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Speaking of SpokeS

Cycling Utah Celebrates 20 Years of Publication!By David Ward

With this issue of Cycling Utah, we commence our twenty-first year of publication. It was in March, 1993 that the inaugural issue of Cycling Utah hit the stands. Or to be more accurate, the cycling and sporting goods shops. That was exactly 20 years ago.

Twenty years. That is one-third of my entire life. One-half of my adult life. For twenty years I have been writing articles for Cycling Utah, delivering Cycling Utah along the Wasatch Front, packaging Cycling Utah to be shipped throughout the intermountain west, and handling Cycling Utah’s adminstrative affairs.

It has been an interesting journey. The idea for Cycling Utah was con-ceived out of a frustration at the lack of a consistent, single, substantive source for a schedule of cycling races and events, race results and cycling news. At the time I conceived the idea, Bob Truelsen was the president of our racing club, Utah Premier. He had put out a couple of club newslet-ters and I could tell he was an excel-lent writer. Knowing he worked at the Deseret News, I felt he would be the ideal person to approach with this project:

So we both threw in $700 to pay the costs of our first couple of issues, and wondered if there would be any more after that. We agreed that Bob would handle the editorial responsi-bilities, I would take on the admin-istrative duties, and we would both write articles and sell advertising. We each approached those we knew, and some we didn’t, who owned bike shops or promoted events, and were pleased with their reaction and sup-port. Thanks to them, Cycling Utah made it through its first year, and Bob and I were able to pay ourselves back the $700 we had paid in to begin this experiment.

For the next few years, it was an annual decision, not an issue to issue decision as before, whether we would continue. After the final issue in the fall, we would breath a sigh of relief and put off till the following February deciding whether Cycling Utah would continue another year. Thankfully, Cycling Utah maintained its own financially, though Bob and I were certainly not quitting our day jobs. That made the decision to con-tinue easier.

About year four, we hired Dave Iltis to sell advertising. He was in school, was a bike rider, raced, and this was an opportunity for him to earn some part-time income. That was a good decision. Dave had a knack for selling ads, and we were immediately growing in size and in gross, if not net, income. Still, Cycling Utah kept holding its own.

After a few more years in 2001, Bob decided it was time to quit work-ing two jobs while receiving one income. Dave Iltis expressed a desire to take over Bob’s responsibilities and Bob and I agreed. That, too, was a good decision. While neither Bob nor

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Cycling Utah's inaugural issue came out in March 1993. Bob Roll, shown here competing in the 1992 Moab Rocks! Mountain Bike Race, was featured on the cover. You can read the first issue online at lib.utah.edu. Just search for Cycling Utah. Other back issues are can be found on our website at: cyclingutah.com/category/issues/

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Shop Talk

Opening A Home-Based Bicycle Business: Johnny-Mack Barlow’s Story

By Lou Melini

There are many “American Dreams.” Achieving the dream usu-ally involves hard work, some luck and a little bit of help from friends. Johnny-Mack Barlow is achieving his dream as owner of The Bike Guy in Salt Lake City.

Cycling Utah: Johnny, how did you get started fixing bikes?

JMB: Being a child of a single parent mother, who had no means of fixing my bike, I had to fix my bike myself, or not ride. Then I had a wonderful time as a twenty-some-thing mountain bike racer and sea-sonal bike mechanic who just hap-pened to be ambidextrous and trained at United Bicycle Institute. Needless to say my opportunities were limited in terms of college money.

C.U.: So over the course of some years you became determined to start your own business?

JMB: Actually, it took about ten minutes from the time of my first thought about my business to actu-ally putting out the sign and making it happen. I made the decision to start my own bike business at home, one day sitting looking out the window at the traffic backed up from 1700 south, and thought, with my skills I could put a sign out and repair some bikes. Thanks to the fact that I was in possession of The Bicycle Collective’s repair stand, and had some tools of my own, it took off. My location had a lot to do with it too and I have really had a ton of support from the Sugarhouse com-munity, plus the fact that everyone thinks they can fix a bike, but not everyone can do it right.

C.U.: By “putting out a sign”, I assume you did not get a business license?

JMB: I had no thought of get-ting a license when I first put the sign out, but it exploded so much I had to make it legitimate. I just walked on down to the business licensing office at the Salt Lake City and County building, filled out the paperwork, and paid the fee. Then they investigate what you are doing. That is if you are already doing it. If you were not already doing it, a busi-ness plan would be in order. Part of

the paperwork is getting signatures of all the property owners that abut

your property. The nice folks down at the zoning office will help with all the details of starting up, including giving you a satellite photo of your house so there is no question of what signatures to get. I did get a special exception for my operation and that is also a matter of just going down and communicating with a real per-son and explaining your intentions. Looking at the ordinances will help but if it is too much to understand just go down and talk to someone. (www.slcgov.com/buslicense)

C.U.: Did you have to have your home rezoned for commercial or obtain a variance for your business?

JMB: My home is zoned resi-dential. You do pay an extra fee for the home business application. It is nearly impossible to get a residence re-zoned to commercial status, as

Above and Right: Johnny-Mack Barlow is the owner of The Bike Guy, a home-based business in Salt Lake City. Photos: Ed Kosmicki/photosourcewest.com

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I were in a position, or even desired, to make Cycling Utah a career, Dave was able, and had the enthusiasm, to put more effort into it.

Thanks to Dave’s efforts, Cycling Utah continued to grow. In fact, it grew to the point that he could, and did, put all his effort, heart and soul into making Cycling Utah his career and eventually became a partner in Cycling Utah. What Cycling Utah is today is the result of his efforts. As a result of his efforts, there is likely no one in the Intermountain region we serve who knows more people in

the cycling community, knows more of what is happening in all aspects of cycling, and understands all facets of cycling better than Dave Iltis.

For my part, I was able to incorpo-rate Cycling Utah into my life in way that benefited Cycling Utah while allowing me to stay involved. Having a private law practice, I was able to use the resources of my office to handle many of my administrative responsibilities. I could also share my secretary to meet many of Cycling Utah’s needs.

I also had a wife and children who could be counted on to assist with the preparation of Cycling Utah for delivery and shipping each month,

and with the delivery itself. For twenty years, my wife, children and I have been, and still are, driving the Wasatch Front delivering Cycling Utah to bike shops, coffee shops, retail sporting goods stores, gyms and many other locations to be picked up by interested readers.

Most importantly, Cycling Utah has had excellent support from the cycling community. Bike stores, event promoters and, as Cycling Utah has grown, other businesses and per-sons have supported us with their advertising dollars. In the end, they are the lubrication that makes this publication successful.

It is in thanks to these people and

these resources that Cycling Utah is still around. Frankly, a lot of stars have lined up to make Cycling Utah a successful and thriving publication.

Finally, it has been very personally satisfying to me. Cycling Utah was my personal brain child. I am more widely known for being the founder and publisher of Cycling Utah than for any thing else I have done. But beyond this notoriety, I am mostly

proud of the fact that, not only is Cycling Utah still around, but it is thriving. It is one of the very few suc-cessful regional cycling publications in the country. Above all, it serves the local and regional cycling community well, and is helping it to grow.

Here’s to the last twenty years, and to the next twenty years to come. Join us for the ride.

gear pickS

Giro 100-Proof Lobster Mitt Gloves: Delivered Promise!

By Lou Melini

I had a lot of opportunities to use cold-weather tactics during the single digit weather during the winter of 2012-2013. For some people, low temperatures create cold feet, for others, such as my wife, a cold face.

I personally have issues with my hands. I have a rather large inventory of gloves that I’ve used over the year. My commute also involves traveling past the 4500 South-1300 East area, a peculiarly cold spot relative to the rest of my commute, so I have to prepare for that area which is 5 or

more degrees colder (or more) than my start. In addition, those that ride in the cold know that some days 20° can feel warm yet on other days it can feel cold which I attribute to factors involving humidity, slight wind chill and other non-specific variables.

To obtain warm hands for those days below 20°, I have a pair of bulky ski gloves and a pair of REI mittens (a fleece lined mitten with a shell). The mittens work great below 15° but obviously one loses “2-finger” dexterity. I have also used Bar Mitts (Barmitts.com) with success for those below 15° days, but I need to use a thinner (less warm) glove to fit into the Bar Mitts. The Bar Mitts do affect your ability to grab the brake lever and operate shifters, though minimally if your glove isn’t too bulky. One can easily adjust to the Bar Mitts. (There are other options on the market for BarMitts. I just met someone that had handlebar mounted inserts sold to the small motorcycle (scooters) market that worked well.)

My son Ben bought me a pair of Giro 100-Proof Lobster Mitt gloves for Christmas 2011. He said that the

gloves were good to 15° and should fit into my Bar Mitts. My son is a good salesman, so I was naturally skeptical, especially when I saw the sleek profile of the Giro glove. But I thought I would give the gloves a try.

The Giro glove consists of a very soft and comfortable full-fingered liner that inserts into a Thinsulate XT-S 2-fingered outer fleece lined glove also very comfortable. Both are warm individually and very warm in combination.

With a relatively warm 2011-2012 winter season, I didn’t get to use the gloves much, but they did seem to work well for me with temperatures in the high teens. This year, the gloves have been put to a lot of use. The promised 15° rating is spot on. I’ve even had them function well for my uphill ride home in temperatures slightly less than 15. Their sleek pro-file allows compatible use with my Bar Mitts, a fortunate combination one day when I left home with the thermometer reading minus 1°. For temperatures approaching 10°, the Giro glove and Bar Mitt combo kept my hands toasty warm. At this time,

I haven’t been brave enough to see how far I can push the glove below 15°. Only on one occasion have my hands felt a little chilled passing a bank that had 16° listed on the elec-tronic message board on one of those

“cold” 16° days though the bank tem-perature could have been incorrect.

There are other tricks one can use to have warm hands. I’ve heard that one of the local pro riders uses dish-washing glove under a bulky glove. I’ve used chemical hand warmers, but they didn’t seem to help my fingertips and you have the daily expense and trash of the hand warm-er. I’ve also tried using exam gloves from my office but they didn’t slide into my regular glove very well and they don’t last long.

So don’t let the cold be a deterrent. If you get cold hands, get an attitude, get equipped and get to work know-ing that you will have warm hands with the Giro Lobster Mitt. With the combination liner and outer glove you will only need to buy this one glove for temperature ranges of 15° to 60°. Maybe I should say that this Giro glove is “Melini Approved.”

The Giro Lobster Mitt Gloves keep your hands warm on cold days.

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Mechanic’S corner

Store Your Skis with Care

By Tom Jow

As much as I like skiing, I have to admit that sunny weather at the end of February has me thinking of riding my bike. And as soon as start riding, my skate skis will not likely see the light of day until winter comes again. While just hanging the bike in the garage for the winter without tuning it is no big deal, carelessly storing skis for the summer can result in less than optimal performance the next season. In fact, when stored properly they may actually end up being faster than when you put them away. The correct way to store your skis is with an unscraped coat of wax on them to keep the bases from oxidizing, or drying out. There is, however, more to it than just ironing on a thick coat of wax.

Let’s look at the reason we wax skis in the first place. Basically, the ski base is like human skin. It is a porous material that will absorb things like dirt, oil and wax. The ski base reacts similarly to skin. When it is lubricated (by wax) it is smooth and shiny. When dry, it is whitish in

color and in extreme cases, rough or fuzzy. Ski bases that are smooth and shiny are fast. Dry and fuzzy bases are slow.

Before plugging in the iron and applying that thick coat of wax it is a good idea to inspect the bases first. Most ski bases fit into one of three categories:

Meticulously cared forSkied often, rarely waxedBasically abusedSkis that are meticulously cared

for have bases that are a uniform color down the whole base and have a shiny appearance to them. These skis require the least amount of work to prepare for storage. The proce-dure begins with cleaning the skis. Rather than use wax remover, which dries out the skis, elite skiers and wax technicians perform a “hot wax scrape”. To do this, melt on a coat of soft, warm wax (like yellow), and then scrape off the wax before it cools down. The reason this works is that the heat of the iron opens the pores of the base and any contami-nants come to the surface, and into the wax. Do this as many times as necessary, also brushing in between,

until there is no dirt in the wax. Follow this with a coat of yellow or red wax and unscraped, place the skis in your ski bag to be stored in a safe place in the garage or basement.

If you ski regularly but wax a little haphazardly, you may find the bases of your skis looking a little white on the edges or more (see photo). This is the beginning of the bases getting dried out which left unattended, can lead to badly oxidized skis after the summer. In most cases preparing the skis for storage as explained previ-ously will be adequate. Something else to consider prior to storage would be a “hot box” treatment. This procedure involves applying a coat of ultra-penetrating wax and placing the skis in the “hot box”, which holds the skis at the precise temperature for maximum wax penetration of the ski base. Only nordic specialty service departments will have the equipment to perform this service.

When the skis are “basically abused” it’s obvious. The complete ski base may be white and fuzzy looking, in addition to the possibil-ity of having many deep scratches or gouges from skiing over sticks, stones, or the occasional cart path. Skis in this condition should just be taken directly to the shop for a “stone-grind”. Just like alpine skis, nordic skis can be p-texed, base welded and stone-ground flat. In addition to hav-ing them stone-ground, have them hot boxed and storage waxed at the same time.

All equipment needs periodic maintenance and the end of a season is a perfect time to do it. Properly storing your skis is more than just taking care of an investment. That thick coat of storage wax does more than just protect the ski base. As the skis sit with wax on them all summer, that wax is slowly being absorbed, lubricating the ski base. It’s like get-ting free speed. When was the last time your bike got faster by sitting in the garage for months?

Got a bike question? Email Tom at 1tomjow@gmail.com.

Above: When the skis are “basically abused” it's obvious. The complete ski base may be white and fuzzy looking, in addition to the possibility of having many deep scratches or gouges from skiing over sticks, stones, or the occasional cart path. Skis in this condition should just be taken directly to the shop for a “stone-grind”.

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37 Years of Loving Life on a Bicycle

By Lou Melini

Trent Duncan has spent an envi-ous amount of time on his bicycle. He is a dedicated bike commuter, occasional racer and bike traveler, in addition to being a family man spending time with his 4 adoles-cents and wife. Trent is a 45 year-old mechanical engineer working for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Cycling Utah: When did you obtain your first bike and start “com-muting” on it?

Trent Duncan: For my 8th birth-day my dad took me to Highland Schwinn where we purchased a Schwinn Stingray bike with 20” wheels, a red, banana seat and 5-speed thumb shifter. My dad

dropped me off a few blocks from home and I rode from there. I vividly recall that the shop sent the bicycle home with under inflated tires and it was a real pain to pedal the bicycle. I rode this bicycle the half-mile to Hillview Elementary from 2nd or 3rd grade on. To secure the bicycle at school, my dad bolted a chain around the head tube of my bicycle. The chain then wrapped around my seat post and a lock held the end to the chain to the bolted chain on the headtube. The whole thing rattled as I bounced down the street. It did not take me long to figure out a different lock assembly. I cycled all through elementary and then to junior high.

C.U.: What came next?

T.D.: My first “real” bicycle was at age 15. I purchased a Miyata 310 from Bicycle Center. I think it

was about $300. I also purchased a Bell Helmet from Fishers Cyclery for about $40. I rode everywhere including my year-round work at the elementary school, to my grandpa in Murray to mow his lawn, or to my cousin’s in West Valley to work on go-carts and other “projects”.

At 16 I was working and riding with a friend who just graduated from Olympus High School. She and a couple other friends thought it would be fun to ride to Yellowstone National Park and were willing to work out the logistics. We arrived the first night in Logan after dark in the rain and stayed with a cousin of one of the girls. On day two, we rode to Idaho Falls, ID. I remember getting buffeted by the trucks along I-15 near Pocatello and riding off the shoulder into the ditch by accident. Jolene’s dad (Joe Fisher) drove a small truck with our gear the first two days before returning home. After that we each took turns driving the small truck and riding. Day 3 we rode into West Yellowstone, MT over some pretty big climbs. All together we rode for 7 days. I joined my parents at Pineview Reservoir on the last day after riding over Monte Cristo pass.

C.U.: After high school you went on a mission, but for you it was an extraordinary mission.

T.D.: I always wanted to live and commute with only a bicycle. The dream came true with a mission call to the Netherlands Amsterdam Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Serving a mission was a great experience in so many ways. I spent 22 months riding a bicycle in Holland and Belgium. The bikes all had fenders, panniers and big seats. We cycled doing our missionary work. Additionally we hauled groceries, toured castles and traveled the countryside on our bikes. The whole experience is captured gracefully in the movie “The Best Two Years”. One winter was cold enough to freeze all the canals. We bicycled on the ice with all the folks out ice-skating.

C.U.: Cycle commuting then took you to the University of Utah and your current job.

T.D.: I rode to the U of U for 4 years during school prior to my cur-rent employment. I have worked for the BLM for over 22 years. I live in South Jordan and cycle year-round to my office in downtown Salt Lake City at the Gateway. I have been cycling the 36 miles round trip from South Jordan for 18 of those years. We have a small locker room and a

s h o w e r at work. I keep p a n t s and a belt at work to m i n i -m i z e what I carry in the back-pack or pannier. I feel like Mr. R o g e r s e v e r y morning p u t t i n g

on one of three pair of shoes once I get to my desk. The Gateway con-structed a bike storage room for our agency. We have bike racks, a pump and sometimes 12 bicycles parked inside. On these cold winter morn-ings, I find myself camping out under the hot shower for a long time try-ing to recover. On days that are too sloppy, or I need to get home early, I hop on the TRAX train which puts me 2 miles from home. One friend who now lives in Millcreek has been a commuting companion for that entire time. Other commuting com-panions come and go as seasons and jobs change.

C.U.: A 36-mile round trip com-mute is quite a ride. How do you get from South Jordan to the Gateway?

T.D.: The “standard” route is 2700 West, Sugar Factory Road, 2200 West, 7000 South, Jordan River Parkway (JRP), 4800 South, 300 West, Central Ave, West Temple, 1200 South, 200 West, 200 South to the office. Variations include every other road in the valley. I love West Temple with the canopy of trees in the summer and the sound of crunchy leaves under the tires in the fall. I love the south wind in the mornings and the north wind in the afternoon. I really enjoy all that the JRP has to offer, no matter what the season. A lot of people are out walking, riding or doing other activities along the JRP. I watch the Jordan River and Cottonwood creeks as they rise and fall during the seasons and enjoy how they respond to the changing runoff patterns. The vegetation along the trail blossoms in the spring, yellows during the summer turning golden in the fall. I feel more connected to nature along the trail than while rid-ing the more sterile industrial streets. I believe the JRP is a huge asset to the community as are similar trails. There are so many ways that the trail gets used from Cub Scout nature hikes to commuters like me.

Goat heads can be a problem

along the JRP, but the section I ride regularly (4800 - 7000 South) sees enough bicycle and foot traffic that they are not an issue. Snow & ice are a bit of a problem and I avoid the trail in the colder part of the winter. Alternate routes are really good and the JRT is easy to avoid by taking 3200 West, 2700 West, 700 West, 1300 West, 300 West, & 900/700 East (south of 5900 South). Even State Street in the morning is kind of fun to ride. I really have great routes to choose from. This makes the rid-ing much more fun and I feel gener-ally safe on the wide shoulders. I try to pick routes with posted speeds of 35-mph or less.

C.U.: Over the time that you have been commuting, how has the cycling environment evolved? How has TRAX influenced your com-mute?

T.D.: In general, the road condi-tions come and go with the main-tenance of the roads. I am always making adjustments, but overall, the conditions and shoulders/ bike lanes have greatly improved in every city in the county.

The worst part of my route is get-ting east to west between Redwood Road and 1300 West. I typically ride east/west on 7000 South. It has no shoulder. There is not even room for a white line. The traffic is “gutter to gutter”. In the mornings, I let the eastbound slug of cars race by, then I take my own lane. It is down hill so I can ride at 25-28 mph and about match the traffic speed. In the after-noon, the traffic is frequently backed up from Redwood Road, but every couple weeks I have a car and mirror just inches from my shoulder. I have tried alternates, but 6400 South has been ruined for westbound bicycles with the Redwood Road intersection. 7800 South has horrible shoulders and fast traffic, 9000 South has fast traffic and lots of cars turning in and of businesses. 9800 South is the next best option but it is further south than my home.

Cycling gives me flexibility to meet my wife or kids after work at soccer games, grandparents, dance performances, family cabin in Oakley, or other places without having to take an extra car. I set out some clothes and shoes for my wife to bring and I can do a quick change at the event.

I would say that TRAX allows me to cycle more. I take the train 2 or 3 times a month to get home quicker, or for other reasons. I love the flex-ibility of being able to just “hop on” the train and get home. The TRAX is 15 minutes faster than cycling and only 15 minutes slower than driving. I guess my cell phone and transit pass are the two most valuable tools

Top: Trent Duncan commuting on 300 W. in Murray.Above right: Trent Duncan and Tod Harris.

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C.U.: You have a nice situation at work for commuting. How did that happen?

T.D.: Our first building had a nice restroom with a shower. I am not sure how it came to be, but I was very grateful to have it. We also installed a bike rack inside our break room. This gave us a secure safe place to store the bicycles. In 2005 we moved to the Gateway. The building was required to be a LEED rated building under the USGBC building rating system. The build-ing owner (Boyer) was encouraged by the architect (GSBS) to install a shower and changing facilities that contributed towards the LEED rating effort. We have 12 small lockers and a shower that get used by the BLM employees. The Boyer Company also installed a bike closet in the parking garage where we can secure bicycles out of the weather and away from the parking lot thieves.

C.U.: What do you use for com-muting and what are some of your essential accessories?

T.D.: My preferred commuter is a Surly Pacer (‘06) rebuilt a year ago with Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed and Fulcrum Racing 7 cyclocross wheels with Continental 4000 tires. There is plenty of room for fend-ers with this frame. My saddle is a Brooks B17. I use a rear rack for a single pannier in the summer and an REI flash pack in the winter to keep my back warm. The bicycle is heavy but handles well. I keep a tube and a frame pump on the bike. I pre-fer a frame pump to CO2 cartridge because I know I can get the tire up to 120 psi (with 120 pump strokes). ). My winter commuter is a Bianchi Axis built with the parts I had laying around the garage. I put fenders on it and it can plow through most of the slush and snow without soaking me. I also carry a cell phone and am not afraid to call in “aerial support.”

Some of my other required equip-ment includes: An indoor/outdoor wireless thermometer kept near the sink of my bathroom. The first thing (well, actually the second thing) I do after I wake up is to check the out-side temperature. I base my clothing selection on the temperature and put

on more clothes as the temperatures drop. I think 27 articles of clothes, including helmet and shoes, is my record number of clothing items. My favorite items of clothing include Smartwool arm warmers, a cycling vest, and DeFeet wool knee warmers.

Lighting and safety are becoming more important to me and I am trying to be more visible with colors and reflectors without losing too many “style points”. I use a 200-lumen Light and Motion headlight. This one has a big battery and I can get about 5 hours on high. I also have a couple of blinking taillights, a bright green vest and reflectors on my pannier and backpack.

C.U.: What are some of the other activities that you do on a bike?

My wife and I try to do a 3-day bicycle tour every couple years in September for our anniversary. I carry all the gear with front and rear panniers. She gets to ride and smile. These trips have included: Park City to Pine View, Ogden and Front Runner back home. Saratoga Springs to Nephi, then Manti and back home (in the car) with friends. This fall we rode from Salt Lake to Brigham City and toured the new Brigham City Temple. Front Runner brought us back to SLC. In addition, my son likes to mountain bike. We had a blast on the trails in Draper this fall.

My first “race” was the Salt City Classic. It was 4 hours of riding around Murray Park. I think I rode over 75 miles. My bike commute became easier after I started rid-ing with the MiDoule cycling team where I learned paceline riding, some tactics, and how to suffer. I have raced in the Snowbird Hill climb, LOTOJA, East Canyon Road Race, High Uintas Classic, Utah Summer Games, Eureka Road race, Porcupine Hill climb, Mt. Evans Hill Climb, Utah Cyclocross series, and others. The commuting is great way to get base miles and has allowed me to enjoy some racing over the past 12 years. I try to do a few races each year as time allows.

My favorite race of 2012 was the Crusher in the Tusher. Training for this race was a total blast. My train-ing buddies found new CX routes we would never have ridden on a road bicycle. We rode Butterfield Canyon to the Kennecott mine overlook then down to Tooele and back. We also rode Big Cottonwood, Guardsman, Deer Valley, Wasatch Mountain State Park, Guardsman, and back down Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Some teammates put together a tour titled “Tour de South” a few years ago. The route started at Fish Lake and rode down to highway 89 to Panguich and up to Brian Head for the first night. The next day we rode back to Panguich and along Highway 12 to Escalante for the second night. The third day we continued over Boulder Mountain to Torrey and then back up to Fish Lake. 333 miles in three days with great scenery, lots

of climbing and a group of strong well matched riders. I had cycled many segments of the route but really enjoyed linking the route together with someone else figuring out all the logistics with the lodging and baggage.

I frequently take my bicycle on work trips and take off in the evenings or mornings on the quiet Utah high-ways around Moab, Bluff, Blanding, Escalante, Kanab, St. George and Fillmore. I took my CX bike to Alaska last summer and rode on the Dalton highway 347 miles north of Fairbanks after work a couple eve-nings. My wife looks back and rec-

ognizes she should have suspected something when we rented bicycles on our honeymoon in Lake Tahoe. I am still cycling and loving it!

C.U.: Trent, this has been fun and informative. Thank you for partici-pating.

If you have a suggestion for a commuter profile, have a com-muter question, or other com-ments, please send it to lou@cyclingutah.com.

8 cycling utah.com MARCH 2013

11th Annual Frozen Hog, Alpine, UT, February 2Men’s Expert1. Ryan Blaney2. Stewart Goodwin3. Von EdwardsMen’s Sport1 Travis Millward2. Mark Menlove3. Christopher WhiteWomen’s 1. Ashley Muhlestein2. Judy Allen3. Lindie DeMillSinglespeed1. Darrell Roundy2. Dave Benson3. Greg SteeleClydesdale1. Alex Davies2. Wesley Rasmussen3. Jason GardnerJuniors 1. Calvin Thompson

Utah Cyclocross Series #9, Mt. Ogden Golf Course, Ogden, Utah, November 10, 2012Men C 1. David Hoffman; GAS/Intrinsik 2. Anson Schall 3. Jacob Balls 4.Ty Loyola; Contender 5. Jeff Beckstrand Masters 35+ C 1. Trey O’Neal; Contender 2. Kade Kennington; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 3. Pete O’Brie; Cutthroat Racing 4. Alex Lizarazo; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 5. Terry Stone; Team Plan7 Masters 55+ 1. Joseph Brubaker ; Ski Utah 2. Gary Porter; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle 4. Bob Walker; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 5. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench Clydesdale 1. Thomas Martins 2. Mark Hooyer; Cross Mafia 3. Nate Carter; Timpanogos Cyclery 4. Wesley Rasmussen; Timpanogos Cyclery 5. Jared Eborn; X-Men Masters 45+ 1. Art OConnor; COTBR/Competitive Cyclist 2. Rich Caramadre 3. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4. Darrell Davis; Contender Bicycles 5. Mark Fisher; RMCC Masters 35+ B 1. Troy Gorman; Sonora Grill/Bicycle Center 2. Ryan Clayton; WLS CC 3. Mike Pratt; Canyon Bicycles 4. Aaron Campbell; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 5. Michael Burton; White Pine Touring/Jans.com Men B 1. Jared Kirkham 2. Zach Peterson; KUHL - Rocky Mountain 3. Patrick Cassiday 4. Tate Litchfield; COTBR 5. Cameron Hooyer; Cross Mafia (JR)

Women C 1. Sarah Augustine 2. Karen Holmes 3. Sydney Palmer-Leger 4. Katie Weller 5. Christy Jensen; SaltCycle Singlespeed Women 1. Ali Knutson; Cutthroat Racing 2. Colleen Tvorik; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench Junior Men, 11-14 1. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles 2. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine 3. Cole VanOrman; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports 4. Bryn Bingham; DNA 5. Josh Peterson; KUHL-Rocky Mountain Rookie Men 1. Hans Hjelde ; Pivot 2. Eric Waterfall 3. Pete Johnson 4. Jedidiah Getzyaff Men A 1. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing 2. Mark Flis; Revolution Cafe Rio

3. Justin Doll; Revolution 4. Reed Wycoff; Contender Bicycles 5. Sam Sweetser; Cole Sport Masters 35+ A 1. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing 2. Mark Flis; Revolution Cafe Rio 3. Justin Doll; Revolution 4. Reed Wycoff; Contender Bicycles 5. Sam Sweetser; Cole Sport Singlespeed Men 1. Bob Saffell; Revolution 2. Nate Drozd; UMB/Be Spoke/Euclid 3. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 4. Trenton Higley; X-Men 5. Ben Jackson Women A 1. Evelyn Dong; White Pine Touring 2. Devon Gorry; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 3. Kris Walker; Contender Bicycles 4. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles 5. Jen Hanks; Revolution Peak Fasteners

Women B 1. Kimberly Sims; Logan Race Club 2. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak 3. Erin McDermott 4. Judy Allen 5. Margot Miller; Contender Junior Women 1. Lauren Bingham; DNA 2. Rebecca Sparks; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench Rookie Women 1. Roxie McFarland

Cyclocross Series Race #10, Weber Fairgrounds, Ogden, Utah, November 17, 2012Men C 1. Jeff Flick; RMCC/Cyclesmith 2. Anson Schall 3. Tim Rude; Porcupine 4. Bruce Deppe 5. Jemie Sprankle; Cross Mafia Masters 35+ C 1. Jay Bonifac; RMCC/Cyclesmith 2. Terry Stone 3. Dan Lyon; RMCC Cyclesmith 4. Dave Anderso; Kelson 5. Miguel Payan; Bountiful bicycle racing p/b threshold sportsMasters 55+ 1. Gary Porter; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 2. Joseph Brubaker; Ski Utah 3. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle 4. Bob Walker; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 5. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke WrenchClydesdale 1. Thomas Martins 2. Wesley Rasmussen; Timpanogos Cyclery 3. Wes Hamilton; Fitzgeralds Bicycles 4. Nate Carter; Timpanogos Cyclery Masters 45+ 1. Art OConnor; COTBR/Competitive Cyclist 2. John McKone; Cole Sport 3. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4. Jeffrey Johnson; Revolution 5. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles Masters 35+ B 1. Mike Pratt; Canyon Bicycles 2. Aaron Campbell; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3. Rob Hyldahl 4. Michael Burton; White Pine Touring/Jans.com 5. Michael Macci; Plan 7 Men B 1. Tate Litchfield; COTBR 2. Ben Cline; Canyon Bicycles 3. Cameron Hooyer; Cross Mafia (JR) 4. Zach Peterson; KUHL - Rocky Mountain 5. Jared Kirkham Women C 1. Ashley Muhlestein 2. Sarah Augustine 3. Katie Weller 4. Kelly Ralston; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 5. Heather Richerson; Cutthroat Singlespeed Women 1. Ali Knutson; Cutthroat Racing 2. Colleen Tvorik; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 3. Sheely Wedge; Revolution Junior Men, 11-14 1. Cole VanOrman; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports 2. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles 3. Max Higley; X-Men 4. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine 5. Bryn Bingham; DNA Rookie Men 1. James Jackson 2. Tim Drain; Simply Agve 3. Keate Avery 4. Casey Persinger Men A

1. Troy Heithecker; Roosters / Bikers Edge 2. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing 3. Weston Woodward; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 4. Reed Wycoff; Contender Bicycles 5. Kevin Wilde; Revolution Masters 35+ A 1. Thomas Cooke; X-Men 2. Kevin Hulick; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 3. Kevin Nelson; Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge 4. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 5. Tim Matthews; COTBR Singlespeed Men 1. Ryan Ashbridge; Revolution 2. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 3. Ben Jackson; Unattached 4. Trenton Higley; X-Men 5. Clark Mower; Contender Women A 1. Evelyn Dong; White Pine Touring 2. Jen Hanks; Revolution Peak Fasteners 3. Cynthia Lodding; CONTENDER BICYCLES 4. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution Peak Fasteners 5. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles Women B 1. Kimberly Sims; Logan Race Club 2. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak 3. Jennie Wade; COTBR 4. Erin McDermott 5. Sara Baker; Canyon Bicycles Junior Women 1. Rebecca Sparks; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench Utah Cyclocross series #11, Wheeler Farm, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 24, 2012Men C1. Bruce Deppe 2. Jeff Flick; RMCC/Cyclesmith3. Jason Hawks; Infinite Cycles4. Curtis Ellis; Team Gear Rush5. Anson Schall Masters 35+ C 1. Kevin Williams; DNA cycling2. Jay Boniface; RMCC/Cyclesmith3. Chris Harlin; Red Rock Brewing Co.4. Terry Stone; Team Plan75. Pete O’Brien; Cutthroat RacingMasters 55+ 1. Joseph Brubaker; Ski Utah2. Gary Porter; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports3. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench4. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle5. Bob Walker; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold SportsClydesdale 1. Thomas Martins 2. Leon Huntsman; Infinite Cycles3. Nate Carter; Timpanogos Cyclery4. Wesley Rasmussen; Timpanogos Cyclery5. lynn smith; revolutionMasters 45+ 1. David Wood ; Big Ring2. John McKone; Cole Sport3. Jay Burke; White Pine Touring p/b Jans.com4. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench5. Rich Caramadre Masters 35+ B 1. Michael Burton; White Pine Touring/Jans.com2. Mark Messer; utahmountainbiking.com/bespoke wrench3. Mark Neff; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports4. Jason Rich; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports5. Ray Warner; RevolutionMen B 1. Ben Cline; Canyon Bicycles2.Jared Kirkham 3. Zach Peterson; KUHL - Rocky Mountain4. Ethan Fedor 5. Shelby Burton; KUHLWomen C 1. Stephanie Zorio 2. Ashley Muhlestein; Revolution3. Sarah Augustine 4. Jen Droke 5. Kelly Ralston; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold SportsSinglespeed Women 1. Ali Knutson; Cutthroat Racing2. Colleen Tvorik; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench3. Shelly Wedge; RevolutionJunior Men, 11-14 1. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles2. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine3. Josh Peterson; KUHL-Rocky Mountain4. Wyatt Peterson; utahmountainbiking.com/bespoke wrench5. Bryn Bingham; DNARookie Men 1. Keith Heaton 2. Tim Hoj Men A 1. Troy Heithecker; Roosters / Bikers Edge2. Jason Sager; Team Jamis3. Reed Wycoff; Contender Bicycles4. Brandon Cross; Cole Sport

5. Mark Flis;

Revolution Cafe RioMasters 35+ A 1. Kevin Hulick; Roosters/Biker’s Edge2. Bo Pitkin; COTBR3. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles4. Kevin Nelson; Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge5. Jon Gallagher; Cole SportSinglespeed Men 1. Ryan Ashbridge; Revolution2. Shannon Boffeli; Revolution3. Isaac Kunz Women A 1. Evelyn Dong; White Pine Touring2. Jen Hanks; Revolution Peak Fasteners3. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles4. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution Peak Fasteners5. Cynthia Lodding; CONTENDER BICYCLESWomen B 1. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak2. Katie Clouse; Cole Sport3. Sara Baker; Canyon Bicycles4. Erin McDermott 5. Tarah Harlin Junior Women 1. Adalynn Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports2. Eliza Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold SportsRookie Women 1. Cammy Wilde; Revolution

Utah Cyclocross series #12. Wheeler Farm, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 1, 2012 Men C 1. Blake Vatne; Contender Bicycles 2. Bruce Deppe 3. Jason Hawks; Infinite Cycles 4. Paul Venable 5. Jemie Sprankle; Cross Mafia Master 35+ C 1. Jay Boniface; RMCC/Cyclesmith 2. Alex Lizarazo; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 3. Drew Shetrone 4. brad shelton; contender 5. Chris Harlin; Red Rock Brewing Co. Masters 55+ 1. Joseph Brubaker; Ski Utah 2. Gary Porter; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3. Donald Armstrong; HarmonyHomes.com Racing 4. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 5. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle Clydesdale 1. Thomas Martins 2. Mark Hooyer; Cross Mafia 3. Wesley Rasmussen; Timpanogos Cyclery 4. Leon Huntsman; Infinite Cycles 5. Branden Kuehne; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports Masters 45+ 1. Jay Burke; White Pine Touring p/b Jans.com 2. David Wood; Big Ring 3. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 4. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 5. Daren Cottle; Revolution Masters 35+ B 1. Mike Pratt; Canyon Bicycles 2. Troy Gorman; Sonora Grill/Bicycle Center 3. Aaron Campbell; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 4. Jon Argyle; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports 5. Kris Arnott; Ski Utah Men B 1. Ben Cline; Canyon Bicycles 2. Creighton Lowe; Plan7 3. Jared Kirkham 4. Tate Litchfield; COTBR 5. Cameron Hooyer; Cross Mafia (JR) Women C 1. Stephanie Zorio 2. Ashley Muhlestein; Revolution 3. Jen Droke 4. Kristin Mullen; Revolution Peak Fasteners 5. Sarah Augustine Singlespeed Women 1. Colleen Tvorik; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 2. Shelly Wedge; Revolution 3. Jenn Berg; Mango Love Junior Men, 11-14 1. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles 2. Cole VanOrman; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports 3. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine 4. Josh Peterson; KUHL-Rocky Mountain 5. Wyatt Peterson; utahmountainbiking.com/bespoke wrench Rookie Men 1. Austin Huntsman; Infinite Cycles 1. Tim Drain; Simply Agve 2. Christopher Wright 3. Matt Grinsell 4. Jon Andrus 5. Peter Torres Men A 1. Jason Sager; Team Jamis 2. Reed Wycof ; Contender Bicycles 3. Troy Heithecker; Roosters / Bikers Edge 4. Mark Flis; Revolution Cafe Rio 5. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing Masters 35+ A 1. Kevin Hulick; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 2. Thomas Cooke; X-Men 3. Chris Cole; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 5. Bo Pitkin; COTBR Singlespeed Men

1. Ryan Ashbridge; Revolution 2. Nate Drozd; UMB/Be Spoke/Euclid 3. Bob Saffell; Revolution 4. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 5. Greg Steele; Cutthroat Racing Women A 1. Evelyn Dong; White Pine Touring 2. Jen Hanks; Revolution Peak Fasteners 3. Devon Gorry; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench

4. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles 5. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution Peak Fasteners Women B 1. Kimberly Sims; Logan Race Club 2. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak 3. Juel Iverson; Canyon Bicycles 4. Tarah Harlin; Red Rock Brewery 5. Jennie Wade; COTBR Junior Women 1. Lupine Cramer; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 2. Adalynn Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 3. Rebecca Sparks; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench 4. Eliza Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports Rookie Women 1. Kathleen Grinsell Utah Cyclocross series #13, Clammy Cross, American Fork, Utah, December 8, 2012Men C 1. Jason Hawks; Infinite Cycles 2. Paul Venable 3. Dale Stephens 4. Anson Schall 5. Jemie Sprankle; Cross Mafia Masters 35+ C 1. Kade Kennington; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 2. Drew Shetrone 3. Chris Harlin; Red Rock Brewing Co. 4. Alex Lizarazo; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 5. Terry Stone; Team Plan7 Masters 55+ 1. Joseph Brubaker; Ski Utah 2. Gary Porter; Bountiulf Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3. Donald Armstrong; HarmonyHomes.com Racing 4. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle 5. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench Clydesdale 1. Thomas Martins 2. Branden Kuehne; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 3. Nate Carter; Timpanogos Cyclery 4. Mark Hooyer; Cross Mafia 5. Leon Huntsman; Infinite Cycles Masters 45+ 1. John McKone; Cole Sport 2. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 3. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4. Chris Bingham; DNA Cycling 5. Rich Caramadre Masters 35+ B 1. Michael Burton; White Pine Touring/Jans.com 2. Troy Gorman; Sonora Grill/Bicycle Center 3. Kris Arnott; Ski Utah 4. Jon Argyle; Bountiful Bicycles p/b Threshold Sports 5. Josh Mortensen; Diamond Peak Men B 1. Taylor Felt; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 2. Jared Kirkham 3. Tate Litchfield; COTBR 4. Evan Clouse; Cole Sport 5. Ethan Fedor Women C 1. Ashley Muhlestein; Revolution 2. Kristin Mullen; Revolution Peak Fasteners 3. Jen Droke 4. Lauren Bingham; DNA Cycling 5. Kelly Ralston; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports Singlespeed Women 1. Ali Knutson; Cutthroat Racing 2. Colleen Tvorik; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 3. Shelly Wedge; Revolution Junior Men, 11-14 1. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles 2. Wyatt Peterson; utahmountainbiking.com/bespoke wrench 3. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine 4. Bryn Bingham; DNA 5. Nash Batten; White Pine Junior Men, 15-18 1. Austin Huntsman; Infinite Cycles Rookie Men 1. Seth Merrill Men A 1. Reed Wycoff; Contender Bicycles 2. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing 3. Justin Doll; Revolution 4. Jason Sager; Team Jamis 5. Mark Flis; Revolution Cafe Rio Masters 35+ A 1. Kevin Hulick; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 2. Bo Pitkin; COTBR 3. Chris Cole; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4. Thomas Cooke; X-Men 5. Cameron Peterson; utahmountainbiking.com/bespoke wrench Singlespeed Men 1. Ryan Ashbridge; Revolution 2. Bob Saffell; Revolution 3. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 4. Nate Drozd; UMB/Be Spoke/Euclid 5. Shannon Boffeli; Revolution Women A 1. Kris Walker; Contender Bicycles 2. Jen Hanks; Revolution Peak Fasteners 3. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles 4. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution Peak Fasteners 5. Haley Batten; White Pine Touring p/b Jans Women B 1. Katie Clouse; Cole Sport

2. Juel Iverson; Canyon Bicycles 3. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak 4. Tarah Harlin; Red Rock Brewery 5. Sara Baker; Canyon Bicycles Junior Women 1. Lupine Cramer; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 2. Rebecca Sparks; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench 3. Jacey Messer; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench 4. Adalynn Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 5. Eliza Rich; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports Rookie Women 1. Jamie Bingham; DNA Cycling

Utah Cyclocross Series 2012 Overall PointsMen A1. Alex Grant; Cannondale Factory Racing 5722. Reed wycoff; Contender Bicycles 5653. Troy Heithecker; Roosters/ Bikers Edge 4624. Jason Sager; Team Jamis 4555. Mark Flis; Revolution 4516. Justin Doll; Revolution 4437. Dylan Cirulis; Contender Bicycles 3658. Chris Mackay; Competitive Cyclist 3119. Travis Mullen; Revolution 31110. Weston Woodward; Roosters/Bikers Edge 282Women C1. Kristin Mullen; Revolution Peak Fasteners 3742. Ashley Muhlestein; Revolution 3233. Kelly Ralston; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold 3124. Sarah Augustine 3065. Meghan Buzzard; Revolution 2316. Kristin Petersen; Ski Utah Cycling 2037. Katie Clouse; Cole Sport 1968. Jen Droke 1929. Charissa Boniface; RMCC/Cyclesmith 18210. Sydney Palmer-Leger 178Women B1. Debbie Mortensen; Diamond Peak 4912. Sara Baker; Canyon Bicycles 4653. Erin McDermott 4004. Judy Allen 3455. Nancy Alcabes; Ski Utah Utah Premier 3406. Juel Iverson; Canyon Bicycles 3367. Margot Miller; Contender 3368. Katie Clouse; Cole Sport 2709. Kimberly Sims; Logan Race Club 24610. Lisa FitzGerald 234Women A1. Evelyn Dong; White Pine Touring 5462. Jen Hanks; Revolution 5433. Devon Gorry;UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 5334. Mindy McCutcheon; Canyon Bicycles 4785. Jenelle Kremer; Revolution 4586. Cynthia Lodding; Contender Bicycles 3667. Kris Walker; Contender Bicycles 3408. Kathy Sherwin; stans Notubes cx Team 3259. Alison Vrem; Revolution 29410. Melanie Smith; Lifetime Fitness 242Singlespeed Men1. Ryan Ashbridge; Revolution 6302. Bob Saffell; Revolution 5383. Robert Hamlin; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 4854. Michael Raemisch; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold 4845. Nate Drozd; UMB/Be Spoke/Euclid 4116. Jess Dear; RMCC/Cyclesmith 3037. Greg Norrander 2468. Andy Mckerrow 2429. Clark Mower; Contender 23410. Trenton Higley; X-Men 205Men C1. Jeff Flick; RMCC/Cyclesmith 3632. Jason Hawks; Infinite Cycles 3383. Anson Schall 3184. Paul Venable 2875. Jemie Sprankle; Cross Mafia 2516. Nick Loyola; Contender 2427. Graham Greenlee; Contender Bicycles 2358. Dale Stephens 1909. Michael Kern; WLS CC 18110. Bruce Deppe 173Men B1. Jared Kirkham 4832. Tate Litchfield; COTBR 4663. Ben Cline; Canyon Bicycles 4434. Cameron Hooyer; Cross Mafia (JR) 3585. Taylor Felt; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold 3496. Jeffrey Perry; X-Men 3227. Joel Roberts; Cross Mafia 2978. John Thomas; COTBR 2549. Patrick Cassiday 22810. Michael Raemisch; Bountiful Bicycle p/b Threshold Sports 220Masters 55+1. Joseph Brubaker; Ski Utah 5672. Gary Porter; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 5193. Jeff Kingsford; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4534. Lewis Rollins; Contender Bicycle 4455. Bob walker; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3936. Louis Melini; Millcreek Bicycles 3657. Dennis McCormick; COTBR 3368. Ross Greenlee; Contender Bicycles 3169. Mike McHugh; RMCC 24910. Donald Armstrong; HarmonyHomes.com Racing 239Masters 45+1. John McKone; Cole Sports 5492. Art Oconnor; COTBR/Competitive Cyclist 4803. Jason Sparks; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 4334. Robert Hamilin; Rober Hamlin Bicycles 4135. Daren Cottle; Revolution 3866. Rich Caramadre 3707. Jay Burke; White Pine Touring Pomero Jans.com 3328. Jeffrey Johnson; Revolution 3099. Mark Fisher; RMCC/Cyclesmith 28710. Darrell Davis; Contender Bicycles 276Masters 35+C1. Jay Boniface; RMCC/Cyclesmith 3702. Kade Kennington; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3313. Kevin Williams; DNA cycling 3094. Trey O’Neal; Contender 2835. Pete O’Brien; Cutthroat Racing 2586. Alex Lizarazo; Roosters/Biker’s Edge 2517. Dayne Hassett 2438. Chris Harlin; Red Rock Brewing Co. 240

9. Terry Stone; Team Plan7 23510. Miguel Payan; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 200Masters 35+B1. Troy Gorman; Sonora Grill/Bicycle Center 4702. Jon Argyle; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 4573. Mike Pratt; Canyon Bicycles 4524. Aaron Campbell; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 4265. Michael Burton; White Pine Touring/Jans.com 4186. Kris Arnott; Ski Utah 3817. Jason Rick; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3018. Ryan Clayton; WLS CC 2779. Mark Neff; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 25510. Rob Hyldahl 248Masters 35+A1. Kevin Hulick; Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge 6302. Thomas Cooke; X-Men 5733. Bo Pitkin; COTBR 5074. Chris Cole; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 466 5. Scott Allen; Canyon Bicycles 4606. Tim Matthews; COTBR 4267. Kevin Nelson; Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge 3838. Peter Archambault; RMCC/Cyclesmith 3419. Adam Lisonbee; DNA 30310. Cameron Peterson; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 275Junior Women1. Rebecca Sparks; UMB/Bespoke Wrench 3902. Adalynn Rich; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3893. Eliza Rich; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 2664. Lauren Bingham; DNA 1915. Lupine Cramer; Robert Hamlin Bicycles 1916. Addie Sepulveda; DNA 847. Jacey Messer; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench 808. Sydney Palmer-Leger; Summit Bike Club 499. Aurora Gage; UMB/BeSpoke Wrench 4910. Isabel Yelsa; Contender 44Junior Men, 15-181. Austin Huntsman; Infinite Cycles 2452. Brayden Nielsen; Skyline Cycle/Ogden Subaru 493. Tanner Perkes 494. Jonah McGee; Mcgee 2+ 495. Parker Andus 44Junior Men, 11-141. Sam Allen; Canyon Bicycles 4362. Cole VanOrman; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 3383. Jon Jon Drain; Jans/White Pine 3264. Wyatt Peterson; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 3175. Nathan Greeneisen 2876. Bryn Bingham; DNA 2817. Evan Flick; RMCC/Cyclesmith 2548. Conor Smith; RMCC/Cyclesmith 2229. Max Higley; X-Men 17610. Josh Peterson; KUHL-Rocky Mountain 172Clydesdale1. Thomas Martins 4362. Mark Hooyer; Cross Mafia 3863. Nate Carter; Timpanogos Cyclery 3854. Wesley Rasmussen; Timpanogos Cyclery 3265. Jared Eborn; X-Men 2706. Leon Huntsman; Infinite Cycles 2227. Lynn Smith; Revolution 1788. Clemens Landau 989. Branden Kuehne; Bountiful Bicycle Racing p/b Threshold Sports 8810. Paul Broadhurst; UtahMountainBiking.com/Bespoke Wrench 72

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BICYCLE SHOP DIRECTORYNevada

Southern UtahBrian Head/Cedar CityBrian Head Resort Mountain Bike Park329 S. Hwy 143 (in the Giant Steps Lodge)P.O. Box 190008Brian Head, UT 84719(866) 930-1010 ext. 212brianhead.com

Cedar Cycle38 E. 200 S.Cedar City, UT 84720(435) 586-5210cedarcycle.com

EphraimPipe Dream Adventure Sports327 S. MainEphraim, UT 84627(435) 283-4644pipedreamadventuresports.com

HurricaneOver the Edge Sports76 E. 100 S.Hurricane, UT 84737(435) 635-5455otesports.com

MoabChile Pepper702 S. Main(next to Moab Brewery)Moab , UT 84532(435) 259-4688(888) 677-4688chilebikes.com

Poison Spider Bicycles497 North MainMoab, UT 84532(435) 259-BIKE(800) 635-1792poisonspiderbicycles.com

Rim Cyclery94 W. 100 NorthMoab, UT 84532(435) 259-5333(888) 304-8219rimcyclery.com

Uranium Bicycles284 N. Main StreetMoab, UT 84532(435) 259-2928uraniumbicycles.com

PriceBicycleWerks82 N. 100 W.Price, UT 84501(435) 637-7676facebook.com/bicyclewerks

St. GeorgeBicycles Unlimited90 S. 100 E.St. George, UT 84770(435) 673-4492(888) 673-4492bicyclesunlimited.com

Bike Fix1664 S. Dixie Drive, suite K-107St. George, UT 84770(435) 627-0510bikefixutah.com

High Knees Cycling2051 E. Red Hills Pkwy Unit 1St. George, UT 84770(435) 216-7080hkcycling.com

Red Rock Bicycle Co.446 W. 100 S.(100 S. and Bluff)St. George, UT 84770(435) 674-3185redrockbicycle.com

SpringdaleZion Cycles868 Zion Park Blvd.P.O. Box 624Springdale, UT 84767(435) 772-0400zioncycles.com

Northern UtahLoganJoyride Bikes51 S. Main St.Logan, UT 84321(435) 753-7175joyridebikes.com

Sunrise Cyclery138 North 100 EastLogan, UT 84321(435) 753-3294sunrisecyclery.net

Wimmer’s Ultimate Bicycles745 N. Main St.Logan, UT 84321(435) 752-2326wimmersbikeshop.com

Park City/HeberCole Sport1615 Park AvenuePark City, UT 84060(435) 649-4806colesport.com

Dharma Wheels Cyclery6300 Sagewood Drive, Suite FPark City, UT 84098(435) 615-6819dharmawheelscyclery.com

Jans Mountain Outfitters1600 Park AvenueP.O. Box 280Park City, UT 84060(435) 649-4949jans.com

Mountain Velo6300 North Sagewood Drive, Unit FPark City, UT 84098(435)575-8356mountainvelo.com

Slim and Knobby’s Bike Shop520 N. Main Street, #DHeber City, UT 84032(435) 654-2282slimandknobbys.com

Stein Eriksen SportAt The Stein Eriksen Lodge 7700 Stein Way(mid-mountain/Silver Lake)Deer Valley, UT 84060(435) 658-0680steineriksen.com

White Pine Touring1790 Bonanza DriveP.O. Box 280Park City, UT 84060(435) 649-8710whitepinetouring.com

VernalAltitude Cycle580 E. Main StreetVernal, UT 84078(435) 781-2595altitudecycle.com

Wasatch FrontWEBER COUNTyEden/Huntsville/Mountain GreenDiamond Peak Mountain Sports2429 N. Highway 158Eden, UT 84310(801) 745-0101diamondpeak.biz

Needles Peak Ski and Bike4883 W. Old Highway RoadMountain Green, UT 84050(801) 876-3863needlespeak.com

OgdenBingham Cyclery1895 S. Washington Blvd.Ogden, UT 84401(801) 399-4981binghamcyclery.com

Skyline Cycle834 Washington Blvd.Ogden, UT 84401(801) 394-7700skylinecyclery.com

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2013 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Route to Include Southern UtahBy Jared Eborn

After years of sticking close to its Salt Lake City headquarters, the Larry Miller Tour of Utah is branch-ing out. And in doing so, America’s Toughest Stage Race will expose some of the world’s best cyclists to even more of the world’s most stun-ning scenery.

The 2013 Tour of Utah, which will be held August 6-11, is breaking away from what has been a success-ful – and sometimes predictable – formula of stages that has helped the race grow from a tough national level race to a truly international highlight to a North American racing schedule.

Starting high in southern Utah’s redrock mountains, The 2013 Tour of Utah will truly be a tour of the state as racers will travel from Brian Head through rural forests, canyons and valley before returning to the Wasatch Front for the final three stages of intense racing.

“We’ve always had our eye on expanding the Tour to the southern part of the state, and with great fan, sponsor and community support, we’ve been able to do that,” said Steve Miller, President of the Tour of Utah.

Though exact routes have yet to be announced, host venues have been named for stage starts and finishes, leading to some speculation about the routes each stage will cover.

Whatever the routes may be, it is certain they will leave Tour de France veterans, neo-pros and every-one between breathless as they climb canyons, descend mountain passes and sprint for glory. One change that may be most notable – and poten-tially game-changing – is the lack of time trial. No prologue, no team time trial and no visit to the lightning fast tarmac of Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele.

Instead, the race will mix new with old and launch a North American series of UCI races in Utah, Colorado and Canada.

Here’s a look at each stage with

possible routes.

Stage 1: Brian Head to Cedar City

As the crow flies, the distance from Brian Head, elevation 9,800 feet, is only about 33 miles. But bike races rarely take the easiest or short-est path to get from Point A to Point B. Expect a trip through the Dixie National Forest with a climb or two mixed in before a descent to Parowan and then south to Cedar City where the peloton will try to regroup for a sprint finish in front of a crowd of fans.

Stage 2: Panguitch to TorreyIf you’ve ever been to Bryce

Canyon, you’ve likely marveled at Red Canyon’s scenery. Perhaps the most logical racing route from the quaint farming community of Panguitch is through Red Canyon, past Bryce Canyon and through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along Utah Highway 12 through Garfield County and past Capitol Reef National Park where another sprint finish in Torrey – one of Utah’s hidden cycling treasures – awaits. High elevation and one long steady climb will be featured on this possible 130-mile route.

Stage 3: Richfield to Payson On paper, there’s not much

remarkable about the Stage 3 route. Starting in the Sevier Valley and likely following (or at least parallel-ing) U.S. Highway 89 north through Gunnison, Manti and Ephraim, Stage 3 could be a relatively tame 120-mile journey to the Wasatch Front. But why be tame when there’s Mount Nebo sitting there with its epic climb from Nephi to Payson waiting to crush a few souls. You can expect some KOM points to be won on Nebo and then a frantic descent where the climbers will try to hold off the peloton for some sprint points in Payson.

Stage 4: Salt Lake CityIn 2011, the Tour of Utah paid

a visit to Salt Lake City for an epic grueling circuit through the city’s Capitol Hill and Avenues neighbor-hoods. It appears we’ll be back on the tree-lined streets of Salt Lake again. With a short but brutal climb each lap, there will likely be numer-ous attacks, small breakaway groups and crowd-pleasing action. The route may be modified a bit, but after rave reviews from cyclists following the 2011 race, it’s no surprise to see a return to Utah’s capitol city for a sur-prisingly nasty bit of suffering.

Stage 5: Snowbasin Resort to Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort

It just wouldn’t be the Tour of Utah without a visit to the Ogden Valley. Though the race probably won’t pass through Ogden itself, this year the Stage 5 start at Snowbasin will be truly epic. The Queen Stage of the Tour of Utah will start high, throw in an early climb, travel through the Morgan Valley, through Coalville and then cover much of the same path as in past year. A jaunt through the Heber Valley and over the Alpine Loop are musts and the climb up Little Cottonwood Canyon is – once again – going to separate the men from the boys and set the stage for the final day.

Stage 6: Park City to Park CityThere may be a handful of differ-

ent corners taken, but what we can expect is probably a repeat of the suf-ferfest from 2012 up the Empire Pass Road where Levi Leipheimer soloed to victory in front of a gigantic crowd in Park City. Leipheimer probably won’t be around to repeat his triumph but there will be no shortage of chal-lenges and challengers for the title of Tour of Utah champion.

cyclocroSS

Utah Residents Page and Clouse Take National Cyclocross Titles

By Jared Eborn

His primary sponsor bailed on him.Just as he was getting ready for the biggest races of the season.But Utah resident Jonathon Page wasn’t about to let the lack of a bike

sponsor get him down. No, the no-nonsense racer scrambled, found a bike sponsor in Fuji and

counted on long-standing relationships with long-standing product spon-sors to get him to the start line at USA Cycling Cyclocross Elite National Championships.

Once he got there. Page didn’t disappoint.Taking an early lead, Page held off all challengers and found himself

with another Stars and Stripes jersey with a 47-second win at the frosty Madison, Wisconsin course.

Fellow Utah resident Jamey Driscoll (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld) gave the Beehive State two racers on the podium as he followed Zach McDonald across the finish line for a third-place finish.

“The course turned out better than I had expected,” Page said. “I was a little worried with the weather turning very cold but the sun made it slip-pery and I’m psyched it wasn’t a group race. There’s nothing better than winning at nationals.”

Page wasn’t the only Utahn to take the big step to the top of the podium.Park City youngster Katie Clouse, already a national mountain bike

champion, added more hardware to the family trophy case when she abso-lutely blew the competition away in the junior women’s 10-12 field.

Starting a couple of minutes behind the junior men’s 10-12 field on the same course, Klouse (Cole Sport) took the early lead and never looked back. After her rapid start, Klouse put more time into her competition with each lap. When her race was over, she had clawed her way to what would have been a top-10 finish in the 10-12 junior men who started ahead of her. Her lead over second place Ariana Shafer of Illinois was 2 minutes and 58 seconds.

“At first, I wanted to get a lead so if I had mechanicals and stuff,” Klouse told Cyclocross.com after the race, “and I got away for a 10-foot gap and just pushed to get my gap bigger and bigger.”

Katie wasn’t the only member of the Klouse family to find the podium in Madison. Big brother Evan finished second in the junior men’s 13-14 division behind Colorado’s Denzel Stephenson.

Page’s win highlighted a whirlwind month of two of uncertainty after his two primary sponsors were sold and subsequently dropped the veteran racer as the businesses sought to trim expenses. But with Fuji and other sponsors backing him, Page found himself in a group of six elite racers and eventually built a lead that was too much to overcome.

“I got a gorilla off my back today,” Page told media interviewers after the race. “It’s been a long time, but I’m very happy to keep the streak alive here.”

McDonald tried to close Page’s gap and got to as close as seven seconds with two laps remaining, but Page powered away over the final two laps.

Matt Shriver, a Pocatello, Idaho native who has called Utah home at times, rode an inspired race to capture the Masters 30-34 crown. With the memory of his father who had passed away during the previous year in his heart. Shriver pedaled his Trek Cyclocross Collective bike to victory.

Lewis Rollins, Contendor Bicycles, had another stellar result at nation-als, placing second in the Masters 65-69 field after getting pipped at the line by Pennsylvania’s Leone Pizzini. Kris Walker, also with Contendor, placed second in the women’s Masters 50-54 field.

At the World Championships a few weeks later, Page rolled in with a 22nd-place finish as Sven Nys dominated the field. Driscoll finished 27th.

For full results, visit usacycling.org.

Above: Jonathan Page on his way to winning the USA Cycling Cyclocross Elite National Championship. Photo: Steve Wasmund.

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Book review

“Racing Through The Dark” by David Millar is a Must Read

By Bruce Ewert

“I walked into that hotel room an anti-doper; I walked out ot it a seasoned professional ready to do what was required of me. There was no torment or confusion in my mind. I now knew that that in a few weeks I would be doping for the first time. It felt like a massive burden had been lifted off my shoulders. I was now a professional through and through, with bigger responsibilities than my own personal belief system.”

“Racing Through The Dark” is an account of a life lived follow-ing a passion for cycling, including a detour through the dark side of professional cycling: performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Mr. Millar is one of the more gifted and intel-lectual riders in the pro peloton and has given great thought to the sub-ject of PEDs. Along with several other formerly doped riders and team director Jonathan Vaughters, he has turned the Garmin team into a safe haven for up and coming riders. With all the current focus on Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah, the ongoing Operation Puerto trial in Spain, and the continued questions

about the IOC-approved governing leadership of world cycling, the UCI, and it’s knowledge of and potential coverups of doping cases, this book is a must read.

Millar was a naturally gifted rider from the beginning, ascending eas-ily to the top of the amateur ranks in France and then to the pro pelo-ton with Cofidis in 1997 under the guidance of legendary team director Cyrille Guimard. This was the team that had been built around Armstrong before his cancer diagnosis. He was soon to learn that being a pro was a much larger jump than he had imag-ined. And he was chagrined to learn also, in his first pro race, that a team-mate was already being asked to dope by team leadership in their quest for results. He also soon learned about “recovery” injections of vitamins and iron supplements (both legal) and the new “health check” rule: EPO use was so widespread and yet still undetectable that the UCI decided to suspend anyone testing over 50% red blood cells for two weeks. He learned about preparation.

Still, Millar persevered and achieved some success while remaining clean, including winning the 2000 Tour de France Prologue over Armstrong. Millar made the decision to use EPO after dropping out of that Tour de France in 2000 after suffering severe fatigue. He was then scheduled to ride the Vuelta in September, and given three weeks off to train with “L’Equiper” in Italy prior to the start. This was the period during which he would first take EPO. A good performance ensued, with Millar winning the Prologue to take the leaders jersey for sev-eral days, and then winning Stage Six. Millar again used EPO in 2003, prior to the World Championships in Canada, where he won the World Time Trial Championship.

Millar was arrested in Biarritz in June, 2004 at a restaurant in Biarritz. He soon confessed and cooperated with the authorities, receiving a two-year suspension from June 24, 2004,

ending a week before the 2006 Tour. Millar joined the Saunier-Duval team for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

In 2008 Millar and others, includ-ing several American riders such as Dave Zabriskie and Christian Vande Velde, joined together to create a team with a strong anti-doping cul-ture. Together with director Jonathan Vaughters they formed Slipstream Racing LLC which became Team Garmin. Garmin has had remarkable success and spawned other “clean” teams such as Sky. Millar was also instrumental in getting the UCI to ban the injections widely used for legal recovery products such as vita-min and iron supplements.

Cycling has a long history of a doping culture, with significant push-back only in the last several years. The current revelations of systematic by teams led by Armstrong, of the ongoing Operation Puerto trial, and the potential establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission point towards a cleaner future. Truthful admissions by many riders and the recognization that sponsors will not stay in a dirty sport with repeated scandals will lead to stron-ger anti-doping regimen and result in younger riders not have to face that fateful decision of whether to dope or to leave the sport.

Millar has authored a well-written autobiography that reads easily and quickly. He delves into his upbring-ing and personal issues that affected his racing and general lifestyle. As one of the smartest and most erudite members of the pro peloton, one who has seen the Lance era come and go, I highly recommend this book for an inside look at the sport during the EPO era, and after.

“Racing Through The Dark: Crash. Burn. Coming Clean. Coming Back.”

David MillarTouchstone (2012)ISBN-10: 1451682689ISBN-13: 978-1451682687

greenbike (Slc Bike Share) launch Scheduled for april 8th

Bike Share is coming to Salt Lake City and its name is GREENbike. If you aren’t familiar with bike sharing, Bike Share stations will be strategi-cally placed throughout downtown SLC to create a network that’s useful for both residents and visitors. With the swipe of a credit card and the touch of a button, anyone can borrow a bike that can be returned at any down-town station (think Redbox, but for bikes). The GREENbike network will launch with 10 fully-automated Bike Share stations and 100 green bikes.

The official launch event for GREENbike will take place April 8th at 10:30 a.m. at Gallivan Center (225 South Main St.). Speakers will include Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, SelectHealth President Patricia Richards and Rio Tinto President & CEO Kelly Sanders. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information, visit greenbikeslc.org.

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A Who's Who of Utah’s Pro Cyclists

By Jared Eborn

Utah, with its stunning canyons, high altitude and cycling-friendly terrain knows how to produce world-class cyclists.

Whether it’s Dave Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer, Burke Swindlehurst, Jeff Louder or others, the domestic and international peloton has been well represented by Utahns over the years.

As the 2013 cycling season begins, let’s catch up with some of those professional cyclists around the world who call Utah home – to

one degree or another.

Jamey Driscoll – Jamis-Hagens Berman & Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.comAn amazing cyclocross season saw the Sandy resident placed third at U.S.Nationals and then 27th at Worlds a few weeks later. As spring and summer approach, Driscoll will replace the knobby tires for slicks and compete with the Jamis-Hagens Berman team.

Jonathan Page – ENGVT-PlanetBike-Fuji

The reigning U.S. cyclocross champi-on calls Kamas, Utah his home base now and is wrapping up a landmark season on both U.S. and international soil. A stressful month or two saw him go from losing key sponsors to winning a stars and stripes jersey. With the World Cup season over, Page will do some mountain biking in the Wasatch and Uinta mountains before prepping for a defense of his national championship.

Tayler Wiles – Specialized-LululemonThe Murray High graduate has relo-cated to northern California as her cycling base of operations and after a strong season with Exergy-Twenty12 a year ago with solid results in a handful of European races. She’s now racing for Specialized-Lululemon where her skills as a time trialist and super domestique will help one of the world’s top women’s teams have another breakthrough season.

Nicky Wangsgard – Primal Pro WomenIt’s not quite time to hang up the lycra yet for The Professor. The cri-terium specialist is heading up a grassroots pro team and funding its race schedule with cycling clinics and old-fashioned hard work. Primal Pro Women will be hitting many of the top women’s races in the country with a focus on races in the west. Wangsgard, though devoting plenty of time to running the team as well as teaching at Southern Utah University, will likely find her way to a podium or two as the crit season heats up.

Tiffany Pezzulo – Primal Pro WomenLike Wangsgard, Pezzulo is a cri-terium crusher with wins at Tulsa Tough, Evanston and a Utah State title to her name. After spending much of the 2012 season giving birth and taking care of the newborn, Pezzulo anticipates being back in the saddle with Primal Pro Women and assisting with the grassroots nature of the team.

Chase Pinkham – Jamis-Hagens BermanThe West High grad had a rough 2012 – fighting injuries and sickness for much of the season and not hav-ing the results with his Bissell Pro Cycling team Pinkham had worked so hard for. With the health issues hopefully behind him, Pinkham is now riding with Jamis-Hagens Berman and has a few Utah buddies on the roster with whom to share the workload.

Tanner Putt – Bontrager Cycling TeamAfter a season with the BMC/Hincapie Development team, Putt has moved on to join Axel Merckx’s Bontrager squad. A season of top-tier races in the U.S. with a sprinkling of international competition should help Putt, who placed fifth in the U.S. U23 national championship criterium race and second in the U23 road race, add to his palmares.

Robbie Squire – Flaminia-FondriestThe multi-discipline wunderkind from Alta High School has signed with the fledgling Italian team Flaminia-Fondriest and will be rac-ing throughout Europe. He’s spent the last two years tearing things up

for the Garmin-Sharp development squad, Chipotle-First Solar.

Keegan Swenson – Cannondale Factory TeamThe 2012 Cycling Utah Rider of the Year, Swenson had a phenomenal season with wins across the country and into Mexico as well as numer-ous Top 10 finishes at World Cup races in Europe. Swenson is one of the country’s fastest-rising stars. The Park City native can throw it down in the road or at cyclocross races. The youngster captured a trio of vic-tories at the USA Cycling national mountain bike championships with titles in cross country, short track and Super-D. With that success behind him, 2013 promises to be another exciting year.

Connor O’Leary – Bontrager Cycling TeamWith time spent in the Best Utah Rider jersey at the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, O’Leary had one of his strongest seasons to date. A cancer survivor who has shared time on the bike with time advocat-ing for cancer research and treatment, O’Leary is also becoming a bit of a celebrity. In addition to his racing schedule, Connor and his father will appear on the hit television show The Amazing Race.

Alex Grant – Cannondale Sho-AirIf it’s a mountain bike race, you can bet Grant is a contender. He’s already teamed up with his Sho-Air buddies with capture the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo endurance race – Grant clocked the fastest lap of the race – and is looking forward to defending his Park City Point To Point title (again) later this summer.

TJ Eisenhart – BMC DevelopmentKeep your eye on Eisenhart as he begins his professional career after graduating from Lehi High School. With 2012 overall victories in the UCI Tour du Pays de Vaud. and the Tour de l’Abitibi, it was little won-der Eisenhart picked up a pro con-tract. Splitting time between Europe and America, Eisenhart – who also placed second in the USA Junior National Time Trial championship – will seek to take his game to an even higher level as the competition gets tougher.

Devon Gorry – NOW and Novartis for MSAn assistant professor of economics at Utah State University, Gorry races professionally for a team that also plays a big role in Multiple Sclerosis rides across the country by hoping on tandem bikes with a rider suffer-ing from MS. Gorry had a handful of Top 10 finishes in road and cyclo-cross races including taking top hon-ors at the Harvest Moon Cyclocross race in September.

Erica Tingey – Kuhl/Rocky MountainBalancing motherhood and racing is turning out pretty well for the moun-tain bike pro who splits her time (and training) between the Wasatch Front and Las Vegas. With several wins at some of the top mountain bike races in the west, Tingey has proven to be one of the top racers in the country and shows no signs of slowing down.

Kathy Sherwin – Stan’s NoTubesOne of Utah’s perennial mountain

bike and cyclocross stars, Kathy will be racing again this year for Stan’s NoTubes. In 2013 she has already started the season with a team win at 24 Hours of the Old Pueblo. Expect her to add to her career total of 94 wins.

Sarah Kauffman – Stan’s NoTubesSarah is set for a comeback season this year after having health issues and being hit by a car in 2012. Expect her to excel in cross-country during the spring and summer, and finish strong in cyclocross in the fall.

Colin Joyce – Cal Giant-SpecializedThe youngster from Pocatello is no secret around the Intermountain West and has been putting the hurt on rac-ers much older than him for years. Now, he’s signed with Cal Giant-Specialized and will be hitting a regional and national racing circuit that will give him even more experi-ence and exposure. A rising star to watch for.

Jeff Louder – United HealthcarePerhaps Utah’s top current pro, Louder is a leader with his UHC squad and calls upon his experi-ence and talent as the Blue Train remains one of the top teams in the domestic scene. With a handful of races in Europe, South America and elsewhere each year, UHC will have Louder’s trademark breakaway attacks front and center throughout the season. The Salt Lake City native and resident is certain to challenge for podiums throughout the season.

Tommy Nankervis – Bissell Pro CyclingThe Australia native and Park City resident raced with Competitive Cyclist a year ago. After that team merged with another team, there was some roster shuffling and Nankervis found himself a home with one of the top squads in the domestic peloton. The Aussie workhorse will ride for Bissell Pro Cycling with an eye on helping his team at NRC and North American UCI races.

Cortlan Brown – Astellas Oncology Cycling TeamAfter winning the NCAA Division II national championship for Salt Lake Community College last year, it was no surprise that Brown caught the attention of various high-level teams. Brown will race in 2013 for the Illinois-based team at a variety of national-level races.

Dave Zabriskie – Garmin Sharp.Captain America, an Olympus High graduate and native Utah who now calls Southern California home, has been on the sidelines for a few months. After his confession to using performance enhancing drugs in USADA’s investigation of the U.S. Postal Service team and Lance Armstrong, Zabriskie was given a 6-month ban from competition. The reigning U.S. Pro Time Trial Champion is eligible to return to competition in March.

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Above: Pro cyclocross rider Jamey Driscoll on his way to winning the Utah Cyclocross Series Race #5 on October 20, 2012. Photo: Dave Iltis

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there is a city moratorium on losing any more residences to commercial zoning.

C.U.: How cooperative was the city in your efforts to start a home-based business?

JMB: My business was happen-ing, and the city has been very coop-erative. The good folks involved in my business approval have the insight to see when something magi-cal and unique is happening. The city let me grow. They saw the importance of a business like mine, and let it happen. I have worked real hard to be more compliant as time went on to reciprocate that. I would encourage people who want to start a home-based business to look at all the rules and try to conform first rather than after the fact. It would be a lot easier on the business owner and the city.

C.U.: As a member of my local community council, it seems that neighbors are always fighting home based businesses. “Too much traffic, not enough on-site parking, and too much noise” are some of the regular complaints. Did you have issues with your neighbors?

JMB: There are very specific rules and standards for home busi-ness approval with or without a special exception. You cannot have a parking issue, there cannot be any noxious fumes created, noise must not be made beyond a nor-mal level for a residence, and many other standards. The recent amend-

ment allows some more leeway in regards to some of the standards but all the same approvals are still in place. Some things just would never be allowed such as auto repair for example, or a high traffic food serv-ing operation, and there is no way you can have retail sales that does not relate to a service. A barber can sell a comb, or a bike mechanic can sell a headlight, but you will never see retail sales in the front room of a house. The standards are many and quite clear, but the special exception allows the zoning officials to look at an idea even if it violates one or some of the standards.

Also there can be no objections by abutting property owners at all. They must all like what is being done. Fortunately all my neighbors have been very supportive and love having me nearby, and I try to be very sensitive to their needs and input about what is going on.

C.U.: Do you have any plans to expand your business outside of your home? Do you have a need to or are you able to expand your business at your present location?

JMB: I have tried to expand into a commercial storefront in 2010 but it failed miserably, and I am still try-ing to recover from it financially. I thought I could do it with no money and no loans like I have been able to do at home, but it takes a list of things to start a high cost business. You must have a good presentation, full inventory, good staff, a line of bikes on the floor, decor, huge sav-ings, and many other things, and you MUST have them BEFORE you open the doors. At a home business I have been able to start with almost nothing, no product, no money, very little tools, no suppliers, etc. I have

worked very hard to build those things up over time, and my custom-ers continue to be very patient with my growth. I have all the tools I need now, all the suppliers, and a line of bikes I can order from. I still struggle with having enough money and inventory but it is a seasonal business so winter wears us down each year.

I cannot expand at my present location too much, but aside from more space to store repairs when it is busy, I don’t really need to. I do fine with my little space, I can fit all my tools and parts in there, although every square inch is packed tight, and I have room for repairs after I’m closed. I can fit about two or three dozen bikes in there, which is about a week out on repairs, if I can stay ahead of the game I can avoid going

“appointments only”. But I have had to do that in the past because of crazy amounts of bikes coming in, usually in March or April depending on the weather.

C.U.: What help have you had to get your business going?

JMB: My wife Elva Nava has been a real force in my success. She has learned how to do bicycle repairs and has been a big help in allowing me to bring this seasonal income to our family. I owe her a debt of gratitude for her help. She can bust out very-well-done tune-ups better than anyone I have worked with in the past. I check all her work and I think she is getting better than me. She is critiquing my work now! My customers and I are lucky to have her doing bikes.

I have had many people help in my growth process, too many to name, but I will try. First I must thank Mike Nichols who owned

Hamer Nicker Construction for building my shop basically for free. And he helped me get my first parts order once I finally got a real supplier. Second I must gratefully acknowledge Rich Waldorf of J & B Importers for completely hanging his neck out to get a home business lined up with new parts (this almost never happens). I must also thank James Zwick for caring so much, and lending an ear when I need help, and for his great support of me and every cyclist and shop in the area with the great work he does at the annual Bike Swap and Expo. The cycling community is fortunate to have him.

I also thank Dave Iltis for his great work at the MBAC (Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee) over the years, as well as the Mayor, Becka Roolf, Nole Walkingshaw and all the others at the City. And finally I really must acknowledge all the mentors I’ve had over the years like Mike

Hanseen (Millcreek Bicycles), Mike Pratt (Canyon Bicycles), Keith Archibald, and all the others at the old Midvale Bingham’s, Joey May and his dad from Bike Board Blade, and all the other shops I worked at, for good or for bad (mostly good) they all taught me a lot. I’ve had a good relationship with other bike shops because I fill a niche for them repairing bikes such as Walmart type bikes that may not be profitable for them.

Of course I must thank our neigh-boring property owners for letting us slide when times are tough. To all of our wonderful customers for being so incredibly supportive and patient, Thank You.

C.U.: Thanks Johnny for helping with this story. You can find Johnny, “The Bike Guy” Barlow at his busi-ness located at 1555 South on 900 East in Salt Lake City. The phone number is 385-218-1649 or at bike-guyslc@gmail.com.

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coach’S corner

Teamwork Matters: You’re Either Racing as a Cohesive Squad, or You’re NotBy Mark Deterline

At its essence, competitive cycling is a team sport. Whether you’re out at the big local group ride, a train-ing race, or one of the season’s big cycling events, the squads that ride as cohesive jet fighter units are usu-ally the most dangerous. Conversely, even teams with numbers and talent that don’t ride in a unified manner – that choose not to share the work of controlling a race and neutralizing opponents – are generally less suc-cessful.

Like any relationship or group endeavor, what largely dictates the dynamic and problem-solving effi-cacy of the whole begins with the

“chemistry” shared between each of the riders. Choosing the right group to ride with, or the best suited team to race with, can make or break your season.

I lived and worked in Italy for various companies in the bike indus-try some years ago, and it was inter-esting to experience first-hand Italian professional racing of that era. There was so much talent, as well as sup-port and money being invested in teams, including the national pro-gram. Yet the italiani often struggled to race as cohesive squads; they were not always willing to sacrifice for one another, and it showed. The big exception was whatever team was riding for Cipollini. Man, those were some of the best leadout trains ever

put together, making Cipollini one of the most prolific sprint champions in history.

One autumn at a big annual Italian cycling awards ceremony I had attended in previous years, a friend in attendance told me how a big public argument broke out. In this particular case, allusions and allegations were made that one or more of the national men’s riders had undermined his teammate’s chance at the World Championship Road Race title. This had such a negatively stratifying effect on Italian cycling at the time.

Not winning a race as a squad that put in an honorable cohesive effort is one thing; losing it because of divi-sion or ego is another.

Since then, Italians have become some of the best team riders in the world, and some of our American teams have also been exemplary, tac-tically speaking: HTC High Road, BMC and – again, strictly tactically speaking – US Postal / Discovery. Interestingly, the Radio Shack team was often NOT as unified as they should have been, because of internal conflict.

I want to list some concepts that we can cover in more detail in upcoming issues. For now, I’d to introduce each to put readers and teams in an advantageous mindset heading into the 2013 race season. Topics to consider:

-Riding tempo. This is a pace

established by a team to discourage drastic changes in speeds, and to discourage breakaways. It can also serve to reel in breakaways with-out necessarily expending the same energy as “chasing”.

-Attacking & counter-attacking. Unless a very strong rider puts in an attack at just the right time or on just the right terrain (i.e. a formidable climber on a significant uphill sec-tion), attacks often don’t succeed in causing a split in the group, but it can

“soften” up the group for a counter-attack the yields a gap.

-Attacking as a decoy. Attacks can be made in an attempt to get the right rider (e.g. one with a good sprint or uphill finish kick) away or to force other teams to chase. By compelling opponents to do the work, the asser-tive team enables its key riders to

“sit in” and rest so that they will have fresh legs for the next tactical move.

-Going with a breakaway vs. chas-ing a breakaway. It is always much easier to jump on an opponent’s wheel as a breakaway is forming than to be in the wind closing a gap. Riding near the front and being vigi-lant can mean the difference between making the selection and missing out, the latter forcing your team to chase.

-Chasing vs. bridging. There is also a difference between going to the front of the peloton to chase down a breakaway and trying to get away from the pack with a gap in the hope of getting to the breakaway without towing anyone (or too many)

in the process.-Waiting for a detained teammate.

If a strong teammate gets sidelined, depending on the type of race, you need to know in advance how to deal with the situation. Do you drop your-self from the pack as the teammate gets a wheel from a support vehicle or wheel pit, or do you stop and give them your own wheel? Both options represent team racing at its best; you just need to know how to be a help as opposed to taking both yourself and the teammate in need out of the race.

-Protecting your team leader. Cycling can be a very noble sport, with savvy and selfless riders doing everything they can toward the success of one or more teammates. Watching teams keep their leaders out of the wind, in good position without those leaders having to exert themselves too much, and led out for a clean shot at victory in the sprint is exhilarating. No matter how good you are, or how much potential you believe you have, if you don’t learn early on how to be an excellent team/support rider, or domestique, your opportunities will be severely lim-ited. For elite cyclists, it can mean the difference between getting a pro contract and languishing forever in the land of could-have-been. For cyclists of all levels, the better a team rider you are, the more you will be a desirable entity for discerning clubs, teams and potential teammates.

-Blocking. Man-oh-man, this can be a controversial subject. Suffice it

to say that blocking has and always will be an important aspect of team racing. It can be implemented in a variety of different ways, and by smaller or larger teams. We’ll address this in detail at a later date, both the mechanics as well as the ethics of various forms of blocking.

-Leadouts. At the end of the race, line your team up and get or keep your best sprinter near the front, ready to jump off the your last lead-out rider’s wheel in a final explosive bid for glory along the final 100-200 meters to the finish line.

Hopefully this summary not only piques your interest and serves as motivation to get better educated about racing. It should also serve as a call to arms, as an affirmation of the exalted you role that you can play as an individual and as a member of a squad in our collective goal to elevate cycling in Utah and the West at every level, in women’s, men’s and junior racing.

Mark Deterline and Dave Harward offer over thirty years of combined endurance training and competitive experience. Plan 7 Endurance Coaching provides professional coaching, biome-chanics (bike fit or runner’s stride analysis) and performance test-ing for athletes of all levels. Email them at: contact@plan7coaching.com.

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road racing

DNA Cycling powered by Plan7, A New Women’s Road Racing Development Team, Launches in Utah

Salt Lake City, UT – Utah has a new powerhouse women’s road rac-ing team. DNA Cycling powered by Plan7, recently announced its 2013 roster. Headquartered in Utah, the team’s riders boast accomplishments ranging from international profes-sional experience to national and local championship titles. The first year squad is comprised of 13 mem-bers, primarily residents of Utah with riders also based in California and Idaho.

For 2013, DNA Cycling powered by Plan7 will be led by international veteran rider Flavia Oliveira, who plans to race part of the season in Europe for the Brazilian National Team. Oliveira has as her biggest goal the 2016 Olympics in her home-town, Rio de Janeiro.

Other members of the nascent squad with notable palmarès are Anne Perry, National Masters 35+ Road Race Champion; Utah State Double Champion (Road Race and Time Trial), Megan Jensen Hill,

who is coming back from a seri-ous injury sustained in a crash last year; and collegiate racer Mikayla Lyman, reigning Idaho State Road Race Champion.

“There is a tremendous amount of female cycling talent in Utah, ranging from Juniors to Masters,” explained Mark Deterline, Oliveira’s coach and the team’s co-Directeur Sportif, “We believe this to be a unique time in history for women’s cycling, and see this program as a vehicle to providing women in Utah and beyond opportunities to excel at the regional and national levels.”

“We’re very excited to be part of the development of promising female athletes and promote women in the sport of cycling,” said Team General Manager, Alex Kim, “We owe a debt of gratitude to our local cycling communities, the Utah Cycling Association, and sponsors for enabling our riders to compete at a high level.”

The DNA Cycling powered by Plan7 2013 roster:

Amber BrownSalt Lake City, UtahRachel CieslewiczSt. George, UtahMegan ClowardSalt Lake City, UtahCatherine Fegan-KimSalt Lake City, UtahKemille GarvinKaysville, UtahKeri GibsonPleasant View, UtahMegan Jensen HillSaratoga Springs, UtahMikayla LymanBoise, IdahoBreanne NalderSalt Lake City, UtahFlavia OliveiraLivermore, CaliforniaChantel OlsenSalt Lake City, UtahAnne PerrySalt Lake City, UtahKaytie ScottOgden, Utah

The team is proud to be supported by companies that share the mission to promote women’s cycling: DNA Cycling, Plan 7 Endurance Coaching, Mercury Cycling, Competitive Cyclist, Wasatch Bike Support, Rudy Project, Skratch Labs, Coffee Collective, Cotton Sox Photography, West Valley Auto Plaza, Excelerator Sports LLC, Fiat of Salt Lake City, Miller Guymon PC, Cannon Disability Law, and Gear Rush. To learn more about the program, its racers, coaches and sponsors, visit: http://www.dna-plan7.com.

For more great stories, back issues,

and resources, visit

cyclingutah.com

Above: The new DNA Cycling powered by Plan7 team has a goal of devel-oping riders to compete at a national level.

Take part in the utah collaborative active Transportation Study

Utah transportation leaders have announced the launch of UCATS, the Utah Collaborative Active Transportation Study, a comprehensive project that will look at ways to enhance pedestrian and bicycle connections to major transit lines and lay the groundwork for an urban network of bicycle routes along the Wasatch Front. UCATS is co-managed by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in partnership with Wasatch Front Regional Council, Mountainland Association of Governments and Salt Lake County.

The UCATS project team is inviting everyone interested in walking and bicycling on the Wasatch Front to par-ticipate in the conversation through the UCATS project website, hosted by MindMixer. The UCATS website, www.ucatsplan.com, will provide ongoing information about the study and establish a forum for dialogue on local walk-ing and bicycling issues. Discussions that take place through the UCATS website will help the project team shape recommendations for bicycling and walking infrastructure along the Wasatch Front.

Visit the UCATS project website at www.ucatsplan.com, and tell the project team what you think.

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Bicycle induSTry

A Visit to the North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show

By Chris See

The 2013 North American Handbuilt Bicycle show took place in Denver, Colorado February 22-24. Featuring the work of custom bicycle builders, the NAHBS showcases the skills of the individual. Collected under one roof are bikes built from any material imaginable. From hand carved ridable wooden art through to classic steel fabrications, the unique blends with the practical at NAHBS.

Once a year this show allows the

public a look into the mind of the custom frame builder. In addition to the bikes the show includes builder tools and fixtures as well as fabrica-tion supplies including tubes and castings. Cycling Utah visited the show and visited with three builders with ties to the Intermountain West.

Kelson CyclesFirst stop, Kelson Cycles from

Ashton Idaho. Kelson Cycles’ Brian Williams started road racing at age 14. At the time, Williams had the habit of constantly tearing his bike

apart. He found the rebuilding to be more challenging than disassembly thus the bike frequently ended up in piles on the floor. Unable to reas-semble the pieces into a complete, functioning bicycle, Williams and his mom headed off to the local shop on a regular basis.

After multiple trips, and many hours hanging around the shop, they put Williams to work. His career as a mechanic and framebuilder began. The shop had a resident frame builder, and Williams soon gravitated toward building bikes. He first learned to

weld steel, and then, moved on to titanium. Thanks to his long experi-ence, Williams’ welds are clean and well executed.

Initially, Williams built bicycles for fun and for his friends. But he has since made it his full-time job and has opened a studio in Ashton, Idaho. Along the way, Williams also did a stint building kayaks, which gave him experience in working with composites such as carbon.

Kelson Cycles was born of Brian’s frustration with the one-size-fits-all approach that dominated the prod-ucts he sold in the shop in Rexberg, Idaho. At NAHBS, Kelson show-cased a mixed titanium and carbon

fiber frame-set designed speci f ica l ly for Utah’s Crusher In The Tushar race. Taking place in July, the Crusher in the Tushar runs over paved and gravel roads, and the course makes unique demands on the competi-tors’ bikes. W i l l i a m s named his Crusher bike the RAD: Road, asphalt, dirt.

K e l s o n ’s RAD bike is half titanium and half car-bon, with the titanium on the lower portions of the bike. The bottom tubes around the

bottom bracket and chainstays are titanium while the top tube and seatstays are carbon. The titanium lower frame elements protect against rocks and other impacts that might damage the carbon. The titanium chainstay also allows for integrated disc mounts, which saves weight. The carbon, meanwhile, lightens the overall weight of the bike and offers some high-frequency vibration damping. Titanium lugs join the two frame materials.

Born of Williams’ exploration of the mixed road surfaces of south-eastern Idaho, the RAD is a subtly tuned cyclocross frame. The geom-etry aims to make a bike up to the demands of on and off-road riding. The front end of the frameset is based on road geometry. The fork has a 59mm trail, which Williams intends to provide more reponsive steering. Williams also drops the bottom bracket to 70 mm which places rider down lower on the bike. The lower position aims to improve the bike’s stability. Williams finishes the design with 425mm chainstays, which he borrows from traditional cyclocross designs.

Williams has built up his RAD bike with SRAM Force. The wheel-set, bars, and stem come from the carbon wizards at Utah’s ENVE Composites. The Kelson Crusher bike also features disc brakes. While the true weight is still a secret, Williams allows that it’s approxi-mately 18 pounds.

The Kelson display at NAHBS also included a 650b steel hardtail and a full-carbon road bike.

For more information, visit: kel-sonbikes.com.

Scrub ComponentsThe next Utah connection is Park

City-based Chris LaCasce and Scrub Components. Scrub builds disc brake parts. Scrub’s products include pads, rotors, and rotor-carrier assemblies. The company’s focus is on improv-ing heat dissipation which increases component stability.

To this end, Scrub has developed the “Chill” heat sink. The “Chill” is

Top: Brian Williams of Kelson Cycles with the RAD. The RAD (road, asphalt, dirt) is a perfect bike for the Tushar in the Crusher race.Right: The titanium rear dropout of the RAD is finely crafted, and connects the carbon seat and chainstays.Below: The smooth curves of Sanomagic Cycles; crafted entirely of mahogany by Sueshiro Sano, a third generation ship builder from Japan. Sano shipyards were established 200 years ago and since then 8 gen-erations of family have practiced the craft.Photos by Chris See. Find more at fredmarx.photoshelter.com

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integrated into the backing plate of the brake pad. The Scrub-designed pads currently fit four calipers: Old Shimano, New Shimano, Elixir, and Formula. Scrub makes it brake pads in the U.S., and the design aims for a soft, quiet braking surface.

Scrub also makes a two-piece rotor. The U.S.-made rotors feature the rotor and carrier as separate piec-es. The outer braking surface is sepa-rate from inner carrier ring, which is mounted to the hub. The Scrub design controls warping and improves heat

management under pro-longed brak-ing, because while the m o u n t i n g ring remains stable, the rotor can expand as it heats.

S c r u b offers their rotors in a variety of materi-als to meet the weight and durabil-ity needs of i n d i v i d u a l riders. The design also allows the carrier to be made in col-ors without affecting the

rotor. The machining of the rotors is performed in Seattle, and the final assembly and production work is completed in Salt Lake City.

For more information, visit scrub-components.com.

Breadwinner CyclesThe third stop was a conversa-

tion with Tony Pereira of the newly launched Breadwinner Cycles. Currently working out of Portland Oregon, Pereira began his career as a frame builder in the Salt Lake Valley. Pereira is a self-described tinkerer. “Ten years ago I was a bike mechanic, living in Salt Lake City, and I had a torch,” he told Cycling Utah. He put that torch to use and created an assortment of different bikes during his early years as a builder. Among his creations were tall bikes, a cargo bike with a front platform, a motorcycle, and a pioneering 29-inch mountain bike. Pereira rode and raced his own cre-ations in the Utah Intermountain Cup series for several years in the nine-ties. Completely self-taught, Pereira focuses on clean lines and straight-forward designs. Pereira’s career was given a boost when he was able to acquire the inventory and fixtures of Rogue Cycles.

Pereira’s first original bike design was a 29 inch MTB at a time when ‘niners had not yet gained any trac-tion in the industry. At the time, he

was working at Wild Rose Mountain Sports with local mountain bike racer, Jeff Bates. Pereira got to thinking about trying out a niner. Why not build it himself? Pereira and Bates raced Pereira’s first builds in the Utah Intermountain Series. Tony’s first ever bike sale was to a racer at the ICup.

Today, Breadwinner designs offer aesthetically clean, TIG-welded steel framesets. The Breadwinner line-up includes road, cyclocross, mountain, and commuter designs. The Arbor Lodge commuter perfectly illustrates Pereira’s complete and clean ideal. It features an integrated U-lock, a generator hub that powers built-in lighting, and an integral rack. The rack includes a specifically designed bag that has an illuminated strip for 270º visibility.

Pereira has stayed true to his mountain bike roots. This year, the Breadwinner 29er commemorates the life of Pereira’s friend and collab-orator Jeff Bates. Bates, a fixture of the Utah cycling community, died in 2011 of melanoma. The Breadwinner 29er carries the name JB Racer in Bates’ memory. The JB Racer is a steel hardtail and showcases the clean welds and a simple frame aes-thetic that characterizes Pereira’s designs. Breadwinner is a partner-ship between Pereira and Ira Ryan based in Portland Oregon. Ryan han-dles road designs for Breadwinner.

For more information, visit bread-winnercycles.com.

EO GearAlso at the show was EO Gear.

Richard Stum is the mind behind EO, a fabricator of bicycle bags. Designed and sewn in Utah the prod-uct line starts at small top tube bags for triathletes and runs to large saddle mounted bags for the Brevet (a long single day self-supported road ride) rider. The smaller bags attach with simple hook and loop straps. The larger saddlebags have a dedicated rigid mount to support the bag. This allows bag to be removed while the mount stays firmly attached to bike.

For more information, visit: eogear.com

From TIG-welded steel commut-ers to bamboo-titanium hybrid fat tire mountain bikes, NAHBS had something that drew the eye of any cycling enthusiast. Be it large shops or individuals working alone, the show was a gathering of the unique, the aesthetically pleasing and every-thing in between. Whether one was looking for a set of steel frame lugs, or a complete frame builders fixture, it was all on display in Denver.

Top: Breadwinner Cycles new JB Racer. Built and designed by Tony Pereira in honor of Jeff Bates, a Utah racer who died from cancer in 2011.Above: Tony Pereira (left) launched Breadwinner at the NAHBS.Right: Smooth welds are the norm for Breadwinner.Below: The Breadwinner commuter.Below right: EO Gear's seat bag has extra capacity for randonneuring

Photos: Chris See. Find more at fredmarx.photoshelter.com

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Shop Talk

Blue Monkey Bicycles Specializes in Car Replacement Therapy

By Jared Eborn

Duane Schaffer isn’t your average bike nerd.

He’s got no interest in carbon fiber, Di2 components or 120 mm travel shocks. Well, not a lot of inter-est, at least.

Instead, Schaffer sees the bicycle as an answer to a solution – a way to carpool the kids to school, haul groceries to the house or a way to thin the gunk that is the air in the Salt Lake Valley.

And with those ideals in mind, Schaffer and his wife, Tonya, took a calculated risk and opened Blue Monkey Bicycles in Murray – a shop specializing in “Car Replacement Therapy.”

“It’s something I really believe in,” Schaffer said. “I use my bike so much that I’ve run into people at school or the store and they’re like ‘I didn’t know you even had a car.’”

Blue Monkey Bicycles, as its name might suggest, is not your typical bike shop. You won’t find $10,000 bikes worthy of the Tour of Utah or capable of taming the Wasatch Crest Trail. Instead, Blue Monkey is all about being green. With a focus on electric bicycles,

Blue Monkey caters to the client who values efficient urban transportation but doesn’t necessarily want to smell like a gym sock when arriving at the office.

With a line of bicycles from Pedego and Yuba, Blue Monkey offers everything from tandem cargo haulers to beach cruisers and classic commuter bikes.

Schaffer said the bikes can easily maintain a 20 mile per hour pace on city streets and parkways while han-dling rolling hills without a challenge. Though not performance bicycles by any stretch of the imagination, Schaffer said the electric bikes aren’t trying to compete in that market.

“These are bikes for people who want to use a get around, to work or to just enjoy a day on a bike,” he said.

“Electric bikes are great transporta-tion options.”

Schaffer said he can envision a time when electric bikes are not limited to urban centers and big cit-ies, but utilized by commuters in suburbia. A worker - instead of driv-ing a car to an office or park-and-ride lot – could get dressed for work at home, hop on an electric bike and softly pedal his way to the office. If that distance is too far, a quick (and non-sweaty) trip to a UTA Trax or

Frontrunner station followed by a train ride and second bike trip to the office would save gas, pollute the air less and leave the worker a little more physically fit.

Blue Monkey Bicycles is located a bit away from most of its target mar-ket, but choosing a store close to his Murray home was important. With carpooling – Schaffer is frequently seen taking two kids to school on his Yuba cargo bike – and after-school activities part of his everyday life, the store’s location near the Murray Trax and Frontrunner station made sense. When Schaffer found a store that also had the capability to host a fitness studio, he pulled the trigger and bought the building. The back room of the building is a Zumba studio with regular classes.

Blue Monkey Bicycles opened in January and while business has been slow during the winter months, Schaffer said he’s seeing a steady increase in customers as the weather gets better.

The lure of electric transportation options isn’t limited to Nissan Leafs or Chevy Volts. Pedego and Yuba bikes are fairly affordable additions to a transportation options.

“The Pedego products provide all the advantages of a regular bicy-cle: fun, exercise, free parking, zero emissions and freedom from gridlock while eliminating one of the bicy-cle’s more serious drawbacks, lack of power. Fundamentally, a Pedego bike is just like a regular bicycle with a quiet built-in electric hub motor to provide additional assistance,” Schaffer said. “You can pedal nor-mally and just use the motor to help out on hills and headwinds or use the motor all the time just to make rid-ing easier. The experience is entirely different from riding a gas scooter or motorbike. The electric assistance is perfectly smooth and silent which complements, rather than supplants, human power.”

As for cargo bikes, Yuba is the choice of Blue Monkey Bicycles.

“We did our homework on cargo bikes and we chose to carry Yuba Cargo Bikes. There are many differ-ent versions of cargo bikes out there. Some that carry their loads in the front, some in the back, some with varying wheels sizes. We feel that the Mundo and Boda Boda are sturdy, rugged and well designed,” Schaffer said. “We like that you can ride them like normal bikes, get up to speed, get out in traffic and be confident that the bike will handle you and your load. In fact, we regularly carry our kids and their friends on our bikes.”

Blue Monkey Bicycles 4902 South State Street, Murray

www.bluemonkeybicycles.com

Above: Duane Schaffer's new shop Blue Monkey Bicycles specializes in electric bikes and cargo bikes and aims to help people drive less and ride more. Photo: Jared Eborn

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Cyclist Douglas Crow Struck and Killed in Provo

By Katie Harrington

Douglas Crow had a love for riding bikes – a hobby that would not only be omnipresent throughout his life, but also in the last moments before his death.

Crow – a resident of Provo, Utah – would often take a bike on family vacations to explore places on quiet morning rides, said his son Nick Crow.

But February 15 marked Crow’s last morning ride, which ended abruptly when Crow was hit first by a 49-year-old woman driving a Cadillac Escalade and seconds later by a passing Frontrunner train.

The AccidentIt appeared as though the woman

driving the Escalade struck Crow as she was turning left from 600 South onto northbound 700 West in Provo, which knocked Crow off of his bicycle, said Provo Police Sgt. Mathew J. Siufanua.

Police believe Crow was on the tracks before being hit. It is unclear as to whether he was attempting to cross the tracks or if he was at a standstill at the time of the accident, Siufanua said.

Witnesses told detectives that the barrier arms and flashing lights initiated at the railroad crossing seconds after the crash occurred. The woman was able to move her vehicle out of the way, but Crow was not able to get off the tracks in time, Siufanua said.

“After being hit by the auto-mobile, the victim was alive. He was dazed and moving around, but unfortunately he was hit by a train that was traveling at a speed of 30 miles per hour,” Siufanua said.

Emergency personnel adminis-tered CPR on the scene and rushed Crow to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from severe head and other injuries, Siufauna said.

No citations were initially issued, but the 49-year-old driver – Maria Fregoso-Avina – was formal-ly charged Thursday with a class A misdemeanor negligent homicide, and two class C misdemeanors for failure to maintain a proper look-out and driving with an obstructed windshield.

When police arrived to the scene of the accident, the driver’s wind-shield was almost entirely frosted over, Siufauna said.

“The driver could not see the cyclist. In fact, only an area about the size of a credit card had any visibility,” he said.

The CyclistCrow ran the custodial staff at

Brigham Young University and had been employed there for 30 years, Nick Crow said. Crow enjoyed his job because his schedule allowed him to have afternoons free to enjoy recreation.

“He was the type of guy who loved his free time he didn’t want to sit around and waste it,” Nick Crow said. “He wanted to be out and about and doing things that were outdoors. That’s what he was doing the day he was killed. He took the day off to just enjoy the day.”

Crow was a family man. He raised seven children with his wife, Nellie, whom he met at Dixie State in Saint George, Utah before mov-ing to Provo. Nick Crow said his father worked hard for their family and always kept his word.

Crow enjoyed spending time with his children, Nick Crow said. Every year, Crow and his sons looked forward to a mountain bike excursion at one of the various ski resorts.

“In his old age we were kind of nervous about him going because it can be pretty intense, but he always went and he always kept up with us,” Nick Crow said. “That always impressed us. We all just felt like if we somehow were able to do that at his age, we would be impressed with ourselves.”

Nick Crow said his father was a collector and always had a project going on. He had a collection of antique bottles that made him very proud and he enjoyed refurbishing old beach cruisers for years.

Crow was also a fascinating storyteller, Nick Crow said. When Crow was growing up in Palm Springs, CA, his father worked for Howard Hughes. Crow became fas-cinated with Hughes and aviation, and eventually wrote a book about his father’s experiences.

But Nick Crow said the most important thing he’s ever learned from his father is that there are no handouts in life.

“You have to earn it, you have to work for it,” Nick Crow said. “I grew up with that [lesson] and to this day, I don’t expect anything to be handed to me. That has really served me in a positive way my whole life, to go out there and to earn it and work hard.”

Crow’s life was commemorated with a Ride of Silence in Provo City on Monday and a “ghost bike” was placed on the street to honor a life cut short.

Above: Douglas Crow had a love for bikes of all types. Photo: Courtesy the Crow Family.

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road racing

Nicky Wangsgard to Lead New Primal Pro Women’s Team

By Jared Eborn

Nicky Wangsgard saw the writing on the wall. After years of racing her bicycle and winning races all across the country it might be time to walk away and call it a career.

But Wangsgard, who grew up in Ogden and calls Cedar City home, had no real interest in walking away from bike racing. No, Wangsgard – despite her team essentially folding

– knew she had plenty of life left in her legs and in her heart.

So what did Wangsgard do? She stepped forward with a dream, a few friends and boundless energy – the

same energy that’s seen her land on the top step of National Racing Calendar races for the better part of a decade.

“The team was ending unless I stepped in and planned a mission with no money. I was a public school special educator for years. I know what it’s like to do a lot with very little.”

Wangsgard, who raced for the Primal-May My Ride team for the past couple of seasons, called on her former sponsors, relied on faith and launched an ambitious but admittedly risky project.

The Primal Pro Women’s Cycling Team was born.

But without a lot of funding from sponsors, the team is approaching the season with a unique plan of action.

With Wangsgard – an assistant professor at Southern Utah University

– leading the way, the small group of experienced racers is equal parts racing and education with a strong emphasis on trying to get grassroots support to help fund the season.

At various races the team will attend, they’ll rely on the kindness of the cycling community for help while also conducting cycling clinics – geared toward women and girls but open to anyone – to grew the future of the sport that has given so much to the team members.

These clinics will help underwrite the expenses that come with travel to and racing at high-level events.

Wangsgard, who is generally regarded as one of the best sprinters in the nation, is bringing the same gusto to her new project as she does to the final lap of a criterium.

“So far stressful. I’ve maxed out two of my own personal credit cards because I believe in our mis-sion and the girls needed gear. I’m investing in a mission that I believe in,” Wangsgard said. “If we can find sponsors and raise donations throughout season and I can come out even financially, I’ll be happy. But even if we don’t, I will be happy because we will have planted the cycling seed in everyone we meet as we host cycling clinics through out the country. We are excited for our

first clinic in Tucson in early march, which will be held on Friday night and Saturday morning. Shortly after the clinic, we will race the pro event, and model what we preached.”

Knowing finances will be tight regardless of the attendance at those clinics, Wangsgard is getting creative in her funding.

Using online fundraising website GoFundMe, the Primal Pro Women are soliciting donations from this interested in seeing the project suc-cess. Donations, with information about various rewards for donors, can be made at http://www.gofund-me.com/primalprowomen.

Online donations haven’t blown the roof off the project yet, but the season is young and Wangsgard is hoping to see the momentum pick up as the racing calendar gets busy.

“We have raised approximately $550. A great start. We have also found some important product sponsors (Primalwear, BH, Enzo’s Button Hole, Enve (a Utah company), Lizard Skins (a Utah company), Sidi, Herbalife, Progold, Smith Optics, Retul) who believe in our mission.”

Some of the biggest expenses, however, will be travel related. Wangsgard said it’s going to be a challenge each race to get all the gear and racers from several locations around the country to the start line.

“Transportation at the races will be difficult since we don’t have a race vehicle this year.” Other dif-ficulties will be, “Money for travel

expenses, mechanical support if we need something major done to our bikes, and balancing time for clinic and race needs. We believe that we can tackle these challenges,” she said. “These are challenges that every female cyclist deals with. Let’s face it...female professional cyclists, even on the large budgeted teams, are broke. We are all creatively sup-porting our passion and love for the sport in alternative ways. We decided to creatively support out passion as a team.”

Primal Pro Women’s Cycling Team’s lineup will be Kori Seehafer, Utah rider Tiffany Pezzulo, Joanie Caron, Melina Bernicker, and Nicky Wangsgard. The team will focus on the USA Crits National Criterium Series. Wangsgard will use her high finishing speed to act as a leadout for the other women.

Wangsgard and Pezzulo will also race locally with the Rooster’s/Biker’s Edge squad where they will act as coaches and mentors.

Primal Pro Women’s Cycling Team

http://primalprowomen.blogspot.com/

w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /Primalprowomen

https://twitter.com/primalpro-women

http://www.gofundme.com/pri-malprowomen

Watch the USA Crits races live at usacrits.com.

Above: Nicky Wangsgard and Tiffany Pezzulo will bring their sprint skills to the Primal Pro Women's Cycling Team. Photo: Courtesy Nicky Wangsgard

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nuTriTion

Carbs are a Cyclists Best Friend… Really! By Katherine A. Beals, PhD, RD, FACSM, CSSD and Breanne Nalder, MS

Last week I overheard a couple of elite endurance athletes in the locker room at the gym talking about train-ing and nutrition. Specifically they were lamenting the fact that they had gained some weight over the holi-days and were now gearing up for their season and looking to lose some of that holiday weight. One of them indicated that she was going to elimi-nate all grains from her diet, because she had heard that cutting out starchy carbs, like bread, was a good way to lose weight. And yes, there are a lot of success stories out there of people losing weight by “cutting carbs”...but most of them are not elite endurance athletes. Indeed, while a low carb diet may lead to quick weight loss, it will be at the expense of optimal per-formance. And since most athletes value performance above all else, they should also value carbohydrates consumed in the right amounts at the right time.

The Importance of Carbohydrates to Athletic Performance

The provision of adequate car-bohydrate is essential for athletes, particularly endurance athletes. The availability of carbohydrate during endurance exercise determines the intensity and duration of exercise that the athlete will be able to com-plete. Since carbohydrate storage in the body is limited, carbohydrate recommendations are designed to ensure adequate substrate for exer-cise and recovery. Also, our brains

run only on glucose, so maintain-ing adequate carbohydrate levels is essential in keeping focus throughout training and competition (it’s always a goal to avoid “bonking” right?).

The Concept of “Carbohydrate Availability”

For years endurance athletes have been told they should consume a

“high carbohydrate diet” which has most often been defined as a per-centage of the athlete’s total ener-gy intake (i.e, 65%-75% of energy intake should come from carbohy-drates). This “one size fits all” rec-ommendation is not only vague but it overlooks the natural variability in an athlete’s carbohydrate needs as function of the variability in training. Thus, a recently published consen-sus statement by the International Olympic Committee suggested that a more accurate way to describe carbohydrate recommendations for athletes is in terms of carbohydrate availability (Burke et al. 2011). Carbohydrate availability addresses whether the athlete’s total carbohy-drate intake and the timing of that intake around exercise or training maintains an adequate supply of car-bohydrate for the muscles and central nervous system (“high carbohydrate availability”) or whether carbohy-drate intake is inadequate leading to muscle and liver glycogen depletion (“low carbohydrate availability”). In simple terms, then, carbohydrate availability describes how well car-bohydrate intake matches carbohy-drate needs on a daily basis as well as before, during and after training.

Optimizing Carbohydrate Availability on a Daily Basis

To ensure optimal carbohydrate

availability on a daily basis, athletes should aim to match their carbohy-drate intake to their training load. The table below highlights optimal carbohydrate daily needs for differ-ent training loads in both grams per kilogram body weight and grams per pound of body weight (Burke et al. 2011)

Training LoadAmountLight (rest day or less than 1 hr

light training)3-5 g/kg or ~ 1.4-2.3 g/lb

Moderate (~1 hr of moderate intensity training)5-7 g/kg or ~ 2.3-3g/lb

High (1-3 hr of moderate-to-high intensity training)6-10 g/kg/d or ~ 2-7-4.5g/lb

Extreme (4-6 hr of moderate-to-high intensity training)8-12 g/kg/d or ~ 3.6-5.5g/lb

Carbohydrate loading for endur-ance events (1-2 days prior to event)7-12 g/kg or ~3-5.5g/lb

Maximizing Carbohydrate Availability Before, During, and After Exercise

Just as you should never embark on a long road trip without a full tank of gas, an endurance athlete should

never start a prolonged (greater than 1 hr) and/or intense training bout without adequate liver and muscle glycogen stores. Eating a carbo-hydrate-rich meal before a training bout will help top off both liver and muscle glycogen stores. The general rule of thumb is to consume 1 gram of carbohydrate per kilogram of body

weight 1 hour before exercise, 2 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight if you have 2 hours before exercise and so on. The meal should be moderate in protein and low in fat. Minimize the amount of fiber in this meal to prevent stomach discomfort during exercise. Even if you are not hungry, you should have something to eat before a long work-out. Some examples of pre-exercise meals include:

•Cereal (hot or cold) with low-fat milk and fruit

•Toast with peanut butter, jam and/or honey and fruit

•Pancakes or French toast with syrup and fruit

•Turkey sandwich with pretzels or baked chips

•Spaghetti with tomato sauce•Large baked potato with low-fat

toppings•Chicken or tofu with rice•Granola or high carbohydrate

sports bar with fruit

During prolonged (greater than 1 hour) moderate-to-high intensity exercise, the provision of carbohy-drate can help maintain blood glu-cose levels and provide glucose to the exercising muscles thereby delay-ing glycogen depletion and muscular fatigue. It is recommended that for training bouts lasting between 1-2.5 hours, carbohydrate be consumed at a rate of 30-60 grams per hour anything longer than 2.5 hours and intakes up to 90 grams per hour are advised. Carbohydrate consumed during exercise should be familiar an easily digestible. Research sug-gests that the form of carbohydrate consumed during exercise is really a matter of personal preference. So choose the gel, bar, beverage, block, bean, etc. that works best for you. (Note: it is always best to experiment with different sports foods during training- Never use a new sport food for the first time in a race!).

The goal of carbohydrate con-sumption post-exercise is glyco-gen replenishment and recovery. Historically, athletes were cautioned about the “window of opportuni-ty” for glycogen replenishment and were thus advised to consume car-bohydrate as soon as possible and within two hours post exercise for maximum glycogen replenishment. However, recent research indicates that immediate carbohydrate replen-ishment is only crucial if your next exercise bout is within 8 hours or less (i.e., stage racing or 2+ workouts in 1 day). If this is the case then athletes

should aim to consume 1-1.2 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram per hour for 4 hours. If you have more than 8 hours until the next work-out, a healthy balanced meal within the next 2 hours is sufficient. The carbohydrate:protein ratio should be 2:1 in short, low- to medium-inten-sity workouts or 3:1 in long, high-intensity workouts.

Examples of post-exercise foods include:

•Chocolate milk (or any non- dairy recovery drink if you don’t tolerate milk)

•A high carbohydrate sports bar (e.g., Clif bar) and sports drink

•Smoothie with yogurt and fruit (coconut can be a yummy milk alter-native)

Train Low, Compete High? “Train low” has become a catch-

phrase among endurance athletes, although thankfully not a particu-larly common practice. Training with low glycogen stores is purported to enhance fat oxidation (thereby

“burning more fat”) as well as spare muscle glycogen. While the limited research suggests that training with low muscle glycogen may increase cellular markers associated with training “adaptations” and fat oxida-tion during sub- maximal exercise intensities, benefits to endurance performance have not been demon-strated. In fact, research suggests that training with chronically low glycogen stores compromises perfor-mance both in training and competi-tion (Burke 2010).

As an athlete, you are always working to improve performance. Being adequately fueled will help you get the most out of each work-out and reach your athletic potential. Both whole foods and sport nutrition products play a role in your diet, so it is crucial to plan your meals and snacks based on time, conve-nience, and your own likes and dis-likes. Practice proper sport nutrition so when it comes time to compete, you’re a ready, confident, well-fueled machine!

References1.Burke LM, Hawley JA, Wong

SH, Jeukendrup AE. Carbohydrates for training and competition. J Sports Sci. 2011:1-11.

2.Burke LM. Fueling strategies to optimize performance: training high or training low? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2010;20:48-58.

Breanne Nalder, MS recently completed her master’s degree in nutrition with an emphasis in sports dietetics at the University of Utah and is a competitive CAT 2 cyclist. For personal nutrition coaching, you can reach Bre-anne at 801-550-0434 or brean-nenalder@gmail.com.

Katherine Beals, PhD, RD, FACSM, CSSD is an associate professor (clinical) in the Division of Nutrition at the University of Utah. She is a registered dietitian, a certified specialist in sports di-etetics and a fellow of the Ameri-can College of Sports Medicine.

Training Load Amount

Light (rest day or less than 1 hr light training) 3-5 g/kg or ~ 1.4-2.3 g/lbModerate (~1 hr of moderate intensity training) 5-7 g/kg or ~ 2.3-3g/lb

High (1-3 hr of moderate-to-high intensity training) 6-10 g/kg/d or ~ 2-7-4.5g/lb

Extreme (4-6 hr of moderate-to-high intensity train-ing)

8-12 g/kg/d or ~ 3.6-5.5g/lb

Carbohydrate loading for endurance events (1-2 days prior to event)

7-12 g/kg or ~3-5.5g/lb

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advocacy

Cycle Tracks Are Coming to Utah

By Katie Harrington

Cities all over the country are adopting a new kind of bike lane: one that allows bicyclists to ride on a path located between the curb and a physical buffer – like parked cars or potted plants – so that cyclists are protected from moving traffic.

Last summer, Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division launched a three-block prototype on 300 East (between 600 South and 900 South) that features the protected bike lane

– called a cycle track – on two of the blocks, and a more traditional, but extra-wide bike lane on the remain-ing block.

Becka Roolf, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for Salt Lake City, said that the intention in creat-ing the prototype in Salt Lake City is largely to get feedback on the two designs from motorists, bicyclists, and those who live and work along 300 East.

The Green Lanes ProjectThe three-block prototype was

submitted by Salt Lake City to the Green Lane Project for a possible grant – an initiative funded by the Bikes Belong Foundation – whose main goal is to work with cities that already have thoughtful bicycling plans in place, and help them acceler-ate their ideas through infrastructure. Even though Salt Lake City did not receive the grant, the prototype was built anyway.

“I think of it like this: What would my mom ride? What would she feel comfortable enough riding on: a 65-year-old woman with a bag of groceries?” Zach Vanderkooy said, the International Programs Director for the Green Lanes Project.

“If it’s good enough for her, then

it’s good enough. But if it’s not, well then, it’s really not good enough,” he said.

Countries like Denmark and the Netherlands have been utilizing this type of bike infrastructure since the 1970s, but the Green Lane Project has been the driving force behind bringing protected bikes lanes to the United States.

“Our streets are different, our cul-ture is different, and our budgets are different,” Vanderkooy said. “In Denmark and the Netherlands, half of the people moving around are on bikes, and they are doing it safe-ly, comfortably, and easily. We’ve looked at the success of protected bike lanes in Europe, and now we’re helping U.S. cities translate that.”

The Green Lane Project is focus-ing on infrastructure and bicycling research in six U.S. cities specifically

– Chicago, Memphis, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon – but positive results have been seen all over the country.

The ResultsIn New York City, for example,

protected bike lanes have had a sig-nificant impact on the strength of local businesses.

After the construction of a pro-tected bike lane on 9th Avenue, local businesses were met with a 49 per-cent increase in retail sales com-pared to local businesses throughout Manhattan, who only saw a 3 per-cent increase, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.

In the last decade, the increase of bike infrastructure in Portland has also increased bike commuting in the city by 233 percent, according to John Burke, the president of Trek Bicycle Corporation and a board member of Bikes Belong.

“All test to the theory that if you build it, they will come,” Burke said at Interbike, a bike industry confer-ence, in 2012.

Chicago’s first protected bike lane increased ridership by 55 per-cent – with little to no effect on travel times of automobiles – accord-ing to Chicago’s Department of Transportation.

And a 2012 study published in the “American Journal of Public Health” found that the risk of injury is 89 percent lower while bicycling on protected bike lanes compared to bicycling on major streets with no bike infrastructure.

Alex Dickinson, a senior at the University of Portland, rides his bike on the city’s Bike Corridor daily – infrastructure that the Green Lanes Project helped put into place.

“The worst case scenario is a street without a bike lane,” Dickinson said. “I have been hit twice in Portland and both times it was on streets with no bike lane.”

“But any of those streets where funding has been fueled into making a safer bike lane, I don’t think I could ever be hit really,” he said. “It would be an extreme circumstance for that to happen.”

Utah’s PlansThe results of protected bikeway

infrastructure in these Green Lanes Project cities are guiding other places around the country – like Salt Lake City and Ogden – to consider imple-menting or expanding their own pro-tected bikeway networks that would link to bike paths already in place.

Josh Jones, the Senior Project Coordinator for Ogden City, said they are studying Grant Avenue for cycle track infrastructure that would run from the river to downtown.

“No plans are certain, but we would certainly like to see Ogden have this type of infrastructure,” Jones said.

Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division is releasing a Bicycling and Pedestrian Master Plan revision this year, which will focus on incorporat-ing a low-stress bikeway network that connects various city neighbor-hoods to downtown.

The purpose of the revisions is to evolve the city’s current Master Plan so that it reflects the best and most relevant practices seen in other U.S. and international cities to date, the Transportation Division said in August. No changes have been made since 2004.

The new revision will likely involve protected bike lanes, given that the community’s response to the cycle track prototype on 300 East has been overwhelmingly posi-tive, said Art Raymond, the Director of Communications at Mayor Ralph Becker’s office.

“[The cycle track] is an arrange-ment that does not work on all city streets,” Raymond said. “There are many city streets that are too nar-row or have too busy a traffic pat-tern for a cycle track to be practical, but there are certainly many streets where there is potential.”

“We will certainly be looking for future opportunities to use that arrangement further in Salt Lake City,” he said.

Last July, Mayor Ralph Becker’s office requested consulting services for assistance with the Master Plan update, part of which included sever-al proposed cycle track and buffered

bike lane plans throughout the city. Potential cycle track locations are

on 300 South between 300 West and the University of Utah; on 700 South between Main Street and 600 East; on 200 East between 200 South and 800 South; on 200 West between North Temple and 700 South; and on 100 South between 600 West and 200 West.

Both Mayor Ralph Becker and the City Council are always looking to improve a wide range of travel options in Salt Lake City, which is part of a longstanding “Complete Streets” philosophy.

In 2010, the City Council passed the Complete Streets Ordinance, which ensures that new street proj-ects or street renovations are being built or modified to most effectively accommodate automobiles, cyclists, pedestrians, and public transit options.

The 9th and 9th renovation was one of those projects. A lane reduc-tion was created so that cyclists could more safely bike through that area.

Design and budgetary logistics are still being discussed in Ogden, but Jones said he would really like to see a cycle track implemented.

Mayor Ralph Becker and the city’s Transportation Division have been looking at the rest of the coun-try for ideas about how to improve the current Master Plan.

“Portland, of course, is another

city with cycle tracks, and is one among many cities we look to for great, new ideas,” Raymond said.

In Portland, the bike culture came before the road projects, Dickinson said.

“People saw there was a need for the road projects because there was a growing bike culture. I think there’s a basic bike culture in Salt Lake City, but it’s being stunted by the fact that it’s harder to ride a bike there.”

“Salt Lake’s bike culture really needs these road projects,” he said.

But the city’s bicycling infra-structure plans won’t be known for sure until the publication of the new Master Plan.

Public open houses and commu-nity engagement will begin in early March, which will be an important step toward creating the Master Plan, Raymond said.

The final plan is scheduled for release sometime in 2013, Raymond said.

“While we need to continue to accommodate cars, we are always in the pursuit of how to make the other transportation options as viable as they can be,” he said.

To find out more information about the city’s bike plans, visit www.bikeslc.com.

For more information about cycle tracks – sometimes referred to as green lanes in other cities – visit http://greenlaneproject.org/.

Above: A rider on the 300 E. protected bikeway in Salt Lake City. Cyclists are separated from traffice by a row of parked cars. Photos: Katie Harrington

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Utah BMXRAD Canyon BMX — Farmington, UT,

Indoor bmx racing going on at the Legacy Events center 151 South 1100 West, Farmington, UT., Ron Melton, 801-699-9575, radcanyonbmx@rad-canyonbmx.com, radcanyonbmx.com

Deseret Peak BMX — Tooele, UT, 1200 foot long track, ABA sanctioned, open to public for practice daily, fee is $2 per rider. Sign ups 5:30 to 7:00 on race day. Races: May 8, 22, June 12, 26, July 10 - Race for Life, 17 - State Qualifier, August 14, 28, September 18, 25., Darrin Cook, 435-843-4049, deseretpeakbmx@msn.com, deseret-peakcomplex.com

May 18, 2013 — USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships, Chula Vista, CA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

June 1, 2013 — USA Cycling Amateur BMX National Championships, Nashville, TN, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacy-cling.org

Utah AdvocacyBike Utah — UT, Utah’s Statewide

Advocacy Group., Ken Johnson, ubcinfo@utahbikes.org, bikeutah.org

Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (MBAC) — Salt Lake City, UT, Meetings are on the hiatus. Send

an email to join the listserv., Dave Iltis, 801-328-2066, dave@cyclingu-tah.com, Julian Tippets, 801-535-7704, Julian.Tippets@slcgov.com, bikeslc.com

Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee — Salt Lake City, UT, Bicycle Facilities Planning Meetings are third Wednesday each month from 4-6 p.m., with the exception of the month when the Quarterly County Advisory Committee is meet-ing on the third Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. (see website for meeting details). Meetings are held in Suite N-3001 of the Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT. 801-468-3351, Megan Hillyard, 801-468-3351, MHillyard@slco.org, bicycle.slco.org

Weber Pathways — Ogden, UT, Weber County’s trails group. We are commit-ted to the idea that a non-motorized network of public pathways signifi-cantly contribute to our communi-ty’s economic vitality and quality of life., Mark Bedel, 801-393-2304, wp@weberpathways.org, Rod Kramer, 801-393-2304, rod@weberpathways.org, weberpathways.org

Davis Bicycle Advisory and Advocacy Committee — Farmington, UT, Not Currently meeting. Organizers need-ed., davisbike.org

Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. George, UT, We accept all types and styles of riders, most important we want peo-ple to ride their bikes and enjoy doing it. Most of us love riding our bikes in all types of weather and in multiple disciplines. The Alliance is located in Southern Utah and has group rides to help people get out, meet new friends, and most importantly, have fun riding their bikes., Lukas Brinkerhoff, lukas@mooseknuckleralliance.org, mooseknuckleralliance.org

Park City Alternative Transportation Committee — Park City, UT, Normally meets the second Wed. of the month, location TBD, Michael Watson, red-tail@sisna.com, mountaintrails.org

Mountain Trails Foundation — Park City, UT, Park City’s Trails Group, Charlie Sturgis, 435-649-6839, charlie@moun-taintrails.org, mountaintrails.org

Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee — Salt Lake City, UT, Volunteer to help build the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (801) 485-6974 or visit our web page., Dave Roth, 801-824-5339, bonnev-illeshorelinetrail@gmail.com, bonnev-illeshorelinetrail.org

Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) — Salt Lake City, UT, PRATT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, run by vol-unteers. The mission of the Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) Coalition is to assist city, county, state and federal agencies and other pub-lic and private partners in completing a multi-use trail along I-80 via Parley’s Creek Corridor and the Sugar House Rail Spur to connect the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with the Provo/Jordan River Parkway., Juan Arce-Larreta, 801-694-8925, parleystrail@gmail.com, parleystrail.org

Holladay Bicycle Advisory Committee — Holladay, UT, The Holladay Bicycle Advisory Committee (HBAC) works to make Holladay bicycle friendly. The HBAC meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Hy Nielson Room of the city building at 4580 S. 2300 E. , Greg Hoole, 801-272-7556, gregh@hoolek-ing.com, tinyurl.com/holladaybac

Provo Bike Committee — Provo, UT, Come join us every first Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm in the Conference Room in the Provo City Building on 351 W. Center Street. We promote bike safety, culture, and better rela-tions between bikes and cars., Zac Whitmore, 801-356-1378, zwhitmore@gmail.com, bikeprovo.org

March 28-30, 2013 — Dixie Trails and Mountain Bike Advocacy Summit, St. George, UT, This first annual summit will bring trail enthusiasts , regional Aadvocacy experts, and government officials together to learn how we can go from Planning to Action as we grow mountain biking opportunities in southern Utah. Topics will include BLM trails planning and mapping for the region, the economic and community benefits of mountain bik-ing, getting involved in advocacy, sustainable trail building techniques, area branding, developing partner-ships and making connections, and much more. , Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromotions.com, Dmbta.org

Events, Swaps,LecturesSalt Lake Critical Mass — Salt Lake City,

UT, Last Friday of every month, 5:30 pm, meet at the Gallivan Center, 200 S. between State and Main in SLC., None , noemail@cyclingutah.com, slccriticalmass.org

Bike Polo League — Salt Lake City, UT, March to November - Come and play bike polo! Tuesdays at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, 6:30 pm, enter from 13th S. and come up the 7th East side to the road entering the center of the park. All welcome, bring bike, gloves, and helmet. Mallets provided., Scott Brown, 801-870-9292, sbrown@redrocks.com,

July Bike Maintenance Clinics — Cottonwood Heights, UT, Join us for our free weekly maintenance clinics Tuesday evenings this July. Come learn two of the most basic-and important, bicycle maintenance skills in an informative, comfortable and hands-on setting. TUESDAYS at 6:30pm, July 5: Flat repair, July 12: Drivetrain Cleaning, July 19: Flat repair, July 26: Drivetrain Cleaning, Clinics are limited

to 20 participants each so please call or email to reserve your spot., Chris Skolnick, 801-942-1015, info@cotton-woodcyclery.com, cottonwoodcy-clery.com

Beehive Bike Polo Club — Salt Lake City, UT, Weekly hardcourt and grass bike polo. Tuesdays at 8pm, Saturday after-noons. Check out the Beehive Bike Polo Club on Facebook for location., Chuck Heaton, 801-688-7268, heatpo-locompany@gmail.com, facebook.com/groups/189631497724953/

Cole Sport Weekly Road Ride — Park City, UT, Weekly Road Ride Mondays June 4-Aug. 27. Ride leaves Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. at 6 pm. Park at lower PCMR lot., Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, dude@colesport.com, colesport.com, mountaintrails.org

March 12, 2013 — Bike Maintenance Basics, Salt Lake City, UT, Learn how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjust-ments to your bike. No experience necessary! Leave your bike at home. 7pm at REI in Salt Lake., Celeste Eppler, 801-486-2100, ceppler@rei.com, rei.com/saltlakecity

April 9, 2013 — Bike Maintenance Basics , Salt Lake City, UT, Fellow female cyclists will teach you how to fix simple issues including: tire pres-sure, how to change a flat tire, fix a broken chain and how to make minor derailleur & brake adjustments. Leave your bike at home, but come prepared to ask questions. 7 pm at REI in Salt Lake City., Celeste Eppler, 801-486-2100, ceppler@rei.com, rei.com/saltlakecity

April 19, 2013 — Bike Maintenance Basics, Salt Lake City, UT, Learn how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjust-ments to your bike. No experience necessary! Leave your bike at home. 7pm at REI in SLC, Celeste Eppler, 801-486-2100, ceppler@rei.com, rei.com/saltlakecity

April 20, 2013 — MOG Sales & COPMOBA Bike Swap, Grand Junction, CO, 10th annual outdoor gear sale and bike swap in downtown. Over 45 booths. Live music., Jen Taylor, 970-250-9682, Jen.Taylor@mountainkhakis.com, copmoba.org, mogoutdoorfest.com

April 25, 2013 — Traveling By Bike: How to do it; Where to go, Salt Lake City, UT, Join Lou Melini who has been bike touring over 30 years, to learn how to get started or get tips to take it to the next level @ REI (3300 South and 3300 East)., Lou Melini, lou@cyclingutah.com, rei.com

April 26, 2013 — Utah Bike Summit - Keep Utah Rolling!, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, The Fifth Annual Utah Bike Summit brings together bicycle and trail advocates, repre-sentatives from our bike industries, cycling event promoters, city plan-ners, representatives from Utah’s tourism industry, local and state gov-ernment officials with one common goal, to promote biking in Utah., Tara McKee, 801-870-8504, taramckee11@msn.com, Scott Little, 435-901-4191, lyttle@bikeutah.org, utahbikesummit.com, bikeutah.org

May 4, 2013 — GOTS, Bike and Outdoor Toy Swap, Salt Lake City, UT, Held at Wild Rose, 702 3rd Ave, Check in on Friday, Swap on Saturday., Tim Metos, 801-533-8671, vtshopdog@earthlink.net, wildrosesports.com

May 4, 2013 — Downtown Alliance’s Live Green Festival, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Sustainable Living Festival, 10 am to 6 pm at Library Plaza, 210 E. 400 South, Downtown Salt Lake City. 100+ exhibitors, live auction, solar-powered beer gar-den, live music organic food, kids’ eco-activities, film presentation,

eco-fashion show and more. , Mike Johnson, 801-994-1844, LiveGreen@ReDirectGuide.com, downtownslc.org, livegreenslc.com

May 4, 2013 — OpenStreets Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, Designed to engage new people in bicycling and physical activity. The event will tem-porarily open a route of city streets exclusively to walking, biking, and other forms of active transportation. Includes activities such as exercise classes, dance classes, music, food, games and other attractions along the iconic downtown corridor of 300 South/Broadway between the City & County Building and the Rio Grande Depot. Coincides with the LiveGreen Festival, happening at the east end of the route., Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535-6630, bikeslc@slcgov.com, bikeslc.com

May 8, 2013 — National Bike to School Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to school., Curtis Clayton, 801-287-2062, cclayton@rideuta.com, utahbikemonth.com

May 11-12, 2013 — Young Riders Bike Swap, Park City, UT, Benefits Young Riders Youth Mountain Biking Program. Located at The Yard, 1255 Kearns Blvd Park City, UT. Saturday May 11th 8am-5pm and Sunday May 12th 11am-3pm. Buy or sell gear., Julie Minahan, 435-640-8642, julie.minahan@gmail.com, youngriders.com

May 11, 2013 — Pedal Palooza, Herriman, UT, An event for the whole family, kids bike parade, kids bike races, bike safety rodeo, helmet safe-ty inspection, helmet decorating sta-tion, adult/kid mountain bike event. 10 am (pre-event helmet checks at 9), Butterfield Park, Kami Greenhagen, 801-913-3251, kgreenhagen@gmail.com, pp.infinitecycles.com

May 11, 2013 — Cyclefest, tentative, Salt Lake City, UT, Utah High School Cycling League benefit dinner & silent auction featuring guest host Ned Overend. University of Utah Douglas Ballroom. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30, dinner and program at 6:30pm., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb.org, utahmtb.org

May 12-19, 2013 — Utah Bike Week, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Week-long festival with bike races, Bike Bonanza, Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Bike to Work Day, and more., Jon Smith, 801-596-8430, 801-322-5056, cslcentury@mac.com, utahbike-month.com, cyclingutah.com/event-calendars/bicycling-events-swaps-and-festivals/

May 13-19, 2013 — Boise Bike Weeek, Bosie, ID, A celebration of cycling in all of its forms and number of wheels. The event week has been set - coinciding with National Bike to Work Day on Friday the 17th. This year, we will have a few of the old favor-ites planned (including the awesome Pedal Power Parade on Saturday the 18th), but want to energize the week with some new and fun rides., Promoter , tvca@biketreasurevalley.org, boisebikeweek.org

May 14, 2013 — Salt Lake County and City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day, ten-tative date, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A mellow ride with Mayor Ben McAdams / Mayor Ralph Becker and other city mayors under police escort from Liberty Park to the County Complex and then to the City & County Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Liberty Park (700 E 900 S, northeast corner) to the Salt Lake County Government Center (2100 S State St) then continuing to the City & County Building (451 S State St), 7:30 am., Colin Quinn-Hurst, 801-535-6134, Colin.Quinn-Hurst@slcgov.com,

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May 15, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride Packet Stuffing, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, We will be stuff-ing the rider packets at the Gallivan Center Stage at 5:00 p.m. FREE Pizza from Papa John’s after stuffing., Jon Smith, 801-596-8430, 801-322-5056, cslcentury@mac.com, cyclesaltlake-century.com

May 15, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike Month, Provo, UT, 7 pm, Cyclists will take to the roads, escorted in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. 150 S. University Ave., Blu Robinson, 801-319-7218, 801-426-8800, bluryan@gmail.com, rideofsilence.org, utahbike-month.com

May 17, 2013 — UTA Bike Bonanza, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Free to public 2012 Bike Bonanza, 4pm-8pm at the Gallivan Center SLC. Entertainment, prizes, booths, and more. Bring family, bring friends!, Jan Maynard, 801-287-2062, JMaynard@rideuta.com, utarideshare.com

May 17, 2013 — Bike Art Gallery Roll, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake City, Utah Bicycle Culture theme, Opening at Salt Lake City Bicycle Company, 6-9pm in conjunc-tion with SLC Gallery Stroll, 177 E. 200 S., Gallery Roll to other downtown galleries., Brent Hulme, 801-746-8366, brent@slcbike.com, galleryroll.com, utahbikemonth.com

May 17, 2013 — National Bike to Work Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike on your way to work., Curtis Clayton, 801-287-2062, cclayton@rideuta.com, utah-bikemonth.com

May 18-19, 2013 — Cole Sport Bike Swap, Park City, UT, 9-5 Sat., 9-3 Sun. $10 fee if bike sells. Proceeds go to Mountain Trails Foundation. Drop bikes off at Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. on 5/17. Pick up is by 3 pm on 5/19, Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, dude@colesport.com, mountaintrails.org, colesport.com

May 18, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Utah State Fair Park, 155 N 1000 W. Salt Lake to Antelope Island and back, 37, 67, or 100 mile options. Utah State Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration opens at 6:00 AM., Jon Smith, 801-596-8430, 801-322-5056, cslcentury@mac.com, cyclesaltlakecentury.com

May 18, 2013 — Ride of Silence, Flagstaff, AZ, International day to honor dead and injured cyclists. Pedal with ghost bikes through down town Flagstaff, about 3 miles, then sign a letter to local authorities requesting better bicycle infrastructure, Joe Shannon, 928-523-1740, joseph.shannon@nau.edu, Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com, rideofsilence.org

June 10, 2013 — Share the Road Ride, Park City, UT, A 17 mile road ride to spread awareness in sharing the road between cyclists and motorists. Ride leaves Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave. at 6 pm. Park at lower PCMR lot., Scott Dudevoir, 435-649-4806, dude@cole-sport.com, colesport.com, mountain-trails.org

June 28-29, 2013 — Velo Weekend, Salt Lake City, UT, A whole weekend of urban cycling events beginning with Critical Mass and a Tall Bike Joust on Friday and continuing into Saturday with an Alleycat, Freestyle Trick Comp., Sprints and a Raffle. Lots of fun and prizes., Nathan Larsen, 801-916-0884, contact@velocitybags.com, veloweekendslc.com

June 28-30, 2013 — KPCW Cycling Festival, Park City, UT, Fat tire, skinny tire & training wheels...festival cel-ebrating cycling. Road and trail rides, educational clinics, equipment demos, live music, food, beverages and fun for the whole family. Held at The Yard, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Cindy Bywater, 435-649-9004, cbywater@kpcw.org, kpcw.org

July 27, 2013 — DealerCamp 2013 Consumer Expo, Park City, UT, Consumer day at DealerCamp 2013, 9am-6pm. Booths from lots of national bike companies., Chad Battistone, chad@lifeboatevents.com, bikedealercamp.com

August 17, 2013 — Tour de Fat, Boise, ID, Rolling Revival of Sustainable Folly!, Various Western Locations., 888-622-4044, nbb@newbelgium.com, new-belgium.com/tour-de-fat

September 21, 2013 — Edible Wasatch - Bites & Bikes, tentative, Salt Lake City, UT, The ride kicks off at Pioneer Park where participants will receive a “clue card” and begin the hunt throughout downtown Salt Lake in search of local food gems., Rachel Hodson, 801-742-1592, rachel@edible-wasatch.com, ediblewasatch.com

September 22, 2013 — World Car Free Day, UT, Ride your bike and leave the car at home!, None , noemail@cyclingutah.com, worldcarfree.net

Mountain BikeTours and Festivals

March 1-3, 2013 — Poison Spider Bicycles Spring Thaw, Moab, UT, March 1-3 fun long weekend with Demo bikes, women’s ride,shuttles, frame giveaway, and guided group rides on Bar M and the Mag 7 Trail. Food and parties included for $40. Preregister for free t-shirt!, 435-259-7882, 800-635-1792, shop@poisons-piderbicycles.com, poisonspiderbi-cycles.com

March 8-10, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Boulder City, NV, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedi-cated to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in con-trol & have more fun on their bikes!,

Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

March 12-15, 2013 — White Rim (MTB), Moab, UT, 4-day, 94-101-mi guided tour follows the edge of canyons carved by the Green and Colorado Rivers. Tour includes 3-nights camp-ing, transportation and food. Also available Event Dates 2013: March 13-16, 20-23, 27-30, April 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24-27, May 1-4, 22-25, Sept 4-7, 11-14, 18-21, Oct 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26, Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadventures.com, escapeadventures.com

March 22-24, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Hurricane, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedi-cated to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in con-trol & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

March 24-28, 2013 — The Maze, Moab, UT, 5-day, 120-mi guided tour (maxi-mum of 7 guests) of the Maze, the most remote section of Canyonlands National Park. Tour includes 4-nights camping, transportation, food and flight out at end of tour back to Moab. Also available Mar 20-24, 27-31, Apr 10-14, 16-20, Apr 30-May 4, 10-14, 19-23, Sep 11-15, 18-22, Oct 8-12, 16-20, 23-27., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@esca-peadventures.com, Tim Schall, 800-596-2953, 800-559-1978, , escapead-ventures.com

April 5-7, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Fruita, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in control & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

April 25-28, 2013 — New Belgium Brewing Company Fruita Fat Tire Festival, Fruita, CO, 18th Annual festival which is the kickoff to Mtn bike season in CO, World renowned trails, expo, Clunker Crit, Prizes, and live music in downtown Fruita., Mike Heaston Over the Edge Sports, 970-858-7220, 303-635-2815, emgmh@emgcolorado.com, emgcolorado.com, fruitamountainbike.com

April 26-28, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Moab, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches is dedicat-ed to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in con-trol & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

May 3-5, 2013 — P.A.S.S. Bookcliffs Trailfest, Price, UT, Trail Rides (New

Trails Debuted), Free Camping (Bring your accoustic instruments for the Campfire-Jam), Food, Live Music, Chaos & Mayhem, Friday afternoon warm-up ride will be pretty mellow with a party atmosphere, Saturday & Sunday we ride for REAL - Rides range from short & mellow to ridiculous., Fuzzy Nance, 435-637-2453, fuzzythe-bikeguy@msn.com, PASStrails.com

May 3-5, 2013 — Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps Novice/Intermediate MTB Skills Camp, Moab, UT, 3 day novice/intermediate skills camp with World Champ Alison Dunlap in Moab, Utah. 3 full days of rides with lunch and transportation included, Alison Dunlap, 719-439-9041, alisondunlap@comcast.net, alisond-unlap.com

May 17-19, 2013 — MECCA Spring MTB Festival, Green River, UT, Registration begins Friday at 1pm followed by a

“warm up ride.” Evening meal is pro-vided as is a prize drawing. Saturday begins with breakfast and then all-day, guided rides, ranging from begin-ner to advanced. Finish up on Sunday morning with a provided breakfast and a guided (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family-friendly., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, meccabikeclub@etv.net, biketheswell.org

May 17-19, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Moab, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches is dedicat-ed to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in con-trol & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

May 18, 2013 — Amazing Earthfest, Fredonia, AZ, 7th Annual - Joy Jordan Woodhill Trail Ride (BLM): 10, 20 mile non-technical loops on hard-packed natural surface with expansive views of the Kaibab Plateau and Grand Staircase. Fredonia Welcome Center, US 89-A, Fredonia, AZ, 8 am Arizona time., Rich Csenge, 435-644-3735, jiw@gwi.net, amazingearthfest.com

May 24-26, 2013 — Black Hills Fat Tire Festival, Rapid City, SD, Trail rides, races (hill climb, XC, Super-D), Triathlon with white water kayaking, running, and mountain biking. Film festival and socials., Kelly Combs, 605-431-8989, 605-343-9534, kellycombs@hotmail.com, bhfattirefestival.com

May 24-25, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp - Women’s , Fruita, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in control & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, better-ride.net

May 25-26, 2013 — NUMB Fest, Vernal, UT, 2 fun and action packed days of organized riding and festivities. There will be organized trail rides each day based on ability level with gatherings in the evening involving food, bever-age, revelry, and prizes provided by the event sponsors. All events are in & around the Uintah Basin, there is no charge or entry fee., Troy Lupcho, 435-781-2595, troyboy@altitudecycle.com, altitudecycle.com

May 31-June 2, 2013 — Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps Intermediate/Advanced MTB Skills Camp, Moab, UT, Five-3 day advanced skills camp with World Champ Alison Dunlap in Moab, Utah. 3 full days of rides with lunch and transportation included, Alison Dunlap, 719-439-9041, alisondunlap@comcast.net, alisondunlap.com

June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Park City, UT, Meet at 9am, coffee and bagels. Location & Project TBA, Charlie Sturgis, 435-649-6839, charlie@mountaintrails.org, mountaintrails.org

June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Salt Lake City, UT, Volunteer on Trail Projects., Celeste Eppler, 801-486-2100, ceppler@rei.com, rei.com/salt-lakecity

June 1, 2013 — National Trails Day, Weber County, UT, Weber Pathways Trail Day. Come out an build trails! Check website for details., Rod Kramer, 801-393-2304, outreach@weberpathways.org, weberpathways.org

June 1, 2013 — Buena Vista Bike Fest, Buena Vista, CO, 15th Annual - pro-duced by Colorado Springs Cycling Club, a recreational ride featur-ing scenic and challenging routes through some of Colorado’s highest mountain peaks. Registration includes rest stops and SAG support, a color-ful t-shirt for the first 800 registrants, detailed route maps, Saturday after-noon party. McPhelamy Park, 112-134 West Lake Street., Aaron Rosenthal, 719-313-2994, arjo4pedal@hotmail.com, bvbf.org

June 7-August 16, 2013 — Kids’ Mountain Bike Summer, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, June 17-22, July 22-26, August 12-16. Kids will learn the follow-ing skills: Bike Handling, Pump Track Riding, Trail Course Riding,.What to bring: BMX or Mountain Bike, Snacks, Cycling Gloves, Helmet, Sun Glasses, Extra T-Shirt, Hat, sweatshirt, Pants, Rain Jacket, Sun Screen., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseida-ho.com, powerhouseidaho.com

June 9-September 20, 2013 — Bryce and Zion National Parks (MTB), St. George, UT, 6-day, 140-mi guided

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Mtn Biking Tour thru Brian Head, Red Canyon, Navajo Lake Trail, VirginRiver Rim and Hiking the Zion Narrows. Tour includes 5-night camping and 1 inn or 5-night all inns, transportation and food. Also available throughout the summer., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadven-tures.com, escapeadventures.com

June 15-18, 2013 — Stone Temple Mountain Bike Camp, Cheyenne, WY, Curt Gowdy State Park, IMBA Epic singletrack, Ages 13-18, Boys & Girls, Riding-Skills-Education Sessions, 4 Days-$125, Richard Vincent, 307-745-4499, enduro.rv@gmail.com, lara-mieenduro.org

June 16, 2013 — Wild Rockies Boise to Idaho City Tour, Wild Rockies Series, Boise, ID, Starts and finishes at the Old Armory on Reserve Rd. 7 am Boise to Idaho City (camp overnight) and back to Boise. Full support and SAG wagon included for a low price. We are raising trail awareness and provid-ing a low cost trip for all levels., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese-mail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com, swimba.org

June 23-28, 2013 — Grand Staircase Escalante Intro (MTB), Panguitch, UT, 6-days, Also available 7/7-12, 8/4-9, 9/1-6., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadven-tures.com, escapeadventures.com

June 23-28, 2013 — Grand Staircase Escalante Singletrack (MTB), Panguitch, UT, 6-days, The Grand Staircase Lower Canyons provide exploring, camping, and backcoun-trymountain biking opportunities so vast and picturesque that the rest 7/14-19, 8/18-23, 9/15-20, Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@escapeadventures.com, esca-peadventures.com

June 28-30, 2013 — KPCW Cycling Festival, Park City, UT, Showcasing Park City’s award winning trail system! Guided rides (Mid Mountain, Round Valley, Prospector & more. Live bands, vendors, expos, food & beverage, fun for the whole family. Held at The Yard, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Cindy Bywater, 435-649-9004, cbywater@kpcw.org, kpcw.org

June 29-July 7, 2013 — Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival, Sun Valley, ID, Eight days of races and events geared for anyone who can bal-ance on two wheels. Saturday, June 29, Day 1: Sun Valley Super Enduro; Apple’s Street Party; Sun Valley Dirt Rally. Sunday, June 30,Day 2: Sun Valley Super Enduro;Sun Valley Dirt Rally.Monday, July 1,Day 3: Sun Valley Bike Demo;Local Stoker Rides.Tuesday, July 2.Day 4: Sun Valley Bike Demo;Local Stoker Rides;4th Annual Idaho Pump Track State Championships.Wednesday, July 3,Day 5: Local Stoker Rides;Ketchum Criterium.Thursday, July 4,Day 6: Local Stoker Rides;Hailey 4th of July Criterium Bike Race.Friday, July 5,Day 7: Local Stoker Rides;MASSV Music Festival;Kids Mountain Bike Race.Saturday, July 6,Day 8: MASSV Music Festival;USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships;Sun Valley Bald Juan XC;Sun Valley Beer Festival., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com

June 29-30, 2013 — Sun Valley Dirt Rally Bicycle Tour, Ketchum, ID, The Arthritis Foundation brings a new charity ride to Sun Valley, Idaho, featuring the forests, canyons, summits and open country surrounding Ketchum and Sun Valley. Takes place on paved and hard-packed dirt roads, perfect for cyclocross and hard-tail moun-tain bikes. Experienced cyclists may also opt for a standard road bike

with 28+ mm tires. Local bike rent-als are available. Ride takes place at roughly 6,000-8,000 feet above sea level. Each day’s out-and-back route is roughly 50 miles, uphill on the way out., Tai Lee, 206-547-2707, tlee@arthritis.org, sunvalleydirtrally.kintera.org

July 27-28, 2013 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camp, Park City, UT, Learn new skills, increase confidence on the bike, or simply enjoy the sport like never before. World class wom-en’s only and co-ed instructional weekend camps for beginner, inter-mediate, and advanced riders., Lu Furber, 604-484-6238 (Canada), lu@dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com

August 2-4, 2013 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Park City, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedi-cated to teaching riders of all levels the skills to ride in balance, in con-trol & have more fun on their bikes!, Gene Hamilton, 970-335-8226, Info@BetterRide.net, betterride.net

August 30-September 1, 2013 — TVTAP WYDAHO Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival, Teton Valley, ID, 3rd Annual

- Three-Day Mountain Bike Festival DH & XC races, group rides, bike/trials demos, pump tracks, skill clinics, music, parties. 5hr race 7/29. Grand Targhee Resort & Idaho., Tim Adams, 208-201-1622, tim@TVTAP.org, TVTAP , 208-201-1622, BikeFest@TVTAP.org, tetonbikefest.org, tvtap.org

September 19-22, 2013 — Alison Dunlap Adventure Camps Intermediate/Advanced MTB Ride Camp, Moab, UT, 4 day advanced ride camp with World Champ Alison Dunlap in Moab, Utah. All-inclusive: 3 full days of rides, lodging, massage, all meals included., Alison Dunlap, 719-439-9041, alison-dunlap@comcast.net, alisondunlap.com

September 21-22, 2013 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camp, Fruita, CO, Learn new skills, increase confi-dence on the bike, or simply enjoy the sport like never before. World class women’s only and co-ed instructional weekend camps for beginner, inter-mediate, and advanced riders., Lu Furber, 604-484-6238 (Canada), lu@dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com

September 27-29, 2013 — MECCA Fall MTB Festival, Castle Dale, UT, Registration begins Friday at 1pm fol-lowed by a “warm up ride.” Evening meal is provided as is a prize drawing. Saturday begins with breakfast and then all-day, guided rides, ranging from beginner to advanced. Finish up on Sunday morning with a provided breakfast and a guided (or on-your-own) scenic ride. Family-friendly., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, meccabike-club@etv.net, biketheswell.org

October 2-6, 2013 — Outerbike, Moab, UT, An opportunity to ride your dream bike on world class trails and roads. Participants will receive bike demos for 3 days, swag bag, lunch and beer, and admission to evening parties and films., Sean Hazell, 800-845-2453, sean@outerbike.com, outerbike.com

October 24-27, 2013 — Moab Ho-Down Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, UT, 8th Annual - Mountain bike festival with dual stage enduro race, group shuttle rides, bike film fes-tival, townie tour, dirt jump comp and an outrageous costume party!, Tracy Reed, 435-259-4688, info@chilebikes.com, moabhodown.com

Utah Weekly MTBRace Series

April 30-August 27, 2013 — Mid-Week Mountain Bike Race Series, Mid-Week MTB Race Series, Park City, Draper,

and Solitude, UT, Races are on Tuesday evenings. Registration begins at 5:30, kids race at 6:00 and main event at 6:30. 4/30 to 8/27., Brooke Howard, 385-227-5741, brooke@mid-weekmtb.com, midweekmtb.com, facebook.com/midweekmtb

May 1-August 7, 2013 — Sundance/Soldier Hollow Weekly Race Series, WWRS, Soldier Hollow, UT, Wednesday nights, May - Aug. Venue alter-nates between Soldier Hollow and Sundance, 6:30 pm. Pros/Experts 1hr race time, Sports 45mins, Beginners 30mins. 2013 Dates: • May 1, 15, 29,

• June 12, 26, • July 10, 24, • August 7, Tyson , 435-200-3239, 801.223.4849, races@euclidoutdoors.com, week-lyraceseries.com

May 8-August 14, 2013 — Sundance/Soldier Hollow Weekly Race Series, WWRS, Sundance, UT, Wednesday nights, May - Aug. Venue alter-nates between Soldier Hollow and Sundance, 6:30 pm. Pros/Experts 1hr race time, Sports 45mins, Beginners 30mins. 2013 Dates: • May 8, 22, • June, 5, 19, • July 3, 17, 31, • August 14 , Tyson , 435-200-3239, 801.223.4849, races@euclidoutdoors.com, week-lyraceseries.com

Regional WeeklyMTB Race Series

June 18-August 13, 2013 — Laramie Mountain Bike Series, Laramie, WY, 6/18, 6/25, 7/9, 7/23, 8/6, 8/13. Local mountain bike series, great for rid-ers of any age and ability., Evan O’Toole, info@laramiemtbseries.com, laramiemtbseries.com

Utah MountainBike Racing

March 2, 2013 — The Desert Rampage, Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT, ICS #1, At the BLM Competition Area: race over classic desert ter-rain. Beginner start at 10 am, Pro/Expert/Sport start at noon., Kayleen Ames, 435-757-4310, amespromot-ing@comcast.net, intermountaincup.com, amespromoting.com

March 16, 2013 — True GRIT Epic Bike Race, National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Series ( NUE), St. George, UT, Epic ultra-endurance mountain bike race with 100and 50 mile options over tough and technical terrain. Course is a 50 mile loop. Staggered starts at 7am, 9 am and 11am - cut off time is 6pm, choose from open category with cash purse, other cate-gories TBA. Also offered is a Challenge course of 23 miles., Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromotions.com, GROpromotions.com

April 6, 2013 — The Cactus Hugger, Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT, ICS #2, all new course in the Green Valley Raceway. , Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, intermountaincup.com, spin-geeks.com

April 13, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Moab, AXS Series, Moab, UT, Solo racers and teams will kayak, trek, rappel, and mountain bike through the Moab Canyon Country, 50 miles of multisport racing., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

April 20, 2013 — Lambert Park Dirt Circuit Race, USC Series, Alpine, UT, High Speed, single track racing, blow the winter cobwebs out by racing fast and furious. Some double track to help passing. , Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs.com, Ty Hansen, (801) 233-1400, ty@revolutionutah.com, raceuscs.com

April 20, 2013 — Alpine XCO, USC Series, Alpine, UT, 3 Mile laps, World Cup format, Mucho One Track, sweet DH, challenging climbs, Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs.com, raceuscs.com

April 27, 2013 — Cyclesmith 19th Annual Showdown at 5-Mile Pass, Intermountain Cup, Eagle Mountain, UT, ICS #3, 19th Annual, XC.Fun XC course, 11-mile loop with rolling hills, First start at 9 am for Under 12, others at 10 am., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, inter-mountaincup.com

May 11, 2013 — 8th Annual Racers Cycle Service’s Call to Sundance, Intermountain Cup, Sundance Resort, UT, ICS #4, XC, 2 loops: a 7.1-mile top-ping out at 7100 ft, and the small 0.5-mile lowest part of Archies Loop, First race starts at 8 am for U9, 8:30 am for U12, others 9:30 am., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, intermountaincup.com

May 25-27, 2013 — Sundance Showdown Super-D Race Series, UT Gravity Series, Sundance Resort, UT, Super-D Saturday, DH Monday., Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, info@utahdh.org, go-ride.com, utahdh.org

May 27, 2013 — Stan Crane Memorial XC Race, Intermountain Cup, Draper, UT, ICS #5, 7th annual. Monday race, Great XC course start/finish at the equestrian center, about 80% single-track on a 9.8-mi loop, Total elevation 1100’/lap, first start at 8:15 am for U12, others at 9 am., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, intermountaincup.com

June 8-9, 2013 — Wolf Mountain Mayhem, UT Gravity Series, Wolf Mountain Resort, UT, Saturday Super D (afternoon start), Sunday Downhill (morning start), Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, info@utahdh.org, go-ride.com, utahdh.org

June 8, 2013 — Deer Valley Pedalfest, Intermountain Cup, Deer Valley, UT, ICS #10, Multi-lap course, climbs and twisty single-track downhill., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountain-cup@gmail.com, intermountaincup.com

June 8, 2013 — Wasatch Back 50, USC Series, Heber, UT, 2 25 Mile laps, the premier urban 50 miler on Onetrack!!!! 25 mile option for jrs’ and adults., Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs.com, raceuscs.com

June 22, 2013 — Dixie 200, Parowan, UT, Self-supported, 200 miles of trail and remote terrain between Bryce Canyon and Brian Head in southern UT. Virgin River Rim, Thunder Mountain, Grandview and several other trails. Start: 7am, 6/22, intersection of 2nd Left Hand Canyon and hwy 143., Dave Harris, hairball.dh@gmail.com, 2-epic.com/events/dixie200.html

June 22, 2013 — Round Valley Cross Country, USC Series, Park City, UT, 8-9 mile laps, mostly singletrack. Rolling hills, swoopy turns., Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs.com, raceuscs.com

June 28, 2013 — 6th Annual Sundance Single Speed Challenge, Sundance Resort, UT, As the only TRUE Single Speed Race in Utah the Sundance Challenge proves to be an incredible event. Single Speeders get a unique chance to race head to head in this event. A purest category, Single Speed draws in many who feel a connection to the roots of Mountain Biking., Czar Johnson, 801-223-4121, 801.223.4849, czarj@sundance-utah.com, sundanceresort.com/explore/sum_biking_races.html

June 29, 2013 — Sherwood Hills, Intermountain Cup, Logan, UT, ICS #6, Sherwood Hills Resort, Multiple laps,

winding single track through trees, 9 am., Kayleen Ames, 435-757-4310, amespromoting@comcast.net, inter-mountaincup.com, amespromoting.com

July 6, 2013 — The Rage at Snowbird - UT State Championship, Intermountain Cup, Snowbird, UT, ICS #7, Snowbird,Utah State Open XC Championship, Open to all, Event starts at 8000’ near the Snowbird Center (Entry 2). Course: 4-mile loop, with 800’ of climbing per lap, First race starts at 8:10am for U9, 8:30am next start., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, inter-mountaincup.com

July 6, 2013 — Fire Road Cycling, Cedar City, UT, 25k, 60k, 100k distances, starts at Main StreetPark, 8am, 7000 ft. total elevation gained for 100km; 4000ft total for 60km. Equal prize $ for overall men & women in the 100km. 25-quali-fying slots for the Leadville 100 up for grabs for 100km event., Paul Huddle, 858-518-0042, 760-635-1795, huddle@multisports.com, fireroadcycling.com

July 13, 2013 — The Crusher in the Tushar, Beaver, UT, A 70 mile “road-irt” race exploring Southern Utah’s Tushar Mt. range. 10,500+ ft. of climb-ing! A perfect 50/50% split between pavement and dirt fire-roads and a traverse of some of Utah’s high-est and most scenic roads., Burke Swindlehurst, roadirt@msn.com, tush-arcrusher.com

July 19-20, 2013 — Wasatch Enduro, Park City, UT, At the Canyons Resort, European style enduro race, $12,000 Cash and Prizes, 17 miles, 3,200’ of technical descents / 1,300’ climbing, Ali Goulet, 801-560-6479, therealalig-show@gmail.com, bellwasatchen-duro.com

July 27, 2013 — The Solitude Cup, Intermountain Cup, Solitude Resort, UT, ICS #8, Course combines Cruiser (upper) and Serenity (lower) loops, First start at 8:15am., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermountaincup@gmail.com, intermountaincup.com

August 3, 2013 — The Bash at Snowbasin, Intermountain Cup, Snowbasin, UT, ICS #9, Series finals, an 8.5-mile loop consisting of 90% wide single-track that winds across thelower mountain with about 1,300’ of climbing per lap, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, intermoun-taincup@gmail.com, intermountain-cup.com

August 10-11, 2013 — Flyin’ Brian Gravity Festival, UT Gravity Series, Brian Head, UT, Downhill and Super-D Schedule of events T.B.D., Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, info@utahdh.org, go-ride.com, utahdh.org

August 17, 2013 — Mt. Ogden 100 K MTB Race, Snowbasin, UT, 3 race divisions: 25K, 50k and 100k. Held on the trails of Snowbasin Resort., Steve Andrus, 801-620-1014, sandrus@snowbasin.com, mtogden100k.com

August 31, 2013 — Park City Point 2 Point, NUE Series, Park City, UT, A true point 2 point race! Thanks to the plethora of trails in this area, the race will never be on the same trail twice. Over 90% of the race is single-track. 78 miles & 14,000’ of climbing., Jay Burke, 801-330-3214, info@thepcpp.com, thepcpp.com

September 8, 2013 — Utah High School Cycling League Race #1, Utah High School Cycling League Race Series, Park City, Round Valley, UT, Races are for 9th through 12th grades only. Categories for individual scoring are Freshman, Sophomore, JV, and Varsity for boys and girls separate-ly. Team scoring for division I and II teams. Race starts Saturday at 10 am. Bring your family and cowbells for a great day of fun cheering your local high school team at our specta-tor-friendly 4-6 mile lap courses., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb.org, utahmtb.org

September 14, 2013 — 12 Hours of Sundance, Sundance Resort, UT, With Solo, 2-Man, 4-Man and Coed options this event has something for everyone. Race goes from 7am

- 7pm., Czar Johnson, 801-223-4121, 801.223.4849, czarj@sundance-utah.com, John Woodruff, 801-223-4044, 801.223.4849, johnw@sundance-utah.com , sundanceresort.com/explore/sum_biking_races.html

September 14, 2013 — Widowmaker Hill Climb, tentative, Snowbird, UT, Starts in Gad Valley10 AM, 3000’ verti-cal race to the top of the Tram for awrds, food and fun. Snowbird Resort. , James Zwick, 801-583-6281, sports@sports-am.com, sports-am.com

September 15, 2013 — Tour de Suds, Park City, UT, 7-mile mountain bike climb from City Park, to the top of Guardsman Pass with a 2,700ft eleva-tion gain. Participants are urged to don ‘festive’ costumes and celebrate

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the beginning of the fall mountain bike season in a spirited manner., Ginger Ries, 435-649-6839, ginger@mountaintrails.org, mountaintrails.org

September 21, 2013 — Draper Fall Classic 50, USC Series, Draper, UT, 2 25 Mile laps, the premier urban 50 miler on Onetrack!!!! 25 mile option for jrs’ and adults., Bob Saffell, 801-588-9020, info@raceuscs.com, raceuscs.com

September 21, 2013 — Utah High School Cycling League Race #2, Sherwood Hills Resort, UT, Race for 9th through 12 graders only. Sherwood Hills Resort. First wave going off at 10 am, with 3 waves during the day. Spectator friendly 4-6 mile laps, total length depends on category. Both individ-ual scoring and team scoring., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb.org, utahmtb.org

September 28-30, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #5 , Big Mountain Enduro Series, Moab, UT, epic, backcountry enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmountainenduro.com, bigmountainenduro.com

October 6, 2013 — Utah High School Cycling League Race #3, Utah High School Cycling League, Snowbasin, UT, Race for 9th through 12 graders only. Snowbasin Resort, up Ogden Canyon. First wave going off at 10 am, with 3 waves during the day. Spectator friendly 4-6 mile laps, total length depends on category. Both individual scoring and team scoring., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb.org, utahmtb.org

October 12, 2013 — 6 Hours of Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, UT, 13 mile long course in the UT desert combines sweet single track , with some technical sections, and great climbs. Great introduction to endurance racing or a great trainer for bigger races. Categories from solo to 3 person, including single speed categories. , Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromotions.com, GROpromotions.com

October 14-15, 2013 — Huntsman World Senior Games, St. George, UT, Must be 50 years or older. Three events: hill climb, downhill, and cross coun-try. Expert, Sport and Beginner Skill Divisions., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, hwsg@infowest.com, Merrill Barney, , seniorgames.net

November 2-3, 2013 — 25 Hours of Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, UT, Held Sat 10 am to Sun 10 am with the bonusdouble midnight lap due to the fallback time change. 13 mile long course in the UT desert combines sweet single track , with some technical sections, and great climbs., Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromotions.com, GROpromotions.com

November 9, 2013 — Utah High School Cycling League State Championships, Utah High School Cycling League, Moab, UT, Final race & State Championship. Held at Bar M Trails. First wave goes off at 10 am. Registration for races will be done through team coaches. Categories include Freshman, Sophomore, JV and Varsity for both boys and girls. Individual scoring and team scoring and awards., Lori Harward, 801-502-8516, 801-661-7988, lori@utahmtb.org, utahmtb.org

Regional Mountain

Bike RacingMarch 2, 2013 — Bootleg Canyon

Banzai, Bootleg Canyon, NV, Enduro Race on the killer mountain bike trail system in Boulder City, Nevada! , Pat , pat@cascobaysports.com, Promoter , 207.221.0203, Info@cascobaysports.com, cascobaysports.com

April 6, 2013 — Barking Spider Bash, Wild Rockies Series, Nampa, ID, AMBC Race, more than 1000 vertical ft per lap, elevation gain for hill climbs. Original 2 hr XC course and 1 hour trail run, includes roller coaster single track and wide open fire road. FREE kids race, awards ceremony, food and

beverages., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

April 13, 2013 — Sage Brush Scramble, Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, STXC. Action-packed short track rac-ing just 23 miles SE of Boise Racing and BBQ starts at noon. , Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling.org, knobbytire-series.com

April 13, 2013 — Rumble at 18 Road, Fruita, CO, Cross Country, USAC Nationals Qualifier, Mike Driver, 970-904-5708, mdriver@livetrainrace.com, ltrsports.com

April 26-28, 2013 — The Whiskey Off-Road, Tuscon, AZ, While riding the Whiskey course, mountain bikers of all skill levels will enjoy a brief stay and steep climb on the pavement while making their way out to the endless singletrack offerings located in Prescott National Forest. Once in the forest, participants will experience technical fast single track, smooth fire roads, quality climbing and vistas that will leave them speechless., 520-623-1584, info@epicrides.com, epicrides.com

May 3-4, 2013 — New Belgium Brewing Company 18 Hours of Fruita, Loma, CO, 9th Annual, Highline Lake State Park, midnightstart, 18 Hr race on 6.5 mile loop., Mike Heaston Over the Edge Sports, 970-858-7220, 303-635-2815, emgmh@emgcolorado.com, fruitamountainbike.com

May 11, 2013 — Avimor Coyote Classic, Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, 11th annual - This is real mountain bike racing; not for the weak. High speed rolling double and single track with a ton of climbing. Tight, technical sage-brush single track, water crossings, quick steep drops, nasty little granny gear climbs., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecy-cling.org, knobbytireseries.com, bro-kenspokecycling.com

May 11, 2013 — Desert Rats Classic, Fruita, CO, 100 km out and back mtb race, Reid Delman, 303-249-1112, reid_delman@geminiadventures.com, geminiadventures.com

May 18, 2013 — 12 Hours of Disco, Salmon, ID, 8 mile laps, mostly sin-gletrack, at the foot of the mighty Beaverhead Mountains. Race Solo, or teams of 2 and 4., Max Lohmeyer, 208 756 7613, max@ridesalmon.com, ridesalmon.com

May 18-19, 2013 — Big Nasty Mud Run and Mountain Bike Weekend, Ontario, OR, Saturday mud run and Sunday XC mountain bike, Tom Pence Ranch, on Big Willow Road, Sunday is an 8-mile mountain bike loop., Jeff Gasser, 208-867-2488, jgasser@acecosemicon.com, Ron Dillon, 208-573-4255, big-nasty@cableone.net, bignastyhill-climb.com

May 18-19, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #1, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Taos, NM, epic, backcountry enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmountainenduro.com, bigmoun-tainenduro.com

May 24-26, 2013 — Black Hills Fat Tire Festival, Rapid City, SD, Races (XC, SD,

DH), Rides, Demo Bikes, Fun Socials, and plenty of fantastic single track all waiting for you to kick off the sum-mer., Kelly Combs, 605-431-8989, 605-343-9534, kellycombs@hotmail.com, bhfattirefestival.com

May 25-26, 2013 — BYRDS Mtn Bike Event, TENTATIVE, Boise, ID, Douglas Tobin, douglas@tobincoaching.com, byrdscycling.com

May 25-27, 2013 — Eagle Bike Park Gravity Festival, Wild Rockies Series, Eagle, ID, Saturday- Sweet super D course, using most of the XC and Dh trails in the park. Sunday, we have dual slalom course that was built by World Champion Eric Carter. Monday’s main event supported by the Southern Idaho downhillers pro-gram--the mini-DH, filled with small gaps, drops and huge berms!, Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese-mail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com, byrdscycling.com

June 1, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race #1, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Community Bike Park, short track cross country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseidaho.com, power-houseidaho.com

June 8, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race #2, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Community Bike Park, short track cross country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseidaho.com, power-houseidaho.com

June 8, 2013 — Knobby 9 to 5, Knobby Tire Series, Avimor, ID, High speed rolling double-track. Tight, technical sagebrush single-track, water cross-ings, quick steep drops, nasty little granny gear climbs. Single speeders’ dream., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling.org, knobbytireseries.com

June 15, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race #3, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Community Bike Park, short track cross country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseidaho.com, power-houseidaho.com

June 15, 2013 — Fear, Tears & Beers, Ely, NV, Enduro mountain bike event. Timed sections mostly downhill, com-bined time wins. Men’s and women’s events for all classes. Fun run, begin-ner, sport, and expert classes., Kent Robertson, 775-289-6042, krobeg@mwpower.net, greatbasintrails.org

June 15-16, 2013 — USA Cycling 24-Hour MTB National Championships, Gallup, NM, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

June 20-23, 2013 — Crested Butte Bike Week, Crested Butte, CO, 32nd Anniversary year: Fat Tire 40 endur-ance race, Aided Rides, Mountain States Cup Wildflower Rush races, pure Crested Butte classics like the Chainless Race & the 24 Hour Bridges of the Butte, as well as some pre-miere entertainment., Scott , scott@cbchamber.com, cbchamber.com/crested-butte-bike-week-2012.html

June 21-22, 2013 — City Creek Pedalfest, Pocatello, ID, Mountain Bike Race. Kids Race and Spaghetti Dinner Friday night. Saturday, Race Day! Beginner, Sport and Expert Classes

(12, 17, 27 miles) Awards, Prizes, Raffle, music, food & fun., Lindi Smedley, 208-251-5915, indijo@mac.com, pocatel-lopedalfest.com

June 22, 2013 — Jug Mountain Ranch XC, Wild Rockies Series, McCall, ID, 2-3 hr XC course and 1.5 hr trail run. 5 min Super D-- XC on fast, flow-ing single track route and wooden bridges. On the 10 mile lap XC and run course, you’ll find deep woods, single track and wide-open fire road. Qualifier for USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese-mail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

June 22, 2013 — Wood River Cup Race #4, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Community Bike Park, Short Track Cross Country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseidaho.com, powerhouseidaho.com

June 23, 2013 — Jug Mtn. Ranch Super D and 10K/10mi. trail run, Wild Rockies Series, McCall, ID, 5 min Super D Enduro-- XC on fast, flowing single track route and wooden bridges. On the 10 mile lap XC and run course, you’ll find deep woods, single track and wide-open fire road. Qualifier for USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

June 28-July 4, 2013 — San Juan Huts 200, Pure Austin Endurance Mountain Bike Series, Durango, CO, Choose from 2 events: (1) a 7-Day supported tour from Durango, CO to Moab, UT. (6 nights, 7 days staying overnight in tents using the San Juan Huts southern route and hut system for community camp area). Finish to a celebration party in Moab, UT, 214 miles of fun. (2) There is also an Epic race, that starts on July 2nd and finishes in Moab. This race is nonstop and the first one to Moab wins. Last year’s winner finished in 25.5 hours!, Kathy Hudson, 972-966-1300, kathy@terrafirmaracing.com, terrafirmaracing.com

June 29, 2013 — Wood River Cup Finals, Wood River Cup, Hailey, ID, Hailey Community Bike Park, Short Track Cross Country., Billy Olson, 208-788-9184, billy@powerhouseidaho.com, powerhouseidaho.com

June 29-30, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #2 , Big Mountain Enduro Series, Crested Butte, CO, epic, back-country enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmountainen-duro.com, bigmountainenduro.com

June 29-30, 2013 — Sun Valley Super Enduro, Sun Valley, ID, 2 day enduro stage race, four different, hair-on-fire downhill trails on Bald Mountain. Racers will use a combination of lifts and good old pedal power to reach the start of each course. Bike choice: 29’er hardtail to a 6” travel all-moun-tain bike. Suitable for all levels of technical skill. Same bike and con-figuration for all stages mandatory., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com

July 3, 2013 — Ketchum Criterium, Ketchum, ID, Downtown Ketchum.

Road bike, mountain bike, and team relay categories. Prize money and cash primes for men’s and women’s MTB and road divisions. Beer gar-dens, course-side eats, and unbridled enthusiasm make it a great night out on the town., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com

July 5, 2013 — Kids MTB Race, Ketchum, ID, Down at River Run on the eve of the National Championships we lay out a course for kids of all ages and abilities allowing them the chance to race before the pros take over on Saturday. Free to all kids (12 and under) with medals for all finishers., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com

July 6, 2013 — USA Cycling Marathon MTB National Championships, Sun Valley, ID, The top marathon rac-ers from all over the United States descend on Sun Valley for the glory of the stars and bars. A challenging course will take riders from downtown Ketchum through Sun Valley Resort, over Dollar Mountain and out to tackle two loops of Cold Springs Trail

- Warm Springs Trail - Warm Springs Traverse - River Run Trail before fin-ishing at the River Run Base area. Fast flowy and buff singletrack with an ideal singlespeed gradient make this course one for the ages. Approx distance: 50 miles; 7,000’ climbing., Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

July 6-7, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #3, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Keystone, CO, epic, backcountry enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@bigmountainenduro.com, bigmoun-tainenduro.com

July 6-7, 2013 — OuterLocal Summer Games, Jackson, WY, 9:00am in Phil Baux Park at the base of Snow King. This “adventure festival for mountain athletes” will feature four events in mountain biking, trail running, boul-dering, and paragliding; capped off with two free concerts at the end of the night., Jeremy Dodge, jerdodge@gmail.com, outerlocal.com/member-profile/the-outerlocal-summer-games

July 7, 2013 — Sun Valley Bald Juan XC, Ketchum, ID, Same start and loop as Marathon National Championship but only one lap in length. Approx 30 miles 4,000’ climbing., Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347, info@visitsunvalley.com, Ellen Gillespie, 208-726-2777, ellen@sunvalleyevents.com, ridesunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com

July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior Games, Pocatello, ID, Cross country MTB., Jody Olson, 208-233-2034, jodyolson01@gmail.com, seida-hoseniorgames.org

July 18-21, 2013 — USA Cycling Cross-Country MTB National Championships, Bear Creek Resort, PA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

July 27, 2013 — Laramie Enduro, Wyoming Marathon Championship, Laramie, WY, 111K (69 miles), Happy

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Jack Recreation Area, 8600’ eleva-tion gain, 7am start, Richard Vincent, 307-745-4499, enduro.rv@gmail.com, laramieenduro.org

July 27, 2013 — Butte 100, Butte, MT, Continental Divide Trail, Single Track, Big Sky Country, 100 and 50 mile options., Gina Evans, 406-498-9653, eatdirtpigpen@gmail.com, butte100.com

July 27-28, 2013 — Pomerelle Pounder DH, UT Gravity Series, Wild Rockies Series, Albion, ID, 20-30 min SUPER-D course. Newer route with fast, flowing single track and individual time trial! On this course, you’ll find small drop-offs, and flowing boulders. Lots of fun all day and super easy shuttle., Ron Lindley, 801-375-3231, info@utahdh.org, Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wil-drockiesracing.com

July 28, 2013 — Bogus Basin Marathon, Knobby Tire Series, Boise, ID, XC/Marathon, 22.5 mile loop with 50% sin-gle track, start/finish at 7,000 feet with total gain of 3200 in one loop, open category (for racers who choose not to purchase a license) held for the marathon, which is 22.5 mile loops., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling.org, knob-bytireseries.com

August 2-4, 2013 — USA Cycling Gravity MTB National Championships, Angel Fire, NM, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

August 3, 2013 — Pierre’s Hole MTB Race, NUE Series, Alta, WY, 5th Annual will offer more single track trail for the 2013 race , which will now be a 3 lap 100 mile or try a 2 lap 100K, we’ll also offer a 50k race.National Ultra Endurance Series (nuemtb.com)., Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, awilliams@grandtarghee.com, grandtarghee.com, ph100.org

August 3-4, 2013 — Tamarack Resort, Regional Championship XC (National qualifier) and State Champs- Super D on Super G, Wild Rockies Series, Tamarack, ID, 20-30 min SUPER-D course. Newer route with fast, flowing single track and individual time trial! On this course, you’ll find small drop-offs, and flowing boulders. Lots of fun all day and super easy shuttle., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese-mail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

August 10, 2013 — Whit Henry Memorial Galena Grinder, Knobby Tire Series, Galena Lodge, ID, XC/Marathon, 22.5 mile loop with 50% single track, start/finish at 7,000 feet with total gain of 3200 in one loop, open cat-egory (for racers who choose not to purchase a license) held for the marathon, which is 22.5 mile loops., Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@brokenspokecycling.org, knob-bytireseries.com

August 10, 2013 — Big Hole Challenge MTB Race and Duathlon, Driggs, ID, Mountain bike mass start first, at 10 am, 9.4 miles, then either bike a second lap or run 6 miles. Awards, Raffle and results 1 pm at the South Horseshoe Trail Head. Net proceeds benefit Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, peaked@silverstar.com, peakedsports.com

August 10-11, 2013 — Tamarack Resort SUPER Enduro and DH, Wild Rockies Series, Tamarack, ID, Tamarack Resort SUPER Enduro and DH, Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiese-mail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

August 11, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Summit County, AXS Series, Frisco, CO, Solo’s or teams of 2 will mountain bike, kayak, trail run, and orienteer in either a 3-6hr “sprint”, or 6-12hr “sport” course., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

August 30-September 1, 2013 — TVTAP WYDAHO Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival, Teton Valley, ID, 3rd Annual

- Three-Day Mountain Bike Festival DH & XC races, group rides, bike/trials demos, pump tracks, skill clinics, music, parties. 5hr race 7/29. Grand Targhee Resort & Idaho, Tim Adams, 208-201-

1622, tim@TVTAP.org, TVTAP , 208-201-1622, BikeFest@TVTAP.org, tetonbike-fest.org, tvtap.org

August 31-September 1, 2013 — Big Mountain Enduro #4, Big Mountain Enduro Series, Durango, CO, epic, backcountry enduro rides. , Sarah Rawley, 720-407-6142, sarah@big-mountainenduro.com, bigmoun-tainenduro.com

September 1-1, 2013 — Targhee Enduro DH and Super-D, Alta, WY, The DH races will be run on a 1.75 mile long single track DH course,with race times around 9-plus minutes for the winners, DH race, chainless DH and a Super D,, Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, awilliams@grandtarghee.com, grandtarghee.com

September 14, 2013 — Eagle Bike Park Enduro, Wild Rockies Series, Eagle, ID, 12K trail run. Saturday morning. Two-person dual slalom course on Sunday, that was built by World Champion Eric Carter. , Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

September 21, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Glenwood Springs, tentative, AXS Series, Glenwood Springs, CO, Solo’s or 2 person teams will kayak, trek, rappel, and mountain bike, riv-erboard and cave this spectacular course., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

September 21, 2013 — Jurassic Classic, Lander, WY, Mountain bike race at Johnny Behind the Rocks. Start time - 9:00 am, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced/Pro categories. BBQ, t-shirt and swag bag for registered partici-pants. , Tony Ferlisi, 307-690-3952, tfer-lisi11@gmail.com, landercycling.org

September 28, 2013 — Stone Temple 8, Curt Gowdy State Park, WY, 8 hour, 15.1 mile loop, Curt Gowdy State Park, Aspen Grove Parking Area, Tentative start 9AM, IMBA Epic singletrack, additional High School Race., Richard Vincent, 307-745-4499, enduro.rv@gmail.com, laramieenduro.org

October 18-20, 2013 — USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships, Banner Elk, NC, Chad Sperry, chad@gorge.net, usacycling.org

Utah WeeklyRoad Race Series

Cyclesmith Rocky Mountain Raceways Criterium Series — Utah Crit Series, West Valley City, UT, Saturdays A and B Flite off at 12:30, C and D Flite off at 1:25, 6555 W. 2100 S. March 9,16,23 - Tuesdays at 6pm April 2, 9 ,16, 23, 30 - through September 24, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

Salt Air Time Trial Series — Salt Lake City, UT, Every other Thursday April 5 - September 6, I-80 Frontage Road West of the International Center;, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcrit-series@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

DLD (DMV) Criterium Presented by Ski Utah — Utah Crit Series, West Valley City, UT, Weekly Training Crit at the Driver’s Training Center, 4700S. 2780W., A flite - 6 pm, B flite between 6:45 and 7:05, Call for information regard-ing C flite. Wednesdays - beginning 4/17 4/24, through 9/4., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com, skiutahcycling.com

Emigration Canyon Hillclimb Series — Salt Lake City, UT, Starts north of Zoo 7.4 miles to top of Emigration. First rider off at 6:30. Every other Thursday April 19 thru August 30., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

June 25-July 30, 2013 — Top of Utah Crit Series, Ogden, UT, Tuesdays - New course will be around South Ogden Jr High. Perfect venue for pre-race fitness or introduction to racing in the C-Flight. We will be racing every Tuesday starting June 25th - July 30st. Women’s Flight - 5:15pm (25 min), C Flight: 5:50pm (30min), Kids Crit: 6:20pm (10 min), B Flight: 6:30 pm (40min), A Flight: 7:20pm(50min), Joel Rackham, 801.721.6952, joel@sim-plymacracing.org, thresholdevents.org

June 26-July 24, 2013 — Top of Utah Crit Series, Logan, UT, Wednesdays

- Course has four corners and is rela-tively flat. Start line is at 3065 N. 200 W Logan, UT. Perfect venue for pre-race fitness or introduction to racing in the C-Flight. We will be racing every Wednesdays starting June 26th - July 24th. Women’s Flight - 5:15pm (25 min), C Flight: 5:50pm (30min), Kids Crit: 6:20pm (10 min), B Flight: 6:30 pm (40min), A Flight: 7:20pm(50min), Joel Rackham, 801.721.6952, joel@sim-

plymacracing.org, thresholdevents.org

Utah Road RacingMarch 1-2, 2013 — Collegiate Road -

Dixie State USU - IMCCC, Collegiate Road - IMCCC, St.George, UT, Stage Race. First IMCCC event of the year., KImberly Garvie, 307-745-8081, kimberly.garvie@usu.edu, Jordan Bracken, jordan.bracken@gmail.com, theimccc.org

March 23-April 24, 2013 — Tour del Sol, UCA Series, St. George, UT, Stage race, time trial, road race, criterium., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spin-geeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com

April 6, 2013 — Hell of the North Road Race, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Just north of the Salt Lake Int’l Airport, 5 mile circuit. Includes 1.75 mile stretch of dirt road. Bring your 53x11., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

April 6, 2013 — Collegiate Road - USU - IMCCC, Collegiate Road - IMCCC, Logan, UT, Utah State University - Criterium Conference Finals., KImberly Garvie, 307-745-8081, kimberly.gar-vie@usu.edu, Kodey Meyers, kodey.myers@aggiemail.usu.edu, theimccc.org

April 20, 2013 — East Canyon Echo Road Race, UCA Series, Henefer, UT, 10 AM start in Henefer to East Canyon Resort, turn around go to Echo Canyon, back to Henefer and finish on Hogsback. , James Zwick, 801-583-6281, sports@sports-am.com, sports-am.com

April 20, 2013 — Collegiate Road - UVU - IMCCC, Collegiate Road - IMCCC, Orem, UT, UVU. Conference Finals Road, TTT, KImberly Garvie, 307-745-8081, kimberly.garvie@usu.edu, Taylor LaSalle, taylor.lasalle@gmail.com, theimccc.org

April 27, 2013 — Tour of the Depot, UCA Series, Stockton, UT, Road Roace, Jeremy Smith, 801-558-7215, info@tourofthedepot.com, tourofthedepot.com

May 3-5, 2013 — USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Ogden, UT, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

May 4, 2013 — Antelope Island Classic, UCA Series, Antelope Island, UT, Utah State Road Race Championships for Masters and Juniors. Starts at the West end of the causeway, then across the causeway towards the ranch and end on the island. Mileage ranges from 32 to 60. $2,000 cash plus prizes., James Ferguson, 801-476-9476, fergu-son8118@comcast.net , bmbbc.com

May 11, 2013 — Salt Lake City Downtown Criterium, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Fun and fast 4 corner crit around Pioneer Park, 300 W and 300 S. , Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

May 17, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic Individual Hill Climb, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 3.4 mile uphill climb from Garden City Office to the Rocky Point look out pull-off. Racers will start on 60-second intervals and will climb right hand side of road, single file. Racers will yield to traffic for return back to The Inn at the Lake (Start location)., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohwer@engineeringexcite-ment.com, races2race.com

May 18, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic Road Race, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 51 mile flat loop with some rolling hills on east shore, followed by a FLAT and FAST finish – a beautiful race around Bear Lake., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohwer@engineeringexcite-ment.com, races2race.com, bear-lake.com

May 19, 2013 — Bear Lake Classic Team Time Trial, UCA Series, Garden City, UT, 51 mile flat loop with some rolling hills on east shore, followed by a FLAT and FAST finish. TTT 5-man teams, scoring on 3rd wheel. Each event is scored independently, and Sunday’s 5-man TTT is slated to be the Utah State TTT Championship., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohwer@engi-neeringexcitement.com, races2race.com, bearlake.com

May 25, 2013 — Sugarhouse Criterium, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Bring the entire family and enjoy some of Utah’s best crit racing in one of Salt Lake’s Sugarhouse Park., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

May 25, 2013 — SunCrest Bicycle Hill Climb, Draper Trail Days, Draper, UT, Benefit Water For People Foundation Draper Ut, 8 am Draper Equestrian Center 1600 E. Highland Drive (13500 South), road race 15 miles with two hill climb. Ends at the top of Sun Crest.,

Brad Gilson, 801-684-7770, 801-694-8859, brad@gilsonengineering.com, DraperTrails.com

May 26, 2013 — State Team Time Trial Championships, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, State Team Time Trial Championship, Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, races-2race.com

May 27, 2013 — Utah State Time Trial Championship, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

May 31-June 1, 2013 — Salt Lake Valley B4K Stage Race, UCA Series, Daybreak, UT, Criterium, Road Race and Time Trial. USAC license required- one-day licenses available. Proceeds from the race go to benefit Bikes for Kids Utah., Alex Kim, 801-503-9064, alexander@epluribus.org, bikesforkid-sutah.com/bikes-for-kids-stage-race, utahcycling.org

June 7-8, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Moab to St. George, Moab, UT, Four per-son relay, three legs per rider, cover-ing528 miles. Starts 8 am at Sweeney Park in Moab and goes non-stop to St. George., Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, cort@rockwellrelay.com, Tyler Servoss, 801-425-4535, velo11@gmail.com, rockwellrelay.com

June 8, 2013 — Cache Valley Classic – Don’t text-n-drive and ruin-the-ride, UCA Series, Clarkston, UT, This 100, 50 or 25 mile race is fun, challenging, with only one major climb (1 mile, 7-10% grade between Trenton and Clarkston – Little Mountain) and one minor climb (1 mile, 4% grade 1-mile south of Clarkston. Starts and finishes in Clarkston. All new race course; only climb Little Mountain one time (50 and 25 miles); twice for 100 miles., Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohw-er@engineeringexcitement.com, rac-es2race.com

June 15, 2013 — High Uintas 10,000 Road Race, UCA Series, Kamas/Evanston, UT/WY, 1 Day, 80 mile, point to point road race from Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY over Bald Mountain Pass. Gran Fondo for citzen riders and touring riders., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, utah-bikeracing.com/eventcategories/high-uintas

June 20-23, 2013 — Utah Summer Games, Cedar City, UT, Time Trial, Hill Climb, Criterium, Road Race with overall Omnium., Casey McClellan, 435-865-8421, 435-559-2925, usgpress@suu.edu, utahsummergames.org

June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Road Race, UCA Series, Spring City, UT, Start and finish: Main Street, Spring City, loops of 45, 72 and 98 mile courses that go around the rural Sanpete Valley roads. Races start at 10:00 a.m. BBQ lunch, awards, and raffle after race. Fun ride also., Eric Thompson, 801-541-3840, ethompson@visitsalt-lake.com, skiutahcycling.com

June 22, 2013 — Three Kings Cycling Event, North Salt Lake, UT, Winding through North Salt Lake, the Three Kings offers some of the steepest climbs of the season. Cyclists can choose to tackle one, two, or all three kings. The cyclists who tackle them fastest will take home the prizes., Matt Jensen, 801-550-0778, mattjensennsl@gmail.com, threekings.nslcity.org

June 29, 2013 — Hell and Back Road Race, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Out and back road course north of the Great Salt Lake., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

July 1, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #1, Wasatch Front, UT, Located in old downtown Midvale, this venue is a fast, four corner criterium and should be a real crowd pleaser. The course will start/finish on Old Main Street., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, racedayeventmanage-ment.com, utahcitycrits.com

July 2, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #2, Wasatch Front, UT, Located adja-cent to I-15 near the Lehi Roller Mills, this venue is best for breakaway rid-ers with its long straight-aways. The course will start/finish on 1000 East., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, racedayeventmanage-ment.com, utahcitycrits.com

July 3, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #3, Wasatch Front, UT, In the heart of Bountiful, this will be a flat, four corner rectangular course that will provide thrills and chills as riders try to out sprint each other for the win. The course will start/finish on Main., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, racedayeventmanagement.com, utahcitycrits.com

July 4, 2013 — Utah City Criterium - #4, Wasatch Front, UT, With a start/finish on Holladay Blvd, this course incor-porates a hill climb on 4500 South, a descent down 2300 East and a wicked turn on to Laney Avenue back onto Holladay Blvd. This course has something for every racer., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, racedayeventmanage-ment.com, utahcitycrits.com

July 6, 2013 — Porcupine Hill Climb for the Fight Against Cancer, UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, 12th Annual, Start: Porcupine Pub & Grille finishing at the Brighton Ski Resort, Big Cottonwood Canyon., Mike Meldrum, 801-424-9216, mikesride@gmail.com, porcupinehill-climb.com

July 13, 2013 — Utah Tour de Donut, American Fork, UT, 6th Annual event - most fun you’ll have on a bike. 3 7-mile laps, eat donuts to reduce your time. Starts at 8:30 am., Rodney Martin, 801-427-6400, rotaryrod@live.com, Ronald Tolley, 480-285-6281, rtolley@clearvisionreserve.com, utah-tourdedonut.org

July 17, 2013 — Cache Valley Stage Race, UCA Series, Cache Valley, UT, With a start/finish on Holladay Blvd, this course incorporates a hill climb on 4500 South, a descent down 2300 East and a wicked turn on to Laney Avenue back onto Holladay Blvd. This course has something for every racer., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, racedayeventmanage-ment.com, utahcitycrits.com

July 20, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Ladies Pamperfest, Wasatch Front, UT, 4, 3, and 2 lady relay teams race or ride, with massages, mini-manicures, etc. at exchanges.Begins 8 am at Snowbasin, 160 or 67 miles finishing in Midway. For all levels!, Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, cort@rockwellrelay.com, Tyler Servoss, 801-425-4535, velo11@gmail.com, rockwellrelay.com

July 26-27, 2013 — Saints to Sinners Bike Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay road race from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. Over 500 miles with eleva-tions from 1500 to 10500 feet. Race in teams through the night, fundraiser event for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease., Steven Tew, 801-822-4870, Steven@SaintstoSinners.com, SaintstoSinners.com

July 27, 2013 — Chalk Creek Road Race, UCA Series, Coalville, UT, Mike Meldrum, 801-424-9216, mikesride@gmail.com, porcupinecycling.com

August 3, 2013 — Tour de Park City, UCA Series, Park City, UT, Classic Road Race and Tour starting and finishing in Park City. 170, 100, 50 and 15 mile timed courses through Northern Utah’s beautiful mountain valleys. Food, prizes and more!, Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, teamexcelera-tor@gmail.com, tourdeparkcity.com, teamexcelerator.com

August 3, 2013 — Snowbird Hill Climb, Snowbird, UT, 34rd Annual, 8 am start on 9400 S. near 20th East, climb to Snowbird’s entry II., Misty Clark, 801-933-2115, misty@snowbird.com, snow-bird.com/events/summer/hillclimb.html

August 3, 2013 — Mammoth Creek Race, Cedar City, UT, There will be a USAC race that will be 100 miles. There will be a “casual” Killer Loop of 65 miles. Registration is $60 through usacycling.org., Brian Jeppson, 435-586-5210, 435-559-2925, brian.jeppson@gmail.com, colorcountrycyclingclub.org

August 6-11, 2013 — Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, UT, America’s Toughest Stage Race is one of the top pro bicycle races in North America. More than 17 international and national pro teams will compete over 500+ miles in six days. Free for spectators. UCI 2.1 stage race. Stages run through Brian Head, Cedar City, Panguitch, Torrey, Richfield, Payson, Salt Lake City, Snowbasin Resort, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort and Park City.,

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August 10, 2013 — The Death Match Road Race, Salt Lake City, UT, The Death Match RR, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com

August 17, 2013 — Wildflower Hill Climb, Mountain Green, UT, The Wildflower Hill Climb is a 5.5 mile timed climb to Big Mountain from Morgan County averaging a 5-6% grade. It is held in conjunction with the Wildflower Pedalfest. Awesome prizes will be awarded to the 3 fastest overall and the top age group winners. Women only., Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-391-2819, wildflowerpedalfest@gmail.com, wildflowerpedalfest.com

August 24, 2013 — Powder Mountain Hill Climb, UCA Series, Eden, UT, Utah State Hill Climb Championships. 6 miles and 3000 feet up Powder Mountain Road, start at Wolf Creek Balloon Festival Park, finish in Timberline parking lot., Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, teamexcel-erator@gmail.com, teamexcelerator.com

August 24, 2013 — Heber Valley Circuit Race, UCA Series, Heber, UT, Scenic but challenging 8-mile circuits in Heber Valley, Utah. $1,500 prize purse, equal payout for Men’s 1-2 and Women’s 1-2-3 fields., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing.com, extramileracing.com

September 7, 2013 — LOTOJA Classic Road Race, Logan, UT, 31st Annual, 1 day, 3 states, 206 miles from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole, WY., Brent Chambers, 801-546-0090, info@lotojaclassic.com, lotojaclassic.com

September 14-16, 2013 — Hoodoo 500, St. George, UT, 500 mile loop race along the best roads in Southern Utah. Solo and relay team divisions., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, Hoodoo500.com

September 20-21, 2013 — Salt to Saint Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, 400ish mile relay race from Salt Lake City to St. George following Hwy 89. Broken into 24 legs. Ride Solo, or as 4 or 8 per-son relay teams. Men, Women, and Mixed categories., Clay Christensen, 801-234-0399, info@salttosaint.com, salttosaint.com

September 21, 2013 — Harvest Moon Criterium, UCA Series, Ogden, UT, 4 corner crit in Downtown Ogden around the Municipal Park between 25th & 26th Streets., Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, teamexcelerator@gmail.com, teamexcelerator.com

October 8-11, 2013 — Huntsman World Senior Games, St. George, UT, Must be 50 years or older. Four events: hill climb, time trial, criterium and road race. Skill divisions I, II, and III., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, hwsg@infowest.com, seniorgames.net

October 12, 2013 — City Creek Bike Sprint, Salt Lake City, UT, Race starts at the mouth of City Creek Canyon and finishes at Rotary Park where we will have awards, food, music and fun. , James Zwick, 801-583-6281, sports@sports-am.com, sports-am.com

Regional WeeklyRoad Race Series

May 14-July 9, 2013 — EXPO IDAHO SWICA Criterium Series, SWICA Criterium Series, Boise, ID, Tuesdays starting in May 2013. Local training crit series at Expo Idaho West lot. May 14, 21, 28June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, idahobiker-acing@yahoo.com, idahobikeracing.org

May 16-August 21, 2013 — ICE Time Trial/Hillclimb Series, ICE Series, Pocatello, ID, Time Trials are flat, hill climb is up either Scout Mountain or Pebble, tentative dates:May 16th – Flat TT,May 23rd – Uphill TT,June 6th

– Flat TT, June 19th – Uphill TT,July 3rd – Flat TT,July 10th – Uphill TT,August 14th

– Uphill TT,August 21st- Flat TT, Bryan Gee, 208-406-8477, bryan_gee_otr@yahoo.com, idahocycling.com

Regional Road RacingMarch 3, 2013 — Hammer at the

Slammer Points Race #1, Hammer Series, Boise, ID, Hammer at the Slammer Points Race #1, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

March 10, 2013 — Hammer at the Slammer Points Race #2, Hammer Series, Boise, ID, Hammer at the Slammer Points Race #2, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

March 10, 2013 — South Mountain Bicycle Classic - Circuit Race & Hill

Climb, Phoenix, AZ, Circuit Race & Hill Climb, Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, eric@wmrc.org, wmrc.org

March 17, 2013 — Hammer at the Slammer Points Race #3, Hammer Series, Boise, ID, Hammer at the Slammer Points Race #3, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

April 6-7, 2013 — Collegiate Road - Durango - RMCCC, Collegiate Road

- RMCCC, Durango, CO, Squawker Road Classic - Road Race on Reeder and Purdy Mesa, Team TT for col-legiate & individual TT for non-colle-giate on the Farm Roads, downtown afternoon/night crit., Topher Hurley, Christoph.hurley@gmail.com, Dave Hagen, 970-403-4842, hagen_d@for-tlewis.edu, rmccc.org

April 6-7, 2013 — Tour of Ontario Stage Race, Ontario, OR, The Tour of Ontario is a brand new two day, three stage race on the border of Oregon and Idaho. , John Rogers, 208-284-9671, obccwebdesign@yahoo.com, the-tourofontario.com

April 13, 2013 — Tax Day Circuit Race, UCA Series, Inkom, ID, Great circuit race, start and finish in Inkom with a 1.2 mile neutral roll out of town, fol-lowed by 4.5 mile rolling to the circuit (7.3 mi). Riders will do a specified number of laps, followed by another half lap to finish at the top of the climb. Climb per lap is 750 ft., Bryan Gee, 208-406-8477, bryan_gee_otr@yahoo.com, idahocycling.com

April 13-14, 2013 — Collegiate Road - Montana State - NWCCC, Collegiate Road - WCCC Road Season, Bozeman, MT, Stage Race, Miles Cromley, mile-scrumley@gmail.com, nwcollegiate-cycling.us

April 14, 2013 — Jason Broome ITT, Spring Series, Boise, ID, Ten Mile Time Trial over rolling terrain. Start:Stage stop truck stop on I-84, 16 miles east of Boise., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

April 19-21, 2013 — Tour of Walla Walla Stage Race, Walla Walla, WA, Pacific NW premier 3 day Stage race. - 2 RRs, crit, TT. Eight fields in 2011, 5 for men and 3 for women- Men Pro-1-2, 3, 4, 5, Mstrs 40+ cats 1-4; Wom 1-2, 3, 4. Stage Race - 2 RRs, Crit, TT. Men Pro

-1-2, 3, 4, 5, Mstrs 40+ Cats 1-4, Wom 1-2, 3, 4., Michael Austin, 509-386-1149, 509-525-4949, mike@allegrocyclery.com, tofww.org

April 20-21, 2013 — Maverick Classic, Grand Junction, CO, Omnium, Road Race on Reeder and Purdy Mesa, Team TT for collegiate & individual TT for non-collegiate, crit., USAC and Collegiate race. Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Championship., Rick Crawford, 970-759-3729, 970-248-1503, rcrawford@coloradomesa.edu, Rick Taggart, rtaggart@colo-radomesa.edu, org.coloradomesa.edu/cycling

April 20, 2013 — Arizona State Road Race Championship, Hillside, AZ, Out and back road race with big rollers and climbing. Distances of 25, 44, 64 and 84 miles., Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, eric@wmrc.org, wmrc.org

April 20-21, 2013 — Collegiate Road - Mesa - RMCCC, Collegiate Road - RMCCC, Grand Jucntion, CO, Mesa State Collegiate Stage Race , Topher Hurley, Christoph.hurley@gmail.com, Patric Rostell, patric-86@web.de, rmccc.org

April 28, 2013 — Chicken Dinner Road Race, Spring Series, Nampa, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

May 5, 2013 — Emmett-Roubaix Road Race, Spring Series, Emmett, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

May 11, 2013 — Idaho State Road Race Championships, SWICA, TBA, ID, USA Cycling Categories, Vernon Padaca, 208-571-1730, dobbiacoboard@cableone.net, idahobikeracing.com

May 17-18, 2013 — Idaho Time Trial Festival, Boise, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, John Rogers, 208-284-9671, obc-cwebdesign@yahoo.com, teamrace.obccwd.com, idahobikeracing.org

May 18, 2013 — Ride for the Pass, Aspen, CO, Part of the Aspen Cycling Festival, Benefits the Independence Pass Foundation. 19th Annual fromthe Winter Gate, 4 miles east of Aspen, to the Independence Ghost Town approximately 10 miles east up Highway 82 on Independence Pass,gains approximately 2200 feet of elevation, from 8,500’ to 10,700’., Mark Fuller, 970-963-4959, fulcon@

comcast.net, independencepass.org, aspencyclingfestival.com

May 19, 2013 — Aspen Cycling Criterium, Aspen, CO, Fast paced, energy packed race held on closed streets in the heart of downtown Aspen. Speeds of 28 mph and higher around a .8 mile track with sharp curves on road bikes., Kristin Lathrop, 970-429-2098, kristin.lathrop@ci.aspen.co.us, aspencyclingfestival.com

May 19, 2013 — Criterium at DC Ranch, Phoenix, AZ, Criterium at DC Ranch, Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, eric@wmrc.org, wmrc.org

May 25-27, 2013 — Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Durango, CO, 42th Annual, Road Race from Durango to Silverton, Criterium, Time Trial 25/50 mile tour, kids race and Mountain Bike Race., Anne Cheeney, 970-259-4621, direc-tor@ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, ironhorsebicycleclassic.com

May 25-27, 2013 — USA Cycling Professional Road and TT National Championships, Chattanooga, TN, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

May 25, 2013 — Twin Falls Criterium, SWICA, Twin Falls, ID, Criterium, races starting at 2:00 pm, fields TBD, Tentatively scheduled on a course approximately 0.8 miles, excellent pavement and wide roads., Rick Greenawald, 208-316-6176, green-awald@cableone.net, idahobikerac-ing.org

June 1, 2013 — Lyle Pearson 200-mile Team Challenge, Boise to Sun Valley, ID, 7th Annual - Team relay road race from Boise to Sun Valley., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

June 15, 2013 — Nampa Belle District Criterium, Nampa, ID, Located in Belle District at the heart of historical Nampa, this spectator orientated 1.1 km Criterium course has long straight-aways with fast left- and right-hand turns., Vernon Padaca, 208-571-1730, dobbiacoboard@cableone.net, teamdobbiaco.com

June 16, 2013 — Food Truck Criterium, tentative, ID, bcparker21@gmail.com,

June 22-23, 2013 — Dead Dog Classic Memorial Stage Race, Laramie, WY, Two day, 3 stage road race, Sat: RR (85 miles or 53miles) elevation to 10,200 feet, Sun: Critand TT (10 miles), Approx $8,000 purse, USAC/BRAC sanctioned., Michael Harokopis, 307-760-4797, deaddogclassic@hot-mail.com, deaddogclassic.com, lara-miebikenet.com

June 22, 2013 — Idaho State Time Trial Championships, Nampa, ID, Rudy Estrada, 208-713-3705, elitecycling@msn.com, Howard Roose, 208 484 8342, hkroose@gmail.com, idahobik-eracing.org

June 22-23, 2013 — BYRDS Junior Stage Race, Boise, ID, 10th annual BYRDS Junior Tour of Idaho. All junior cat-egories represented., Douglas Tobin, douglas@tobincoaching.com, byrd-scycling.com

June 28-30, 2013 — Baker City Cycling Classic, Baker City, OR, Stage race. Three days and four stages in beauti-ful eastern Oregon, with great support and unparalleled scenery. Over 8000 ft of climbing over the three days in one of the country’s most beauti-ful cycling regions. Pros and ama-teurs race the same courses and the women’s and men’s prize purses are matched by sponsor BELLA Main St. Market., Brian Vegter, dogbri@q.com, bakercitycycling.org

June 29, 2013 — Allan Butler Memorial Criterium, Idaho Falls, ID, This is a six-corner downtown criterium in the heart of Idaho Falls. The racing will start at 4:00 and finish with the Pro/1/2 race. We also have a kids race prior to the racing at 3:00., Nathan Starnes, 208-534-8095, nathanstarnes@gmail.com,

June 29, 2013 — Sick Hill Climb, Hansen, ID, This is a timed event, a 22 mile cycling hill climb, summit finish. The climb is a 3000 foot climb The first 15 miles are gradual and the last 7 miles limbs 1800 feet. Starts at Rock Creek General Store. 3048 North 3800 East. This is a USA Cycling non-competitive event., Ken Stephens, 208-430-4514, sak41@pmt.org, sick-riders.com

July 3-7, 2013 — USA Cycling Amateur & Para-cycling Road National Championships, Madison, WI, Elite, U23 and Junior Road National Championships., Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacy-cling.org

July 4, 2013 — 4th of July Hailey Criterium, Hailey, ID, Downtown Hailey Criterium, Exciting four corner course. $5,000 in cash prizes., Janelle Conners,

208-578-5453, 208-720-7427, jcon-ners@bcrd.org, bcrd.org

July 5-7, 2013 — Single Track Bicycle Shop Road Race, Flagstaff, AZ, Three day Omnium starting with a 20K TT, Six mile Snowbowl Hill Climb on Saturday and Sunday is a 45 mile Road Race. Pedal to the Peaks for Pediatrics, Joe Shannon, 928-523-1740, joseph.shannon@nau.edu, Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com

July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior Games, Pocatello, ID, Hill Climb Cherry Springs to Crystal Summit - 5 miles to 6 % grade. Criterium Holt Arena Parking lot - ISU Campus. 5K - 10K Time Trial. 20K - 40K Road Races Held in Arimo., Jody Olson, 208-233-2034, jodyolson01@gmail.com, seida-hoseniorgames.org

July 13, 2013 — Boise Twilight Criterium, National Criterium Calendar, Boise, ID, 26th Annual, NCC race., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, boisetwilightcri-terium.com, georgescycles.com

July 14, 2013 — Idaho State Criterium Championship, Hidden Springs, ID, Start/Finish at Hidden Springs Community-Village Green., 9 am., Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, kurtholzer@hotmail.com, lostrivercyling.org

July 20, 2013 — Dirt Bag Dash, Mountain Home, ID, Hard packed dirt road race. Short puchy climbs. Post race party. Mountain Home, ID. Pro/AM/Jr 45mi-20mi. No day of race registra-tion., James Lang, 208-571-1853, 208-344-9182, jlang83702@yahoo.com, joyride-cycles.com/dirt_bag_dash

July 27, 2013 — Grand Targhee Hill Climb, Driggs, ID, Time trial starts at 10 am with 30 sec intervals. Starts at Peaked Sports in Driggs, climbs Ski Hill Road and ends half a mile from the Grand Targhee Resort. Course covers 12 miles and 2200 vertical feet. Awards, Raffle and results 1 pm at Peaked Sports. Net proceeds benefit Teton Valley Trails and Pathways., Dick Weinbrandt, 208-354-2354, peaked@silverstar.com, peakedsports.com

July 27, 2013 — USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships, High Point, NC, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacy-cling.org

August 10, 2013 — Lamoille Canyon Hill Climb, Lamoille, NV, 12 mile 3000 ft hill climb road race up beautiful Lamoille Canyon Road in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains; post event picnic, awards., Annette White, 775-842-9125, annette.white42@gmail.com, elko-velo.com

August 10, 2013 — Sick 55 Road Race, Albion, ID, This is a sanctioned moun-tain course road race. It starts and finishes in Albion, Idaho. There are two category climbs and two fast down-hills. It is 53.7 miles challenging race., Ken Stephens, 208-430-4514, sak41@pmt.org, sick-riders.com

August 17, 2013 — Bogus Basin Hill Climb, Boise, ID, 40th Annual, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

August 17, 2013 — Garden Creek Gap Road Race, UCA Series, Arimo, ID, Courtney Larson, courlars@gmail.com, idahocycling.com

August 24, 2013 — The Werst Race, LaGrande, OR, The race is open to Runners, Walkers, and Cyclists. The race starts on the corner of 2nd & B streets, approximately 6 blocks (2 south, 4 west) from the Eastern Oregon University Campus, to the top of Morgan Lake Road. It is a challenging uphill, with a distance of roughly 2.35 miles. The first male and female to the top of the hill will be crowned King and Queen of the hill., sean williams, sean.williams607@gmail.com, mountiecrossandtrack.com/werstrace.htm

August 25, 2013 — Mormon Lake Road Race, Flagstaff, AZ, Sunday 8 am: Road Race - beautiful rolling circuit race - 16 miles 361 ft climbing/lap, Joe Shannon, 928-523-1740, joseph.shannon@nau.edu, Flagstaffcycling.Squarespace.com

September 4-8, 2013 — USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships, Bend, OR, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.org, usacycling.org

September 7, 2013 — Race to the Angel, Wells, NV, 12.6 mile course climbs 2,784 feet to Angel Lake, entirely on pavement. Runner and walkers at 8 am, road bikers at 8:30. Shirt, Lunch, water and fruit provided in entry fee., Matt Holford, 775-752-3540, 775-934-1481, wellschamber@wellsnevada.com, racetotheangel.org, wellsne-vada.com

September 9-14, 2013 — World Human Powered Speed Challenge, Battle

Mountain, NV, Cyclists from around the world will gather on SR305, per-haps the fastest strectch of road in the world to see who is the fastest cyclist in the world. The 2009 record was 82.19 mph!, Al Krause, 707-443-8261 , a.krause@sbcglobal.net, ihpva.org, whpva.org

September 19, 2013 — USA CRITS Finals, Las Vegas, NV, Criterium, Part of USA CRITS Championship, during Interbike, Mandalay Bay Resort, Men and Women Pro races, various ama-teur classes, and an Industry Cup Challenge., Casey Lamberski, 706-549-6632, casey@swagger.us, usacrits.com, swagger.us

October 5, 2013 — Mt. Charleston Hill Climb, tentative, Las Vegas, NV, 17.5 miles, 5357’ of climbing, finish at Las Vegas Ski Resort, Begins at the base of Highway 156. 10 am., John Tingey, 702-449-6842, info@everykidabike.org, everykidabike.org/mount-charleston-hill-climb

Utah Road TouringMarch 2, 2013 — Winter Escape Metric

and SuperSeries, BCC SuperSeries, St. George, UT, Early Spring training ride Start St George Convention Center off Dixie Drive /Bluff StreetRiverside to Telegraph, Circle Sand Hollow to Hurricane and up the hill to Springdale and back. Free self-supported event with store stops enroute. Shorter options of 50 miles., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

March 9-12, 2013 — Moab Skinny Tire Festival, Moab, UT, Four days of road cycling through spectacular scenery of Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and the Colorado River. Fundraiser for cancer survivor-ship programs and cancer research., Beth Logan, 438-260-8889, 435-259-3193, info@skinnytireevents.com, skin-nytireevents.com

April 6, 2013 — Legacy Parkway SuperSeries 100, BCC SuperSeries, Centerville, UT, Start center Street NSL flattest 100 ever 4 trips up and back on the Legacy parkway bike path. Free self-supported event with a cookout at the start pointy. Shorter leg options of 25 and 50 miles for one or two trips up and back. , Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, Greg Allen, 801-450-1861, greg.allen@mhtn.com, bccutah.org

April 13, 2013 — Willard Bay 100 Mile, BCC SuperSeries, Centerville, UT, Self-supported. Plenty of Store stops. No Entry Fee. Start Centerville JHS to Willard Bay Truck Stop, 200K route continues to Corrine through Brigham City. Shorter leg options of 30 and 75 miles cover Layton and Syracuse. Randonneuring, certified brevet., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, road-captain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org, SaltLakeRandos.org

April 20, 2013 — Spring Tour de St. George , St. George, UT, Beginners and pros alike will enjoy the all-new route while appreciating the well-stocked rest stations. Fully supported with sag vehicles, rest stops and lunch. Three route options for all skill levels; 30, 65 and 100 miles!, Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spin-geeks.com, spingeeks.com

April 20, 2013 — Salt Lake City Marathon Bike Tour, Salt Lake City, UT, 25 miles without stoplights through the streets of Salt Lake on the SLC Marathon course, start: 6:00 a.m. at the Olympic Legacy Bridge near the Fort Douglas TRAX stop., Steve Bingham, 773-290-0684, slcm@usroadsports.com, salt-lakecitymarathon.com

April 20, 2013 — Willard Bay & Beyond 200K Brevet, BCC SuperSeries, Centerville, UT, Self-supported. Plenty of Store stops. No Entry Fee. Start Centerville JHS to Willard Bay Truck Stop, 200K route continues to Corrine through Brigham City. Shorter leg options of 30 and 75 miles cover Layton and Syracuse. Randonneuring, certified brevet., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, bccutah.org, SaltLakeRandos.org

April 22-26, 2013 — Free Fee days in Arches and Canyonlands National parks , Moab, UT, The perfect time to ride your road bike in the parks., 435-259-8825, john@moabcity.org, nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

April 27, 2013 — Front Runner Metric Century Ride, Salt Lake City, UT, Point to point metric century bicycle ride from Salt Lake City’s Intermodal Hub to Ogden. Return to Salt Lake City via the UTA FrontRunner train service. Your bicycle will be transported via private truck to SLC., Matt Storms, 801-448-6061, matt@forthewinracing.com, frontrunnercentury.com

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April 27, 2013 — Zion Gran Fondo, Springdale, UT, Perfect springtime cycling event on the scenic roads around America’s most beautiful National Park. Fully supported / Chip Timed., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, ziongran-fondo.com

May 4, 2013 — Gran Fondo Moab, Moab, UT, Mass start timed road cycling event on the beautiful La Sal Loop road, 60 miles with 5500 feet of climbing. Not a sanctioned race, but you will get a time, awards, and placing., 435-259-7882, 800-635-1792, shop@poisonspiderbicycles.com, granfondomoab.com

May 4, 2013 — Tour de Brewtah, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, A tour of the local micro-breweries in the val-ley to support local non-profit agen-cies., Tim Stempel, 602-463-1547, tds-tempel@gmail.com, tourdebrewtah.org, utahbikemonth.com

May 4, 2013 — Biker’s Edge Cinco de Mayo Century, Kaysville, UT, Free, fully-supported by Biker’s Edge, 100 and 50-mile ride starting in Kaysville 7:00am. Made for every level of rider with a gradual +/- 1,800ft. Community fun ride with great food. , Taylor Arnold, 801-544-5300, taylor@bebikes.com, bebikes.com

May 11, 2013 — Springville to Nephi 100, BCC SuperSeries, Springville, UT, Start Cracker Barrel to Nephi and back thru orchards. Self Supported with shorter 30 and 60 mile options. Store stops enroute. FREE., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

May 11, 2013 — Back Roads of the Great Basin 300K Brevet, Saratoga Springs, UT, Back Roads of the Great Basin 300K Brevet (188 miles). Self-supported loop ride. Starts in Saratoga Springs, out to the West Desert, climbs up to Eureka, through Nephi and final-ly travels along the west side of Utah. A brevet (bruh vay) is a nationally certified, timed, ultra distance event. Sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Lake Randonneurs (rahn doe ners)., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org

May 12-17, 2013 — Bicycle Tour of Arches & Canyonlands, Cycling Escapes, Moab, UT, UT, 5 riding days, 350 mi, distance from 40-110 mi per day. Travel through Arches Nat’l Park Canyonlands Nat’l Park, follow the Colorado River and the La Sal Mountain loop., Cycling Escapes , 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, CyclingEscapes.com

May 12-October 12, 2013 — Cycling Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks, St. George, UT, 7-day, 400-mi guided road biking tour of the Bryce, Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks reas, including Brian Head, Panguich Lake, Red Canyon and Kanab. Tour includes 6 nights camping with last night at Inn or 6 nights innstay, transportation and food. Available every Sun.-Sat. from May 12-Oct. 12., Barbara Goff, 800-596-2953 x4, 702-596-2953, info@esca-peadventures.com, escapeadven-tures.com

May 18, 2013 — Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City, UT, Utah State Fair Park, 155 N 1000 W. Salt Lake to Antelope Island and back, 37, 67, or 100 mile options. Utah State Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration opens at 6:00 AM., Jon Smith, 801-596-8430, 801-322-5056, cslcentury@mac.com, cyclesaltlakecentury.com

May 18, 2013 — Moonshadows in Moab, Moab, UT, Watch the full moon rise briskly above the mountains; take in the sweet sage of the desert as you make your way to the Earth’s edge overlooking the Colorado River two thousand feet below. A fully sup-ported ride in the magic scenery of Moab. , Beth Logan, 438-260-8889, 435-259-3193, info@skinnytireevents.com, skinnytireevents.com

May 18, 2013 — Goldilocks Herriman, Herriman, UT, Fully supported, non competitive, women only bike ride with 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mile route options. W&M Butterfield Park in Herriman, staggered start times beginning at 7 am., Dani Lassiter, 801-

635-9422, dani@goldilocksride.com, goldilocksride.com

May 19-22, 2013 — Bicycle Barnstorming Tour, Richfield, UT, Experience and learn the history and culture in Utah’s designated National Heritage Area along Heritage Highway 89 on this unique supported bike ride., Susan Crook, 435 773 7920, susan@iodesign-collaborative.com, Brad Smith, 801 532 3113, travelutah@aol.com, utah-heritagefoundation.org

May 19-25, 2013 — Epic Bike 5 National Parks, Cycling Escapes, Zion NP, UT, 5 National Parks and Scenic Byways in 6 days! Starting in Zion National Park in southern Utah, on this spring and fall cycling vacation we’ll bike from Zion National Park to the red rock hoodoos of Bryce National Park, then onward to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Lake Powell, and then up the little known Burr Trail. , Cycling Escapes , 714-267-4591, info@cycling-escapes.com, CyclingEscapes.com

May 25, 2013 — Pony Express Century, Saratoga Springs, UT, Starting in Saratoga Springs and essentially fol-lowing the Pony Express route to Faust, then heading north to Rush Valley and back., Dan Burton, 801-653-2039, epicbiking@gmail.com, epicbiking.com

May 27, 2013 — Antelope Island 100, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, Memorial Day - Meet at Westpoint Park 1100 N 2 blocks west of Redwood road 1800 west to Antelope Island Ranch and back, shorter options of 65 to Syracuse. Free., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

May 29-June 1, 2013 — Road Respect Southern Utah Tour, Ceder, UT, This year, the Road Respect Campaign will feature tours in Southern Utah. The Road Respect Campaign is spon-sored by UDOT, DPS, UHP and Bike Utah. Cedar City (5/29), Kanab (5/30), Washington County/St. George (5/31),

“Ride the Gap” (6/1), Keri Gibson, 801-273-7571, kgibson@utah.gov, utah.gov, roadrespectutah.org

June 1, 2013 — Little Red Riding Hood, Lewiston, UT, Women only century ride, 15, 35, 62, 80 and 100 mile dis-tances in Cache Valley, fundraiser for Women’s Cancer Research at the Huntman Cancer Institute. Reg. opens in February. This event sells out quickly., Penny Perkins, 801-474-2282, penperk@centurylink.net, Curt Griffin, 801-474-2282, lrrh@bbtc.net, bccutah.org

June 1, 2013 — Ride the Gap Century, Parowan, UT, Enjoy cooler weather in the high country of beautiful Southern Utah., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com

June 1, 2013 — Double Loop Four 400K Brevet, Nephi, UT, Unsupported fig-ure-8 ride begins in Nephi and trav-els south past Gunnison Reservoir, climbs to Koosharem and returns via Richfield. A brevet (bruh vay) is a nationally certified, timed, ultra dis-tance event. Sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org

June 8, 2013 — American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, Brigham City, UT, Fully supported 100, 80, 60, 25 and family-fun mile with rest stops, food, medical support, SAG vehicles. Funds American Diabetes Association research, education and advocacy., Dustin Stark, 801-363-3024 ext. 7071, dstark@diabetes.org, main.diabetes.org/utahtourdecure

June 8, 2013 — Tour de Habitat Lakes to Peaks Ride, Orem, UT, The official ride of Orem SummerFest. Utah Lake to top of Squaw Peak, South Fork and Alpine Loop. 65 miles, 4,000+ climb-ing, well supported. Proceeds benefit Habitat of Utah County, 9 am., Eric Bennett, 801-796-9888, eric@thebare-footgroup.com, habitatuc.org

June 8-9, 2013 — Utah Bicycle Touring Society’s 7th Annual Overnight Bike Tour, Salt Lake City, UT, This event is for new and experienced bicycle travel-ers. It involves traveling by bicycle in a self-suffienct manner to an overnight

destination. We will camp overnight and then return the next day., Louis Melini, 801-487-6318, lvmelini@com-cast.net,

June 9-12, 2013 — Bicycle Barnstorming Tour, Richfield, UT, Experience and learn the history and culture in Utah’s designated National Heritage Area along Heritage Highway 89 on this unique supported bike ride., Susan Crook, 435 773 7920, susan@iodesign-collaborative.com, Brad Smith, 801 532 3113, travelutah@aol.com, utah-heritagefoundation.org

June 13-21, 2013 — Rocky Mountain Tour, Cross Country Challenge, Salt Lake City, UT, Tackle the Wasatch Mountains, Soldier Summit, pass Book Cliffs and north of Arches Nat’l Park. Challenging at times, rolling to finish in Pueblo, CO. 594 miles, 9 riding days., Bill Lannon, 888-797-7057, abbike@aol.com, abbike.com

June 13-15, 2013 — Road Respect Wasatch Front Tour, Ceder, UT, The Road Respect Campaign is spon-sored by UDOT, DPS, UHP and Bike Utah. Provo (6/13), SLC & SLCo (6/14), Ogden & Weber Co. (6/14), Keri Gibson, 801-273-7571, kgibson@utah.gov, utah.gov, roadrespectutah.org

June 15, 2013 — Huntsman 140 Cycling Event, Delta , UT, Non-competitive 140-mile ride from Delta to SLC, UT and a 75- & 25-mile out-and-back ride beginning and ending in SLC, UT. Raises funds for cancer research., Jen Murano, 801-584-5815, jmurano@huntsmanfoundation.org, hunts-man140.com

June 15, 2013 — High Uintas 10,000 Gran Fondo, Kamas/Evanston, UT/WY, 1 Day, 80 mile, point to point road race from Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY over Bald Mountain Pass. Gran Fondo for citzen riders and touring riders., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, utahbikeracing.com/eventcategories/high-uintas

June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Fun Ride, Spring City, UT, Main Street, Spring City will serve as the Start/Finish for loops of 45, 72 and 98 mile courses that go around the rural Sanpete Valley roads. Fun Ride starts at 9 am and Road Races start at 10 am. BBQ lunch, awards, and raffle after race., Eric Thompson, 801-541-3840, ethompson@visitsaltlake.com, skiutahcycling.com

June 22, 2013 — The Ghost Ride, Utah Bike Month, Tooele, UT, The Ghost Ride is a 100 or 62 mile cycling tour of Utah’s Tooele Valley. Honoring the cyclists who are no longer with us, we begin with a short ride of silence and then enjoy a ride of celebration as we visit small towns, scenic vistas and roll-ing hills in Utah’s west desert terrain., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing.com, theghostride.com

June 22, 2013 — Three Kings Cycling Event, North Salt Lake, UT, Winding through North Salt Lake, the Three Kings offers some of the steepest climbs of the season. Cyclists can choose to tackle one, two, or all three kings. The cyclists who tackle them fastest will take home the prizes., Matt Jensen, 801-550-0778, mattjensennsl@gmail.com, threekings.nslcity.org

June 22, 2013 — Provo A Go-Go, BCC SuperSeries, Draper, UT, Start Cracker Barrel to Nephi and back thru orchards. FREE Self Supported with shorter 30 and 60 mile options. Store stops enroute, Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

June 22, 2013 — Sanpete Classic Road Tour, Spring City, UT, Start and fin-ish: Main Street, Spring City, loops of 45, 72 and 98 mile courses that go around the rural Sanpete Valley roads. Races start at 10:00 a.m. BBQ lunch, awards, and raffle after race. Fun ride also., Eric Thompson, 801-541-3840, ethompson@visitsaltlake.com, skiutahcycling.com

June 24, 2013 — R.A.N.A.T.A.D., Sundance Resort, UT, Ride Around Nebo And Timp in A Day. Start at Sundance and ride down and around the Nebo Loop to Nephi and then back to the mouth of American Fork Canyon, over the Alpine Loop, finish-ing back at Sundance, 165 miles with over 12,000feet of climbing, 100 mile option., Czar Johnson, 801-223-4121, 801.223.4849, czarj@sundance-utah.com, sundanceresort.com/explore/sum_biking_races.html

June 29-30, 2013 — Bike MS: Harmon’s Best Dam Bike Ride, Bike MS, Logan, UT, For cyclists and all those seeking a personal challenge and a world free of MS, Bike MS is the premier fundrais-ing cycling series in the nation. The Bike MS experience is the ride of your life with options to ride 40-175 miles. Friendly to all abilities with rest stops every 8-12 miles. One of the most sce-

nic routes in Utah! Camping, meals and entertainment based out of Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400 South 500 West)., Becky Lyttle, 801-424-0112, becky.lyttle@nmss.org, bikemsutah.org

June 29, 2013 — Timpanogos Gran Fondo, Orem, UT, 7:00 AM, Start and Finish: Timpanogos High School, timed ride from the Ranger Station at the entrance of American Fork Canyon to the trailhead parking lot at the summit (roughly 10.5 miles), Josh Rohatinsky, 801.830.2420, josh@brooksee.com, timpgranfondo.com

July 4, 2013 — Tour de Riverton, Riverton, UT, 12th Annual, Part of Riverton Town Days. Fun family ride. 25 mile loop through Riverton and Herriman., Brad Rowberry, 801-523-8268, tdr@infinite-cycles.com, tourderiverton.com, infi-nitecycles.com

July 6, 2013 — Canyons of Cache, BCC SuperSeries, Bringham city, UT, Meet Box Elder HS in Brigham City for a ride west through Corrine and Bear River City. Store stops for water and food., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcap-tain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

July 12-13, 2013 — Raspberry Ramble Series 300K, 400K, 600K Brevet, Brigham City, UT, Raspberry Ramble Series. 300K, 400K & 600K Brevets (125 to 375 miles). These minimally support-ed rural rides start together in Logan and climb up Strawberry Canyon (LoToJa route). The longer routes then go around Bear Lake before heading north to Soda Springs. The 600K stops in Logan for an overnight stop before making a 200K loop to Golden Spike National Monument. A brevet is a nationally certified, timed, ultra distance event. Sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club and the Salt Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org

July 13, 2013 — RACER Century, Roy, UT, A comfortable ride through Weber and Davis County in the prime of Utah’s diverse summer weather. Enjoy an exciting mixture of plains and hills throughout Northern Utah. Fully supported with lunch provided for the 103 and 73 mile routes. Post ride bbq. Supports Huntsman Cancer Foundation and Roy High School Athletics. Distances – Full Century = 103 Miles; Silver Medal Century = 73 Miles; Half Century = 50 Miles; Quarter Century = 34 Miles, Tim Bell, 801-476-3631, royalriders.rhs@gmail.com, TheRacer.org

July 13, 2013 — Cache Valley Gran Fondo, Logan, UT, 100 and 50 mile gran fondo style ride & tour. Canyons, hills, long flats & beautiful Cache Valleyvistas. Benefit to provide breast cancer screening. Join us for Gran Fun & Gran Prizes., Troy Oldham, 435-716-5378, 435-764-2979, Troy.Oldham@imail.org, cachegranfondo.com, loganhospitalfoundation.org

July 13, 2013 — Swiss Miss, Heber, UT, Women only bicycle ride, Duff Johnson, 435-654-2282, sales@sli-mandknobbys.com, tourofheber.com

July 14, 2013 — Stage 6 Climber, BCC SuperSeries, Park City, UT, Treasure Mtn MS over the Stage 6 route covered,by the Tour of Utah - 60 miles masssive climbs, Free Self Supported Sunday morning event over quiet roads., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

July 14-19, 2013 — Zion-Bryce Utah Bike Tour, St. George, UT, Showcases south-ern Utah by creating a point to point ride across the rugged backbone of the state while visiting three National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Total mileage is 297 up to 390 miles over 7 days of riding with daily mileage ranging from 18-92 miles., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizardheadcyclingguides.com, lizardheadcyclingguides.com

July 19, 2013 — 20th Annual Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride, Antelope Island, UT, 10pm. Open to participants of all ages and starts at th10pm. Open to participants of all ages and starts at the Antelope Island’s White Rock Bay. The half way point is the historic Fielding Garr Ranch where refresh-ments are served. The entire route is 24 miles on an asphalt road. , Neka Roundy, 801-451-3286, tour@co.davis.ut.us, daviscountyutah.gov

July 20, 2013 — Pedal Away Parkinson’s, Kaysville, UT, The 8th Annual 10 mile family fun ride begins at 8 am at Gailey Park in Kaysville. All proceeds benefit the Utah Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association., Meredith Healey, 801-451-6566, 801-336-6579, senditmyway@gmail.com, pedalawayparkinsons.com

July 20, 2013 — Desperado Dual, Panguitch, UT, 200 mile double cen-tury in Southern Utah, 100 and 50 mile option, Utah’s only fully supported,

200 mile, one-day cycling adventure., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spin-geeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com,

July 20, 2013 — Rockwell Relay: Ladies Pamperfest, Wasatch Front, UT, Four- and two-lady relay teams race or ride, with massages, mini-manicures, etc. at exchanges. Begins 8 am at Snowbasin, 160 miles finishing in Provo. For all levels!, Cortney Stewart, 801-643-4673, cort@rockwellrelay.com, Tyler Servoss, 801-425-4535, velo11@gmail.com, rockwellrelay.com

July 20, 2013 — Aptalis Cystic Fibrosis Cycle For Life, Ogden , UT, Benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ogden Valley, Laura Hadley, 801-532-2335, 801-558-8310, lhadley@cff.org, cff.org

July 21, 2013 — Upland Roller 100, BCC SuperSeries, Wanship, UT, Wanship Trailhead thru Coalville Echo over Hogsback to Morgan and back self-supported 30-50 mile options also. FREE, Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

July 24, 2013 — Red Rock Ranch Monte Cristo 100, BCC SuperSeries, Huntsville, UT, Red Rock below Causey Dam 10 miles above Huntsville up and over Monte Cristo to Randolph and back. Free, but self supported., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, Jim Halay, 801-641-4020, james-halay@ovalley.net, bccutah.org

July 26-27, 2013 — Saints to Sinners Bike Relay, Salt Lake City, UT, Fundraiser relay road race from Salt Lake to Las Vegas. Over 500 miles with eleva-tions from 1500 to 10500 feet. Race in teams through the night, fundraiser event for ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease., Steven Tew, 801-822-4870, Steven@SaintstoSinners.com, SaintstoSinners.com

July 27, 2013 — RAW (Ride Around the Wellsvilles), Logan, UT, 25, 70, 100 mile options all starting/ending from the Rotary Pavilion at Willow Park in Logan. the 70 & 100 offer a chal-lengingly beautiful ridecircum-navi-gating the Wellsvilles, the steepest mountains in North America., Larry Hogge, 435-757-0977, larry.hogge@comcast.net, Ben Jarvis, 435-757-0376, LoganRotaryRAW@gmail.com, rota-ryraw.com

July 27, 2013 — GLMR Ride for Hope, Healing, Happiness, Springville, UT, 100, 69, or 43 miles. Ride in honor of Gary Ludlow. Proceeds raised go to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Utah) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP Utah). Start 7:00 am, 143 W. 900 N., at the Park & Ride., Zach Ludlow, 801-808-2569, glmrinfo@gmail.com, Stan Sadowski, 801-830-6655, glmrinfo@gmail.com, theglmr.com

August 3, 2013 — Tour de Park City, Park City, UT, Fully supported Tour starting and finishing in Park City. 170, 100 and 50 mile timed courses through Northern Utah’s beautiful mountain valleys. Food, prizes and more!, Ben Towery, 801-389-7247, teamexcelera-tor@gmail.com, tourdeparkcity.com, teamexcelerator.com

August 3, 2013 — ULCER, Lehi, UT, 28th annual, 5th year for Gran Fondo style timed Century Tour around Utah Lake, 100, 65 mile, 30 mile options, start at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi., Mary-Margaret Williams, 801-641-4020, presi-dent@bbtc.net, Stan Milstein, 801-330-1400, ulcer@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

August 3, 2013 — Mammoth Creek Century, Cedar City, UT, There will be a USAC race that will be 100 miles. There will be a “casual” Killer Loop of 65 miles. Registration is $60 through usacycling.org., Brian Jeppson, 435-586-5210, 435-559-2925, brian.jeppson@gmail.com, colorcountrycy-clingclub.org

August 10, 2013 — The Ultimate Challenge Presented by the Tour of Utah, Park City, UT, Park City to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, 100 miles, with shorter options. Ride the course of the Queen stage of the Tour of Utah., Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@comcast.net, tourofutah.com

August 10, 2013 — Promontory Point 120, BCC SuperSeries, Ogden, UT, 5 Points Ogden to Brigham City, Corrine, Golden Spike, Tremonton and back 120 miles self-supported, shorter loop options available. Free event., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, Jen Green, 435-562-1212, pecan314@xmission.com, bccu-tah.org

August 10, 2013 — Mt. Nebo Century, Payson, UT, Benefiting Huntsman Cancer Institute and Southern Sudan Humanitarian. Challenge yourself

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over one of the highest and most picturesque peaks in Utah, enjoying mountain scenery and the secret Goshen Canyon. Fully supported. 8am start with 30, 65, and 100 options. Begins at 8:00 a.m. at Noble Sports in Springville, 1851 West 500 South, Jeff Sherrod, 801-654-2886, jeff@myreas-ontoride.org, Shawn Snow, 801-230-0914, shawn@myreasontoride.org, myreason2ride.org

August 16-17, 2013 — Bear Pa Challenge Charity Cycling Tour, Park City, UT, Challenging, fun, and fully supported ride from Bear Lake to Park City over the Mirror Lake Highway. Benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children., Tyler Hooper, 801-292-9146, 801-927-8310, tyler.hooper@gmail.com, bear-pachallenge.com

August 17, 2013 — Utah’s Toughest Century, Riding 4 a Reason, Salt Lake City, UT, Can you handle it?! Charity Bike ride, Emigration Canyon to East Canyon to Henefer to Coalville and back., Briana Thomas, 801-590-2704, 801-703-5233, briana.thomas@alpin-ehme.com, riding4areason.com

August 17, 2013 — Wildflower Pedalfest, Mountain Green, UT, Fully-supported, women only ride. 20,35,50 & 75 mile courses thru scenic Morgan Valley. Gift for those who complete the Wildflower Hill Climb. T-shirt, goodie bag, catered lunch, raffle, live band. Ride Limited., Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-391-2819, wildflowerpedal-fest@gmail.com, wildflowerpedalfest.com

August 17, 2013 — Ultimate ULCER 200 K Brevet, Nephi, UT, Ultimate ULCER 200K Brevet (125 miles). Self-supported ride from Lehi and going around Utah Lake. Includes a short out-and-back up Hobble Creek Canyon too. A bre-vet is a nationally certified, self-sup-ported, timed, ultra distance event. Co-sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club. Salt Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@dis-tancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org

August 17, 2013 — TriathaMom, Herriman, UT, Women only triathlon at Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, 300 yard swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5k run. Carnival style cheering section provided for families of participants., Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, dani@goldilocksride.com, gotriathamom.com

August 18, 2013 — The Big Ride 150–Wasatch Back Route, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake, UT, Start Draper Park climb Emigration and Big MTn to Park City loop Brown Canyon Peoa Oakley Kamas Heber City, west to Provo Canyon thru Provo and Lehi and Pt of the Mtn. 100 mile option omits Browns Canyon loop., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, Jen Green, 435-562-1212, , bccutah.org

August 24, 2013 — Cache Valley Century Tour, Logan, UT, 100 mi/100 km/40mile options. Hosted by Cache Valley Veloists Bicycle Touring Club. 8 am, in Richmond (12 mi north of Logan on Hwy 91)., Bob Jardine, 435-713-0288, 435-757-2889, info@CacheVal leyCentury.com, CacheValleyCentury.com

August 24-31, 2013 — Tour of Southern Utah, St. George, UT, 7-day tour including Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef and More. 60-100 miles per day., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com

August 24, 2013 — Summit Challenge, Park City, UT, Riders of all ages and abilities will hit the pavement for a 102, 52, or 18-mile road ride event in sup-port of the National Ability Center’s mission. All three fully-supported routes of this event follow paved roads in and around the beautiful Park City mountainside. This exciting

event promises to serve up a chal-lenge for a wide range of cycling levels and abilities. And don’t forget

– all Summit Challenge riders who have a disability can register and ride for free!, Rena Webb, 435-649-3991, events@discovernac.org, summitch-allenge100.org, discovernac.org

August 25, 2013 — Twin Creeks 100, BCC SuperSeries, Coalville, UT, Start Coalville to Lost Creek Dam rolling course back to coalville then climb Chalk Creek, self-supported, 50 mile option first leg ., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org, bccutah.org

August 26, 2013 — Free Fee days in Arches and Canyonlands National parks , Moab, UT, The perfect time to ride your road bike in the parks., 435-259-8825, john@moabcity.org, nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

August 31-September 7, 2013 — LAGBRAU (Legacy Annual Great Bike Ride Across Utah), Blanding, UT, World’s most scenic bicycle ride - includes up to 5 national parks, 6 amazing state parks, 2 national monu-ments, and various national forests. Blanding to Springdale., Les Titus, 801-654-1144, lestitus@lagbrau.com, lag-brau.com

August 31, 2013 — Hooper Horizontal 100, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, West Point Park (SLC) to West Weber and Hooper, self-supported century, 30 and 65 mile options, 8 am., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, road-captain@bccutah.org, Greg Allen, 801-450-1861, greg.allen@mhtn.com, bccutah.org

September 7, 2013 — Wonder Woman Century, Payson, UT, Ride for women by women, fun surprises, great food and awesome finisher’s jewelry, 7:30 am 100 milers, 9 am 70 miles, 10 am 30 milers., Mahogani Thurston, 801-318-1420, wonderwomanride@gmail.com, wonderwomanride.com

September 7, 2013 — Epic 200, Saratoga Springs, UT, The Epic 200 is a fully supported one day 200 mile cycling adventure. We also offer a 160, 100, and 66 mile options., Dan Burton, 801-653-2039, epicbiking@gmail.com, epicbiking.com

September 14, 2013 — Wildflower Trailfest, Ogden, UT, Utah’s First and only Mountain Bike Challenge for women. Held at Snowbasin Ski Resort. 3 timed courses. Awards for age group winners. , Stacie Palmer, 801-644-9940, 801-391-2819, wildflow-erpedalfest@gmail.com, wildflower-pedalfest.com

September 15-21, 2013 — Epic Bike 5 National Parks, Cycling Escapes, Zion NP, UT, 5 National Parks and Scenic Byways in 6 days! Starting in Zion National Park in southern Utah, on this spring and fall cycling vacation; from Zion National Park to the red rock hoodoos of Bryce National Park, then onward to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Lake Powell, and then up the little known Burr Trail. , Cycling Escapes , 714-267-4591, info@cycling-escapes.com, CyclingEscapes.com

September 20-22, 2013 — Moab Century Tour, Moab, UT, Weekend of road cycling with rolling and climbing route options including the infamous

“big Nasty” (3000 feet elevation in 7 miles). Warm Up ride Friday, recov-ery ride Sunday, century route and timing chip option., Beth Logan, 438-260-8889, 435-259-3193, info@skinny-tireevents.com, skinnytireevents.com

September 21, 2013 — Tour of Heber, Heber, UT, Slim & Knobby’s Bike Shop presents. Ride options include a full 100 mile century, a metric century of 66 miles and a fun ride of 25 miles. Come challenge and reward yourself

with this fun new century that will soon become a favorite among riders of all abilities., Duff Johnson, 435-654-2282, sales@slimandknobbys.com, tourof-heber.com

September 21, 2013 — Gnarly Nebo Brevet and Populaire, tentative, Payson, UT, Self-supported ride dur-ing the beautiful fall season. From Payson, up and over the Mount Nebo Loop road to Nephi and back. A brevet is a nationally certified, self-supported, timed, ultra distance event. Co-sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club. Salt Lake Randonneurs., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, saltlakerandos.org

September 28, 2013 — Josie Johnson Memorial Ride, Salt Lake City, UT, This low key, casual memorial ride is dedi-cated in Josie’s honor to bring the community together to raise aware-ness for bicycle safety, Sugarhouse Park at 10:30 am, to mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon and back., Ken Johnson, 801-205-1039, kjlivetobike@gmail.com, josiejohnsonride.com

September 28, 2013 — Penny’s Legacy Bike Ride, Farmington, UT, Start: Farmington Frontrunner Station park-ing lot), benefits Sego Lily programs to raise awareness of domestic abuse in our community, ride follows the Legacy Parkway trail, 10 , 15 , 25 mile options.Walk and ride along the Legacy Parkway Trail next to the Foxboro Regional Park, North Salt Lake (Located at the intersection of 1100 North and Skipton Drive), Come with hearts and cycles of gold to join the fight against abuse towards the Deaf Community! , Sego Lily , 801-590-4920, info@slcad.org, slcad.org

September 28, 2013 — Million Miles at Miller, Tooele, UT, THE Ride for the EVERYONE! Century, Metric, and 30 mile rides through Tooele County start and end at Miller Motorsports Park. Family 4 mile ride stays at the track. All-day celebration at the track! Ride benefits Special Olympics Utah., Carisa Miller, 801-563-4139, camiller@lhm.com, Anne Marie Gunther, 801-563-4140, amgunther@lhm.com, mil-lionmilesatmiller.com

September 28, 2013 — The Watchman 100, St. George, UT, A beautiful fall century ride from Washington Utah to Springdale Utah near Zion National Park. Fully supported with sag vehi-cles, rest stops and lunch., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, mar-garet@spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com

September 28, 2013 — Moab Double Whammy, BCC SuperSeries, Moab, UT, Moab is ground zero to mountain biking, yet also offers great potential for endurance roadie events. Join us for this minimally-supported ride in two of Utah’s best National Parks (Arches and Canyonlands). 6,000+ feet of climbing. A brevet is a nation-ally certified, timed, ultra distance event. Co-sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club. Salt Lake Randonneurs., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcap-tain@bccutah.org, Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@distancebiker.com, bccutah.org, SaltLakeRandos.org

September 28, 2013 — Cruising to Stop Abusing, Wellsville, UT, 10, 46, and 72 miles routes to choose from with the longer ride a perfect post-bike ride for all you LOTOJA riders). There will be fully stocked aid stations as well as lunch, Shawn Didericksen, 435-512-6192, shawndider@yahoo.com, cruis-ingtostopabusing.com

September 29-October 5, 2013 — Epic Bike 5 National Parks, Cycling Escapes, Zion NP, UT, 5 National Parks and Scenic Byways in 6 days! Starting in Zion National Park in southern Utah, on this spring and fall cycling vaca-tion we’ll bike from Zion National Park to the red rock hoodoos of Bryce National Park, then onward to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Lake Powell, and then up the lit-tle known Burr Trail. , Cycling Escapes , 714-267-4591, info@cyclingescapes.com, CyclingEscapes.com

October 5, 2013 — Zion Canyon 200K, Southern Utah Brevet Series, St. George, UT, Brevets are self supported, timed distance cycling events. This route begins in St. George, continues on to Zion and returns via Toquerville and Leeds., Lonnie Wolff, 435-559-0895, info@subrevet.org, subrevet.org, rusa.org

October 5, 2013 — Honeyville Hot Springs 100, BCC SuperSeries, Salt Lake City, UT, Start 5 Points Ogden to Brigham City,climb sardine, Loop Cache Valley and return over SR 30 to Tremonton and Honeyville for a hot springs soak then return to Ogden, Self Supported., Don Williams, 801-641-4020, roadcaptain@bccutah.org,

Jim Halay, 801-641-4020, jameshalay@ovalley.net, bccutah.org

October 12, 2013 — Breast Cancer Awareness Ride, American Fork, UT, 22 mi casual ride for women and men; food, SWAG, & raffle prizes; Registration fees go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation., 801-763-1222, info@trekaf.com, trekaf.com

October 26, 2013 — Fall Tour de St. George, St. George, UT, Ride around Snow Canyon State Park, Quail Creek Reservoir and Washington County’s newest reservoir, Sand Hollow. 35, 60 & 100 Mile options., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spin-geeks.com, spingeeks.com

November 9-11, 2013 — Free Fee days in Arches and Canyonlands National parks , Moab, UT, The perfect time to ride your road bike in the parks., 435-259-8825, john@moabcity.org, nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

November 30, 2013 — Saturday Fatter-day Ride, Saratoga Springs, UT, 5th annual ride to benefit the Utah Food Bank. Burn off a bit of turkey and pie calories. Bring a donation for the Food Bank as your “entrance fee.”, Dan Burton, 801-653-2039, epicbiking@gmail.com, epicbiking.com

Regional Road TouringMarch 16, 2013 — Mesquite Madness,

Mesquite, NV, The first ride of the sea-son. Get you riding legs back and join us for a 80+ or 30 mile bike ride., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, info@spingeeks.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com,

March 23-April 19, 2013 — Yellowstone Cycle Days, tentative, Yellowstone National Park, MT, Ride free in Yellowstone National Park before the roads open to the public. This is a unique way to enjoy the beauty of the park., Moira Dow, 406-646-7701, tour@cycleyellowstone.com, cycleyellowstone.com, nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/springbike.htm

March 23, 2013 — Solvang Double Century, Solvang, CA, 200 miles in Southern CA’s most scenic and popu-lar cycling region. A perfect first time double century., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com

March 23, 2013 — Down Syndrome Cycling Century Ride, Las Vegas, NV, 15, 50, 100 mile options, start: Venue to be determined supports the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada, Deann Cline, 702-648-1990, dcline@dsosn.org, Jim Litttle, 702-360-4751, LVRODEOMAN1@aol.com, dsosn.org

March 25-30, 2013 — Solvang Spring Tour, Solvang, CA, Early season warm weather training in Sunny Southern California. 50-100 miles per day in Southern California’s most popular cycling region. , Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com

April 6, 2013 — Gran Fondo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas to Lovell Canyon (via Red Rock Scenic Drive) and back, 100 miles - 8000 of climb-ing. A Gran Fondo is a long distance, timed cycling event that welcomes competitive, amateur and recre-ational cyclists of all abilities. Fully supported. Chip Timed., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, granfondolasvegas.com

April 13, 2013 — Tour de Fire, Boulder City, NV, Century Ride with a 20, 48, 60, 74, 99 and 134 distance to choose from. Starts at Boulder Beach and goes out to the Valley of Fire where you will return. Well stocked rest stops and beautiful scenery Benefits the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation., Leslie Whitehead, 702-353-3306, tourdefire@gmail.com, tdfire.com

April 13, 2013 — Mulholland Challenge, Agora Hills, CA, The toughest Southern California Century with over 13,000’ of climbing in the Santa Monica Mountains. Fully supported / Chip Timed., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, ziongran-fondo.com

April 20, 2013 — Tour de Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, 50, 100 mile routes, Vistas Community Park, circumnavigates Las Vegas., Randy Mcghie, 702-252-8077, randy@mcghies.com, tourde-summerlin.com

April 21, 2013 — Rhonde Van Boise Fun Ride, Boise, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

April 27, 2013 — American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, Las Vegas, NV, Join us for a well-supported, high energy ride with route options of

8-miles, 30-miles, 70-miles, 100-miles. Starts and finishes at the M Resort, 12300 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Tracie Patten, 702-369-9995 x7483, tpatten@diabe-tes.org, main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/UtahArea?pg=entry&fr_id=8081

May 5-10, 2013 — Redrock Canyons Tour, Grand Junction, CO, Ride through Redrock Canyon-Country of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Visit world famous Monument Valley and the incomparable Unaweep and Dolores River Canyons. Average daily mileage is 72 miles, mileage ranges 48-112 miles, and total ascent is 22,159’ and descent 24,187’., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard-headcyclingguides.com, lizardhead-cyclingguides.com

May 12, 2013 — Amazing Earthfest, Fredonia, AZ, 8th Annual - Grand Staircase EscalanteNational Monument Scenic 37 miles out and back (paved), 7:45 am, 420 East 300 South (US 89), Kanab, Utah, Pre-ride refreshments, Optional60 miles., Rich Csenge, 435-644-3735, jiw@gwi.net, amazingearthfest.com

May 18, 2013 — Cycle for Independence, Boise, ID, Fundraiser for the Treasure Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, 10,25, and 63 mile distances, individual and team rides, routes begin in northwest Boise, supported ride., Ramona Walhof, 208-336-5333, cycleforindependence@gmail.com, tvcblindidaho.org

May 18, 2013 — Ride for the Pass, Aspen, CO, Part of the Aspen Cycling Festival, Benefits the Independence Pass Foundation. 19th Annual fromthe Winter Gate, 4 miles east of Aspen, to the Independence Ghost Town approximately 10 miles east up Highway 82 on Independence Pass,gains approximately 2200 feet of elevation, from 8,500’ to 10,700’., Mark Fuller, 970-963-4959, fulcon@comcast.net, independencepass.org, aspencyclingfestival.com

May 18, 2013 — Rupert Century Bike Ride, Rupert, ID, The scenic course is a loop of 33 miles starting from the Rupert Square. The route takes you through country roads to Walcott State Park where you will loop the main park then return to Rupert, ben-efit ride, 9 am. , Alice Schenk, 208-436-4514, runnerschenk@gmail.com, Justin Mitchell, 208-431-6014, , Ken Stephens, 208-430-4514, sak41@pmt.org, sick-riders.com

May 19, 2013 — Santa Fe Century, Santa Fe, NM, 28th Year, 3,000 riders. 25, 50, 75, and 100 mile routes. Terrain is flat, rolling, moderately hilly, 6 food stops, SAG support vehicles., Willard Chilcott, 505-982-1282, willard@cyber-mesa.com, santafecentury.com

May 26-31, 2013 — Whiterock Canyons Tour, Grand Junction, CO, Cyclists ride through Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce National Park, and Grand Staircase National Monument., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard-headcyclingguides.com, lizardhead-cyclingguides.com

June 2, 2013 — America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride - Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV, 22nd annual, in conjunction with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training program. Fully supported with rest stops, Tech support and SAG. 100 mile century, 72 miles, boat cruise, and 35 mile fun ride., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@biketh-ewest.com, bikethewest.com, bike-andskitahoe.com

June 6-20, 2013 — Eagle Rock Criterium Series, Idaho Falls, ID, Wednesday Night Criterium series down at Snake River Landing. , Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, 208-533-5445, dadcollaer2@hotmail.com, eaglerockcycling.com

June 8, 2013 — Tour of Marsh Creek Valley, Pocatello, ID, Fully support-ed ride with snack and drinks at Inkom, McCammon and the Downey turns. Options of 25, 62, or 100 miles between Pocatello and Malad Pass., Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, 208-533-5445, dadcollaer2@hotmail.com, ida-

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June 8, 2013 — Fremont Area Road Tour (FART), Lander, WY, 25m,100k,100mile options, includes breakfast, bbq, t-shirt and bottle, in conjunction with Brew Fest, Mike Lilygren, 307-840-3131, fart@landercycling.org, landercycling.org

June 9, 2013 — Bob LeBow Bike Tour, Nampa, ID, Routes from 3-100 miles, ride benefits the Terry Reilly Zero Pay Fund, helping support primary health care for our neediest patients., Ann Sandven, 208-467-4431, asandven@trhs.org, trhs.org

June 9-14, 2013 — Whiterock Canyons Tour, Grand Junction, CO, The topog-raphy explodes with desert, deep canyons and mountains all twisted by mammoth forces to produce an otherworldly landscape. Cyclists ride through Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce National Park, and Grand Staircase National Monument., John Humphries, 970-728-5891, info@lizard-headcyclingguides.com, lizardhead-cyclingguides.com

June 10-July 4, 2013 — Great Alaska Highway Ride, Dawson Creek, BC, AK, Annual supported ride up the full length of the Al-Can Highway, Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK. The ultimate wilderness road bike trip., Pedalers Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedalerspubandgrille.com, pedalerspubandgrille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Great_Alaska_Highway_Ride.htm

June 13, 2013 — Eagle Rock Century, Idaho Falls, ID, Join Eagle Rock Cycling club’s Century, 63,and 25 mile rides. Featuring great training climbs and rolling hills., Mike Collaer, 208-681-0919, 208-533-5445, dadcollaer2@hotmail.com, Gretchen Houston, 208-557-2823, ghouston@mvhospital.net, eaglerockcycling.com

June 15, 2013 — Spinderella, Pocatello, ID, Women’s only ride featuring five scenic routes, from 10 to 100 miles. Roll-out begins at 7:30 AM at Ross Park in Pocatello, ID., DaNae Young, 208-221-9300, spinderella33@gmail.com, spinderellaride.com

June 15, 2013 — The Great Owyhee Ride Against Hunger, Ontario, OR, 50 mile, 62.5 miles, or 100 miles, experi-ence all that Scenic Rural Oregon has to offer! Start:Historic Train Depot in Downtown Ontario, tour through the rustic country side, experience the majesty of the High Desert landscape, and make your way towards the stately Owyhee Dam before circling back towards town. , Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, kurtholzer@hotmail.com, Kevin Goade, tarmacdog@gmail.com, greatowyheeride.com

June 22, 2013 — Blue Cruise - Meridian, Blue Cruise of Idaho, Meridian, ID, Recreational bike ride with 15, 30, 50 and 100 distances. Beginning at 7 am. Lunch & t-shirt included in registra-tion. Benefits Garden City Community Clinic., Karri Ryan, 208-387-6817, 208-331-7317, kryan@bcidaho.com, bluecruiseidaho.com

June 22, 2013 — Bear Lake Monster Century Ride, Montpelier, UT/ID, Bear Lake Monster is a 100, 75, 50 or 25 mile fully supported ride from Montpelier, ID. A climb to Minnetonka Cave and prize awaits each 100-mile rider and a backyard barbeque welcomes every finisher. Utah’s best century ride ... is on Idaho!, Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing.com, BearLakeMonsterRide.com

June 22, 2013 — Holly Frontier Tour de Prairie, Cheyenne, WY, Course heads west out of Cheyenne along Happy Jack Road - WYO 210, past Curt Gowdy State Park and through Medicine Bow National Forest, to the Lincoln Memorial at the I-80 Rest Area. 3,000ft of elevation gain. Courses ranging from 10-100 miles, start at Lyons Park, road and dirt., Scott Phillips, 307-637-6456, 307-637-6423, sphillips@cheyennecity.org, cheyen-necity.org

June 22, 2013 — Lemhi Valley Century Ride, Salmon, ID, 100 miles or 100 kms through the picturesque Lemhi River Valley., Marla Hunteman, mhunte-man@hotmail.com, lemhivalleycen-turyride.weebly.com/

June 23, 2013 — Tour of the Carson Valley - Barbecue & Ice Cream Social, Genoa, NV, Mormon Station State Park, 6th Annual. Fully supported with rest stops, tech support and SAG. 11 mile Family Fun Ride, 20-mile Bike & Hike & 44 / 60 miles., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@biketh-ewest.com, bikethewest.com, bike-andskitahoe.com

June 29, 2013 — RATPOD (Ride Around the Pioneers in One Day), Dillon, MT, RATPOD is a 130-mile one-day char-ity ride for Camp Mak-A-Dream. The ride takes place in the beautiful Big

Hole Valley of SW Montana., Jennifer Benton, 406-549-5987, info@ratpod.org, ratpod.org, campdream.org

July 6-7, 2013 — Gran Fondo Kootenai, Libby, MT, A two-day, point-to-point,

“stage” gran fondo featuring fully supported riding through the spec-tacular landscapes of Montana’s remote northwest corner. Located on National Forest Scenic Byways, routes take in the stately Cabinet Mountains, serene Lake Koocanusa, and the legendary Yaak Valley. Stellar climbs, thrilling descents, plenty of fantastic scenery and -- best of all -- nonexis-tent traffic. Proceeds benefit chari-ties in Libby and Eureka, Montana., John Weyhrich, 406-241-2829, john_weyhrich@yahoo.com, gfkootenai.com

July 7-19, 2013 — B.E.A.R.S. - Bicycling the Extraordinary Alaskan Roads, Anchorage, AK, Explore a variety of Alaskan landscapes, from Denali to Prince William Sound. Fully supported trip with both camping and motels., Pedalers Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedalerspubandgril le.com, pedalerspubandgrille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Bears.htm

July 13, 2013 — Goldilocks Idaho, Meridian, ID, Fully supported, non-competitive, women only bike ride. Beautiful (flat) route, yummy food, pretty t-shirt, good lookin’ Papa Bears. Start: Settlers Park, 7:00 am., Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, dani@goldi-locksride.com, goldilocksride.com

July 14-19, 2013 — Tour de Wyoming, Cody, WY, Starts and ends in Cody. We begin the tour pedaling through the northern Bighorn Basin for the first two days. Then we head north and west into Montana to overnight in Red Lodge before pedaling up and over the Beartooth Highway and into Wyoming’s Sunlight Basin. We spend two days in the Basin before return-ing to Cody on the final day. Total distance covered is 330 miles with two significant mountain passes., Amber Travky, 307-742-5840 , atravsky@wyo-ming.com, cyclewyoming.org

July 20, 2013 — Jerdemann Gran Fondo, Cheney, WA, A timed 112 mile, 66, or 30 milw cycling ride and cycling festi-val., Marla Emde, 509-953-9924, 509-939-0552, marla@emdesports.com, emdesports.com

July 20-27, 2013 — Montana Bicycle Ride, Missoula, MT, 7-day fully-support-ed road tour beginning andending in Missoula, Montana - visiting Darby, Jackson, Wise River, Philipsburg and Ovando., Sanna Phinney, 541-382-2633, 541-410-1031, info@oregonbicy-cleride.org, bicycleridesnw.org

July 20, 2013 — Absolute Bikes Taylor House Benefit Century Ride, Flagstaff, AZ, Benefit ride in the high-altitude cool pines of Northern Arizona. There are 30, 45, 65, and 95 mile route options., Anthony Quintile, 928-779-5969, flagstaff@absolutebikes.net, Ashley Hammarstrom, 877-527-5291, Ashley.hammarstrom@nahealth.com, absolutebikes.net/taylor

July 20, 2013 — Bike for Kids Idaho Falls, Idaho Falls, ID, 2, 4, 15, 63 & 100 mile cycling options, 25 mile/10K Duathlon, food, games and activities for fami-lies. All proceeds help special needs children receive adaptable bicycles., Kristy Mickelsen, 208-522-1205, 208-680-9397, kristy@bikeforkidsidaho.com, bikeforkidsidaho.com

July 27, 2013 — Four-Summit Gran Fondo Challenge, Cascade, ID, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, georgescycles.com

July 29-August 9, 2013 — Klondike Gold, Dawson, YT, Ride through history, retracing the route of the notorious 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, in reverse from Dawson, YT to Skagway, AK., Pedalers Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedalerspubandgril le.com, pedalerspubandgrille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Klondike_Gold_Rush.htm

August 3-10, 2013 — Oregon Bicycle Ride , Athena, OR, Participate in our 7-day fully-supported roadtour begin-ning and ending in Athena, OR visiting LaGrande, Joseph, Asotin (WA), and Dayton (WA)., Sanna Phinney, 541-382-2633, 541-410-1031, info@oregon-bicycleride.org, oregonbicycleride.org

August 3-11, 2013 — BlomFest - OccupySalmon, Salmon, ID, We will be leading big Mtn Bike rides and shuttles all around the Salmon Area.Basecamps. BYO food, beer, bikes, camp equipment. FREE event, but donations accepted to support the shuttle rigs., Marc Landblom, 435 260 0991, blom@ridesalmon.com, ride-salmon.com

August 4-10, 2013 — Ride Idaho, North Idaho, ID, 7-day supported bicycle tour in N. Idaho, 425 miles, Coeur

d’Alene, Sandpoint, Thompson Falls,Wallace, Heyburn State Park, Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Route of the Hiawatha Trail, Centennial Trail., Susy Hobson, 208-830-9564, ridaho@ridei-daho.org, rideidaho.org

August 9-14, 2013 — BOTOBO, Bozeman, MT, 5 days, 5 centuries - no relay! Bozeman to West Yellowstone, West Yellowstone to Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole to Montpelier Idaho, Montpelier to Brigham City, Brigham City to Bountiful. 20,000 feet of eleva-tion gain., Jaon Unruh, 801-390-0036, jason@botobocycling.com, botobo-cycling.com

August 10, 2013 — HeART of Idaho Century Ride, Idaho Falls, ID, 25, 62, and 100 mile options. Entry fees cover entry, t-shirts, fully stocked rest stops, and post ride BBQ. Route is flat to rolling, easy to moderate difficulty. Benefit for the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho., Miyai Griggs, 208-524-7777, 208-766-6485, mabe@theartmuseum.org, theartmuseum.org/Century.htm

August 10, 2013 — Le Tour de Koocanusa, Libby, MT, Fully supported 83 mile bike ride which tours the breathtak-ing shoreline of Lake Koocanusa.Ride finishes with a Blues Festival Finale. Fundraiser for Search & Rescue., Dejon Raines, 406-291-3635, dejon-raines@hotmail.com, letourdekooca-nusa.com

August 11-26, 2013 — AK.CAN.AK Adventure , Haines, AK, Four of Alaska & the Yukon’s most scenic highways in a fully supported, awesome wilder-ness ride - Haines Highway, Al-Can, Tok Cutoff & Richardson Highway. , Pedalers Pub & Grille , 877-998-0008, rides@pedalerspubandgrille.com, pedalerspubandgrille.com/bike_tours/alaska/Alaska_Canada_Adventure.htm

August 17-18, 2013 — Bike MS Wyoming: Close Encounters Ride, Bike MS, Sundance, WY, Ride through the roll-ing hills surrounding grasslands and ponderosa forest at the foot of the Black Hills., Alexis Johnson, 303-698-5403, alexis.bradley@nmss.org, bikem-swyoming.org

August 18, 2013 — Bike for Kids Rupert, Rupert, ID, Scenic course is a loop of 33 miles starting from the Rupert Town Square. The route takes you through country roads to Walcott State Park and back to Rupert via different route. Barbecue and music in Rupert Square. Two aid stations. Ride is by donation to Bikes for Kids. Includes a meal ticket., Ken Stephens, 208-430-4514, sak41@pmt.org, bikeforkidsidaho.com

August 24, 2013 — BCRD Sawtooth Century Tour, Hailey, ID, Benefit for BCRD Galena Summer Trails. Road bike tour from Ketchum to Alturas Lake and back. 50 or 100 mile tour options. Aid stations along the way. Optional timed hill climb up Galena Summit., Janelle Conners, 208-578-5453, 208-720-7427, jconners@bcrd.org, bcrd.org

August 24, 2013 — CASVAR 2013, Afton, WY, Pony Express 20, Colt 45, Pioneer 65, Blazing Saddle 85 and Saddle Sore Century rides, Star Valley., Howard Jones, 307-883-9779, 307-413-0622, info@casv.org, casv.org

August 24, 2013 — Jackson Hole Grande Fondo, tentative, Jackson, WY, Grande Fondo in the shad-ows of the Tetons and the Greater Yellowstone Area., Scott Horn, 307-739-2676, scotth@jacksonhole.com, teamjacksonhole.com

August 25, 2013 — MS Wine Ride, Boise, ID, Ride 35 miles through the beautiful scenery of the Sawtooth Winery in Nampa, Idaho and raise money for multiple sclerosis. , Megan Nettleton, 208-336-0555, Megan.Nettleton@nmss.org, georgescycles.com

September 7, 2013 — Wild Horse Century, Cody, WY, Benefits the wild mustangs of the McCullough Peaks outside Cody and Cody Youth Cycling. The joint sponsorship of Friends of a Legacy ( FOAL) and Park County Pedalers (PCP) bicycle club. 100 and 60 mile options. Great mustang viewing., Werner Noesner, pcbike@tctwest.net, wildhorsecen-tury.com

September 8, 2013 — Tour de Tahoe - Bike Big Blue - Ride to Cure Diabetes, Lake Tahoe, NV, 11th Annual, ride around Lake Tahoe’s Shoreline with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, fully supported with rest stops, tech support and SAG. 72 miles, 4300 vertical gain. Boat Cruise & 35 mile fun ride., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@bikethewest.com, bikethewest.com

September 8-13, 2013 — The Amgen People’s Coast Classic, Astoria, OR, 6-day charity event benefiting the Arthritis Foundation. Join us for 2, 4, and 6-day options along the beautiful

Oregon Coast., Tai Lee, 206-547-2707, tlee@arthritis.org, thepeoplescoast-classic.org, arthritis.org

September 8-28, 2013 — Santa Fe Trail Bicycle Trek, Santa Fe, NM, Ride all or part of the Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1100 miles) on paved public roads only. After the first four days, riders can leave the group at any place along the route., Willard Chilcott, 505-982-1282, willard@cybermesa.com, SantaFeTrailBicycleTrek.com

September 14, 2013 — Tahoe Sierra Century, Squaw Valley, CA, 30-60-100 mile routes with 2500-6800 verti-cal gain. Starts at Squaw Valley Ski Resort, goes to Donner Lake and over the Donner Summit, Nancy Lancaster, ridedirector@tahoesierracentury.com, tahoesierracentury.com

September 14, 2013 — The Ride Westcliffe: The High Peaks Century, Westcliffe, CO, Takes place in the Wet Mountains of Southern Colorado. Part of Ride Westcliffe - the High Peaks Century is one of 5 rides offered. The Century has 10,000+ feet in elevation gain. The rides have 4 fully supported rest area, SAG Support, entrance to the High Peaks Music Festival, a T-Shirt, pasta feed and access to a pool and sauna. The other rides are a metric century, the West Mountain 60, a New Guys Ride and a family ride and kids bike rodeo. , Rob Tobin, 719-783-3229, rftobin@msn.com, ridewestcliffe.com

September 15, 2013 — Jason Werst Memorial Owyhee Century, Ontario, OR, Kurt Holzer, 208-890-3118, kurthol-zer@hotmail.com, treasurevalleycy-cling.com

September 21, 2013 — RTC Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo, Las Vegas, NV, Ride with five-time Tour de France Champion Miguel Indurain through the Las Vegas Strip, Red Rock Canyon & near Lake Mead., Amy Maier, 702-967-2296, amaier@bpadlv.com, rtc-snv.com, vivabikevegas.com

September 21, 2013 — Ride the Rails Bike-a-Thon, Hailey, ID, 20 mile ride on the BCRD Wood River Trail., Janelle Conners, 208-578-5453, 208-720-7427, jconners@bcrd.org, bcrd.org

September 21, 2013 — West Yellowstone Old Faithful Cycling Tour, West Yellowstone, MT, West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back, 60 miles past golden aspen, bugling elk, majestic bison, gurgling geysers, and steaming hot pots, Supported ride., Moira Dow, 617-697-6126, director@rendezvousski-trails.com, cycleyellowstone.com

September 22-28, 2013 — OATBRAN, Lake Tahoe, NV, One Awesome Tour Bike Ride Across Nevada, 22nd Annual, following the Legendary Pony Express Trail on U.S. Hwy. 50, 5 days of riding, 420 miles from Lake Tahoe to Great Basin National Park. Fully Supported motel style tour., Curtis Fong, 800-565-2704, 775-588-9660, tgft@bikethewest.com, bikethewest.com

October 5, 2013 — No Hill Hundred Century Bike Tour, Fallon, NV, 30 mile, a 60 mile, and a 100 mile tour, fully supported. Event shirts, gift bags, lunch (for metric and century rid-ers), post event BBQ at noon for all riders, 8:30 am, Churchill County Fairgrounds., Danny Gleich, 775-423-7733, dgleich@churchillcounty.org, churchillcounty.org/parksnrec/index.php?ctr=152, churchillcountycyclists.com

October 12, 2013 — Goldilocks Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 4th Annual! Fully supported, non competitive, women only bike ride with 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mile route options. Wayne Bunker Family Park at 7:00 am., Dani Lassiter, 801-635-9422, dani@goldi-locksride.com, goldilocksride.com

October 12, 2013 — Park to Park Pedal Extreme Nevada 100, Kershaw-Ryan State Park, NV, Starts and finishes at Kershaw-Ryan State Park. 103 mile starts 7:30 am. Metric Century starts 7:30-am. 40 mile starts 8 am. Registration 5 pm Friday / 7 am Saturday., Dawn Andone, 775-728-4460, cathedralgorge_vc@lcturbonet.com, Jonathan Brunes, 775-726-3564, kershaw@lcturbonet.com, lincoln-countynevada.com/Lincoln-County-Nevada-Pedal.html

November 9-10, 2013 — Bike MS Las Vegas, Bike MS, Las Vegas, NV, Fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Fully supported. 30,65,100 mile on Saturday to Red Rock Canyon Loop, 35, 50 miles on Sunday to Lake Las Vegas. Start/Finish Ruvo Center for Brain Health., Kari Boatner, 310-479-4456, 310-481-1135, kari.boatner@nmss.org, bikemsne-vada.org

November 19, 2013 — Tri-States Gran Fondo, Mesquite, NV, 112 miles, 7,500’ of climbing, three States - Nevada, Arizona, Utah, all in one spectacular

day of cycling. Fully supported / Chip Timed., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, tristates-granfondo.com

Multisport RacesMarch 2, 2013 — Moab Attack 2012

Mini Triathlon, Moab, UT, Run, bike, & swim at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center! 3-Levels: Youth under 13, Open, and Elite. Both Male & Female Divisions. Awards for top 5 finishers in both divisions for all 3 levels. All youth will get an award participa-tion ribbon, even if not finishing in the top five places., 435-259-8825, john@moabcity.org, moabcity.org/mrac

March 2, 2013 — Caveman Triathlon, BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Begin your season early with mid 80s temps in one of the most scenic course in the country. Sprint, Olympic and Half distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

March 16, 2013 — Woodland Hills YETI, Woodland Hills, UT, Run 5K or Bike 4.8 miles, snowshoe 2.4 miles, then 2.4 mile snowshoe or ski or snowboard to the bottom, Dennis Terry, 801-671-2350, dtplowguy@msn.com, xaxde-sign.com

March 30, 2013 — Icebreaker Triathlon, RACE TRI, American Fork, UT, 300 meter pool swim, 12 mile bike and 5K run, individual and relay team events. Included is a kid’s race (100 M swim, 5k bike, 1M run)., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hotmail.com, Keena Schaerrer, 801-796-1130, keena@coachkeena.com, racetri.com

April 6, 2013 — SHAC Triathlon, St. George, UT, Beginner, Sprint, and Tuff Kids races, starting between 7 am and noon. Indoor swim, outdoor route for run and bike legs. Cap of 300 each category., Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron.metler@sgcity.org, sgcityrec.org

April 13, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Moab, AXS Series, Moab, UT, Solo rac-ers and teams will kayak, trek, rappel, and mountain bike through the Moab Canyon Country, 50 miles of multisport racing., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

April 13, 2013 — Telos Timp Triathlon, T3TRI EVENTS, Orem, UT, Orem Fitness Center, Splash, Swim: 350 M, Run: 5k , Bike 12 miles., Shaun Christian, 801-769-3576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon.com, t3triathlon.com

April 13, 2013 — Legacy Duathlon, North Salt Lake, UT, Short and Long Distances, course is flat and straight on the Legacy Parkway Trail System., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhil-levents.com, onhillevents.com, lega-cyduathlon.com

April 13, 2013 — XTERRA Lake Las Vegas - Sport, XTERRA America Tour, Las Vegas, NV, XTERRA West Championship, 1.5k swim / 30k moun-tain bike / 10k trail run, XTERRA Sport, 750m swim / 15k mountain bike / 5k trail run, Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com

April 20, 2013 — RAGE Triathlon, BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Begin your season early with mid 80s temps in one of the most scenic course in the country. Sprint, Olympic and Half distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

April 26-27, 2013 — Bengal Triathlon, tentative, Pocatello, ID, Brian Gee, bryan_gee_otr@yahoo.com, pocatel-lotri.com

April 27, 2013 — Fourth Street Clinic Triathlon and 5k Triathlon and 5K, ten-tative, Salt Lake City, UT, 300 yard swim, 8 mile mountain bike ride, 5K run, Huntsman Center, University of Utah. All proceeds benefit the Fourth Street Clinic, which provides free health care to homeless Utahns. , Medical Student, 4th.tri@gmail.com, Diane Walsh, 801-230-1712, culturedg-uru@gmail.com, fourthstreetclinic.org, fourthstreettri.org

April 27, 2013 — Icebreaker Triathlon, Vernal, UT, Uintah Community Center at 9 am , 250 yard snake swim, 8 mile bike of moderate difficulty, and a 3 mile run. , Scott Wardle, 435-781-0982, scottw@uintahrecreation.org, uintahrecreation.org

May 4, 2013 — Ironman St. George 70.3, St. George, UT, 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run, Official IRONMAN 70.3 U.S. Pro Championship, Helen , (905) 415-8484, helen@ironman.com, Kevin Lewis, Kevin@AtoZion.com, iron-manstgeorge.com

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May 11, 2013 — Spring Sprint Triathlon, Salt Lake City, UT, Fantastic bike course and a run that finishes in the Olympic Oval making this course the most spectator-friendly venue in the state., Cody Ford, 801-558-2503, cody@ustrisports.com, ustrisports.com

May 11, 2013 — South Davis Splash n Sprint Triathlon, South Davis Racing Series, Bountiful, UT, Perfect for every level of athlete, at the South Davis Recreation Center, John Miller, 801-298-6220, john@southdavisrecreation.com, southdavisrecreation.com

May 18, 2013 — St. George Triathlon, BBSC Twin Tri Series, St. George, UT, The first race of the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

May 18, 2013 — Woman of Steel Triathlon & 5K, American Fork, UT, Friday expo, motivational speakers and registra-tion. Sat. 8 am start, American Fork Recreation Center, 454 North Center. 300 meter pool swim/11.4 mile bike/3 mile run. Awards are presented to overall finishers as well as the top 3 in each age group., Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triu-tah.com

May 18, 2013 — Timp Trail Marathon , T3TRI EVENTS, Orem, UT, This course is all run on mountain trail and fire road. There are sections of accent and decent that are very technical; pos-sible snow, possible stream crossings, and rocky/steep areas with exposed cliffs. This is trail marathon that is set up like an ultra marathon., Shaun Christian, 801-769-3576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon.com, Amy Perez, amy@t3triathlon.com, t3triathlon.com

May 18, 2013 — Brook’s Breakout, Wild Rockies Series, Weise, ID, Trail Run 5K/10K/20K, plus New MTB XC race course, Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com

May 18, 2013 — Oregon Trail Sprint Triathlon, North Powder, OR, Swim 750 m (0.47 mi) in Wolf Creek Reservoir.Bike 20 km (12.4 mi) along a mostly flat and wide-open country road, cross the freeway and you’ll be riding alongside the actual Oregon Trail on your visit to North Powder where you’ll turn around for the return back to the transition. Run 5 km (3.1 mi) up a grav-el road along the lake., Brian Sather, 915-247-2633, bsather@lagranderide.com, lagranderide.com/oregon-trail-sprint-tri

May 20-August 30, 2013 — Youth Triathlon Team, Murray, UT, For youth with tri experience or team experi-ence in another sport such as swim-ming, track or cycling. Team meets twice per week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings., Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@age-groupsports.com, greatbasincoach-ing.com

June 1, 2013 — Salem Spring Triathlon, RACE TRI , Salem, UT, Sprint distance triathlon. 10-year anniversary., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hotmail.com, racetri.com

June 1, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Buena Vista, AXS Series, Buena Vista, CO, Solo, 2 person and 4 Person Teams will kayak, trek, rappel, and mountain bike., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

June 1, 2013 — Cottonwood Heights Sprint Triathlon, Cottonwood Heights, UT, Held in the foothills of the Cottonwood Canyons., Patti Hansen, (801) 943-3190 x106, phansen@cot-tonwoodheights.com, cottonwood-heights.com

June 8, 2013 — Ironman Boise 70.3, Boise, ID, 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, mcooley@georgescycles.com, ironmanboise.com

June 8, 2013 — XTERRA Moab Triathlon Festival, TriUtah Points Series, Moab, UT, XTERRA sport and full open water off-road triathlons, Moab sprint and Olympic open water road triathlons, Trail Run, and Kids’ Triathlon. , Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triutah.com

June 8, 2013 — The Point Adventure Race, South Jordan, UT, Graffiti Racing presents a multi-sport endur-ance event featuring mountain biking, running/trekking, paddling, a climb-ing challenge, and navigation using a map and a compass to attain check points. A multi-city race using urban paved trails and wilderness trails to travel a course covering approximately 30-60 miles in a 6 hour period., Scott Browning, 801-867-5039, graffitiracing@gmail.com, graffitirac-ing.com

June 15, 2013 — Utah Summer Games Triathlon, St. George, UT, 7 am, swim and T-1 area will be at the Gunlock Reservoir, T-2 and finish area will be at the Snow Canyon High School track in St. George. USAT sanctioned., Jeff Gardner, 435-635-6012, tailwindra-ces@gmail.com, utahsummergames.org/sports/triathlon.html

June 15, 2013 — Desert Sharks Shark Attack Triathlon and Kids Triathlon, Riverton, UT, Pool sprint distance tri-athlon with a kids’ distance triath-lon, too!, Steve Avery, 801-450-4136, stevea@desert-sharks.com, Elizabeth McLain, sharkattacktriathlon@desert-sharks.com, desert-sharks.com

June 22, 2013 — Provo Triathlon, T3TRI EVENTS, Provo, UT, 8th annual race. Provo Tri is a premier local event put on by triathlon professional. Family-friendly, open water event which offers both Sprint and Kids distances., Shaun Christian, 801-769-3576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon.com, Amy Perez, amy@t3triathlon.com, provotri.com

June 22-23, 2013 — West Yellowstone Mountain Bike Biathlon, West Yellowstone, MT, Match class division for experienced biathletes and a Sport class for novices that includes a safety clinic and loaner rifles. All racers must provide their own moun-tain bike and wear a helmet., Moira Dow, 617-697-6126, director@rendez-vousskitrails.com, rendezvousskitrails.com/events

June 22, 2013 — Lunatic Triathlon, Price, UT, Fourth Annual Lunatic Triathlon under the full moon. Includes a 5K run, 9-mile bike ride,300 yard swim. Individual and Relay Teams, Starts at 4 am., Steve Christensen, 435-636-3702, steven.christensen@carbon.utah.gov, Frank Ori, 435-636-3702, frank.ori@car-bon.utah.gov, carbonrec.com

June 23, 2013 — Tri Boulder, BBSC Twin Tri Series, Boulder, CO, Challenge yourself at mile high elevation, Sprint, Olympic distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

June 23, 2013 — XTERRA Curt Gowdy Triathlon, XTERRA America, Curt Gowdy State Park, WY, 1200m swim, 1-Lap 14.1 mile mountain bike, and finishes with a 5.3 mile run, Lance Panigutti, lance@withoutlimits.co, withoutlimits.co/page-0#!__xterra-curt-gowdy/race-info

June 25-26, 2013 — Great Basin Tri Clinic, tentative, Murray, UT, Geared towards kids who have never par-ticipated in a triathlon or children who have done one or two, but with-out formal instruction., Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@age-groupsports.com, greatbasincoach-ing.com

June 29, 2013 — DinoTri, Vernal, UT, Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlon. Huge cash purse for 1, 2, 3 place winners of both Sprint and Olympic Distance. Many speed prizes for both distances as well. Race starts at Red Fleet State Park in Vernal, 7 am, Finishes at Uintah High School. Kids Tri on 6/28 at Uintah Recreation Center., Mark Mason, 435-828-6436, mmason@macu.com, dinotri.com

June 29, 2013 — Rock Cliff Tri at Jordanelle, RACE TRi, Salt Lake City, UT, Sprint and Olympic Distances: Fresh Mountain Water, Scenic Bike course, Run on the beautiful board-walks at the Utah State Park., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hotmail.com, racetri.com

June 29, 2013 — River Rampage Triathlon, TriUtah Points Series, Green River, UT, Utah’s fastest growing tri! Smooth down-river swim! Sprint and Olympic open water road triathlons. Come and enjoy a bike ride along the river at the base of the Book Cliffs Mountains. The Green River State Park is the site for the run, transition area and finish line. No two transition area hassle!, Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triutah.com

July 6, 2013 — Cache Valley Super Sprint Triathlon, Logan, UT, 8th year, short distances, course is flat and straight in Logan City. Swim is in Logan Aquatic Center 500 Meters, bike is out and back on farm roads, and run is out and back in a park area with trees and stream., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, cvsst.com, onhillevents.com

July 6, 2013 — Rigby Triathlon, Rigby Lake, ID, Sprint and Olympic Triathlon, and Duathlon, Michael Hayes, 208-521-2243, events@pb-performance.com, pb-performance.com

July 8, 2013 — Daybreak Triathlon, Salt Lake Triathlon Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Get ready for the best spectator swim a round, a killer bike course near the Oquirrh Mountains and a

run that is unparalleled., Cody Ford, 801-558-2503, cody@ustrisports.com, ustrisports.com

July 10-13, 2013 — Southeast Idaho Senior Games, Pocatello, ID, Triathlon, Jody Olson, 208-233-2034, jodyol-son01@gmail.com, seidahosenior-games.org

July 13, 2013 — Echo Triathlon, TriUtah Points Series, Coalville, UT, Warm July temperatures, a scenic ride in Utah’s unique Echo Canyon, and a run on the Historic Rail Trail. The perfect event for both seasoned athletes and beginners. , Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triutah.com

July 13, 2013 — Blanding Hillman Triathlon, Blanding, UT, Swim .50 mile, Bike 15 miles, Run 3.2 miles, (Kids’ tri-athlon July 20), Recapture Reservoir.Race starts at 7AM., Stephen Olsen, 801-243-3559, 208-258-3145, stephen-solsen@gmail.com, hillmantriathlon.info

July 20, 2013 — XTERRA Mountain Championship, XTERRA America Tour, Avon, CO, The XTERRA Mountain Champs is the last of four regionals in the XTERRA America Tour, featuring sprint and championship distance off-road triathlon options., Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterraplanet.com, xterraplanet.com, xterrautah.com

July 20, 2013 — XTERRA La Grande Offroad Triathlon, La Grande, OR, This offroad triathlon boasts a rugged mountain bike course and scenic run in the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon, as part of the XTERRA Points Series. It remains one of the few sanc-tioned and long-standing race events featuring the terrain of Northeast Oregon., Brian Sather, 915-247-2633, bsather@lagranderide.com, lagrand-eride.com/XTERRA

July 27, 2013 — Burley Idaho Lions Spudman Triathlon, Burley, ID, The race starts at 7 am with the world’s fastest 1.5K swim (current aided) Then a 40K Bike and 10K run., Cade Richman, spudman@burleylions.org, burleylions.org/spudman.html

July 27, 2013 — Layton Triathlon, Layton, UT, Sprint, Mini Sprint, Relay Sprint, and Kids Triathlon options in the Layton Surf N Swim and Layton City Parks. Great event that repeats the entire course on the Sprint., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, laytontriathlon.com, onhillevents.com

July 27, 2013 — Hurt in the Dirt, Ogden, UT, Offroad Duathlon at Ft. Buenaventura. Individuals and Relay Teams welcome. MTB race and trail run combined. 3 Full events in one day!, Goal Foundation , 801-399-1773, info@goalfoundation.com, hur-tinthedirt.com

July 27, 2013 — Mountain Tropic Triathlon, PowerTri Trifecta Series, Garden City, UT, Experience the “Caribbean of the Rockies” at the first race of the Trifecta Series at Bear Lake State Park; Sprint, Olympic, and Half distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

July 27, 2013 — XTERRA Indian Peaks, XTERRA America Tour, Boulder, CO, XTERRA event at Eldora Resort west of Boulder., Paul Karlsson, 303-960-8129, paul@digdeepsports.com, digdeep-sports.com

July 27, 2013 — Bear Lake, BBSC Twin Tri Series, Garden City, UT, The first race of the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ distances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

August 2, 2013 — Ultimate Relay Triathlon, TriUtah Points Series, Ogden, UT, Friday - Single-day triathlon relay covering over 126.5 miles of Northern Utah’s best water, roads, and trails! Four ultimate swims, four ultimate bike rides, and four ultimate trail runs! Teams will consist of 3 to 6 athletes and as many spectators as you can fit into 2 vehicles., Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triutah.com

August 3, 2013 — Aspen Triathlon and Duathlon, Aspen, CO, 800-yard indoor pool swim, 17-Mile bike (gaining 1,500 feet in elevation) to the spectacu-lar Maroon Bells, and a 4-mile run in the Elk Mountain range and the scenic Maroon Creek Valley. USAT sanctioned event. , Sandra Doebler, 970-920-5140, aspenspecialevents@cityofaspen.com, aspenrecreation.com

August 9-10, 2013 — Emmett’s Most Excellent Triathlon, Emmett, ID, Kid’s Tri on Friday, Olympic/Aquabike, Sprint on Saturday., Kristen Seitz, (208) 365-5748, gemcountyrecreationdis-trict@gmail.com, emmetttri.com

August 10, 2013 — Herriman Escape from Black Ridge Triathlon, RACE

TRI , Herriman, UT, The Escape from Blackridge is fast and fun! Athletes swim 500 yds in the reservoir, ride a 14 mile bike and run a 5k run loop., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaron-shamy@hotmail.com, racetri.com

August 11, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Summit County, AXS Series, Frisco, CO, Solo’s or teams of 2 will mountain bike, kayak, trail run, and orienteer in either a 3-6hr “sprint”, or 6-12hr “sport” course., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

August 17, 2013 — Jordanelle Triathlon, TriUtah Points Series, Park City, UT, Enjoy everything from the wildlife and boardwalks on the river bot-toms in Rock Cliff Recreation Area at Jordanelle to the local country backdrop of the towns of Francis and Woodland. Special 15th Anniversary Gift to all participants! , Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triu-tah.com

August 17, 2013 — Saratoga Springs Tri, Saratoga Springs, UT, USAT sactioned Sprint Tri, 600 meter swim, 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile run, held at the Saratoga Springs Marina at Pelican Bay, 200 E Harbor Parkway., Gabe Granata, splash@saratogaspringstri.com, Jared Mason, 801-310-0609, splash@mason-fam.net, saratogaspringstri.com

August 18, 2013 — XTERRA Wild Ride Mountain Triathlon (American Tour Points), XTERRA AMERICA / Wild Rockies Series, McCall, ID, Ponderosa State Park at Payette Lake, 3/4-mile swim, a 19-mile mountain bike and a 6.2-mile trail run, mass start at 9 am in the Park and the finish line festivities begin at noon with the racer feed and music., Darren Lightfield, 208-608-6444, wildrockiesemail@yahoo.com, wildrockiesracing.com, xterraplanet.com

August 23-24, 2013 — Uinta Mountain Adventure Relay, Heber, UT, Running, mountain biking, cycling and a leg of canoeing make the Uinta Mountain Adventure Relay one of the highest, toughest yet most beautiful relays around., Jon Johnson, 801-367-2575, uintamountainadventurerelay@gmail.com, uintamountainadventurerelay.com

August 24, 2013 — Vikingman, Heyburn, ID, Downstream Snake River Swim, Loop Bike Course, flat and fast run - lots of opportunities for your fans to cheer you on! 1/2 and Olympic dis-tance triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike and a Half Marathon., Lisa Clines, 214-236-1917, info@vikingman.org, viking-man.org

August 24, 2013 — Utah Half Triathlon, RACE TRI , Provo, UT, Longest multi-sport race on the Wasatch Front 70.3 Ironman. 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run triathlon., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hotmail.com, racetri.com

August 24, 2013 — Expedition Man, Reno, NV, This epic triathlon begins athletes at one of the most beautiful and desired beaches in Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove Resort. Athletes will be challenged by a climb to Spooner Summit at over 7,100 ft followed by a screaming 1,400ft drop into Carson City! The peaceful and scenic views of Washoe Valley leads riders to the bike finish. A scenic run in south Reno will cap off this extraordinary race!, Ryan Kolodge, 775-762-8526, info@expeditionman.com, expeditionman.com

August 24, 2013 — Little Cottonwood Adventure Race, South Jordan, UT, Graffiti Racing presents a multi-sport endurance event featuring moun-tain bikes, running/trekking, Tyrolean Traverse, and navigation using a map and a compass to attain check points. Snowbird will be a multi-disci-pline race using urban paved trails and wilderness trails to travel a course covering approximately 25-50 miles in a 6 hour period. , Scott Browning, 801-867-5039, graffitiracing@gmail.com, graffitiracing.com

August 24, 2013 — XTERRA Buffalo Creek, XTERRA America Tour, Bailey, CO, The XTERRA Buffalo Creek Triathlon fea-tures a 1500m Swim, 22 mile mountain bike, and 5m run. , Lance Panigutti, lance@withoutlimits.co, withoutlimits.co

September 2, 2013 — Youth and Family Triathlon, Murray, UT, Start time: 8 AM, Murray Park. Youth 7-10 years: 75 yard swim, 2.3 mile bike, 6/10 mile run. Adults/Youth 11+ distances: 150 yards, 4.3 miles, 1 mile., Jo Garuccio, 801-566-9727, 801-557-6844, jo@age-groupsports.com, greatbasincoach-ing.com

September 7, 2013 — Camp Yuba Triathlon, RACE TRI, Yuba State Park, UT, Camp Yuba sprint and olympic tri-athlons are all about indian summers, camping, and good ol’ fashion swim-

ming, biking, and running., Aaron Shamy, 801-518-4541, aaronshamy@hotmail.com, racetri.com

September 7, 2013 — I Can Triathlon, Sandy, UT, Alta Canyon Sports Center, 9565 S. Highland Drive - 400m swim, 9 mile bike and 5K run., Lois Spillion, 801-568-4602, lspillion@sandy.utah.gov, sandy.utah.gov/government/parks-and-recreation/special-events/triathlon.html

September 14, 2013 — Ogden Valley Triathlon, TriUtah, Ogden, UT, open water triathlon event, Dan Aamodt, 801-635-8966, info@triutah.com, triu-tah.com

September 14, 2013 — Bear Lake Man Triathlon, Gold Medal Racing Championship, Laketown, UT, Half, Olympic, and Sprint distances and Ultra/Full 140+ distance over the prettiest water in Utah., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, bearlakebrawl.com, onhillevents.com

September 14, 2013 — Kokopelli Triathlon, BBSC Twin Tri Series, St. George, UT, The “twin” to the SG Triathlon at Sand Hollow State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’ dis-tances., Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

September 21, 2013 — Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon, Gold Medal Racing Championship, Laketown, UT, Half, Olympic, and Sprint distances over the prettiest water in Utah., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, bearlakebrawl.com, onhillevents.com

September 21-22, 2013 — XTERRA USA National Championship/ XTERRA Utah, XTERRA America Tour, Ogden, UT, XTERRA Utah, two distance options: 750m / 19K mountain bike / 5K trail and 1.5k swim/ 30k mountain bike/ 10k trail run; XTERRA USA Championships (invite-only): 1.5k swim / 30k mountain bike / 10k trail run., Raena Cassidy, 877-751-8880, info@xterraplanet.com, Jason Dyer, 801-620-1013, jdyer@snowbasin.com, xterraplanet.com, xterrautah.com

September 21, 2013 — Adventure Xstream Glenwood Springs, tentative, AXS Series, Glenwood Springs, CO, Solo, 2 person and 4 Person Teams will kayak, trek, rappel, and mountain bike., Will Newcomer, 970-403-5320, events@gravityplay.com, gravityplay.com

September 21, 2013 — LeadmanTri Epic 250, Bend, OR, Named the Best New triathlon of 2012 by Triathlete Magazine and the Best Triathlon by Men’s Health Magazine. The Epic 250 and 125 return to beautiful Bend for 2013. This year it’s all about earn-ing the hand crafted belt buckles for completing the events under the qualifying times., Keith Hughes, 208-340-4837, khughes@lifetimefitness.com, leadmantri.com

October 5, 2013 — Cache Classic Duathlon, Wellsville, UT, 5 km run, 20 km bike, Kevin Rohwer, 435-770-9852, krohwer@engineeringexcitement.com, races2race.com

October 12, 2013 — Huntsman World Senior Games, St. George, UT, Triathlon. Must be 50 years or older, Swim - 500 yards, Bike - 20K, Run - 5K., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, hwsg@infow-est.com, seniorgames.net

October 12, 2013 — Powell3 Triathlon Challenge, Page, AZ, Olympic and Sprint Distances in Lake Powell. The transition area over looks Wahweep Marina and some incredible red rock cliffs., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, powell3.com, onhil-levents.com

October 19, 2013 — Pumpkinman Triathlon, BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Point-to-point race begins in Lake Mead National Recreation Area and ends in Boulder City, with Sprint, Olympic, and Half Courses; costumes welcome!, Cedric Keppler, 318.518.7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com

October 19, 2013 — Trick or Tri, St. George, UT, Beginner, Sprint, and Tuff Kids races, starting between 9 am and 2 pm. Indoor swim, outdoor run and bike legs., Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron.metler@sgcity.org, sgci-tyrec.org

November 9, 2013 — Telos Turkey Triathlon, T3TRI EVENTS, Orem, UT, Orem Fitness Center, Splash, Swim: 350 M, Run: 5k , Bike 12 miles., Shaun Christian, 801-769-3576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon.com, t3triathlon.com

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advocacy

A Global Solution to Sustainable Transport - Velo-City Global 2012 Vancouver -- International Cycling Conference - Part 3

[Read Parts 1 and 2 online at cycingutah.com]

By Chad Mullins

The 2012 Velo-City conference, held in Vancouver, Canada in June 2012, was ignited with a lingering controversy by the first keynote speaker Gil Penalosa, famous for his seminal approach to cycling in Bogota, Columbia. Penalosa, chal-lenged, “Stop focusing on the frills and do the right thing – protected bike lanes.” His point,

Protected bike lanes are the only real difference maker. The ‘nice to haves’: bike parking, showers, way-finding, etc., are only putting lipstick on the pig. While we are trying to

do things right, we are not doing the right thing. Separating bicyclists from traffic is the only way to bring out larger numbers of cyclists. The majority of people who would bike are afraid to ride in traffic, and bike lanes are not enough to encourage that person to ride. If you truly want to make cycling safer, go get more cyclists. And, the only proven way to do that is to provide protected bike lanes.

The overarching conference themes were:

(1) “Bicycling is a global solu-tion for sustainable transport that addresses the world-wide problems of congestion.”

(2) Affordable transport should be treated as a basic human right

because bicycling is an affordable means of mobility freedom from social isolation and poverty, and bicycling is often the only transpor-tation option available to reach jobs in poverty stricken regions.

Fittingly, the world’s premier international cycling planning con-ference focused on many issues. With urban growth exploding around the world, cycling issues related to planning healthy, sustainable and people-oriented transportation solu-tions were integrated with social justice and mobility freedom dis-cussions from a global perspective. Bicycling was envisioned as an anti-dote to the assault of the automobile on the urban environment.

“Combined mobility” was stressed as a transportation solution. A “uni-fied vision of transportation” is need-ed to seamlessly integrate biking and walking with transit. Treating cycling as an important mode of transportation was viewed as a means of increasing transit ridership and reducing congestion. Focusing on improved “door to door” access for biking and walking increases transit ridership, “Walking, biking and tran-sit must be best friends.”

Empowering the Future:

Children and Cycling“A successful city for children –

will be a successful city for everyone. Everything begins with the children: our future and the hope for a peace-ful, sustainable society.”

Because children attract the atten-tion of all and raise the emotional level, they have great political power world-wide. Safe mobility policies for children improve the landscape for everyone. Active mobility for

everyone means safe roads and con-nections to public spaces and desti-nations.

At each Velo-City conference the host city sets forth its vision for the future in a charter. Vancouver chose to empower children with the right to cycle in its charter:

Children have the right to cycle: The Charter of Vancouver focuses on the future of children, world-wide. A part of culture and daily habits, education and health, and environmental sustainability, cycling produces undeniable positive effects on our lives. The right of children to cycle should be universal and ever present; because children who make jumping on a bike a regular part of their lives today can grow up to be healthy, happy and environmentally conscious adults.

The Velo-City Global 2012 con-ference in Vancouver, called upon the United Nations and all governmental, intergovernmental and non-govern-mental organizations and institutes:

1.To adopt a goal to improve the situation of children around the world in part through sustainable transport policies and strategies;

2.To include cycling as part of all sustainable transport policies and strategies;

3.To adopt a target of providing opportunities to cycle for all people around the world;

4.To promote active mobility for people of all ages and abilities and to improve the safety and accessibility of roads and public spaces, especially for children;

5.To develop and promote pro-grams that encourage walking and cycling to school;

6.To develop and provide cycling skills training to all children at an early age; and

7.To cooperate closely with cycling advocacy and promotion organizations and other citizens’ organizations to encourage more children to cycle more often.

A Global Solution to Sustainable Transport

It was recommended that cycling be the cornerstone of internation-al, sustainable transport policies. Cycling addresses the global prob-lems of sustainable transport in a myriad of ways: congestion, energy conservation, air quality and pol-lution, exercise in an increasingly obese and dormant society, and escape from the confines of poverty stricken slums.

The world is rapidly becoming more urbanized with many third world cities facing a flood of immi-grants for which they are unprepared. Even, Western industrialized nations struggle to deal with growing urban populations and the ensuing addi-tional automobile traffic. We must seek more efficient and affordable mobility solutions because there sim-ply is not enough space to keep add-ing road capacity.

Solutions must not only be afford-able in fiscal terms, but in terms of livability. Active transportation as a mobility solution is a reaffirmation of the celebration of life – hope for a livable future.

Many cities world-wide are not prepared for automobiles and the results are catastrophic. Most large third world cities are choked with traffic congestion, suffer from the resulting air pollution and struggle with mobility failure. There are insufficient public resources to build the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the assault of auto-mobiles.

The allocation of transportation budgets can be viewed as a moral issue, the budget as a moral docu-ment. “Funding is the sincerest form of rhetoric,” and the only way to make a difference. Funding must be reduced for increasing highway capacity and shifted to supporting alternative modes of transportation. Requiring bike and pedestrian facili-ties on every transportation project resolves the funding issue by making active transportation an integral part of the overall transportation planning

Above: The green bike lanes or "greenway" is used whenever bike lanes or in this case, a bike route, cross a roadway or curb cut for automobile traffic. Photo: Chad Mullins

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and budgeting process; thus, mak-ing separate budget categories for alternative modes of transportation no longer relevant.

The politics of transportation are driven by economics. Bicycling infrastructure is the most cost effec-tive means of increasing mobility capacity. Another economic ben-efit favoring active transportation is the enormous savings in health care costs derived from the exercise afforded by active transportation.

In a period of scarce public resources to invest in the public realm, we must invest wisely to get the greatest value. The best return on transportation investments comes first from walking and biking, and next from public transit. The single occupancy vehicle (SOV) falls far behind. Unfortunately, powerful cor-porate interests have a vested interest in maintaining an automobile domi-nated urban environment.

In a sustainable future, the best transportation energy source is human power, not fossil fuels. “With active transportation you burn fat and get healthier, with cars you burn fuel and get poorer.” Money spent on fossil fuels leaves the local economy, whereas walking and biking keeps spending power in the community.

Bikes Make Cities Better“Walking and biking are antidotes

to the social isolation that is envel-oping cites around the world.” The world’s most livable cities focus on people, not cars.

Cities happen on the streets. People on the streets build vibrant, healthy, livable downtowns – cars do not. Picture beautiful city streets full of people walking and bik-ing – compare that image to streets filled with cars. The automobile takes away public space, despoils air quality, and spews toxins and noise pollution. Most major cities are placing restrictions on downtown automobile traffic and reducing car dependence. Great cities restrict automobile access downtown and reclaim the space for people – giving life and vitality back to the streets and public spaces.

Active transportation and cycling were seen as critical components in planning and building successful urban environments. Building more road capacity is looking backwards. Gil Penalosa, keynote speaker, said,

"If we are to survive the auto-mobile assault on cities and urban environments, we must rediscover how to ‘live’ in cities. Cities must make walking and biking easy, safe and efficient. We cannot give cars a direct route to a destination and expect people who walk and bike to take a longer, circuitous route. It must be the other way around.

Urban planning is about creating places where you want to live, where you want to raise your children, and where the elderly want to stay. When you design a street, ask yourself, is it good enough for our children? If not, then it is not good enough. We are

investing in a sustainable transporta-tion system for our children’s future."

Roads make up our largest public space: streets constitute up to 40% of the downtown area. Highways are single purpose facilities and do not contribute to the tax base. Parking lots and garages eat up more valuable downtown real estate. These spaces are either not taxed or constitute the lowest downtown property values for taxation purposes. Reclaiming downtown space now dedicated to cars, and returning it both to the pub-lic realm for public enjoyment and to private development for higher use, can vastly increase a city’s tax base.

Cycling safety and the need to reduce traffic speed were major top-ics: speed is the primary safety issue, and speed management is the key protective measure for cyclists. If you slow vehicular speed and vol-ume sufficiently, you do not need to separate cyclists and motorized traf-fic. The survival rate of pedestrians and cyclists involved in automobile crashes increases exponentially with a reduction in speed. Collisions with automobiles have a 5% risk of fatality at 20 mph compared to 85% at 35 mph. Bicyclists should not be integrated with automobile traffic on streets with a speed limit in excess of 30 km/h (18 mph).

Many European and Canadian cities treat residential neighborhood streets as multi-use public spaces for people and families, and not for the sole use of motorized vehi-cles. Imposing speed limits of 30 km/h (18 mph) and 20 km/h (12 mph), the streets become safe plac-es for walking, biking and children playing. Canadian Safe Routes to School routes do not exceed 20 km/h. Chicago has implemented 20 mph speed limits on streets in residential neighborhoods. Portland’s adoption of a 20 mph speed limit on all bicycle boulevards required a change to Oregon law. Downtown bicycle corridor traffic signals are being set to 12 mph in Portland, San Francisco, and Vancouver, BC.

Separating bicycle traffic and bicycle infrastructure is a tool to increase the number of cyclists, but not the final solution. Speed reduction and increasing the num-ber of cyclists are proven to be the most effective means to improve road safety.

Political leadership and Regional Planning

Regional transportation planning should combine all modes of trans-portation under one agency/authority (typical of major Canadian cities). Combining mobility transportation planning under one authority facili-tates the integration of alternative forms of transportation and the man-agement of traffic demand. San Francisco has an all-in-one-agency, SFMTA, which includes transit, arte-rial roads, parking, taxi, commer-cial traffic, car-share, biking, and walking. SFMTA is responsible for transportation planning, managing transportation demand, and reviews and has over-sight over land-use planning and development.

After studies concluded that San Francisco cannot absorb more cars,

and transit is operating at full capac-ity, SFMTA shifted their street plan-ning and funding focus to active transportation modes – walking and biking. Bicycling was determined to be the most cost effective way to deal with growth and change transporta-tion mode share.

SFMTA plans to increase cycling’s mode share from 3.5% to 9% by 2018, and integrate alternative modes of transportation to reduce SOV use. However, studies deter-mined this was not achievable with the existing biking culture and infra-structure. SFMTA’s current trans-portation plans are based upon the development of separated bike paths and cycle tracks to reach that goal.

Some of the transportation plan-ning suggestions offered at the con-ference included:

•Our cities and transportation facilities should be designed so that they will be safe for 8 to 80 year-olds.

•End the war between planners and engineers and make them partners. Bring land-use and transportation planning together – “plan-gineers.” Engineers are problem solvers and

public officials must re-define the problem. Engineering goals should no longer be based upon designing streets primarily for traffic flow and increasing capacity for autos. New objectives are needed to increase the mode share split for alternative modes of transportation, and to make the roads safe for all users, espe-cially vulnerable users, pedestrians and cyclists. Implementing change necessitates establishing new per-formance measures and criteria for traffic engineers to use.

•Transportation engineers will follow the money. Road building has historically captured the most transportation funding. Provide new funding for active transportation and the transportation engineers will find ways to use it. Funding changes the conversation.

•The best transportation plan is a good land-use plan:

oEco-density: density done well facilitates walking, cycling and pub-lic transit.

oDensity uses the “power of near-ness” and “completeness of destina-tions” to design neighborhoods for people and encourage short trips.

Public bike sharing programs Public bike sharing programs

were a major topic at the conference. They are seen as important comple-ments to multi-modal transportation plans: encouraging public transit use and reducing downtown congestion. Electric bikes (E-bikes) are a logical next step for public bike sharing pro-grams because they encourage longer trips, and overcome barriers such as hills, sweating, over-exertion, etc.

ConclusionBecause cycling is the mode of

transportation that works for most of the people in the world, it is seen as a global solution to sustainable trans-port. However, “People will cycle only if it is safe, convenient, efficient and comfortable – not because it is good for society.”

Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson summed it up when he said, “Cycling simply makes sense.”

Chad Mullins is former chair of the Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee. Read part 1 and part 2 online at cyclingutah.com (search for Vancouver).

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Trail of The MonTh

BLM Opens Suicidal Tendencies, a Brand New Trail in the Santa Clara River Reserve

By Lukas Brinkerhoff

It still has that new trail smell.If you are anything like me, there

are few things that bring you more pleasure than planting a set of knob-

bies on new single track. I’ve always envisioned cycling as being synon-ymous with adventure, but when you’ve already ridden every trail in your area things can become stag-nant. Sure there’s always the riding trips to new locations, but a new trail with virgin dirt, that’s something special.

Suicidal Tendencies (ST) is just that. The St. George BLM Field Office officially opened the trail for use just this past month. Locals, being encouraged by the trail crew, have been putting knobby to dirt for some time on this trail, but it is now finished and ready to be explored. Not only does it have that new trail smell, but the corners are still a little soft and there are a few moves that will probably leave you flabbergast-ed on how to maneuver around them.

The trail is an extension of the trail network in the Santa Clara River Reserve. Adding an extra 5.2 miles to the existing 17, the reserve is quickly becoming the most devel-oped network in the St. George area. Suicidal Tendencies splits off the top of Sidewinder. Sidewinder is a pre-existing trail that climbs up the mesa and then does a little cherry stem loop at the top. ST drops right off of the rim from the loop on top of Sidewinder.

And when I say drop, I mean drop. The trail crew spent a consider-able amount of time building a way off of this mesa. As it sits, there is some amazing rock work that cre-ates a steep ramp as the path to descend the rock band that surrounds the Sidewinder mesa. Much like the trail’s namesake band, the corners are tight, the ride is a bit scary with plen-ty of exposure and it will most likely leave you scratching your head.

After the drop off of the mesa, the trail switchbacks in the tightest curves in St. George, winding back and forth across the mesa. At places the trail is so stacked on top of itself that you don’t feel like you are going anywhere. The tread winds its way through tight rock gates requiring the rider to pay careful attention to their pedals. Imagine a driver’s ed obstacle course on an angled slant and where the cones are rocks that could possible throw you to an unde-sirable end.

ST will guide you down off the mesa but you are then required to follow up the other side of the draw. This climb up has to be one of the most amazingly built climbs I have ever ridden. Starting at the bottom looking up, you feel like you will be hurting soon. Instead you quickly find that you are gaining elevation but the grade reversals and switch-backs seem to reverse gravity and push you up the trail. I have to admit that I would rather climb this section than descend it, and descending it is awesome.

Once you have been dragged up the mesa you will be forced to put it in some sweat and tears. The trail continues upward around the nose of the cliff band. At this point you will see the tombstone that appears to be protecting you from dropping off the abyss, then you round the corner and the protection disappears. I had to ride this section up a couple of times before I could control the instinct to put a foot down as I suddenly found my wheel pointing toward air.

After the tombstone, the trail mel-lows out and you slowly meander up the rest of the mesa. You are nearing 4000 feet and the vegetation starts to change. When the trail tops out you will be in the midst of Junipers and have a breathtaking view of Red Mountain, Pine Valley Mountain and Santa Clara. I highly recom-mend taking a few moments to enjoy the scenery, smell some Juniper and remember that riding isn’t just about pedaling, it’s about adventure, about the experience.

Then saddle up and enjoy the descent as it weaves its way down the other side of the mesa rewarding you for the grind that you put in on the way up.

The trail junctures back up and you follow the same route off the mesa. Be careful maneuvering your

way back around the tombstone, the rock juts out oddly forcing you to lean into the cliff and away from where you really want to be. With that said, the move is most definitely easier going down as the rocks feel like they are protecting you.

As I mentioned, the ride off the mesa is enjoyable. Go ahead and hoot and holler as you roll over the off camber rocks and around the obstacles that will keep you on your toes.

The climb out of the draw is tough. You have already pedaled a good chunk of climbing and the tight corners and steep grades will leave you wondering if this was a good idea. Unless you are some kind of climbing mutant, you will prob-ably have to walk a few sections. Especially in the corners where the trail gets narrow and steep. These will most likely get easier as the tread gets ridden in over time, but for now be prepared for a little hike-a-bike.

Once you are done, Suicidal Tendencies will drop you right back on Sidewinder meaning that you have a good descent ahead of you. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t clear

every section of trail, part of the appeal of new trails is the puzzle of figuring them out. If you clear every-thing the first time out, you have no reason to return. Plus you can listen to Suicidal Failure and feel like you have an inside line on an alternative meaning of the song.

Nuts and Bolts:To get there: Head North on Bluff

Street in St. George. Turn left on Sunset BLVD and follow it into Santa Clara. Just before the Jacob Hamblin Home turn left onto Gates Lane. Follow the pavement around the bend and then take the first left up the dirt road. From here follow the Santa Clara River Reserve signs to the trail head.

From the trail head: Head up Precipice to Sidewinder. At the top of Sidewinder, the trail will do a small loop. Off of the South side of this loop look for single track dropping off the mesa. This is your start.

Difficulty: This is an intermediate level trail with plenty of exposure to make the moves seem more difficult than they actually are.

Above:Lukas takes in the view.Right: John Scarafiotti skirting the tombstone. Photos: Bryce Pratt, crawlingspider.com

Bike parkS

New Bike Park Coming to Ogden

By Shannon Nutley

At long last, Ogden is finally getting a bike park. Jeremy Little and Josh Jones have been working for 2 years and have assembled a volunteer committee to raise the funds to build it. The new park will feature three one way trails from 9th Street to the 12th Street dirt jumps . There will be three options, all of which will have riders giggling like school girls. The first option will be a flow trail that will be fun for everyone with smooth, flowing curves and rollers that can be ridden and with just about any dirt-worthy bike. The Advanced Jump Trail will have a few more features such as tabletops and optional gaps. For the more adventurous, the Advanced Downhill Trail will have some rock features, step down/step ups and drops. The 12th Street Dirt Jumps will also receive a facelift with a larger starting ramp, and the path from the parking area on Maxfield and 1350 South to the jumps will be smoothed. The first phase is scheduled to begin con-struction in March with Alpine Trails doing the heavy lifting and volunteer workers to buff the rest out. The existing water tanks will be buried and there will be kiosks with maps and information at the trailheads. There will also be parking lots added at trailheads on Maxfield and Hislop and also at Maxfield and 1350 South to ease parking concerns on neighborhood streets. Future plans include a pump track and a slope style trail.

QBP, through advocacy director Gary Sjoquist, has generously stepped up and donated $5,000 toward the construction of Phase 1, which has helped the committee reach the halfway mark. Ogden City Mayor Mike Caldwell has also promised to match further fundraising efforts with in-kind services from Ogden City. The bike park committee recently held a fundraiser and brought in $13,000 for construction of the park. Phase 1 of the park will cost $10,000. With Phase 2 in the planning stages, the park is well on it’s way to completion.

For more information, or if you would like to donate or volunteer, get on Facebook and like the Ogden Bike Park page at facebook.com/ogden-bikepark.

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ride of The MonTh

Hovenweep-Navajo Classic

By Wayne Cottrell

The Hovenweep-Navajo Classic is an 88.2-mile out-and-back route in an extreme southeastern Utah. The ride starts and finishes in Bluff, which is located 100 miles south of Moab along U.S. Highway 191. The unincorporated town of Bluff, with a population of 320 in 2010, is located 25 miles north of the Arizona border, 29 miles west of Colorado, and 44 miles from the Four Corners and New Mexico. Running imme-diately to the south of Bluff is the San Juan River, which forms the northern border of the Navajo Nation. Why bring you to this out-of-the-

way corner of Utah? Well, Bluff is a history-laden and peaceful but once -thriving settlement, the town is a gateway to three U.S. States, plus the Navajo Nation, and the engineering mystique of Hovenweep National Monument is nearby. Also, Monument Valley (a Tribal National Park) and Goosenecks State Park are within 20 to 25 miles, to the southwest. An excursion out here is worthwhile, without question.

This is a challenging ride, given its length, and the environs can be searing hot during the summer months. Plus, while the opening and closing quarters of the route are on smooth roads, false flats, and rolling terrain; the middle half is on rugged terrain on intermittently rough roads

that feature short, steep ascents and descents. There are no extended climbs, but the elevation ranges from 4,320 feet in Bluff to 5,220 feet at Hovenweep National Monument. A large portion of the ride is in remote, unforgiving desert with few, if any, provisions. So be sure to pack plenty of liquids and food, as well as tools, equipment, or a plan should your bicycle experience mechanical prob-lems.

Being an unincorporated settle-ment, there is no community park here. The best place to stage is the large dirt lot adjacent to Cottonwood RV Park & Cabins, Main Street (US 191) and 400 West, in Bluff (site of the annual Utah Navajo Fair, held each August or September). Signs posted warn against overnight park-ing, so be sure to complete this ride in one day if you park here. Beware that during special events held in Bluff intermittently throughout the year, parking here may be restricted. Turn left to head east on US 191 (Main Street in Bluff). For an alter-native, opening “promenade,” turn left onto 2nd East and head toward the bluffs. Second East is the west-ern boundary of the Bluff Historic District. Turn right onto either Black Locust Avenue or Mulberry Avenue, and pedal east. Observe the pioneer

houses, many of which stand in evi-dence of the community’s wealth during the “golden” ranching era. A brochure titled “Historic Bluff City by Bicycle and on Foot” is available locally. In particular, look for the Bluff library, an old stone structure.

Return to US 191, making a left, then veer right onto SR 162. The route parallels the San Juan River for the next 22.4 miles and passes through a fascinating landscape of eroded sandstone bluffs on your left, the San Juan River on your right, occasionally hidden by groves of low trees, and occasional struc-tures, including St. Christopher’s Episcopal Mission about 1 mile out-side of Bluff, along the San Juan River. Open areas along this part of the route feature cattle, horses, and oil-drilling derricks (the underlying ground is rich in petroleum deposits). Upon reaching Montezuma Creek, at mile 16.1, a right turn, followed closely by a left turn, keeps you on SR 162. Montezuma Creek (popula-tion 507 in 2004; unincorporated) was settled by an ex-communicated Mormon pioneer at the mouth of the same-named creek. Today, the town sits entirely within the Navajo Nation. Continue heading east, through a similar desert-scape.

At mile 23.6, just before entering the town of Aneth (population 598 in 2004; unincorporated), turn left onto CR 2414. The road sign may be hard to see; look for a small blue sign near the junction. Also, look for the HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT sign. Get used to these signs; from this point, to the turnaround and back, all of the road signs look like these. The terrain becomes more rugged, with the road punctuated by short, steep climbs and descents. Set a steady pace here—avoid attacking the climbs, since it is likely that yet another climb lurks beyond the next (false) crest. Also, watch out for occasional rough sec-tions along the road.

At mile 32.7, turn left onto CR 2416 (again, look for the small blue sign, as well as the HOVENWEEP sign). At mile 37.2, turn right onto CR 2422.

At mile 43.2, stay right to enter Hovenweep National Monument. The visitor center is located just beyond the entrance. From here, it is a short, 1-mile loop that returns to the visitor center for the return route. But—not so fast! Why not stop briefly to experience the Hovenweep mystique? It is a short trail walk from the end of the park-ing lot (no cycling) to see the Square

Tower ruins. These are a must-see. Hovenweep features ancient dwell-ings that actually predate the arrival of the Navajo ancestry. The Anasazi built numerous masonry structures during the early- to mid-1200s, near the end of their 1,300-year stay in the region. Conjecture is that the Anasazi left during a twenty-five-year drought that began in 1274. The monument preserves six villages left behind by the Anasazi. Many of the ruins remain unexcavated. The Square Tower Group is the largest collection of ruins in the monument. It is thought that as many as 500 persons lived here. A nearby spring provided water, and a dam was built to slow the runoff during storms. The architecture, ingenuity of the layout, and dramatic setting must be witnessed. For the return ride, ride the outbound route in the reverse direction.

For more rides, see Road Bik-ing Utah (Falcon Guides), written by avid cyclist Wayne Cottrell. Road Biking Utah features de-scriptions of 40 road bike rides in Utah. The ride lengths range from 14 to 106 miles, and the book’s coverage is statewide: from Wen-dover to Vernal, and from Bear Lake to St. George to Bluff. Each ride description features informa-tion about the suggested start-finish location, length, mileposts, terrain, traffic conditions and, most importantly, sights. The text is rich in detail about each route, including history, folklore, flora, fauna and, of course, scenery.

Wayne Cottrell is a former Utah resident who conducted ex-tensive research while living here – and even after moving – to de-velop the content for the book.

At the Hovenweep Monument. The monument preserves six Anasazi vil-lages.

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Touring

“Where Do I Go Now?”: Ogden to Yellowstone and Back

Story and Photos By Mel Bashore

For the last few years, every fall I have set off on a long bike tour. My wife’s “worry meter” always ratchets up a notch or two come September. She always thinks that this will be the ride where that semi with my name on its front radiator will find me.

In order to try to minimize her anxiety about this year’s jaunt, I put a bit more time into researching a route than I normally do. Last September I took a 1,000-mile solo ride from the Oregon coast to Utah (see Cycling Utah Fall/Winter 2011-2012 issue). In the course of that ride, I cut out a section of my planned journey when my wife reported that our doctor was moving up the date of her medical operation. To return home quicker, I traveled for hundreds of miles on Interstate 84—not the most ideal of routes.

This year I decided to tour on part of the route that I would have trav-eled last fall and vowed to travel as little possible on interstate freeways. I planned to travel north from Ogden to Salmon, Idaho. I had planned a loop route that would take me on different roads going up and back. Going north to Salmon, I would pass between the Beaverhead Mountains and the Lemhi Range on little-trav-eled Idaho State Highway 28. At Salmon, I planned on going south to home on U. S. Highway 93 through the Salmon-Challis National Forest. I planned on riding on highways and back roads and for less than twenty miles on interstate freeways.

Weeks before leaving, I kept abreast of the large Mustang Complex fire that was burning out of control in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. I looked at the National Interagency Fire Center website almost daily. About a week before leaving, it was reported that smoke was excessive, but a storm had cleared much of it from the area I was planning on riding. The weather and fire danger looked reasonable for my travel the day prior to my departure.

With fair prospects that I could safely reach my Salmon, Idaho, des-tination, I set out a week after Labor Day. I began my ride in Ogden on a pleasant fall morning, taking the back roads on the city’s west side to avoid traffic. As I went through Pleasant View, north of Ogden, an old farmer in bib overalls waved me over to the side of the road. He was curious, as many are, about my journey. I enjoyed our brief encounter and left him with a smile on my face.

It reminded me of the first day of a half-transcontinental ride that I embarked on four years ago when I took up long-distance bike riding at age 62. On that ride in 2008, my friend, Neil, and I started in Ness City, Kansas—two weeks after Labor Day. Our wives dropped us off in the middle of the United States and hoped, that if all went well, they would meet us in San Francisco six weeks later. They did, but I recall the feelings of trepidation and self-doubt that I started with on that journey.

We had hardly left tiny Ness City when a passing car pulled over on the roadside ahead of us. In the car was a Kansas farmer interested in our journey. He waved us over. We

talked. He gave us a dollar and told us to split it on a beer. This was the beginning of many more memorable moments with other good people that we met along the way on that ride in 2008. It made me think that my ride

in September 2012, with a similar beginning, might be a portent of good times ahead.

My memories went back to that first day on our ride in Kansas. After our nice meeting with the farmer, only a few miles further west, we pulled into a roadside stop to read a historical sign. Parked there was a Kansas highway department truck with a couple of men taking a mid-morning break. I struck up a con-versation with them. They wanted to know where we were heading. When I told them San Francisco, the driver looked down at my fair-sized belly and asked, “Are you sure you can make it?” I told him thanks for noticing, but that I hoped that things would trim down by journey’s end. It did. The melon flattened as I lost 30 pounds in six weeks of riding.

Unlike that day four years earlier, I heard no frank or rude comments about my physique from anyone. But I did have some extra baggage (around the middle) that I knew I would lose on this journey. Long-

distance bike riding for me comes with a seemingly guaranteed weight loss result. It’s almost formulaic. On every long ride, I have lost fifteen pounds for every thousand miles of pedaling. It has become an annual

program. My wife fattens me up during the winter and summer (she is the world’s best cook)—and I take it off on my fall long bike ride.

After pedaling up “Fruit Way” on Highway 89 through Willard and Perry, I reached Brigham City. It was just 9:30 AM and too early to stop at my favorite burger joint. So I kept on going, enjoying a delightful tail wind the rest of the day. Traveling up Highway 38 just north of Collinston, I turned west on Highway 30 for a few miles. Then I turned north at Riverside on Highway 13 for some very pleasant rural riding. At Plymouth the road veered northwest-erly and just west of the underpass of the I-15 freeway, I turned north on the frontage road. Anyone bik-ing north in this part of Idaho should travel on this recently repaved old highway. I encountered only a hand-ful of cars.

I reached Malad about 4 PM and asked directions to the home of old friends, Merrill and Sharon. It had been awhile since I’d seen them. I

hoped to find them home, but had not called to alert them of my coming. Parking my bike on the front side-walk, I stood on their front doorstep and rang the doorbell. Merrill came to the glass front door and peered out at me for a few seconds before shouting out, “Sharon! Sharon! Call the police quick and tell them there is a vagrant at our front door!” Always the joker! That night I enjoyed the comforts of a soft bed, delicious home cooking, and renewing old acquaintances.

When I told them my itinerary, they told me they had just heard on the news that Lemhi had been evacu-ated that very day due to the nearness of the fire. Merrill told me not to worry. He said that by the time I got to Lemhi, the fire would undoubt-edly have been put out as he didn’t think there was really much to burn near there.

After a hearty breakfast of bacon, eggs, hash browns, and fresh fruit from their garden, I set out north out of town on the old highway. For a couple of miles, fence posts

lining both sides of the road out of town were topped with old shoes and boots. It sort of reminded me of the “shoe tree” (near Middlegate, Nevada—unfortunately destroyed by vandals two years ago) that Neil and I had passed when riding on U.S. Highway 50.

After an absolutely pleasant day of riding on Old Highway 91, up and over Malad Summit, I passed through Inkom (we liked to call it Inkom Stink ‘Em when I was young). I was toying with the idea of pulling off up in the hills to bed down on BLM ground up Blackrock Canyon when a bike rider pulled up alongside and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Karma was with me. That night I showered at his place in Blackrock and bed down in his shady backyard.

I set out the next morning for Pocatello with a smile on my face. This tour was beginning in a beau-tiful way. But in Pocatello, I got some bad news. The fires were now seriously threatening along the

Above: A nice section for biking beside the Madison River in Yellowstone.Below: A map of the route Ogden to Yellowstone and back.Right: Western shoreline of Yellowstone Lake.

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route I wanted to take. Homes in the outskirts of Salmon had been evacuated. People in the towns of Salmon and Challis had been placed on one-minute evacuation notice. If I were to continue, I would be heading into a firestorm. I hadn’t set out with an alternate plan if things went awry, but right then I needed to come up with a Plan B.

I decided then and there that I would divert from my plan and head for Yellowstone—only two hundred miles to the northeast. September is a superb month to bike in the park. The tourist crowds have dwindled. Biking through the park in the fall is much safer than during the summer months. The weather is also gener-ally still pleasant. The disappoint-ment I felt in not being able to safely journey on my planned tour was easily dampened by the prospects of such an attractive alternative.

That night I bedded down on the banks of the Snake River in a free tourist park south of Idaho Falls. The next night I camped in the woods north of Ashton, a place where I’d camped a few years earlier when I’d ridden south from West Yellowstone. I choose to do what some other rid-ers call “stealth camping,” but which I just refer to as “sleeping in a ditch.” Sometimes it has its moments, but I like the added sense of adventure it brings.

On the third day from having made my change in destination plans, I entered the west entrance to Yellowstone towards evening. In no hurry, I picked a good place to bed down on a narrow shelf above the Madison River overlooking the Madison Valley. The sunset was memorably spectacular, undoubtedly enhanced by the smoky haze coming from the big fires burning up central Idaho.

Biking along the Madison River into the park is very favorable. There

are good shoulders and frequent pull-outs. At the Madison junction, I chose to go north to the Norris geyser area in order to prolong my biking in the park. From Norris, I made the 12-mile crossover to Canyon in the park’s middle.

Generally I found the skies clear and free from smoke in the park except in this middle section. As I was climbing up the 8% grade, cars began bunching up just ahead of me. That is often a sign of wildlife. A few cars heading towards me slowed and the drivers warned me that a big buffalo was just ahead of me. As I rounded a curve in these thick woods, there he was, just fifty feet ahead. He was plodding steadily forward in the well-worn path next to the thin road shoulder. It seemed to me that his eyes took on a new shine, a new brightening of interest, when he spotted me. With the traffic slowed, I quickly decided to cross to the other side, and keep two lanes of cars between us. I have a feeling I’ll retain that moment when our eyes met for a long time in my memory.

That bison may have been getting away from a managed burn being undertaken in a part of that forest just south of the road. It was most inter-esting to see trees on fire just a hun-dred yards from the road—managed by trained brigades of protectively-clad firefighters. They used to call these forest fire-burning practices

“controlled” or “proscribed” burns. I would suspect that they changed the terminology from “controlled” to “managed” burns to avoid the public relations snafus when such controlled fires occasionally got out of control.

That evening I ducked into some appealing woods south of Canyon to look for a good “ditch” to bed down in. As I rounded a little hill-side, again just fifty feet ahead of me, was a monstrous brown hump

with a twitchy tail—my second bison encounter of the day. Hearing me, he turned around, gave me a disin-terested look, and resumed eating the grass. As he moved safely down the hill towards Hayden Valley, I set up my tent. I enjoyed falling asleep to the nearby sounds of bugling elk.

The next morning, I biked through Hayden Valley, stopping once to view two wolves guarding a buf-falo carcass on the distant side of the Yellowstone River. I can attest that it is a different feeling one gets ven-turing through such wild places on two wheels rather than in the secure comfort of a car. Each night in the woods, I would place any food items I had in trees and at some distance from my tent. My food and I were never bothered.

I really enjoyed biking along the lake outlet of the Yellowstone River and along the shore of Yellowstone Lake. There were good road condi-tions with decent shoulders. I pulled off the road at Bridge Bay. In a nice, heated bathroom I decided to sham-poo my hair. One of the drawbacks in “sleeping in a ditch” is the lack of bath and shower places. Although each night I clean up with some

“baby wipes,” that isn’t the same as having a good shower. When I’m on the road, I at least try to have an occasional shampoo or spit bath in a convenient bathroom.

On this occasion, I had just fin-ished toweling my hair dry when the door opened and in walked a tourist lady. She hadn’t paid attention to the sign on the door and barged in. We both had a good laugh and she backed out to go to the facilities next door. I was outside when she came out and we began visiting. She was from Delaware and was traveling through the park with her husband and friend. They were persistent in wanting to share some fruit and snacks with me. I was grateful for a fresh banana.

I would hardly mention this small kindness except for what happened two days later. I was then riding near the north boundary of Grand Teton National Park when I saw people excitedly waving at me from the side of the road up ahead. As I got closer, I saw it was my new friends from Delaware. The lady had a banana in her hand. How fun! I asked her husband if her door-sign reading had improved.

I had spent the final night in the park camped in the woods north of Lewis Lake. The previous day, I had stopped earlier than usual because it began raining lightly. I awoke to a foggy morning, which made for interesting riding along the shore of the lake. Just before embarking on the steep road bordering the Lewis River to the park’s south exit, my front tire went flat. I couldn’t recall another time when my front tire got a flat. It always seems to happen on the rear tire, but I’ve tried to lessen it from happening by using tire lin-ers and thicker tubes. That has been a big improvement. I carry several new tubes on tours so I don’t have to expend the added time by repair-ing the tube on the road. I just swap out the tube, insert the new one, and later make the repairs to the tube when I get home. Before swapping out the tube, I checked the inner part of the tire and liner to make sure nothing sharp would cause further grief. I inserted one of those popu-lar, but expensive tubes that have the green goop inside and claims to seal up any puncture hole. I thought this would just about end the pos-sibility of any future flats on that tire. Wrong. Inside of forty more miles,

my tire went flat again! I thought it must be a fluke because the green goop would certainly fill the hole. I pumped it up three more times in the next ten miles before finally pulling that expensive new tube in exaspera-tion and putting in an ordinary new tube. While beside the road south of Jackson Hole, I vowed to let that company know how I felt about their

“smart” product when I got home. I did. They were apologetic.

With those unpleasantries behind me, I took the nice bike trail almost to Hoback Junction where I stayed on Highway 89 going south through Star Valley. I slept that night on top of Salt River Pass off in the trees.

The next morning was chilly so I layered up to come off the pass. For better or worse, I chose to hug the Wyoming border south, although it might have been a bit more scenic to venture off to Montpelier and go north of Bear Lake. But I had ridden some of that road before and wanted to ride on some different roads. At Cokeville, I found that the road for the next thirty miles south was lit-tered with skunk roadkill. It’s not an exaggeration to say that there were some stretches where I passed a dead skunk every 200 yards. When I got to Woodruff that evening, I went to bed with the smell of dead skunks in my nose.

At Woodruff, I made a poor deci-sion. Rather than going up over the Monte Cristo Range, I decided to go south to Evanston and then down

Echo Canyon to Ogden. I’d ridden that road over the Monte Cristos on Highway 39 before from the other direction. Again, my decision to take a different road (even though it would be 40 miles longer) was based on wanting to take a road I hadn’t ridden on before. My final day in the saddle was thus over a hundred miles and the prior day had been ninety miles.

When I think back now on the poor decision I made on my final day of riding, I picture a moment about ten miles south of Woodruff in bleak sagebrush land near the Wyoming-Utah border. The morning sun hadn’t yet warmed things up. I heard a vehicle slow down behind me. It was a pick-up truck with Idaho license plates. The truck pulled up alongside, the side window rolled down, and the truck matched my pace. Two bearded cowboys inside stared at me. They didn’t say a word. Just stared at me. I said, “Morning” and nodded my head. The driver gave a wave in salutation then off they went.

Strange encounter, but then, I must have seemed a strange sight to them—an old geezer riding a tour-ing bike on a cool September morn in the middle of nowhere. It’s little events like these, of little moment or consequence, buried deep in my memory that will rise to the surface at the most unexpected time in the future. Guaranteed to happen. And that’s why I keep riding.

Top: The friendly ladies from Delaware give me another banana.Below: On the Teton bike trail.

if you goStart location: Ogden, UtahDay 1 from Ogden to Malad, Idaho, 70 milesDay 2 from Malad to Blackrock, Idaho, 60 milesDay 3 from Blackrock to Idaho Falls, Idaho, 55 milesDay 4 from Idaho Falls to Ashton Hill, Idaho, 60 milesDay 5 from Ashton Hill to Madison Valley, Yellowstone, 55 milesDay 6 from Madison Valley to Canyon, Yellowstone, 40 milesDay 7 from Canyon to Lewis Lake, Yellowstone, 43 milesDay 8 from Lewis Lake to Jenny Lake, Tetons, 55 milesDay 9 from Jenny Lake to Grand Canyon of the Snake (near Alpine, Wyoming), 57 milesDay 10 from Grand Canyon of the Snake to Salt River Pass, Wyoming, 53 milesDay 11 from Salt River Pass to Woodruff, Utah, 85 milesDay 12 from Woodruff to Ogden, 100 miles

Distances are close approximationsFood: peanut butter, Fig Newtons, MREs, convenience stores & burger jointsCamping: in a ditch

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