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From the Denver Post

A bicyclist was taken to the hospital this morning after she apparently ran a stop sign and slammed into the side of a moving Denver Police patrol car.
Shortly before 8 a.m., a woman was riding her bike northbound on Pennsylvania Street, said Detective John White, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department.

Follow the link above for the full story and a picture of the crashed bike and police car. Police car or not, the rider was seriously injured enough to have to go to the hospital and left a good dent. Please obey all traffic signs... not just out of good will but for your own safety!

Big weekend ahead for cycling.
- Superior Morgul Classic race
- Rocky Mountain Bike Festival (at the Morgul race)
- Battle of the Bear MTB race (see you there)
- Boulder Bike Swap
- US Cycling Monument Party
- Tons of cyclists hitting the road

Boulder Bike Swap

From the Daily Camera

This weekend's Boulder Bicycle Swap ran into a nearly insurmountable snag -- it lost access its location just a few weeks before the event.

This year, organizers planned to hold the swap at Boulder Indoor Cycling again. But BIC closed its doors suddenly at the end of April.

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Info: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; Scarpa, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder. boulderbicycleswap.com

In the same link read about he US Cycling Monument Party that takes place today.

Will this end up being one of Boulder's biggest embarrassments to date or is it just political dancing? Learn how some want to jeopardize stage 6's finish in Boulder by leaning on open space rules.

From Boulder Daily Camera

The Boulder City Council will hold a public hearing next month to address legal and logistical concerns surrounding plans to end the USA Pro Cycling Challenge's much-anticipated Boulder stage at the top of Flagstaff Mountain this summer.

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The council sent a letter to race organizers last year in support of a Boulder stage and has received updates on the race plans, but it hasn't yet held a vote on either the race plans or any exemptions to city rules that may be necessary to allow the Flagstaff finish.

The public hearing will be part of the council's June 5 meeting, which starts at 6 p.m.

Are you starting to lose support for open space management?

Jeff Kerkove joins us to talk about Ergon, racing, and living in the cycling world. Jeff works for Ergon USA, daily handling mostly customer service and marketing functions.

He also rides and races for Team Topeak-Ergon USA, as well as managing the US part of the team. Jeff started racing in 1996 with XC and then made the shift to endurance in 2004 with a solo 24 hour race in WI.

He moved to Colorado from Iowa 2007 to work and play and is always seeking out new adventures and challenges, usually with a mtb close by.

For more about Jeff, check out his site: http://www.jeffkerkove.net/

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Cycling Soul announced last night one of their big events planned in 2012 and that is the Living the Ride August 26 at the Grand Hyatt. It will be an evening with Jim Ochowicz and many of the former 7-11 Team including Davis Phinney and the BMC team including Davis's son Taylor. This will be a rare opportunity to meet Davis and his team at the same venue has Taylor and his team. Jim will also be signing his book, Team 7-Eleven. There will be a panel like discussion, drinks and a 4 course meal prepared by Top Chef, Hosea Rosenberg. Tickets go on sale this Saturday and the cost is $250. This event is expected to sell out and while some may feel the price is high I too strongly believe it will sell out quickly.

Learn more at CyclingSoul.com

Photo Credit: running dreams

From the DailyCamera

This May, though, the trails are snow-free earlier than usual, and mountain bikers should ride while they can. Around June 1, the U.S. Forest Service will close West Magnolia for "fuels reduction" -- thinning and cutting down trees in parcels totaling 330 acres in the recreation area to reduce fire potential and pine beetle infestation.

Tree removal is expected to take at least two months, and after that, the Forest Service will do rehabilitation work in the area, such as restoring compacted soil and reseeding the ground. It's unclear whether the area will reopen before fall, said Elsa Kirby, spokeswoman for the Forest Service's Boulder Ranger District.

Only one section of the cut parcels will be visible from the road, Kirby said. But trail users will see a difference.

Continue at DailyCamera
Also see USDA Forest Service

Boulder is still a platinum bike friendly city along with Davis CA and Portland OR while Durango CO moved up to Gold status and Longmont moved up to Silver. The rankings are given out by the League of American Cyclists.

Municipalities are evaluated based on their efforts to promote bicycling, investments in bicycling infrastructure and bicycling education programs, the league said in a news release. They must apply to be considered for the list. Localities are also divided into four categories: platinum, gold, silver and bronze.

More on the results at Governing