Interview with Alexi Grewal on his Roubaix race

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With permission from The Alexi Grewal Story

Story: “So Alexi how was the Mead Roubaix race last weekend?”

Alexi: “Oh, it was OK,” he said slowly, then took a drink of coffee.

Story: I hate it when he makes me play 20 questions to find out what place he got, “And how did you do?”

Alexi: “… lot of guys quit… lot of guys went down… went to the hospital.”

Story: I also hate these terse/vague answers. I was going to have to say something to provoke him so I said, “So Alexi, did you really race from Mead, Colorado to Roubaix, France? I looked on ‘Map Quest’ to see how far it was, but it couldn’t tell me the distance… probably the Atlantic Ocean threw it off. How did you get across the Atlantic Ocean, Alexi?”

Alexi: No response (he’s killing me here). He took another drink of his coffee then finally said, “I got dropped… just another hard training ride.”

Story: “Did you finish?”

Alexi: “The break happened in the first 15 miles. There was a 30 mph crosswind… there was no way. I only had a 10 minute warm-up.” He took a sip, looked at me and said slowly, “I saw the break go… I knew how hard I’d have to go… I just didn’t feel like it.”

Story: I didn’t respond. I wasn’t sure what to say to this. We sat there in silence for a few minutes.

I know how hard it is for an endurance athlete to say something like that. It’s not OK for an endurance athlete to say that they don’t feel like it. Endurance athletes suffer to hell and back… and they still feel guilty about not going hard enough.

Alexi: But then Alexi started talking… as if suddenly it was “OK” to not “feel like it” and he had permission to go on,

Learn what your Denver Mayoral Candidates have to say about the future of bicycling

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From BikeDenver.org

Hey Denver! It’s time to vote for a new Mayor! At BikeDenver, we believe that bicycling is part of the identity of the City of Denver and we wanted to find out how our mayoral candidates viewed issues and priorities related to bicycling. We encourage, you, the reader, to research candidate positions on a wide spectrum of issues and we hope that these specific responses will help you in that process.

Act NOW to Ask your Senators to Support the Safe Routes to School Bill!

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This week, twelve Senators - led by Senators Harkin (D-IA), Sanders (D-VT) and Merkley (D-OR) - introduced legislation (S. 800) to sustain and strengthen the federal Safe Routes to School program. Congress is looking to scale back transportation spending - so it's critical that we send a strong message that the federal Safe Routes to School program should be preserved.

Please take a few minutes to do two simple things to build Senate support for Safe Routes to School:

1. Contact your Senators to ask them to co-sponsor S. 800, through our new online Take Action tool. Simply put in your zip code, personalize the message template, add your contact information and click send!
2. Forward this action alert to at least five friends or colleagues and ask them to contact their Senators too.

NCAR Hill Climb in Boulder

NCAR Hill Climb, the quick, simple Boulder climb


Looking back down the road at the top

Simple, close and short are what make NCAR a classic hill climb choice in Boulder. Maybe you only have 30 minutes to ride or maybe you were not gifted with the body of a hill climber, whatever the reason NCAR Hill Climb is a nice ride for all types of cyclists. The views from the climb over look the city of Boulder and cyclist know before hand excatly where their end destination is, not a common thing of many climbs. Being able to see where you have to ride to can be comforting because you can see the light at the end of the tunnel or evil because it may feel like it takes so long to get there (most can complete it in 10-ish minutes)

Details of the NCAR climb
Grade: 5.7 on average
Distance: about 2 miles, maybe longer depending on your starting point
Total elevation: Almost 700ft.

Bicycle Commuting Classes - Denver

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Dust off that bicycle languishing in your garage!

Come learn and share tricks and techniques for commuting to work on your bike! Learn how to be safe, find the best route to take, and have tons of fun, all while becoming healthy, wealthy and wise!

Bicycling improves quality of life. It gets you outside, relieves stress, makes you feel better, and creates a way to spend time with family and friends. Best of all, it’s convenient, flexible and free. Whether for recreation, transportation or competition, bicycling offers a lifetime of health and fun.
Class Schedule

* Thursday, April 28 — Central Library, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
* Tuesday, May 17 — Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
* Saturday, June 4 — Bear Valley Branch Library, 10 - 11 a.m.
* Saturday, June 18 — Schlessman Family Branch Library, 11 a.m. - 12 noon

All classes are free and open to the public.

Arrive fresh and invigorated every day, ready to buckle down and work hard! By riding your bike, you help the environment, keep yourself fit, and save money on gas! Explore a fun new way to exercise all year long.

Here are just a few of the benefits cycling provides, according to Bikes Belong:

* Promotes healthier lifestyles
* Lowers health care costs

Shining Mountain Waldorf School hosts bike drive

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BOULDER – Shining Mountain Waldorf School, 999 Violet Drive, will host a bike collection drive for Community Cycles, a nonprofit organization that refurbishes and recycles bicycles for community use and advocates for safe bicycle practices. Individuals can donate bikes from April 11 through April 15 during school hours.

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