by Bill Plock | May 26, 2021 | Tri Races
We are only ONE MONTH away from our first open water race of the season, slots are filling up FAST, and registration is OPEN! Every participant gets a race shirt with their entry, so check out this year’s shirts below. We have an...
by Bill Plock | May 24, 2021 | Community, Featured
By Bill Plock The senseless murder of Gwen Inglis at the hands of person with a history of impaired driving enrages most anyone, cyclists or not. As cyclists we are outraged and we want more protection and stronger punishments. But it’s not easy, it’s not...
by Bill Plock | May 20, 2021 | Community
By Becky Furuta My wheels whistled and pieces of dirt pelted my face in the hot crosswinds. I took a long gulp of stale water from my bottle, more to moisten the dryness in my mouth than to satisfy my thirst. I’d set out in the freezing pre-dawn darkness, and...
by Bill Plock | May 19, 2021 | Featured
GWEN ERFFMEYER INGLIS Gwen Erffmeyer Inglis died on May 16, 2021, as the result of an impaired driver who struck her while Gwen was doing what she loved, riding her bike. Gwen was born on October 12, 1974 to Gerald and Carol Erffmeyer. In high school she was very...
by Bill Plock | May 17, 2021 | Community
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Taylor Knibb, a 23-year-old Cornell University graduate from Washington, D.C., today qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team with a gold-medal performance at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Yokohama, Japan. Knibb...
by Bill Plock | May 14, 2021 | Book/media review, Featured
By Bill Plock It’s no secret that bike sales have boomed in the last year because of COVID. But what might be a secret is that this is nothing compared to the “cycling craze” of the 1890’s. Only 30 years after the civil war, America (and the world) ran on...
by Bill Plock | May 14, 2021 | Community, Featured
Join Bicycle Colorado on Wednesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. MDT for a virtual bike storytelling gathering–the Story Showcase with Bicycle Colorado. Click below to register to attend a free virtual storytelling event hosted by Bicycle Colorado. Together, we’ll listen to...
by Bill Plock | May 12, 2021 | Community
Boulder, Colorado (May 12, 2021) – BASE Performance, LLC, industry-leading provider of endurance sports products announced today that it will serve as the exclusive custom cycling kit provider for athletes on the 2020 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic...
by Bill Plock | May 10, 2021 | Community
BASE Performance is looking for a Team Apparel Manager to join our Boulder, CO based team. This position will oversee, manage and scale custom apparel sales to triathlon, cycling, running, and swim teams across the United States. You must be based in Boulder, CO...
by Bill Plock | May 10, 2021 | Featured, Ride Review
By Bill Plock As I took a long walk on a beach near Santa Barbara, I saw a paraglider hugging the cliffs a couple a hundred feet above. I kept walking wondering how the pilot got there as I knew it was a remote area. As I meandered I saw an old set of stairs. So I...