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(File photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Mountain biking continues to grow as a hobby in the Denver metro area. Families and tentative types ride their knobby-tired bikes on wide, unpaved and often fairly smooth roads. More skilled riders seek out narrow trails where they can crank uphill and cruise downhill. They consider logs and rocks in the trail to be challenges, not obstacles. Close-in trails can get so crowded on warm-weather weekends that land managers have sometime instituted one-way loop routes or alternate days when bikes are permitted or prohibited. These regulations do change, so check signs. Also, mountain bikers are required to yield to hikers and especially equestrians. Read the rest of this entry
Article source: http://denver.cbslocal.com/top-lists/top-mountain-biking-trails-in-the-denver-area/
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TWO WINTERS AGO, Lucas Newcomb was a freshman in high school enrolled at Sugar Bowl Academy, skiing every day and racing weekly. Read the rest of this entry
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Vail Mountain’s bike trails are open for the summer.
Resort working on new intermediate and beginner bike trails for next summer
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — In a sure sign that summer has finally arrived in the Colorado high country, Vail Resorts announced last week that the Grand Traverse — a signature mountain bike trail on Vail Mountain — is open for the season.
Read the rest of this entryArticle source: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/07/17/vails-grand-traverse-trail-open-for-mountain-biking/
Stephen Ettinger
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — For the second year in a row, Cashmere’s Stephen Ettinger is a national champion. Read the rest of this entry
Article source: http://wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jul/21/cashmeres-stephen-ettinger-claims-another/
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Wells will be looking to defend his pro cross country national title on Saturday. Over 900 of the nation’s top cross-country mountain bikers are expected to descend on Sun Valley, Idaho, from July 14-17 to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships. Read the rest of this entry
Article source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=6795
The tranquil silence of the Colorado Rockies is about to be shattered by the sounds of off-road triathletes grinding up and screaming down its steep mountaintops. The Xterra Mountain Championship takes place this Saturday at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, the last of six regionals in the Xterra America Tour. Up for grabs: $10,500 in prize money for pros and 41 amateur qualifying spots into October’s Xterra World Championship in Maui.
Lebrun is the defending champion. Photo: XTERRA Read the rest of this entry
Article source: http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/07/news/race-preview-xterra-mountain-championship_34449
It seems like we’ve been talking about bikes a whole lot recently, but you’ve got to go where all the action is happening. In this case, that means making a trip to Sun Valley for one of the most action-packed, week-long, bike-oriented festivals we’ve seen in a long time.
The Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival includes not only a pile of fun rides, races and assorted entertainment, but packs the USA Cycling National Championships for mountain bike cross country and the Sun Valley All Mountain two-day stage race in with it. Read the rest of this entry
Article source: http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/biking-gets-serious-in-sun-valley/Content?oid=2349621
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USA Cycling announced Friday the 12 athletes nominated to the team that will represent the United States at the 2011 UCI BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 25-31.
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Article source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=6765
