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Tired of winter? Looking for an early spring ride? Then please join us on Saturday, March 29 for a day of bicycling in beautiful Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
The 4th Annual Cabin Fever Challenge will begin and end at the
Wamego Middle School, 1701 Kaw Valley Road, Wamego, KS.
Net proceeds from the ride will be going to the Pottawatomie County Outdoor Recreation Council to help fund the WAMSAGMAN Recreation/Bicycle trail that will begin in Wamego and connect with Saint George, and Manhattans Linear Trail.
This is a 60 or 30 mile benefit ride for the Rose Hill House at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. Registration is $25, no pledges required and all the money goes to this great cause. Rose Hill House provides free lodging for relatives of out-of -town patients at the hospital
Looking for something fun to do this Memorial Day weekend? It's time to dust off your bike and venture to the Platte River to join in the fun! Join us for the Beckwourth Mountain Club's 4th annual /Pedal the Platte/, Saturday May 24th . This family-friendly event offers participants the choice of a 10 or 30-mile ride along Denver's scenic South Platte River bike path. Event registration includes a long-sleeved t-shirt, food and entertainment. Both bike rides start and finish at REI's Denver Flagship store.
Can't make the event? Buy a $2 raffle ticket and be eligible to win the Grand Prize - a $300 REI Gift Card. Prize winners need not be present to win and tickets can be purchased by calling 303-831-0564.
Proceeds benefit the James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club's nationally-recognized Outdoor Education Center program for Metro Denver youth.
For more information please call 303-831-0564.
Racing the coal-fired steam train from Durango to Silverton for 37 years has made this truly one of America's "classic" bicycle races. This stretch of the San Juan Skyway has grueling climbs and spine tingling descents that test the legs, lungs and stamina of every rider.
The date is June 1, 2008. The courses are as follows: Road, 100, 65, 50, 32. Off-road: 25. Family: 8.
June 21st -22nd 2008 Two days of Citizen Road Rides Ride de Rist Tour
June 21st -22nd 2008 Two Days of ACA Pro Races W/ State Championships
June 21st 2008 One day Dash For the Cache GEO/CLUES Mountain Bike Treasure Hunt.
June 20th 2008 Friday night: Weekend kickoff concert and Cruiser bike tour through old town Fort Collins.
If you've dreamed of challenging professional cyclists on a demanding course, the 2008 Fort Collins Cycling Festival is the place to do it. Cyclists of all abilities will have an opportunity to challenge Rist Canyon, pitting their times against the pros during one great weekend of cycling, June 20-22.
In the Citizens Rist Canyon Road Ride, participants can ride Saturday or Sunday or try their hand at both days by entering the Citizens King of Rist Canyon challenge. Riders hit the pavement on Saturday following the same course as the pros, along 70 miles and 6,000 feet of climbing, and then meander through scenic Buckhorn Canyon, before returning to Fort Collins.
Then on Sunday, riders embark on a challenging 18.5 mile, fully-supported, timed ride to the top of Fort Collins' scenic Rist Canyon -- the same route the pros will tackle during the weekend's ACA Road Racing Championship and featuring grades up to 15 percent and another 4,000 feet of climbing!
The Citizens Road Ride and the King of Rist Canyon Challenge are two of the many events during the Fort Collins Cycling Festival, a truly community event featuring the area's best cyclists, live music, great food, gear, and bicycling events for all levels of riders. Bicycle Colorado is proud to welcome the Fort Collins Cycling Festival as a new event member.
Walk and BikeWeek is Boulder's largest annual celebration of our Great Options in transportation, encouraging the use of alternative modes as easy, fun and practical means of getting around our community. For the 30th straight year a record number of citizens are expected to give walking, biking and bus riding a try.
Join an expected 1,500 riders on June 21, 2008 and ride through the streets of Colorado Springs and Garden of the Gods. The ride starts and finishes at the Garden of the Gods Visitors Center and includes a great t-shirt with original art, breakfast, music by Pulpit Fiction and great prizes. Riders of all shapes and sizes, every skill level amd with an incredible fvariety of bikes have ridden in the past. Some even ride in costume! We've had Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and the Yellow Submarine
There's something wild about cruising on your bike in the middle of the night. Imagine the exhilaration of pedaling through the deserted streets of Denver with the strange light of the moon defining the course for you and thousands of other cyclists. Join us Saturday night, July 19th for this lunar lunacy!
The famous Copper Triangle has long been considered one of Colorado's classic alpine road rides. Graced with breathtaking scenery, gorgeous roads and three challenging climbs, the Copper Triangle exemplifies cycling in the Colorado Rockies. Amply stocked aid/rest stations will be positioned throughout the course. Upon returning from your ride, participants will be greeted by the "Alpine Celebration".
The Course : The Copper Triangle course is a spectacular 78-mile loop cresting three Colorado mountain passes: >Freemont Pass (elevation 11,318') >Tennessee Pass (elevation 10,424') >Vail Pass (elevation 10,666') The course passes three ski areas and is littered with historic mining outposts and Camp Hale, the training ground for the famous 10th Mountain Division.
Join Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, along with 1000 cyclists in celebrating this bicycle tour of Colorado's Wine Country. This 25-mile ride through the vineyards of the Western Slope gives the cyclists an opportunity to pass by the area's wineries, as well as acres of fruit orchards and vineyards. The "Festival in the Park" begins shortly after the ride concludes (11 am) and is an additional highlight to the day's activities.
Criterium format road bike race on closed city streets of Aspen. Start 9am at corner of Monarch & Hyman.
Three days of racing: Time Trial , Road Race and Criterium.
Races for all ACA catagories, kids races and Pros.
Over $10,000 in cash prizes!
The Road Race is the Colorado State Championship!
Voted "Event of the Year"
Register online after April 15
7/20/08: Ft. Collins
7/27/08: Denver
The Urban Assault Race is a combination of an Adventure Race, Scavenger Hunt and Bike Race. For the past 2 years, the event has been the biggest adventure race in the country! Sweet!
Teams of 2 race through the city to reach checkpoints where they perform fun physical and mental challenges. Racers can be ages 7 100 (anybody can do it!).
Checkpoints are listed on the website before the race and racers pick their own course to the checkpoints, which can be reached in any order. The first team to complete all the checkpoint challenges and return to Start/Finish wins the race! Then the party begins!
The standard race distance is approximately 20 miles and includes up to 10 checkpoints plus the final challenge at the finish. The Family Division is for kids (ages 7-12) and their parents/guardians. The family division will hit 5 checkpoints and ride around 10 miles.
Chairman of the 2008 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Presented by Zions Bank, Greg Miller of the Larry H. Miller Group, announced that the bike race, whose fourth edition was cancelled earlier this year, is back on for 2008. Miller also announced that veteran Utah bike racer, coach and cycling advocate, Terry McGinnis, is on board as the Tour's Executive Director. Billed as "America's toughest stage race," the 2008 Tour of Utah will feature more climbing than any other bicycle stage race in the United States: 342 horizontal miles and 30,000 feet of climbing in five days. Dates for the event will be August 13 through August 17th, 2008.
For the second consecutive year, the biggest names in professional mountain bike racing will storm into Beaver Creek Resort in Beaver Creek, Colo., over Labor Day Weekend with the sport's biggest prize on the line. And if last year's grand finale of the Jeep King of the Mountain - Mountain Biking World Professional Championships was any indication, this year's sequel should be one for the ages.
The Jeep King of the Mountain 2007 Mountain Biking World Professional Championships, taking place on Saturday, September 1, features 16 of the world's top racers battling shoulder to shoulder in mountain-cross format down a Y-Cross racecourse filled with banked turns, tabletops, step-down jumps, rollers and other elements requiring equal parts skill, speed and guts. At stake is the coveted crown of World Professional Champion, as well as the keys to a new 2008 Jeep Liberty and a lion's share of the record $100.000 cash payout.
The event, which begins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, has been timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Beaver Creek's legendary Oktoberfest celebration. As a result, cycling fans and casual observers alike can take in world-class racing while also taking part in the first annual Oktoberfest Shuffle and enjoying Bavarian cuisine, beer, costume and Alpenhorn contests, kid's activities and a live band from Austria.
Location - Fruita, CO
4 days & 3 nights on the famous Kokopelli Trail! 142 miles of epic desert riding. Fruita, Colorado to Moab, Utah. Singletrack to Slickrock. This is the ride of a lifetime, the one you'll never forget. 80 riders per trip.
The beautiful century route goes North to Leadville, along the scenic rolling hills of Turquoise Lake Road, around the Mineral Belt Trail passing aspen groves and conifer forests, meandering through the historic Leadville Mining District, and back to Buena Vista in the shadows of Colorados highest mountain peaks. Nearly all of the climbing is completed over the first 60 miles of the ride, with the last 40 miles essentially downhill to flat! Riders also have options to take shorter routes including a 40 miler, a 50 miler, and a metric century (62 miles) while still enjoying the Collegiate Peaks magnificent scenery.
The 2008 Ride The Rockies is scheduled for Sunday, June 15 through Saturday, June 21. The route will be announced and registration will open on Sunday, February 3rd.
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.
Ride The Rockies registration is conducted on a lottery basis. For more information, please click on Registration.
2007 Ride The Rockies registration fee was $315. Your fee includes camping space, restrooms and showers, transportation of one bag during the tour, shuttle transportation and entertainment in host towns, aid stations, bike repair vans, sag vehicles and medical support on the route, a Ride The Rockies cycling jersey, a water bottle and a tour map book.
For more information, please call 303.820.1338 or e-mail us at rtr@denverpost.com.
Cycle between two of America's most famous landmarks, the Grand Teton Mountains and Devil's Tower. Look for big game such as elk, bear, moose, deer and mountain sheep as you ride the diverse landscape of Wyoming's mountains, high plateaus and grasslands. See the beauty of land and sky through the eyes of Native America as you pioneer from west to east. In the town of Buffalo, an old military post at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains, you will find rich history. Devil's Tower, made famous by the movie "Close Encounters" is our destination and a geological wonder that reflects the colors of sunset and moonlight. You'll want to spend another day exploring this beautiful monument then continue on the next Cross-State segment.
The 14th Annual Bicycle Tour of Colorado Durango, Ouray, Montrose, Telluride, Naturita, Cortez, Durango,
The Bicycle Tour of Colorado is a 7 day fully supported bicycle tour in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We provide camping services, baggage transportation, route maps, road markings, aid stations every 15-25 miles, bicycle repair services, and medical support during your week in Colorado.
For touring the world, and especially the Rocky Mountains, nothing beats riding a bicycle. Travel through wide open valleys with a 360 degree view of the towering mountains. Pedal alongside streams and waterfalls with the wind at your back. Enjoy the challenging climbs and exhilarating descents of the high passes. Meet riders from around the country, and around the world, that all share a passion for bicycling.
Sign up now to join your fellow cyclists at the Bicycle Tour of Colorado for the vacation of a lifetime. Enjoy the majestic peaks of the San Juan Range, glimpse abandoned mining towns of the old west, gaze up the slickrock walls of ancient canyons, and do it all while riding your bicycle.
Come and enjoy some of the best road riding in the country. Sign up now for the 2nd Annual Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour. This is 472 breathtaking miles starting in Gunnison, Colorado and trekking for seven days (one rest day) through some of the best towns in Colorado and definitely some of the best climbs you'll find in the country. This fully supported ride starting August 3rd will stop in Hotchkiss, Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Frisco, Salida, and end up back in Gunnison. We'll travel through The Black Canyon, Aspen, Camp Hale, Vail, and Copper Mountain and will climb McClure Pass, Independence Pass, Tennessee Pass, Battle Mountain Summit, Vail Pass, Fremont Pass, and Monarch Pass. It's amazing what you can see at over 12,000 feet.You can camp or stay in hotels. Visit our friends at Alpine Cycle Connection www.cyclewithalpine.com if you want to hotel it. Order catered meals or dine out. Whatever you want to do. Bring your family or friends or both and experience cycling at it's very best. The earlier you sign up the more you save-so sign up now. Visit our website at www.crmbt.com .
The 13th annual Ride for the Pass will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, May 19, 2007. The Ride for the Pass is a fundraiser for the Independence Pass Foundation, which sponsors and manages improvement and reclamation projects in the Independence Pass corridor. The Ride starts at Tagert Lake, 4 miles west of Aspen on Highway 82 and climbs 10 miles to the Independence Ghost Town at 10,500' elevation. The racer start is at 9 AM and the recreational ride start is at 9:15 AM. This ride is always held on the weekend prior to the Memorial Day opening of the Pass for the summer so participants can ride the course while it is free of auto traffic. For more information contact Mark Fuller, Director of the Independence Pass Foundation at fulcon@comcast.net or (970) 963-4959.
Recreational and avid cyclists can enjoy a 12-mile, 31-mile, 62-mile or 100-mile ride through the picturesque, scenic-back roads of Colorado! If you challenge yourself to go the distance, the 100-mile route will take you to Carter Lake, then on to the infamous switchbacks leading up to Estes Park through Glen Haven. Even our shortest routes have GREAT views of the mountains!
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Cycle for SET is the only organized, daytime community fun bicycle ride in the Pikes Peak Region. The event proceeds go directly to SET Family Medical Clinics' programs and services such as the Sock Exchange program at the SET Homeless Clinic Located at Marian House Soup Kitchen, general operating for the Well Being Clinics, the Spiritual Companioning Program, and the Gatherings - which assist seniors in coping with issues of aging in a supportive group environment. Because we have no national sponsors and are a local organization, local sponsorship of our event is very important.
Cyclists can choose to ride the 35-Mile, 65-mile or 100-Mile Century courses for this fully-supported, fundraising ride to benefit students of CU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Start and finish at the University of Colorado in Boulder and ride one of three courses through Boulder and Larimer counties. The 35-mile course is a fun ride in Boulder to St. Vrain Road and back past the Boulder Reservoir; the 65-mile ride challenges riders north of Berthoud and back; and the 100 mile Century ride for those hard-core cyclists winds past Carter Lake, north past the new Green Ridge Glade Reservoir to Masonville and home
The Good Sam Bike Jam showcases the breathtaking beauty of Colorado 's Front Range in its spectacular fall glory with a plains-to-the-mountains trek that takes cyclists up scenic Left Hand Canyon to the rustic summit of Jamestown.
Routes include 62-mile, 40-mile and Family Fun Ride options that begin and end at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center. Geared to attract seasoned Front Range cyclists, recreational riders and families, the Good Sam Bike Jam's primary demographic is adult male and female professionals ages 40-55. Leveraging the brand equity of event planning partner, Bicycle Tour of Colorado, the projected participation is 500 riders in this inaugural year.
"Lucky Thirteen" Fruita & the world are ready for the 13th Annual Fat Tire Festival - "Lucky Thirteen". Sunshine, Singletrack, Live Music (by Riveter ...hell yes!), Products displayed from the best in the Bike Industry, the ever welcoming Beer Garden, the Clunker Crit and more are what you can expect from the 13th Annual New Belgium Brewing Co Fruita Fat Tire Festival presented by US Bank. Bring a bike, a smile and a "dirty dozen" of your friends and join us April 24-27 for a time to remember of MTB fun in the sun. If that isn't enough for you stick around for the 4th Annual 18 Hours of Fruita endurance race the following weekend, May 2 & 3; the famous Midnight start, all Singletrack course and grass Camping at Highline Lake State Park make this a good time even if it involves way too much riding . Join us for one of the most social and entertaining races on the endurance calender.
There will be daily rides, daily parties, a Clunker Critt townie race, the world famous Chainless Race, Bike Rodeo and much more. This is a great event for both experienced riders and beginners. Crested Butte is also home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and numerous famous trails.
4 days & 90 miles of high-desert, exfoliated granite adventure, this surreal landscape is just coming on the radar for its stellar mountain biking. Miles of single & doubletrack linking the Happy Jack & Vedauwoo areas. The terrain is friendly & challenging for intermediate riders and still loads of fun for advanced riders. 60 riders only
3 days & 2 nights pedaling high mountain passes & descending remote singletrack and includes a day in Winter Park - explore the extensive local trail network or take a downhill day at the resort in what's been called Mountain Bike Capitol, USA. A great intro to our multi-day trips with options for all skill levels. 60 riders only.
5 days & 4 nights 120 miles from Kenosha Pass to Vail on The Colorado Trail. Almost all singletrack. Pure alpine. Pure adrenalin. Pure Colorado. 50 riders only.
Come spend a long weekend pedaling some of Salida's best trails! A 100 mi MTB loop combining the Monarch Crest Trail as well as the best of both the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. .60 riders only.
Fun mountain bike ride through forests, aspens, meadows with many spectacular mountain vistas! 4 different routes offering different levels, ranging from moderate to difficult, 15-18 miles, 1400-2200 vertical.
Pedal along the beautiful route, picking up a card at designated rest stops, to build your poker hand. Best poker hand wins $200! Many other prizes! All riders get a t-shirt and lunch at the Historic Fairplay Hotel.
Entry Fee: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Gets you t-shirt, lunch and good karma as all proceeds go to the non-profit, volunteer-based Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative (MRHI), an organization dedicated to land conservation, preservation of historic sites, trail planning and maintenance, access issues, etc.
To enter or more information, please contact Jim at (719) 836-3755, (970) 485-9981, mach1@wildblue.net
Fun poker ride for riders of all skill levels on the Tabeguache Trail system near Montrose.
The beautiful century route goes North to Leadville, along the scenic rolling hills of Turquoise Lake Road, around the Mineral Belt Trail passing aspen groves and conifer forests, meandering through the historic Leadville Mining District, and back to Buena Vista in the shadows of Colorados highest mountain peaks. Nearly all of the climbing is completed over the first 60 miles of the ride, with the last 40 miles essentially downhill to flat! Riders also have options to take shorter routes including a 40 miler, a 50 miler, and a metric century (62 miles) while still enjoying the Collegiate Peaks magnificent scenery.
Come with us on Santa Fe's 22nd Annual Century Ride. A hundred miles of history pass under your wheels as you cycle down the ancient Turquoise Trail through the old mining towns of Madrid and Golden, across the mineral rich Ortiz and San Pedro Mountains, across the Estancia Valley through the villages of Cedar Grove and Stanley and on to the very old but now "IN" village of Galisteo, and 100 miles after you start, wheel back into Old Santa Fe. In addition there are 25, 50, & 75 miles "out and back" to Eldorado, Galisteo, and Stanley respectively. Also, there is an easy 50 mile ATB loop with only 6 miles of country dirt road.
The Community Classic Bike Tour (CCBT) is a non-competitive, multi-distance bicycle tour through the beautiful foothills of Larimer County in Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado. It's a fun-filled ride that brings together family, friends, co-workers, and the biking community in a fundraising event that everyone will enjoy.
The Mission to Ride will feature multiple routes to satisfy riders of all levels. These routes have been designed to provide a pleasant yet challenging experience for all participants. The routes utilize both state and county roads. These routes are paved, either road bikes or mountain bikes are appropriate. Although support and sag will be available, we encourage all riders to have themselves and their bikes in good condition prior to ride. All riders must be able to fix their own flats. Aid stations will be provided at appropriate intervals. All routes (except mountain bike route) begin and end at Rotary Park (Columbine Middle School) in Montrose. The routes "overlap" and use mutual aid stations. Post event activities including a meal and a band are planned.
The Mission to Ride is proud to present new routes. The Century Route (1st Leg, 2nd Leg). This is a challenging ride that incorporates an arduous early morning climb to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park where the rider will be rewarded with breathtaking views. Riding along the south rim the rider will do an "out and back" to Warner Point and enjoy aid at the park's visitor center before a thrilling descent back into town. With most of the climbing done for the day, the riders head north. Views of the Grand Mesa and the Uncompahgre Plateau dominate this pleasant tour of rural farmland between Montrose and Delta. The route passes through the small communities of Olathe and Pea Green.
This year's ride is Saturday June 14, 2008, and will again be hosted by the Winery at the Holy Cross Abbey.. There will be a 25, 50 and 100 mile ride to Red Canyon Park, Canon City, Penrose, Florence and Pueblo.
The Heart Hospital of New Mexico proudly presents the Albuquerque Century on June 7th, 2008.
This urban cycling event has everything a rider could want on a fabulous tour around the city of Albuquerque. Enjoy scenic views of the city and beautiful Sandia mountains as you pedal off the miles on this 100 mile perimeter loop. There are also 25-50-65 mile routes available to challenge riders of all ages, sizes and abilities.
All four routes start and finish at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico with fun rest stops, post ride entertainment and a great staff to make a spectacular day for everyone!
Join us for a little fun in the hot summer sun! Go to http://www.abqcentury.com
for more information.
The Cheyenne Parks & Recreation Department is proud to present the Frontier Refining Inc. Tour de Prairie Cycling Adventure. The combinations of courses ranging from 10 to 62.5 miles make the Frontier Refining Inc. Tour De Prairie a complete cycling event. All courses are well supported for riders of all skills and ages. This event is held annually on the 4thSaturday in June in conjunction with the Frontier Refining Inc. Superday.
A road ride from Evergreen Colorado to Vail over Squaw (11,140), Loveland (11,990), and Vail (10,560) passes for a total of 120 miles and more than 10,000 feet of lung-busting gain in elevation!
A Century/Half century Mountain Bike Ride that will start on the George S. Mickelson Trail at the Deadwood Trailhead. For 114 scenic miles from Deadwood to Edgemont we'll be riding the George S. Mickelson Trail- the old Burlington Northern line that took trains from Edgemont, SD to the northern Black Hills and the gold mines of Deadwood area.
Dive deep into the mountains & carve the canyons of Boulder County in the second annual Sunrise Century. Something for everyone with 45, 80 & 100 mi options.
The routes: (Century, 100 kilometer and 45 miles)
Eagle County's sixth Colorado-Eagle River Ride - a one-day, 100-mile, 100 Km or 42-mile bicycle ride looping from Beaver Creek to Wolcott up CO Highway 131 to Colorado River Road down to Dotsero and back to Beaver Creek - is back!
The ride takes cyclists through the Eagle River Valley up the rural setting of Highway 131 and along the Colorado River. Most importantly, proceeds from the event will go to the Snowboard Outreach Society. This year's ambassador is Mike Kloser, three time EcoChallenge winner and former World Cup Mountain Bike champion.
Colorado Springs only organized century ride. This is a well supported, challenging urban road ride with two shorter distances, 35 and 65 miles.
A benefit for the Southern Colorado AIDS Project.
The Stonewall Century is a challenging road bike ride along one of Colorado's most beautiful scenic highways. We welcome you to come and enjoy some of the best road riding in Southern Colorado
102 miles
7,500 ft elevation gain
Start/end in La Veta Town Park
Ride along beautiful Colorado State Highway 12 to Segundo and back
Mt Rushmore Century Ride sponsors three routes that riders can take. There will be a 27 mile, a 100 kilometer and a 100 mile ride. All rides will start at 7:00 AM on Saturday August 18, 2007 from Two Wheeler Dealer at 100 East Blvd North in Rapid City. All routes are subject to change due to construction! The routes are currently organized as follows:
27 Miles
Depart Two Wheeler Dealer starting point. Travel through town to 5th Street. Follow 5th Street to Hwy 16 cut-across, which will take you to Hwy 79. Enjoy the quiet beauty of Hart Ranch Road. Rest & Refresh at an aid station across from Reptile Gardens. Climb a steep grade to Moon Meadows Road. Bike a short jaunt on Sheridan Lake Road. Follow Rapid Creek on the bike path back to Two Wheeler Dealer. Registration Fee is $45.
100 Kilometer
(This is a moderately difficult ride except for one very difficult .8 mile 15% grade hill) Depart Two Wheeler Dealer. Travel a bit through town on 5th Street. Warm up on Hwy 16 cut-across leading to Hwy 79. Proceed to Hermosa, SD and Wwy 40, which you will climb a steep grade on Hayward Hill. Enjoy the sights as you ride through Keystone, SD which turns into County Road 323. Follow county Hwy 323 & Twin Springs Road & be sure to watch for the famous 1880 train as this route crosses the old tracks several times. Ride past Bear Country & Reptile Gardens. Climb a not so steep grade to Moon Meadows Road. Bike a short jaunt on Sheridan Lake Road. Follow Rapid Creek on the bike path back to Two Wheeler Dealer. Registration Fee is $55.
100 Mile
(This is a very difficult ride and should only be attempted by experienced reders!!!) Depart Two Wheeler Dealer. Travel a bit through town on 5th Street. Warm up on Hwy 16 cut-across leading 79. Proceed to Hermosa, SD and Hwy 40, which you will climb a steep grade on Hayward Hill. Enjoy the sights as you ride through Keystone, SD and then onto Hill City. Ride the beautiful Needles Hwy & catch a glimpse of Mt. Rushmore. Proceed on with a ride through Custer State Park follow Hwy 79 north to Hart Ranch Rd. and ride on to the Aid Station at Reptile Gardens. Climb a not so steep grade to Moon Meadows Road. Bike a short jaunt on Sheridan Lake Raod. Follow Rapid Creek on the bike path to Two Wheeler Dealer. Registration Fee is $65.
Sign in for all Rides
August 17th, 2007 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
August 18th, 2007 @ 5:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Two Wheeler Dealer @ 100 East Blvd
Cyclists can choose to ride the 35-Mile, 65-mile or 100-Mile Century courses for this fully-supported, fundraising ride to benefit students of CU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Start and finish at the University of Colorado in Boulder and ride one of three courses through Boulder and Larimer counties. The 35-mile course is a fun ride in Boulder to St. Vrain Road and back past the Boulder Reservoir; the 65-mile ride challenges riders north of Berthoud and back; and the 100 mile Century ride for those hard-core cyclists winds past Carter Lake, north past the new Green Ridge Glade Reservoir to Masonville and home
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.
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