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"Call the cops because we have a jail break folks!" If you've attended many of the big Colorado cross races then you could not have missed the voice of David Towle. The Phil Liggett of Colorado Cyclocross, David Towle has been entertaining crowds and racers for 7 years now. Recently 303Cycling caught up with Boulder native to learn more about the Man behind the Mic....

[303Cycling] How long have you been announcing at races and How did you get started doing this?

[David] This is my seventh year. I had been around races working as "staff" for a few years before I ever picked up a mic. I was working for Saturn doing what they called "CyberBike" which was for all intents and purposes a virtual reality bike race we'd take to the auto shows around the US as way to connect people to Saturns team . It was the Saturn Cycling Classic (aka the Zinger) where I was doing "CyberBike" and the regular announcer was late, so I got a shot. It was the year that Chris Wherry won and I knew right there and then that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. It took a few years to get some traction though! What I do describes a niche job for sure.....

[303Cycling] You seem to know a lot about the racers, how much studying do you do for an event or throughout the year?

Not a lot of chatter about the cyclocross race last Sunday in Buena Vista. It looks like the turn out was rather low. Here is a video of the 35+ race:

Jefferson County is working towards limiting cyclist, primarily downhillers and shuttlers, from riding downhill on a trail in Apex that cuts through the Enchanted Forest. COMBRA is urging riders to attend a Oct 1 Meeting to voice your opinion.

Here is the COMBRA press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT KYLE HENLEY; info@COMBA.org

GOLDEN, Colorado (September 28, 2009) - After meeting with Jefferson County Open Space leaders and other stakeholders, the Colorado Mountain Bike Association board of directors has decided to oppose the county's current proposed plan for managing Apex Park.

COMBA is asking concerned trail users to meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the lower Apex Park parking lot to demonstrate their opposition to the plan. Bikers will then ride over to the Jefferson County Open Space Administrative Office, 700 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 100, Golden, Colo., where the county's Open Space Advisory Committee is scheduled to consider the Apex Park management plan at 7 p.m.