Volunteers needed for seeding at Valmont Bike Park

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"If you can spare next saturday morning, the 26th, from 9am-1pm, we need 30 people to help spread grass seed at Valmont. The park construction is progressing well, but we need to pitch in. Getting the grasses established is a requirement by the City prior to opening. If the grasses are not established when the site opens, they never will. The irrigation is installed, and the sprinklers will crank up once we get this done.

Assisted Cycling Tours hosting Bike (tandem) Clinic

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Have you ever wanted to take your child (adults are welcome too!) for a bike ride, but didn’t know what to do? A two hour hands on demonstration on tandem biking and bicycle safety will get you started in the right direction.

Join Assisted Cycling Tours to get a hand’s on demonstration with a tandem bike ride. We will be doing a 15
minute bicycle safety and instruction discussion and then proceed out to the parking lot for a bike fitting, ride around the parking lot to get everyone accustomed to the feel of riding a tandem. Depending on availability, once everyone is comfortable, we’ll go on the trail behind our offices for a longer bike ride to get everyone
out and about.

2011 - CU Criterium Results and Photos

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It was a great day for a spring criterium. Weather can be so unpredictable in the spring but yesterday with sun and temperatures in the low 70s it was a great day for a bike race. The venue was the CU Research Park just east of the CU campus. I was there for end of the Mens 3 and the Men Pro-1-2 race. The field sizes were decent for being such and early season race.

The results have not been posted yet but when they are posted we will link to them. If you have pictures we will link to them. Please Contact Us

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Men Pro-1-2

Superior Bike Park opens Saturday!

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The Superior Bike Park opens this Saturday at noon according to the Daily Camera

We reported back in October that Superior was also getting a bike park. The new park is located at Rock Creek Parkway and Honey Creek Lane. Lee McCormack is designing and constructing the park. Here is an update from Lee's website.

Mission
Design and build a bike park for the community. Riders of all ages, levels and styles. The upcoming Valmont Bike Park in Boulder will draw hardcore riders; this can really focus on local kids, families and mountain bikers.

Required features
- Jumps
- Pump track
- Natural terrain a la Lyons Bike park
- Beginner area with Strider-approved pump tack

This park will teach the skills riders need to rip the local trails. That’s what I tried in Lyons, and I think it came out nice. Heck, I’ve learned tons on the sandstone pyramid.


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Lee McCormack at Superior Bike Park

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Training for a Gran Fondo

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Ainslie MacEachran is the owner and head coach of GeminiTrainingSystems.com and the co-owner of Orchards Athletic Club. If you have a grand fondo coming up and you’d like help preparing, visit www.geminitrainingsystems.com.

Gran Fondos are a great addition to the American cycling scene. They provide great exposure to the sport and an opportunity for both competitive AND recreational athletes to be challenged by the same course. Here are some ideas to help you prepare.

Fits like a glove:
Basic prep for a Gran Fondo starts with trying to make sure your positioning on the bike is dialed in. If you’re back or butt are hurting, you’re going to have a hard time enjoying the event. Your local bike shop or a professional cycling coach can help you with get your bike set up. Correct position will allow you to be more comfortable AND more efficient on the bike.

Creatures of habit:

New SW4 team designed to help women who ride, become women who RACE!!

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"TheCyclist-Lawyer.com" SW4 team was developed for brand new road and track cyclists who have never raced before and who want to learn the fundamentals in a team environment. Team size will be limited to 20 ladies, with a waiting list created for additional women who want to join. The philosophy behind this team is that beginner female cyclists deserve a supportive and educational team where they can learn about racing, training, nutrition and tactics in a fun atmosphere.

Rides, clinics, meetings, races and more will be held primarily in the Denver and Boulder areas. The topics will range from training to nutrition to racing to pre-race strategy, both as an individual racer and also as a member of a team.

The team will be led by Megan Hottman, professional road and track cyclist, and sponsored by her law firm, Hottman Law Office. Treads Bicycle Outfitters will be the team shop and will provide a meeting location and discounts to team members. Founder Hottman says, "The goal for these women is to help them earn sufficient upgrade points in one or two seasons, to move up to SW3, and to join other locally-competitive teams. The underlying purpose in this is to keep the sport growing by bringing in new women at the beginner level, and then helping them move up. This keeps local racing exciting by keeping field sizes large, local teams fed with new riders, and also helps identify new up-and-coming talent for the professional ranks."

How to Join?

Email Megan at meghottman@hotmail.com. She’ll ask you a few questions by email to be sure you are a good fit with this group and if so, then she’ll send you instructions on how to get started.

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