by Bill Plock | Feb 19, 2022 | Industry News
By Bill Plock “It’s nice to connect to the Front Range and I’m excited for this route” said Jason Carolan of Flexential, the title sponsor of Ride the Rockies at the last night’s energetic route announcement at Audi Denver. For the first time in a few years the route...
by Bill Plock | Sep 7, 2021 | Community, Featured
Dear Sebastian, Thank you for your trust. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your vulnerability and it was honor to ride with you last Friday. You thanked me so kindly and closed your text later that day by saying “God bless you and your family.” I do feel...
by Bill Plock | Aug 25, 2021 | Featured
By Bill Plock A small group of people gathered with a reporter, Seth Boster, with the on-line magazine, the Denver Gazette who wanted to learn more about why people love to ride Lookout Mountain so much. He wanted to know how we felt about its safety, what could be...
by Bill Plock | Apr 26, 2021 | 303 travel, Colorado Hill Climb, Ride Review
By Bill Plock Since the popular cycling ap Strava became a thing, Lookout Mountain in Golden has been climbed by approximately 25,000 cyclists 248,000 times—which is a tiny fraction of the actual times it has been scaled since it was completed in 1914. In 1908 the...
by Bill Plock | May 31, 2019 | Community
By Jessica McWhirt You may see big improvements by attending a clinic when you’re first starting out racing, but how have you recently refined your skills? When’s the last time you properly stood on your bike and pulled your handlebars with your latissimus dorsi...
by Bill Plock | May 8, 2019 | Featured
A fun week of riding, sponsored by Shimano and Big Ring Cycles (Shimano swag for all) where you start your day off with coffee, donuts and a great ride up Lookout Mountain! Starting at Big Ring Cycles in downtown Golden, 600 12th street. While there is no cost,...
by Bill Plock | Jun 28, 2018 | General News
Triathlon Events Thursday June 28th Boulder Stroke & Stride Week #5 Boulder XTERRA Night Boulder Saturday June 30th BAM Bare Bones OWS Series Boulder Join Boulder Aquatic Masters for the first event in the Bare Bones Open Water Swim Series. Choose...
by 303cycling | Jun 22, 2018 | Featured
One of Colorado’s newest and most challenging events, the Colorado Park 2 Park Challenge is a single-day Gran Fondo from Denver’s City Park to Winter Park Resort, climbing three of Colorado’s toughest mountains with over 11,000 vertical feet of climbing. A group...
by 303cycling | Mar 15, 2018
Golden Photos by Brent Murphy: Lookout Mountain Hill Climb photos – Event details here
by 303cycling | Sep 6, 2017 | Commentary, Community
From Katie Macarelli: Seems there’s some controversy over the 4 speed bumps at the bottom of Lookout. I had a chance to check them out. I love them. They will reduce the speed in a dangerous section that has historically been rage-filled. I shouldn’t be...