Category: Featured

  • High School Cycling League Awards for Fourth Virtual Challenge

    Submitted by Bill Plock on October 26th, 2020

    The fourth high school cycling league challenge saw students athletes push themselves on a short course for approximately 2 miles. 54 schools and over 500 students participated. As like all the challenges, in addition to cycling, students are encouraged toRead More

    • Snow and Cold and National Champions Race at School Yard Cross

      Submitted by Bill Plock on October 26th, 2020

      The worst weather brought out some of the best cyclocross racers yesterday in Castle Rock. Maybe the saying when the going gets tough, the tough get going applied well.

      Reigning U23 National Champion Eric Brunner raced in the mens open division and when asked about his win with the widest margin of any category he said, “The open men have the longest race so naturally gaps will be a bit bigger just because there is more time to develop gaps. Yesterday my goal was just to race as hard as I could, go out aggressively from the start, stay smooth through the technical sections and go full gas every time there was a long straightaway or hill. Read more

      • Season Wrap Up from Karen Hornbostel Series

        Submitted by Bill Plock on October 22nd, 2020

        We could not have asked for better conditions then what we experienced this week. Little wind, nice temperatures and the ozone level was reasonable, considering all the fires in the area. Read more

        • Race Report from Windy Karen Hornbostel This Past Week

          Submitted by 303cycling on October 16th, 2020

          By It was a typical Fall day, starting off with mild temperatures in the mid 70’s then as the sun neared the horizon the temperature dropped down into the 50’s. We had a stiff wind that didn’t dissipate until close to 5:30 PM.

          Next Wednesday, the final night of racing looks to be about the same temperatures, but right now the wind isn’t predicted to be anything like this week’s was.  Read more

          • High School Cycling League and the Colorado Classic Partner to Inspire Student Athletes

            Submitted by Bill Plock on October 15th, 2020

            The Colorado Classic is excited to announce a partnership with the Colorado High School Cycling League to celebrate student athletes this month, as part of their ongoing #InspiredWeRide Jersey Campaign Read more

            • New E-Bike Program Provides Bikes to Low Income Essential Workers

              Submitted by Bill Plock on October 14th, 2020

              The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and Bicycle Colorado today announced a newly launched pilot program to provide Class 1 electric bikes to low-income essential workers as a transportation solution in Denver. Northeast Transportation Connections, a transportation management agency in Northeast Denver, provided outreach support to community members, and the bikes were ordered, built and distributed by SloHi Bikes on Colfax Avenue. The Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition Equity Subgroup Committee provided guidance on program design.  Read more

              • Do You Know The Story of the Lancaster Bridge? It’s a Colorado Connection of Life and Cycling

                Submitted by Bill Plock on October 12th, 2020

                Sometimes bridges connect roads and trails. Sometimes they connect neighbors and lives, in this case the Lancaster bridge in Idaho Springs connects a trail, to a life, to a past, to an era, to a lifestyle to all things cycling in Colorado.

                Scott Lancaster, it seems, lived the life of a legend. His death is in ways legendary, and the way he led his short life was epic. He died at the age of 18 on January 14th, 1991 in Idaho Springs. He was killed by a mountain lion on a training run. He was the first known person to ever be killed by a mountain lion in Colorado. The story made national news but was over-shadowed by the start of Operation Desert Storm on January 17th—the same day Scotts body was finally found.  Read more