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Seen around town…

jimfu — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:31:48 +0000

CSU Campus Rendezvous 8/25/10

Three really smart roadies and a guy on fat knobbies. (L-R) Jim Fu and (Professors) Ron Tjalkens, Ric Slayden, and Thomas Borch.

CU Boulder Short Track

jimfu — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:03:38 +0000

The colors of Team Peloton-Specialized have been proudly flying at the CU Boulder Cycling Short Track series, with Jim Fu having raced during the last two weeks.

Photo: Yuki Saito

While Short Track is not normally Jim’s “thing” as an endurance racer, the camaraderie and opportunity to represent the Team at a [...]

Road Rash

jimfu — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:34:33 +0000

Among the cruel ironies in cycling is that as you spend more time improving your fitness and skills on the saddle, the odds become increasingly inevitable that you’re going to fall off of it, with the corollary that the faster you are, the more you’re going to [...]

Vélo équipe de Peloton-Specialized

jimfu — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:41:52 +0000

Team rider Eric Liprandi, who hails from Grenoble, France, recently provided his father, who still resides there, a Peloton-Specialized team kit.

The elder Liprandi is 65 years of age and has been on the saddle for 40 of them. According to Eric, his father “enjoys only one thing: climbing… So [...]

Speedy Recovery, John

jimfu — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:37:49 +0000

We wish teammate John Holcombe a speedy and complete recovery from his injuries sustained on Wednesday night.

Thanks to the folks on the Peloton-Specialized and Team Rio Grande squads as well as emergency response personnel who assisted.

Get better soon, John!

Photos from YourGroupRide

A Rainbow of Charity Rides

BrianHolcombe — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:57:45 +0000

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 [...]

Cry in the Dojo

BrianHolcombe — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:35:43 +0000

I had a networking event at the super trendy Curtis Hotel in Denver today and decided to take the bike along for a change of scenery. After a great PRSA luncheon focused on Denver's news environment after the March collapse of the Rocky Mountain News, I flew over to Boulder for a regular self-inflicted suffer fest. Have you ever gotten chamois cream on dress [...]