2011 Longmont Criterium


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It was a great day for criterium racing in Colorado. The weather pattern has finally changed and hot and dry was on tap for yesterdays racing. The 25th edition of the Longmont Criterium was huge success with decent turn outs in all fields. The course was shifted 1 block west this year the the finish was moved to a east / west street.

It was the Colorado State Championships and who better to win the Open race then Scott Moninger.

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2011 North Boulder Park Criterium



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Learn more about the Boulder North Boulder Park Criterium

Taking place on Sunday, July 10th from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., racers of all ages and abilities will be competing in their respective categories in front of friends, family and fans. The day is highlighted by the Men’s and Women’s Pro Races, attracting some of the nation’s top cyclists and a large crowd to cheer them on.

That’s the nut and bolts, but really this event is about much more. A day of bike races at North Boulder Park is a celebration of atmosphere; Blue skies, a green park, Flatiron views, the sites and sounds of a bike race and what you get is an atmosphere that is uniquely Boulder. It’s a day-long party celebrating health, the great outdoors, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. “Only in Boulder” as they say.

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Superior Bike Park Progressing

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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

My hopes
This park will be fun for everyone.

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.

So far
I’m working through some ideas, getting closer to a final approach (which will change, and change, and change).

Designing a park is way more involved than designing an individual track or feature; every time you add a feature, the complications/considerations seem to increase exponentially.

The bike park is a small portion of a larger park being constructed. The City of Superior is providing status updates for the park construction.


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2011 Bailey Hundo

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Men Open
1. Colin Cares (Kenda/Felt)
2. Bryan Alders (Epic Endurance Cycling)
3. Colby Pearce
4. Travis Macy
5. Scott McCalmon

Women's Open
1. Sonya Looney (Topeak/Ergon)
2. Tammy Saddle (Izzy Rocky Mounts)
3. Coreen Wright (Tough Girl)

From The Flume:

Boulder's Colin Cares takes first in Hundo

Colin Cares, 23, of Boulder, came in first place in the Bailey Hundo, the 100-mile bike race held Saturday in the Bailey area, with a time of 6:42:47.

Bryan Alders came in second place with a time of 7:01:36. Colby Pearce came in third with a time of 7:05:14.

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The 2nd Annual Bailey Hundo is tentatively planned for June 18th, 2011.

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2011 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike


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Riders in the 2011 Leadville MTB Trail 100 were greeted with sunshine and moderate temperatures at the 6:30am start.  303Cycling began covering the Race Across the Sky in 2010 (got a belt buckle back in the 90's) and we noticed a difference in this year's start.  While there were notable absences - no helicopters filming, no Tour riders, and Dave Weins not on a bike - there was real excitement as the the top riders flew past us up the hill on 6th St in a neutral yet very aggressive start.  If this was a strategy, it worked for Todd Wells who finished the day in first and with the second fastest course time ever as well as Rebeca Rusch who beat her course record by over 15 minutes.

Our favorite spot to photograph is the bottom of Powerline and we headed there next. It's an hour into the race and riders have just completed their first climb and major decent.  It's all smiles as they head to Pipeline not even thinking about the ascent back up in a few hours.  Most notable was Rebecca Rusch's position behind a handful of other women riders and the uncertainty of her getting to the front.  Spectators were out in full force again this year and in spite of the very dusty conditions many stayed to keep the course lined with cheering for the top riders to the last.

We caught the leaders after Columbine on their way back to Powerline.  Todd Wells was solo and in the lead but with less than a minute on Austria's Alban Lakata and around 6 minutes on Alex Grant in 3rd.  Heading into the final climb Wells seemed to be ahead of Levi Leipheimer's course record from the year before.  We headed to the finish to catch the exciting conclusion to the race.  

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