From Mountain Flyer Magazine

Eighteen adventurous souls rolled out of Ned last Saturday morning to tackle the ambitious and tricky HalfAss. Front Range locals, David Weber, Rob Batey, Paul Maude, Owen Murphy, Chuck Ray and a few others, formed a group at the front of the ride, but even with local knowledge, detailed maps and GPS technology, a few wrong turns where made. The slow and demanding HalfAss course had the riders’ full attention.

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Boulder Junior Cycling - Cyclocross Tier Placement Day from Hardcastle Photography on Vimeo.

Learn more about the Boulder women's team Twenty12 & Peanut Butter Co

The Heat is On - Episode 1 from Jim Fryer/BrakeThrough Media on Vimeo.

From Yahoo Sports

PARIS (AFP) – Tributes were paid on Tuesday to former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon who died following a battle with cancer.

The French rider, who had been suffering from cancer of the digestive system, passed away in the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris at the age of 50 years.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed "an extraordinary and exceptional champion who will forever go down in the history of the Tour de France, in French cycling."

Fignon won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, and was runner-up in 1989 when he lost by just eight seconds, the smallest margin in the history of the race, to American Greg LeMond.

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Dear Casey community and beyond,

The Casey Middle School Bike Club is selling cycling jerseys to the community to help raise money for our activities. The jerseys are high-quality Belgian-made Vermarc jerseys with an original retro design (see attached). Casey Bike Club is growing and it is important that we continue to make this activity available to students of all backgrounds. The money helps pay for camping trips, one-day mountain bike excursions, use of the indoor cycling track (velodrome) in the winter, racing licenses and uniforms for students who cannot pay the activity fee. Please consider buying one of these sweet jerseys for yourselves, your children and your friends. Show your Casey pride whenever you ride!

To order, please print, fill out and return the attached order form to Ms. Powers with a check. Right now, we are only ordering jerseys but if there is a lot of interest in shorts, we might consider ordering some.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR ORDERS IN BY SEPTEMBER 17!

Thanks so much for your support!

Catherine Powers
Teacher, Bike Club Coordinator
Casey Middle School, C220
1301 High Street
Boulder, CO 80304

We have had multiple people contact us about the following story and we just got around to posting it. Congratulations Gene! I was on the same team with Gene for a few years and during my end tenure with the team Gene became very dedicated to the TT event and obviously the attention to the event has paid off! Gene placed 4th in the master's nationals in Louisville, KY.

Photo Credit: Boulder Velo Racing

Boulder's Garmin adds women's cycling team

By John Henderson
The Denver Post

Now that newly named Team Garmin-Cervelo has a women's team, CEO Jonathan Vaughters has his sights on one of the best female cyclists in the world. And he only has to go up the road to find her: Boulder's Mara Abbott.

Vaughters said he is interested in Abbott, the Fairview High grad who won the Giro d'Italia Femminile (Giro Donne) in June.

"She's impressive," Vaughters said. "I don't know if she has a contract for 2011. You never know for 2012."

Turns out, the 24-year-old is signed with HTC-Columbia only through December. She has not signed anything for next year.

"If he's interested, he should call me," Abbott said Sunday.

Asked if she's interested in Garmin-Cervelo, which is based in Boulder, Abbott said, "I'll go into that with him."

Garmin-Cervelo already has a top woman rider from the previous Swiss-based Cervelo team, most of which is expected to remain intact under the Garmin umbrella. Vaughters calls Britain's Emma Pooley, who has won a couple of World Cup races and whom he saw win La Fleche Wallonne in Belgium, "one of the best if not the best in the world."

The women's team is Cervelo's inspiration, and it gave Vaughters the financial wherewithal to do it when the bike company replaced Felt as a team sponsor.

BOULDER—Aug. 26, 2010—On Saturday, Aug. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., Community Cycles, a will host an event being billed as Bike Extravaganza, a presentation by bike advocates who are traveling 10 states in 30 days to discuss bike culture, transportation and infrastructure issues. Elly Blue and Joe Biel of Portland will discuss what Portland is doing for bicyclists, and author Dave Roche will read from a selection of his cycling literature. If you come, it’s a potluck with a suggested donation of $3 to $10 at the door. Call Rich at 720-565-6019 for information.

Located at 2805 Wilderness Court, Suite 1000, Community Cycles is a Boulder nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for the safe use of bicycles.

For more information about Community Cycles, contact Executive Director Rich Points at 720-565-6019 or visit the Web site at www.communitycycles.org.

Don't miss out on the ever popular CU Bike sale today

Daily Camera ran a story on it today

From BMA newsletter

OSMP is Considering Taking Action to Resolve User Conflict on the Springbrook Loop.

They want to hear from you.

A couple of minutes of your time today could ensure your access to this trail for years to come. OSMP wants to hear from you by submitting your comments:

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Have you experienced a negative experience on the Springbrook trail?
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What was the nature of the negative experience?
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Do you think action needs to be taken?
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What is your reaction to members of the trail using public that want to have a "bike free" experience on the trail?

Submit your comments here. We would ask that you give them what they are asking for by considering the questions we have posed above.

The Backstory

The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Dept (OSMP) conducted a user conflict study on the Springbrook Loop trail in 2009. The report, which can be read here, noted that user conflict was observed with mountain bikes 6% of the time, only one percentage point away from the lofty compliance rate of 95%.

DENVER (September 2010) – From September 9-11, we invite you to take part in one of the most culturally relevant movements of the past decade – the urban bike movement.

We are proud to announce the Bicycle Film Festival’s second year in Denver, and the tenth anniversary of the international Bicycle Film Festival. In tandem with the growth in urban cycling, the BFF has spread all over the world to 40 cities from its roots in New York City into a multi- faceted, international event that travels from Milan to Tokyo, Minneapolis to Sydney.
In 2001, Brendt Barbur, Founder and Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. Instead of being deterred by this experience it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film. Now in its tenth year the festival is held in 37 cities worldwide.

Just saw this in the Daily Camera. I really hope Boulder steps up and takes the risk of hosting a stage.

SEAN MAHER: Stepping up for the cycling 'Challenge'

Sean Maher, For the Camera
Posted: 08/21/2010 03:12:07 PM MDT

A few weeks ago, cycling fans in Boulder got a big thrill when Lance Armstrong unveiled the Quiznos Pro Challenge starting in August of next year. This new race will bring world-class professional cycling back to Colorado for the first time since 1988 when the Coors Classic folded.

It's about time.

Colorado (specifically Boulder) is the center of U.S. cycling. Top riders from around the world travel here to train. More professional cyclists live here than anywhere else in the country.

If a major cycling event should happen anywhere, this is the place. So, of course, Boulder will play a major role in the new race -- right?

Not necessarily. Aside from Denver, race organizers have not committed to any other venues in the state. While they want to come to Boulder, it is not a given that we will get one of the six available stages.

The reason is money. Cycling races are expensive. Police, road closures, EMTs, trash removal, hotel rooms and team meals are just some of what has to be paid for. The cost for a one-day stage in Boulder could run $300,000.

2010 CycloCross Team and Training for Boulder Juniors

Boulder, Colorado, Aug 11, 2010 -- Boulder Junior Cycling (BJC) is hosting another exciting season of Cyclocross Training for Juniors!  BJC is currently registering riders for both Tier I and Tier II CX teams!  

Info, fees and forms are posted on the BJC website www.boulderjuniorcycling.org including the kit order and ?nancial assistance forms.Please bring completed forms and payment to the Junior Team Meeting.

Team Registration and Info Meeting

Wednesday, August 25th from 6-7:30pm at FasCat Coaching, 4550 N. Broadway Street Unit C-3B (just a couple doors south of Boulder Cycle Sport on N. Broadway)

Meet the BJC Coaches, BCS Staff and all of the other Junior Cyclocross Riders. Training starts the following week on Tues, August 31st.   Team jerseys will be ordered by Sept 1. 

Tier I CX Team Details

Rider Overview
Designed for the experienced, faster, and generally older junior athlete. Riders are more likely to train two or more days per week and have a full race calendar including States and Nationals
Program Costs

Boulder businesses, clubs and individuals have the opportunity to put their name on a moving billboard! Middle Cross Bike Clubs has received a grant from the city to purchase a trailer and a fleet of cyclocross bikes to be used by Bike Clubs around the city at clinics, scrimmages and races. We are asking supporters of youth cycling to contribute to complete the fleet of bikes. For a donation of $500, you can buy a Redline Cross Bike and trick it out with your name and logos. The bike would be yours to decorate as you see fit and Bike Club kids would make you famous, riding the bike for training and races. Please consider making this worthwhile contribution to youth cycling. For more information, contact Mike Eubank at
mikeeubank@me.com

This weekend kicks off the second annual Breck Epic 6 Day Race in beautiful Breckenridge Colorado. Haven't heard much fanfare for this event this year but I believe many had a wonderful time doing it last year. Stay tuned for updates throughout the week on this event.