Calendar of Colorado Bicycling Events
Please note - I am starting to get updates for 2001 information - If you have updates let me know - Tore
Items labeled 2000 have not been updated.
Please note - I am starting to get updates for 2001 information - If you have updates let me know - Tore
Items labeled 2000 have not been updated.
The 13th Annual Elephant Rock Cycling Adventure will take place on June 4, 2000 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Offering road and off-road rides from 10 to 100 miles, the Elephant Rock attracts 6500 riders from all over Colorado and the surrounding states. After the ride, cyclists relax with a BBQ Lunch, music, kid's bike races, liquid refreshments, the ERock Expo, and demonstrations by our sponsors cycling teams. Join us at the 2000 Elephant Rock, for the unofficial start to the cycling season here in Colorado.
Mountain bikes, road, tandem, bmx, trials, women, kids, old duffers...there's something for everyone at the Steamboat Bike Festival. June 23-25, 2000, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
West One Group's 6th annual Starlight Spectacular
will be held on June 25th @ 2:30 am.
It's a 14 mile ride thru Colorado Springs, Starting @ the Garden of the
Gods Visitor Center, winding it's way thru downtown & the Westside,
ending in a dawn ride thru the Garden of the Gods and a pancake
breakfast @ the Visitor Center. It's a benefit for the Trails & Open
Space Coalition and attracted 475 riders last year. It's a great time
for all !
Mark Cunningham
groupw@earthlink.net
There's something wild about a full moon. Imagine the exhilaration of pedaling through the deserted streets of a major urban center in the middle of a warm summer night with the strange light of the moon defining the course for you and thousands of other cyclists. Join us Saturday night, August 19 for this lunar lunacy!
Last Friday of Every Month, 6 PM, at Civic Center Park
The San Francisco bike movement/protest ride is in Denver. Come join the nationwide movement. Let's get some bike lanes put in the streets of Denver and increase bicycle awareness.
The ride is the last Friday of every Month and meets at Civic Center Park (across from the Capital, near the seal fountain pool on the Colfax side of the park) The ride begins at 6:00 pm and will go through downtown Denver and end up at Auraria Campus.
The Denver Post Ride The Rockies is an annual bicycle tour that takes 2,000 cyclists on a 6-7 day ride on paved roads through Colorado's Rocky Mountains each June.
The Ride The Rockies route is different each year, but always climbs a few challenging mountain passes and showcases Colorado's spectacular scenery. Daily rides can be as short as 35 miles or as long as 100 miles, but generally average 60-65 miles.
Registration for Ride The Rockies is conducted on a lottery basis. Route and registration information for this year's ride will be available February 4.
2000 Ride The Rockies registration fee cost $215, and included camping space, rest rooms, and showers, transportation of one bag during the tour, Ride The Rockies cycling jersey, water bottle, tour map book, aid stations, bike repair vans, sag vehicles and medical support on the tour route.
Colorado - Utah tour this year.
Cycle America.
P.O. Box 485
Cannon Falls, MN 55009
(800) 795-0898 Fax: 507-263-0873
E-mail: mail@PEDALthePEAKS.com
The tour begins and ends in Loveland, convenient to the Denver Airport. In Estes Park youll embark on the famous Trail Ridge Road for a breath-taking tour of Rocky Mountain National Park. You'll ride to an elevation of 12,183 feet where snow-covered peaks and glacial streams are juxtaposed with brilliant summer wildflowers. You'll ascend to the summit of Rabbit Ears Pass and experience spectacular views of the White River National Forest before descending into Steamboat Springs. The ride from Walden to Laramie winds through the Medicine Bow Range and Routt National Forest. You'll take the challenging high roads on this classic tour...Naturally.
The 2001 Tour begins and ends in Salida and includes the very best of Colorado, from the exciting climb over the Grand Mesa to stops in Gunnison, Delta, Palisade, Glenwood Springs and Leadville.
Discover the best of the west on WYCYC XI. Roll past Wyoming's spectacular Grand Tetons , pedal through the deep & rugged Wind River Gorge , and experience small town western hospitality at its finest.
Join 200 fellow cycling enthusiasts for the 12th annual
Wyoming Cycling Celebration, this coming August 19
- 24, 2001. Cycle some 426 miles through alpine
meadows, rolling croplands, wind-sculptured deserts and
along rushing rivers.
Discover WYOMING !
Discover fall in the cowboy state, as WYCYC Fall Roundup heads out September 16 - 21, 2001, following the same scenic route through the best that Wyoming offers, but bedding down in quiet motels to enjoy the crisp evening temperatures.
The 20th annual Great Arizona Bicycle Adventure is set for October! As usual the ride will take on an international flair. riders from Canada and Europe are already signed up for the 20th tour, as well as from Minnesota, Colorado, California and New York. Local registrations are in from all over Arizona. Even though the tour is limited to 200 riders, there's still time to get your registration in. With the new route, you'll enjoy 7 days of riding through Southern Arizona starting and ending in Tucson. The pre-ride check-in is on Saturday October 7th, and the farewell banquet will be held on October 14th with lots of great riding in between!
Cost is $450.00 per rider, which includes all evening meals, camping each night , well supplied daily food/ rest stops along the route, commemorative jersey, socks and more. Pay before 7/1/2000 and save $25.00. Space will be limited so sign up early.
For more information, please call the Tour Message Line: (520) 690-7900 or write to: Great Arizona Bicycle Adventure (GABA) P.O. Box 40814 Tucson Arizona 85717-0814. Check out our web site at www.bikegaba.org
Join us for the 2001 Tour de Cure in your community! Enjoy picturesque locations, great food, and fabulous entertainment as you help us in our mission to find a cure for diabetes. Call 1-800-TOUR-888 (1-800-868-7888) for further information.
The MS 150 Bike Tour is a fully supported, two day 150 mile bicycle tour to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ride along with us on July 8-9 from our start in Denver to Colorado Springs, then on to The Royal Gorge
The Courage Classic is a three day, two night bicycle pledge tour, rolling through 155 miles of Colorado's most scenic mountain byways. This superbly organized tour is designed to offer each participant a first class riding experience by offering full rider support including technical support, sag wagons, aid stations and marshals. In addition, the tour supplies hearty meals, luggage transfer to individual hotels, and clean camping and shower facilities.
Dust off the bike and come have fun with us this spring! We've got miles and miles of singletrack, Pizza from Old Chicago,
Fat Tire Ale (two free with registration), a live band and party, Wendy's chili feed, guided rides, lots of prizes for participants
(you don't have to race, but you do have to be at the party), a NORBA race, and lots of FUN!
1-800-873-3068
Team Evergreen's premier mountain bike ride! Choose from metric century (62 miles) and half-century routes. DETAILS: Call Team Evergreen at 674-6048.
"History passes under your wheels as you cycle down the ancient Turquoise Trail..."
4 routes. 1100 riders. $14 fee includes water bottle, maps, food stops & sag support.
CENTURY DETAILS:
Willard Chilcott
884 Camino Del Este
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel & Fax - (505) 982-1282
A road ride from Evergreen Colorado to Vail over Squaw (11,140), Loveland (11,990), and Vail (10,560) passes for a total of 117 miles and more than 10,000 feet of lung-busting gain in elevation!
Two options
Team Evergreen's premier mountain bike ride! Choose from metric century (62 miles) and half-century routes. DETAILS: Call Team Evergreen at 674-6048.
Fantastic Century offering turnarounds at 25, 60, 80 miles. Ride from Glenwood Springs through Carbondale and Redstone to the summit of McClures Pass with beautiful views of Mt. Sopris. More info at www.liftup.org or email carcat@glenwood.net or contact LIFT-UP, P.O. Box 456, Parachute, CO 81635 970 948-1360
Join us for the 7th Annual Road Ramble to benefit the Emily Griffith Center on Sunday August 27, 2000. This inspiring ride begins and ends at the Emily Griffith Center Ranch in Larkspur just south of Castle Rock. Three (25, 99, and 102 mile) courses wind through beautiful rolling horse country, offering great climbs through the Black Forest and Air Force Academy, as well as a spin through Peyton on the century loop. The $40 registration fee ($45 on the day of the ride) goes directly to meeting the needs of the troubled children and families served by the Center and is 100% tax deductible. It includes a t-shirt and post-ride party with Old Chicago. Come out for a great day of riding while making a difference in the lives of kids. For more information, call 303-237-6865x16 or visit www.emilygriffith.com. REGISTER NOW - RIDE LIMITED TO 450 CYCLISTS!
What is a Brevet? An ultra-marathon, RAAM-style event conducted under the auspices of the International Randonneurs. Distances must be completed within a specified time limit, and checkpoints and some night riding can be invoved.
2000 Big Ride Across America - The Ride of the Millennium