Bailey Hundo Planning Under Way

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Saw this today in the The Flume

HUNDO PLANNING UNDER WAY

Mike Potter - Staff Writer

John Gerritsen, an organizer for the Bailey Hundo, said plans are coming together for the second 100-plus mile bike race that starts and ends in the Bailey area. Here, Gerritsen speaks to the Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce on June 8, 2010, in advance of the inaugural race. (Photo by Tom Locke/The Flume)
Bailey Hundo planning under way

Preparations are well under way for the second Bailey Hundo, a 100-plus mile mountain bike race that will start and end in the Bailey area, said John Gerritsen, one of the organizers.

He said there will be more racers on a slightly redesigned route in the June 18 event, but there will be a limit to the number allowed to race.

"The U.S. Forest Service is only allowing us 250 riders, and not a single person more," he said.

He said Hundo organizers have turned away racers hoping to participate. In the inaugural race, 154 racers started and 139 finished.

The Hundo came about because of a partnership between four Colorado state senators - Chris Romer (now a Denver mayoral candidate), Greg Brophy, Mike Kopp, and Mark Scheffel - the Bailey community, Park County, and many Colorado cyclists.

The first Hundo, held last June, attracted the attention of some of the top mountain bike racers around the world.

Boulder mountain biker Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, or JHK, won first place by finishing the inaugural Hundo in 6:36.

Prerace.com releases schedule for Rocky Mountain Cup

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BOULDER, Colo--The 2011 Rocky Mountain Cup presented by PreRace.com
schedule is finalized and will be released today. University of Colorado Criterium kicks off the series March 19th in Boulder and continues through September 10th with The Fall Vallagio Classic in Lone Tree. Up for grabs is a total purse of $12,000 for the top scoring teams and individuals.

The Rocky Mountain Cup is a season long points series aimed at promoting and rewarding consistent team road racing in the Rocky Mountain region. Points are awarded 75 places deep in each race. Overall placement in every race impacts
the series standings. All races are within in a four-hour drive of Denver with no competing events on the same day.

“I know first hand how many great teams and races are in this region,” PreRace.com founder, Jorge Espinoza said. “It only makes sense for us, being a Colorado-based company, to support some of the best racing in the country.”

All event registrations go live in early March and can be found at PreRace.com. For more information on series rules, please contact PreRace.com at
info@prerace.com.

Rocky Mountain Cup p/b Prerace.com Series Schedule

Investor drops 10 million into Quizno Pro Challenge Bike Race

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From the Denver Post

Colorado investors Rick and Richard Schaden on Thursday announced they were investing $10 million into the Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race scheduled to traverse Colorado's high country in August.

Read all of it at the Denver Post

New Trail in Superior - Completes Dirty Bismarck

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New Trail in Superior (looking SE) - Photo Credit: 303Cycling

With all the talk and news about trail access and new trails in Boulder, Superior is quietly becoming a great biking town with out alot of fan fair. If you have not seen the bike park they are building you should check it out.

A new trail, in old town Superior, opened recently and I finally got a chance to ride it today. It completes what is known as the Dirty Bismarck (or Dirty Morgul). Basically a dirt version of the Morgul Bismarck. The Dirty Bismarck consists of the following trails:

  • Mayoffer-Singletree Trail
  • Meadowlark Trail
  • Coalton Trail
  • High Plains Trail
  • Greenbelt Plateau
  • Community Ditch
  • Cowdrey Draw

The new trail starts at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Thomas St in Superior and heads south toward the Colition Trail (McCaslin and Coalition Drive). The trail is super smooth and today I road my road bike on the trail. I didn't get an exact length but if I were to guess its probably a couple miles long.

I have now completed the Dirty Bismarck loop. I parked at the new trail head at the round-about at McCaslin and Coalition Drive. The complete loop is almost 15 miles with an elevation gain of close 1000 feet. I am glad I used my mountain bike because a few sections are fairly rocky. Check out the trail and let us know what you think.

Open Space Board approves 2 new trails

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From the Daily Camera

The Boulder Open Space Board of Trustees approved two possible mountain bike trails on the open space land west of the city Wednesday night, though both proposals would require cooperation from other landowners.
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The two mountain bike trail opportunities that the board approved were the ones originally recommended by Open Space and Mountain Parks staffers. One would connect Eldorado Canyon with Walker Ranch, and one would connect Boulder Canyon to Flagstaff Mountain via Chapman Drive. For either to become a reality, other landowners, including the state park, would have to agree.

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The article goes on to talk about the West TSA issue.

BUT here is where the story is really going!

Gunbarrel Jumps gaining attention

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From the Daily Camera

When Jerad Fischer started digging to build jumps at Eaton Park, he was shoveling on his knees.

"I shattered my ankle 18 months ago, and I haven't been able to get out on a bike, so I started going out there, because digging was my hobby," said Fischer, 31.

Fischer is part of a passionate crew of local mountain bikers who have been revamping and improving the dirt jumps at Eaton Park, in Gunbarrel. (The riders simply call it "Gunbarrel.")

Though there have been jumps there for years, the digging gained speed in the fall. It all started with a web search by Kevin Rauhauser, a CU student who grew up in Boulder and learned to ride in Gunbarrel.

Read the rest at Daily Camera

Boulder Valley Velodrome - Update

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The rumors first started last summer about a new velodrome that was going to be built in Erie. Well progress continues and the new velodrome is now being called the Boulder Valley Velodrome. Here is a brief description taken from the website.

Boneshaker and Board Track Racing Inc. will be building a 250-meter velodrome. The shape is a work of art designed by Peter Junek, specifically for our site. It will be similar to the track Peter built in Aguascalientes, Mexico, for the Pan-American track championships where world records were set by Sarah Hammer. It will have 12-degree straight-aways, and 42-degree banking on the turns. It is designed to accommodate the world’s fastest racers and still allow beginners to ride comfortably.

More information from the website:

Once our funding is in place, we anticipate six months of construction to complete the velodrome. If we had the money today, we would be digging a hole tomorrow. We have jumped through years of hoops to get where we are now. Every detail needed to get the building permit is done:

  • Buy property: check.
  • Obtain zoning change: check.
  • Design & architectural drawings: check.
  • Complete special-review packet: check.
  • Have excavation permit: check.

No petitions, letter-writing campaigns or meetings are necessary. We received a 5-0 positive vote from the Erie Planning Commission, and a 9-0 thumbs up from the town’s Board of Trustees. We are cleared for take-off. If we, the cycling community of Colorado, want to build an Olympic-caliber velodrome in Erie, we are free to do so. Therefore, it seems realistic to set a goal of beginning construction this May.

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