Enduro/ Idaho, Ketchum, ID, 50mi or 100mi grav- in more technically challenging terrain., 4182, [email protected], ridesunval- Enduro World Series Aspen Snowmass, Big el grinder put on by professional racer Todd Jackson, 530-546-1019, todd@big- April 15, 2017 — East Canyon Echo Road ley.com, endurocupmtb.com Mountain Enduro Series, Aspen Snowmass, Rebecca Rusch in her hometown of blueadventure.com, Kiley McInroy, kiley@ Race, UCA Series, Henefer, UT, 10 AM start in July 1, 2017 — Philipsburg 46, Western Montana Trail Series, Philipsburg, MT, Cross country race., Ben Horan, 312-502-5997, [email protected], wmtrail.org July 1, 2017 — Boomtown Gravel Grinder, Butte, MT, Gravel Grinder. 2 Courses, Kurt Stockton, 406-381-7962, 530-264-6364, kurt@ tourofmontana.org, tourofmontana.org July 8, 2017 — Winter Park Big Mountain Enduro, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Winter Park, CO, Course will be designed to give riders a unique riding experience to include high altitude trails and big descents. Ties backcountry terrain with lift-accessed stag- es throughout the series. Courses will fea- ture predominantly timed downhill (special) stages linked together by non-timed climb- ing (liaison) stages., Brandon Ontiveros, 303- 551-4813, brandon@bigmountainenduro. com, bigmountainenduro.com July 8, 2017 — Silver Rush 50, Leadville Race Series, Leadville, CO, At 10,000-12,500 feet above sea level, this challenging 50 mile out-and-back course takes racers through the historic mining district on Leadville’s East 26 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

Henefer to East Canyon Resort, turn around Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@ October 10-13, 2017 — Huntsman World Senior pavement with one turn to make it interest- at the Wells City pool and climbs approxi- go to Echo Canyon, back to Henefer and gmail.com, utahbikeracing.com Games Cycling, St. George, UT, Must be 50 ing., Howard Roose, 208-484-8342, hkroose@ mately 2,784 feet to Angel Lake in the East finish on Hogsback. 60 mile course, James years or older. Four events: hill climb, time gmail.com, idahobikeracing.org, bobs-bicy- Humboldt range of the Ruby Mountains. Zwick, 801-583-6281, [email protected], July 1, 2017 — Pairs Time Trial, TBD, UT, two trial, criterium and road race. Skill divisions cles.com/ The half marathon course is entirely on sports-am.com person team time trial, Dirk Cowley, 801- I, II, and III., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, hwsg@ pavement., Wells Chamber, 775-752-3540, 699-5126, [email protected], race- seniorgames.net, seniorgames.net June 21, 2017 — The Longest Day - Ride for [email protected], Robert April 22, 2017 — Marek’s Road Race, Tentative, dayeventmanagement.com Alzheimers, Boise, ID, Raise funds for the Johnson, 775-340-5943, 801-718-0557, ruby- UCA Series, TBA, UT, Marek Shon, 801-209- Alzheimer’s Association, ride anytime from [email protected], wellsnevada. 2479, [email protected], utahbikerac- July 4, 2017 — Bountiful Mazda’s Criterium, Regional Weekly 5 am to 9 pm on the longest day of the Bountiful, UT, Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, com/race-to-the-angel, rubymountainrelay. ing.com year on a 10 mile loop., Mike Cooley, 208- com [email protected], racedayeventman- 343-3782, [email protected], May 6, 2017 — Antelope Island Classic, UCA agement.com Road Race Series georgescycles.com, gcorsaevents.com September 16, 2017 — Little Park Road Series, Antelope Island, UT, Starts at the Hillclimb, Grand Junction, CO, Hillclimb up July 8, 2017 — Cache Gran Fondo, Logan, UT, Las Vegas Tuesday Night World’s — Henderson, West end of the causeway, then across the June 23-25, 2017 — USA Cycling Professional Little Park Road - 1st half., John Klish, 970- 6th annual Cache Gran Fondo, riders of all NV, Tuesday Night Criterium series start- causeway towards the ranch and end on Road and TT National Championships, 744-4450, [email protected], abilities invited. Pre-ride light breakfast will ing March 11B Race - 4:30 PM (25 min) the island. 32 to 60 mile options. $2,000 cash Knoxville , TN, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, madracingcolorado.com plus prizes. Junior state road race champi- be provided from 6:45 or 7:00 a.m with well - Beginners or those not comfortable with [email protected], usacycling.org onships too., James Ferguson, 801-476-9476, stocked food stations and support. 100 miles experienced racers, A Race - 5:00 PM (25 September 20, 2017 — Man vs Machine, [email protected], bmbbc.com and 50 mile course follows a fun, flat scenic min) - Those who have raced and ready June 23-25, 2017 — Baker City Cycling Classic, Williams, AZ, The Grand Canyon Railway, route through Northern and Cache Valley, to hammer, Location: 1021 East Paradise Oregon Women’s Prestige Series, Baker City, in partnership with Grand Canyon Racing, May 12, 2017 — Bear Lake Classic Individual UT with a challenging hill in each. The finish Hills Drive, Henderson, NV 89002, Mike Olsen, OR, Three days and five stages in beautiful will fire up its steam engine 4960 - a 310-ton Hill Climb, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 5 will be closed-off in downtown Logan with a 702-927-4069, [email protected], eastern Oregon, with great support and behemoth built in 1923 - to take on hundreds mile uphill climb from Garden City Office to party and fun festivities including rider gifts, vegasbikeracing.com unparalleled scenery. Over 8,000 ft of climb- of intrepid bicyclists on a 53-mile course that the Summit of Bear Lake. Racers will start on many random prizes, and unique jerseys at ing over the three days in one of the coun- will climb 2,023 feet starting at the South Rim 60-second intervals and will climb right hand or below retail. , Troy Oldham, 435-764-2979, Regional Road Racing try’s most beautiful cycling regions. Pros of the Grand Canyon to iconic Williams, AZ, side of road, single file. Portion of the same [email protected], and amateurs race the same courses and finishing on historic route 66., PJ Borman, 602- route as 2015 Tour of Utah, Stage 1. , Jared the women’s and men’s prize purses are July 22, 2017 — Heber Valley Circuit Race, March 11, 2017 — Old Pueblo Grand Prix, 296-8313, [email protected], Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. matched by sponsor BELLA Main St. Market., grandcanyonracing.com com, extramileracing.com UCA Series, Heber, UT, Scenic but chal- Tuscon, AZ, The Old Pueblo Grand Prix is a Brian Vegter, 541-325-1689, dogbri@icloud. lenging 8-mile circuits in Heber Valley, Utah, Pro/Elite Level Downtown Tucson Twilight com, bakercitycycling.org September 23, 2017 — Telluride 200 Gran May 13, 2017 — Bear Lake Classic Road Race, Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramil- Criterium whick looks to kick off the season Fondo, Telluride, CO, 14th annual, From the UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 51 mile flat loop eracing.com, extramileracing.com, race- ahead of the Pro Road Tour and USA Crits June 29-July 2, 2017 — USA Cycling Amateur high mountains of Telluride, cyclists descend (or 102 double lap) with some rolling hills on dayeventmanagement.com Series. , Susan Frank, 520-247-2812, susan@ Road National Championships p/b Papa past hillsides of quaking aspens along a east shore, followed by a flat and fast finish americanbunnyhop.com, americanbunny- John’s, Louisville, KY, Elite, U23 and Junior route that passes through millions of years – a beautiful race around Bear Lake., Jared July 22, 2017 — Iron Lung Race, Salt Lake City, Road National Championships., Micah Rice, UT, 120 mile timed road race starting at hop.com/old-pueblo-grand-prix.html of geologic record, ultimately finding them- Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. 719-434-4200, [email protected], usacy- selves at the base of striated sandstone com, extramileracing.com This Is The Place Heritage Park and turning April 1, 2017 — Bobcat Classic, Bozeman, cling.org around near Snowbasin Resort., Michelle MT, A 33 mile loop through rural Montana cliffs reaching up to 1,000 feet overhead. May 13, 2017 — Bear Lake Classic ITT, Lyman, 801-941-5526, [email protected], landscape. Majestic views as riders traverse June 29-July 2, 2017 — USA Cycling Benefits the Just for Kids Foundation. , Heidi Laketown, UT, Hill Climb racers will gather at ironlungride.com rolling hills and narrow river canyons. All rid- Professional Criterium & Team Time Trial Lauterbach, 970-729-1372, m2dbikeride@ 6:00 p.m. at 69 Paradise Parkway. Riders will ers finish on a grueling 5km, 1,200 ft climb National Championships, Louisville, KY, gmail.com, Victoria Lovely, 773-590-6499, depart in 30 second intervals in alphabetical July 28-29, 2017 — Saints to Sinners Bike Relay, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacy- [email protected], m2dbikeride.com Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay road race to the top of the Lewis and Clark Caverns., order regardless of racer category. 8 Miles Drew Cardoza, 406-425-0609, drewcardo- cling.org, usacycling.org September 24, 2017 — Mt. Graham Hill Climb, - 1 lap of the Sunday Circuit Race Course, from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. Over 500 miles with elevations from 1500 to 10500 feet. [email protected], Jacob Wahry, 907-229-0524, July 12-15, 2017 — Southeast Idaho Senior Safford, AZ, 8 am, mass start, Nippy Feldhake, Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramil- [email protected], Michael Amos, 415- 520-747-2544 , nippy-mr-smarty-pants@juno. eracing.com, extramileracing.com Race in teams through the night, fundraiser Games, Pocatello, ID, July 12: Hill Climb at 7 event for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease., Steven 306-4521, [email protected], usacycling. p.m., July 13: Criterium at 6 p.m., July 14: 10k com, presteza.com/MtGrahamIndex.html, May 14, 2017 — Bear Lake Classic Circuit Race, Tew, 801-822-4870, Steven@SaintstoSinners. org/events/getflyer.php?permit=2016-1207, Time Trial at 9 a.m. and 20k Road Race at azcycling.org montanacycling.net UCA Series, Laketown, UT, 8 mile course com, SaintstoSinners.com 10:30 a.m., July 15: 5k Time Trial at 9:00 a.m. October 7-8, 2017 — Nevada Senior Games, on the Round Valley Loop near Bear Lake., April 1, 2017 — Louisville Criterium, Louisville, and 40k Road Race at 10:00 a.m., Dana Las Vegas, NV, Cycling competition for Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramil- July 31-August 6, 2017 — Larry H. Miller Tour Olson, 208-233-2034, 208-317-3918, southeas- of Utah, Various, UT, The Tour of Utah is a CO, Kick off the spring season at one of the age groups: 50-94. 5 and 10k time trials, 20 eracing.com, extramileracing.com fastest races in Colorado. Louisville offers fast [email protected], seidahose- and 40k road races, start: Intersection of UCI 2.HC sanctioned stage race for the niorgames.org May 19-20, 2017 — Bikes for Kids Stage Race, top men’s teams in the world. As America’s flowing corners, a power incline, and wide Interstate 15 and Highway 93 Approx. 10 UCA Series, Daybreak, UT, Criterium, Road Toughest Stage Race, the race covers more open roads to really put the hammer down!, July 14, 2017 — Chrono Kristin Armstrong miles North of Las Vegas , Tim Jones, 702- Race and Time Trial. USAC license required- than 500 miles across Utah, and 52,000 feet Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@with- Time Trial, Pro Road Tour, Boise, ID, UCI 1.2 994-6205, [email protected], nevada.fusesport. one-day licenses available. Proceeds from of climbing. It is broadcast worldwide on outlimits.com, withoutlimits.co men’s, women’s time trial, Mike Cooley, 208- com the race go to benefit Bikes for Kids Utah., Tour Tracker and is free for spectators., Larry April 9, 2017 — South Mountain Bicycle Classic 343-3782, [email protected], Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@ H. Miller Tour of Utah , 801-325-7000, info@ - Circuit Race , Phoenix, AZ, Circuit Race, georgescycles.com, gcorsaevents.com Utah Road Touring gmail.com, race2wheels.com, bikesforkid- tourofutah.com, tourofutah.com Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, [email protected], sutah.com July 15, 2017 — ASWB Twilight Criterium, Pro August 12, 2017 — Wildflower Hill Climb, Brian Lemke, [email protected], wmrc. Road Tour, Boise, ID, 29th Annual, Pro Road March 4, 2017 — Winter Escape Metric and May 27, 2017 — Sugarhouse Criterium, UCA Mountain Green, UT, Timed 5.5 mile climb org, azcycling.org Tour, races for all categories, and race under SuperSeries, BCC SuperSeries, St. George, UT, Free self-supported event with store Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Bring the entire during the 75 mile course option in this April 19-23, 2017 — Tour of the Gila, Silver the lights for the pros., Mike Cooley, 208-343- stops enroute. Early Spring training ride. Start family and enjoy some of Utah’s best crit women-only cycling event. Age-group cash City, NM, 5 stages, UCI mens, UCI womens, 3782, [email protected], boi- St George Convention Center Riverside racing in one of Salt Lake’s Sugarhouse Park., prizes. Gift for all who complete the climb., amateur categories. Great spring racing!, setwilightcriterium.com, gcorsaevents.com to Telegraph, Circle Sand Hollow Lake to Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@ Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-336-6198, Jack Brennan, 575-590-2612, brennan5231@ July 15, 2017 — Bob Cook Memorial Mount Hurricane and up the hill to Springdale gmail.com, utahbikeracing.com [email protected], wildflower- comcast.net, tourofthegila.com pedalfest.com Evans Hill Climb , Idaho Springs, CO, This and back. Shorter option of 50 miles. Will June 9-10, 2017 — Vision Relay: Moab to St. April 21-23, 2017 — Tour of Walla Walla Stage is an arduous 27 mile bicycle race and re-schedule to 3/18 if rain/snow cancels., George, Moab, UT, Road race with 4 rider August 12, 2017 — Woodland Circuit Race, Race, Walla Walla, WA, Pacific NW premier gran fondo that ends on the highest paved Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ teams and three legs per rider, covering UCA Series, Woodland, UT, Road race, Jared 3 day Stage race. - 2 RRs, crit, TT. Eight fields, road in the United States to the summit of bccutah.org, bccutah.org 528 miles. Multiple start times at Swanny Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. Mount Evans at 14,130’., Jennifer Barbour, 5 for men and 3 for women- Men Pro-1-2, 3, March 11-14, 2017 — Moab Skinny Tire Festival, Park in Moab finishing at Bluff Street Park com, extramileracing.com, racedayevent- 4, 5, Mstrs 40+ cats 1-4; Wom 1-2, 3, 4. Stage 303-503-4616, [email protected], in St. George. Benefits Charity Vision, Tyler management.com Kim Nordquist, 303-249-6168, director@bicy- Moab, UT, Road cycling tour in iconic Moab, Race - 2 RRs, Crit, TT. Men Pro -1-2, 3, 4, 5, Utah. Festival features cycling celebrities, Servoss, 801-888-3233, tyler@rockwellrelay. Mstrs 40+ Cats 1-4, Wom 1-2, 3, 4., Michael clerace.com, bicyclerace.com, teamever- com, visionrelay.com August 19, 2017 — Tour of Park City, UCA Series, green.org Western Dinner Festivities, Banff Mountain Park City, UT, 157 Classic Road Race returns Austin, 509-386-1149, 509-525-4949, mike@ Film Festival, music, beer, food, and the June 10, 2017 — Porcupine Hill Climb, UCA for 2016! 7,500 feet of climbing, 10,750 foot allegrocyclery.com, Kathyrn Austin, 509-964- July 29, 2017 — Targhee Hill Climb, Driggs, ID, most awe-inspiring landscape imaginable. Series, Salt Lake City, UT, 16th Annual, summit. Fully Supported. Start and finish in 8951, [email protected], tofww. Wyoming State Hill Climb Championships. Choose to ride two or all four days through Start: Porcupine Pub & Grille finishing at the same spot., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, org Day 1 - Targhee Hill Climb. Day 2 - Teton Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State the Brighton Ski Resort, Big Cottonwood [email protected], extramilerac- April 27-30, 2017 — USA Cycling Collegiate & Pass Hill Climb. Compete in one or both. To Park and the Colorado River Corridor. Event Canyon. Citizen’s and licensed rider cat- ing.com Para-Cycling Road National Championships, be scored for the State Champs you must benefits cancer research and survivorship egories. State Championship Hill Climb for race both days. Winners based on com- August 25-28, 2017 — Hoodoo 500, Utah Grand Junction, CO, Micah Rice, 719-434- programs. Ask how your favorite beneficiary licensed cateogories. 14.7 miles, 3800’ of 4200, [email protected], usacycling.org bined times.Time trial starts at 10 am with can be included., Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, climbing! , Mike Meldrum, 801-424-9216, Triple Crown, St. George, UT, 500 mile loop 30 second intervals. Starts at Peaked Sports race through Southern Utah. Non-stop or 435-260-2334, [email protected], [email protected], Dirk Cowley, 801-699- April 29, 2017 — Tax Day Road Race, UCA in Driggs, climbs Ski Hill Road and ends half skinnytireevents.com 5126, [email protected], porcupine- stage race, solo and relay team divisions. Series, Marsh Valley, ID, Great circuit race, a mile from the Grand Targhee Resort. The cyclingteam.com, racedayeventmanage- 300 mile option as well., Deborah Bowling, start and finish at Marsh Valley High School. course covers 12 miles and 2,200 vertical March 18, 2017 — Zion National Park Series, Salt ment.com 818-889-2453, [email protected], This is the old Gate City Grind Course., Bob feet. Awards, Raffle and results 1 pm at Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Hurricane, Hoodoo500.com and Kris Walker, bobandkrisw@yahoo. Peaked Sports. Net proceeds benefit Teton UT, 62 or 125 miles. Self Supported loop ride June 15-17, 2017 — Utah Summer Games, com, Tony Chesrow, 435-671-2506, heber- Valley Trails and Pathways., Dick Weinbrandt, from Hurricane up through Zion National Utah Summer Games Cycling, Cedar City, September 2, 2017 — West Mountain Road Race, UCA Series, West Mountain, UT, road [email protected], idahocycling.com 208-354-2354, [email protected], Forest Park and then a big loop around the south UT, Hill Climb (4 miles with average grade Dramis, [email protected], end of St. George. A brevet is a timed ultra of 7%, Time Trial (10 miles out and back race, Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@ April 30, 2017 — Emmett-Roubaix Road Race, extramileracing.com, extramileracing.com peakedsports.com, jhcycling.org distance event. , Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, course), Criterium (.95 mile closed course, Spring Series, Emmett, ID, Idaho State Road [email protected], saltlakerandos.org counter clockwise) , Road Race (20, 40 September 9, 2017 — LOTOJA Classic Road Race Championships., Mike Cooley, 208- July 30, 2017 — Teton Pass Hill Climb, Wilson, WY, and 60 mile course) with overall Omnium., Race, Logan, UT, 35th Annual, 1 day, 3 343-3782, [email protected], Wyoming State Hill Climb Championships. April 1, 2017 — Legacy Parkway SuperSeries Casey McClellan, 435-865-8421, 435-865- states, 200-plus mile road race from Logan, georgescycles.com, gcorsaevents.com Day 1 - Targhee Hill Climb. Day 2 - Teton Pass , BCC SuperSeries, Centerville, UT, Free self- 8422, [email protected], Steve Ahlgreen, UT to Jackson Hole, WY., Brent Chambers, Hill Climb. Compete in one or both. To be supported event. Start: Foxboro Park NSL, April 30, 2017 — Koppenberg Road Race, flattest 100 ever 4 trips up and back on 435-865-8421, 435-865-8423, ahlgreen@suu. 801-546-0090, [email protected], loto- Boulder, CO, Boulder’s Spring Classic is set scored for the State Champs you must race edu, utahsummergames.org jaclassic.com both days. Winners based on combined the Legacy Parkway bike path. Food at to make you suffer, and “the climb” is set Farmington Station. Shorter leg options of to be the deciding factor once again. The times.9:15 AM road race (4.7 miles, 2284 ft. June 17, 2017 — Adventure Gear Criterium, September 23, 2017 — Harvest Moon Criterium, vertical), 20th Anniversary, this year held on 30 and 60 miles for one or two trips up and UCA Series, Sandy, UT, Marek Shon, 801-209- UCA Series, Ogden, UT, 4 corner crit in Koppenberg is a 5.5 mile road race circuit, back., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcap- with 300ft of elevation gain per lap, and Old Pass Road instead of the highway! No 2479, [email protected], utahbikerac- Downtown Ogden around the Municipal cars, no brake dust, just peace and quiet for [email protected], Greg Allen, 801-450-1861, ing.com Park between 25th & 26th Streets, Tyler includes 2 miles on a packed dirt road., [email protected], bccutah.org Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@with- you to enjoy your suffering!, Dick Weinbrandt, June 24, 2017 — Utah State Time Trial Servoss, 801-888-3233, tyler@rockwellrelay. 208-354-2354, [email protected], Forest com, teamexcelerator.com outlimits.com, withoutlimits.co April 15, 2017 — Spring Tour de St. George , Championship, UCA Series, Skull Valley, UT, Dramis, [email protected], St. George, UT, Did you enjoy the Fall Tour? May 6, 2017 — OZ Road Race, Watkins, CO, jhcycling.org Come see the rest of southern Utah on your The OZ Road Race has two key defining bike as we take you on the other half of our characteristics; long and wide open! You’re July 30, 2017 — Kitt Peak Time Trial, Tucson, AZ, 11.6 mile hill climb time trial up Kitt Peak, 3400’ two-part tour of the southern Utah scen- not in Kansas anymore toto. Come May 6th ery. Fully supported Gran Fondo., Joey Dye, get ready for the longest road race of the vertical., Donald Melhado, dmelhado@cox. net, azcycling.org 435-674-3185, [email protected], spring season., Lance Panigutti, 303-408- Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@ 1195, [email protected], withoutlimits. August 5-6, 2017 — Idaho Senior Games, Boise, spingeeks.com, ridesouthernutah.com co ID, 5k and 10K Time Trials, 20 K and 40 K Road Races, Qualifying year for 2017 National April 15, 2017 — Willard Bay 100, BCC May 19-21, 2017 — Superior Morgul Omnium, SuperSeries, Centerville, UT, Free Self- Superior, CO, The 2017 edition of the Senior Games, Mike Thorton, 208-861-8000, [email protected], Frank supported. Plenty of store stops. No Entry Superior Morgul is expanding outside of Fee. Start Centerville JHS to Willard Bay Truck Boulder County for the first time in it’s 8 year Gilbert, 208-853-1964, frank@georgescycles. com, idahoseniorgames.org Stop. Shorter leg options of 30 and 75 miles history! This season, in partnership with the cover Layton and Syracuse. Rain date if Coloroda Bike Expo, the Superior Morgul August 12, 2017 — USA Cycling Hill Climb required the following week., Don Williams, will feature a criterium bike race and street National Championships and Pikes Peak 801-641-4020, [email protected], sprints event at Mile High Stadium. Criterium Hill Climb, Colorado Springs, CO, The USA bccutah.org & street sprints on friday, time-trial saturday, Cycling Hill Climb National Championship is and road race sunday., Lance Panigutti, in its second year and is truly a unique expe- April 22, 2017 — Salt Lake City Marathon Bike 303-408-1195, [email protected], rience on Pikes Peak. The start line is located Tour, Salt Lake City, UT, Ride the closed 26.2 withoutlimits.co at 9,390 ft./2,862 m and the finish line is 156 mile marathon course through the most iconic sites of Salt Lake! All abilities welcome! May 26-28, 2017 — Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, turns, 12.42 mi./20 km, later, with an aver- age grade of 7%, and a gain in altitude Start at 6:00am, just north of the Legacy Durango, CO, 45th Annual, Road Race Bridge on the University of Utah Campus. and tour from Durango to Silverton, Road of 4,725 ft./1.440 m, to conclude at 14,115 ft./4,302m. It will be held in conjunction Also, marathon on Saturday and event expo Circuit race and Time Trial, 25/50 mile tour, on Friday night, Steve Bingham, 720-608- Kids Race and Mountain Bike Cross Country with The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb gran fondo fun ride, Saturday, August 1783, stevebingham@highaltitudeevents. Race, Cruiser Crit, Gravel Ride, BMX race, com, Jennifer Nelson, 801-455-9623, market- swim race, Gaige Sippy, 970-259-4621, direc- 12, 2017., Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ usacycling.org, The Sports Corp , 719-634- [email protected], saltlakecity- [email protected], ironhorse- marathon.com bicycleclassic.com 7333, [email protected], Jeff Mosher, 719-634-7333 Ext 1005, jeff@thesportscorp. April 22, 2017 — Zion Gran Fondo, Springdale, June 1-4, 2017 — USA Cycling Masters Road org, usacycling.org, coloradospringssports. UT, Perfect springtime cycling event on the National Championships, Columbia County, org/index.php?option=com_content&view= scenic roads around America’s most beauti- GA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ article&id=416&Itemid=315 ful National Park. Fully supported, Chip timed, usacycling.org, usacycling.org August 19, 2017 — Bogus Basin Hill Climb, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ June 3, 2017 — Lyle Pearson 200-mile Team Boise, ID, 42nd Annual, Mike Cooley, 208- planetultra.com, planetultra.com Challenge, Boise, ID, 9th Annual - Team 343-3782, [email protected], April 22, 2017 — Willard Bay & Beyond relay road race from Boise to Sun Valley, georgescycles.com, gcorsaevents.com Brevet, Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ September 9, 2017 — Race to the Angel, Wells, Series, Centerville, UT, 62 or 125 miles. Self- georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com, supported ride from Centerville, through gcorsaevents.com NV, Hill climb. 32nd Annual. The race is open to riders on mountain and road bikes, run- Hooper, Willard Bay and Brigham City with June 17, 2017 — Mike Mercy Memorial - Idaho ners, walkers and triathletes: individual or a turnaround at Corinne. A brevet is a State Time Trial Championships, Mountain team (Sprint Triathlon - 750m swim, 5K run, timed ultra distance event. Sponsored by Home, ID, Flat, wide open road with good 20K bike). The half marathon course begins Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Lake MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 27

Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, Park; Routes: 25, 50 miles and Metric Century [email protected], abbike.com, with elevations from 1500 to 10500 feet. Center’s mission. All three fully-supported [email protected], SaltLakeRandos.org 62.5 miles; $50.00 includes swag bag and americabybicycle.com Race in teams through the night, fundraiser routes of this event follow paved roads in ride shirt. With each registration you will event for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease., Steven and around the beautiful Park City moun- April 29, 2017 — Tour de Brewtah, Utah Bike June 17, 2017 — Huntsman 140, Delta, UT, A be entered to win a new bike. Drawing to Tew, 801-822-4870, Steven@SaintstoSinners. tainside. This exciting event promises to serve Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A tour highlight- road cycling, non-competitive ride with 30, be held Saturday at 8:00 am, right before com, SaintstoSinners.com up a challenge for a wide range of cycling ing Salt Lake’s great bicycle infrastructure, 55, 75, and 140 mile distances that raises the start of the event. Rest stops and road levels and abilities. And don’t forget – all engaged community, and craft beers, funds for cancer research at Huntsman July 29, 2017 — Fiesta Days 50 - Blue Haven support, Great cause! Post Ride Picnic Summit Challenge riders who have a dis- Becky Van Horsen, 801-484-4128, tourde- Cancer Institute., Jen Murano-Tucker, 801- Half Century, Spanish Fork, UT, Provides sup- too!, Steve McIntyre, 801-560-6954, stevem- ability can register and ride for free! The 102 [email protected], Cynthia Stringham, 584-5815, jmurano@huntsmanfoundation. port for fallen police officers families. For the [email protected], Dennis Carrigan, ride goes through the prestigious Wolf Creek 801-535-6167, cynthia.stringham@slcgov. org, huntsman140.com second year, in conjunction with Spanish 801-201-5164, [email protected], Ranch property which is usually closed off com, tourdebrewtah.org Fork Fiesta Days, Blue Haven has organized angelshands.org June 24-25, 2017 — Bike MS: Harmons Best to road bikers. Enjoy a ride length of your a 50 mile bike ride and a 10 mile family fun April 29-May 27, 2017 — Trans Utah Spring Dam Bike Ride, Bike MS, Logan, UT, Join thou- choice and end up back at the National May 20, 2017 — Gran Fondo Salt Lake, Salt ride with proceeds going to the Spanish Fork Tour, UT, Two different spring tour dates: sands of cyclists from around the region and Ability Center for food, drinks and music. Also, Lake City, UT, A timed bicycle tour of the Police Department and to the Blue Haven Week One (7 Days): Kanab to the Henry celebrate 31 years of Bike MS: the premier watch for new distance options in 2017 - to Salt Lake Valley. Fully supported aid stations, Foundation. The 50 mile timed event will be Mountains, Saturday April 29 to Friday May 5, fundraising cycling series in the nation rais- be announced this summer!, Julia Rametta, routed from the South parking lot of Spanish 2017 or Sunday May 14 to Saturday May 20, professional on-course support, and a finish ing funds for a world free of MS. The Bike MS 435-649-3991, 435-200-0990, events@discov- Fork High School around West Mountain 2017. Week Two (7 Days): Henry Mountains line meal await. Optional KOM/QOM chal- experience offers route options ranging from ernac.org, Whitney Thompson, 435-649-3991, and back., Blue Haven Foundation , 801- to Moab, Saturday May 6 to Friday May 12, lenge ride for the climbers out there, Jared 45 to 150 miles over two days and is friendly [email protected], summitchal- 380-7400, [email protected], 2017 or Sunday May 21 to Saturday May 27, Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. to all abilities with rest stops every 8-12 miles. lenge100.org, discovernac.org runsignup.com/Race/UT/SpanishFork/ 2017. , Travis Tucker, 970-728-5891, travis@ com, GranFondoSaltLake.com Camping, meals, and entertainment based BlueHavenHalfCentury August 26, 2017 — Castle Country Century, lizardheadcyclingguides.com, lizardhead- out of Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400 S 500 May 29, 2017 — Memorial Day Antelope Island, Scofield, UT, Train for LoToJa or just have cyclingguides.com W) in Logan., Melissa Mathews, 801-424-0112, July 30, 2017 — Park City Chalk Creek 100 BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, Meet fun with this fully suported ride as you travel [email protected], bikemsutah.org SuperSeries, BCC SuperSeries, Park City, UT, May 6, 2017 — FrontRunner Metric Century at Westpoint Park SLC 1100 N 1800 W to up and over Huntington Canyon, through Free self-supported event. Start Treasure Ride, Salt Lake City, UT, Point to point metric Antelope Garr Ranch. 50 mile option starts June 24, 2017 — Great Basin Series, Saratoga Huntington hugging the edge of the San Mtn Middle School. Legs to Coalville, Chalk century (62.5 miles) bicycle ride from Salt at Station Park in Farmington. Free event - Springs, UT, Self-supported loop rides around Rafael swell. Pass through the towns of Creek and back. , Don Williams, 801-641- Lake City’s Intermodal Hub to Ogden. Return fee may be required to access the island. Oquirrh Mountain, up Hobble Creek Canyon Cleveland, Elmo, Wellington and Price to 4020, [email protected], bccutah. to Salt Lake City via the UTA FrontRunner Self-supported with plenty of store stops. , and around Utah Lake. 130km, 200km or finish in Helper. All the while conquering org train service. Your bicycle will be transported Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ 400km (81 through 250-miles) options. A bre- 5,300ft of ascent and 7,200ft of descent on via private truck to SLC. Registration opens bccutah.org, bccutah.org vet is a timed ultra distance event., Richard August 5, 2017 — Hotter than Heck - Utah this ride. Ride departs at 8 am., Cory Jensen, Christmas Day!, Matt Storms, 801-448-6061, June 3, 2017 — Little Red Riding Hood, Lewiston, Stum, 435-462-2266, [email protected], Valley Century, Orem, UT, 33rd year of a 801-824-8455, [email protected], [email protected], frontrunnercen- UT, Women only century ride, 27, 36, 50, 70 saltlakerandos.org Century Tour around Utah Lake, 100, 62.5, carbonrec.com tury.com and 30 mile options, starting and ending and 100 mile distances in Cache Valley, June 24-July 1, 2017 — 109° West, Moab, UT, September 2, 2017 — Hobble Creek Series, in Orem at Lakeside Park, Allan Sumnall, May 6, 2017 — Canyons of Cache, tentative fundraiser for Women’s Cancer Research at The ride you’ve been waiting for! Beginning tentative date, Salt Lake Randonneurs (801) 225-0076, [email protected], Spencer date, BCC SuperSeries, Mendon, UT, Meet the Huntman Cancer Institute. Reg. will be in Moab, loop around the La Sal Mountains, Brevet Series, Springville, UT, 62 or 125 mile Erickson, 801-513-8848, spencerickson@ at Mendon Church for a route that climbs available January 2, 2017 - January 15, 2017. to Monticello and finally Durango, CO for a self-supported loop ride up Hobble Creek gmail.com, hotterthanheck.com Blacksmith, and Sardine, loops to Brigham This event sells out quickly., Penny Perkins, day off. After the day off, it’s off to Ouray fol- Canyon and on the rural roads south of City and back over the north slope into [email protected], Curt Griffin, lrrh@ lowed by Telluride. Join for the whole week August 5, 2017 — The Ultimate Challenge Utah Lake. A brevet is a timed ultra distance Cache Valley., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, bbtc.net, bccutah.org or choose between three and one day Presented by University of Utah Health event., Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, richard@ [email protected], bccutah.org June 3, 2017 — Ride the Gap Century, Parowan, options. Fully supported with well stocked Care, Salt Lake City, UT, Ride like the pros! eogear.com, saltlakerandos.org stations, SAG support, and great lodging., Challenge yourself to ride the Tour of Utah’s May 13, 2017 — Bear Lake Classic Century UT, Enjoy cooler weather in the high country September 3-9, 2017 — Tour of Southern Trisha Moran, 970-626-9913, trisha@cycle- Queen Stage, finishing at Snowbird Ski and and 1/2 Century, Garden City, UT, 51 mile of beautiful Southern Utah. Fun and fast with Utah, St. George, UT, 7-day tour including withalpine.com, Cathy Harper, 970-787-5483, Summer Resort. 109 miles, Larry H. Miller Tour flat loop with some rolling hills on east shore, a mileage option for every rider. Nothing like Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef and More. 60-100 [email protected], 109west.com of Utah , 801-325-7000, [email protected], followed by a flat and fast finish – a beautiful a small town with big fun! Enjoy open roads miles per day. Opportunities to work part/ tourofutah.com ride around Bear Lake. 1/2 and full Century and very little traffic., Joey Dye, 435-674- June 24-July 1, 2017 — 109° West, Moab, UT, ride part., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, options. Portion of the same route as 2015 3185, [email protected], Margaret A fully supported bicycle tour from Moab August 12, 2017 — Wildflower Pedalfest, [email protected], planetultra.com Tour of Utah, Stage 1., Jared Eborn, 801-599- Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks. through Durango, Ouray, Telluride, and Morgan, UT, Fully-supported, women-only September 3-16, 2017 — Trans Utah Spring Tour, 9268, [email protected], extramil- com, Ryan Gurr, [email protected], ride- Cortez. 1-7 day options through the incred- cycling event. 4 course options (20, 30, 50, 70 UT, Tour is separated into dates as follows: eracing.com southernutah.com ible mountains of southwest Colorado and miles). Finish line celebration, catered lunch, Week One (7 days): Kanab to the Henry southeast Utah!, Cathy Harper, 970-787-5483, live band, raffle, massages, expo and more., May 13-13, 2017 — Northern Utah Series, Salt June 10, 2017 — American Diabetes Mountains, Sunday Sept 3 to Saturday Sept [email protected], 109west.com Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-336-6198, Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Brigham Association’s Tour de Cure, Brigham City, 9, 2017. Week Two (7 days): Henry Mountains [email protected], wildflower- City, UT, Self-supported rides through Bear UT, Tour de Cure is an incredible experience July 1, 2017 — Giro Donna, North Salt Lake to Moab, Sunday September 10 to Saturday pedalfest.com River & Cache County, including an out for cyclists, runners, walkers, and diabetes City, UT, A women only ride, 100 km course September 16, 2017., Travis Tucker, 970-728- and back up Blacksmith Fork Canyon. 100 supporters. Join riders, volunteers, spectators, commencing and ending at Legacy Park. August 18-19, 2017 — Raspberry Ramble 5891, [email protected], to 300 km options (63 to 190 miles). A brevet and sponsors for a finish line celebration on A few miles on city streets, enter Legacy Series, Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, lizardheadcyclingguides.com is a timed ultra distance event., Richard Brigham City Main Street. If you have diabe- Parkway Trail and Denver & Rio Grand Trail Logan, UT, Self-supported. Starts in Logan September 9, 2017 — Goldilocks Utah, Stum, 435-462-2266, [email protected], tes you are a Red Rider, the VIP of the day. systems prior to circling through west Davis and climbs up Strawberry Canyon (LoToJa Goldilocks Bike Ride, Provo, UT, Goldilocks saltlakerandos.org Route options of 5k, 12m, 33m, 55m, 75m, and Weber Counties. 50 km option. Flat with route) and around Bear Lake before head- is a women only bike ride, with a gor- and 100 miles., Drew DeHaan, 801-363-3024 a few rollers, supplied aid stations, and SAG ing north to Soda Springs and finally out to May 14-September 9, 2017 — Cycling Bryce, geous route starting at Utah State Park and x7071, [email protected], diabetes. vehicles., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@ Golden Spike Natl Monument. 400 & 600 Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks, St. beautiful fall weather! With 100, 80, 60, 40, org/utahtour extramileracing.com, girodonna.com, extra- km (250 and 375 mile) options. A brevet is George, UT, 7-day, 400-mile guided road and 20 mile route options, Goldilocks has a mileracing.com a timed ultra distance event., Richard Stum, biking tour of the Bryce, Zion and Grand June 10-11, 2017 — Utah Bicycle Touring route that is ‘just right’ for everyone!, Dani 435-462-2266, [email protected], saltla- Canyon National Parks, including Brian Society’s Overnight Bike Tour, Salt Lake City, July 7, 2017 — Antelope by Moonlight Bike Lassiter, 801-635-9422, info@goldilocksride. kerandos.org Head, Panguich Lake, Red Canyon and UT, 11th annual overnighter. This event is for Ride, Antelope Island, UT, 24th Annual, 10pm. com, goldilocksride.com/gsl Kanab. Tour includes 6 nights camping and new and experienced bicycle travelers. We Open to participants of all ages and starts August 19, 2017 — Tour of Park City, Park City, September 9, 2017 — To the Moon and Back inns or all inn nights. Includes accommo- will bicycle in a self-sufficient manner to Rock at the Antelope Island’s White Rock Bay. The UT, Fully supported Tour starting and finish- Century Ride, Tabiona, UT, Come and enjoy dations, transportation, and food. Specific Cliff Recreation Area to camp overnight, half way point is the historic Fielding Garr ing in Park City. 157 miles through Northern the High Uintahs. There are four ride options: dates can be found at: escapeadventures. and then return Sunday., Lou Melini, 801-487- Ranch where refreshments are served. The Utah’s beautiful mountain valleys. A rolling Century, 75, 50, and 25 mile. All 4 rides will com/guided-tours/road-cycling/cycling- 6318, [email protected], Cheryl Soshnik, entire route is 24 miles on an asphalt road. picnic!, Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@ cover the back roads of Duchesne County bryce-zion-and-the-grand-canyon, Kevin 4356499008, [email protected], , Neka Roundy, 801-451-3286, 801-451-3282, extramileracing.com, extramileracing.com Ford, 800-596-2953 x1, 702-596-2953, info@ [email protected], daviscountyutah.gov, that has very minimal traffic. Free overnight June 10, 2017 — Wasatch Front Series, Salt Lake escapeadventures.com, escapeadventures. antelopebymoonlight.com August 19-19, 2017 — Raspberry Ramble 300k, camping is available. The ride will be based Randonneurs Brevet Series, North Salt Lake com Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Logan, out of Tabiona, Utah. Elevations from 6,522 City, UT, Self-supported ride up Emigration July 8, 2017 — Cache Gran Fondo, Logan, UT, UT, Self-supported loop ride which starts in to 8,150. This ride is fully supported by provid- May 20, 2017 — Springville to Nephi 100, BCC Canyon, along the Wasatch Front and out 6th annual Cache Gran Fondo, riders of all Logan and climbs up Strawberry Canyon ing lunch and dinner. All proceeds will go to SuperSeries, Springville, UT, Start Springville to Antelope Island. 100, 200 or 300 km (65 to abilities invited. Pre-ride light breakfast will (LoToJa route) and north to Soda Springs. the Rapha House & Operation Underground Cracker Barrel Frontage Road to Nephi 190 mile) options. A brevet is a timed ultra be provided from 6:45 or 7:00 a.m with well 300km km (190 miles). A brevet is a timed Railroad, non-profit organizations that help and back thru orchards, flat to rolling. Self distance event, Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, stocked food stations and support. 100 miles ultra distance event., Richard Stum, 435-462- rescue children from trafficking and sex- Supported with shorter 30, 60, and 75 mile [email protected], saltlakerandos.org and 50 mile course follows a fun, flat scenic 2266, [email protected], saltlakerandos. ual exploitation., Karen Redden, 435-828- options. Store stops enroute. Self support- route through Northern and Cache Valley, org 0467, [email protected], active.com/ June 11, 2017 — Provo A Go-Go, BCC ed. Free event., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, UT with a challenging hill in each. The finish tabiona-ut/cycling/races/to-the-moon-and- SuperSeries, Draper, UT, Start Draper Park, [email protected], bccutah.org will be closed-off in downtown Logan with a August 26, 2017 — Cache Valley Century back-2016 ride past point of the mountain, thru Provo party and fun festivities including rider gifts, Tour, Richmond, UT, 35, 60, or 100 mile May 20, 2017 — USEA Ride for Education, to Spanish Fork and back on a loop route. many random prizes, and unique jerseys at options. Proceeds benefit Common Ground, September 16, 2017 — Wonder Woman Ride, Kaysville, UT, A comfortable metric cen- Free event, self supported with shorter 30 or below retail. , Troy Oldham, 435-764-2979, a Logan, Utah non-profit. Funds supprt their Payson, UT, Join us for the 8th annual fully tury ride through scenic countryside through and 60 mile options. Store stops enroute. , [email protected], , loganhospital- adaptive cycling program. Richmond to supported all women’s bike ride, choose Weber and Davis County. Enjoy an excit- Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ foundation.org Preston, Idaho and back through scenic between the 15, 30, 70 or 100 mile options. ing mixture of plains and hills throughout bccutah.org, bccutah.org terrain., Bob Jardine, 435-713-0288, 435- Remember that every woman is a wonder Northern Utah. Fully supported, lunch pro- July 10, 2017 — Antelope Island Series, Salt 757-2889, info@CacheValleyCentury. woman!, Mahogani Thurston, 801-318-1420, June 15-23, 2017 — Rocky Mountain Tour, vided with all paid registration., Tim Bell, 385- Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, North com, Sammie Macfarlane, 435-713-0288, [email protected], Carolina Cross Country Challenge, Salt Lake City, UT, 347-7589, [email protected], useautah.org, Salt Lake City, UT, Self-supported rides. The [email protected], CJ Sherlock, Herrin, [email protected], wonder- The Rocky Mountain Tour travels 593 miles usearideforeducation.weebly.com 300k has considerable climbing up Little 435-713-0288, 435-757-2889, info@cacheval- womanride.com in 8 cycling days (9 total). Ride through Mountain, Big Mountain, Trappers Loop & leycentury.com, CacheValleyCentury.com May 20, 2017 — Ride for the Angels, tenta- the Wasatch Range and over the Rocky Ogden Divide before making a loop on September 16, 2017 — CF Cycle For Life, tive date, Copperton, UT, 8th Annual. Start: Mountains from Salt Lake City UT to Pueblo Antelope Island. 200 or 300 km (125 or 190 August 26, 2017 — Summit Challenge, Park Coalville/Morgan, UT, Fully supported, beau- 8:30am; 8655 West 10390 South Copperton CO., Bill Lannon, 888-797-7057, 603-382-1662, mile) options available. A brevet is a timed City, UT, Riders of all ages and abilities will hit tiful autumn ride with five route options ultra distance event., Richard Stum, 435-462- the pavement for a 100, 52, or 16-mile road - 20,40, 60, 80 and 100 miles. All funds raised 2266, [email protected], SaltLakeRandos. ride event in support of the National Ability go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation., Laura org July 15, 2017 — Mt. Nebo Climb, BCC SuperSeries, Nephi, UT, Meet at Payson City Park. Climb up and back to Payson Lakes or do a full 70 mile loop. Self-supported free event - bring extra water; short supply on the mountain., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, [email protected], Doug Jensen, 801-815-3858, [email protected], bccu- tah.org July 15, 2017 — Desperado Duel, Panguitch, UT, Come and experience the flattest and best 100 mile course and 50 mile option, we have also added a grueling 150 mile option for those training for the big 209 in September. Enjoy the scenery and virtually no traffic. Desperado Duel is one of the best Gran Fondos in Utah., Joey Dye, 435-674- 3185, [email protected], Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks. com, ridesouthernutah.com July 22, 2017 — Iron Lung Ride, Salt Lake City, UT, 32, 80, or 120 mile options out and back starting at This Is The Place Heritage Park and turning around near Snowbasin Resort(3 per- son relay available on the 120). Challenging climbing, with plenty of rollers and flats to recover. Utah Triple Crank qualifier., Michelle Lyman, 801-941-5526, [email protected], ironlungride.com July 24, 2017 — North South Century - Pioneer Day Ride, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, Location: Tanner Park. Finish the holiday weekend with 100 miles all in SL coun- ty. Stops for water and food. Free event, self-supported., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, [email protected], Tom Coffey, 801-737-3241, [email protected], bccutah. org July 24, 2017 — South Sevier Ram Ride, Monroe, UT, 15 miles, 25 miles, and a 50 miler . Start time is 6:00 a.m. Start & Finish location is Monroe Fire Station. , Heather Newby, 435- 201-0138, [email protected], July 28-29, 2017 — Saints to Sinners Bike Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay road race from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. Over 500 miles 28 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

Hadley, 801-532-2335, 801-558-8310, lhad- 242-5940, [email protected], stmarygj.org/ available for additional fees., Alisha Powell, [email protected], pedaler- September 16, 2017 — Tour de Vineyards, [email protected], Amanda Livnat, 801-532-2335, RoseHillRally 303-985-1180, answer@bicycletourcolorado. spubandgrille.com/yukon-bike-tour-klond- Palisade, CO, Come join this 25-mile ride [email protected], Jessica Rose, 801-532-2335, com, bicycletourcolorado.com ike-highway-cycling through Colorado’s Wine County just [email protected], cycle.cff.org May 13, 2017 — Gran Fondo Bear Lake, prior to the Colorado Mountain Winefest., Montpelier, UT/ID, 100, 75, 50 or 25 mile June 24, 2017 — Holly Frontier Tour de Prairie, July 29, 2017 — Cascade 4-Summit Challenge, Scott , [email protected], September 22-23, 2017 — Bike the Bear fully supported ride from Montpelier, ID. A Cheyenne, WY, Course heads west out Cascade, ID, Options include 75, 60, 50, 30 Amanda Knutson, 515-681-6036, amanda@ Century, Garden City, UT, 100 and 50 miles. climb to Minnetonka Cave and prize awaits of Cheyenne along Happy Jack Road - or 8.2 Mile Options. Course covers two moun- clippedinproductions.com, tourdevineyards. Begins at Raspberry Square in Garden City, each 100-mile rider and a backyard bar- WYO 210, past Curt Gowdy State Park and tain passes along Warm Lake Road. The ride com UT. Ride around the scenic Bear Lake loop beque welcomes every finisher. Utah’s best through Medicine Bow National Forest, to starts at the American Legion Hall in down- on the Utah/Idaho border!, Nelson Palmer, century ride ... is in Idaho!, Jared Eborn, the Lincoln Memorial at the I-80 Rest Area. town Cascade and proceeds down Main September 16, 2017 — Idaho Poker Ride Pedal 435-760-6901, [email protected], Tom 801-599-9268, [email protected], 3,000ft of elevation gain. Courses ranging Street to Warm Lake Road.Money raised for Paws and Claws, Boise, ID, A Benefit Ride Jensen, 801-475-7488, tom.jensen@scouting. Bearlakeendurance.com, extramileracing. from 10-100 miles, start at Lions Park, road by the Cascade to Warm Lake Four Summit for: Idaho Horse Rescue, SNIP, Audrey Pet org, trappertrails.org/bike com course only., Jim Wollenburg, 307-637-6423, Challenge will support various charitable Foundation, Helping Hand Fund, Lactic Acid [email protected], cheyen- and community projects within the area Cycling, The BYRDS Youth cycling. Starts September 22-23, 2017 — Salt to Saint Relay, May 20, 2017 — Cycle for Independence, necity.org of Cascade. Ride support will be handled and ends at MWI Animal Health 3041 W. Salt Lake City, UT, 420 mile relay race from Boise, ID, Fundraiser for the Treasure Valley by George’s Cycles of Boise, and post ride Pasadena Dr. in Boise. 4 route choices, 15, Salt Lake City to St. George following Hwy 89. Chapter of the National Federation of the June 24, 2017 — Ride for Hope, Kuna, ID, 3rd barbeque, beer garden and music will be 30, 63, 100 miles. Lots of prizes! Fabulous Broken into 24 legs. Ride Solo, or as 4 or 8 per- Blind, 10,20, and 63 mile distances, individual annual Ride for Hope put on to help give hosted by the Community of Cascade., swag bag! Fully Supported! All routes take son relay teams. Men, Women, and Mixed and team rides, routes begin in northwest HIV/poverty-stricken kids in India hope for Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ off at 8:00 AM, Robyn Knoelk, 208-871-0951, categories., Clay Christensen, 801-234-0399, Boise, supported ride. After ride burgers a better life. Fully supported with a catered, georgescycles.com, 4summitchallenge.com, [email protected], pedalfor- [email protected], salttosaint.com with all the fixings combined with socializing, freshly cooked meal provided by Deli gcorsaevents.com pawsandclaws.org music, festivities and prizes, Ramona Walhof, George. Ride through the scenic Snake River September 23, 2017 — Moab Century Tour, 208-336-5333, cycleforindependence@ Valley and West Heritage Byway to help give August 5, 2017 — Copper Triangle Alpine September 17, 2017 — Edible Pedal 100, Moab, UT, Landscape Worth Training for! gmail.com, Allan Schneider, 208-870-4831, poverty-stricken kids in India hope for a bet- Classic, Copper Mountain, CO, 12th Annual. Carson City, NV, 10 mile, 50 mile and 40,60, 100 mile route options. Ride in the wild [email protected], tvcblindidaho. ter life. 18.6, 31.2, 66.2 mile options with an The Copper Triangle has long been con- Nevada 150K ride options, Start: Bowers west through Dead Horse Point State Park org inaugural century being considered., Margo sidered one of Colorado’s classic alpine Mansion Regional Park, Washoe Valley, NV. and the Colorado River Corridor. Ride along- Riggs, 208-608-2527, rideforhope.ccb@gmail. road rides. Graced with breathtaking scen- Challenging course, fully equipped ride side towering redrock walls outlining the May 21, 2017 — Santa Fe Century and Gran com, rideforhope.net ery, gorgeous roads and three challenging stops, SAG, water bottle, maps, post ride Colorado River; enjoy lunch at the earth’s Fondo, Santa Fe, NM, 32nd Annual. Escorted climbs, the ride exemplifies cycling in the BBQ, priceless views, camaraderie and an edge overlooking Canyonlands National group, outstanding food stops staffed by June 24-30, 2017 — Mavic Haute Route Colorado Rockies. The course is 78 miles, unbeatable sense of accomplishment., Don Park and the Colorado River, two thousand experienced volunteers who return year Rockies - Colorado Spring Stage, Colorado with an elevation gain of almost 6,000 feet Iddings, 775-393-9158, ride@ediblepedal100. feet below. Live music, beer, cycling icons after year. In addition to the Century, Half- Springs, CO, The inaugural Mavic Haute over three mountain passes., Mike Heaston, org, ediblepedal100.org and great food await you at the Post-ride Century, and 20 mile rides, we are offering Route Rockies will become the fourth leg 303-282-9015, 303-635-2815, emgmh@emg- party. , Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, 435-260- 2 timed events: Gran Fondo (100 mile timed in amateur cycling’s first global series of colorado.com, Scott Olmsted, info@cop- September 23, 2017 — Mountains to the 2334, [email protected], skinnytir- ride), Medio Fondo (50 mile timed ride). multi-day events. In the spirit of tackling pertriangle.com, coppertriangle.com, emg- Desert Bike Ride, Telluride, CO, 14th Annual eevents.com Each fondo will have its own start time and the highest, steepest, most renowned ter- colorado.com/wordpress/?page_id=10 Mountains to the Desert Bike Ride, From the a neutral start, police escort to the city limits., rain, Colorado’s unique mountain scenery high mountains of Telluride, cyclists descend October 21, 2017 — Fall Tour de St. George, Michael McCalla, 406-381-2690, ride@santaf- and rich cycling culture will be showcased August 5-12, 2017 — Idaho Bicycle Ride, Hailey, past hillsides of quaking aspens along a St. George, UT, Tour around southern Utah ecentury.com, santafecentury.com to spectacular effect by these inaugural ID, Enjoy a week of sublime scenery, full sup- route that passes through millions of years and see some of the most scenic views as Rockies venues. The event will conclude its port and legendary food, exploring some of geologic record, ultimately finding them- you climb to Veyo and go through Gunlock May 22-27, 2017 — Redrock Canyons Tour, final stage in Colorado Springs with riders of Idaho’s wildest territory. Join 300 riders selves at the base of striated sandstone cliffs State Park as well as all the beautiful col- Grand Junction, CO, Featured in NY Times. taking in the scenic Garden of the Gods., in Challis, Salmon, Stanley and other small reaching up to 1,000 feet overhead and ors throughout this 35, 75, or 100 mile ride. Tours also availabe in June, September, and The Sports Corp , 719-634-7333, info@thes- towns in beautiful places, following the Wild onwards to the beautiful desert landscape This event is one of our best Gran Fondos October. Ride to Monument Valley and the portscorp.org, Doug Martin, 719-634-7333 Ext & Scenic Salmon River for days., Sanna of Gateway. Mileage options: 70, 100 & 130. in southern Utah., Joey Dye, 435-674-3185, Dolores River Canyon. Average mileage 1010, [email protected], hauteroute. Phinney, 541-382-2633, 541-410-1031, info@ This ride benefits the Just For Kids Foundation, [email protected], Margaret 72 and two centuries. Total ascent 22,159ft org/events/stages/mavic-rockies-2017 bicycleridesnw.org, bicycleridesnw.org Heidi Lauterbach, 970-729-1372, m2dbik- Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks. descent 24,187ft. Strong-Intermediate to [email protected], Victoria Lovely, 773-590- com, Ryan Gurr, [email protected], ride- Advanced., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, July 1-2, 2017 — Gran Fondo Kootenai, Libby, August 12, 2017 — HeART of Idaho Century 6499, [email protected], m2dbikeride. southernutah.com [email protected], lizard- MT, A two-day, point-to-point, chip-timed Ride, Idaho Falls, ID, 25, 62, and 100 mile com headcyclingguides.com fondo featuring fully supported riding through options. Entry fees cover entry, t-shirts, fully October 21, 2017 — SoJo Marathon Bike Tour, the spectacular landscapes of Montana’s stocked rest stops, and post ride BBQ. Route September 23, 2017 — Royal Gorge Century, Bike Tour tentative, SoJo Race Series, South May 26-28, 2017 — Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, remote northwest corner. Located on is flat to rolling, easy to moderate difficulty. Canon City, CO, 100 mile, 62.5 mile, and Jordan, UT, SoJo isn’t just for runners! Our Durango, CO, 45th Annual, Road Race National Forest Scenic Byways, our routes Benefit for the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho., 50 k Bike rides and community beer festival, non-competitive Bike Tour offers a beautiful and tour from Durango to Silverton, Road take in the stately Cabinet Mountains, Miyai Griggs, 208-524-7777, 208-766-6485, Gordon Eckstrom, director@bikesandbrews. ride that begins in Daybreak and continues Circuit race and Time Trial, 25/50 mile tour, serene Lake Koocanusa, and the legend- [email protected], theartmuseum. org, bikesandbrews.org along the Oquirrh Mountains before wind- Kids Race and Mountain Bike Cross Country ary Yaak Valley. Proceeds benefit charities org/Century.htm ing through Herriman and South Jordan, Race, Cruiser Crit, Gravel Ride, BMX race, in Libby, Eureka, and Troy, Montana., John September 24-30, 2017 — OATBRAN, Lake Wendy Thomas, 801-253-5236, wthomas@sjc. swim race, Gaige Sippy, 970-259-4621, direc- Weyhrich, 406-241-2829, john_weyhrich@ August 12, 2017 — Le Tour de Koocanusa, Tahoe, NV, 26th annual One Awesome Tour utah.gov, Anna Ratcliffe, 801-253-5236, arat- [email protected], ironhorse- yahoo.com, gfkootenai.com Libby, MT, Fully supported 83 or 44 mile bike Bike Ride Across Nevada! Silver celebra- [email protected], Bo Earls, 801-253-5203, bicycleclassic.com ride which tours the breathtaking shoreline tion of Riding Across Nevada, following the [email protected], SoJoMarathon.com July 8, 2017 — Goldilocks Boise, Goldilocks of Lake Koocanusa. Ride finishes with a Legendary Pony Express Trail on U.S. Hwy. 50. June 3, 2017 — Buena Vista Bicycle Festival, Bike Ride, Eagle, ID, Fully supported, non- Blues Festival Finale. Fundraiser for Search & 5 days of riding, 420 miles from Lake Tahoe Regional Road Touring Buena Vista, CO, Scenic and easy to chal- competitive, women only bike ride. Beautiful Rescue. Starts at 8 am., Dejon Raines, 406- to Great Basin National Park. Fully Supported lenging routes 35, 50, 62 and 97 mile ride route, yummy food, pretty t-shirt, good 291-3635, [email protected], Pam motel style tour., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, options in Beautiful Arkansas River Valley lookin’ Papa Bears. , Dani Lassiter, 801-635- Boyke, 406-293-3556, info@letourdekooca- 775-771-3246, [email protected], biketh- March 14-April 15, 2017 — Yellowstone Cycle at the Feet of 14,000 Ft Mounts Princeton, Days, tentative dates, Yellowstone National 9422, [email protected], goldilocks. nusa.com, letourdekoocanusa.com ewest.com Harvard and Yale. Exceptionally well sup- events/gid/info Park, MT, Ride free in Yellowstone National ported with afternoon party and band. , Tim August 12-13, 2017 — Bike MS - Wyoming’s September 30, 2017 — ICON Eyecare Tour Park before the roads open to the public. Lopez, 719-594-5655, 719-622-0439, bikefest- July 8-9, 2017 — The Triple Bypass, Evergreen, Bighorn Country Classic, Bike MS, Sheridan, of the Moon, Grand Junction, CO, 6th This is a unique way to enjoy the beauty of [email protected], Aaron Rosenthal, 719-594- CO, This challenging ride is over 120 miles WY, Alexis Johnson, 303-698-5403, alexis. Anniversary Metric Century or Classic 41 the park. Opening day depends on whether 5655, [email protected], Chris Quoyeser, with 10,000’ of climbing and travels over 3 [email protected], Molly Palmer, 307-433- mile loop over the beautiful canyons of the road is plowed. Check for conditions., 719-398-9257, [email protected], bvbf. beautiful mountain passes from Evergreen 8664, [email protected], bikemswy- the Colorado National Monument made Moira Dow, 406-646-7701, tour@cycleyellow- org to Avon, CO., Jennifer Barbour, 303-503- oming.org famous by the Coors Classic and American stone.com, cycleyellowstone.com, nps.gov/ 4616, [email protected], Nat Ross, Flyer movie., Mike Heaston, 303-282-9015, yell/planyourvisit/springbike.htm June 3, 2017 — Palisade Gran Fondo, Palisade, 970-390-9730, [email protected], triple- August 12, 2017 — Tour of the Valley, Grand 303-635-2815, [email protected], CO, Fully supported Gran Fondo through the bypass.org Junction, CO, The Tour is not a race; we Scott Olmsted, 303-282-9015, info@tourofthe- March 18, 2017 — Solvang Double Century famous orchards and vineyards of western encourage you to set your own pace and and Double Metric Century, Solvang, CA, moon.com, tourofthemoon.com, emgcolo- colorado and the rugged Reeder and Purdy July 9-21, 2017 — B.E.A.R.S. - Bicycling the enjoy beautiful Western Colorado. Options rado.com/wordpress/?page_id=10 200 miles or 200 kilometers in Southern CA’s Mesas. 40 and 68 mile options., Jennifer Extraordinary Alaskan Roads, Anchorage, include a 100 or 50 mile ride over the most scenic and popular cycling region. A Sliney, 970-819-1101, 510-910-1608, palisade- AK, Explore a variety of Alaskan landscapes, Colorado National Monument, a 75 mile October 2-7, 2017 — Ride with Jan Ullrich, perfect first time double century., Deborah [email protected], palisadegranfondo.com, from Denali to Prince William Sound. Fully route or a family friendly 30 mile route all San Francisco, CA, 6-Days of Cycling up Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra. palisadecoc.com/co/palisadegranfondo supported trip with both camping and great followed by live music, local beer, and deli- Mt. Tamalpais, Meyers Grand Road, down com, planetultra.com food., Pedalers Pub & Grille , 352-353-8712, cious food! Start and finish at the Community through Dry Creek Valley, and Napa Valley June 4, 2017 — America’s Most Beautiful March 18, 2017 — Mesquite Madness, [email protected], pedal- Hospital located at 2351 G Road (just west with cycling legend Jan Ullrich. Tour includes Bike Ride - Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV, 26th erspubandgrille.com/alaska-bicycle-tours- of Canyon View Park)., Morgan Taylor, 970- riding The Jens Voigt Gran Fondo with Jan Mesquite, NV, The first ride of the season. Get annual, in conjunction with the Leukemia your riding legs back and join us for a tough bears-cycling-tour 644-3491, [email protected], secure. and Jens and superb lodging throughout., & Lymphoma Society Team in Training pro- yourcommunityhospital.com/Community_ John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- but fun 80, 50+, or 30 mile bike ride. This year gram. Fully supported with rest stops, Tech July 13-15, 2017 — Yellowstone/Grand Teton we are adding a different game with prizes Hospital_Foundation_Tour_of_the_Valley. headcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcycling- support and SAG. 100 mile century, 72 miles, Series, Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, cfm guides.com at every rest stop. Make it to the top of Utah boat cruise, and 35 mile fun ride., Curtis Fong, Ashton, ID, Self Supported 600km or 1000km Hill for the big prizes., Joey Dye, 435-674- 800-565-2704, 775-771-3246, tgft@bikethew- ride (375- or 620-mile) with overnight gear August 12, 2017 — The Broadmoor Pikes Peak October 7, 2017 — Goldilocks Vegas, 3185, [email protected], Margaret est.com, bikethewest.com, bikeandskitahoe. drops. Goes into Yellowstone and Grand Cycling Hill Climb, Colorado Springs, CO, Goldilocks Bike Ride, Las Vegas, NV, The Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks. com Teton National Parks. A brevet is a timed ultra The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb only women exclusive ride event in Nevada. com, Ryan Gurr, [email protected], ride- distance event., Richard Stum, 435-462-2266, Gran Fondo features a non-competitive fun Cyclists can choose from a 20, 40, 60, 80, southernutah.com, June 4, 2017 — Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling [email protected], saltlakerandos.org ride that gives cyclists of all abilities a truly and 100 mile ride all featuring downhill, flat, Festival, Castle Rock, CO, The unofficial start March 20-26, 2017 — Solvang Spring Tour, unique experience on Pikes Peak. It will be and rolling terrain in Red Rock Canyon. , to the Colorado cycling season. You will not July 15, 2017 — Pepsi Cola Taylor House Benefit held in conjunction with the inaugural USA Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, info@goldilock- Solvang, CA, Early season warm weather want to miss the excitement and camara- Century Ride, Flagstaff, AZ, Benefit ride in training in Sunny Southern California. 50-100 Cycling Hill Climb National Championships, sride.com, goldilocksride.com/events/glv derie of the 30th pilgrimage to Castle Rock the high-altitude cool pines of Northern Saturday, August 12, 2017. Created in 2010, miles per day in Southern California’s most for the Rocky Mountain region’s premier Arizona. There are 32, 50, 63, and 100 mile October 7, 2017 — No Hill Hundred Century popular cycling region., Deborah Bowling, this year marks the 8th consecutive year of cycling festival. Whether you are 6 or 60, route options., Anthony Quintile, 928-779- The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb, Bike Tour, Fallon, NV, 30 mile, 60 mile, and 818-889-2453, [email protected], prefer to ride on the road or dirt, there is a 5969, [email protected], Ashley 100 mile tour, fully supported. Event swag, planetultra.com an annual event of the Colorado Springs course for cyclists of all abilities. All of the Hammarstrom, 877-527-5291, Ashley.ham- Sports Corporation. This event attracts the gift bags, lunch (for metric and century rid- April 8, 2017 — Mulholland Challenge, King of rides start and finish at the Douglas County [email protected], absolutebikes. top cyclists and recreational cyclists from ers), post event BBQ at noon for all riders. the Mountains Century Challenge, Agoura Fair Grounds. Stick around for the party at net/taylor across the nation and around the world. , Check in and start 7:00-8:30 am, Churchill Hills, CA, The toughest Southern California the Rock post-ride picnic and cycling expo., The Sports Corp , 719-634-7333, info@the- County Fairgrounds., Danny Gleich, 775-423- July 16-21, 2017 — Tour de Wyoming, 7733, [email protected], churchill- Century with over 13,000’ of climbing in the Mike Heaston, 303-282-9015, 303-635-2815, Cheyenne, WY, 21th Annual. Start and end sportscorp.org, Jeff Mosher, 719-634-7333 Santa Monica Mountains. Fully supported / [email protected], Scott Olmsted, Ext 1005, [email protected], colorado- county.org/parksnrec/index.php?ctr=152, in Cheyenne, Wyoming with overnight stays churchillcountycyclists.com Chip Timed., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, 303-282-9015, [email protected], in Wheatland, Rock River, Saratoge (two springssports.org/index.php?option=com_ [email protected], planetultra.com elephantrockride.com, emgcolorado.com/ nights), and Laramie. The route goes over content&view=article&id=329&Itemid=292 October 7, 2017 — Santa Fe Gourmet Classic, wordpress/?page_id=10 four mountain passes and covers more Santa Fe, NM, Fun, challenging 60 mile April 9, 2017 — Rhonde Van Boise Fun Ride, August 20-September 8, 2017 — Yellowstone than 400 miles., Amber Travky, 307-742-5840 , bike tour with delicious, creative Southwest Boise, ID, Come join the Boise Cycling Club June 10, 2017 — Fremont Area Road Tour National Park Bike Tour, Belgrade, MT, Aug [email protected], cyclewyoming.org, style foods at 5 gourmet refueling stops. The for a fun ride through the Boise front. 65+ (FART), Lander, WY, 13 to 100 mile options, 20–25; Aug 27-Sep1; Aug 27-Sep1; Sep 3–08 tourdewyoming.org noncompetitive ride winds through Santa miles, 20+ climbs, 6,000+ feet of climbing. includes breakfast, bbq, t-shirt and bottle, Experience the world’s first national park! Fe and into the surrounding areas. Elevation , Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ in conjunction with Brew Fest, Nyssa , fart@ Tour includes 5 nights of lodging, 6 days of July 22-29, 2017 — Oregon Bicycle Ride, Sisters, gain is about 1,800 feet. Ride is limited to 150 georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com, landercycling.org, Tony Ferlisi, landercy- meals, guide service, entrance fees, daily OR, Tour of northwest Oregon. Crosses the riders. Breakfast begins at 8AM. Most riders gcorsaevents.com [email protected], landercycling.org lunch en route, energy food, liquid refresh- mouth of the Columbia River, visits sites finish between 3- 4 PM., Kathleen Davis, 505- famed by Lewis and Clark, includes ferry ments, shuttles, and mechanical support., April 10-28, 2017 — Desert Climbing Camp, June 10, 2017 — Lemhi Valley Century Ride, 795-3286, 408-499-0775, [email protected], back into Oregon, and rides through north- John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- Grand Junction, CO, April 10-14; April 24-28 Salmon, ID, 100 miles or 100 kms through santafegourmetclassic.com west forests and countryside. Cyclists will headcyclingguides.com, Travis Tucker, 970- The Desert Climbing Camp is designed in the picturesque Lemhi River Valley., Marla have time to tour wineries, play at Ride 728-5891, travis@lizardheadcyclingguides. October 8, 2017 — West Yellowstone Old a training camp format to build base-miles Hunteman, 208-303-0106, mhunteman@hot- Oregon’s oldest week-long tour! Join 300 com, lizardheadcyclingguides.com Faithful Cycling Tour, Tentative, West for the cycling season to come. 4 nights of mail.com, lemhivalleycenturyride.weebly. riders as we explore the classic Oregon Yellowstone, MT, West Yellowstone to Old lodging, daily breakfast at hotel, 2 nights of com/ September 9, 2017 — Race the Rails, Ely, NV, Cascades routes: McKenzie Pass, the Faithful and back, 60 miles past golden dinners, aid stations, energy food, entrance Race the train in Ely! Fun for the whole fam- June 12-July 6, 2017 — Great Alaska Highway Aufderheide, Cascades Lakes Hwy, you’ll aspen, bugling elk, majestic bison, gurgling fees, shuttles, water bottles and mechani- ily! Race a coal fired steam engine that is Ride, Dawson Creek, BC, AK, Ride the full even have a chance to ride the Crater Lake geysers, and steaming hot pots, support- cal support., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, over 100 years old. The event will accom- length of the notorious Al-Can Highway Rim Road! Fully supported, with legendary ed ride., Moira Dow, 406-646-7701, tour@ [email protected], lizard- modate both road and mountain bike riders from Dawson Creek BC to Delta Junction food and amenities., Sanna Phinney, 541- cycleyellowstone.com, cycleyellowstone. headcyclingguides.com of all ages., Meg Rhoades, 775-289-3720, Alaska. A fully supported camping and 382-2633, 541-410-1031, info@bicycleridesnw. 800-496-9350, [email protected], www. com April 22, 2017 — Tour de Summerlin, Las Vegas, cycling adventure, with a few motel org, bicycleridesnw.org elynevada.net October 14, 2017 — Park to Park Pedal NV, 50, 100 mile routes, circumnavigates nights. , Pedalers Pub & Grille , 352-353-8712, July 22, 2017 — Cycle Magic Valley, Yes, Twin Extreme Nevada 100, Caliente, NV, Road Las Vegas., Randy Mcghie, 702-252-8077, [email protected], pedal- September 10, 2017 — Tour de Tahoe - Bike Falls, ID, A 12, 30, 62, or 100 mile bicycle ride bike starting at Kershaw-Tyan and takes [email protected], tourdesummerlin.com erspubandgrille.com/alaska-bicycle-tours- Big Blue, Lake Tahoe, NV, 15th Annual ride great-alaska-highway-bike-tour for all levels. There is a family friendly 12 mile around Lake Tahoe’s 72 mile Shoreline with peddlers through the towns of Caliente and April 23-October 6, 2017 — Moab & The Back route that takes you out to Meander Point. the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Pioche, and through three other state parks: of Beyond, Grand Junction , CO, April 23-28; June 17, 2017 — Spinderella, Pocatello, ID, The 30 mile route heads out west, north of International. This ride is also a Memorial Cathedral Gorge, Echo Canyon, and Spring May 14-19, September 10-15; October Ladies-only ride featuring five scenic routes, Filer. The metric century route takes you Nine-Eleven ride. Fully supported with rest Valley and back to Kershaw-Ryan State 1-6; the Moab and the Back of Beyond from 10 to 100 miles. Roll-out begins at 6:00 down into Melon Valley and the challenging stops, tech support and SAG. 72 miles, 4300 Park. 3 rides available: 100, 60 and 40 mile Tour delves into the heart of redrock can- am at Ross Park in Pocatello, ID. , DaNae century route takes you down into Melon ft vertical gain. Boat cruise and 35 mile fun options. A Dutch oven dinner will be pro- yon country of Southeastern Utah and Young, 208-221-9300, spinderella33@gmail. Valley, Hagerman, out to the windmills and ride., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-771-3246, vided afterwards., Dawn Andone, 775-728- Southwestern Colorado. Ride through com, spinderellaride.com back! The ride is fully supported with a [email protected], bikethewest.com 4460, [email protected], the supernatural landscapes of Arches barbecue at the finish line. Tech t-shirts for Jonathan Brunes, 775-726-3564, kershaw@ June 18-24, 2017 — Bicycle Tour of Colorado, & Canyonlands National Parks, climb the all participants., Denise Alexander, dalexan- September 10-29, 2017 — Santa Fe Trail Bicycle lcturbonet.com, parktoparkpedal.com/, lin- Various, CO, 23rd annual 7 day fully sup- scenic La Sal Mountain Loop and pedal [email protected], mavtec.org/race/cruisin- Trek, Santa Fe, NM, 21st Year. Camping colncountynevada.com/exploring/biking/ ported bicycle tour in the Colorado Rocky beneath 800 ft redrock sandstone walls magic-valley/ Trip. Ride all or part of the Santa Fe Trail park-to-park-pedal/ Mountains. Registration includes camping along the Colorado River., John Humphries, (approx. 1100 miles) on paved public roads areas, baggage transportation, route maps, July 26-August 6, 2017 — Klondike Gold, October 14, 2017 — Death Valley Century, , 970-728-5891, info@lizardheadcyclingguides. only. All gear carried by truck. After the first road markings, fruit and water stations with Fairbanks, AK, Travel from Fairbanks back Death Valley, CA, 50 and 100 mile options. com, lizardheadcyclingguides.com four days, riders can leave the group at restrooms every 20-30 miles, Colorado State in time to cycle the route of the Klondike any place along the route., Willard Chilcott, Entry includes chip timing; fully stocked May 7, 2017 — Rose Hill Rally, Grand Junction, Patrol, bicycle repair services, SAG vehi- Gold Rush, in reverse from historic Dawson 505-982-1282, [email protected], checkpoints along the route with water and CO, 21st Annual, 100k or 50 kbike tour. cles, and medical support along the route. City, Yukon to Skagway, Alaska. Fully sup- SantaFeTrailBicycleTrek.com a great selection of food and snacks; roving Benefits Rose Hill Hospitality House at St. Premium upgrades such as parking, bike box ported camping tour with a few nights in SAG support; tech tee and finish line award. Mary’s Medical Center., Ed Lipton, 970- storage, catered meals, and hotels are also motels. , Pedalers Pub & Grille , 352-353-8712, Start at The Ranch at Furnace Creek Resort. MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 29

, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ 4316, [email protected], Kevin Lewis, run 6.13 miles with 938 verticle feet. Awards, South Davis Recreation Center; 550 N 200 September 4, 2017 — Youth and Family planetultra.com, planetultra.com 435-986-6615, [email protected], iron- Raffle and results at 1 pm held at the South W, John Miller, 801-298-6220, john@southda- Triathlon, Murray, UT, A family triathlon! manstgeorge.com Horseshoe Trail Head. Kids Duathlon at Noon, visrecreation.com, Cindy Hunt, 801-298-6220, Ages 5-80+. Distances and actual course .5 mi run followed by 1 mi bike, Free entry, [email protected], southda- vary depending on age group. Please see Multisport Races May 13, 2017 — Woman of Steel Triathlon & 5K, Awards to all., Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354- visrecreation.com website and race page for more info., Jo Syracuse, UT, This year’s race is being held in 2354, [email protected], peakedsports. Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@ February 25, 2017 — Road Rage Duathlon, St. conjunction with the Ghost Town Triathlon. com August 19, 2017 — TriathaMom, Riverton, UT, agegroupsports.com, greatbasincoaching. George, UT, Start at Lava Ridge Intermediate Every Woman of Steel and Ghost Town par- Women only triathlon at the Riverton Country com, murray.utah.g0v School. Sprint will be 1.5 mile run, 10 mile bike, ticipant receive a sweet Ghost Town Cowgirl July 8, 2017 — Echo Triathlon, TriUtah Points Pool. 300 yard swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5k 1.5 mile run. Olympic will be 3 miles run, 20 hat! Don’t miss this one of a kind sprint pool Series, Coalville, UT, Join us for one of Utah’s run. Carnival style cheering section provided September 4, 2017 — South Davis Labor Day most popular triathlons! Combine the com- mile bike, 3 mile run. If you haven’t tried triathlon at the RUSH Funplex Pool and Rec for families of participants., Cody Ford, 801- Triathlon, South Davis Racing Series, Bountiful, Center as we party with a great race venue, petition with warm July temperatures, a 558-2503, [email protected], Aly Brooks, this race yet, you are missing out, for sure! UT, Start at 8:00 am, Swim 350 yds; Bike 12.02 catered post event food, boutique vendors, scenic ride in Utah’s unique Echo Canyon, [email protected], gotriathamom.com mi; Run 5k, relay: Split the Sprint between Join us for the 4th annual event!, Aaron random prizes and more!, Dan Aamodt, and a run on the Historic Rail Trail and you August 19, 2017 — XTERRA Lake Tahoe, XTERRA 2-3 racers,Novice: Swim 150 yds; Bike 2.5 mi; Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron.metler@sgcity. 385-228-3454, [email protected], triutah.com have the perfect event for both seasoned Run 1.5 miNovices start at: 8:45amLocation: org, sgcity.org/departments/recreation/run- athletes and beginners. Following the event America, Incline Village, NV, XTERRA, Sprint, May 13, 2017 — Salem Spring Triathlon, RACE and Duathlon. Course Distance: Full Course: South Davis Recreation Center; 550 N 200 W, ning/shactri.php enjoy hometown cooking and hospitality as John Miller, 801-298-6220, john@southdavis- TRI, Salem, UT, 800 meter swim, 12.5 mile bike, the annual antique car cruise-in takes place 2X 750 meter swim laps with a 50 meter February 25, 2017 — Turpin Meadows Winter and 3.1 mile run triathlon course, spectator beach run, 22 mile bike, 6 mile run. Bike recreation.com, Cindy Hunt, 801-298-6220, in downtown Coalville, Ut. , Dan Aamodt, [email protected], southda- Fat Bike Duathlon, Moran, WY, Nordic friendly park and race venue, Race shirts 385-228-3454, [email protected], triutah.com Tunnel Creek, and then onto the Flume ski/fat bike, solo & 2-person teams, Dick and finisher medals., Aaron Shamy, 801-358- Trail, which overlooks Lake Tahoe to the visrecreation.com, labordaytri.com Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, peaked@silver- 1411, [email protected], racetri.com July 8, 2017 — West Yellowstone Mountain Tahoe Rim Trail. Both the Short and Long September 8-10, 2017 — XTERRA Fruita star.com, Forest Dramis, jacksonholecy- Bike Biathlon, West Yellowstone, MT, Match course complete the 22 mile bike, approxi- Triathlon and Desert’s Edge Triathlon Festival, May 13, 2017 — South Davis Splash n class division for experienced biathletes and mately 4000 feet of climbing. The trail run- [email protected], jhcycling.org Sprint Triathlon, South Davis Racing Series, XTERRA America Tour, Fruita, CO, XTERRA a Sport class for novices that includes a ning course is relatively flat, fast and scenic., Tri on Saturday, your choice of Sprint or March 18, 2017 — South Davis Indoor Triathlon, Bountiful, UT, Sprint starts at 7:45, Swim 350 safety clinic and loaner rifles. All racers must Todd Jackson, 530-546-1019, todd@big- yds; Bike 12.02 mi; Run 5k, relay: Split the Olympic distance road tri’s on Sunday, John South Davis Racing Series, Bountiful, UT, Start provide their own mountain bike and wear blueadventure.com, Kiley McInroy, kiley@ Klish, 970-744-4450, madracingcolorado@ Sprint between 2-3 racers, Novice: Swim a helmet., Moira Dow, 406-646-7701, info@ bigblueadventure.com, bigblueadventure. at 7:00 am, Swin 15 min; Bike 25 min on spin 150 yds; Bike 2.4 mi; Run 1.5 mi, Be at the gmail.com, Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, bikes; Run 20 min on indoor track; Every par- skirunbikemt.com, skirunbikemt.com, ren- com/event/xterra-lake-tahoe/, xterraplanet. [email protected], Darrin or Jill , 303- start before 8:45amLocation: South Davis dezvousskitrails.com/events com ticipant receives a sports water bottle, top Recreation Center; 550 N 200 W, John Miller, 642-7917, [email protected], 1st-3rd male and female finishers receive a 801-298-6220, john@southdavisrecreation. July 9, 2017 — Valley Girl Triathlon, Liberty Lake, August 19, 2017 — XTERRA Aspen Valley, racingunderground.com/desertsedgetri/ comped entry to any 2017 event through com, Cindy Hunt, 801-298-6220, cindy@ WA, Sprint distance., Marla Emde, 509-953- XTERRA America, Kodiak Ski Lake, WY, XTERRA_index.html S. Davis Rec Center, Location: South Davis southdavisrecreation.com, southdavisrecre- 9924, 509-939-0552, [email protected], 1200m swim, 2-Lap 12 mile mountain bike, September 9, 2017 — Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon, emdesports.com Recreation Center, 550 N 200 W, John Miller, ation.com and finishes with a 5K run., Lance Panigutti, Laketown, UT, Sprint and Olympic event, Joe 801-298-6220, john@southdavisrecreation. July 14-15, 2017 — San Rafael Classic Triathlon, 303-408-1195, [email protected], Coles, 801-335-4940, [email protected], May 20, 2017 — Sand Hollow Triathlon, BBSC withoutlimits.co com, Cindy Hunt, 801-298-6220, cindy@ Twin Tri Series, Hurricane, UT, The first race of Huntington, UT, Huntington State Park, bearlakebrawl.com, onhillevents.com southdavisrecreation.com, southdavisrecre- Olympic distance tri, Olympic team relay, the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow State Park, August 19, 2017 — Race on the Rock, Rock September 9, 2017 — Kokopelli Triathlon, ation.com with Sprint, Olympic, Du, Kids’ Tri, 10k, and Sprint Tri, Sprint team relay, spring swim/bike Springs, WY, In it’s fourth year the Race on duathlon, sprint bike/run duathlon, youth tri. BBSC Red Rock Triathlon Series, Hurricane, April 2, 2017 — Ride, Stride and Glide Winter 5k distances. Bike along scenic sand dunes, the Rock hosts Olympic and Sprint Triathlons, UT, Sand Hollow State Park, with Sprint, and run around a gorgeous, reflective lake., Friday night activities offer live music during a Duathlon, an Aquabike, teams and youth Triathlon, Galena Lodge, ID, Mountain bike the pasta dinner. Body marking and packet Olympic, Duathlon, 10k and 5k distances., Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri. divisions. We have a closed lane on the Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri. on Jenny’s Way (9km), run on Gladiator pickup available Friday night. Camping roadway, law enforcement help at signals, com, Michelle Lund, [email protected], com, Michelle Lund, [email protected], (4.5km), ski on Rip and Tear (9km) and bbsctri.com available. Reservations necessary to ensure and a pool swim. The altitude averages Psycho. Location: 15187 Idaho 75 - Ketchum, campsite. Held on a closed course., Wade about 6300 ft. We have music, food, and bbsctri.com Galena Lodge, 208-726-4010, info@galen- June 3-4, 2017 — XTERRA Deuces Wild Triathlon Allinson, 435-609-3126, [email protected], we will be broadcasting live this year on September 16, 2017 — Camp Yuba Sprint alodge.com, galenalodge.com/events/ Festival, XTERRA America Tour, Show Low, AZ, sanrafaelclassic.com KREO radio online. Come for the race, stay Triathlon, RACE TRI, Yuba State Park, UT, ride-stride-and-glide-winter-triathlon-2/ Off road triathlon, 800m open water lake in and catch the eclipse on the 21st through- These Sprint and olympic triathlons are all Fool Hollow Lake, 24km mountain bike leg, July 15, 2017 — Layton Tri, tentative, Layton, out the state. , Traci Ciepiela, 307-922-1840, UT, Rinse Ride Run Repeat is the theme to about indian summers, camping, and good April 8, 2017 — SHAC Triathlon, St. George, UT, 8km trail run. Begins at 7:45 a.m. Depending [email protected], raceontherock. ol’ fashion swimming, biking, and running. Beginner, Sprint, and Tuff Kids races, starting on water level, athletes will begin the race this event. This course is a mini sprint but for weebly.com the full sprint repeat the course. It also has a All of the campsites in the state park will be between 9 am and 2 pm. Indoor swim, out- in the water or on the boat ramp. Plus reserved for triathletes and their families., door route for run and bike legs. Cap of 300 long course, Olympic, adn Youth Triathlons, youth triathlon and full course relay triathlon. August 20, 2017 — XTERRA Wild Ride Mountain , Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents. Aaron Shamy, 801-358-1411, info@racetri. each category., Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterra- Triathlon (American Tour Points), XTERRA planet.com, TriSports Racing , 520-884-8745, com, laytontriathlon.com, onhillevents.com America / Wild Rockies Series, McCall, ID, com, racetri.com [email protected], sgcity.org/depart- New course for 2017! Ponderosa State Park ments/recreation/running/shactri.php [email protected], deuceswildtriath- July 15, 2017 — XTERRA Mountain September 16, 2017 — XTERRA USA/Pan lon.com/events/xterra-deuces-wild at Payette Lake, 3/4-mile swim, a 18.5-mile Championship, XTERRA America Tour, Avon, mountain bike and a 6.2-mile trail run, mass American Championship and XTERRA Utah April 8, 2017 — Icebreaker Sprint Triathlon, June 10, 2017 — East Canyon Triathlon, TriUtah CO, The last of four regionals in the XTERRA Sprint Race, XTERRA America Tour, Ogden, RACE TRI, American Fork, UT, As the official start at 9 am in the Park and the finish line Points Series, Morgan City, UT, Welcome to America Tour, featuring sprint and champi- festivities begin at noon with the racer feed UT, XTERRA Utah, two distance options: 750m beginning of the TRI season, the race starts onship distance off-road triathlon options., the 4th annual East Canyon Triathlon! This and music. Kids triathlon to follow--2 different / 19K mountain bike / 5K trail and 1.5k swim/ with a 300 meter pool swim at the AF Rec race boasts stunning scenery with a fast, Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterra- 30k mountain bike/ 10k trail run; XTERRA USA/ planet.com, xterrabeavercreek.com lengths, 13 and under., Darren Lightfield, Center and is followed by a 12 mile bike technical bike course, and hometown hospi- 208-608-6444, [email protected], Pan America Championship: 1.5k swim / 30k through beautiful American Fork, and fin- tality like no other, with both sprint and inter- July 15, 2017 — The Toughman Utah Half Long wildrockiesracing.com, xterraplanet.com mountain bike / 10k trail run., Raena Cassidy, ishes with a 5K run. Race shirts and finisher mediate/Olympic distance races to choose Course Triathlon 70.3, RACE TRI, Herriman, UT, 877-751-8880, [email protected], xter- from. This event is a two transition point August 20 — Stansbury Days Triathlon, medals. The IceBreaker Kids’ Triathlon is a Long course tri - 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, raplanet.com, xterrautah.com 100 meter pool swim, 5K bike and 1 mile run. to point race beginning at beautiful East and 13.1 mile run. Part of the Toughman Stansbury Park, UT, Sprint triathlon, unof- They will also get race shirts and finisher Canyon Reservoir. The sprint bike is downhill Series., Aaron Shamy, 801-358-1411, info@ ficial distances: Swim 500m, Bike 20k, Run September 16, 2017 — Brine Man Triathlon, medals., Aaron Shamy, 801-358-1411, info@ and fast. The Olympic bike course has two racetri.com, racetri.com, toughmantri.com 5k. Start 7 AM. Swim is open water in TriUtah Points Series, Syracuse, UT, This is the short challenging hills followed by a downhill Stansbury Lake, Elliot Morris, 801-647-8383, culmination of all your hard work for the 2016 racetri.com, racetri.com July 22-23, 2017 — Donner Lake Triathlon, [email protected], stansburydaystri. fast decent to Morgan City. Both distances season! serious awards and prizes, festival, April 8, 2017 — Legacy Duathlon, North Salt offer a scenic run along the Weber River Truckee, CA, Kids TRI, Sprint TRI, Half TRI, com Lake, UT, Run Bike Run on the Legacy and local neighborhoods., Dan Aamodt, AquaBike, Olympic TRI, Todd Jackson, 530- and the crowning of the Utah State age August 26, 2017 — Varsity Tri, Ogden, UT, Parkway trial system. Great flat course that 385-228-3454, [email protected], triutah.com 546-1019, [email protected], group champions. Kids, Sprint, Olympic and starts in North Salt Lake Utah and a great Kiley McInroy, [email protected], Great First Triathlon! Super Sprint Triathlon at Long distances., Dan Aamodt, 385-228-3454, way to kick off the 2016 Triathlon Season., June 10, 2017 — Paddle, Pedal, Paddle, bigblueadventure.com, donnerlaketri.com Weber State University. Aimed at Varsity Boy [email protected], triutah.com Jordanelle, UT, Our version of a Triathlon. It Scouts to finish their triathlon pin, but open Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents. July 23, 2017 — Tri Boulder, BBSC Twin Tri Series, com, legacyduathlon.com, onhillevents. is 5 miles of standup paddleboarding, fol- to anyone., Jon Hansen, 801-657-1845, info@ September 16, 2017 — Bear Lake Brawl lowed by 10 miles of mountain biking, fin- Boulder, CO, Challenge yourself at mile high varsitytri.com, varsitytri.com Triathlon, Laketown, UT, Full and half dis- com elevation, Sprint and Olympic distances., ished with 5 miles of standup paddleboard- August 26, 2017 — Boulder Sunset Triathlon, tances, Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhil- April 15, 2017 — Salt Air Duathlon, Magna, UT, ing. By using the mountain bike to exhaust Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri. levents.com, bearlakebrawl.com, onhillev- Duathlon, 5 K, and Half-Marathon. Start at com, Michelle Lund, [email protected], Boulder, CO, Scenic course, sweet swag the legs and then ask them to support you and all for a good cause! Includes olympic, ents.com Salt Air: 12408 W Saltair Dr, Magna, UT 84044. on the final stage of the event, we feel that bbsctri.com The duathlon will be a 5 k run, 14.2 mile bike, sprint, duathlon, 10k, and 5k., Craig Towler, last stage is almost nothing like the first. The July 28-29, 2017 — Doxa by Iron Cowboy, 318-518-7303, [email protected], Michelle September 30, 2017 — Las Vegas Triathlon, 5k run., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@ typical weather pattern over the last 4 years Duchesne, UT, The only overnight team tri- BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, extramileracing.com, saltairhalf.com/, extra- Lund, [email protected], yourcauses- of running this event has been calm glassy athlon relay put on by the Iron Cowboy. ports.org, bbsctri.com/ NV, 20th Annual, now produced by BBSC mileracing.com water for stage one and windy choppy Teams of 1-12 travel 285 miles doing 36 legs Endurance Sports at the largest reservoir in water for stage three. Race can be divided April 16, 2017 — Icebreaker Triathlon, Vernal, in a non-stop triathlon relay., Alan Sheffer, August 26-27, 2017 — Lake Tahoe Triathlon, the United States, Lake Mead., Craig Towler, into 2 or 3 person teams. Registration begins 801-669-7504, 801-836-9610, info@doxaraces. Tahoma, CA, Kids TRI, Sprint TRI, Half TRI, 318-518-7303, [email protected], Michelle UT, Uintah Community Center at 9 am, 250 at 7:30 a.m., race begins at 9:00 a.m., Trent yard snake swim, 8 mile bike of moderate com, doxaraces.com AquaBike, Olympic TRI, Duathlon. Held Hickman, 801-558-9878, parkcitysup@gmail. at Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lund, [email protected], bbsctri.com difficulty, and a 3 mile run. , Scott Wardle, com, www.parkcitysup.com July 29, 2017 — Cache Valley Super Sprint 435-781-0982, [email protected], Todd Jackson, 530-546-1019, todd@big- October 14, 2017 — Huntsman World Senior Triathlon, tentative, Logan, UT, Come out blueadventure.com, Kiley McInroy, kiley@ uintahrecreation.org June 17, 2017 — Rock Cliff Tri at Jordanelle, Games Triathlon, St. George, UT, Triathlon. and compete on an established and fast bigblueadventure.com, bigblueadventure. Must be 50 years or older. 450 Meter Outdoor RACE TRI, Heber, UT, Held at Jordanelle course in either the Sprint or Olympic dis- April 21-22, 2017 — Bengal Triathlon, Pocatello, com Swim, 20K Bike, 5K Run. It’s the best little tri- ID, 700 yard Swim; 12 mile Bike; 3 mile Reservoir. Race shirts and finisher medals. tance categories. , Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, Run. The swim will take place on Friday Olympic and sprint distances., Aaron Shamy, [email protected], cvsst.com, onhillev- August 26, 2017 — Bear Lake MTB Triathlon athlon in the world., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, night at the Reed Gym Pool between 3pm 801-358-1411, [email protected], racetri.com ents.com & Half Marathon, Montpelier, UT/ID, Jared [email protected], seniorgames.net and 8pm, bike and run will take place on Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. June 17, 2017 — XTERRA Lory, XTERRA America July 29, 2017 — Burley Idaho Lions Spudman com, Bearlakeendurance.com, extramil- October 21, 2017 — Pumpkinman Triathlon, Saturday morning at Idaho State University., Tour, Bellvue, CO, 1/2 mile swim in the clear Triathlon, Burley, ID, The race starts at 7 am BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Caroline Faure, 208-282-4085, faurcaro@isu. eracing.com waters of Horsetooth Reservoir (Eltuk Bay), with the world’s fastest 1.5K swim (current- Point-to-point race begins in Lake Mead edu, facebook.com/bengaltriathlon, active. then a 2-Lap (beginner friendly) 12.2 mile aided) then a 40K Bike and 10K run., Cade August 27, 2017 — Ironman Coeur D’Alene, National Recreation Area and ends in com/pocatello-id/triathlon/races/bengal- single-track bike over rolling terrain, and Richman, [email protected], spudman.org Coeur D’Alene, ID, 2.4-mile swim in Lake triathlon-2017 across valley bridges at Lory State Park. Coeur d’Alene, 112-mile bike course, run Boulder City, with Sprint, Olympic, 10k, and Finish things off with a fun and challeng- July 30, 2017 — Tri and Du It For Your Bones, on the lake shore, 303-444-4316, cda@ 5k; costumes welcome!, Craig Towler, 318- April 22, 2017 — Adventure Xstream Moab Medical Lake, WA, triathlon and duathlon, 518-7303, [email protected], Michelle Lund, Adventure Race, AXS Series, Moab, UT, Solo ing 4.8 mile (8k) run through the clouds on ironman.com, ironman.com/triathlon/ single-track trails! , Lance Panigutti, 303-408- Marla Emde, 509-953-9924, 509-939-0552, events/americas/ironman/coeur-d-alene. [email protected], bbsctri.com/pump- racers and teams will kayak, trek, rappel, [email protected], emdesports.com and mountain bike through the Moab 1195, [email protected], withoutlimits. aspx#axzz3qCbV0c4p kinman Canyon Country, 50 miles of multisport co/#!__xterra-lory August 5, 2017 — XTERRA Indian Peaks, XTERRA adventure., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, June 17, 2017 — Lookout Mountain Triathlon, America Tour, Eldora, CO, time trial start on [email protected], gravityplay.com, XTERRA America Tour, Golden, CO, 525 Yard a chilly 1000 meter swim, followed by a 600 axsracing.com Swim, 10 Mile Bike, 5K Run, Paul Karlsson, meter run to the transition area, a very hilly but beautiful 22km bike ride on the roads April 22, 2017 — RAGE Triathlon, BBSC Double 303-960-8129, [email protected], dig- deepsports.com and single track of the Eldora Nordic Center, Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Travel through and finally a 7km run on the eastern trails a hilly desert terrain with scenic, rolling land- June 24, 2017 — DinoTri, Vernal, UT, Sprint of the Eldora Nordic Center., Paul Karlsson, scapes during your bike and run. Located and Olympic Distance Triathlon. Race starts 303-960-8129, [email protected], dig- less than ten miles to famous vacation des- with an open swim at Red Fleet state park. deepsports.com tinations, including the Las Vegas Strip and The bike starts with a crazy hill climb out Hoover Dam. This race sells out at 1,300 of the park and heads into town for a run August 5, 2017 — XTERRA Flathead Off Road, athletes and is a favorite in the southwest, as and finish at Utah State Extension., Emilee XTERRA America Tour, Kalispell, MT, Takes it attracts athletes from all over the globe!, Johnson, 801-520-0921, vernaldinotri@yahoo. place at Foys Lake and Herron Park. Includes Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri. com, dinotri.com a 1.5 km (.93 mile) swim, 40 km (24.8 mile) com, Michelle Lund, [email protected], bike race, and 10 km (6.2 mile) run., Raena bbsctri.com/rage#!rage/csig June 24, 2017 — Daybreak Triathlon, Salt Lake Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterraplanet. Triathlon Series, Salt Lake City, UT, The only com, K Schaefer, 406-751-4100, kschaefer@ April 22, 2017 — Telos Timp Tri & 5K, T3TRI open water Olympic distance race in the krmc.org, kalispellregional.org/summit/rec- EVENTS, Orem, UT, The Timp Triathlon is a greater Salt Lake Valley. Get ready for the reation-events/events/xterra-flathead Splash distance triathlon which includes a best spectator swim around with a point 5K Run, 12 Mile Bike, and 350 Meter Swim, to point swim, a killer bike course near the August 11-12, 2017 — Emmett’s Most Excellent in that order. Held at the Orem Rec Center, Oquirrh Mountains and a run around the Triathlons, Emmett, ID, Kid’s Tri on Friday. 665 W Center St, Shaun Christian, 801-769- lake that is unparalleled. , Cody Ford, 801- Olympic/Aquabike, Sprint on Saturday., 3576, 801-678-4032, [email protected], 558-2503, [email protected], ustrisports. Kristen Seitz, (208) 365-5748, gcrd@gem- Nicholle Deniro, 801-769-3576, nicholle@t3tri- com countyrecreation.com, Lora Loveall, 208- athlon.com, t3triathlon.com 867-6763, [email protected], emmetttri. June 24, 2017 — XTERRA Tahoe City, XTERRA com April 22, 2017 — Ghost Town Triathlon and America, Tahoe City, CA, Qualifying race for 5K, TriUtah Points Series, Syracuse, UT, Sprint the XTERRA USA Championship. Triathlon and August 12, 2017 — Jordanelle Triathlon, TriUtah distance consists of a 300 yard swim, 15 mile Duathlon and sprint triathlon., Todd Jackson, Points Series, Park City, UT, Enjoy everything bike, and 3 mile run. This event is a 2016 530-546-1019, [email protected], from the wildlife and boardwalks on the TriUtah qualifying race for the Utah State Kiley McInroy, [email protected], river bottoms in Rock Cliff Recreation Area Triathlon Championship., Dan Aamodt, 385- bigblueadventure.com/event/xterra-lake- at Jordanelle to the local country backdrop 228-3454, [email protected], triutah.com tahoe/, xterraplanet.com of the towns of Francis and Woodland., Dan Aamodt, 385-228-3454, [email protected], May 1-September 1, 2017 — Salt Lake Tri Club June 25, 2017 — Boulder Sunrise Triathlon, triutah.com Junior Triathlon Team: Ages 10-17, Murray Boulder, CO, Scenic course, sweet swag Park Center Pool; other meeting locations and all for a good cause! Includes olympic, August 12, 2017 — Herriman Black Ridge vary, UT, For youth with triathlon experience sprint, duathlon, 10k, and 5k., Craig Towler, Triathlon, RACE TRI, Herriman, UT, Sprint in another sport such as swimming, track or 318-518-7303, [email protected], Michelle Triathlon: there are two transition areas, cycling. Junior Triathlon Team meets 1-3 x’s Lund, [email protected], bbsctri.com with T1 at the reservoir and T2 at nearby per week depending on athlete’s level of Butterfield Park. Athletes will swim 500 yards participation and age group. USAT certified June 25, 2017 — Ironman 70.3 Coeur D’Alene, in the reservoir then ride a 14 mile clockwise coaches. Schedule subject to change after Coeur D’Alene, ID, Begins with a 1.2 mile loop down around Herriman City and into initial meeting. Watch for dates and times., swim in Lake Coeur d’Alene.A 56-mile wind- Butterfield Park to begin their 5K run loop Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, ing bike course follows with the run loop along the footpaths and return to Butterfield [email protected], greatbasincoach- along the shores of the lake to finish. , 303-444- Park for the finish.The race is capped at 400 ing.com, saltlaketriclub.com 4316, [email protected], ironman.com/ athletes., Aaron Shamy, 801-358-1411, info@ triathlon/events/americas/ironman70.3/ racetri.com, racetri.com May 6, 2017 — Ironman St. George 70.3 North coeur-d-alene.aspx#axzz3qCbV0c4p American Pro Championship, St. George, August 12, 2017 — 9th Annual Reverse Order UT, 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile July 1, 2017 — Big Hole Challenge MTB Race Triathlon, South Davis Racing Series, Bountiful, run. Start: Sand Hollow reservoir. Bike and Duathlon, Driggs, ID, Mountain bike UT, Start at 7:30 am, Run 5k, Bike 11 mi; Swim through Snow Canyon State Park, Finish mass start first, at 10 am, 9.73 miles with 1,160 350yds; Novice is approximately half of all Downtown St. George., Ironman , 303-444- verticle feet, then either bike a second lap or sprint distances starting at 8:00 a.m.Location: 30 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

MOUNTAIN BIKING I Need Public Lands

If you want trails, you have to build them. Photo by Lukas Brinkerhoff

Red Cliffs. Let’s not a put a road through here. K. Thanks. Photo by Lukas Brinkerhoff Little Creek. One of those places that we get to ride thanks to our public lands. Photo by Lukas Brinkerhoff ing a problem is recognizing it. I a quick overnighter camped on the By Lukas Brinkerhoff might be a little crazy but I can rim of Gooseberry Mesa watching students would be waiting. Along the ponder how loud the city was and to recognize when things are taking me the towers flicker on Smith Mesa and way was the Parque Forestal which gather my thoughts. The cross was a No one has ever accused me of to a place that is going to result in the stars pass overhead followed by a was a city park by all definitions. bit rickety, but the peak was always being mentally stable. Drop me in a me, a bottle of bourbon and a bed long hard day riding the mesa. There were a bunch of trees, benches, the objective when I would head room with a bunch of other people for extended periods of time. It’s a The first half of the last decade, grass and plenty of people to watch. that direction. Once on top, I would and suddenly, I feel like a deer in the twitch, a twinge in the back of my I spent residing in Santiago, Chile. I would sit down and write descrip- just sit and listen. I would often be headlights desperately looking for a neck that is hardly noticeable, but Not only were there people always tions of things I saw and breath the rebuked upon returning home for way to avoid being ran over. Much once it rears its ugly head, there is in my face, but open spaces were at dirtiest air ever for an hour or so just overstaying my time and missing in the same way, one on one conver- only one thing left to do, escape. a premium, at least in the city. There to feel some semblance of an escape. obligations that I didn’t care about. sations with folks I don’t know, the My medicine escape can be found were two places that gave me some The second spot was behind the While I lived in Santiago, there was kind of conversations that require all around St. George, it’s kind of sort of solace and respite. small community I lived in and was never a time of more than a couple small talk and getting to know each the reason I live here. It can be a My “job” during this time in my known as El Cerro Renca. There was of months that I didn’t make it to the other are things of nightmares. Or quick lap on the Kentucky Lucky life was teaching English to execu- a giant cross on top and it was entire- top of that hill. leave me alone in a mall and I will Chicken trail or just wandering tives in downtown. I had classes in ly surrounded by people. Luckily, the To say that public lands are proceed to get lost upon walking around up there and letting the wind the morning and then a break till couple mile rule is applicable even important to me would be understat- into my first store. And then there’s blow across my face. Sometimes lunch. I would walk the few miles in South America and a jaunt up its ing one of the most obvious parts of my phobia of house cats. No, you it takes a little more effort and can to get to Providencia where my next steep slopes would leave me alone to my life. Almost everything that I feel wouldn’t refer to me as a well-round- be a 45+ mile loop on the Turkey ed member of society. Well, maybe Farm Road taking me between the my mom would. Pine Valley and the Cottonwood Reach Cyclists in As they say the first step to solv- Wilderness Areas. And my favorite, Support 7 Western States! Your Advertise in Community Cycling Utah and Cycling Bike West! Magazine! Email: [email protected] Web: www.cyclingutah.com/advertising-info/ MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 31

The latest mesa built by the BLM and designed by the DMBTA. (Wire Mesa) Photo by Lukas Brinkerhoff passionate about has to do with using ers from the Forest Service, BLM, cliché as it is, the squeaky wheel will will be doing everything within my Lukas Brinkerhoff blogs and visiting open spaces. And before State and local municipalities. Each get the oil. If you want a certain type power to make sure my sacred places about mountain biking and life anyone accuses me of being an out- experience was unique for sure, but of trail or activity to be available for stay open. sider, I’m as Utahan as they come. they all had the underlying theme of you on public lands, you need to get at mooseknuckleralliance.org. Born and raised right here in St. wanting to work with me, with the involved. Offer to help, bring plans, Geezy. I can remember the frustra- exception of the State. Sure, there are do what you can to make their job tion of hunting with my dad and not restrictions and parameters within easier. In my experience that is all it being able to access certain pieces which they must operate, rules that takes to get what you want. of land thanks to private ownership, help ensure that all interests are As I sit here typing, having just probably my earliest memories of brought to the table. The one thing returned from yet another escape open spaces and one of the reasons I I’ve learned over the years is, that into the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve feel so strongly about keeping public like most public workers, these folks (a place local county officials would lands public. are overworked, under-thanked and love to build a giant road through) If we were to say there was a often not properly compensated for to ride my bike and clear my head, I problem with public lands, we would the time and passion they put into can’t imagine living anywhere else. have to recognize the Tragedy of the their work. And at the same time, I can’t imag- Commons (don’t know what that is, The most important take-away ine living in my home town if the Google it). Managing open spaces from my years of trying to get moun- spaces that I grew up with were lost. is to attempt to create spaces where tain bike trails built on public lands If there were homes on top of the red each user group’s demands can be would come in the form of trying. rocks that I ride, if there were roads met without damaging the experi- I’ve found that most of us would through the wilderness areas that are ence of the others. love for trails to just appear, or for my sanctuaries or if the mesas that Over the past decade or so, I’ve land managers to put them in without are my cathedrals were drilled for worked with multiple land manag- any effort on our part. However, as oil extraction. One thing’s for sure, I 32 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

MOUNTAIN BIKING Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee Park City Working to Preserve Bonanza Flat - News for March 2017 The Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee enters 2017 with Looks to Community to Raise Funds a Board full of fresh faces and energy to lead its efforts. Aaron Searle replaces Betsy Byrne as elected chair, while newcomer Kaleb Holt steps Fortunately for The Community, into the vice-chair position. The group looks forward to opportunities and Talisker was unable to develop the development throughout the year to benefit the community and fulfill its land, which went into foreclosure, role advising County Mayor Ben McAdams in all bicycle-related matters. such that a bank ended up with the We encourage the public to attend our meetings held the second Wednesday land, and now the bank wants to sell of each month at the County Government Complex in room N2-800. Complete details and a listing of 2017 meetings can be found at: www.slco. it. The agreed-upon price is $38 mil- org/bicycle. lion, and once The City of Park City As of January, northern Utah has seen more snow than locals have (not PCMR) found out it was avail- become accustomed to in these drought years. Nevertheless, it is still able, the City immediately put up possible to spot bicyclists at any hour of the day on roads and bike paths. a $25M bond to the PC voters who Concerned citizens have repeated the request that city parks and roadways overwhelmingly approved it. That are plowed as well as well-ridden bike paths. With added lanes in the city leaves a $13M shortfall to be raised. this has been no small task this season and efforts to clear these paths are There is a high level of confidence appreciated, no matter whoever is leading the charge. As the county’s popu- lation continues to grow the number of bicyclists will continue to grow that other local government entities with it. This year is a great year to make a resolution to support bicycling will be able to make up $10M of infrastructure and safety throughout the state. that deficit, which leaves $3M in The committee already has an active year planned with the Utah Bike question. Summit in Ogden this year on March 14th as well as the National Bike The Wasatch Crest Trailhead at Guardsman Pass is part of the Bonanza Utah Open Lands has a long his- Summit in Washington D.C the same month. We expect to build on a Flat parcel. Park City is looking to preserve the land, but needs to raise tory of purchasing vulnerable lands successful 2016 and will continue to pursue our mission and goals with approximately $3million more out of $35 million total. Photo by Slyfox partners and assistance from the Mayor’s office. You can help us out by Moonwillow in Utah and is spearheading a coali- attending meetings, providing valuable feedback through one of our com- tion of nine local non profits to get great trail potential down there!” munications channels (Twitter, Facebook, the County website), and linking their constituents to make up that By Tom Diegel and indeed there is. Mountain Trails us to community resources and organizations. Have a cause or organization $3M difference. In addition to Utah could have a huge canvas to put that you think can benefit from our efforts? Let it be known, attend one of Open Lands, Wasatch Backcountry our meetings or ask them to; we will even give them time on our agenda If you’re a mountain biker in the in not only a big network of great Alliance, Save Our Canyons, (when possible) to explain themselves and their needs! Wasatch you’ve undoubtedly ridden mountain bike trails but also winter Mountain Trails Foundation, The For more information, visit bicycle.slco.org Round Valley’s rolling singletrack, fat bike and Nordic trails. But there’s Nature Conservancy, Summit Land Park City’s aspen-laden alpine trails, a big catch: it is currently privately Conservancy, Sierra Club, , Friends of -Ian Scharine and the iconic Wasatch Crest trail. owned and The Community needs to Alta and Winter Wildlands Alliance How about having a new and con- step up to transform this opportunity venient area that is as-yet undevel- are all rallying their members for cel, and though Park City’s develop- and recreation, etc. With few oppor- into reality! oped with trails, is twice the size donations. Zions Bank recently to ers have generally been good about tunities for large parcels to be pur- Bonanza Flat has long been a of Round Valley, has all the rolling donating $100,000 and pledged a maintaining trailheads, it’s likely that chased and preserved for public use, target for developers; not only is aspen potential of Park City, and not $300,000.00 matching grant. they will be more focused on creating this is the best time in recent memory the gently rolling terrain fairly easy only potentially alleviates the notori- According to Mountain Trails an “exquisite mountain experience” for mountain bikers and others to to build on, it’s adjacent to the tony ous parking cluster at the Guardsman Foundations’ trail master Rick for wealthy homeowners than they step up and purchase valuable land areas of Park City and Deer Valley, Pass trailhead but also connects to the Fournier, Bonanza Flat represents are on improving traffic-challenged that will result in great new trails. and has great views into the Wasatch new Wasatch Over Wasatch (WOW) a huge opportunity for new trails. trailheads. If the Bonanza Flat area The deadline for donations is March trail? What/where is this amazing Back. It also has water rights, which Not only is the rolling terrain almost is preserved, Fournier estimates that 15th, so take the opportunity now land located? Enter Bonanza Flat! is the golden egg for real estate perfect for a mountain bike park, there will be multiple nearby trail- to go to Utah Open Lands website Bonanza Flat is the big area developers in the local mountains. but it has the opportunity to put this heads with connections to the Crest (www.savebonanzaflats.org) and cre- that lies below Empire Pass at the Talisker – the Canadian company park in as a connection from the to disperse the parking load. And if ate a donation to help preserve land top of Park City and to the east of that owns The Canyons and much of Crest and Park City’s trails to the you think that global warming may and create new trails! Guardsman Pass where it goes over Park City Mountain Resort, which WOW trail, for an unprecedented not necessarily be a hoax perpetrated into Big Cottonwood Canyon. No it has in turn leased to Vail Resorts connection from the Wasatch Front by the Chinese, note that Park City’s doubt many riders mounting up for – was the owner of this 1350 acre to the Back on killer singletrack. It’s wintertime fat biking and Nordic ski the Crest at the Guardsman trailhead parcel at the top of Big Cottonwood, important to note that the existing opportunities may need higher eleva- have looked down towards Midway and had grand plans to develop it Crest parking area at Guardsman tions to create viable snowy trails, and thought “wow, there’s a lot of a la what they did to The Canyons. Pass is within the Bonanza Flat par- which Mountain Trails is looking forward to generating as well. The Wasatch has long had a history of private entities generat- ing development plans and fight- ing against the public that seeks Mountainous open spaces for solace

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ROAD RIDE OF THE MONTH Old Vegas-to-LA Highway Ride City, Utah (where another explosion a minimum-security women’s prison. occurred in 1997). A university and In fact, in December 2015, a prisoner auto dealerships now occupy the old simply walked away – minimum site. With you perhaps thinking about security indeed! Continue past Jean, blasting off on this bike ride, head passing the Jean Aviation Center, north from the park on Via Firenze. which is used for skydiving. From Solista Trail (bike path), in the medi- here, you may be able to see Primm, an of Via Firenze, is an alternative, off in the distance, on the California but the path is not paved. After pass- border. The paved road does not go ing Solista Park, Via Firenze ends at all the way there, though, turning Volunteer Boulevard. Turn left here to dirt exactly four miles outside of and head west to friendly Amigo Jean. Turn around here (mile 22.65, Street; here, turn left, 2.1 miles into elevation 2,723 feet). the ride. Amigo bends to the right, The return ride features a gradual becoming Welpman Way, at the low- climb of 408 feet, to the ride’s high- est elevation of the ride (2,461 feet). est point (3,131 feet, at mile 34.65), At the end of Welpman, turn left onto followed by gradual descending (670 Gilespie Street and head south. At feet). Turn right onto Larson Street at Larson Street, turn right to head west mile 41.55 to continue the return ride once again. You reach the featured to Henderson. After Welpman Way segment of the ride, South Las Vegas bends to the left, becoming Amigo Boulevard, at mile 3.75. Turn left Street, it is a gradual climb to the here and head south (no, not north finish, at Capriola Park. to The Strip!). Las Vegas Boulevard leaves the Las Vegas Valley, climb- GPS coordinates (Capriola ing gradually across the mostly bar- Park, Henderson): 35.944986oN ren landscape. Although Henderson’s 115.124500oW city limits stretch southward of here, there is little development, except for I-15. The last sign of civilization, For more rides, see Road Bik- other than some industrial operations, ing Utah (Falcon Guides), written is the Speed Vegas racetrack, on your by avid cyclist Wayne Cottrell. Map of the Old Vegas-to-LA Highway Ride. Map by Wayne Cottrell left at mile six. Yet, farther out and Road Biking Utah features de- appearing out of nowhere, just off ticularly long, but the potential desert materials in the buildings, and AP scriptions of 40 road bike rides the road, are seven stacks of bright- By Wayne Cottrell in Utah. The ride lengths range heat and dryness, along with some residue. Once the stored AP ignited, ly-colored boulders, situated in the from 14 to 106 miles, and the long, gradual climbs (just over 1,200 a massive explosion occurred, fol- middle of the desert landscape. The book’s coverage is statewide: The corridor between Las Vegas feet of total climbing), and maybe lowed by six smaller ones. The first outdoor artwork is entitled “Seven from Wendover to Vernal, and and Los Angeles is one of the heavi- some wind, offer decent challenges explosion had the force of a kiloton Magic Mountains,” the creation of from Bear Lake to St. George est-traveled long-distance routes in to the cyclist. Although the scenery of TNT, roughly the equivalent of a Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone. The to Bluff. Each ride description the country. Most Vegas-L.A. travel- is marred somewhat by the constant nuclear weapon. The smaller explo- sculpture “opened” in May 2016 for features information about the ers drive the route, using the I-15 presence of I-15, there are plenty of sions produced earthquakes register- a two-year display. suggested start-finish location, freeway. Long before the speedy and wonderful sights in the Las Vegas ing 3.0 and 3.5 on the Richter scale. The high elevation of the ride sleek Interstate was built, though, and Ivanpah Valleys. There were two plant worker fatali- (3,131 feet) comes at mile 10.65. length, mileposts, terrain, traffic travelers drove along the old, two- Start the ride at Capriola Park ties (the others had quickly evacuat- From here, it is gradually downhill conditions and, most important- lane Las Vegas-Los Angeles high- (elevation 2,591 feet), located ed), and numerous broken windows to Jean (elevation 2,846 feet, mile ly, sights. The text is rich in detail way, which today is parallel to I-15. at 2155 Via Firenze in the city of and damaged motor vehicles within 18.65). Jean is a commercial town about each route, including his- Portions of the old highway still Henderson, located about 10 miles a several-mile radius. The plant’s with no residential population, but tory, folklore, flora, fauna and, of exist, and are ripe for bike riding. As southeast of central Las Vegas. To buildings, and a nearby factory, were with the striking Gold Strike Casino, course, scenery. for bicycling from Las Vegas to Los get to the park, head south on I-15 leveled. A nearby moving vehicle post office, and other facilities. The Wayne Cottrell is a former Angeles – if one were to attempt the to the St. Rose Parkway, which is was literally separated from its chas- former Nevada Landing Casino, on Utah resident who conducted 250-mile-or-so ride – the rider would the southernmost Las Vegas Valley sis by the blast, killing the driver. the opposite side of I-15 from the extensive research while living here – and even after moving – actually head south from Vegas on interchange. Head east on St. Rose, Thankfully, little evidence Gold Strike, was demolished several to develop the content for the U.S. Highway 95, toward Laughlin, followed by a right turn onto South remains of the disaster. PEPCON years ago. Jean Conservation Camp, book. and then junction to historic U.S. Las Vegas Boulevard, and then a relocated to a site outside of Cedar on the slopes to the west of Jean, is left turn onto Volunteer Boulevard. Route 66. At Via Firenze, turn right and head This ride does not follow that south – continue past Solista Park to route, and won’t take you to Los Capriola Park. Henderson had a pop- Angeles, but it does follow the old ulation of 285,667 in 2015, making Vegas to L.A. highway until the it the second-largest city in Nevada. pavement literally ends. The 45.3- While Vegas has all of the glitz and mile out-and-back ride is not par- glamor, Henderson is comparatively residential and quiet, with several planned communities. The city has been ranked as one of the safest places to live in the U.S. Henderson may be best known, however, for the 1988 PEPCON blast. The PEPCON plant produced ammonium perchlo- rate (AP), which was an oxidizer found in solid propellant rocket boosters, such as those used in the Space Shuttle. Because the Shuttle had been grounded, some 4,500 met- ric tons of AP were stored at the site. On May 4th, 1988, an indus- trial fire started, possibly caused by repairs that involved welding. The fire spread rapidly through fiberglass 34 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017

BIKE INDUSTRY NEWS BIKE INDUSTRY NEWS Interbike Removes Salt Lake North American Handmade Bicycle Show City as an Option for 2018 in Removes Utah As Option for Future Shows our exhibitors and their customers. that the show was founded for. We Response to State of Utah’s By Dave Iltis If not for signed contracts, booked hope that Utah will come support airfares, hotels and the builders these businesses in light of recent Public Lands Stance NAHBS will still be held this depending on the show taking place, events.” year in Utah from March 10-12, we too would be relocating” said Utah politicians recently 2017 Don Walker, founder of NAHBS. approved resolutions asking the “Our goal is to spotlight frame build- President to rescind the Bear’s Ears February 21, 2017 - The North ers and the cycling industry partners National Monument and to shrink American Handmade Bicycle Show, that support them. NAHBS moves the Grand Staircase Escalante which is coming to Salt Lake City the location each year to accommo- National Monument. Outdoor on March 10-12, 2017, announced date the needs of builders across the Retailer followed this action by today in a statement that they would country. Regardless of our schedule removing Utah from consideration not be returning to Utah after this we would not chose to bring the for future shows. Interbike, owned year’s show unless Utah officials change their policy on public lands. show back to Utah unless serious by Emerald Expositions which also Outdoor Retailer and Interbike also changes are made by government owns Outdoor Retailer, followed recently removed Utah from consid- officials.” suit. The estimated impact from eration for future shows. NAHBS also stated, these two shows (not including Show director Don Walker “Unfortunately moving the show NAHBS) is $66.5 million in direct said, “When we were negotiating this year is not an option. March spending. the show, Governor Herbert hadn’t 10th-12th NAHBS will take place For more information on the begun his assault on public lands. in Salt Lake City and NAHBS look NAHBS show, please visit: His agenda for the state of Utah has forward to spending time with all www.2017.handmadebicycleshow. Utah company Flat Attack is one of many exhibitors at Interbike, which the ability to curtail the recreation of the small builders and craftsmen com/ today announced that they won’t consider Salt Lake City as an option for future shows due to the State of Utah’s stance on public lands. Photo by Dave Iltis “Emerald Expositions will also not ed after a teleconference with the our new home.” will be a good place for the show. extend the request for proposal to Governor with the following state- Darrell Denny, EVP Emerald By Dave Iltis There is more to the picture that Utah for relocating the Outdoor ment: Expositions, further commented: we have to consider when it comes Retailer tradeshow.” “Emerald Expositions will also not February 16, 2017 - Interbike to costs and the outdoor demo and Outdoor Retailer Responds extend the request for proposal to today announced that they are remov- other issues. Denver and Salt Lake Visit Salt Lake - the group that to Meeting with Utah Governor Utah for relocating the Interbike ing Salt Lake City from consider- City want our business in a big way,” books trade shows at the Salt Palace Herbert tradeshow.” ation for the relocation of the indus- he said. in Salt Lake City, has been working Today officials from Outdoor Outdoor Retailer is the only try’s trade show. The move comes on getting the show to Salt Lake City Retailer, Outdoor Industry gathering where the entire industry in response to Governor Herbert’s In a February 16, 2017 press diligently. Cycling Utah asked Scott Association, Patagonia, The North comes together to conduct commerce, stance on public lands and the State’s release, Interbike stated: Beck about the show prior to today’s Face and REI met via teleconfer- share best practices and exchange request to revoke the Bear’s Ears Today officials from Emerald announcement about why Interbike ence with Utah Governor Herbert. In ideas. There is no other event where National Monument and reduce the Expositions (parent company to should choose Salt Lake City. Beck light of the outcome of the call today, the most respected iconic brands and size of the Grand Staircase National Interbike and Outdoor Retailer) stated, “Salt Lake is a great place Outdoor Retailer will not include the retailers - large, medium and small Monument. The tie between the two met via teleconference with Utah for trade show organizers to do busi- state of Utah in the RFP process for in size - show up “en force.” Our is that the show’s owners, Emerald Governor Herbert. In light of the out- ness. InterBike is owned by Emerald future show locations. industry has a unique, maybe even Expositions, also own Outdoor come of the call today, and the ongo- Expositions, the same owner of the “We are doing the work necessary singular, opportunity to coalesce, Retailer, the twice annual outdoor ing debate over the issue of public Outdoor Retailer Markets that stage to procure an alternative location organize, speak and lay plans to industry trade show that has been in land use, Interbike will not include in Salt Lake each summer and win- for Outdoor Retailer,” said Marisa make a difference around public land Salt Lake City for many years. the state of Utah in the RFP process ter. The organizers know Salt Lake, Nicholson, show director for Outdoor awareness in such a way that it is Interbike has been looking for a for future show locations. they love the Salt Palace Convention Retailer. “Though we may wish it not only heard but that it can make new location starting in 2018, and “We will continue with the RFP Center and the exhibitors love our different, this is far from a snap of a positive difference and we urge Utah had been one of the top 4 choic- process in the other locations right to work state and all that comes the fingers thing to make happen. you to be part of this movement at es; the other 3 are Las Vegas (where that we’ve been in contact with with our incredibly accessible air- Convention centers and hotels are Summer Market. the show currently takes place), for Interbike,” said Pat Hus, Vice port, and the way our community not sitting idle. In every instance at To find out more, please visit Denver, Colorado, and Anaheim, President of Interbike. “Other than welcomes conventions (think big fish every potential venue, there are hur- unity.outdoorretailer.com. California. A survey was sent to the removing Utah from the process, little pond kind of stuff), combine dles that have to be cleared and that bicycle industry and bicycle shops nothing has changed from our stand- all of the business reasons with an simply cannot be done overnight. We The departure of Outdoor Retailer, this winter. According to a statement point. Interbike is committed to find- incredibly bicycle friendly city, Salt expect that our current proposal pro- along with the removal of Salt Lake made to Bicycle Retailer, Denver and ing the best location for the cycling Lake becomes a very viable destina- cess, which we initiated before any of as an option for Interbike, will cost Salt Lake City were the two leading community, and we hope to have a tion for the InterBike trade show.” the company withdrawal announce- Utah at least $66.5 million in direct candidates for hosting the trade show more definitive direction in approxi- Beck also said that the show would ments last week, will take between spending. in 2018. Hus told Bicycle Retailer, mately 60 days.” have contributed at least $18 million 60 and 90 days. Salt Lake City has According to Pat Hus, show “Denver is in the lead (among retail- Darrell Denny, EVP Emerald in direct spending to Utah’s economy. been hospitable to Outdoor Retailer director, the 2017 show will be held ers). There is the perception that it Expositions, further commented: Interbike had 22,802 attendees and our industry for the past 20 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay in 2015 and over 1400 brands at the years, but we are in lockstep with the Convention Center from September show. With an approximate expendi- outdoor community and are working 20-23. An announcement on the 2018 Reach Cyclists in ture of $942 per person by attendees on finding show is expected in the next 60 days. to Utah trade shows, this represents 7 Western States! about $21.5 million in direct spend- ing that Utah will potentially lose Advertise in from just the Interbike show alone. The total between the three shows is Cycling Utah and Cycling approximately $66 million. Outdoor Retailer has been vocal West! about the recent stance of Utah’s governmental leadership on public Email: lands. The Governor and Legislature [email protected] have put forth a resolution to the fed- Web: eral government asking that the new www.cyclingutah.com/advertising-info/ Bear’s Ears National Monument be dissolved. Outdoor Retailer respond- MARCH 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 35

EDITORIAL GEAR PICKS Editorial: Utah’s Politicians and the Outdoor Silca Reaches Perfection Industry’s Leaders Need to Resume With Wrenches Negotiations on Public Lands, Outdoor Retailer, and Interbike •Call or email the Outdoor departure of the shows is more than By Dave Iltis Industry Association 303.444.3353 just a departure of dollars – it’s a or [email protected] departure of cycling culture – and an Outdoor Retailer to Leave - incredibly bad choice for our future. Public Lands, Bicycling, and Utah’s •Ask them to resume negotiations. Many of the companies that attend Economy Suffer As Utah Politicians Outdoor Retailer have looked to and National Outdoor Leaders This debacle is going to cost the Utah as an ideal place to locate their Drop the Ball state of Utah and Salt Lake City at business and retail operations: Black least $66.5 million in direct spend- Diamond, Petzl, REI, Patagonia, and Editorial, February 19, 2017: The ing from the twice yearly trade show Gregory Packs are just a few of Outdoor Retailer Trade Show and plus the opportunity cost of not the companies who have decided to Interbike (both owned by Emerald hosting Interbike ($45 million from make Utah their home. Utah’s politi- Expositions) announced on February Outdoor Retailer and $21.5 million cians want to see more ‘local’ control 16, 2017 that due to lack of support from Interbike). And today, the Salt over the land, and more options for public lands by the Governor and Lake Tribune reports that Outdoor for extractive mineral industries. leaders of the State of Utah that the Retailer was considering adding 2 Tourism and outdoor recreation bring Outdoor Retailer Show will be leav- more shows a year. They also report in big dollars for Utah - $12 billion ing Utah; and Interbike, the bicycle that the total lost impact to Utah will in consumer spending, 122,400 jobs, industry’s yearly trade show, will no be $500 million! A strong voice for $856 million in state tax revenue, longer consider Utah as an option. public lands in Utah disappears. The and $3.6 billion in wages and salaries (Editor’s note: We inadvertantly bit. Included in the kit are the 6 Outdoor Industry leaders were par- future of cycling in Utah suffers. The according to the Outdoor Industry left off this part of the article in our most common Torx sizes, 2 Phillips ticularly angry about the push to people suffer. No one wins. Association. Cycling Utah estimates Winter issue) head, and 2 Flat head driver bits. rescind the brand new Bear’s Ears The Interbike tradeshow and bicycling in Utah to contribute in It is doubtful that you will find a National Monument and to sell off bicycling are collateral damage, the neighborhood of $500 million By Steven Sheffield fastener that you won’t be able to public lands. Those issues were a caught up in the fallout over the in consumer and industry spending line in the sand that could not be Outdoor Retailer Show leaving along with 2000 to 3000 jobs. Then remove or install with the tools in crossed. Utah. Interbike is about as large as there are the harder to measure ben- Best Hex Wrenches Ever this kit. Cycling Utah calls for Utah’s Outdoor Retailer, and had Emerald efits like millions in health savings, Hands down, the Silca HX-ONE With the beautiful beechwood politicians and the outdoor Expositions had narrowed their better air, and a happier populace. Home & Travel Essential Kit storage box, you almost want to industry’s leaders to get back options for the 2018 show to include Will Utah lose all of this? No, but (MSRP $125.00) includes the best just put these tools on display rather to the table as soon as possible, Salt Lake City (as well as Denver, the continued growth will be slowed in person, in Utah, and as soon Las Vegas, and Anaheim). No more. or even reversed. The State of Utah hex keys I’ve ever had the privi- than using them, but that would be as possible to negotiate a future Interbike has been held in Las Vegas needs to value the economic engine lege of twisting; these have been a waste. They’re truly a joy not only that is good for Utah’s public for about 20 years. Las Vegas has that is the outdoor industry. the most exact fitting wrenches to behold, but to hold. lands, cycling, and the economy great accommodations as far as hotel The unwillingness of Utah’s poli- I’ve ever laid my hands on, which Like the pumps, this is not an and people of Utah. Governor rooms, but has much to be desired ticians to work through this with the when you’re tightening or loos- inexpensive purchase, but with the Herbert, Representatives and for actual bicycling. Because of outdoor industry is appalling. ening the titanium bolts on your same 25-year warranty as all Silca Senators Stewart, Chaffetz, Love, Utah leaders’ stance on public lands, The Outdoor Industry Association, Bishop, Hatch and Lee, the Utah Interbike will no longer consider Outdoor Retailer, Peter Metcalf, Campagnolo Super-Record compo- products, they’re built to last a Legislature, and Mayors Biskupski Utah and will now likely move to Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia, REI, and nents is important ... no chance of lifetime. and McAdams and leaders from wherever Outdoor Retailer moves Emerald Expositions are responsible rounding off these keys or the bolts. the Outdoor Industry Association, too since they can negotiatie a pack- for this mess too. They drew a line in Included with the hex wrench- Silca Superpista and Superpista Outdoor Retailer, Peter Metcalf, age deal for both events. The best the sand with positions and editorials es is Silca’s proprietary magnetic Ultimate Pumps Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia, REI, money is on Denver, Colorado as the (from Metcalf and Chouinard) on the adapter, which turns the 6mm hex and Emerald Expositions – need new location for Outdoor Retailer lack of support by Utah politicians For more information, visit to sit down, look to the future, and and Interbike. on the Bear’s Ears and sale of public wrench into a 1/4” socket driver, resume negotiations. Salt Lake City is the perfect loca- lands. After many years of nego- which can fit any common 1/4” Silca: www.silca.cc The Outdoor Industry Association tion for Interbike. It is the crossroads tiation and progress, they are leaving, had asked for four items from the of the West, with world class moun- and the game is over. Interbike would have been too. Yet, and environment will suffer in the Governor: 1. To “revoke any support tain biking and road biking nearby. Utah’s politicians wouldn’t budge. there was no outcry by the Mayors to long run. for the sale or transfer of America’s Deer Valley or Park City would be Outdoor Retailer and Interbike will keep the show here. No public plea Now please get back to the table public lands to the states.” 2. To a perfect location for the Outdoor likely move to Colorado, a state with to the Governor or the Legislature. and work things out. “cease on any effort to nullify the Demo. Salt Lake City has a strong great public lands that has a sup- No outcry that the loss of Outdoor Antiquities Act, an authority that bike culture, and a growing bicycle portive governor and a supportive Retailer will impact Salt Lake City grants Congress the ability to desig- industry with many bike companies outlook. The threat to leave was an and Salt Lake County much more nate public lands.” 3. To “(halt) any in Salt Lake City, Park City, and awesome political statement, but it’s than the rest of the state. Our restau- support to rescind the designation nearby Ogden. It has a very strong a once and done action. There’s no rants, hotels, and convention center of the Bears Ears area as a National bicycle retail sector. And, as far as going back. will suffer. The people who work Monument.” 4. “That the governor accommodations, the convention Does Colorado really need for those businesses will suffer too. embrace and actively support the center, hotels, and downtown restau- the help to preserve public lands? And, we’ll lose future jobs from busi- outdoor recreation economy’s role rants are well equipped to handle a Probably. Voices for preservation are nesses that won’t locate here because in the state by supporting the public large show like Interbike. needed everywhere. But Utah argu- they won’t come to Salt Lake City lands that provide the backbone of Utah has been poised to become ably needs the voice and leverage of for the tradeshow and they won’t the industry’s sales.” the bike industry’s leading state. Had the outdoor industry more than any be exposed to the great public lands, Support The Governor did not meet those Interbike relocated to Utah, it’s prob- other state. Is the outdoor industry cycling, and outdoor opportunities requests, and Outdoor Retailer made able that a number of new bike com- going to speak out in Utah for the that Utah has to offer. Your the decision to leave Utah and took panies would have moved their head- next 20 years? Or are they going to Thanks to the short sighted think- Utah off the table as a possible host quarters here. This may still hap- leave with just an editorial or two ing of both the Outdoor Retailer Local Bike for the Interbike tradeshow. pen with the great work that Ogden, this year, and silence going in to the folks, the Governor and other lead the Governor’s Office of Economic future? What are your companies politicians in the state of Utah, public Shop! What Can You Do? Development, and Park City are going to do to continue the fight for lands and the people and businesses doing, But the loss of the Outdoor public lands in Utah? And for bicy- who make their living from them •Call or Email Governor Gary Retailer show, the lost opportunity of cling in Utah? will suffer. Utah bicycling will lose Herbert and other Utah Politicians. Interbike and the associated negative Mayors Biskupski and McAdams out on great things in the future. The The comment line for Gov. Herbert publicity puts bike industry growth of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake economy of Utah will suffer. The is 801-538-1045 or www.utah.gov/ in Utah at risk. It means fewer County were missing in action too. people of Utah will suffer. And, the governor/contact/ new voices for cycling, fewer new The Outdoor Retailer show is incred- outdoor industry as a whole will be cyclists, and fewer cycling jobs. The ibly important to our local economy. set back. Most importantly, the land 36 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MARCH 2017