Upcoming Events

May 3: The Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series continues on Wednesdays into mid-May. Held since 1991, KHMTT raises money for important causes including cancer research and bicycle advocacy. A huge thank you to the COBRAS club for all their hard work to manage this series. Check out all the amazing professional photos from Ryan Muncy at RacerShots.

May 3: Wednesday evening Boulder Short Track mountain bike racing is back! Thanks to Boulder Junior Cycling, we have a weekly series in May and June at the world-renowned Valmont Bike Park. 

May 5: The Boulder Valley Velodrome is hosting an Open House this Saturday. Check out the facility and meet the great people who are working to make this relaunch a reality. 

May 5–6: Highline Lake State Park hosts the 18 Hours of Fruita. Featuring a 10 mile loop around this oasis in the desert, and offering the choice of team relay or solo, this is one of the premier endurance events in the state. 

May 5–6: Grand Junction hosts the Rides and Vibes mountain bike race and music festival. So much fun to be had in this great town!

May 5–7: The Grand Valley has another amazing event this weekend with Adventure Fest. Featuring mountain bike, gravel and running events at the world-renowned 18 Road Trail System, this event has something for everyone. 

May 6: The Gran Fondo Moab gives you the chance to ride the epic roads around Moab in a safe and supportive event environment. With incredible views, challenging climbs and timed sections, this event will create lasting memories!

May 6–7: The Groove Cycling Festival brings us two days of road racing on the Front Range! With time trials on Saturday and a road race on Sunday, bring your speed and fitness to a great event. 

May 12–14: The world-famous Fruita Fat Tire Festival returns for a 26th year! Explore the amazing trails and cycling community in beautiful western Colorado. 

May 13: Test yourself on the Lookout Mountain Hillclimb! This iconic Front Range climb takes you up sweeping switchbacks with views of Denver to the east and the Continental Divide to the west. This event is pre-registration only, so please register now to ensure that this event can break even. Lookout also serves as the Colorado State Junior Hillclimb Championship.

May 13: The fast and flowy trails of Phil’s World near Cortez host the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde at an event that will leave you speechless.

May 13: Do you need another good reason to check out the incredible investment in trails and community in the Royal Gorge area? If so, look no further than the Royal Gorge 6 and 12.

May 14: The Fruita area is known for its remarkable singletrack and is also home to an epic network of gravel roads that stretch far into Utah. Explore this amazing area in a tremendous event—Co2Ut.

For more great rides and races, please see the Bicycle Colorado Comprehensive Events Calendar. It is full of road, mountain, gravel, cross and non-competitive events, including fundraisers, clinics and scenic non-sanctioned rides. There are so many ways to have fun on your bike(s)—this is the year to try something new! 

Race Flyers and for most USAC events are now loaded in the BC calendar. Click into the event for the link. 

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Clubs and Teams

May 13: Avout Racing, one of the premier clubs in the country, is hosting a CX Sampler at Bear Creek Lake Park. From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginners can learn what CX is all about, while experienced racers can show us what they’ve got and learn about the Avout Racing CX programs. Bring a CX bike if you have one, a MTB if you don't. Minimum age is nine years old. For more information about Avout Racing and this fun day, please visit:  http://avoutracing.com/

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Ongoing Topics

New Digital Platform

We are currently constructing a new digital platform to replace the old BRAC website. This new site will have a new comprehensive calendar, will hold and display results, calculate Cup points and serve as a club management tool. Until the platform is released, the best place to find results is USA Cycling. Cup points earned prior to the platform’s release will be counted for the 2023 Rocky Mountain Road Cup.

2023 Racing for Road and Cross

2023 racing will include a road season in coordination with the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference and the traditional Rocky Mountain Road Cup. Cup points will be available at most road events in 2023. Cup points earned prior to release of the new digital platform will be counted for the 2023 Rocky Mountain Road Cup.

2023 will include a cyclocross racing season with the traditional Colorado Cross Cup and State Championships. We will confirm the calendar, State Championships and race groups in the next month. 

Paired Membership Model with USAC

We are very pleased to announce a new, reimagined membership relationship between Bicycle Colorado (which in 2023 is serving as the Local Association in Colorado) and USA Cycling. For 2023, this paired membership model includes a Racing Membership with Bicycle Colorado ($40 value) with your purchase of a RACE Membership from USA Cycling! 

What do you need to do?

Go to USA Cycling to purchase your 2023 RACE Membership. USAC will share this information with Bicycle Colorado, including current memberships that were purchased in 2022. In the next few weeks, Bicycle Colorado will send you an email to activate your user account. Once you are confirmed in our new membership database, you’ll be included in Bicycle Colorado communication, offers and programs including our season-long Cup points competitions.

Communications

Please share this update with your friends and teammates. They can subscribe to future emails using this link.  

Thank you for your continued support of cycling in Colorado during this time of transition. We greatly appreciate your commitment and patience as we finalize the details and build a new digital platform to support our cycling community. We look forward to seeing you at incredible cycling events in 2023!

Yours in cycling,

The Team at Bicycle Colorado

If you have feedback or questions on Bicycle Colorado’s Event Support Program, please contact:

Chris McGee, Event Support Program Manager

Phone: 303-223-4170

Email: chris.m@bicyclecolorado.org

Yvonne van Gent, Event Support Operations Coordinator

Phone: 303-757-1892

Email: raceevents@bicyclecolorado.org