Sunday, November 15, 2009

New Team Members

Welcome the following new team members for 2010,

Anita Lopez
Curtis Leschyshyn
Frank Zoldak
Gary Mulder
Grant Holicky
Mike Sutter
Rob Kelly

Monday, November 9, 2009

Team Weekend Rides

Team Weekends rides will be every Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 AM through out the fall/winter months. Meeting place is Vic's on 30th street, in Boulder, if location changes, it will be posted

  • Team rides are members only, except for invited guest.
  • Attire for team rides is present team kit
  • Routes will be decided on the day of the ride through out fall/winter months or when training sessions begin, if you have a particular route, let the team know in advance
  • Ride pace is Recovery - Overdistance through out fall/ winter months

Monday, November 2, 2009

'Cross Time



Temperatures are falling, leaves are falling, cyclists are falling...

It can only mean one thing: the craziness that is cyclocross season is upon us, and the mayhem has begun! Overenthusiastic racers who just don't know when to call it a season have been hitting the Colorado 'cross circuit for a number of weeks now. This odd stepchild of bike racing has been growing in popularity by leaps and bounds, and a (un?)healthy number of racers have been turning out for a full slate of 'cross races that run from mid-September to the state championships in December.

So far this season, the conditions have ranged from scorching sun and temperatures in the high 80's to blizzards and temperatures below freezing. The courses have varied from smooth grass to rocky slopes, from packed gravel to bike-eating sand pits, from dusty singletrack to derailleur-destroying mud bogs, and everything in between.



The competition is fierce but friendly, and the physical demands are unusual. As Neal Henderson describes it, 'cross racing is a bit like an intense criterium with the all-out sprint at the starting whistle. If you've pondered life on the 'cross side, now is a great time to come out and give it a try. If you're not quite ready to try leaping over barriers and immersing yourself in freezing mud, consider coming out to harass those who are. Just don't forget your cowbell!