World Cycling News

Cycling News from around the Globe

High School MTB - Salida advances, Boulder High remains in lead

Submitted by Kris Thompson on

News Item: 


Garret Gerchar, Boulder HIgh, leads the JV boys field on lap 2.
Michael Dessau, Boulder High, Maxx Chance, Fairview and
Grant Ellwood, Boulder High are looking for an opportunity.
Photo by Carrie Dittmer

ELBERT, Colo. — The third race of the 2011 Colorado High School Cycling League on October 16 at the Peaceful Valley Scout camp included 242 student athletes from 30 teams. The easy-going atmosphere in the team pits was contrasted with spirited competition out on the race course, from the Freshman girls and boys through the Varsity events.

The Colorado League director, Kate Rau, said, "Another exciting weekend of racing! The camaraderie and friendly competition we see at these events continues to solidify the Colorado League community, I am so proud to be part of this. And of course it is a delight to return to this exceptional Elbert venue."

Dry, windy conditions met the riders, but the sky was a perfect blue, and the 5.4-mile course that rolled through the prairies and ponderosas on the 3,300-acre camp made for some classic Colorado mountain bike racing.

For example, the Junior Varsity Girls' race featured a tight battle. Kelsay Lundberg of Salida took the lead at the start, then was caught late in the first lap by McCauley Smith of Boulder. Lundberg retook the lead for good on the climbs of the second and final lap.

Coffee Talk - Learn to Drive your bike vs. Learning Cursive writing

Submitted by Kris Thompson on

News Item: 

Today's coffee talk looks at the importance of children learning how to drive a bike. Coffee talk discussion gives me the chance to rank and you a chance to fire back with your 2 or 4 cents.

So how has cursive writing improved your quality of life? Has this skill made you healthier, live longer, give you more energy? What about cycling, it's probably has given you more energy and made you healthier and chances are if you use this resource correctly you might even live longer. Are you agreeing with me so far? Every year elementary children learn cursive writing spending hours learning how to make each letter correctly and with their pencil (no quail pens, the reason cursive was used). Yet very few schools spend the time teaching their kids the life skill of how to drive a bike.

Boulder Valley School district does just that with their BLAST Program. Teaching the children how to drive their bikes is a life skill that can lead to healthy transportation options and doing it safely.

Everyone reading this was probably taught how to write cursive writing but very few of us ever learned how to drive our bikes and no place is this more apparent then if you visit any college campus as you witness cyclists really unaware of how to operate a bicycle safely. For me it wasn't until about a little over 5 years ago I learned this concept yet I had been cycling for over a decade before that. Sure they know who to ride the bike, they have the whole balance thing down along with shifting gears but knowing how to ride a bike in traffic is foreign and scary.

So maybe it is time we take school resources and dedicate them towards healthily life skills. What do you think, Is learning to drive a bike more important than cursive writing?

City of Boulder and University of Colorado hosting “Designing Streets for Living” workshop

Submitted by Kris Thompson on

News Item: 

Date: Wednesday, 19 October
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Place: Old Main Chapel and Heritage Center Museum; CU Boulder campus

From BikePed eNewsletter

Community members interested in learning more about innovations and ideas for transforming streets into public places are invited to attend a free Streets Reconsidered(re:Streets) workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Old Main
Chapel and Heritage Center Museum on the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder campus. The workshop is sponsored by the City of Boulder, in partnership with CU. It is funded by the re:Streets grant program and the National Endowment For the Arts.

Heather Irmiger wins 1st gold at Pan Am

Submitted by David on

News Item: 


Photo Supplied by Heather Irmiger

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- The United States quickly moved to the top of the medals table at the Pan American Games on Saturday, with Heather Irmiger winning the competition's first gold in the women's cross-country mountain bike race.

A few hours later, Jeremiah Bishop added a bronze in the men's event.

"It's fantastic to win the first medal for the United States," Irmiger said.

There are nine more gold medals to be won on the first day of competition in Guadalajara, including five in the swimming pool.

Irmiger took the lead from the first lap on the 24.8-kilometer mountain bike circuit, winning in 1 hour, 34 minutes, 9 seconds. Laura Lorenza Morfin of Mexico took silver in 1:35:54 and Amanda Sin of Canada was third in 1:37:14.

Complete Article

Related Articles

Swobo Under New Owners - Moves to Fort Collins

Submitted by David on

News Item: 

Fort Collins is home to a new bicycle company called Swobo that offers bicycles, apparel and accessories.

Swobo, owned by California bicycle company, Santa Cruz, has relocated to Fort Collins and is in the process of re-launching the business under a new company called Fort Collins Bicycle Co.

Santa Cruz, whose primary focus is now mountain bikes, will have no direct involvement with FCBC and Swobo as it launches locally.

Sonic Boom Racing Team is looking for New Members

Submitted by David on

News Item: 

The Sonic Boom Racing Team is looking for new members for the 2012 Road Season

You might be a good fit if you want to race a lot with teammates using a coordinated strategy and you want to participate in team rides and events. We have big plans for the year and are looking bolster the ranks a bit with
dedicated and enthusiastic racers to join our team. We are going to have fun next season! If you're interested send a message to membership@sonicboonracing.com to start the process.

303Cycling Wool Jerseys from Alchemist Threadworks

Submitted by Kris Thompson on

News Item: 

Sweet new wool jerseys from our friends at Alchemist Threadworks of Boulder. Stay warm on those cool days and support community cycling news at the same time! Note on sizing, if you want to wear on the bike then buy your normal size, if you want it for casual wearing then upsize it.


Pages

Subscribe to RSS - World Cycling News