Races

Rides and Races In Southwest Colorado

Friday, April 2, 2010
By Jeff

I’m sure most people reading this know that Southwest Colorado is a great place to ride a bike. Whether you’re riding the world class trails or many of the lightly used roads with great mountain climbs, riding here is great. Because of this there are plenty of rides and races that take place here or... »

FLC Time Trial Series Starts Tonight, Wednesday March, 24 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
By Jeff
FLC Time Trial Series Starts Tonight, Wednesday March, 24 2010

Fort Lewis College Cycling Team’s annual Time Trial series starts tonight and continues each week on Wednesday for 6 weeks. The first three weeks follow one course, and starting the fourth week they change course for the last three weeks. The series is open to all. Tonight’s TT starts and ends at Sweeney’s on CR203, sign... »

Milan-Sanremo

Friday, March 19, 2010
By Jeff
Milan-Sanremo

I’m not a huge pro cycling fan, I usually catch some Tour de France highlights each year, and read some of the blog posts about doping scandals, but for the most part that’s been the extent of my following pro cycling the last few years. This year might be different though. I just got done... »

Roller Races in Durango

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Jeff
Roller Races in Durango

While the roads are still icy and it’s not quite outdoor riding season yet, there are two indoor races coming up in the next couple weeks in Durango. On Tuesday February 16th, 5:30PM at The Hub Training Center they’ll be holding Computrainer races. I’ve heard these Computrainers are pretty sweet. I’ve heard there will be... »

FLC Cyclocross Finale in Durango This Weekend

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
By Jeff
FLC Cyclocross Finale in Durango This Weekend

There are two more races left in the Fort Lewis College Cyclocross race series, both in Durango this weekend. Saturday at 10am at Buckley Park is Muscle Cross, presented by the Durango Cyclery. Sunday at the FLC Stadium are the finals with prizes given out at the Irish Embassy Pub at 6pm. »

Cyclocross at Santa Rita Park, Durango

Sunday, November 22, 2009
By Jeff
Cyclocross at Santa Rita Park, Durango

I went down to Santa Rita Park to watch the cyclocross race (part of FLC’s CX Series) this morning. This was my first time watching cyclocross, and even though I only saw the last race of the day, the Men’s A race, it was a lot of fun. (It was also my first time ever... »

Race Across The Sky

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By Jeff

You might have heard that the premiere of Race Across the Sky, the documentary about the Leadville 100 sold out in 13 minutes, due in part to the fact that Lance Armstrong will be on hand at the showing. Well due to the great demand there will be another screening in Durango. The second... »

Cyclocross In and Around Durango

Friday, October 9, 2009
By Jeff

Fall means Cyclocross for many cyclists (not me, although I’m quite curious, if anyone is selling a used cyclocross bike in the Four Corners, around 55cm send me an email through the contact form on the About page) The Durango Herald has the full schedule for the Fort Lewis College Cyclocross Series. Racing starts November... »

Beer and Bikes – Lance Armstrong and Michelob Ultra?

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
By Jeff
Beer and Bikes – Lance Armstrong and Michelob Ultra?

I’ve heard the talk that Lance Armstrong has been in talks with Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to bring back a cycling stage race back to Colorado. I opened the paper this morning and saw Armstrong met with Ritter yesterday regarding this. Then at the very bottom of the article, almost as a footnote it... »

News Tidbits and a Return to Blogging

Thursday, September 24, 2009
By Jeff

It’s been quiet around here lately. Unfortunately when things get busy in my professional or personal lives blogging is the first thing to give way, but expect the postings to start back up around here. A lot happened in the past couple of weeks and a lot is coming up in the next few... »