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Speaking of Spokes Dreaming of Racing ing club and we were planning out Then I woke up and reality came pointed out, sixty-two years old with By David Ward the coming race season. There was flowing back. Yes, this is the time of a body that is slowing me down and, an air of anticipation and excitement year to be planning for and become when it comes to cycling these days, I had a dream the other night. I as we discussed the upcoming races. excited about the racing season. But just plain slow. 4543 S. 700 E., Suite 200 dreamt I was at a meeting of our rac- I was anxious for the racing to begin. I am, as I have previously painfully But it was refreshing to feel that anticipation and excitement once Salt Lake City, UT 84107 again, even if only in a dream. Because I remember being excited www.cyclingutah.com about racing and eagerly looking forward to the next season, the next You can reach us by phone: race, and even the midweek practice (801) 268-2652 criteriums at the International Center Our Fax number: out past the Salt Lake airport. (How (801) 263-1010 many of you were around back then?) Racing a is thrilling. I Dave Iltis, Editor & loved all types of racing. The time trials, the road races, and the crite- Advertising riums. My one regret is that I never [email protected] lived near a velodrome to have the opportunity to participate in track David R. Ward, Publisher racing. But I loved those races I was [email protected] able to do. Even time trials. You see, time trials are painful. Contributors: Ben Simonson, But they demand full concentration, Michael Gonzales, Lou Melini, perseverance, and energy output on Andy Singer, Jared Eborn, and beyond the edge the entire race. Wayne Cottrell, David Ward, They really are more a test of obsti- Katie Harrington, Lou Melini, nacy, endurance and pushing oneself John Roberson, Mark Deterline, to the extreme than any other type of Joe Metal Cowboy Kurmaskie, race. A time trial is called the race of Tom Jow, Charles Pekow, Evelyn truth for a good reason: It’s only you. Tuddenham, John Sturr, Bruce No strategy, no drafting, no attack- Ewert, Shannon Boffeli, Jay ing. Just you. Burke, Lyna Saffell Typically, there is nothing memo- rable about time trialing except the Distribution: Dave, Karma, pain. I was not a great time trialist, and Marinda Ward, Doug but I was pretty good. When the big Kartcher, David Montgomery guns showed up, like Steve Johnson, (To add your business to our Fran Wikstrom and George Veasy, free distribution list, give us I knew I was toast. (Actually, when a call) they showed up at any race, I knew I was toast.) But amongst us lesser Administrative Assistant: mortals, I could hold my own. 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Come too far off, with soy-based ink. and you typically were just on a train- cycling utah is free, limit one ing ride the rest of the race. copy per person. But road racing can bring some exciting surprises. One year, while © 2013 cycling utah riding the Little Mountain Road Race north of Logan, I was dropped on the Pick up a copy of last climb, but there were still about cycling utah at your 10 miles to go. I rode with a friend, favorite bike shop! and we knew we were battling it out for fourth and fifth places. Given there were probably less than ten that started in our category, that was no Cover: John Roberson heading east across Tule Valley in the big deal. But we would fight it out west desert of Utah, towards the anyway. On a small roller, I attacked, House Range. In the distance the opened a gap, and he couldn’t close road leads into Marjum Canyon and the pass beyond. See the story on page 42. Continued on page 12 Photo: John Roberson MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 3

Bike Month Celebrate 2013 Utah Bike Month! to 5 pm at Library Plaza, 210 E. 400 South, to the Ghost Ride Century on May 11 Downtown Salt Lake City. 100+ exhibitors, By Jared Eborn and a less rigorous Ride of Silence live auction, solar-powered beer garden, on May 15 will get people moving live music organic food, kids’ eco-activ- ities, film presentation, eco-fashion show The banners are up, the chains are throughout the region. and more. , Mike Johnson, 801-994-1844, lubed and tires inflated. Cyclists in Moab can also get [email protected], down- Bike Month, a month-long cel- in on the action with the May 18 townslc.org, livegreenslc.com Moonshadows Ride, a supported May 4, 2013 — Tour de Brewtah, Utah ebration of pedal-powered transpor- Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A tour of tation is upon us and Salt Lake City night-time ride along scenic Highway the local micro-breweries in the valley and the state of Utah have made 313. For more from Moab, see www. to support local non-profit agencies., Tim Stempel, 602-463-1547, tdstempel@ numerous plans to celebrate the mag- cyclingutah.com/news/moab-com- gmail.com, tourdebrewtah.org nificent invention. munity-bike-news-for-spring-2013/ May 4, 2013 — OpenStreets Salt Lake With bike-to-school days, open A thirst-quenching Tour de City - Ci.SLC.lovia, Utah Bike Month, Salt roads events and the ever-popular Brewtah rolls out on May 4th as Lake City, UT, Designed to engage new people in bicycling and physical activ- Bike Bonanza at Salt Lake’s Gallivan cyclists ride from one microbrewery ity. The event will temporarily open a Plaza, Utah has no shortage of events to another to sample various adult route of city streets exclusively to walk- beverages and snacks along the route. ing, biking, and other forms of active or parties during May. transportation. Includes activities such The month got a bit of an early On May 25th, head on up to the as exercise classes, dance classes, music, start with the annual Utah Bike Cache Valley Bike Festival. food, games and other attractions along the iconic downtown corridor of 300 Summit on April 26 where discus- Check out the following list of South/Broadway between the City & sions and presentations were made activities in the state as you explore County Building and the Rio Grande to help promote cycling in the state ways to celebrate National Bike Depot. Coincides with the LiveGreen Festival, happening at the east end of and foster an environment of active Month. the route., Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535- development of cycling as a key For updates, see also: www. 6630, [email protected], bikeslc.com component of Utah’s future. cyclingutah.com/event-calendars/ May 7, 2013 — Salt Lake County and utah-bike-month/ City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, Utah May 7 is Bike To Work Day in Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A mellow Salt Lake City. Mayor Ralph Becker ride with Mayor Ben McAdams / Mayor will lead a procession of bike-com- Ralph Becker and other city mayors under police escort from Liberty Park to muters in the state’s capitol city. The UTAH BIKE MONTH the County Complex and then to the rest of the Utah and the U.S. will be City & County Building in downtown celebrating Bike Week from May April 26, 2013 — Utah Bike Summit - Keep Salt Lake City. Liberty Park (700 E 900 S, Utah Rolling!, Utah Bike Month, Salt northeast corner) to the Salt Lake County 13-18. Bike to Work days are fea- Lake City, UT, The Fifth Annual Utah Government Center (2100 S State St) tured throughout the state. The Bike Bike Summit brings together bicycle and then continuing to the City & County trail advocates, representatives from our Building (451 S State St), 7:30 am., Colin Bonanza and the Cycle Salt Lake bike industries, cycling event promot- Quinn-Hurst, 801-535-6134, Colin.Quinn- Century cap the week on May 17 and ers, city planners, representatives from [email protected], Cynthia Stringham, 18th respectively. Utah’s tourism industry, local and state 801-535-6167, cynthia.stringham@slcgov. government officials with one common com, bicycle.slco.org, slcgov.com/bik- The fifth annual Bicycle Art goal, to promote biking in Utah., Scott etoworkday Gallery Roll on May 17 will also Lyttle, 435-901-4191, slyttle@bikeutah. May 8, 2013 — National Bike to School Day, be back as Salt Lake City Bicycle org, Tara McKee, 801-870-8504, taram- Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day [email protected], utahbikesummit.com, Company leads a celebration of bicy- bikeutah.org cle-related art throughout the city. Year of the Bike Banners and the new GreenBikeSLC are showing up in May 4, 2013 — Live Green Festival, Utah Continued on page 12 downtown Salt Lake City in anticipation of Bike Month. Photo: Dave Iltis Century rides, from the annual Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 10th Cycle Salt Lake Century on May 18 Annual, Sustainable Living Festival, 11 am 4 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Community Utah’s Invisible Cyclists even by the cyclists who ride for the statement it makes. They are the Invisible Cyclists – people like Omer who feel lucky to have any bike at all, no matter its type. They don’t bike for recreation or to proclaim their communiqué. They bike for food. They bike for necessity. They bike for survival. Perhaps that – in itself – is more of a statement than any deliberate action could ever foster. This contingent of unnoticed cyclists spans far beyond the encom- passing refugee population, however; it is imbedded far more deeply into the roots of America – including groups of homeless veterans who somehow slipped through the cracks.

A Homeless Veteran Robert Quillen is one of those Salir Omer, 19, is a refugee who received a bicycle from the Salt Lake people. At 58, he’s had a career as a Bicycle Collective's donation program. Omer uses his bicycle to get to weatherman for the United States Air work each day so that he can support his mother and seven of his nine Force, he’s been an ironworker and a siblings who fled the Middle East with him last year. piano technician, an award-winning Photo: Patrick Harrington painter, and he started a degree in metallurgy. “I’m the big one,” Omer said. “It’s He’s also been homeless, a shop- Robert Quillen, 58, is part of the rehabilitation program at Catholic By Katie Harrington okay – my brothers and sisters and lifter, addicted to drugs – and a Community Services in Salt Lake City. The men at this facility often bicy- my mom, I can help them.” cyclist. cle together -- for transportation and to cope with their lives. In a photograph, Salir Omer looks Omer is from Somalia – an east- He spent the decade of the 1990s Photo: Patrick Harrington like most 19-year-olds. A wide smile ern African country that borders in working on pianos, beneath the brim of his New York Ethiopia and Kenya –and gained cycling along the beach, breathing Yankees hat reveals a full set of refugee status in America last year fresh air, and painting when he could. shape for your age, riding that bike In January 2010, there were 3,372 braces. His stance emanates teenage when he and his family escaped years “A lot of people had plenty of every day, you wouldn’t have made homeless people on the streets in swagger. of incorrigible danger in Somalia, money but they just biked to work it. We almost lost you a couple of Utah, though roughly 15,647 people But Salir Omer isn’t like most Yemen, and Egypt. because they wanted the exercise, times,’” Quillen said. were projected to experience home- 19-year-olds – at least not in America. “When I came here, it was hard – they wanted to keep the air clean,” After his accident, Quillen found lessness by the end of that year, Omer’s days are marked with simple so, so hard,” Omer said. “But I came Quillen said. “I can remember riding himself deeply involved in the use according to a report funded by the ambitions – go to work, be free, find here for peace, you know. We can along the bike path in Santa Cruz of marijuana and methamphetamines. state of Utah. peace. work and you have freedom. Where I by the ocean. There’s nothing better “I guess I used the accident as an The Department of Veteran And all of it starts with his bicycle. am from is danger. People kill people. than that.” excuse to do drugs. So I was home- Affairs (VA) estimated that the num- Here is a good place for life.” But Quillen found himself leaving less, using drugs. Everything seemed ber of military veterans in Utah in A Refugee According to Utah’s Refugee California for his hometown, Ogden, to go downhill when I moved back to 2010 was around 155,052, according Each morning, Omer rides on Services Office, Omer is one of some Utah, where he continued to cycle Utah,” Quillen said. to the same report. Of which, about busy thoroughfares and empty streets, 46,154 refugees who have arrived in – not because he had to but because Biking had since become a neces- 339 of those veterans were homeless meandering across the city to his Utah since 1988, each of whom fled he liked to. sity for Quillen, who found himself maintenance job at WalMart – likely for something better: perhaps free- In 2005, Quillen was riding to catapulted into the midst of the popu- unnoticed by any car that passes him. dom or simply a chance for survival. work and was hit head on by a driver lation of homeless Utahns who rely “Sometimes, it’s good,” Omer said. Just like Omer, many of these ref- who had fallen asleep at the wheel. on cycling for survival. “Sometimes, it’s hard, you know.” ugees have found purpose and gusto His helmet was the only thing that “That’s how I’d get around,” But he keeps riding. Not because he in a simple day’s work – and it’s all saved his life as he flew through the Quillen recalls. “At times, I couldn’t wants to, but because he has to. begun with their pedals and a crank. driver’s windshield and shattered his even afford to ride the bus. But the His life depends on it. His moth- In a city full of fixed gear riders, legs and arms, his pelvis, and his big problem was keeping your bike er’s life depends on it. His seven mountain bikers, and road cyclists brain hemorrhaged. He and his bike safe because so many homeless peo- siblings who live with Omer depend who all pedal on pretty, fancy, or oth- were crumpled up like balls on the ple used bikes to get around. There on it. He is the sole provider – and erwise hip bells and whistles, another pavement as the driver sped off. were a lot of bicycle thefts. People right now his bike is the lifeblood of group of cyclists is overshadowed, “Later the doctor told me, ‘If you were always trying to sell used bicy- the Omer family. forgotten, or never noticed at all – not hadn’t been in such good physical cles that you figure might be stolen.”

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edged that he needed help. “A client who has a bike can Omer said he chose his bike Now, more than ever, cycling has expand their job opportunities and because it was big. become a necessity in Quillen’s life other things that they can do with “It’s good. It works your legs,” – not just because it’s how he moves their life,” Cornelius said. “So not Omer said. “Very fast.” around this city, but also because having any real means of transpor- Morrison said it takes about 60 biking has become his main cop- tation makes a person feel really dollars to create a bike that is safe ing mechanism to battle his addic- isolated. They’ll think, ‘I really want and in good working condition, tions, his depression, and his ongoing to do something but I have no way to which people in the community can physical ailments that resulted from get there.’” donate to fully sponsor an individual. his accident. The Salt Lake City Bicycle “As part of our mission statement, “When I got the bike I have now, Collective – a local bicycle advocacy we really want to provide transporta- I rode it to rehab and I thought I was group and community bike shop – tion to those in need and this program going to die,” Quillen said. “That’s works directly with non-profit orga- hits it right on the money,” Morrison how out of shape I was. The next day nizations like CCS to make sure that said. “People use these bikes because I felt wonderful. I got right out of bed people who need a bike have access their lives depend on it.” and everything was different.” to one. Organizations like CCS and the The Bicycle Collective gives Bicycle Collective notice something A Connection about 1000 bikes per year to those in that the general public has somehow Though Omer and Quillen have need at their Salt Lake location alone, overlooked: likely never met, they are deeply said Jonathan Morrison, the group’s A bike isn’t just a bike for these connected: not simply by their reli- executive director. people – it’s a lifeline and a hope for ance on their , but by com- “The program we created benefits the future. munity support they have received us because we can make very safe For Omer, that hope is freedom and life in America. For Quillen, it’s Patrick Quillen often rides his bicycle to a nature trail and uses it an an from organizations whose goals are and accurate assumptions about the a hope to enjoy life’s simple plea- easel for his oil paintings. In 2008, he won an art competition through the to diminish this undeniable invis- people we’re helping without asking Ogden Art Club. ibility and foster assimilation into the them anything,” Morrison said. sures again. Photo: Patrick Harrington community. Because the Collective works “In Europe they do this thing Omer and Quillen are both cli- directly with non-profit organiza- where they take a three-wheel bike on a single night – roughly 22 per- non-violent drug users is consistently ents at Catholic Community Services tions, only those who are truly in and you fold it out by the beach or cent of the population. increasing. (CCS) of Utah – an organization that need of transportation are recom- something like an easel and then you Because of this trend, Salt Lake Gill’s focus to reduce the rate of helps resettle refugees and provides mended to the Bicycle Collective’s just paint,” Quillen said. County District Attorney Sim Gill incarceration has been to promote residential drug rehabilitation for program. “You can go places on a bike that established drug courts in Utah more rehabilitation. After treatment in veterans and homeless men. Omer is a shining example of you can’t go in your car,” he added. than 10 years ago – a program that drug courts, Gill said, the recidivism Among other things, CCS enables the positive impact that the Bicycle And for an invisible cyclist, the pos- helped place Quillen into a rehabili- arrest rate—that is, the likelihood in their clients to have access to a bicy- Collective’s work has on an unno- sibilities seem endless. tation program after he was arrested which people commit new crimes— cle – even if they can’t afford one. ticed community in need. for shoplifting. decreased from 68 percent to around Amanda Cornelius, a therapist Todd Tapp, the Lead Job Gill said the average cost to jail 23 percent. who works with the drug rehabilita- Developer at CCS, said that any cli- If you’re interested in sponsor- someone in Salt Lake County is $71 Quillen has been in and out of tion clients at CCS, said that having ent he takes to the Bicycle Collective ing a cyclist in need, visit www. a day, a sum that quickly adds up drug rehabilitation until the VA and access to a bicycle broadens her is able to choose the bike that they bicyclecollective.org/sponsor to when the rate of incarceration for Utah’s Mental Health Court acknowl- clients’ worlds. like best. donate. 6 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Commuter Column Ken Gibbons’ Priorities - Family, Religion, and Bicycles

in cycling. I never sat the boys down a long time ago with their diamond AM to ride to work is admirable. for a father’s interview, but we had frame design, still the most effi- What is it like to be out riding at that countless heart-to-heart chats riding, cient configuration. From my warped time of the morning? while working on bikes or driving to mechanical engineering perspective, Moab. They would choose to go rid- the new technologies I’ve watched K.G.: Morning rides are glorious ing with mom and me over playing improve the cycling experience are: at 5:30 am. It’s quiet and peaceful Nintendo with friends. Last summer, 1. Index shifting; 2. except for the sizzle of car tires on the our youngest returned from a 2-year suspension; 3. Use of carbon fiber; 4. parkway in the distance. I especially mission in France. The top priority Tubeless tires (I run them on my road like a light snow flurry. I’ve survived for the homecoming was to go for and mtn bike); 5.Garmin type cycling close encounters with skunks, foxes, a classic family ride. It was a little computers; 6. LED light technol- pheasants, deer, snakes, AWOL dogs, heaven on earth because family is ogy. Modern components such as the and mounds of horse manure. what it’s all about. Campagnolo Super Record 11 are I don’t drink caffeine, but I do The boys are tall and lean, defi- pieces of art. power up with a caffeine double shot nitely genetically mutated from stub- gel pack and a banana for the ride. I by me. At various times they’ve won C.U.: You ride over 4000 com- don’t know if it’s the sense of accom- their classes at the Snowbird and muter miles per year, which is a plishment or the ingested stimulant Porcupine Hill Climbs, High Uintas pretty good chunk of I feel, but it’s quite euphoric. It’s a Classic + KOM, East Canyon Road miles. When did you decide to great launch for the day. Race, mountain bike races, and stood become a bike commuter and why? on the podium at LOTOJA. But they C.U.: Most people wouldn’t do chose school first, and didn’t have K.G.: I’ve had bikes my whole the 1.5-hour commute that you do. the time to concentrate on racing. life, finally getting a serious road How do you mentally say to yourself: Our oldest is now at NYU medical bike in 2005. I thought it would “I have a 1 1/2 ride to work to do but school in Manhattan, occasionally be novel to commute to downtown if I drove it would be 45 minutes?” riding laps around central park. Our SLC, and park it in my office, not middle son, who’s getting an engi- that anyone would know what a K.G.: Total ride time per day is neering PhD at Stanford, is a Cat 3 serious road bike looks like. Riding about 3h15m in the summer and on the cycling team. Our youngest through heavy Bountiful traffic and 4h10m in winter. I put my smart did his first century at age 11 on then dancing with the cars in the phone in my backpack shoulder a mountain bike. He is studying downtown automobile criterium strap pouch and listen to a hard rock engineering at Utah State. They’re ruined the fun factor. I survived that Pandora channel through the speaker great guys who know to sit up when 48 mile round trip 3-4 times a year. (never, ever isolating ear buds). One Ken Gibbons riding on the Legacy Trail after Farmington finally plowed after 2 they hear the “angel of death”, my My employer relocated to south- really cold morning, as I was on my months of snow coverage. The other Legacy cities never did. Photo: Ren Gibbons Garmin’s 185 bpm heart rate alarm. west of the airport about the time driveway turning on my lights and My wife is a schoolteacher. She Legacy Parkway was opening, so I resetting my computer, the first song Cycling Utah: Ken, your children has ridden the ULCER and does a started regularly riding that 58 mile to play was “Kick Start My Heart” by By Lou Melini seem to be quite successful. Before metric at the annual Little Red all round trip. A year later, I noticed Motley Crue, which begins, “When I we discuss your bike commute tell women’s ride. When the boys were that my upper extremities were get- get high, I get high on speed (mean- My previous commuter column the readers about yourself and fam- younger she would ride Slickrock ting stiff and sore, but curiously, my ing velocity)…” Not that I am fast, (March 2013 issue) was a Salt Lake ily. and Mueller Park with us. I don’t lower extremities were fine. I was but that’s how I feel as I pedal into County based cyclist. For this month know if she liked those rides, but did diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the dark. I am moving north to Davis County Ken Gibbons: I’ve got a really cool them for us to be together. We have where the immune system destroys I’ll be honest, after a stress filled to profile Ken Gibbons who rides family, IMHO. We are Mormons and great memories. the body’s own joints. Hmmm… day at work, and watching the flag early, long, and throughout the year. do the meeting gig every Sunday, but I am 54 years old, and I’m not had regular bicycling been helping blowing the wrong way in afternoon found our strongest tangible bonding a fitness nut or health fanatic. My my legs? The doctor said yes. So 100-degree heat or 25-degree cold, metabolism’s cruise control has putting off looking for a tricked out sometimes I dread the ride home. always kept me at 20%+ body fat, is a pretty good reason to The exception is when my wife can no matter how much I exercise or commute! leave her classroom within a couple how little I eat. I consider myself an I’m not a radical environmental- of hours after the bell rings to ride to able rider, I did a 10h45min pedaling ist, and I don’t think I am personally meet me part way. I know her speed time LOTOJA, having my wife hand saving the planet by riding to work. and the trail so well that I can tell me pizza at one feed zone. I’m not I tell people who think I do it to save her when to start riding and calcu- a competitor and don’t “train”. But gas money that I probably spend late where we will meet to give her last year I did a several early spring more on energy drinks and gels rid- a 20-mile ride. Reminiscent of the races when I had an advantage from ing than I would on gas for my car. Beatles’ lyrics, “Something in the commuting all winter, winning my I’m actually humored by my way she moves…” it’s marvelous citizens class at the Bear Lake road eccentric oddball reputation I have how I can identify my soul mate from race, and second in my class at the at work for commuting 58 miles, other riders a quarter mile away. She Cactus Hugger mountain bike race. I’m the only one who rides. From greets me with a salty, sweaty kiss my secure indoor parking, I walk and we ride home together. Life is C.U.: In one of our early email through our industrial manufactur- good. exchanges you stated that you are an ing plant to my office and shower. I “engineer in sales” who rides partly think that my shaved legs and Lycra C.U.: What would you say to because of bike fascination”. Bike tights initially creeped out a lot of someone that was contemplating a technology can be considered “old the shop guys, but they are used to long commute like that to help that school” with cables, chains and me now. On winter mornings when person mentally adjust? gears and the traditional diamond- I walk inside from 15-degree dark- shaped frame. Tell me what is tech- ness, they look at me extra funny, but K.G.: I am very fortunate that nologically fascinating about bikes? it’s all flattery to me. On a 5-degree all the variables align so I can do morning last winter a guy said he bet my commute. Obviously, routes K.G.: At age 7, I got a Huffy sting- I was glad I hadn’t ridden that day. ray with a neuter-matic stick shifter. Actually, I did ride that day. I dropped the chain on Christmas Continued on page 13 morning, and figured out how to put C.U.: Getting out the door at 5:30 the chain back on a derailleur system to ride back home. I’ve been hooked ever since. Fortunately, my wife is tolerant when I say stuff like, “I bet that new 790 gm frame would help me keep up with the boys”, and “a dropper post would keep me a lot safer at Moab”… Our biking forefathers got it right

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Bike Parks Morgan City, Utah Building New Bike Park trail, the proposal said. The area will include 2-by-4 plank bridges that will have features like smooth drops, sloped dirt landing, ele- vated bridges, and bike-friendly teeter- totters. “The planning of bike parks [is] absolutely customized to fit the physi- cal location and resources available as well as the interest and demand of the public using the parks,” the proposal said. More than 8000 cubic yards of dirt have been utilized for the project thus far, all of which has been moved to the site from various commercial and private construction sites in the area, Johnson said. “Bike parks provide individuals of “[The track] may be basic to start, The plan’s proposal also includes all ages with a venue for varying abili- but could be enhanced over time sim- the option to host events, such as pump ties…while utilizing areas of land that ply by adding dirt features giving vari- track and BMX competitions, county are sometimes limited for other uses,” ety to terrain,” the plans said. fair exhibition events, and mountain- the documents said. Only one basic loop will be con- skate events. The new park is located on 10 acres structed initially, but organizers hope “Being a relatively new concept in Map and Photo Courtesy of Jason Johnson of county-owned land just northwest to build a parallel loop at a later date communities, many of the future users of the Morgan County Fairgrounds, that will appeal to more skilled riders. of bike parks aren’t even aware they Johnson said. It is situated on a mead- Another terrain feature – a pump exist,” the proposal said. “[The park] By Katie Harrington The park was approved by Morgan ow near the Weber River that has track – has already started being con- will only enhance what Morgan has to County Council and has since become previously been proposed as a potential structed by the project’s designers. offer [and] will fit well with the image Digging in the dirt – that’s what is a collaborative effort between project track location. Pump tracks are much like rollers and of healthy, active families that have happening in Morgan City, Utah these designers and community volunteers, The land is separated by an access berms found on BMX racetracks, but made Morgan home.” days. according to Jason Johnson, the proj- road along a nearby river, which will they also incorporate alternative routes The public is allowed to ride parts The county – located fifty minutes ect’s community organizer. divide the park into two areas, the and choices for the bike rider, the pro- of the park that have been completed northeast of Salt Lake City – is install- Morgan’s bike park will fill the need documents said. Both areas of the park posal said. thus far, but only non-motorized vehi- ing the area’s first bike park, an outdoor for outdoor recreation, while enhancing will be connected by an established Finally, the plans include the con- cles are permitted. recreation facility that hosts varying businesses, the fairgrounds, and future singletrack trail around the perimeter struction of a “mountain bike skills For more information and for types of bike terrain in one encompass- developments in the area, according to of the park that can be built solely by area” in the river bend, which can be updates, visit www.facebook.com/ ing area. the project’s proposal documents. volunteers. accessed by the single-track perimeter MorganBikePark. MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 9 10 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Mountain Bike Racing Fisher Dominates; Sheridan Takes Her First Win of the Year in Alpine XCO Fisher (Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge) was moved through the pack to take lap one. not about to give Montague the hole- fourth followed by his teammate Will Starting their second lap Sheridan shot and gassed it into the one track McDonald in fifth. attacked on the long opening climb just in front of Montague. The women’s race featured and formed a gap of her own off the Once out front Fisher showed a strong field that produced more front of the race. great early-season form to hold off action at the front of the race. The UtahMountainBiking.com the field lengthening his lead on each Jen Hanks (Epic Brewing/ rider stayed smooth and controlled of the 5 laps. MTBRaceNews.com) gunned it off through the mud and rocks for the Montague and Wyoming rider the line and led into the opening Ben Aufderheide (The Hub) battled singletrack. She powered through next two laps taking her first win of for second with Aufderheide finally the rocks and mud opening a lead of the season over second-placed Jen getting the upper hand. 10 seconds over Meghan Sheridan Hanks. Montague held on for third ahead (UtahMountainBiking.com). Erin Swenson (3B Yoga) finished of Sam Sweetser (Cole Sport) who Sheridan stayed strong and closed third. recovered from a first lap crash and her gap to the leader by the end of See results on page 10.

Top: Pro Women's start. Photo: Lyna Saffell. Below: AJ Linnell wins the singlespeed race. Photo: mtbracenews.com

By Shannon Boffeli excitement factor as riders relayed their enjoyment after the finish. Alpine, UT -- A soaking rain The men’s pro division was the and cold temperatures couldn’t stop highlight of the day with a full field Utah’s finest from contesting the of 18 toeing the line. Lambert Park Super XC on April 20, The race started with a blistering 2013 in Alpine, Utah. ascent up the longest climb of the Overnight rains forced race day. Pro riders would do a total of 5 promoters to make some last min- laps while the women completed 4. ute changes to the world cup-style Geoffrey Montague got off to his Alpine course eliminating some of usual fast start. Challenging for first the muddier sections in favor of wheel heading into the singletrack. more rocky trail sections. Knowing a long section of single- The course proved to maintain its track descending was coming Nick MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 11 12 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Bike Month - May 15, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike 629-8757, [email protected], May Trail Report from the second button from the left side Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Cyclists will utarideshare.com, ogdencity.com Continued from page 3 take to the roads, escorted in a silent Park City (Conditions). This will give you procession to honor cyclists who have May 17, 2013 — Bicycle Pit Stops, details on what trails are open and to climb out of the motor vehicle and been killed or injured while cycling Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, onto your bike on your way to school., which are still too muddy to ride on public roadways, 7 pm, Gallivan Intersections of 800 South/600 East and We are jumping right into spring Curtis Clayton, 801-287-2062, cclayton@ Center. Bike ride at 10 to 12 mph, most- this spring. Additionally, you can 200 South/200 WestSnacks, beverages, rideuta.com, ly flat or minimum grade, about 11 up here in Park City, but first, we safety information, bike maps, for bik- visit the Local Events tab on the May 10, 2013 — Salt Lake Bike Party, Utah miles., Laila Bremner, 801-654-0323, gas- saw a huge increase in winter ing in Salt Lake City. , Colin Quinn-Hurst, same website, we will be listing Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 6 pm, Salt [email protected], Tegan Feudale, cyclists on the local trails this win- Lake City and County Building - East 717-503-4275, [email protected], 801-535-6134, Colin.Quinn-Hurst@slcgov. major events that effect trails you Side Pullout, Salt Lake Bike Party is an rideofsilence.org com, bikeslc.com ter, Park City makes a wonderful may be planning to ride on any opportunity for all types of bicyclists to destination for winter riding and May 15, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century May 18, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century given weekend - check this before ride throughout the Salt Lake area in Ride Packet Stuffing, Utah Bike Month, we look forward to increased visits a safe, fun environment that encour- Salt Lake City, UT, We will be stuffing the Ride, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, you leave your house for a visit to ages more widespread engagement rider packets at the Gallivan Center UT, Gallivan Center on Gallivan Ave. next year. the Park City trails. in bicycling.We want: To ride safely Stage at 5:00 p.m. FREE Pizza from Papa 250 S. 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It was a great way to start off Bike Month. Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, May 17, 2013 — UTA Bike Bonanza, Utah May 25, 2013 — Tweed Ride, Utah Bike Slideshows of the presentations will be posted on bikeutah.org. Week-long festival with bike races, Bike Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Free to Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Come pre- Bonanza, Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, public 2012 Bike Bonanza, 4pm-8pm at pared to mozie around the city on your Bike to Work Day, and more., Jon Smith, the Gallivan Center SLC. Entertainment, finest , while dressed in your 801-596-8430, [email protected], prizes, booths, and more. Bring family, best early 1900’s threads. 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Speaking of Spokes ning. It was a coup I had pulled frustrated after a crit because I hesi- as I could till I dove into the final formed. I enjoyed the prizes, and Continued from page 2 off due to a number of factors, but tated when I should have launched, turn. Careful to not scrape my pedal the rare times I actually won some those are the vagaries and excite- missing the critical moment. But on the pavement as I came charging cash. It was never enough to pay it. I went into time trial mode to put ment of road racing. I was stoked at occasionally, the right move would out of the turn, I cruised across the the cost of going to the race, but it more space between him and me. what I had accomplished, and I still pay off, and I would feel exultant finish line, thrilled with the success With about five miles to go, I was still cash. I enjoyed listening to remember how exhilarating it was. I as I burst across the finish line at of my tactic and the resultant victory. spotted two riders maybe a half mile my children cheering me on, yelling won many road races in my racing high speed and at least a tire’s width Geez! Just writing about this gets ahead. They were good friends who “Go, Dad” as we would fly past the career, but that second place finish ahead of the next guy. me excited. Of course, these days were apparently going to it spectators (mostly just our families, rates high in my personal palmarés. One particularly exciting crite- I just reminisce, remembering the out for second place. (The winner girlfriends, significant others, etc.) But I loved criteriums. Fast pack rium also took place at the Utah excitement of those days and the of our race had finished some min- But most of all, I enjoyed the rac- riding, cornering at high speeds and Summer Games. We were racing camaraderie of my fellow racers. utes before.) I was feeling strong, ing. Win or lose, it was an adrenaline fighting for position is one of the around a flat city block, keeping The only racing I do now is the had a good rhythm going and just rush for me. Racing is demanding, great thrills of bike racing. In crit the pace high and flying through LOTOJA, and that is only a race felt good. Hoping they would not exciting, thrilling and exhilarating. look back, I put my head down and racing, you have to be tenacious. and around the corners. There were against myself and to see if I can My first rule of crit racing: Never about four of us who knew the vic- finish. But if I were younger, I would Searching for something new and motored on. When I was about thirty exciting in your life? Come on out yards behind, one of them looked sit at the back. You end up spending tory would come to one of us. Most do it again. and join the race. back, and then did a double-take. He all your energy catching back on anticipated we would come sprinting There are those my age who still said something to the other, and he after coming out of a corner. Second out of the final corner in a flat out race, and who are very good. For looked back. Suddenly, they were rule: Avoid squirrelly riders. They drag race to the finish. various reasons, I don’t have, or off their saddles, trying to get up to are the ones who move suddenly to But I decided to make my move rather I don’t choose to spend, the speed before I could catch them. one side, taking out the front wheel just prior to the second to last corner. time and effort necessary to train for Too late. I was on their wheels of the rider just behind, and that is The stretch between that turn and the racing. And to be honest, the motiva- before they could really get roll- when you hear the scrape of metal final turn was relatively short, and I tion really is not there. ing. We were near the finish, and it on pavement, see bikes and riders figured if I went into that penulti- But when I did, I loved it. I came down to a sprint. But catching flying and crunching, and hear the mate turn first, I would also come enjoyed those I raced with. We Support your them had been demoralizing to them. inevitable cursing that follows. out of the final turn first and have a thrashed each other on the road, and They had slacked off, just coasting My strategy was to try to stay leg up on the others. then spent a lot of time rehashing the local bike shop! into the finish, and it came back to close to the front, watch and catch So it was that, as we approached race afterward. I enjoyed the club bite. So when the sprint wound up, potentially dangerous breaks, and be that turn, I attacked hard, moved to meetings we had. I enjoyed the suc- they just didn’t have it, and I easily ready for that opportune moment to the front, leaned and shot around the cess others had, though I did not like outdistanced them for second place. make my move and dash to the finish turn in first place. I was immediately it being at my expense. I enjoyed For me, it was as good as win- line. More often than not, I would be up off the saddle, cranking it as hard the equipment and how well it per- MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 13

imply that the trails are maintained, look like police car lights flashing in Commuter Column - and if someone got hurt on a sub- the distance. One light goes on the Continued from page 6 sequent snowfall, the city could get seatpost in flash mode, and the other and work situations are different for sued. They said the insurance com- on the back of my helmet in steady everyone, so I can’t make a silly pany wouldn’t let them plow. I called mode. I seriously, honestly feel safer blanket suggestion like, “everyone Farmington to see if they would riding at night with these two tail- ride!” If someone asked, though, I plow their section of the rail trail, lights than riding in the day. Instead would say, “I’m obviously not a like Kaysville does, and they gave of getting close call buzzed, cars natural athlete, and I can do it. So the same insurance reasoning. I’m will very deliberately weave into the can you if you want to.” Build up not a city manager, but can’t imagine opposing lane giving me maximum some miles to acclimate your buns it could be that big of an insurance clearance as they go around me. to the saddle, then just pedal. Enjoy hit compared to everything else they When I get to work, I take the lights the ride. When you get home that cover. And while snow removal isn’t in my office and re-charge them with night, you will actually feel like you free, the first sunny day after a storm USB cables from my PC. Easy. In left work behind. Once you are used when the roads are cleared, send the my opinion, if you’re going to com- to it, you won’t notice the real time plow guys out on bladed 4-wheelers, mute in early or late hours, spend the exertion. And if you must justify it, and let them have some fun plowing money on lights and be safe. I don’t say you are saving the planet. the trail. Have signs saying that if want to be morbid, but your family you use the trail it’s at your own risk. will think the cost of the lights is C.U.: What is the route of your worth it. commute and how does it change C.U.: I understand there is a with winter snow? unique microclimate near the Great C.U.: Why the Wilier and the Salt Lake during your ride. Santa Cruz vs. a “commuter bike” K.G.: First off, let me say that with racks and the Legacy trail is the best thing K.G.: Absolutely. On my route, panniers? What do you like about about Davis County. I get on the rail there’s a strong south headwind in these bikes? trail through northern Davis County, the morning, and a strong north head- which goes south to the Legacy trail- wind in the evening. Every dang day! K.G.: Both bikes are pretty zippy head at Farmington. It’s 17 miles A weather guy I asked said it has to for their intended usages, and when from home to the end of Legacy in do with the water’s stable thermal the lights and fenders come off for North Salt Lake, where I take the mass, and the air temperature change regular riding, they are a blast. I did country road to 2200 W past Boeing cycles from day and night. Sure, I 6200 total miles for the year. Riding and the National Guard on a wide am riding for health and fun, but a that much, I will buy any mechani- bike lane. Reaching the south end of headwind all the time gets old. In cal or psychological advantage I can the airport, there’s a pedestrian path temperature extremes, it can get dan- afford. next to the runways to the business gerous. On a 10-degree morning, rid- I like to ride the Wilier in the sum- park to the west. From there it’s death ing 15mph into a 20mph headwind, mer because it’s fast and re-active. monitor and adjust speed accord- help is there. row, AKA 5600W, a major trucking you get a -14 degree wind chill fac- There are often people on Legacy ingly. I cruise at about 160 bpm. and commuting route for a couple tor. Been there, done that. And when to work with, and the Wilier allows My dad died at age 60 from heart C.U.: Ken thanks for participat- of miles to my work. I just hug the the temperature is over 98.6 degrees, me to go 24mph when it’s my turn disease, and I don’t want to follow ing in the column and the update road’s shoulder and hang on. I will you get the toaster oven effect where to pull. But in the winter, I switch those footsteps. I justify my bikes by that Farmington plowed their section never get used to getting sucked convective heat transfer is adding to the Santa Cruz full suspension thinking of them as a durable medical of the Legacy Trail at the end of towards semi-trucks passing a few heat to your body. In the summer I mountain bike with 29er knobbies, goods expense. I wish the IRS would February. Perhaps your call helped! feet away at 60mph. easily knock down two water bottles goofy looking fenders, and a close agree with my logic for itemized In the winter, because they don’t one way. In the winter, I’m lucky ratio 11-23 tooth cassette. Its riding deductions. K.G.: Lou, it was fun to count my plow the Legacy trail, I have to to get a few sips before the bottle position is a bit less aggressive, so it blessings while pondering responses. zigzag through neighborhoods and nozzles freeze. handles better in tricky situations like C.U.: Ken, what is your favorite When I discovered Farmington’s commercial areas to get to 2200 W in on ice patches and crusty shoulder bike shop? plowing, I sent a note thanking the North Salt Lake. Per Pythagorean’s C.U.: You use some very power- snow. Even still, I took an impressive city. Two city people emailed back, theorem on right triangles, it adds 3 ful lights. How did you make your digger on the airport bypass trail’s K.G.: Biker’s Edge in Kaysville. thanking me for my note. The city more miles to the 29-mile ride one- choice and how do you adjust the ice. I didn’t break my helmet and my There are bike shops, and then there manager said they would probably way ride, with lots of stop signs, settings? company-issued PC still works, so all are biking community cores that also start plowing on a non-priority basis. lights, and drivers checking emails is well. I was lucky. Next year I may sell bike stuff. Biker’s Edge changed Yay! Please contact Centerville, West while eating Egg McMuffins. K.G.: I had some cheapo lights give studded snow tires a try. my life, having all the stuff to allow Bountiful, Woods Cross and North that seemed OK. I demo’ed some Since everything I need fits in me to choose the right options for my Salt Lake, asking for plowing to C.U.: You discussed the lack of NiteRider products from Biker’s my backpack, I don’t need panniers. needs and having the stuff in stock make commuting or joy riding safer winter maintenance on the Legacy Edge bike shop, which convinced The pack carries my cell, laptop for my instant gratification. They next winter. If anyone has any of the Trail. Can you discuss your efforts me they were worth the price. I ride PC, change of clothes, thermos of are super friendly and never con- 3 “i’s” (interest, insight or influence) to have the trail plowed and the with a 650 and 1500 lumen (remote milk for breakfast cereal, and Weight descending because they deal with in keeping the Legacy trail plowed responses? battery) light. Isolated on the trail, I Watchers TV dinner for lunch. I also kids, beginners and pros, road and please contact me at kgibbons@ will put them both on 400 lumens, carry a spare tire, spare tube, and a mountain. It’s a fun hang out. I would xmission.com. K.G.: Usually the trail’s black top which is fine with no approaching bunch of inflators. The pack weighs have never updated my old road or payment will soak up enough radiant traffic. I turn them both on full blast about 16 pounds, which is man- mountain bikes without their inspira- If you have a suggestion for heat from the sun to burn off peri- as I near the airport traffic. I have ageable but ever present. I initially tion and/or temptation. Their services a commuter profile, have a com- odic snowfalls. The few bridges over been brighted by a car! LED technol- feel like Superman when I begin a like having high-end lights to demo muter question, or other com- wetland areas stay snowy. This year, ogy is a miracle. I mount the 1500 on Saturday ride without it. are unmatched. I would like to give ments, please send it to lou@ the big storms during early January my bars for down the trail, and the Under similar conditions, the them a shout out as well as hint cyclingutah.com. put down so much snow so fast that 650 on my helmet so I can illuminate commute takes about 10 minutes to others that professional, personal the blacktop was buried too deep. So things that aren’t right in front of longer on the mountain bike. But the trail was closed for a whopping me. As I approach an intersection the instantaneously exertion isn’t any 2-months! That seems like a terrible with cars, I will look directly at the higher, as I ride by my heart rate waste of a taxpayer investment. It’s drivers, aiming a full beam dose at ironic how the parkway marquee them until I see they have seen me. signs next to the trail say to drive Works well! When it gets lighter in less during winter inversions. OK, the morning as I approach my office, we would ride more, but the trail is I turn both on that annoying but con- impassable. Duh. spicuous flash mode. In November I called Centerville I have two NiteRider 2-watt Solas City to ask if they could plow off the tail lights on the flip side. They are bridges. They said no, that would painfully bright if you’re close. They

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Gear Picks Reformulated First Endurance Optygen HP Steps it Up a Notch ance supplement on the market, First only recover from threshold exertion began fine-tuning its Optygen for- I have had higher peak heart rates Endurance’s line of Optygen prod- faster, but to train or race longer and mula and sending samples to some when I take it and I feel that this ucts has a devoted following – so harder as the cortisol levels are kept very willing guinea pigs. is a sign that I adapt better and devoted, in fact, that many profes- in check. “We wanted to put a formula recover quicker when I use Optygen,” sional cyclists keep buying the stuff In numerous clinical studies, together, put it in people’s hands Louder said. even after they sign on with teams components in the OptygenHP for- and get feedback from them before Another devoted First Endurance sponsored by other fueling and sup- mula were used to test athletes in we released it,” Mike Fogarty, First user is Burke Swindlehurst. Though plement companies. their recovery time as well as in Endurance’s vice president for sales First Endurance’s OptygenHP has their threshold performance. The and marketing said. “We don’t want now ‘retired’ after a long career as been on the market for only a couple results were astounding, Kunz said. to just push it out there. We want a professional cyclist, Swindlehurst of years. But as science, research The Rhodiola and Beta-Alanine the best athletes in the world to try still rides frequently and, he says, his and testing yielded new evidence used in OptygenHP “showed a sig- it out and let us know how it works performance has not dropped during it became obvious to the crew at nificant increase in VO2 Max, and for them.” his golden years thanks to Optygen. the Utah-based supplement company improvement in time to exhaustion Jeff Louder, a Utah professional “I’ve been a dedicated Optygen that a new formula would produce and lactate concentrations,” accord- cyclist with the United Health Care and Optygen HP user since it was even better results for athletes who ing to a 2012 study in the Journal of team, was among the first to test the first introduced over 10 years ago. are continually pushing their limits Preventative Medicine. new formula. It’s been the one and only supple- in search of better performance and The latest formula has increased “I really like the new version ment that has stayed a constant not results in races – whether that be its Beta-Alanine component by of Optygen. I’ve been using 1st only during my professional rac- cycling, triathlon or ultra-. 50 percent, kept its Rhodiola but Endurance products now for 10 years OptygenHP’s new prototype has removed cordyceps from the ingre- and they keep getting better. I feel ing career, but now that I’m no been making the rounds with a few dients. like the new generation of Optygen more than a common Strava junkie,” By Jared Eborn trusted users and the result has been “We still have a strong ability to is the best yet,” Louder said. “I Swindlehurst said. “I’ve been using unanimous – this stuff, if used with a modulate cortisol with the Rhodiola recently did a three-week block of the new “Protoype” version now for Endurance athletes rarely stop solid training plan, makes you faster. alone,” Kunz said. “To take any one racing in Belgium while using the over a month and in that time I have trying to improve. Sitting on the “OptygenHP, in a nutshell, of those components out is quite a prototype and, although the racing knocked several of my best couch looking at trophies and jerseys increases your ability to train and risk. But we’ve always been married was as tough as ever, I felt like I was PR’s down significantly and nothing hanging on your wall won’t help you race at a higher level,” said First to the very best research out there shouldering the work as well as I has changed in my riding or train- when you decide to line up for that Endurance Vice President of Science and the studies show we’re on the ever have. I think it was due, in part, ing other than using the prototype next race. and Technology Robert Kunz. right track.” to the Optygen.” version. I don’t think that’s a coin- It stands to reason, then, that “You’re able to take that last lap at the Simply put, Kunz said, Louder said he pays very close cidence. These guys are on to some- endurance supplement manufactur- crit, or that last interval on your ride OptygenHP allows athletes to train attention to his body during his most ers and the scientists behind them to another level and stay at threshold harder, race faster and recover more intense periods of racing and train- thing good!” seldom take a day off. When one longer.” quickly because the body is less ing. With variables such as heart rate, The new prototype has been in product is launched, research and The secret to OptygenHP’s suc- stressed physically and in many power and good old-fashioned gut the hands of some elite testers and testing on the next big thing is cess is its ability to modulate cortisol cases mentally. feelings, he’s as sold as ever on the will soon roll off the production line already on the drawing board. – commonly referred to as the stress As the research came in and was newest version of OptygenHP. and onto the training tables of ath- Hailed by many as the best endur- hormone. This allows athletes to not verified, First Endurance quickly “One distinct effect I see is that letes of all levels. Utah Bike Industry Cycleface, A New Nutritional Company, Starts Up in N. Salt Lake application that would help fine-tune to perform at peak levels. Walkingshaw helped develop the ser- exactly what you need to consume on By Jared Eborn a cyclist’s nutritional demands based Then they deliver that nutrition to vice as he saw his co-workers and your ride. It’s very simple.” on user profiles and recorded train- your doorstep so you don’t run out or clients spend time discussing what David Harward, one of Utah’s top Call it Meals on Wheels. Or, ing sessions and that turned into a have to spend valuable time or other to eat and drink on their daily lunch bike racers for the past 20 years or so, perhaps more accurately, Meals for service that gathers information and resources traveling to different retail- rides. played a part in the development of Those on Wheels. delivers product to the door of its ers to stock up on supplies. “I think what we really provide the service. Any dedicated cyclist or endur- clients. “You’ll be able to upload a file is not the nutrition. The nutrition, “Cycleface is such a cool, forward ance athlete knows it can be a chal- “As we discovered more about from your Garmin and we’ll be able the experts, the scientists, everyone thinking idea. You can open up your lenge – and an expensive one at that our customers and that many of to create a profile based on the last has already figured out how to get box, you don’t have to think about it,” – to keep their fueling plans dialed them were cyclists,” Cycleface’s few rides,” Jenks said. “Then we’ll that type of fuel into your body,” Harward said in the Cycleface video. in during intense training and racing Seth Jenks said, “we started to think make a nutritional plan for you and Walkingshaw said in a promotion- “Here’s today, in your pocket, in your seasons. maybe we could start a product or ship your meal plan right to you.” al video. “But it’s knowing when bottle and you’re ready to go. With Cycleface, a startup company service that would help them eat So far, Jenks said, more than to go out and eat when you’re on proper nutrition for an athlete your based in North Salt Lake, hopes to better.” 3,000 users have taken the first step the bike…. We give you Week One body is ready to go all the time.” take much of the guesswork and all Partnering with a variety of in creating profiles. With options through Week Four and we tell you Find out more at cycleface.com. of the legwork out of keeping your energy and supplement companies, ranging from GU Energy gels, Clif training table loaded with exactly the Cycleface essentially gathers infor- Bars and Jelly Belly Sport Beans type of fuel your body, and palette, mation from athletes, pairs it with – among many others – Cycleface prefer. their preferences and creates a nutri- will order, process and deliver your Software developer Brightface tional plan that not only reminds goods. had numerous cyclists on staff and as those athletes what to eat and fuel “You don’t have to think about it,” clients. The crew there began think- with, but how often to do it and how Jenks said, “that’s our goal.” ing about how they could develop an many calories they should consume Cycleface founder Nate

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Book Review Book Review: “My Time” by with William Fotheringham Champion rainbow stripes jersey. He took the next to last pull, drop- ping off teammates Edvald Boasson Hagen and Cavendish at 700 meters to go. Cav won going away, in his World champion rainbow jersey. Wiggo is one of the new gen- eration of riders that is outspokenly anti-doping. To my eye, watching the races over the last 30+ years, as the peloton has become cleaner over the last few years the racing has gotten even better. The climbing times may be slower, but there are more protagonists in the mix. Wiggo gave a memorable response to a direct question comparing Sky’s per- formances to US Postal’s with Lance Armstrong during the Tour’s rest day press conference, and then got up and stalked away. He devotes an entire chapter to the subject, addressing former dop- By Bruce Ewert ers, both confessed and caught, and why he won’t dope: He feels lucky “In many ways, I don’t want to go that he ended up in Manchester rid- back to the Tour ever again.I don’t ing track for Great Britain rather than need to: I’ll always have winning it in the pro peloton on the Continent in in 2012.I don’t know if the desire the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. He is going to be there...If I were to go also is grateful for feeling like now back to the Tour and my heart was he is on a level playing field without not in it, or I hadn’t done the work, doping, and that the new generation I’d be in big trouble...If I can’t do of riders coming into the pro ranks it 110 percent to win, I’d rather not will not have to face that question: do be there. I have to dope to be successful? It is If I’m honest, I have other goals. an interesting chapter to read. I’m not going to be doing this for- A historian of cycling, he was also ever; I have said I’ll do another two a boy who had posters of Miguel years at this level, so that means I Indurain, Robert Millar and Sean don’t have much time to win other Kelly on his wall rather than the soc- events I feel are important such as cer stars most of his friends had. It is the Giro d’Italia and Paris-Roubaix.” plainly hard for him to think of him- self as their equal, let alone thinking Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE that he belongs in the company of (Commander of the Most Excellent riders like Merkcx, Indurain, and Order of the British Empire), known Hinault. One of his favorite memo- as “Wiggo”, is a breath of fresh ries from the 2012 Tour is receiving air for cycling. A true family man, a red scarf during a TV interview, albeit one whose father was miss- a scarf along with a recorded mes- ing from his life like another much sage from Indurain. The scarf was more arrogant former Tour winner, from the Pamplona bull run, a pri- Wiggo wants simple life without the vate model unavailable for sale, with trappings of the fame that comes he Indurain family emblem on it with his multiple Olympic and World along with Indurain signature “To Championship gold medals and now my friend Bradley”. Wiggo seems a Tour win. He just wants to go home truly touched to be recognized by to Cath, the woman he has known one of his childhood idols. The first since age 15, and his two children person voice with which “My Time” Ben and Isabella. He is a very private is written really shows the depth of man, one who shies away from the respect held for for those champions limelight and certainly has no need before him. for a phalanx of bodyguards. A bonus is the excellent introduc- He has written a fine book in tion by Robert Millar, who touches the first person covering his life, on the Tour as theatre. He reminds us progress in cycling and focusing on that the French refer to each stage as 2012, his “golden year”. Together un étape, which when you translate with noted cycling journalist William it as intended means “part of a jour- Fotheringham, “My Time” covers a ney”. He reminds us that life itself is lot of ground with a personal touch. a journey of trials and tribulations, In 2012 Wiggo won Paris-Nice, the and that Wiggo’s life was such a Tour of Romandie, the Critérium journey. From being abandoned by du Dauphiné, the , his father, early success on the track, and the gold medal in the Olympic to a bout of depression and drinking Time Trial in London nine days after after the 2004 Olympics while trying the finish of the Tour. He has won to deal with the fame from winning six other Olympic medals, including gold medals. From a very rough three golds, on the track, and ten 2011 season to a golden year in 2012. World Championship medals, includ- It’s a good summer read, one worth ing six gold. He was instrumental picking up. in helping Mark Cavendish win the World Championship Road Race in 2011. And he states he always “My Time” wanted to lead the Sky leadout train Bradley Wiggins down the Champs-Elysées in the yel- Velopress (2013) low jersey, leading Cav in the World ISBN 978-1-937715-13-7 16 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Sharing the Road Road Respect Tour Kicks off in May Respect is something taught early you give respect, you get respect; and in life, along with sharing and taking nowhere is that truer than on Utah’s turns. These behaviors may come roads. easy to some individuals, while The Utah Department of Public others seem to need a little more Safety and Utah Department of encouragement in order to get along Transportation have partnered and play by the rules. With multiple together to promote Road Respect. roadway users, including motor vehi- “Road Respect Cars and Bikes Rules cles, bikes, motorcycles, and pedes- to Live By” is a grassroots campaign trians everyone needs to share the that aims to educate drivers and road, take turns, and ultimately show cyclists about the rules of the road respect to one another on the road. and also encourage mutual respect so Respect is a two-way street- when that everyone gets home safely. For Photos: the third year, Road Respect cyclists Left: Teaching the new generation are touring the state and seeking to to share the road in Vernal. be a positive influence on people Right: The Road Respect Tour rolls who ride and drive. Cyclists on the through St. George in 2012. tour serve as a moving billboard” Photos: Evelyn Tuddenham that demonstrate how to follow the rules of the road. There are two tours for 2013 beginning at the end of May. The Southern Utah Tour will take place May 29- June 1 and will visit Cedar City, Kanab, Springdale, St. George, and Parowan. The tour runs June 13-15 visiting Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. Cycling enthusiasts of all ages and riding levels are encouraged to par- ticipate in the community rides and festivities that include kids rides, bicycle rodeos, 25 & 50 mile ride options and mini-car shows. UTA is also offering free Frontrunner passes during the Wasatch Front tour for riders who wish to participate in the rides. For more information about the tour and community events, visit www.roadrespect.utah.gov

SLCBAC to Hold Mini- Summit

The Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee is seizing the Year of the Bike as an oppor- tunity to meet with the community. We are inviting bicycle advocates, activists, business owners, gov- ernmental agencies, community groups, and concerned citizens who wish to express their opin- ions on the future of bicycle travel and infrastructure in Salt Lake County to a “Mini-Summit”. Please join us on June 5, 2013 from 4:30-5:30pm at the County Government Complex, Room S-1010, for an informative and constructive discussion concern- ing all things bicycle. Space is limited so please RSVP to: ajmar- [email protected] Find us on Facebook: search “SLCBAC”. MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 17 BICYCLE SHOP DIRECTORY

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Mark Schaefer; 2:51:02 1. Colt Albrecht; Team Red Rock; 2:04:44 1. Jessica Bender; 43:15:00 1:33:00 5. Danny Fendler; Summit Bike Club; 1:14:17 4. Michael Profsky; 46:14:00 2. John McKone; Cole Sport Elite; 1:38:56 5. Jeff Clawson; 2:51:42 2. Christoph Heinrich; Contender club; 2:04:44 3. Rob Brasher; Slim & Knobby’s; 1:33:02 Sport Men 30-39 5. Jeff Flick; 47:14:00 2. Rachel Hutchings; Utahmountainbiking. 3. Andre Gonzalez; FFKR Architects Racing; Cat 1/2/3/4/5 Masters Men 55-99 3. Troy Gorman; 2:04:46 4. Mitt Stewart; Utahmountainbiking.com; 1. Jon Pack/ Pershickety Prints; 1:14 Men 60+ com; 43:16:00 1:38:56 1. Zan Treasure; 2:58:45 4. Dave Benson; 2:04:51 1:34:32 2. Brian Beardall; Utahmountainbiking.com; 1. Joel Quinn; 53:35:00 3. Megan Warner; 48:47:00 4. Trenton Higley; X-men; 1:38:56 2. Jerald Hunsaker; 3:00:17 5. Michael Rollins; The Contender Club; 2:04:52 5. Mark Messer; Utahmountainbiking.com; 1:14:20 2. Bruce Argyle; 53:57:00 4. Summer Perkins; Team Perkins; 52:39:00 5. 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Steve Ellis; Oracle Cycling; 1:16:57 3. Jeremy Smith; 46:32:00 2. Mike Pratt; Canyon Bicycles – Draper; 1:44:31 1. Justin Hogge; 3:00:35 Cat 1/2/3/4 Female 35+ Expert Men 19-29 1. Jordan Andersen; Canyon Sport Women 19-34 4. Christpher White; 46:34:00 3. Don Mcclure; Bpdstudios/0 Down Racing; 2. Travis Mickelson; 3:01:10 1. Shirley Leydsman; 2:15:37 Bicycles; 34:51:00 1. Birgit Morris; LTR Sports; 1:35:00 5. Darren Balls; 47:04:00 1:44:31 3. Colt Albrecht; 3:01:13 2. Megan Lowe; 2:15:39 2. Matthew Behrens; Summit 2. Whitney Warner; Dixie ; 1:35:30 Sport Men 40+ 4. Brandon Turley; Fast Friday; 1:44:32 4. Troy Gorman; 3:01:17 3. Margaret Douglass; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Bike Club; 34:52:00 3. Amy Francis; Dixie Cycling Club; 1:49:19 1. Ryan Nielsen; 44:10:00 5. Scott Stack; Canyon Bicycles – Shimano; 5. Eric Dupuis; 3:01:21 Team; 2:16:20 3. Seth Coccimiglio; Canyon 4. Jenna Johnston; Bingham Cyclery; 1:51:49 2. Lance Anderson; 44:51:00 1:44:32 Cat 5 Male 4. Melinda Macfarlane; Harristone/Sun Valley Bikes; 36:16:00 5. Kristie Beardall; Pirates; 1:55:02 3. Bobby Lincoln; 46:45:00 Cat 4/5 Masters Men 35-99 1. Daniel Marsh; 3:05:07 Mortgage; 2:16:22 4. John Andersen; Canyon Sport Women 35+ 4. Greg Roberts; 47:20:00 1. Trey O’Neal; Contender Bicycles; 1:13:54 2 .Micah Blauvelt; 3:05:14 Bicycles; 36:44:00 1. Lyna Saffell; Revoltion/Peak Fastners; 1:29:54 5. Greg Sironen; 47:26:00 2. Edward Kilbourn; Cicada Racing inc; 1:13:54 3. Shane Watt; 3:05:15 5. Sara Baker; Canyon Bicycles – Shimano; 5. Aidan Clark; LTR Sports; 2. Chari Pack; Persnickety Prints; 1:30:06 Sport Women 19-34 3. Jason Prigge; 1:13:54 4. Cody Trac; 3:05:22 2:16:43 37:06:00 3. Priya Ellwood; Revolution/Peak Fastener; 1. Claire O’Donnell; 1:09:58 4. Dennis McIntyre; Revolution Cafe Rio; 1:13:54 5. Ian Skurnik; 3:05:28 Pro/1/2/3 Female Junior Men 16-18 2:00:08 Sport Women 35+ 5. Paul Burger; Salt Cycle; 1:13:55 1. Anne Perry; K4 Racing /DNA Cycling p/b 1. Jordan Pope; KUHL; 32:29:00 Singlespeed 1. Karen Holmes; 51:26:00 Pro/1/2/3 Male Plan; 3:32:43 2. Trey Lopez; LTR Sports; 1. Alex Smith; 3B Yoga; 1:02:17 2. Jennifer Miller; 51:41:00 1. Tommy Nancervis; Bissell; 1:46:45 2. Breanne Nalder; K4 Racing /DNA Cycling p/b 33:48:00 2. Shannon Boffeli; Epic Brewing/MTBracenews. 3. Jan Holding; 52:13:00 2. Chris Mackay; Competitive Cyclist; 1:46:45 Tour of the Depot Road Race, UCA Series, Plan; 3:38:56 3. Tyler Ashton; Bike Fix; com; 1:04:51 4. Jennie Wade; 57:57:00 3. Tate Litchfield; COTBR; 1:48:29 Stockton, UT, April 27 2013 3. Melinda McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles – 37:28:00 3. Brad Newby; Red Rock; 1:06:45 5. Danica Nelson; 1:01:04 4. Mark Flis; FFKR Architects Racing; 2:06:41 Cat 5 Male Shimano; 3:39:55 4. Kason Perkes; 38:42:00 4. Brad Thurgood; 3B Yoga; 1:06:45 Pro Men 5. Brandon Blackwell; Plan7|Brightface; 1:52:25 1. Joseph Stewart; Velosport Racing/FFKR 4. Kandice Lund; Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team; 5. Justin Hasson; 40:40:00 5. Danny Christensen; Red Rock; 1:11:02 1. Nick Fisher; 1:01:32 Architect; 1:59:41 3:39:57 Junior Women 12-15 Women 40+ 2. Ben Aufderheide; 1:03:21 East Canyon Echo Road Race, UCA Series, 2. Michael Hawley; 1:59:46 5. Kelly Crawford; Bountiful Mazda Cycling 1. Sydney Palmer-Leger; 1. Angela Johnson; Bountiful Bicycles p/b 3. Geoffrey Montague; 1:04:27 Henefer, UT, April 20, 2013 3. Daniel Marsh; SaltCycle - Intelitechs/SaltCyc; Team; 3:40:09 Summit Bike Club; 42:14:00 Threshold; 45:15:00 4. Sam Sweetser; 1:04:51 2. Lia Westermann; Revolution 2. Dorothy Gibson; 4Life/Mad Dog Cycles; 5. Will McDonald; 1:05:04 Peak Fasteners; 46:53:00 47:30:00 Pro Women 3. Mila Leger Redel; Summit 3. Sally Reynders; Utahmountainbiking.com; 1. Meghan Sheridan; 57:39:00 We have tons of race photos posted at Bike Club; 49:01:00 54:04:00 2. Jen Hanks; 59:16:00 4. Ellise Shuman; Revolution 3. 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Jody Bailey; 4Life/Mad Dog 3. Ellise Shuman; Revolution; 50:19:00 1. Stewart Goodwin; 50:46:00 Cycles; 1:12:29 4. Hattie Ransom; 55:14:00 2. Brian Tolbert; 51:14:00 5. Lynn Deppe; Bountiful Beginner Men 35+ 3. Andrew Medlock; 52:04:00 Bicycle p/b Threshold; 1:14:39 1. Bruce Ritter; Utah BMX.com; 36:26:00 Road 4. Men 60+ 2. Jason Taylor; Ryan 1. Joel Quink; 3. Rob Kertesz; 38:14:00 Racing Utahmountainbiking.com; 4. Brian Vanderwel; Utah MTB .com; 42:05:00 1:22:19 5. Steve Dalley; 43:00:00 Blaney; 53:00:00 2. Bruce Argyle; Beginner Women 5. Aaron Hagge; 54:23:00 Utahmountainbiking.com; 1. Angela Johnson; Bountiful Bike; 41:25:00 Expert Men 19-29 1:27:41 2. Susan Kertesz; 42:15:00 1. Travis Mullen; 52:38:00 3. Gene Poncelet; 3. Sally Reynders; UtahMountainbiking.com; 2. Devin Wiggins; 54:50:00 Utahmountainbiking.com; 53:36:00 3. Connor Barrett; 55:00:00 1:49:58 4. Holly Hopkins; 4 Life / Maddog Cycles; 1:02:06 4. Adam Lee; 55:13:00 Pro Men Beginner Men 19-34 5. Cameron Hoyer; 59:46:00 1. Cary Smith; Team CF; 1:47:52 1. Josh Ragsdale; Infinite Cycles; 39:38:00 Expert Women 2. Jason Sager; Team Jamis; 2. Seth Blumer; 4life/maddog; 41:42:00 1. Debbie Mortensen; 1:01:00 1:48:16 3. Benjamin Hancock; 50:05:00 2. Nicole Tittensor; 1:04:36 3. Chris Holley; KUHL Rocky 4. Aaron Luptak; 55:25:00 3. Melanie Smith; 1:06:00 Mountain; 1:49:57 5. Mike Olson; 58:00:00 4. Ellen Guthrie; 1:10:41 4. John Russell; KUHL Rocky Clydesdale 5. Erin McDermott; 1:13:18 MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 19

Moab’s Colorado Riverway Path Gets Closer to Completion with New Grant

The bikepath connecting Moab with public recreation lands around it should be largely completed this fall. Grand County received a third grant from the Federal Transit Authority to complete the segment of the Colorado Riverway Path along Rt. 191 to Arches National Park. The county got the money under the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program. The $900,000 grant will continue the trail for three miles on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) along the Colorado River. Previous grants have paved the trail further south along Rt. 191 through Moab to Canyonlands National Park, the Colorado Riverway Recreation Area and other public lands. Last year, the county got $2.5 million from the program to pave a segment further south. Two years ago, it got $2.9 million. When this new section gets completed, no more than half a mile of the eventual trail will need to be paved, says Katie Stevens, recreational plan- ner with the BLM Moab Field Office. -Charles Pekow

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Coach’s Corner Crank Length: Coming Full Circle vinced that crank length and pedal per minute), yet max efficiency is “Subsequently I worked with a rate (i.e. cadence) should be more reached at around 60-70 rpm’s.” rider who is 6’5”, bringing his crank directly related to one’s natural run- When I subsequently brought length down to 165mm’s over three ning cadence and stride length than up the issue of crank length with months. He’s gained 65 watts of anything else. Every muscle has Ironman champ and über-biker power.” a natural contraction rate that will Chris Lieto, he informed me that McDaniel elaborates: yield maximum efficiency. The game internationally renowned Exercise “During one particular study, is to keep the muscle in its most effi- Physiologist and coach Max Testa Martin and I recorded athletes’ oxy- cient extension range and at its most had made the same suggestion – gen consumption while cycling on a efficient rate of rotation.” that Lieto consider transitioning to stationary bike in the lab. We used John McDaniel holds a PhD in shorter cranks to improve efficiency. crank lengths of 145, 170 and 195 Exercise Physiology, and is an elite But Lieto confided that he had been mm; pedaling rates of 40, 60, 80 and amateur road racer and triathlete. He reluctant to make the switch, since he 100 rpm’s; and intensity levels of 30, has also worked as a research associ- was comfortable on 175mm cranks, 60 and 90% of lactate threshold. ate of Dr. Jim Martin, whose exercise the same length he used on his road “We found that the power pro- physiology lab at the University of bike, and hadn’t wanted to mess with duced (i.e. force applied to move the Utah is renowned. McDaniel added what he felt was “dialed in”. pedals) during exertion accounted for some insight to Cobb’s observations: Cobb went on to explain what got 95% of oxygen consumption (V02). “Every muscle does two things him moving in his new direction of Changes in crank length and pedal for which an athlete should strive thought in the first place: rate had the capacity to alter oxygen Shorter can allow you to turn a bigger gear without working harder! Your “My initial motivation for exper- consumption or efficiency by about editor just downsized. Photo: Dave Iltis to determine optimal performance parameters: one is the contraction- imenting with shorter cranks was 3%. relaxation rate (the rate at which the to get riders lower on their bikes “Furthermore, this study demon- early visits to the wind tunnel, and muscle will contract, perform work, by rotating them forward and down, strated that the body requires more By Mark Deterline Cobb’s design activities for compa- then relax), and shortening velocity without their legs hitting their rib oxygen as pedal speed (speed of the nies like Rudy Project. (the speed at which the muscle is cage, and without restricting their pedal along its axis of travel – NOT [Note: A variation of Deterline’s When I had first gotten into working [a muscle shortens as veloc- breathing. But first, I had to deter- cadence) increases. So, for any given crank length discussion first appeared cycling, I was told that at my height ity increases]). These two tasks deter- mine that shorter cranks and the pedal rate (cadence), pedal speed as The Crank Length Debate: Coming (6’3”) I should be using 180mm mine maximum power and maximum potentially lower overall seat heights will therefore be slower with shorter Full Circle in the November 2008 cranks on my TT and mountain bikes, efficiency. new geometries could eventually cranks, resulting in a decreased oxy- issue of Triathlete Magazine.] and maybe 177.5mm cranks on my “By varying pedal rate and crank afford) would not adversely affect gen requirement. road bike. It was all about having as length we can adapt conditions to the power output or efficiency. That led “Let me emphasize, however, that A few years ago I was building up big a lever as possible for climbing muscular system so that it operates me to Professor Jim Martin at the we determined modest changes in a new TT/tri bike and asked friend hills and turning over big gears on closer to its maximum efficiency or University of Utah. oxygen consumption across the large and colleague John Cobb, famed the flats. That thinking still prevailed power. Our goal is to do both! It is “Martin conducted a study using variations in crank length (145 to aerodynamics and biomechanics in some circles. However, Cobb interesting to note, however, that the 60 racers of all skill levels. He would 190 mm) that we implemented. So expert, what length cranks to use. had always been a maverick, so I parameters in which max power is vary crank length in 15mm incre- switching from 175 to 172.5 mm John has been a well respected fix- shouldn’t have been as surprised as I produced are often not the same as ments, both longer and shorter. His would likely have little measureable ture in the world of triathlon for was by his response: those that produce max efficiency. findings showed that there was no or even undetectable benefit. The decades, and in some road cycling “I used to be a big believer in This is obvious in cycling where max power difference from one length to circles, especially those who fol- long crank arms, but now I’m going power is usually produced around another, but that oxygen uptake was Continued on page 40 lowed LeMond and Armstrong’s in a different direction. I’m con- 120-130 pedal rpm’s (rotations always better with shorter cranks. MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 21

Road Rides Cycle the City Self-Guided Tour Route Launched in Salt Lake City By Bruce Ewert a highly recommended stop. It drops down around Liberty Park and then Salt Lake City has created a new heads west out to the Jordan River self-guided tour of the city for visi- Parkway. The Parkway has become tors and residents, a route of 13.5 my favorite easy day ride, with no miles that loops through downtown traffic and lots of birds. Salt Lake City, Liberty Park, and An optional extra loop goes up the Peace Gardens. It is anticipate and around City Creek Canyon, to take about half a day to traverse along a lovely creekside trail with the entire route. The new Green Bike spectacular views of the city. This Share program that provides bikes at extra loop also goes by the State convenient locations around down- Capitol before it returns downtown town is perfect for tourists to ride next to Temple Square. This signed the “Cycle The City” route. One can trail promises to be a fine addition rent a bike for 24 hours for $5 and during the current “Year of the Bike” ride the fully signed route, enjoying proclaimed by Salt Lake City Mayor some of the best that Salt Lake City Ralph Becker. has to offer. More information and a map is The route passes near Gilgal available at bikeslc.com/cyclethecity Sculpture Garden (www.gilgalgar- or by scanning the QR code found on den.org) , at 749 E. 500 South, just route signs. four blocks east of the official route), 22 cycling utah.com MAY 2013 MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 23 24 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Coach’s Corner Teamwork Pays: The Dividends of Racing as a Cohesive Squad started alone but finished with some- just the right time on just the right the event, and often a post-mortem one, how other cyclists ride affects terrain, an attack often doesn’t suc- follow up afterward to ensure every- you. Working with other riders, or ceed in launching a breakaway or one is on the same page and the keying off what they do, influences causing a split in the group. What group is making decisions that lead your effort and – ultimately – an out- any strong or well timed attack does to a positive outcome for all involved. come. In racing we call that outcome tend to do is “soften up” the pack so a result, good or bad. that it is tired or beaten into submis- -Protecting your team leader. Using road bike group riding and sion when the next attack occurs. If This paragraph will also serve as racing as our context for this discus- timed just right, which is often just as an important as-is repeat from the sion, let’s consider in more detail the the previous attack is being subdued, previous article. Mastering the fol- concepts presented in March. a counter-attack takes advantage of lowing concept will improve your everyone thinking – or wanting to individual and team riding skills as -Riding tempo. This is a pace believe – that with a threat now neu- much as or more than anything else established by a team to discourage tralized, things will settle down. This you’ll learn on a bike. Cycling can drastic changes in speeds, and to is when the magic happens. I like to be a very noble sport, with savvy discourage breakaways. It can also remind riders on teams I direct and and selfless riders doing everything serve to reel in breakaways with- those I coach that these aren’t just they can toward the success of one out necessarily expending the same intense moments in a race; these or more teammates. Watching teams energy as “chasing”. Cool, how do decisive moments ARE the race. keep their leaders out of the wind, in we implement? By having strong good position without those leaders riding companions or teammates ride -Attacking as a decoy. As stated having to exert themselves too much, strong tempo at the front of a group, above, any type of attack can serve and led out for a clean shot at victory we encourage a steadier pace for lon- a purpose. On group rides, especially in the sprint is exhilarating. No mat- This photo is the essence of team racing. Clinton Mortley (left) and ger periods of time. It can have the at designated sections of an estab- ter how good you are, or how much Cameron Hoffman celebrate a teammate’s victory. positive effects of discouraging hard lished route, attacks can be a great potential you believe you have, if Photo: Ricky Bangerter. attacks and, if one or more riders do opportunity for cyclists to push each you don’t learn early on how to be storm off the front, gradually reel- other and develop tactical skills. In a an excellent team/support rider, or and unified, and the best riders in ing them in. Without strong, willing race, attacks can always lead to gaps , your opportunities will By Mark Deterline the world often make contractual companions setting a good tempo at or breakaways, forcing other rid- be severely limited. For elite cyclists, demands and commitments based on the front of the pack, the pace can ers or teams to chase. When a team it can mean the difference between As we discussed in the March which riders they will call teammates. constantly change, making efforts works together to take this kind of getting a pro contract and languish- 2013 issue of Cycling Utah, at its What does that have to do with more surgy and riders more antsy. initiative, it enables its riders to “sit ing forever in the land of could-have- essence competitive cycling is a team you? Everything. in” and rest, benefitting from oppo- been. For cyclists of all levels, the sport. The successful professional As you’ve inevitably experienced -It’s all about the counter-attack. nents doing extra work while they better a team rider you are, the more teams tend to be the most organized on any group ride or even a ride you Unless a very strong rider attacks at save themselves for the next tactical you will be a desirable entity for and potentially decisive move. discerning clubs, teams and potential teammates. -Going with a breakaway vs. chas- ing a breakaway. We pretty much -Blocking and leadouts are both covered this last time: It is always concepts that deserve and arguably much easier to jump on an oppo- require more detail than we have nent’s wheel as a breakaway is form- room for this issue. Let’s look a ing than to be in the wind closing future issue for thorough explanation a gap. Riding near the front and and guidance regarding how each being vigilant can mean the differ- can be ethically employed for desired ence between making the selection outcomes and exciting team racing. and missing out, the latter forcing your team to chase. Mark Deterline coaches some -Chasing vs. bridging. There is a of Utah’s and California’s top cy- big difference between going to the clists, as well as triathletes, dis- front of the peloton and upping the tance runners, cross-country ski- pace to chase down a breakaway, ers, motocross racers and boxers. and trying to get away from the pack Leadout Endurance Coaching to bridge. In the latter scenario, one or more riders must get away clean provides completely customized from the pack, opening up a suf- training plans, bike fittting and ficiently large gap, to get up to the biomechanics, and performance breakaway without towing any (or testing for athletes of all back- too many) opponents in the process. grounds and levels. Contact: [email protected] or visit -Waiting for a detained teammate. 2thefront.com. If a strong teammate gets sidelined, depending on the type of race, you need to know in advance how to deal with the situation. Do you drop your- self from the pack as the teammate gets a wheel from a support vehicle How many or wheel pit, or do you stop and give them your own wheel? Both options miles to the represent team racing at its best; you just need to know how to be a help gallon does as opposed to taking both yourself and the teammate in need out of the your bike get? race. This requires discussion prior to a ride or race, communication during MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 25

Mechanic’s Corner Keep it Clean in Spring frame and rims. Avoid directly spray- ing the hubs, bottom bracket, headset and suspension to reduce water con- tamination. 2. Spray the derailleurs, chain, cassette and chainrings with degreas- er and allow it to soak in. 3. Fill a bucket with dish soapy water (warm if possible and lots of suds). 4. Using a large square brush, wash the rims, tires and spokes. Use a skinny brush to clean the hubs. 5. Wash the frame and fork with the large brush. Use a skinny brush to get into tight areas. Do not scratch the upper fork or rear shock tubes. 6. Remove the rear wheel and scrub the cassette with a dedicated greasy brush. Re-install the wheel. 7. With the same dirty brush, clean the side of the chain by brush- ing it against the outer chainring. If done properly, it should come out looking like new. 8. Clean the chain rollers by wet- ting the greasy brush and scrubbing the chain while rotating the pedals backwards. Wet the brush often and continue until the water dripping off comes out fairly clean. 9. Rinse. Using a high pressure spray, rinse out the derailleurs, chain and cassette while rotating the pedals backwards. Use a low pressure for the rest of the bike. 10. Lift the bike up and give it a couple bounces to get the loose water off. Wipe or air dry. Lubricate the chain before riding. 11. Wash the frame and fork with the large brush. Use a skinny brush to get into tight areas. Do not scratch the upper fork or rear shock tubes. 12. Remove the rear and scrub the cassette with a dedicated greasy brush. 13. With the same dirty brush, clean the side of the chain by brush- ing against the outer chainring. If done properly, it should come out looking like new. 14. Clean the chain rollers by wet- ting the greasy brush and scrubbing the chain while rotating the pedals backwards. Wet the brush often and continue until the water dripping off comes out fairly clean. Top: A basic cleaning kit. 15. Rinse. Using a high pressure Middle: Scrub the rims, tires, and spokes. spray, rinse out the derailleurs, chain Bottom: Wash the frame. and cassette while rotating the pedals backwards. Use a low pressure for By Tom Jow gets everywhere; on you, in the car, the rest of the bike. in the garage. It doesn’t have to be 16. Lift the bike up and give it a Everyone knows that mountain that way. All it takes to have a clean couple bounces to get the loose water biking is a dirty sport. At no time bike is some dish soap, degreaser and off. Wipe or air dry. Lubricate the is it dirtier than right now, early a good set of brushes. Just follow chain before riding. season in the mountains. Rain, melt- these steps to get your bike ready to ing snow and wet trails combined be dirty again. Got a bike question? Email with an unstoppable desire to ride Tom at [email protected]. make for dirty, muddy bikes. The 1. Using a high pressure jet, spray problem with a muddy bike is dirt off the majority of the mud from the

Top: Wash under the head tube. Second from top: Be sure to clean the cassette. Third from top: An old chain looks new after scrubbing the side plates. Bottom: Use your dirty brush on the chain rollers.

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Rod Kramer, 801-393-2304, rod@weber- along I-80 via Parley’s Creek Corridor pathways.org, weberpathways.org and the Sugar House Rail Spur to con- nect the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with cycling utah Davis Bicycle Advisory and Advocacy the Provo/Jordan River Parkway., Juan Committee — Farmington, UT, Not Arce-Larreta, 801-694-8925, parleystrail@ Currently meeting. Organizers needed., gmail.com, parleystrail.org davisbike.org Holladay Bicycle Advisory Committee Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. George, UT, — Holladay, UT, The Holladay Bicycle We accept all types and styles of rid- Advisory Committee (HBAC) works to ers, most important we want people to make Holladay bicycle friendly. The ride their bikes and enjoy doing it. Most CALENDAR OF EVENTS HBAC meets on the first Tuesday of every of us love riding our bikes in all types month from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the of weather and in multiple disciplines. Hy Nielson Room of the city building The Alliance is located in Southern Utah at 4580 S. 2300 E. , Greg Hoole, 801- and has group rides to help people 272-7556, [email protected], tinyurl. get out, meet new friends, and most com/holladaybac Utah BMX Utah Advocacy importantly, have fun riding their bikes., Calendar Guidelines: Lukas Brinkerhoff, lukas@mooseknuckler- Provo Bike Committee — Provo, UT, Come Listings are free on a RAD Canyon BMX — Farmington, UT, Bike Utah — UT, Utah’s Statewide alliance.org, mooseknuckleralliance.org join us every first Thursday of the month Indoor racing going on at the Advocacy Group., Scott Lyttle, 435-901- at 5:30 pm in the Conference Room in Park City Alternative Transportation Legacy Events center 151 South 1100 4191, [email protected], bikeutah.org the Provo City Building on 351 W. Center space available basis and Committee — Park City, UT, Normally West, Farmington, UT., Ron Melton, 801- Street. We promote bike safety, culture, Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory meets the second Wed. of the month, at our discretion. 699-9575, radcanyonbmx@radcanyon- and better relations between bikes and Committee — Salt Lake City, UT, Bicycle location TBD, Michael Watson, redtail@ bmx.com, radcanyonbmx.com cars., Zac Whitmore, 801-356-1378, zwhit- Submit your event to: Facilities Planning Meetings are third sisna.com, mountaintrails.org Deseret Peak BMX — Tooele, UT, 1200 foot Wednesday each month from 4-6 [email protected], bikeprovo.org [email protected] long track, ABA sanctioned, open to p.m., with the exception of the month Mountain Trails Foundation — Park City, UT, with date, name of event, public for practice daily, fee is $2 per when the Quarterly County Advisory Park City’s Trails Group, Charlie Sturgis, Events, Swaps,Lectures rider. Sign ups 5:30 to 7:00 on race day. Committee is meeting on the third 435-649-6839, [email protected], website, phone number Races: May 8, 22, June 12, 26, July 10 - Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. (see website mountaintrails.org Salt Lake Critical Mass — Salt Lake City, UT, Last Friday of every month, 5:30 Race for Life, 17 - State Qualifier, August for meeting details). Meetings are held Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee — pm, meet at the Gallivan Center, 200 S. and contact person and 14, 28, September 18, 25., Darrin Cook, in Suite N-3001 of the Salt Lake County Salt Lake City, UT, Volunteer to help build between State and Main in SLC., None , 435-843-4049, deseretpeakbmx@msn. Government Center, 2001 S. State St., the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (801) 485- other appropiate informa- [email protected], slccriticalm- com, deseretpeakcomplex.com Salt Lake City, UT. 801-468-3351, Megan 6974 or visit our web page., Dave Roth, tion. Hillyard, 801-468-3351, MHillyard@slco. ass.org May 18, 2013 — USA Cycling Elite BMX 801-824-5339, bonnevilleshorelinetrail@ org, bicycle.slco.org National Championships, Chula Vista, gmail.com, bonnevilleshorelinetrail.org Beehive Bike Polo Club — Salt Lake City, Let us know about any UT, Weekly hardcourt and grass bike CA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ Weber Pathways — Ogden, UT, Weber Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) polo. Tuesdays at 8pm, Saturday after- corrections to existing usacycling.org, usacycling.org County’s trails group. We are commit- — Salt Lake City, UT, PRATT is a 501(c) noons. Check out the Beehive Bike ted to the idea that a non-motorized (3) nonprofit organization, run by vol- listings! June 1, 2013 — USA Cycling Amateur BMX Polo Club on Facebook for location., network of public pathways significantly unteers. The mission of the Parley’s Rails, National Championships, Nashville, TN, Chuck Heaton, 801-688-7268, heatpolo- contribute to our community’s econom- Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) Coalition is Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacy- [email protected], facebook.com/ ic vitality and quality of life., Mark Bedel, to assist city, county, state and federal cling.org, usacycling.org groups/189631497724953/ 801-393-2304, [email protected], agencies and other public and private partners in completing a multi-use trail Cole Sport Weekly Road Ride — Park City, UT, Weekly Road Ride Mondays June 4-Aug. 27. Ride leaves Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. at 6 pm. Park at lower PCMR lot., Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, [email protected], colesport.com, mountaintrails.org May 4, 2013 — GOTS, Bike and Outdoor Toy Swap, Salt Lake City, UT, Held at Wild Rose, 702 3rd Ave, Check in on Friday, Swap on Saturday., Tim Metos, 801-533-8671, [email protected], wildrosesports.com May 4, 2013 — Live Green Festival, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 10th Annual, Sustainable Living Festival, 11 am to 5 pm at Library Plaza, 210 E. 400 South, Downtown Salt Lake City. 100+ exhibitors, live auction, solar-powered beer garden, live music organic food, kids’ eco-activ- ities, film presentation, eco-fashion show and more. , Mike Johnson, 801-994-1844, [email protected], down- townslc.org, livegreenslc.com May 4, 2013 — OpenStreets Salt Lake City - Ci.SLC.lovia, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Designed to engage new people in bicycling and physical activ- ity. The event will temporarily open a route of city streets exclusively to walk- ing, biking, and other forms of active transportation. Includes activities such as exercise classes, dance classes, music, food, games and other attractions along the iconic downtown corridor of 300 South/Broadway between the City & County Building and the Rio Grande Depot. Coincides with the LiveGreen Festival, happening at the east end of the route., Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535- 6630, [email protected], bikeslc.com May 7, 2013 — Salt Lake County and City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A mellow ride with Mayor Ben McAdams / Mayor Ralph Becker and other city mayors under police escort from Liberty Park to the County Complex and then to the City & County Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Liberty Park (700 E 900 S, northeast corner) to the Salt Lake County Government Center (2100 S State St) then continuing to the City & County Building (451 S State St), 7:30 am., Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535-6134, Colin.Quinn- [email protected], Cynthia Stringham, 801-535-6167, cynthia.stringham@slcgov. com, bicycle.slco.org, slcgov.com/bik- etoworkday May 8, 2013 — National Bike to School Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to school., Curtis Clayton, 801-287-2062, cclayton@ rideuta.com, May 10, 2013 — Salt Lake Bike Party, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 6 pm, Salt Lake City and County Building - East Side Pullout, Salt Lake Bike Party is an oppor- tunity for all types of bicyclists to ride throughout the Salt Lake area in a safe, fun environment that encourages more widespread engagement in bicycling. We want: To ride safely and follow all traffic rules; To build a strong commu- nity of bicyclists; To foster mutual respect between bicyclists and motorists; To have fun - Smile, wave, laugh, meet new people, bring some music along., face- book.com/events/136854259831057/ May 11-12, 2013 — Young Riders Bike Swap, Park City, UT, Benefits Young Riders Youth Mountain Biking Program. Located at The Yard, 1255 Kearns Blvd Park City, UT. Saturday May 11th 8am-5pm and Sunday May 12th 11am-3pm. Buy or sell gear., Julie Minahan, 435-640-8642, julie. [email protected], youngriders.com MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 27

May 11, 2013 — Pedal Palooza, Herriman, educational materials. Everyday from ily, bring friends!, Jan Maynard, 801-287- May 25, 2013 — Cache Valley Bike Festival, September 22, 2013 — World Car Free Day, UT, An event for the whole family, kids 7:30 - 9:30 am., Stephanie Tomlin, 435- 2062, [email protected], utaride- Utah Bike Month, Logan, UT, Annual UT, Ride your bike and leave the car bike parade, kids bike races, bike safety 797-8139, [email protected], share.com, rideuta.com event at Merlin Olsen Park, promoting at home!, None , noemail@cyclingutah. rodeo, helmet safety inspection, helmet aggiebluebikes.org bike education, healthy living, and sus- com, worldcarfree.net May 17, 2013 — Bike Art Gallery Roll, decorating station, adult/kid mountain tainability through bicycles. An event May 14, 2013 — UTA Bike to Work Day in Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Salt bike event. 10 am (pre-event helmet for the whole family, there is a workshop Provo City, Utah Bike Month, Provo, UT, Lake City, Utah Bicycle Culture theme, Mountain Bike checks at 9), Butterfield Park, Kami for everyone., Wayne Wheeler, (435) 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Historic County Opening at Salt Lake City Bicycle Greenhagen, 801-913-3251, kgreenha- 753-7175, [email protected], joy- Courthouse (west lawn) off of University Company, 6-9pm in conjunction with [email protected], pp.infinitecycles.com ridebikes.com, aggiebluebikes.org Tours and Festivals Avenue/Center Street in Provo, Utah. SLC Gallery Stroll, 177 E. 200 S., Gallery May 11, 2013 — Cyclefest, tentative, Salt Free food and bike swag, Free bike tune- Roll to other downtown galleries., Brent May 25, 2013 — Tweed Ride, Utah Bike May 17-19, 2013 — MECCA Spring MTB Lake City, UT, Utah High School Cycling ups, Free bicycle helmets for the first 50 Hulme, 801-746-8366, [email protected], Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Come pre- Festival, Green River, UT, Registration League benefit dinner & silent auc- participants, fun ride with Mayor Curtis galleryroll.com pared to mozie around the city on your begins Friday at 1pm followed by a tion featuring guest host Ned Overend. (begins 8 a.m. sharp), Stacey Adamson, finest velocipede, while dressed in your “warm up ride.” Evening meal is pro- May 17, 2013 — National Bike to Work University of Utah Douglas Ballroom. 801-227-8958, [email protected], best early 1900’s threads. Congregate vided as is a prize drawing. Saturday Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, Cocktail hour begins at 5:30, dinner and utarideshare.com, rideuta.com at Library Square at 6pm and enjoy begins with breakfast and then all-day, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle program at 6:30pm., Lori Harward, 801- a scenic ride around Salt Lake City., guided rides, ranging from beginner to May 15, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike and onto your bike on your way to work., 502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb. Christy Jensen, [email protected], advanced. Finish up on Sunday morning Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Cyclists will Curtis Clayton, 801-287-2062, cclayton@ org, utahmtb.org saltcycle.com with a provided breakfast and a guided take to the roads, escorted in a silent rideuta.com, (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family- May 11-12, 2013 — Eagle Outside procession to honor cyclists who have May 30, 2013 — Bike To Work Day, May 17, 2013 — Ogden Mayor’s Bike to friendly., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, mec- Festival, Eagle, CO, Inaugural Firebird been killed or injured while cycling on TENTATIVE, Utah Bike Month, Park City, UT, Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Ogden, [email protected], biketheswell.org 40 MTB Race, the women’s-only Firebird public roadways, 7 pm, Gallivan Center. Heinrich Deters, 435-649-8710, 435-659- UT, 7:30 a.m. at A1 parking lot near la Femme, the Mother of a Half 1/2 Bike ride at 10 to 12 mph, mostly flat or 1188 , [email protected], Dawn May 17-19, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, the Social Science bldg at WSU, Free , a grip of Strava challenges minimum grade, about 11 miles., Laila Bowling, 435-649-6839, dawn@mountain- Moab, UT, BetterRide’s team of profes- pancake breakfast at City Hall, 2549 on some of Eagle’s signature climbs Bremner, 801-654-0323, gasele2002@ trails.org, mountaintrails.org, basinrecre- sional coaches is dedicated to teach- Washington Blvd., Josh Jones, 801- and descents and last-but-not-least, the yahoo.com, Tegan Feudale, 717-503- ation.com ing riders of all levels the skills to ride in 629-8757, [email protected], Rocky Mountain Bicycle & Outdoor Expo. 4275, [email protected], rideofsi- balance, in control & have more fun on utarideshare.com, ogdencity.com June 1, 2013 — Bike Prom, Utah Bike , Mike McCormack, mikemac@eagle- lence.org their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Pierpont Place, outsidefestival.com, eagleoutsidefestival. May 17, 2013 — Bike Maynia, Murray, UT, [email protected], betterride.net May 15, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century 163 W Pierpont Ave, Wear your prom com Riding enthusiasts of all levels are invited Ride Packet Stuffing, Utah Bike Month, outfits. Pre-prom ride: Liberty Park 6:00 May 18, 2013 — Amazing Earthfest, to an evening education, fun and enter- May 11, 2013 — Firebird 40, Eagle, CO, This Salt Lake City, UT, We will be stuffing pm., Jonathan Morrison, 801-FAT-BIKE, Fredonia, AZ, 7th Annual - Joy Jordan tainment; 5:00pm; Murray Theater 4965 year’s course is rolling, flowy and fun, the rider packets at the Gallivan Center [email protected], Syhalla Woodhill Trail Ride (BLM): 10, 20 mile State Street, Murray Utah; , Kirk Sherrod, has ample room for passing, and some Stage at 5:00 p.m. FREE Pizza from Papa Bales, 801-815-5508, [email protected], non-technical loops on hard-packed 801.261.0736, , jerksbikeshop.com “Wow!” singletrack sections.; Re-route of John’s after stuffing., Jon Smith, 801-596- bicyclecollective.org, bikeprom.com natural surface with expansive views the VRD racecourse.; 40 Mile event – 8430, [email protected], cyclesalt- May 17, 2013 — Bicycle Pit Stops, Utah Bike of the Kaibab Plateau and Grand June 10, 2013 — Share the Road Ride, Park 9:30 start; 8 Mile event – 12:30 start; 32 lakecentury.com Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Intersections of Staircase. Fredonia Welcome Center, US City, UT, A 17 mile road ride to spread and 25 Mile event – 1:30 start., Mike 800 South/600 East and 200 South/200 89-A, Fredonia, AZ, 8 am Arizona time., May 15, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Utah awareness in sharing the road between McCormack, mikemac@eagleoutside- WestSnacks, beverages, safety informa- Rich Csenge, 435-644-3735, [email protected], Bike Month, Provo, UT, 7 pm, Cyclists will cyclists and motorists. Ride leaves Cole festival.com, eagleoutsidefestival.com tion, bike maps, for biking in Salt Lake amazingearthfest.com take to the roads, escorted in a silent Sport, 1615 Park Ave. at 6 pm. Park at City. , Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535-6134, May 12-19, 2013 — Utah Bike Week, Utah procession to honor cyclists who have lower PCMR lot., Scott Dudevoir, 435-649- May 24-26, 2013 — Black Hills Fat Tire [email protected], bikeslc. Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Week-long been killed or injured while cycling on 4806, [email protected], colesport. Festival, Rapid City, SD, Trail rides, races com festival with bike races, Bike Bonanza, public roadways. 150 S. University Ave., com, mountaintrails.org (hill climb, XC, Super-D), Triathlon with Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Bike to Blu Robinson, 801-319-7218, 801-426-8800, May 18-19, 2013 — Cole Sport Bike Swap, white water kayaking, running, and June 28-29, 2013 — Velo Weekend, Salt Work Day, and more., Jon Smith, 801-596- [email protected], rideofsilence.org Park City, UT, 9-5 Sat., 9-3 Sun. $10 fee if mountain biking. Film festival and socials., Lake City, UT, A whole weekend of urban 8430, [email protected], cyclingutah. bike sells. Proceeds go to Mountain Trails Kelly Combs, 605-431-8989, 605-343-9534, May 15, 2013 — UTA Bike To Work Day cycling events beginning with Critical com/event-calendars/bicycling-events- Foundation. Drop bikes off at Cole Sport, [email protected], bhfattirefesti- with the Mayor in Springville City, Utah Mass and a Tall Bike Joust on Friday swaps-and-festivals/ 1615 Park Ave. on 5/17. Pick up is by 3 pm val.com Bike Month, Springville City, UT, Springville and continuing into Saturday with an on 5/19, Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, May 12, 2013 — Firebird La Femme, Eagle, Civic Center at 110 South Main Street. Alleycat, Freestyle Trick Comp., Sprints May 24-25, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp - [email protected], mountaintrails. CO, Same course as the day before, but Free breakfast (starting at 7:30 a.m.), and a Raffle. Lots of fun and prizes., Women’s , Fruita, CO, BetterRide’s team org, colesport.com in reverse.Open Women – 24(ish) miles: Free bike swag, Free bike-tune-ups, Free Nathan Larsen, 801-916-0884, contact@ of professional coaches isdedicated to 9:30AM; $20 – Femme-bot Hotlap – 8(ish) bicycle helmets for the first 50 partici- May 18, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century velocitybags.com, veloweekendslc.com teaching riders of all levels the skills to miles: noon; Citizen Women – 16(ish) pants, fun ride with Mayor Clyde (begins Ride, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, ride in balance, in control & have more June 28-30, 2013 — Park City Cycling miles: 1PM., Mike McCormack, mike- 8:00 a.m. sharp)., Stacey Adamson, Gallivan Center on Gallivan Ave. 250 S. fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970- Festival presented by KPCW, Park City, [email protected], eagle- 801-227-8958, [email protected], State St. SLC, Ut. Salt Lake to Antelope 335-8226, [email protected], betterride. UT, 3 day festival celebrating cycling; outsidefestival.com utarideshare.com, rideuta.com Island and back, 37, 67, or 100 mile net fat tires, skinny tires and training wheels. options. Gallivan Center on Gallivan Ave. May 13-19, 2013 — Boise Bike Weeek, May 16, 2013 — UTA Bike to Work Day in Showcases the trails and terrain of the May 25-26, 2013 — NUMB Fest, CANCELLED 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration Bosie, ID, A celebration of cycling in all Orem City, Utah Bike Month, Orem, UT, Park City area and combines the best FOR 2013, Vernal, UT,., Troy Lupcho, 435- opens at 6:00 AM., Jon Smith, 801-596- of its forms and number of wheels. The 7:30-9:00 a.m. at City Center Park (North of road riding, mountain biking and clas- 781-2595, [email protected], 8430, [email protected], cyclesalt- event week has been set - coinciding Pavilion) at 100 North 300 East in Orem, sic cruising, teaming it up with a first altitudecycle.com lakecentury.com with National Bike to Work Day on Friday Utah. Free pancake breakfast (starting class outdoor festival featuring live music, May 31-June 2, 2013 — Alison Dunlap the 17th. This year, we will have a few at 7:30 a.m.), Free bike swag, Free bike May 18, 2013 — Mike the Headless exposition center, clinics, vendors, food Adventure Camps Intermediate/ of the old favorites planned (including tune-ups, Free bicycle helmets for the Chicken Poker Ride, Fruita, CO, Urban & beverages and fun for the whole fam- Advanced MTB Skills Camp, Moab, UT, the awesome Pedal Power Parade on first 50 participants, fun ride with Mayor Poker Ride, Fruita, Colorado, Mike the ily. Hosted by Park City Mountain Resort Five-3 day advanced skills camp with Saturday the 18th), but want to energize Evans (begins 8:15 a.m. sharp), Stacey Headless Chicken Festival!, Mike Driver, and KPCW. Proceeds support KPCW, World Champ Alison Dunlap in Moab, the week with some new and fun rides., Adamson, 801-227-8958, sadamson@ 970-904-5708, mdriver@livetrainrace. “Your Community Voice”, a local, non- Utah. 3 full days of rides with lunch and Promoter , [email protected], rideuta.com, utarideshare.com, rideuta. com, Brent Steinberg, 970-712-2012, bs@ profit community radio., Cindy Bywater, transportation included, Alison Dunlap, boisebikeweek.org com ltrsports.com, ltrevents.com 435-649-9004, [email protected], 719-439-9041, alisondunlap@comcast. kpcw.org May 13-18, 2013 — Bike to Work and May 17, 2013 — UTA Bike Bonanza, Utah May 18, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Flagstaff, net, alisondunlap.com School Week, Utah Bike Month, Logan, Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Free to AZ, International day to honor dead and July 27, 2013 — DealerCamp 2013 June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Park UT, Encouraging cycling with informa- public 2012 Bike Bonanza, 4pm-8pm at injured cyclists. Pedal with ghost bikes Consumer Expo, Park City, UT, Consumer City, UT, Meet at 9am, coffee and tion booths at the CVTD Transit Center the Gallivan Center SLC. Entertainment, through down town Flagstaff, about 3 day at DealerCamp 2013, 9am-6pm. bagels. Location & Project TBA, Charlie and USU. Refreshments, tuneups and prizes, booths, and more. Bring fam- miles, then sign a letter to local authori- Booths from lots of national bike com- Sturgis, 435-649-6839, charlie@mountain- ties requesting better bicycle infrastruc- panies. Free admission., Chad Battistone, trails.org, mountaintrails.org ture, Joe Shannon, 928-523-1740, joseph. [email protected], bikedealer- [email protected], Flagstaffcycling. camp.com June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Salt Squarespace.com, rideofsilence.org Lake City, UT, Volunteer on Trail Projects., August 17, 2013 — Tour de Fat, Boise, Celeste Eppler, 801-486-2100, ceppler@ May 18, 2013 — SLUG Cat, Utah Bike ID, Rolling Revival of Sustainable Folly!, rei.com, rei.com/saltlakecity Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Alley Cat! $5 Various Western Locations., 888-622-4044, Registration: 2pm behind Fresh (870 E. [email protected], newbelgium. June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Weber 900 S.), Race Time: 3pm, Awards/After com/tour-de-fat County, UT, Weber Pathways Trail Day. Party: 5:30pm at Este Pizza (156 E. 200 Come out an build trails! Check website September 21, 2013 — Edible Wasatch - S.), Esther Merono, [email protected], for details., Rod Kramer, 801-393-2304, Bites & Bikes, tentative, Salt Lake City, slugmag.com [email protected], weber- UT, The ride kicks off at Pioneer Park pathways.org May 18, 2013 — Moab Bike Prom, Utah Bike where participants will receive a “clue Month, Moab, UT, A celebration of biking. card” and begin the hunt throughout June 1, 2013 — Buena Vista Bike Fest, Moab Spring Ranch. Promenade starts downtown Salt Lake in search of local Buena Vista, CO, 15th Annual - pro- at 3 at HMK Bus Circle., Moab Museum food gems., Rachel Hodson, 801-742- duced by Colorado Springs Cycling , 435-259-7985, director@moabmusem. 1592, [email protected], edi- Club, a recreational ride featuring sce- org, moabmusem.org blewasatch.com nic and challenging routes through some of Colorado’s highest mountain 28 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

peaks. Registration includes rest stops Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@vis- [email protected], intermoun- ner., Ginger Ries, 435-649-6839, ginger@ and SAG support, a colorful t-shirt for the itsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726- Utah Weekly MTB taincup.com mountaintrails.org, mountaintrails.org first 800 registrants, detailed route maps, 2777, [email protected], ride- July 6, 2013 — Fire Road Cycling, Cedar September 21, 2013 — Draper Fall Classic Saturday afternoon party. McPhelamy sunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com Race Series City, UT, 25k, 60k, 100k distances, starts 50, USC Series, Draper, UT, 2 25 Mile Park, 112-134 West Lake Street., Aaron June 29-30, 2013 — Sun Valley Dirt Rally at Main StreetPark, 8am, 7000 ft. total laps, the premier urban 50 miler on Rosenthal, 719-313-2994, arjo4pedal@ Bicycle Tour, Ketchum, ID, The Arthritis May 8-August 14, 2013 — Sundance/ elevation gained for 100km; 4000ft total Onetrack!!!! 25 mile option for jrs’ and hotmail.com, bvbf.org Foundation brings a new charity ride to Soldier Hollow Weekly Race Series, for 60km. Equal prize $ for overall men adults., Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@ June 7-August 16, 2013 — Kids’ Mountain Sun Valley, Idaho, featuring the forests, WWRS, Sundance, UT, Wednesday nights, & women in the 100km. 25-qualifying raceuscs.com, raceuscs.com Bike Summer, Wood River Cup, Hailey, canyons, summits and open country sur- May - Aug. Venue alternates between slots for the Leadville 100 up for grabs for September 21, 2013 — Utah High School ID, June 17-22, July 22-26, August 12-16. rounding Ketchum and Sun Valley. Takes Soldier Hollow and Sundance, 6:30 pm. 100km event., Paul Huddle, 858-518-0042, Cycling League Race #2, Sherwood Hills Kids will learn the following skills: Bike place on paved and hard-packed dirt Pros/Experts 1hr race time, Sports 45mins, 760-936-7459, [email protected], Resort, UT, Race for 9th through 12 grad- Handling, Pump Track Riding, Trail Course roads, perfect for cyclocross and hard- Beginners 30mins. 2013 Dates: • May 8, fireroadcycling.com ers only. Sherwood Hills Resort. First wave Riding,.What to bring: BMX or Mountain tail mountain bikes. Experienced cyclists 22, • June, 5, 19, • July 3, 17, 31, • August July 13, 2013 — The Crusher in the Tushar, going off at 10 am, with 3 waves during Bike, Snacks, Cycling Gloves, Helmet, may also opt for a standard road bike 14 , Tyson , 435-200-3239, 801.223.4849, Beaver, UT, A 70 mile “roadirt” race the day. Spectator friendly 4-6 mile laps, Sun Glasses, Extra T-Shirt, Hat, sweatshirt, with 28+ mm tires. Local bike rentals are [email protected], weeklyra- exploring Southern Utah’s Tushar Mt. total length depends on category. Both Pants, Rain Jacket, Sun Screen., Billy available. Ride takes place at roughly ceseries.com range. 10,500+ ft. of climbing! A perfect individual scoring and team scoring., Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhousei- 6,000-8,000 feet above sea level. Each 50/50% split between pavement and Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, daho.com, powerhouseidaho.com day’s out-and-back route is roughly 50 Regional Weekly dirt fire-roads and a traverse of some of [email protected], utahmtb.org miles, uphill on the way out., Tai Lee, June 8, 2013 — Wine Wench Winery Cruise, Utah’s highest and most scenic roads., 206-547-2707, [email protected], sunval- September 28-30, 2013 — Big Mountain Palisade, CO, Fruit and Wine Tour for MTB Race Series Burke Swindlehurst, [email protected], leydirtrally.kintera.org #5 , Big Mountain Enduro Series, the non racer, 3 routes for road bikes tusharcrusher.com Moab, UT, epic, backcountry enduro to beach cruisers. Ride through the July 21-22, 2013 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain June 18-August 13, 2013 — Laramie July 19-20, 2013 — Wasatch Enduro, rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, Orchards and Vineyards of Palisade. Bike Camp, Winter Park, CO, Learn new Mountain Bike Series, Laramie, WY, 6/18, Park City, UT, At the Canyons Resort, [email protected], big- Also an MTB race (see mtb race cal- skills, increase confidence on the bike, or 6/25, 7/9, 7/23, 8/6, 8/13. Local moun- European style enduro race, $12,000 mountainenduro.com endar), Rondo Buecheler, 970-464-9266, simply enjoy the sport like never before. tain bike series, great for riders of any Cash and Prizes, 17 miles, 3,200’ of tech- [email protected], rapidcreek- World class women’s only and co-ed age and ability., Evan O’Toole, info@ October 6, 2013 — Utah High School nical descents / 1,300’ climbing, Ali cycles.com instructional weekend camps for begin- laramiemtbseries.com, laramiemtbseries. Cycling League Race #3, Utah High Goulet, 801-560-6479, therealaligshow@ ner, intermediate, and advanced riders., com School Cycling League, Snowbasin, UT, June 9-September 20, 2013 — Bryce and gmail.com, bellwasatchenduro.com, Lu Furber, 604-484-6238 (Canada), lu@ Race for 9th through 12 graders only. Zion National Parks (MTB), St. George, UT, endurocupmtb.com dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com Utah Mountain Snowbasin Resort, up Ogden Canyon. 6-day, 140-mi guided Mtn Biking Tour thru July 27, 2013 — The Solitude Cup, First wave going off at 10 am, with 3 Brian Head, Red Canyon, Navajo Lake July 27-28, 2013 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Intermountain Cup, Solitude Resort, UT, waves during the day. Spectator friendly Trail, VirginRiver Rim and Hiking the Zion Bike Camp, Park City, UT, Learn new skills, Bike Racing ICS #9, Course combines Cruiser (upper) 4-6 mile laps, total length depends on Narrows. Tour includes 5-night camping increase confidence on the bike, or and Serenity (lower) loops, First start category. Both individual scoring and and 1 inn or 5-night all inns, transporta- simply enjoy the sport like never before. May 4, 2013 — Mag 7 Enduro, Enduro Cup, at 8:15am., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, team scoring., Lori Harward, 801-502- tion and food. Also available throughout World class women’s only and co-ed Park City, UT, Stop 1 of a 3 race series [email protected], inter- 8516, 801-661-7988, [email protected], the summer., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 instructional weekend camps for begin- across Utah. Fun, flowy enduro racing mountaincup.com utahmtb.org x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadven- ner, intermediate, and advanced riders., in the Gemini Bridges area, Ali Goulet, tures.com, escapeadventures.com Lu Furber, 604-484-6238 (Canada), lu@ 801-560-6479, therealaligshow@gmail. August 3, 2013 — The Bash at Snowbasin, October 12, 2013 — 6 Hours of Frog Hollow, dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com com, Dan Roper, 970-274-6455, droper@ Intermountain Cup, Snowbasin, UT, ICS Frog Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, June 15-18, 2013 — Stone Temple Mountain mtsports.com, endurocupmtb.com #10, Series finals, an 8.5-mile loop consist- UT, 13 mile long course in the UT desert Bike Camp, Cheyenne, WY, Curt Gowdy August 2-4, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, ing of 90% wide single-track that winds combines sweet single track , with some State Park, IMBA Epic singletrack, Ages Park City, UT, BetterRide’s team of profes- May 11, 2013 — 8th Annual Racers across thelower mountain with about technical sections, and great climbs. 13-18, Boys & Girls, Riding-Skills-Education sional coaches isdedicated to teach- Cycle Service’s Call to Sundance, 1,300’ of climbing per lap, Marek Shon, Great introduction to endurance rac- Sessions, 4 Days-$125, Richard Vincent, ing riders of all levels the skills to ride in Intermountain Cup, Sundance Resort, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail. ing or a great trainer for bigger races. 307-745-4499, [email protected], balance, in control & have more fun UT, ICS #4, XC, 2 loops: a 7.1-mile top- com, intermountaincup.com Categories from solo to 3 person, includ- laramieenduro.org on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335- ping out at 7100 ft, and the small 0.5- ing single speed categories. , Cimarron 8226, [email protected], betterride.net mile lowest part of Archies Loop, First August 10-11, 2013 — Flyin’ Brian Gravity June 16, 2013 — Wild Rockies Boise to Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromo- race starts at 8 am for U9, 8:30 am for Festival, UT Gravity Series, Brian Head, Idaho City Tour, Wild Rockies Series, Boise, August 30-September 1, 2013 — TVTAP tions.com, GROpromotions.com U12, others 9:30 am., Marek Shon, 801- UT, Downhill and Super-D Schedule of ID, Starts and finishes at the Old Armory WYDAHO Rendezvous Mountain Bike 209-2479, [email protected], events T.B.D., Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, October 14-15, 2013 — Huntsman World on Reserve Rd. 7 am Boise to Idaho City Festival, Teton Valley, ID, 4th Annual intermountaincup.com [email protected], go-ride.com, utahdh. Senior Games, St. George, UT, Must be (camp overnight) and back to Boise. Full Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike org 50 years or older. Three events: hill climb, support and SAG wagon included for Festival, Grand Targhee Resort WY and May 25-27, 2013 — Sundance Showdown downhill, and cross country. Expert, Sport a low price. We are raising trail aware- Teton Valley ID. Super D (4300 descent Super-D Race Series, UT Gravity Series, August 17, 2013 — Mt. Ogden 100 K MTB and Beginner Skill Divisions., Kyle Case, ness and providing a low cost trip for all from chairlift), Downhill, Hill-Climb and Sundance Resort, UT, Super-D Saturday, Race, Snowbasin, UT, 3 race divisions: 800-562-1268, [email protected], levels., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, Cross-Country trail races. For-fun Strava DH Monday., Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, 25K, 50k and 100k. Held on the trails of Merrill Barney, , seniorgames.net [email protected], wildrock- events with prizes. Fat Bike race, includ- [email protected], go-ride.com, utahdh. Snowbasin Resort., Steve Andrus, 801- iesracing.com, swimba.org ing high mark. All races included in org 620-1014, [email protected], November 2-3, 2013 — 25 Hours of Frog Festival registration., Tim Adams, 208-201- mtogden100k.com Hollow, Frog Hollow Endurance Series, June 23-28, 2013 — Grand Staircase May 27, 2013 — Stan Crane Memorial XC 1622, [email protected], TVTAP , 208-201- Hurricane, UT, Held Sat 10 am to Sun 10 Escalante Intro (MTB), Panguitch, UT, Race, Intermountain Cup, Draper, UT, August 31, 2013 — Park City Point 2 Point, 1622, [email protected], tetonbikefest. am with the bonusdouble midnight lap 6-days, Also available 7/7-12, 8/4-9, 9/1- ICS #5, 7th annual. Monday race, Great NUE Series, Park City, UT, A true point 2 org, tvtap.org due to the fallback time change. 13 mile 6., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702- XC course start/finish at the equestrian point race! Thanks to the plethora of long course in the UT desert combines 596-2953, [email protected], September 19-22, 2013 — Alison Dunlap center, about 80% single-track on a 9.8- trails in this area, the race will never be sweet single track , with some technical escapeadventures.com Adventure Camps Intermediate/ mi loop, Total elevation 1100’/lap, first on the same trail twice. Over 90% of the sections, and great climbs., Cimarron Advanced MTB Ride Camp, Moab, UT, start at 8:15 am for U12, others at 9 am., race is single-track. 78 miles & 14,000’ of June 23-28, 2013 — Grand Staircase Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromo- 4 day advanced ride camp with World Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermoun- climbing., Jay Burke, 801-330-3214, info@ Escalante Singletrack (MTB), Panguitch, tions.com, GROpromotions.com Champ Alison Dunlap in Moab, Utah. [email protected], intermountaincup. thepcpp.com, thepcpp.com UT, 6-days, The Grand Staircase Lower All-inclusive: 3 full days of rides, lodg- com November 9, 2013 — Utah High School Canyons provide exploring, camp- September 8, 2013 — Utah High School ing, massage, all meals included., Alison Cycling League State Championships, ing, and backcountrymountain biking June 1, 2013 — Intermountain Cup Race Cycling League Race #1, Utah High Dunlap, 719-439-9041, alisondunlap@ Utah High School Cycling League, Moab, opportunities so vast and picturesque 6, tentative, Intermountain Cup, TBA, UT, School Cycling League Race Series, Park comcast.net, alisondunlap.com UT, Final race & State Championship. that the rest 7/14-19, 8/18-23, 9/15-20, ICS #6, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, inter- City, Round Valley, UT, Races are for 9th Held at Bar M Trails. First wave goes off at Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596- September 21-22, 2013 — Trek Dirt Series [email protected], intermoun- through 12th grades only. Categories 10 am. Registration for races will be done 2953, [email protected], Mountain Bike Camp, Fruita, CO, Learn taincup.com for individual scoring are Freshman, through team coaches. Categories escapeadventures.com new skills, increase confidence on the Sophomore, JV, and Varsity for boys and June 8-9, 2013 — Wolf Mountain Mayhem, include Freshman, Sophomore, JV and bike, or simply enjoy the sport like never girls separately. Team scoring for division June 28-30, 2013 — Park City Cycling UT Gravity Series, Wolf Mountain Resort, Varsity for both boys and girls. Individual before. World class women’s only and I and II teams. Race starts Saturday at 10 Festival presented by KPCW, Park City, UT, Saturday Super D (afternoon start), scoring and team scoring and awards., co-ed instructional weekend camps for am. Bring your family and cowbells for a UT, 3 day festival celebrating cycling; Sunday Downhill (morning start), Ron Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, beginner, intermediate, and advanced great day of fun cheering your local high fat tires, skinny tires and training wheels. Lindley, 801-375-3231, [email protected], [email protected], utahmtb.org riders., Lu Furber, 604-484-6238 (Canada), school team at our spectator-friendly 4-6 Showcases the trails and terrain of the go-ride.com, utahdh.org [email protected], dirtseries.com mile lap courses., Lori Harward, 801-502- Park City area and combines the best June 8, 2013 — Wasatch Back 50, USC 8516, 801-661-7988, [email protected], Regional Mountain of road riding, mountain biking and clas- September 27-29, 2013 — MECCA Fall MTB Series, Heber, UT, 2 25 Mile laps, the utahmtb.org sic cruising, teaming it up with a first Festival, Castle Dale, UT, Registration premier urban 50 miler on Onetrack!!!! Bike Racing class outdoor festival featuring live music, begins Friday at 1pm followed by a 25 mile option for jrs’ and adults., Bob September 14, 2013 — 12 Hours of exposition center, clinics, vendors, food “warm up ride.” Evening meal is pro- Sundance, Sundance Resort, UT, With Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs. May 11, 2013 — Avimor Coyote Classic, & beverages and fun for the whole fam- vided as is a prize drawing. Saturday Solo, 2-Man, 4-Man and Coed options com, raceuscs.com Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, 11th annual ily. Hosted by Park City Mountain Resort begins with breakfast and then all-day, this event has something for every- - This is real ; not for and KPCW. Proceeds support KPCW, guided rides, ranging from beginner to June 22, 2013 — Dixie 200, Parowan, UT, one. Race goes from 7am - 7pm., Czar the weak. High speed rolling double and “Your Community Voice”, a local, non- advanced. Finish up on Sunday morning Self-supported, 200 miles of trail and Johnson, 801-223-4121, 801.223.4849, single track with a ton of climbing. Tight, profit community radio., Cindy Bywater, with a provided breakfast and a guided remote terrain between Bryce Canyon [email protected], John technical sagebrush single track, water 435-649-9004, [email protected], (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family- and Brian Head in southern UT. Virgin Woodruff, 801-223-4044, 801.223.4849, crossings, quick steep drops, nasty little kpcw.org friendly., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, mec- River Rim, Thunder Mountain, Grandview [email protected] , sundan- granny gear climbs., Hal Miller, 208-869- [email protected], biketheswell.org and several other trails. Start: 7am, inter- ceresort.com/explore/sum_biking_races. June 29-July 7, 2013 — Ride Sun Valley 4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspoke- section of 2nd Left Hand Canyon and html Mountain Bike Festival, Sun Valley, ID, October 2-6, 2013 — Outerbike, Moab, Hwy 143., Dave Harris, hairball.dh@gmail. cycling.org, knobbytireseries.com, bro- Eight days of races and events geared UT, An opportunity to ride your dream com, 2-epic.com/events/dixie200.html September 14, 2013 — Widowmaker Hill kenspokecycling.com for anyone who can balance on two bike on world class trails and roads. Climb, tentative, Snowbird, UT, Starts in May 11, 2013 — Desert Rats Classic, Fruita, wheels. Saturday, June 29, Day 1: Sun Participants will receive bike demos for June 22, 2013 — Round Valley Cross Gad Valley10 AM, 3000’ vertical race to CO, 100 km out and back mtb race, Valley Super Enduro; Apple’s Street 3 days, swag bag, lunch and beer, and Country, USC Series, Park City, UT, 8-9 the top of the Tram for awrds, food and Reid Delman, 303-249-1112, reid_del- Party; Sun Valley Dirt Rally. Sunday, June admission to evening parties and films., mile laps, mostly singletrack. Rolling hills, fun. Snowbird Resort. , James Zwick, 801- [email protected], gemin- 30,Day 2: Sun Valley Super Enduro;Sun Sean Hazell, 800-845-2453, sean@outer- swoopy turns., Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, 583-6281, [email protected], sports- iadventures.com Valley Dirt Rally.Monday, July 1,Day 3: bike.com, outerbike.com [email protected], raceuscs.com am.com Sun Valley Bike Demo;Local Stoker Rides. May 11, 2013 — Gunny Enduro, Grand October 24-27, 2013 — Moab Ho-Down June 28, 2013 — 6th Annual Sundance September 15, 2013 — Tour de Suds, Park Tuesday, July 2.Day 4: Sun Valley Bike Junction, CO, 4 mile race down the Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, Single Speed Challenge, Sundance City, UT, 7-mile mountain bike climb from Demo;Local Stoker Rides;4th Annual Gunny Loop of the famous Lunch Loop UT, 8th Annual - Mountain bike festival Resort, UT, As the only TRUE Single Speed City Park, to the top of Guardsman Pass Idaho Pump Track State Championships. Trail system. 800ft of descending and 200 with dual stage enduro race, group Race in Utah the Sundance Challenge with a 2,700ft elevation gain. Participants Wednesday, July 3,Day 5: Local Stoker feet of climbing, Mike Driver, 970-904- shuttle rides, bike film festival, townie tour, proves to be an incredible event. Single are urged to don ‘festive’ costumes Rides;Ketchum Criterium.Thursday, July 5708, [email protected], Brent dirt jump comp and an outrageous cos- Speeders get a unique chance to and celebrate the beginning of the fall 4,Day 6: Local Stoker Rides;Hailey 4th Steinberg, 970-712-2012, bs@ltrsports. tume party!, Tracy Reed, 435-259-4688, race head to head in this event. A mountain bike season in a spirited man- of July Criterium Bike Race.Friday, July com, ltrevents.com [email protected], moabhodown. purest category, Single Speed draws 5,Day 7: Local Stoker Rides;MASSV com in many who feel a connection to the Music Festival;Kids Mountain Bike Race. roots of Mountain Biking., Czar Johnson, Saturday, July 6,Day 8: MASSV Music 801-223-4121, 801.223.4849, czarj@sun- Festival;USA Cycling Marathon Mountain dance-utah.com, sundanceresort.com/ Bike National Championships;Sun Valley explore/sum_biking_races.html Bald Juan XC;Sun Valley Beer Festival., June 29, 2013 — Sherwood Hills, Intermountain Cup, Logan, UT, ICS #7, Find us on Sherwood Hills Resort, Multiple laps, wind- ing single track through trees, 9 am., Facebook Kayleen Ames, 435-757-4310, amespro- [email protected], Marek Shon, 801- 209-2479, [email protected], intermountaincup.com, amespromoting. facebook.com/cyclingutah com July 6, 2013 — The Rage at Snowbird - UT State Championship, Intermountain Cup, Follow us on Snowbird, UT, ICS #8, Snowbird,Utah State Open XC Championship, Open Twitter! to all, Event starts at 8000’ near the Snowbird Center (Entry 2). Course: 4-mile loop, with 800’ of climbing per lap, First twitter.com/cyclingutah race starts at 8:10am for U9, 8:30am next start., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, inter- MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 29

May 18, 2013 — 12 Hours of Disco, Salmon, 9266, [email protected], rapid- lap XC and run course, you’ll find deep Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sun- of Nevada and California, the Sierra ID, 8 mile laps, mostly singletrack, at creekcycles.com woods, single track and wide-open fire valleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, Nevada is a mountain biker’s dream. the foot of the mighty Beaverhead road. Qualifier for USA Cycling Mountain visitsunvalley.com The Tahoe Trail 100 offers athletes a June 15, 2013 — Soldier Mountain, Knobby Mountains. Race Solo, or teams of 2 and Bike National Championships., Darren 2-loop, 50 kilometer course filled with Tire Series, Fairfield, ID, Soldier Mountain July 6, 2013 — USA Cycling Marathon 4., Max Lohmeyer, 208 756 7613, max@ Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese- beautiful views of Lake Tahoe. Athletes Resort XC course, known for the big MTB National Championship, Sun Valley, ridesalmon.com, ridesalmon.com [email protected], wildrockiesracing. have many options at the Tahoe Trail climbs and big descents. Racers will ID, The top marathon racers from all com 100. Racers ride solo or as part of a two- May 18-19, 2013 — Big Nasty Mud Run and over the United States descend on Sun climb over 8000’ to see views that others person team., Keith Hughes, 208-340- Mountain Bike Weekend, Ontario, OR, June 28-July 4, 2013 — San Juan Huts 200, Valley for the glory of the stars and dream about., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 4837, [email protected], Josh Saturday mud run and Sunday XC moun- Pure Austin Endurance Mountain Bike bars. A challenging course will take rid- 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling. Colley, 719-219-9357, JColley@lifetimefit- tain bike, Tom Pence Ranch, on Big Series, Durango, CO, Choose from 2 ers from downtown Ketchum through org, knobbytireseries.com ness.com, leadvilleraceseries.com Willow Road, Sunday is an 8-mile moun- events: (1) a 7-Day supported tour from Sun Valley Resort, over Dollar Mountain tain bike loop., Jeff Gasser, 208-867-2488, June 15, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race Durango, CO to Moab, UT. (6 nights, 7 and out to tackle two loops of Cold July 27, 2013 — Laramie Enduro, Wyoming [email protected], Ron Dillon, #3, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey days staying overnight in tents using Springs Trail - Warm Springs Trail - Warm Marathon Championship, Laramie, WY, 208-573-4255, [email protected], Community Bike Park, short track cross the San Juan Huts southern route and Springs Traverse - River Run Trail before 111K (69 miles), Happy Jack Recreation bignastyhillclimb.com country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@ hut system for community camp area). finishing at the River Run Base area. Fast Area, 8600’ elevation gain, 7am start, powerhouseidaho.com, powerhousei- Finish to a celebration party in Moab, UT, flowy and buff singletrack with an ideal Richard Vincent, 307-745-4499, enduro. May 18-19, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro daho.com 214 miles of fun. (2) There is also an Epic singlespeed gradient make this course [email protected], laramieenduro.org #1, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Taos, NM, race, that starts on July 2nd and finishes one for the ages. Approx distance: 50 epic, backcountry enduro rides. , Sarah June 15, 2013 — Fear, Tears & Beers, Ely, July 27, 2013 — Butte 100, Butte, MT, in Moab. This race is nonstop and the miles; 7,000’ climbing., Micah Rice, 719- Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmoun- NV, Enduro mountain bike event. Timed Continental Divide Trail, Single Track, Big first one to Moab wins. Last year’s winner 434-4200, [email protected], usacy- tainenduro.com, bigmountainenduro. sections mostly downhill, combined time Sky Country, 100 and 50 mile options., finished in 25.5 hours!, Kathy Hudson, 972- cling.org com wins. Men’s and women’s events for all Gina Evans, 406-498-9653, eatdirtpig- 966-1300, [email protected], classes. Fun run, beginner, sport, and July 6-7, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #3, [email protected], butte100.com May 24-26, 2013 — Black Hills Fat Tire terrafirmaracing.com expert classes., Kent Robertson, 775- Big Mountain Enduro Series, Keystone, Festival, Rapid City, SD, Races (XC, SD, July 27-28, 2013 — Pomerelle Pounder 289-6042, [email protected], great- June 29, 2013 — Wood River Cup Finals, CO, epic, backcountry enduro rides. , DH), Rides, Demo Bikes, Fun Socials, and DH, UT Gravity Series, Wild Rockies Series, basintrails.org Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@big- plenty of fantastic single track all wait- Albion, ID, 20-30 min SUPER-D course. Community Bike Park, Short Track Cross mountainenduro.com, bigmountainen- ing for you to kick off the summer., Kelly June 15-16, 2013 — USA Cycling 24-Hour Newer route with fast, flowing single Country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@ duro.com Combs, 605-431-8989, 605-343-9534, kel- MTB National Championships, Gallup, track and ! On this powerhouseidaho.com, powerhousei- [email protected], bhfattirefestival. NM, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ July 6-7, 2013 — OuterLocal Summer course, you’ll find small drop-offs, and daho.com com usacycling.org, usacycling.org Games, Jackson, WY, 9:00am in Phil flowing boulders. Lots of fun all day and June 29-30, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro Baux Park at the base of Snow King. super easy shuttle., Ron Lindley, 801-375- May 25-27, 2013 — Eagle Bike Park Gravity June 20-23, 2013 — Crested Butte #2 , Big Mountain Enduro Series, Crested This “adventure festival for mountain ath- 3231, [email protected], Darren Lightfield, Festival, Wild Rockies Series, Eagle, ID, Bike Week, Crested Butte, CO, 32nd Butte, CO, epic, backcountry enduro letes” will feature four events in moun- 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo. Saturday- Sweet super D course, using Anniversary year: Fat Tire 40 endurance rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, tain biking, , , and com, wildrockiesracing.com, utahdh.org most of the XC and Dh trails in the park. race, Aided Rides, Mountain States Cup [email protected], big- ; capped off with two free Sunday, we have dual slalom course Wildflower Rush races, pure Crested July 28, 2013 — Bogus Basin Marathon, mountainenduro.com concerts at the end of the night., Jeremy that was built by World Champion Eric Butte classics like the Chainless Race & Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, XC/ Dodge, [email protected], outerlo- Carter. Monday’s main event support- the 24 Hour Bridges of the Butte, as well June 29-30, 2013 — Sun Valley Super Marathon, 22.5 mile loop with 50% single cal.com/member-profile/the-outerlocal- ed by the Southern Idaho downhillers as some premiere entertainment., Scott Enduro, Sun Valley, ID, 2 day enduro track, start/finish at 7,000 feet with total summer-games program--the mini-DH, filled with small , [email protected], cbchamber. stage race, four different, hair-on-fire gain of 3200 in one loop, open category gaps, drops and huge berms!, Darren com/crested-butte-bike-week-2012.html downhill trails on Bald Mountain. Racers July 7, 2013 — Sun Valley Bald Juan XC, (for racers who choose not to purchase Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese- June 21-22, 2013 — City Creek Pedalfest, will use a combination of lifts and good Ketchum, ID, Same start and loop as a license) held for the marathon, which is [email protected], wildrockiesracing. Pocatello, ID, Mountain Bike Race. Kids old pedal power to reach the start of Marathon National Championship but 22.5 mile loops., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, com, byrdscycling.com Race and Spaghetti Dinner Friday night. each course. Bike choice: 29’er hardtail only one lap in length. Approx 30 miles 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling. to a 6” travel all-mountain bike. Suitable 4,000’ climbing., Greg Randolph, 800- org, knobbytireseries.com June 1, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race Saturday, Race Day! Beginner, Sport for all levels of technical skill. Same bike 634-3347, [email protected], Ellen #1, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey and Expert Classes (12, 17, 27 miles) August 2-4, 2013 — USA Cycling Gravity and configuration for all stages man- Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvall- Community Bike Park, short track cross Awards, Prizes, Raffle, music, food & fun., MTB National Championships, Angel Fire, datory., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, eyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visit- country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@ Lindi Smedley, 208-251-5915, indijo@mac. NM, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@ [email protected], Ellen Gillespie, sunvalley.com powerhouseidaho.com, powerhousei- com, pocatellopedalfest.com usacycling.org, usacycling.org 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents. daho.com July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior June 22, 2013 — Jug Mountain Ranch com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley. August 3, 2013 — Pierre’s Hole MTB Race, Games, Pocatello, ID, Cross country MTB., June 8, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race XC, Wild Rockies Series, McCall, ID, 2-3 com NUE Series, Alta, WY, 5th Annual will offer Jody Olson, 208-233-2034, jodyolson01@ #2, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey hr XC course and 1.5 hr trail run. 5 min more single track trail for the 2013 race , July 3, 2013 — Ketchum Criterium, gmail.com, seidahoseniorgames.org Community Bike Park, short track cross Super D-- XC on fast, flowing single track which will now be a 3 lap 100 mile or try Ketchum, ID, Downtown Ketchum. country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@ route and wooden bridges. On the 10 July 13, 2013 — Silver Rush 50, Leadville a 2 lap 100K, we’ll also offer a 50k race. Road bike, mountain bike, and team powerhouseidaho.com, powerhousei- mile lap XC and run course, you’ll find Race Series, Leadville, CO, Cut the National Ultra Endurance Series (nuem- relay categories. Prize money and cash daho.com deep woods, single track and wide- Leadville Trail 100 in half, remove all the tb.com)., Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE primes for men’s and women’s MTB and open fire road. Qualifier for USA Cycling easy parts, throw in technical descents, ext. 1309, [email protected], June 8, 2013 — Knobby 9 to 5, Knobby road divisions. Beer gardens, course-side Mountain Bike National Championships., burning lungs and wild animals and grandtarghee.com, ph100.org Tire Series, Avimor, ID, High speed roll- eats, and unbridled enthusiasm make Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrock- you’ll have a good understanding of ing double-track. Tight, technical sage- it a great night out on the town., Greg August 3-4, 2013 — Tamarack Resort, [email protected], wildrockiesracing. what you’re about to get into., Keith brush single-track, water crossings, quick Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsun- Regional Championship XC (National com Hughes, 208-340-4837, khughes@lifetime- steep drops, nasty little granny gear valley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, qualifier) and State Champs- Super D on fitness.com, Josh Colley, 719-219-9357, climbs. Single speeders’ dream., Hal June 22, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race [email protected], ridesunval- Super G, Wild Rockies Series, Tamarack, [email protected], leadville- Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@ #4, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey ley.com, visitsunvalley.com ID, 20-30 min SUPER-D course. Newer raceseries.com brokenspokecycling.org, knobbytire- Community Bike Park, Short Track Cross route with fast, flowing single track and July 5, 2013 — Kids MTB Race, Ketchum, series.com Country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@ July 18-21, 2013 — USA Cycling Cross- individual time trial! On this course, you’ll ID, Down at River Run on the eve of Country MTB National Championships, find small drop-offs, and flowing boul- June 8, 2013 — Grand Mesa Grind powerhouseidaho.com, powerhousei- the National Championships we lay out Bear Creek Resort, PA, Micah Rice, 719- ders. Lots of fun all day and super easy MTB Race and Palisade Bike Festival, daho.com a course for kids of all ages and abili- 434-4200, [email protected], usacy- shuttle., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, Palisade, CO, Expert Course is 35 miles ties allowing them the chance to race June 23, 2013 — Jug Mtn. Ranch Super cling.org [email protected], wildrock- with 4800 feet of climbing around the before the pros take over on Saturday. D and 10K/10mi. trail run, Wild Rockies iesracing.com slopes of the Grand Mesa, and a 24 mile Series, McCall, ID, 5 min Super D Enduro-- Free to all kids (12 and under) with July 20, 2013 — Tahoe Trail 100, Leadville Sport and 20 mile beginner race. Race XC on fast, flowing single track route medals for all finishers., Greg Randolph, Race Series, Truckee, CA, Host loca- August 10, 2013 — Whit Henry Memorial Start: 8am., Rondo Buecheler, 970-464- and wooden bridges. On the 10 mile 800-634-3347, [email protected], tion: Northstar CA; Straddling the borders Galena Grinder, Knobby Tire Series, 30 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Galena Lodge, ID, XC/Marathon, 22.5 person dual slalom course on Sunday, Masters and Juniors. Starts at the West June 15, 2013 — High Uintas 10,000 Road 822-4870, [email protected], mile loop with 50% single track, start/ that was built by World Champion Eric end of the causeway, then across the Race, UCA Series, Kamas/Evanston, UT/ SaintstoSinners.com finish at 7,000 feet with total gain of 3200 Carter. , Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, causeway towards the ranch and end WY, 1 Day, 80 mile, point to point road July 27, 2013 — Chalk Creek Road Race, in one loop, open category (for racers [email protected], wildrock- on the island. Mileage ranges from 32 race from Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY UCA Series, Coalville, UT, Mike Meldrum, who choose not to purchase a license) iesracing.com to 60. $2,000 cash plus prizes., James over Bald Mountain Pass. Gran Fondo 801-424-9216, [email protected], held for the marathon, which is 22.5 Ferguson, 801-476-9476, ferguson8118@ for citzen riders and touring riders., Dirk September 21, 2013 — Jurassic Classic, porcupinecycling.com mile loops., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208- comcast.net , bmbbc.com Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@com- Lander, WY, Mountain bike race at 720-3019, [email protected], cast.net, racedayeventmanagement. August 3, 2013 — Tour de Park City, UCA Johnny Behind the Rocks. Start time - 9:00 May 11, 2013 — Salt Lake City Downtown knobbytireseries.com com Series, Park City, UT, Classic Road Race am, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced/ Criterium, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, and Tour starting and finishing in Park August 10, 2013 — Big Hole Challenge MTB Pro categories. BBQ, t-shirt and swag Fun and fast 4 corner crit around Pioneer June 20-23, 2013 — Utah Summer Games, City. 170, 100, 50 and 15 mile timed Race and , Driggs, ID, Mountain bag for registered participants. , Tony Park, 300 W and 300 S. , Dirk Cowley, 801- Cedar City, UT, Time Trial, Hill Climb, courses through Northern Utah’s beauti- bike mass start first, at 10 am, 9.4 miles, Ferlisi, 307-690-3952, [email protected], 699-5126, [email protected], race- Criterium, Road Race with overall ful mountain valleys. Food, prizes and then either bike a second lap or run 6 landercycling.org dayeventmanagement.com Omnium., Casey McClellan, 435-865- more!, Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, team- miles. Awards, Raffle and results 1 pm 8421, 435-559-2925, [email protected], September 28, 2013 — Stone Temple 8, May 17, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic [email protected], tourdeparkcity. at the South Horseshoe Trail Head. Net utahsummergames.org Curt Gowdy State Park, WY, 8 hour, 15.1 Individual Hill Climb, UCA Series, Garden com, teamexcelerator.com proceeds benefit Teton Valley Trails and mile loop, Curt Gowdy State Park, Aspen City, UT, 3.4 mile uphill climb from Garden June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Road Pathways, Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354- August 3, 2013 — Snowbird Hill Climb, Grove Parking Area, Tentative start 9AM, City Office to the Rocky Point look out Race, UCA Series, Spring City, UT, Start 2354, [email protected], peaked- Snowbird, UT, 34rd Annual, 8 am start IMBA Epic singletrack, additional High pull-off. Racers will start on 60-second and finish: Main Street, Spring City, loops sports.com on 9400 S. near 20th East, climb to School Race., Richard Vincent, 307-745- intervals and will climb right hand side of of 45, 72 and 98 mile courses that go Snowbird’s entry II., Misty Clark, 801-933- August 10-11, 2013 — Tamarack Resort 4499, [email protected], laramieen- road, single file. Racers will yield to traffic around the rural Sanpete Valley roads. 2115, [email protected], snowbird. SUPER Enduro and DH, Wild Rockies Series, duro.org for return back to The Inn at the Lake Races start at 10:00 a.m. BBQ lunch, com/events/summer/hillclimb.html Tamarack, ID, Tamarack Resort SUPER (Start location)., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770- awards, and raffle after race. Fun ride October 5, 2013 — Tour of the White Enduro and DH, Darren Lightfield, 208- 9852, krohwer@engineeringexcitement. also., Eric Thompson, 801-541-3840, August 3, 2013 — Mammoth Creek Race, Mountains, Show Low, AZ, At 7,000 ft. 608-6444, [email protected], com, race2raceevents.com [email protected], skiutahcy- Cedar City, UT, There will be a USAC over 900 riders will discover the chal- wildrockiesracing.com cling.com race that will be 100 miles. There will lenges and gratification from riding May 18, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic Road be a “casual” Killer Loop of 65 miles. August 10, 2013 — LeadVille Trail 100, awesome smooth flowing single track Race, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 51 June 22, 2013 — Three Kings Cycling Event, Registration is $60 through usacycling. Leadville Race Series, Leadville, CO, among a Ponderosa pine forest back- mile flat loop with some rolling hills on North Salt Lake, UT, Winding through org., Brian Jeppson, 435-586-5210, 435- One hundred miles across the high-alti- drop while witnessing the endless beauty east shore, followed by a FLAT and FAST North Salt Lake, the Three Kings offers 559-2925, [email protected], tude, extreme terrain of the Colorado (and perfect distraction) of the Apache- finish – a beautiful race around Bear some of the steepest climbs of the sea- colorcountrycyclingclub.org Rockies. Created for only the most Sitgreaves National Forests., Sallye Lake., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, kro- son. Cyclists can choose to tackle one, determined athletes. Starting at 10,152 Williams, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides. [email protected], rac- two, or all three kings. The cyclists who August 6-11, 2013 — Larry H. Miller Tour feet and climbing to 12,424 feet., Keith com, epicrides.com e2raceevents.com, bearlake.com tackle them fastest will take home the of Utah, UT, America’s Toughest Stage Hughes, 208-340-4837, khughes@lifetime- prizes., Matt Jensen, 801-550-0778, mat- Race is one of the top pro bicycle May 19, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic Team fitness.com, Josh Colley, 719-219-9357, [email protected], threekings.nslcity. races in North America. More than 17 Time Trial, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, [email protected], leadville- org international and national pro teams will 51 mile flat loop with some rolling hills on raceseries.com Utah Weekly compete over 500+ miles in six days. Free east shore, followed by a FLAT and FAST June 29, 2013 — Utah State Time Trial for spectators. UCI 2.1 stage race. Stages August 11, 2013 — Adventure Xstream finish. TTT 5-man teams, scoring on 3rd Championship, UCA Series, Salt Lake run through Brian Head, Cedar City, Summit County, AXS Series, Frisco, CO, Road Race Series wheel. Each event is scored indepen- City, UT, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcrit- Panguitch, Torrey, Richfield, Payson, Salt Solo’s or teams of 2 will mountain bike, dently, and Sunday’s 5-man TTT is slated [email protected], utahbikeracing.com Cyclesmith Rocky Mountain Raceways Lake City, Snowbasin Resort, Snowbird , trail run, and orienteer in either to be the Utah State TTT Championship., Criterium Series — Utah Crit Series, West June 30, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #1, Ski and Summer Resort and Park City., a 3-6hr “sprint”, or 6-12hr “sport” course., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohwer@ Valley City, UT, Saturdays A and B Flite off Wasatch Front, UT, Dirk Cowley, 801- Tour of Utah , 801-325-2500, info@touro- Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@ engineeringexcitement.com, race- at 12:30, C and D Flite off at 1:25, 6555 W. 699-5126, [email protected], race- futah.com, tourofutah.com gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com 2raceevents.com, bearlake.com 2100 S. March 9,16,23 - Tuesdays at 6pm dayeventmanagement.com August 17, 2013 — Wildflower Hill Climb, August 30-September 1, 2013 — TVTAP April 2, 9 ,16, 23, 30 - through September May 25, 2013 — Sugarhouse Criterium, July 1, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #2, Mountain Green, UT, The Wildflower Hill WYDAHO Rendezvous Mountain Bike 24, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcrit- UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Bring the Wasatch Front, UT, Dirk Cowley, 801- Climb is a 5.5 mile timed climb to Big Festival, Teton Valley, ID, 4th Annual [email protected], utahcritseries.com entire family and enjoy some of Utah’s 699-5126, [email protected], race- Mountain from Morgan County aver- Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike best crit racing in one of Salt Lake’s Salt Air Time Trial Series — Salt Lake City, UT, dayeventmanagement.com aging a 5-6% grade. It is held in con- Festival, Grand Targhee Resort WY and Sugarhouse Park., Marek Shon, 801-209- Every other Thursday April 5 - September junction with the Wildflower Pedalfest. Teton Valley ID. Super D (4300 descent 2479, [email protected], utahcrit- July 2, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #3, 6, I-80 Frontage Road West of the Awesome prizes will be awarded to the from chairlift), Downhill, Hill-Climb and series.com Wasatch Front, UT, Dirk Cowley, 801- International Center;, Marek Shon, 801- 3 fastest overall and the top age group Cross-Country trail races. For-fun Strava 699-5126, [email protected], race- 209-2479, [email protected], utah- May 26, 2013 — State winners. Women only., Stacie Palmer, events with prizes. Fat Bike race, includ- dayeventmanagement.com critseries.com Championships, Salt Lake City, UT, State 801-644-9940, 801-391-2819, wildflower- ing high mark. All races included in Team Time Trial Championship, Dirk July 3, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #4, [email protected], wildflowerpedal- Festival registration., Tim Adams, 208-201- DLD (DMV) Criterium Presented by Ski Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@com- Wasatch Front, UT, Dirk Cowley, 801- fest.com 1622, [email protected], TVTAP , 208-201- Utah — Utah Crit Series, West Valley cast.net, racedayeventmanagement. 699-5126, [email protected], race- 1622, [email protected], tetonbikefest. City, UT, Weekly Training Crit at the August 24, 2013 — Powder Mountain Hill com dayeventmanagement.com, org, tvtap.org Driver’s Training Center, 4700S. 2780W., Climb, UCA Series, Eden, UT, Utah State A flite - 6 pm, B flite between 6:45 and May 27, 2013 — SunCrest Bicycle Hill July 4, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #5, Hill Climb Championships. 6 miles and August 30-September 1, 2013 — The Grand 7:05, Call for information regarding C Climb, Draper Trail Days, Draper, UT, Start Holladay, UT, With a start/finish on 3000 feet up Powder Mountain Road, Junction Off-Road, Grand Junction, flite. Wednesdays - beginning 4/17 4/24, time - 7:30am; Benefit Water For People Holladay Blvd, this course incorporates a start at Wolf Creek Balloon Festival CO, Featuring the world class Lunch through 9/4., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, Foundation Draper Ut, 8 am Draper hill climb on 4500 South, a descent down Park, finish in Timberline parking lot., Ben Loops and neighboring trail systems, the [email protected], utahcritseries. Equestrian Center 1600 E. Highland Drive 2300 East and a wicked turn on to Laney Towery, 801-389-7247, teamexcelerator@ “Grand” courses will start and finish rid- com, skiutahcycling.com (13500 South), road race 15 miles with Avenue back onto Holladay Blvd. This gmail.com, teamexcelerator.com ers on Main Street in downtown Grand two hill climb. Ends at the top of Sun course has something for every racer., Junction traverses the Tabeguache trail Emigration Canyon Hillclimb Series — Salt August 24, 2013 — Heber Valley Circuit Crest., Brad Gilson, 801-684-7770, 801- Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@ system to the distant reaches of the Lake City, UT, Starts north of Zoo 7.4 miles Race, UCA Series, Heber, UT, Scenic 694-8859, [email protected], comcast.net, racedayeventmanage- Magellan loop.Choose a challenge - 15, to top of Emigration. First rider off at 6:30. but challenging 8-mile circuits in Heber DraperTrails.com ment.com, 30 or 40 Grand routes (1 Grand = 1 mile), Every other Thursday April 19 thru August Valley, Utah. $1,500 prize purse, equal $20,000 Pro Cash purse (equal payout 30., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcrit- May 31-June 1, 2013 — Salt Lake Valley July 6, 2013 — Porcupine Hill Climb for payout for Men’s 1-2 and Women’s 1-2-3 to male/female categories), Sallye [email protected], utahcritseries.com B4K Stage Race, UCA Series, Daybreak, the Fight Against Cancer, UCA Series, fields., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@ Williams, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides. UT, Criterium, Road Race and Time Trial. Salt Lake City, UT, 12th Annual, Start: extramileracing.com, extramileracing. June 25-July 30, 2013 — Top of Utah Crit com, epicrides.com USAC license required- one-day licens- Porcupine Pub & Grille finishing at the com Series, Ogden, UT, Tuesdays - New es available. Proceeds from the race Brighton Ski Resort, Big Cottonwood August 31-September 1, 2013 — Big course will be around South Ogden Jr September 7, 2013 — LOTOJA Classic go to benefit Bikes for Kids Utah., Alex Canyon., Mike Meldrum, 801-424-9216, Mountain Enduro #4, Big Mountain High. Perfect venue for pre-race fitness Road Race, Logan, UT, 31st Annual, 1 Kim, 801-503-9064, alexander@epluribus. [email protected], Dirk Cowley, 801- Enduro Series, Durango, CO, epic, back- or introduction to racing in the C-Flight. day, 3 states, 206 miles from Logan, UT org, bikesforkidsutah.com/bikes-for-kids- 699-5126, [email protected], porcu- country enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, We will be racing every Tuesday starting to Jackson Hole, WY., Brent Chambers, stage-race, utahcycling.org pinehillclimb.com 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmountainen- June 25th - July 30st. Women’s Flight - 801-546-0090, [email protected], duro.com, bigmountainenduro.com 5:15pm (25 min), C Flight: 5:50pm (30min), June 7-8, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Moab July 13, 2013 — Utah Tour de Donut, lotojaclassic.com Kids Crit: 6:20pm (10 min), B Flight: 6:30 to St. George, Moab, UT, Four person American Fork, UT, 6th Annual event - September 1-1, 2013 — Targhee Enduro DH September 14-16, 2013 — Hoodoo 500, St. pm (40min), A Flight: 7:20pm(50min), Joel relay, three legs per rider, covering528 most fun you’ll have on a bike. 3 7-mile and Super-D, Alta, WY, The DH races will George, UT, 500 mile loop race along the Rackham, 801.721.6952, joel@simplym- miles. Starts 8 am at Sweeney Park in laps, eat donuts to reduce your time. be run on a 1.75 mile long single track best roads in Southern Utah. Solo and acracing.org, thresholdevents.org Moab and goes non-stop to St. George., Starts at 8:30 am., Rodney Martin, 801- DH course,with race times around 9-plus relay team divisions., Deb Bowling, 818- Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, cort@ 427-6400, [email protected], Ronald minutes for the winners, DH race, chain- June 26-July 24, 2013 — Top of Utah Crit 889-2453, [email protected], rockwellrelay.com, Tyler Servoss, 801-888- Tolley, 480-285-6281, rtolley@clearvision- less DH and a Super D,, Andy Williams, Series, Logan, UT, Wednesdays - Course Hoodoo500.com 3233, [email protected], rockwellrelay. reserve.com, utahtourdedonut.org 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, awilliams@ has four corners and is relatively flat. Start com September 20-21, 2013 — Salt to Saint grandtarghee.com, grandtarghee.com line is at 3065 N. 200 W Logan, UT. Perfect July 17-21, 2013 — Cache Valley Stage Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, 400ish mile relay venue for pre-race fitness or introduction June 8, 2013 — Cache Valley Classic – Race, tentative, Cache Valley, UT, Dirk September 7, 2013 — Avimor Demo Days race from Salt Lake City to St. George to racing in the C-Flight. We will be rac- Don’t text-n-drive and ruin-the-ride, UCA Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@com- Race, Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, This following Hwy 89. Broken into 24 legs. ing every Wednesdays starting June 26th Series, Clarkston, UT, This 100, 50 or 25 cast.net, racedayeventmanagement. is real mountain bike racing; not for the Ride Solo, or as 4 or 8 person relay teams. - July 24th. Women’s Flight - 5:15pm (25 mile race is fun, challenging, with only com, utahcitycrits.com weak. High speed rolling double and Men, Women, and Mixed categories., min), C Flight: 5:50pm (30min), Kids Crit: one major climb (1 mile, 7-10% grade single track with a ton of climbing. Tight, July 20, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Ladies Clay Christensen, 801-234-0399, info@ 6:20pm (10 min), B Flight: 6:30 pm (40min), between Trenton and Clarkston – Little technical sagebrush single track, water Pamperfest, Wasatch Front, UT, 4, 3, salttosaint.com, salttosaint.com A Flight: 7:20pm(50min), Joel Rackham, Mountain) and one minor climb (1 mile, crossings, quick steep drops, nasty little and 2 lady relay teams race or ride, 801.721.6952, [email protected], 4% grade 1-mile south of Clarkston. Starts September 21, 2013 — Harvest Moon granny gear climbs., Hal Miller, 208-869- with massages, mini-manicures, etc. at thresholdevents.org and finishes in Clarkston. All new race Criterium, UCA Series, Ogden, UT, 4 cor- 4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspoke- exchanges.Begins 8 am at Snowbasin, course; only climb Little Mountain one ner crit in Downtown Ogden around the cycling.org, knobbytireseries.com, bro- 160 or 67 miles finishing in Midway. For time (50 and 25 miles); twice for 100 Municipal Park between 25th & 26th kenspokecycling.com Utah Road Racing all levels!, Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, miles., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, kro- Streets., Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, team- [email protected], Tyler Servoss, September 14, 2013 — Eagle Bike Park May 4, 2013 — Antelope Island Classic, [email protected], rac- [email protected], teamexcelera- 801-888-3233, [email protected], rock- Enduro, Wild Rockies Series, Eagle, ID, UCA Series, Antelope Island, UT, Utah e2raceevents.com tor.com wellrelay.com 12K trail run. Saturday morning. Two- State Road Race Championships for October 8-11, 2013 — Huntsman World July 26-27, 2013 — Saints to Sinners Bike Senior Games, St. George, UT, Must be Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay 50 years or older. Four events: hill climb, road race from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. time trial, criterium and road race. Skill Over 500 miles with elevations from 1500 divisions I, II, and III., Kyle Case, 800-562- to 10500 feet. Race in teams through 1268, [email protected], seniorgames. the night, fundraiser event for ALS/Lou net Gehrig’s Disease., Steven Tew, 801- MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 31

October 12, 2013 — City Creek Bike Sprint, on Independence Pass,gains approxi- [email protected], teamdobbia- Road in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains; post Cracker Barrel to Nephi and back thru Salt Lake City, UT, Race starts at the mately 2200 feet of elevation, from 8,500’ co.com event picnic, awards., Annette White, orchards. Self Supported with shorter 30 mouth of City Creek Canyon and fin- to 10,700’., Mark Fuller, 970-963-4959, ful- 775-842-9125, annette.white42@gmail. and 60 mile options. Store stops enroute. June 15, 2013 — Blazing Saddles Omnium, ishes at Rotary Park where we will have [email protected], independencepass. com, Troy Wouters, 775-401-0826, troy- FREE., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, road- Speedweekend, Philipsburg, MT, Morning awards, food, music and fun. , James org, aspencyclingfestival.com [email protected], elkovelo.com [email protected], bccutah.org 25km mostly flat TT followed by afternoon Zwick, 801-583-6281, sports@sports-am. May 19, 2013 — Aspen Cycling Criterium, RR with 7.5 miles of good hard-packed August 10, 2013 — Sick 55 Road Race, May 11, 2013 — The Ghost Ride, Utah Bike com, sports-am.com Aspen, CO, Fast paced, energy packed dirt and two significant climbs. Shorter TT Albion, ID, This is a sanctioned mountain Month, Tooele, UT, The Ghost Ride is race held on closed streets in the heart and RR for juniors., Don Russell, 406-531- course road race. It starts and finishes in a 100 or 62 mile cycling tour of Utah’s Regional Weekly of downtown Aspen. Speeds of 28 4033, , montanacycling.net Albion, Idaho. There are two category Tooele Valley. Honoring the cyclists who mph and higher around a .8 mile track climbs and two fast downhills. It is 53.7 are no longer with us, we begin with a June 16, 2013 — Food Truck Criterium, ten- with sharp curves on road bikes., Kristin miles challenging race., Ken Stephens, short ride of silence and then enjoy a Road Race Series tative, ID, [email protected], Lathrop, 970-429-2098, kristin.lathrop@ 208-430-4514, [email protected], sick-riders. ride of celebration as we visit small towns, May 7-August 14, 2013 — ICE BAR Time ci.aspen.co.us, aspencyclingfestival. June 22-23, 2013 — Dead Dog Classic com scenic vistas and rolling hills in Utah’s Trial/Hillclimb Series, ICE BAR Series, com Memorial Stage Race, Laramie, WY, Two west desert terrain., Jared Eborn, 801- August 17, 2013 — Bogus Basin Hill Climb, Pocatello, ID, Time Trials are flat, hill day, 3 stage road race, Sat: RR (85 599-9268, [email protected], May 19, 2013 — Criterium at DC Ranch, Boise, ID, 40th Annual, Mike Cooley, 208- climb is up either Scout Mountain or miles or 53miles) elevation to 10,200 feet, theghostride.com Phoenix, AZ, Criterium at DC Ranch, Eric 343-3782, [email protected], Pebble, tentative dates: May 7th – Flat Sun: Critand TT (10 miles), Approx $8,000 Prosnier, 602-381-3581, [email protected], georgescycles.com May 11, 2013 — Back Roads of the Great TT; May 23rd – Uphill TT, Mass Start, Crystal purse, USAC/BRAC sanctioned., Michael wmrc.org Basin 300K Brevet, Saratoga Springs, UT, Summit; June 6th – Flat TT; June 18th – Harokopis, 307-760-4797, deaddogclas- August 17, 2013 — Garden Creek Gap Back Roads of the 300K Uphill TT, Scout Mountain; July 3rd – Flat May 25-27, 2013 — Iron Horse Bicycle [email protected], deaddogclassic.com, Road Race, UCA Series, Arimo, ID, Brevet (188 miles). Self-supported loop TT; July 17th – Uphill TT, Scout Mountain; Classic, Durango, CO, 42th Annual, laramiebikenet.com Courtney Larson, [email protected], ride. Starts in Saratoga Springs, out to the August 14th – Uphill TT, Crystal Summit; Road Race from Durango to Silverton, idahocycling.com June 22, 2013 — Idaho State Time Trial West Desert, climbs up to Eureka, through August 21st- Flat TT., Bryan Gee, 208-406- Criterium, Time Trial 25/50 mile tour, kids Championships, Nampa, ID, Rudy August 24, 2013 — The Werst Race, Nephi and finally travels along the west 8477, [email protected], ida- race and Mountain Bike Race., Anne Estrada, 208-713-3705, elitecycling@ LaGrande, OR, The race is open to side of Utah. A brevet (bruh vay) is a hocycling.com Cheeney, 970-259-4621, director@iron- msn.com, Howard Roose, 208 484 8342, Runners, Walkers, and Cyclists. The race nationally certified, timed, ultra distance horsebicycleclassic.com, ironhorsebicy- May 14-July 9, 2013 — EXPO IDAHO SWICA [email protected], idahobikeracing. starts on the corner of 2nd & B streets, event. Sponsored by Bonneville Cycling cleclassic.com Criterium Series, SWICA Criterium Series, org approximately 6 blocks (2 south, 4 west) Club and the Salt Lake Randonneurs Boise, ID, Tuesdays starting in May 2013. May 25-27, 2013 — USA Cycling from the Eastern Oregon University (rahn doe ners)., Richard Stum, 435-462- June 22-23, 2013 — BYRDS Junior Stage Local training crit series at Expo Idaho Professional Road and TT National Campus, to the top of Morgan Lake 2275, [email protected], saltla- Race, Boise, ID, 10th annual BYRDS Junior West lot. May 14, 21, 28June 4, 11, 18, Championships, Chattanooga, TN, Road. It is a challenging uphill, with a kerandos.org Tour of Idaho. All junior categories repre- 25, July 2, 9, Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacy- distance of roughly 2.35 miles. The first sented., Douglas Tobin, douglas@tobin- May 12-17, 2013 — Bicycle Tour of Arches [email protected], idahobi- cling.org, usacycling.org male and female to the top of the hill coaching.com, byrdscycling.com & Canyonlands, Cycling Escapes, Moab, keracing.org will be crowned King and Queen of May 25, 2013 — Twin Falls Criterium, SWICA, UT, UT, 5 riding days, 350 mi, distance June 28-30, 2013 — Baker City Cycling the hill., sean williams, sean.williams607@ Twin Falls, ID, Criterium, races starting at from 40-110 mi per day. Travel through Classic, Baker City, OR, Stage race. Three gmail.com, mountiecrossandtrack.com/ Regional Road Racing 2:00 pm, fields TBD, Tentatively sched- Arches Nat’l Park Canyonlands Nat’l days and four stages in beautiful eastern werstrace.htm uled on a course approximately 0.8 miles, Park, follow the Colorado River and the May 5, 2013 — Emmett-Roubaix Road Oregon, with great support and unparal- excellent pavement and wide roads., August 25, 2013 — Mormon Lake Road La Sal Mountain loop., Cycling Escapes , Race, Spring Series, Emmett, ID, Mike leled scenery. Over 8000 ft of climbing Rick Greenawald, 208-316-6176, green- Race, Flagstaff, AZ, Sunday 8 am: Road 714-267-4591, [email protected], Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ over the three days in one of the coun- [email protected], idahobikeracing. Race - beautiful rolling circuit race - 16 CyclingEscapes.com georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com try’s most beautiful cycling regions. Pros org miles 361 ft climbing/lap, Joe Shannon, and amateurs race the same courses May 12-October 12, 2013 — Cycling Bryce, May 11, 2013 — Idaho State Road Race 928-523-1740, [email protected], June 1, 2013 — Lyle Pearson 200-mile and the women’s and men’s prize purses Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks, Championships, SWICA, Boise, ID, USA Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com Team Challenge, Boise to Sun Valley, ID, are matched by sponsor BELLA Main St. St. George, UT, 7-day, 400-mi guided Cycling Categories, 37, 56, or 69 miles, 7th Annual - Team relay road race from Market., Brian Vegter, [email protected], September 4-8, 2013 — USA Cycling road biking tour of the Bryce, Zion and Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ Boise to Sun Valley., Mike Cooley, 208- bakercitycycling.org Masters Road National Championships, Grand Canyon National Parks reas, georgescycles.com, Vernon Padaca, 343-3782, [email protected], Bend, OR, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, including Brian Head, Panguich Lake, 208-571-1730, dobbiacoboard@cable- June 29, 2013 — Allan Butler Memorial georgescycles.com [email protected], usacycling.org Red Canyon and Kanab. Tour includes one.net, idahobikeracing.com, team- Criterium, Idaho Falls, ID, This is a six- 6 nights camping with last night at Inn dobbiaco.com/?page_id=722 June 1, 2013 — High Stakes Criterium, Las corner downtown criterium in the heart September 7, 2013 — Race to the Angel, or 6 nights innstay, transportation and Vegas Crit Series, Las Vegas, NV, USAC of Idaho Falls. The racing will start at Wells, NV, 12.6 mile course climbs 2,784 May 11, 2013 — All In Criterium, Las food. Available every Sun.-Sat. from May Sanctioned Races; Held at Las Vegas 4:00 and finish with the Pro/1/2 race. We feet to Angel Lake, entirely on pave- Vegas Crit Series, Las Vegas, NV, USAC 12-Oct. 12., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 Motor Speedway; Registration opens at also have a kids race prior to the racing ment. Runner and walkers at 8 am, road Sanctioned Races; Held at Las Vegas x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadven- 6:00am - closes 15 minutes before each at 3:00., Nathan Starnes, 208-534-8095, bikers at 8:30. Shirt, Lunch, water and fruit Motor Speedway; Registration opens at tures.com, escapeadventures.com start. Course is 1.2 miles, flat with 6 [email protected], provided in entry fee., Matt Holford, 775- 6:00am - closes 15 minutes before each corners an 2 chicanes. Amazing pave- 752-3540, 775-934-1481, wellschamber@ May 18, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century start. Course is 1.2 miles, flat with 6 June 29, 2013 — Sick Hill Climb, Hansen, ID, ment with no curbs., David McDonough, wellsnevada.com, racetotheangel.org, Ride, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, corners an 2 chicanes. Amazing pave- This is a timed event, a 22 mile cycling hill 702-823-1680, [email protected], wellsnevada.com Gallivan Center on Gallivan Ave. 250 S. ment with no curbs., David McDonough, climb, summit finish. The climb is a 3000 brokenspokebikeslv.com State St. SLC, Ut. Salt Lake to Antelope 702-823-1680, [email protected], foot climb The first 15 miles are gradual September 9-14, 2013 — World Human Island and back, 37, 67, or 100 mile brokenspokebikeslv.com June 6-20, 2013 — Eagle Rock Criterium and the last 7 miles limbs 1800 feet. Starts Powered Speed Challenge, Battle options. Gallivan Center on Gallivan Ave. Series, Idaho Falls, ID, Wednesday Night at Rock Creek General Store. 3048 North Mountain, NV, Cyclists from around the May 17-18, 2013 — Idaho Time Trial Festival, 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration Criterium series down at Snake River 3800 East. This is a USA Cycling non-com- world will gather on SR305, perhaps the Boise, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, opens at 6:00 AM., Jon Smith, 801-596- Landing. , Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, petitive event., Ken Stephens, 208-430- fastest strectch of road in the world [email protected], John 8430, [email protected], cyclesalt- 208-533-5445, dadcollaer2@hotmail. 4514, [email protected], sick-riders.com to see who is the fastest cyclist in the Rogers, 208-284-9671, obccwebdesign@ lakecentury.com com, eaglerockcycling.com world. The 2009 record was 82.19 mph!, yahoo.com, teamrace.obccwd.com, July 3-7, 2013 — USA Cycling Amateur Al Krause, 707-443-8261 , a.krause@sbc- May 18, 2013 — Moonshadows in Moab, idahobikeracing.org June 15, 2013 — Nampa Belle District & Para-cycling Road National global.net, ihpva.org, whpva.org Moab, UT, Watch the full moon rise briskly Criterium, Nampa, ID, Located in Championships, Madison, WI, Elite, May 18, 2013 — Ride for the Pass, Aspen, above the mountains; take in the sweet Belle District at the heart of historical U23 and Junior Road National September 19, 2013 — USA CRITS Finals, CO, Part of the Aspen Cycling Festival, sage of the desert as you make your Nampa, this spectator orientated 1.1 Championships., Micah Rice, 719-434- Las Vegas, NV, Criterium, Part of USA Benefits the Independence Pass way to the Earth’s edge overlooking the km Criterium course has long straight- 4200, [email protected], usacycling. CRITS Championship, during Interbike, Foundation. 19th Annual fromthe Winter Colorado River two thousand feet below. aways with fast left- and right-hand turns., org Mandalay Bay Resort, Men and Women Gate, 4 miles east of Aspen, to the A fully supported ride in the magic scen- Vernon Padaca, 208-571-1730, dobbia- Pro races, various amateur classes, and Independence Ghost Town approxi- July 4, 2013 — 4th of July Hailey Criterium, ery of Moab. , Beth Logan, 438-260-8889, an Industry Cup Challenge., Casey mately 10 miles east up Highway 82 Hailey, ID, Downtown Hailey Criterium, 435-259-3193, [email protected], Lamberski, 706-549-6632, casey@swag- Exciting four corner course. $5,000 in skinnytireevents.com ger.us, usacrits.com, swagger.us cash prizes., Janelle Conners, 208-578- May 18, 2013 — Goldilocks Herriman, 5453, 208-720-7427, [email protected], October 5, 2013 — Mt. Charleston Hill Herriman, UT, Fully supported, non com- bcrd.org Climb, tentative, Las Vegas, NV, 17.5 petitive, women only bike ride with 20, 40, miles, 5357’ of climbing, finish at Las July 5-7, 2013 — Single 60, 80 and 100 mile route options. W&M Vegas Ski Resort, Begins at the base of Shop Road Race, Flagstaff, AZ, Three day Butterfield Park in Herriman, staggered Highway 156. 10 am., John Tingey, 702- Omnium starting with a 20K TT, Six mile start times beginning at 7 am., Dani 449-6842, [email protected], every- Snowbowl Hill Climb on Saturday and Lassiter, 801-635-9422, dani@goldilock- kidabike.org/mount-charleston-hill-climb Sunday is a 45 mile Road Race. Pedal sride.com, goldilocksride.com to the Peaks for Pediatrics, Joe Shannon, May 19-22, 2013 — Bicycle Barnstorming 928-523-1740, [email protected], Utah Road Touring Tour, Richfield, UT, Experience and learn Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com May 4, 2013 — Gran Fondo Moab, Moab, the history and culture in Utah’s des- July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior UT, Mass start timed road cycling event ignated National Heritage Area along Games, Pocatello, ID, Hill Climb Cherry on the beautiful La Sal Loop road, 60 Heritage Highway 89 on this unique sup- Springs to Crystal Summit - 5 miles to 6 % miles with 5500 feet of climbing. Not a ported bike ride., Susan Crook, 435 773 grade. Criterium Holt Arena Parking lot - sanctioned race, but you will get a time, 7920, [email protected], ISU Campus. 5K - 10K Time Trial. 20K - 40K awards, and placing., 435-259-7882, 800- Brad Smith, 801 532 3113, travelutah@aol. Road Races Held in Arimo., Jody Olson, 635-1792, shop@poisonspiderbicycles. com, utahheritagefoundation.org 208-233-2034, [email protected], com, granfondomoab.com May 19-25, 2013 — Epic Bike 5 National seidahoseniorgames.org May 4, 2013 — Tour de Brewtah, Utah Parks, Cycling Escapes, Zion NP, UT, 5 July 13, 2013 — Boise Twilight Criterium, Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A tour of National Parks and Scenic Byways in 6 National Criterium Calendar, Boise, ID, the local micro-breweries in the valley days! Starting in Zion National Park in 26th Annual, NCC race., Mike Cooley, to support local non-profit agencies., southern Utah, on this spring and fall 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles. Tim Stempel, 602-463-1547, tdstempel@ cycling vacation we’ll bike from Zion com, boisetwilightcriterium.com, gmail.com, tourdebrewtah.org National Park to the red rock hoodoos georgescycles.com of Bryce National Park, then onward May 4, 2013 — Biker’s Edge Cinco de to Grand Staircase Escalante National July 14, 2013 — Idaho State Criterium Mayo Century, Kaysville, UT, Free, ful- Monument, Capitol Reef National Championship, Hidden Springs, ID, Start/ ly-supported by Biker’s Edge, 100 and Park, Lake Powell, and then up the Finish at Hidden Springs Community- 50-mile ride starting in Kaysville 7:00am. little known Burr Trail. , Cycling Escapes , Village Green., 9 am., Kurt Holzer, 208- Made for every level of rider with a 714-267-4591, [email protected], 890-3118, [email protected], los- gradual +/- 1,800ft. Community fun ride CyclingEscapes.com trivercyling.org with great food. , Taylor Arnold, 801-544- 5300, [email protected], bebikes.com May 25, 2013 — Pony Express Century, July 20, 2013 — Dirt Bag Dash, Mountain Saratoga Springs, UT, Starting in Saratoga Home, ID, Hard packed dirt road race. May 11, 2013 — Springville to Nephi 100, Springs and essentially following the Short puchy climbs. Post race party. BCC SuperSeries, Springville, UT, Start Pony Express route to Faust, then head- Mountain Home, ID. Pro/AM/Jr 45mi-20mi. No day of race registration., James Lang, 208-571-1853, 208-344-9182, jlang83702@ yahoo.com, dirtbagdash.com July 27, 2013 — Grand Targhee Hill Climb, Driggs, ID, Time trial starts at 10 am with 30 sec intervals. Starts at Peaked Sports in Driggs, climbs Ski Hill Road and ends half a mile from the Grand Targhee Resort. Course covers 12 miles and 2200 vertical feet. Awards, Raffle and results 1 pm at Peaked Sports. Net proceeds benefit Teton Valley Trails and Pathways., Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, peaked@sil- verstar.com, peakedsports.com July 27, 2013 — USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships, High Point, NC, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, [email protected], usacycling.org August 10, 2013 — Lamoille Canyon Hill Climb, Elko, NV, 12 mile 3000 ft hill climb road race up beautiful Lamoille Canyon 32 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

ing north to Rush Valley and back., Dan ignated National Heritage Area along June 24, 2013 — R.A.N.A.T.A.D., Sundance July 13, 2013 — Swiss Miss, Heber, UT, mile options all starting/ending from Burton, 801-653-2039, epicbiking@gmail. Heritage Highway 89 on this unique sup- Resort, UT, Ride Around Nebo And Timp Women only bicycle ride, starts at the Rotary Pavilion at Willow Park in com, epicbiking.com ported bike ride., Susan Crook, 435 773 in A Day. Start at Sundance and ride Homestead in Heber, 30, 65, 100 mile Logan. the 70 & 100 offer a challeng- 7920, [email protected], down and around the Nebo Loop to options through Heber Valley and ingly beautiful ridecircum-navigating May 27, 2013 — Antelope Island 100, BCC Brad Smith, 801 532 3113, travelutah@aol. Nephi and then back to the mouth of Wasatch and Summit counties, 65 and the Wellsvilles, the steepest mountains SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, Memorial com, utahheritagefoundation.org American Fork Canyon, over the Alpine 100 mile rides go through Wolf Creek in North America., Larry Hogge, 435- Day - Meet at Westpoint Park 1100 N 2 Loop, finishing back at Sundance, 165 Ranch., Carol Vails, 435-654-2282, sales@ 757-0977, [email protected], Ben blocks west of Redwood road 1800 west June 13-21, 2013 — Rocky Mountain Tour, miles with over 12,000feet of climbing, slimandknobbys.com, swissmisscentury. Jarvis, 435-757-0376, LoganRotaryRAW@ to Antelope Island Ranch and back, Cross Country Challenge, Salt Lake 100 mile option., Czar Johnson, 801-223- com gmail.com, rotaryraw.com shorter options of 65 to Syracuse. Free., City, UT, Tackle the Wasatch Mountains, 4121, 801.223.4849, czarj@sundance- Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcap- Soldier Summit, pass Book Cliffs and north July 14, 2013 — Stage 6 Climber, BCC July 27, 2013 — GLMR Ride for Hope, utah.com, sundanceresort.com/explore/ [email protected], bccutah.org of Arches Nat’l Park. Challenging at SuperSeries, Park City, UT, Treasure Mtn Healing, Happiness, Springville, UT, 100, sum_biking_races.html times, rolling to finish in Pueblo, CO. 594 MS over the Stage 6 route covered,by 69, or 43 miles. Ride in honor of Gary May 29-June 1, 2013 — Road Respect miles, 9 riding days., Bill Lannon, 888-797- June 29-30, 2013 — Bike MS: Harmon’s Best the Tour of Utah - 60 miles masssive Ludlow. Proceeds raised go to sup- Southern Utah Tour, Ceder, UT, This year, 7057, [email protected], abbike.com Dam Bike Ride, Bike MS, Logan, UT, For climbs, Free Self Supported Sunday port the National Alliance on Mental the Road Respect Campaign will feature cyclists and all those seeking a personal morning event over quiet roads., Don Illness (NAMI Utah) and the American tours in Southern Utah. The Road Respect June 13-15, 2013 — Road Respect Wasatch challenge and a world free of MS, Bike Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP Campaign is sponsored by UDOT, DPS, Front Tour, Ceder, UT, The Road Respect MS is the premier fundraising cycling bccutah.org, bccutah.org Utah). Start 7:00 am, 143 W. 900 N., at UHP and Bike Utah. Cedar City (5/29), Campaign is sponsored by UDOT, DPS, series in the nation. The Bike MS experi- the Park & Ride., Zach Ludlow, 801- Kanab (5/30), Washington County/St. UHP and Bike Utah. Provo (6/13), SLC & July 14-19, 2013 — Zion-Bryce Utah Bike ence is the ride of your life with options 808-2569, [email protected], Stan George (5/31), “Ride the Gap” (6/1), Keri SLCo (6/14), Ogden & Weber Co. (6/14), Tour, St. George, UT, Showcases southern to ride 40-175 miles. Friendly to all abilities Sadowski, 801-830-6655, glmrinfo@gmail. Gibson, 801-273-7571, [email protected], Keri Gibson, 801-273-7571, kgibson@utah. Utah by creating a point to point ride with rest stops every 8-12 miles. One of com, theglmr.com utah.gov, roadrespectutah.org gov, utah.gov, roadrespectutah.org across the rugged backbone of the the most scenic routes in Utah! Camping, state while visiting three National Parks July 27, 2013 — Ride 2 Recovery Honor June 1, 2013 — Little Red Riding Hood, June 15, 2013 — Canyons of Cache, BCC meals and entertainment based out of and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Ride Park City, Honor Ride, Park City, UT, Lewiston, UT, Women only century ride, SuperSeries, Bringham city, UT, Meet Box Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400 South 500 Total mileage is 297 up to 390 miles over 7 Held in conjunction with Dealer Camp in 15, 35, 62, 80 and 100 mile distances in Elder HS in Brigham City for a ride west West)., Becky Lyttle, 801-424-0112, becky. days of riding with daily mileage ranging Deer Valley. 20, 50, 100 mile options. Ride Cache Valley, fundraiser for Women’s through Corrine and Bear River City. [email protected], bikemsutah.org from 18-92 miles., John Humphries, 970- 2 Recovery’s mission is to improve the Cancer Research at the Huntman Store stops for water and food., Don June 29, 2013 — Timpanogos Gran Fondo, 728-5891, info@lizardheadcyclingguides. health and wellness of healing heroes Cancer Institute. Reg. opens in February. Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ Orem, UT, 7:00 AM, Start and Finish: com, lizardheadcyclingguides.com through mental and physical rehabil- This event sells out quickly., Penny Perkins, bccutah.org, bccutah.org Timpanogos High School, timed ride from itation programs that feature cycling 801-474-2282, [email protected], July 19, 2013 — 20th Annual Antelope by June 15, 2013 — Huntsman 140 Cycling the Ranger Station at the entrance of as the core activity. Proceeds support Curt Griffin, 801-474-2282, [email protected], Moonlight Bike Ride, Antelope Island, Event, Delta , UT, Non-competitive 140- American Fork Canyon to the trailhead outdoor cycling programs and Spinning bccutah.org UT, 10pm. Open to participants of all mile ride from Delta to SLC, UT and a 75- parking lot at the summit (roughly 10.5 Recovery Labs at Military and VA loca- ages and starts at th10pm. Open to June 1, 2013 — Ride the Gap Century, & 25-mile out-and-back ride beginning miles), Josh Rohatinsky, 801.830.2420, tions, as well as local rides for healing participants of all ages and starts at the Parowan, UT, Enjoy cooler weather in and ending in SLC, UT. Raises funds for [email protected], timpgranfondo. heroes. , Maryann Lekas, 828-752-0922, Antelope Island’s White Rock Bay. The the high country of beautiful Southern cancer research., Jen Murano, 801-584- com 818-888-7091, maryannl@ride2recovery. half way point is the historic Fielding Utah., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@ 5815, [email protected], com, ride2recovery.com July 4, 2013 — Tour de Riverton, Riverton, UT, Garr Ranch where refreshments are spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435- huntsman140.com 12th Annual, Part of Riverton Town Days. served. The entire route is 24 miles on an August 3, 2013 — Tour de Park City, Park 229-6251, [email protected], June 15, 2013 — High Uintas 10,000 Gran Fun family ride. 25 mile loop through asphalt road. , Neka Roundy, 801-451- City, UT, Fully supported Tour starting and spingeeks.com Fondo, Kamas/Evanston, UT/WY, 1 Day, Riverton and Herriman., Brad Rowberry, 3286, [email protected], daviscountyu- finishing in Park City. 170, 100 and 50 mile June 1, 2013 — Double Loop Four 400K 80 mile, point to point road race from 801-523-8268, [email protected], tah.gov timed courses through Northern Utah’s Brevet, Nephi, UT, Unsupported figure-8 Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY over Bald tourderiverton.com, infinitecycles.com beautiful mountain valleys. Food, prizes July 20, 2013 — Pedal Away Parkinson’s, ride begins in Nephi and travels south Mountain Pass. Gran Fondo for citzen and more!, Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, July 6, 2013 — Jim Bridger Century, BCC Kaysville, UT, The 8th Annual 10 mile past Gunnison Reservoir, climbs to riders and touring riders., Dirk Cowley, [email protected], tourde- SuperSeries, Brigham City, UT, Meet at family fun ride begins at 8 am at Gailey Koosharem and returns via Richfield. A 801-699-5126, [email protected], parkcity.com, teamexcelerator.com Box Elder HS for a ride west through Park in Kaysville. All proceeds benefit the brevet (bruh vay) is a nationally certified, racedayeventmanagement.com Corrine and Bear River City; Store stops Utah Chapter of the American Parkinson August 3, 2013 — ULCER, Lehi, UT, 28th timed, ultra distance event. Sponsored June 15, 2013 — Ride for the Angels, for water and food; FREE., Don Williams, Disease Association., Meredith Healey, annual, 5th year for Gran Fondo style by Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Copperton, UT, Start: 8:00am; 8655 West 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah. 801-451-6566, 801-336-6579, senditmy- timed Century Tour around , Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435- 10390 South Copperton Park; Routes: org, Tom Coffey, 801-737-3241, , bccu- [email protected], pedalawayparkinsons. 100, 65 mile, 30 mile options, start at 462-2275, [email protected], 25 miles and Metric Century 62.5 miles; tah.org com Thanksgiving Point in Lehi., Mary- saltlakerandos.org $50.00 With each registration you will be Margaret Williams, 801-641-4020, presi- July 12-13, 2013 — Raspberry Ramble July 20, 2013 — Desperado Dual, Panguitch, June 8, 2013 — American Diabetes entered to win a NEW BIKE. Drawing to [email protected], Stan Milstein, 801-330- Series 300K, 400K, 600K Brevet, Brigham UT, 200 mile double century in Southern Association Tour de Cure, Brigham City, be held Saturday at 2:00., Steve McIntyre, 1400, [email protected], bccutah.org City, UT, Raspberry Ramble Series. 300K, Utah, 100 and 50 mile option, Utah’s UT, Fully supported 100, 80, 60, 25 and 801-560-6954, stevemcintyre44@yahoo. 400K & 600K Brevets (125 to 375 miles). only fully supported, 200 mile, one-day August 3, 2013 — Mammoth Creek Century, family-fun mile with rest stops, food, com, angelshands.org These minimally supported rural rides cycling adventure., Ryan Gurr, 435-674- Cedar City, UT, There will be a USAC medical support, SAG vehicles. Funds June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Fun Ride, start together in Logan and climb up 3185, [email protected], Margaret race that will be 100 miles. There will American Diabetes Association research, Spring City, UT, Main Street, Spring City Strawberry Canyon (LoToJa route). The Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spin- be a “casual” Killer Loop of 65 miles. education and advocacy., Dustin Stark, will serve as the Start/Finish for loops of 45, longer routes then go around Bear Lake geeks.com, spingeeks.com, Registration is $60 through usacycling. 801-363-3024 ext. 7071, dstark@diabetes. 72 and 98 mile courses that go around before heading north to Soda Springs. org., Brian Jeppson, 435-586-5210, 435- org, main.diabetes.org/utahtourdecure July 20, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Ladies the rural Sanpete Valley roads. Fun Ride The 600K stops in Logan for an over- 559-2925, [email protected], Pamperfest, Wasatch Front, UT, Four- June 8, 2013 — Tour de Habitat Lakes to starts at 9 am and Road Races start at night stop before making a 200K loop colorcountrycyclingclub.org and two-lady relay teams race or ride, Peaks Ride, Orem, UT, The official ride of 10 am. BBQ lunch, awards, and raffle to Golden Spike National Monument. A with massages, mini-manicures, etc. at August 10, 2013 — The Ultimate Challenge Orem SummerFest. Utah Lake to top of after race., Eric Thompson, 801-541-3840, brevet is a nationally certified, timed, exchanges. Begins 8 am at Snowbasin, Presented by the Tour of Utah, Park City, Squaw Peak, South Fork and Alpine Loop. [email protected], skiutahcy- ultra distance event. Sponsored by 160 miles finishing in Provo. For all levels!, UT, Park City to Snowbird Ski and Summer 65 miles, 4,000+ climbing, well supported. cling.com Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, cort@ Resort, 100 miles, with shorter options. Proceeds benefit Habitat of Utah County, Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435- June 22, 2013 — Three Kings Cycling Event, rockwellrelay.com, Tyler Servoss, 801-888- Ride the course of the Queen stage of 9 am., Eric Bennett, 801-796-9888, eric@ 462-2275, [email protected], North Salt Lake, UT, Winding through 3233, [email protected], rockwellrelay. the Tour of Utah., Dirk Cowley, 801-699- thebarefootgroup.com, habitatuc.org saltlakerandos.org North Salt Lake, the Three Kings offers com 5126, [email protected], tourofutah. June 8-9, 2013 — Utah some of the steepest climbs of the sea- July 13, 2013 — RACER Century, Roy, UT, com July 20, 2013 — Aptalis Cystic Fibrosis Society’s 7th Annual Overnight Bike Tour, son. Cyclists can choose to tackle one, A comfortable ride through Weber and Cycle For Life, Ogden , UT, Benefit for August 10, 2013 — Promontory Point 120, Salt Lake City, UT, This event is for new two, or all three kings. The cyclists who Davis County in the prime of Utah’s the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ogden BCC SuperSeries, Ogden, UT, 5 Points and experienced bicycle travelers. It tackle them fastest will take home the diverse summer weather. Enjoy an excit- Valley, Laura Hadley, 801-532-2335, 801- Ogden to Brigham City, Corrine, Golden involves traveling by bicycle in a self- prizes., Matt Jensen, 801-550-0778, mat- ing mixture of plains and hills through- 558-8310, [email protected], cff.org Spike, Tremonton and back 120 miles suffienct manner to an overnight des- [email protected], threekings.nslcity. out Northern Utah. Fully supported with self-supported, shorter loop options tination. We will camp overnight and org lunch provided for the 103 and 73 mile July 21, 2013 — Upland Roller 100, BCC available. Free event., Don Williams, 801- then return the next day., Louis Melini, routes. Post ride bbq. Supports Huntsman SuperSeries, Wanship, UT, Wanship June 22, 2013 — Provo A Go-Go, BCC 641-4020, [email protected], 801-487-6318, [email protected], Cancer Foundation and Roy High School Trailhead thru Coalville Echo over SuperSeries, Draper, UT, Start Cracker Jen Green, 435-562-1212, pecan314@ Athletics. Distances – Full Century = 103 Hogsback to Morgan and back self-sup- June 8, 2013 — Cache Valley Classic Barrel to Nephi and back thru orchards. xmission.com, bccutah.org Miles; Silver Medal Century = 73 Miles; ported 30-50 mile options also. FREE, Don – Don’t text-n-drive and ruin-the-ride, FREE Self Supported with shorter 30 and Half Century = 50 Miles; Quarter Century Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ August 10, 2013 — Mt. Nebo Century, Clarkston, UT, 62.5 mile metric century 60 mile options. Store stops enroute, Don = 34 Miles, Tim Bell, 801-476-3631, royalrid- bccutah.org, bccutah.org Payson, UT, Benefiting Huntsman fun, challenging, with only one major Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ [email protected], TheRacer.org Cancer Institute and Southern Sudan climb (1 mile, 7-10% grade between bccutah.org, bccutah.org July 24, 2013 — Red Rock Ranch Monte Humanitarian. Challenge yourself over Trenton and Clarkston – Little Mountain) July 13, 2013 — Cache Valley Gran Fondo, Cristo 100, BCC SuperSeries, Huntsville, UT, June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Road one of the highest and most picturesque and one minor climb (1 mile, 4% grade Logan, UT, 100 and 50 mile gran fondo Red Rock below Causey Dam 10 miles Tour, Spring City, UT, Start and finish: peaks in Utah, enjoying mountain scen- 1-mile south of Clarkston. Starts and finish- style ride & tour. Canyons, hills, long flats above Huntsville up and over Monte Main Street, Spring City, loops of 45, 72 ery and the secret Goshen Canyon. Fully es in Clarkston., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770- & beautiful Cache Valleyvistas. Benefit Cristo to Randolph and back. Free, but and 98 mile courses that go around the supported. 8am start with 30, 65, and 9852, krohwer@engineeringexcitement. to provide breast cancer screening. Join self supported., Don Williams, 801-641- rural Sanpete Valley roads. Races start at 100 options. Begins at 8:00 a.m. at Noble com, race2raceevents.com us for Gran Fun & Gran Prizes., Troy 4020, [email protected], Jim 10:00 a.m. BBQ lunch, awards, and raffle Sports in Springville, 1851 West 500 South, Oldham, 435-716-5378, 435-764-2979, Halay, 801-641-4020, jameshalay@oval- June 9-12, 2013 — Bicycle Barnstorming after race. Fun ride also., Eric Thompson, Jeff Sherrod, 801-654-2886, jeff@myreas- [email protected], cachegranfon- ley.net, bccutah.org Tour, Richfield, UT, Experience and learn 801-541-3840, ethompson@visitsaltlake. ontoride.org, Shawn Snow, 801-230-0914, do.com, loganhospitalfoundation.org the history and culture in Utah’s des- com, skiutahcycling.com July 26-27, 2013 — Saints to Sinners Bike [email protected], myreason- Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay 2ride.org road race from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. August 16-17, 2013 — Bear Pa Challenge Over 500 miles with elevations from 1500 Charity Cycling Tour, Park City, UT, to 10500 feet. Race in teams through Challenging, fun, and fully supported the night, fundraiser event for ALS/Lou ride from Bear Lake to Park City over the Gehrig’s Disease., Steven Tew, 801- Mirror Lake Highway. Benefits Shriners 822-4870, [email protected], Hospitals for Children., Tyler Hooper, 801- SaintstoSinners.com 292-9146, 801-927-8310, tyler.hooper@ July 27, 2013 — RAW (Ride Around the gmail.com, bearpachallenge.com Wellsvilles), Logan, UT, 25, 70, 100 MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 33

August 17, 2013 — Bike the Bear Century, Point Park (SLC) to West Weber and at the intersection of 1100 North and 7:45 am, 420 East 300 South (US 89), and the Downey turns. Options of 25, Garden City, UT, 100 and 50 mile rides. Hooper, self-supported century, 30 and Skipton Drive), Come with hearts and Kanab, Utah, Pre-ride refreshments, 62, or 100 miles between Pocatello and Begins at Camp Hunt on Bear Lake, UT. 65 mile options, 8 am., Don Williams, 801- cycles of gold to join the fight against Optional60 miles., Rich Csenge, 435- Malad Pass., Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, Support the Trapper Trails Council, BSA 641-4020, [email protected], abuse towards the Deaf Community! , 644-3735, [email protected], amazingearthfest. 208-533-5445, dadcollaer2@hotmail. with a ride around the south end of Greg Allen, 801-450-1861, greg.allen@ Sego Lily , 801-590-4920, [email protected], com com, idahocycling.com, pebblec- scenic Bear Lake on the Utah/Idaho bor- mhtn.com, bccutah.org slcad.org reekraceteam.com May 18, 2013 — Cycle for Independence, der., Jason Eborn, 801-479-5460, jeborn@ August 31, 2013 — 2013 Hero Ride, Provo, September 28, 2013 — Million Miles at Charity, Boise, ID, Fundraiser for the June 8, 2013 — Fremont Area Road Tour bsamail.org, Nelson Palmer, nrpalmer@ UT, Distance options: 30,60,100mi; Provo, Miller, Tooele, UT, Century, Metric, 30-mil- Treasure Valley Chapter of the National (FART), Lander, WY, 25m,100k,100mile comcast.net, trappertrails.org/Programs/ UT - LaVell Edwards Stadium is the start/ er-through Tooele County, start and Federation of the Blind, 10,25, and 63 options, includes breakfast, bbq, t-shirt Activities%20and%20Civic%20Service/ finish; Registered riders will receive t-shirt, end at Miller Park. Family mile distances, individual and team and bottle, in conjunction with Brew Fest, Bike%20the%20Bear admission to the Ruby River Celebration 4.5-miler around track. All-day celebra- rides, routes begin in northwest Boise, Mike Lilygren, 307-840-3131, fart@lander- August 17, 2013 — Utah’s Toughest Century, Dinner and finisher medal for 100mi. tion, BBQ, Kids Zone! Benefits Special supported ride., Ramona Walhof, 208- cycling.org, landercycling.org Riding 4 a Reason, tentative, Salt Lake Proceeds from the event benefit chil- Olympics Utah., Carisa Miller, 801-563- 336-5333, cycleforindependence@gmail. June 9-14, 2013 — Whiterock Canyons City, UT, Can you handle it?! Charity Bike dren and families throughout Utah who 4139, [email protected], Anne Marie com, tvcblindidaho.org Tour, Grand Junction, CO, The topogra- ride, Emigration Canyon to East Canyon face significant life challenges., Mark Gunther, 801-563-4140, amgunther@lhm. May 18, 2013 — Ride for the Pass, Aspen, phy explodes with desert, deep canyons to Henefer to Coalville and back., Briana Staffieri, [email protected], bronco- com, millionmilesatmiller.com CO, Part of the Aspen Cycling Festival, and mountains all twisted by mammoth Thomas, 801-590-2704, 801-703-5233, bri- mendenhall.com September 28, 2013 — The Watchman 100, Benefits the Independence Pass forces to produce an otherworldly land- [email protected], riding4ar- September 7, 2013 — Wonder Woman St. George, UT, A beautiful fall century Foundation. 19th Annual fromthe Winter scape. Cyclists ride through Capitol Reef eason.com Century, Payson, UT, Ride for women by ride from Washington Utah to Springdale Gate, 4 miles east of Aspen, to the National Park, Bryce National Park, and August 17, 2013 — Wildflower Pedalfest, women, fun surprises, great food and Utah near Zion National Park. Fully sup- Independence Ghost Town approxi- Grand Staircase National Monument., Mountain Green, UT, Fully-supported, awesome finisher’s jewelry, 7:30 am 100 ported with sag vehicles, rest stops and mately 10 miles east up Highway 82 John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@liz- women only ride. 20,35,50 & 75 mile milers, 9 am 70 miles, 10 am 30 milers., lunch., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@ on Independence Pass,gains approxi- ardheadcyclingguides.com, lizardhead- courses thru scenic Morgan Valley. Gift Mahogani Thurston, 801-318-1420, won- spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435- mately 2200 feet of elevation, from 8,500’ cyclingguides.com for those who complete the Wildflower [email protected], wonder- 229-6251, [email protected], to 10,700’., Mark Fuller, 970-963-4959, ful- June 10-July 4, 2013 — Great Alaska Hill Climb. T-shirt, goodie bag, catered womanride.com spingeeks.com [email protected], independencepass. Highway Ride, Dawson Creek, BC, AK, lunch, raffle, live band. Ride Limited., org, aspencyclingfestival.com September 7, 2013 — Epic 200, Saratoga September 28, 2013 — Moab Double Annual supported ride up the full length Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-391- Springs, UT, The Epic 200 is a fully sup- Whammy, Moab, UT, Moab is ground May 18, 2013 — Rupert Century Bike Ride, of the Al-Can Highway, Dawson Creek, 2819, [email protected], ported one day 200 mile cycling adven- zero to mountain biking, yet also offers Rupert, ID, The scenic course is a loop of BC to Delta Junction, AK. The ultimate wildflowerpedalfest.com ture. We also offer a 160, 100, and 66 great potential for endurance roadie 33 miles starting from the Rupert Square. wilderness road bike trip., Pedalers Pub August 17, 2013 — Ultimate ULCER 200 mile options., Dan Burton, 801-653-2039, events. Join us for this minimally-support- The route takes you through country & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedaler- K Brevet, Nephi, UT, Ultimate ULCER [email protected], epicbiking.com ed ride in two of Utah’s best National roads to Walcott State Park where you spubandgrille.com, pedalerspuband- 200K Brevet (125 miles). Self-supported Parks (Arches and Canyonlands). 6,000+ will loop the main park then return to grille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Great_ September 14, 2013 — Wildflower Trailfest, ride from Lehi and going around Utah feet of climbing. A brevet is a nation- Rupert, benefit ride, 9 am. , Alice Schenk, Alaska_Highway_Ride.htm Ogden, UT, Utah’s First and only Lake. Includes a short out-and-back up ally certified, timed, ultra distance event. 208-436-4514, runnerschenk@gmail. Mountain Bike Challenge for women. June 15, 2013 — Spinderella, Pocatello, ID, Hobble Creek Canyon too. A brevet is a Co-sponsored by Bonneville Cycling com, Justin Mitchell, 208-431-6014, , Ken Held at Snowbasin Ski Resort. 3 timed Women’s only ride featuring five sce- nationally certified, self-supported, timed, Club. Salt Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stephens, 208-430-4514, [email protected], courses. Awards for age group winners. nic routes, from 10 to 100 miles. Roll- ultra distance event. Co-sponsored Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distance- sick-riders.com , Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-391- out begins at 7:30 AM at Ross Park in by Bonneville Cycling Club. Salt Lake biker.com, bccutah.org, SaltLakeRandos. 2819, [email protected], May 19, 2013 — Santa Fe Century, Santa Pocatello, ID., DaNae Young, 208-221- Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462- org wildflowerpedalfest.com Fe, NM, 28th Year, 3,000 riders. 25, 50, 9300, [email protected], spinder- 2275, [email protected], saltla- September 28, 2013 — Cruising to Stop 75, and 100 mile routes. Terrain is flat, ellaride.com kerandos.org September 15-21, 2013 — Epic Bike 5 Abusing, Wellsville, UT, 10, 46, and 72 rolling, moderately hilly, 6 food stops, National Parks, Cycling Escapes, Zion NP, June 15, 2013 — The Great Owyhee Ride August 17, 2013 — TriathaMom, Herriman, miles routes to choose from with the SAG support vehicles., Willard Chilcott, UT, 5 National Parks and Scenic Byways Against Hunger, Charity, Ontario, OR, 50 UT, Women only triathlon at Kearns longer ride a perfect post-bike ride 505-982-1282, [email protected], in 6 days! Starting in Zion National Park mile, 62.5 miles, or 100 miles, experience Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, 300 yard for all you LOTOJA riders). There will santafecentury.com in southern Utah, on this spring and all that Scenic Rural Oregon has to offer! swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5k run. be fully stocked aid stations as well as fall cycling vacation; from Zion National May 19, 2013 — Gran Fondo Santa Fe, Start:Historic Train Depot in Downtown Carnival style cheering section provided lunch, Shawn Didericksen, 435-512-6192, Park to the red rock hoodoos of Bryce Santa Fe, NM, 102 mile Course. This event Ontario, tour through the rustic country for families of participants., Dani Lassiter, [email protected], cruisingtos- National Park, then onward to Grand is held simultaneously and on same side, experience the majesty of the High 801-635-9422, [email protected], topabusing.com Staircase Escalante National Monument, course as with the Santa Fe Century. Desert landscape, and make your way gotriathamom.com Capitol Reef National Park, Lake Powell, September 29-October 5, 2013 — Epic Chip Timing provided by CCR Timing. towards the stately Owyhee Dam before August 18, 2013 — The Big Ride 150– and then up the little known Burr Trail. , Bike 5 National Parks, Cycling Escapes, . Timing begins near intersection hwy circling back towards town. , Kurt Holzer, Wasatch Back Route, BCC SuperSeries, Cycling Escapes , 714-267-4591, info@ Zion NP, UT, 5 National Parks and Scenic 14/599 and ends in Galistero, a seventy 208-890-3118, [email protected], Salt Lake, UT, Start Draper Park climb cyclingescapes.com, CyclingEscapes. Byways in 6 days! Starting in Zion National mile stretch of century course. Neutral Kevin Goade, [email protected], Emigration and Big MTn to Park City com Park in southern Utah, on this spring and tem-mile roll out., Michael McCalla, greatowyheeride.com loop Brown Canyon Peoa Oakley Kamas fall cycling vacation we’ll bike from Zion 406-381-2690, mikelikehikebike@hotmail. September 20-22, 2013 — Moab Century June 15, 2013 — Eagle Rock Century, Idaho Heber City, west to thru National Park to the red rock hoodoos com, s3.amazonaws.com/USACFlyers/ Tour, Moab, UT, Weekend of road Falls, ID, Join Eagle Rock Cycling Club’s Provo and Lehi and Pt of the Mtn. 100 of Bryce National Park, then onward FL_2013-1342.pdf, nmbikensport.com cycling with rolling and climbing route Century, 63,and 25 mile rides. Featuring mile option omits Browns Canyon loop., to Grand Staircase Escalante National options including the infamous “big May 26-31, 2013 — Whiterock Canyons great training climbs and rolling hills., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcap- Monument, Capitol Reef National Nasty” (3000 feet elevation in 7 miles). Tour, Grand Junction, CO, Cyclists Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, 208-533-5445, [email protected], Jen Green, 435-562- Park, Lake Powell, and then up the Warm Up ride Friday, recovery ride ride through Capitol Reef National [email protected], Gretchen 1212, , bccutah.org little known Burr Trail. , Cycling Escapes , Sunday, century route and timing chip Park, Bryce National Park, and Grand Houston, 208-557-2823, ghouston@ 714-267-4591, [email protected], August 24, 2013 — Cache Valley Century option., Beth Logan, 438-260-8889, 435- Staircase National Monument., John mvhospital.net, eaglerockcycling.com CyclingEscapes.com Tour, Logan, UT, 100 mi/100 km/40mile 259-3193, [email protected], Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard- June 22, 2013 — Blue Cruise - Meridian, options. Hosted by Cache Valley skinnytireevents.com October 5, 2013 — Zion Canyon 200K, headcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcy- Charity, Meridian, ID, Recreational bike Veloists Bicycle Touring Club. 8 am, in Southern Utah Brevet Series, St. George, clingguides.com September 21, 2013 — Tour of Heber, ride with 15, 30, 50 and 100 distances. Richmond (12 mi north of Logan on Hwy UT, Brevets are self supported, timed dis- Heber, UT, Slim & Knobby’s Bike Shop June 2, 2013 — America’s Most Beautiful Beginning at 7 am. Lunch & t-shirt includ- 91)., Bob Jardine, 435-713-0288, 435-757- tance cycling events. This route begins presents. Ride options include a full 100 Bike Ride - Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV, ed in registration. Benefits Garden City 2889, [email protected], in St. George, continues on to Zion and mile century, a metric century of 66 22nd annual, in conjunction with the Community Clinic., Karri Ryan, 208-387- CacheValleyCentury.com returns via Toquerville and Leeds., Lonnie miles and a fun ride of 25 miles. Come Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team 6817, 208-331-7317, [email protected], Wolff, 435-559-0895, [email protected], August 24-31, 2013 — Tour of Southern Utah, challenge and reward yourself with this in Training program. Fully supported with bluecruiseidaho.com subrevet.org, rusa.org St. George, UT, 7-day tour including Zion, fun new century that will soon become rest stops, Tech support and SAG. 100 June 22, 2013 — Bear Lake Monster Bryce, Capitol Reef and More. 60-100 a favorite among riders of all abilities., October 5, 2013 — Honeyville Hot Springs mile century, 72 miles, boat cruise, and Century Ride, Montpelier, UT/ID, Bear miles per day., Deb Bowling, 818-889- Carol Vails, 435-654-2282, sales@slimand- 100, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, 35 mile fun ride., Curtis Fong, 800-565- Lake Monster is a 100, 75, 50 or 25 mile 2453, [email protected], plan- knobbys.com, tourofheber.com UT, Start 5 Points Ogden to Brigham 2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@bikethewest. fully supported ride from Montpelier, ID. etultra.com City,climb sardine, Loop Cache Valley com, bikethewest.com, bikeandskita- September 21, 2013 — Gnarly Nebo Brevet A climb to Minnetonka Cave and prize and return over SR 30 to Tremonton and hoe.com August 24, 2013 — Summit Challenge, Park and Populaire, tentative, Payson, UT, Self- awaits each 100-mile rider and a back- Honeyville for a hot springs soak then City, UT, Riders of all ages and abilities supported ride during the beautiful fall June 8, 2013 — Bob LeBow Bike Tour, yard barbeque welcomes every finisher. return to Ogden, Self Supported., Don will hit the pavement for a 102, 52, or season. From Payson, up and over the Charity, Nampa, ID, Routes from 3-100 Utah’s best century ride ... is on Idaho!, Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ 18-mile road ride event in support of Mount Nebo Loop road to Nephi and miles, ride benefits the Terry Reilly Zero Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extra- bccutah.org, Jim Halay, 801-641-4020, the National Ability Center’s mission. All back. A brevet is a nationally certi- Pay Fund, helping support primary health mileracing.com, BearLakeMonsterRide. [email protected], bccutah.org three fully-supported routes of this event fied, self-supported, timed, ultra distance care for our neediest patients., Ann com follow paved roads in and around the event. Co-sponsored by Bonneville October 12, 2013 — Breast Cancer Sandven, 208-467-4431, asandven@trhs. June 22, 2013 — Holly Frontier Tour de beautiful Park City mountainside. This Cycling Club. Salt Lake Randonneurs., Awareness Ride, American Fork, UT, 22 org, trhs.org Prairie, Cheyenne, WY, Course heads exciting event promises to serve up a Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@ mi casual ride for women and men; June 8, 2013 — Tour of Marsh Creek Valley, west out of Cheyenne along Happy challenge for a wide range of cycling distancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org food, SWAG, & raffle prizes; Registration Pocatello, ID, Fully supported ride with Jack Road - WYO 210, past Curt Gowdy levels and abilities. And don’t forget – all fees go to The Breast Cancer Research September 21, 2013 — A Cure in Sight Ride, snack and drinks at Inkom, McCammon State Park and through Medicine Bow Summit Challenge riders who have a Foundation., 801-763-1222, info@trekaf. Salt Lake City, UT, A family fun bike ride disability can register and ride for free!, com, trekaf.com to raise funds needed to restore sight Rena Webb, 435-649-3991, events@dis- to those who are blind in the local and October 26, 2013 — Fall Tour de St. covernac.org, summitchallenge100.org, international communities. Make a dif- George, St. George, UT, Ride around discovernac.org ference to those who can no longer see Snow Canyon State Park, Quail Creek August 25, 2013 — Twin Creeks 100, BCC – by giving the gift of sight. 5, 10, 20 mile Reservoir and Washington County’s new- SuperSeries, Coalville, UT, Start Coalville options. Benefits Moran Eye Center com- est reservoir, Sand Hollow. 35, 60 & 100 to Lost Creek Dam rolling course back munity outreach., Deborah Harrison, 801- Mile options., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, to coalville then climb Chalk Creek, self- 585-6645, [email protected]. [email protected], Margaret Gibson, supported, 50 mile option first leg ., Don edu, tinyurl.com/sightride2013 435-229-6251, [email protected], Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@ spingeeks.com September 28, 2013 — Josie Johnson bccutah.org, bccutah.org Memorial Ride, Salt Lake City, UT, This low August 26, 2013 — Free Fee days in Arches key, casual memorial ride is dedicated and Canyonlands National parks , Moab, in Josie’s honor to bring the community Regional Road Touring UT, The perfect time to ride your road together to raise awareness for bicycle bike in the parks., 435-259-8825, john@ safety, Sugarhouse Park at 10:30 am, May 4, 2013 — Boys and Girls Club moabcity.org, nps.gov/findapark/fee- to mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon Community Charity Ride, Charity, freeparks.htm and back., Ken Johnson, 801-205-1039, Nampa, ID, Please join us for our first [email protected], josiejohnsonride. annual Community Day Charity Ride! August 31-September 7, 2013 — LAGBRAU com There is a family 5 mile, 32 mile, & metric (Legacy Annual Great Bike Ride Across century. The Family 5 mile will leave the Utah), Blanding, UT, World’s most scenic September 28, 2013 — Penny’s Legacy Bike Idaho Center and head West on Birch bicycle ride - includes up to 5 national Ride, Farmington, UT, Start: Farmington to the fire station and return back to the parks, 6 amazing state parks, 2 national Frontrunner Station parking lot), benefits Idaho Center. No Day of Registration. monuments, and various national forests. Sego Lily programs to raise awareness of Registrations end May 2nd at Midnight. Blanding to Springdale., Les Titus, 801- domestic abuse in our community, ride Helmets Required for All Rides., Melissa 654-1144, [email protected], lagbrau. follows the Legacy Parkway trail, 10 , 15 , Gentry, 208-461-7203, mgentry@bgclub- com 25 mile options.Walk and ride along the nampa.org, bgcnampa.org Legacy Parkway Trail next to the Foxboro August 31, 2013 — Hooper Horizontal 100, Regional Park, North Salt Lake (Located May 5-10, 2013 — Redrock Canyons BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, West Tour, Grand Junction, CO, Ride through Redrock Canyon-Country of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Visit world famous Monument Valley and the incomparable Unaweep and Dolores River Canyons. Average daily mileage is 72 miles, mileage ranges 48-112 miles, and total ascent is 22,159’ and descent 24,187’., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, [email protected], liz- ardheadcyclingguides.com May 12, 2013 — Amazing Earthfest, Fredonia, AZ, 8th Annual - Grand Staircase EscalanteNational Monument Scenic 37 miles out and back (paved), 34 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

National Forest, to the Lincoln Memorial Sports Alliance whose goal is to bring July 21, 2013 — Durango 100 Bicycle Unruh, 801-390-0036, jason@botobocy- September 8, 2013 — Tour de Tahoe - Bike at the I-80 Rest Area. 3,000ft of eleva- more sporting events to Taos and make Century Tour, Durango, CO, A loop ride cling.com, botobocycling.com Big Blue - Ride to Cure Diabetes, Lake tion gain. Courses ranging from 10-100 more sports opportunities available to from Durango, Colorado to Farmington, Tahoe, NV, 11th Annual, ride around August 10, 2013 — HeART of Idaho Century miles, start at Lyons Park, road and dirt., the youth of Taos. Start/finish for all three New Mexico and back. Riders can chose Lake Tahoe’s Shoreline with the Juvenile Ride, Idaho Falls, ID, 25, 62, and 100 mile Scott Phillips, 307-637-6456, 307-637-6423, distances is at the Taos Youth and Family between 50, 84 and 100 mile rides, which Diabetes Research Foundation, fully sup- options. Entry fees cover entry, t-shirts, [email protected], cheyennec- Center, 407 Paseo del Canon East, Taos are on a mix of small country roads and ported with rest stops, tech support and fully stocked rest stops, and post ride ity.org NM, 87571. , Jennifer Buntz , 505-306-1443 county highways with short, gradual hills SAG. 72 miles, 4300 vertical gain. Boat BBQ. Route is flat to rolling, easy to , [email protected], taossportsal- in one of the most majestic areas of the Cruise & 35 mile fun ride., Curtis Fong, June 22, 2013 — Lemhi Valley Century moderate difficulty. Benefit for the Art liance.com Southwest., Keith Ashmore, 505-258-0592, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@biketh- Ride, Salmon, ID, 100 miles or 100 kms Museum of Eastern Idaho., Miyai Griggs, [email protected], durango100. ewest.com, bikethewest.com through the picturesque Lemhi River July 7-19, 2013 — B.E.A.R.S. - Bicycling 208-524-7777, 208-766-6485, mabe@ com Valley., Marla Hunteman, mhunteman@ the Extraordinary Alaskan Roads, theartmuseum.org, theartmuseum.org/ September 8-13, 2013 — The Amgen hotmail.com, lemhivalleycenturyride. Anchorage, AK, Explore a variety of July 27, 2013 — Four-Summit Gran Fondo Century.htm People’s Coast Classic, Astoria, OR, weebly.com/ Alaskan landscapes, from Denali to Challenge, Charity, Cascade, ID, 6-day charity event benefiting the August 10, 2013 — Le Tour de Koocanusa, Prince William Sound. Fully supported trip Options include 75, 60, 50, 30 or 8.2 Arthritis Foundation. Join us for 2, 4, June 23, 2013 — Tour of the Carson Valley Libby, MT, Fully supported 83 mile bike with both camping and motels., Pedalers Mile Options. Course covers two moun- and 6-day options along the beautiful - Barbecue & Ice Cream Social, Genoa, ride which tours the breathtaking shore- Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedal- tain passes along Warm Lake Road. The Oregon Coast., Tai Lee, 206-547-2707, NV, Mormon Station State Park, 6th line of Lake Koocanusa.Ride finishes with erspubandgrille.com, pedalerspuband- ride starts at the American Legion Hall [email protected], thepeoplescoastclas- Annual. Fully supported with rest stops, a Blues Festival Finale. Fundraiser for grille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Bears.htm in downtown Cascade and proceeds sic.org, arthritis.org tech support and SAG. 11 mile Family Search & Rescue., Dejon Raines, 406-291- down Main Street to Warm Lake Road. Fun Ride, 20-mile Bike & Hike & 44 / 60 July 13, 2013 — Goldilocks Idaho, Meridian, 3635, [email protected], letour- September 8-28, 2013 — Santa Fe Trail Money raised by the Cascade to Warm miles., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775- ID, Fully supported, non-competitive, dekoocanusa.com Bicycle Trek, Santa Fe, NM, Ride all or Lake Four Summit Challenge will support 588-9660, [email protected], biketh- women only bike ride. Beautiful (flat) part of the Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1100 various charitable and community proj- August 10, 2013 — Stonewall Century ewest.com, bikeandskitahoe.com route, yummy food, pretty t-shirt, good miles) on paved public roads only. After ects within the area of Cascade. Ride Bicycle Ride, La Veta, CO, This challeng- lookin’ Papa Bears. Start: Settlers Park, the first four days, riders can leave the June 29, 2013 — RATPOD (Ride Around support will be handled by George’s ing, scenic and delicious ride benefits 7:00 am., Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, group at any place along the route., the Pioneers in One Day), Dillon, MT, Cycles of Boise, and post ride bar- local non-profits. The Stonewall climbs [email protected], goldilocksride. Willard Chilcott, 505-982-1282, willard@ RATPOD is a 130-mile one-day charity beque, beer garden and music will be from La Veta, along beautiful and light- com cybermesa.com, SantaFeTrailBicycleTrek. ride for Camp Mak-A-Dream. The ride hosted by the Community of Cascade., ly-traveled Colorado Highway 12, to com takes place in the beautiful Big Hole July 13, 2013 — Bike for Kids Idaho Falls, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@ Segundo and back, over 8,000 feet of Valley of SW Montana., Jennifer Benton, Idaho Falls, ID, 2, 4, 15, 25, 65 & 100 mile georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com climbing., Sandy Borthick, 719-742-5702, September 8, 2013 — Ride For Red, Charity, 406-549-5987, [email protected], ratpod. cycling options, food, games and activi- [email protected], spcycling.org Boise, ID, Blue Chip ride through the July 29-August 9, 2013 — Klondike Gold, org, campdream.org ties for families. All proceeds help spe- vineyards and orchards of the Southern Dawson, YT, Ride through history, retrac- August 11-26, 2013 — AK.CAN.AK cial needs children receive adaptable Treasure Valley. Rest stops will keep you July 6-7, 2013 — Gran Fondo Kootenai, ing the route of the notorious 1897 Adventure , Haines, AK, Four of Alaska bicycles., Kristy Mickelsen, 208-522-1205, fueled for a 100, 75, or 50 mile trip, Libby, MT, A two-day, point-to-point, Klondike Gold Rush, in reverse from & the Yukon’s most scenic highways 208-680-9397, kristy@bikeforkidsidaho. with ride escorts to help you reach your “stage” gran fondo featuring fully sup- Dawson, YT to Skagway, AK., Pedalers in a fully supported, awesome wilder- com, bikeforkidsidaho.com timed goals. Then back to Barber Park ported riding through the spectacu- Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedal- ness ride - Haines Highway, Al-Can, Tok for exceptional food, fun and Ride for lar landscapes of Montana’s remote July 14-19, 2013 — Tour de Wyoming, Cody, erspubandgrille.com, pedalerspuband- Cutoff & Richardson Highway. , Pedalers the Red gift bags with cool swag. Start northwest corner. Located on National WY, Starts and ends in Cody. Begin the grille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Klondike_ Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedal- and Finish at Barber Park 4049 South Forest Scenic Byways, routes take in the tour pedaling through the northern Gold_Rush.htm erspubandgrille.com, pedalerspuband- Eckert Road., redcross.org/news/event/ stately Cabinet Mountains, serene Lake Bighorn Basin for the first two days. Then grille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Alaska_ August 3-10, 2013 — Oregon Bicycle Ride Greater-Idaho-Ride-for-the-Red Koocanusa, and the legendary Yaak head north and west into Montana to Canada_Adventure.htm , Athena, OR, Participate in our 7-day Valley. Stellar climbs, thrilling descents, overnight in Red Lodge before pedaling September 14, 2013 — Tahoe Sierra fully-supported roadtour beginning and August 17-18, 2013 — Bike MS Wyoming: plenty of fantastic scenery and -- best up and over the Beartooth Highway and Century, Squaw Valley, CA, 30-60- ending in Athena, OR visiting LaGrande, Close Encounters Ride, Bike MS, of all -- nonexistent traffic. Proceeds into Wyoming’s Sunlight Basin. Spend 100 mile routes with 2500-6800 verti- Joseph, Asotin (WA), and Dayton (WA)., Sundance, WY, Ride through the roll- benefit charities in Libby and Eureka, two days in the Basin before return- cal gain. Starts at Squaw Valley Ski Sanna Phinney, 541-382-2633, 541-410- ing hills surrounding grasslands and pon- Montana., John Weyhrich, 406-241-2829, ing to Cody on the final day. Total Resort, goes to Donner Lake and over 1031, [email protected], ore- derosa forest at the foot of the Black [email protected], gfkootenai. distance covered - 330 miles with 2 sig- the Donner Summit, Nancy Lancaster, gonbicycleride.org Hills., Alexis Johnson, 303-698-5403, alexis. com nificant mountain passes., Amber Travky, [email protected], [email protected], bikemswyoming.org 307-742-5840 , [email protected], August 3-11, 2013 — BlomFest - tahoesierracentury.com July 6, 2013 — Ride 2 Recovery Honor cyclewyoming.org OccupySalmon, Salmon, ID, We will be August 18, 2013 — Bike for Kids Rupert, Ride Denver, Honor Ride, Denver, CO, September 14, 2013 — The Ride Westcliffe: leading big Mtn Bike rides and shuttles Rupert, ID, Scenic course is a loop of A non-competitive cycling event that July 20, 2013 — Jerdemann Gran Fondo, The High Peaks Century, Westcliffe, all around the Salmon Area.Basecamps. 33 miles starting from the Rupert Town offers 3 fully supported routes, 15, 27, 61 Cheney, WA, A timed 112 mile, 66, or 30 CO, Takes place in the Wet Mountains BYO food, beer, bikes, camp equipment. Square. The route takes you through mile options, with great rest stops, fes- milw cycling ride and cycling festival., of Southern Colorado. Part of Ride FREE event, but donations accepted to country roads to Walcott State Park tive start/finish in honor of our healing Marla Emde, 509-953-9924, 509-939-0552, Westcliffe - the High Peaks Century is support the shuttle rigs., Marc Landblom, and back to Rupert via different route. heroes. Ride 2 Recovery’s mission is to [email protected], emdesports. one of 5 rides offered. The Century has 435 260 0991, [email protected], Barbecue and music in Rupert Square. improve the health and wellness of heal- com 10,000+ feet in elevation gain. The rides ridesalmon.com Two aid stations. Ride is by donation to ing heroes through mental and physi- have 4 fully supported rest area, SAG July 20-27, 2013 — Montana Bicycle Ride, Bikes for Kids. Includes a meal ticket., Ken cal rehabilitation programs that feature August 4-10, 2013 — Ride Idaho, Charity, Support, entrance to the High Peaks Missoula, MT, 7-day fully-supported road Stephens, 208-430-4514, [email protected], cycling as the core activity. The funds North Idaho, ID, 7-day supported bicycle Music Festival, a T-Shirt, pasta feed and tour beginning andending in Missoula, bikeforkidsidaho.com raised through the Honor Ride Series tour in N. Idaho, 425 miles, Coeur d’Alene, access to a pool and sauna. The other Montana - visiting Darby, Jackson, Wise support outdoor cycling programs and Sandpoint, Thompson Falls,Wallace, August 24, 2013 — BCRD Sawtooth Century rides are a metric century, the West River, Philipsburg and Ovando., Sanna Spinning Recovery Labs at Military and Heyburn State Park, Trail of the Coeur Tour, Hailey, ID, Benefit for BCRD Galena Mountain 60, a New Guys Ride and a Phinney, 541-382-2633, 541-410-1031, VA locations around the US, as well as d’Alenes, Route of the Hiawatha Trail, Summer Trails. Road bike tour from family ride and kids bike rodeo. , Rob [email protected], bicy- local rides for healing heroes. The ride Centennial Trail., Susy Hobson, 208-830- Ketchum to Alturas Lake and back. 50 or Tobin, 719-783-3229, [email protected], cleridesnw.org will start at 9am at Bicycle Village, 2802 9564, [email protected], rideidaho. 100 mile tour options. Aid stations along ridewestcliffe.com S. Havana Street Aurora, CO. , Maryann July 20, 2013 — Absolute Bikes Taylor org the way. Optional timed hill climb up September 15, 2013 — Jason Werst Lekas, 828-752-0922, 818-888-7091, mary- House Benefit Century Ride, Flagstaff, AZ, Galena Summit., Janelle Conners, 208- August 9-14, 2013 — BOTOBO, Bozeman, Memorial Owyhee Century, Ontario, OR, [email protected], ride2recovery. Benefit ride in the high-altitude cool pines 578-5453, 208-720-7427, jconners@bcrd. MT, 5 days, 5 centuries - no relay! Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, kurtholzer@hot- com of Northern Arizona. There are 30, 45, org, bcrd.org Bozeman to West Yellowstone, West mail.com, treasurevalleycycling.com 65, and 95 mile route options., Anthony July 6, 2013 — Gran Fondo Taos-Mora- Yellowstone to Jackson Hole, Jackson August 24, 2013 — CASVAR 2013, Afton, Quintile, 928-779-5969, flagstaff@abso- September 21, 2013 — RTC Viva Bike Angel Fire, Taos, NM, 7:0o am start. 105 Hole to Montpelier Idaho, Montpelier to WY, Pony Express 20, Colt 45, Pioneer lutebikes.net, Ashley Hammarstrom, Vegas Gran Fondo, Las Vegas, NV, Ride , 84, or 46 miles. Timed event. All pro- Brigham City, Brigham City to Bountiful. 65, Blazing Saddle 85 and Saddle Sore 877-527-5291, Ashley.hammarstrom@ with five-time Tour de France Champion ceeds from this event will go to the Taos 20,000 feet of elevation gain., Jaon Century rides, Star Valley., Howard Jones, nahealth.com, absolutebikes.net/taylor through the Las Vegas 307-883-7997, 307-413-0622, info@casv. Strip, Red Rock Canyon & near Lake org, casv.org Mead., Amy Maier, 702-967-2296, amai- August 24, 2013 — Jackson Hole Grande [email protected], rtcsnv.com, vivabikev- Fondo, tentative, Jackson, WY, Grande egas.com Fondo in the shadows of the Tetons and September 21, 2013 — Ride the Rails Bike- the Greater Yellowstone Area., Scott a-Thon, Hailey, ID, 20 mile ride on the Horn, 307-739-2676, scotth@jacksonhole. BCRD Wood River Trail., Janelle Conners, com, teamjacksonhole.com 208-578-5453, 208-720-7427, jconners@ August 25, 2013 — MS Wine Ride, Boise, bcrd.org, bcrd.org ID, Ride 35 miles through the beauti- September 21, 2013 — West Yellowstone ful scenery of the Sawtooth Winery in Old Faithful Cycling Tour, West Nampa, Idaho and raise money for mul- Yellowstone, MT, West Yellowstone to Old tiple sclerosis. , Megan Nettleton, 208- Faithful and back, 60 miles past golden 336-0555, [email protected], aspen, bugling elk, majestic bison, gur- georgescycles.com gling geysers, and steaming hot pots, August 25, 2013 — Tour of the Valley, Supported ride., Moira Dow, 617-697- Grand Junction, CO, The Tour is not a 6126, [email protected], race; we encourage you to set your cycleyellowstone.com own pace and enjoy beautiful Western September 22-28, 2013 — OATBRAN, Lake Colorado. 30, 50, 75 route options and Tahoe, NV, One Awesome Tour Bike Ride the full century, 100-mile route, that Across Nevada, 22nd Annual, following includes the famous ride over the the Legendary Pony Express Trail on U.S. Colorado National Monument. Start and Hwy. 50, 5 days of riding, 420 miles from finish at DoubleTree Hotel, 743 Horizon Lake Tahoe to Great Basin National Park. Drive, Morgan , 800-621-0926, web- Fully Supported motel style tour., Curtis [email protected], yourcommunityhospi- Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@ tal.com/Tour_of_the_Valley.cfm bikethewest.com, bikethewest.com August 25, 2013 — Pedal For Patients, October 5, 2013 — No Hill Hundred Century Charity, Fruitland, ID, Chose the distance: Bike Tour, Fallon, NV, 30 mile, a 60 mile, 100, 68, 40, or 20 miles. The ride starts and and a 100 mile tour, fully supported. ends at Saint Alphonsus Medical Group- Event shirts, gift bags, lunch (for metric Dominican Health in Fruitland, Idaho and century riders), post event BBQ at 1118 NW 16th St. Lunch, rest stops, and noon for all riders, 8:30 am, Churchill sag wagons will be provided along with County Fairgrounds., Danny Gleich, 775- plenty of food. , Chose the distance: 100, 423-7733, [email protected], 68, 40, or 20 miles, pedalforpatients.com churchillcounty.org/parksnrec/index. September 7, 2013 — Wild Horse Century, php?ctr=152, churchillcountycyclists. Cody, WY, Benefits the wild mustangs com of the McCullough Peaks outside Cody October 5, 2013 — Santa Fe Gourmet and Cody Youth Cycling. The joint spon- Classic, Santa Fe, NM, The annual Santa sorship of Friends of a Legacy ( FOAL) Fe Gourmet Classic is a fun, challenging and Park County Pedalers (PCP) bicycle 65 mile bike tour with delicious, creative club. 100 and 60 mile options. Great mus- Southwest style foods at five gourmet tang viewing., Werner Noesner, pcbike@ refueling stops. The noncompetitive ride tctwest.net, wildhorsecentury.com winds through Santa Fe and into the surrounding areas taking you through MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 35

beautifuI meadows overlooking the way and you’ll be riding alongside the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This year actual Oregon Trail on your visit to North the ride will be limited to 150 riders., Powder where you’ll turn around for the Kathleen Davis, 505-795-3286, lavimz@ return back to the transition. Run 5 km gmail.com, santafegourmetclassic.com (3.1 mi) up a gravel road along the lake., Brian Sather, 915-247-2633, bsather@ October 5, 2013 — Tour of the Moon, Grand lagranderide.com, lagranderide.com/ Junction, CO, Cyclists will start and fin- oregon-trail-sprint-tri ish at Two Rivers Convention Center in downtown Grand Junction, Colorado. May 20-August 30, 2013 — Youth Triathlon The courses have been changed in 2013 Team, Murray, UT, For youth with tri expe- so that everyone will finish with the spec- rience or team experience in another tacular ride over the Colorado National sport such as , track or cycling. Monument. You may choose between Team meets twice per week on Tuesday the “metric century” (62 miles) which and Thursday mornings., Jo Garuccio, includes the beautiful farm country sur- 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@age- rounding areas of Fruita or the “clas- groupsports.com, greatbasincoaching. sic”41 mile route. The 2013 ride will be com limited to the first 2,000 registered partici- pants. , 303.282.9020, tourinfo@tourofthe- May 25-27, 2013 — Draper Trail Days, ten- moon.com, tourofthemoon.com tative, Draper, UT, 3 events Road hill climb, stan crane memorial mt bike race October 12, 2013 — Goldilocks Las Vegas, (icup), trail run, Marek Shon, 801-209- Las Vegas, NV, 4th Annual! Fully sup- 2479, [email protected], ported, non competitive, women only bike ride with 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mile June 1, 2013 — Salem Spring Triathlon, route options. Wayne Bunker Family Park RACE TRI , Salem, UT, Sprint distance at 7:00 am., Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, triathlon. 10-year anniversary., Aaron [email protected], goldilocksride. Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hot- com mail.com, racetri.com October 12, 2013 — Park to Park Pedal June 1, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Buena Extreme Nevada 100, Kershaw-Ryan Vista, AXS Series, Buena Vista, CO, Solo, State Park, NV, Starts and finishes at 2 person and 4 Person Teams will kayak, Kershaw-Ryan State Park. 103 mile starts trek, rappel, and mountain bike., Will 7:30 am. Metric Century starts 7:30-am. Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravi- 40 mile starts 8 am. Registration 5 pm typlay.com, gravityplay.com Friday / 7 am Saturday., Dawn Andone, June 1, 2013 — Cottonwood Heights 775-728-4460, cathedralgorge_vc@lctur- Sprint Triathlon, Cottonwood Heights, UT, bonet.com, Jonathan Brunes, 775-726- Held in the foothills of the Cottonwood 3564, [email protected], lincoln- Canyons., Patti Hansen, (801) 943-3190 countynevada.com/Lincoln-County- x106, phansen@cottonwoodheights. Nevada-Pedal.html com, cottonwoodheights.com October 19, 2013 — Tri-States Gran Fondo, June 1, 2013 — XTERRA Lory, XTERRA Mesquite, NV, 112 miles, 7,500’ of climb- America Tour, Bellvue, CO, Features a ing, three States - Nevada, Arizona, Utah, 1/2 mile swim in the clear waters of all in one spectacular day of cycling. Horsetooth Reservoir (Eltuk Bay), it’s one Fully supported / Chip Timed., Deb of the most scenic swims in the state with Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planet- canyon walls on both sides. Then a 2-Lap ultra.com, tristatesgranfondo.com 12.2 mile single-track bike over rolling November 9-10, 2013 — Bike MS Las Vegas, terrain, and across valley bridges at Lory Bike MS, Las Vegas, NV, Fundraiser for the State Park. Finish things off with a fun National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Fully and challenging 4.8 mile (8k) run through supported. 30,65,100 mile on Saturday the clouds on single-track trails! , Lance to Red Rock Canyon Loop, 35, 50 miles Panigutti, [email protected], www. on Sunday to Lake Las Vegas. Start/ withoutlimits.co/#!__xterra-lory Finish Ruvo Center for Brain Health., Kari June 1, 2013 — XTERRA Four Corners, Boatner, 310-479-4456, 310-481-1135, kari. XTERRA America Tour, Farmington, NM, [email protected], bikemsnevada.org Traditional Swim / Bike / Run format: 1 November 9, 2013 — Ride 2 Recovery mile out and back Swim at Farmington Honor Ride Las Vegas, Honor Ride, Las Lake; Fast and fun 17 mile Bike Course; Vegas, NV, A non-competitive cycling New scenic 5 mile Run Course that skirts event that offers 3 fully supported routes, Farmington Lake;$1,000 Pro Purse., Ingrid 20, 40, 80 mile options, with great rest Gilbert, 877-751-8880, , fmncvb@earth- stops, festive start/finish in honor of our link.net, , http://xterrafourcorners.farm- healing heroes. The funds raised through ingtonnm.org/ the Honor Ride Series support outdoor June 8, 2013 — Ironman Boise 70.3, Boise, cycling programs and Spinning Recovery ID, 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile Labs at Military and VA locations around run., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcool- the US, as well as local rides for healing [email protected], ironmanboise. heroes. The ride will start at 9am on the com Las Vegas Strip in Conjunction with one of the MGM Hotel/Casino’s., Maryann June 8, 2013 — XTERRA Moab Triathlon Lekas, 828-752-0922, 818-888-7091, mary- Festival, XTERRA America,TriUtah Points [email protected], ride2recovery. Series, Moab, UT, XTERRA sport and full com open water off-road , Moab sprint and Olympic open water road Multisport Races triathlons, Trail Run, and Kids’ Triathlon. , Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah. May 11, 2013 — Spring Sprint Triathlon, Salt com, triutah.com Lake City, UT, Fantastic bike course and June 8, 2013 — The Point Adventure Race, a run that finishes in the Olympic Oval South Jordan, UT, Graffiti Racing presents making this course the most spectator- a multi-sport endurance event featuring friendly venue in the state., Cody Ford, mountain biking, running/trekking, pad- 801-558-2503, [email protected], dling, a climbing challenge, and navi- ustrisports.com gation using a map and a compass to May 11, 2013 — South Davis Splash n attain check points. A multi-city race Sprint Triathlon, South Davis Racing Series, using urban paved trails and wilderness Bountiful, UT, Perfect for every level of trails to travel a course covering approxi- athlete, at the South Davis Recreation mately 30-60 miles in a 6 hour period., Center, John Miller, 801-298-6220, john@ Scott Browning, 801-867-5039, graffitirac- southdavisrecreation.com, southdavis- [email protected], graffitiracing.com recreation.com June 15, 2013 — Utah Summer Games May 18, 2013 — St. George Triathlon, BBSC Triathlon, St. George, UT, 7 am, swim and Twin Tri Series, St. George, UT, The first T-1 area will be at the Gunlock Reservoir, race of the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow T-2 and finish area will be at the Snow State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ Canyon High School track in St. George. distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, USAT sanctioned., Jeff Gardner, 435-635- [email protected], Michelle Lund, 6012, [email protected], utah- [email protected], bbsctri.com summergames.org/sports/triathlon.html May 18, 2013 — Woman of Steel Triathlon & June 15, 2013 — Desert Sharks Shark Attack 5K, American Fork, UT, Friday expo, moti- Triathlon and Kids Triathlon, Riverton, UT, vational speakers and registration. Sat. Pool sprint distance triathlon with a kids’ 8 am start, American Fork Recreation distance triathlon, too!, Steve Avery, 801- Center, 454 North Center. 300 meter 450-4136, [email protected], pool swim/11.4 mile bike/3 mile run. Elizabeth McLain, sharkattacktriathlon@ Awards are presented to overall finishers desert-sharks.com, desert-sharks.com as well as the top 3 in each age group., June 22, 2013 — Provo Triathlon, T3TRI Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah. EVENTS, Provo, UT, 8th annual race. Provo com, triutah.com Tri is a premier local event put on by tri- May 18, 2013 — Timp Trail Marathon , T3TRI athlon professional. Family-friendly, open EVENTS, Orem, UT, This course is all run on water event which offers both Sprint and mountain trail and fire road. There are Kids distances., Shaun Christian, 801-769- sections of accent and decent that are 3576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon. very technical; possible snow, possible com, Amy Perez, [email protected], stream crossings, and rocky/steep areas provotri.com with exposed cliffs. This is trail marathon June 22-23, 2013 — West Yellowstone that is set up like an ultra marathon., Mountain Bike Biathlon, West Yellowstone, Shaun Christian, 801-769-3576, 801-678- MT, Match class division for experienced 4032, [email protected], Amy Perez, biathletes and a Sport class for nov- [email protected], t3triathlon.com ices that includes a safety clinic and May 18, 2013 — Brook’s Breakout, Wild loaner rifles. All racers must provide their Rockies Series, Weise, ID, Trail Run own mountain bike and wear a helmet., 5K/10K/20K, plus New MTB XC race Moira Dow, 617-697-6126, director@ren- course, Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, dezvousskitrails.com, rendezvousskitrails. [email protected], wildrock- com/events iesracing.com June 22, 2013 — Lunatic Triathlon, Price, UT, May 18, 2013 — Oregon Trail Sprint Fourth Annual Lunatic Triathlon under Triathlon, North Powder, OR, Swim 750 the full moon. Includes a 5K run, 9-mile m (0.47 mi) in Wolf Creek Reservoir.Bike bike ride,300 yard swim. Individual and 20 km (12.4 mi) along a mostly flat and Relay Teams, Starts at 4 am., Steve wide-open country road, cross the free- Christensen, 435-636-3702, steven.chris- 36 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

[email protected], Frank Ori, 435- July 6, 2013 — Rigby Triathlon, Rigby Lake, starts at 7 am with the world’s fastest [email protected], aspen- com/pub/main2.asp?daEvent=60&daP 636-3702, [email protected], ID, Sprint and Olympic Triathlon, and 1.5K swim (current aided) Then a 40K recreation.com ageName=INTRO, xterraplanet.com carbonrec.com Duathlon, Michael Hayes, 208-521-2243, Bike and 10K run., Cade Richman, spud- August 9-10, 2013 — Emmett’s Most August 17, 2013 — Colorado Dirt, Fraser, [email protected], pb-per- [email protected], burleylions.org/ June 23, 2013 — Tri Boulder, BBSC Twin Tri Excellent Triathlon, Emmett, ID, Kid’s Tri CO, A 130+ mile cyclocross/gravel grind- formance.com spudman.html Series, Boulder, CO, Challenge yourself on Friday, Olympic/Aquabike, Sprint on er endurance bike race. This self sup- at mile high elevation, Sprint, Olympic July 8, 2013 — Daybreak Triathlon, Salt July 27, 2013 — Layton Triathlon, Layton, Saturday., Kristen Seitz, (208) 365-5748, ported race will be a one day, 4 leg distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, Lake Triathlon Series, Salt Lake City, UT, UT, Sprint, Mini Sprint, Relay Sprint, and gemcountyrecreationdistrict@gmail. race that rises above 10,000’ four times. [email protected], Michelle Lund, Get ready for the best spectator swim Kids Triathlon options in the Layton Surf com, emmetttri.com Can ride it solo, duo relay, 4 person relay [email protected], bbsctri.com a round, a killer bike course near the N Swim and Layton City Parks. Great or a 5-6 person Gentlemen’s Race type August 10, 2013 — Herriman Escape from Oquirrh Mountains and a run that is event that repeats the entire course on of event- cyclocross endurance bicycle June 23, 2013 — XTERRA Curt Gowdy Black Ridge Triathlon, RACE TRI , Herriman, unparalleled., Cody Ford, 801-558-2503, the Sprint., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@ race., Paul Karlsson, 303-960-8129, info@ Triathlon, XTERRA America, Curt Gowdy UT, The Escape from Blackridge is fast [email protected], ustrisports.com onhillevents.com, laytontriathlon.com, digdeepsports.com, digdeepsports.com State Park, WY, 1200m swim, 1-Lap 14.1 and fun! Athletes swim 500 yds in the onhillevents.com mile mountain bike, and finishes with a July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior reservoir, ride a 14 mile bike and run a August 18, 2013 — XTERRA Wild Ride 5.3 mile run, Lance Panigutti, lance@ Games, Pocatello, ID, Triathlon, Jody July 27, 2013 — Hurt in the Dirt, Ogden, UT, 5k run loop., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, Mountain Triathlon (American Tour withoutlimits.co, withoutlimits.co/page- Olson, 208-233-2034, jodyolson01@gmail. Offroad Duathlon at Ft. Buenaventura. [email protected], racetri.com Points), XTERRA America / Wild Rockies 0#!__xterra-curt-gowdy/race-info com, seidahoseniorgames.org Individuals and Relay Teams welcome. Series, McCall, ID, Ponderosa State Park August 11, 2013 — Adventure Xstream MTB race and trail run combined. 3 Full at Payette Lake, 3/4-mile swim, a 19-mile June 25-26, 2013 — Great Basin Tri Clinic, July 12-13, 2013 — San Rafael Classic Summit County, AXS Series, Frisco, CO, events in one day!, Goal Foundation , mountain bike and a 6.2-mile trail run, tentative, Murray, UT, Geared towards Triathlon, Huntington, UT, Huntington Solo’s or teams of 2 will mountain bike, 801-399-1773, [email protected], mass start at 9 am in the Park and the fin- kids who have never participated in a State Park, Olympic distance tri, Olympic kayak, trail run, and orienteer in either hurtinthedirt.com ish line festivities begin at noon with the triathlon or children who have done one team relay, Sprint Tri, Sprint team relay, a 3-6hr “sprint”, or 6-12hr “sport” course., racer feed and music., Darren Lightfield, or two, but without formal instruction., spring swim/bike duathlon, sprint bike/ July 27, 2013 — Mountain Tropic Triathlon, Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@ 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo. Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, run duathlon, youth tri. Friday night activ- PowerTri Trifecta Series, Garden City, gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com com, wildrockiesracing.com, xterraplan- [email protected], greatbasin- ities offer live music during the pasta UT, Experience the “Caribbean of the August 17, 2013 — Rush Triathlon, Rexburg, et.com coaching.com dinner. Body marking and packet pickup Rockies” at the first race of the Trifecta ID, Intermediate and Sprint Distances., available Friday night., Wade Allinson, Series at Bear Lake State Park; Sprint, August 23-24, 2013 — Uinta Mountain June 29, 2013 — DinoTri, Vernal, UT, Sprint Bob Yeatman, 208-359-3020, 208-716- [email protected], sanrafaelclassic. Olympic, and Half distances., Cedric Adventure Relay, Heber, UT, Running, and Olympic Distance Triathlon. Huge 1349, [email protected], rushtriathlon. com/ Keppler, 318.518.7303, [email protected], mountain biking, cycling and a leg of cash purse for 1, 2, 3 place winners com, rexburg.org bbsctri.com make the Uinta Mountain of both Sprint and Olympic Distance. July 13, 2013 — Echo Triathlon, TriUtah August 17, 2013 — Jordanelle Triathlon, Adventure Relay one of the high- Many speed prizes for both distances Points Series, Coalville, UT, Warm July July 27, 2013 — XTERRA Indian Peaks, TriUtah Points Series, Park City, UT, Enjoy est, toughest yet most beautiful relays as well. Race starts at Red Fleet State temperatures, a scenic ride in Utah’s XTERRA America Tour, Nederland, CO, everything from the wildlife and board- around., Jon Johnson, 801-367-2575, Park in Vernal, 7 am, Finishes at Uintah unique Echo Canyon, and a run on the Held at Eldora Resort west of Boulder. walks on the river bottoms in Rock Cliff uintamountainadventurerelay@gmail. High School. Kids Tri on 6/28 at Uintah Historic Rail Trail. The perfect event for Using the trails of the Eldora Mountain Recreation Area at Jordanelle to the com, uintamountainadventurerelay. Recreation Center., Mark Mason, 435- both seasoned athletes and beginners. , Resort it is 1000m swim, 600m dash, 22km local country backdrop of the towns com 828-6436, [email protected], dinotri. Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah. mtn. bike and 7km trail run type of of Francis and Woodland. Special 15th com com, triutah.com event- Off-road triathlon., Paul Karlsson, August 24, 2013 — Vikingman, Heyburn, Anniversary Gift to all participants! , Dan 303-960-8129, [email protected], ID, Downstream Snake River Swim, Loop June 29, 2013 — Rock Cliff Tri at Jordanelle, July 13, 2013 — Blanding Hillman Triathlon, Aamodt, 801-635-8966, [email protected], digdeepsports.com Bike Course, flat and fast run - lots of RACE TRi, Salt Lake City, UT, Sprint and Blanding, UT, Swim .50 mile, Bike 15 miles, triutah.com opportunities for your fans to cheer you Olympic Distances: Fresh Mountain Run 3.2 miles, (Kids’ triathlon July 20), July 27, 2013 — Bear Lake, BBSC Twin Tri August 17, 2013 — Saratoga Springs Tri, on! 1/2 and Olympic distance triath- Water, Scenic Bike course, Run on the Recapture Reservoir.Race starts at 7AM., Series, Garden City, UT, The first race of Saratoga Springs, UT, USAT sactioned lon, Duathlon, Aquabike and a Half beautiful boardwalks at the Utah State Stephen Olsen, 801-243-3559, 208-258- the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow State Sprint Tri, 600 meter swim, 12 mile bike, Marathon., Lisa Clines, 214-236-1917, Park., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aar- 3145, [email protected], hill- Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ dis- 3.1 mile run, held at the Saratoga Springs [email protected], vikingman.org [email protected], racetri.com mantriathlon.info tances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, Marina at Pelican Bay, 200 E Harbor [email protected], Michelle Lund, August 24, 2013 — Utah Half Triathlon, June 29, 2013 — River Rampage Triathlon, July 20, 2013 — XTERRA Mountain Parkway., Gabe Granata, splash@sara- [email protected], bbsctri.com RACE TRI , Provo, UT, Longest multisport TriUtah Points Series, Green River, UT, Championship, XTERRA America Tour, togaspringstri.com, Jared Mason, 801- race on the Wasatch Front 70.3 Ironman. Utah’s fastest growing tri! Smooth down- Avon, CO, The last of four regionals August 2, 2013 — Ultimate Relay Triathlon, 310-0609, [email protected], sarato- 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile river swim! Sprint and Olympic open in the XTERRA America Tour, featuring TriUtah Points Series, Ogden, UT, Friday - gaspringstri.com run triathlon., Aaron Shamy, 801-518- water road triathlons. Come and enjoy sprint and championship distance off- Single-day triathlon relay covering over August 17, 2013 — XTERRA Incline Village, 4541, [email protected], racetri. a bike ride along the river at the base road triathlon options., Raena Cassidy, 126.5 miles of Northern Utah’s best water, XTERRA America, Incline Village, NV, com of the Book Cliffs Mountains. The Green 877-751-8880, [email protected], roads, and trails! Four ultimate swims, Course Distance: Full Course: 2X 750 River State Park is the site for the run, xterraplanet.com, xterrautah.com four ultimate bike rides, and four ultimate August 24, 2013 — Expedition Man, Reno, meter swim laps with a 50 meter beach transition area and finish line. No two trail runs! Teams will consist of 3 to 6 NV, This epic triathlon begins athletes at July 20, 2013 — XTERRA La Grande Offroad run, 22 mile bike, 6 mile run; Racers start transition area hassle!, Dan Aamodt, 801- athletes and as many spectators as you one of the most beautiful and desired Triathlon, XTERRA America, La Grande, with a swim in famous Lake Tahoe. The 635-8966, [email protected], triutah.com can fit into 2 vehicles., Dan Aamodt, 801- beaches in Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove OR, This offroad triathlon boasts a rugged bike starts up Tunnel Creek, and then 635-8966, [email protected], triutah.com Resort. Athletes will be challenged by a July 6, 2013 — Cache Valley Super Sprint mountain bike course and scenic run in onto the area’s famous Flume Trail, which climb to Spooner Summit at over 7,100 Triathlon, Logan, UT, 8th year, short dis- the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon. August 3, 2013 — Aspen Triathlon and skirts the mountain side overlooking Lake ft followed by a screaming 1,400ft drop tances, course is flat and straight in It remains one of the few sanctioned Duathlon, Aspen, CO, 800-yard indoor Tahoe to the Tahoe Rim Trail. Both the into Carson City! The peaceful and sce- Logan City. Swim is in Logan Aquatic and long-standing race events featuring pool swim, 17-Mile bike (gaining 1,500 Short and Long course complete the nic views of Washoe Valley leads riders Center 500 Meters, bike is out and back the terrain of Northeast Oregon., Brian feet in elevation) to the spectacular 22 mile bike with approximately 4000 to the bike finish. A scenic run in south on farm roads, and run is out and back in Sather, 915-247-2633, bsather@lagran- Maroon Bells, and a 4-mile run in the Elk feet of climbing. The trail running course Reno will cap off this extraordinary race!, a park area with trees and stream., Joe deride.com, lagranderide.com/XTERRA Mountain range and the scenic Maroon is relatively flat, fast and scenic with Ryan Kolodge, 775-762-8526, info@expe- Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents. Creek Valley. USAT sanctioned event., tall pines, aspens, and creek crossings., July 27, 2013 — Burley Idaho Lions ditionman.com, expeditionman.com com, cvsst.com, onhillevents.com Sandra Doebler, 970-920-5140, aspen- Todd Jackson, 877-751-8880, , info@big- Spudman Triathlon, Burley, ID, The race blueadventure.com, , bigblueadventure. MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 37

Advocacy Bike Friendly State Rankings: Utah Drops 1, Idaho Gains 10 Biking & , adding some cri- category because when it comes to state to move up to half of it out and responds Evelyn Tuddenham, bicy- By Charles Pekow teria about state activities not includ- other categories involving funding, into highway and bridge programs. cle & pedestrian coordinator for the ed in earlier LAB surveys. “We now policies and legislation, “it’s more “That’s a big deal for us because in Utah Department of Transportation Idaho made a significant jump in give credit for programs, policy and politically and financially intensive,” the past, the state board had not used (UDOT). the national Bicycle Friendly State infrastructure that we didn’t before,” Wynands explains. all the Transportation Enhancements LAB also suggested a statewide rankings this year. Utah, meanwhile, explains Nicole Wynands, LAB pro- LAB gave Idaho credit for pass- money (predecessor to Alternatives) Complete Streets policy, a provision appeared to be pedaling a station- gram manager for the rankings. “It ing legislation that prohibits texting to enhance alternative transporta- it has always rated highly in rankings ary bike, if you compare the 2013 is hard to compare this year’s survey while driving. tion projects,” gleefully explains but Utah never adopted. While the state-by-state rankings given by with other years’.” Both states may move up next Heather Wheeler, executive direc- state has never adopted a statewide the League of American Bicyclists The changes may help explain year: The rankings don’t reflect tor of the Community Transportation plan, UDOT is working closely with (LAB). Utah came in 14th, down one why Idaho jumped in the rank- recent events that cycling advocates Association of Idaho. local governments to develop their ings. It also helps that the Idaho have pushed for. The Utah legisla- LAB also recommended that notch from 2012’s 13th place finish. own, Tuddenham says. Transportation Department com- ture, for instance passed six bicy- Idaho conduct a state bicycle sum- But Idaho jumped 10 points from a “Our goal is to be in the top 10,” pletely filled out the survey this year cle-related bills recently, including mit. In fact, several organizations disgraceful 36th to a middle-of-the- says Bike Utah Executive Director – it didn’t last year and may have a vulnerable road user law that LAB convened an Intermountain Active bike lane 26th. Almost a reversal of shortchanged itself by not providing included as a top recommendation. Transportation Conference in Boise Scott Lyttle. “We just added a new last year, when Idaho fell six notches crucial information. And LAB’s “top tip” to Idaho last year. board member with a keen under- and Utah soared from 31st (moves LAB ranks states in five areas on this year involved using all available LAB’s “top tip” to Utah this year standing on how the legislative sys- partially caused by changes in crite- a scale of one (low) to five (high) federal funding sources for biking also was to spend all Alternatives tem works (and three other members ria from the previous year). in five categories. Neither Utah nor and walking, so the rankings don’t money on biking and walking. “Utah who are) keeping us growing and But before you think one state Idaho scored a five in any of them. reflect a recent decision of the Idaho typically manages federal funding building connections throughout the did a lot and another didn’t, you Both got their highest grades of four Transportation Board not to trans- differently than a lot of other states state.” Bike Utah plans to to use its must factor in that LAB changed its for “education and encouragement.” fer any Transportation Alternatives do. That doesn’t mean we don’t put added clout to push for more state ranking criteria for the 50 states (ter- Utah scored a one for “infrastructure money away from bicycling and our own money into programs (for support next year, Lyttle adds. ritories are not included). and funding.” Utah also scored a one walking projects, even though the bicycles). We use a lot more of our View the rankings at http://www. This year, LAB combined its sur- for “evaluation and planning.” It’s new surface transportation law own funding than other states do bikeleague.org/programs/bicycle- vey with one taken by the Alliance for easiest to score high in the education known as MAP-21 would allow the so it all comes out in the wash,” friendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlystate/

August 24, 2013 — Little Cottonwood Adventure Race, South Jordan, UT, Graffiti Racing presents a multi-sport endurance event featuring moun- tain bikes, running/trekking, Tyrolean Traverse, and navigation using a map and a compass to attain check points. Snowbird will be a multi-disci- pline race using urban paved trails and wilderness trails to travel a course covering approximately 25-50 miles in a 6 hour period. , Scott Browning, 801- 867-5039, [email protected], graffitiracing.com August 24, 2013 — XTERRA Buffalo Creek, XTERRA America Tour, Bailey, CO, The XTERRA Buffalo Creek Triathlon fea- tures a 1500m Swim, 22 mile mountain bike, and 5m run. , Lance Panigutti, [email protected], withoutlimits. co September 2, 2013 — Youth and Family Triathlon, Murray, UT, Start time: 8 AM, Murray Park. Youth 7-10 years: 75 yard swim, 2.3 mile bike, 6/10 mile run. Adults/Youth 11+ distances: 150 yards, 4.3 miles, 1 mile., Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@age- groupsports.com, greatbasincoach- ing.com September 7, 2013 — Camp Yuba Triathlon, RACE TRI, Yuba State Park, UT, Camp Yuba sprint and olympic tri- athlons are all about indian summers, camping, and good ol’ fashion swim- ming, biking, and running., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@ hotmail.com, racetri.com September 7, 2013 — I Can Triathlon, Sandy, UT, Alta Canyon Sports Center, 9565 S. Highland Drive - 400m swim, 9 mile bike and 5K run., Lois Spillion, 801-568-4602, [email protected]. gov, sandy.utah.gov/government/ parks-and-recreation/special-events/ triathlon.html September 14, 2013 — Ogden Valley Triathlon, TriUtah Points Series, Ogden, UT, open water triathlon event, Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah. com, triutah.com September 14, 2013 — Bear Lake Man Triathlon, Gold Medal Racing Championship, Laketown, UT, Half, Olympic, and Sprint distances and Ultra/Full 140+ distance over the prettiest water in Utah., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, [email protected], bearlakebrawl.com, onhillevents. com September 14, 2013 — Kokopelli Triathlon, BBSC Twin Tri Series, St. George, UT, The “twin” to the SG Triathlon at Sand Hollow State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ dis- tances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, [email protected], Michelle Lund, [email protected], bbsctri.com September 15, 2013 — XTERRA Pagosa Springs, XTERRA America Tour, Pagosa Springs, CO, 1km (1000m) swim/18.5 mile bike/6.9mile trail run. , Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@ xterraplanet.com, joingecko.org/info. asp?uid=339 September 21, 2013 — Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon, Gold Medal Racing Championship, Laketown, UT, Half, Olympic, and Sprint distances over the prettiest water in Utah., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, [email protected], bearlakebrawl.com, onhillevents. com 38 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Bike Business FFKR Architects Wins Bike Friendly Business Award; 3 Boise Businesses Honored get the plaque for the wall,” Louder Bicycle Friendly University – a town is clear from our survey that people says. where the six-year-old Boise Bicycle weren’t comfortable riding along the LAB praised FFKR’s Bike to Project (BBP) actively is trying to corridor even though it has desig- Work Challenge, in which its employ- make Boise “the cycling capital of nated bike lanes.” ees logged 2,612 miles on 445 rides the U.S.” – a town working on open- Fotsch also noted that lower- during warm weather months last ing a bikeshare program soon – a paid employees tend not to bike to year. FFKR provides secure bike town with nine previously awarded work as they live further away where parking behind a locked gate and BFBs – three more earned bronze housing costs less. These people are employees can even bring their status this spring. unlikely to bike to work. “I’d be bikes inside and park them by their The Central District Health happy just to see them carpool more,” desk. The firm also provides lockers Department (CDHD), St. Luke’s Fotsch says. “We need a more robust and showers, which league evalua- Health System and the Treasure public transit system. We just don’t tors always like to see. FFKR also Valley Family YMCA Downtown have the money to pay for it.” offers quarterly bike safety classes Branch all joined the rank. Meanwhile, Boise’s downtown – at lunch time because people don’t LAB was impressed that Central YMCA won honors for sponsoring a want to stay after work. District offers cash incentives for variety of clubs, focusing on every- FFKR also sponsors a racing team those who ride to work regular- thing from triathlons for youth and (FFKR/Velosport Racing), which ly, sponsors a maintenance clinic, adults to “Cycling Sisters” rides for makes good marketing sense. “We includes bicycling in its wellness women with or recovered from can- Left to right: Brandon Lasater, Matt Brandt, and Marianne Wander are get a lot of positive comments from celebration and provides info on safe cer. A bike lane takes you right up to three of the many FFKR Architechts employees that ride to work. FFKR clients and associated professionals bicycling and routes to work, Dewey the building. won a Bronze Bike Friendly Business Award this year. who say ‘I saw you guys riding,’” states. To improve? “We’d love to see Photo: John Sturr, Sturr Photography 2013. Louder notes. During May in Motion, those them promote Bike to Work Day,” The company also offers employ- who use alternate transportation Dewey suggests. “That is low-hang- ees a guaranteed ride home if they to work get cash rewards funded ing fruit.” efforts to become bike friendly. More bike to work but can’t make it home. out of vending machine proceeds, Finally, St. Luke’s Health System By Charles Pekow about that below.) Knowledgeable employees will help explains department public informa- impressed the league judges with the At least 11 other architectural you with a flat. “We have company tion officer Dave Fotsch. If you use $40 coupon for local bike stores it Who better to design an environ- firms around the nation have earned cars people can check out overnight,” alternate transportation eight times gives employees who bike to work at ment fit for bicycling than architects? BFB status since the program started notes FFKR Marketing Coordinator in May, you get $5, 14 times $10 lest 60 percent of the time during the While other architecture firms around in 2009, including landscape design- Heidi Nielsen. “Probably none have and 20 times $20. Qualifying com- half of the year when weather is most the country have been honored as ers and planners. When asked why used it but it is available,” she says mutes include “carpooling, walking, conducive to riding. The league also Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFB) architects are so interested in cycling, with a laugh. Generally, when people Rollerblading, cycling, pogo stick,” liked St. Luke’s commuter breakfast over the last five years by the League staff at FFKR and Alison Dewey, can’t bike home because of weather Fotsch says. The overall champ gets and other support for Bike to Work of American Bicyclists (LAB), it league BFB program manager, said or a cycle-related problem, they can a $50 gift certificate at a local store. Day, May in Motion commuter rides, took until now for a Utah firm to win they could only speculate. take their bikes home on public tran- “I wish we could extend it year round bike team sponsorships and support the honor. Ken Louder, outgoing president sit. but we don’t have the resources,” for the Southwest Idaho Mountain FFKR Architects of Salt Lake of FFKR suggested that maybe And how to climb the ladder to a Fotsch explains. Biking Association. City became the state’s first archi- “architects are kind of drawn to sim- higher BFB rank? Nielsen acknowl- The league also noted that CDHD In spring, St. Luke’s offers a day tectural firm to win a BFB award ple elegant machines. So dispropor- edges “we need to increase ridership. Deputy Director Cindy Trail serves or two when people can bring in their and the only new BFB in Utah added tionate numbers are cyclists.” Louder We just need to encourage people to as BBP president. bikes for a tune up, says Wellness to the roll in the spring 2013 hon- retains quite a personal interest in ride the two miles to work.” FFKR One thing the department needs Coordinator Mary Powell. ors. FFKR won bronze, the fifth cycling, as he races regularly. He may also increase its quarterly class to do to climb the BFB ranks is to But the hospital system dropped level; below diamond, platinum, gold also instilled the bug in his son offerings because not everyone can improve parking. Its racks aren’t cov- its cycling club. “That never did take and silver. Honorees are awarded Jeff, who races professionally for the attend offered dates. ered, Dewey says. It also lacks locker off to the level we’d hoped. It was a mainly by what bicycling benefits United Healthcare Pro Cycling Team. The 65-year-old Louder, mean- and shower facilities. “That would be smaller group of people. Working in they offer employees. (Mad Dog Still, he insists that the 119-employee while, is looking forward to his pend- pretty easy for us to address,” Fotsch a culture where it is 24/7 (and) sched- Cycles of Orem renewed its gold sta- company’s interest in becoming a ing retirement “so I can ride my bike acknowledges. ules vary so greatly, it is tough to get tus earned four years ago and three BFB was a team effort. The company more. I’ll probably compete more,” But CDHD decided not to start an consistent groups,” Powell says. Boise employers won designation in has been promoting bicycling for a he says. employee bikeshare program when it “They could encourage more com- the Idaho Treasure Valley’s ongoing decade. “We just waited till now to found that 80 percent of its employ- muting,” Dewey notes. Bike Friendly Businesses in Boise ees already owned bicycles. “Two Meanwhile, up in Boise, Idaho – primary barriers are that they don’t a town already designated as a Silver know how to use them and they are Level Bicycle Friendly Community – afraid to ride them on the streets,” a town where Boise State University Fotsch explains. “Our office is just was awarded Silver Status as a off a fairly major bike corridor but it

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Metal Cowboy Taking The Time Machine For A Spin stomach, because I know something By Joe Metal Cowboy so many of us have forgotten; we’ve Kurmaskie had the means to time travel sitting in our garages and basements all along. “April hath put a spirit of youth It’s a real Dorothy and the Wizard in everything.” William Shakespeare moment that I make my boys aware For those who know me, the of as we prepare for another trip mantra “It’s Always A Good Day To back. I revert to my former self, to Ride,” isn’t just a cool catchphrase of when I was ten-years-old and every- mine, it’s a way of life. Having made thing was a challenge, an obstacle the voluntary choice of weekend course, a game of wits and speed and only access to a car, it’s also, at times, cunning, and of course, it was always a harsh reality. Wind, rain, sleet, hail, being covered by ABC Sports with sleety/hail, sideways rain, it doesn’t full color commentary. These days I do my own com- matter and it doesn’t last. Eventually, mentary for the boys who are hang- and more often then people inside ing on the back and laughing up a their cars would believe, the world storm. “Looks like we have some gives up its seasonal riches and you traffic up ahead on the course, two find yourself trekking the boys to dog walkers and a distracted coffee school through a sunrise masterpiece drinker. ring the bells boys, I’ll take worthy of a roped off area in an art evasive action!” I cut the distance museum. between the sidewalk and the turn, April has been called the cruel- smile and wave as we jump the curb, est month, but for us it’s the best splash a leftover puddle, and rip and time to be in the saddle. The light roar into the rest of our morning. in the mornings and evenings is quaking out to the ducks overhead ethereal, everything is in bloom, the and taking in the aromas of a neigh- dogwoods, the rhododendrons, the borhood in full bloom and projecting cherry blossoms and those other in eye popping technicolor. pink trees I mistake for cherry blos- And to think, not more than a soms until my scientist wife who did week ago I had to answer the well graduate work in tree identification meaning, well intended question of laughed at me, Its the time of year I whether I could afford a car… I’d can actually feel the bike taking me like my official answer entered into back. Every time I mount it, I fell a the record now. Who among us can slight rush to the head, a flutter in my afford NOT to ride a bicycle?

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Crank Length - diction: contradict the whole leverage com- For example, let’s say a rider dead spot, and acknowledges that it “My own continued research and ponent of the discussion. A shorter has determined she is efficient (and could be easier to maintain efficiency Continued from page 20 experience supported Martin and his crank implies a shorter lever, which has likely become comfortable) turn- by shortening it – literally – with main point is that you would be associates’ findings. But there was would imply that a rider need exert ing a certain size gear with 180mm the use of shorter cranks. Not only safe switching to shorter cranks for a recurring theme I was noting in more force to turn the same size cranks at a given pedal rate, yield- that, but Lieto hints that an athlete aerodynamic reasons, as proposed my work with athletes: in order for gear. However, Martin and his col- ing a particular pedal speed. Now might potentially head into the run by Cobb, without fear of decreasing shorter cranks to ‘feel right’ to my leagues’ findings implied that longer she switches to 165mm cranks and segment (26.2 miles) less fatigued, efficiency. In fact, research implies riders, they had to start turning big- cranks did not yield more power, settles back into her comfortable because – along the same lines as your efficiency would increase some- ger gears.” and that shorter cranks yielded more pedal rate, but even after several Cobb’s reasoning regarding stride what.” Since I’m predominantly a road- efficiency in the form of less oxygen rides feels that something is amiss. length, run cadence, etc. – an ath- Since I’m about 6’3” with a com- ie who has been using a 53-tooth uptake. Which meant that factoring We know that her pedal speed has lete might be able to stay within mon proportional inseam for North chainring with 175-180mm crank in all aspects of biomechanics and decreased, because she’s now turning more natural movements with shorter Americans, Cobb suggested that for arms, Cobb offered that I might want physiology, with pedal speed perhaps shorter cranks at the same pedal rate cranks, causing less stress and strain starters I shouldn’t go any longer to mount a 54 or 55-tooth chainring the most significant, the issue of as before, so we – like Cobb –make on muscles and joints. than 170mm, and that I may even if I moved to shorter cranks. leverage was no longer the primary an educated guess that what feels A year or so following my initial want to try 165’s. Then Cobb intro- This didn’t make sense to me – or consideration. That was the change different can likely be attributed to exchange with Lieto, he informed duced what at first seemed a contra- McDaniel – initially, as it seemed to in paradigm. the fact that her oxygen uptake has me that he had switched to shorter been reduced. In other words, there cranks. Already considered one of is now less metabolic cost (i.e. she is triathlon’s strongest cyclists, Lieto not working as hard) to turn the same created a sensation by coming size gears! as close to winning the Ironman Applying these principles repre- World Championship in Kona as he sents an additional advantage to time ever had (he finished 2nd to Craig trialists and triathletes, according to Alexander) on 170mm cranks. Today Cobb. Not only can you become a in the world of triathlon, shorter more efficient human machine, but cranks are a staple of multisport ath- shorter cranks will enable you to lete’s equipment arsenal. improve your aerodynamics with a Perhaps you’ve heard the follow- lower, more forward position: ing maxim, one I love to share with “Martin has determined that shorter cranks can allow a rider to my athletes: decrease saddle height by 50-70mm “First learn to spin a small gear. with a comparable lowering of the Then get strong enough to turn a big front end – i.e. lower overall rider gear. Then get fit enough to spin a position, since the more contained big gear.” pedaling action was less inhibitive Cobb, McDaniel and the research with regard to leg movement and they share imply the same kind breathing. of performance benefits, this time “Subsequently I conducted a wind leveraging biomechanics: Use short- tunnel test with one triathlete in er cranks so that you can turn a big- which the change to shorter cranks ger gear without working harder! and a correspondingly more compact position yielded a 30% reduction in Mark Deterline coaches some drag. That means a theoretical reduc- of Utah’s and California’s top cy- tion in time of 25 minutes over the clists, as well as triathletes, dis- Ironman bike distance!” tance runners, cross-country ski- One final consideration as part of ers, motocross racers and boxers. our current topic: The much feared Leadout Endurance Coaching “dead spot”, generally established to provides completely customized occur between ten and two o-clock training plans, bike fittting and in the complete rotation of a crank biomechanics, and performance arm. Lieto points out that over the testing for athletes of all back- course of an Ironman bike segment grounds and levels. Contact: (112 miles), it becomes increasingly [email protected] or visit difficult to stay smooth through the 2thefront.com. MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 41

Ride of the Month Mt. Nebo Challenge moment to refresh, perhaps, continue the ascent. Note that the Nebo Loop is prized for its scenery, particularly the foliage, which is breathtaking at nearly any non-winter time, but espe- cially so during the late summer. The climb finally eases at mile 13.3, but a steep climb follows at mile 14.3. After a false crest at mile 14.7, there will be a series of steep climbs, crests, and short descents for the next 10 miles. The net result, however, is continued climbing. As the road ascends through the trees, dramatic overlooks begin to appear on either side of the road. At mile 16.3, there is an astonishing dropoff, on the left, into Holman Creek and Beaver Dam Creek Canyons. At mile 17.4, to the right, is a dramatic overlook of Utah Top: A rider descends the south side of the Nebo Scenic Loop, with snow- Valley, featuring distant Utah Lake. capped Mt. Nebo in the background The Santaquin Canyon Overlook is Photo: Wayne Cottrell on the right at mile 18.7, followed Right: A map of the route, courtesy of National Scenic Byways Online by Bald Mountain (10,913 feet) (www.byways.org). Overlook at mile 19.8. The ascent continues with numerous, spectacular The city’s claims to fame include vistas, for the next five miles. Around By Wayne Cottrell the location for most of the film- mile 23, you may begin to see snow, ed 0.3 miles from here. This would, who led numerous raids during the ing of Footloose (despite the film’s certainly on the now-nearby high in fact, be a good place to refresh. Black Hawk War, is buried here. The Mt. Nebo Challenge is a 69.0- allegiance to Lehi), and the home- peaks, even into late July. The Mount After passing under I-15, a street Despite its proximity to the Provo mile loop featuring a long, strenuous town of singer-songwriter Jewel. The Nebo Overlook is at mile 24.9. This sign indicates that you are on 700 urbanized area, residents rely on wells climb and steep, challenging descent city was originally named Peteetneet, is the crest of the climb (nearly 9,000 North. Nephi, named after a Mormon for water. Enter Payson at mile 66.8; of Mt. Nebo, and long false flats after a Ute chief, but was renamed feet!). A few short climbs break up the prophet, had a population of 5,389 in you are now on State Street. Turn through Juab Valley. The elevation for James Pace, a mid-19th century forthcoming descent. 2010, and is the principal city in Juab right on 300 South and continue to ranges from 4,722 feet in Spring Lake, homesteader, to facilitate improved The descent of the Nebo Loop County. Continue along 700 North to Memorial Park to conclude the ride. south of Payson, to 8,917 feet along pronunciation. Leave the park toward begins steeply, then eases. Enter Juab Main Street. Turn right here, and head the Mt. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway. the south, along 100 East. Turn left County at mile 27.8. The Devil’s north. Thus begins a long, northerly The Mt. Nebo Challenge will Mt. Nebo, visible from nearly all onto 700 South, followed by a right Kitchen Geologic Area is to the right trek along old U.S. Highway 91, gen- be part of an upcoming volume of of central Utah, marks the southern onto Payson Canyon Road. At 800 at mile 28.9. The spires and red rock erally parallel to and just west of I-15, Utah rides. end and highest peak of the Wasatch South, turn right again to continue cliffs are similar to those at Bryce through Juab Valley. Sights along the For more rides, see Road Bik- Range, towering at 11,928 feet. There on Payson Canyon. The road climbs Canyon in southern Utah. Note that way include the city of Mona – where ing Utah (Falcon Guides), writ- are several adjacent peaks that are gradually. At mile 4.3 a cattle guard the “Kitchen” is down slope, and singer-actor-storyteller Burl Ives was ten by avid cyclist Wayne Cottrell. nearly as high. The featured road, Mt. seems to mark the gateway to the you may have to strain – or per- once jailed for crooning a bawdy song Road Biking Utah features de- Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, is closed Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, as the haps stop for a moment – to see – and the Young Living Family Farm, scriptions of 40 road bike rides in during the winter; always be aware road continues. Enter Uinta-Wasatch- the formation. At mile 30.2, at the which features fresh lavender, herbs Utah. The ride lengths range from of weather and road conditions before Cache National Forest at mile 4.8. Salt Creek Overlook, the descent gets and a distillery. 14 to 106 miles, and the book’s venturing up the mountain. The climb gets steeper within one-half especially steep – control your speed Enter Santaquin at mile 62.2. The coverage is statewide: from Wen- About half of the Mt. Nebo mile of entering the forest. through here. After about 3 miles of road bends to the right, and then left, dover to Vernal, and from Bear Challenge is dedicated to the Nebo Presuming that you have quickly sheer plummeting, the gradient finally putting you on 200 West in town. Lake to St. George to Bluff. Each Loop, which is a National Scenic found your climbing legs, settle into eases. Leave the U-W-C Forest at Santaquin is a growing city, with a ride description features informa- Byway. The other half, in contrast, a rhythm that will sustain you for the mile 37.2; turn right onto State Route population of 9,128 as of 2010. The tion about the suggested start- consists of a mostly serene trip along next 20 miles. The climb eases for 132 at mile 37.9. This marks the end city is perhaps best known as the finish location, length, mileposts, long, often open stretches along the short segments, offering brief breaks. of the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway. final place of residence of actor Gary terrain, traffic conditions and, most west side of the mountain. Mt. Nebo Speaking of break, Maple Dell is at From here, it is a 4.4-mile, gener- Coleman. After riding through the importantly, sights. The text is rich has been visited twice by the modern- mile 5.5 (bathrooms, water). After ally downhill trip through Salt Creek heart of town, past some tempting in detail about each route, includ- day version of the Tour of Utah; in one mile of steep climbing, the climb Canyon to the outskirts of Nephi. eateries and markets, the road passes ing history, folklore, flora, fauna 2009, the mountaintop stage win- eases for about three miles. At mile Enter Nephi at mile 42.3 with a under I-15, and then bends left, at and, of course, scenery. ner was South African Darren Lill, 9.4, a steep, two-mile climb is fol- right turn at the canyon “exit.” There mile 63.9, becoming State Route 198. Wayne Cottrell is a former Utah and in 2010, eventual overall Tour lowed by a false crest, and then an was no street sign when I passed The highway passes through the small resident who conducted extensive winner, disgraced-but-reinstated Levi immediate resumption of steep climb- through here, but the turn is eas- community of Spring Lake (popula- research while living here – and Leipheimer soloed to victory. The ing. The Payson Lakes turnoff is at ily identified by the gasoline station tion 458 in 2010), and the ride’s low- even after moving – to develop the Tour of Utah was scheduled to return mile 12.3 – tempting! After taking a (Tesoro) and convenience mart locat- est elevation. Antonga Black Hawk, content for the book. to Mt. Nebo in 2013, although not necessarily for a dramatic high-moun- tains finish. The Mt. Nebo Challenge is described in the clockwise direction, but can be ridden counterclockwise, as well. The ride starts at Memorial Park in Payson, which is bound by Main Street, 200 East, 200 South, and 300 South. Payson, with a popula- tion of 18,294 in 2010, is located 15 miles south of Provo, in southern Utah County, along the I-15 freeway. 42 cycling utah.com MAY 2013

Touring A Short Bicycle Tour Through the Western Deserts of Utah and Nevada

Nuts and Bolts! (If you go) Above: I'm south of Montello, Nevada, riding on nice county roads towards the Pilot Range. The clouds that had dogged me for a couple of days were gone by the end of the day. • 8 days and 7 nights Right: It is the end of Day 3, and I'm south and slightly east of the Pilot Range. The clouds are gone and I'm • total distance approx. 400 miles thinking about a campsite up the hill and away from the “busy” road. • limited water; carry a reliable filter; plan ahead! Below: A room with a view. • carry tools; decent air pump(s); spare tubes • food: dehydrated suppers/breakfasts; fruit and nuts • slow down; keep the load light; relax • enjoy the scenery and solitude; have fun! and enough water-carrying capacity to get me from one isolated water source to another. I was comfortable, and as route 30 gradually turned also makes it easier to observe all confident and definitely excited by to the south, I found I had a nice those interesting things that go on my prospects. little tail wind to push me along. For at the edges of roadways. There After a leisurely lunch break in the next couple of hours I enjoyed are animals to see, intriguing rocks Brigham City, I headed west through views of the northern reaches of to inspect, occasional treasures to Corinne and on towards the Golden the Great Salt Lake and desert. But be found, and endless, open vistas Spike Monument at the north end of the afternoon eventually turned to stretching out in every direction to the Promontory Mountains. Here and early evening, and the clouds that enjoy. there, among the shoreline terraces had been quietly building throughout On this day the Pilot Range domi- left by Lake Bonneville, I could see the day began to throw down a light, nated my views to the east. A layer of traces of old railroad grades from misty rain. The rain was actually clouds hung among the snow-capped the 1800’s. I found myself wonder- very pleasant, and I might have kept peaks, but the skies to the south and ing what it might have been like to riding for a while longer, but I left west were clear and promising. I work on a 19th century railroad crew. the highway at the southern tip of the spent an easy afternoon riding south, Despite the lovely setting, it would Grouse Creek Mountains and made passing ranch gates and meadows, our delightful commuter trains. By certainly have been a demanding life. camp for the evening. I pitched my and a handful of cars, then turned By John Roberson the middle of the morning I was I left the paved road near the tarp, and settled in for what proved to and climbed east to a low pass at riding north along U.S. Highway 89 Golden Spike visitor’s center and be very comfortable evening. the southern tip of the Pilot Range. I awoke early one June morning under cool, cloudy skies. The road turned north and west along well- As the evening sun settled onto the to the gentle sounds of larks flitting was quiet, and the excellent shoulder graded roads that skirted Hansell and Day 3 western horizon, I made a camp with about in the surrounding sagebrush allowed me to settle into my load Sage Valleys. I spent the rest of the a view among the sage and grasses, and of a light rain falling on the and to think a bit about what might late afternoon and evening rolling The light rain that greeted me on and within yards of the Utah/Nevada fabric of my tarp shelter. I twisted lie ahead. slowly along and enjoying the soli- that third morning had stopped by the state line. I pitched my tarp to dry, around in my sleeping bag for a view It was my intention to work my tude and exquisite vistas that opened time I finished my morning coffee but sat out in the open as I went to the south and saw low-level stratus way around the Great Salt Lake up over each rise and around every and breakfast. I took my time load- through my evening rituals, all the clouds and a fresh dusting of snow on Desert in a counter-clockwise direc- turn in the road. Birds flew about and ing up, then worked my way back while enjoying stunning views of the highest slopes of the Pilot Range. tion. I hoped to revisit some familiar wildflowers bloomed along the road- down the slope to the paved road the Pilot Range to the north and the I found myself wondering, “What routes and see some parts of the state way and in the meadows. I made my where I continued on along route expanses of salt flats to the east. kind of a desert is this, anyway?” I I had never seen before. I had no set initial camp on a low, grassy ridge 30 to the west. Morning clouds still was camped on the northern fringes route in mind, and I had the time to as the setting sun’s rays hit me for hung about at the tops of the various Day 4 of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and do a bit of wandering along the way. the first time that day. I pitched my mountain ranges to the north and I was just beginning the third day of I was traveling with a fairly light tarp, savored a hot-toddy and a Mary south, but the paved road surface had I awoke to clear skies and the an eight day bicycle tour of the west load, but I had everything I thought Jane’s freeze-dried meal, then settled dried, and the sun gave the impres- sun rising above the Great Salt lake desert regions of Utah and Nevada. I might need to handle the remote into my bag for a restful sleep. sion of having decided to come out Desert. All traces of the previous On the previous Saturday morn- regions I knew I’d soon be facing. for good. day’s clouds had disappeared, and ing I had managed an early start I’d be traveling on paved roads at Day 2 I had thought that I might leave I was thrilled to think that perfect from my house in Salt Lake City. I times, but much of my riding would the paved roads at Grouse Creek early summer weather seemed to was anxious to leave the sights and be on the non-paved roads that criss- After breaking camp the follow- Junction and ride south along the be the order of the day. I loaded up sounds of the city behind me, so I cross our deserts and mountains. I ing morning I continued riding north eastern edge of the Pilot Range. I and made the short ride over Leppy hitched a ride to Ogden on one of had plenty of food and equipment on dirt roads to the small community wanted to see the Sun Tunnels and Pass and on into the glamorous com- of Snowville. I had a tasty breakfast what was left of the old community munity of West Wendover, Nevada. at Mollie’s cafe, watered-up, then of Lucin, but the dirt roads at the I rolled through town, thanking my carried on to the west along Utah junction were still pretty wet from lucky stars that I didn’t have to spend State Highway 30. The skies were the previous week’s rains. I’m not a this beautiful day in the windowless clearer that morning, but a slight big fan of the mud, so I decided to confines of a casino. I hit the Smith’s headwind had developed. I dropped carry on further to the west. I crossed store at the west end of town for a into a lower gear and slowly crossed into Nevada and rode into the small few groceries, water, and a second the northern reaches of Curlew railroad community of Montello breakfast. I knew I wouldn’t see Valley. It was a beautiful Sunday where I had a hot lunch at a local another grocery store until I arrived morning, and the traffic was very bar and grill. I watered-up again and in Delta, Utah, in a few day’s time, light, so the winds I faced seemed rode south a few miles before finally so I took some time to consider my a minor inconvenience. I reached leaving the paved road for a very needs. Curlew Junction by mid-morning, nice, graded county road. Over the years I’ve developed then turned south following route 30 The county road was dry and the an eating routine that works pretty as it skirted the eastern and southern riding was easy, and I was reminded well for me, although it does vary a slopes of the Raft River Mountains. again of the myriad pleasures of bit, depending on the season and the The winds had mellowed by the riding on dirt roads. The pace is availability of supplies. My break- time I passed through the quiet com- slower, of course, so motorized traf- fasts generally consist of instant munities of Park Valley and Rosette, fic is lighter. But the slower pace oatmeal packets fortified with lots MAY 2013 cycling utah.com 43

through aptly-named Pleasant Valley, past small ranches and homesteads, then on to the Utah state line. It was late afternoon when I encountered a major, graded road just south of Partoun, Utah. It was there that I met a road-grader opera- tor named Earl. He was the first per- son I’d seen since leaving Wendover, and we ended up having a lengthy, and very pleasant, conversation. I got some solid advice about water sources and road conditions to the east, and he filled me in on all the lat- est goings-on there in Snake Valley. He was a nice guy who seemed entirely at ease living and working in what others might see as a remote and unforgiving environment. I left Earl and rode south into a pretty seri- ous headwind. It was hard work, and I spent a grueling hour traveling a and the ten miles or so of smooth from my camp at the summit into mere handful of miles. I pulled a bit highway to Delta passed with ease. the south end of Rush Valley. I left of water from an irrigation ditch at I stopped at a grocery store in town the paved road again and took a dirt a road junction just north of Gandy, and considered my remaining sup- road that bee-lined to the north along Utah, then turned east onto another plies. I was essentially bound for the western edge of the East Tintic graded road. I rode my last few miles home, and I knew I’d be traveling Mountains. I hit paved road again at of the day, then set up another excel- through relatively “civilized” terrain, Five-Mile Pass, at the south end of Above: A map of the journey. lent camp on the gentle slopes above so I refrained from loading up on the Oquirrhs. I took another restful Above right: My second, slightly rainy camp, east of Montello, Nevada. My the road. supplies I wouldn’t need. Ideally, at break under the trees in the old Camp shelter works well. It's a simple ripstop nylon groundsheet with collaps- the end of a perfect tour, I would roll Floyd cemetery, had a cold drink in ible poles and pegs. A smaller groundsheet serves as my ”floor” below. Day 6 up my driveway with empty food Cedar Fort, then skirted the north bags. edge of lovely Cedar Valley. Below right: Last Day. I'm at the south end of Rush Valley, and I know I'll be back in the Salt Lake Valley by early afternoon. I'm taking it easy and The next day’s weather was mixed. After a lengthy break amid the By this point in the trip I had enjoying a perfect morning. The solitude is sublime. The morning sun shone brightly, but relaxing greenery of the city park, returned to the hustle and bustle of a south breeze had begun to build I rode north and east out of Delta the city, and I was anxious to get of dried fruits and nuts. My end-of- water looked pretty good, so I decid- again, and I began to think about the on U.S. 6. The day’s weather was through it with the least amount day meals are most often based on ed to make my camp on the open possibility of a change in weather. simply marvelous, cool and refresh- of fuss. The new commercial and a hefty, freeze-dried meal, supple- slopes, a few hundred yards above I lingered as I watered-up at Foote ing, and the riding was smooth and housing developments at the north mented with nuts, crackers or bagels, the tank, with plans to revisit the tank Reservoir, a delightful, permanent speedy. The traffic was light, the end of the Lake Mountains were a and a bit of cheese. During the day in the morning. I spread my ground- oasis there in the desert flats, not highway shoulders were wide, and nightmare of busy roads and harried I drink a lot of water, munch on a sheet, threw down my pads and gear, far from my camp. Earl had told the motorists who passed seemed drivers. The conditions required a Probar or two, and snack from a bag and settled in for the evening. From me about the lake. I then began to especially careful and considerate. level of serious focus I hadn’t really of “trail mix” of one kind or another. my cozy perch I had great views of work my way slowly south and east, I took a short break in Lynndyl to needed for a while. I worked my way A trip through less-remote regions the valley and of the snow-capped aiming toward the Confusion Range watch a few trains go by, then carried east to Redwood Road, then headed might mean more restaurant meals Deep Creeks, to the east. The breezes and Cowboy Pass. The south winds on to the north past the Little Sahara north. Despite the ever-present traf- and fewer “self-supported” items, of the afternoon had subsided, so I stiffened, and my progress through sand dunes and Jericho Junction. As fic, the newly-widened shoulders of but this trip wasn’t one of those. was able to tune in to the end-of-day the morning hours was slow. I made the late afternoon sun began casting Redwood Road made the ordeal con- I left Wendover near the middle sounds of the valley around me: the the pass, then dropped into Tule shadows over meadows and pastures, siderably less stressful than it might of the day and rode south on U.S. trilling of meadowlarks, the lowing Valley along the Marjum Canyon I left U.S. 6 for Utah State Road 36. have been. I picked up the Jordan Route 93. Traffic was light, and I was of distant cows, and the howling of Road. This dry-lake valley had none This quiet, rolling highway led me to River Parkway at about 90th South, delighted to find I had a gentle north coyotes getting ready for their eve- of the vibrant green colors that I had the northwest through lovely, green slowed my pace, and savored what breeze to push me along. The weath- ning adventures. A couple of horses found so soothing a few days earlier. countryside. Unfortunately, much of remained of my excellent adventure. er was wonderful, and I frequently came close to investigate, and an owl With the steady winds and blazing this pastoral beauty was marked by As I wound my way along the stopped to admire the sweeping vis- flew a couple of silent circles around sun, and the prospects of a nasty fences and no trespassing signs. After river’s edge, I found myself thinking, tas that are so characteristic of our my camp. It was a wonderful eve- climb over the House Range, I was some last-minute scrambling, I found as I often do as a tour winds down, of Great Basin deserts. Once I crossed ning, and I slept like a baby. beginning to feel a bit ragged. But a decent place to hunker down at the the amazing variety of options avail- White Horse Pass I left the main the mountains were there, stretched top of a road cut near a minor sum- able to bicycle riders here in Utah. I highway to check out an interesting Day 5 out in the distance before me, and mit. I set up what would be my last think about all the side roads I might piece of old, abandoned roadway I had to find my way up and over camp of the trip. The site didn’t have have taken and all the perfect camp- that paralleled 93 for a mile or so. It I found another beautiful day wait- before I could call it a day. much of a view, and I failed to note a sites I passed. I think about how a had been encroached upon over the ing as I awoke the following morning. To my delight I found the road side road that crossed an active rail- particular place might look in another years by sagebrush and grasses, and I watched it “come alive” as I slowly that wound through the House Range road line. As a result, I was awakened season, and I wonder about the sym- it was barely passable, but it led me worked through my morning rituals. via Marjum Canyon to be quite nice. periodically during the night by the bols on my maps that suggest trea- to Nevada County Road 33, where I After loading up, I returned to the I was sheltered from much of the unmistakeable sounds of train horns sures and adventures to be explored. left the pavement and headed south water tank and filled my bottles with wind that blew through the open val- at the crossing. Other than that, and I constantly wonder that I don’t see into Antelope Valley. delicious, filtered water. I was carry- leys, and the pass itself turned out to a brief visit to my camp by a bark- more tourers out there exploring our It was late afternoon by this time, ing about 6 liters in water capacity, be less severe than I had remembered. ing dog, my dreams were pleasant beautiful countryside. It really isn’t and the shadows from the mountains so this process can sometimes take However, during my late-afternoon enough. very hard. It takes a bit of planning to the west were beginning to make a while. I only had a couple of liters climb, the weather had changed. The and a basic level of fitness, for sure, their way across the open valley. to fill, so I was finished in a flash. warm south wind had turned to the Day 8 and there are times when you might There were no trees anywhere, but I continued riding south on county north and high clouds had moved in. wish you were somewhere else. But the rich valley grasses were green roads until I came upon a junction I found I was facing a rapid drop in The weather on the final day of the experiences are always memora- and soothing to my eyes and spir- marked by the remains of a few stone temperature along with the change in my tour was picture-perfect. The ble for me, and I finish up every trip it. I knew, though, that the colors buildings, and an old stone dam that wind direction. I bundled up at the sky was a brilliant blue and the air with ideas about the next one forming would fade as the summer matured. held back a small, but vibrant body of summit before riding off the eastern was calm, clean and cool as I rode up in my imagination. Antelope Valley would be a less water. It was a little oasis. Birds were slopes of the House Range, in the attractive place in a few weeks, but busy among the cattails at the edge of general direction of Delta, Utah. I for now, it seemed almost magical. the reservoir, and low trees and scrub camped at dusk on a piece of desert Traffic was non-existent, but there lined the outer edges of what seemed hardpan away from the road, with a were horses off in the distance, and a semi-permanent water source. small cluster of brush to the north I had to slow for cattle now and then. I turned east at this junction to block the wind. I pitched my tarp, At one point in my ride, very near and crossed Antelope Valley along anticipating the worst, then settled in the end of the day, I came across a Nevada County Route 35, then began for a breezy and rather chilly night. small pond and livestock watering to climb into the Kern Mountains, by tank, fed by a free-flowing pipe. The way of Tippet Canyon. The grade Day 7 was fairly easy, but it still took me several, leisurely hours to reach the By morning the winds had died summit, at about 7,000 feet. It was and the desert sky was brilliantly Buy Local, the highest point in my trip so far, clear and fresh. There was a bit of and I took an extended break to relax. frost on my gear, but it melted off Pay Cash, There were imposing granite peaks, with the first rays of sunshine. I and carpets of flowers in the mead- broke camp and continued east on Ride Your ows, and at the edges of the road. I graded road to an intersection with stopped to top off a bottle from a U.S. Highway 6-50. The paved road Bike! free-flowing stream, then spent much was a refreshing change from the of the afternoon cruising easily down dirt roads of the previous few days, 44 cycling utah.com MAY 2013