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May

4

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Voodoo Fire- by Tommy Taylor

The Voodoo Fire was the first event of the 2012 Rocky Mountain Endurance series, which took place at Lake Pueblo state park in south central Colorado.

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Feb

23

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2012 Cyclocross Nationals Madison, WI by Darcy Tiglas

The weather this January in Madison, WI was unusual.  Normally, the ground is covered in snow and the wind is blowing bringing the temperatures into the low to mid-twenties by day.  This year, for Cyclocross Nationals, there was no snow on the ground and the temperatures were in the 30s and 40s during the day.  Cindy Milnick and I participated in the event.

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Feb

7

2012 Team Camp

OK Folks, mark your calendars. Pending weather, the team camp dates will be March 30 through April 1st. These dates were chosen because of the least amount of conflict with the race schedule.
On Sunday we’ll plan on having an alternate Mtn Bike ride for those not wanting to ride the road all three days. This, of course, is weather and trail dependent.

NOTE: Make every effort to attend, at least, the Saturday ride as we’ll be taking the team picture (very important).

We’ll plan on an event, BBQ, or the like on Saturday evening as well. Location still to be determined. If anybody has any suggestions please pass them our way…

Oct

22

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Echelon Energy Cycling Team’s Women’s ACA Road Awards

On September 17, the ACA held the annual road awards ceremony.  After a long season of road racing, Pam Leamons, Linda Bitner, and I went down to the ceremony to socialize and congratulate the other women we raced with this year.  We also knew that we were in for some awards ourselves.  Pam won first place for the Best All-Around Rider and the Best All-Around Team for the SW 55+ category.  Linda and I won second place for the Best All-Around Team for the SW 45+ category and I won third place for the Best All-Around Rider for the same category.  Continue Reading »

Aug

6

Breck68 Mtn Bike Enduro – T. Taylor

Going into the Breck68 I was feeling reasonably confident. My brain and body were becoming acclimated to the special requirements of racing mountain bike endures, as the previous two weekends I had competed in 50 and 40 mile events. I had raced this course in 2010, and knew that it suited me well. Continue Reading »

Jul

13

40 In The Fort Mtn Bike Enduro – T.Taylor

I was pretty excited when I first found out about the 40 mile mountain bike enduro that was to take place in July in Lory State Park, just west of Fort Collins. It’s a first time event, and I took advantage of the early registration in March to snag one of the 150 coveted entries. Continue Reading »

Jul

7

Taylor greets Tanguay at the finish.

Firecracker 50 Mtn Bike Enduro – T.Taylor

We were treated to a beautiful Colorado morning in Breckenridge for the start of the Firecracker 50 mountain bike enduro. Continue Reading »

Jul

7

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Dead Dog Classic – Linda Bitner

The Dead Dog Classic is my favorite race of the summer road season. It’s not because I’m a strong racer and get good results; I’m not and I don’t. It’s not because it usually happens around my birthday, but it is fun when recovery food at the end of the final stage is birthday cake (thanks Darcy!). I love racing my bike – planning, training, looking at data, tapering, prepping, getting nervous, and going out there and racing. The DDC for me epitomizes what is best about the local ACA race scene – challenging courses, beautiful scenery, tons of friendly volunteers, and a well-organized event, start to finish. Add in the after-race BBQ, a New Belgium cruiser raffle, and a prize list for all categories, throw in a 2 hour drive from home, and it’s perfect. Continue Reading »
Jun

16

City Streets Crit Pic – Burn!

sorry RB, had to do it.

 

reb bear on fire.

Ouch!

Jun

1

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Superior-Morgul RR 45+4s

I had heard about the Superior-Morgul road race last year,and It sounded like alot of fun, so I decided to put it on the schedule for this year.So with the early start time I loaded up the car the nite before,laid off the beer, and went to bed early. The only issue I had was that I hadn’t pre-registered. However, upon arrival I managed to  find the registration tent easily. So I paid the fee, and glanced down at the registration sheet and noticed that fifty-two other riders had entered my catagorie. So I pinned on my number, zipped tied the transponder to my headtube,checked the pressure in my Kenda Kaliente tires and got dressed. Slapped on some Belgium Butter, and  When I was ready, I headed to the start line with only ten minutes to spare untill the start of the race. Continue Reading »

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