Mountain Biking

Mountain Bike Radio interviews Coloradan Jeff Kerkove

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Jeff Kerkove joins us to talk about Ergon, racing, and living in the cycling world. Jeff works for Ergon USA, daily handling mostly customer service and marketing functions.

He also rides and races for Team Topeak-Ergon USA, as well as managing the US part of the team. Jeff started racing in 1996 with XC and then made the shift to endurance in 2004 with a solo 24 hour race in WI.

He moved to Colorado from Iowa 2007 to work and play and is always seeking out new adventures and challenges, usually with a mtb close by.

For more about Jeff, check out his site: http://www.jeffkerkove.net/

CU Short Track returns in 2012

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CU Short Track returns to Boulder Enlarge

May 23rd Canceled

The CU Cycling team will bring back the fun and excitement of weekly Mountain Bike Short Track racing in Boulder starting May 23rd thru Aug 15th. Short track racing for those unfamiliar with it is fast, furious, intense and well, short. Yes it hurts, your heart and lungs will explode but in 20 minutes or less you will be done and if your heart does explode, BCSM will usually be there to put you back together. All you race fee haters can rejoice, with even a late fee included it costs $15. Also they have a GREAT kids event which is free to all kids under 10 who want to put their toes on the line.

2012 CU Short Track Schedule

- 5pm Kids race
- 5:15 Women's B and Juniors
- 5:40 Men's C and Juniors (older)
- 6:05 Men's B and Single Speed
- 6:35 Women's A
- 7:15 Men's A

Last year, Erin Huck of Tokyo Joe’s dominated the Women’s field with 5 wins over Nicolle Duke’s three. In the Men’s A category Brady Kappius (ClifBar), Bryan Alders (Marin Bikes), and Mike West (Yeti) traded wins in some close fought battles, with Alders coming out on top at the end of the summer.

The Men’s B field attracted over 100 racers throughout last summer and will again be an interesting race to watch with youngsters and veterans battling it out each week.

Luis Mejia and Kelli Emmett clean up at Ridgeline Rampage

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Winner Men's Marathon Luis Mejia from Columbia

Results

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"Punchy" was the term used by many to describe the relentless micro 10 mile hilly course in Castle Rock CO. Marathon riders did 6 laps on a beautiful sunny day with pro's going first and then the rest leaving many to question, "how many times will we get passed by the leaders?" The winners Luis Mejia and Kelli Emmett both lapped some of the field once and others 2x (your's truely). But regardless of how fast or slow you may have rode this course you have to be in awe of the speeds the top 3 riders, Luis, Kalan and Brady were riding. The first time the riders passed me I was shocked at Luis's speed and at the gap he had on Kalan and Brady. While it was hard to tell exactly what the gap was since I was in motion (barely) as well but I would guess 10-15minute gap. Plenty of other pros passed me but none seemed to have nearly the intensity as top 3.

The course was described by many as "dusty kitty litter" but IMO the hardest part was the fact that nearly every 10 mile lap required about 50 ten second intervals with all the very short climbs making this a extremely difficult course for Single Speed field yet the winner, Richard Trent, completed the course in 4:31 which was a very good time even by pro geared speeds!

The Ridgline Rampage was part of the Warriors Cycling Endurance series with the next race being May 19th, Battle of the Bear at Bear Creek Lake Park


Ridgeline Rampage returns this Saturday May 5th.

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The second race of the Warriors Cycling RME (Rocky Mountain Endurance) Series is this Saturday, May 5th at Ridgeline Open Space in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Racers have a good selection of categories to choose from to suite their preferred distance and cycling abilities. There are 10 and 20 mile races for beginners and sport level riders, respectively. Both the 10 and 20 milers start at 1:00pm. The marathon race of 60 miles starts at 8:00am and the 30 mile half marathon race starts at 1:00pm.

Racers can expect a great course on relatively new trails that wind through gambel oak and pine trees. A neutral aid station is provided, which gives racers a good chance to fuel up after each 10-mile loop.

Colorado Invades the Whiskey 50

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This past weekend in Prescott, Arizona, some of the best mountain bikers challenged themselves at the Whiskey Off Road. With an overall prize purse of $30,000, the pro men's and women's race on Sunday morning was sure to be a good one. Canadian Geoff Kabush took the win over the very strong men's field. Monique "Pua" Mata won in the last few miles over Georgia Gould of Fort Collins, Colorado.

The state of Colorado was well represented at the race. Colorado residents made up almost half of the total number of men and women pro racers.
They also posted some notable results. Here is a list of Colorado finishes for both the men and women:

Results from Colorado

Leadville Fatbike/Winter Racing

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The winter of 2011-2012 has seen an explosion of fatbike riding. Thankfully, the Cloud City Wheelers gang in Leadville has been organizing a winter mountain bike racing series for years that welcomes both fatbikes and regular mountain bikes. The first race of the series, the Copper en Fuego, held at Copper Mountain, was a huge hit.

This past Saturday night was the third race of the series, the Mineral Belt Mayhem. It's a staple in the series and for good reason. It's an opportunity to race down the main street of downtown Leadville, Harrison Avenue.

Forty racers showed up for the race around the Mineral Belt Trail. For this race, the Cycles of Life bike shop, located on Harrison Ave. played host as the race venue. It's a unique race because the street is covered with a thick packed snow course for the annual ski joring event that is part of the yearly Crystal Carnival, which also includes a weekend full of events.

It was nearing 7pm and we started to get ready to roll. The start of the race was a neutral rollout down the main drag until the group met a local police officer, who then lead the rest of the neutral rollout until the official race start at the Mineral Belt Trail.

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