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Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour Route Revised Due to High Park Fire

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ESTES PARK, COLO. – The Denver Post Ride The Rockies Bicycle Tour is revising the route for the sixth and final stage of the 2012 tour due to issues brought on by the High Park fire. The route for Friday, June 15 will begin in Estes Park, Colo. and end at Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colo. as planned. The route between the two points has been adjusted so that cyclists will now travel further east before heading north to Fort Collins.

Some of the roads originally on the route for the sixth stage have been closed due to the fire, necessitating some form of route revision. Ride The Rockies management has been in close contact with Larimer County, City of Fort Collins and City of Loveland officials as well as Colorado State Patrol regarding the fire and the best options for the sixth stage.

“This new route allows us to end at our original finish line without taking city or county resources away from the important work of fighting the fire,” said Ride The Rockies Tour Director Chandler Smith.
Recognizing that the air quality may be an issue, cyclists will have the option of being shuttled into Fort Collins if they prefer that to cycling the last leg of the tour.

“The health and safety of our cyclists is our top priority,” Smith continued. “Based on all available information, we believe this new route offers cyclists a strong sixth stage to the planned finished line, while minimizing potential health risks.”

Spending time with Nicole Duke Part 2

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Nicole during her downhill racing days

Part 2 of our interview with the lovely and talented, Nicole Duke is up and this one Nicole talks motorbiking at 7, soccer star in college to her start in mountain biking and downhill racing and finishing up with her cyclocross years. Thanks so much Nicole for giving us an opportunity to tell your story!

Listen to Part 2 of Nicole's interview

BMX Racer David Herman of Wheat Ridge Hopes Strong Starts Yield Golden Finish

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From the Denver Post:

DACONO — Last August, after placing a strong fifth in an international test race at London's new Olympic BMX track, David Herman pulled behind a shack and made a personal pact.

"I promised myself and my mom that it would not be the last time I raced that track," said the 24-year-old from Wheat Ridge who ranks as America's top BMX racer.

That was a rare race, as it didn't include Mickey Herman, waiting, as she always has, at the finish line with a cold drink for her son. She was unconscious at a Denver hospital, suffering from heart failure brought on by pneumonia. Herman, who scribbled "I love you Mom" on the inside of his racing plate and "Mom" on his glove, felt his mother's cheers, just as he had heard at every race since he first pedaled a BMX track 16 years ago.

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The Gov signs in new Hit and Run bill and why

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Yesterday Colorado Governor signed in to law a new bill that no longer rewards drunk drivers who are involved in a hit and run to flee the scene of the accident. That's because before charges for fleeing the scene of the accident were much lighter than being a good drunk and hanging around and getting nailed for DUI and the accident. More on the details of the law.

This bill was a bill that all attendees of the Colorado Bike Summit talked to their representatives about and for the most part this law seemed like a slam dunk and was over due and here is why, today in the Daily Camera they wrote on this new law and a recent incident by a Denver person.

Last week, a University of Denver graduate student walking his bike was struck and killed, allegedly by an SUV that ran a red light. Witnesses said the driver sped off with the bike still stuck to the vehicle's front. A suspect, a felon with a long arrest record including traffic violations and drug charges, was arrested Monday night. It's unclear if the driver knew his victim had died: But if the student had been seriously injured, the driver would have been less severely punished than if he had stayed on the scene.

While this new law might not prevent accidents like this one in the future it will hopefully give prosecutors the rightful power to sentence them.

Thanks to Bicycle Colorado for making this bill a law!

Fate of Stage 6 hinges on Council's meeting tonight!

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UPDATE! Emergency ordinance passes, Stage 6 finish is safe again!

Supporters and haters showed up to last night's council chambers and in the end the council voted unanimously for the emergency ordinance (which many say was not even needed) to secure Stage 6 finish plans.

Full details of the night can be found on the Daily Camera

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Tonight is a big night for what could be the fate of Stage 6 finish. The city council will debate this on in their weekly meeting at 6pm. Supporters are encouraged to show up and probably show up early as space is limited in the council hearing room. Details on what is going down can be read at the Daily Camera but the real reason behind the technicalities seems a mystery, eco preservation, anti sporting events in open space, fear of the land being scared beyond reconstruction.

Hear what Mo Siegel, the founder of the Red Zinger which became the Coors Classic years later, has to say about the situation

Now that the Bolder Boulder has passed, it's time to get excited and focused on the upcoming USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Boulder. After the disappointment of the race skipping Boulder last year, we're lucky to host a critical stage of the 2012 Pro Challenge. World class bike racing has returned to Boulder, perfectly appropriate for the city considered by many as the founding home of North American bike racing.

Read the rest of what Mo had to say

And this from Barry Siff, Co-Chair, USA Pro Challenge Boulder LOC

New Details of USA Pro Cycling Challenge's Boulder Stage Released

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New details of USA Pro Cycling Challenge's Boulder stage released

City prepares for 100,000+ spectators, plans downtown 'Finish Festival'
Cycling enthusiasts can start plotting the best vantage points from which to catch the USA Pro Cycling Challenge during its Boulder stage.

Boulder released detailed race information -- including the exact path the elite racers will take through downtown Boulder and University Hill and the approximate times when riders will pass through each section of the 103-mile route -- last week in preparation for a meeting Tuesday to discuss race planning.

The public hearing at the City Council's regular meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to express any concerns about -- as well as support for -- the race, which will pass through Boulder twice on Aug. 25, the sixth day of the seven-day race.

The meeting also will include discussion of potential legal issues around the race. The City Attorney's Office has recommended the City Council adopt an emergency ordinance giving the city manager the authority to issue permits, waive fees and make rules for safety.

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Boulder City Attorney: Adopt Emergency Ordinance for USA Pro Cycling Challenge Just in Case

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Boulder city attorney: Adopt emergency ordinance for USA Pro Cycling Challenge just in case

City Attorney Tom Carr is recommending an emergency ordinance that would waive the prohibition of competitive events on Boulder's open space for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

Carr made the recommendation to the Boulder City Council on Thursday in a memo on issues related to the elite bicycle race. The Boulder stage is scheduled for Aug. 25, the sixth day of the seven-day race.

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