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Thanks to Dan Porter at yourgroupride.com for putting on the series. And a big hats off to Mike Williams for the solid performance! http://www.yourgroupride.com/road/27-road/515-httt-results-03162010
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Yet another cool feature of Google Maps: http://tr.im/RjYo Sorry about the delay in posts – 2010 is on us. We’re ramping up for a new season. You might be aware of a group that’s working pretty hard to bring bike racing back to Fort Collins. Called the NCCE – or Northern Colorado Cycling Events – the group is dedicated to developing a thriving cycling race culture in northern Colorado. Through a lot of hard work and dedication from quite a few of your local cycling guys, 2010 is already shaping up to be a monumental year for having fun on the bicycles up here. Recently we’ve added another exciting event – an ACA sanctioned cyclocross race. I won’t go into details on the process, but of 26 available race dates, the ACA had over 100 race date requests. With that kind of response, the ACA was initially set to allocate the dates to promoters that had already proven themselves. Had the ACA had stuck to their original intention, we would have been long off the list. But they didn’t. And we have a date.
Now that we have the date, our goal is to put on the best darned cross race on the ACA calendar. And this is the reason for the post. We need to secure an awesome venue. So I’m reaching out to the community to see if anyone has an idea or connection to a location that’s in Fort Collins, able to handle 300-500 people on race day, and is excited to have a cyclocross event on their property. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact us.
And if you’re reading this and are interested in being involved with this event at a sponsorship level, please feel free to contact us as well.
This event will be a joint effort by Peloton-Specialzed and the Fort Collins Cycling Team. Below is a contact for each squad. Feel free to drop either of us a line with your thoughts.
Thanks all.
- Sam Acheson / Peloton-Specialized
Sam @ Peloton-Specialized
Tim @ Fort Collins Cycling Team
This Sunday, the Peloton-Specialized Cycling Team will host our third and final Colorado Bike MS Training Series ride of 2009! Join us for some great training for all abilities. The ride will leave Peloton Cycles in Fort Collins at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday June 21 and will cover the route below. Join us for a great ride and get your last-minute preparation for the Great-West Life Bike MS, Colorado’s Ride 2009 Presented by Sam’s Club! The Peloton-Specialized Cycling Team will host the second ride in our 2009 Colorado Bike MS Training Series on Sunday June 7. The ride will leave Peloton Cycles‘ Fort Collins location at 10:00 A.M. Sunday morning and cover a 59 mile route that includes Carter Lake and Horsetooth Mountain Park. Registration will take place between 9:30 – 9:50 A.M at Peloton Cycles. Participation in the ride series is free and groups for all abilities are available. If you are training for your next charity ride, century, race, or general fitness, join us Sunday for a great time! Bring your riding partners and join in a group ride for a great cause! Email bholcombe@peloton-specialized.com for more information. When only one other person showed at the Oval this morning, I headed toward Estes Park for a little high altitude pain and suffering. The ride went well for 90k, up and down the Glen Haven Road in the rain, with good sensations after a week of rest. I did not fuel well today before or during my ride, though, and had a serious bonk in Eden Valley. The wife and I rushed to Five Guys for a burger IV though, and after a quick nap, all is well. I’ll have a serious training block next week, culminating with a day on the Dead Dog RR course in Wyoming on Friday, so it was nice to get my legs spinning uphill hard today. I passed a triple bike heading up to Horsetooth Reservoir this morning. The two adults on the rig bore bright purple and yellow jerseys of the Triple Bypass. Rolling around the south end of the reservoir, I smiled and waved at three riders in orange Copper Triangle jerseys. I climbed over to Inlet Bay past another Triple Bypasser with a different jersey before passing another Copper Triangler near Horsetooth Mountain Park. Heading up Eden Valley southwest of Masonville, I passed yet another charity rider wearing a Courage Classic jersey. I would pass no fewer than 10 more charity riders sporting their favorite ride jersey over the rest of my ride. This got me thinking about how many different charity rides we have in Colorado. The short list includes the Bypass, Triangle, and Courage Classic, plus the Colorado Bike MS ride and Ride the Rockies. Countless smaller rides exist throughout the year funding everything from sustainable development to muscular distrophy. “Good for these folks. They’re riding for great causes and proud to show it,” I thought. What’s your favorite charity ride jersey and do you wear it on the road? Are you planning to ride in any charity rides in 2009? If you’d like a great training opportunity for your next charity ride, come out on Sunday June 7 for the second ride in our Colorado Bike MS Training Series. Details are available at our homepage. We had a great turnout for the first ride and look forward to spending more road time with each of you next weekend! Brian “Inside.” These are the things a rider hears as a Cat 4 racer in a criterium.
The race started as a usual crit, ripping fast for the first few laps while everyone gets sorted out. With no teammates and a strong turnout from a few Denver/Boulder teams, I planned to stay near the front of the race, try to hop into a break if one looked good, and finish near the front. The race held up to the cat 4 moniker “crash fest,” as sketchy bike handling was the order of the day. At least three straightaway crashes hit the peloton in the first 10 laps. I was tucked safely between third and tenth wheel all day and avoided any of those shenanigans.  This photo of the Mens Cat 3 Race leaves something to be desired (Holcombe, 2009) A few prime attacks stayed away for a max of 3 laps, but in the end the bunch would have nothing but a sprint. (Read negative racing). With just over two laps to go and a 5280 rider off the front at about 10 seconds, I attempted to bridge, but couldn’t cut the strings from the pack. I knew where I wanted to be heading into the last 2 laps and executed my plan. Unfortunately, I chose the slow wheel of a Colobikelaw.com rider heading toward 500 meters and missed out on the action at the front. I slotted in for 15th, which lands me in 4th on omnium points heading into Koppenberg. I conserved a bit today and hope to go well tomorrow over the berg. The race should fracture early and often with the 16 percent-plus, rutted berg and a low angle climb on the tarmac each lap. It should be a great Sunday, sloppy or dry! “Line!” Brian
2009 Results We’ve finalized our first route for the 2009 Colorado Bike MS Training Series. We’ll see you Sunday May 24 at 9:45 A.M. at Peloton Cycles in Fort Collins! All are welcome – MS 150 riders and non-riders! The events are free and casual – come join a group for training motivation and fun. The Peloton-Specialized Cycling Team is pleased to announce that the team is partnering with Colorado Bike MS in the organization’s commitment to improving the lives of the more than 72,000 Coloradans affected by Multiple Sclerosis. The Fort Collins based Peloton-Specialized Cycling Team will host a three-ride training series for cyclists leading to the 2009 Colorado Bike MS event on Sunday May 24, Sunday June 7 and Sunday June 21, 2009. The training series, free of charge for all cyclists, will include groups for all ability levels. The training rides will depart at 10:00 a.m. from the Peloton Cycles Store located at 3027 East Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526 and will follow portions of the route outlined for the 150-mile Great-West Life Bike MS, Colorado’s Ride 2009 Presented by Sam’s Club, which will take place June 27-28, 2009. Cyclists interested in taking part in the training ride series should stay tuned to www.peloton-specialized.com or call Brian Holcombe at 970-219-3780 for more information. Registration will be available at Peloton Cycles between 9:30 and 9:45 A.M. on the day of each ride. Brian |
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