ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOUR & RACE GUIDE EDITOR’S Volume 7: MARCH, 2014 Publisher NOTES Seattle Publishing Jay Stilwell, President Dave Iltis, Cycling Utah Editor David Ward, Cycling Utah Publisher Gravel events and young talented riders — you’ll find a lot of both Associate Publisher / Editor In Chief Claire Bonin in this year’s guide. Associate Editor Road cyclists, both recreational riders and racers, usually prefer Darren Dencklau a smooth asphalt surface, free of debris. It is thus interesting to see Editorial Intern the increasing number of organizers who are moving away from the Christian Downes paved roads and into the backcountry, using dirt and gravel roads Contributors to hold great new events. It started a couple of years ago with a few Claire Bonin, Darren Dencklau, innovators venturing off the beaten path. However, this new trend Christian Downes, Katie Hawkins, has exploded this season, following a similar pattern as the gran Dave Iltis, Benjamin Rainbow, fondo craze we began seeing a few years back. Sand Creek Sports, Craig Undem I personally find the concept appealing and what I like the most Design / Production about it is being out of the traffic and in quieter places. It allows peo- Amy Beardemphl ple to expand their horizons and explore new places. Participants in Photography these events need to realize that they require more self-reliance than Jim Anderson, Steve Fassbinder Dave Iltis, Benjamin Rainbow, a regular road ride where Rough Riders 200 / Mark Fox, “...but it is equally rich SAG wagons are around Santa Fe Century, to lend a helping hand Tri-States Gran Fondo, Vicious Cycle, Wild Horse Century in young talent filled with and rest stops are plenti- ful. Although these may Sales those aspirations.” Claire Bonin, Darren Dencklau, sound exciting, I suggest Dave Iltis, Jill Von Buskirk a bit of caution to begin- Cover Photo ner riders — tackle the shorter versions of these events with a friend There are many different options until you gain more confidence in your abilities and build your skills. when it comes to touring. With the Will the gravel grinders and dirt road tours achieve the same advent of fat bikes, there are now popularity level and scale as the gran fondos? Most likely not, but for even more ways to get out there. With the ability to easily travel those interested in a different adventure, give it a try. through sand and snow, those Following in this spirit of change, we are introducing a new wide tires open up a whole new section to the Rocky Mountain Tour and Race Guide this year, world to those willing to work for the athlete’s profiles section (found on page 52-59), which features their adventures. Photo by Steve young and promising riders. The region is well known for its count- Fassbinder, aka Dr. Doom Second Cover pg.51: Cyclocross less and prolific professional and elite bike racers who medal on racing in Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis the world scene, but it is equally rich in young talent filled with RM TOUR AND RACE GUIDE is published those aspirations. once a year by Bicycle Paper, Cycling Utah and Seattle Publishing. Thanks to the countless efforts of many development clubs, Bicycle Paper, 68 South Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104. coaches, mentors and parents who guide the next generation, and Phone 206.903.1333 or toll free the one following right behind, these determined athletes are well on 1.888.836.5720, fax 206.903.8565, email [email protected] their way to surpass the accomplishments of their predecessors. Cycling Utah, 4543 S 700 E., Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 In this edition we are introducing 22 spotlight-deserving racers 801-268-2652 / [email protected] who are all a great source of inspiration and who represent the future POSTMASTER Send address changes to: of the sport. And that is just the tip of the talent pool, so keep an eye Bicycle Paper, 68 South Washington St. Seattle, WA 98104 out for the 2015 edition for a second presentation. All articles, photos and artwork appear in RM TOUR AND RACE GUIDE are the sole prop- Happy riding, erty of the RM TOUR AND RACE GUIDE and Bicycle Paper. No reprinting or any other use is allowed without obtaining the written permission Claire Bonin of the publishers or editor. All advertising inquiries should be directed to Editor Darren Dencklau ([email protected]) and Dave Iltis ([email protected]) Bicycle Paper / RM TOUR AND RACE GUIDE is listed in The Consumer Magazine & Agri Media Source SRDS. Though Bicycle Paper staff makes every rea- sonable effort to ensure that event information and dates are accurate, we suggest checking individual websites for any changes and/or updates that may occur.

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INside look Ride preparation The Fundamentals for Getting Faster By Coach Craig, Cycle University Cycling is like any other sport; there are fun- intense you should ride. If you can only do two damental skills, equipment and conditioning that spin classes a week, you should be puking at each create the level of performance on the bike. Like one! If you can pedal 12 hours a week, you need the periodic table, they are the building blocks of to mix long endurance days with short strenuous all matter, and in our case, they build the cyclist ones. Get a plan and work it. we are or want to become. Some of us use only 4. Learn to draft and ride with others. certain elements, while others harness them all — Take a skills class and join a local club, or a racing in the right quantities and proper sequence — to team to learn the language of group cycling and maximize speed and become comfortable performance. Below with riding near other are are some tips to people. Learning how help you get faster to draft and pedaling this season. behind other stronger 1. Get a proper cyclists will instantly bike-fit. You could be make you 20% faster. losing more than 10% 5. Be patient. Take of your speed to a bad your time and work at fit. Every season, rid- a level your body will ers with power meters allow. Don’t ride as hard witness instant gains as you can on every after getting fitted training session — this correctly. Plus, their Paceline practice! Reshuffling the group based on wind is the most common cycling enjoyment direction. Photo courtesy of Jim Anderson / USAC Talent ID Camp rookie mistake. Start increases as they get more comfortable and faster your program with easy miles and add an occa- on the bike. sional difficult day once every week or two. The 2. Lighten your load. Better hill climbing is rule of thumb for any long effort is to gradually the number one focus of many riders, especially build your endurance until you can complete 75 around here. The proven equation to improve is percent of the mileage of the longest distance of simple: increase your watts per kilogram. Watts is your target event. how hard you can push the pedals over time, and 6. As the miles augment, also increase kilograms is how much you and your bike weigh. the speed. On normal training rides, slow down So many people have extra “things” on their bikes; when you start breathing hard, i.e. when unable take off everything you can and buy the lightest to complete a 10-word sentence at a normal tone. parts you can comfortably ride. Have some weight After a month of riding, pick one day a week for a to shave? See my January 24 Varsity Diet article hill workout — climbing really hard and repeating on how to loose 10 pounds in a month and still feel that effort five times. This kind of tough interval great. It’s posted on our website at cycleu.com. training is an example of what it takes to increase 3. Train harder and have a plan. The most speed and stamina. important part of any cycling program is figuring 7. Take care of yourself. Eat right with out the number of hours or miles you will be rid- an emphasis on carbohydrates for recovery and ing on a daily and weekly basis. These training endurance, stay hydrated and sleep at least eight sessions are the building blocks that will prepare hours a night. Two weeks before your selected your body and mind to ride long and hard on event event — and after your last big training ride — day. The less time you have to train, the more focus on recovery. Decrease your mileage but

6 RM tour and guide Ride preparation keep your cadence high and your effort at or above your target speed to help ensure fast legs. Massage and foam rollers are great tools to assist with recovery as well. 8. Rest up for big rides. During those last two weeks, ride hard every third day and rest the other two. Remember that by this point, your train- ing is already in the bank. Resting up will get you fresh for the target day and these rides will keep you as fast as possible and loosened up. A short spin the day before will help you get going faster on tour day. Recovery is as important as training, allow yourself a day or two off after the event Cruising fast. Photo courtesy of Wild Horse Century before starting a new cycle. Some of these tips will create instant improve- Craig Undem is the founder, CEO and head ments, such as lightening the bike, while others, coach of Cycle University in Seattle, Wash. A profes- like drafting and training smarter, will take longer sional cycling coach since 1996, he is an accom- before showing their full benefits. Tackle them one plished multi-discipline cyclist, a fitness expert and a at a time and soon you will see your average speed sought after speaker. Cycle U specializes in coaching increase, and more importantly, your enjoyment of and helping riders of all levels succeed. All three cycling rise. locations feature a bike shop and a bicycle school, Have a great time preparing for your season, and and offer daily riding classes. To reach him visit as we like to say at Cycle U, “Get Ready To Ride!” CycleU.com.

RM tour and Race guide 7 INside look Tips & MOre info Rear Derailleur Adjustments By Benjamin Rainbow, Back Alley Bike Repair The basic rear derailleur design currently used through the pulleys without interference from by all the large component manufacturers has either side of the cage plates. It should not look changed little since it was introduced by Suntour twisted or bent inwards or outwards. Most derail- in 1964. The once patented “slant parallelogram” leurs are mounted to the frame via a derailleur rear derailleur allowed the jockey pulleys to more hanger, which is a separate tab mounted to the easily align itself with the different sized sprockets frame. This tab is designed to bend or break before at a constant distance. Today’s components have refined those basic principles, enabling more gears, tighter tolerances, and smoother action. Of course, there can be a case made for the quality of components, but a properly adjusted rear derailleur should shift accurately and smoothly. Eventually, jockey pul- leys wear, the teeth (cogs) of cassettes and freewheels grind down, pivots become loose and won’t easily hold adjustments, and the chain The derailleur cage should be in line with the plane of the bike; the upper will wear… this is OK. guide pulley should line up with the lower pulley and sprocket above it. Rather, it’s a good thing, as Photo courtesy of Benjamin Rainbow it means you’re getting out there and your equip- the frame itself and is replaceable if it’s beyond ment is seeing lots of miles. re-alignment. If a pronounced twist or bend is I’m sure somewhere on the Internet there is observed in this area, it is best to take it to a local a list of about 184 reasons why a bike is shifting bike shop — eyeballing these adjustments and poorly. If you appreciate a short, common sense using brute strength can potentially ruin tutorial rather than deciphering the countless rants the frame. on derailleur adjustments, have a read. 2. Limit Screw Adjustment A few things that will help sort through tricky The (H) high and (L) low limit screws located or improperly adjusted shifting is a bike stand to at the back of the derailleur act as bookends for get it off the ground, a well lit area, a Phillips-head the overall distance it will move. Starting with the screwdriver, and a 5mm Allen wrench. high limit, shift into the smallest sprocket (hard- 1. Alignment est gear). In this position, there will be the least Making sure that everything is aligned prop- amount of cable tension. Look at the alignment of erly is the most important and first step of this the upper pulley and the sprocket directly above process. From the back of the bicycle, check the it. Using the Phillips screwdriver, notice that by alignment of the derailleur cage and the sprockets “tightening” the (H) limit screw, the jockey cage of the cassette. The cage should be in-line with moves inward (reducing the limit). By “loosening” the plane of the bike and the upper guide pulley it, the cage goes outward (increasing the limit). should be in line with the lower pulley and the Allowing too much movement can dump the chain sprocket directly above it. The chain should wrap into the frame, and not enough movement can

8 RM tour and race guide Tips & More info cause the chain to jump between the two small- At a Glance est sprockets or prevent it from going to the last, When troubleshooting shifting and derailleurs, smallest sprocket. The correct adjustment is a it is important to first take a look at the bike as a perfect vertical alignment. whole and ascertain whether or not something has Next, bring the chain into the largest sprocket. changed or influenced its current performance: In this position, try to “overshift” to see if the • Has the bike been derailleur cage will continue bumped while parked or past vertical alignment. Be while put into a car? careful though! It is best • Was the bike dropped or to do this without the rear in an accident recently? wheel spinning to avoid send- • Are there sections ing the derailleur into the of cable housing that are spokes. If the derailleur has frayed, creased, extra movement beyond the or kinked? largest sprocket, gradually • Does the shifting cable “decrease” the (L) limit by a move freely through the 1/4 clockwise turn at a time. housing? If there is reluctance on the • Is there a stiff or bent part of the chain moving chain link? from second to first gear, Back-pedaling while in “increase” the limit with a the bike stand can offer 1/4 counter clockwise turn. insight into the root cause of most derailleur issues. 3. Cable Tension Use the high and low limit screws to correct Step three in this process the derailleur’s alignment, a 1/4 turn at the Look and listen to find where is to take a look at the cable time. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Rainbow the problem is. Oftentimes, tension. While the high and there is a discrepancy with low limit screws act as bookends for the total dis- the alignment. Though new cables will “stretch” as tance the derailleur can move, cable tension affects they wear in, a small cable tension adjustment will the shifting between gears. The only thing the most often times cure that. indexing shifter does is pull (or release) the right Troubleshooting and fixing less-than-awesome amount of cable required to move between gears. bike shifting is a time-earned skill, but that should Shift through the gears up and down, noticing not dissuade anyone from attempting small refine- whether or not the derailleur is smoothly assisting ments. Taking on a few of the basic drivetrain the chain from one cog to the next. adjustments will enhance understanding of how it Starting from the highest (or hardest) gear, works and will increase rider confidence. click the shifter once. The chain should easily I am frequently asked where someone can shift to the second gear. If there is a little hesita- go to learn more about the basic mechanics of a tion, more cable tension is needed. Spinning the bicycle and parents often inquire what they can barrel adjuster out (counter clockwise) will accom- do to help their kid gain some insight into mainte- plish this. With as little as a 1/4 turn, the pulley nance. Oftentimes I tell them to hang out at their will tighten and move left. After making it through favorite shop. Watch, listen, ask a couple questions the cassette and to the biggest cog, shift to the and then show some gratitude. Bike shops are fan- harder gears, or “upshift.” If the chain is slow to go tastic places where information is always down into the next smaller cog, the cable tension whizzing around. may be too tight. Adjust the barrel clockwise — reducing tension. An accomplished life-long cyclist dedicated to the I like to use the second largest sprocket as the ideas of community and culture, Benjamin owns indicator for overall cable tension. In this posi- a bike shop and is originally from the heartland tion, the maximum amount of tension is applied to cycling headquarters of Minneapolis, Minn. He has the cable without engaging either limit. With the developed tools, crafted grants, taught maintenance second gear selected, notice the alignment of the classes internationally and continues to be inspired jockey and the sprocket. Use the barrel adjuster to by long rides with friends. move the jockey in or out.

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Enjoying the nice weather at the Santa Fe Century (May 18th, 2014). Photo courtesy of Santa Fe Century go through Tijeras Canyon, Apr 5: Legacy - BCC SS series then along the eastern slope of Salt Lake City, UT. 100-mile cen- Challenge Series Short Course the Manzano Mountains, south tury. Salt Lake area. Start 9am of Albuquerque. 7800’ total at Foxboro. 3 loops. Greg Allen, May 4–Aug 16 elevation. Start 6:45am. John Bonneville Cycling Club, Various, CO. 3-event series. Mazzola, NM Brevet Series, 801-450-1861, bccutah.org 80-130 miles with challenging 505-263-7090, nmbrevets.com climbs. Overall season standing Mar 30: Free to Breathe Apr 5: Legacy Parkway - BCC SS calculated on time. Events on: Centerville, UT. Self-supported. 5/4, 5/24, 8/16. rmccrides.com Albuquerque Bike Ride North Foxboro Legacy Park start. Albuquerque, NM. Choose 6-, Ride north around Station Park Planet Ultra Gran Fondo 10- or 20-mile ride. Start/finish then loop back to the legacy and Triple Crown at the National Hispanic Cultural south to Jordan River Trail. 33 Apr 5–Oct 11 Center. Start 8am with silent miles each loop, 3 makes a cen- auction. Raises awareness tury. Food stops at Station Park. Various, UT, NV. Complete the and supports the movement Gran Fondo Las Vegas, Zion Ride 1 or 2 loops for shorter to defeat lung cancer. Martín distances. Greg Allen, Bonneville Gran Fondo and Tri-States Leger, National Lung Cancer Gran Fondo and earn bragging Cycling Club, 801-450-1861, Partnership, 608-828-8852, bccutah.org rights as a winner of the Planet freetobreathe.com Ultra Gran Fondo Triple Crown. Apr 6: Horsetooth Hop - Populaire Events on: 4/5, 4/26, 10/11. Mar 30–Apr 4: Tour of the Gila Longmont, CO. Scenic climbs granfondotriplecrown.com Silver City, NM. Ride through over Horsetooth Reservoir Triple Crown Series southwest New Mexico’s Gila Windsor loop. Open to all. Start Mountains on roads that climb, 8:30am. 122km. John Lee Ellis, Jun 14–Aug 16 dive, twist, and turn from start Rocky Mountain CC, Various, CO. 5-event series to finish. 325-425 miles over 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com featuring the toughest of the 6 days. Also 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, RMCC Challenge Series. 9/21, 9/29, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, Apr 6: Rhonde Van Boise Timed one-day double centu- and 10/26. Lizard Head Cycling Boise, ID. Group hill(s) climb. ries designed to push cyclists Guides, 970-728-5891, Mike Cooley, georgescycles.com to the limit of endurance. lizardheadcyclingguides.com Apr 12–13: BP MS 150 Complete Joe, Death Ride and Houston, TX. 2-day fundraising Grand Loop in a single calen- ride, 150 miles from Houston to dar year and get the coveted April Austin. Various start points, first Colorado Triple Crown finisher Apr 5: Gran Fondo Las Vegas day ends in La Grange. title. Overall season standing Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas to 713-394-2900, calculated on time. Events also Lovell Canyon and back, 100 biketxh.nationalmssociety.org part of Ultracycling Cup. Events miles - 8000’ of climbing. Mini on: 6/14, 7/5, 7/26, 8/9, 8/16. Apr 12: Kersey Kick Fondo 70 miles with 6000’ of rmccrides.com Louisville, CO. A plains foray climbing. Competitive, amateur in Boulder, Weld and Larimer and recreational cyclists of all Counties. 200km brevet. Start March abilities welcome. Fully sup- 8am from US-36 Louisville- ported. Part of Planet Ultra Superior exit. John Lee Ellis, Mar 22: Manzano Mountain Air Gran Fondo Triple Crown. Albuquerque, NM. 200km brevet. Rocky Mountain CC, Deb Bowling, Planet Ultra, 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com Start at Tramway and Central, granfondolasvegas.com

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Apr 12: Spring Tour 100 goes to Centerville JHS to Eccles Legacy Bridge. Part of Willard Truck Stop and back. marathon festivities. Open to all. de St. George Century Don Williams, Bonneville Cycling Steve Bingham, Salt Lake City Saint George, UT. 30-, 80- and Club, 801-641-4020, bccutah.org Marathon, 720-608-1783, 100-mile routes starting at St. saltlakecitymarathon.com George Town Square at 8am. Apr 12: WSNM Moonlight Ride Scenic landscapes of Sand Holloman AFB, NM. Dunes Drive Apr 26: Circle the Wellsvilles Hollow State Park, Snow Canyon open to bicycles for only 3 hours 100 - BCC SS and the Gunlock Valley. Limit after dark. Lights and helmets Odgen, UT. 98 miles. Route: 1500. Chip timing. Ryan Gurr, mandatory. Reg opens March 12. Brigham City, Wellsville, Red Rock Bicycles, White Sands Nat’l Monument, Petersboro, Tremonton, Brigham, 435-229-6251, spingeeks.com 575-479-6124 x 236, nps.gov/ Odgen. Rolling terrain, good Apr 12: The Javelina Chase whsa/planyourvisit/bicycling.htm pavement. Start 9am. James Duncan, AZ. Ride the spec- Apr 19: El Malpais Zeleznick, Bonneville Cycling tacular high desert during prime Grants, NM. 300km brevet. Club, 801-564-7107, bccutah.org poppy season. This Grand Remote and scenic countryside. Apr 26: FrontRunner Fondo event covers 72.5-, 50- Goes through El Malpais Nat’l Metric Century and 25-mile routes. 5K walk/ Monument. 5200’ elevation Salt Lake City, UT. 4th annual. run also available. Fully sup- gain, mostly at the beginning Point to point 100km (62-mile) ported. Benefits the Javelina with a long gradual climb. Start ride from Salt Lake City to Chase Scholarship Fund. John 6am. John Mazzola, NM Brevet Ogden. Return to Salt Lake Lieberenz, 575-358-2926, Series, nmbrevets.com City via UTA’s Front Runner® hstrial-javchase.homestead.com Apr 19: Falcon-Limon- train. Matt Storms, For The Win Apr 12: Willard Bay - BCC SS Kiowa Triangle Racing, LLC, 801-230-9270, Centerville City, UT. Self- Falcon, CO. 200km Brevet. A frontrunnercentury.com supported rolling 100-mile ride. foray out on the rolling plains Apr 26: Stove Prairie - Start 9am from Centerville to east of Colorado Springs. Sign- Counterclockwise Layton, Weber (turnaround point in 7am. Start 8am from US-24 for metric) then Willard truck Longmont, CO. 200km brevet. Safeway. John Lee Ellis, Rocky Horsetooth, Poudre Canyon, stop. Don Williams, Bonneville Mountain CC, 303-604-1163, Cycling Club, bccutah.org Stove Prairie. Includes 9% and rmccrides.com 15% grades up to scenic back- Apr 12: Willard Bay & Beyond Apr 19–20: Fee Free Days in country Stove Prairie at 7440’. 100 & 200 Brevet - SLR Arches and Canyonlands Start 8am at the Conoco at I-25 Centerville, UT. 100km and Moab, UT. Self-supported. The exit 243. John Lee Ellis, Rocky 200km out-and-back through perfect time to ride your road Mountain Cycling Club, Brigham City to Corrine. Modified bike in the parks. Patrick Baril, 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com from 2013 with a new start point 435-259-8826, nps.gov/ Apr 26: Tour de Summerlin and no stop at the C-store in findapark/feefreeparks.htm Las Vegas, NV. 40-, 75-, 100- Willard. 100km open to all. 200 Apr 19: Salt Lake City mile routes through picturesque brevet. Richard Stum, Salt Lake Red Rock Canyon. Utilizes many Randonneurs, 435-462-2275, Marathon Bike Tour miles of designated bike lanes. SaltLakeRandos.org Salt Lake City, UT. 25 miles Fully supported. Benefits the through scenic and spectacular Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Apr 12: Willard Bay 100 - BCC SS parts of Salt Lake Valley fol- Centerville, UT. Self-supported Foundation. Randy Mcghie, lowing the SLC marathon Great Rides, LLC, pretty mildly hilly 30-, 60-, course. Start 6am under George 100-mile options. Start 9am. tourdesummerlin.com

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Apr 26: Zion Gran Fondo category and someone will May 3: Community Day Springdale, UT. 77-mile route “carry” you on ride day. Diane Wilson, Las Cruces Optimist Gran Fondo including Quail Creek and Sand Nampa, ID. Family 5-mile, Hollow State Parks. Century Club, 575-640-1814, lascrucesoptimistclub.org 32-mile and metric century. option into Zion National Park. All rides start and end at Idaho Spectacular views. Fully sup- Center. Family 5-mile departs ported. Part of Planet Ultra from Idaho Center and heads Gran Fondo Triple Crown. May west on Birch to the fire Deb Bowling, Planet Ultra, May 2–3: Colorado Front station, returning back to the 818-889-2453, ziongranfondo.com Range Fleche Idaho Center. Melissa Gentry, Apr 27–May 2: Redrock Various, CO. Teams to set 208-440-9456, bgcnampa.org Canyons Tour departure and routes. Must be May 3: Gran Fondo Moab Grand Junction, CO. Visit world at least 360km+, 24-hour limit. Moab, UT. Ride the spectacular famous Monument Valley and Recommended start between Manti-La Sals on Loop Road. Unaweep and Dolores River 7-8am on Saturday. Lights Start/finish in Moab. Climb Canyons. 300-420 miles. Also required. ACP sanctioned. John 5500’+ in 60 miles. Mass start. 5/4, 5/11, 5/25, 9/14, 9/21, Lee Ellis, Rocky Mountain CC, Steep climbs, rolling hills, flat 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, and 10/19. 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com sections, gorgeous scenery. Lizard Head Cycling Guides, May 3: Biker’s Edge Cinco de Timed. Benefits Moab Trails 970-728-5891, Mayo Century Alliance. Scott Guzman Newton, lizardheadcyclingguides.com Kaysville, UT. Sold out. Poison Spider Bicycles, Fully supported 100- and 50- 435-654-8650, Apr 27: Tour de Optimism granfondomoab.com Las Cruces, NM. 50 and 100 mile ride starting in Kaysville. km rides. Start 8am at the Taylor Arnold, 801-544-5300, May 3: NM Law Enforcement Arrowhead Park on NMSU bebikes.com Memorial Ride (NMLE) campus. Rest stops, gear drop Albuquerque, NM. 3rd annual and SAG support. Can’t ride? memorial bike ride honoring New Register for the Couch Potato Mexico’s fallen officers. 30km or 100km to Santa Fe. Start 7:30am. Closer Look April 26: Zion Gran Fondo Come see the red rocks of Utah. Starting and finishing at Springdale Location: Springdale, UT Town Park on Lion Blvd., the route features truly memorable scen- Organizer/Promoter: ery of Quail Creek State Park and Sand Hollow State Park. Choose Planet Ultra to extend the route to the Temple of Sinawava, at the end of Zion Website: Canyon, in order to complete a century with an out-and-back on granfondotriplecrown.com the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive that will prove why Zion is one of the Distance (mi): 77 (century most impressive parks in the nation. The area also features shop- option rides into Zion ping, galleries, coffee houses and dining. Plan to stay long enough National Park) to see Bryce National Park. Proceeds benefit Challenged Athletes Services: SAG, rest stops, Association. All riders will be wearing an electronic timing chip and mechanical, T-shirt the results will be posted online. Pre-registration only. Sponsors: High Knees Cycling

May 3: New Mexico Law Enforcement Me- morial Ride Location: Albuquerque, NM Organizer/Promoter: Pay tribute to fallen officers on this fully supported metric cen- Planet Ultra tury memorial ride called “The Sacrifice.” It begins in downtown Website: nmlememorialride.org Albuquerque and travels north to the New Mexico State Law Distance (km): 30, 100 Enforcement Officers Memorial in Santa Fe. Though the journey is Sponsors: Lovelace Health not easy, each mile honors those who have made the ultimate sacri- System, APD Chaplain Unit Fund fice. A shorter 30 km route shares the same start time and location with the featured ride and finishes at the James McGrane Memorial in Tijeras. To keep everyone motivated, lunch will be provided by Olive Garden. Return transportation is provided. Proceeds benefit the APD Chaplain Unit Fund.

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Return travel included. Fully sup- Mark Lowe, Rocky Mountain CC, May 10: Clean Air Challenge ported. Benefits Albuquerque rmccrides.com Houston, AK. 30th annual. 10-, PD Chaplain Unit Fund. Patrick 26-, 58-, 84- or 100-mile routes Hernandez, nmlememorialride.org May 4–9: Bryce-Zion St George, UT. Phenomenally starting and finishing at Talkeetna May 3: Tour de Brewtah gorgeous Bryce and Zion National Alaska Lodge. One-day route Salt Lake City, UT. The tour Parks are the perfect place for goes north to Denali. Earn a provides cyclists with a fun, a tour. Sunday-Friday. Average private room and/or second meaningful event, engaging with 35 miles per day. All levels. Most night’s stay at the lodge through Utah’s craft breweries while sup- meals included. Also 5/18, 5/25, fundraising incentives. Lunch and porting local nonprofit organiza- 6/1, 6/15, 8/31, 9/14, and 9/28. snack stops, finishing celebra- tions. Tim Stempl, 602-463-1547, Bicycle Adventures, 800-443-6060, tion, support. American Lung tourdebrewtah.org bicycleadventures.com Association of Alaska, 907-276-5864, May 3: Tour de Cure - Las Vegas May 4: Cafe Velo Tri cleanairchallengeak.org Las Vegas, NV. 8-, 30-, 65- and Lakes Gran Fondo 100-mile options. Live music, Monument, CO. 2nd annual. May 10–11: Gila Inner lunch and activities. Start/finish Ride a scenic section of northern Loop Super Tour at the M Resort Spa & Casino. El Paso County. Choose from Silver City, NM. 2-day ride. Day Fully supported. VIP dinner on 1 loop (22 miles) all the way up 1: 40 miles from Silver City, NM Friday, April 26. $150 fundraising to 5 loops (110 miles and 9110’ on the Gila Inner Loop Scenic min. Tracie Patten, of elevation gain). Fully sup- Byway with moderate to steep 702-369-9995 x 7483, ported ride with police support climbs and descents. Day 2: tour.diabetes.org at key intersections. Cool swag, Mimbres River Valley back BBQ supports local youth/Junior to Silver City, 34 miles. Daily May 4: Boco Loco Bike Bash options for longer rides. Fully Boulder, CO. Tentative date. cyclists. Brad Mosier, 719-331-4361, cafevelobikes.com supported. Richard Cullison, 8-mile family ride, 34-, 60-, New Mexico Touring Society, 102-mile courses. S/F at Gerald May 4: Rose Hill Rally nmts.org Stazio Softball Fields. Expo, Grand Junction, CO. Family- finish line entertainment and oriented, fully supported ride May 10: Goldilocks Salt Lake more. Benefits Justin Parker through scenic farm country Daybreak, UT. Fully supported Neurological Institute and around Grand Junction and women only ride. 20-, 40-, 60-, Boulder Community Hospital Fruita. 31-, 62-mile routes. 80- and 100-mile routes. Mix of Foundation. Boulder Community Meals, T-shirt, rest stops, mas- urban and rural roads through Hospital, bocoloco.org sage, scavenger hunt, kids activ- southwest Salt Lake Valley. May 4: Golden Anti ities, prizes, demo bikes. Canyon Starts at SoDa Row at 7am. View Park 7am. Benefits Rose Includes T-shirt, swag, lunch Gravity Epic Century Hill Hospitality House. Ed Lipton, and finish line party. Limit 1300. Golden, CO. Part of Challenge St. Mary’s Hospital & Regional Dani Lassiter, Brooksee, LLC, Series Short Course. Mark Lowe, Medical Center, 970-242-5940, 801-635-9422, goldilocksride.com Rocky Mountain CC, rmccrides.com stmarygj.org May 10: Mission to Ride May 4: Boulder Fearsome Five May 10: Black Forest Montrose, CO. Variety of distanc- Boulder, CO. 102 miles. 1500+’ Littleton, CO. 300km. A rol- es ranging from mellow to ardu- of climbing. Climb Flagstaff lerfest straddling the spine of ous. Spectacular views in Black Mountain, Magnolia Rd, the Palmer Divide. ACP brevet. Canyon National Park. Starts Sugarloaf Rd, Fourmile Canyon/ Lights required. Start 5:30am at at Montrose Pavilion. Benefits Sunshine Canyon, and Super Mineral and Santa Fe Park and Montrose Medical Mission. Jamestown in one day. How Ride. Rocky Mountain CC, Kevin Davis, 970-596-4108, many can you climb in 11 hours? 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com missiontoride.com Closer Look May 10: Goldilocks Salt Lake Goldilocks is a fully supported, non-competitive, women only event Location: Daybreak, UT offering multiple route options for novice or experienced riders. The Organizer/Promoter: Brooksee event is a fabulous opportunity to spend the day with your mother, Website: goldilocksride.com daughter or girlfriends on a beautiful ride. Choose to complete a Distance (mi): 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 century and get a great view of Utah Lake. Don’t wait to register; it Services: SAG, rest stops, lunch, has sold out the last four years and the previous year estimated more T-shirt, swag, finish line festival than 1,500 registrants. The Goldilocks series has rides in Salt Lake Sponsors: Brooksee City, Las Vegas and Meridian, Idaho.

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May 10: RAAM Oregon National Park, Grand Staircase Verde Valley Fairgrounds. Fully Escalante National Monument, supported. Post-ride festival. It’s Cycling Challenge Capitol Reef National Park and not just the miles that matter - it’s Hillsboro, OR. 60- and 120-mile Lake Powell. 435 miles, 29,000’ the unforgettable experience. rides, fully supported. Also two elevation gain. Also available Min fundraising $250. races (200 and 400 miles). Start/ 9/14. Cycling Escapes, Erin Roediger, 480-455-3960, finish at Hillsboro Civic Center 714-267-4591, bikemsarizona.org Plaza. Race Across America, CyclingEscapes.com 720-381-6053, May 17: Cripple Creek raamchallenge.com May 11–16: Whiterock Colorado Springs, CO. 300km May 10: Springville to Nephi - Canyons Tour ACP brevet. Lights required. Grand Junction, CO. Travel the Start 5am. Visit Colorado back- BCC SS deserts, canyons and mountains roads. John Lee Ellis, Rocky Springville, UT. 100 miles. Meet in the spectacular Southwest. Mountain CC, 303-604-1163, at Cracker Barrel in Springville 250-375 miles in 6 days. Also rmccrides.com and ride the orchards and Gosen available in May, June, August, Canyon south. Self-supported, September and October. May 17: Cycle Salt Lake Century non-members welcome. Start Lizard Head Cycling Guides, 9am. 75-mile option available. 970-728-5891, Salt Lake City, UT. 36-, 68-, Don Williams, Bonneville Cycling lizardheadcyclingguides.com 106-mile mostly flat rural routes Club, bccutah.org with views of the Great Salt May 16: Bike to Work Day Lake. Starts at State Fair Park May 10–11: STOKR Various. Ride your bike to work. and goes to Antelope Island and Libby, MT. 2-day loop tour Stop at any of the commuter back. Courses open until 5pm, in scenic western Montana. booths along the way. Check mass start at 7:30am. Fully sup- Homemade food, no traffic, with your local clubs and bike ported. Part of Salt Lake City fantastic community sup- shops. bikeleague.org Week. Cycle Salt Lake Century port. Benefits Kootenai Valley May 17: Back Roads of the Great Inc., 801-596-8430, Partners Habitat for Humanity. cyclesaltlakecentury.com Limit 400. Lottery reg. Susie Basin 300km Brevet - SLR Rice, 406-293-2441, stokr.org Saratoga Springs, UT. Travel May 17: First Ascent Metric May 10: The Ghost Ride west into the Great Basin of Century Ride Tooele, UT. 100-, 62-, or 35-mile Utah, the Pony Express and past Golden, CO. Canceled. tour of Tooele Valley honoring the Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn May 17–18: Jamestown Raymond cyclists who are no longer with State Park. 300km counterclock- wise loop through Vernon, past Louisville, CO. 600km. Start at us. Optional climb up Ophir US-36 Louisville Superior exit. Canyon, about 104 miles, with the junction to the Little Sahara Sand Dunes. Self-supported. Climbs Lefthand and James a special prize waiting at top of Canyons to Jamestown and then climb. Scenic vistas and rolling Also 100km populaire open to all and a 200km option. Richard St. Vrain Canyon to Raymond, hills in Utah’s west desert ter- over south Horsetooth Reservoir rain. Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, Stum, Salt Lake Randonneurs, saltlakerandos.org and out onto the plains through theghostride.com Wellington and Windsor. 17,000’ May 11–17: Epic Bike 5 May 17–18: Bike MS: of climbing. Route may change. National Parks Ride the Vortex 400km option. Rocky Mountain Cottonwood, AZ. Sedona Verde CC, 303-604-1163, Zion Nat’l Park, UT. 5 national rmccrides.com parks and scenic byways in 6 Valley. Two-day ride offers 30, days. Zion National Park, Bryce 50, 70 and 90 miles. Staged at

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May 17: Little Red Pre-Ride - State Park. BBQ and music fol- and Ortiz Mountains with a big low. Benefit Bikes for Kids. Start party at the end in downtown BCC SS 9am. Justin Mitchell, Southern Santa Fe. Michael McCalla, Mendon, UT. Self-supported Idaho Cycling Klub, 406-381-2690, 100 miles starting at midpoint 208-431-6014, sick-riders.com granfondosantafe.wordpress.com of the route. Pre-ride the 2015 proposed route. Meet at Mendon May 17: Valles Caldera May 18: McKee Classic Stake Center. 4 mild hills. Start Double Cross Bike Tour 9am. Shorter option available. White Rock, NM. New route. Don Williams, Bonneville Cycling 200km brevet. Simple out- Loveland, CO. Celebrating 26 Club, bccutah.org and-back from White Rock years, the MCBT features 62-, Overlook Park to Jamez Springs 37-, 30- and 10-mile routes May 17: Ride for the Pass with a detour to Bandalier NM through the beautiful foothills of Visitor’s Center. Start 6am. John Aspen, CO. 10-mile ride on Larimer County. All rides begin/ Mazzola, NM Brevet Series, end at McKee Medical Center. Independence Pass the weekend 505-263-7090, nmbrevets.com before road opens to car traffic. Dawn Paepke, McKee Medical 2500’ elevation gain from 8550’ May 18: Bergen Park to Echo Lake Center Foundation, start. Benefits Independence Bergen Park, CO. 36 miles, 970-203-2519, Pass Foundation. Mark Fuller, 3800’ elevation gain. Optional McKeeFoundation.com Independence Pass Foundation, 43 miles, 4300’. Start at Bergen May 18–24: Northern 970-963-4959, Park and Ride at 9am. Helmets New Mexico Alpiner independencepass.org required. Team Evergreen Albuquerque, NM. 386 miles, May 17: Rupert Century Bicycle Club, teamevergreen.org 7 days. Ride to the mysteri- Bikes for Kids May 18: Gran Fondo Santa Fe ous Jemez Mountains by way Rupert, ID. 33-mile scenic loop Santa Fe, NM. 2nd annual. Chip- of Turquoise Trail, the Truchas starting from Rupert Square timed, well-supported, 103-mile Climb, Taos Canyon and along country roads to Walcott ride down the Turquoise Trail Bandelier Nat’l Monument. 800-417-2453, timbertours.com

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May 18: Santa Fe Century May 21: Ride of Silence May 22–26: Aspen Highlights Santa Fe, NM. 29th annual. 20-, Various. Cyclists worldwide take Aspen, CO. Short, steep rides 50-, and 103-mile routes. Flat, to the roads in silent procession daily with options for more steep rolling terrain. Moderate hills. to honor cyclists killed or injured climbs. Take the Maroon Creek Includes water bottle, numbers, while riding on public roadways. Valley, up Independence Pass maps, route marking, rest stops, Many locations in each state. to Twin Lakes and ride Frying SAG. See 103 miles of history See website for location near Pan River to Reudi Reservoir. pass under your wheels. you. Start 7pm. rideofsilence.org Intermediate to advanced rid- Willard Chilcott, 505-982-1282, ers. Diane Short, Colorado santafecentury.com HeartCycle Association, 303-763-9874, heartcycle.org Closer Look May 18: Santa Fe Century The Santa Fe Century offers multiple options to see rural and scenic Location: Santa Fe, NM northern New Mexico. Starting and finishing at the Christus St. Organizer/Promoter: Santa Vincent’s Regional Medical Center, travel the Turquoise Trail through Fe Century Committee old mining towns of Madrid and Golden, across the Ortiz and San Website: santafecentury.com Pedro Mountains, traverse Estancia Valley and the villages of Cedar Distance (mi): 20, 50, 103 (with Grove and Stanley. Continue on to the red rock hills and the settle- timed option) ment of Galisteo — an archaeological site and location for numerous Services: SAG, rest stops, Hollywood film productions — and then return to Santa Fe. There is mechanical, massage, entertain- a Gran Fondo option for those seeking to meet or exceed personal ment, beer garden bests, as well as a 20-mile out-and-back ride. The Santa Fe Century Sponsors: Christus St. Vincent’s Committee strives to provide a fun, well-organized and supported Regional Medical Center tour/race that welcomes riders of all ages and skill levels.

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May 22–Jun 11: Middle organizations. Part of May 26: Memorial Day to Iron Horse Classic. America Tour ironhorsebicycleclassic.com Antelope - BCC SS Albuquerque, NM. 1372 miles to Antelope Island, UT. Memorial Champaign, IL. Fully supported. May 25: Growler Gran Fondo Day. Open to all, 4 mild hills.100 Relaxed pace, spectacular scen- Gunnison, CO. 64 miles, 2200’ miles. Route goes to Garr Ranch ery. Rest day in Santa Fe. of climbing from Gunnison to on the Island. Start 9am from 800-971-2453, Mt Crested Butte and back. Westpoint Park. Don Williams, crossroadscycling.com Timed sections for a challenge. Bonneville Cycling Club, Townie Takeover offers 1.5-mile bccutah.org May 24: Foothill Climbfest loops around town. Fundraiser Littleton, CO. 81 miles, 8000’ of for Gunnison Country Partners May 28–30: Beer Bikes climbing. Start 8am from Ken Youth Mentoring. Janice, and Boulder Caryl Park and Ride. Deer Creek Gunnison Country Partners Boulder, CO. Casual spring tour. Canyon, Black Mountain/Brook Youth Mentoring, 970-349-1195, Ride the hills and canyons of Forest, Parmalee Gulch Road, gunnisonmentors.com Boulder County, sample some High Drive, and Brook Forest/ brews and more. Also available in Black Mountain in reverse. May 25–30: Santa Fe - August. Lynnda Chinkes, Finish Part of Challenge Series Short Taos Tour Line Cycling, 720-295-0758, Course. Charlie Henderson, Santa Fe, NM. 6 days. Ride finishlinecycling.com Rocky Mountain CC, New Mexico’s high desert, 720-480-9714, rmccrides.com including Bandelier Nat’l May 28–31: Road Respect Tour - Monument and Enchanted Southern Utah May 24–26: Luna Lake Tour Cedar City, UT. Community ride Springerville, AZ. 166 miles of Circle. Explore ancient cliff dwellings, world famous art, that travels through Ivins (5/28), quiet rural roads through quiet Gunlock Loop and Snow Canyon towns of Quemado, Reserve and culture and epic cuisine. Also available September 14. Bicycle (5/29), Bryce to Torrey (5/30), Luna, NM. Runs through Gila and Moab (5/31). Focus on road- and Apache National Forests. Adventures, 800-443-6060, bicycleadventures.com way safety. Sponsored by UDOT, SAG. James Harms, DPS, UHP and Bike Utah. 520-977-3018, bikegaba.org May 26: Evergreen Health Keri Gibson, 801-273-7571, May 24: Iron Horse Citizen Tour 7 Hills of Kirkland roadrespectutah.org Durango, CO. 50-mile ride from May 29–31: MOABA Durango to historic Silverton. Kirkland, WA. 15th edition. Moab, UT. “Most Outstanding 10,000’ climb. Food and cel- Renowned for its scenic and Annual Bicycle Adventure.” 3-day ebration at finish. New for 2014 challenging routes (40, 60, or ride with option for river rides Mountain Horse Tour, 27 miles 100 miles), delicious food and and MTB rides. Les Titus, Purgatory to Silverton. Closed more. Great support, scenery 801-654-1144, moabmoaba.com road, no technical support. and hills! Staged at Kirkland ironhorsebicycleclassic.com Marina Park. Benefits KITH’s May 31: Canyons of Cache - May 24: Quarter Horse Ride work to assist King County BCC SS families facing homelessness. Wellsville, UT. Self-supported Durango, CO. 25-mile ride Christine Rose, KITH Cares!, from Durango to Purgatory. 100 miles. Start 8am at Mendon 425-576-9531 x 104, Church. Climb Blacksmith Fork Food and celebration at the 7hillskirkland.org finish. Benefits Mercy Health Canyon, Sardine Canyon, down Foundation and community into Brigham City, then along west side of Wellsville Mountains

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and back to the Cache Valley. May 31: Tour de Cure - 35-mile fun ride. Fully supported Jen Green, Bonneville Cycling with rest stops, tech support and Club, 435-563-1212, bccutah.org Albuquerque Century SAG. Pool party and meal after. Bernalillo, NM. 25-, 50-, 65 Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, May 31: Fairplay - Canon City and 100-mile routes. Also, bikethewest.com Colorado Springs, CO. 400km 10-mile fun family ride on flat ACP brevet. Visit South Park, roads and bike paths. Start Jun 1–7: Land of Enchantment Fairplay and Canon City in the at Balloon Fiesta Park. Ron Classic Plus Arkansas Valley. Start 4am. Guerrero, Heart Hospital of NM, Albuquerque, NM. Intermediate Lights required. John Lee Ellis, 505-266-5716 x 7132, to advanced. Average 60 miles Rocky Mountain CC, tour.diabetes.org per day. Follow Turquoise Trail 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com May 31–Jun 1: Tour of the Swan through mining towns beneath May 31: Pony Express Century Sandia Mountains, the High River Valley (TOSRV) Road to Taos beside the Sangre Saratoga Springs, UT. Century Missoula, MT. 2-day fun, chal- starts at Saratoga Springs and de Cristos and the legendary lenging 226-mile tour through Enchanted Circle. Meals includ- roughly follows the Pony Express western Montana. Ride to Seeley route past Faust, to Rush Valley, ed. Start/finish in Albuquerque. Lake, Bigfork and back along Also September 21. Bicycle and back. Start 8am. Includes Flathead Lake. Food stops and food, drink, T-shirt. Metric Adventures, 800-443-6060, baggage shuttle. Limit 200. bicycleadventures.com Century and 30-mile options. Missoulians On Bicycles, Dan Burton, Epic Biking, 406-250-7228, missoulabike.org Jun 5: Death Ride Tour V - 801-653-2039, epicbiking.com Ride for Life May 31: Ride for the Angels Silverton, CO. Canceled 2014. Copperton, UT. 25 miles and June deathridetour.com metric century start at Copperton Jun 1: America’s Most Family Friendly Ride Park. The 25 ascends 1096’. Beautiful Ride Reg includes bike raffle ticket. Supports Bicycle Colorado Lake Tahoe, NV. 23rd annual. 72 Supports Cycle Wyoming Start 8:30am. Steve McIntyre, and 100 miles, boat cruise, and 801-560-6954, angelshands.org Commercial

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Jun 6–7: RTR Prologue Ride Lefthand Canyon (4500’ of climb- options. Start 8am. Limit 1500. Gunnison, CO. 50 participants ing), descend St. Vrain Canyon, Ryan Gurr, SpinGeeks, have the opportunity to ride climb Carter Lake and south 435-674-3185, spingeeks.com with celebrities while treated Horsetooth Reservoir. Route } may change. John Lee Ellis, Jun 7–26: Tour de Colorado to premier accommodations, Salida, CO. Make the trip last private breakfast, massage, Rocky Mountain CC, 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com as long as you want; register bike fit, 5-star dining, swag and for 1, 2, 5, 10 or 20 days. 67 entry in RTR. $2500 donation Jun 7: Little Red Riding to 82 miles per day, over mul- goes to Denver Post Community Hood (LRRH) tiple mountain passes through Foundation. Chandler Smith, Lewiston, UT. 27th annual. the entire state. Colorado Bike Denver Newspaper Agency, Women only. Fully supported, Adventures, 970-368-2593, 303-954-6700, ridetherockies.com non-competitive event. Offers coloradobikeadventures.com Jun 7: Buena Vista Bike Fest 27-, 36-, 50-, 70- and 100-mile Jun 8–14: Colorado Cols (BVBF) options. The 100 miles through Silver City, NM. Stunning route Buena Vista, CO. Choose the Cache Valley has 4 mild hills, through southwest Colorado’s 35-, 50- or 62-mile options in no big climbs. Meet at Lewiston San Juan Mountains. 300-485 Beautiful Arkansas River Valley Rodeo Grounds. Benefits the miles in 7 days. Also 6/15, 6/22, at the Feet of 14,000 Ft Mounts Huntsman Cancer Foundation. 6/29, 7/6, 7/20, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, Princeton, Harvard and Yale, Limit 3500. Don Williams, 8/31, 9/7, and 9/14. Lizard Head Fully supported, lunch and party. Bonneville Cycling Club, Cycling Guides, 970-728-5891, Benefits the cycling related advo- bccutah.org lizardheadcyclingguides.com cacy groups and charities. Tim Jun 7: Pedaling 4 Parkinson’s Jun 8–14: Cycle Utah Lopez, Colorado Springs Cycling St George, UT. Stellar tour Club, 719-622-0439, bvbf.org Denver, CO. 55 miles. Road and through unique canyons and Jun 7–13: Denver Post Ride the MTBs welcome. A warm-up for cliffs. Zion, Bryce Canyon and Rockies (RTR) serious cyclists and good chal- Grand Staircase Nat’l Parks. Boulder, CO. 473 miles and lenge for modest riders. Free Fully supported. Adventure 28,265’ climbing, summit 6 lunch, prizes and family friendly Cycling Asso., 800-744-2453, passes. Average 60-70 miles per activities. Rest stops every 10 adventurecycling.org day. Showcases the state’s spec- miles. Benefits Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Jun 11–14: Red Rock tacular scenery. Starts in Boulder, Randonnee 1000/200 ends in Golden 473 miles later. research. Mark Halberg, Kanab, UT. Tentative. 1000km Limit 2000. Benefits The Denver 3 4 Fighting Parkinson’s, brevet with 200km permanent on Post Community Foundation. 888-548-3002, 34fighting.org the end. 1200km event through Liz Brown, Denver Newspaper Jun 7: Ride the Gap Utah and Arizona into 3 national Agency, 303-954-6703, Parowan, UT. Ride through the parks, a national monument and ridetherockies.com Parowan Gap where beauty a state park. Richard Stum, Jun 7: Lefthand Canyon couples with cosmic phenomena. 435-462-2266, saltlakerandos.org Travel through time and see Louisville, CO. 400km. ACP Jun 12–20: Rocky Mountain Tour brevet. Start 4am at US-36 what ancient people have left Salt Lake City, UT. Tackle the Louisville-Superior exit. Climb behind. Fully supported, perfect weather. 30-, 55- and 100-mile Wasatch Mountains, Soldier Summit, past Book Cliffs and Family Friendly Ride Supports Bicycle Colorado north of Arches Nat’l Park. Supports Cycle Wyoming Commercial Challenging at times, rolling to finish in Pueblo, CO. 601 miles

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over 9 days. America By Bicycle, Health Services Zero Pay Fund. View Hospital. Mike Collaer, 888-797-7057, abbike.com Start at Nampa High School. 208-557-2823, Jun 13: Bingham County Heidi Traylor, Terry Reilly Health eaglerockcycling.com Relay for Life Services, 208-467-4431, trhs.org Jun 14: Fremont Area Wallace, ID. Wallace to Harrison Jun 14: Chugwater Tour de Chili Road Tour (FART) and back. Uses the trail of Coeur Chugwater, WY. Tentative date. Lander, WY. In conjunction with d’Alene. Great first century ride, 10, 24 or 45km followed by Chili BrewFest. Mark Lilygren, Lander flat course, no traffic. Limited Cook-off event. Camping avail- Cycling Club, 307-840-3131, SAG. Fundraiser for American able. Benefits the Chugwater landercycling.org Cancer Society. Shanon O’Brien, Schools Bosster Club. Brandon 208-317-8375, ezcenturyride.org Ray, 405-202-4310, Jun 14: G’Knight Ride bit.ly/tourdechili Longmont, CO. Celebration of Jun 14: Aspen Gran Fondo cycling. Kids festival, 1, 3 and 10 Jun 14: Denver Century Ride miles. Expo, kids course, food, Aspen, CO. New event. 50-mile music and beer garden. Scott, ride that follows some of the Denver, CO. Father’s Day ride Bicycle Longmont, gknightride.org USA Pro Challenge Stage 1 and with 4 courses: 25-, 65-, 82- and Jun 14: Joe Lookingbill 2 routes. Something for every- 100-mile options. Kids bike Denver-Aspen Classic one, steep climbs, to flat and parade. Start 6:30am. Start/finish beautiful scenery. Aspen Silver at shops at Northfield Stapleton. Littleton, CO. Epic 180 miles, Cycling, 970-429-2093, Fully supported. Post-ride cel- 13,000’ of climbing, 17-hour aspenrecreation.com ebration. Supports Bike Denver. limit. Lights required. Start 4am Deirdre Moynihan, in Littleton. Travel to Aspen Jun 14: Bob LeBow Bike Tour denvercenturyride.com traversing some of Colorado’s Nampa, ID. 3, 10, 25, 35, 62 most diverse mountain scenery, and 100 miles winding through Jun 14: Eagle Rock Century / including Kenosha Pass, South southwestern Idaho’s farm land Mountain View Hospital Park Valley and Independence and Snake River wine region. Idaho Falls, ID. 25-, 50- and 100- Pass. Part of Triple Crown Fully supported. Team chal- mile options with a club BBQ to Series. Mark Lowe, Rocky lenge. Benefits Terry Reilly follow. Start/finish at Mountain Mountain CC, rmccrides.com

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Jun 14: Provo A Go-go - BCC SS Jun 15-Aug 4: Across Jun 21: Huntsman 140 Draper, UT. Self-supported ride America North south from Draper Park through Salt Lake City, UT. Held on the Orem and Provo with shorter Astoria, OR. Terrific touring pace last day of cancer survivor Jeff option turning at University for cyclists who want to see the Warren’s epic ride from Reno, Parkway in Provo. Meet at Draper US from their saddle or have Nevada. 1, 25, 50, 75, or 140 Park. 100 miles. Bonneville dreamed of riding coast to coast. miles out-and-back. Start at Cycling Club, bccutah.org 3667 miles, 75 miles/day aver- Huntsman Cancer Institute. Also age. Fully supported. America By 140-mile option point-to-point Jun 14: Starlight Spectacular Bike, abbike.com. that starts in Delta. Jen Murano- Colorado Springs, CO. Start Tucker, Huntsman Cancer 9pm. 14-, 17- and 22-mile rides Jun 15–20: Grand Illinois Trail Foundation, 801-584-5815, through the Garden and city. and Parks (GITAP) huntsman140.com Longer routes include loop Dixon, IL. Scenic, energizing, through Garden of the Gods. All down home fun on a bike. Tasty Jun 21: Lemhi Valley Century ages. Two cruiser bikes awarded food, good fellowship and cause. Salmon, ID. Choose 100-mile for best illuminated bike and best Heading to northwest Illinois for ride from Reno Point to Salmon costume. Benefits Trails and a 6-day loop on country roads or 65 miles from Gilmore Summit Open Space Coalition. Trails and and the Great River Trail. Chuck to Salmon (all downhill) along Open Space Coalition, Oestreich, 309-788-1845, the majestic Lemhi Valley. trailsandopenspaces.org bikelib.org Shuttle to start provided. Fully supported, BBQ afterward. Marla Jun 14: Tour de Cure - Utah Jun 15–22: Healthy Hot Springs Hunteman, 208-303-0106, Brigham City, UT. Designed to Salida, CO. 8-day tour through lemhivalleycenturyride.weebly.com inspire beginning cyclists and charming towns in the Rocky challenge avid riders. 12.5-mile Mountains. Challenging routes Jun 21: Mountain Top family fun ride, 20-, 40-, 60-, with varied terrain for all skill lev- Experience Ride 80-mile routes and full century. els. Soak in natural hot springs Woodland Park, CO. Beautiful Min $200 fundraising. Marshall in the evenings. Lynnda Chinkes, century ride through Colorado Emsley, American Diabetes Finish Line Cycling, history. 50, 75, or 100 miles. Association - Utah Chapter, 720-295-0758, Fully supported. Great SAG 801-363-3024 x 7071, finishlinecycling.com support, lunch, beer garden, diabetes.org/utahtour massages, T-shirt. Benefits Teller Jun 19–21: Road Respect - County Youth Cycling programs. Jun 14–15: UBTS Overnight Wasatch Front Tour Deborah Maresca, Mountain Top Bike Tour Park City, UT. Community ride Cycling Club, 719-687-2489, Salt Lake City, UT. 8th annual that travels through Park City to mountaintopcyclingclub.com Bike Touring 101. Overnight Coleville (6/19), Morgan (6/20), self-supported tour for new and and Cache Valley (6/21). Focus Jun 21: Bear Lake Monster Century experienced bike travelers. on roadway safety. Sponsored by Montpelier, ID. 100-, 75-, 50- or Camp overnight and return the UDOT, DPS, UHP and Bike Utah. 25-mile fully supported ride. next day. Utah Bicycle Touring Keri Gibson, 801-273-7571, Climb to Minnetonka Cave Society, 801-487-6318, roadrespectutah.org for prizes and BBQ. Utah’s [email protected] best century ride is in Idaho. Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, Family Friendly Ride Supports Bicycle Colorado BearLakeMonsterRide.com Supports Cycle Wyoming Commercial Closer Look June 21: Mountain Top Experience Ride Mountain Top Cycling is a 60+ member team of road, mountain, Location: Florissant, CO cyclocross, and triathlon riders and racers who compete in cycling Organizer/Promoter: events throughout New Mexico and elsewhere in the nation. The Mountain Top Cycling Club team’s advocacy initiatives are geared toward youth involvement, trail Website: maintenance and improvement, community health and wellness, rider mountaintopcycling.com development and event promotion. The Experience Ride features a Distance/elevation (mi/ft): backcountry atmosphere with a very challenging 106-mile ride. A 50/4000, 75/6000, 106/10,000+ 50-mile route serves as the bailout option for the century, while the Services: SAG, medical, 75 features rolling hills and is recommended for intermediate cyclists. mechanical, rest stops, finish line This is a great opportunity to see antelope, buffalo, eagles and prairie festival, T-shirt, massage dogs. Century participants earn a commemorative patch. The ride Sponsors: PGI (Collaborative helps support Bicycle Colorado but is not suitable for children. Advantage)

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Jun 21: Double Loop Four 400km Park. Winding through North Salt Lake, it offers some of the steep- Brevet and Yuba Res Three est climbs of the season. Choose Nephi, UT. 400km route com- to tackle one, two, or all Three bines two permanents including Kings. Whoever tackles them Yuba Res Express and Rock fastest will take home prizes. Candy Rumble. 300km takes Matt Jensen, 801-550-0778, Yuba Res Express and adds threekings.nslcity.org an out-and-back. Randonneurs will ride together for first 95 Jun 21: Tour of Westcliffe miles. Self-supported. Salt Lake Gran Fondo Randonneurs, 435-462-2266, Westcliffe, CO. Ride the 70-mile saltlakerandos.org course used for the Colorado Jun 21: High Uintas 10,000 State Road Championships 3.5 Circling the Summit (June 28-29, hours before the pros. Out-and- Gran Fondo back to Gardner. Timed event 2014). Photo courtesy of Rough Riders Kamas, UT. 1-day, 80-mile, with aid station and SAG. Catch 200 / Mark Fox point-to-point from Kamas, UT the end of the race at the finish. to Evanston, WY over Bald Jun 21–28: Bicycle Tour Lima Beans Cycling Promotions, Mountain Pass. Limit 500. limabeanscycling.com of Colorado Dirk Cowley, RaceDay Event Canon City, CO. 7-day fully Management, 801-699-5126, Jun 22: Black Forest Classic supported tour in the Rocky racedayeventmanagement.com Gran Fondo Mountains. Camping, baggage Jun 21: Spinderella Ride Elizabeth, CO. 62 and 85 miles transport, route maps, road Pocatello, ID. Women’s ride fea- of the Bijou Basin. Start at Evans markings, aid stations every turing 5 scenic routes from 10, Park. Colorado River Club, 15-30 miles, repair services, 22, 50, 70 and 100 miles. New crclub.org medical support. 303-985-1180, 60-mile 2-person relay. Century bicycletourcolorado.com Jun 22: Ronde Van Ketchum group starts at 6am at Ross Ketchum, ID. Starts in Ketchum Jun 21: Blue Cruise Idaho - Park. DaNae Young, Pocatello at Durance. Loop of roads Meridian Women’s Cycling, 208-221-9300, in Warm Springs, then north Meridian, ID. Tentative date. spinderellaride.com on Trail Creek in Sun Valley, Charity ride for all levels. 15, 30, Jun 21–23: St. Vrain Canyon loop around Elkhorn, finish 50, 100 miles. Century elevation Louisville, CO. 400, 600 and at Elephant’s Perch to catch is 2500’ with a few challenging 1000km brevets. The 600 climbs almost all hills in the area. hills. Benefits development of St. Vrain Canyon, descends 122km/1433m climbing. Fee the Boise Greenbelt. Blue Cross past Estes Park through Big $20. Pre-reg only. Sign up at of Idaho Foundation for Health, Thompson Canyon, over south the Perch or Durance. Richard bluecruiseidaho.org Horsetooth Reservoir and Feldman, 208-726-7693, Jun 21–28: Cycle Montana out onto the plains through usacycling.org Bozeman, MT. One week Wellington and Windsor. The Jun 22: Tour of the Carson Valley through Big Sky Country’s spec- 100 goes to Ft. Morgan. Rocky Genoa, NV. Mormon Station tacular mountain ranges and Mountain CC, rmccrides.com State Park. Fully supported broad scenic valleys. Average 50 Jun 21: Three Kings 11-mile family ride, 20-, 44- and miles per day. Adventure Cycling North Salt Lake, UT. Starts at 60-mile options. SAG. Post-ride Association, 800-755-2453, North Salt Lake’s Hatch Park, BBQ, live entertainment. Curtis adventurecycling.org finishes at Wild Rose Trailhead Fong, Bike The West, 800-565-2704, bikethewest.com Closer Look June 22: Black Forest Classic Gran Fondo One of the premier gran fondos in the Denver metro area, this clas- Location: Elizabeth, CO sic offers a great alternative to the climbs characteristic of most Organizer/Promoter: Colorado rides, featuring quiet, forested country roads around the Colorado Riders Club quaint town of Elizabeth (6530’ elevation). Prepare to hydrate, it will Website: crclub.org be hot. Both the 62- and 80-mile courses are moderately challeng- Distance (mi): 62, 80 ing, with short, but steep rolling hills and a few sustained climbs. Services: SAG, rest stops, Registration is limited to 100 and welcomes all skill levels and abili- mechanical, finish line festival ties. Proceeds benefit the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, a Sponsors: Anadarko, Universal non-profit agency that improves the lives of children traumatized Lighting Systems, Pactimo by sexual abuse and violence by offering prevention, education and direct services.

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Jun 23: Wonder Woman Hill Climb Make-A-Dream, 406-549-5987, Jun 28: Holly Frontier Highland, UT. Ascend 1125’ up ratpod.org Tour de Prairie Traverse Mountain from the Lehi Jun 28–29: Bike MS: Harmons side. Timed. Prize for Wonder Best Dam Bike Ride Cheyenne, WY. 21st annual. 10-, Woman of the Hill. Finish line Logan, UT. 40-, 75- and 100-mile 25-, 50-, 75- and 100-mile cours- goodies. Start at Ridgeline routes available on Saturday, es start at Lions Park. Well sup- Elementary at 6:30pm. 40 and 75 miles on Sunday. ported for riders of all skills and wonderwomanride.com Flat and friendly routes with ages. Scott Phillips, Cheyenne Jun 24–Jul 3: Northern option to climb Blacksmith Fork Parks & Recreation Department, Rockies Ride Canyon. Start 7am at Cache 307-637-6456, cheyennecity.org Boise, ID. Ride through Snake County Fairgrounds. Fully sup- Jun 28–29: Newmont Bike MS River Valley and up the Grand ported. Min fundraising $250. Colorado p/b Point B Tetons to Casper, WY. 710 Sam Smith, National MS Society miles, 8 riding days. Bill Lannon, - Utah Chapter, 801-424-0113, bikeutu.nationalmssociety.org Westminster, CO. 2-day ride with America By Bicycle, 1-day option on Saturday. Day 888-797-7057, abbike.com Jun 28: Hero Ride 1: 68-, 73- or 100-mile route. Jun 27: RATPOD Provo, UT. 2nd annual fully sup- Sunday: 66 or 75 miles. Enjoy Dillon, MT. 1 day, 130 miles ported 60-mile charity ride with majestic scenery while riding to with 5500’ of climbing to benefit 2-person relay option. Includes Ft Collins for the night, return via Camp Make-A-Dream, a cost- the Alpine Loop. Benefits chil- different route. All levels, age 12+. free medically supervised pro- dren and families throughout Limit 3000. 1-day option (25 and gram for children, teens, young Utah who face significant life 50) staged in Ft. Collins, join adults and families affected by challenges. Many improvements. the 2-day riders for end of day cancer. Limit 650. Visit scenic Mark Staffieri, 858-442-5070, celebration. Alexis Johnson, Big Hole Valley. Min fundraising herorideutah.com National MS Society, CO/WY $100. Jennifer Benton, Camp Chapter, 303-698-5430, bikemscolorado.org

Lions Park Cheyenne, WY 2014 Holly Fron tier Tour de Prairie June 28th $35.00 registration fee, includes breakfast, lunch, goody bag, and fully stocked rest areas every 12.5 miles on the course. The course follows Wyoming Highway 210, Happy Jack Road. Long Course Ride leaves at 6:30am

Registration at cheyennecity.org or at Active.com

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Jun 28–29: Rough Riders 200 historic bicycle races such as Juan Skyway. Route crosses the Coors Classic to Lookout some of Colorado’s most Angel Fire, NM. Day 1: 104 chal- Mountain and Peak to Peak spectacular mountain passes. lenging miles with 6000’ eleva- Hwy. Lung busting ascent, alpine Counterclockwise. Part of Triple tion gain going through Taos, vistas and spectacular views. Crown Series. Mark Lowe, Sipapu and Mora. Day 2: famous Registration deadline 6/16. Rocky Mountain CC, 100-mile Enchanted Circle GFNCS, 765-247-2453, rmccrides.com loop with a twist (Palo Flechado granfondonationalchampionship- and Bobcat Passes). Ride series.com Jul 5: Gran Fondo: Taos-Mora- one or both. 575-224-1595, Angle Fire roughriders200.com July Taos, NM. 105, 84 or 46 miles. Jun 28: Vuelta a Keystone Longer routes follow beautiful Keystone, CO. Inaugural event. Jul 4: Tour de Riverton rural terrain of the Taos, Mora, 60- and 35-mile options begin- Riverton, UT. 14th annual. Part Angel Fire, Taos loop. Shorter ning in Keystone. Routes go of Riverton Town Days. Non- distances are out-and-back. around Lake Dillon through competitive ride starts at 7am at Start/finish at Taos Youth and Frisco, up to Montezuma and Riverton City Park. Fun 25-mile Family center. Rest stops. back. The long course also goes loop through Riverton and Timed. Benefits Taos Sports up and down Loveland Pass. Herriman. Brad Rowberry, Alliance. Jennifer Buntz, Duke Post-event expo, BBQ. 801-523-8268, tourderiverton.com City Wheelmen Foundation, Rob Quinn, 303-522-0010, Jul 5: Colorado Death Ride 505-306-1443, taossports.com vueltakeystone.com Durango, CO. 225 miles, Jul 5: Jim Bridger Century Jun 29: Golden Gran Fondo 16,000’ of climbing, 19-hour and Metric - BCC SS Golden, CO. 20, 60 and 90 limit. Lights required. Start 1:30am. Scenic ride across San Draper, UT. Ogden area. Start miles. Follow the roads used in at Box Elder HS in Brigham Closer Look June 28-29: Rough Riders 200 No shortcuts, no excuses! The mountains will test you and the Location: Angel Fire, NM weather will prove unpredictable. Day one is for rough riders and Organizer/Promoter: Hound features four major climbs and five aid stations (Taos, Sipapu, Mora, Dog Events LLC. Guadalupita, Lonesome Dove Pullout). The Sipapu to Holman Hill Website: roughriders200.com leg has been called a cycling Nirvana and the last view is so gor- Distance/elevation geous it was used in the movie “Lonesome Dove”. Riders continuous- (mi/ft): Day 1: 104/5820, ly praise the support of the volunteer crew and the small town charm Day 2: 100/5328 and friendliness help make for an exceptional experience. This year, Services: SAG, rest stops, new route cards will be available each day, with more detailed turn mechanical, massage, swag, information as well as bigger, clearer course signage. Participants T-shirt, finish line festival have the option to register for both days or ride only one. A Finisher Sponsors: Trailhead Bike and Award is bestowed for those completing the two-day event. Caps at Ski Shop, Hammer Nutrition, 350 riders. H2Uptown/Hatchas Restaurant

June 29: Golden Gran Fondo Looking for a fun, rigorous and diverse experience? Ride or race Location: Golden, CO with your friends in what Outside Magazine named one of the ten Organizer/Promoter: best Gran Fondos in America. This extremely well-marked and Gran Fondo National fully supported event focuses on the best riding in Colorado’s Front Championship Series Range mountains, with three route options, the longest featuring Website: granfondonational- 12,000 feet of climbing. The 90-mile route offers four timed sec- championshipseries.com tions over challenging terrain, the 60 has two, and the 20-mile route Distance (mi): 20, 60, 90 counts one. Cumulative times for each leg determines the winners. Services: SAG, rest stops, Expect magnificent Rocky Mountain scenery to accompany your mechanical, medical, finish line bursting lungs and burning legs, with awards lavished upon the win- festival, massage, swag ners. Donations help to support the Front Rangers Cycling Club and Sponsors: Specialized, those who register 30 days or more in advance receive a complimen- Descente, Berttuci tary Descente event jersey.

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City. Figure-8 around Collinston, Jul 12: Arthritis Bike Classic music. Supports breast cancer Garland, Tremonton, Corrine, San Francisco, CA. 35-, 62- and screenings for local women. Penrose and Thatcher. 60- and 100-mile routes. Fully sup- Troy Oldham, 435-716-5378, 100-mile options with plenty of ported, scenic tour through cachegranfondo.com C-stores. Marked course. Marin Headlands and wine 3 hills. Start 8am. Tom Coffey, Jul 12: Goldilocks Idaho country. Beth Miller, Arthritis Meridian, ID. Women’s only Bonneville Cycling Club, Foundation, 888-391-9389 x 13, 801-737-3241, bccutah.org event. 20-, 40-, 60-, 80-, 100- MarinHeadlandsBikeClassic.org mile options. Includes lunch, fully Jul 6–18: BEARS Jul 12: Bike for Kids Idaho stocked rest stops, swag bag, Anchorage, AK. Annual loop Idaho Falls, ID. Tentative. Snake T-shirt, finish line party. Limit 600. ride around varied Alaskan land- River Landing. Fully supported Start from Settlers Park 6:30am. scapes. Enjoy historic Talkeetna 15-, 25-, 50-, 65- and 100-mile Dani Lassiter, Brooksee, LLC, and Nenana, Fairbanks’ 24 hours routes. Also 2- or 4-mile family 208-884-1613, goldilocksride.com of daylight and more. Fully sup- ride. Family friendly BBQ and car- Jul 12: Good News Jail and Prison ported, minimal traffic. Also July nival to follow. Reg fee includes Ministry Fundraiser Bicycle Ride 20. Pedalers Pub & Grille, T-shirt, lunch and activities. pedalerspubandgrille.com Park City, UT. All skill levels Benefits Children with Disabilities welcome. Awesome Park City Jul 6–13: Mountains and Foundation. Kristy Meckelsen, ride on paved parkway trails, High Altitude Tour Children with Disabilities around a farm, meadows, Salida, CO. Most rides start above Foundation, 208-680-9397, woods, over bridges, under 6000’. Climb mountain passes, bikeforkidsidaho.com a tunnel and circling a park. descend long, curvy routes Jul 12: Cache Gran Fondo Start 9am at Shepherd of while experiencing views of the Logan, UT. 3rd annual. Century the Mountains Church. Continental Divide and Rocky and 50-mile rides through Cache Mary Challier, 801-743-5237, Mountains. Lynnda Chinkes, Valley and southern Idaho. 4 mild [email protected] Finish Line Cycling, 720-295-0758, hills. Scenic views, great food and finishlinecycling.com Closer Look July 12: Cache Gran Fondo Come see why Logan, Utah, is quickly becoming a road cycling Location: Logan, UT mecca. Its scenic beauty, open roads, and cycling-oriented community Organizer/Promoter: Logan have attracted riders from all over the U.S. for the Cache Gran Fondo Regional Hospital Foundation and other major rides including LoToJa, Little Red Riding Hood and Website: cachegranfondo.com the MS 150. This well-organized, thoroughly-supported tour begins Distance/elevation (mi/ft): in Logan and continues into the beautiful Cache Valley. The high- 51/1267; 105/4129 altitude ride features cool temperatures and a mostly flat course with Services: SAG, rest stops, the exception of a few challenging climbs. The 4,128 feet of climbing medical, mechanical, massage, on the 100-mile course peaks at 5,877 feet above sea level in a beauti- swag, transportation, finish line ful canyon where riders are greeted with a rock band and incredible festival, camping mountain scenery. Funds breast cancer screenings through the Logan Sponsors: Logan Regional Regional Hospital Foundation. Hospital Foundation, Freemotion

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hills of northern Utah. Test your Jul 13–20: Fuller Center Bicycle legs, relax, and enjoy. Fully supported, lunch for 73- and Adventure - Leg 6 103-mile routes. Finish line Boise, ID. From Rapid City, celebration and BBQ. Start 7am. SD to Billings, MT. Part of the Tim Bell, Roy High School, larger cross-country bike ride. Can 801-430-5968, theracer.org also join in for a day. Fuller Center for Housing, 229-924-2900, Jul 12: Tour de Ladies fullercenter.org/bikeadventure Parker, CO. Women’s only ride, fully supported. 30, 62.5 miles. Jul 15–18: Colorado High No trailer or tagalong allowed. Country 1200 Swag and finish line post-ride Louisville, CO. 1200km brevet lunch and lounge. Supports with 1000km option. Total climb- Photo courtesy of Tri-States Gran Fondo Douglas County Women’s Crisis ing 28,000’, highest elevation (Scheduled for Oct 11, 2014) & Family Outreach Center. Pre- 10,700’. Explores the northern reg only. Colorado Riders Club, Colorado Rockies and the strik- Jul 12: Ride de Root tourdeladies.com ing Wyoming Snowy Range. Darby, MT. 42-, 60- or 100- Climbs are long but not steep, mile loops in the spectacular Jul 12–13: Triple Bypass quiet roads off the beaten path. Bitterroot Valley. Enjoy breathtak- Limit 50. Rocky Mountain CC, ing scenery, travel fully paved Evergreen, CO. Day 1 - East: 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com highways and back roads in Evergreen to Avon. 120 miles western Montana. Reg fee and more than 10,000’ elevation Jul 19–26: 109º West includes T-shirt. Heidi Kaminski, gain over 3 mountain passes Bicycle Tour 406-529-7887, ridederoot.com (Jupiter, Loveland, Vail). Limit Grand Junction, CO. 3500. Day 2 - West: Avon to Recreational 460-mile ride Jul 12: Royal Athletic Century Evergreen inaugural ride. Limit through beautiful southwestern Epic Ride (RACER) 2500. Double Triple Bypass: Colorado over 7 days. Fully Roy, UT. Comfortable ride Ride both days. Team Evergreen supported with aid stations, through Weber and Davis County Bicycle Club, 303-800-7613, Colorado State Patrol, swag. in prime summer weather. triplebypass.org Limit 200. 970-626-9913, Exciting mixture of plains and 109west.com Closer Look July 12: Tour de Ladies Sisterhood is strong and supportive on this non-competitive women’s Location: Parker, CO ride that begins halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs Organizer/Promoter: in eastern Douglas county, easily accessible from the interstate. Colorado Riders Club Experience the area’s rolling hills, small towns and horse country Website: tourdeladies.com from Parker through Castle Rock and Franktown. Expect a breathtak- Distance (mi/ft): 30, 62.5/2,500 ing descent through The Pinery and a relaxing finish on the Cherry Services: SAG, rest stops, Creek Trail. Whether a novice or experienced rider, all are welcome mechanical, finish line festival, to enjoy everything the ride has to offer, but it’s not recommended for massage, swag children under 15. Tour de Ladies benefits the Women’s Crisis Center Sponsors: Rite of Passage, & Family Outreach, which provides services to more than 20,000 indi- Athleta, Bicycle Village viduals annually. Pre-registration only.

July 19: Bike 2 Build, San Luis Valley Century This is your opportunity to complete a fully-supported century within Location: Alamosa, CO the arms of the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains, in one of the Organizer/Promoter: San world’s largest and highest alpine valleys (7,500’ elevation) with vast pas- Luis Valley Habitat for Humanity toral vistas stretching from peak to peak. The ride will take you to San Website: slvhabitat.org Luis, the oldest town in the state famous for the artistic renditions of the Distance (mi): 35, 60, 100 Stations of the Cross — a string of bronze statues that climb a mesa to Services: SAG, rest stops, the Chapel of All Saints — and across the Rio Grande several times. The bike socks food on the tour has been hailed as awesome. Registration fees vary according to ride options and there’s a new 35- and 60-mile course in addition to the 100-mile route. Proceeds assist Habitat for Humanity.

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Jul 19: Bike 2 Build - San Luis roads, passing Nat’l Parks and Jul 19: Pedal Away Parkinson’s historic towns. 218-mile route Kaysville, UT. 9th annual. 10-mile Valley Century will allow you to ride the primary Alamosa, CO. 100-mile benefit family fun ride starts at 8am at route twice. Flattest 200+ mile Gailey Park. Auction, games, live ride through the beautiful San event in Utah. Start at the fair- Luis Valley helping Habitat for music. All riders entered in prize grounds. SpinGeeks, drawing. Benefits Utah Chapter Humanity. Fully supported. $100 435-674-3185, spingeeks.com fundraising required. SLV Habitat of the American Parkinson’s for Humanity, 719-589-8678, Jul 19: Tour de Steamboat Disease Assoc. 801-451-6566, slvhabitat.org Steamboat Springs, CO. 3 pedalawayparkinsons.com options: 25, 40 and 110 miles Jul 19: Upland Roller 100 - BCC SS Jul 19–21: Courage Classic through some of northwest Copper Mountain, CO. 25th Salt Lake City, UT. Meet at Colorado’s most spectacular Wanship Trailhead at 9am and annual. 2 route options on terrain. Controlled mass start Saturday: 40 or 80 miles. 3 go to Morgan (metric) or Green 7am. Benefits 4 local charities. Mtn (103 miles) and back. Self- routes on Sunday: family 21, Rocky Peak Productions, 42 or 80 miles. Monday: 31 or supported, club ride, non-mem- 970-879-8484, bers welcome. 100 miles and 56 miles. Fundraising required. tourdesteamboat.com Help improve and save lives of hilly. Don Williams, Bonneville Children’s Colorado patients. Jul 19: GLMR Ride for Hope, Cycling Club, bccutah.org Children’s Hospital Colorado Healing and Happiness Jul 19–26: Volcanoes of Foundation, 720-777-7499, Spanish Fork, UT. 100, 67 or couragetours.com Washington Challenge 42 miles on country roads of Seattle, WA. 2 wheels, 4 moun- Jul 19: Desperado Dual Juab County to raise aware- tains, 8 days. Washington’s Panguitch, UT. Fully supported ness of mental illnesses and the Mt Rainier, Mt Adams, Mt St 50-, 109- or 218-mile, 1-day resources available. In memory Helens and Oregon’s Mt Hood. event. Ride through the heart of of Gary Ludlow. Benefits NAMI Intermediate to advanced. Average the old West along scenic back Utah and ASFP. Zack Ludlow, 55 miles daily. Bicycle Adventures, 801-808-2569, theglmr.com bicycleadventures.com

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Jul 19: Wasatch Back - BCC SS Jul 26: 4 Summit Challenge Colorado. Ride past farms, Salt Lake City, UT. Meet at Gran Fondo ranch land, and through 9 Treasure Mtn Middle School at small towns. 10- and 45-mile Cascade, ID. Ride like a goat on route options. Start at Crowley 9am. Loop around Summit and a beautiful alpine trek through Wasatch Counties for a little cooler High School Football Field. Valley County. 4 challenging Jerry Davis, 719-267-3544, century. Food stops in Heber and summits, 30, 50, 60 and 75 Midway then back to the start. facebook.com/pages/COCO- miles, one summit per distance. Century/282047005187427 Hilly. Don Williams, Bonneville 8.2-mile family fun ride. Prize for Cycling Club, bccutah.org fastest up last summit (optional). Jul 26: Colorado-Eagle River Ride Start 8am. Limit 750. Fully Jul 19: Taylor House Benefit Ride supported, T-shirt and BBQ. Avon, CO. 42-, 68- and 100-mile Mike Cooley, George’s Cycles, Flagstaff, AZ. Benefit ride in the rides take cyclists from Beaver 208-343-3782, Creek along the most scenic high altitude cool pines and red 4summitchallenge.com rock desert of northern Arizona. stretches of the Colorado and 30-, 45-, 65- and 95-mile options. Jul 26: Bob Cook Memorial - Mt. Eagle Rivers in the Vail Valley. Mass start 7am. Anthony Fully supported, fundraiser for Quintile, Absolute Bikes, Evans Hill Climb SOS Outreach. Nicole Fava, 970-926-9292, sosoutreach.org 877-527-5291, Idaho Springs, CO. 28-mile absolutebikes.net/taylor gran fondo-style climb starts at Jul 26: Cripple Creek Crippler Jul 20–27: Fuller Center Bicycle 8700’ to summit of Mt. Evans Littleton, CO. May be Colorado’s (14,264’). Course record is most difficult double century Adventure - Leg 7 with 18,000’ in 207 miles. See Billings, MT. Travel from 1:41:20. Open to all. Kim Nordquist, Team Evergreen Colorado’s famed Pikes Peak Billings to Missoula. Part of the along the way. Get the granny larger cross-country bike ride. Racing, 303-249-6168, bicyclerace.com gear out! Relentless rollers and Can also join in for a day. Allen steep climbs, no flat. Part of Triple Slabaugh, Fuller Center for Jul 26: COCO Century Crown Series. Mark Lowe, Rocky Housing, 229-924-2900, Ordway, CO. Century ride on Mountain CC, rmccrides.com fullercenter.org/bikeadventure flat rural roads of southeast

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transportation. San Juan Health Jul 26: Ride Around the Care Foundation, gbbiketour.com Wellsvilles (RAW) Jul 26: Innovage Moonlight Classic Denver, CO. Pedal through the Logan, UT. 3 ride options: deserted streets of Denver by 26-mile family ride, 66-mile the strange light of the moon. RAW Classic and 96-mile Tour 10-mile, noncompetitive late night de RAW. All start in the Cache charity ride through historic neigh- Valley of northern Utah. Ride borhoods. Benefits InnovAge around the steepest rising moun- tains in the U.S. Fully supported Photo courtesy of Wild Horse Century programs. Limit 4500. Alexandra (Sept 6, 2014) Vander Pol, Event Marketing ride benefits clean water and Group LLC, 720-279-4352, sanitation projects locally and Jul 26: Golden Gate Gadabout moonlight-classic.com worldwide. Ben Jarvis, Logan Louisville, CO. 200km, start 7am Rotary Club, 435-757-0376, from RTD Park-and-Ride lot NW Jul 26: Komen Colorado rotaryraw.com of US-36 and McCaslin. Lots of Ride for the Cure Jul 26: Wholehearted Bike Ride great climbing up Golden Gate Superior, CO. 35, 55, 95 Canyon and on Peak to Peak Aspen, CO. Staged at Rio miles. Benefits American Highway. John Lee Ellis, Rocky Grande Park. Fully supported Heart Association. Mountain CC, 303-604-1163, century, metric century and wholeheartedbikeride.com rmccrides.com 30-mile option to benefit Susan G. Komen Colorado. Opening Jul 27–Aug 1: Glacier Jul 26: Grin & Barrett Black ceremony, finish line party and National Park Canyon Buttkicker Charity Ride more. Take part in the only cen- Whitefish, MT. Tour offers excep- Montrose, CO. Various distances. tury ride dedicated exclusively tional cycling and the best hiking Black Canyon Buttkicker Gran to fighting breast cancer. Reg in North America. 150-325 miles Fondo 155 and shorter dis- includes cycling jersey. Komen in 6 days. Also 8/3 and 8/10. tances: 33, 55 75, 115 miles. Fee Colorado, 970-920-0250, Lizard Head Cycling Guides, includes T-shirt, rest stops and komencolorado.org lizardheadcyclingguides.com

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and Vail - followed by post- Haven. 10,600’ of climbing. Lights August ride refreshments by Copper required. ACP sanctioned. John Aug 1–2: Saints to Sinners Mountain Catering. All regis- Lee Ellis, Rocky Mountain CC, Bike Relay trants receive “Classic” cycling 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com Salt Lake City, UT. Relay ride jersey. Benefits Davis Phinney Aug 2–3: Ride with the from SLC to Las Vegas. Over Foundation. Scott Harris, Winds Bike Tours 500 miles with elevations from Event Marketing Group LLC, coppertriangle.com Wheatland, WY. 50-, 75-mile and 1500 to 10,500’. Ride around the century options both days. Rest clock. Fundraiser for ALS/Lou Aug 2–3: Double Divide Ride stops, SAG, mechanical/ medi- Gehrig’s Disease. 801-822-4870, Helena, MT. 130-mile loop from cal support, meals, massage, SaintstoSinners.com Helena to Lincoln, MT and indoor/outdoor camping options. Aug 2: Atomic Smasher 200 - back. May be ridden as 1- or Min fundraising $150. Margaret NMES #6 2-day. Fully supported. Crosses Salisbury, Wyoming Cares, Continental Divide twice. 866-996-6564, wyomingcares.org McGaffey Lake, NM. Start 5am. Rob Psurny, Helena Bicycle 206 miles with 14k of climbing. Club, 406-449-7439, Aug 2: Tour de Park City Chris Hereford, NM Endurance helenabicycleclub.org Gran Fondo Series, nmes.wordpress.com Aug 2: Peak to Peak Park City, UT. Gran fondo-style Aug 2: Copper Triangle fully supported 15, 50, 100 and Louisville, CO. 300km brevet. 157 miles. Timed course through Alpine Classic Start 5am at US 36 Louisville- Copper Mountain, CO. “Classic” northern Utah’s beautiful moun- Superior exit. Climbs Coal Creek tain valleys. Food, prizes and Copper to Leadville to Vail, then Canyon, traverses Peak to Peak return to Copper. 78 miles, 3 more. Ben Towery, Hwy, descends from Estes Park 801-389-7247, tourdeparkcity.com passes - Fremont, Tennessee over Devil’s Gulch through Glen

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Aug 2: Hotter than Heck - Aug 3–9: Ride Idaho Aug 9: HeArt of Idaho Century Utah Valley Century Twin Falls, ID. 400 miles of riding in southern/central Idaho. Idaho Falls, ID. Flat to rolling 25-, 62- and 100-mile options Lehi, UT. Hottest 100 miles Start with Snake River Canyon to through scenic Snake River for individuals and teams of Castle Rock State Park, Hailey, Valley. Great Teton views and 4+ riders. Also includes 30, 60 Hagerman Valley and more. desert vistas. Fully supported, options. Cash and gift prizes for Limit 350. Fully supported. benefits Art Museum of Eastern fastest finishers. Team Cup cal- Susy Hobson, Ride Idaho, Idaho. 208-524-7777, culated on top 4. Start/finish at 208-830-9564, rideidaho.org theartmuseum.org/Century.htm Thanksgiving Point, runs clock- Aug 9: BCRD Sawtooth Century wise around Utah Lake. Shorter Ketchum, ID. Ketchum Town Aug 9–23: Northern Rockies - distances are out-and-back. Plaza to Alturas Lake and back. Jasper to Glacier Harvey Scott, 801-803-9708, 50-miler turns around at Galena Whitefish, MT. See wildlife, utahendurance.com Lodge, century goes over Galena majestic views, pristine lakes, Aug 3–10: Bike Glacier, Banff & summit to Alturas. Courses open ancient glaciers and vast Jasper Nat’l Parks 8am-5pm. Rest station and lunch. wilderness. Advanced. Sue Blaine County Recreation District, Matthews, Colorado HeartCycle Billings, MT. 8 days, 541 miles, 208-720-8336, woodriverbike.org Association, heartcycle.org 26,500’ elevation gain. Bike in 2 countries, 4 national parks. Aug 9–13: BOTOBO Aug 9: B Strong Ride Richard Merrick, Cycling Bozeman, MT. 5 days, 5 centu- Boulder, CO. 1, 24, 69 miles. Escapes, 714-267-4591, ries - no relay! Bozeman to West bstrongride.com CyclingEscapes.com Yellowstone, West Yellowstone Aug 9: Promontory Point 120 - Aug 3–9: Colorado Rocky to Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole to Montpelier, ID, Montpelier to BCC SS Mountain Bike Tour (CRMBT) Brigham City, Brigham City to Ogden, UT. Meet at 5 Points Grand Junction, CO. 8th annual. Bountiful. 20,000’ elevation gain. Family Center. Self-supported Fully-supported through central Jason Unruh, 801-390-0036, club ride, non-members wel- and northern Rocky Mountains. botobocycling.com come. Start 9am. Ride to Challenging climbs, beautiful scen- Brigham City, out to Golden ery, fun mountain towns. Going Aug 9: Colorado Park 2 Park Spike Historical Monument and to less traveled spots as well as Challenge back through Tremonton for 120 some of the classics with our own Denver, CO. Denver’s City Park miles or skip the spike for 100. Triple. Limit 500. CRMBT, through downtown to Golden Don Williams, Bonneville Cycling 303-635-6977, crmbt.com past Coors Brewery, up Lookout Club, 435-563-1212, bccutah.org Aug 3: Durango 100 Gran Fondo Mountain to Boettcher Mansion Aug 9: Red Rocks Century to Buffalo Herd Overlook, down Durango, CO. 50, 84, 100 miles, Morrison, CO. Charity event with to Evergreen. Continue to 4091’ of elevation gain from amazing summits, rock forma- Bergen Park, up Squaw Pass Durango to Farmington on a tions and challenging elevations. to Echo Lake, down to Idaho mix of small country roads and 33-, 53-, 62- and 100-mile cours- Springs, to Empire, up Berthoud back, 5 rest stops, SAG, prizes es through and around Front Pass and down to Winter Park and more. Start at Santa Rita Range. Fully supported, includes Resort for finish. 96 miles, 3 cat Park. Keith Ashmore, Colavita meals, T-shirt and swag. Benefits 1 climbs, 10,177’ gain. Benefits Southwest Cycling Team, Hope Communities and Colfax Wish for Wheels and Goodwill’s 505-258-0592, durango100.com Community Network. Morgan Bike Program. SACCCO Cycling, Landers, redrockscentury.com copark2park.com

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Aug 15–16: Bear Pa Challenge rides circle Lake Dillon on paved Aug 9: The Ultimate Challenge - bike paths and roads. Century Tour of Utah Park City, UT. 2-day, 200 miles from Bear Lake to Park City over tops Loveland, Ute and Vail Passes. Fully supported, beauti- Salt Lake City, UT. Ride the Mirror Lake Hwy. Back-to-back century features mostly scenic ful scenery, great aid stations, same route on the same day lunch and beer garden. as stage 6 of the Larry H. Miller terrain. Fully supported. Benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children, Leslie Aaholm, 970-668-3603, Tour of Utah and climb more circlethesummit.com than 10,000’. Three starting min donation required. Tyler lines all ending at Snowbird Hooper, bearpachallenge.com Aug 16: Cycle to Breck Ski and Summer Resort. Dirk Aug 15–16: Raspberry Ramble TBD, CO. 130 miles, 15,000’ Cowley, Tour of Utah - Ultimate elevation gain. Part of Challenge Challenge, 801-699-5126, Series - SLR Series Short Course. Mark Lowe, rideuc.com Logan, UT. 300k on Friday. Rocky Mountain CC, 400km and 600km overlap. All rmccrides.com Aug 9: Tim Kalisch Memorial routes stick together for first 72 Grand Loop miles. 2 longer routes make a Aug 16: Cycle to Saturn Golden, CO. 200 miles, 15,500’ loop around Bear Lake and head Double Century of climbing, 18-hour limit. Epic north to rural Soda Springs, Golden, CO. A reincarnation loop traversing Trail Ridge Road ID before returning to Logan. of Colorado’s most epic road (11,000’) in Rocky Mountain 600 makes final 200km loop to race, the Saturn Cycling Classic. National Park. 48 miles of Golden Spike National Historic Epic: 140 miles with 14,000’ of majestic high altitude mountain Site. Limited support. Salt Lake climbing, 12 hr limit, finish in scenery. Lights required. Start Randonneurs, saltlakerandos.org Breckenridge. Double century: 2:30am. Part of Triple Crown Aug 16–17: Bike MS - Montana 214 miles, 20,000’ of climbing,19 Series. Mark Lowe, Rocky Bozeman, MT. Unforgettable hr limit, finish back in Golden. Mountain CC, rmccrides.com journey through Big Sky. 12- to Limit 50. Part of Triple Crown Aug 9–16: Volcanoes of 100-mile courses. Full meals, Series. Mark Lowe, Rocky Washington Challenge stunning landscapes, fully Mountain CC, rmccrides.com Seattle, WA. 2 wheels, 4 moun- stocked rest stops and spirited Aug 16: Colorado Tour de Cure tains, 8 days and a million mem- festivities. Min $250 fundraising. Longmont, CO. 20k, 50k, 100k, ories. Washington’s Mt. Rainier, Supports programs, services and 100-mile routes. Start at Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens and and research of the National Boulder County Fairgrounds. Min Oregon’s Mt. Hood. Intermediate MS Society. 406-252-5927 x 5, fundraising $200. Kelly Jackson, to advanced. Average 55 miles bikeMSnorthwest.org 888-DIABETES x 7023, per day. Bicycle Adventures, Aug 16: Black Forest tourdecurecolorado.com bicycleadventures.com 200km Brevet Aug 16: Wildflower Pedalfest Aug 10: Ride for Sight Castle Rock, CO. A scenic work- Mountain Green, UT. Fully sup- Cheyenne, WY. Tour across the out over the wooded hills out of ported, women only ride. 20-, wide open plains of southeastern Castle Rock. Start 8am. ACP 35-, 50- and 75-mile courses Wyoming. Out-and-back 10, 20, brevet. John Lee Ellis, Rocky through Morgan Valley. Gift for 31 or 50 miles as well as half Mountain CC, rmccrides.com fastest three who complete the and full metric centuries. Rolling Aug 16: Circle the Summit - Wildflower Hill Climb. T-shirt, hills and colorful vistas. Family goodie bag, catered lunch, 10-mile ride on the greenway of Bob Guthrie Memorial massage, raffle. 801-644-9940, Cheyenne. Jim Reynolds, Frisco, CO. 21, 45, 60 and 100 wildflowerpedalfest.com 307-638-9464, rideforsightwy.org miles. Start at 3rd and Main. All Closer Look August 16: Circle the Summit (Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride) Location: Frisco, CO Organizer/Promoter: Four route options begin and end in Frisco, Colo., affording you the Summit Biking opportunity to experience stunning natural beauty and challenging Website: circlethesummit.com terrain while celebrating the life of outdoor enthusiast and community Distance (mi): 21, 45, 60, 100 leader Bob Guthrie. Depending on the route selected, participants Services: Mechnical, rest stops, can cycle north and climb to the top of Ute Pass with rugged views of lunch, finish line festival, the Gore Range or ride east and summit Loveland Pass, offering sum- massage, swag mertime scenery of Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort. The ride boasts great Sponsors: Summit Biking panoramas of the Ten Mile Range and Copper Mountain Ski Resort. Colorado, Avalanche Temperatures are generally in the 70s. Proceeds benefit Summit Physical Therapy Biking, Inc. The event caps at 750 riders.

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Aug 16: Pedaling for Pennies (P4P) riding some of the same terrain Aug 23: I Think I CANyons - ITIC Denver, CO. 100-mile route flows the pros do. Finish Line Cycling, Salt Lake City, UT. Benefit ride through Denver’s surrounding finishlinecycling.com goes over four Wasatch Front communities, 5 counties and Aug 17: Wasatch Back Big Ride canyons: 112 miles, 12,000 verti- downtown all on bike paths. Aid 150 - BCC SS cal feet. Start/finish at Olympus stations every 20 miles. Start/finish Salt Lake, UT. Meet at Draper Park Hills Mall. Kim Belliston, Friends at Elaine T. Valente Open Space. at 8am. The Big ride returns to the of Fourth Street, 385-234-5702, Black Sheep Cycling Team, Salt Lake Valley with the South fourthstreetclinic.org/events blacksheepcycling.com Loop course and a metric option on Aug 23: Pedal for Patients Aug 16–17: Bike MS Wyoming the Wasatch Front and 150 option. Fruitland, ID. 20-, 40-, 68- and Sundance, WY. Experience the Ride Wasatch, climb Emigration 100-mile options starting at Saint Wild West. Start at the Crook and Parleys through Park City to Alphonsus Fruitland Health Plaza. County Courthouse. Saturday: Kamas then down Provo Canyon From flat to rolling through orch- 81 or 100 miles. Sunday: 78 through Orem and back. 7000’ total ards and vineyards. Fundraiser for miles. Rolling plains, mountain vertical gain. 120-mile option uses St Lukes MSTI. Lunch, rest stops, climbs, historic town and scenic US-40. Bonneville CC, bccutah.org SAG, snacks. Routes open at views. Fundraising min $300. Aug 23: Cache Valley Century Tour 7:30am. 541-881-7295, Age 12+. Start 7:30am both Richmond, UT. Tentative date. pedalforpatients.com days. Fully supported. Molly Century, metric century and Lavach, 307-433-9559, 30-mile options. Lunch and rest Aug 23: Summit Challenge bikemswyoming.org stops. Century goes through Park City, UT. Fully supported Aug 17–23: Cycle Greater Idaho and back to Utah. Cache 18, 52, 102 miles in and around Yellowstone Valley Veloists Bicycle Touring Park City mountain side. Travel West Yellowstone, WY. Fully Club, CacheValleyCentury.com to Heber, Midway and Kamas. supported, large-scale road Aug 23: CASVAR Spectacular views. For all ages tour in the majestic Yellowstone Afton, WY. Tentative. Start at Can- and abilities. Free for those with region. Seven days of breathtak- yon Park. Pony Express 20, Colt a disability. Supports National ing scenery plus every amenity 45, Pioneer 65, Blazing Saddle Ability Center’s mission. Rena for 1000 riders. Epic-plus. Travel 85 and Saddle Sore century rides. Webb, National Ability Center, through Wyoming and Montana. See bison, but not many cars. 435-200-0990, Jim Moore, 503-281-1526, 307-883-9779, casv.org summitchallenge.org cyclegreateryellowstone.com Aug 23–29: Colorado Central Aug 23: Venus de Miles Aug 17: SPAN the Rockies Mountain Beauty Boulder County, CO. 6th annual. Boulder, CO. Tentative date. Beaver Creek, CO. 6 days. Women’s only event to raise Cycling for Healing, Hope and Glenwood Canyon, Aspen, funds for Greenhouse Scholars Opportunity. 3 routes, including Independence Pass and Lake for college. 30-, 60- and 100-mile the only fully supported double Dillon. Intermediate to advanced course options. All skill levels. metric century. Scenic 130km riders. 30-60 miles per day. Many rest stops along the way. and 75km rides also available. Harvey Hoogstrate, Heartcycle, Post-ride festival. Greenhouse Limit 2000. Pledges not required 303-755-9362, heartcycle.org Scholars, 303-460-1745, but appreciated. Benefits the venusdemiles.com Safehouse Progressive Alliance Aug 23: Epic 150 for Nonviolence. 303-449-8623, Saratoga Springs, UT. Supported Aug 24: MS Wine Ride safehousealliance.org 150-mile loop starting/ending Nampa, ID. Ride 35 to 50 miles in Saratoga Springs. This is a through the beautiful scenery of Aug 17–24: USA Pro great training ride to prepare for the Sawtooth Winery and raise Challenge Tour LOTOJA. Epic Biking, money for multiple sclerosis Denver, CO. Watch stages of the 801-653-2039, epicbiking.com programs. Megan Nettleton, USA Pro Cycling Challenge while 208-336-0555, georgescycles.com Closer Look Aug 16: Pedaling for Pennies Black Sheep Junior Cycling is building a competitive team of Junior Location: Denver, CO riders to develop and advocate a love of cycling and a propensity Organizer/Promoter: Black to give back to their community. The 100-mile route on bike paths Sheep Cycling flows through Denver’s surrounding communities, five counties and Website: blacksheepcycling.com downtown. This is an excellent first century and a way to support the Distance (mi): 100 region. The route is well marked and curated so expect paved bike Services: Lunch, SAG, rest stops trails that pass scenic waterways and tranquil landscapes. A helmet Sponsors: Team Evergreen, and waiver are required to participate and the tour is limited to Greenbox Self Storage, Tender 250 riders. Belly Bacon

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Aug 24: Pikes Peak Cycling Hillclimb monuments, 1 national recre- Byway. Average 30-40 miles Manitou Springs, CO. Follows ation area, national forests and per day. Fully supported. One the 154, turns up the 20km climb ancient ruins. 400 miles. Very of New Mexico’s finest cycling to the top. 4720’ elevation on scenic bicycle ride. Les Titus, routes. Limit 75. James Harms, traffic-free road. Average grade 801-654-1144, lagbrau.com 520-241-5556, bikegaba.org 7%. Fully supported. Ride down Aug 30: Axel Project Bicycle Aug 31: Dave Wiens West Elk or take the shuttle. Start 6am. Classic Bicycle Classic Pat McDonough, Summit Cycling Ridgway, CO. Routes are tenta- Gunnison, CO. Demanding 134- Production, 719-466-9106, tive. 35 or 56 miles, includes a mile gran fondo with +/- 9300’ ridepikespeak.com family ride and a strider adven- of climbing from Gunnison to Aug 24: Twin Creeks - BCC SS ture zone. Post-event celebration Crested Butte circumnavigating Coalville, UT. 100 miles. Ride with kids events. Benefits the West Elk Mountains. Includes Lost Creek and Chalk Creek Axel Project. 970-626-9913 x 5, 25-mile 5000’ climb over Kebler starting in Coalville. Mild axelprojectride.com Pass. SAG, jersey, raffle and hills. Start 9am from Coalville Aug 30: Hooper Horizontal prizes. Benefits Western State Courthouse. Don Williams, 100 - BCC SS Colorado University’s sports Bonneville Cycling Club, teams. Limit 250. Start 7am from 801-641-4020, bccutah.org Salt Lake City, UT. Start at Taylor Hall on the Western State 9am from West Point Park to campus. 970-318-6783, Aug 25: Fee Free Days in Arches West Weber and Hooper. Self- westelkbicycleclassic.com and Canyonlands supported 100 miles, metric Moab, UT. Self-supported. The century turns in Syracuse. Aug 31: Rebecca’s Private Idaho perfect time to ride your road Flat. Bonneville Cycling Club, Sun Valley, ID. Gravel-grinding bike in the parks. Patrick Baril, bccutah.org dirt fondo of 100 miles through 435-259-8826, nps.gov/ Aug 30–Sep 1: Trail of the the wild west. Wider tires recom- findapark/feefreeparks.htm mended. Breakaway Promotions, Mountain Spirits goldruschtour.com Aug 28–Sep 4: LAGBRAU Silver City, NM. 105-mile loop Moab, UT. 8 days, 3 national over 3 days on Nat’l Scenic parks, 5 state parks, 2 national Closer Look August 30: Axel Project Bicycle Classic Mother Nature forced a reroute of the original ride, following a rock- Location: Ridgway, CO slide in the corridor of Red Mountain Pass. The new course begins Organizer/Promoter: Alpine in Ridgway, requiring a 1,000-foot ascent with a maximum grade Cycle Connection of 10% and continues to Telluride over the Dallas Divide. Visit the Website: axelprojectride.com website for further updates pertaining to the new route, as details Distance (mi): 35, 56, family will be posted when they become available. A timed King and Queen ride (TBD) of the Mountain competition will be held also. The Axel Project is Services: SAG, rest stops, med- a nonprofit organization dedicated to the belief that a productive, ical, finish line festival, camping happy life begins with bikes. All proceeds benefit the mission to Sponsors: Colorado Boy Pub introduce and nurture a lifelong passion for cycling to children and & Brewery, Strider Bikes, their families. Women’s Adventure Magazine

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Aug 31–Sep 6: Tour of programs and services. Fully 3 mountain passes in first 110 supported 2-day ride. 36, 58, miles. Starts in Logan, finishes Southern Utah 88 miles or a full century on in Jackson Hole, WY. Must St George, UT. Ride to Mt Saturday and 40 or 56 miles finish before dark. Pre-reg only. Carmel Junction (via Zion), on Sunday. Caters to all levels. Brent Chambers, Epic Events, Bryce, Escalante, Torrey, 15+, riders 17 and younger must 801-546-0090, lotojaclassic.com Panguitch, Cedar City and back. have signed waiver. Maggie 60 to 100 challenging miles Schold, MS Society - Rio Grande Sept 6-29: Ride the West per day. 500 miles, 30,000’ of Division, 505-243-2698, Astoria, OR. Start in Astoria for climbing. Limit 30. Deb Bowling, bikemsnewmexico.org an exciting 23-day, 1398-mile Planet Ultra, 818-889-2453, ride to Newport Beach, CA along planetultra.com Sep 6: CF Cycle for Life - Colorado beautiful gold coast beaches Highlands Ranch, CO. Ride and through Redwood National through picturesque and scenic Forest. Challenging ride that has September terrain. 24-, 40-, 65-mile options. something for everyone. Fully Fully supported, rest stops every supported. America By Bike, Sep 1: Coal Miner Gran Fondo 10-12 miles, post-event fes- abbike.com. Steamboat Springs, CO. All can tivities. Start/finish in Highlands ride in stage 2 of the Steamboat Ranch (location TBD). Benefits Sep 6: Three Feet for Pete Springs Stage Race. 62-mile ride Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Las Vegas, NV. Fun ride and rally on the same course as the rac- Must be 18. Min $200 fundrais- to raise awareness for cycling ers use. No day-of registration. ing. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation safety and Nevada’s 3 Foot Law. bikesteamboat.com - Colorado Chapter, Honors Pete Makowski. Andy 877-296-6610, cff.org Bestwick, 702-806-5991, Sep 6–7: Bike MS: threefeetforpete.org Pedal los Pueblos Sep 6: LOTOJA Classic Pojoaque, NM. Ride through Logan, UT. European-style clas- Sep 6: Wild Horse Century northern NM to fund research, sic. 206 miles total, up and down Cody, WY. Buffalo Bill State Park outside Cody to the east entrance Closer Look September 6: McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Century Location: Cody, WY Organizer/Promoter: Ride a century along what Theodore Roosevelt called the most Park Co Pedalers beautiful 50 miles in the United States. Your participation will also Website: wildhorsecentury.com benefit the wild mustangs of the McCullough Peaks, outside Cody, Distance (mi): 100 Wyoming. The route has changed for 2014, but still proves no less Services: Rest stops, than inspiring. Starting from Buffalo Bill State Park, the course leads camping, mechanical, medical, to the east entrance of Yellowstone Park before returning to Cody, SAG, T-shirt, transport, home to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum. Take time out post- ride picnic to learn more about the Plains Indians, natural history, art, Buffalo Sponsors: Friends of Bill and period specific firearms. A mountain bike tour is also avail- Legacy, Absaroka Bicycles, able for those choosing to further explore the area and view wild Park Co Pedalers horses. Camping is permitted along the route.

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of Yellowstone Park and then Chamber of Commerce, Barber Park, offers exceptional return. Benefits the wild mustangs 575-754-2366 x 1, redriveren- food.Check-in 8am. Limit 1000. of the McCullough Peaks. Start chantedcirclecenturytour.com redcross.org 7am. MTB option. Park County Sep 7–26: Santa Fe Trail Pedalers, 307-272-3909, Sep 7: Wacky Bike Ride wildhorsecentury.com Bicycle Trek Castle Rock, CO. 4th annual. Santa Fe, NM. Ride all or part of Sep 7: Buffalo Bicycle Classic Ride the Wacky W to help the the Santa Fe Trail (approx 1100 Boulder, CO. 12th annual. 14, Douglas County Schools. For miles) to New Franklin, MO, on 35, 50, 70, 100 and 110 miles. riders of all abilities followed by paved public roads. Fully sup- Start between 7-10am. Benefits post-ride party. 6-, 45-, 62- and ported, non-profit, inexpensive CU’s College of Liberal Arts 100-mile options. WarginEvents, camping trip. 40-rider limit. and Sciences. Online reg and wackybikeride.com Willard Chilcott, Santa Fe Century Saturday reg on campus. SAG Committee, 505-982-1282, and post-ride party. 303-735-1569, Sep 7–12: People’s Coast Classic SantaFeTrailBicycleTrek.com buffalobicycleclassic.com Astoria, OR. Astoria to Brookings Harbor. 6-day event benefits Sep 7: Tour de Tahoe Sep 7: Enchanted Circle Arthritis Foundation. Daily 50-70 Lake Tahoe, NV. 12th annual. Century Tour miles, rest stops, activities, Ride around Lake Tahoe on dinner and camping included. the shoreline. Fully supported Red River, NM. 37th annual. 2- and 4-day options. Arthritis with rest stops, tech support 100-mile loop around the beauti- Foundation, 888-391-9389 x 13, and SAG. 72 miles, 4024’ verti- ful Enchanted Circle. Start in thepeoplescoastclassic.org cal gain. Also boat cruise and Red River (8750’), through his- 35-mile fun ride. Post-ride pool Sep 7: Ride for the Red party and meal. Curtis Fong, toric Taos to Angel Fire, Eagle Boise, ID. 50, 75 or 100 miles. Nest and return to Red River. Bike The West, 800-565-2704, Ride through the vineyards bikethewest.com Includes two state parks. 25- and orchards of the southern and 50-mile options. Red River Treasure Valley. Staged at

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Sep 13: CF Cycle for Life leisurely ride to Springdale Merill, CAPSA, 435-753-2500, Coalville, UT. 2nd annual. Ride through several national parks. cruisingtostopabusing.com through scenic terrain and Intermediate/advanced riders. Sep 20: Crystal Hot Springs Fall farmland in northern Utah. 17, Colorado HeartCycle Association, heartcycle.org Rendezvous - BCC SS 38, 60 and 100 miles. Staged Honeyville, UT. A century ride at the Coalville City Park/Rodeo Sep 13: Xcel Energy Tour that is mostly flat with two good Grounds. Fully supported. Min de Ocho Millas climbs in it. Petersboro and fundraising $150. Must be 18 Roswell, NM. Tentative date. Metric Sardine canyon. Good pave- to participate. Benefits Cystic century as well as 8, 16, 24, 32, ment. Start at Crystal Hot Spring Fibrosis Foundation. 40, 48, and 56 miles at Bottomless Resort. Stay and soak. Ride the 801-532-2335, cff.org Lakes State Park. Course has a recovery ride the next morning. few demanding hills, switchbacks Bonneville Cycling Club, Sep 13: Good Sam Bike Jam and impressive views. Benefits 801-564-7107, bccutah.org Lafayette, CO. 5 routes: 20, Reflections and Recovery pro- grams. tourdeochomillas.com Sep 20: Huckleberry 100 32, 45, Easy 62, Super 62, 100 Kalispell, MT. Aka Montana miles and a cruiser route. Ride Sep 19–21: Denver Post Pedal Century. 3 options with new from Lafayette to Jamestown on the Plains route features: 100-mile, 50-mile fully supported ride. Post-ride TBD, CO. Ride across Colorado’s and a family ride. Begins in festivities. Benefits the Cancer High Plains. 3-day century or downtown Kalispell, winds Care Alliance Fund. 303-689- family ride. Benefits The Denver through the backyard of Glacier 5252, goodsambikejam.org Post Community Foundation and National Park and Flathead Sep 13: Million Miles at Miller eastern plains host communi- Lake. Suits every cycling level Tooele, UT. 30, 62 and 100 miles ties. Denver Post, 303-954-6701, and conditioning. Bikes & Berries for solo riders, relay teams or pedaltheplains.com Food Fest after ride. Chip Lusko, groups. Family ride. Benefits Fresh Live Radio, 406-257-3339, Sep 19–22: Estes Park Weekend huckleberry100.com Make a Wish. Carissa Miller, Estes Park, CO. 150 miles for 801-563-4139, intermediate cyclists. Trail Ridge Sep 20: Infinity Bike Ride millionmilesatmiller.com Road and back. Heartcycle, Saratoga, UT. 40, 60, 100, 200 Sep 13: Ride Westcliffe / 970-286-3989, heartcycle.org miles. Cathleen Ominson, High Peaks Century Sep 20: 21st Annual infinitybikeride.weebly.com Westcliffe, CO. Tentative date. Tour de Vineyards Sep 20: Mountains to the Desert Follow the historic Frontier Palisade, CO. 21st annual. Tour Bike Ride (M2D) & Telluride 200 Pathway. High Peaks Century: 100 Colorado’s wine country. 25-mile miles with 10,000’ elevation gain. ride by Western Slope vineyards Telluride, CO. 11th annual Metric Century: 69 / 7200’. Wet and orchards. Run in conjunc- M2D takes riders from the Mountain: 60 / 6900’. New Guys tion with Colorado Mountain mountains of Telluride to the ride 24 /1500’. Families: 8-mile his- Winefest. Start between 7-8am. spectacular desert landscape toric mine tour and bike rodeo for Limit 1000. Event Marketing of Gateway, CO. Fully sup- kids. Fully supported. Bob Tobin, Group LLC, tourdevineyards.com ported, 70-135 miles and 719-783-3229, ridewestcliffe.com Sep 20: Cruising to Stop Abusing inaugural Telluride 200. Prizes, Sep 13–22: Southern Utah feast and fun. Benefits Just for National Parks Wellsville, UT. 12-, 46-, and Kids Foundation. Just for Kids 71-mile routes. Fully stocked Foundation, 970-729-1372, Cedar City, UT. Start in Cedar aid stations and lunch. Michelle City and head south for a m2dbikeride.com

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Sep 20: Moab Century Tour Sep 20: Tour of Heber stops stocked full of snacks. Post- Moab, UT. Weekend of cycling Heber, UT. 100-mile century, event festivities with a pizza party. with rolling and climbing options metric century and fun ride of Must be 18. Min pledge of $150. including the infamous “Big Nasty” 25 miles. Duff Johnson, Slim & Stephanie Mora, cff.org (3000’ elevation in 7 miles). Knobby’s Bike Shop, Sep 21: Edible Pedal Options: 40, 65, 100. Warm-up 435-654-2282, tourofheber.com Carson, NV. Leisurely 10-mile, ride Friday, recovery ride Sunday. Sep 20: West Yellowstone Old respectable 50-mile and chal- Skinny Tire Events, 435-260-8889, lenging 150km ride options. Start skinnytireevents.com Faithful Cycle Tour at the Bowers Mansion. Fully Sep 20: Pedal 50 West Yellowstone, MT. Fully supported, Kerry Crawford, supported 60-mile ride to Old 775-393-9158, ediblepedal100.org Monument, CO. Free, unsup- Faithful and back. Limit 350. ported gravel bike ride. 55 miles Sign up early. West Yellowstone Sep 21: Jason Werst Memorial with 4000’ of elevation gain. Road Chamber of Commerce, Owyhee Century or MTB, fast or slow. Cue sheet cycleyellowstone.com Caldwell, ID. Informal 112-mile cen- provided. Start time noon, award/ Sep 20: Wonder Woman Ride tury. Regular century turns around swag around 5pm. Donation to at base of Owyhee dam; 100km the Intermountain Salvation Army Payson, UT. Conquer the 15-, 30-, 70- or 100-mile courses. starts in Adrian. No entry fee, little Disaster Relief appreciated. Front support. Meet at Lake Lowell’s Range Gravel, ridinggravel.com Picturesque scenery. 70- and 100-milers have lunch stop. lower dam at 10am. Donation to Sep 20: Rawhide Ramble Fully supported, finish line Leukemia & Lymphoma Society- Longmont, CO. 200km bre- festival. Limit 700. Mahogani Boise accepted. Lost River Cycling, vet from Longmont through Thurston, 801-318-1420, lostrivercycling.org Masonville, over Horsetooth wonderwomanride.com Sep 21–27: OATBRAN Reservoir, and up to northern Lake Tahoe, NV. Follow the Larimer County and the Rawhide Sep 21: Aptalis CF Cycle for Life Rio Rancho, NM. 35- and 65-mile Legendary Pony Express Trail on Powerplant. Start at 8am. Self- U.S. Hwy 50. 420 miles to Great supported. Rocky Mountain CC, ride. Starts at Santa Ana Star Center. Supported route with rest Basin National Park. Limit 50. 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com Bike The West, bikethewest.com 8th Annual Saturday, September 13, 2014 Take a Ride, Change a Life

Chip timing 5 ROUTES & A CRUISER ROUTE 20, 32, 45, Super 62, 100 miles goodsambikejam.org proceeds benefit the Cancer Care Assistance Fund

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Sep 21: Tour of Acoma tainous climbs of 8%. Option Oct 4: Jam the Damz Acoma, NM. Ride 25-, 50- or of 100km or 20-mile fun ride. Littleton, CO. Tentative date. 100-mile scenic routes of the Bicycle Ruidoso CC, Fun, family oriented ride offers Acoma and Laguna Indian bicycleruidoso.com distances from 10, 50 and Reservations. Start 7am. Sep 27: Utah Tour de Donut 100km. It raises awareness Melvin Juanico, 505-552-7869, American Fork, UT. Family- and funds for: Craig Hospital, tourdeacoma.com friendly circuit race. Between US Handcycling, and Adaptive laps racers may eat donuts Adventures. Presented at Bear Sep 26–27: Bike the Bear Century Creek Lake Park. Matt Feeney, Garden City, UT. 50-, 100-mile and take minutes off their time. Proceeds benefit projects of Jam the Damz, 303-910-9831, rides, start at Camp Hunt and jamthedamz.org around the south end of Rotary Club of American Fork. Bear Lake. Jason Eborn, Check-in 6:30am, start 8:30am. Oct 4: No Hill 100 Century 801-479-5460, trappertrails.org Rodney Martin, 801-427-6400, Fallon, NV. 12th annual. 30-, utahtourdedonut.org Sep 27: Durango Fall Blaze 60- and 100-mile tours, fully sup- Sep 27: Watchman 100 ported. Flat roads. Event shirts, Durango, CO. Enjoy the fall gift bags, lunch, post-event colors in the San Juan Springdale, UT. 30-, 70- or 100- mile options from Springdale. BBQ. Start 7-8:30am at Churchill Mountains with 37-, 60- or 100- County Fairgrounds. Limit 250. mile options. Benefits Cycling Beautiful scenery of Sand Hollow State Park and Zion National Churchill County Cyclists, Scholarship Fund at Fort Lewis 775-423-7733, churchillcounty.org College. Fully Supported. Start at Park. Perfect fall riding tempera- FLC Campus Clocktower at 8am. tures. 7:30am start from Canyon Oct 4: Platteville Pirouette durangofallblaze.com Community Center. Fully sup- ported. Limit 1500. SpinGeeks, Populaire Sep 27–28: Ride to Lava 435-674-3185, spingeeks.com Boulder, CO. 129km open to Smithfield, UT. 2 days, 162 all. Travel the quiet roads out to miles from Smithfield to Lava Sep 28–Oct 4: Epic Bike 5 Platteville and loop back through Hot Springs and back. Solo or National Parks Niwot. Rocky Mountain CC, team relay. Harold Becht, Zion Nat’l Park, UT. 5 National 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com 801-692-3226, RidetoLava.com parks and scenic byways in Oct 4: Roggen Roundabout Sep 27: Tour de Cure - Southern 6 days. Cycling Escapes, Louisville, CO. 200km brevet. CyclingEscapes.com Heads out east to the breezy Colorado plains, back via Platteville, “the Colorado Springs, CO. 100-mile, rando vortex.” Start 8am. Self- 100, 50 and 10km ride. MTB October supported. Rocky Mountain CC, route available. Staged at Mary 303-604-1163, rmccrides.com Kyer Park. Min $200 fundraising. Oct 4: Gila Monster Gran Fondo 1-888-DIABETES x 7012, Silver City, NM. Beautiful scen- Oct 4: Santa Fe Gourmet Classic tourdecurecolorado.com ery, awesome course and excep- Santa Fe, NM. 65-mile ride tional weather. Follows the Tour through Santa Fe and the sur- Sep 27: Tour de Ruidoso Century of the Gila Monster RR course. rounding areas. Enjoy breakfast, Ruidoso, NM. Tentative date. 32 Nano, 50 Micro, 70 Medio several rest stops with creative Century begins at 6900’ and rolls and 103 Gran Fondo distances. treats and gourmet lunch. Start through one of the most scenic Fundraiser for Tour of the Gila. elevation 7000’. Santa Fe and challenging cycling routes tourofthegila.com Gourmet Classic, in New Mexico. Several moun- santafegourmetclassic.com Closer Look October 4: Tour of the Moon Inspiring natural beauty of the Colorado National Monument and Location: Grand Junction, CO the high desert awaits you in what many have called “an epic day Organizer/Promoter: of cycling.” The route starts and finishes at Two Rivers Convention Icon Lasik Center in downtown Grand Junction. Participants travel toward Website: tourofthemoon.com Fruita and then choose the classic 41-mile ride over the Monument Distance/elevation (mi/ft): and return to the Convention Center or the metric century option 41/3107, 62/3638 which sends riders through the beautiful farm country surround- Services: SAG, rest stops, ing areas of Fruita, finishing with the spectacular trip through the jersey, lunch, lodging, finish Colorado National Monument to the Convention Center. The tour line festival is limited to the first 2,000 registered. Funds raised will support Sponsors: Icon Lasik Colorado Senator Mark Udall and Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton’s efforts to re-designate the Colorado National Monument as a National Park.

46 RM tour guide A day’s trek over 35 miles of gravel and dirt takes you across cattle ranges, through settler homesteads, around isolated ranches, by an old log milling community and past the historic one-room Barclay Schoolhouse.

3 rides • 100 Mile Extreme • 60 Mile Double Jack • 40 Mile Helix 775.728.4460 lincolncountynevada.com [email protected] Road tour calendar

Oct 4: Tour of the Moon Oct 11: Greenland Gravel Grinder prizes for best costumes. Grand Junction, CO. Ride the Monument, CO. Ride something Includes T-shirt, water bottle. course made famous by the different in the shadows of the Benefits Casa Esperanza. Coors Classic and the “American Rocky Mountains. Free, unsup- dayofthetread.com Flyers” movie. Travels through ported gravel bike ride. Start at Colorado Nat’l Monument. 41 and noon, 46 miles, 3500’ of elevation 60 miles. Limit 2000. Supports gain. Road or MTB bikes allowed. November Colorado Waterfront Commission. Cue sheet provided. Front Range Nov 8: Spokes for Hope tourofthemoon.com Gravel, ridinggravel.com St. George, UT. Women’s century ride. 30-, 50-, 70-, and Oct 4: WSNM Moonlight Ride Oct 11: Park to Park Pedal Holloman AFB, NM. Dunes 94-mile options for all abilities. Drive open to bicycles for only Extreme Nevada 100 Fully supported. Start 8am from St. George Convention Center. after dark. Lights and helmets Caliente, NV. Start at Kershaw- mandatory. White Sands Nat’l Proceeds go to help abused Ryan State Park. 103-mile women and children. Ryan Gurr, Monument, 575-479-6124 x 236, Extreme, 60-mile Double Jack, nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/bicy- SpinGeeks, 435-229-6251, 40-mile Helix. Fully supported. spingeeks.com cling.htm Dawn Andone, 775-728-4460, Oct 11: Tri-States Gran Fondo lincolncountynevada.com Nov 11: Fee Free Days in Arches Mesquite, NV. 112 miles, 7700’ of Oct 18: SOJO Marathon - and Canyonlands climbing across Nevada, Arizona Moab, UT. Self-supported. The and Utah. Fully supported. Part Bike Tour perfect time to ride your road bike of Planet Ultra Gran Fondo Triple South Jordan, UT. 25-mile rec- in the parks. 435-259-8826, nps. Crown. Planet Ultra, reational ride held concurrently gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm granfondotriplecrown.com with marathon. Includes T-shirt, goodies and finisher medal. Nov 29: Saturday Fatter Day Ride Oct 11: 8th Annual Breast Jared Eborn, 801-254-3742, Saratoga Springs, UT. Burn off Cancer Charity Ride SoJoMarathon.com turkey and pie calories riding American Fork, UT. 10- or Oct 25: Fall Tour de to the top of Sun Crest. Bring a 20-mile casual ride for women cash or food donation. Benefits and their support networks. WSD St. George Century the Utah Food Bank. Dan Burton, Demo Bikes available. Benefits Saint George, UT. Ride around 801-653-2039, epicbiking.com the Breast Cancer Research Snow Canyon and Sand Hollow Fund. Trek Stores, State Parks. Challenging route, 801-763-1222, trekaf.com fully supported with rest stops December and lunch. 35, 65 and 100 Dec 6: Radium Springs Oct 11: Goldilocks Las Vegas miles. Starts from Tonaquint Radium Springs, NM. 200km Las Vegas, NV. Fully supported, Intermediate School 8am. Limit brevet. Heads north through women’s only bike ride with 20-, 1500. Chip timed. SpinGeeks, chile, cotton fields and pecan 40-, 60-, 80-mile and century 435-674-3185, spingeeks.com options. Views of Lake Mead, orchards of the Lower Rio Boulder City and the Las Vegas Oct 26: Day of the Tread Grande Valley. Start 7am at Strip. Dani Lassiter, Albuquerque, NM. Start/finish at Leasburg Dam State Park. 801-635-9422, goldilocksride.com the Civic Plaza. For all ages and RUSA event. NM Brevet Series, abilities. 12, 26, 54, 64, 80 or 505-263-7090, nmbrevets.com 100 miles. Celebrate Halloween, Closer Look October 11: Tri-States Gran Fondo Ride three states in one day, experiencing the dramatic beauty of Location: Mesquite, NV the high desert in Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Choose either the Organizer/Promoter: Petit Fondo or Gran Fondo and pedal with confidence on low-traffic Planet Ultra roads, allowing you to take in the scenery. The Petit Fondo features Website: 27 miles to the turnaround point at the top of Utah Hill, presenting granfondotriplecrown.com riders with a nearly perfect coast all the way back to Mesquite. If you Distance/elevation (mi/ft): choose to press on to make it a Gran Fondo, the next seven miles 54/3000, 112/7500 feature impressive red rock desert landscapes of essential Utah scen- Services: SAG, rest stops, ery. Rolling terrain proceeds out of Gunlock State Park into a steady lunch, mechanical climb up Eagle Mountain (10-12% grade) to the town of Veyo. After Sponsors: High Knees Cycling, a brief climb, glide over a few rollers for 20 miles until mile 80 and Hammer Nutrition the final seven-mile climb. Afterward, cruise into Arizona and back to Nevada. Preparation is key for this challenging course.

48 RM tour guide INside look MTB Tour calendar April May 8–11: Kokopelli Trail Fruita, CO. 4 days, 142 miles of Apr 24–27: Fruita Fat singletrack, jeep trails and retired Tire Festival railroad. Rest stops and lunches. Fruita, CO. Join us for the “unof- Camping, gear transportation. ficial” start of Colorado’s MTB Limit 90 riders. Bikerpelli Sports, season and enjoy great moun- 303-875-9000, bikerpelli.com tain and desert rides, parties and expo at Civic Center Park. May 10: Desert RATS MTB Ride Roadies welcome with great rid- Fruita, CO. The 50K supported ing over the Colorado National ride is a fun out-and-back on Monument, Douglas Pass and the Kokopelli Trail. Riders will wine country. Event Marketing have 10 hours to complete the Group LLC, 970-858-7220, course. Reid Delman, Gemini fruitamountainbike.com Adventures, 303-249-1112, geminiadventures.com Apr 27: Bergen Park Loop MTB Ride Evergreen, CO. Round-trip 22 May 10: Mission to Ride miles with 2550’ elevation gain. Montrose, CO. Variety of distanc- Optional 33 miles with 4500’. es ranging from mellow to ardu- ous. Spectacular views in Black Meet at Tanoa Center across Photo courtesy of Vicious Cycle from Taco Bell at Highway 74 Canyon National Park. Starts and Stagecoach Blvd. Team at Montrose Pavilion. Benefits Evergreen Bicycle Club, Montrose Medical Mission. June 303-433-1071, teamevergreen.org Kevin Davis, 970-596-4108, missiontoride.com Jun 1: Subaru Elephant Rock Apr 27: Mt Falcon-Pence-Lair Castle Rock, CO. 27-, 32-, 62- or May 11: Amazing Earthfest 100-mile off-road with rolling of the Bear Kanab, UT. 8th annual. Week- Denver, CO. Wide cinder path- hills, high plains and canyons. long celebration of outdoor Dirt roads, paved roads and bike ways, double track, singletrack, a adventure features the Grand few obstacles and a good climb. paths. 8-mile family ride. Starts/ Staircase Escalante National ends at the Events Center at the Meet at center of the Lower Monument scenic 37-mile out- Mt. Falcon parking lot. Team Douglas County Fairgrounds. and-back. Also 10-20- mile non- Scot Harris, elephantrockride.com Evergreen Bicycle Club, technical loop and an optional 60 teamevergreen.org miles. Rich Csenge, Jun 6–11: Grand Staircase Apr 29: Bear Creek Lake 888-588-8970, Escalante Mountain Singletrack Park MTB Ride amazingearthfest.com St. George, UT. 6-days. The Golden, CO. 14 miles, 500’ May 16–18: MECCA Spring Grand Staircase Lower Canyons elevation. Meet at 10am at MTB Festival provide exploring, camping and Bear Creek Lake Park. Team backcountry MTB opportunities. Green River, UT. Guided Also available 8/3 and 8/31. Evergreen Bicycle Club, rides, ranging from beginner teamevergreen.org Escape Adventures, to advanced. Family friendly. escapeadventures.com Kim Player, 435-653-2440, biketheswell.org Jun 7: National Trails Day May Various. Events of all sorts, May 1–4: Kokopelli Trail May 24: Boise to Idaho City including trail building and rides, Fruita, CO. 4 days, 142 miles of MTB Dirt Fondo presented by various organiza- singletrack, jeep trails and retired Boise, ID. Rolls up Rocky tions in all parts of the country. railroad. Rest stops and lunches. Canyon Rd for the start. 3-stage imba.com Camping, gear transportation. time trial to Aldape summit, Jun 15–20: Bryce and Zion Limit 90 riders. Bikerpelli Sports, Warm Springs and Robie Creek. National Parks 303-875-9000, bikerpelli.com Mostly on dirt road and trails. Cross bikes or MTB recommend- St. George, UT. 6-day, 140-mile May 2–4: P.A.S.S. ed. Wild Rockies, 208-608-6444, guided tour through Brian Head, Bookcliffs Trailfest wildrockiesracing.com Red Canyon, Navajo Lake Trail, Price, UT. Tentative. Trail rides, Virgin River Rim and hiking the May 24: Indian Creek MTB Ride Zion Narrows. Includes 5-night free camping, food, live music, Golden, CO. Moderate 14 miles chaos and mayhem, Friday after- camping and one inn or 5-night with 2360’ of climbing. Meet at all inns, transportation and food. noon warm-up ride, Saturday the Indian Creek Trailhead. Start and Sunday we ride for real. Also available throughout the 10am. Steve Bussey, summer. Escape Adventures, Ranges from short and mellow teamevergreen.org to ridiculous. 435-637-2453, escapeadventures.com [email protected]

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Jun 21: Beaver Dam State live entertainment and more. Sep 20: Bear Lake Monster Cross Park Gravel Grinder kpcw.org/topic/park-city-cycling- Montpelier, UT. Dirt fondo festival along the back roads of Bear Caliente, NV. 35 miles. Ride Lake Valley. 100- or 62-mile the Rim and see the park from options with KOM and other a different perspective. Pedal August challenges for those with com- down an old chaining road, wind Aug 2–10: 4th Annual Blomfest petitive streaks. Cyclocross through pinyon and juniper trees, Salmon, ID. Dubbed “the most or MTB are your best options. then back to the main park road unorganized MTB gathering in BearLakeMonsterRide.com and down into Campground B Idaho.” 9 days of high alpine, Sep 20: Ovando Gran Fondo where hamburgers await. Road primitive trail riding throughout Ovando, MT. Epic off-road ride bikes with wider tires, cross or Lemhi County. All rides will chal- for the Missoula Symphony. Fully MTB. Dawn Andone, lenge you physically and techni- supported 57-mile ride through 775-728-4460, parks.nv.gov cally. No set itinerary; we make some of western Montana’s most Jun 21: Bear Lake Monster Cross it up as we go. Ride at your own beautiful scenery. Cross bike OK. Montpelier, UT. Dirt fondo risk! Marc Landblom, The Hub of John Driscoll, Missoula Symphony along the back roads of Bear Salmon, 208-357-9109, Association, 406-721-3194, Lake Valley. 100- or 62-mile ridesalmon.com missoulasymphony.org options with KOM and other Aug 2: Copper Mountain Sep 26–28: San Rafael Swell challenges for those with com- Bike Triangle petitive streaks. Cyclocross Fall Festival Copper Mountain, CO. 32-miler Huntington, UT. Celebrates bik- or MTB are your best options. begins at the ski area, winds BearLakeMonsterRide.com ing and the social aspects of rid- around new singletrack on ing. Many day rides for all levels, Jun 27–29: Ride Sun Valley the ski hill, connects with the pasta dinner, drawing, post-ride Mountain Bike Festival Colorado Trail and continues Dutch-oven cookout around the Sun Valley, ID. Showcases the over 2 passes. 5400’ elevation campfire and more. Details to area’s 400+ miles of singletrack. gain. Ride time 6+hrs. 28-mile come. MECCA, 435-637-0086, Sun Valley Events, 208-726-2777, out-n-back option at the top biketheswell.org ridesunvalley.com of Kokomo Pass. Start 7am at Walmart El Rancho. Team Evergreen Bicycle Club, October July teamevergreen.org Aug 29–Sep 1: Wydaho Oct 1–5: Outerbike Jul 5: Fire Road Cycling - Dirt Fondo Moab, UT. An opportunity to ride Rendezvous MTB Festival your dream bike on world class Cedar City, UT. 25, 60, 100km Alta, WY. 3 days of group rides, trails and roads. Participants distances, start at Main Street demos, skill parks, clinics and will receive bike demos for 3 Park, 8am, 7500’ total elevation racing activities. Tim Adams, days, swag bag, lunch, beer and gained for 100km; 5000’ total for 208-201-1622, admission to evening parties 60km. 25 qualifying slots for the tetonmountainbikefest.tvtap.org and films. Western Spirit Cycling Leadville 100 up for grabs for Adventures, 800-845-2453, 100km event. fireroadcycling.com outerbike.com September Oct 23–26: Moab Ho-Down Jul 11: Antelope by Moonlight Sep 13: Pearl Pass Tour Bike Ride Bike Festival Crested Butte, CO. Oldest con- Moab, UT. 9th annual. Mountain Syracuse, Utah. 21st annual. tinuous MTB event in the world. Open to all ages. Starts at bike festival with dual stage Created in 1976, this expert enduro race, group shuttle rides, White Rock Bay at 10pm. ride celebrates MTB’s roots. The halfway point is the his- bike film festival, townie tour, dirt 38-mile ride starts at 9am in jump comp and an outrageous toric Fielding Garr Ranch where Crested Butte. Traverses the Elk refreshments are served. 24 costume party. Non-profit event Mountains with 12,700’ elevation to benefit local trails. Tracy Reed, miles on asphalt road. Proceeds gain before rugged decent into for visitor oriented projects on Chile Pepper Bike Shop, Aspen. Requires fitness! Free 435-259-4688, moabhodown.com the Island. Neka Roundy, entry. Gear shuttle $10 to Aspen. Neka Roundy, 801-451-3286, Return gear/person shuttle from daviscountyutah.gov/go/moonlight Aspen to Crested Butte $25. December Jul 24–29: Park City Festival Reservations recommended. Kay Park City, UT. Tentative. Peterson Cook, Mountain Bike Dec 7: Global Fat Bike Day Utah Thursday and Friday private Hall of Fame, 970-349-6817, Ogden, UT. Tentative date. Start trade show for dealers, Saturday mtnbikehalloffame.com at noon in Rainbow Gardens and Sunday public cycling festi- trailhead. Tailgate-style BBQ Sep 14: Monarch Crest Crank / party. Demo bikes available. val. Fun rides, expo, pumptracks, Salida, CO. Ride 15 miles of MTB guided trail rides, demos, Mark Peterson, 801-782-3663, sweet high altitude. [email protected] monarchcrestcrank.com

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INside look Athlete Profiles

Gage Hecht Parker, CO Age: 16 Racing since: 2008

Category: Cat 3 (road and track), Cat 2 (cross) Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross, Track School: Independent/Credo Team/club: NCCF/Team Specialized Juniors Coach: Larry Nolan Strengths: Climbing, sprinting, time trialing Need to work on: Technical skills and reading the field in races Favorite race: Road - San Dimas; Cyclocross - Nationals Best results 2013: 1st Individual Pursuit - Track Nationals (15-16); 1st Colorado State TT (15-16); 1st Colorado State Hill Climb; 1st Colorado Mini Classic; 1st Sea Otter Classic Criterium (Cat 3) Highlights 2013: Racing in Europe with Team USA, taking home the West Vlaanderen Cycling Tour Best Young Rider white jersey, and wearing the yellow jersey one day out of the 3-day stage race Career highlights: 4 Cyclocross National Championship titles; 5 Road Nationals titles; 3 gold medals at Track Nationals; multiple State Championship titles; 2nd Colorado State Cyclocross Championships (Pro 1/2) 2014 goals: Podium at Cyclocross Worlds (2015). Take home the Road and Cross National Championship titles. Long term goals: Race in the UCI Pro Tour and compete professionally in cyclocross in Europe. Who is your cycling idol and why? I look up to Peter Sagan and Sean Kelly because they are/were fighters on the bike, Zdenek Stybar because of his strength in both road and cyclocross, and Drew Dillman for his boldness in his faith. How did you get started in cycling? My dad used to race and a friend of his suggested I try racing at the age of 9. I loved it and have been hooked ever since. Anything else we should know? I’d like to thank IC3 for getting me started in my cycling career and the NCCF, Larry Nolan and my team, BRAC and USA Cycling for their support. Savannah Adams Denver, CO Age: 17 Racing since: Fall 2011

Category: 3 Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross, MTB School: Denver East High School Team/club: Prestige Imports Porsche Audi Elite Junior Development Team Coach: Adam Zimmerman Strengths: Road races, climbing Need to work on: Sprinting Best results 2013: 11th Junior Road Nationals – RR and TT; 3rd Colorado Mini Classic; 1st Boulder Cup CX; 6th Overall Colorado HSMBL Highlights 2013: Awarded Colorado High School Mountain Bike League’s Most Improved Racer and BRAC Best All Around Racer (17-18) Career highlights: 2013 Colorado Criterium State Champion; 2013 Junior Road Nationals 2014 goals: Become much faster and get great results at the Junior Road Race Nationals. In the fall, I will be racing for the University of Kansas and hope to stand out in collegiate races as well. Long term goals: Race professionally, hopefully just in time for when they let women race the Tour de France, and maybe race in the Olympics. Who is your cycling idol and why? All of my cycling friends are my true inspirations but I idolize both Tom Danielson because he’s an amazing climber and he supports Junior cycling, and Jens Voigt because he inspires me and he is very funny. How did you get started in cycling? My family has always been very outdoorsy so they taught me to love bikes at a very young age. When I found out about junior racing, I was encouraged to sign up for an event, which turned out to be the Colorado State Road Race Championships. I placed 3rd out of 3. That is still the hardest but best race I have ever done and I’ve been hooked since. Anything else we should know? 2013 was my first full season; I currently ride with an all boys team so I like to always be wearing something pink. It makes me much faster!

52 RM RACE guide Athlete Profiles

Drew Palmer-Leger Park City, UT Age: 14 Racing since: 2005

Category: Cat 1 (15-16) Disciplines: MTB XC, Cyclocross School: Park City High School Team/Club: Summit Bike Club Coach: Ben Ollett, Bart Gillespie, and Michael Turner Strengths: Technical climbing and downhills Need to work on: Rolling flats Favorite race: Rumble at 18 Road Best results 2013: 5th Pro XCT Subaru Cup (15-16); 2nd Raleigh Midsummers Night Cyclocross (Cat 3/4); 10th MTB XC Nationals (13-14) Highlights 2013: 5th XCC and 7th XC Rumble at 18 Road (15-16); 5th KMC Classic Colorado State Championships (13-14); attending the 2013 USAC Regional Talent ID MTB Camp Career highlights: 1st 2013 Porcupine Hill Climb (U13); 1st 2012 Overall Utah State Championship Series (13-15) 2014 goals: Top 5 in a Pro XCT, and top 10 finish at MTB Nationals Long Term goals: Junior Worlds, World Cups, and the Olympics. Who is your cycling idol and why? Keegan Swenson because he is a young fast racer that is humble and nice. How did you get started in cycling? Before I could pedal, my dad would put me in the back of the Burley and we would ride in the desert. My first bike was a hand-me-down Gary Fisher that I rode everywhere. Anything else we should know? I enjoy being outside exploring singletrack. You can ride the same trail over and over again, but every time it’s different. I am a competitive Nordic skier. I am vegan.

Kendrick A. Boots Centennial, CO Age: 13 Racing since: Fall 2011

Category: Junior (13-14) Discipline: Road, Cyclocross School: Skyview Academy Team/club: IC3 Coach: Jerry Cutright and Bruce Hecht Strengths: Climbing, sprint Need to work on: Confidence in a pack Favorite race: Colorado Mini Classic Best results 2013: 10th Cyclocross Nationals; 2nd Koppenberg Highlights 2013: Cyclocross Nationals and Colorado Mini Classic Career highlights: 2nd 2012 Mt. Evans Hill Climb Championships; 2013 first in nation for time trials (13-year-olds) 2014 goals: WIN! Have a ton of fun, no matter what I do, and how I do Long term goals: Continue cycling in Australia and make my parents proud Who is your cycling idol and why? My dad, my grandpa (Cat 1 cyclist in Australia), and my uncle David How did you get started in cycling? Through my old coach in the Boy Scouts, Dr. Elliot. Anything else we should know? That everyone reading this should come out and support the racers (espe- cially me!). I try and make people smile every day and I love to cycle in order to find God’s plan for me.

Nathan Barkocy Albuquerque, NM Age: 14 Racing since: 2013

Category: 5 Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross School: Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School Team/club: Active Knowledge Coach: Stephen Williamson Strengths: Hills Need to work on: Going hard for long periods of time Favorite race: Trifecta Omnium Best results 2013: 1st State Championships - Time Trial 2014 goals: To be upgraded to Cat 4 so I can race in the Tour de Gila Long term goals: To race in college Who is your cycling idol and why: My coach. He is very determined and uses his talent to help youth achieve their goals. How did you get started in cycling? I was introduced to it when I started training for triathlons. Anything else we should know? David Carey made my goals possible with his bike and his kindness.

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Stephanie Lawrence Colorado Springs, CO Age: 11 Racing since: 2010

Category: Junior (11-12) Disciplines: Track, Road, Cyclocross, MTB School: Foothills Elementary Team/Club: Front Rangers Junior Cycling Coach: Dad (Jim Lawrence) and many others Strengths: Spinning a high cadence, coachable Need to work on: Standing starts on track, learning team tactics Favorite race: Colorado Mini Classic Best Results in 2013: Junior Track Nationals: 3rd 500m TT, 5th Omnium and Scratch; 1st Colorado State Track Championships; 1st BodySync CX Highlights 2013: CX Nationals; first TTT; 3 podiums at Track Nationals; earning a Colorado State Championship vest Career highlights: Under 50 minutes first time up Lookout Mountain at age 8; 2-time State Track Champion 2014 Goals: Win a title at Junior Track Nationals; race my first Road Nationals Who is your cycling idol and why? Sarah Hammer and Katie Compton because they have taken time to encourage me and I see how hard they work to win. How did you get started in cycling? In 2005 my family bought a quint, a bicycle built for 5. I started riding then. I went on team rides when my sisters joined Front Rangers and raced as soon as I was old enough.

Tiziana Alexis DeHorney Albuquerque, NM Age: 16 Racing since: 2007

Category : Cat 1 (Junior) Disciplines: MTB, Cyclocross School: Senior at La Cueva High School Team/club: SWI TRI Project 3/ GET OUT! NM Coach: Jaime Dispenza/Nina Baum Strengths: I just love climbing Need to work on: Learn to take it easy Favorite race: Boulder Cup Best results 2013: 4th Mountain Bike Nationals – XC; 5th Cross Nationals Career highlights: Stars and Stripes in 2010 for cross and in 2011 for MTB 2014 goals: Take home a Cross Jersey for my last Junior year Long term goals: World Champion? Olympics? The stars are the limit if you believe in yourself. Who is your cycling idol and why? Teal Stetson-Lee. I met her in 2008 and she only has nice things to say about everyone. She also gives lots of encouraging words and is a fantastic person. How did you get started in cycling? My older brother got a fancy bike when I was 10 and I wanted one, too. My parents told me I would have to start riding a bike first. Anything else we should know? I compete in cross-country running, track and field and more recently triathlon.

Max Huddleston Colorado Springs, CO Age: 14 Racing since: 2013

Category: Junior (15-16) Disciplines: MTB, Road School: The Classical Academy Charter School Team/club: The Front Rangers Coach: Kip Biese and Dad (David) Strengths: Endurance and technical Need to work on: Sprinting Favorite race: Rocky Mountain Endurance Series; Keystone Stage Best results 2013: 3 podium RMES; 1st overall Ascent MTB Series Highlight 2013: Discovering that hard work and training pays off when it comes time to race Career highlights: Breaking my personal record climbing Pike’s Peak 2014 goals: Podium finishes and increased fitness Long term goal: To race professionally Who is your cycling Idol and why? Tejay van Garderen, he worked his way up through the years to become a great rider. How did you get started in cycling? Watching my dad road race inspired me to ride. I started on a tricycle tractor at age 3 and have never stopped riding since.

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Adam D. Brugge Albuquerque, NM Age: 15 Racing since: 2012

Category: 5 about to be 4 Disciplines: Road, MTB, Cyclocross School: Eldorado High School Team/club: Active Knowledge Coach: Stephen Williamson Strengths: TT, rolling hills, flat terrain, smaller steep hills Need to work on: Descending, longer hills Favorite race: Algodones TT Series Best results 2013: 2nd NM Regional TT Highlight 2013: Racing the Algodones TT Series Career highlights: The first time doing over 4000’ of climbing 2014 goals: Race as much as I can, hopefully win a couple, and to support our team leader to victory in Tour of the Gila Long term goals: To become a pro cyclist and travel the world Who is your cycling idol and why? Fabian Cancellara because of the way he is and how he rides TTs. He can put the hammer down and has charisma off and on the bike. How did you get started in cycling? My family traveled to France in 2011. As we walked around we saw a lot of people and fences and found out that it was the final stage of the Tour De France. From that moment on I was mesmerized by all of these people and knew that’s what I wanted to do.

Josh Schroeder Denver, CO Age: 15 Racing since: 2008

Category: 4 (road) Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross, MTB School: Bear Creek High School Team/club: IC3 Coach: Michael Carter, Bruce Hecht, Jerry Cutright Strengths: TT and criteriums Need to work on: Hill climbs and tactics Favorite race: Colorado Mini Classic Best results 2013: 2nd Colorado State TT Championships; 2nd Haystack Mountain TT; 1st Koppenburg Highlights 2013: 1st Rocky Mountain Road Cup Best All Around Rider; 3rd High School Mountain Bike League (D2 Freshman) 2014 goals: Top 10 at the Junior National TT Championships; upgrade my road category Long term goals: Team USA, get on an elite Junior team and win a national title Who is your cycling idol and why? Definitely Jens Voigt because he is a man that knows how to hurt and when the pain gets worse he just keeps going no matter what. That is how a real man races his bike. How did you get started in cycling? My dad has been a cyclist ever since he was in high school so I guess I was destined to race. I quickly got bored with pretty much every other sport before my dad and I built up an old Schwinn Super Sport frame. I’ve never looked back.

Davis Wilkey Denver & Louisville, CO Age: 17 Racing since: 2009

Category: 3 Disciplines: Track, Road School: Monarch High School Team/club: Boulder Junior Cycling Coach: Tucker Olander and Andy Bajadali Strengths: Criteriums and stage races Need to work on: Hill climbing Favorite race: Wheels of Thunder Best results 2013: 2nd Ideal Market Criterium (SM 3) Highlight 2013: Racing internationally at Le Tour de l’Abitibi in Canada Career highlights: 5-time State Champion in Track (3), TT and Crit 2014 goal: Race internationally again Long term goal: To race professionally for a couple years Who is your cycling idol and why? Dave Zabriskie, he is Captain America and a great person. How did you get started in cycling? My mother got me into it when I was in Florida and the heat was miser- able but when I moved to Colorado I fell in love with riding in the mountains.

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Sydney Palmer-Leger Park City, UT Age: 12 Racing since: 2007

Category: Junior (11-12) Disciplines: MTB XC, Cyclocross School: Eckerhill Middle School Team/club: Summit Bike Club Coach: Ben Ollett, Bart Gillespie, Michael Jonn Turner Strengths: Climbing and fast technical descents Need to work on: Rolling fast on the flats Favorite race: 2012 National Championships, Sun Valley, Idaho Best results 2013: National Champion (11-12); 2nd Deer Valley Midsummer Nights CX (Cat 3/4); 4th Subaru Cup XC; (Cat 1, 15-16) Career highlights: 2012, 2013 National Champion and Utah State Champion 2014 goals: Win National XC Championships; top 3 in a Cat 1 Pro XC race Long term goals: Race in Europe for the U.S. Junior National team Who is your cycling idol and why? Emma Gerrard. She was named the Women’s Elite Off-road Triathlete of the year. She inspires me to always do my best but also to have fun. How did you get started in cycling? My parents and brother rode and raced bikes. I always wanted to keep up with him so I had to learn how to ride fast. Anything else we should know? Qualified 2nd U16 to attend Junior Nordic Ski Nationals. I love to wear pink.

Christopher Blevins Durango, Colorado Age: 16 Racing since: 2003

Category: 3, Junior (15-16) Disciplines: Road, MTB, BMX School: Durango High School Team/Club: Road: Team NCCF/Specialized Juniors, MTB: Whole Athlete/Specialized Coach: Christian Williams, Dario Fredrick Strengths: Climbing, bike handling, acceleration Need to work on: Time trialing, endurance Best Result 2013: 2nd National Road Race Championships (15-16) Highlights 2013: Going to Belgium to road race and winning Kermesse; won all three events I entered at MTB Nationals (15-16 XC, U15 Super D, and U18 Short Track); BMX: 6th in the Nation in 15 boys 2014 goals: Win Road Nationals or help a teammate win it; win MTB XC Nationals; race in Europe with the USA team. Who is your cycling idol and why? Chad Cheeney, because he taught me to always have fun on my bike. How did you get started? 11 years ago I began racing BMX at the local track. Four years later I entered moun- tain biking events and that led to road racing (5 years ago), which I now spend the majority of my time doing.

Haley Batten Park City, UT Age: 15 Racing since: Age 9

Category: Cat 1 (15-16) Disciplines: MTB XC, Cyclocross School: Treasure Mountain Junior High Team/club: Whole Athlete / Specialized Cycling Team Coach: Dario Fredrick Strengths: Uphills and technical downhills Need to work on: Become faster at technical downhills, new skills Favorite race: Bonelli Park ProXCT Best results 2013: National Champion (15-16); 2nd MTB Nationals - Short Track (Cat 1); 1st Belgium Grand Prix Sankt Vith (15-18) Career highlights: Becoming a two-time National Champion, racing in Europe. 2014 goals: Have a strong performance in all races; do well at Nationals Long term goals: Travel into the new categories as a strong racer and move into the pro field. Olympics. Who is your cycling idol and why? Georgia Gould, Lea Davison, Emily Batty, Catharine Pendrel. These ladies are absolutely amazing. They are so nice and helpful, yet some of the fastest racers out there. How did you get started in cycling? My family loves to ride and I began by going to races with my dad, simply riding around. Soon I started doing more races as a little kid and grew up loving it.

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Katie Clouse Park City, UT Age: 12 Racing since: 2011

Category: Junior (13-14) Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross, MTB School: Ecker Hill Middle School Team/club: Road/MTB: Cole Sport; Cross: Canyon Bicycles Coach: Brent Cannon, Elevated Cycling Strengths: Focus, endurance and road events Need to work on: Spending more time on a MTB Favorite race: P-Town Cyclocross and RMR Criterium are weekly favorites. Boulder Cup and Castle Cross for sure. Highlight 2013: Awarded Cycling Utah’s Female Road Racer of the Year Career highlights: 2013 National Champion trifecta (RR, TT & Crit); two- time MTB National Champion; two-time Cyclocross National Champion 2014 goals: Podium at Road Nationals, ride my mountain bike more; go to Mountain Bike Nationals. Long term goals: College Scholarship for cycling; race for the U.S. in any cycling discipline. Who is your cycling idol and why? All the awesome women in Utah and in the Colorado cyclocross scene, they have mentored me and made me a better cross racer. I would like to be as well-rounded as Marianne Vos.

Cameron Bellian Boulder, CO Age: 15 Racing since: 2011

Category: 3 (15-16) Disciplines: Road, Cyclocross School: Boulder High School Team/club: Boulder Junior Cycling Stagiaire Racing Team Coach: Andy Bajadali Strengths: Climbs, time trials Need to work on: Sprinting and criteriums Favorite race: Superior Morgul Road Race Best results 2013: 3rd State TT Championships (15-16); 4th Haystack Mountain TT (15-16); 5th Weld County RR (15-16) Highlight 2013: Team trip to Tour of America’s Dairyland and Nationals Career highlights: 2013 State TT Championships; 10th Koppenberg (SM 4) 2014 goals: Top 15 National Road Championship – RR and TT Long term goals: Race with National Team in Europe. Get on a U23 development squad and on a pro team. Who is your cycling idol and why? Bissell Development team’s James Oram. He is from New Zealand but lives in Boulder without his family to pursue his dreams of becoming a pro cyclist. How did you get started in cycling? My dad. Five years ago he had just finished riding across the county and I saw how much joy he got out of it, I decided to try it. I fell in love with it and have been riding ever since.

Trevor Christofferson Aurora, CO Age: 15 Racing since: 2011

Category: Junior (15-16) Discipline: Road School: Cherry Creek High School Team/club: IC3 Coach: My dad, Mark Strengths: Climbing and completing longer distance rides Need to work on: Time trials and sprints Favorite race: Superior Morgul Road Race Best results 2013: Winning Superior Morgul RR, Koppenburg, and Frostbite TT Highlight 2013: I won the Junior (13-14) Points Cup Career highlights: Going to the 2013 Road Nationals 2014 goals: To have fun, learn, and to try my best Long term goals: Continue cycling for as long as possible Who is your cycling idol and why? Peter Sagan because he’s fast and he has flair! How did you get started in cycling? Bicycle Village group rides starting when I was 10.

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Chris Putt Park City, UT Age: 20 Racing since: 2011

Category: Pro Discipline: Road School: Park City High School Team/club: Bissell Development Pro Cycling Team Coach: Barney King Strengths: Climbing Need to work on: Time trialing Favorite race: Mt. Hood Classic Best results 2013: 9th U23 Nationals; 12th Elite Nationals; 6th Stage 4 – Mt. Hood; 1st Cache Valley Classic Highlight 2013: Traveling around the west doing some of the bigger races with a great group of guys Long term goal: I want to continue racing my bike for hopefully many more years and take it as far as I can. 2014 goals: I will be competing in Europe for the first time and just want to learn as much as I can and hopefully get some good results in the hillier stage races. Who is your cycling idol and why? I look up to climbers like Joaquim Rodriguez and Richie Porte. I have a similar body type and I like their aggressive racing style. How did you get started in cycling? When I was 15 I quit Nordic skiing and didn’t really compete in any sports for a year. My older brother Tanner was becoming a really good cyclist and went to Europe with the National Team. He kind of inspired me to start riding when I was about 17 and I have been hooked ever since.

Nial Irwin Evergreen, CO Age: 18 Racing since: 2007

Category: Cat 4 (road, 17-18), Cat 3 (track, U19) Disciplines: Road, Track, MTB School: Conifer High School Team/club: Altitude Cycling Coach: Marty Albe Strengths: Sprinting, time trials, overall Need to work on: Climbing, need more consistency Favorite race: Koppenberg Road Race Best results 2013: 3rd Koppenberg RR (17-18); 1st Littleton Crit (17-18); 1st Haystack TTT (17-18); 10th Federal Center Classic (Cat 4) Highlight 2013: 1st Colorado Junior Track Championships - U19 Omnium Career highlights: 2009 Colorado State Junior Track Champion (13-14); 2nd 2011 Colorado Mini Classic Criterium; 5th 2011 Colorado High School Cycling League - Overall (Sophomore, div. 2) 2014 goals: Top 5 at Junior Track Nationals Long term goals: Olympics for Track, make the U23 national team Who is your cycling idol and why? Eddy Merckx, because he was a very complete cyclist, he did everything. Anything else we should know? I used to race go-karts as a kid. I almost quit cycling because I was struggling even though I trained hard. This taught me to never give up and to always persevere.

Antonia Ruiz Albuquerque, NM Age: 15 Racing since: 2013

Category: 4 Disciplines: Road, Triathlon School: Albuquerque Academy Team/club: Active Knowledge Coach: Stephen Williamson Strengths: Cycling and running Need to work on: Sprinting, criteriums and pacing myself Favorite race: Triathlons Best results: 2013 Rio Grande Triathlon overall time 1:14:41 Highlights 2013: Adoption Exchange Classic, Spring Fling Tri, Rio Grand Tri 2014 goals: Learn how to ride better in a group; improve overall fitness; do well in the Tour of the Gila Long term goals: Lifelong fitness Who is your cycling idol and why? My coach Stephen, because he’s very good and he makes it fun. How did you get started in cycling? With my mother when I was 6 years old. I joined the team in 2012.

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Jeremy Purchase Highlands Ranch, CO Age: 17 Racing since: 2010

Category: 3 Disciplines: Road, Cross School: Rock Canyon High School Team/club: Boulder Junior Cycling Stagiaire Racing Team Coach: Neal Henderson Strengths: Sprinting, breakaways Need to work on: Climbing, time trials Favorite race: Superior Morgul Road Race Best results 2013: Winning the bunch sprint at the Federal Center Circuit Race; solo criterium win at the Colorado Mini Classic (2nd overall GC); 2nd Criterium State Championships Highlight 2013: Team trip to Tour of America’s Dairylands and Junior Road Nationals Career highlights: Racing both 2013 Road and Cross Nationals; 2-time finisher of Lotoja Classic; 1st Mini Classic – Criterium; 2013 Criterium State Championships. 2014 goals: Top 10 GC at Tour of the Gila; top 20 at Road Nationals - Crit and RR Long term goals: Race in Belgium for the U.S. National Team; ride professionally Who is your cycling idol and why? Mark Cavendish, one of the greatest sprinters the world, his story inspired me. Made me believe that I could do anything with hard work and determination. How did you get started in cycling? Went out and bought a bike with every penny I had so I could go ride with my dad. After a couple weeks of riding, I thought, “Why don’t I just race this thing too?” Anything else we should know? Cycling had brought a lot of structure to my life, and given me something to look forward to every day. I’ve met a lot of amazing people. I am excited for the future and I can’t wait to see where my passion takes me within the sport.

Erin Quinn Littleton, CO Age: 18 Racing since: 2010

Category: Cat 4 (road), Cat 2 (MTB) Disciplines: Road, MTB School: Chatfield Senior High School Team/club: Road - Altitude Cycling; MTB - Prestige Imports Porsche Audi; HS MTB - Team Evergreen Composite Coach: Marty Albe Strengths: Technical riding, time trials, sprinting Need to work on: Climbing Favorite races: KMC Classic, Colorado Mini Classic Best results 2013: 2nd Colorado Best All Around Rider (17-18); 2nd Colorado State TT Championships (17-18); 3rd Colorado XC MTB State Championships; 2nd Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede (Varsity Girls) Highlight 2013: Being named Female Exceptional Student Athlete for the Colorado High School Cycling League Career highlights: 2nd 2011 Overall Colorado High School Cycling League (CHSCL) (Sophomore Girls); 4th 2013 Overall CHSCL (Varsity Girls); 3rd 2011 Xterra World Championships (15-19) 2014 goals: Podium at the Silver Rush 50 MTB race; compete in Pro XCT race; win a state championship; podium at USAC XC MTB Nationals; podium at USAC Junior Road Nationals Long term goals: To become a pro and compete at the international level and the Olympics. Become a doctor in physical therapy and open my own PT practice Who is your cycling idol and why? Alison Tetrick. She is a hard worker who puts in the hours to see the results. She is also continuing her education in grad school and a board member for the Women’s Cycling Association (WCA). How did you get started in cycling? My father is a cyclist. When I turned 13, he took me mountain biking as a way to control my endless energy. Eventually, I decided to try my hand at it. In 2010 I entered my first mountain bike event and fell in love. The rest is history. Anything else we should know? I dabble in Xterra triathlons and raced at the World Championships in Maui, Hawaii three times. I am a 3-sport letterman (swimming, skiing, track) and an Academic All-American in swimming.

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Great Western Cycling Series - Project 14 bers. Start at 5:30pm. First Wednesday of the month: 5/7, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6. Tony Chesrow, idahocycling.com May 9–Jul 12 Various. Series of 8 criterium or circuit races in Idaho Rocky Mountain Road Cup (RMRC) and Utah. Open to 19+ men and women, split over 5 Mar 9–May 4 categories. Omnium points scoring. $12,000 pay-out Various, CO. Points competition for individual and for team and solo racers. Events on: 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, club members. Gold level events awards points to 6/14, 6/27, 7/12. racedayeventmanagement.com the top 30, silver events top 20 and bronze top 15. NMBRA Road Series [Incomplete calendar at press time see website for more]. Events on: 3/9, 3/15, 4/5, 4/19, 4/26, 5/4. Mar 8–Aug 17 coloradocycling.org Various, NM. A series of 8 races, possibly 9 (TBC). Overall calculated on points, must do a minimum of Scout Mountain HC 3 to qualify. Out of district riders eligible for series May 7–Aug 6 prizes. All races scored separately, not on omnium. Pocatello, ID. An uphill time trial of 5 miles up East Final race counts for double points. Men and Fork Mink Creek Rd. Meet at Cherry Springs. Start women Cat 1/2/3, both Cat 4, men Cat 5, Masters at 5:30pm. Third Wedneday of the month: 5/21, 50+ men and Juniors. Points awarded based on 6/18, 7/23, 8/20. Tony Chesrow, idahocycling.com number of participants. Pros not eligible for points. Event identify at NMBRA. Events on: 3/8, 3/21, 4/5, UCA Premier Points Series 6/1, 6/8. Jennifer Buntz, nmcycling.org Mar 29–Sep 20 Rainbow Road Time Trial Various, UT. Season-long points series administered by the UCA. Consists of weekend races. Points cal- May 7–Aug 6 culated for all licensed category riders and ablities. Pocatello, ID. A flat out-and-back TT of 10km. Meet Mike Hanseen, utachcycling.com at the Rainbow Road interchange. Free to ICE mem- Road weekly series Tuesday DLD Criterium Rocky Mountain Raceways Criterium Series (RMR) April 2–Sep 3 West Valley City, UT. Start at 6:10pm for A flight, 7pm Mar 8–Sep 9 for B and 7:50pm for C and Masters. Tight techni- West Valley City, UT. 1.3-mile loop with sweeping cal turns, high speed descent and “the wall.” One of corners, a tight chicane and long straight finish. the most difficult courses in UT. Location: Driver’s March: Saturdays A and B Flite off at 12:30, C and Training Center at 2716W 4700S. Overall calculated Open Masters off at 1:30pm, April to July racing on on points. The top 10 in each race get points. Tuesdays at 6pm. Location: 6555 W. 2100 S. Marek Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utahbikeracing.com Shon, 801-209-2479, utahcritseries.com SWICA Criterium Series ICE TT / HC Series May 7–Aug 20 May 13–Jul 8 Pocatello, ID. TT is flat, HC is up either Scout Boise, ID. 8 races at Expo-Idaho West lot, south of Mountain or Crystal Mountain. Must be ICE or Hawks Stadium. All events count towards SWICA Snake River Triathlon Club member. End of season points in each category. 5 different groups. First awards for top rider in HC, TT and overall.Combined start: E flight 5:45pm, A flight 8pm. Registration time from best 3 TTs and best of each hill climb. A, starts at 5:15pm. Monthly rankings. Kurt Holzer, B, 50+, Women, Triathlete, Junior, and Recreational. 208-890-3118, idahobikeracing.org Bryan Gee, 208-406-8477, idahocycling.com Tuesday Night Crit Series Inspired Training Midweek Series Jul 8–29 May 28–Jul 2 Albuquerque, NM. Series of 3 criteriums. TBD, CO. Deirdre Moynihan, 303-931-6455, Jennifer Buntz, 505-306-1443, nmcycling.org inspiredtrainingcenter.com Wednesday Karen Hornbostel Memorial TT Series Boulder TT and TTT Series Apr 16–May 21 Aurora, CO. Series of 6 TT races at Cherry Creek May 7–Aug 6 State Park. All categories from Junior 9-10 to Master Lyons, CO. 4-event series (5/7, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6), 75+, retro, tandem, SS and handcycles. Start at 12-mile long rolling course. Start in downtown 4:30pm, 20-second intervals, chip mandatory. Lyons at Sandstone Park and heads to Boulder. Shorter 5.5-mile course for 2014 features fast turns, Benefits the Lyons rebuilding efforts. Without Limits rolling terrain and an uphill finish. Overall best 5 of Productions, withoutlimits.com 6. Fundraiser for BRAC and Junior racing program. Alain Boisvert, 720-536-5934, limabeanscycling.com

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P2P Midweek Series number of racers you beat plus 1. Extra 5 points for beating your previous PB. Start 6:30pm. Stephen Jun 11–Aug 27 Clyde, 435-750-8785, loganraceclub.org Golden, CO. 2 series of 4 events each. Cat 4/5 race at 6:15pm, Cat 1,2,3 at 7pm. Presented at CSP Salt Air Time Trial training track. Jonathan Heidemann, Peak to Peak Apr 3–Sep 4 Training Systems, 303-902-9603, Salt Lake City, UT. Race every other Thursday. peaktopeaktraining.com 10km flat TT, out-and-back. 30 second intervals. First rider at 6:30pm. Start off I-80 Frontage Road, Thursday west of the International Center. Marek Shon, DNA Hill Climb Series - Emigration Canyon 801-209-2479, utahcritseries.com Apr 10–Aug 28 Saturday Salt Lake City, UT. Starts just east of the Hoggle Zoo parking lot. TT format, 30” intervals. 7.4 miles Mesa Del Sol Circuit Series to top of Emigration Canyon, it gets steeper as it Apr 12–May 24 goes. Start 6:30pm. Runs every other Thursday. Various, NM. Training races. Mesa del Sol road Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utahbikeracing.com circuit 3.3 miles, start at University Ave (near Glass Logan Race TT Series Building). Next two race courses longer. Start 8:30am for Juniors, Cat 5 M/Cat 4 W at 9pm, Cat Apr 17–Aug 20 3/4 Men/ Women 1/2/3 at 9:50pm, men Cat 1/2/3 Logan, UT. 18 races on five difference courses, with and W Cat 1/2 at 11:15. Kids race at 11am. Stephen weekly and end-of-series prizes. Overall calculated Williamson, 505-238-8638, activeknow.com on best 12 scores. Single TT score equal total road race calendar March April Apr 5: Louisville Criterium Louisville, CO. One of the fast- Mar 22: Candelas Circuit Race Apr 5–6: Adoption Exchange est races in CO. Fast flowing Arvada, CO. Rocky Flats National Classic - NMBRA corners, power incline and wide Wildlife Refuge. First start 8am Albuquerque, NM. Omnium open roads to really put the ham- with collegiate races, afternoon format. TT, road and criterium. mer down. 3/4-mile loop. Reg Open and Juniors 15+ events. Saturday: TT 20km rolling out-and- closes 40 min prior to each start. Distance: 3 to 7 laps of a 5.5km back; crit at Napa Speedway on Part of Rocky Mountain Road loop. Jessica Bobeck, University paved 1.1-mile course. Sunday: Cup (RMRC). Lance Panigutti, of Colorado, candelaslife.com RR on long (42 miles) and short Without Limits Productions, Mar 23: CU Cycling - Stazio (31.2 miles) loops, 700’ climbing. 303-882-8004, withoutlimits.com Benefits the Adoption Exchange. Criterium Part of NMBRA Road Series. Apr 6: Rhonde Van Boise Boulder, CO. 1.8km course crite- Sports System, 505-401-0247, Boise, ID. Group hill(s) climb. rium for Collegiate and Open rac- mountaintopcycling.com Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, ers. Course has one climb. First georgescycles.com start 8am, last 5:25pm. Collegiate Apr 5–6: Front Range Cycling Classic race in the morning. University of Colorado Springs, CO. Collegiate Apr 11–12: UVU Spring Colorado, candelaslife.com and USAC event. Saturday: Classic - IMCCC 8am, 10.5-mile Collegiate TTT, Logan, UT. Collegiate event. Mar 29–30: CSU - Cobb Lake 3-4 rider teams, timed on 3rd Conference finals. Road race Circuit Race and Crit rider; 10am 0.8-mile, 13 corners just north of the Salt Lake Int’l Fort Collins, CO. Collegiate and mostly flat Hospital Criterium. Airport. 5-mile circuit. Includes USAC races. Saturday: Circuit Sunday: Falcon RR on 13.6-mile 1.75-mile stretch of dirt road. race presented at the Agricultural hilly loop. First start 8am. Crit Also TT and criterium. Bring your Research Center. Sunday: and RR distances vary based on 53x11. Kodey Meyers, Criterium at CSU Oval Drive. category. Cash prize and points. 435-754-6750, theimccc.org Junior gear restrictions apply. US Air Force Academy Cycling, First race 8am both days. CSU coloradocycling.org Rams Cycling, 414-322-0744, Rocky Mountain Road Cup Point Scale [email protected] Apr 5: Hell of the North RR Salt Lake City, UT. Flat 5-mile Bronze, Silver, Gold Mar 29–30: Tour del Sol circuit, including 1.75-mile dirt/ Saint George, UT. Stage race. gravel road section. Bring your Saturday: TT. Sunday: Crit and RR. 53x12. Just north of SLC Int’l Family Friendly Ride Cash and prizes. All categories Airport. Juniors to Masters Supports Bicycle Colorado from Junior 10-12 to Master 45+. and NCAA. RaceDay Event Supports Cycle Wyoming Reg deadline 3/ 27. SpinGeeks, Management, 801-699-5126, Commercial 435-229-6251, spingeeks.com racedayeventmanagement.com

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Apr 12–13: FLC - Squawker Classic prior to each start. James Zwick, Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, Durango, CO. Collegiate and Sports-Am, 801-583-6281, ziongranfondo.com USAC events. Saturday: TTT, sports-am.com Apr 27: Chicken Dinner RR point-to-point format 21km, Apr 19: Weld Country Road Race Nampa, ID. 36-63 miles. Start at ITT for USAC classes. Start Johnstown, CO. 12.8-mile loop Deer Flat and Perch Rd, south of 8am, followed by crit at 11am on rolling paved roads, one mile Nampa. Mike Cooley, Boise CC / on 6-turn, 0.5-mile course in on dirt road. New finish loca- George’s Cycles, 208-373-3782, downtown Durango. Sunday: tion. 1 to 5 laps depending on georgescycles.com RR on 5.25-mile loop around category. Field limit 80. First start Fort Lewis College. Start 8am 8:45am. SAG only. USAC license Apr 27: Deer Trail Road Race with Collegiate then USAC. required. No day-of reg. Part Deer Trail, CO. 43- and 58-mile Dave Hagen, Fort Lewis College of Rocky Mountain Road Cup out-and-back done once or twice Cycling Club, 970-403-4842, (RMRC). Eric Ray, Rally Sport depending on category. Flat with cycling.fortlewis.edu Cycling Team, 303-545-0270, some long rolling hills. Finish cyclingevents.com line 4 miles past last turnaround. Apr 13: Jason Broome TT Pre-reg online only. Juniors must Boise, ID. 10-mile ITT. Start Apr 26: Denver Federal be 15+ to race. Stephen Haydel, at truck stop (exit 71) on I-84. Center Classic Swift Cycling, 303-868-4236, Mike Cooley, George’s Cycles & Lakewood, CO. 6.5km challeng- cyclingevents.com Fitness, georgescycles.com ing circuit at Federal Center. Chip Apr 30–May 4: Tour of the Gila Apr 18–20: CMU - Maverick Classics timing. Open to all categories. Silver City, NM. 5-day stage race Grand Junction, CO. Rocky Distances vary between 50-90 for Elite, Cat 1 to 4 men, women Mountain Collegiate Cycling min. 100-rider limit per field. and Master men. 3 RR, 1 TT, 1 Conference Championship. $2000 in cash prizes. Must have criterium. Distance varies based 4-event stage race for Open picture ID to enter grounds. on category. Citizen crit on classes, 3 stages for Collegiate. Part of Rocky Mountain Road Saturday. UCI men’s sanctioned Friday: Fruita Criterium on 3/4- Cup (RMRC). Marianne Tolbert, event. Tour of the Gila Inc., mile course. Saturday: 11.6 roll- Colobikelaw.com, 575-590-2612, tourofthegila.com ing miles TT/TTT and 1-mile flat coloradocycling.org loop Grand Junction Criterium. Apr 26: Tour of the Depot Road Race Sunday: Palisade RR on a Stockton, UT. 20, 48, 69 and May 24-mile long course. Distances 87 miles. Junior 10-14 to Pro vary based on category. $2500+ May 2–4: USAC Collegiate 1/2/3 categories. Head to Rush Road Championships in cash and prizes. Patric Rostel, Valley, over Johnson’s Pass Colorado Mesa University, (6500’) into Skull Valley. 18-mile Richmond, VA. usacycling.org 970-712-8537, coloradomesa.edu loop(s) near Dugway and return. May 3: Antelope Island Classic Apr 19: East Canyon - Shorter distances go part way on Antelope Island, UT. Starts at Echo Road Race same route. Jeremy Smith, Utah the Marina, across the cause- Henefer, UT. 60 miles from West Premier, 801-558-7215, way towards the ranch and to East Canyon Resorts, turn tourofthedepot.com ends on the island. Number around, and back to Henefer Apr 26: Zion Gran Fondo of loops depend on category, with finish at top of Hogs Back. Springdale, UT. 77-mile route 18 to 73 miles. Junior 10-14 to Shorter distances (14 and 40 including Quail Creek and Sand Master 55+. $2000 cash prizes. miles) for Juniors and women Hollow State Parks. Century Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team, 3/4 and MW. Reg cutoff 45 min. option into Zion National Park. 801-476-9476, bmbbc.com

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May 3: Cafe Velo Tri-Lakes TT May 10: Idaho State Road May 16–18: Superior Morgul Classic Palmer Lake, CO. 15.2-mile chal- Race Championships Superior, CO. Friday: new 8.5-mile lenging TT on Wet Fox Farm Emmett, ID. USAC categories, TT on rolling terrain. Saturday: Road and Spruce Mtn Rd. Finish various distances. Vernon criterium summit L-shaped at Palmer Lake. No U10. Brad Padaca, Team Dobbiaco, course runs through downtown. Mosier, CP Racing, 719-331-4361, 208-794-0439, teamdobbiaco.com Sunday: amended (due to con- cpracingteam.com struction) 12.5-mile RR features May 10: Tax Day Circuit Race “the wall”. Chip timing. Citizen’s May 3: Chino Grinder 100 Inkom, ID. Circuit race, start/ wave at 10:30am. Without Limits Chino, AZ. 42 or 106 miles. finish in Inkom. 1.2-mile neutral Productions, 303-882-8304, Relay options. Chino to Williams. roll out of town, followed by withoutlimits.com 60/40 gravel/paved ratio. 4.5-mile rolling to circuit (7.3 480-442-7694, epicgravelrides.com miles). Climbing per lap: 750’. May 17: L’Eroica Historic Race Equal payouts. Bryan Gee, Grand Junction, CO. 102 miles, May 3: Gran Fondo Moab recreating the 1899-1915 (90 Moab, UT. Race the spectacular Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts, 208-406-8477, idahocycling.com paved, 12 dirt) race between Manti-La Sals on Loop Road. Grand Junction and Glenwood Start/finish in Moab. Climb +5500’ May 10: Utah City Crits - Bountiful Springs. Epoque attire recom- in 60 miles. Mass start. Steep Bountiful, UT. Staged in old mended. Chris Brown, Brown climbs, rolling hills, flat sections, downtown. 4 right hand corners Cycles, 970-245-7939, gorgeous scenery. Benefits Moab with slight uphill finish on Main browncycles.com/leroica.htm Trails Alliance. Poison Spider St. Race time 45 to 60’ depend- Bicycles, 435-654-8650, ing on category. Start 4pm. May 17: Pony Xpress Gravel 160 granfondomoab.com Part of Great Western Cycling Trinidad, CO. New event. 160-, Series - Project 14. Dirk Cowley, 90- and 50-mile gravel grinder. May 4: Emmett-Roubaix RR Held on twisty, rolling gravel Boise, ID. Start at Emmett RaceDay Event Management, racedayeventmanagement.com roads. Classes: M/W 18-29, City Park 9:30am. Distances 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+, Pro between 45-65 miles. Boise CC / May 10: Wheels of Thunder (160-mile only). Awards for 160- George’s Cycles, 208-343-3782, Littleton, CO. Criterium, 1.6-mile mile only. Starts in Cokedale. georgescycles.com closed loop with undulating ter- [email protected] May 4: Koppenberg Road Race rain and uphill finish. Good pave- May 18: Gran Fondo Santa Fe Superior, CO. 5.5-mile circuit ment. Kids of Thunder Race. Richard Beutner, Int’l Christian Santa Fe, NM. 2nd annual. course with 300’ elevation gain, Chip-timed, well-supported, 102- including 2-mile dirt road with Cycling club, 303-818-4420, christiancycling.com mile ride down Turquoise Trail short 17% hill climb. Distances: 1 and Ortiz Mountains with big to 8 laps. Kids race. Chip timing. May 11: Utah City Crits - SLC party at finish. Run concurrently Part of Rocky Mountain Road Salt Lake City, UT. Flat, fast, with Santa Fe Century. Michael Cup (RMRC). Without Limits 4-corner right hand turns. Race McCalla, 406-381-2690, Productions, 303-882-8304, time 45 to 60’ depending on cat- granfondosantafe.wordpress.com withoutlimits.com egory. Start 10am. Part of Great May 9: Utah City Crits - Ogden Western Cycling Series - Project May 24–26: Colorado Mini Ogden, UT. L-shape flat course 14. Dirk Cowley, RaceDay Event Classic with 4 corners and 1 left turn. Management, 801-699-5126, Silt, CO. Saturday: Crit with Start/finish on 25th street. 45’ racedayeventmanagement.com 8 corners on 0.8-mile course race time for all but Cat 1/2 men May 16–18: Bear Lake Classic around Veteran’s Park. Sunday: 60’. Start 4pm. Part of Great 14-mile circuit race with chal- Garden City, UT. Day 1: 3.4-mile lenging climbs and a trip down Western Cycling Series - Project climb starting at the “Garden City 14. Dirk Cowley, RaceDay Event “Roller Coaster” on each lap. Office Building” up to the Rocky Monday: TT out-and-back along Management, 801-699-5126, Point lookout. Day 2: 51-mile flat racedayeventmanagement.com Colorado River. Awards party. loop with some rolling hills. Day Open to Juniors and U23. May 10–11: Albuquerque 3: 5-man TTT, third wheel counts. Omnium format. 303-885-1603, Each event scored independently. coloradocycling.org 50+ Games Kevin Rohwer, Races 2 Race, Stanley, NM. Open to 435-770-9852, krohwer@ May 24–26: Iron Horse Classic - Albuquerque/Bernalillo county engineeringexcitement.com residents aged 50 by December Omnium 31. Age divisions. Top 3 move on May 16–17: Idaho TT Festival Durango, CO. Saturday Durango to NM Senior Olympics. Events Boise, ID. 2-day, TT stage race. to Silverton RR: 47 miles, 5700’ of include 1 mile and 5, 10, 20, and Friday Mini Bogus, Saturday climbing, fast descents. Sunday 40K time trials. Peter Stibris, City 40km. Must enter all stages to TT: 13.7 mile point-to-point flat of Albuquerque, 505-299-8442, be eligible for cash and med- to rolling. Criterium in downtown nmseniorolympics.org als. All categories. Team Bobs Durango. Omnium format or single Bicycles, bobs-bicycles.com event. Kids events, cruiser crit and concert. Jeffery Frost, IHBC Director, 970-259-4621, ironhorsebicycleclassic.com RM RACE guide 63 Road race calendar

May 24: Sugarhouse Criterium Jun 4–8: Rocky Mountain Jun 10–15: Race Across the West Salt Lake City, UT. Some of Senior Games Oceanside, CA. From Oceanside Utah’s best crit racing. Marek Keenseburg, CO. TT: 5km and to Durango, CO, 860 miles Shon, Crit Racing LLC, 20km, RR: 20 and 40km on flat open to male and female solo 801-209-2479, utahcritseries.com course. Minimum age requirement racers and 2- and 4-person relay 50. Alan Boisvert, 720-536-5934, teams. RAAM, 720-425-7903, May 24: Twin Falls Criterium raceacrossthewest.org Twin Falls, ID. Rick Greenawald, limabeanscycling.com 208-316-6176, idahocycling.com Jun 7: Deschutes Brewery Jun 13–14: Rockwell Relay May 24–26: USAC Pro Road & TT Snowbowl HC Championships Flagstaff, AZ. 6 miles, 1850’ Moab, UT. 4-person relay, 3 legs per rider, covering 528 miles Chattanooga, TN. usacycling.org of climbing - average grade 5.6%. Start 8am. Joe Shannon, (average 44 miles/leg). Moab May 26: SunCrest Hill 928-523-1740, to St. George. Goes through 2 Climb Challenge Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com National Parks. Start 6am, 9am Draper, UT. Ken Murdock, Jun 7: Porcupine Hill Climb and 12pm at Swanny Park. 801-205-3700, DraperTrails.com Courtney Stewart, 801-643-4673, for the Fight rockwellrelay.com May 30–31: Salt Lake Valley Salt Lake City, UT. Start: B4K Stage Race Porcupine Pub & Grille, finish- Jun 14: Best on Hess Castle Pines, CO. ITT and TTT Daybreak, UT. Criterium, RR, and ing at Brighton Ski Resort, Big events. Rocky Mountain Health TT. USAC license required, one- Cottonwood Canyon. Mike Plans Cycling Team, day licenses available. Benefits Meldrum, Porcupine Cycling 303-517-0019, teamrmhp.com Bikes for Kids. $3700 cash and Club, 801-424-9216, prizes. John Karen, 801-505-8481, porcupinecycling.com Jun 14: Nampa Downtown bikesforkidsutah.com Jun 7: Sunshine Hill Climb Twilight Criterium May 31: City Park Criterium Boulder, CO. 9.14-mile climb Nampa, ID. Belle District 1.1km Denver, CO. Tight, fast course with 3200’ elevation gain. Last spectator-oriented course. All through many roundabouts. All 3.5 miles on dirt. GS Ciao, categories including citizens. categories. Kids race. Cash priz- coloradocycling.org Kids race. Part of Great Western es. Jeff Ayres, Rocky Mountain Jun 8: GoPro Mountain Games - TT Cycling Series - Project 14. Road Club, 303-514-9852, Vernon Padaca, Team Dobbiaco, Vail, CO. Open to all. Class 208-571-1730, teamdobbiaco.com rockymountainroadclub.com for all categories. Vail Valley May 31: Lyle Pearson 200 Foundation, mountaingames.com Jun 15: Guanella Pass HC - Challenge Jun 8: The Sonic Boom - Master Championships Boise, ID. Boise to Sun Valley. Master Championships Georgetown, CO. Road closed Teams of 4 riders, sum of each to traffic. Category 1 climb, 12 Louisville, CO. Colorado State miles, 3150’ with section of rider’s USCF category must be Master Criterium Championships 10 or greater for team to qualify. 8-9%. Cash and merchandise. plus Cat 1-2, 3 and 4. Race in Mass start per category with 10 sections, each team picks (in historic downtown Louisville, start/ advance) who is racing. LP 100 neutral start. All categories from finish on Main St. 6-corner course. Junior 10-11 to Master 65+ and Team and LP 100 solo avail- Kids race. Andy Johnson, Sonic able. Mike Cooley, George’s citizens classes. Scott Bilyeu, Boom Racing, 303-249-1624, CTB Racing, 303-914-4265, Lightweight Cycles, 208-343-3782, sonicboomracing.com georgescycles.com guanellapasshillclimb.com Jun 8: Tour de Los Alamos - NMRS Jun 15: Project 14 Nampa Circuit Los Alamos, NM. 27-82-mile long Boise, ID. Road race. Mike June circuit race. Licensed and citizens Cooley, Boise CC / George’s Jun 1: Coal Miners Circuit Race categories. Rolling to hilly loop. Cycles, georgescycles.com Neutral/parade start from down- Louisville, CO. 2-mile circuit at town. 27-mile race for public/citi- Jun 21: Ardura Relay Colorado Tech Center. Wide zens around National Laboratory. Snowbasin, UT. Formerly open roads, sweeping cor- Part of NMBRA Road Series. Rockwell Relay Ladies ners and a new hilltop finish. David Zerkle, Roadrunners Pamperfest. Teams of 2 or 4 Tony Panigutti, Without Limits Cycling Club, 505-661-7602, ladies riding 160 miles to Midway. Productions, 303-882-8304, tourdelosalamos.org Average per leg: 20 miles. withoutlimits.com Michelle Lyman, 801-941-5526, Jun 1: Crest Race - NMRS Jun 10–23: Race Across America ardurarelay.com Oceanside, CA. Non-stop 3000 Albuquerque, NM. Part of miles coast-to-coast with over Jun 21: High Uintas NMBRA Road Series. Randy 100,000’ of climbing. Open to solo 10,000 Gran Fondo Corcoran, nmcycling.org racers and 2-, 4- and 8-person Kamas, UT. 1-day, 80-mile, teams. Finish in Annapolis, MD. point-to-point from Kamas, UT RAAM, raceacrossamerica.org to Evanston, WY over Bald

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Mountain Pass. Limit 500. Lima Beans Cycling Promotions, Criterium, 30-60 minutes. Stage Dirk Cowley, RaceDay Event 2013tourofwestcliffe.webs.com 4: 101-mile Tour d’Horn RR. Brian Management, 801-699-5126, Jun 22: Black Forest Classic Vegter, BCCC, 541-523-5265, racedayeventmanagement.com Gran Fondo bakercitycycling.org Jun 21: NM State Road Elizabeth, CO. 62 and 85 miles Jun 27–28: Snake River Championships of the Bijou Basin. Start at Evans Landing’s Cycle Fest Albuquerque, NM. 11.2-mile loop Park. Colorado River Club, Idaho Falls, ID. Criterium and at Sedillo Hill. Distances vary blackforestclassic.com road circuit. Part of Great between 11-68 miles. Open to all Jun 22: Wheat Ridge Criterium Western Cycling Series - Project from Junior 10-13 to Master 65+. 14. Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, Out-of-state racers not eligible Wheat Ridge, CO. racedayeventmanagement.com coloradocycling.org for title and medals. Richard Jun 28: John Stenner Memorial TT Woodruff, Olve Rapido, Jun 26–28: Utah Summer 505-265-2453, nmcycling.org Keenesburg, CO. Colorado Games - Cycling Time Trial State Championships. Jun 21: Pedal Paddle Battle Cedar City, UT. TT, HC, RR, Yvonne van Gent, Cody Racing Canon City, CO. 20-mile race Crit with overall Omnium. Team, 303-997-8550, starts at AAE Beach in Parkdale. Casey McClellan, Utah Summer americancycling.org In conjunction with the Pro raft Games, 435-865-8421, Jun 28: Sick Hill Climb race. Start 6:30pm. Gordon utahsummergames.org Eckstrom, Fremont Adventure Twin Falls, ID. Start at Rock Jun 27–29: Baker City Creek Store - 22 miles with 3000’ Recreation, 719-285-8169, Cycling Classic royalgorgewhitewaterfestival.com of climbing, summit finish. First Baker City, OR. 3 days and 4 15 miles is gradual, last 7 climbs Jun 21: Pro/AM Tour of Westcliffe stages with 8000+’ of climbing. 1800’. Ken Stephens, Southern Westcliffe, CO. Junior and Pros and amateurs race same Idaho Cycling Klub, 208-430-4514, Senior Colorado State Road course. Stage 1: Catherine Creek sick-riders.com Championships. Richard Posadas, RR. Stage 2: Historic Baker City 12-mile TT. Stage 3: Tour d’Town

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Jun 28: Utah State Time Jul 12: Haystack Mountain TT & TTT Jul 19: Rio Rancho City Trial Championships Boulder, CO. 16.5-mile loop Center Criterium Salt Lake City, UT. 801-699-5126, north of Boulder. Flat and small Rio Rancho, NM. Jennifer Buntz, utahcritseries.com rise followed by downhill with 505-306-1443, nmcycling.org tailwind, medium rollers and Jun 28: Wright Stuff Challenge - headwind to finish. TTT of 3-5 for Jul 20: Algodone TT Series #1 Oak Hill the men, 2-4 for others. TT first Algodones, NM. Tentative date. Norwood, CO. Hill climb. Start rider at 9:45am, TTT at 1:30pm. 9.8-mile out-and-back TT along 7:45am. Neutral start to city Rebecca Premus, GS Boulder, I-25 Frontage road. 30-second limits, then race to Miramonte 303-885-0334, gsboulder.org intervals. First start 8:31. Jeff Ranches. Staged at San Miguel Huser, Rio Grande Racing Team, County Fairgrounds. Wright Jul 13: Idaho State Criterium 229-9150, [email protected] Stuff Community, 970-327-4021, Championships Jul 20: Time Trial Series #1 wrightstufffoundation.org Hidden Springs, ID. 1km, 8-cor- ner course. Staged at Hidden Albuquerque, NM. nmcycling.org Jun 29: Girls Just Wanna Springs Community Village Have Fun Time Trial Green 9am. Kurt Holzer, Lost Jul 26: Bob Cook Memorial - Bernalillo, NM. Women only - River Cycling, 208-890-3118, Mt. Evans Hill Climb all ages, abilities. 10-mile TT lostrivercycling.org introduces the fun and challeng- Idaho Springs, CO. Colorado es of road racing. Food, music Jul 13: Longmont Criterium Classic Senior and Junior Hill Climb and prizes. Maripat Glover, Longmont, CO. Longest running Championships. 27.4-mile race 505-328-4683, race in the state. 0.7-mile mostly starts at 7540’ in front of Clear womenridingwell.com flat L-shaped course winds Creek Middle School. Proceeds through historic neighborhoods. to Echo Lake, climbs to summit Jun 29: North Boulder Park Classic Wide smooth streets. Nadine of Mt. Evans (14,264’). Citizens Boulder, CO. North Boulder Pyter, Twin Peak Cycling, race gran fondo-style. Deirdre Park, 0.7-mile circuit. Fields 303-233-7125, coloradocycling.org Moynihan, Team Evergreen limited to 100. Cash prize. Keith Racing, 303-931-6455, Harper, Boulder Orthopedics, Jul 15–20: Cascade Cycling Classic bicyclerace.com 720-240-3108, coloradocycling.org Bend, OR. NRC event. 5-day stage race for Pro USAC races, Jul 26: Grand Targhee Hill Climb 3 days for the Cat 2, 3, 4, Driggs, ID. Starts at Peaked and Masters. NRC 2.2 event Sports, climbs Ski Hill Rd and July M/W. Chad Sperry, Breakaway ends .5 miles from resort. Jul 2–6: USAC Amateur & Para Promotions, 541-388-0002, 12 miles, 2200’ of climbing. Road Nationals cascade-classic.org Benefits Teton Valley Trails and Madison, WI. Elite, U23, Juniors Pathways. Dick Weinbrandt, Jul 16–19: NM Senior Olympics 208-354-2354, peakedsports.com and Para. usacycling.org Roswell, NM. Qualifier for Jul 4: Hailey July 4 Criterium Nationals. 50+ racers. Jul 26: Heber Valley Circuit Race Hailey, ID. 4-corner course nmseniorolympics.org Heber, UT. Scenic but chal- in downtown Hailey following lenging 8-mile circuits in Heber Jul 18–20: Salida Classic Valley. Equal payout. Mike parade. U12 race free. Start Salida, CO. Friday: TT on 6.8 1pm. Bill Olson, Sun Valley Meldrum, 801-424-9216, miles of county roads. Saturday: porcupinecycling.com Road & Dirt Cycling Club, Crit on 1-mile figure-8 course. 208-788-9184, Sunday: Grueling RR on 5.7-mile Jul 31: Wildflower Trailfest powerhouseidaho.com technical and hilly loop. Colorado Mountain Green, UT. MTB chal- Jul 4: Olde Capitol Criterium Master RR Championships. lenge for women at Snowbasin Golden, CO. 979-758-4577, Cash prizes. South Central Ski Resort. 3 timed courses. coloradocycling.org Racing, southcentralracing.com Awards for age group winners. Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, Jul 5: Idaho State Time Jul 19: Capitol Reef Classic wildfloweroutdoor.com Trial Championships Loa, UT. Utah RR Championships. TBA, ID. idahobikeracing.org Also gran fondo. Scott Andersen, Team SR3, 435-691-3338, Jul 12: Boise Twilight Criterium capitolreefclassic.com August Boise, ID. Flat, 4-corner classic Aug 1–2: Saints to Sinners 1km loop through downtown. 1 Jul 19–20: Juniors Day Out Grantsville, UT. Miller Motorsports Bike Relay hour plus 5 laps for main event, Salt Lake City, UT. Relay ride 30 to 45’ plus 1 lap for pre- Park. 2 day 3-stage omnium based on points. TT, criterium and from SLC to Las Vegas. Over liminary races. Cash and merch. 500 miles with elevations from Start 3:15pm, awards 10pm. RR. Must have USAC license or one-day for JM5 or JW4. 1500 to 10,500’. Ride around the Kids ride 2:30pm. NCC event. clock. Fundraiser for ALS/Lou Part of Great Western Cycling RaceDay Event Management, RaceDayEventManagement.com Gehrig’s Disease. 801-822-4870, Series - Project 14. Mike Cooley, SaintstoSinners.com boisetwilightcriterium.com

66 RM RACE guide Road race calendar

Aug 2: Lookout Mountain Hill Climb Golden, CO. Climb one of Denver’s best known hills on a point-to-point challenging course. Ride from Golden to summit near Buffalo Bill’s grave. Open to all. Phil Harbison, Colobikelaw.com, 303-994-5207, coloradocycling.org Aug 2: Tour de Park City Park City, UT. Classic RR start- ing/finishing in Richardson Flat Park. Goes through Coleville, Evanston, over Bald Mountain and Kamas. 157 miles for all except Juniors, 34 miles. Final NRC event. Ben Towery, 801- 389-7247, tourdeparkcity.com Aug 3: Algodone TT Series #2 Algodones, NM. Tentative date. 9.8-mile out-and-back TT along Tour of Utah scheduled for August 4-10, 2014. Photo courtesy of Dave Iltis I-25 Frontage road. 30-second Smith, Medalist Sports, Aug 16: Vuelta a Salida intervals. First start 8:31. Jeff 801-325-2500, tourofutah.com Huser, Rio Grande Racing Team, Salida, CO. Tentative date. 229-9150, [email protected] Aug 9: Lamoille Canyon HC Fondo-style 20, 60 and 100 Elko, NV. 12-mile 3000’ HC up miles and fast, fun, free ride for Aug 3: Bannock St. Criterium beautiful Lamoille Canyon Rd kids. Start at Riverside Park. Denver, CO. Junior Criterium in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. Revamped 100-mile course that Championships, Mike Nields Post-event picnic. Start 11:30am. includes Cottonwood Pass. Limit Memorial. 1-mile figure-8 course Annette White, Elko Velo Cycling 1000. Rob Quinn, Spectrum located in heart of historic Club, 775-842-9125, elkovelo.com Marketing, vueltaasalida.com Golden Triangle neighborhood. All categories and many youth- Aug 9: Littleton Twilight Criterium Aug 17: Algodone TT Series #3 oriented events. $10,000 cash Littleton, CO. Colorado State Algodones, NM. Tentative date. prize. Front Rangers Cycling Senior Criterium Championships. 9.8-mile out-and-back TT along Club, frontrangersdenver.org Michael Catterall, Rocky I-25 Frontage road. 30-second Mountain Velo, 720-839-8374, intervals. First start 8:31. Jeff Aug 3: Durango 100 Gran coloradocycling.org Huser, Rio Grande Racing Team, Fondo - D100 Aug 9: SICK 55 RR 229-9150, [email protected] Durango, CO. Not an official Aug 17–18: Girls Night Out - race, but timing provided. 100 Albion, ID. Challenging 54-mile miles, 4091’ of elevation gain RR starts in Albion, goes to Grand Prix & Time Trial from Durango to Farmington and Declo, Malta and back. Ken Gunnison, CO. New event. back. Start at Santa Rita Park. Stephens, 208-430-4514, Women’s only race for all catego- Keith Ashmore, 505-258-0592, sick-riders.com ries. Sunday: criterium. Monday: durango100.com Aug 15–17: Casper Classic Almont to Crested Butte uphill TT. Minimum $10,000 prize list. Aug 3: Santa Fe Hill Climb - NMRS Stage Race Pre-race clinic. 970-707-4012, Santa Fe, NM. 14.7 miles with Casper, WY. Friday: TT, girlsnightoutgranprix.com 3300’ of climbing from downtown Saturday: RR. Sunday: criterium. (Fort Marcy Rec Center) to coloradocycling.org Aug 17: Time Trial Series #3 Santa Fe Ski Basin on narrow Aug 16: Bogus Basin Hillclimb Albuquerque, NM. nmcycling.org winding road. All categories. Boise, ID. Mass start with sepa- Aug 18–24: USA Pro Cycling Stephen Newhall, 505-310-1566, rate time for all age groups. 14.5 Challenge nmcycling.org miles/3500’ elevation gain. Time Various, CO. UCI race. 600 miles Aug 3: Time Trial Series #2 limit 3 hrs, 500 riders only. Pre- in 7 days for 128 of the world’s Albuquerque, NM. nmcycling.org reg mandatory. Mike Cooley, best Pro Tour riders. Starts in George’s Lightweight Cycles, Aspen, travels through Crested Aug 4–10: Larry H. Miller 208-343-3782, georgescycles.com Butte, Gunnison, Colorado Springs, Tour of Utah Aug 16: Utah Masters & Juniors Breckenridge, Vail, Boulder and finishes in Denver. Eric Smith, US Various, UT. America’s toughest RR Championships Pro Cycling Challenge, stage race. 7 stages, 500 miles, Ogden, UT. Tentative date. usaprocyclingchallenge.com Pro/1 men only. UCI 2.1. Eric James Ferguson, 801-476-9476, bmbbc.com

RM RACE guide 67 Road race calendar

Sep 8–13: World Human Powered Speed Challenge Battle Mountain, NV. Cyclists from around the world will gather on SR305 to see who is the fastest in the world. Al Krause, 707-443-8261, ihpva.org Sep 13: Race to the Angel Wells, NV. 12-mile, 2784’ hill climb up beautiful Lamoille Canyon Road in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. Road and MTB allowed. Wells Chamber, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, 775-752-3540, racetotheangel.org Sep 13: Snowbird Hill Climb Photo courtesy of Dave Iltis / cyclingutah.com Snowbird, UT. 9am start on 9400 S. near 20th East, climb Aug 22–25: Hoodoo 500 race, RR and downtown crit. 8 to Snowbird’s entry II. 10 miles, St. George, UT. 519 miles, with categories. GC calculated on 3500’ vertical. Ultra Climb option 30,000’ of climbing. Solo and time. Must enter/finish all events. adds 14 miles on MTB to 6500’ team divisions. Loop start/fin- Kids race and Coal Miner and the summit of Hidden Peak. ish in St. George. Voyager start Gran Fondo. Corey Piscopo, Misty Clark, 801-933-2115, 5am, solo 7am, 2-person relay Steamboat Velo, 970-846-6413, snowbird.com 9am, 4-person teams 11am. bikesteamboat.com Sep 19–20: Salt to Saint Relay Planet Ultra, 818-889-2453, Aug 31–Sep 1: Paula Higgins Salt Lake City, UT. 420-mile relay Hoodoo500.com Record Challenge TT race from SLC to St. George Aug 23: Powder Mountain HC Moriarty, NM. Break a national following Route 89. 13,000’ of Eden, UT. Utah State Hill Climb record or your personal best. climbing. Solo, 4- and 8-person Championships. 6 miles and 40km course, flat, one turn, calm teams. Clay Christensen, 3000’ up Powder Mountain Road. winds. Juniors use restricted gears. 801-234-0399, salttosaint.com Start at Wolf Creek Balloon Sunday: 10, 20 and 40km seeded Sep 20: Harvest Moon Criterium Festival Park, finish in Timberline by age group. Next day’s start based on finish time. nmcycling.org Ogden, UT. State Criterium parking lot. 801-389-7247, Championships. 4-corner crit in teamexcelerator.com Aug 31: Rebecca’s Private Idaho Downtown Ogden around the Aug 24: Las Vueltas de Sun Valley, ID. A gravel-grinding Municipal Park between 25th Mountainair - NMRS dirt fondo. 100 miles through and 26th Streets. Ben Towery, Mountainair, NM. Short loop: the wild west. Breakaway 801-389-7247, teamexcelerator.com 36.7 miles for Cat 5 men, Cat Promotions, goldruschtour.com 4 women and Juniors. Others race long loop of 57.5 miles, October 1600’ elevation gain. Cat 1/2/3 September Oct 4: Western Montana men race both. Prizes to top 5. Sep 3–7: USAC Masters Road Hill Climb Double points for the series. Kari National Championships Missoula, MT. 38th annual. Wilner, New Mexico Spokette Ogden, UT. usacycling.org Celebrate the end of the Racing Team, spokettes.com Sep 6: Cascade Lake 120 season. 4-mile climb 840’ up Aug 24: Pikes Peak Cycling Pattee Canyon Dr. 9 categories Gravel Grinder including new riders. U12 up to Hillclimb Cascade, ID. idahobikeracing.org Manitou Springs, CO. Negotiate 75+, also tandem, recumbent, 154 turns up 20km climb to the Sep 6: LOTOJA Classic unicycle, tricycle, handcycle divi- top. 4720’ elevation on traffic-free Logan, UT. European-style classic. sions. Missoulians On Bicycles, road. Average grade 7%. Ride 206 miles total, up and down 3 missoulabike.org down or take shuttle. All catego- mountain passes in first 110 miles. Oct 7–10: Huntsman World ries. Start between 6:30 and 7am. Starts in Logan, finishes in Jackson Senior Games Hole, WY. Must finish before dark. Pat McDonough, Summit Cycling St. George, UT. 4-day event, 4 Pre-reg only. Brent Chambers, Productions, 719-466-9106, events - 5km hill climb, 20 or 801-546-0090, lotojaclassic.com ridepikespeak.com 40km TT, criterium and 37-62km Aug 30–Sep 1: Steamboat Springs Sep 6: USAC Pro Criterium RR. 5-year age brackets and skill Stage Race National Championships divisions from expert to recre- Steamboat Springs, CO. 4 days High Point, NC. usacycling.org ational. Must be 50+. Kyle Case, of racing. ITT prologue, circuit 800-562-1268, seniorgames.net

68 RM RACE guide INside look Mountain bike series

Big Mountain Enduro Intermountain Cup Series - ICup Jun 21–22, 28–29; Jul 12–13; Mar 1–Jul 26 Aug 23; Sep 3–7 Various, UT, WY, CO. 10-race series offers indi- Various. Epic trail rides in incredible destinations vidual and team competitions. Overall calculated with timed race sections on the descents. Moderate on points, all races count. Cash and merchandise. to advanced. Multi-day, multi-stage format. 5 events. Racers should carry their own health insurance. No Brandon Ontiveros, bigmountainenduro.com mechanical assistance. Individual, team and high school competition. Events on: 3/1, 4/5, 4/19, 4/26, Colorado Endurance Series 5/10, 5/24, 5/26, 6/14, 7/5, 7/26. utahbikeracing.com Apr 5–Oct 4 Knobby Tire Series Various, CO. 10 grassroots events. No fee, no prize, no support. Riders keep track of their time. As the Apr 12; May 17; Jun 14, 28; Jul 26; Aug 23 event travels through backcountry, it is reserved to Various, ID. Series of 6 events. Overall standings experienced riders only. Events on: 4/5, 4/12, 5/18, calculated on points, counting the best 5. Must do 6/7, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19, 8/10, 8/31, 9/6, 9/20, 9/27, 3 races to get in GC. If you move up on points, half 10/4. coloradoes.wordpress.com points will follow. Top 15 in each category. All races are national qualifying events. Hal Miller, Colorado High School MTB League knobbytireseries.com Sep 7, 22; Oct 5, 19 New Mexico Endurance Series - NMES Various, CO. Series of 4 events. Locations vary every week. Grades 9-12 (13-19 years old), riders are Apr 19; May 31; Jun 21, 28; Jul 12; Aug 2, broken into 6 categories. MTB only, no singlespeed. 16; Sep 13, 13, 27; Oct 18 Race time between 45 and 120 minutes. Overall Various, NM. 8 self-sufficient endurance hardcore winners calculated on points. Also team competition. grassroots endurance MTB races. Not suited for Kate Rau, 720-272-9282, coloradomtb.org younger or inexperienced riders. Participants keep track of their own time and distance. Race for brag- Enduro Cup ging rights. Lenny Goodell, nmes.wordpress.com May 3–Jul 19 Various. Three races, crowns a series winner based New Mexico Off-Road Series - NMORS on points. Third race date and location TBD. Events Mar 30–Oct 4 on: 5/3, 6/27, 7/19. Chad Ross, 801-560-6479, Various, NM. Series of 12 events run throughout endurocupmtb.com the season. Open to all categories and singlespeed. Overall calculated on points - top 7 results count, Enduro-X Series min of 5 races. Only XC races count. Jersey for cat- Jul 19–20; Aug 16–17, 24 egory champions. Each XC is qualifier for Nationals. Steamboat Springs, CO. Enduro-style racing with Final overall series standings determine the State timed section on DH only. Lift served. Each stage Champion. Events on: 3/30, 4/27, 5/3, 5/10, win worth 50 points, top 20 score. 3 lowest scores 6/7, 8/3, 8/17, 8/23, 9/6, 9/14, 9/27, 10/4. David are out for overall. M/W categories: Pro, Amateur Halliburton, 575-312-5991, nmors.org 19-29, 30-39, 40+, Junior U18. David Scully, 970-846-5012, enduro-xrace.com Pro XCT Series Mar 1, 15, 23; Jun 14, 20–22, 21; Jul 12, 26 Epic Singletrack Series Various. Series of 7 cross-country events raced Jun 14, 28; Jul 12, 26; Aug 9, 23 across the nation. $15,000 prize purse. Includes Winter Park, CO. 6-race series at Winter Park 4 UCI sanctioned events (USA Cycling US Cup). Resort. Formats vary but always include male and Overall standings for men and women pro racers. female divisions, U15 to Masters 60+. Starts in usacycling.org waves so race with your group. Medals awarded to top 3 in each age class and subcategories: Rocky Mountain Endurance Series Beginner, Sport, Expert, and Pro. Start at 10am. Apr 19–Jul 13 970-726-1590, epicsingletrack.com Various, CO. Series of 5 events presenting Endurance (50-60 miles), XC (30 miles) and Go-Ride Gravity MTB Series Appetizer (20 miles) races. Categories: men, women, May 24–Aug 31 open. Multiple age divisions. Overall calculated on Various. GC based on 4/5 DH or 2/3 SD. Points points for XC and endurance. Event points to top 20. to top 10 at each event. Categories for men and Series pass available. Juniors 11-18 race free. 10% women - Junior, Senior, Master and Pro - Cat 1 and of all profits goes to various charities. Events on: 2. Wolf Mountain date is TBD. Events on: 5/24, 8/2, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 5/31, 7/12. Thane Wright, 8/16, 8/31. utahdh.org 970-401-1422, rockymountainendurance.com

RM RACE guide 69 mtb series

Trestle Gravity Series scoring are Freshman, Sophomore, JV, and Varsity. Boys and girls divisions. Team scoring for Division Jul 5–6, 19–20; Aug 30–Sep 1 I and II teams. Races start at 10am on spectator- Winter Park, CO. 3-weekend race series at friendly 4- to 6-mile lap courses. Lori Harward, Winter Park Resort. Downhill morning races start 801-502-8516, utahmtb.org at 10am. Sunday races are USAC sanctioned, only riders wanting to qualify for USAC National Zia Rides Race Series Championships need a USAC licence. Men’s class- Feb 1–Jun 15 es: U14, 15-18, 19-29, Master 30+, 40+, 50+ and Various, NM. 4-event series. Must ride at least 3 Pro. Women’s classes: U14, 15-18, 19+ and Pro. to win. Men’s solo and singlespeed, women’s solo, 970-726-1590, trestlebikepark.com duo and teams of 4. Recognizes top 3 men and Utah High School Cycling League women. If you ride in as a team, points still accrue as individual. Points to the top 10 in each category Sep 5–6, 20; Oct 4, 11, 25 at each event. Events on: 2/1, 3/15, 4/12, 5/17, Various, UT. Series of 4 events for racers in 9th 6/14. Lindsay Mapes, ziarides.com through 12th grades only. Categories for individual MTB weekly series Tuesday Mt. Ogden Midweek XC Race Series Laramie MTB Series Jul 2–Aug 20 Snowbasin Resort, UT. Tentative dates. Three Jun 17–Aug 12 categories. A: Pro/Expert. B: Sport. C: Beginner. Laramie, WY. Series of 6 events. Start at 6pm at Tie Reg from 5:30 to 6:15pm at Grizzly Center. Start City parking lot. No license required. Beginner, sport 6:30pm. Kids race at 6:45pm. Nightly drawings. and expert classes. Courses change every week Points based on finish and number of racers. and length varies upon category. Overall calculated Courses vary each week. Ben Towery, on points, total 5/6 races count, wheelie contest tie- 801-389-7247, mtogdenraceseries.com breaker. Evan O’Toole, laramiemtbseries.com Summit Mountain Challenge - SMC Mid-Week MTB Series Jun 11–Sep 7 Apr 29–Aug 26 Summit County, CO. Series of 6 short events for Various, UT. 8 classes, points to the top 60. All boys and girls U10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-18 - run under races count towards the overall GC. Reg begins at the MTB Junior League - and older categories in 5pm. Kids race at 6pm on a special course, main Beginner, Sport, Expert, Open and Pro classes. event at 6:30pm. Beginners: 1 lap. Sport: 2 laps. Starts around 5pm, distance and location vary at Pro/expert: 3 laps. Nightly drawings. Rain out option each event. Series final Fall Classic on Sept 7. dates: 5/13, 27, 6/10, 8/26. Brooke Howard, Jeff Westcott, 970-390-4760, mavsports.com 385-227-5741, midweekmtb.com Sundance / Soldier Hollow Weekly Spring Training Circuit — MTB Apr 30–Aug 13 Apr 29–May 27 Sundance, UT. Wednesday nights, May - August at Various, NM. Tentative dates. Training races start at 6:30pm. Venue alternates between Soldier Hollow 6:30pm. Bosque course (tentative) for first 2 races, and Sundance. Pro/Expert 1hr race time, Sport 45’, Deadman course for the last one. Hawke Morgan, Beginner 30’. Kids race at 5pm. Must participate in 505-259-6885, bcdracing.com/informalspring13.html 10 events to be eligible for season overall points. Weekly points allocated to top 15 in each category. Wednesday Double points on 8/8. Mark Nelson, Ascent Cycling Series 435-654-1392, weeklyraceseries.com Jun 4–Jul 19 Town Challenge Race Series Colorado Springs, CO. Series of 5 races with cat- Jun 4–Aug 19 egories for all ages. Weekend races are worth 10 Steamboat Springs, CO. Tentative dates. 7-race points, starts at 9am. Weekday races at 6pm count series that includes hill climb and cross-country for 5 points. Venues: Bear Creek Terrace or more events. Top 15 get points each race, overall calcu- technical Palmer Park. Singletrack, double trails and lated on best 6 out of 7. Multiple categories and age gravel road for 2.3-mile lap. Race #5 at Cheyenne groups. 970-879-4300 x 355, townchallenge.com Mountain State Park on Saturday. Lapped riders will be pulled. Must start last race to count for overall Zia/Devo STXC Series series standings. Andy Bohlmann, 719-591-4671, Apr 16–Jun 25 sandcreeksports.com Durango, CO. Weekly series for Juniors. Course changes every week. B’s at 6pm, A’s at 6:30pm. Zia Eliminator on 5/22, Super Duper Fun race 5/28. Sarah Tescher, 970-779-8480, durangodevo.com

70 RM RACE guide

MTB Race calendar

March Apr 19: 6 Hours of Frog Hollow First start 9am for U12, others Hurricane, UT. New: moving to a 11am. Part of Intermountain Cup Mar 30: Coyote Classic - NMORS #1 spring date. Introduction to endur- Series - ICup. 801-209-2479, El Paso, TX. At the Round ance racing with solo, 2- and utahbikeracing.com House at Franklin Mountain 3-person categories from 9am- Apr 27: High Altitude Classic - State Park. Course includes mix 3pm. Same great 13-mile course of double and singletrack. Part NMORS #2 as the 25-hour race. Includes Cloudcroft, NM. XC State of New Mexico Off-Road Series costume contest. Gro-Promotions - NMORS. Mike Rosson, The Championships. Start/finish in / True Grit / Frog Hollow, downtown Cloudcroft. 9-mile Bicycle Company, 915-544-2453, 970-759-3048, gropromotions.com the-bicycle-company.net singletrack loop on railroad Apr 19: Ridgeline Rampage - grade and forest roads. 800- REM #1 8900’ elevation gain. Pro/Cat 1/ Castle Rock, CO. Marathon SS: 27 miles. Cat 2: 18 miles. April Cat 3: 9 miles. $1500 cash purse Apr 5: AntiEpic Gravel Grinder (60 miles) on 10-mile tight loop. Also 30, 20 and 10 miles. At and trophies. USAC sanctioned. Larkspur, CO. 50-mile or 6607’, offers panoramic views Benefits American Cancer 150-packed-gravel miles with only of the Rockies. Also, two Junior Society. Part of New Mexico 4-5 on pavement in Greenland races. Trail running race on Off-Road Series - NMORS. Open Space. Mud expected. Self- Sunday. Part of Rocky Mountain Mark Castelo, ZiaVelo Racing supported. Very little food/water Endurance Series. Thane Wright, Club, 575-649-8292, refill points. Start 6:30am. Part Rocky Mountain Endurance, highaltitudeclassic.blogspot.com of Colorado Endurance Series. warriorscycling.com Ben Welnak, Front Range Gravel, ridinggravel.com Apr 19: Rumble at 18 Road - ICS #3 May Apr 5: Red Rock Cactus Fruita, CO. Classic Fruita course. Swoopy, flowy and rolling single- May 2–3: 18 Hours of Fruita Hugger - ICS #2 track. 10.6-mile loop with 700’ Fruita, CO. Colorado’s only 18-hr St. George, UT. 6-mile loop with of climbing. Camping available. team MTB race. Midnight start at 650’ vertical in the Green Valley Beginner to expert, singlespeed, Highline Lake State Park. 7-mile Raceway. Camping available. Juniors 10 to 50+. $1500 Pro loop. Solo or teams of 2, 4, 6-8. Beginner: 1 lap. Sport: 2. Expert: payout male and female. AMBC Must reg by April 29. Limit 100 3. Pro: 4. Clydesdale: 2. Part of series. Part of Intermountain Cup teams. Event Marketing Group Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. Series - ICup. Mike Driver, LTR LLC, 970-858-7220, SpinGeeks, 435-229-6251, Sports, 970-904-5708, fruitamountainbike.com spingeeks.com ltrevents.com May 3: Barking Spider Bash Apr 12: 12 Hours in the Wild West Apr 19: San Ysidro Dirty Nampa, ID. National quali- Ruidoso, NM. Ft. Stanton fier. Fun, easy 9-mile loop on Century - NMES #1 rolling terrain. Pro to Juniors, Conservation Area. 14 miles of Rio Rancho, NM. 50, 82, 91 and singletrack, 1700’ of climbing. Singlespeed and Trailblazer 123 miles. Briefing at 6:30am, kids race. New climbing section. Solo, duo or teams of 3 or 4 start 7am. Unsupported, for male, female or coed from 7am Wild Rockies, 208-608-6444, expert riders only. 25 miles out wildrockiesracing.com to 7pm followed by race party. followed by 32- or 41-mile loops. Benefits EcoServants. Part of Zia Start from Turtle Mtn Brewery. May 3: Battle the Bear - REM #2 Rides Race Series. Zia Rides, See race series for details. Lakewood, CO. No license 503-863-4228, ziarides.com Lenny Goodell, NM Endurance required. 10-mile fast loop with Apr 12: Durango Gravel Grinder Series, nmes.wordpress.com 5 short pushing climbs and Durango, CO. 115-, 160-mile Apr 19: Sierra Vista Foray at the Fort singletrack at Bear Creek Lake races start at Durango Joes. Park. Marathon 60 miles, half- Fort Huachuca, AZ. Marathon marathon 30 miles, XC sport 20 Early season ride features dirt and XC at Fort Huachuca. and paved roads, no singletrack. miles, beginner 10. Runs clock- Required valid ID to enter the wise (aka Front Range 60). Part Full loop - 10,328’ of climb- base. MBAA, mbaa.net ing, shorter 8861’. Cross or of Rocky Mountain Endurance MTB allowed. Part of Colorado Apr 25–27: The Whiskey Off-Road Series. Rocky Mountain Endurance Series. Prescott, AZ. 15, 25, 50 miles. Endurance, warriorscycling.com coloradoes.wordpress.com Fat tire and clunker crit. Benefits May 3: Enduro Cup - Moab Apr 12: Sage Brush the Yavapai County Food Bank Moab, UT. Uses Magnificent (YFB), Prevent Child Abuse 7 trail system with a few trail Scramble - KTS #1 Arizona and others. Sallye Mountain Home, ID. STXC. Action- adjustments for more singletrack. Williams, Epic Rides, Inc., 17.5 miles of red rock terrain packed 1-mile short track with table 520-623-1584, epicrides.com tops, banked turns and more. See with 4 timed stages totaling 6.5 race series for details. Hal Miller, Apr 26: Showdown at 5-Mile miles.1800’ descending and Knobby Tire Series, 208-869-4055, Pass - ICS #4 650’ ascending. Part of Enduro knobbytireseries.com Lehi, UT. XC race on fun course. Cup. Chad Ross, 303-726-4488, 11-mile loop with rolling hills. endurocupmtb.com

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May 3: La Tierra Torture - NMORS #3 uphill. U14 to Master and Open May 17: Dawn ‘til Dusk Santa Fe, NM. XC only. Start 9am. categories. 30” intervals. Mike Gallup, NM. Fun, laid-back, Pro/Cat 1/SS: 3 laps. Cat 2/SS: Driver, LTR Sports, 970-904-5708, grassroots 12-hour on 100% 2 laps. Cat 3: 1 lap of a 9-mile, ltrevents.com sweet singletrack course. 13-mile 1075’ climbing course. Age classes May 10: OakFlats - NMORS #4 loops with 1600’ climbing. includes 60+. Part of New Mexico Tijeras, NM. Oakflats Authentic Native American art as Off-Road Series - NMORS. Jan Campground. All categories. prizes. Solo, SS, duo, teams of Baer, LLT Organizing Committee, Distance varies. Separated course 4 and fun categories. Kids race. latierratorture.com for first timers and kids. Fast and Start 7am. Part of Zia Rides May 10: 12 Hours of Mesa Verde flowing, easy to technical single- Race Series. Lindsay Mapes, track with passing options, some Zia Rides, 505-863-4228, Cortez, CO. Sold out. Grassroots dawntilduskrace.com race on network of singletrack rocky sections. Cash prize. Part in the shadow of Mesa Verde. of New Mexico Off-Road Series - May 17: Firebird 40 12hoursofmesaverde.com NMORS. Antonia DeHorney, OKY Eagle, CO. Distances 8-40 miles Race Promotions, 505-604-2177, depending on category. M/W May 10: Call to Sundance - ICS #5 oakflatsmtb.com Open, citizen, singlespeed, duo. Sundance Resort, UT. XC. 2 May 11: Unravel the Scratch Gravel Firebird Hotlap for Junior and loops: 7.1 miles topping out at citizens. Ripping singletrack. 7100’, and the small 0.5-mile on Helena, MT. At Scratchgravel Hills. All categories. 5.8-mile Outdoor expo and more. Part lowest part of Archie’s Loop. First of Eagle Outside Festival. Mike race 9am for U10-12. Part of loop, 70% double track, 30% sin- gletack. Start/finish at Echo Drive McCormack, 970-485-5847, Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. eagleoutsidefestival.com Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, Trailhead. Juniors (11-14) race utahbikeracing.com short course for 3 miles. Kids May 17–18: Flagstaff Frenzy race available. Jason Steichen, Flagstaff, AZ. Fort Valley Trail May 10: Desert RATS MTB Race Big Sky Cyclery Race Team, Network. Saturday: XC and mar- Fruita, CO. 61-mile test of 406-899-7702, bigskybikes.com athon. Sunday: Super D. MBAA, stamina includes new 13-mile mbaa.net Zion Curtain Loop Trail. Course May 17: 12 Hrs of Disco includes challenging technical Salmon, ID. 8-mile mostly May 17: Gowdy Grinder terrain, grueling climbs, fast flats singletrack course. Solo, 2- and Laramie, WY. Curt Gowdy State and tricky descents. Geared or 4-person categories. Benefits Park. 7 categories, first start SS. Finish within 10 hours receive Salmon’s Youth Employment 10am. Limit 50 riders per catego- “Enduro” award, sub 6hr, “Gonzo” Program. Max Lohmeyer, ry. No license required. Kids and award. Reid Delman, Gemini 208-756-7613, ridesalmon.com push bike races. Evan O’Toole, Adventures, 303-249-1112, May 17: Coyote Classic - KTS #2 gowdygrinder.com geminiadventures.com Garden City, ID. High-speed rolling May 17: Indian Creek - REM #3 May 10: Gunny Enduro P2P double track, tight, technical sage- Sedalia, CO. 20, 32 or 50 miles. Grand Junction, CO. Little Park brush singletrack, water crossings, Junior and kids race. 20-mile Trailhead. A 4-mile point-to-point quick steep drops, nasty granny loop on scenic singletrack and down the Gunny Loop of the gear climbs. Singlespeeders’ double track and rolling hills. famous Lunch Loop Trail system. dream. See race series for details. Free camping. Trail run race on 800’ of descending and 200’ of Hal Miller, Knobby Tire Series, Sunday. Part of Rocky Mountain climbing, good for the everyday 208-869-4055, Endurance Series. Rocky trail rider. More downhill than knobbytireseries.com Mountain Endurance, rockymountainendurance.com

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May 18: Dirty Double Fondo May 26: Stan Crane Memorial XC Presented at Golden Peak. FMB Salida, CO. Salida to Harstel, Race - ICS #7 Silver event. Scott Bluhm, Vail Guffey, Salida on mostly dirt/ Valley Foundation, 970-777-2015, Draper, UT. 8th annual. First mountaingames.com gravel roads, little pavement. start 10:45am for U10-12. Part of Bring lights. 200km at high Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. Jun 7: GoPro Mountain Games - altitude in the middle of nowhere utahbikeracing.com MTB Race race. Improved course. MTB May 30–Jun 1: Eagle Bike Park Vail, CO. The Ultimate Mountain or cross bike. Unsupported Challenge. XC for all categories event limited to 74. Part of Dual Slalom & DH including Juniors at Golden Colorado Endurance Series. Eagle, ID. Opening round for Peak. Kids race, freeride coloradoes.wordpress.com WR downhill event series. DS dual. Scott Bluhm, Vail Valley May 24: Boise to Idaho City on Friday, DH on weekend. DS Foundation, 970-777-2015, counts as State Championships, mountaingames.com MTB Dirt Fondo DH as national qualifiers. Wild Boise, ID. Rolls up Rocky Canyon Rockies, 208-608-6444, Jun 7: New Mexico Enduro Cup #1 Rd for the start. 3-stage TT to wildrockiesracing.com Angel Fire, NM. Sandia Aldape summit, Warm Springs Peak. facebook.com/ and Robie Creek. Mostly on dirt May 31–Jun 1: Erock events/625779410803764/ road and trails. Cross bikes or Sunrise to Sunset ?ref=22 MTB recommended. Check-in Castle Rock, CO. 1st annual. at Ft Boise Armory 8am. Formally 24 Hours of Erock. Jun 7–8: Oso High - NMORS #5 Wild Rockies, 208-608-6444, Greenlane Open Space. Solo or Angel Fire, NM. Beginners to wildrockiesracing.com team of 2-5 persons. 8.25-mile Pros. Special category for first- loop with stunning views of time racers. Distance between May 24–25: Half Growler / Growler Pikes Peak and the Rampart 6-25 miles includes the “luge” Gunnison, CO. Saturday: Half Range.Chip timing. Part of berms section. Short track and Growler 32 miles (1 loop). Elephant Rock Cycling Festival. XC events. Proceeds benefit ALS Sunday: Growler 64 miles, 2200’ Scot Harris, 303-282-9020, research. Part of New Mexico of climbing from Gunnison to Mt 24hoursoferock.com Off-Road Series - NMORS. Crested Butte and back. Also Hogan Koesis, 505-255-4222, Late Bus 32 miles (1 loop) and May 31: Pajarito Burnout - NMES #2 osohigh.com/Oso_High_MTB_ Townie Takeover offers 1.5-mile Los Alamos, NM. Start at Pajarito Race.html loops around town. Fundraiser Brewpub. 63 miles with 10,500’ for Gunnison Country Partners of climbing. Option for 25 and Jun 7: Salida Big Friggin Loop Youth Mentoring. Janice, 38 miles also. Limit 74. See race Salida, CO. Singletrack, high Gunnison Country Partners series for details. Dylan Harp, elevation. Ride the base (88 miles) Youth Mentoring, 970-349-1195, nmes.wordpress.com or long (106 miles with 13,000’ gunnisonmentors.com of climbing) loop. Start at Cafe May 31: PV Cycle Derby - REM #4 Dawn 6:30am. Unsupported event May 24–26: Sundance Showdown Elbert, CO. Valley Scout Ranch. limited to 74. Part of Colorado Sundance Resort, UT. Super-D Roll through prairie grassland Endurance Series. Tom Purvis, Saturday, DH Monday. Part of and plains of eastern CO. Colorado Endurance Series, Go-Ride Gravity MTB Series. 22-mile loop winds through coloradoes.wordpress.com Ron Lindley, Sundance Resort, low hills of black forest and 801-375-3231, go-ride.com ponderosa pine. 14, 22, 44, 66 Jun 7: Sundance Single miles. Kids race. Part of Rocky Speed Challenge May 24: Wimmers Bicycle XC - Mountain Endurance Series. Sundance, UT. The only true ICup #6 Rocky Mountain Endurance, singlespeed race in Utah, Wellsville, UT. Sherwood Hills warriorscycling.com Singlespeeders get a unique Resort. Multiple laps. First start chance to race head to head. 8am for beginner men. Last start Czar Johnson, Sundance 12:30pm. Part of Intermountain June Resort, 801-223-4121, Cup Series - ICup. sundanceresort.com utahbikeracing.com Jun 1: Beti Bike Bash Lakewood, CO. Women’s only Jun 7–8: The Captain May 25: Iron Horse Classic - MTB race and festival. All levels Colorado Springs, CO. Saturday, Fort Lewis welcome. 4-mile loop, 300’ climb- Stage #1: Pipeline to 7 Bridges, Durango, CO. A multi-lap ing per lap, non-technical, mostly followed by Palmer Park Enduro course originating from Factory singletrack. Expo, prizes, kids (5 stages for Pro). Stage #2: Trails area on the FLC cam- race and great swag bag. Bring St. Mary’s Trail. Sunday: Total pus. Flowing singletrack, steep the whole family. Sarah Rawley, 16+ skill testing miles. Post-race climbs, and fast downhills. 720-878-7363, betibikebash.com party. Tim Scott, Palmer HS Multiple categories. IHBC Jun 5–6: GoPro Mountain Games Cycling Team, 719-651-6037, Director, 970-259-4621, captainrace.com ironhorsebicycleclassic.com - Slopestyle Vail, CO. Practice Thrusday. Qualifier and finals on Friday.

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Jun 7: Wasatch Back 50 - initiatives in Colorado. Min fun- elevation gain. Start 10am at draising $250. Limit 300, apply base of Winter Park Resort climb- USCS #2 to register. NUE Series event. ing to top of Mary Jane Ski Area. Wasatch County, UT. 50-mile Brenda Hobgood, bailey100.com See race series for details. Winter race course for adults. Juniors Park Competition Center, and adult mini is 27 miles. Jun 14: City Creek Pedalfest 970-726-1590, epicsingletrack.com Starts east of US 40, finishes at Homestead Resort. Limit Pocatello, ID. Open, Sport, Jun 14: Fear, Tears & Beers 350. Bob Saffell, MTB Race Beginner classes. 12-27 Ely, NV. Enduro event. Timed Productions, LLC, 801-588-9020, miles. Super D and Hot Rock sections, mostly downhill, com- raceuscs.com Kids races. Pump track. Lindi bined time wins. Beginner, Sport, Jun 14–15: 24 Hours in the Smedley, pocatellopedalfest.com Expert. Kent Robertson, Enchanted Forest / USAC Jun 14: Colorado Springs - US Cup #4 775-289-6042, greatbasintrails.org 24-Hour MTB Nationals Fontana City, CA. Part of USA Jun 14: Knobby 9 to 5 - KTS #3 Gallup, NM. At McGaffey camp- Cycling’s PRO XCT and a UCI Boise, ID. 9 to 5 … need we ground. 18 miles of singletrack on C1 event awarding top points. say more? Great trails, ride as pristine and premier trails outside Part of USA Cycling’s US Cup. many laps as you can. Team or Gallup. Solo, duo, teams of 4-5 or See race series for details. solo entries. Limit 95 riders. See corporate. Race start 11am. Kids usacycling.org race series for details. Hal Miller, races, yoga, live band and more. Knobby Tire Series, 208-869-4055, Jun 14: Desert Scorpion - ICup #8 knobbytireseries.com Also 6- and 12-hour races. Part of Dugway, UT. Part of Zia Rides Race Series. Zia Rides, Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. Jun 20–22: Black Hills 24hitef.com utahbikeracing.com Fat Tire Festival Jun 14: Bailey Hundo Epic Race Jun 14: Epic Singletrack Rapid City, SD. XC, DH and SD Bailey, CO. Invitational event. Series #1 - HC races with tons of singletrack. 100-mile race with over 45 miles Kristy Lintz, Rapid City Parks of singletrack. New 50-mile Winter Park, CO. A 5.3-mile non- and Rec., 605-431-8989, event. Benefits youth biking technical hill climb with 2160’ bhfattirefestival.com

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Jun 20–22: USAC Gravity MTB Jun 27–29: Sun Valley Shimano Jun 28–29: USAC US Cup National Championships Super Enduro Colorado Springs, CO. Colorado Angel Fire, NM. usacycling.org Sun Valley, ID. 4-stage enduro State XC Championships. AMBC race on Bald Mountain Peak in race. uscup.net Jun 21–22: Big Mountain Sun Valley. 11,000’+ of descend- Enduro - Snowmass ing. Fast and flowy. Lift access. Snowmass, CO. 5-6 stages Pro Open purse. Part of Enduro July with both lift served and back- Cup. ridesunvalley.com country access to the starts. Jul 4: Firecracker 50 NAET event. See race series for Jun 28: 40 in the Fort Breckenridge, CO. All catego- details. Big Mountain Enduro, Fort Collins, CO. At Lory State ries. Sparkler race for Juniors. LLC., bigmountainenduro.com Park. Two tough laps for 40 Beginners ride 14 miles. Field miles with 7000’ of climbing. limit 750. Ride solo or with a Jun 21: Dixie 200 Beginners, “Just for Fun,” where teammate for one 25-mile lap Parowan, UT. Self-supported, 2 riders do one lap each simul- each. Climbing per lap: 5400’. 200 miles of trail between Bryce taneously and combine time. Rippin’ descents and plenty of Canyon and Brian Head. Start Benefits Overland MTB Club. singletrack. Non-sanctioned. 7am at intersection of 2nd Left overlandmtb.org Maverick Sports Promotions, Hand Canyon and Hwy 143. 970-390-4760, mavsports.com Dave Harris, 2-epic.com/events Jun 28–29: Big Mountain Enduro - Durango Jul 5: Fire Road Cycling - Dirt Fondo Jun 21: Humbug Hurry-up Durango, CO. Big descents and Yreka, CA. 6- to 8-mile circuit on high alpine. Kennebec Pass and Cedar City, UT. 25, 60, 100km multi-loop courses at Greenhorn other infamous trails. Expect 3-4 distances, start at Main Street Park. 7- to 42- mile races. JMBA, big stages and elevations top- Park, 8am, 7500’ total elevation humbughurry-up.com ping out above 12,200’. See race gained for 100km; 5000’ total for Jun 21–22: Jug Mountain Ranch series for details. Big Mountain 60km. 25 qualifying slots for the XC and Enduro Championships Enduro, bigmountainenduro.com Leadville 100. dirtfondo.com McCall, ID. XC plus 3-stage Jun 28: Durango Dirty Century Jul 5: The Rage at Snowbird - UT Enduro. National qualifier. 12-mile Durango, CO. Self-supported State Championship - ICS #9 loop with single and double track, epic limited to 74. Singletrack, Snowbird, UT. Utah State some gnarly short climbs and some paved roads, dirt roads Open XC Championship, near descents. Enduro is 2.5 miles and more trails with 13.5 miles Snowbird Center (entry 2). long, plus 2 others mostly down- of climbing. 97 miles. Short loop Course: 5.2-mile loop with 802’ hill. Wild Rockies, 208-608-6444, 82 miles. Start 6am. Part of of climbing per lap. First race wildrockiesracing.com Colorado Endurance Series. 2:30pm for beginner men. Part of Jun 21: Mad Cow 180 Road coloradoes.wordpress.com Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. Gravel Grinder - NMES #3 Jun 28: Epic Singletrack utahbikeracing.com McGaffey Lake, NM. Meet at Series #2 - XC Jul 5–6: Trestle Gravity Series #1 Stumbling Steer and Circle K. Winter Park, CO. Hit the single- Winter Park, CO. See race 180-mile “mixed media” race. track with the super loop course. series for details. Winter Includes 5 dirt sections (55 Start 10am. See race series for Park Competition Center, miles) and 123 miles of pave- details. Winter Park Competition epicsingletrack.com ment with 18,000’ of climbing. Center, epicsingletrack.com Start 4am. Cross or MTB, sus- Jul 5: USAC Marathon MTB pension not required. See race Jun 28: Santa Fe Big Friggin’ National Championships series for details. Chris Hereford, Loop - NMES #4 Sun Valley, ID. usacycling.org NM Endurance Series, Santa Fe, NM. 70 miles, with 14 Jul 12–13: Big Mountain Enduro nmes.wordpress.com of climbing, medium loop of 60 miles with 11km of climbing or - Keystone Jun 25–29: USAC Juniors Track shorter 52km. Unsupported, not Keystone, CO. Some of the most National Championships for beginners. Start 6:30am from raw and rugged lift-accessed Carson, CA. usacycling.org 2nd St. Brewery. Limit 74 riders. mountain biking in the U.S. Rock Jun 26–Jul 5: Ride Sun Valley See race series for details. Scott gardens, drops, high-speed Broome, nmes.wordpress.com features. 7 stages. NAET event. Fat Tire Festival See race series for details. Sun Valley, ID. Multiple events Jun 28: Soldier Mountain XC - Big Mountain Enduro, LLC., for riders of all ages and KTS #4 bigmountainenduro.com abilities. Idaho Pump State Fairfield, ID. Soldier Mountain Jul 12: Breckenridge 100 Championships and kids MTB Resort’s “epic” XC course. race on July 5. Culminates Known for big climbs and big (B-68 & B-32) - REM #5 with National Marathon descents. Qualifier for Nationals. Breckenridge, CO. 10th annual. Championships. Seth Delorey, See race series for details. Nestled between 3 ski resorts, Sun Valley Events, Knobby Tire Series, 100-mile cloverleaf course with 508-414-9150, ridesunvalley.com knobbytireseries.com 13,719’ of climbing. Shorter B-68,

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B-32 available. Camping. Start at Jul 12: Pain in the Aspen gravel, 35 paved. 10+ hours. Carter Park. B-100 and B-68 count Aspen, CO. Singletrack, high Cross bike ok, MTB recom- towards NUE RME. Part of Rocky elevation, backcountry, self mended. Start at Boggy Draw Mountain Endurance Series. supported endurance event. Trailhead. Limit 65. Benefits Four Rocky Mountain Endurance, 75-78 miles. Part of Colorado Corners Child Advocacy Center. rockymountainendurance.com Endurance Series. Rex Robichaux, 970-749-8230, Jul 12: Chama Redneck Epic - coloradoes.wordpress.com vr135.weebly.com NMES #5 Jul 12: Southeast Idaho Jul 13: Leadville Silver Rush 50 Chama, NM. Top of Cumbres Leadville, CO. 50-mile out-and- Senior Games back at high altitude in Leadville’s Pass. 4 distances: new Pocatello, ID. Open to Moonshine 100 Proof Epic 101 historic east side mining district. adults 50+. MTB XC. Route is extreme. 8-hour time miles, Shake n Bake Epic 82 seidahoseniorgames.org miles, Bobby Epic 50 miles or limit. Qualifier for Leadville 100. Geezuz Epic 26 miles. Climbing Jul 12: The Crusher in the Tushar Lifetime - Leadville Race Series, varies between 3 to 10+km. See Beaver, UT. A 70-mile “roadirt” leadvilleraceseries.com race series for details. David race exploring southern Utah’s Jul 13: Tahoe Trail 100 Burdette, NM Endurance Series, Tushar Mountains. 10,500’+ of Tahoe, CO. Starts at Northstar nmes.wordpress.com climbing. 50/50 split between California Resort and features 7 Jul 12: Epic Singletrack Series #3 pavement and dirt fire roads total climbs. Ends at the overlook - Rendezvous uses some of Utah’s highest at the base area. Solo 100km, roads. Burke Swindelhurst, 50km, 2-person relay or tandem. Winter Park, CO. See race tusharcrusher.com series for details. Winter Park Lifetime - Leadville Race Series, Competition Center, 970-726-1590, Jul 12: VR135/90 Epic leadvilleraceseries.com epicsingletrack.com Gravel Grinders Jul 17–20: USAC Cross-country Dolores, CO. Self-supported. MTB National Championships Jul 12–13: Oregon 24 135 and 90 demanding miles. Bend, OR. 24-hour MTB relay Bear Creek Resort, PA. VR135 summit 3 passes all usacycling.org race. Mudslinger Events, above 10,000’. 100 miles of dirt/ mudslingerevents.com

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Jul 19: Colorado Trail Classic Jul 26: Epic Singletrack Series course 23.5 miles. Start 10am, Molas Pass, CO. Point-to-point #4 - Epic XC open to riders of all abilities event to Durango, start 6am. 8+ years. See race series for Winter Park, CO. Saturday race. details. Winter Park Competition 75-mile ride with some fine alpine Epic XC at the Colorado Freeride singletrack. Begin at Molas Pass Center, 970-726-1590, Festival. See race series for details. epicsingletrack.com (10,860′), ride over 4 mountain Winter Park Competition Center, passes ( +/- 12,500′) following 970-726-1590, epicsingletrack.com Aug 9: Leadville Trail 100 the Colorado Trail to its terminus Leadville, CO. 50-mile out- at the Junction Creek trailhead. Jul 26: Laramie Enduro and-back in high altitude Self-supported. Part of Colorado Laramie, WY. Challenging 72.5- (9000’+) mountains and valleys Endurance Series. Ian Altman, mile course climbing over 8600’. of Leadville. Highest point at coloradoes.wordpress.com All above 7500’. Singletrack, dirt 12,600’. Mostly double track Jul 19: Enduro Cup - Canyons roads, experienced riders only. dirt roads with steep climbs and At Happy Jack Recreation Area. tough descents. Last 7 miles to Park City, UT. Canyons Resort. Benefits regional non-profits. New stages and inclusion of the turnaround is uphill. 12-hour limit. Richard Vincent, 307-760-1917, Lifetime - Leadville Race Series, Canyons bike park. 17.2 miles laramieenduro.org of trails within Canyons’ network, leadvilleraceseries.com 3 400’ ascending and descend- Aug 10–15: Breck Epic ing. NAET event. Part of Enduro August Breckenridge, CO. Rugged back- Cup. Chad Ross, 303-726-4488, country experience. 6 stages, endurocupmtb.com Aug 2–3: Grand Targhee Enduro cloverleaf style, start/finish in Alta, WY. 5-stage enduro race town. 240km of high-alpine riding Jul 19–20: Enduro-X Series #1 on Grand Targhee trails, cash Steamboat Springs, CO. See split between 30-35 miles and for Pro class winners. Start at 4-8 hours per day at altitudes race series for details. David just under 10,000’. Travels over Scully, enduro-xrace.com >10,000’. Solo, teams, SS. Epic- 4700’ vertical and 12 miles down curious 3-day options of 140 Jul 19: High Cascades 100 to finish in Teton Canyon. Andy miles available. Enduro men and Bend, OR. 100 miles, 1 loop, 75 Williams, Grand Targhee Resort, women Open. Mike McCormack, miles that crests at 7000’. 10-15 307-353-2300 x 1309, 970-485-5847, breckepic.com grandtarghee.com hrs. Limited entry. Part of the Aug 10: Colorado Trail Race NUE Series. Mudslinger Events, Aug 2: Pomerelle Pounder DH mudslingerevents.com Denver, CO. Point-to-point Albion, ID. Idaho’s oldest and event finishes in Durango. 500 Jul 19–20: Trestle Gravity Series #2 gnarliest downhill race. Uses miles, 70,000’ of elevation gain. Winter Park, CO. See race 1-mile Wiley Fuhriman/Ron Start 6am, end date varies. series for details. Winter Park Lindley course that loses 1,000’ Unsupported event. Expert riders Competition Center, 970-726-1590, vertical. Second course’s speed only. Part of Colorado Endurance epicsingletrack.com will keep you on your toes. Part Series. coloradoes.wordpress.com of Go-Ride Gravity MTB Series. Jul 24–27: Colorado go-ride.com Aug 16–17: Enduro-X Series – #2 Freeride Festival Aug 2–3: Tamarack Resort Steamboat Springs, CO. See race Winter Park, CO. $45,000 payout 8 Hour Enduro series for details. enduro-xrace.com slopestyle, Enduro World Series, Aug 16–17: Flyin’ Brian Air DH, Epic Singletrack XC, Donnelly, ID. 8-hour team or Enduro, trials and pond crossing solo enduro race. Ride up the Gravity Festival events. FMB gold event. Winter lift for different runs as the start Brian Head, UT. Downhill and Park Resort, 970-726-1590, location rotates during the day. Super-D. Part of Go-Ride Gravity coloradofreeridefestival.com Wild Rockies, 208-608-6444, MTB Series. Ron Lindley, wildrockiesracing.com 801-375-3231, go-ride.com Jul 26: Butte 100 Butte, MT. 100-mile race with Aug 3: Valles Caldera - NMORS #6 Aug 16: Pierre’s Hole 50 & 100 16,000’ elevation gain. Full White Rock, NM. Part of New Alta, WY. 33-mile loop is the ulti- figure-8 course. 50-mile option Mexico Off-Road Series - mate test for a 100km/100-mile with 8500’ elevation gain. 70% NMORS. nmors.wordpress.com race. Each lap has over 4200’ trails, 30% road and jeep trails. Aug 9: Big Hole Challenge of climbing on mostly single and S/F Basin Creek Reservoir picnic double track trails. Also a 2-lap Driggs, ID. 2 loops of 9.75 miles race for 100km and 1 lap 50km area. TripleRing Productions, with 1160’ vertical MTB race. 406-498-9653, butte100.com event. Part of NUE Series. Andy Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, Williams, Grand Targhee Resort, Jul 26: Chris Allaire Solitude Cup - peakedsports.com 307-353-2300, grandtarghee.com ICup #10 Aug 9: Epic Singletrack Series #5 - Aug 16: Steamboat Stinger Solitude, UT. First start 8am Point to Point Steamboat Springs, CO. 50-mile for Billy & Millie Goat. Part of Winter Park, CO. Some of epic with a touch of western Intermountain Cup Series - ICup. the valley’s best singletrack. flair. 90% singletrack. Starts at utahbikeracing.com Beginner course 18.8 miles, full Howelson Hill Ski Area going

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twice around 25-mile loop. details. Winter Park Competition Aug 30: Park City Point 2 Point Multiple categories. Center, epicsingletrack.com 866-464-6639, honeystinger.com Aug 23–24: Sandia Peak Park City, UT. A true point-2-point Aug 16: Watermelon Beat Down race. Never be on the same trail Challenge twice. Over 90% is singletrack. Jay - NMES #7 Albuquerque, NM. Saturday: Burke, 801-330-3214, thepcpp.com Cedar Crest, NM. Similar XC race. Sunday: enduro race. courses of 47, 34 and 28 miles. Enduro has 3 timed stages of 3 Aug 30–31: Grand Targhee Limit 74. Unsupported. See race to 5 miles, mostly downhill. No Enduro Championships series for details. Rich Capner, day-of reg. Joanna Eckstein, Alta, WY. Wild Rockies, NM Endurance Series, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - NM, wildrockiesracing.com nmes.wordpress.com mountaintopcycling.com Aug 30–Sep 1: Gravity Games Aug 17: Signal Peak Challenge - Aug 23: Wasatch 360 6 Hour Race and Brewfest NMORS #7 Heber, UT. Race solo or as a Angel Fire, NM. Whip-off and Silver City, NM. Distance varies relay in teams of 2 or 3. Also long jump contest, racing and between 8-30 miles. Two cours- Junior 3-person category. movie premieres. es with 4- and 8-mile laps. Part Proceeds support the Summit angelfirebikepark.com of New Mexico Off-Road Series Bike Club programs and trails. - NMORS. Nathan Shay, Michael 801-664-6351, Aug 30–Sep 1: Trestle Gravity nmors.wordpress.com summitbikeclub.org Series #3 Aug 24: Enduro-X Series Race #3 Winter Park, CO. USAC State Aug 23: Big Mountain Championships on September 1. Enduro - Moab - Summit X See race series for details. Winter Moab, UT. More than 7500’ of Steamboat Springs, CO. Benefit Park Competition Center, descending over 3 stages navi- race in recognition of 2014 IMBA 970-726-1590, epicsingletrack.com gating through various climate World Summit. Includes a stage zones down Burro Pass through from Storm Peak. See race Aug 31–Sep 1: Canyonball Hazard County, Kokopelli, UPS, series for details. David Scully, Park City, UT. Sunday: Super D, LPS and Porcupine Rim trails. 970-846-5012, enduro-xrace.com Monday (Labor Day): DH. Part See race series for details. Aug 29–31: The Grand Junction of Go-Ride Gravity MTB Series. Big Mountain Enduro, LLC., 801-375-3231, go-ride.com bigmountainenduro.com Off-Road Grand Junction, CO. 15, 30 or Aug 31: Cougar Slayer Aug 23–24: Cedro Peak - 40 miles on the Lunch Loop and Boulder, CO. Unsanctioned ITT NMORS #8 neighboring trails. Clunker and event. 70 miles (possible 40-45 in the works). Can’t make it on Albuquerque, NM. Saturday Fat Tire criteriums. No day-of this date? Submit Strava results STXC, Sunday XC. Part of registration. Epic Rides, Inc., from July 1 to September 30. New Mexico Off-Road Series - 520-623-1584, epicrides.com Under 8 hours get a belt buckle. NMORS. nmors.wordpress.com Aug 29–Sep 1: Wydaho thecougarslayer.wordpress.com Aug 23: Epic Singletrack Series Rendezvous MTB Festival #6 - King of the Rockies Alta, WY. At Grand Targhee Family Friendly Ride Resort and Teton Valley, ID. Winter Park, CO. Distance 25.8 Supports Bicycle Colorado miles, start elevation 8756’, high- Super D (4300’ descent from Supports Cycle Wyoming est elevation 9945’. Total climbing chairlift), DH, HC and XC trail 4011’. Starts outside of Fraser races. Fat bike race, including Commercial and finishes at the base of Winter “high mark.” Tim Adams, Park Resort. See race series for 208-201-1622, tetonbikefest.org

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Aug 31: Nederland HalfAss / routes. Solo and duo categories, check points, 3 major climbs. Solo, multiple divisions. 970-726-1590, Duo, team of 4 or 6. Also 54 mile Cougar Slayer epicsingletrack.com loop to Hot Sulphur Springs and Boulder, CO. Unsupported event. back. Limit 300. Not for beginners. Nederland to Raymond and Sep 6: Jurassic Classic Paul Karlsson, 303-960-8129, back. 75 miles with about 13km Lander, WY. Race at Johnny digdeepsports.com of climbing on rough singletrack. Behind the Rocks. Start 9am, 40% dirt road, 50% single- beginner, intermediate, Pro and Sep 13: Double Boundary track, some pavement. New high school categories. BBQ, Trail - NMES #8 for 2014 joining with Cougar T-shirt and swag bag. Limit 200. Taos, NM. 68 miles with 14,318’ Slayer to start. Part of Colorado Toni Ferlisi, Lander Cycling Club, of climbing to North Ridge of Endurance Series. Chuck Ray, 307-690-3952, landercycling.org Taos Canyon and down other Colorado Endurance Series, Sep 6: Ring the Peak 100 side. Epic singletrack, dirt two- coloradoes.wordpress.com Manitou Springs, CO. Self- track, some gravel or paved supported singletrack, dirt roads, road. Unsupported, not for begin- backcountry, high altitude epic ners. Start 6:30am. Limit 74. September ride around Pikes Peak. 100’ish See race series for details. Rich Sep 3–7: Big Mountain Enduro - miles. Limit 74. Part of Colorado Capener, NM Endurance Series, Crested Butte Endurance Series. Ryan Kohler, nmes.wordpress.com Crested Butte, CO. Ultra 5-day Colorado Endurance Series, Sep 13: Draper Fall Classic 50 - enduro. Some of the longest ringthepeak.com USCS #4 descents in the area. Challenging Sep 7: Colorado HS MTB League #1 Draper, UT. 50-mile lap format and scenic courses. 20,000’+ of Granby, CO. Snow Mountain (2 x 25) or 1 loop option of descending. See race series for Ranch Stampede. See race urban singletrack. Makes use details. Big Mountain Enduro, series for details. Colorado HS of the best of Corner Canyon LLC., bigmountainenduro.com League, coloradomtb.org trails. Bob Saffell, MTB Race Sep 4: Rock ‘n Road Challenge Productions, LLC, 801-588-9020, Sep 7: Fall Classic raceuscs.com Copper Mountain, CO. Tentative Breckenridge, CO. Expert, sin- date. Ben Bostrom Events, glespeed open and elite race. 29 Sep 13: Gila Hunnerd - NMES #9 [email protected] miles with 4700’ of climbing on Silver City, NM. Gourgh Park. Sep 5–6: Utah High School big course, all others the 16-mile, 20, 40 and 60 miles. Start 8am. 2700’ course. U13 start at Sallie Course changes to be announced. League #1 See race series for details. Jeff Soldier Hollow, UT. A new and Barber winter trailhead, all others at the Wellington neighborhood Reese, NM Endurance Series, different race course. New divi- nmes.wordpress.com sion and wave for freshmen on French Gulch Rd. U10 race boys. Friday race for new Junior multiple laps at Carter Park. Part Sep 14: Horny Toad Hustle - development (7th and 8th of Summit Mountain Challenge - SMC. Jeff Westcott, Maverick NMORS #10 grade) teams. See race series Las Cruces, NM. Dona Ana for details. Utah High School Sports Promotions, 970-390-4760, mavsports.com Mountain trails. Fast rolling sec- League, utahmtb.org tions, short rocky climbs and Sep 6: Back to School Special - Sep 7: New Mexico Enduro Cup #2 cacti to keep you honest. Also Angel Fire, NM. Cloudcroft. a chainless fun ride. Part of NMORS #9 facebook.com/eevents/6257794 New Mexico Off-Road Series - Angel Fire, NM. New course. 10803764/?ref=22 NMORS. Dave Halliburton, Collegiate and regular USAC cat- Sep 13: 12 Hours of Sundance 505-312-5991, egories. Distances: 10-30 miles hornytoadhustle.com depending on class. DH race to Sundance Resort, UT. With solo, be confirmed. Part of New Mexico 2-man, 4-man and coed options. Sep 20: Rico 50/100 Off-Road Series - NMORS. Race from 7am - 7pm. Czar Rico, CO. High elevation back- University of NM Cycling Team, Johnson, Sundance Resort, country on San Juan’s finest nmors.wordpress.com 801-223-4121, sundanceresort.com singletrack. Start 6:15am at Rico Sep 13: Banana Belt MTB Race Firehouse, ends at The Enterprise Sep 6: Barn Burner 104 Bar & Grill. 95 miles with 15km Flagstaff, AZ. 26, 52 and 104 miles. Salida, CO. Part of Salida of climbing. Self-supported. Limit Solo, duo or quad categories. BikeFest. Chainless race on 74. Part of Colorado Endurance Kaibab and Coconino National Friday at 5pm. Saturday: 1 Series. coloradoes.wordpress.com Forest. Kids activities. Camping loop, 26 miles XC, dirt road available. Start elevation 7674’. climb alongside Bear Creek and Sep 20: Utah High School League #2 480-299-1203, barnburnermtb.com 6 miles of singletrack on the Provo, UT. See race series Rainbow Trail. 877-772-5432, for details. Utah High School Sep 6: Epic 50 salidabikefest.com League, utahmtb.org Winter Park, CO. 2nd annual. Marathon event on 25-mile loop. Sep 13: Colorado Dirt Sep 20: Widowmaker Hill Climb Includes 85% Fraser Valley single- Winter Park, CO. New event. 132 Snowbird, UT. Starts in Gad track and 15% county connecting miles, over 12,000’ of climbing, 3 Valley at 10am, 3000’ vertical

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race to the top of the Tram for Trans Rockies, 403-668-7537, awards, food and fun. Snowbird October transrockies.com Resort. 801-583-6281, Oct 4: Dolores 100 sports-am.com Oct 11: Utah High School League #4 Dolores, CO. Mixture of graded Snowbasin, UT. See race series Sep 21: Tour des Suds roads, singletrack, 4-wheel drive for details. Lori Harward, Utah Park City, UT. 7-mile climb from roads, high desert, mountains High School League, 801-502- City Park to top of Guardsman and more around Dolores. Goes 8516, utahmtb.org Pass with 2700’ elevation gain. around McPhee reservoir. Self- Costumes encouraged. Ginger supported. Start 7am at Dolores Oct 13–14: Huntsman World Ries, 435-649-6839, River Brewery. 90 miles, 8600’ Senior Games mountaintrails.org elevation gain. Limit 74. Part St. George, UT. For athletes of Colorado Endurance Series. 50+. HC, DH and XC. Expert, Sep 22: Colorado HS MTB League #2 Colorado Endurance Series, Sport and Beginner divisions. Leadville, CO. Cloud City coloradoes.wordpress.com Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, Challenge. See race series for seniorgames.net details. Colorado HS League, Oct 4: Road Apple Rally - coloradomtb.org NMORS #12 Oct 18: Zuni Mountain 100 - Farmington, NM. 32nd annual. NMES #11 Sep 26–28: Red Bull Rampage Start/finish at Lions Wilderness McGaffey Lake, NM. NM Virgin, UT. Freestyle competition. Park Amphitheater. Beginner Endurance Championships. redbull.com 15-mile loop, all others 30-mile Course may change, check web- Sep 27: Crested Butte Classic 100 Road Apple Loop. Climbing is site. 41-mile loop course. 82-mil- Crested Butte, CO. Tentative minimal. No day-of reg. Part of ers ride it in both directions. date. Self-supported, high eleva- New Mexico Off-Road Series Unsupported, not for beginners. tion, singletrack backcountry - NMORS. Shawn Lyle, City of 82 starts at 7am, 41 at 9:30am. event. Start at post office park- Farmington Parks, Recreation & Limit 74 riders. See race series ing lot. 3 separate loops. Limit Cultural Affairs Dept., for details. Bill Siebersma, NM 74. Part of Colorado Endurance 505-599-1140, Endurance Series, Series. Dave Ochs, Colorado roadapplerally.com nmes.wordpress.com Endurance Series, Oct 4: Utah High School League #3 Oct 19: Colorado HS MTB League #4 coloradoes.wordpress.com Round Valley, UT. See race Eagle, CO. Haymaker Classic. Sep 27: High Desert Screamer - series for details. Utah High State Championship. See race NMORS# 11 School League, utahmtb.org series for details. Colorado HS Gallup, NM. Part of Squash Oct 5: Colorado HS MTB League #3 League, coloradomtb.org Blossom Classic. Tons of single- Elbert, CO. Peaceful Valley Oct 23–26: Moab Ho-Down track, slickrock, small climbs Invitational. See race series for Bike Festival and technical sections. Beginner details. Colorado HS League, Moab, UT. Dual stage enduro course: 7 miles. Sport: 19 coloradomtb.org race, group shuttle rides, townie miles. Expert: 31 miles. Part of Oct 5: Tour of the White tour, dirt jump comp and more. New Mexico Off-Road Series - Mountains Benefits local trails. Tracy Reed, NMORS. Jenny Van Drunen, 435-259-4688, moabhodown.com squashblossomclassic.com Lakeside, AZ. Tentative date. 35- and 50-mile challenge. Oct 24–26: USAC Collegiate MTB Sep 27: Manzanita Mountain Epic Epic Rides, Inc., epicrides.com National Championships - NMES #10 TBD. usacycling.org Cedro Peak, NM. Start at camp- Oct 11: City Creek Bike Sprint ground. Short loop 37 miles, long City Creek Canyon, UT. Starts Oct 25: Utah High School League #5 loop 47 miles, combine both for at mouth of City Creek Canyon St George, UT. State 77 miles with 8500’ of climb- 10am. 6-mile HC finishes at Championships. See race series ing. See race series for details. Rotary Park. All categories. Ages for details. Utah High School Donnie Cole, NM Endurance U14 to 60+, Clydesdale division. League, utahmtb.org Series, nmes.wordpress.com No day-of reg. James Zwick, Sports-Am, 801-583-6281, Sep 27: Stone Temple 8 sports-am.com Laramie, WY. 8-hour, 14-mile loop November in Curt Gowdy State Park. 99% of Oct 11–13: Moab Rocks Nov 1–2: 25 Hours of Frog Hollow the course is on IBMA designed Moab, UT. 3-day XC masterpiece Hurricane, UT. Longest 24-hour singletrack. High school race. on classic and new routes includ- race ever, with double midnight Supports Wyoming State Park ing Klondike, Porcupine Rim and lap due to the fallback time Trails Fund. Richard Vincent, Mag 7. Timed descents, fully change. 13-mile course in the Laramie Enduro, 307-760-1917, supported. Fun, friendly atmo- desert combines sweet single- laramieenduro.org sphere. Mileage: Stage 1: 32.9, track with technical sections. stage 2: 27.3, stage 3: 29.8. Solo, duo, 4-10 person teams. Open men and women, 40+ men Gro-Promotions / True Grit / Frog and women, 50+ men. Limit 200. Hollow, gropromotions.com

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LTR Cross Series Sep 20; Oct 25; Nov 8 Various, CO. Series of 4 events. Citizen - 30’, A - 50’ and B - 40’ races. Overall calculated on points. Location varies each week. Mike Driver, 970-904-5708, ltrsports.com NM Cross Series Sep 14–Dec 7 Various, NM. More details to come. dashforlife.org SICX Cross Series Oct 4–5; Nov 8–9, 22; Dec 6–7 Various, ID. Series of 7 events. Overall calculated on 6 best results. Points for men, women, Masters 35+, Masters 45+. Best 5 results count, need mini- mum of 4 races to be champion. Medals, raffle priz- Photo courtesy of Dave Iltis / cyclingutah.com es, cash. First start at 11am, last at 2:10pm. Women have their own start time at noon. cxidaho.com Waffle Cross Idaho Utah Cyclocross Series Oct 18–Dec 13 Eagle, ID. 5 races presented at Eagle Velopark. Sep 27 First race start at 11am. Noon start for men 1, 2, Various, UT. Series starts 9/27, other dates TBD. 3 and 35+. Last start for Juniors and 1st timers Points system determines winner in each category at 1:10pm. Must compete in 3 races to count for counting the best 8 results. Marek Shon, overall series awards. Other dates TBC. Events on: 801-209-2479, utcx.net 10/18, 11/15, 12/13. idahowafflecross.com cyclocross September Sep 20: Powder’s Cross - LTR #1 November Grand Junction, CO. Powderhorn Sep 10: CrossVegas Resort. See race series for Nov 8: Bend and ‘Cross - LTR #4 Las Vegas, NV. Categories for details. Mike Driver, Palisade, CO. Tentative date. USAC and UCI women and men 970-904-5708, ltrevents.com Palisade Park. See race series Elite. Held in the evening after for details. Mike Driver, the 1st day of Interbike. Part 970-904-5708, ltrevents.com of Cross After Dark series. October Brook Watts, Watts Marketing, Nov 8: Rip the Wash ‘Cross - LTR #3 303-907-3133, crossvegas.com Oct 18–19: Waffle Cross Fruita, CO. Tentative date. Eagle, ID. Held at the Eagle Little Salt Wash. See race series Sep 13: Rapha StarCrossed Sports Complex. Part of Waffle for details. Mike Driver, Redmond, WA. UCI 2 event pre- Cross Idaho. Brian Price, 970-904-5708, ltrevents.com sented at Marymoor Park. Part of Team Eastside Cycles, Nov 15–16: Turkey Cross Rapha Super Cross Series. Limit idahowafflecross.com 80 riders per field. Start 2pm, Eagle, ID. Part of Waffle Cross Elite women 7pm, Elite men 8pm. Oct 25: Creepy Canyon Idaho. Brian Price, Team Low Pressure Promotions, ‘Cross - LTR #2 Eastside Cycles, 425-503-2333, starcrossedcx.com Grand Junction, CO. Tentative idahowafflecross.com date. Canyon View Park. Sep 14: Boulder Cup Afternoon and evening races. Boulder, CO. Valmont Bike Park. See race series for details. December The largest cyclocross weekend Mike Driver, 970-904-5708, Dec 13: Kringle Cross in the Rocky Mountain region. ltrevents.com Racing for all abilities, kids Eagle, ID. Donation/drop-off jump castle, cruiser lap, beer Oct 30: Clammy Cross Devil’s Night spot for the Treasure Valley garden. Wear your costume. American Fork, UT. Art Dye Salvation Army. Bring unwrapped Chris Grealish, DBC Events, Park, under the lights. Josh toy. Part of Waffle Cross Idaho. 303-619-9419, dbcevents.com McCarrel, 385-208-6400, Team Eastside Cycles, clammycross.blogspot.com idahowafflecross.com Cross and Track Calendars Disclaimer The 2014 calendar has yet to be fully established. Unless otherwise noted, the dates listed in this calendar are solid. Please refer to Bicyclepaper.com or CyclingUtah.com later in the season to get up-to-date event information.

82 RM RACE guide INside look track series Tuesday Friday Thursday Night Racing Colorado Track Cup Jun 10–Aug 19 Jun 27–Aug 23 Colorado Springs, CO. Tentative dates. Weekly race Colorado Springs, CO. Tentative schedule. SM P 1-2, series open to Senior men 1-2 / 3, Senior women, SM3 and Women categories. coloradocycling.org and Junior riders. Event schedule varies. Racing starts at 7pm. Canceled if raining. coscycling.com track May Jul 18–20: Alpenrose Challenge Master racers in the nation Portland, OR. 3-day event bring- challenge each other for a shot May 17–19: Matrix Track Cup ing former and future Olympians, at coveted champion title and Frisco, TX. Age-based races, Elite World and National Champions to jersey. Multiple age groups. and Amateur men and women. Portland for a race extravaganza. Marymoor Velodrome. Amara Endurance and sprint events. Includes sprint and endurance Edwards, Marymoor Velodrome NTC event. superdrome.com events, fastest lap competition Assoc., velodrome.org and kids races. ATRA NCS event. Charlie Warner, 360-624-1801, June alpenrosechallenge.com September Jun 13–14: Midway Challenge Jul 25–27: Marymoor Grand Prix Sep 12–14: Los Angeles Indianapolis, IN. Endurance and Redmond, WA. Daytime features Grand Prix sprint events. NTC event. individual and team timed events. Los Angeles, CA. Tentative date. Jun 23–28: Alpenrose Six-Day Nighttime showcases mass start Endurance and Sprint events. NTC event. Portland, OR. Only outdoor racing. Open to Elite men and 6-day race in North America. women and Masters. $10,000+ Sep 25–28: USAC Collegiate Track Full program of exciting rac- cash purse. Sunday is rain delay National Championships day. NTC event. Part of Seattle ing, including Madison events. Indianapolis, IN. Date changed. JR Road Dev. Race Series. Dave See website for schedule. Mike usacycling.org Murray, 503-661-5874, obra.org Mann, Marymoor Velodrome Assoc., velodrome.org July August Rocky Mountain Road Cup Point Scale Jul 11–13: US Grand Prix Aug 12–17: USAC Elite Track of Sprinting Bronze, Silver, Gold Colorado Springs, CO. Tentative National Championships date. Match Spring, Team Sprint, Rock Hill, SC. usacycling.org Keirin. NTC event. UCI C2 sanc- Aug 19–24: USAC Masters Track Family Friendly Ride tioned. csvelodrome.org National Championships Supports Bicycle Colorado Redmond, WA. Individual and Supports Cycle Wyoming team events where the best Commercial

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RM RACE guide 83 INside look Multisport calendar May May 31: Xterra Lory Jun 13: Lunatic Triathlon Fort Collins, CO. Perfect for Price, UT. Race under the full May 3: Fourth Street Clinic Tri beginners or experts. 1/2-mile moon. Includes a 5km run, and 5k swim in Horsetooth Reservoir, 9-mile bike ride,300-yard swim. Salt Lake City, UT. 300m swim, 12.2-mile singletrack rolling bike Individual and relay teams, 10km MTB ride, 5km run. All leg, 4.8-mile trail run. Limit 325. Start 10pm. Carbon County proceeds benefit Fourth Street Without Limits Productions, Recreation, lunatictriathlon.com Clinic, which provides free health withoutlimitsracing.com care to homeless Utahns. 801- Jun 14: Marathon & Heavy Half 364-0058, fourthstreetclinic.org Leadville, CO. Run through the historic mining district’s chal- May 3: Ironman St. George 70.3 June lenging old mining roads and St. George, UT. 1.2-mile swim, Jun 5–8: GoPro Mountain Games trails, high of 13,185’ at Mosquito 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run. - Ultimate Mtn Challenge Pass. Time limit 8.5 hours. 50 qualifying slots for the Vail, CO. Compete in 10km Lifetime Fitness, 719-219-9351, Official Ironman 70.3 U.S. Pro spring run-off, XC, Road TT, and leadvilleraceseries.com Championship in Quebec. either Class II Down River Sprint ironmanstgeorge.com Jun 14: Rock Cliff Tri or SUP Surf Sprint, fastest com- Salt Lake City, UT. Sprint and May 10: South Davis bined time wins. 970-777-2015, Olympic. Swim in fresh mountain Splash n’ Sprint mountaingames.com water, bike scenic course, run on Bountiful, UT. For every level. Jun 7: Daybreak Tri the Utah State Park’s beautiful Sprint, relay and novice. Start South Jordan, UT. Sprint, boardwalks. US Trisports Race 8am at South Davis Recreation Olympic, and Aqua-Velo option. Management, LLC, racetri.com Center. Finisher medals, race Relays welcome. Swim in open Jun 14: Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon bags, custom tees for all racers. water. Cody Ford, US Trisports Ruidoso, NM. High altitude event southdavisrecreation.com Race Mangement, LLC, starts with 3.5-mile lakeside May 17: Woman of Steel 801-432-0511, ustrisports.com trail run, 10-mile hilly bike ride Tri & 5km Jun 7: DinoTri ends with 400-yard indoor swim. American Fork, UT. 9th annual Vernal, UT. 8th annual. Sprint Benefits Ruidoso Trails Coalition. women-only pool sprint. 300m and Olympic distance. Huge Limit 200. Pre-reg. only. Bicycle pool swim, 12-mile bike, 3-mile cash purse for 1, 2, 3 place win- Ruidoso CC, 503-863-4228, run. 2- and 3-women relay ners and speed prizes for both bicycleruidoso.com teams welcome. Custom medals/ events. Kids Tri. Dino Tri, Jun 15: Atomic Man Duathlon charms, division awards, choco- 435-828-6436, dinotri.com White Rock, NM. USAT Rocky lates, on-site massages, prizes/ Jun 7: HRCA Tune Up Triathlon Mountain Regional Duathlon awards from Elase Day Spa and Highlands Ranch, CO. 7th Championship. 2 options: Fat other sponsors. triutah.com annual. 500-yd swim indoor pool, Man (intermediate course) - May 25: Timp Trail Marathon 13-mile bike through Highlands 10km run/40km bike/5km run; Orem, UT. Run on mountain trail Ranch, 3.1-mile rail run behind and Little Boy (short course) 4km and fire road. Sections of ascent Westridge. Perfect first race. run/15km bike/4km run. Cash and decent are very technical; Highlands Ranch Run Series, prizes. triatomics.org/duathlon possible snow, possible stream highlandsranchraceseries.com Jun 22: Xterra Curt Gowdy crossings, and rocky/steep Jun 7: Ironman 70.3 Boise Cheyenne, WY. Uses Curt areas with exposed cliffs. Trail Boise, ID. Half-Ironman. 1.2-mile Gowdy State Park trail sys- marathon set up like an ultra swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile tem. 1200m swim in Granite marathon. Half-marathon option. run. Ironman North America, Reservoir, 14 miles of singletrack 801-769-3576, t3triathlon.com ironmanboise.com riding through aspen groves May 31: Adventure Xstream - Jun 7: Xterra Four Corners and open meadows, 5.4-mile Buena Vista trail run finishing at Aspen Farmington, NM. 1-mile swim Grove Trailhead. Without Limits Buena Vista, CO. Sprint (3-6 on west side of Farmington Lake, Productions, withoutlimits.com hrs), Sport (6-12hrs) courses. 17-mile MTB course and scenic Kayak, orienteering, trek, rap- 6-mile running loop that skirts Jun 28: Spartan Race pel, MTB. Solo, 2-person teams, Farmington Lake. Ingrid Gilbert, Midway, UT. 3-mile trail race with unsupported or supported. 505-326-7602, 15 obstacles, mud and more. 8am start. Gravity Play Sports xterrafourcorners.farmingtonnm.org 435-654-2002, spartanrace.com Marketing, gravityplay.com Jun 12–15: FIBArk Festival Jun 29: TriBoulder May 31: Salem Spring Triathlon Salida, CO. MTB bike races, Boulder, CO. Challenge yourself Salem, UT. 11th annual. Sprint water sport, hill climb run, and at mile high elevation. Sprint and distance triathlon. Racetri Event more. Christopher Kolomitz, Olympic distances. bbsctri.com Series, racetri.com fibark.net

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600m dash, 22km MTB and 7km Aug 16–17: Steamboat Stinger - July trail run. Xterra America Tour. digdeepsports.com Trail Marathon Jul 9: Uinta Mountain Steamboat Springs, CO. 25- or Adventure Relay 50-mile epic race with a touch Heber City, UT. 150-mile race of western flair. 90% singletrack. over one day. Run, pedal, paddle August Start at Howelson Hill Ski Area 18-leg relay. Solo or team of 3 or Aug 2: Aspen Backcountry going twice around a 25-mile 6. Jon Johnson, 801-367-2575, Marathon loop. Saturday MTB race. uintamountainadventurerelay.com Aspen, CO. The most challenging Nate Bird, Honey Stinger, Jul 12: REI TriRock Colorado marathon you’ll ever run. 866-464-6639, honeystinger.com Aurora, CO. REI at the Aurora 970-920-5140, aspenrecreation.com Aug 16: Triathamom Reservoir 30 minutes southeast Aug 2: East Canyon Triathlon Herriman, UT. Women only tri- of Denver. Start on the beach, Morgan, UT. Swim in beauti- athlon at Kearns Oquirrh Park bike through meadows, run ful East Canyon Reservoir, Fitness Center. Aly Brooks, along the lake. Olympic and bike downhill into Morgan and gotriathamom.com Sprint divisions. Competitor run on the streets of Morgan Aug 16: TriUtah Jordanelle Group, Inc., 800-311-1255, City. Olympic, Sprint and team trirock.competitor.com options. triutah.com Triathlon Park City, UT. Everything from Jul 12: Rigby Triathlon Aug 2: Zoot Aspen Triathlon the wildlife to the boardwalks will Rigby Lake, UT. Sprint and and Duathlon remind you of why you love the Olympic distance triathlon. Limit outdoors. Olympic and Sprint 450. pb-performance.com Aspen, CO. 800-yard indoor swim, 17-mile bike (gaining 1500’ in distances. TriUtah, triutah.com Jul 12–13: Silver King & Queen elevation) to Maroon Bells, 4-mile Aug 16: Warrior Dash - Colorado Leadville, CO. Back-to-back run around golf course. USAT Copper Mountain, CO. Mud- 50-mile Silver Rush MTB race sanctioned event. 970-920-5140, crawling, fire-leaping, extreme followed by Silver Rush 50 run aspenrecreation.com run on challenging and rugged the next day. Lifetime terrain. 12 obstacles over 3 miles leadvilleraceseries.com Aug 6: Snowbird Adventure Race Snowbird, UT. 2nd annual. at Copper Mountain Ski Resort. Jul 12: TriUtah Echo Triathlon Running, cycling, a map, and 312-980-9983, warriordash.com Coalville, UT. Utah’s most popu- maybe a Tyrolean traverse or Aug 22–23: Doxa Threelay lar Olympic and Sprint distance two. 6-hour and 3-hour races. Duchesne, UT. 12-person team triathlon. TriUtah, triutah.com Each offers a unique set of chal- relay triathlon. It is a 2-day Jul 19: Cache Valley’s Super lenges. Graffiti Racing, LLC, 270-mile event. Doxa Threelay, Sprint Triathlon 801-867-5039, graffitiracing.com doxaraces.com Logan, UT. 10th annual. Short Aug 9: Herriman Escape from Aug 22–23: Vikingman distances, course is flat and Black Ridge Tri Heyburn, ID. Friday: family fun straight in Logan City. Swim is Herriman, UT. Fast and fun. run. Saturday: Half and Olympic at Logan Aquatic Center, bike on Swim 500 yds in the reservoir, distance triathlon, duathlon, farm roads, and run in park area. ride 14 miles and run a 5km. aquabike, 5k run, half-marathon. 801-335-4940, cvsst.org racetri.com Solo and team events. Viking Jul 25–26: Hurt in the Dirt Aug 12–17: TransRockies Run Man Triathlon, 208-431-0463, Ogden, UT. Off-road Duathlon Buena Vista, CO. Trail stage run. vikingman.org at Ft. Buenaventura. Individuals 3 days solo or 6-day team run Aug 23: Utah Half Triathlon and relay teams welcome. MTB through 120 miles of Colorado Provo, UT. Longest multisport race and trail run combined. Goal Rockies. Starts in Buena Vista, race on the Wasatch Front 70.3 Foundation, hurtinthedirt.com ends in Beaver Creek. Limit 500. Ironman. Racetri Event Series, Jul 26: Oyster Race 403-668-7537, transrockies.com 801-358-1411, racetri.com Denver, CO. The original urban Aug 16: Leadville Trail 100 Run Aug 24: Xterra Buffalo Creek adventure race. Combining athleti- Leadville, CO. 100-mile out- Fort Collins, CO. 1500m swim in cism and intelligence, this ball bust- and-back running race. Mostly Lake Wellington, 22-mile MTB er will have you running, biking, on forest trails. Lifetime Fitness, ride on double track, a few jeep completing awesome challenges. 719-219-9351, roads, and some IMBA Epic- Team event.10-30 miles over 3-6 leadvilleraceseries.com rated singletrack. 5-mile run hours. Team Player Productions, on hilly terrain that circumnavi- oysterracingseries.com Aug 16: Snowbird Adventure Race Snowbird, UT. 3 or 6 hours with gates the lake. Without Limits Jul 26: Xterra Indian Peaks many check points. Trail run, Productions, withoutlimits.com Boulder, CO. Off-road triathlon. mtb riding, orientaring, Tyrolean Uses the trails of the Eldora Traverse. Solo, duo or 3-per- Mountain Resort. 1km swim, son team. Must be 16+. Graffiti Racing, LLC, graffitiracing.com

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September Sep 12: Utah State Triathlon Sep 20–21: XTERRA USA Championships Championship/ XTERRA Utah Sep 6: Adventure Xstream - Ogden, UT. 4 races over the Ogden, UT. Two days, two Glenwood course of 2 days. Half, Olympic, national championship events Glenwood Springs, CO. Sport Sprint, and Kids Tri. Awards for (off-road and trail run), one (6-12 hrs) course, 50+ miles. overall, age-group, Clydesdale, spectacular destination. Kayak, MTB, caving, running, and Athena divisions. TriUtah, 877-751-8880, xterraplanet.com river boarding, and rappel. triutah.com Unsupported. Solo and 2-per- Sep 13: Bear Lake Man Triathlon son teams. Gravity Play Sports October Marketing, gravityplay.com Laketown, UT. Half, Olympic, and Sprint distances over the Oct 4–5: Adventure Xstream - Sep 6: Camp Yuba Triathlon prettiest water in Utah. 801-335- Moab 30 Yuba State Park, UT. Sprint and 4940, bearlakebrawl.com Moab, UT. 60 miles epic riding, Olympic triathlons are all about Sep 20: LeadmanTri Epic 250 15 miles singletrack running, 15 Indian summers, camping, and miles paddling on the Colorado good ol’ fashion swimming, bik- Bend, OR. 250km epic triath- lon, 5km swim in Cultus Lake, River. Will Newcomer, Gravity ing, and running. Racetri Event Play Sports Marketing, Series, 801-518-454, racetri.com 223km bike around Mt Bachelor, 22km run through Tetherow 970-403-5320, gravityplay.com Sep 6–7: Tough Mudder and along Deschutes River. Avon, CO. 25 obstacles spread 125km distance available (2.5, Oct 7–18: Huntsman over a 10- to 12-mile course 106 and 16.5km). Individual or World Senior Games designed by British Special relay options. Mary Beth Kunz, Forces Solo or team entry. Lifetime Fitness, 702-525-1087, St. George, UT. For athletes 50 Beaver Creek Resort. Tough leadmantri.com and over. Team and individual Mudder, toughmudder.com sports, including cycling, running, triathlon. Triathlon on October 11. 800-562-1268, seniorgames.net

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Below are commercial companies that are from the Rocky Mountain region or offer tours in the area. Adventure Cycling Great Explorations Rocky Mountain Association great-explorations.com Cycle Tours adventurecycling.org Hermosa Tours rockymountaincycle.com Adventure Overland hermosatours.net Rusted Rock Tours Expeditions Holiday River rustedrocktours.com aoeadventures.com Expeditions Sacred Rides America by Bike bikeraft.com sacredrides.com abbike.com KE Adventure Solfun Tours Austin Adventures keadventure.com moab-utah.com/solfun austinadventures.com Lizard Head Cycling Tailwind Tours Backroads lizardheadcyclingguides.com tailwindtours.com backroads.com Magpie Cycling Teton Mountain Bikerpelli Sports magpieadventures.com Bike Tours bikerpelli.com Nichols Expeditions tetonmtbike.com Bicycle Adventure Club nicholexpeditions.com Timberline Adventures bicycleadventureclub.org Outpost Wilderness timbertours.com Bicycle Adventures Adventure Timberline Bike Tours bicycleadventures.com owa.com timberlinebike.com Bike-Dreams Pacific-Atlantic- Trek Travel bike-dreams.com Cycling Tour trektravel.com Bike & Barge pactour.com Utah Outventures Holland Tours Pedalers Pub and Grille utahoutventures.com bikebarge.com pedalerspubandgrille.com Vacation Bicycling Bike The West Planet Ultra vacationbicycling.com bikethewest.com planetultra.com Western Spirit Black Bear Adventures Randonnee Tours Cycling Adventures Bicycle Tours randonneetours.com westernspirit.com blackbearadventures.com REI adventures WomanTours CBST Adventures rei.com/adventures womantours.com cbstadventures.com Rim Tours Challenge Unlimited rimtours.com bikithikit.com Colorado HeartCycle heartcycle.org Cross Roads Cycling crossroadscycling.com Cycle America CycleAmerica.com Cycling Escapes cyclingescapes.com Dreamride dreamride.com Escape Adventures escapeadventures.com ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours experienceplus.com Finish Line Cycling Photo courtesy of Tri-States Gran Fondo (October 11, 2014) finishlinecycling.com

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List of cycling clubs in the Rocky Mountain area. Colorado Utah 6202 Cycling - 6202cycling.org Animal Liberation Racing - Amicas CC - southcentralracing.com animalliberationracing.com Aspen CC - aspencyclingclub.org Bike Peddler Tribe - bikepeddlerutah.com Bonneville CC - bccutah.org Bonneville Cycling Club - bccutah.org Colorado Springs CC - bikesprings.org Bountiful Mazda Cycling Club - bmbbc.com Colorado Tandem Club - coloradotandemclub.org Cache Valley Veloists - cvveloists.org Denver Bicycle Touring Club - dbtc.org Joyride Bikes - joyridebikes.com Durango Wheel Club - durangowheelclub.com Logan Race Club - loganraceclub.org Fort Collins CC - fccycleclub.org Mad Dog Cycles Race Team - Front Rangers CC - frontrangersdenver.org maddograceteam.com Highlands Ranch CC - ridehrcc.com Mi Duole Cycling - miduole.com International Christian CC - Colorado - Porcupine Cycling - porcupinecycling.com christiancycling.com/spokes/colorado Skull Candy - Mesa State College MTB Club - skullcandyslimknobbyscycling.blogspot.com org.coloradomesa.edu/cycling/join.html Team Bad Ass Coffee - OUT Spokin’ - outspokin.org sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/badasscycles PEDAL - pedalclub.org Team Intermountain LiVe Well CC - Rocky Mountain Bicycle Boys - rmbb.org teamintermountainlivewell.org Rocky Mountain CC - rmccrides.com Team Wannabe - teamwannabe.com Routt County Riders - routtcountyriders.org Think Architecture - Team BOB - Babes on Bikes - fortnet.org/team_bob thinkarchitecturecycling.blogspot.com Team Evergreen Bicycle Club - teamevergreen.org The Young Riders - youngriders.com West Slope Wheelmen - 970-434-9389 Utah Velo Club - utahveloclub.com Wolf Creek Wheel Club - UtahMountainBiking.com - sites.google.com/site/wolfcreekwheelclub UtahMountainBiking.com W.O.M.B. - womenonbikes.com Wasatch Mountain Club - wasatchmountainclub.org Wasatch Wheelmen - wasatchwheelmen.org New Mexico Zions Bank Z-Team - zteamcycling.org Bike and Chowder Club - bike_and_chowder_club.home.comcast.net Wyoming New Mexico Touring Society - nmts.org Casper Wheelmen - [email protected] NM RUSA Randonneurs - nmbrevets.com Cheyenne CC - cheyennecyclingclub.org Pedal Queens - pedalqueens.com Cycling Association of Star Valley - casv.org Roswell Bike Club - facebook.com/RoswellBikeClub Evanston CC - evanstoncycling.org Santa Fe Road Riders - Lander Cycling Club - landercycling.org sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFRoadriders Laramie Bicycling Network - laramiebikenet.com Silver Spokes Bicycle Club - UW Cycling Club - uwyo.edu/rec/club-sports/cycling silverscc.net/Silver_Spokes/Home.html Tuff Riders MTB Club - tuffriders.losalamos.com White Line CC - [email protected]

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88 RM tour and RACE guide