Category: Colorado
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Getting to the point in Colorado Springs
For those that have followed my racing for a bit, you’ll know that I’ve been in search of the elusive UCI point for over a year. The UCI point is the secret to MTB success on a national (or larger) level. How do you get one? Well, the easiest way is to already have some. […]
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Winter Park Press Trip
I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in Winter Park this week, in order to show Jason Sumner around “MTB Capital USA” (aka the larger Winter Park area). I’ve spent a lot of time up in Grand County before, although not much recently. It was great to have a solid base to […]
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Riding at Hall with Boulder Cycle Sport
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Boulder County High Country starting to get good
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Coney Flats road – exploring the western reaches of Boulder County
I took Denzel Stephenson and Cassidy Bailey up to the Indian Peaks on Sunday for a ride in the high country. They’re both juniors who are riding for Boulder Cycle Sport this year. They’re coached by Pete Webber, and he wanted them to ride with some other people while he’s out the country. I obliged. […]
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GoPro games – more photos!
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The GoPro Games 2015
The rain washed quickly up the valley. From the east, clouds lowered until the Gore Range was no longer visible above Vail. The Aspens lining the course began to shake as the rain fell, and everyone retreated to the safety of the lodge. The GoPro games wasn’t looking promising. The rain had come in about […]
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GJ Offroad – Trails are the great leveler
The Grand Junction Offroad is perhaps the most technically demanding race in the US. Relentless desert riding under a beating sun slowly wears you down. If the rocks don’t get you, the sun will. The climbs are steep and rough, the descents grin-inducingly fun. The trails are the leveler in this race. Once the support […]
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The Iron Horse Classic
The memorial day weekend pilgrimage to Durango has become part of my summer. A reason to get to Durango is always needed; the town is just too far from everything else to make the trip on a whim. Coming to race mountain bikes provides the perfect excuses to travel this far, and having a friendly […]
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Not the Firebird
The Firebird 40 was scheduled to happen on Sunday, but typical early season Colorado weather moved in over the weekend and made the course unrideable. British people regularly chuckle at American MTB races getting cancelled due to rain, but the weather and trail systems work a little different over here. A lot of the trails […]