Press Release Breckenridge 100 Mountain Bike Race – Saturday July 16, 2011

Check out some Course Preview of Breck 100

“You’ve done the rest, now take the test!”
Now in its 7th year, the Breckenridge 100 Mountain Bike Race is regarded as the hardest race in the National Ultra 100 Series. Featuring Solo and Three Person Team Competitions, this incredible race climbs 13,719 feet and reminds participants of what backcountry mountain biking is all about.

The renowned course architect, Mike Zobbe, has linked together an amazing network of backcountry trails, roads, double track and bike paths that takes the competitors far beyond the typical boundaries of endurance racing. From start to finish, they are both pampered and pushed to their limit at the same time. They cross the Continental Divide three times, climb 12,000 foot passes and forge high mountain streams while returning to the support and encouragement of staff, friends and teammates who are waiting for them in historic downtown Breckenridge.

Veteran Endurance Racer and former 3 time Montezuma’s Revenge Champion Thane Wright founded the race in 2004. Another Montezuma’s Revenge Champion and local racer Josh Tostado has won the race every year since its inception, defending his title against all comers including Tinker Juarez, Travis Brown, and current NUE leader Jeff Schalk.
The Breckenridge 100 racecourse, now part of the new Rocky Mountain Endurance Series presented by Warriors Cycling, is comprised of 3 unique cloverleaf style loops, which allow for competitors to lap through Carter Park in downtown Breckenridge after each loop. It also allows racers to compete in two shorter distance events utilizing parts of the same pristine course, the B-68, and the B-32. This allows mere mortals the chance to compete on spectacular backcountry terrain and get a taste of what National caliber endurance racing is all about.

For more information and full event details, visit WarriorsCycling.com

Photo Credit: BikeDenver.org

From BikeDenver

Are your kids ready to roll this summer? Join our posse of kids and family members getting registered for our two remaining Kidical Mass events in 2011. We’ll take care of the rest and help polish up their skills on two wheels.

From the Summit Daily News:

Firecracker 50 owner in hot water with Forest Service

Jeff Westcott could lose his permit for violating USFS rules
By Janice Kurbjun
Summit Daily News

Jeff Westcott, owner and promoter of last weekend's Firecracker 50 mountain bike race in Breckenridge, could lose his special events permit as a result of taking motorized equipment onto a designated non-motorized Forest Service trail to clear snow in preparation for the Independence Day race.

Westcott holds a recreation/special event permit for the Firecracker 50 and other events on Forest Service lands, Forest Service spokesman Pat Thrasher said. That permit has terms and conditions that must be met according to the Code of Federal Regulations.

“There was heavy snowfall this year, so as the event was approaching, part of the route was under snow,” he said. Without prior approval from Forest Service officials, Westcott mechanically removed snow from Little French Trail off French Gulch Road in the week leading up to the race.

Thrasher said Westcott is facing administrative action that could go so far as revoking his permit, though exact action is to be determined. He faces two tickets for violations of the provisions of the code.

Sounds familiar right? Boulder tried at least 5 times, Then Broomfield, Lyons, Erie and not Superior. No new news on the Erie Velodrome, they are still trying to raise some more funds.

Article from Colorado Hometown Weekly

Superior could be home to a town center, almost like an amusement park geared toward adults, incorporating a sports and fitness center and other amenities that could become a national draw.

Representatives from Explor Ventures and Oz Architecture presented design concepts to the Superior Board of Trustees for the proposed center during its Monday, June 28, meeting. The town center -- a $350 million investment -- would sit on a 188-acre parcel at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 36 and McCaslin Boulevard, north of Rock Creek.

"The plan is still conceptual but it's really a big idea for creating a destination nationally, not just another little town center. This would be one-of-a kind in America," said Boulder-based Oz Architecture consultant Carl Worthington.