BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The course of 100 miles is within the beautiful, high altitude mountains and valleys of Leadville, Colorado. The race is an out-and-back course; 50 miles out to the highest point on the course, the Columbine Mine Aid Station at 12,600 feet. The majority is on back-country dirt roads with some short sections of paved road. The entire course is above 9,000 ft with six well-supplied aid stations.

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2010 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike

• Dave Weins - Road to Leadville: Even Dave Can feel Sluggo
• JHK - Thinking about Leadville
• Dave Weins - Road to Leadville the Book
  

Leadville100 has published the 2010 Leadville100 start list and UltraRob has sorted them by bib #

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Yesterday was the Scott Kornfield Classic in Louisville. We were out there for a few of the afternoon races and got some great pictures. The numbers in the mens 3 race and the mens pro-1-2 field looked good considering the Mount Evans hill climb the day before had huge numbers.


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After a few recent rumors floating around the ACA has posted a notice stating that the Federal Center Crit is Canceled

Sorry kids, park's closed, try again next year!

Last Saturday was the Vic's Espresso Prospect Criterium. Here is a video that was sent to us from 45+ racer Rod Yoder. The course is dead flat with 6 corners and is approximately a half mile maybe less.

Vic's Espresso Crit 45+ from Rod Yoder on Vimeo.

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From USA Cycling...

Granby, Colo. (July 18, 2010) – Competition wrapped up at the SolVista Bike Park on Sunday as twenty more national champions were crowned in short track cross country, Super D, and downhill racing. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized) grabbed his second national title of the weekend in the pro men’s short track while Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Planet Bike) powered to the win in the women’s race.

Todd Wells capped off a stellar weekend of racing with a second national title on Sunday. After winning the cross country event on Saturday, the Colorado rider powered his way to another Stars-and-Stripes jersey in the pro men’s short track event, again finishing ahead of silver medalist Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek). Wells set a super-fast pace at the front, and despite an impressive chase effort by JHK and Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Trek), his pace simply couldn’t be matched.

“Up here at altitude, it’s hard to attack because if you go into the red zone it takes a while to come out,” Wells explained of his tactics at the finish line. “So I upped it a little bit. It wasn’t a full out attack but I could see they were suffering so I started to push the pace a little.”

From USA Cycling....

Granby, Colo. (July 17, 2010) – The 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships continued at the SolVista Bike Park at Granby Ranch on Saturday with the pro cross country and four-cross competitions taking center stage. Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna Pro Team) and Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized) dominated the pro cross country fields to take the wins on a hot and dusty course. In the action-paced pro four-cross contests, it was Ross Milan (Arvada, Colo./Yeti-Cycles) and Neven Steinmetz (Boulder, Colo./Ellsworth Bikes) to grab the national titles.

For immediate release
July 18, 2010

LYONS, Colorado — After nearly two years of planning by organizers — and countless hours of training by participants — Centurion Colorado presented by Cervélo propelled nearly 900 riders away from the startline in Lyons, and onto the scenic and sometimes grueling roads of Boulder County, Colorado on Sunday.

The inaugural event of Centurion Cycling’s three-race gran fondo-style series, Centurion Colorado included routes of 100, 50 and 25 miles, allowing racers, serious riders, casual enthusiasts and beginners to all take on this computer-chip timed new challenge.

Top results of the day in Colorado came from Boulder residents Jonathan Baker and Julie Emmerman, who won the men’s and women’s overall titles in the 100-mile affair that included two grueling climbs from the base of the Colorado’s Front Range foothills up to the aptly named Peak-to-Peak Highway. That meant nearly 9100 feet of climbing, a brutal test made tougher by temperatures that climbed into the mid-90s.

Baker stopped the clock in 4 hours, 28 minutes and 36 seconds. Emmerman was 55th overall, but first female, stopping the clock in 5:17:18. For their troubles each won a Centurion Cycling Pactimo winner’s jersey, a framed Centurion poster, and a pair of Mavic Wheels. It was well earned booty.

“Riding 100 miles in the heat on those climbs is tough,” said the 36-year-old Baker who works as a futures trader when he’s not on his bike. “But these are roads I’ve ridden countless times. It’s my backyard, so I know them like the back of my hand and I knew what to expect.”

Actually, Baker was caught slightly off guard early on when pro triathlete and Lyons resident Chris Legh took off alone, and at one point had a full six-minute lead. But Legh couldn’t make the move stick, and was reeled in during the second half of the race.

From Boulder Centurion Cycling

“I went away with a few other guys, but then all a sudden I was alone,” explained Legh. “I ended up doing about three hours by myself before I got caught. Then I exploded a little. I knew it was going to happen, but I still had an awesome time. It was a great event.”

This weekend is Mountain Bike Nationals in Sol Vista. Tons of racing with lots of great stories. Like Todd Wells winning a national title.

Another great story from yesterday is Ned Overend at age 54 wining the singlespeed national title. Here is a great interview where he talks about the bike he is riding and the race.

From CyclingNews.com

CyclingNews reports that local rider Sonya Looney just gained a spot on the US National Mountain biking Marathon Worlds team. Worlds will be August 8th in St. Wendel, Germany and she will be joined by Krista Park (Cannondale-Incycle.com), Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Racing) and Burke Swindlehurst (Team Give-Blackbottoms). After learning of the spot here was Sonya's response

“I first saw that I was officially selected for worlds while sitting on the runway coming back from the Cascade CreamPuff 100 and started hyperventilating and getting choked up in my tiny airplane seat," said Looney after being named to the team for the first time. "Having the opportunity to compete at the Marathon World Championships is my greatest accomplishment in cycling, and it will be another huge step in my development as a younger endurance rider. I feel honored to represent my country, my team, my friends and followers, and my sponsors."

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From the Daily Camera

*** UPDATED 7/15/2010 ***
The Boulder cyclist who was hit by a car while participating in the Boulder Time Trial Series on Wednesday night has been identified as Ryan Welsh, 25. He was taken to St. Anthony's Central Hospital in Denver with serious injuries and was listed in serious but stable condition this morning, a hospital official said.

Cyclist participating in Boulder Time Trial Series hit by car

By Laura Snider, Camera Staff Writer
Posted: 07/14/2010 06:13:38 PM MDT

A cyclist participating in the Boulder Time Trial Series on Wednesday night was airlifted to St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver with serious injuries after being hit by a car, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Erin Bishop, 28, of Boulder, was driving her silver Saturn north on U.S. 36 when she turned left onto Lefthand Canyon Drive shortly after 6 p.m., hitting the cyclist, who was headed south on U.S. 36 as part of the bike race, according to Trooper Heather Cobler.

U.S. 36 was closed briefly to allow a helicopter to land on the road, according to Boulder County dispatch.

Erie Colorado just approved the constuction of a 250 meter velodrome at intersection of Bonnell Avenue and County Line Road. This outdoor facility will be open year round, built by Olympic standards and could be open as early as the spring of 2011! The group leading this effort is boneshaker LLC and partner Doug Emerson. If I have my names correct, Doug Emerson is also the owner of University Bikes and has been a long time supporter of track riding.

Artist drawing of the project

The North Boulder Park Cycling Monument is still alive and with a newly updated website where you can now learn details on donating and do it online!

Donation Details

• $50 Receive an historic “US Cycling Monument” logo tee with your $50 donation
• $100 This gift entitles you to a 6" x 12" sandstone paver cobble with your name or inscription
• $1000 2' x 18" x 18" sandstone planter-bench block, with your name or inscription, + logo tee
• $2500 3' x 18" x 18" sandstone planter-bench block, with your name or inscription, + logo tee
• $5000 4' x 18" x 18" sandstone planter- bench block, with your name or inscription, + logo tee

Yesterday was the Colorado criterium state championships in Longmont. The classic 6 corner Longmont Criterium course in its 24th year was the venue. The Pro-1-2 field was huge with probably over 100 riders toeing the line. The conditions were very difficult with raining coming down off and on through out the race.

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