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Get well Andrew Goodwillie - Executive Director of Trips for Kids Denver

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Please send your thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovering for the Executive Director of Trips for Kids Denver, Andrew Goodwille, who was involved in a terrible biking accident while racing at Crankworx. It was thanks to him that got me motivated this year to get my crazy handlebar stash back into action for their Moustache Contest. The moustache is gone for now but like Andrew, it will be back soon.

Get well Andrew!

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Mountain Biking options might open up near Boulder

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From the DailyCamera

Despite upholding a ban earlier this year, the city of Boulder could make some room for mountain bikers on its open space.

On Tuesday night, the city's Open Space Board of Trustees heard proposals for alternative trail designs for Anemone Hill that would allow mountain bikers.

Reciprocity Agreement finalized with USAC

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From the ACA website this morning

On August 1, 2011, George Heagerty, USAC's Regional Representative for the Mountain and Central states, confirmed that the Reciprocity Agreement, in which USAC and the ACA will recognize racers' categories up to Category 2, is in place and will be honored through the 2011 season.

Nicole Duke Signs with Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com

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Nicole Duke - 2010 Aspen Lodge

Nicole Duke Signs with Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com

From CXmagazine.com

When we recently posted that Christian Heule had joined the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com crew, we also mentioned that Stu Thorne, who runs the team and owns Cyclocrossworld.com, alluded to the possibility of signing another woman to join Kaitlin Antonneau. Well, we’ve just learned that Nicole Duke is that new addition.

Duke is coming off of a breakthrough cyclocross season while riding for the Hudz-Subaru team, and she wrapped it up with a sixth place finish in the Elite field and a championship title in the Masters 35-39 field at Nationals in December. Duke has made it clear, however, that her sites are firmly fixed at the top end of the sport, and she hopes to earn a berth on the World Championship team this coming season.

Here are the details from Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com:

Black Hawk Bicycle Ban Appeal goes to Colorado Supreme Court

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This is in regards to Black Hawk banning bikes

Denver (August 2, 2011)—In a move to ensure freedom to travel on Colorado roads, the ongoing Black Hawk bike ban case has been presented to the Colorado Supreme Court for consideration by the justices to hear the case.

The bicycle ban, which the town initiated in 2010, prohibits bicycle travel on most Black Hawk roads and cuts any paved bicycle connection between Central City and the Peak to Peak Highway. The ban also severs a national cycling route, with the nearest detour increasing the distance by approximately 27 miles.

The case escalated to the Supreme Court following a district court ruling against the three cyclists originally ticketed for riding their bicycles through the town.

“Bicycling contributes over $1 billion annually in economic revenue to the state of Colorado,” said Dan Grunig, Executive Director of Bicycle Colorado, the statewide cycling advocacy group challenging the ban. “This case has garnered a significant amount of negative media attention and is really a black eye for tourism in our state.”

2011 - Colorado Trail Race - Race Tracker

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A few locals including Sonya Looney are doing the Colorado Trail Race (CTR) which started yesterday. What is the CTR? From the web site:

The CTR: 470 miles and 65,000' of elevation gain winding through the Colorado Rocky Mountains from Denver to Durango. Approximately 300+ miles of singletrack at elevations ranging from 5500' to a gasping-for-breath 13,200'. The CTR is a monster! If the monster is in a good mood, you may experience Colorado's beautiful sunny blue skies and wildflowers blooming as far as you can see! But, be warned — the CTR's mood can change on a whim, and you may just as likely find yourself getting besieged by massive hailstones and lightning bolts. In short, don't come to this race unprepared — no one will be there to rescue you.

Each rider has a GPS tracking device so you can follow the riders.

2011 - ACA Colorado Cross Cup

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ACA - COLORADO CROSS CUP

Last year was the first year for the Colorado Cross Cup (CCC). It replaced the Best Cyclocross Racer and Best Cyclocross Team competition. There was quite a bit of talk the end of last season about potential changes to the CCC for 2011. The changes have just been release and here are a few of the note worthy changes.

Changes for 2011

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