UNC Cycling Team is making the news as they head up to their hosted Criterium this weekend. Check out the story about them and collegiate racing on the The Tribune

This weekend the ACA will be experimenting with chip timing at the two ACA events happening. The timing is done by times-7sport.com and the ACA is asking that you check out the Wheel fitting instructions before heading off to the races this weekend.

Please give us your feedback on what you thought about the chip timing system

Today registration opens for the events at Vail's Teva Games this June 4-6th. There is a Mountain CX, Freeride, Slopstyle and classic Hill Climb up the original Hill Climb course ridden by legendary riders such as Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault back in the late 1980's. Andy Hampsten's long standing course record of 26:33.43 set during the 1987 Coors Classic was broken at the 2008 Teva Mountain Games by Benjamin Day (25:48) and Chris Baldwin (26:29). Will the new 2008 course record stand the test of time?

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DENVER - Governor Bill Ritter spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday afternoon since he was in a bicycle crash that broke several of his ribs.

Ritter was released from the hospital on Saturday after he was injured early in the morning on March 2. He was in a group of five people just north of the governor's mansion when his wheel hit the wheel of a man in front of him.

Ritter's injuries were very severe and he detailed them on Wednesday during his first trip back to the State Capitol since the crash. Ritter says he has bruising on the lungs, a crack in his sternum, six different breaks in five ribs and a separated shoulder.

"I'm feeling like a person who has six broken ribs, or six breaks in five ribs, and a couple of other injuries as well. I have to be very careful. I have to do what the doctors tell me to do," Ritter said.

Doctors told Ritter to remain mostly immobile so he could heal, but he says at no time did he lose consciousness or have the lieutenant governor assume his job.

One other person was injured in the accident. That person, Ritter said, suffered two small fractures to both his arms. The governor would not name that person, but he did say he is doing fine.

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This coming weeks events.

2010-3-13
Leaving 99 Crusade
Celebrity Spin with Meredith Miller
University of Colorado CRIT

2010-3-14
March Practice Criterium
Universtiy of Northern Colorado CRIT

Community Cycles is looking to hire a full-time shop manager. The ideal candidate has several years of bicycle shop, mechanical, retail, managerial and nonprofit experience. Experience working with youth a plus and a familiarity with older bicycles and parts is required. General responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Run and oversee our community bike shop and its programs
• Manage volunteers
• Inventory and ordering
• Oversee sales and their promotion, including daily/petty cash management
• Checking in repairs/estimates
• Quality Control
• Bilingual Spanish/English a plus
• Basic computer skills a must, Proficiency with Google Docs preferred
• $24,000 annual salary

Resumes will ONLY be accepted at resume@communitycycles.org. Please copy the contents of your resume into the body of the email and attach your resume document. DO NOT phone us about this position.

KHMTT Registration Update - March 8th.

Registration for the 2010 Karen Hornbostel Memorial Cherry Creek TT Series has been reconciled using the numerous emails and phone calls that we received here at RecordRacer.com and at the ACA office since March 2nd. We have granted access to those people who contacted us stating that they were kicked off of the website on March 2nd, or were not able to access the registration process on March 2nd.

If you tried to register on March 2nd when our website was down and could not register, please email us at admin@recordracer.com with your name and license number. We will reply with instructions on how to log in and continue registration, selecting from any of the available start times. We are responding to these emails immediately, so please be ready to read the response and continue your registration. The remaining open start times are filling up quickly.

Open registration will resume on Wednesday, March 10th for any remaining start times.

From the Denver Post

Durango mountain bicycle powerhouse Ned Overend was surprised when he learned about the "Name It For Ned" campaign to rename a local mountain park in his honor.

The campaign, led by Colorado cycling advocate Ed Zink, succeeded last week when the city council voted in favor of Overend Mountain Park.

Zink, longtime chairman of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and a USA Cycling Level 3 coach, organized the effort to honor Overend.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_14526515#ixzz0hauqJFc9

Sounds like two Colorado cyclist will make it to the 2010 Track Championships in Denmark this year.

Read the full story on USA Cycling

The first March Practice Criterium is in the books. I went out to check out the "A Race". It was a good size field and by the time I got there a break was off the front. Here are a few pictures I took.

Here is a video that was sent to us of the finish of the "B Race". Watch for the crash about 5 seconds in. Ouch!!!