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VOLUME 22 NUMBER 8
FALL-WINTER 2014-2015
ROAD
MOUNTAIN
TRIATHLON
TOURING
RACING
COMMUTING
ADVOCACY
Featuring:
•Cycling Utah's
Awards
•LoTOJA
COverage
•Bike Touring in
Death Valley
•High School
Racing
•CYclocross
Calendar
•New Bike
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•Bike Art
•Winter Training
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2cycling utah.comFALL-WINTER 2014-2015
Speaking of Spokes
Graduation - LOTOJA as a Relay
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Above: Relay team member Alan (Ace) Call at the start.
Right: Exchange of the “baton” (timing chip) in Alpine Junction from Ace to Nick
Ward (David's brother).
Below right: Three of the four relay team members - Dave, Nick, and Ace at the finish.
By David Ward
I think maybe I have graduated. Before this year, I had schooled
myself by placing my mortal frame
at the starting line of the LOTOJA
on 25 separate occasions, each time
intent on riding 206 miles the finish.
22 times I succeeded. Twice I had
to drop out due to illness, and once
because I felt like crap and knew it
was only going to get worse. Now, I
think maybe I have graduated.
For several years now, my wife,
Karma, who was my support during
all but three of those LOTOJAs (and
by virtue thereof probably holds an
unofficial record for having driven
support more than any other per-
son), has been alternately trying to
convince me that enough is enough,
or to ride the LOTOJA as part of a
relay team.
In 2013, I rode the LOTOJA
just three months after hip replacement surgery. The hip felt great,
but my conditioning was clearly
lacking. I remember dreading the
start and, during the 80-120 mile
stretch (Montpelier, Idaho to Afton,
Wyoming), wondering if I could even
make it. I actually felt better by the
time I reached Alpine Junction, and
had a good finish. But overall, it was
a very painful ride, both physically
and mentally.
Long story short, as a result of that
experience, my wife finally prevailed.
For this year’s LOTOJA, I organized
Contributors: Ben Simonson,
Michael Gonzales, Lou Melini,
Wayne Cottrell, David Ward,
Charles Pekow, Jared Eborn,
Lukas Brinkerhoff, Wayne
Hansen, Ian Scharine, Phillip
Sarnoff, Angie Harker, John
Shafer, Tom Jow, Dave Richards,
Steve Smock, Steve C. Wilson,
Kenneth Evans, Fahzure
Freeride, Chip Smith, Tom
Diegel, Lisa Hazel, Elliot Morris,
Rob Norbutt, Davey Davis,
Robby Lloyd, Ben Towery, Price
Chambers, Mark Deterline, Jay
Burke
a 4-man relay team consisting of a
mountain goat, Elliot Morris, and
two flatlanders - my brother, Nick,
and my nephew, Ace Call. Drawing
on our relative strengths, I assigned
Elliot the stretch between Preston
and Montpelier with its 3500 feet of
climbing. Nick was given the finishing stretch from Alpine Junction to
Grand Targhee Resort, and Ace took
the two flattest legs, the first from
Logan to Preston, and the penultimate from Afton to Alpine Junction.
I took the less strenuous mountain
stage from Montpelier to Afton
(2500 feet of climbing).
We had a blast. Ace got us off to
a good start with a strong ride on the
first leg. As expected, Elliot had an
impressive ride on the long haul up
and over Strawberry Summit and on
to Montpelier. I was the weak link,
but managed a decent ride over the
two shorter mountain passes, Geneva
Summit and Salt River Pass.
Ace took over again and practically flew to Alpine Junction, skidding to a stop in order to pass the
baton (actually, timing chip) to Nick.
Ace had so much adrenaline pumping, he was ready to keep going. Nick
delivered our team effort to the finish
line in excellent fashion, bringing us
in at 11th place out of the 90 teams
Continued on page 12
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Cover Photo: Chantal Felten,
visiting from Whistler, BC, shown
here pedaling up Great Escape,
part of the new Magnificent 7
(a.k.a. Mag 7) trail system in
Moab.
Photo by John Shafer,
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Cycling Utah Awards
Cycling Utah Awards - Katie Clouse is Cycling Utah’s Rider of the Year!
17 Riders, Events, and Clubs Recognized
By Dave Iltis
Katie Clouse had 24 wins this year including 5 road, mountain, and cyclocross National Championships.
Above: Katie Clouse racing in the Pro/1/2 women field in the 2014
Sugarhouse Criterium.
Right: Katie Clouse took second in the 2014 Utah Cyclocross Series race
#1.
Photos by Dave Iltis
Cycling in Utah keeps growing
and growing. There are more events,
more riders, more bike lanes, and
more trails. To celebrate our bike
community, each year, we recognize
the best cyclists in the state with
Cycling Utah’s Year End Awards.
Katie Clouse (Canyon-Shimano,
Cole Sport) had a season most people could not even imagine. The
thirteen year old won five National
Championships and a second place.
She had multiple wins in multiple
disciplines. She recently won one of
the Cross of the North races in the
senior open division in Colorado. She
had a win in the Tulsa Tough cat 3
women’s criterium. And wins in two
stages in the category 3 race of the
Steamboat Stage Race. And a win in
the cat 2 division of the Barn Burner
MTB race in Massachusetts. Local
results include wins in three of the
City Crits series and in the Antelope
Island Road Race in the 3-4 women’s
field. The national titles were in the
Junior 13-14 field in cyclocross, the
road race and criterium on the road,
and cross country and the 9-16 field
in short track cross country in mountain biking. She notched 24 wins
throughout the year. Katie Clouse is
the Cycling Utah Overall Rider of
the Year.
In 2014, Alex Grant had yet
another great year. The 34 year old
from Salt Lake City won his 5th
consecutive Park City Point to Point,
took 4th in the USA Cycling Cross
Country National Championship,
5th in the USAC Marathon
National Championship, and first
in the Lambert Park and Solitude
Intermountain Cup races. Alex Grant
is our Male Mountain Bike Racer of
the Year.
Joey Lythgoe (Kuhl) excels in
long distance races. In 2014, she won
the 6 Hours in Frog Hollow, was
second in the 50 mile True Grit, won
both the Draper Fall Classic and the
Wasatch Back 50. And she was tops
at the Crusher in the Tushar. Her season highlight was a second place in
Continued on page 21
Commuter Column
Hardin Davis Commutes From Park City to Salt Lake City
Hardin Davis commutes regularly from Park City to Salt Lake City. He has ridden at
least 134,000 miles in his lifetime. Photo by Kenneth Evans
By Kenneth Evans
Whenever I pick up the latest
edition of Cycling Utah, I always
flip to the commuter column first.
Reading the inspiring accounts of
otherwise unheralded cyclist’s offers
a refreshing primer before delving
into the rest of the magazine. As a
veteran commuter, I feel a kinship to
everyday cyclists who ride beyond
the slipstream of support vehicles,
prize money, and notoriety. While
not generally regarded as such, they
are athletes in their own right, and
their stories beg to be told.
One such athlete is Hardin Davis,
former owner of Acoustic Music and
cyclist for all seasons. Covering 26
years and spanning a sizable chunk
of the North American continent,
Hardin has amassed a stack of spiral
notebooks cataloging 134,000 miles
of racing, touring, and commuting
history.
Although stories gleaned from the
tattered pages are worthy of a documentary, it was one chapter within
the journals which tendered the focus
of this interview, his summer commute from Park City to his store in
Salt Lake City via I-80.
We met on a pleasant June afternoon at Acoustic Music where
Hardin had just arrived by bike from
Park City, and with gleam of the ride
still in his eyes, related the details of
his commute.
“The commute is the same anyone
would take in a car: down Route
224 to Kimball Junction to Jeremy
Ranch on the brand new bike path
along Rasmussen Road, then to
Parleys Summit on Kilby Road. I
ride I-80 eleven miles to the Foothill
Boulevard exit and down Parleys
Way. It’s 26 miles to the house my
wife and I own in Salt Lake where I
change into work clothes and switch
bikes, then another three miles to
work. When time allows I take the
Mountain Dell exit and ride over
Little Mountain. Occasionally I’ll
ride to Big Cottonwood and over
Empire Pass, or over Big Mountain
and through Coalville. Now and then
I’ll ride up Olympic Park for extra
climbing, but most days I’m in a
hurry”
Sensing incredulity in my expression, he wanted to make it clear.
“I don’t do it every day. Typically
I’ll stay about three nights a week in
Park City and rarely ride round trip,
although I have. Still I’m cycling
one way or the other just about every
day. The ride to Park City takes about
two and a half hours; I leave work
after six, so there’s a short window
of summer daylight, roughly from
the end of May to early August,
when I can ride safely before dark.
Outside that window I can still take
the route, but it necessitates lights,
reflector vest, and warm clothes, or
I can hop on the free bus anywhere
east of Jeremy Ranch and get home
that way”
Clarification duly noted, his tone
of understatement lie in contrast to
my own perceptions of commuting
on bike through multiple mountainous counties in one day. Lung
bursting climbs, winding descents,
and navigating a bike within nervewracking proximity of rumbling 20
ton behemoths evoke trepidation and
twitching calf muscles. But Hardin
offers more pragmatic insights into
the experience.
“Actually I think Parley’s Canyon
is one of the safest roads to ride
anywhere. There’s a wide shoulder
all to yourself with rumbles between
you and traffic. Vehicles in the right
lane, up and down, are mostly slow
moving trucks that push faster cars
into the outside lanes. I sometimes
pass a nervous trucker on the descent,
though even the slowest trucks are
faster than I am uphill. And lung
bursting? Parleys has a maximum 9%
grade, and many sections are much
less, it’s one of the easiest climbs in
the Wastach. I’m more nervous riding Big Mountain, with no shoulder
and large trucks pulling boats right
next to my elbow. No three-foot rule
applies to these folks!
It’s not nirvana though. Besides
the noise, my biggest problem is
road debris. You have to pay attention every second when descending.
In spite of reinforced tires and thick
tubes, I still get a lot of flats, 15 or
so this summer, almost all while
descending. I’ve become quite good
at roadside repairs. I try to be prepared, carry the necessary gear, and
built a good fitness base, and an
attitude that I can handle the unexpected. T.S. Elliot said he felt his life
was served out in coffee spoons, I
think mine might be measured in tire
patches.”
Add in a bunch of elevation gain,
hours in the saddle, and a trailer,
and the measure becomes even more
impressive.
“Sometimes when I need to move
stuff between two residences I’ll haul
a trailer, I’ve got a Burley and a
Bob. Obviously this makes for a
slower ride so I’ll save those trips
for a weekend. Now and then I carry
instruments to and from work or jam
sessions, life banjos for instance. The
Bob is my banjo-mobile.”
Images of a cyclist hauling a
trailer up Parleys conjured mixed
feelings of admiration and concern.
As a more recreational rider myself,
I picture encroachments by rude
motorists, injuries, and/or mechanical failures necessitating frantic calls
for help. But I was surprised to hear
he’s enjoyed a relatively trouble-free
commute throughout the years.
“Although I’ve always carried a
cell phone, I’ve never once had to
use it. Confrontations? Never had
one. I’ve taken a few winter-time
tumbles on ice, but never been hit
by a car. I don’t take risks, obey traffic laws, and yield to cars at every
opportunity. I try to be visible and
reactive and so far it’s worked and
I’m still here to talk about it.”
A soft knock on wood follows the
last comment, but I reckon his good
fortune is mostly a function of road
savvy rather than luck. Nevertheless,
stuff happens as the saying goes, and
one such portion of stuff involves
a humorous encounter with a UHP
trooper.
“Riding down the canyon one
June morning I was pulled over by a
Highway Patrolman. He swaggered
up to me and sternly informed me
that bikes weren’t allowed on any
Interstate Highway in Utah. I countered with a little swagger of my
own by responding, ‘who told you
that.’ He replied that his dispatcher
told him, in other words, he didn’t
know what he was talking about.
After a long yet civilized discussion,
neither of us was able to recite the
relevant law. I said I would research
the law and if he never saw me
again on I-80 he was right, otherwise
I would be carrying documentation
proving my point. We were near the
Mountain Exit so I agreed I would
leave the Interstate and ride home
over Little Mountain. So for any
Cycling Utah reader curious about
this, it’s Utah Code, Title 41, Chapter
6A, Section 201 regarding laws governing bicycles on Utah highways.
It’s hard to prove a negative, but
there’s a UDOT directive called the
Bicycle Suitability Map that specifies where bikes are allowed, which
is anywhere except I-80 from 5600
West to Foothill and all the urban sections of Utah including St. George.
It’s a myth that you cannot ride on
the Interstate where there is a ‘reasonable alternative.’ You can ride
anywhere except in prohibited areas.
Most of us would choose a reasonable alternative anyway, but I carry
documentation along with my gear,
and haven’t been stopped since.”
Not much is going to stop Hardin
from riding any reasonable alternative any time, not even a foe I consider more ominous than bravado
wielding troopers, the capricious
Wasatch Front weather. But again
Hardin offers an encouraging dose of
pragmatism when speaking of riding
in wet and cold conditions.
“Every commuter deals with
weather, it’s a matter of proper clothing and not worrying about it. Now
and again I’ll get caught in a ‘scattered shower’ but it’s no big deal,
it’s just water, like stepping into a
shower.”
It’s just water, classic Hardin
Davis, although a hint of humility is
evident when alluding to winter.
“Winter is a little tougher. A few
years ago I was caught in a snowstorm, it was so cold my derailleur
froze and I had to walk a few miles
home.
That’s nothing compared to a ride
I experienced during the Iron Horse
Classic in Durango, Colorado.
Anyone who remembers Andy
Hampsten competing in the Giro
in the 80’s will relate to me riding
down from Molas Summit, with no
warm clothing, through three inches
of slush and no guardrails. When
I arrived back in Durango I was
nearly frost bitten, hypothermic, and
incoherently wandering the streets.
Fortunately Marc Schaeffer dragged
me into his car and saved me from
disaster. Now that’s a weather story.”
Weather, believe it or not, is the
reason Hardin settled in Utah in
the first place. Raised in New York,
he was assigned to Fort Douglas in
1967 to fulfill a stint in the Army.
Impressed with Utah’s arid and relatively temperate climate, he decided
to make Utah his home.
Upon release from the Army, he
earned a degree in History from the
University of Utah, and then spent
the next decade pursuing his other
passion, music. An accomplished
finger picker, he formed the Jordan
River Uptown Band and toured the
country and even Canada. In the 80’s
he recorded a long-playing short selling album titled, “I’ve Got Plans.” In
1985 he purchased Acoustic Music
(now run by his step son Brian
Winter) and became a figurehead in
the burgeoning local acoustic music
scene.
It was during this musical period
when he met and married his wife,
Sandi Olson. They became training partners after, unbeknownst to
him; she signed him up for a triathlon. Although he almost drowned,
they found common ground on
bikes, eventually completing several
RAGBRAI’s in addition to a crosscountry tour.
“It was a great adventure; totally
self supported, we ate our way across
the country, each of us gaining eight
pounds.
Sandi’s an indomitable commuter, often riding to her job in
South Jordan. I call her the galloping
Granny on her mountain bike, trying
to ride 65 cycling events this year
to match her age. I’ve got nothing
on her.”
And I’ve got nothing on him,
especially when considering a
bold type footnote to his history, a
solo ride from Salt Lake City to
Washington DC.
“I rode to my 50th High School
reunion, the ultimate commute I
guess. I wondered if a 68 year old
could ride a century a day for four
consecutive weeks, but I felt good all
the way; over 2700 miles in 28 days,
Continued on page 9
Utah Bike Industry
New Custom Bike Builder SaltAir, hand-crafted bikes Launches in Utah
building? How long have you been
building frames?
I learned the trade of steel framebuilding at the United Bicycle
Institute, under the guidance of
Joseph Ahearn and Gary Mathis in
North Portland. My first frame was
built in that setting in June of 2011
and I have been building bikes ever
since.
Above: Matthew Nelson is a new custom framebuilder in Salt Lake City. This cyclocross frame is one of several models that he builds. Photo by Dave Iltis
By Dave Iltis
SaltAir, hand-crafted bikes
Salt Lake City, Utah
http://saltaircx.wordpress.com/
When and where was the company founded? Who founded it?
The roots of the company go
back to the Summer of 2011, but
only started as an actual business
by myself (Matthew Nelson) early
this year (2014), in the Liberty Wells
neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Brief Description: SaltAir, handcrafted bikes offer lugged or fillet
brazed custom steel frames and forks
for avid and competitive cyclists
right here in SLC.
What types of bikes do you
build? Do make particular models,
or custom frames?
SaltAir, hand-crafted bikes builds
predominantly road, cyclocross and
touring bikes, but mountain and other
off-road adventure bikes are definitely something I can offer . Almost
all the frames I offer are custom, but
I do have a line of cyclocross bikes
that the SaltAir Cross Fever Race
Team (SACxF) are racing on in the
Utah Cyclocross Series A-Flite this
season.
Where did you learn frame-
Who does the painting?
I have been developing a good
working relationship with Jeff and
Ryan at Armor Powder Coatings in
Taylorsville – they have done the
last 5 frames I have built, including
the SACxF Team Bikes in Team
Turquoise.
What’s the best thing about
your bike and company?
Besides the fact that I get to
design, build and test the custom
steel bikes of our collective dreams,
I wanted to bring the experience to
the Wasatch Front, where our cycling
community would have the option to
invest in local artisan craftsmanship
and the concept that you get to know
the tradesman that fabricated that one
of a kind ride – a more traditional,
small scale and personal approach
to the bicycle manufacturing process.
Sait AIr's bikes are designed and built in Salt Lake City. The tubes shown will become
a fixed gear/derailleur option cyclocross bike. Photo by Dave Iltis
gural season of the SaltAir Cross
Fever Race Team (SACxF). Thanks
to the support of Epic Brewing and
Saturday Cycles, I was able to sponsor a small competitive cross team
this year – it’s a project inspired
by the likes of Richard Sachs and
Sacha White (Vanilla), that I have
been floating around in my head for
the last 3 years. I had gotten to know
local racer Richard Knutson through
my participation with the SaltCycleIntelitechs race team and I ran the
concept by him. He seemed interested and helped me enlist Joe Waters
Tell us about your cyclocross and Reed Wycoff to round out the
team:
“A-squad”. I spent the next couple of
One of the things I am most months designing and building the
excited to talk about is the inau- team cyclocross bikes for them and,
thus far, they have been giving some
of the more established local cross
teams a run for their money. The
team is open to all racers at any level.
Why did you choose to move or
stay in Utah?
I’ve resided in SLC for the last
14-plus years and consider it my
home - It’s where my family and
community of cycling friends are.
Where can someone buy your
bikes?
At least for the time being, cyclists
interested in the bikes I offer can get
more information from my website:
http://saltaircx.wordpress.com/
Gear Picks
Smith’s Forefront Helmet is a Great Pick for Mountain Biking
By Dave Iltis
Why get a mountain bike specific
helmet? Well, you are mountain biking, right? Mountain bike helmets
are full-coverage – they wrap around
the back of one’s head to a greater
degree than a road specific helmet.
The Smith Optics Forefront
Helmet is solid choice for the mountain biker who wants safety, style,
function, and ventilation.
The main feature that sets the
Forefront apart from other helmets
is the Aerocore construction. In addition to the standard microshell and
foam construction that most helmets
have, the Forefront has an additional
layer of shock absorbing Koroyd.
Koroyd is a matrix of extruded copolymer tubes each about inch in
length formed in a honeycomb-like
structure. The idea is that the matrix
compresses in a predictable fashion
on impact to provide greater energy absorption and protection from
trauma. The tubes provide superior
ventilation - they act to allow hot air
to escape upward, but still allow cool
air to flow around the rider’s head.
The helmet fit my head perfectly –
no side to side play or front to back. I
fit well into about 2/3 of the helmets
out there (the remaining 1/3 tend to
be too round in shape and have lots
of side to side play), so I’m guessing
that this helmet will fit most people
When is the best time to plan for age-related
injuries?
Ever have those days where you feel like you are 90? I know I have.
Everything hurts and it doesn’t ever seem like it will be ok again, but usually it is. But as we grow older it takes longer and longer to bounce back from
injuries and those setbacks. That is why it is important, no matter your age,
to get your body in a place where it is healthy enough to get through those
injuries that will happen. Dwight Chapin, MD defines age by four factors:
age, current level of physical fitness, nutritional health, and genetics. Two
of those factors we can control, and it is important to focus improving those
as we age. Dr. Chapin gives some tips 1) listen to your body. If you are in
pain, figure out why. Often times we just turn off the fire alarm and don’t
find out where the fire is. If you range of motion is terrible - work on it.
Often, poor range of motion leads to other problems down the road. Also,
find a clinician who can help with musculoskeletal problems before they
become a bigger issue. 2) The body is made for motion. Exercise! Just get
out and do something every day. 3) Lean muscle mass works for you. Not
only does strength training help with muscles but it also makes your bones
stronger. It doesn’t take a lot of weight either, find a program that works
for you and stick with it. 4) Good exercise doesn’t have to be high impact.
If running hurts too much, try swimming or biking. Find something that
works for you and do it. The time for planning for the future is now, your
body will thank you.
-Wayne Hansen, D.C.
Wayne Hansen, D.C. is a Chiropractic Physician practicing at Solutions
Clinic in Cottonwood Heights. He specializes in treatment of athletes, particularly cyclists. [email protected]
The dial is easy to turn and provides
on the fly adjustment simply by turning the dial back and forth. There are
multiple positions to fine tune the
placement of the retention system.
The VaporFit did have one small
issue in that the rear portion of the
harness has small triangle edge that
occasionally poked into the back of
my head. Most of the time, this is not
an issue and only happens when I tilt
my head back farther.
The chinstrap system works well.
The straps are soft to the skin and
easy to adjust so that one can get
the perfect fit. The chinstrap system
did have a small issue for me in that
the forward attachment point could
have been about 1/2” farther forward
to get a better fit. This was a minor
issue, and of course will vary for
each person – try on the helmet first.
I used the helmet through a temperature range of 55 to 90, and the
helmet was comfortable throughout.
The ventilation system worked as
advertised.
The helmet has a snappy twoposition, removable sun visor, a camera and light mount on top, and a
goggle strap if needed. The helmet
comes in 10 different color combinations so that you can match it
with whatever you wear. Three size
options are available: S, M, L.
All in all, the Smith Optics
Forefront is great choice for a mountain bike helmet.
Rating: 4 stars.
Top: The Smith Optics Forefront Helmet is a great choice for mountain
biking. Photo by Lisa Hazel.
Bottom: The Koroyd layer (in blue) is an extruded tube matrix that provides better energy absorption and ventilation. Photo by Dave Iltis
pretty well. Helmet fit is like shoe
fit – some brands work and some
don’t. Try several on to get the best
fit before you buy at your local bike
shop (yes, please do support your
local shop).
The Forefront has a very nice
‘VaporFit’ retention system to provide a secure fit around the back of
the head and below the helmet shell.
Support your
local bike
shop!
Road Riding
Fall Tour de St. George: A Great Season End Century
Above: Elliot Morris enjoying the scenery in the Fall Tour de St. George.
Photo by David Ward.
Right: David Ward completed the century option of the Fall Tour de St.
George. Photo by Elliot Morris.
By David Ward
For the first time in over 25 years,
I found the cycling season winding down without having ridden a
single century ride. Indeed, the longest ride I had done was a 53 miler
from my home in Salt Lake to the
Brighton Ski Resort at the top of Big
Cottonwood Canyon.
So it was that when I noticed the
Tour de St. George Fall Century was
set for October 25th, I saw a last
opportunity to get in at least one
century ride this year. I contacted my
friend, Elliot Morris, who I knew did
this event regularly. He confirmed he
was going to ride it this year, so I tentatively planned to join him. Riding
a bike is always fun, but riding with
a good friend or group of friends is
even better.
I say I tentatively planned to join
him because, until the day before, I
was still undecided. As I had ridden
the LOTOJA as part of a relay team
and not solo as I usually do, I had not
trained for long distances. Indeed, I
had not really trained at all. I just
rode.
Having decided I might ride the
Tour de St. George, I intended to get
in a few rides of longer distance in
order to prepare. However, work and
life kept getting in the way. Finally,
in early October, I got in my second
ride this year of over 50 miles, a
flat-lander of 53 miles while visiting my daughter in Fort Worth, TX.
I say flat, but was surprised at the
end of the ride to find my Garmin
510 had calculated over 2000 feet
of climbing. Of course, compared to
our mountains here, those rollers in
Texas all seem pretty flat. Over 50
miles, though, they tend to add up.
Finally, the day before St. George,
I decided for certain to go, but hedged
by saying I might opt for the shorter
79 mile ride if I was not feeling up to
the entire century. That would have
also had the advantage of cutting
out a good portion, and the longest
section, of climbing included in the
century ride.
The morning of the ride dawned
clear, cool and blue, and at 8 a.m.
we set off. For the next 100 miles, I
had what I have to consider my most
enjoyable and pleasant ride of the
year. SpinGeeks, the folks who organize and put on this event, did a great
job. Feed stops were well-placed and
well-stocked (including home-made
peanut butter and honey sandwiches,
my main food source that day), the
registration and support people were
always friendly and seemed excited
to serve, and the course, which had
about 5500 feet of climbing, was
well-laid out, signed and marked.
Indeed, the best part of the course
was saved for last, and thankfully I
was feeling good that day and did
not opt for the 79 mile ride. Instead,
I made the long climb to Veyo for
which I was rewarded with one of
the most beautiful sections of road
for riding a bike, the stretch dropping from Veyo and winding down
the canyon through Gunlock, past
Gunlock Reservoir and on to the
mouth of this stunningly scenic canyon.
The Tour de St. George is a great
century ride, and a good way to finish off your century season, even if it
is both your first and last one of the
year. Elliot and I made the journey
there and home again together. It was
a real treat to spend time with a good
friend traveling to and participating
in an event doing something we both
love: Riding our bikes.
Note: The fall Tour de St.
George will be held again on October 25, 2015. The spring Tour
de St. George will be held on April
11, 2015. For more information,
visit spingeeks.com.
The Art of Cycling
The Bicycle Art of Steve Smock
Top: Tour of Utah. Oil on canvas. 4'x6'. On display and for sale at Millcreek Bicycles.
Below: Super Record. Oil on board. 24"x24".
For more information on Steve Smock's art, visit smockart.com
Prints and original art from Steve can be found at Contender Bicycles, Flynn Cyclery, Beehive Bicycles and
Millcreek Cycles.
Gear Picks
Schwalbe Hans Dampf Tires – The Perfect All-Around MTB Tire
The Schwalbe Hans Dampf is a
around trail tire. Photo by Dave Iltis
By Dave Iltis
I love these tires. I talked with
Schwalbe about getting a set of tires
that would work well in the Wasatch.
A tire that would ride well when the
trail is loose and rocky, and when
smooth and buffed.
They sent a pair of Hans Dampf’s
as a response. They bill the tire as an
all-around, jack of all trades tire. It
certainly lives up to the bill.
Commuter Column Continued from page 4
the only day off was a rainy day in
Hazard, Kentucky. It’s a great way
to see the country and eat as much
as you want, about 5000 calories
a day.”
In addition to touring, Hardin
accrued a solid fitness base competing in regional and national
road racing events. At first “I got
dropped in every race” but gradually his times improved and eventually he reeled in podium appearances in several Masters Nationals,
although never winning a national
championship outright.
“I made the podium-top-five in
several Master’s Nationals. The
local scene got better and better,
and two local guys (my age) John
Haney and Ken Louder both won
national championships. Maybe I
played a part in their success, pushing them.
Racing is not a hobby, it’s hard
and needs to be a lifestyle if you
really want to be good.”
Although he’s scaled back racing miles since 2006, he still incorporates a training mindset into his
Park City commute.
“Sometimes I ride intervals
while ascending Parleys. Training
I tested the 29x2.35 tire – just add sealant and the proper rim
with SnakeSkin sidewalls strip, and you can ride them sans
and the PaceStar tread com- tubes (although I rode them with
pound. The PaceStar com- tubes). They also have SnakeSkin
pound is a fast race and tour
sidewalls for better protection from
ready compound - durable,
but soft enough on the
edges for great grip. The
tires are only available in a
2.35 width. This is not a bad
thing however, as the bigger
tire reduces the chance of
pinch flats, and rolls over
everything.
The tires are listed at
a respectable 850 grams
– not the lightest, but not
bad either. There are lighter cross-country race tires
in the Schwalbe line, but
they have reduced durability, lower profile knobs, and
less puncture resistance.
You could still easily race
on these.
The tire profile is round,
great all- so the cornering is smooth
and predictable. They roll
easily side to side and make
cornering fun. Additionally,
the knobs are decent size, so braking
is predictable and positive and traction while climbing loose terrain is
great. The tire design gave me more
confidence in loose terrain. While I
was using them for trail riding, I did
run across a fellow using them on a
jump park bike – he highly recommended them also.
The tires are listed as having good
puncture resistance. I couldn’t find
specs on which puncture-resistant
belt the tires are built with however.
Additionally, they are tubeless-easy
is an inherent part of riding and no
matter what level, you always feel
better if you’re in better shape, you
go faster and enjoy it more.”
There are obviously other venues other than I-80 to facilitate
fitness, and for Hardin it’s a matter of logistics, but he does hope
his presence on the interstate will
inspire others.
“I guess I’m not much of a joiner,
but see myself in the role of advocacy by example. Whenever I’m
in Parleys, I hope that at least one
of the hundreds of drivers who see
me think; maybe I could get on my
bike and ride a little. I hope I’ve
convinced one Highway Patrolman
to that.”
Certainly I’m convinced, in
view of his dedication, attitude,
and perseverance, to regard Hardin
Davis as the consummate cyclist.
And at 69 he flouts age as nothing more than a chronological measurement subject to amendments
of relativity, where time slows
proportional to revolutions on two
wheels. And the stack of notebooks
containing all the hand written data,
the thousands of miles, stories, and
adventures; all could be condensed
into a four-word singularity.
He loves to ride.
abrasion.
I tested the tires on several trails in
the Wasatch including the Bonneville
Shoreline Trail and Glenwild in Park
City. They rode well in all conditions
(although I didn’t have a chance to
try them in mud). It is a great tire,
and I would highly recommend it for
Utah trails.
Rating: 5 stars.
Editorial
It’s Time to (Officially) Declare Goat Heads a Noxious Weed for Better Bicycling
Puncturevine is an invasive weed that creates huge problems for cyclists.
Cycling Utah is calling for the weed to be added to the Utah State Noxious
Weed List. Photo by Dave Iltis
By Dave Iltis
Goat
Heads,
puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris, #$^$*#
thorn! - whatever you call it, goat
heads are a problem for cyclists.
The non-native weed pierces regular
tires with ease, and sometimes go
through even tire liners, and extra
tough tires. They occasionally defeat
tire sealant too. Cycling Utah has
asked the Utah State Noxious Weed
Committee to add the weed to the
Utah State Noxious Weed list for
2015 as a Class B or Class A Noxious
Weed.
They are a pain for experienced
cyclists, but also create a barrier to
cycling for the new or occasional
cyclist. Who wants to take their family or date out for a ride on their
Jordan River Parkway, valley mountain bike trail, or other puncturevine
hot spot only to come back with a
flat? Experienced cyclists will have
methods for defeating Goat Heads
and can change a tire with ease. Less
experienced cyclists, those that transportation planners are focusing on,
need to have conditions be safe and
convenient so that cycling becomes
the norm, rather than the alternative
mode of transportation. If a family
of four that is learning to ride gets
4 flats on their bikes, this could cost
them $40 to get back on the road a detriment to cycling in the region.
again. This is clearly an impediment He related that another bike shop
to increasing bicycle ridership and in the area has an example tire that
getting people out of their cars.
picked up 300 goat heads! On his
In a recent conversation I had commute, he uses puncture resistant
with one of the industry’s largest tires and tubes, and still carries three
companies, they noted that the inex- extra tubes to avoid having to walk
perienced cyclist often doesn’t want home. The weed is currently not on
to deal with adding air to the tires Washington County’s noxious weed
once a month, much less fix a flat.
list. According to Washington County
In Utah, the Jordan River Parkway Weed Supervisor Dale Gubler, they
has sections that are plagued by Goat don’t intend to add it to the county’s
Heads. In the last few years, they noxious weed list because it is so
have made huge strides towards prevalent.
keeping the weed under control
In Moab, they are somewhat of a
through weed pulls, spraying, and problem in town, but not on the trails,
weevil biocontrol. From all accounts, according to Poison Spider Bicycles.
it’s making a difference. But Goat
It’s time to declare war on
Heads are tough weeds – the seeds Goat Heads! Utah needs to add
can remain viable sometimes for Goat Heads to the official Utah
up to 20 years! They thrive in dry State Noxious Weed list (http://
bare ground, the ground that is often l e . u t a h . g o v / U t a h C o d e / s e c t i o n .
found at the edge of bike paths and jsp?code=4-17 and http://www.rules.
trails. A single plant can produce utah.gov/publicat/code/r068/r068200-5000 seeds in a season.
009.htm). While this won’t help
Puncturevine impacts not only change the biology of the weed, it
cyclists, but pets and livestock as would help by making it the responwell. They seeds can pierce animal’s sibility of property owners to clean
feet. It may damage grazing animals up goat head infestations. And, it
mouths and digestive tracts, and can would make it illegal to disseminate
cause nitrate poisoning in sheep and the weed through unclean agriculcattle. (reference: http://www.ipm. tural machines, seed, or livestock
ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/ feed. It would require County Weed
pn74128.html)
Boards to report each year on progIn Washington County, accord- ress in controlling the weed.
ing to Mitch Curwen of Red Rock
Utah’s noxious weed list is supBicycle, bike shops in general pur- posed to be updated each year. Goat
chase more thorn resistant tires, Heads should be added as a Class A
tubes, and sealant than anywhere or B weed. From Utah State Code,
else in the country. This is clearly “Noxious weed means any plant
the commissioner determines to be
especially injurious to public health,
crops, livestock, land, or other property.” Goat Heads clearly fit these
criteria. If it is added as a Class A or
B weed, it would become a priority
for control.
This will require changing administrative rules R68. Agriculture and
Food, Plant Industry. Rule R689. Utah Noxious Weed Act to add
Goat Heads to the noxious weed
list. This needs to be done by the
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Food, or their representative.
The Utah State Noxious Weed
Committee will be considering adding this to the noxious weed list
in November or December 2014.
Follow this issue on cyclingutah.com.
Currently, Goat Heads are listed
as an invasive weed for Salt Lake
County. But, they are only a class C
weed, which means that Salt Lake
County will educate property owners about the weed and ask them to
clean it up, but won’t ticket them if
they don’t. We believe that it should
be elevated to a Class A or B weed
in Salt Lake County so that stronger
measures will be taken to clean it up.
Adding Puncturevine to the Utah
State Noxious Weed List will make
conditions better for all cyclists,
from racers to commuters to recre-
ational cyclists, and will result in
more people riding and enjoying the
roads and trails of Utah.
Help control Goat Heads:
1. Place in the trash any
Puncturevine seeds or burrs that get
stuck in your tires, shoes, feet, etc.
2. Pull any plants that you see and
throw them away. You can dig them
up to pull up the tap root too.
3. Spray large infestations with
herbicide (for a list, see http://slco.
org/weeds/pdf/Puncturvine.pdf).
This should be approached with
caution, and as a last resort, since
herbicides are toxic to you and the
environment.
4. Plant native plants, grasses,
or ground cover in areas that have
Puncturevine. Puncturevine establishes in barren ground, but is easily
outcompeted by other plants with
proper landscaping.
5. Join a weed pull with the
Jordan River Commission. http://jordanrivercommission.com/volunteer/
6. Contribute to the Jordan
River Commission’s Buy a Weevil
Program. http://www.cyclingutah.
com/advocacy/combat-puncturevine-jordan-river-buy-weevil-volunteer/
7.
Learn
more
about
Puncturevine: http://jordanrivercommission.com/species-spotlightgoatheads/ and http://slco.org/weeds/
html/weedInfo/id/punctureVine.html
8. If you find a Puncturevine infestation in Salt Lake County, either on
public or private land, you can report
it to the Salt Lake County Weed
Control Program (http://slco.org/
weeds/index.html). They will then
send out a letter asking the property
owner or public entity to clean up
the infestation. Unfortunately, at this
time, they aren’t ticketing the property owner if they fail to clean up
the weeds. To report a Puncturevine
infestion, visit http://slco.org/weeds/
html/complaint/cForm.html
9. In Washington County, contact
SUBA (https://www.facebook.com/
SouthernUtahBicycleAlliance) to
participate in a weed pull.
10. Use puncture resistant tubes,
tires, and sealant where necessary.
11. Read Colorado’s fact sheet on
controlling goat heads (although the
emphasize spraying)
Tips on dealing with goat heads
and cycling: http://www.cyclingutah.
com/tech/fall-is-the-best-time-forcycling-and-goatheads/
Colorado Status
In Colorado, Puncturevine is on
the Colorado Noxious Weed List as
a Class C noxious weed. This means
that local communities can get help
developing a weed control plan.
( h t t p : / / w w w. c o l o r a d o . g o v /
cs/Satellite/ag_Conservation/
CBON/1251618874438)
Freeride
Redbull Rampage Through A Utah Looking Glass
Above: Chris Van Dine front flip at the 2014 Red Bull Rampage.
Below: Utah local Mitch Ropelato heading to the finish line after a clean
run during qualifiers.
Bottom: 2014 Redbull winner Andreu Lacodeguy airs it out.
Photos by Rob Norbutt.
By Fahzure Freeride
The 2014 Redbull Rampage,
held from September 26-29, 2014
in Virgin, Utah, raised the bar of
epicness in every category for those
who worked, rode attended the event,
especially those from Utah. Since
the first freeride contest in North
America, staged in Moab in 2000,
and won by Salt Lake City’s Kris
Baughman, Utah has been the terrain that defines freeride. Of course
Redbull recognized the unique combination of steep and forgiving that
defines the mesa shoulders in the
Virgin area. New this year, was a site
move, over the ridge, which extends
to the north off Gooseberry, to the
steeper east facing clawed mesa face.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves,
the original (OG) Rampage site and
adjacent campground had been occupied for weeks by dozens of riders,
diggers and hangers on, many raided
from the broader Utah freeride scene.
Some of the pro builders went
down to Virgin as soon as the season
wrapped up or as was the case for
Mark Kugel , as soon as he could
leave his day job at the Canyons
and head down. Kelly McGarry and
Carson Storch seemed to employ a
good portion of the Park City and
Wasatch freeriders as their build crew.
Wil White tapped Jeremy “Kickstand”
Hottinger (who should have been riding in Rampage) and Lorin Whitaker
for their local knowledge and insight.
Last year’s “Cat Like” Rampage
award winner Dustin Schadd was
inexplicably digging for the French
(Pierre Edouard Ferry) and the
Belgian (Thomas Genon). Amongst
the other Utah diggers and workers
at Rampage were Ben Van Amerante,
Jordan Einers, Eric Porter, Carston
Oliver, Nat Paton, Bryce Sacks, Alex
Falkenstein and Mike Kelley (not
clear about the work, here).
In addition to the dig crews, Utah
was represented by two riders, Chris
Van Dine, a multi-time Rampage
veteran and adventure rider, and
Mitch Ropelato, downhill, endure,
and freeride prodigy who seems to
be walking on mountain bike sunshine as of late. Even with a week
of advance building, the challenges
of understanding a new site and
adapting to the opportunities and
steepness made it difficult to nail
lines. Fan favorite Wil White had
a run on a completely custom line,
that may have been a little obscure,
and with no spins or flips, failed
to transfer out of quals. Adopted
Utahan, Kelly McGarry kept with
his bike destroying ways exploding
his rear wheel (and ankles?) with a
canyon gap backflip attempt. CVD
nailed a back flip on the Polaris jump
at the bottom, but failed to make it
out of qualifiers due to trouble on the
billy goat trails at the top. Mitch, too,
relied on a back flip at the bottom
to boost his score, and combined it
with clean, clipped in, stylish riding
to finish 10th overall, making him
an automatic qualifier for next year’s
Rampage.
Another big story at Rampage
was the weather, which if you
haven’t been paying attention last
six or so Rampages, can be variable
(Pro tip, think of it as a 5 day). 2014
did not disappoint with a torrential downpour that lasted from about
6am until 1pm on Saturday, the rest
day between quals and finals. The
camping area where many fans stay,
just across from the OG Rampage
site, was nearly inundated as Kolob
creek, normally 12 feet wide and 8
inches deep swelled to 60 feet wide
and 8 feet deep. The Sheriff acted
to evacuate the bottom land campground, with some abandoning their
(2wd) vehicles, others getting stuck
The fans at the qualifiers watch a rider get huge air. Photo by Fahzure
Freeride.
and still more making it out scraped
and packed with sand. Around 1 pm,
the creek crested, about a foot below
the campground level leaving little
more damage than a lost tent, and flip
flops amongst the 300 or so campers.
As any rampage loyalist knows,
the dirt turns to cookie dough with
the addition of rain, paradoxically
fluffing up and becoming packable
at the same time. The fans and locals
made quick work of building an
entirely new line, Mydo, while the
kickers and other lines got a solid
tune. With the now perfect weather
and conditions, MtnRanks Fanpage
was back on in an abbreviated a
5-dollar trick format. Brett Tippie
and the Pinkbike crew stopped by as
the young rippers like Andrew Bird
stole the show with style, tricks and
incredible air.
With finals delayed until Monday,
the fun riding continued on Sunday,
with many folks opting for a Grafton
or Flying Monkey lap and others
pounding themselves at the OG
Rampage site. As the finals showed,
the new Rampage site has a ton of
promise and, as proven this year, the
locals know how to have a good time
even under the worst of conditions.
We’ll be back next year for a whole
different episode of epic.
Speaking of Spokes Continued from page 2
that started the 3-5 man relay.
Being part of a team and contributing to a joint goal is always
satisfying. And for three old men
(me at 63, Elliot at 61 and Nick at
54) with only one youngster to carry
us (Ace is a mere 34, in the midst of
his cycling prime), we did all right.
And we had a great time.
But I probably enjoyed it more
than anyone. There are several reasons for that. At the top of my list
is the fact that I was not constantly
thinking and worrying, beginning
in March and ending on race day
in September, about training for the
LOTOJA. I am not demeaning that
and, in fact, understand both the
desire and satisfaction in so doing.
But my summer, riding and otherwise, was more relaxed, varied and,
frankly, enjoyable.
Additionally, I did not have to
plan any meals on the bike. Usually,
I spend a considerable amount of
time determining and outlining
for Karma what I want at each of
the three feed zones where she is
allowed to hand up food, and how
I am going to get by in between.
Not this year. I just needed to be
fueled and ready to go in Montpelier.
Between there and Afton, I only
needed my two large water bottles
and a few energy boosting treats.
Probably the nicest treat was
having Montpelier as my starting point rather than a way station
between the 3500 foot slog over
Strawberry Summit and the two
climbs over Geneva Summit and
Salt River Pass. It’s a long slog over
Strawberry, and you are at 80 miles
by the time you get to Montpelier.
Geneva Summit isn’t extremely bad,
but those last two miles up Salt
River Pass, with its summit at mile
110 for the solo racers, are enough
to make you swear you’ll never do
this again.
But when you start your race in
Montpelier, its an entirely different
story. You’re just hitting your stride
when you tackle Geneva Summit
and, while Salt River Pass is still
hard, its just a challenge, not a death
march. After the race, I was asked
by some if, while riding my leg, I
found myself wishing I were doing
the whole race. I’ll admit, I had
some of those thoughts, but not during my leg. It was so sweet to feel
fresh and strong over that stretch
that people were probably wondering why I had this stupid grin on
my face.
Karma probably enjoyed this
year more than I did. She didn’t
have to prepare hand-ups for me,
worry about getting to the feed
zones on time or fighting with
traffic. Indeed, there was always
a teammate to shuttle to the next
transition point so she didn’t have
to drive at all. Plus, everyone took
care of their own food. So she spent
the whole day visiting and enjoying
the sights. Best LOTOJA she’s ever
experienced.
Seriously, though, it is for the
solo racers that the LOTOJA exists.
That is its reason for being. For
me, few cycling experiences have
brought a greater sense of satisfaction and accomplishment than
crossing the LOTOJA’s finish line
after 7500 feet of climbing, three
very serious summits and 206 miles
of grueling effort,.
Have I truly graduated? I don’t
know. There is still that yearning
to keep doing it solo as long as I
am able. On the other had, we had
a great time.. I had a great time. It
was not the same sense of accomplishment as riding it solo, but it
sure was fun. And since I am the
one who decides whether or not to
award the diploma, I determine if I
have graduated. Since registration
for the LOTOJA is not till April, I’ll
wait a few months to decide.
But whatever I decide, I will be
there next year. It’ll be great. It’s the
LOTOJA.
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Bicycle Collective News for Fall 2014
The endless autumn might be coming to a close, here’s the skinny on the
Bicycle Collective front across the state of Utah.
Salt Lake
Going into winter, the Salt Lake Bicycle Collective is offering opportunities for you to hone your skills, get more comfortable with winter commuting, and give back to new and developing cyclists. Thus far this year
we have had an incredible 2300 bikes donated to the Salt Lake shop, and
we need help fixing them up! Come in on Monday nights to learn to fix up
bikes, and help us give away 250 more by Christmas.
For the more invested mechanic we always offer our free Monday
night weekly Park Tool school, which kicks off every monday at 6:00. For
the student with time and dedication, we’re launching a new self-directed
apprenticeship that can build any interested wrench from the basics up to
proficient, with the potential to keep developing your skills into master
mechanic territory. This course is great for students with drive and selfdiscipline, please contact us at [email protected] if you’re interested in participating. Ogden
We’ve made great strides on renovating building, having replaced the
roof, run electrics, repaired water issues, and are now spec’ing out the interior. We still need your help: handy folk please get in touch via [email protected]. Despite being closed, this fall we are partnering
with QBP to teach an Earn-A-Bike course. As the renovation comes to a
close we are looking seriously into hiring a full-time director for our Ogden
shop, keep an eye out on our website and the Cycling Utah job boards.
Provo
In Provo, we need volunteers! Come visit us on Saturdays and introduce
yourself if you’re looking to learn bike mechanics or give back to your
community by recycling bicycles. Find us online at bicyclecollective.org/
locations-a-hours/provo or on Facebook under “Provo Bicycle Collective”
For all things Bicycle Collective, keep in touch via bicyclecollective.
org, and consider signing up for our mailing list to stay in the loop.
-Davey Davis
Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee
News for Fall 2014
The Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee is happy to welcome four new Board members: Brady Wheeler, Reed Topham, Betsy
Byrne and Kate Sturgeon now fill out the 15-seat committee. This summer
and fall has seen a tremendous amount of progress in Salt Lake County
with the official opening of the S-Line in Sugar House and the completion
of The Draw which safely spans underneath 1300 East from Sugar House
Park to the business district. Additionally, the completion of a group study
of Emigration Canyon and ongoing studies of Parley’s Trail as well as the
East-West Trail proposals will determine the future of these regions and
guide Active Transportation developments in the future.
The December 3rd 2014 Active Transportation cycling summit presented by SLCBAC will bring together diverse voices (Spokes): government, transportation, planners, citizens, business, and advocacy groups to
discuss the needs and growth of cycling (Hub) as a component of Active
Transportation in Northern Utah. Salt Lake County is seeking public
comment for an East West Recreational Trails Master Plan. This is also
an emerging sector of the a county-wide All Ages and Abilities (AAA)
Network helping to connect across 340 square miles and 17 municipalities
in the Salt Lake valley. Do you enjoy using the Jordan River Trail? Would
you like to be able to get to the Jordan River Trail more easily, and enjoy
more pleasant trails along the way? Salt Lake County is developing a
Master Plan for East West Recreational Trails, and is seeking public input
on preferred trail alignments. Public Comment can also be provided for any
Salt Lake County or countywide issue regardless of jurisdiction or agency
through the Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee (SLCBAC) the
first Wednesday of each month starting at 5:30 PM in the north building
second floor at the Government Center located at 2100 South and State
Street room N- 2003.
More information is available at: http://slco.org/bicycle/
-Ian Scharine
Tour of Utah Elevated to Highest International
Event Classification
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, already one of the premier cycling
events in the United States, will become one of the premier cycling events
in the world with its recent elevation to 2.HC status in the UCI America
Tour by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). The ranking of 2.HC (2
indicates a stage race and hors categorie indicates out of category or most
difficult) is the highest that a race can receive in any race that is not part
of the WorldTour. It is given to races offering greater prize money which
means that it will also offer more UCI points and be able to invite the best
teams in the world. Now, the Tour of Utah peloton may be comprised of
up to 65% of top pro tour teams. The Tour of Utah had held a UCI 2.1
designation since 2011.
Steve Miller, president of Miller Sports Properties, the Tour of Utah
organizers, said, “This upgraded designation by the international governing
body of cycling is further evidence of the Tour of Utah’s growing stature.
We aspire to continue to organize a world-class race that showcases our
state and the sport.”
The Tour of Utah joins the Tour of California and the USA Pro Challenge
as the only three HC stage races on the 25 race UCI America Tour.
The 2015 Tour of Utah will be held from August 3-9 with 7 stages
throughout Utah. It will be the first international race after the Tour de
France and is expected to draw many of the world’s top teams and riders.
For Tour of Utah news and archives of race coverage, visit: cyclingutah.
com/tour-of-utah/
For coverage of the 2014 race, see our September 2014 issue online at
cyclingutah.com.
-Dave Iltis
Bike Utah Seeks New Board Members
Bike Utah, a statewide non-profit bike advocacy organization, is looking for new board members. Prospective members should be passionate
about cycling, and be willing to work towards bettering bicycling in Utah.
Board members are needed with the following experience: organizational development, communications and marketing, board governance,
health, and education.
The approximated time commitment is approximately 5 hours per
month. Term length is two years, with a potential for up to 8 years total. If
you are interested, please send a letter of intent to Chad Mullins, [email protected] , by November 21, 2014. Please include information on
your passion for cycling, your interest in participating, time available, and
what professional contributions you may make. For more information on
Bike Utah, see bikeutah.org/Opportunities.
-Dave Iltis
cycling utah
RACE RESULTS
Mountain
Bike
Racing
Intermountain Cup Final Points 2014
Pro Men 1. Bryson Perry 410
2. Chris Holley 165
3. Aaron Campbell 121
4. Geoffrey Montague 120
5. Alex Grant 100
Pro Women 1. Meghan Sheridan 225
2. Kara Holley 150
3. Erica Tingey 140
3. Kathy Sherwin 140
5. Debbie Mortensen 130
Semi Pro 1. Bob Saffell 196
2. Zach Calton 195
3. Matthew Behrens 176
4. Mitt Stewart 170
5. Justin Wilson 165
Single Speed 1. Steven Bonney 295
2. Shannon Boffeli 100
3. Danny Christensen 100
4. Rich Caramadre 80
5. Brian Oliver 50
Beginner Men 1. Wade Okelberry 220
2. Bogdan Balasa 215
3. Jason Cowley 190
4. Brandon Dubovik 135
5. Trevor Hooper 100
Beginner Women 1. Sally Rynders 245
2. Kellye Potter 200
3. Jamie Fowles 90
4. Jennifer Bubel 50
5. Katy Nafus 50
Clydesdale 1. Richard Ewell 325
2. Bret Galbraith 90
3. Brad Kendrick 80
4. Nathan Branch 75
5. Shane Christensen 75
Sport Men 19-34 1. Daniel Truong 160
2. Tyson Watkins 160
3. Dallin Hatch 140
4. Dylan Hendricks 130
5. Jeff Wootton 125
Sport Men 35+ 1. Nate Marine 285
2. Robert Hansen 255
3. Ryan Beck 210
4. Ryan Clayton 155
5. Sean Hoover 155
Sport Men 50+ 1. Rick Morris 345
2. Lewis Rollins 245
3. Bruce Argyle 226
4. Phil Blair 170
5. Joe Benson 140
Expert Men 19-34 1. Zach Harvey 241
2. Dustin Lewis 135
3. Zachary Ovard 131
4. Paul Davis 120
5. Drew Palmer Leger 96
Expert Men 35+ 1. Reed Topham 261
2. Aaron Jordin 130
3. Jason Sparks 125
4. Mark Fisher 116
5. Racer Gibson 86
Expert Men 50+ 1. Paul LaStayo 350
2. Stephan Warsocki 250
3. Jeff Flick 155
4. Geno Smith 120
5. Ty Loyola 120
Middle/Freshman/Beginner Men 13-15 1. Evan Flick 125
2. William Mark 110
3. Ethan Kendrick 100
3. Hunter Ransom 100
3. Payton Anderson 100
3. Miles Willis 95
Middle/Freshman/Beginner Women 13-15 1. Skyler Perry 200
2. Taylor Perry 160
3. Tally Perry 105
4. Hattie Ransom 85
5. Morgan Hales 50
Soph/Beg Men 13-18 1. Nicholas Dubovik 100
2. Braden BIRD 50
3. Brayden Ellis 50
4. Isaac Sargent 50
5. Jed Mc Arthur 50
Soph/Beg Women 13-18 1. Rebekah Mark 100
2. Summer Miller 100
3. Madison Granger 50
JV/Sport Women 13-18 1. Mila Leger Redel 230
2. Lia Westermann 195
3. Kira Crowell 191
4. Lauren Bingham 185
5. Skyler Perry 140
JV/Sport Men 13-18 1. Nate Hansen 210
2. Brad Huber 150
3. Alec Schooley 145
4. Jackson Cheney 125
5. Joshua Peterson 120
Varsity/Expert Men 13-18 1. Hayden Beck 225
2. Zach Crane 191
3. Jordan Andersen 116
4. Travis Gillian 110
5. Noah Pollard 90
Varsity/Expert Women 13-18 1. Sienna Leger Redel 50
2. Berlyn Slemboski 35
3. Amber Harvey 25
Sport Women 1. Jessica Septon 185
2. Angela Johnson 170
2. Heather Hemingway-Hales 170
3. Coy Barrett 150
4. Jennifer Bubel 130
5. Katy Nafus 105
Expert Women 1. Jenna Johnston 263
2. Sydney Palmer Leger 150
3. Rachel Anders 150
4. Jessica Morris 115
5. Danica Nelson 115
Shredders Men/Women 10-12 1. Bentley Vanderwel 140
2. Parker Anderson 110
3. Caleb Crane 96
4. Parker Christensen 90
5. Myles Fowler 85
Lil Shredders 9 & Under Boys/Girls 1. Myles Perry 100
2. Will Foutz 70
3. Andrew Schupe 40
4. Kai Cruz 35
5. Pierce Ransom 35
Widowmaker Hill Climb, Snowbird, UT,
September 27, 2014
Female 20-29
1. Nicole Tittensor 05:30.3
Female 40-49
1. Jessica Arbogest 02:15.3
Male 1-14
1. Tristan Planelles 25:28.7
Male 15-19
1. Zach Crane 01:16.9
Male 20-29
1. Robert Squire 46:34.3
Male 30-39
1. Beau Howard 06:29.3
2. Michael Sackley 09:02.8
3. Royce Johnson 21:00.8
4. Riley Sluder 44:01.4
Male 40-49
1. Reed Topham 57:14.4
2. Dwaine Allgier 59:52.2
3. Todd Winner 03:14.4
Male 50-59
1. Jay Battaglia 05:50.1
2. Trace Gordon 08:30.2
Male 60-69
1. Shannon Storrud 27:54.7
Cyclo
Cross
2014 P-Town Cross Overall Points Series
A
1. Mark Flis 150
2. Justin Doll 117
3. Richard Knutson 114
4. Bryson Perry 108
5. Tim Matthews 81
B
1. Mike Macci 109
2. Ryan Clayton 102
3. Racer Gibson 92
4. Matthew Nelson 83
5. Michael Kidby 81
C
1. Drew Butler 116
2. Leighton Ruess 96
3. Nathan Clark 95
4. Zach Longson 93
5. Bradley Kettle 60
Women
1. Katie Clouse 34
2. Ali Knutson 30
3. Mindy McCutheon Cline 25
4. Sara Baker 20
5. Breanne Nalder 18
Utah Cyclocross Series Race 1, Utah
Cyclocross Series, West Valley City, UT,
September 27, 2014
Men B
1. Paul Davis, Revolution Peak Fasteners
2. Preston Yardley, UVU
3. Paul Clark, Unattached
Men 35 B
1. Ryan Clayton, Los Playboys Internacionales
2. Paul Solomon, Los Playboys Internacionales
3. Stewart Gray, FFKR Contender
Women B
1. Laura Howat, Ski Utah Plan 7
2. Lisa PalmerLeger, Unattached
3. Jennie Wade, Revolution Peak Fasteners
Clydesdale
1. Jared Eborn, Squadra FlyingTigers
2. Mark Hooyer, ROL Wheels
3. Tate Jensen, Beehive Bicycles
Master Women
1. Ali Knutson, SaltAir Cross Fever
2. Linda LaStayo, Ya Shes Hot
3. Lara Fisher, Ya Shes Hot
Men A
1. Alex Grant, Gear Rush
2. Josh Whitney, Evol Racing
3. Troy Heithecker, Roosters Bikers Edge
Men 35 A
1. Tim Matthews, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Kevin Nelson, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Scott Allen, Canyon Bicycles Shimano
Women A
1. Mindy McCutcheon, Canyon Bicycles Shimano
2. Katie Clouse, Canyon Bicycles Shimano
3. Amanda Carey, Rhino Rush
Men 45+
1. Thomas Cooke, Squadra FlyingTigers
2. John Mckone, Squadra FlyingTigers
3. Mark Fisher, Kuhl Rocky Mountain
Men SS
1. Ryan Kiel, SLCX
2. Michael Raemisch, Bountiful Bicycle pb
Mountain America
3. Ryan Ashbridge, Revolution Peak Fasteners
Women SS
1. Devon Gorry, DNA Cycling
2. Jenelle Kremer, Revolution Peak Fasteners
Men 55+
1. Joseph Brubaker, Ski Utah Plan 7
2. Darrell Davis, 3B Yoga
3. Gary Porter, Roosters Bikers Edge
Men C
1. Andrew Dorais, Unattached
2. Dax Kennington, Bountiful Bicycle pb Mountain
America
3. Omar Pacheco, FFKR Contender
Women C
1. Nina Wade, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Zara Guinard, Balanced Art Multisport BAM
3. Kate Erickson, Saltcycle Intelitechs
Men 35 C
1. Michael Kern, Los Playboys Internacionales
2. Miguel Payan, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Kevin Williams, Thin Air Cycles
Jr Women
1. Lupine Cramer, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Taylor Perry, DNA Cycling
3. Skyler Perry, DNA Cycling
Jr 15-18
1. Aj Heaton, Bountiful Bicycle pb Mountain
America
2. Wyatt Peterson, Unattached
3. Ryan King, Bountiful Bicycle pb Mountain
America
Jr 11-14
1. Jack Shuckra, FFKR Contender Bicycles
2. Luke Heinrich, FFKR Contender
3. Morgan Hales, Summit Bike Club
Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, October 4, 2014
Men A
1. Justin Doll, Squadra FlyingTigers
3. Bart Gillespie, Gear Rush
Men 35 A
2. Seth Bradley, DNA Cycling
3. Eric White, Unattached
Men SS
1. Jess Dear, Cyclesmith RMCC
2. Michael Raemisch, Bountiful Bicycle pb
Mountain America
3. Ryan Ashbridge, Revolution Peak Fasteners
Women A
Men 55+
3. Donald Armstrong, FFKR Contender
Men 45+
1. Thomas Cooke, Squadra FlyingTigers
2. John Mckone, Squadra FlyingTigers
Women SS
2. Colleen Tvorik, UtahMountainBikingcom
Men B
1. Jason Hawks, infinite Cycles
2. Dustin Lewis, Diamond Peak Utah
Orthorpaedics
3. Casey Nieslsen, Intermountain Livewell
Men 35 B
1. Jared Prince, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Ryan Clayton, Los Playboys Internacionales
3. Paul Solomon, Los Playboys Internacionales
Women B
2. Tanya Swenson, Cole Sport
3. Alexandra Flis, Squadra FlyingTigers
Master Women
2. Linda LaStayo, Ya Shes Hot
C-Dale
1. Jon Argyle, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Alex Whitney, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Mike Oblad, Porcupine
Jr Women
2. Skyler Perry, DNA Cycling
3. Taylor Perry, DNA Cycling
Jr 11-14
3. Peter Stack, Kuhl Rocky Mountain
Women C
1. Rosie Gillespie, Gear Rush
2. Anne Weaver, 3B Yoga
3. Zara Guinard, Balanced Art Multisport BAM
Men C
1. Brent VanKlooster, SLC Bicycle Co.
2. Graham Greenlee, FFKR Contender
3. Brent Dawson, Unattached
Men 35 C
2. Michael Kern, Los Playboys Internacionales
3. Dayne Hassett, Saltcycle Intelitechs
Cyclocross Series, Salt Lake City, UT, October
11, 2014
Men 55+
1. Joe Brubaker, Ski Utah/Plan 7
2. Darrell Davis, FFKR Contender
3. Don Armstrong, Contender Bicycles
Men C 35+
1. Miguel Payach, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Jeff Wootton, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Allen Jared, Roosters Bikers Edge
Men C
1. Kevin Tomas, Contender
2. Matthew Blango, Ski Utah/Plan 7
3. PC Ward, SaltAir Cross Fever
Men Clydesdale
3. John Twitchell, Utah Mtn Biking
Men 45+
1. John McKone, Squadra Flying Tigers
3. Michael Raemisch, Bountiful Bicycle
Men B 35+
2. Jeff Lofgren, Wilderness Sports
3. Ryan Littlefield, Contender
Men B
1. Casey Nielson, Intermountain
2. Lewis Dustin, Diamond Peak/Utah
Orthopaedics
3. Jason Hawks, Infinite Cycles
Jr. 11-14
2. Peter Stack
3. Jackson Telford, Roosters Bikers Edge
Jr Women
1. Lupine Cramer, Roosters/Bikers Edge
2. Taylor Perry, DNACycling
3. Skyler Perry, DNACycling
Master Women
1. Bobbie Jr Nielson
2. Lara Fisher, Yeah She’s Hot
3. Linda Lastayo, Ye She’s Hot
Men 35+ A
2. Christoph Heinrich, FFKR Contender
3. Eric White
Men A
2. Gillespie Bart, Gear Rush
3. Bryson Perry, DNA Cycling
Men SS
1. Quinten Bigham, Rooster Bike Edge
2. Andy Mckerrow
3. Ryan Ashbridge, RevolutionPeak Fasteners
Rookie Men
1. Mark Lehmkuhle
2. Shawn Carlin, Diamond Peak
3. Scott Trudeau
Rookie Women
1. Bobbi Heaney
2. Justin Calvin
3. Prince Markayla, Roosters Bikers Edge
Women A
2. Evelyn Dong
3. Cynthia Lodding, Roosters Bikers Edge
Women B
1. Tanya Swenson, Cole Sport
2. Alexandra Flis, Squadra Flying Tigers
3. Margot Miller, Los Playboys Internacionals
Women C
1. Kate Erickson, SaltCycle Intelitechs
2. Amanda Sherrod, BAM
3. Zara Guinard, Balanced Art Multisport
Women SS
1. Devon Gorry, DNA
18, 2014
Women SS
3. Colleen Tvorik, UtahMountainBikingcom
Men 45+
2. Jay Burke, White Pine Racing Powered By
Jans com
3. Art OConnor, Church of the Big Ring
Men 55+
3. Rick Black, Ski Utah Plan 7
Men 35 A
2. Eric White, Unattached
3. Scott Allen, Canyon Bicycles Shimano
Men A
1. Justin Doll, Squadra FlyingTigers
2. Mark Flis, Squadra FlyingTigers
Men SS
1. Jess Dear, Cyclesmith RMCC
2. Andy McKerrow, Specialized
3. Racer Gibson, Racers Cycle Service
Women A
3. Breanne Nalder, DNA Cycling pb K4 racing
Women B
2. Monique Simone, Revolution Peak Fasteners
3. Sara Baker, Canyon Bicycles Shimano
Men B
1. Adam Brown, SBG Factory Team
2. Jason Hawks, infinite Cycles
Men 35 B
1. Paul Solomon, Los Playboys
Internacionales
2. Jared Prince, Roosters Bikers
Edge
3. Racer Gibson, Racers Cycle
Service
Clydesdale
1. Alex Whitney, Roosters
Bikers Edge
3. Mike Oblad, Porcupine
Master Women
2. Kristin Petersen, Squadra FlyingTigers
Men C
1. Kevin Tomas, FFKR Contender
2. Omar Pacheco, FFKR Contender
3. PC Ward, SaltAir Cross Fever
Men 35 C
2. Dragan Filipovic, wwwroadbikercom
Women C
1. Jamie Bangerter, Ski Utah
2. Anne Weaver, 3B Yoga
3. Lisa FitzGerald, Unattached
Jr Women
1. Rebecca Sparks, UtahMountainBikingcom
2. Adalynn Rich, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Rachel Sparks, UtahMountainBikingcom
Jr 15-18
1. Brad Huber, Livewell
2. Grant Simonds, Unattached
3. Aj Heaton, Bountiful Bicycle pb Mountain
America
Jr 11-14
1. Larsen Williams, DNA Cycling
2. Daniel King, Bountiful Bicycle pb Mountain
America
25, 2014
Women Single Speed
1. Devon Gorry, DNA
2. Jenelle Kramer, Revolution Peak Fasteners
3. Colleen Tvorik, Utah Mtn Biking
Women C
1. Mia James, Mud Horey Cycling
2. Jamie Bangerter, SkiUtah
3. Lisa Fitzgerald
Women B
2. Jessie Donahue
3. Sarah Baker, Canyon Bicycles
Women A
2. Jen Hanks, MTBRacenews.com
3. Breanne Nalder, DNA Cycling
Rookie Women
1. Allison Beatty
2. Caprise Satterfield, Infinite
3. Jen Hacock
Rookie Men
1. Michael Krushinsky
Men’s 35 C
1. Jared Allen, Roosters Bikers Edge
3. Wootton Jeff, Roosters Bikers Edge
Men C
1. Dearden Sam
2. Stigeo Charles
3. Jared Cook, Crankhead
Men B
1. Martin Miller
2. Andrew Dorais, Contender
Men B 35+
2. Michael Rollins, FFKR Contender
3. Drew Vonlintel, FFKR Contender
Men 55+
3. Rick Black, Ski Utah
Men 45+
1. Thomas Cooke, Squadra Flying Tigers
3. Brent Cannon, Cole Sport
Master Women
1. Kristin Petersen, Squadra Flying Tigers
Junior Women
3. Taylor Tim, DNACycling
Junior Men
2. Peter Stack, KUHL
3. Jack Shuckra, FFKR/Contender
Clydesdale
3.
Men SS
1. Ryan Borowman
2. Jeff Eggleston, Cutthroat Racing
3. Jess Dear, RMMC Cyclesmith
Men A 35+
1. Kevin Nelson, Roosters-Bikers Edge
3. Eric White
Men A
1. Justin Doll, Squadra Flying Tigers
3. Mark Fils, Squadra Flying Tigers
26, 2014
Men C
1. Stephen Goodman, Hyland Cyclery
2. Eric Ahern
3. John Newell
Men C 35+
2. Dragan Filipoic, www.bikerepair.com
Men 55+
3. Dirk Cowley, FFKR
Clydesdale
1. Landau Clemens
Women Singlespeed
2. Cramer Lupine, Roosters Bikers Edge
Women C
1. Lisa Fitzgerald
2. Rachel Clayson, Revolution
3. Kelly BAISLEY
Women B
2. Sarah Baker, Canyon Bicycles
3. Simone Monique, Revolution
Women A
2. Jen Hanks, MTBRacenews.com
3. Erica Powers, Revolution
Men SS
1. Andy Mckerrow
2. Austin Turner, Enve
3. Ryan Ashbridge, RevolutionPeak Fasteners
Men A
1. Justin Doll, Squadra Flying Tigers
2. Mark Flis, Squadra Flying Tigers
Rookie Women
1. Allison Reitter, UNAT
2. Sara Lehman, Team Green Bay
3. Jen Hancock
Rookie Men
1. Michael Krushinsky
Men B
2. Dustin Lewis, Diamond Peak/Utah Orthopaedics
3. Marc Pearson
Men 45+
2. Jay Burke, White Pine Touring
3. Mark Fisher, KUHL
Master Women
1. Kristin Petersen, Squadra Flying Tigers
Junior Men 15 - 18
1. Nathan Greeneisen
Junior Men 11-14
3. Peter Stack
4. Conor Smith, RMCC
Men 35 B
1. Racer Gibson, Racers Cycle
2. Ryan Clayton, Los Playboys Internacional
3. Kevin Willbanks, Ski Utah Plan 7
Men 35 A
2. Keving Nelson, Roosters-Bikers Edge
3. Eric White
Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, November
1, 2014
Women SingleSpeed
1. Devon Gorry, DNA
Women C
1. Jennifer Bubel, Athletes on Track
2. Lisa Fitzgerald
3. Anne Weaver
Women B
3. Jennie Wade, Revolution
Women A
2. Katie Clouse, Canyon Bicycles
Men SS
1. Ben Ollett, Revolution
2. Michael Kidby
3. Jason Hendrickson, FFKR Contender
Men A
Men A 35
2. Scott Allen, Canyon Bicycles
3. Keving Nelson, Roosters-Bikers Edge
Rookie Women
1. Prince Markayla, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Jen Hancock
Rookie Men
1. Bob Rhoads
2. Derek Jones
Men’s Master 55+
3. Darrell Davis, FFKR Contender
Men C
1. Charles Stigeo
2. Eric Ahern
3. Graham Greenlee, FFKR Contender
Men C 35+
1. Jared Allen, Roosters Bikers Edge
2. Jeff Juip, Los Playboys Internacionales
Men KILLER Bs
1. Derek Edwards, Roosters/Bikers Edge
2. Brad Huber, Team Intermountain Livewell
3. Marc Pearson
Men KILLER Bs 35+
1. Kevin Willbanks, Ski Utah Plan 7
2. Michael Rollins, FFKR Contender
3. Paul Solomon, Los Playboys Internacional
Men 45+
1. Jay Burke, White Pine Touring
2. Mark Fisher, KUHL
3. Brent Cannon, Cole Sport
Master Women
Junior Women
Continued on
page 15
2. Trini Olson
Junior Men 15-18
1. AJ Heaton, Bountiful Bicycles
2. Larsen Williams, Team Intermountain Livewell
Junior Men 11-14
2. Lance Heaton
Clydesdale
3. Dan Barlow, Revolution
Road
Racing
Utah Criterium Series Final Points 2014
A Flite Standings
1. Aaron Olsen 925
2. Ira Sorensen 867
3. Cody Haroldsen 817
4. Mike Wilcox 517
5. Jared Brewer 490
6. Jason Castor 471
7. Steve Albrecht 423
8. Mike Hanseen 423
9. Joe Waters 415
10. Rodney Smith 355
B Flite Standings
1. Trent Watkins 909
2. James Ji 840
3. Ben Cook 638
4. Drew Purdy 570
5. Todd Wahl 431
6. Cameron Anderson 368
7. Alex Whitney 362
8. Joergen Trepp 351
9. Dave Sharp 312
10. Paul Burger 270
C Flite Standings
1. Steven Parry 600
2. Darin Boyd 479
3. Caiden Maestas 437
4. Tom Pace 399
5. Jason Olsen 359
6. Jeremy Ward 322
7. Dustin Layton 320
8. Bob Perry 266
9. Nate Hansen 253
10. Jason Burnham 232
Masters 35+ Standings.
1. Mark Miller 751
2. Kelly Jones 739
3. Rob Hansen 608
4. Guy Roundy 590
5. Ronald Peterson 488
6. Michael Conti 316
7. Kevin Smith 306
8. Ian Skumik 282
9. Heidi Roundy 280
10. Shane Dunleavy 199
A Flite Team Standings
1. Ski Utah Plan 7 2651
2. Millcreek Bicycles 2017
3. FFKR Contender Bicycle 1933
4. FFKR Contender 1429
5. Canyon Bicycles Shimano 1377
6. SaltAir Cross Fever 452
7. Cicada Racing 332
8. Saltcycle Intelitechs 275
9. Bicycle Center 182
10. KUHL SCOTT 169
B Flite Team Standings
5. FFKR Contender Bicycles 692
6. Mi Duole 513
7. Roosters Bikers Edge 362
8. AtTask Canyon Bicycles 313
9. DNA Cycling pb K4 racing 202
10. Infinite Cycles 192
C Flite Standings
3. Z Team 484
6. FFKR Contender Bicycles 404
7. Revolution Peak Fasteners 308
8. Mi Duole 232
9. SaltAir Cross Fever 219
Masters 35+
2. CA Pools Primal 870
3. This is the Pace 739
4. Mi Duole 572
8. UtahMountainBiking.com 162
9. Cole Sport 116
2014 UCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Cat 1 2 3 Female
1. Mindy Mccutcheon 29
2. Jannalyn Luttrell 28
4. Melinda Macfarlane 27
5. Chantel Olsen 23
Cat 1 2 Male
1. Cameron Hoffman 25
2. Michael Wilcox 23
3. Justin Griffin 19
4. Tim Mulvihill 17
5. Joe Waters 15
Cat 3 4 Female
1. Annette Bowman 41
2. Karissa Lamb 29
3. Ericka Diem
15
4. Jamie Bangerter 15
5. Maria Holmberg 13
Cat 3 Male
1. Benjamin Cook 36
2. Nathan Pack 27
3. Nathan Steele 25
4. Joergen Trepp 18
5. Trent Watkins 15
Cat 4 Male
1. Trevor Jackson 29
2. Dwaine Allgier 27
3. Jacob Crockett 25
4. Anson Kirchner 17
5. James Lavelle 15
Cat 5 Male
1. Bryan Gee 15
2. Nathan Hansen 15
3. Jed Christensen 15
4. Andrew Dorais 15
5. Kyle Wilhelm 14
Female 10 to 14
1. Madison Kadrmas 15
Female 15 to 18
1. Katie Chinchen 15
Male 10 to 12
1. Jack Shuckra 15
2. Ian Frederick 14
Male 13 to 14
1. Daxton Kennington 15
2. Ian Frederick 15
3. Wesley Ziegler 14
Male 15 to 16
1. Malcolm Hatfield 15
2. Charlie Macfarlen 15
3. Zach Calton 15
4. Tony Jeffs 14
5. Jarren Gavin 14
Male 17 to 18
1. Chris Epply 15
Masters Female 35 to 44
1. Ali Knutson 28
2. Amy Thornquist 15
3. Brookanne Mickelson 15
4. Katherine Ragle 15
Masters Female 45 plus
1. Laura Howat 40
2. Karen Christoffersen 39
3. Heidi Roundy 28
4. Kelly Hunsaker 25
5. Margaret Douglass 25
Masters Male 60 to 64
1. Ravell Call 44
2. Elton Reid 29
3. Earl Xaiz 14
4. Dwight Hibdon 13
5. Jeff Handwerk 13
1. Ira Sorensen 27
2. Brian Cadman 15
3. Joshua Frick 15
4. Adam Meirowitz 15
5. Aaron O’Brien 15
1. Dan Kadrmas 34
2. Brent Cannon 25
3. Christoph Heinrich 24
4. Scott Mathewson 16
5. Louis Riel 15
1. Mark Zimbelman 44
2. Lorin Ronnow 29
3. Rick Black 25
4. Charles Palmer 24
5. Donald Armstrong 23
1. Ken Louder 45
2. Gary Simmons 42
3. Frans Berghoff 13
4. Pete Kilbourne 13
5. Lewis Rollins 13
2014 UCA PREMIER POINTS SERIES STANDINGS
Cat 1 2 3 Female
1. Mindy Mccutcheon 236
3. Melinda Macfarlane 136
4. Amy Thornquist 125
5. Alison Frye 111
Cat 1 2 3 Male
1. Tim Mulvihill 236
2. Mitchell Peterson 216
3. Cody Haroldsen 189
4. Jared Brewer 174
5. Alister Ratcliff 174
Cat 3 4 Female
1. Jannalyn Luttrell 220
2. Ali Knutson 135
3. Megan Lowe 119
4. Rachel Holzer 115
5. Hannah Ross 109
Cat 3 4 Male
1. Ricky Bangerter 447
2. Shelby Burton 363
3. Casey Nielsen 256
4. Nathan Steele 255
5. Michael Hawley 255
Cat 4 5 Male
1. Joseph Stewart 509
2. Joergen Trepp 366
3. Tanner Soelberg 344
4. Cameron Benson 335
5. Jon Larsen 279
Junior Female
1. Isabella Brunner 52
2. Lorraine Francis 17
3. Grace Shirley 17
Junior Male
1. Luke Heinrich 96
2. Jack Shuckra 89
3. Kaden Christianson 62
4. Ian Frederick 25
5. Allison Craig 20
Masters 35 plus cat 1 2 3
1. Colt Albrecht 115
2. Jared Prince 95
3. Noah Grassi 54
4. Benjamin Rabner 53
5. Mark Zimbelman 32
Masters 35 plus cat 4 5
1. Michael Raemisch 226
2. Tom Pace 222
3. Mike Macci 217
4. Rich Morris 211
5. Nolan Finlayson 178
Masters 35 plus Female
1. Robynn Masters 138
2. Karen Christoffersen 127
3. Mary Emerson 94
4. Margaret Douglass 63
5. Brookanne Mickelson 60
Masters 45 plus cat 1 2 3
1. Christoph Heinrich 301
2. Louie Amelburu 207
3. Mark Schaefer 175
4. Zan Treasure 100
5. Donald Armstrong 89
Masters 55 plus
1. Dirk Cowley 283
2. Norman Frye 248
3. Jerald Hunsaker 211
4. Ravell Call 167
5. Rick Black 138
2014 UCA Premier Points Series Overall Team
Standings
Cat 1 2 3 Female Teams
1. DNA Cycling pb K4 Racing 366
3. Harristone Sun Valley Mortgage 155
4. Ski Utah PLAN 7 129
5. Live Well pb Bountiful Bicycle 89
Cat 1 2 3 Male Teams
2. FFKR Contender Racing 834
5. Millcreek Bicycles 209
Cat 3 4 Female Teams
2. Team TOSH Cycling 272
3. Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team 192
4. DNA Cycling pb K4 Racing 61
5. Cole Sport 55
Cat 3 4 Male Teams
4. SBR Cycles 423
5. SaltCycle Intelitechs 366
Cat 4 5 Male Teams
4. SBR Cycles 367
Masters 35 plus cat 1 2 3 Teams
2. Giant cycling world p b jumex 32
3. Revolution Cafe Rio 29
4. Allegiant Airlines 21
5. SLC Bicycle Co 16
Masters 35 plus cat 4 5 Teams
4. Porcupine Cycling 225
5. SaltCycle Intelitechs 162
Masters 35 plus Female Teams
4. ICE Rocky Mountain Surgery Center 18
Masters 45 plus cat 1 2 3 Teams
1. Harmony homes com cycling team 348
Masters 55 plus Teams
5. Giant cycling world p b jumex 75
LOTOJA Classic Road Race, Logan, UT, September
12, 2014
LIC TANDEM 1. Gary Gardiner, Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team
09:05:57.055
1. John Lauck, Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team
09:05:57.055
2. Angela Allgier, Brute Force 09:49:38.040
2. Dwaine Allgier, Brute Force 09:49:38.040
3. James Blotter, Logan Race Club 09:53:26.270
3. Josh Blotter, Logan Race Club 09:53:26.270
MEN PRO 1-2 AND CAT 3
1. Cameron Hoffman, Team Endurance360 08:45:38.775
2. Ira Sorensen, Millcreek Bicycles 08:45:39.541
3. Chris Carr, Denver Fit Loft 08:45:39.846
MASTERS 35+ - A GROUP (CAT 1-4)
1. Kent Carlsen, Logan Race Club - Proform 08:58:19.754
2. Jon Rose, Adobe Cycling 08:58:19.861
3. Justin Gibson, Team Excelerator /Harristone/ Sun
Valley Mortgage 08:58:20.377
MEN CAT 3-4
1. Jedd Cox, Freemotion Fitness 08:46:45.107
2. Chad Lambert, Logan Race Club 08:46:45.533
3. Patrick Nagler, Broken Spoke Bikes 08:46:45.784
MASTERS 35+ - B GROUP (CAT 5) - 400s
1. Randall Steinfeldt, Intermountain Live Well P/B
Bountiful Bicycle 09:16:13.730
2. Kent Millecam, Logan Race Club 09:16:13.760
3. Kyle Lewis, Dz-Nuts 09:16:14.030
MASTERS 35+ - B GROUP (CAT 5) - 500s
1. Bryan Boyack, Red Burro Racing 09:05:12.832
2. Greg Hopp, Team Reel 09:05:12.910
3. Todd Newman, Red Burro Racing 09:05:13.105
MEN CAT 4
1. Shaun Johnson, Ffkr - Contender Racing 09:00:54.963
2. Dustin Grimnes, Premier Credit Racing Team
09:01:26.051
3. Thomas Pitcher, Premier Credit Racing Team
09:01:26.974
MASTERS 45+ - A GROUP (CAT 1-4)
1. Mark Schaefer, Microseal/Maddog Racing
09:08:36.033
2. Dave Sharp, Mi Duole Barbacoa 09:17:57.063
3. Richard Thomas, Pacific Premier Bank Cycling Team
09:25:55.962
MASTERS 45+ - B GROUP (CAT 5)
1. Vernon Fitch, Roosters Bikers Edge 09:19:37.990
2. Dave Higham, Logan Race Club 09:19:38.041
3. Tony Anstine, Logan Race Club 09:19:38.107
MASTERS 55+
1. Scott Kiser, Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team
09:30:24.442
2. Paul Watson, Mi Duole Barbacoa 09:30:24.645
3. Ken Jones, Mi Duole Barbacoa 09:30:25.002
MASTERS 60+
1. Elton Reid, Ffkr - Contender Racing 09:39:04.651
2. Larry Peterson, Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team
09:45:20.934
3. Scott Keller, Keller Investment Properties 09:46:34.590
WOMEN CAT 1-2-3
1. Shirley Leydsman, Team Red Rock Hsb 09:40:52.790
2. Marci Kimball, Harristone/Sun Valley Mortgage
09:41:11.676
3. Mary Emerson, 10:09:09.862
WOMEN CAT 4
1. Kellie Oliver, Team Red Rock Hsb 10:09:12.579
2. Camille Stringam, Jeppson 10:09:21.206
3. Lindsey Mortensen, Usu Cycling Team 10:09:42.639
MEN CAT 5 - 1200s
1. Richard Anderson, Nebo Cycling 09:10:14.578
2. David Garrett, America First Credit Union Cycling Team
A 09:10:17.106
3. Doug Almstedt, Nebo Cycling 09:10:17.560
MEN CAT 5 - 1300s
1. Alan Wheelwright, Intermountain Live Well P/B
Bountiful Bicycle 09:17:41.410
2. Andrew Davis, Intermountain Live Well P/B Bountiful
Bicycle 09:17:41.427
3. Russ Sundbeck, Intermountain Live Well P/B Bountiful
Bicycle 09:17:41.484
MEN CAT 5 - 1400s
1. Michael Price, Alcatrazz 09:11:36.762
2. Alan Hogan, Premier Credit-Team Byrge 09:11:37.984
3. Colt Flitton, America First Credit Union Cycling Team
B 09:11:40.153
MEN CAT 5 - 1500s
1. Jace Heger, Bikefix1 09:18:03.277
2. Jeremy Dustin, Logan Race Club - Team B 09:18:03.942
3. Lars Morris, Contender 09:18:04.068
RACE RELAY - 2 PERSON TEAM
1. Threshold Sports P/B Endurance Coaching
09:02:10.442
2. Intermountain Live Well P/B Bountiful Bicycle
09:02:14.203
3. Team Tosh Cycling 09:08:05.029
RACE RELAY - 3-5 PERSON TEAM
1. America First Credit Union / Bikers Edge 09:14:48.731
2. Spradley Barr Wind Chill Cycling 09:28:54.052
3. Silverhawk 09:40:35.299
Harvest Moon Criterium, UCA Series, Ogden, UT,
September 20, 2014
Female Cat 4
1. Karissa Lamb, Harristone/Sun Valley Mortgage 29:49.8
2. Annette Bowman, SaltCycle - Intelitechs 29:49.9
3. Maria Oblad, Athleta Race Team 29:50.0
Female Cat 1/2/3/4 35-99
1. Alison Frye, Ski Utah|Plan 7 29:45.0
2. Alison Knutson, Harristone/Sun Valley Mortgage
29:45.2
3. Karen Christoffersen, Ski Utah / Plan7 29:45.2
Female P/1/2/3
1. Mindy Mccutcheon, Canyon Bicycles 50:00.0
2. Kaytie Scott, LiVe Well p/b Bountiful Bicycle 50:00.0
3. Katie Clouse, DNA Cycling p/b K4 50:00.0
4. Heather Albert, Vertical Earth 50:00.0
5. Amber Brown, LiveWell p/b Bountiful Bicycle 50:00.0
Male Cat 3
1. Andrew Love, Millcreek 49:47.2
2. Edward Kilbourn, Cicada Racing inc 49:47.3
3. Nathan Steele, Cicada Racing Inc. p/b Mark Mi 49:47.7
4. Don Mcclure, SBR Racing 49:47.9
5. S.todd Wahl, Cicada Racing Inc. 49:48.2
Male Cat 4
1. Keaton Rich, SaltCycle Intelitechs 44:41.5
2. Trevor Jackson, SaltCycle-INTELITECHS 44:42.0
3. Joe Luna, roosters bike club 44:42.5
4. Daniel Sellers, SaltCycle-Intelitechs 44:42.5
5. Alex Whitney, America First Credit Union / B 44:42.9
Male Cat 5
1. Nathan Hansen
2. Kyle Wilhelm, Porcupine Cycling
3. Caiden Maestas, Z Team
4. Nathan Manwaring
5. Camron Maestas, Z-Team
Male Cat1/2/3/4 35-99
1. Cameron Hoffman, Team Endurance 360 39:30.6
2. Andre Gonzalez, FFKR/Contender Racing 39:48.0
3. Cody Rohovit, FFKR Architects Racing Team 39:48.4
4. Rodney Mena, FFKR - Contender Racing 40:15.2
5. Dennis Porter, Harrisstone/Sun Valley Mortgag 40:15.4
Male Cat1/2/3/4 55-99
1. Dirk Cowley, FFKR-Contender Racing 41:10.5
2. Norman Frye, Ski Utah|Plan 7 41:10.6
3. Ken Louder, FFKR-Contender Racing 41:10.7
4. Joseph Brubaker, Ski Utah|Plan 7 41:11.2
5. Clyde Done, FFKR - Contender Racing 41:11.2
Male Cat 4/5 35-99
1. Alex Whitney, America First Credit Union / B 39:27.6
2. Ian Skurnik 39:27.9
3. Dustin Layton, SaltCycle-Intelitechs 39:28.6
4. Preston Edwards, Infinite Cycles 39:29.1
5. Jason Duran, Infinite Cycles 39:30.8
Male Prom/1/2
1. Michael Wilcox, Canyon Bicycles- Shimano
2. Steve Albrecht, Ski Utah | PLAN7
3. Cortlan Brown, Astellas Pro Cycling
4. Bryce Olsen, LiVe Well p/b Bountiful Bicycle
5. Cameron Hoffman, Team Endurance360
Snowbird Hill Climb, Snowbird, UT, September
13, 2014
Cat 1-2 Men
1. Mitchell Peterson, Canyon Bicycles/Shimano 46:22:00
2. Ryan Kingsolver, LiVe Well p/b Bountiful Bicycle
46:45:00
3. Bonn Turkington, Canyon Bicycles-Shimano 48:37:00
Cat 3 Men
1. Nathan Cisner 48:34:00
2. Shaun Johnson 50:04:00
3. Jared Muir 51:48:00
Cat 4-5 Men
1. Andrew Dorais 48:41:00
2. Samuel Dearden, AtTask Canyon 49:19:00
3. Bryan Gee, ICE/Pocatello Orthopaedics & Sp 54:30:00
Cat 4-5 Women
1. Skye Murphy 56:15:00
Cat Masters 35-44 Men
1. Lucas Parker, Spider Bait Cycling 51:04:00
2. Spencer Johnson 51:06:00
3. Dwaine Allgier, Brute Force 52:04:00
Cat Masters 45-54 Men
1. Brian Broadbent 56:59:00
2. Gary Lial, Mandalay bay\McGhies 57:34:00
3. Michael Johnson 1:00:40
Cat Masters 55+ Men
1. Mark Zimbelman, Volo Cycling Clothing - Jumex
50:17:00
2. Rick Black, Ski Utah / Plan7 55:21:00
3. Dirk Cowley, FFKR-Contender Racing 55:46:00
Cat Masters Women
1. Jessica Arbogast, contender 55:35:00
2. Brookanne Mickelson 56:21:00
3. Pam Dalcanto 56:43:00
Men Citizen 0-19
1. Jack Parke 58:05:00
2. Garrett Clawson 1:16:07
Men Citizen 20-29
1. Brady Dunn, Dunn Comm 53:30:00
2. Sam Watson 54:20:00
3. Spencer Law, LAW BROTHERS INC. 55:11:00
Men Citizen 30-39
1. Ben Brooks, VCBO Cutter 52:59:00
2. Mike Freeman 54:03:00
3. Jason Mccloy 59:18:00
Men Citizen 40-49
1. Yaron Steinhauer 57:14:00
2. Bert Granberg 59:05:00
3. Christopher Sorenson 1:01:19
Men Citizen 50-59
1. Ron Cushing 52:18:00
2. Bruce Johansen 57:05:00
3. Telc Kilgore 57:16:00
Men Citizen 60-69
1. David Hillyard 56:52:00
2. 58:41:00
3. Bob Wright, Team Wimpy 59:17:00
4. Earl Xaiz 59:29:00
Men Citizen 70+
1. Carl Kjeldsberg 1:20:19
2. Bill Chambers 1:41:47
Men Citizen 80+
1. Don Wildman 1:27:55
Women Citizen 0-19
1. Jules Parke 1:26:56
2. Emme Clarke, SamIsTheMan 1:33:58
Women Citizen 20-29
1. Whitney Mentaberry 1:06:39
2. Elizabeth Jahp 1:24:40
3. Anna Cassell 1:29:24
Women Citizen 30-39
1. Abbie Spencer 1:12:00
2. Shannan Yates 1:17:02
3. Anne Weaver 1:19:38
Women Citizen 40-49
1. Jennifer Tribe Wilson 1:03:56
2. Pamela Wong 1:27:26
3. Danita Ritter, Utah BMX.com 1:30:02
Women Citizen 50-59
1. Maggie Loring 1:14:13
2. Karie Eggleston, the 12th street pharmacy 2:08:32
Women Citizen 70+
1. Melinda Berge, Summit Velo 1:40:47
October 11 - City Creek Bike Sprint, Salt Lake City,
UT, October 11, 2014
Female 20-29
1. Whitney Mentaberry 28:11.8
Female 30-39
1. Celeste Simmons 34:34.4
2. Shannon Tuddenham 35:59.9
3. Julie Serassio 36:16.7
Female 40-49
1. Alison Knutson 26:25.3
2. Margaret Moore 34:53.2
3. Danita Ritter 37:17.5
Male 15-19
1. Ryan Kingsolver 21:09.0
Male 20-29
1. Bonn Turkington 21:27.9
2. Trevor Brown 21:33.3
3. Nathan Borgenicht 23:27.4
4. Christopher Lloyd 25:28.1
5. Chad Johansen 25:49.1
6. Sam McBride 26:11.8
7. Dalton Bartholomew 26:20.0
8. Ryan Croston 31:46.2
9. Solomon Brumbaugh 36:56.3
Male 30-39
1. Richard Knutson 21:22.3
2. Val Gibson 22:35.9
3. Bryan Dubois 34:00.4
4. Jeremy Smithson 35:57.9
5. Edson Leite 36:18.7
6. Richard Ferguson 42:13.9
7. Phillip Sievers 43:57.9
8. Dustin Sanborn 45:47.3
9. Benjamin Johnson 46:29.1
10. Joshua Talbert 45:45.8
Male 40-49
1. Dwaine Allgier 23:44.0
2. Reed Topham 23:56.5
3. Eric Dupuis 24:08.9
4. Ian Skurnik 24:24.1
5. Matthew Burnett 27:15.8
6. Darren Wiberg 27:26.2
7. Bruce Ritter 29:23.8
8. Calvin Cahoon 33:09.9
9. Roshen Koshy 34:17.9
Male 50-59
1. Bruce Johansen 25:28.4
2. Mark Messick 25:45.3
3. Joe Huerta 26:01.0
4. Michael Behrin 26:11.1
5. Quintin Sahratian 28:41.4
6. David Vitek 30:28.4
Male 60-69
1. David Hillyard 25:38.9
2. Earl Xais 26:39.3
3. Shannon Storrud 29:38.4
4. Thomas Jackson 34:00.1
5. alfred crawford 41:55.1
Mountain Bike Division
Female 40-49
1. Susan Philpot 51:03.4
Male 1-14
1. Lucas Philpot 41:57.1
Male 30-39
1. Adam Jones 26:47.0
Male 40-49
1. Casey Philpot 43:19.0
Male 50-59
1. Randy Rasmussen 33:14.1
Male 60-69
1. Tony Biddleman 48:49.6
Three Major Cycling
Events to be Held in
Ogden in 2015 including Fat Bike Nationals!
The inaugural USA Cycling
National Fat Bike Championship
will be held in Ogden, Utah on
February 14, 2015. The event is
sure to capture the attention of the
race community and Utah riders
should be well positioned to place.
Event Details: February 14 —
USA Cycling Fat Bike National
Championships, Ogden, UT,
The inaugural Fat Bike National
Championship held on snow!,
Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
[email protected], usacycling.org/2015/fat-bike-nationals
The USA Cycling Masters
Road National Championships
will return to Ogden in 2015. The
event brings together the fastest
age graded racers in the country
for 4 days in September.
Event details: September 9-13
— USA Cycling Masters Road
National Championships, Ogden,
UT, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
[email protected], usacycling.org
Another new event in 2015
will be the Nordic Valley XC
Stage Race. The race will be a
UCI Class 2 Stage Race and will
be part of the USA Cycling Pro
Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT).
The race will feature the top US
pro riders and will be held from
May 8-10 at the Nordic Valley
Ski Resort in Ogden, Utah. It will
also be open to amateur racers.
For more information, visit webecycling.com.
-Dave Iltis
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Road Racing
A Trip to Colorado’s USA Pro Challenge
Ben Jacques Mayne captures the KOM in the Garden of the Gods, Stage 4 , 2014 USA Pro Challenge. Photo by
Dave Richards, daverphoto.com
By Dave Richards
I remember watching my first big
bike race. I believe it was 1984 or ’85
and I had driven over to Fort Collins,
Colorado to visit my sister. She suggested we drive down to Boulder to
watch a stage of the Coors Classic.
I’d seen snippets of the Tour de
France on TV, but the Coors Classic
was THE race in the states and I was
pretty excited to see some big time
racing up close and personal. The
stage that day was the Boulder Park
Criterium course and I remember the
riders aggressively attacking those
short, steep climbs only to rip down
the fast descents to the park. It was
nothing short of amazing and I’ve
been hooked on bike racing ever
since.
Originally an amateur race known
as the Red Zinger, under the ownership of Michael Aisner, the Coors
Classic became the premier pro stage
race in the US. Eventually it grew
into a two week race growing a
bit out of control when it started
one year in Hawaii and finished in
Denver. I believe a stage may have
even run through Utah before the
final year in 1988.
Fast forward thirty years. A number of big domestic races have come
and gone. The Coors Classic is no
more, both the San Francisco Gran
Prix and the Tour DuPont are gone.
Fortunately, we now have three
big stage races in the US – Amgen
Tour of California, Tour of Utah and
the USA Pro Challenge. I’ve been
photographing the Tour of Utah for
about eight years now, it’s one of the
highlights of my summer. When the
USA Pro Challenge came online four
years ago, I couldn’t help but make
mental comparisons to the Coors
Classic.
This year I decided it was high
time for me to go shoot the USA Pro
Challenge and see how it compared
to my memories of the Coors and
more importantly how it stacked up
to our own Tour of Utah. I couldn’t
get away for the whole week, so
I planned on shooting stages 4-7.
I flew “over the hill” to Denver
and on Thursday, August 21st and
drove down to Colorado Springs for
Stage 4 of the Challenge. Another
big draw for me was the fact that the
ever popular Jens Voigt (Trek) had
announced that the Challenge was
to be the last race of his career. I just
had to see that!
When I checked in for my press
credentials, the first thing I noticed
was that this race felt “big”. Not Tour
de France big, but it felt bigger than
Utah. Maybe it was because of the
sheer number of rabid cycling fans
in Colorado. Or the fact that Paul
Sherwen and Phil Liggett, legendary
cycling commentators, were on hand
to cover the race. One thing is for
certain, they have no problem closing down a lot of roads for the races
and the locals don’t seem to mind
too much. It made it much harder to
leapfrog around the course and the
press credentials didn’t get me past
the cops at the intersections like they
do at the Tour of Utah.
Here’s how the race unfolded:
Stage 4 in Colorado Springs was
a 70 mile long, four lap circuit race
running downtown and up through
the National Landmark, Garden of
the Gods. The scenery was spectacular and the fans were out in full
force on the climb up Ridge Road
to the Garden KOM. The peloton
caught the breakaway in time for a
fast bunch sprint with Elia Viviani
(Cannondale) grabbing the win.
Stage 5 started in Woodlawn Park
and ran west then north up over the
11,539 foot KOM at Hoosier Pass,
followed by a fast descent into the
finish at Breckenridge for a length
of 104 miles. The rain and wind was
heavy on Hoosier Pass and soaked
both the riders and the photographers.
The massive fans in Breck weren’t
deterred by the weather as they
cheered on Laurent Didier (Trek) for
the stage win.
Stage 6 featured the Vail Time
Trial, a course made famous by the
Coors Classic. At ten miles long
with over 1500 feet elevation gain,
topping out at 9,660 feet, it makes
for a brutally hard stage. Again the
wind and the rain was a factor. It
didn’t stop the fans though. Vail
Village was jam packed at the start
and there was a crazy mob of partying fans just below the barricades at
the finish line. Music was blaring
and they were dancing in the road
Left: The fans went crazy on the Vail time trial climb,Stage 6, 2014 USA
Pro Challenge.
Middle: Drapac rider pushing hard for the finish line on the Vail time trial,
Stage 6, 2014 USA Pro Challenge.
Below: The peloton sweeps through downtown Denver, Stage 7, 2014 USA
Pro Challenge
Photos by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com
as they cheered the riders on. They
even had a bubble machine to add
to the festivities. It was epic. Tejay
van Garderen (BMC) went on to win
the stage and also break the previous
course record (also set by him) with
a fast time of 24:36.
The final Stage 7 started in
Boulder, went south through Golden
up over Lookout Mountain and then
descended into downtown Denver
with several finishing circuits out to
City Park and back for a distance of
78 miles. As usual, Jens Voigt went
Jens Voigt (Trek) and Javier Megias (Novo Nordisk) in the breakaway
fighting to maintain their lead from the peloton, Stage 7, 2014 USA Pro
Challenge. The USA Pro Challenge was crowd favorite Voigt's last race.
Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com
on the early attack and managed to
stay away until 800 meters to go
on the final circuit. A classic Jensie
move to cap off a brilliant career.
Once the break was caught, Alex
Howes (Garmin) took the sprint for
the stage win. Tejay took the overall win with 1:32 over Tommy “D”
Danielson of Garmin. Sergei Tvetcov
(Jelly Belly) finished third at 1:45
down.
After things settled down in the
press room, I tried to collect my
thoughts. The race easily felt as
exciting as I remember the Coors
Classic. It was certainly satisfying to
see a major race return to Colorado.
Comparing the Challenge to the Tour
of Utah, I noted several differences. With steeper climbs and longer
stages, the Tour of Utah it lives up
to its billing as “America’s Toughest
Stage Race”. Colorado has higher
elevations and faster racing due to
the shorter stages. There are bigger
crowds in Colorado, but the Cedar
City and Park City fans certainly
give Colorado a run for its money
in that department. Utah has that
incredible scenery racing through
the nationaI parks of Southern Utah,
which is unique for a bike race. I
can’t really say one race is better
than the other, they’re just different.
To get another perspective, I talked to a few racers during the week to
see how they compared the two. Ben
Jacques Mayne (Jamis) who has won
the KOM both in Utah and Colorado
made some interesting points. He
said the steeper Utah climbs had
more turns in them so if you got
away from the pack they couldn’t
see you. In Colorado he said the
climbs are straighter and not so steep
so the chasers could follow you and
be motivated for the catch. I spoke
to New Zealand rider James Oram
and Park City rider Tanner Putt, both
of Bissell Development. They made
similar comments about the climbs,
length of stages, etc. James noted
that in Utah he felt that no one
team was super dominant while in
Colorado, BMC was so strong for
Tejay, they really controlled the race.
My friend Johan, 22 year veteran soigneur for Garmin, seemed to take it
all in stride. For a guy who has been
at it that long, I think it’s just another
day at the office. I must admit that
he did get excited when I mentioned
my love of the spring classics in
Belgium, his home country.
Bottom line, these are both fantastic races with their own personalities. We’ll never see the big sprinters
like Cav or Kittel race here due to
the elevation and climbing, but with
these two races back to back on
the UCI calendar they’ve become a
major draw for the top teams to come
to the U.S. and race. I feel fortunate
to be here at this time to shoot a few
photos, watch some races and enjoy
this new golden age of cycling.
Fat Biking
Global Fat Bike Summit
and Festival to be Held in
Jackson, Wyoming January
23-25, 2015
Top: The Global Fat Bike Festival and Summit features an expo, seminars,
fat bike races, and a vigorous game of Bucket Ball Fat Bike Soccer.
Below: The pro men's field during the Fat Bike Race at the Global Fat Bike
Summit. Geoffrey Montague leads Brent Pontius and race winner James
Stull. Montague finished second and Pontius fourth.
Dave Richards is a Utahbased photographer. You can find
his work at daverphoto.com and
in the pages of Cycling Utah.
By Dave Iltis
The fourth annual Global Fat
Bike Summit and Festival will
be held at Snow King Resort in
Jackson, Wyoming from January
23-25, 2015. The event will feature
seminars, bat bike demos, new fat
bike products, races and clinics.
The event will appeal to cyclists
wanting to check out the latest fat
bike gear, along with land managers, manufacturers, retailers, and
fat bike advocates wanting to learn
about the latest trends and issues
facing fat biking.
“Now that fat bikes have grown
from what many people thought
was a fad to a significant summer
and winter user group, it is more
important than ever to communicate current land management best
practices as they relate to fat bike
use,” says Scott Fitzgerald, owner
of Fitzgerald’s Bicycles in Victor,
Idaho.
The Summit portion starts on
Friday, January 23 with seminars
on managing winter fat bike use on
public lands. Land managers from
federal, state, and local government
will be on hand to network with
advocates and bike industry.
The fun begins on Friday night
with a night time fat bike ride and
banquet. It continues through the
weekend with races, rides, demos,
and an expo. A highlight will be
a fat bike tour of the Grand Teton
National Park.
The title sponsor is QBP and its
fat bike brands Surly, Salsa, Whisky
Parts, and 45Nrth. Other exhibitors
will include 907, Borealis, Trek,
Specialized, among others.
“Our approach here is a ‘big tent’
for all,” said Gary Sjoquist, advocacy director for QBP. “Fat bikes are
not a fad - nearly every manufacturer at the recent Interbike trade show
featured fat bikes. Growth will continue and access issues will develop,
particularly in the Nordic and snow
machine trail networks, so we want
to address this head-on and help
land managers proactively adapt to
this new use. We’d like to offer the
opportunity for all manufacturers to
participate in the Summit.”
The event is organized by Quality
Bicycle Products, Fitzgerald’s
Bicycles, Hoback Sports, Wyoming
Pathways, and Mountain Bike the
Tetons/IMBA. For details, and to
register, visit www.fatbikesummit.
com.
Road Racing
Hoffman, Leydsman take home
big LoToJa victories
Cameron Hoffman took his fourth Lotoja win in a sprint over Ira Sorenson
and Chris Carr. Photo by Price Chambers, pricechambers.photoshelter.
com
A pack experiences some of the great scenery of the race. Photo by Robby
Lloyd, see more at Lucidimages.com
By David Bern
Hoffman now has four LoToJa
wins — and another course record;
Leydsman powers away from
break in final kilometers and solos
to the line.
It could be said that Cameron
Hoffman tossed out the training book
on tapering before this year’s 32
annual LoToJa.
It could be said that Cameron
Hoffman did a slightly unorthodox
taper before this year’s 32 annual
LoToJa Classic.
The Team Endurance rider added
a fourth LoToJa victory to his palmares by winning the Men Pro 1-2-3
race on Sept. 6 in a dramatic field
sprint and setting a new course
record of 8:45:38.
He did it, despite not having any
teammates, being a targeted rider, and
nearly winning the 35-39 Master’s
National Road Race in Ogden — the
day before.
“I wasn’t sure that I was going
to ride LoToJa due to the national
championships,” he said. “But then
I started to think, ‘maybe I can pull
this off.’”
The Women 1-2-3 race was also
won in an exciting finish by Shirley
Leydsman (Team Red Rock HSB)
who got a coach to help improve
her sprint. But instead of sprinting
against breakaway companion Marci
Kimball (Harristone/Sun Valley
Mortgage), Leydsman jumped with 2
kilometers to go and finished with a
time of 9:40:52.
“I attacked because I wasn’t confident I could beat Marci in the sprint,”
she said. “I really wanted to win so
bad!”
For Hoffman, it was pure joy to
again win the popular and coveted
206-mile (330 kilometer) race and
cyclosportive from Logan, Utah to
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The
Cat. 1 rider from Layton, Utah won
it three consecutive years from 20072009. But after those wins came a
disappointing DNF in 2010 due to
illness, a no ride in 2011, and thirdplace finishes in 2012 and 2013.
Adding to that joy for him was
nearly winning the 60-mile national road race held 24 hours before
LoToJa. Starting at Snowbasin Ski
Resort, the course included three
laps around Pineview Reservoir
before returning to the ski resort via
old Snowbasin Road. Even though
Hoffman knew he was going to race
206 miles the next day, he held nothing back and took third place.
“I was there to win it Friday,” he
It was a blur through Snake River Canyon. Photo by Robby Lloyd, see
more at Lucidimages.com
Women's race winner Shirley Leydsman leads Marci Kimball. Photo by
Ben Towery.
said. “I don’t enter any race without
trying to win it.”
That’s how he thought and felt
when he embarked at 6:09 a.m. with
33 other riders the next morning
from Sunrise Cyclery, even though
he didn’t get to Logan until six
hours before the start. The awards
ceremony for his third-place finish at
nationals wasn’t held until 8 p.m. on
Friday. Wisely, Hoffman did all of
his race preparation days before for
a smooth transition from nationals
to LoToJa.
The Pro/1/2 Men's field rolls through Alpine. Race winner Cameron
Hoffman is tucked in the field. Photo by Angie Harker, selective-vision.
com
Hoffman said the Men Pro 1-2-3 through the feed at Montpelier.
Hoffman said the pace stayed
peloton got straight to work when it
began to head north to Preston under high during the nine-mile climb to
clear skies with temperatures in the 6,923 foot-high Geneva Summit.
mid-50s. Before the day’s first of The effort resulted in more riders getthree ascents — the 22-mile climb ting dropped, leaving about a dozen
to Strawberry/Emigration Canyon’s left for the descent to the Idaho/
7,424 foot-high summit — 2013 win- Wyoming state line. Soon after crossner Clint Mortley (Salt Lake City) ing into the cowboy state, Hoffman
tried to escape. It came as no surprise and his fellow escapees got an unexpected welcome.
to Hoffman.
“Everyone goes to LoToJa ready
“We had been pace-lining and
to go, to race well,” he said. “They about 5 K before Salt River Pass,
come out swinging. You can’t we got pulled over by a Wyoming
underestimate anyone until they’re Highway Patrol trooper,” he said.
“He told us we had to ride single file.
dropped.”
Hoffman said his strategy on He took our numbers down and then
LoToJa’s three major climbs is let us go. The whole thing took just a
always to “thin things out,” and tried few minutes.”
that tactic on Strawberry/Emigration.
At the base of Salt River Pass,
But his attack only dropped a few rid- which is LoToJa’s highest summit at
ers. Somewhat thinned out, the pelo- 7,630 feet high and features a 9-perton stayed together on the descent cent pitch during the last two miles,
into Bear Lake Valley and continued 2012 winner Chris Carr (Denver
Fit Loft) moved to the front. His
tough pace shattered the group, but it
wasn’t enough to earn him the King
of the Mountain prize. That went
to Lang Reynolds (unattached), followed by Carr, Hoffman and Ricky
Bangerter (Intermountain LiveWell/
Bountiful Bicycle
“That was one of the fastest
KOMs I’ve ever done,” Hoffman
said. “We kept the pace high all the
way up.” He estimated the group’s
speed exceeded 12 mph up the steep
climb.
All who was left at the top was
Hoffman, Carr, Bangerter and
Reynolds. The four had a solid gap on
the descent into Star Valley, but were
caught before the feed at Afton by Ira
Sorensen (Millcreek Bicycles), Will
Hanson (Ski Utah/Plan 7), Branson
Yates (Intermountain LiveWell/
Bountiful Bicycle), Bryce Olsen
(Intermountain LiveWell/Bountiful
Bicycle), Eric Balog (Hoback Sports)
and Nathan West (Denver Fit Loft).
The 10 racers wanted to push the
pace and attack through Star Valley,
but Hoffman said the road discouraged such tactics.
“The conditions weren’t that
great,” he said. “There was a lot of
traffic and construction. There was
a lot of energy in the group at that
point, but the general consensus was
just to get through it.”
Which they did — until after the
feed at Alpine Junction. With 46
miles to go, Hoffman said the attacks
“started big time. Everyone started
throwing a lot at each other.” Yet, no
Continued on 33
High School Cycling
Utah High School Cycling League Closes Third Season in St. George
race 3 due to a training injury, was
23rd going into St. George, but with
a fifth place finish at race 4 in
Snowbasin and taking second at St.
George, Patten earned the third place
position for the varsity boys State
Championships.
In the boys D1 JV race, Corner
Canyon’s Dallin Williams, who was
fourth going into St. George, rode
hard and led from the very first
lap and finished 33 seconds ahead
of PCHS’ Grant Simmons, and
Simmons was followed 24 seconds
later by Lone Peak’s Chase Vallejo
who took third. Series points leader
Collin Richards of Lone Peak had
mechanical problems on the first lap
and finished 91st.
The other category winners for
the day at St. George are as follows*:
Sienna Leger Redel won the St. George race and the overall series in the
Varsity D1/D2 Girls. Her Park City High School Team won the team competition as well.
Photo by Steve C. Wilson. See more event photos at wilsonphotography.
com
By Chip Smith
Consistent effort during the
season proved to be the winning
strategy for overall points champions
ST. GEORGE, Utah - Oct. 30,
2014 - The Utah High School
Cycling League finished out its third
season with the State Championships
held in St. George, UT last Saturday,
Oct. 25. Consistent effort during this
year’s five-race season proved to
be the right strategy for the overall
points champions of the league’s 11
divisions.
Held in the Green Valley area of
St. George, the 4.36-mile course was
a mixture of wide dirt roads, narrow
jeep trails and technical single-track
with lots of climbing, a fast downhill,
and a relatively flat sprint to the finish line. With temperatures close to
90 degrees, it was the hottest race of
the season.
The girls varsity race saw a close
battle for first with only 48 points
separating series leader Sienna Leger
Redel of Park City High School
(PCHS) and teammate Brenna Egan.
Redel started out hard from the
beginning with Egan following 20
to 30 seconds behind her during the
three-lap race. In the end, Redel held
onto her lead finishing first, with
Egan crossing the finish line 28 seconds later. Leger and Egan’s teammate, Quinn Graves finished third
a little more that four minutes later,
Girls D1/D2 freshmen - Heather
Horton, Alta
Girls D1/D2 sophomore - Allison
Teemant, Lone Peak
Girls D1/D2 JV - Lia Westermann,
Salt Lake City
Boys D1 freshmen - Jon Jon
Drain, Park City
Boys D2 freshmen - Josh Peterson,
Bountiful
Boys D1 sophomore - Estin
Hicke, Park City
Boys D2 sophomore - Blair
Perkes, Bountiful
Boys D2 JV - Brad Huber, Sky
View
Jake Mathewson won the Varsity Boys series by 1 point over Anders
More than 830 student-athletes Johnson. Photo by Steve C. Wilson. See more event photos at wilsonphofrom fifty-four teams representing tography.com
89 different high schools competed
during the 5-race season. Based on
2.Corner Canyon (21041 points. submissions for the season,” said
the points earned at each of those
2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd)
Lori Harward, Utah High School
giving PCHS’ “Three Amigettes”
races, the following is a summary of
3.Alta (19,545 points. 3rd, 3rd, Cycling League’s executive director.
first, second and third for the race
“I’m always amazed at how much
and for the overall points leaders’ the State Champions in each of the 3rd, 3rd, 3rd)
4.Morgan (19,516 points. 3rd, 4th, participating in the league changes
State Championships results as well. 11 divisions*:
4th, 4th, 4th)
these athletes lives. It doesn’t matter
Series points leaders won nine of
Girls D1/D2 freshmen - Heather
5.Skyline (19,056 points. 5th, 4th, if they came in first place, last place
the 11 divisional races at St. George,
5th, 5th, 5th)
or somewhere in the middle, mounexcept for in the boys varsity and Horton, Alta (1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 1st)
Girls D1/D2 sophomore - Allison
tain biking is changing their lives.
boys D1 JV races.
Division 2
Not just as competitors, but also in
In the varsity boys race, Weber Teemant, Lone Peak (1st, 1st, 1st,
school with grades, and with the relaHigh’s Anders Johnson fought hard 1st, 1st)
Girls D1/D2 JV - Lia Westermann,
1.Ogden High School (10,850 tionships they are developing with
in the last two races and was hoping
friends, their parents and siblings.
to maintain his series points lead Salt Lake City (1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st) points. 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st)
Girls D1/D2 varsity - Sienna
2.Salt Lake Composite (10,480 We want to see these kids 20 years
going into St. George, but Ogden’s
from now still riding their bikes, and
Jacob Mathewson, fourth place in the Leger Redel, PCHS (1st, 1st, 2nd, points. 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd)
1st, 1st)
3.Riverton High School (10,122 hopefully with some of the friends
race series, had other plans.
Boys D1 freshmen - Jon Jon points. 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd)
they are making now, and with new
Mathewson, after finishing 39th
Drain,
Park City (2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st,
4.Moab Red Devil (9,793 points. friends too.”
at the previous race due to a bro5th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th)
ken frame, had something to prove 1st)
Boys D2 freshmen - Josh Peterson,
5.Timpanogos (9,456 points. 7th,
Recipients of this year’s Spirit
and led from the very start of the
7th, 7th, 6th, 3rd)
Awards were handed out at a banquet
4-lap race. Feeling strong on the Bountiful (1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st)
Boys D1 sophomore - Estin Hicke,
following the race. The list of this
second lap, Mathewson “punched
* Info in parenthesis indicates year’s winners is as follows:
it” and opened a wide gap on his Park City (2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st)
Boys D2 sophomore - Blair placing at Soldier Hollow, Nordic
competitors in each subsequent lap
Perkes,
Bountiful (1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, Valley, Round Valley and Snowbasin,
Backcountry Goatworthy Award and crossed the finish line 3:49 secand St. George respectively.
Sidney Tupai, Brigham
onds ahead of second place finisher 1st)
Boys D1 JV - Collin Richards,
Scott Sports Camaraderie Award Connor Patten of PCHS. Johnson,
The National Interscholastic Kyle Leiendecker, Lehi
who hung in there with Mathewson Lone Peak (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 91st)
Boys D2 JV - Brad Huber, Sky Cycling Association (NICA) was
Bikes for Kids Crusher Award
on the first and second laps, slowed
formed in 2009 with the goal of - Abigail Harris, West Granite
down by as much as two minutes View (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st)
Boys D1/D2 varsity - Jacob developing the core principles of Composite
on his third lap, and was passed by
Jerry Seiner Leadership Award
Patten. After being passed, Johnson Mathewson, Ogden (3rd, 3rd, 2nd, “strong body, strong mind and strong
character” in high school aged stu- - James Marshall, Moab Red Devils
dug deep and finished 30 seconds 39th, 1st)
dents through mountain biking. The
Arches Health Plan Determination
behind Patten to take third place.
The top 5 teams in the State Utah High School cycling League Award - Tyler Brooks, Lone Peak
In the State Championship points
Utah Life Elevated Coach of the
race, Mathewson was fourth going Championship series in each division was founded and joined NICA in
2011, and each year has given “Spirit Year Award - Drew and Lucy Jordan,
into St. George, but his first place are as follows*:
Awards” to student-athletes who Salt Lake City Composite
effort earned him the Championship
Division 1
exemplify those core principles.
title. Johnson’s third place finish
“One of the great things I love
For more information about the
knocked him out of the points lead1.Park City (22701points. 1st, 1st, about my role in the Utah league is league and detailed race results, go
er position putting him in second
I get to read all of the Spirit Award to www.utahmtb.org.
place overall. Patten, who missed 1st, 1st, 1st)
Cycling Utah Awards Continued from page 3
the USA Cycling Marathon Mountain
Bike National Championship. Joey
Lythgoe is our Female Mountain
Bike Racer of the Year.
Mitch Ropelato (Specialized) was
at or near the top of the field in
major races in downhill, enduro, and
freeride. He finished third in the
USA Cycling Pro Downhill National
Championship. He won the Sundance
Showdown Downhill and the Enduro
Cup Race at the Canyons. He qualified for the Red Bull Rampage,
and finished fourth in the Colorado
Freeride Festival stop of the Enduro
World Series Tour. Mitch Ropelato is
our Male Gravity Rider of the Year.
Amanda Batty had another great
year, maybe even better than last
given that she battled through a couple of injuries. She won the Sundance
Showdown Downhill, finished
third in the USA Cycling National
Downhill Championships, and had
a second and two fourths in the Pro
Gravity Tour. Amanda Batty is our
Female Gravity Rider of the Year.
Tanner Putt (Bissell Development)
is a rider on the move. The 22 year
old Park City native won his second
in a row U-23 National Road Race
Championship. He also placed in the
top 10 in two Tour of Utah stages,
and in the top 20 in 4 other stages of
the Tour of California, Tour of Utah,
and the USA Pro Challenge. He also
wore the best young rider jersey for a
few days in the Tour of Utah. Tanner
Putt is our Male Road Racer of the
Year.
Breanne Nalder (DNA Cycling
p/b K4 Racing) raced locally, nationally, and internationally in 2014.
Locally, she finished second overall
in the UCA series with wins in the
East Canyon Road Race, Bikes for
Kids Stage Race, High Uintas Road
Race, and the Powder Mountain Hill
Climb. She was second overall at
the Steamboat Springs Stage Race.
She was awarded the most aggressive rider jersey in the Tour of Utah
Women’s Edition. She was also the
top non-professional rider in the USA
Cycling National Championship
Road Race in 15th place. She had
solid finishes throughout the year in
NRC races, including a third place
in a stage of the Cascade Classic.
She raced internationally in the
Vuelta Ciclista a El Salvador and the
2014 Premondiale Giro Toscana Int.
Femminile. Breanne Nalder is our
Female Road Racer of the Year.
Mindy McCutcheon (CanyonShimano) dominated the Utah
Cyclocross Series in 2013. She had
8 wins and 4 second place finishes, and raced in all 12 races. She
also finished second in the Harvest
Moon Cyclocross race and topped
off the season with a 4th place in the
30-34 division in the USA Cycling
National Cyclocross Championship.
Mindy McCutcheon is our Female
Cyclocross Racer of the Year (for the
2013 season).
Justin Doll (Squadra Flying
Tigers) was consistently strong
throughout the 2013 cyclocross season. He won 2 of the 12 race Utah
Cyclocross Series and had three second places on his way to winning the
overall against a very tough Men’s
A field. In the P-Town Cross Series,
he won the last 6 in a row of 8 races.
Justin Doll is our Male Cyclocross
Mindy McCutcheon won 8 of 12 Utah Cyclocross Series races in 2013.
Mindy is Cycling Utah's Cyclocross Racer of the Year for 2013. She won
the Barnes Park race on December 12, 2013 in a snowstorm. Photo by
Dave Iltis
Racer of the Year (2013 season).
The Park City High School
Miners High School Mountain Bike
Team was on top form all year. They
won all five of the Utah High School
Mountain Bike League races in the
team category and the overall. Three
of their riders won season titles:
Sienna Leger Redel in the Girls D1/
D2 Varsity, Jon Jon Drain in the Boys
D1 Freshman, and Estin Hicke in the
Boys D1 Sophomore. The team also
worked on the new trail system in
Nordic Valley, and acted as a sister
team to the new team from Vernal.
The Park City High School Miners
High School Mountain Bike Team is
our Mountain Bike Team of the Year.
DNA Cycling p/b K4 is the little
team that could. The Utah based elite
women’s team is in their second year
and they have made a splash on the
national scene. They had numerous
wins locally, and won the UCA women’s 1-3 points series. They raced in
a number of NRC races across the
country with several podium placings against much larger teams. They
traveled to El Salvador where they
raced in the Vuelta Ciclista a El
Salvador. They also won a national
championship with Anne Perry topping the masters 40-44 road race.
DNA Cycling p/b K4 is our Road
Racing Team of the Year.
Bonneville Cycling Club continues to provide a great environment
for cyclists to meet and ride together.
This year, their members rode a total
of 213,446 club miles with 4,368,879
vertical feet of climbing. Additionally,
club members commuted a total
of 35,917 miles which resulted in
33044 lbs of carbon emissions saved.
The club organizes low-key century,
social, climbing, mountain bike, and
other regular rides – 945 rides in
all this year. They also promote the
Little Red Riding Hood all women’s century and donated $50,000
to the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
An additional $20,000 was donated
through the ride’s partnership with
Huntsman Hometown Heroes. They
are a gold level sponsor of the MS
Bike Tour and donated $10,000 to
the MS Society. Bonneville Cycling
Club is our Touring Club of the Year.
Have you ever been to a Utah
High School Mountain Bike League
Race? It is an event! Tons of kids
racing. Tents for many of the teams
complete with barbeques. A festival atmosphere. And camaraderie.
Tons of camaraderie. The kids stick
around to cheer their fellow competitors during the awards. They cheer
their teammates and others. There are
announcers, great courses, great timing, great feed zone support, and tons
and tons of camaraderie. The recent
event in Round Valley saw 668 kids
race. The rest of the events have large
attendance as well. The events foster teamwork, accomplishment, and
competition. 812 kids raced during
the year with an average of 650 in
each race of the five race series. The
Utah High School Mountain Bike
League Race Series is our Event of
the Year.
Josh Jones has been the driving force for bike improvements in
Ogden for many years. He has helped
to organize the Weber-Ogden Bicycle
Above: Justin Doll on his way to winning the Utah Cyclocross Series race
at Big Cottonwood Park on October 25, 2014. Justin Doll is Cycling Utah's
Cyclocross Racer of the Year for 2013. Photo by Dave Iltis
Advisory Committee (WOBAC).
He has directed the Ogden Bike
Collective for approximately the last
8 years. He has helped to secure
funding and a donation for a building
that should provide long term stability to the Collective for the future.
The Ogden Bike Park would also
not have happened without Josh’s
efforts. “Anytime there is a bike
project, Josh is the first person to
step up,” said Ogden’s Mayor Mike
Caldwell. He also rides to work
everyday, in all weather conditions.
For these valuable contributions to
cycling, we recognize Josh Jones as
our Bike Advocate of the Year.
Erica Tingey’s first big foray
into road racing was in the 2014
USA Cycling Masters National
Championships in Ogden. She won
both the time trial and the road race
in the 30-34 field. For this, we give
Erica Tingey our Performance of the
Year award.
Tim Mulvihill topped the UCA
series and won a national Elite Time
Trial Championship. We recognize
Tim with an Honorable Mention
Award.
Haley Batten didn’t race much
in Utah, but won 10 races in 2014
including two Mountain Bike
National Championships in the cross
country and super-D junior 15-16
field. We recognize Haley with an
Honorable Mention Award.
Utah riders accomplished many
great things this year. A few others that we know about include
Evelyn Dong’s 3rd place in the USA
Cycling Cross Country National
Championship. Eric Slack’s 2nd place
in the USA Cycling Elite Amateur
Road Race National Championship,
Keegan Swenson’s U-23 Cross
Country National Championship,
and many, many age graded national
titles (see articles in this issue and
our August 2014 issue). There are
countless others too.
Cycling Utah wants to thank you,
our readers, our advertisers, our writers and photographers, everyone who
has contributed, and our bike community for another great season. We
enjoy bringing you the best regional
cycling information, stories, and
news. When you are out on the road
or trail, say hi to your fellow cyclist
for us! Cycling puts a big smile on
our faces, and we hope it does that
for you too! We look forward to seeing you in the spring!
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Utah BMX
RAD Canyon BMX — South Jordan, UT, Indoor
and outdoor BMX racing. Location: 5200
W, 9800 South, Practice Tuesday 6:30- 8:30,
Race Thursday, Registration 6:00- 7:00, Race
at 7, May through September (practices
starting in April with additional practices on
Tuesdays through May), Dallas Edwards, 801803-1900, radcanyonbmx@radcanyonbmx.
com, radcanyonbmx.com
Legacy BMX — Farmington, UT, Indoor bmx
racing at the Legacy Events center 151
South 1100 West, Farmington, UT., Practice
Wednesday 6:00- 9:00; Race Saturday, May
through September, Kevin , 801-698-1490,
[email protected], lrbmx.com, radcanyonbmx.com/Rad_Canyon_Legacy_Outdoor_
Schedule_2014.pdf
March 21, 2015 — USA Cycling Elite BMX
National Championships, Rock Hill, SC,
Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@usacycling.
org, usacycling.org
April 25-26, 2015 — USA Cycling Collegiate
BMX National Championships, Powder
Springs, GA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
Utah Advocacy
Bike Utah — UT, Utah’s Statewide Advocacy
Group., Phil Sarnoff, 801-440-3729, psarnoff@
bikeutah.org, bikeutah.org
Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory
Committee (MBAC) — Salt Lake City, UT,
Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month
from 5-7 pm in the SLC Transportation Division
Conference room., Becka Roolf, 801-5356630, [email protected], 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 meeting 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,
[email protected], bicycle.slco.org
Weber Pathways — Ogden, UT, Weber
County’s trails group. We are committed
to the idea that a non-motorized network
of public pathways significantly contribute
to our community’s economic vitality and
quality of life., Mark Bedel, 801-393-2304,
[email protected], Rod Kramer, 801393-2304, [email protected], weberpathways.org
Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. George, UT, We
accept all types and styles of riders, most
important we want people 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, [email protected], mooseknuckleralliance.org
Park City Alternative Transportation Committee
— Park City, UT, Normally meets the second
Wed. of the month, location TBD, Michael
Watson, [email protected], mountaintrails.
org
Sarnoff, 801-440-3729, psarnoff@bikeutah.
org, utahbikesummit.com, bikeutah.org
Mountain Trails Foundation — Park City, UT,
Park City’s Trails Group, Charlie Sturgis, 435649-6839, [email protected], mountaintrails.org
May 2, 2015 — 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, tim@
wildrosesports.com, wildrosesports.com
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, 801-8245339, [email protected],
bonnevilleshorelinetrail.org
Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) — Salt
Lake City, UT, PRATT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, run by volunteers. The mission of the Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels
(PRATT) Coalition is to assist city, county, state
and federal agencies and other public 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, [email protected], parleystrail.org
Provo Bike Committee — Provo, UT, Come
join us every first Thursday of the month
at 5:00 pm at 48 N. 300 W. We promote bike
safety, culture, and better relations between
bikes and cars., Zac Whitmore, 801-356-1378,
[email protected], Heather Skabelund,
971-404-1557, [email protected], Aaron
Skabelund, 385-207-6879, a.skabelund@
gmail.com, bikeprovo.org
Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance — St. George,
UT, Southern Utah’s road advocacy group.,
Craig Shanklin, 435-674-1742, [email protected], southernutahbicyclealliance.org
Events, Swaps,Lectures
Salt Lake Critical Mass — Salt Lake City, UT, Last
Friday of every month, 6:30 pm, meet at the
Gallivan Center, 200 S. between State and
Main in SLC., None , noemail@cyclingutah.
com, facebook.com/groups/SLCCM/
Beehive Bike Polo Club — Salt Lake City,
UT, Weekly hardcourt and grass bike polo.
Tuesdays at 8pm, Saturday afternoons.
Check out the Beehive Bike Polo Club on
Facebook for location., Chuck Heaton, 801688-7268, [email protected],
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, [email protected], colesport.com, mountaintrails.org
November 15, 2014 — Southern Utah Bike
Summit, St. George, UT, Time, location,
and agenda to be announced., Craig
Shanklin,
435-674-1742,
[email protected],
facebook.com/
SouthernUtahBicycleAlliance, southernutahbicyclealliance.org
November 15, 2014 — Henderson Stroll ‘n Roll,
Henderson , NV, Our spin on the Ciclovia
phenomenon that is sweeping the globe.
Founded in Bogota, Columbia, it’s where
roads are closed to motorized traffic, allowing the community to come together and
enjoy the streets on bicycles, skates, skateboards or simply on foot. The car-free street
fair is packed with activities for all ages.
Along the route, enjoy children’s activities, interactive demonstrations, free fitness
classes and games., [email protected], bikehenderson.org
February 20-21, 2015 — Endurance Sports
Show, Sandy, UT, This is the largest public
endurance expo in Utah catering to cyclists,
triathletes, runners and other endurance athletes. The show brings athletes, manufacturers, retailers, race directors, clubs, nonprofit
organizations and coaches. Attendees can
demo, purchase and get updated on new
products for the upcoming season, learn
about upcoming events, mingle with race
directors, and find clubs they can train with.
, Shawn Snow, 385-202-5679, [email protected], endurancesportshow.
com
April 10, 2015 — Utah Bike Summit, Utah Bike
Month, Provo, UT, The seventy annual Utah
Bike Summit brings together bicycle users,
bicycle and trail advocates, representatives
from our bike industries, cycling event promoters, city planners, representatives from
Utah’s tourism industry, local and state government officials with one common goal, to
promote biking in Utah. Find out what has
been accomplished, network with others
who are moving efforts along, and find out
what you can do to keep us rolling towards
#1.Provo Library at Academy Square, Phil
May 4-8, 2015 — Gear Up for Bike to Work
Week, Yes, Utah Bike Month, Salt Lake City,
UT, Davey Davis, 801-fat-bike, [email protected], bicyclecollective.org
May 20, 2015 — Ride of Silence, Utah Bike
Month, Salt Lake City, UT, 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, 7
pm, Gallivan Center. Bike ride at 10 to 12
mph, mostly flat or minimum grade, about
11 miles., Tegan Feudale, 717-503-4275, [email protected], rideofsilence.org
May 20, 2015 — Ride of Silence, tentative, 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.
(New Location) Dixon Middle School in Provo
(750 W 200 N) on at 7 pm., Blu Robinson, 801319-7218, 801-426-8800, [email protected],
Lucy Ordaz, 801-787-4384, [email protected],
rideofsilence.org
Mountain Bike
Tours and Festivals
December 5-7, 2014 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Las Vegas, NV, 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, Patrick Gilbery, [email protected], betterride.net
December 6, 2014 — Global Fat Bike Day Utah,
Ogden, UT, Noon in the Rainbow Gardens
Parking lot / trailhead. We are planning to
have a tailgate style BBQ / Party. Demo
bikes will be available. This is a gathering
of Fat Bike enthusiasts to celebrate Fat Fun
and Friends with a ride and party. , Mark
Peterson, 801-782-3663, markpetersoncad@
gmail.com,
January 16-18, 2015 — BetterRide XC Race
Camp, Scottsdale, AZ, 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
BetterRide.net, betterride.net
January 30-February 1, 2015 — BetterRide XC
Race Camp, Scottsdale, AZ, 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,
[email protected], betterride.net
February 20-22, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Las Vegas, NV, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching
March 6-8, 2015 — Poison Spider Bicycles
Spring Thaw, Moab, UT, 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,
Preregister for free t-shirt!, Billy , 435-259-7882,
800-635-1792, shop@poisonspiderbicycles.
com, poisonspiderbicycles.com, moabthaw.
com
March 15-19, 2015 — The Maze, Moab, UT,
5-day, 120-mile guided tour (maximum 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 March 22-26, April 5-9, April 12-16,
April 19-23, May 10-14, May 17-21, May 24-28,
Sept. 13-17, Sept. 21-25, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, Oct.
4-8, Oct. 18-22, Oct. 26-30, Sally M., 800-5962953 x1, 702-596-2953, [email protected], Tim Schall, 800-596-2953, 800-5591978, , escapeadventures.com
March 16-19, 2015 — White Rim (MTB), Moab,
UT, 4-day, 94-101 mile guided tour follows
the edge of canyons carved by the Green
and Colorado Rivers. Tour includes 3-nights
camping, transportation and food. Also
available Event Dates 2013: March 23-26,
March 30-April 2, April 6-9, 9-12, 13-16, 16-19,
20-23, 23-26, 30-May 3, May 4-7, 7-10, 11-14,
14-17, 18-21, 21-24, 25-28, 28-31, Sept. 10-13,
14-17, 17-20, 21-24, 24-27, Oct. 1-4, 8-11,
12-15, 15-18, 19-22, 22-25., Sally M., 800-5962953 x1, 702-596-2953, [email protected], escapeadventures.com
March 20-22, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Hurricane, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching
March 27-29, 2015 — Hurricane Mountain Bike
Festival, Hurricane, UT, Ride with us on some
of the most stunning trails in the world with
Zion National Park as your backdrop. Fun
festivities, awesome demo bikes,beer garden, dutch oven dinner, prizes & more!, DJ
Morisette, 435-635-5455, [email protected],
otesports.com
March 27-29, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Sedona, AZ, 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, [email protected],
Patrick Gilbery, [email protected], betterride.net
April 3-5, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Fruita,
CO, BetterRide’s team of professional
coaches isdedicated to teaching riders of
April 23-25, 2015 — US Bank Fruita Fat Tire
Festival, Fruita, CO, 21st Annual festival
which is the kickoff to Mtn bike season in
CO, World renowned trails, expo,Clunker Crit,
Prizes, and live music, Mike Heaston, 970-8587220, 303-635-2815, emgmh@emgcolorado.
com, fruitafattirefestival.com
April 24-26, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp Women’s , Fruita, CO, BetterRide’s team of
May 8-10, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Evergreen, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching
Durango, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches is dedicated to teaching
Crested Butte, CO, BetterRide’s team of
June 5-7, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Park
City, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional
June 5-7, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp Womens’s , Evergreen, 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,
[email protected], Patrick Gilbery, [email protected], betterride.net
June 12-14, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
June 19-21, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Flagstaff, AZ, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching riders of
July 3-5, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Crested
Butte, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional
coaches is dedicated to teaching riders of
July 10-12, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Winter Park, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching
August 7-9, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Park
City, UT, BetterRide’s team of professional
August 14-16, 2015 — BetterRide MTB Camp,
Flagstaff, AZ, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches isdedicated to teaching riders of
Durango, CO, BetterRide’s team of professional coaches is dedicated to teaching
Utah Weekly MTB
Race Series
Mt. Ogden Midweek XC Race Series —
Snowbasin Resort, UT, June - August, Check
for dates, Registration- 5pm-6:30pm at Grizzly
Center, Race Start: 6:30., Ben Towery, 801389-7247,
[email protected],
mtogdenraceseries.com, bebikes.com
April 15-August 19, 2015 — Mid-Week
Mountain Bike Race Series, tentative, MidWeek MTB Race Series, Park City, Draper,
and Solitude, UT, Races are on Tuesday evenings. Registration begins at 5:00, kids race at
6:00 and main event at 6:30. April to August.,
Brooke Howard, 385-227-5741, [email protected], midweekmtb.com, facebook.com/midweekmtb
Utah Mountain
Bike Racing
January 3-February 21, 2015 — Frosty the Fat
Bike Race Series, yes, Wasatch Front, UT,
January 3, January 14 (Night Race), January
31, February 4 (Night Race), February 18
(Night Race) and February 28. We are working with new venues this year to bring exciting and varied terrain to the series. Snow
bike race series. Expert: 9-12 miles, Sport:
6-9 miles, Beginner: 3-6 miles. All bikes are
welcome. Strider snow bike racing for kids!,
Randy Gibb, (801) 222-9577, [email protected], frostythefatbike.com, maddogcycles.com
February 14, 2015 — USA Cycling Fat Bike
National Championships, Ogden, UT, The
inaugural Fat Bike National Championship
held on snow!, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
[email protected], usacycling.org/2015/
fat-bike-nationals
March 7, 2015 — Red Rock Desert Rampage,
Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT, Annual
mountain bike race over classic desert terrain in sunny St. George. , Kayleen Ames,
435-757-4310, [email protected],
Kelly Peterson, 801-233-1400, [email protected], redrockbicycle.com,
amespromoting.com
March 14, 2015 — True GRIT Epic Bike Race,
National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike
Series ( NUE), St. George, UT, Epic ultraendurance mountain bike race with 100and
50 mile options over tough and technical
terrain. Course is a 50 mile loop. Staggered
starts at 7am, 9am and 11am - cut off time is
6pm, choose from open category with cash
purse, other categories TBA. Also offered is
a Challenge course of 23 miles., Cimarron
Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@gropromotions.
com, GROpromotions.com
March 28, 2015 — The Cactus Hugger, tentative, Intermountain Cup, St. George, UT,
Green Valley Raceway, Margaret Gibson,
Kelly Peterson, 801-233-1400, [email protected], intermountaincup.com,
spingeeks.com
April 11, 2015 — Moab Madness, tentative,
Intermountain Cup, Moab, UT, Endurance
Cross Country, Kelly Peterson, 801-233-1400,
[email protected], intermountaincup.com
April 18, 2015 — 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,
6hoursinfroghollow.com
May 2, 2015 — Nordic Dreams, Intermountain
Cup, Nordic Valley, UT, Cross Country, Kelly
Peterson, 801-233-1400, [email protected], intermountaincup.com
May 16, 2015 — Sundance Intermountain Cup,
Intermountain Cup, Sundance Resort, UT,
XC, Kelly Peterson, 801-233-1400, [email protected], intermountaincup.com
May 23-25, 2015 — Stan Crane Memorial
Omnium, Intermountain Cup, Draper Trail
Days, Draper, UT, Endurance XC, STXC, TT,
Kelly Peterson, 801-233-1400, [email protected], intermountaincup.com
July 11, 2015 — The Crusher in the Tushar,
American Ultra Cross Series, Beaver, UT, 70
miles of mixed-surface bike racing exploring
Southern Utah’s Tushar Mt. range on dirt and
asphalt. Features 10,500+ of climbing traversing Utah’s highest and most scenic roads.
You choose the bike, the Tushars choose
the winner., Burke Swindlehurst, roadirt@msn.
com, tusharcrusher.com
Regional Mountain
Bike Racing
December 13, 2014 — Grand Targhee Fat Bike
Race #1, Grand Targhee, WY, 10:00am at
Grand Targhee Resort, Registration is online
or the day of, we’ll have a 20 K, 40 K and 60
K race on the nordic trails at Grand Targhee.
All bikes must have a 3.7” tires or larger to
race. This year will be adding 3-4 miles of
fat bike groomed single track to the race.,
Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, [email protected], grandtarghee.
com, grandtarghee.com/the-resort/newsevents/1914/GrandTargheeSnowBikeRace.
php
January 10-11, 2015 — JayP’s Backyard Fat
Bike Pursuit, Island Park/West Yellowstone,
ID, 2 Distances 60k or 200k; The 200k takes
on an expedition feel and you will need to
have outdoor winter camping skills., Scott
Fitzgerald, 208-787-2453, [email protected], Jay Petervary, 307-4132248, [email protected], fatpursuit.
blogspot.com
January 16-18, 2015 — Nevada State Downhill
Championships, DH, SD, and DS, Bootleg
Canyon Gravity Series, Boulder City, NV,
Open practice on Friday and Saturday,
Super D race on Saturday and Downhill
race on Sunday. Trails hand built by the
late, Brent Thompson, gnarly on the top half
and fast open ridge tops for the 2nd half.
Free on-site camping with bathroom/shower
facility. Cash purse for the pros and prizes
from our sponsors for all amateur categories
and age brackets for placing 1st, 2nd and
3rd. , Downhill Mike, 518-524-9805, info@
downhillmike.com, downhillmike.com
January 17, 2015 — Grand Targhee Fat Bike
Race, Grand Targhee, WY, 10:00am at
Grand Targhee Resort, Registration is online
or the day of, we’ll have a 20 K, 40 K and 60
K race on the nordic trails at Grand Targhee.
All bikes must have a 3.7” tires or larger to
race. This year will be adding 3-4 miles of
fat bike groomed single track to the race.,
Andy Williams, 800-TARGHEE ext. 1309, [email protected], grandtarghee.
com, grandtarghee.com/the-resort/newsevents/1914/GrandTargheeSnowBikeRace.
php
January 23-24, 2015 — Global Fat Bike Summit
and Festival, Jackson, WY, Fat Bike Festival,
Land management discussions, grooming
demonstration for fat bike singletrack, night
rides, short track races, demos, group rides
on long singletrack, guided tours into Grand
Teton., Gary Sjoquist, 612-386-9630, [email protected], fatbikesummit.com
January 31, 2015 — Estrella Hedgehog Hustle,
Goodyear, AZ, Cross Country Race at Estrella
Mountain Regional Park, MBAA , info@mbaa.
net, mbaa.net
February 13-15, 2015 — 24 Hours in the Old
Pueblo, Tuscon, AZ, Riding sinuous single
track in the Sonoran Desert, the 24 Hours
in the Old Pueblo Presented by Tucson
Medical Center is one of the largest 24 Hour
events in the world. Come join the event the
mountain bike community has been raving
about for years!, Karen Warsh, 520-623-1584,
[email protected], epicrides.com
February 13-15, 2015 — Mob n Mojave DH &
SD, Bootleg Canyon Gravity Series, Boulder
City, NV, Friday the 13th will start off with
packet pick-up, shuttles and open practice.
Races will be DH, SD, and DS. We will also
host an Open Chainless race at the end
of the event. Open practice on Friday and
Saturday, Super D race on Saturday and
downhill race on Sunday. Trails hand build
by the late Brent Thompson, gnarly on the
top half and fast open ridge tops for the 2nd
half. Free on-site camping with bathroom/
shower facility. Cash purse for the pros and
prizes from our sponsors for all amateur
categories and age brackets for placing 1st,
2nd, and 3rd., Downhill Mike, 518-524-9805,
[email protected], downhillmike.com
March 7, 2015 — White Tank Whirlwind,
Waddell, AZ, White Tank Regional Park is a
fun course, mixed with a smidge of technical
riding. , MBAA , [email protected], mbaa.net
March 12-15, 2015 — Reaper Madness DH
~ SD ~ DS, Bootleg Canyon Gravity Series,
Boulder City, NV, The Reaper Madness will
start off on Thursday March 12th with packet
pick-up, shuttles and open practice. We will
host an Open Chainless race at the end of
the event. This race will also be the finals for
the series for the DH, SD, DS. Open practice
on Thursday and Friday, Saturday Super D
& DS race and Downhill race on Sunday.
Trails hand built by the late, Brent Thompson,
gnarly on the top half and fast open ridge
tops for the 2nd half. Free on-site camping
with bathroom/shower facility. Cash purse
for the pros and prizes from our sponsors
for all amateur categories and age brackets for placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd., Downhill
Mike, 518-524-9805, [email protected],
downhillmike.com
March 28, 2015 — Bootleg Canyon Banzai,
Boulder City, NV, Held at Bootleg Canyon.
Enduro Race on the killer mountain bike
trail system in Boulder City, Nevada! , Pat
Hackleman, 207-221-0203, [email protected], bootlegenduro.com
March 28, 2015 — MARC in the Park, Fountain
Hills, AZ, Team Relay Cross Country Race at
McDowell Mountain Regional Park, MBAA ,
[email protected], mbaa.net
April 11, 2015 — Foray at the Fort MTB Race, Fort
Huachuca, AZ, XC at Fort Huachuca, MBAA
, [email protected], mbaa.net
April 24-26, 2015 — Whiskey Off-Road,
Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Prescott, AZ,
Experience one of America’s best mountain
bike destinations, starting on Whiskey Row in
historic downtown Prescott. Boasting challenging riding for all skill levels, one of the
largest pro cash purses and offering a full
3-days of mountain bike culture accented
by free live music., Karen Warsh, 520-6231584, [email protected], epicrides.com
May 1-2, 2015 — US Bank 18 Hours of Fruita,
Fruita, CO, 11th Annual event at Highline
Lake State Park, an oasis in the desert with
the famous midnight start. Limited to 100
teams., Mike Heaston, 970-858-7220, 303-6352815, [email protected], George
Gatseos, 970-858-7220, [email protected], 18hrsoffruita.com
May 2, 2015 — USA Cycling Marathon MTB
National Championships, Columbia County,
GA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, [email protected], Greg Randolph, 800-634-3347,
May 16-17, 2015 — Flagstaff Frenzy, Flagstaff,
AZ, Cross Country on Saturday and Super D
on Sunday, MBAA , [email protected], mbaa.
net
May 29-31, 2015 — Grand Junction Off-Road,
Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Grand Junction,
CO, Billed as one of the most challenging
XC courses in America, the Grand Junction
Off-Road offers a full 3-days of mountain
bike culture accented by free live music in
the gorgeous Grand Valley., Karen Warsh,
520-623-1584, [email protected], epicrides.
com
October 3, 2015 — Tour of the White Mountains,
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, The Tour is Arizona’s
longest standing mountain bike event. At
7,000 feet, The Tour is a grassroots event with
laid back vibes among a gathering of bikeminded individuals., Karen Warsh, 520-6231584, [email protected], epicrides.com
October 23-25, 2015 — USA Cycling Collegiate
Mountain Bike National Championships,
Beach Mountain, NC, Chad Sperry, chad@
gorge.net, usacycling.org
Utah Weekly
Road Race Series
Cyclesmith Rocky Mountain Raceways
Criterium Series — Utah Crit Series, West
Valley City, UT, 6555 W. 2100 S. March 8, 15,
22, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Tuesdays at 6pm
April - through September 30, A and B at 6,
C and D at 7 pm, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479,
[email protected], utahcritseries.com,
utahbikeracing.com
Salt Air Time Trial Series — Salt Lake City, UT,
Every other Thursday April - September, I-80
Frontage Road West of the International
Center; Check for start date, Marek Shon,
801-209-2479, [email protected], utahcritseries.com
DLD (DMV) Criterium — 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 regarding C flite. April
2, 9, 16, 23, 30., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479,
[email protected], 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 through August, check for
start date, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, [email protected], utahcritseries.com
Utah Road Racing
March 28-29, 2015 — Tour del Sol, UCA Series,
St. George, UT, Stage race, time trial, road
race, criterium., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185,
[email protected], Margaret Gibson, 435229-6251, [email protected], spingeeks.com
April 4, 2015 — Hell of the North Road Race,
UCA Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Just north of
the Salt Lake International Airport, 5 mile
circuit. Includes 1.75 mile stretch of dirt road.
Bring your 53x11., Marek Shon, 801-209-2479,
[email protected], racedayeventmanagement.com
April 18, 2015 — East Canyon Echo Road Race,
Tentative Date, 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. 60 mile
course, James Zwick, 801-583-6281, sports@
sports-am.com, sports-am.com
May 2, 2015 — Antelope Island Classic, tentative date, UCA Series, Antelope Island, UT,
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. Junior state road
race championships too., James Ferguson,
bmbbc.com
May 2, 2015 — 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., Scott Newton, 435-654-8650, 800635-1792, [email protected], granfondomoab.com
July 11, 2015 — Cache Valley Gran Fondo and
Road Race, UCA Series, Logan, UT, Starting
at the Intermountain Hospital in Logan, the
route is scenic and fun, through Northern
Utah, up and over Weston Canyon (Idaho)
to Soda Springs, Idaho, then back down
into Utah, over Riverside Utah, ending up
with a closed finish in downtown Logan with
a party and festivities awaiting. 100 miles
for all Cat I, II, IIIs and Masters A; 50 mile
course for all others. , Kevin Rohwer, 435-8817444, [email protected], Sterling Morris,
435-716-5309, [email protected], race2raceevents.com
August 3-9, 2015 — Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah,
UT, The Tour of Utah is one of only 3 UCI 2.HC
sanctioned stage races in North America.
More than 17 international and national pro
teams will compete over 500+ miles in seven
days. Free for spectators., Larry H. Miller Tour
of Utah , 801-325-2500, [email protected],
tourofutah.com
September 9-13, 2015 — USA Cycling Masters
Road National Championships, Ogden, UT,
org, usacycling.org
September 12, 2015 — LOTOJA Classic Road
Race, Utah Triple Crown, Logan, UT, 33rd
Annual, 1 day, 3 states, 200-plus mile road
race from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole, WY.,
Brent Chambers, 801-546-0090, [email protected], lotojaclassic.com, utahtriplecrown.weebly.com
Regional Weekly
Road Race Series
Las Vegas Tuesday Night World’s — Henderson,
NV, Tuesday Night Criterium series starting March 11B Race - 4:30 PM (25 min)
- Beginners or those not comfortable with
experienced racers, A Race - 5:00 PM (25
min) - Those who have raced and ready
to hammer, Location: 1021 East Paradise
Hills Drive, Henderson, NV 89002, Mike Olsen,
vegasbikeracing.com
Regional Road Racing
February 13-15, 2015 — Valley of the Sun Stage
Race, Phoenix, AZ, Racing begins on Friday
with a 20k time trial, Saturday brings a 40-90
mile road race and finishing on Sunday
with a criterium at the state capitol., Eric
Prosnier, 602-381-3581, [email protected], Brian
Lemke, 602-692-6790, [email protected],
wmrc.org
February 28-March 1, 2015 — Valley of Fire
Stage Race, Overton, NV, 3 stages, 2 days:
time trial in Moapa Valley, criterium in
Overton, and a road race thru the scenic Valley of Fire State Park. , Dirk Cowley,
801-699-5126, [email protected], racedayeventmanagement.com
March 7, 2015 — 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,
gcorsaevents.com
gcorsaevents.com
gcorsaevents.com
March 21, 2015 — South Mountain Bicycle
Classic - Circuit Race , Phoenix, AZ, Circuit
Race, Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, eric@
wmrc.org, Brian Lemke, brianlemke@wmrc.
org, wmrc.org
April 11-12, 2015 — Mesquite Stage Race,
Mesquite, NV, 3 stages, 2 days, Dirk Cowley,
801-699-5126, [email protected], racedayeventmanagement.com
April 12, 2015 — UM Criterium, Missoula, MT, This
criterium is set in the heart of Missoula hosted
by the University of Montana Cycling Team,
non collegiate categories start at 1pm. ,
Kurt Erbach, 847-346-8838, kerbach2@gmail.
com, Kara Doescher, kmdoescher@gmail.
com, Cameron Best, 360-981-0936, cycling.
[email protected], montanacycling.net/sched
ule?discipline=all&year=2014
April 17-19, 2015 — Tour of Walla Walla Stage
Race, Walla Walla, WA, Pacific NW premier
3 day Stage race. - 2 RRs, crit, TT. Eight fields,
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 18, 2015 — Hillside Road Race, Hillside,
AZ, Out and back road race with big rollers
and climbing. Distances of 25, 44, 64 miles.,
Eric Prosnier, 602-381-3581, [email protected],
wmrc.org
April 18-19, 2015 — USA Cycling Professional
Criterium
National
Championships,
Greenville , SC, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
April 19, 2015 — 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,
georgescycles.com, gcorsaevents.com
April 24-26, 2015 — Maverick Classic,
Collegiate Road - RMCCC, Grand Junction,
CO, Stage Race: Collegiate Road Regional
Championships and Open class including
stages in Grand Junction, Palisade, and
Fruita, Colorado., Rick Taggart, rtaggart@
coloradomesa.edu, Patric Rostel, 970-2481503, [email protected], Jennifer
Stoll, 970-248-1469, [email protected],
coloradomesa.edu/maverickclassic/, org.
coloradomesa.edu/cycling
April 26, 2015 — Chicken Dinner Road Race,
Spring Series, Nampa, ID, Mike Cooley, 208343-3782, [email protected],
May 2, 2015 — Chino Grinder , Chino Valley,
AZ, 106 mile gravel grinder from Chino to
Williams and back with 9700 feet of climbing,
Epic , 480-442-7694, EpicGravelRides@gmail.
com, epicgravelrides.com, chinogrinder.
com
May 3, 2015 — Emmett-Roubaix Road Race,
Spring Series, Emmett, ID, Mike Cooley, 208343-3782, [email protected],
May 8-10, 2015 — USA Cycling Collegiate
Road National Championships, Asheville, NC,
org, usacycling.org
May 23-25, 2015 — USA Cycling Professional
Road and TT National Championships,
Chattanooga, TN, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
May 30, 2015 — Lyle Pearson 200-mile Team
Challenge, Boise to Sun Valley, ID, 8th Annual
- Team relay road race from Boise to Sun
Valley., Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, [email protected], georgescycles.
com, gcorsaevents.com
June 6-7, 2015 — Nampa Race Weekend,
Great Western Cycling Series, Nampa, ID,
Saturday: Located in Belle District at the
heart of historical Nampa, this spectator
orientated 1.1 km Criterium course has long
straightaways with fast left- and right-hand
turns. Sunday: Birds of Prey circuit race, 4.91
mile loop with 191 feet of climbing per lap.,
Vernon Padaca, 208-571-1730, vpadaca@
powereng.com, Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126,
[email protected], teamdobbiaco.
com, racedayeventmanagement.com
June 24-28, 2015 — USA Cycling Amateur &
Para-cycling Road National Championships,
North Lake Tahoe, CA, Elite, U23 and Junior
Road National Championships., Micah Rice,
719-434-4200, [email protected], usacycling.org
July 11, 2015 — Andersen Banducci Twilight
Criterium, National Criterium Calendar, Boise,
ID, 27th Annual, NCC race., Mike Cooley,
208-343-3782,
mcooley@georgescycles.
com, Dirk Cowley, 801-699-5126, dcowley@
comcast.net, boisetwilightcriterium.com,
gcorsaevents.com
July 14-19, 2015 — USA Cycling Mountain
Bike National Championships, Mammoth
Mountain, CA, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200,
August 3-8, 2015 — USA Cycling Elite & Juniors
Track National Championships, Carson, CA,
Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, [email protected], usacycling.org
August 15, 2015 — Bogus Basin Hill Climb,
Boise, ID, 41st Annual, Mike Cooley, 208343-3782, [email protected],
Utah Road Touring
November 29, 2014 — Saturday Fatter-day
Ride, Saratoga Springs, UT, 6th 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
March 14-17, 2015 — 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
survivorship programs and cancer research.,
Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, 435-260-2334,
[email protected], skinnytireevents.
com
March 21, 2015 — St George-Zion Loop, Salt
Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Hurricane,
UT, 125 miles. Self Supported loop ride from
Hurricane up through Zion National Park and
then a big loop around the south end of St.
George. A brevet (bruh vay) is a timed ultra
distance event. , Richard Stum, 435-462-2275,
[email protected], saltlakerandos.org
April 11, 2015 — 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, [email protected], Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251,
[email protected], spingeeks.com
April 11, 2015 — Willard Bay & Beyond
Brevet, Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet
Series, Centerville, UT, 62 or 125 miles.
Self-supported ride from the Wal-Mart in
Centerville, through Hooper, Willard Bay and
Brigham City with a turnaround at Corinne.
A brevet (bruh vay) is a timed ultra distance
event. Sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club
and the Salt Lake Randonneurs (rahn doe
ners), Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@
eogear.com, SaltLakeRandos.org
April 18, 2015 — 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.
start., Steve Bingham, 720-608-1783, [email protected], saltlakecitymarathon.com
April 25, 2015 — Zion Gran Fondo, Gran Fondo
Triple Crown, 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, [email protected], granfondotriplecrown.com, planetultra.com
April 25, 2015 — 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, 801-4486061, [email protected], frontrunnercentury.com
April 25, 2015 — Nebo Gallivant, Nephi, UT,
300K Brevet (190 miles). Self-supported loop
ride from Nephi up through scenic Sanpete
Country and then out west through Eureka,
near shores of Utah Lake & back. A brevet
(bruh vay) is a timed ultra distance event.,
Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, [email protected], Salt Lake Randonneurs, Bonneville
Cycling Club
May 2, 2015 — 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., Scott Newton, 435-654-8650, 800635-1792, [email protected], granfondomoab.com
May 9, 2015 — 6-Valley Tour, Salt Lake
Randonneurs Brevet Series, Saratoga
Springs, UT, Self-supported loop ride. Starts in
Saratoga Springs, out to the West Desert and
around the Oquirrh Mountains. 188 mile also
makes a loop around Utah Lake. A brevet
(bruh vay) is a timed ultra distance event. ,
Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, [email protected], saltlakerandos.org
May 22-23, 2015 — 6-Valley Tour Series, Salt
Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Saratoga
Springs, UT, Self-supported loop ride. Starts
in Saratoga Springs, out to the West Desert
and around the Oquirrh Mountains. 188 mile
ride also makes a loop around Utah Lake. A
brevet (bruh vay) is a timed ultra distance
event., Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, richard@
eogear.com, saltlakerandos.org
June 6, 2015 — Ride the Gap Century, Parowan,
UT, Enjoy cooler weather in the high country
of beautiful Southern Utah. Fun and fast
with a mileage option for every rider., Ryan
Gurr, 435-674-3185, [email protected],
Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@
spingeeks.com, spingeeks.com
June 6, 2015 — Hero Ride, Heber, UT, Start/
Finish: Artisan Cheese Factory 100, 60, 30
mile options available. Team Race Category
for 100 mile route (or take it at your own
pace with friends). Registration opens
January 1, 2015. A fully supported charity
ride which seeks to challenge participants
while raising money and awareness for special needs children in Utah. , Mark Staffieri,
herorideutah.com
June 8-10, 2015 — Red Rock Randonnee,
Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Kanab,
UT, Self-supported ride beginning in Kanab,
through Zion, Bryce, & Grand Canyon. A
brevet (bruh vay) is a timed ultra distance
event. , Richard Stum, 435-462-2275, [email protected], saltlakerandos.org
June 13, 2015 — American Diabetes
Association Tour de Cure, Brigham City, UT,
Tour de Cure is an incredible experience riding through the World’s Greatest Bird Refuge.
Join 1500 riders, 250 volunteers and many
spectators and sponsors for a finish line celebration at Heritage Arts Festival on Brigham
City’s Main Street. If you have diabetes you
are a Red Rider. Route options of 9, 30, 55, 75
and 100 miles., Marshall Emsley, 801-363-3024
ext 7071, [email protected], diabetes.
org/utahtour
June 27-28, 2015 — 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 fundraising cycling series in the
nation. The Bike MS experience is the ride
of your life with options to ride 45-175 miles.
Friendly to all abilities with rest stops every
8-12 miles. One of the most scenic routes in
Utah! Camping, meals and entertainment
based out of Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400
South 500 West)., Becky Lyttle, 801-424-0112,
[email protected], Amanda Savage,
bikemsutah.org
July 10-11, 2015 — Raspberry Ramble Series,
Salt Lake Randonneurs Brevet Series, Logan,
UT, 300K, 400K & 600K Brevets (125 to 375
miles). Self-supported rural rides from Logan
and climb up Strawberry Canyon (LoToJa
route). The longer routes then go around
Bear Lake before heading north to Soda
Springs and back to Logan. A brevet (bruh
vay) is a timed ultra distance event., Richard
Stum, 435-462-2275, [email protected],
saltlakerandos.org
July 18, 2015 — Desperado Dual, Utah Triple
Crown, Panguitch, UT, 200 mile double century in Southern Utah, flattest and best 100
mile course and 50 mile option, Utah’s only
fully supported, 200 mile, one-day cycling
adventure. We also have 200 mile relay
option., Ryan Gurr, 435-674-3185, [email protected], Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251,
[email protected], spingeeks.com
September 19, 2015 — Moab Century Tour,
Moab, UT, Road cycling in scenic Moab,
Utah with 40, 60, and 100 mile route options.
Ride benefits cancer survivorship programs.
, Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, 435-260-2334,
[email protected], skinnytireevents.
com
Regional Road Touring
Thursday Night Training Ride — Weekly Road
Race, Cloverdale, ID, Training Rides every
Thursday night from 17 April - 10 July 2014,
January 1, 2015 — New Year’s Day Ride, Boise,
ID, noon, Mike Cooley, 208-343-3782, [email protected], georgescycles.
com, gcorsaevents.com
March 16-April 17, 2015 — 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. Opening day depends on whether the
road is plowed. Check for conditions., Moira
Dow, 406-646-7701, tour@cycleyellowstone.
com, cycleyellowstone.com, nps.gov/yell/
planyourvisit/springbike.htm
March 21, 2015 — Solvang Double Century,
Solvang, CA, 200 miles in Southern CA’s most
scenic and popular cycling region. A perfect first time double century., Deb Bowling,
planetultra.com
March 21, 2015 — Mesquite Madness,
Mesquite, NV, The first ride of the season.
Get your riding legs back and join us for
a100 or 75+ or 30 mile bike ride. This year we
are adding a Poker Run!, Ryan Gurr, 435674-3185, [email protected], Margaret
Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@spingeeks.
com, spingeeks.com,
March 23-28, 2015 — 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, 818889-2453, [email protected], planetultra.com
April 4, 2015 — Gran Fondo Las Vegas, Las
Vegas, NV, Las Vegas to Lovell Canyon (via
Red Rock Scenic Drive) and back, 100 miles
- 8000 of climbing. A Gran Fondo is a long distance, timed cycling event that welcomes
competitive, amateur and recreational
cyclists of all abilities. Fully supported. Chip
Timed., Deb Bowling, 818-889-2453, [email protected], GranFondoTripleCrown.
com, planetultra.com
April 11, 2015 — Mulholland Challenge, King of
the Mountains Century Challenge, Agoura
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,
[email protected], planetultra.com
April 18, 2015 — Tour de Summerlin, Las Vegas,
NV, 50, 100 mile routes, circumnavigates
Las Vegas., Randy Mcghie, 702-252-8077,
[email protected], tourdesummerlin.com
July 30, 2015 — Four-Summit Gran Fondo
Challenge Event, Cascade, ID, Options
include 75, 60, 50, 30 or 8.2 Mile Options.
Course covers two mountain passes along
Warm Lake Road. The ride starts at the
American Legion Hall in downtown Cascade
and proceeds down Main Street to Warm
Lake Road.Money raised by the Cascade
to Warm Lake Four Summit Challenge will
support various charitable and community
projects within the area of Cascade. Ride
support will be handled by George’s Cycles
of Boise, and post ride barbeque, beer
garden and music will be hosted by the
Community of Cascade., Mike Cooley, 208343-3782, [email protected],
gcorsaevents.com, 4summitchallenge.com
September 12, 2015 — Cascade Gravel
Grinder, Cascade, ID, Mike Cooley, 208343-3782, [email protected],
September 19, 2015 — Tour de Vineyards,
Palisade, CO, Come join Bacchus and the
rest of his merry revelers by joining this 25-mile
ride through Colorado’s Wine Country just
prior to the Colorado Mountain Winefest.,
Mike Heaston, 970-858-7220, 303-635-2815,
[email protected], tourdevineyards.com
Multisport Races
February 28, 2015 — Road Rage Duathlon, St.
George, UT, Join us for the 3rd annual Road
Rage Duathlon. Run, bike, and run again
in either the Sprint or Olympic distance.,
Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron.metler@
sgcity.org, http://sgcity.org/departments/
recreation/running/shactri.php
March 7, 2015 — Lucky 13 Triathlon, tentative,
Honeyville, UT, Triathlon, Half Marathon, 5k
Race Event, Prizes, T-shirts, Awards, Food and
Other Events. 3.1 mile run, 13.1 mile bike, 300
meter swim., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@
onhillevents.com, lucky13race.com, onhillevents.com
March 7, 2015 — Moab’s Dino-Duathlon, Moab,
UT, 2k trail run, 15k mountain bike, 8k trail run.
Super fun course featuring Classic Moab
Singletrack including Slick Rock, Red Dirt,
and scenic views. Registration includes
t-shirt, finishers medal, awards, and food
and drink. , Danelle Ballengee, 970-389-4838,
[email protected], trainingrx.com
April 11, 2015 — SHAC Triathlon, St. George, UT,
Beginner, Sprint, and Tuff Kids races, starting
between 9 am and 2 pm. Indoor swim, outdoor route for run and bike legs. Cap of 300
each category., Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054,
[email protected], sgcity.org/departments/recreation/running/shactri.php
April 11, 2015 — Legacy Duathlon, North Salt
Lake, UT, 6th Annual Legacy Duathlon takes
place on the Legacy Parkway Trail System.
Short, long/intermediate, and bike-only
courses available., Joe Coles, 801-335-4940,
[email protected], legacyduathlon.com,
onhillevents.com
April 18, 2015 — RAGE Triathlon, BBSC Double
Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Travel through
a hilly desert terrain with scenic, rolling landscapes during your bike and run. Located
less than ten miles to famous vacation destinations, including the Las Vegas Strip and
Hoover Dam. This race sells out at 1,300
athletes and is a favorite in the southwest, as
it attracts athletes from all over the globe!,
Cedric Keppler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri.
com, Michelle Lund, [email protected],
bbsctri.com/rage#!rage/csig
April 18, 2015 — 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,
uintahrecreation.org
May 2, 2015 — Ironman St. George 70.3 North
American Pro Championship, St. George,
UT, 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run.
Start: Sand Hollow reservoir. Bike through
Snow Canyon State Park, Finish Downtown
St. George., Helen , (905) 415-8484, triclub@
ironman.com, Kevin Lewis, 435-986-6615,
[email protected], ironmanstgeorge.
com
May 30, 2015 — Sand Hollow Triathlon, BBSC
Red Rock Triathlon Series, Hurricane, UT, The
first race of the Twin Tri series at Sand Hollow
State Park, with Sprint, Olympic, and Kids’
distances. Bike along scenic sand dunes,
and run around a gorgeous, reflective lake.,
Cedric Keppler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri.
com, Michelle Lund, [email protected],
bbsctri.com
Cyclocross
Southern Utah Cyclocross Series — St. George,
UT, Races on Saturdays, November to
January. 2014 dates: Nov 15, 22, Dec. 6, 13.,
Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, [email protected], southernutahcyclocross.
com
November 15-16, 2014 — Idaho Waffle Cross
Cyclocross Series, Waffle Cross Series (IWCX),
Boise, ID, Held at the Eagle Sports Complex;
supports a different charitable benefactor
each weekend so come on out and enjoy
the dirt, grass and pavement as well as
beer from Payette Brewing and waffles from
Bob’s Red Mill., Brian Price, 208-908-5421, [email protected], idahowafflecross.com,
eaglebikepark.org
November 15, 2014 — Utah Cyclocross Series
Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, Mt
Ogden Golf Course (State Championship),
Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@
gmail.com, Utah Cyclocross Series , utcx.
[email protected], utahbikeracing.com
November 15, 2014 — Bengal Cross, Pocatello,
ID, 10 am at Bartz Field at Idaho State
University, Peter Joyce, 208-282-3912, [email protected],
isu.edu/outdoor/pdf/
bengal%20cross%20flyer.pdf
November 22, 2014 — LTR CX Series 4, LTR
CX Series, Palisade, CO, Cross the Bend
at Riverbend Park, A, B, C, Masters and
Junior Categories, Mike Driver, 970-904-5708,
970-257-7678, [email protected], Brent
Steinberg, 970-712-2012, [email protected],
ltrevents.com
November 22, 2014 — SICX #5 Nampa,
Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, Nampa,
ID, 1501 7th Street North, Nampa, Idaho,
Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@
brokenspokecycling.org, Jared Rammell,
303-819-0054, [email protected], cxidaho.
com
Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, West Valley
City, UT, Rocky Mountain Raceways (RMR),
6555 W. 2100 S. or Utah State Fairpark, Marek
Shon, 801-209-2479, [email protected],
Utah Cyclocross Series , utcx.net@gmail.
com, utahbikeracing.com
Race , Utah Cyclocross Series, Kaysville, UT,
Barnes Park, 950 W, 200 N., Marek Shon,
801-209-2479, [email protected], Utah
Cyclocross Series , [email protected],
utahbikeracing.com
December 6, 2014 — SICX #6 Sandy Point ,
Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, Boise, ID,
Lucky Peak State Park, 9725 Idaho 21, Boise,
Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@
com
December 6, 2014 — Utah Cyclocross Series
Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Draper, UT,
Draper VeloPark Cross, tentative location,
Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@
gmail.com, Utah Cyclocross Series , utcx.
[email protected], utahbikeracing.com
December 6, 2014 — Rocky Mountain
Cyclocross Championships, Longmont, CO,
Colorado welcomes the best from Utah,
Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, and New
Mexico to battle it out for the title of Regional
Champion. Held at Sandstone Park, the battle ground consists of tight grass, fast flowing
pavement, sidewalk transitions, run ups, and
even more grass to showcase those off camber technical skills. The Championships are
open to racers from across the region. Start
order is based on USAC ranking. Winners of
each category receive a Rocky Mountain
Cyclocross Champion jersey., Brook Watts,
withoutlimits.co/#!rocky-mountain-crosschampionships/c1kjf
December 7, 2014 — SICX #7 Sandy Point ,
Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, Boise, ID,
Lucky Peak State Park, 9725 Idaho 21, Boise,
Hal Miller, 208-869-4055, 208-720-3019, info@
com
December 13-14, 2014 — Kringle Cross, Waffle
Cross Series (IWCX), Boise, ID, Held at the
Eagle Sports Complex; supports a different
charitable benefactor each weekend so
come on out and enjoy the dirt, grass and
pavement as well as beer from Payette
Brewing and waffles from Bob’s Red Mill.,
Brian Price, 208-908-5421, brianp@catapult3.
com, idahowafflecross.com, eaglebikepark.
org
January 7-11, 2015 — USA Cycling Cyclocross
National Championships, Austin, TX, Elite
and amateur cyclocross national championships, Micah Rice, 719-434-4200, mrice@
usacycling.org, usacycling.org/cx/
BICYCLE SHOP DIRECTORY
Southern Utah
Brian Head/Cedar City
Brian Head Resort Mountain Bike Park
329 S. Hwy 143
P.O. Box 190008
Brian Head, UT 84719
(866) 930-1010 ext. 212
brianhead.com
Cedar Cycle
38 E. 200 S.
Cedar City, UT 84720
(435) 586-5210
cedarcycle.com
Ephraim
Pipe Dream Adventure Sports
327 S. Main
Ephraim, UT 84627
(435) 283-4644
pipedreamadventuresports.com
Hurricane
Over the Edge Sports
76 E. 100 S.
Hurricane, UT 84737
(435) 635-5455
otesports.com
Moab
Chile Pepper
702 S. Main
(next to Moab Brewery)
Moab , UT 84532
(435) 259-4688
(888) 677-4688
chilebikes.com
Poison Spider Bicycles
497 North Main
Moab, UT 84532
(435) 259-BIKE
(800) 635-1792
poisonspiderbicycles.com
Rim Cyclery
94 W. 100 North
Moab, UT 84532
(435) 259-5333
(888) 304-8219
rimcyclery.com
Price
BicycleWerks
82 N. 100 W.
Price, UT 84501
(435) 637-7676
bicyclewerksutah.com
St. George
Bicycles Unlimited
90 S. 100 E.
St. George, UT 84770
(435) 673-4492
(888) 673-4492
bicyclesunlimited.com
eSpokes
476 E. Riverside Dr. #1B
Saint George, Utah, 84790
(435) 688-1830
eSpokes.com
High Knees Cycling
2051 E. Red Hills Pkwy Unit 1
(435) 216-7080
hkcycling.com
Rapid Cycling
946 W. Sunset Blvd.
435-703-9880
rapidcyclingbikes.com
Red Rock Bicycle Co.
446 W. 100 S.
(100 S. and Bluff)
(435) 674-3185
redrockbicycle.com
Utah Trikes
412 E St. George Blvd.
(801) 804-5810
utahtrikes.com
Springdale
Zion Cycles
868 Zion Park Blvd.
P.O. Box 624
Springdale, UT 84767
(435) 772-0400
zioncycles.com
Northern Utah
Logan
Joyride Bikes
51 S. Main St.
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 753-7175
joyridebikes.com
Sunrise Cyclery
138 North 100 East
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 753-3294
sunrisecyclery.net
Wimmer’s Ultimate Bicycles
745 N. Main St.
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 752-2326
wimmersbikeshop.com
Park City/Heber
Cole Sport
1615 Park Avenue
Park City, UT 84060
(435) 649-4806
colesport.com
Jans Mountain Outfitters
1600 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 280
Park City, UT 84060
(435) 649-4949
jans.com
Bikewagon
680 West 200 North
North Salt Lake, UT 84054
(801) 383-3470
bikewagon.com
Bingham Cyclery
Highlander Bike
Salt Cycles
3333 Highland Drive
(801) 487-3508
highlanderbikeshop.com
2073 E. 9400 S.
Sandy, UT 84093
(801) 943-8502
saltcycles.com
2317 North Main Street
Sunset, UT 84015
(801) 825-8632
binghamcyclery.com
3040 S. Highland Drive
(801) 467-0914
hylandcyclery.com
Hyland Cyclery
Taylor’s Bike Shop
Bountiful Bicycle
Jerks Bike Shop (Missionary Depot)
ThinAir Cycles
2482 S. Hwy 89
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801) 295-6711
bountifulbicycle.com
Bountiful Bicycle
4967 S. State St.
Murray, UT 84107
(801) 261-0736
jerksbikeshop.com
Performance Bicycle
3269 W. 5400 S.
Taylorsville, UT 84118
(801) 969-4995
taylorsbikeshop.com
1223 E. 12300 S.
Draper UT 84020
801-553-BIKE
thinaircycling.com
Utah County
Mountain Velo
151 N. Main St.
Kaysville, UT 84037
(801) 444-2453
bountifulbicycle.com
Slim and Knobby’s Bike Shop
15 E. State St.
Farmington, UT 84025
801-451-7560
loyalcycleco.com
3285 E. 3300 S.
(801) 486-2100
rei.com/saltlakecity
Masherz
Salt Lake City Bicycle Company
850 W. 200 S.
Lindon, UT 84042
801-471-0440
fezzari.com
Top Gear
Saturday Cycles
1678 East SR-92
Highland/Lehi, UT 84043
(801) 766-5167
infinitecycles.com
Salt Lake County
SLC Bicycle Collective
6300 North Sagewood Drive, Unit F
Park City, UT 84098
(435) 575-8356
mountainvelo.com
486 N Main
Heber, UT 84032
(435) 654-2282
slimandknobbys.com
Stein Eriksen Sport
At The Stein Eriksen Lodge 7700 Stein Way
(Mid-Mountain/Silver Lake)
Deer Valley, UT 84060
(435) 658-0680
steineriksen.com
Silver Star Ski and Sport
1825 Three Kings Drive
Park City, UT 84060
435-645-7827
silverstarskiandsport
Storm Cycles
1680 W. Ute Blvd. #D3
Park City, UT 84098
(435) 200-9120
stormcycles.net
White Pine Touring
1790 Bonanza Drive
P.O. Box 280
Park City, UT 84060
(435) 649-8710
whitepinetouring.com
Vernal
Altitude Cycle
580 E. Main Street
Vernal, UT 84078
(435) 781-2595
altitudecycle.com
Wasatch Front
Weber County
Eden/Huntsville/Mountain Green
Diamond Peak Mountain Sports
Loyal Cycle Co.
1187 S. Redwood Road
Woods Cross, UT 84087
(801) 683-7556
masherz.com
145 S. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801) 292-0453
topgearbicycleshop.com
Central Valley
Cottonwood Cyclery
2594 Bengal Blvd
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
(801) 942-1015
cottonwoodcyclery.com
Flynn Cyclery
4640 S. Holladay Village Sq., Suite 101
Holladay, UT 84117
801-432-8447
flynncyclery.com
Millcreek Bicycles
3969 Wasatch Blvd.
(Olympus Hills Mall)
(801) 278-1500
millcreekbicycles.com
291 W. 2100 S.
(801) 478-0836
performancebike.com/southsaltlake
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
247 S. 500 E.
(801) 746-8366
slcbike.com
605 N. 300 W.
(801) 935-4605
saturdaycycles.com
2312 S. West Temple
(801) 328-BIKE
slcbikecollective.org
Sports Den
1350 South Foothill Dr
(Foothill Village)
(801) 582-5611
SportsDen.com
The Bike Guy
1555 So. 900 E.
(385) 218-1649
bikeguyslc.com
Wasatch Touring
Salt Lake City
Beehive Bicycles
702 East 100 South
(801) 359-9361
wasatchtouring.com
Bicycle Center
702 3rd Avenue
(801) 533-8671
wildrosesports.com
1510 South 1500 East
(801) 839-5233
beehivebicycles.com
2429 N. Highway 158
Eden, UT 84310
(801) 745-0101
diamondpeak.biz
2200 S. 700 E.
(801) 484-5275
bicyclecenter.com
Needles Peak Ski and Bike
Bicycle Transit Center (BTC)
Wild Rose Sports
South and West Valley
Bingham Cyclery
1300 E. 10510 S.
(106th S.)
Sandy, UT 84094
(801) 571-4480
binghamcyclery.com
4883 W. Old Highway Road
Mountain Green, UT 84050
(801) 876-3863
needlespeak.com
600 West 250 South
(801) 359-0814
bicycletransitcenter.com
Ogden
Bingham Cyclery
Bingham Cyclery
762 E. 12300 South
Draper, UT 84020
(801) 576-8844
canyonbicycles.us
Blue Monkey Bicycles
11459 S. Redwood Rd
S. Jordan, UT 84095
(801) 790-9999
canyonbicycles.us
1895 S. Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 399-4981
binghamcyclery.com
Skyline Cycle
834 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 394-7700
skylinecyclery.com
The Bike Shoppe
4390 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 476-1600
thebikeshoppe.com
CityCycle
2371 Kiesel Ave
Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 866-7382
worldfamouscitycycle.com
Universal Cycles
640 W 1100 South Suite 6
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 622-3305
universalcycles.com
Davis County
Biker’s Edge
232 N. Main Street
Kaysville, UT 84037
(801) 544-5300
bebikes.com
336 W. Broadway (300 S)
(801) 583-1940
binghamcyclery.com
4902 South State Street
Murray, UT 84107
(801) 608-5138
BlueMonkeyBicycles.com
Contender Bicycles
989 East 900 South
(801) 364-0344
contenderbicycles.com
Cyclesmith
250 S. 1300 E.
(801) 582-9870
cyclesmithslc.com
Fishers Cyclery
Canyon Bicycles
Canyon Bicycles
eSpokes
SoDa Row at Daybreak
11250 Kestrel Road Ste. 300
South Jordan, UT, 84095
phone: (801) 666-7644
eSpokes.com
Infinite Cycles
3818 W. 13400 S. #600
Riverton, UT 84065
(801) 523-8268
infinitecycles.com
Lake Town Bicycles
2175 South 900 East
(801) 466-3971
fisherscyclery.com
1520 W. 9000 S.
West Jordan, UT 84088
(801) 432-2995
laketownbicycles.com
Go-Ride.com Mountain Bikes
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
3232 S. 400 E., #300
(801) 474-0081
go-ride.com
230 W. 10600 S., Suite 1700
Sandy, UT 84070
(801) 501-0850
rei.com/sandy
Guthrie Bicycle
Revolution Bicycles
803 East 2100 South
(801) 484-0404
guthriebike.com
8801 S. 700 E.
Sandy, UT 84070
(801) 233-1400
revolutionutah.com
American Fork/Lehi/Pleasant Grove/
Lindon
Bike Peddler
24 East Main
American Fork, UT 84003
(801)-756-5014
bikepeddlerutah.com
Fezzari Bicycles
Infinite Cycles
Timpanogos Cyclery
665 West State St. Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
(801)-796-7500
timpanogoscyclery.com
Trek Bicycle Store of American Fork
Meadows Shopping Center
356 N 750 W, #D-11
American Fork, UT 84003
(801) 763-1222
trekAF.com
Utah Mountain Biking
169 W. Main St.
Lehi, UT 84043
801-653-2689
utahmountainbiking.com
Payson
Wild Child Cycles
36 W. Utah Ave
Payson, UT 84651
(801) 465-8881
wildchildcyclesutah.com
Provo/Orem/Springville
Canyon Bicycles
187 West Center Street
Provo, UT 84601
(801) 374-9890
canyonbicycles.com
Mad Dog Cycles
360 E. 800 S.
Orem, UT 84097
(801) 222-9577
maddogcycles.com
Mad Dog Cycles
936 E. 450 N.
Provo, UT 84606
(801) 356-7025
maddogcycles.com
Noble Sports
1851 West 500 South
Springville, UT 84663
(801) 491-0484
noblesports.com
Racer’s Cycle Service
159 W. 500 N.
Provo, UT 84601
(801) 375-5873
racerscycle.net
SBR Sports
858 S. State St.
Orem, UT 84057
(801) 225-0076
sbrutah.com
Taylor’s Bike Shop
1520 N. 200 W.
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 377-8044
taylorsbikeshop.com
Saratoga Springs
Epic Biking
1306 N. Redwood Road
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
(801) 653-2039
epicbiking.com
Coach’s Corner
Crossing Over: Nordic
and Downhill Skiing, and
Snowboarding
Top: Laurie Grover Humbert leading one of last year’s many Leadout
Endurance Coaching clinics.
Below: Mark Deterline last season at Mt Dell giving a semi-private lesson
to pro mountain bike racer Erica Tingey and best-selling author / founder
at Whole9 Melissa Hartwig.
By Mark Deterline
Fall and winter in Utah means
different things to different people
and different kinds of athletes. As
an endurance coach, many of my
athletes have finished a long season
of cycling, or have peaked for and
competed in events over the spring
and summer months. Some enter fall
well prepared to compete in cyclocross and track events, while others
need to back off training and even
take well deserved down time.
For many cyclists, October is traditionally a month of reduced training intensity and often an opportunity
to take a well timed block of rest,
with November representing the first
month of their annual focused training program.
In Utah in particular, there are
countless enjoyable activities for
runners, mountain bikers, road
cyclists and triathletes seeking to
“mix things up.” Mixing it up is not
only an excellent and important way
to avoid repetitive stress and overuse
injuries, it also represents what can
prove crucial mental breaks from
narrowly focused sports and competitive activities.
Early on in my coaching career,
I was impressed with how beneficial running was to my triathletes’
cycling. And in working with physical therapists, we determined that
running was an important way to
encourage balance and facilitate the
rehabilitation process in cyclists
recovering from injuries, and snowboarders trying to regain symmetry
in strength and movement.
Downhill skiing has always
been one of my favorite ways to
strength/cross-train for cycling, and
I’ve found snowboarding beneficial
to promote better balance, torsional strength and stabilizer muscles
development. I like to snowboard
both regular and goofy – again, to
promote symmetry.
Running, especially trail running,
and downhill winter sports also bring
to the table what running does for
cyclists: the valuable dimension of
lateral and stabilization conditioning,
Road Racing
Utahns Clean Up at Masters Nationals;
Tingey Takes Two
By Jared Eborn
If you’re going to pick a venue to make a big splash
in the world of cycling, the national championships is a
pretty good one.
Just ask Erica Tingey.
The pro mountain biker representing Team Jamis
traded out the knobby tires and suspension forks for
aero and skinny tires and rode away from the USA
Cycling Masters National Championships with a pair of
Red, White and Blue jerseys.
The USA Cycling Masters National Road Race
Championships were held from September 9-13. 2014
in Ogden, Utah with Time Trial events on Antelope
Island, Road Races in the Ogden Valley and the
Criterium around Ogden’s downtown blocks.
Tingey took full use of her home state advantage and
smoked the field in the Women’s 35-39 division with a
time of 49:11.89. Her closest competitor, California’s
Kathleen Giles, cross the finish line at 50:25.85. Megan
Hill, from Saratoga Springs, placed fourth for the DNA
Cycling-K4 Racing squad at 52:23.67.
The Women’s 35-39 road race was a chance for
Tingey to show she was more than just power. The Salt
Lake City resident soloed away from the field down
the stretch and claimed a second national championship crown. Hill checked in with a second fourth place
showing.
Intermountain LiVe Well’s Darren Goff used his
familiarity with the downtown Ogden course to claim
victory in the Men’s 35-39 criterium championship.
Ski Utah/Plan 7’s Laura Howat won a sprint against
Colorado’s Sue Lloyd, California’s Lesley Jensen and
Ski Utah/Plan 7 teammate Karen Christoffersen to win
the Women’s 55-59 national title. Christoffersen was
fourth.
Anne Perry shows no signs of slowing down. The
DNA Cycling-K4 Racing leader added another national
title to her collection with a win in the Women’s 40-44
road race. Ivins’ Brookanne Mickelson was third, 46
seconds back.
In the Co-ed Masters 110+ tandem time trial category, Kelly Crawford and Zan Treasure motored to the
finish line in 47:58.25 to capture a national championship for their Bountiful Mazda Cycling Team. The duo
also added a 110+ national title in the tandem road race
by soloing away from the field.
Jared Kirby and Dan Kadrmas added another national title for Bountiful Mazda crew with their time of
48:25.58 in the Men’s 70+ tandem race.
Beverly Ronnow (Bountiful Mazda) and Karen
Christoffersen (Ski Utah/Plan 7) teamed up for a time
of 55:56.94 to win the Women’s 110+ tandem race and
a pair of Stars and Stripes jerseys.
Provo’s Mark Zimbleman placed second in the
Men’s 55-59 division with a time of 47:12.35. Park
City’s Alexandra Robinette hit the line at 53:24.67 to
also place second in the Women’s 45-49 TT field.
Salt Lake City’s Ken Louder showed he still has it
with an impressive time of 28:49.80 to claim second
place in the Men’s 65-69 race. Cody Haroldsen, typically the man to beat at the Saltair Time Trial series, placed
third in the Men’s 35-39 field with a time of 44:22.20.
In the tandem road race competitions, Ogden’s Mark
Schaefer partnered with his Microseal Racing teammate
Louie Amelburu to win the Men’s 90+ tandem crown.
Alison Frye crushed the field in the women’s 50-54
road race competition to slip into a national champion’s
jersey.
Ski Utah/Plan 7’s Robynn Masters claimed fourth
place in the Women’s 55-59 road race with teammate
Howat close behind in fifth. Ogden’s Alan Stockland
took second place in the Men’s 75-79 race.
In the Men’s 55-59 road race, Treasure nearly added
a third title to his trophy case but was pipped at the
line by Colorado’s Karl Kiester. Utah’s Gary Porter
wasn’t far back with a fourth place showing. Park City’s
Thomas Cooke checked in with a fifth place effort in the
Men’s 45-49 race.
Cameron Hoffman, from Clearfield, placed third in
the Men’s 35-39 road race.
combined with some level of impact.
The very low impact characteristic of road cycling, in particular,
represents both its greatest attribute
biggest shortcoming. Our bones
crave at least some level of impact,
along with bipedal weight-bearing
activities.
To state the obvious, road cycling
greatly builds lower body strength,
often causing the enthusiast to
neglect or completely ignore her
or his upper body, missing out on
important – and aesthetic – complete-body conditioning.
This is where cross-country skiing, and related sports like snow- enjoyable and challenging. Even N o r d i c
shoeing and backcountry skiing, can downhill skiers must adapt to skinny t r a c k
help cyclists take their off and pre- skis, devoid of metal edges, fixed s e a s o n
season training to a whole new level heels and stiff boots. It is a technical, (due to
rhythmic sport that requires balance, lack
of full/whole body conditioning.
of
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and the advancement of athletes
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Bike Advocacy
Bike Friendly Businesses: Boise is Number 1 and Salt Lake City is Number 10
By Charles Pekow
Which American City do you
think contains the most Bicycle
Friendly Businesses (BFBs)? New
York City, the most populous one?
Somewhere with a warm climate
that encourages year-round cycling
such as the second largest city, Los
Angeles? Chicago, the third largest,
a flat city with miles of recreational
trails that is eagerly building bicycle
facilities all over town? Portland, OR
with its long history of promoting
bicycling?
If you guessed any of the above,
you’d be sorely wrong. The winner is the 98th largest city, Boise,
ID. Well, actually it’s a tie between
Boise and #62 Pittsburgh. Each city
can boast the honor of including 29
employers that have earned the BFB
honor out of the 817 that the League
of American Bicyclists (LAB) has
awarded since 2008. Both won four
more honors in the fall round to
maintain their tie for first.
“We’re tied with our arch nemesis
Pittsburgh,” jokes Boise Bike Share
Executive Director Dave Fotsch.
“They’re major league and they
have two major sports teams. We’re
totally minor league....We want to
create 100 BFBs so there’s no doubt
in anyone’s mind who the #1 city
for bicycling is. We want it to be
Boise.” The next application deadline
comes in February and Fotsch says
he and the various bicycle committees around town that he serves on
are going to be telling the business
community “there is only one other
city with this many BFBs in the
country and we have a plan in place
to add more.” The committees have
already selected which members are
going to approach which employers.
One approach will involve telling
them that competitors already have
become BFBs so they might want to
to keep up with the competition.
And does small town status convey advantages? Maybe. Fotsch
notes that it might be easier for small
businesses to make the adjustments
needed than to change the structure
and culture of a larger firm. Bigger
companies mean more people need
to sign off – some may even work
out of state.
So what makes employers in
Boise so eager to promote cycling
for their employees and community?
“They have a pretty great coordinated
effort to get businesses to apply,”
says LAB BFB Program Manager
Amelia Neptune. Ada County, which
includes Boise, is a Silver level
Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC).
The Ada County Highway District
and the City of Boise have both
won Bicycle Friendly Business honors. “They are leading by example,”
Neptune explains.
The Boise Bicycle Project (BBP)
also actively helps local employers. “Our mission is to become the
cycling capital of the United States.
So we work with local business and
we offer them assistance and actually help filling out the application,
says BBP Engagement Coordinator
Daniell Grubbs. BBP promotes the
program through its social media and
“anytime we approach those folks
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for needs, asking for donations or
anything like that, we always talk
to them about becoming a BFB,”
Grubbs states.
Ironically, though the City of
Boise won BFB status for what it does
for city employees, the city has yet to
earn BFC status. The government is
less interested in transportation than
most other cities because the county
maintains the roads. “They are very
car-centric,” Grubbs adds.
Another,perhaps greater irony
involves the fact that another report
LAB also released shows that Idaho
is actually one of the few states losing ground when it comes to the percentage of people who report using
the bicycle as their primary source
of transport to work. LAB recently
released an updated Where We Ride:
Analysis of Bicycle Commuting in
American Cities based on data from
the Census Bureau’s 2013 American
Community Survey. The data show
that since 2000, bicycle commuting in the United States has grown
62 percent, with 46 percent coming
since 2005.
In the last eight years, the data
show that bicycle commuting has
grown in all states except three. It
actually went down in Idaho by 4
percent. Only about one percent of
commuters in Idaho report cycling
as their main mode. In some states,
meanwhile, bicycle commuting more
than doubled. Note: the figures don’t
tell the whole story of who bikes to
work. The survey asks about “primary” mode, which would rule out
people who bike to work two days a
week out of five, or those who bike to
public transportation.
“I don’t have an explanation why
(Idaho) is losing commuters. That’s a
very good question,” Neptune says.
Cynthia Gibson, executive director
of the Idaho Pedestrian & Bicycle
Alliance, says “this is not quite right”
of the report. But she said that the
problem may stem partially from the
state emerging from the latest recession more slowly than the rest of the
nation.
Salt Lake City, meanwhile, just
made the top 10 of cities with the
most BFBs. Number 124 in terms of
population, it ranks 10th for the most
BFBs. It earned the honor, however
of adding the most BFBs in the latest
semiannual round: nine employers
earned the status this fall to add to
the six already on the roster. It helped
that Salt Lake City had previously
been designated as a Silver Level
BFC. “One of the pieces of feedback
we give (BFCs) is to work with local
businesses and encourage local businesses to become bicycle friendly,”
Neptune points out.
Like BBP, Bike Utah helps businesses through the process. “They
ask us questions about the things
they don’t understand. A lot of things
they’re doing compliment the application; they just don’t know that it
does that,” says Bike Utah Executive
Director Phil Sarnoff. Some businesses, for instance sponsor community rides.
“We’ve been reaching out to anybody and everybody,” Sarnoff says.
“For some businesses it’s not their
top priority though it can only benefit
them in the long run....We’re trying
to work on it so it is the norm, rather
than the exception.” The job often
means finding the right person at
the company to take the initiative. It
doesn’t even have to be someone who
works there. Local pipeline equipment maker TD Williamson applied
and won BFB status because one of
the company executive’s wives is a
bike advocate, Sarnoff notes. “There
are so many cyclists out there that it
is just a question of time until you
find the right person.”
New Bike Friendly Businesses in
Salt Lake City:
Gold Level
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (2312 S West Temple, Salt Lake
City)
Silver Level
Beehive Bicycles (1510 South
1500 East, Salt Lake City)
Blue Monkey Bicycles (4902
South State Street, Murray)
Wasatch Touring Co. (702 East
100 South, Salt Lake City) Bronze Level
Local First Utah (865 South 200
West, Salt Lake City)
Salt Lake County (2001 South
State Street, Salt Lake City)
T. D. Williamson Inc. (369 Billy
Mitchell Road, Salt Lake City)
Utah Department of Health (288
North 1460 West, Salt Lake City)
Utah Transit Authority (669 West
200 South, Salt Lake City)
Wasatch
Front
Regional
Council (295 Jimmy Doolittle Rd,
Salt Lake City)
Utah Bike Industry
Gear Rush: Internet Consignment Sports Company Moves Into New Storefront
Gear Rush, a Salt Lake City based consignment company, opened their
new storefront at 1956 E 2700 S and expanded operations.
Right: Brandon Cross photographs a bike to get it ready to sell.
By Lou Melini
In 2011, I featured Bart Gillespie
for a commuter column. In the
interview he mentioned teaming up
with Alex Grant to form a new venture called Gear Rush, an Internet
cycling consignment store. I have
finally found the time to clean out
my garage to utilize the services of
Gear Rush.
I filled a couple of boxes with a
mixture of old and new cycling stuff
plus my Gunnar cyclocross bike. In
addition I took skis and a box of
camping equipment to Gear Rush.
I introduced myself to Anne at the
check-in desk and said; “I have no
idea if this stuff will sell nor what it’s
worth”. I had a ballpark figure for the
bike and a few items but other than
that I was clueless. Anne smiled and
said; “We can handle everything”.
She glowed with confidence and I
walked out wondering if she would
even know the details of what some
of the stuff was that I stuffed into
the boxes.
About 3 weeks after dropping off
my stuff, I received a check, a very
nice check. My bike sold for more
than what I thought I could do on my
own. After Gear Rush deducted their
very reasonable commission, eBay
and PayPal fees, I netted about what I
thought I would be able to receive for
the bike on my own. As a plus, I did
not have to deal with e-mails, phone
calls nor irritating low-ball offers.
I was amazed at what I sold, much
of it for more than I thought the stuff
was worth. My “racing wheels” from
the mid-1980’s with campy freewheel hubs and MA-40 rims netted
me just over $90. Old “Tour de
France” commemorative magazines
from Winning Magazine netted me
$10. I thought for sure they would
end up in the paper-recycling bin.
The 2 sleeping bags thankfully sold,
as I had already purchased a new bag.
Clothing did not sell for very much,
but I didn’t care as I have way too
much cycling clothing. Receiving
$5-$15 is nice, but more drawer and
closet space is even better.
Based on my itemized receipt,
Anne and the folks at Gear Rush
knew exactly what I had dropped
off. I actually quizzed Anne on my
second trip to Gear Rush. She smiled
again and said that she noted that the
bike was well cared for and knew
that I had put on a new chain prior to
the sale. She was also more familiar
with the MA-40 rims on my old
wheels than I was. I then sheepishly
thanked her for her intuitive knowledge of my gear and gained the full
confidence of Gear Rush’s service.
Alex Grant, co-owner of Gear
Rush, has also provided great customer service. He gave me a quick
tutorial on how to use the computer
in the showroom of Gear Rush if I
find a need to purchase an item from
them. Little did he know that I am
a complete idiot when it comes to
computers. He may have to give me
another lesson.
The following is an interview
with Alex regarding the move by
Gear Rush to a new location.
Cycling Utah: Describe the business of Gear Rush, the mission of the
business, how and when did it get
started and by whom.
Alex Grant: Gear Rush is a consignment business focused on outdoor gear. We sell primarily on our
eBay store, where we have over
30,000 positive feedback ratings. We
started in mainly cycling and snow
sports gear but have expanded to
sell pretty much any type of outdoor
sports gear, new and used, from
climbing equipment to motorcycle
jackets. Gear Rush started in the
spring of 2011 by Bart Gillespie and
myself. Both of us used to sell our
old gear each season to make room
and money for new gear. We wanted
to offer a service that did just that for
fellow local gear heads. We moved
in to our first space in June of that
year but our first day of business
was July 5. It didn’t take long before
we needed some help and we added
Brandon Cross by the end of July and
Anne Southerand mid-August. They
are both still with us, and we have
continued to add great employees
each year. As any business owner
can say we wouldn’t be where we
are today without our employees so
thanks for the hard work guys!
C.U.: Alex, explain the process
for Cycling Utah readers that may
want to use your service.
A.G.: Our mission is to provide
a valued and convenient service for
local outdoor sports lovers to sell
their gear, or buy something they
need. It is a hands-off process from
time of drop-off. We take in gear at
our new location at 1956 East on
2700 South, where we clean, sort,
photograph and list it online. (Note:
For those that remember this is the
location of the old Green Building
Center). Then we field all the customer service, handle the shipping
and send a check to our consignors
once an item has been received by
the buyer. We sell almost all of our
items on eBay and have great success
there. eBay is a global marketplace
that has 150 million users, so our
items receive much higher prices and
have much greater exposure than if
they were sold locally. That said, we
certainly do sell items in the store if
a customer is local.
C.U.: What sport commodities
could potential clients bring to Gear
Rush besides cycling stuff?
A.G.: This is an interesting one,
as we certainly specialize in cycling,
but have great success in any realm
of outdoor gear. I don’t want to
start listing things for fear of leaving
something out but really anything
from apparel to hard goods in any
category from fishing to climbing to
motorcycles to back country skiing.
We did dabble in a few motorized
items and it’s just not our specialty
so now we are staying away from
that, though one of the most interesting things we sold was a 1975 VW
Bus with a bunch of spare engine
parts and various accessories. We do
however sell plenty of motorcycle
accessories and apparel.
C.U.: Why move to a retail store?
What new services will be offered?
A.G.: I am glad you asked! We
actually have not changed our business model at all with the move. We
do have a showroom now, but it
is not a traditional retail store. We
will not be offering any services
such as repairs, rentals, etc. and are
not a retailer in the sense where we
order in new inventory for sale. We
will have a showroom with a few
key items featured and merchandised,
they will be for sale and we will
certainly sell them in store, but we
won’t have a deep or broad inventory on hand. The showroom will
also serve as our drop off location
for consignment items, as well as
a portal for customers to shop our
online store. We have two computers
set up and ready for browsing our
eBay store, and if someone were to
find something they wanted to try on
or check out we can pull the item. If
they want to buy it we are happy to
process the transaction in the store.
So come on in and see us and shop if
you would like!
C.U.: Do you use other listings
beside eBay such as Craigslist or say
KSL.com?
A.G.: We do almost all of our
sales on eBay, and a small amount
on KSL. We use eBay for the reasons
mentioned above. Our listings are
seen across the country and world,
shipping about 30-40% of our items
internationally. It’s always summer
or winter somewhere so this helps
minimize the seasonal swings that
can occur in a place like Utah that
does have a pretty harsh winter.
Since we do such a high volume on
eBay we have a transaction history
that gives customers confidence to
purchase through us. When buying
a $3,000 bike for example, a customer’s apprehensions over an online
sale will be eased by our 30,000 positive feedback ratings.
We do sell a few items on KSL,
What’s on your
mind?
Send your
feedback and
letters to the
editor to:
[email protected]
generally items that are larger and
more expensive to ship. If someone
brought us a cruiser bike that was
only worth $100, but would cost
$150 to ship we would put it on KSL
and hope to sell it locally.
C.U.: What are some of the most
interesting sales that you have made?
A.G.: Wow, I wish I could remember all of them, but we have sold
some really cool vintage stuff. We
sold some old Gullwing skateboard
bushings for an amazingly high
amount, as well as some first generation Shimano Dura-Ace parts.
We also sold some old K2 Extreme
Glenn Plake skis for $300 or so. I
think one of the best stories is a pair
of Smith Turntable sunglasses that
were the same model that was worn
by Walter on Breaking Bad. The client that brought them in had no idea,
nor did we, but once they were listed
we had tons of questions on them and
they started to get bid up way past
retail. By the end of the auction they
sold for over $1200, and the buyer
had to delay payment until his student loans came through! We shipped
them out and happily sent our client
a huge check for them. They were
shocked, as they had thought the
original email that said “Your item
has sold for $1,200” was a typo. So
attention Smith collectors or retailers,
maybe check your closets!
C.U. What are some of the
Frequently Asked Questions from
your customers utilizing your service?
A.G.: Do you sell used apparel
or parts? Yes, we do sell a surprising
amount of used cycling and other
athletic and snow sports apparel provided it is still in good condition.
The same goes for parts, that old
handlebar or derailleur that you took
off your bike a while ago will sell on
eBay, so get a box started and bring
it down to us!
What do you do with items that
don’t sell? A lot of listings won’t
sell the first time and it is no cause
for alarm. We have a process for relisting items that we have worked on
over the years. Some items just take
time and the right person seeing them
to sell, but that said we generally
don’t list an item more than 10 times
if it does not sell. If that happens
we contact our client and ask if they
would like to pick it up or donate it.
We like to think that we have most
other questions answered here, or on
our website at http://gearrush.com/
how-it-works but if anyone has any
more please contact us at [email protected] or call 385-202-7196.
C.U.: How many times has something come through the door that you
said to yourself; “Wow, I should buy
that!”
A.G.: Every day. But we are used
to it by now. We just kind of tell ourselves that things are not available
for purchase. We started this thing
to slim down our gear collection, not
add to it, but that does not mean we
don’t drool over stuff that comes in!
Advocacy
Salt Lake County to Build 1500 Mile Bike
Network
By Dave Iltis
Sandy, Utah – Salt Lake County
recently announced ambitious plans
for a 1500 mile Bicycle Commuter
Network throughout the Salt Lake
Valley.
“Salt Lake County is including
cycling as part of the transportation
future for our fast-growing metropolitan area,” said Mayor McAdams.
“Bike commuting reduces pollution,
eases road congestion, saves money
on gas and also contributes to a
healthier, more active community.”
The network will be bolstered
starting immediately with an
$800,000 infusion of cash from Salt
Lake County that is being given to
municipalities in the form of grants
for paint ready projects.
Sandy, Utah is one of the communities that will benefit. It received a
grant for $152,000 to help construct
commuter bike routes on 11400 S
from State Street to 1700 East, and
on 700 East between 7800 and 9400
South.
Salt Lake County has 340 square
C.U.: Alex, one more time, what
is your new address and hours of
operation?
miles of valley floor land area. The
network will span 750 miles of
roadway, and hence have 1500
miles of bike lanes. This year, 19
projects have been funded.
The network will roll out in three
phases. First, the goal is to create a functional commuter network
based on existing bike routes, and
by increasing connectivity of those
routes. This can be done by working
with municipalities on paint ready
projects.
Second, some of the more difficult connections will be built. These
include bridges, separated bike lanes,
and other low stress bike lanes.
The Utah Collaborative Active
Transportation Study (UCATS) top
25 will no doubt be part of this.
Third, some of the ultimate treatments and dedicated bikeways will
be created.
According to Salt Lake County
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
George Deneris, the network will
provide safer alternatives to cycle
for the public as soon as possible.
And, the network will help change
the culture of the valley by pro-
A.G.: Our new location is on
1956 E 2700 S. in Salt Lake City.
Our hours are 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday through Friday. If you have
a hard time getting here during those
viding opportunities for exercise.
Additionally, the network will help
to bolster business development and
economic development.
Salt Lake County has also committed $300,000 for a bicycle master
plan.
Additional projects that will be
funded immediately include:
1.Salt Lake City’s 300 South
protected bikeway.
2.Salt Lake City’s improvements
on Sunnyside Avenue
3.South Salt Lake’s bike
improvements on the Parley’s Trail
at 300 West.
4.West Jordan – 4800 W. between
6200 South and 10000 South
(For the full list, see http://
slco.org/uploadedFiles/depot/fRD/
BikeRoadwayProjects2014.pdf )
“We’re a thriving metropolitan
area that has the potential to offer
different transportation choices to
our residents who want to trade four
wheels for two,” said McAdams.
For more information, see http://
slco.org/regional-development/
bicycle-commuter-network/
hours please get in touch, we are
happy to come by your garage and
pick things up. Just send us an email
at [email protected].
Essay
Celebrating the Holidays by Riding Your Bike
Above: The winter sun illuminates the trail during a quick stop on the
Black Canyon Trail.
Right: Dominik Larsen and Monte Lutz enjoying some nice weather on
Guacamole. Photos by Lukas Brinkerhoff
By Lukas Brinkerhoff
The air has cooled making the
desert’s morning brisk, the days
are pleasant and the evenings are
euphoric. It is fall in the desert we
know this because of the change of
temperature and the fact that there
are pumpkins at the grocery store
and the middle section is covered in
giant spiders and things that go bump
in the night. Soon these will be followed by an almost complete avoidance of anything having to do with
Thanksgiving in an effort to extend
the Xmas shopping season. Before
we know it, there will be fake trees
lining that same section in the stores,
videos of people fighting for the latest gadget and of others just wishing
they had a decent meal for dinner.
This time of year is a paradox for
me, it’s my favorite time of year, but
the holidays grind on me in ways
I’m just beginning to understand.
It was only a few years ago that I
swore them off. I told everyone I
wasn’t buying any more gifts and I
wouldn’t be accepting them either.
Give the money to charity instead.
Please. And just like that I had three
holidays that used to involve things I
despised opened up to me to do what
I love, ride my bike in the awesome
fall and winter weather of Southern
Utah.
It’s not that I hate holidays. I
mean, who hates having a day off
from work and seeing a few stores
close their doors for a day? I certainly don’t. However, I have a hard
time celebrating the giving of thanks
amidst an obesity epidemic by gorging myself until I can’t move. And
then having a piece of pie. Not
to mention celebrating a deity, that
when in human flesh preached giving away everything, with the worst
aspects of consumerism. It just
weighs on me.
It only took a couple of years
for new traditions to settle in. My
wife and I developed our own
way of celebrating by creating the
Mooseknuckler Holidays.
Thanksgiving. Don’t eat turkey,
ride the Goose.
Well, at least that’s how it started
out, but with three awesome mesas
to pick from, it was hard to say we
were thankful for all the riding available to us if we only rode the one.
Late November in Southern Utah
is about as perfect as it can get for
riding. The temperatures are long
base layer and knickers worthy and
you want to pedal because when you
stop, there is a nip in the air. And if I
were to be completely honest, which
I rarely am, there are few places that
can inspire the giving of thanks over
a simple meal more than witnessing
the sunset over the Zion curtain from
the Guacamole trail head.
Christmas. Dance on the pedals
like you’re three dancing around an
Xmas tree.
The day we celebrate the suffer- Year away and doing something that Black Canyon City finding our way
ing of Christ has morphed into a hid- we would define as an epic start to around the Black Canyon, across
eous metaphor of why that is almost the New Year. A kind of hard reset, the Agua Fria and riding through a
impossible today. The best way to if you will.
Saguaro forest. Similarly, we rode
Last year we headed south, far- until we hit the border of how long
celebrate suffering is to suffer. In that
vein, we head out on a long ride that ther south than St. George, all the we would have daylight. And that
links as many trails as possible. One way to Black Canyon City. We found night, we sat around a fire with some
of the favorites is the BCP to SCRR a small camping area off of Bumble good friends, talked about the stars,
Bee and made it our base camp. One
connector.
had a couple of beers and went to bed
Starting at the Navajo Trailhead day we rode north. We rode until our
just as the red necks were firing off
for the Bear Claw Poppy, head up legs were beginning to turn to mush
their guns in celebration of midnight.
the Micro Loop to Stucki Springs but the reason we flipped around
We awoke on New Year’s Day
riding it out to the point and then was solely due to the waning light.
refreshed and ready to conquer anydown to the step over to the dirt road. The weather was around 70 and the
thing that came our way.
Pedal the usually dusty road up to trail was majestic. Day one was a
There may be lots of reasons for
the Santa Clara River Reserve and climb out and then descending back.
ride all of its possible loops starting The climb is one that you only know the season. Outside of the axial tilt
with the Rim Loops. Then head up you are climbing because the valley of the earth, all of them are personal.
Sidewinder to Suicidal and end with keeps getting away from you, but the Mine is that the weather is cooler
the classic Barrel Roll ride. Now all constant grade reversals in the trail and it makes for amazing riding. It’s
simple, just like turning the pedals
you have to do is get home. Retrace keep you from feeling burnt.
New
Year’s
Eve
we
rode
from
of my bike.
your pedal strokes back down Stucki
and then come down the Bear Claw
Fall Park City Trails Report
Poppy as your reward for the long
day you just put in.
A short and sweet October trail report. Get outside and use the trails
before they’re covered in snow. And, please be mindful as you prepare for
By the time you hit the trail
your outing, it can be muddy out there. If you are interested in the current
head, you will feel elation that you
conditions or our awesome interactive trail map on the website mountainrode instead of sitting around the
trails.com.
house thinking about all the things
Get out and try the new Dawn’s Trail, a large portion of it is hiking only,
there are wonderful loop options from Armstrong or Spiro! The entire trail
you didn’t get and contemplating
was completed through member funding (monetary and volunteer donathat feeling of emptiness that always
tions). Read this full BLOG report on it HERE.
occurs once all the gifts are opened
It is HUNTING season, be aware out there. If you are riding or hiking
and the wrapping paper has been
in remote areas, wear bright colors.
Engage in the practice of 10-seconds of kindness on every outing - Slow
tossed. If you are religious, pull your
Down,
Smile (say hello even) and do indeed follow the right-of-way rules
tap shoes off and sit on your tailgate
for the trails.
sipping whatever it is that you drink.
Sit there until the cold gets under
-Jay Burke
your skin and you are shivering. The
sun will have gone down and you can
revel in the cold as it purifies your
soul and opens your mind to whatever it is that you are seeking.
The New Year. Go forth and do
that which is epic.
It’s no secret that I like to drink,
but the celebrating of starting over
by drinking yourself silly and then
actually starting the new year with
a hangover seems antithetical. After
a few bad hangovers together, we
decided to instead spend the New
Book Review
Bike Touring Survival Guide is Highly Recommended for Anyone Planning a
Bike Tour
By Lou Melini
Andrew and Friedel are known as
the Travelling Two, though they are
now the Travelling Three with the
addition of Luke in 2012. The website is not only their personal website
but it seems to be a clearinghouse
for other long distance bike travelers. Hence the Bike Touring Survival
Guide (e-book) is advertised on the
website as “250 pages of tips from
over 50 experienced bike tourists”.
The actual book has 455 pages.
I purchased the 1st edition of the
Bike Touring Survival Guide a couple of years ago with the promise that
when the second edition was printed
I would receive a copy. True to their
word, I recently received the 2nd
edition with the updates. The book
only comes as an e-Book with PDF,
Kindle and ePub files for 7.50 Euros
(the print version will be available
in early 2015). This is an incredible
bargain for an encyclopedia of bike
touring knowledge.
Andrew and Friedel use the proceeds of the book to help finance
their travels. So they ask that you
do not pass it around on the Internet.
Without this meager source of
income they may not have been
able to bike tour the 60,000 Km
in 40 countries. As a result of their
experiences they are able to provide
the invaluable advice they give for
experienced and novice bike tourers
through their book.
Originally from Canada, Andrew
and Friedel were living in London
before their first bike trip. They were
looking for an “adventurous way
to go around the world”. During a
“random internet search” they happened upon “the website of Alastair
Humphreys who, at the time was in
the midst of his own global bicycle tour.” Inspired, they left after
9 months of preparation in 2006,
embarking on a 3-year around-theworld journey on their bikes. After
that bike trip, they now live in the
Netherlands.
The book is primarily, as they say,
“your personal cheerleader, here to
get you started on a lifetime of twowheeled discoveries”. The book continues to be a cheerleader under the
heading of “Why You Should Read
This Book”. There are multiple pages
in this chapter that would encourage
even the most skeptical cyclist to go
on a bike tour.
Much of their advice in the book at hubs by manufacturers such as
is a compilation of choices and con- Phil Wood and Hope.” They devote
siderations, a rather extensive list. several paragraphs to Rohloff hubs
For example, their advice on what though they have not used them in
bike to buy is: “Bike touring can part due to cost. They do have bikes
be done on any bike as long as that that could convert to a Rohloff hub
bike meets two criteria: it should be if desired.
in reasonable mechanical shape and
If foreign travel is what you are
you should feel comfortable riding it. interested in, the book devotes 25
Everything else comes down to per- pages specifically to foreign travel,
sonal preferences and style.” Overall though there are many references
they devote over 13 pages to bicycle to traveling in foreign countries
considerations including examples throughout the book. If you are conof bikes ridden by many other long- cerned about fixing your bike in
distance traveler. At $1000-2000 they remote parts of the world, Andrew
say you can buy a good touring bike and Friedel have numerous tips about
such as the Trek 520 or Surly’s Long fixing your bike such as how to
Haul Trucker. For $2000-4000 they make an emergency spoke. There are
say you can get an expedition-quality numerous anecdotes as well throughtouring bike. Their absolute limit is out the book such as a short piece by
$5000, when they say; “There is a Alastair Humphreys repairing (actupoint where spending more money ally rebuilding) a wheel while in his
doesn’t get you a whole lot. We tent during a storm.
personally don’t see much value in
If you have a question, there
blowing more than $5,000 (U.S.) is probably an answer in the book.
on a touring bike. The mechanical There are short sections about
advantages are negligible and when “Caring for raingear” and “Keeping
you plunk down that amount of cash shoes in good shape”, though I doubt
for a bike. It risks becoming such if I would boil a rock to “create a
a valuable possession that it takes mini heater” and use it to dry my
away from the freedom of touring.
Will you be able to lock it up in a
city square for an hour so you can go
sightseeing or will you be too paranoid to take your eyes off it?”
Sometimes the advice in the book
is very specific based on their experience. For hubs they state in the
book to buy LX Shimano hubs vs.
XT; “because the newer XT models
aren’t as durable as they used to
be.” Further they say; “If you have
more cash to spend, you might look
Bike Advocacy
BIke Utah News for Fall 2014
By Phil Sarnoff
As summer has eased into a gentle and very ride-worthy fall across
Utah, efforts to continue advancing
bicycling have continued along at a
rapid pace.
Bike Utah presented to the
Interim Legislative Transportation
Committee on Bicycling as Part
of a Comprehensive Transportation
Plan. There are efforts underway to
fund transportation in Utah and we
want to make sure that bicycling is
an integral part of any funding plan
that is developed.
Washed out roads north of Las
Vegas could not stop us from getting
to Interbike, the bicycle industry
trade show. We were able to catch
up with a number of national bike
advocacy groups and many of Utah’s
bicycle businesses, including QBP,
Lizard Skins, Scott, TRP, Reynolds,
ENVE, and DZ Laboratories.
At our quarterly meeting with
UDOT Director Carlos Braceras and
Deputy Director Shane Marshall,
we discussed upcoming opportunities for bicyclists to give feedback
to UDOT on existing roads as well
as on upcoming projects. We will
have more information on these
opportunities in the near future.
Ogden played host to our
fourth and final Mobile Active
Transportation Tour last month.
More than 40 people were in attendance and got the opportunity to see
their outstanding paved trail system
and the first section of their protected bicycle lane. We are already
starting to plan for the tours in 2015.
Let us know if you want your community to be involved.
We met with the Utah Department
of Education to discuss opportunities to bolster the bicycling portion
of the driver education. We are also
developing a school-based bicycle
curriculum for 4th graders. Our plan
is to have every child in Utah learn
how to ride a bike and how to do
so safely.
Bike Utah was pleased to work
with many of the 10 businesses who
were recently recognized as Bicycle
Friendly Businesses by the League
of American Bicyclists. Please support these businesses that are working to make Utah a better place to
ride. (See the article in this issue).
Please let us know if we can
assist with bicycle-related efforts in
your area, whether it be in helping
to find funding for projects, generating support in your community, or
simply by determining how to get
started in becoming more bicycle
friendly. We hope that you will
support our efforts by becoming a
member of Bike Utah (www.bikeutah.org/membership) or by getting
your Share The Road license plate
(http://www.dmv.utah.gov/vehiclesservices-menu/license-plates/special-group-plates)
boots. Other unique recommendations include using (denatured) alcohol to prime your (liquid fuel) stove,
something that I have been using
for many years and the first time
I have seen this recommendation
from someone else. They also suggest tents that I use from Big Agnes
and MSR, though they neglect the
REI brand tents that I use, presumably because they now reside in the
Netherlands.
Although the overall information
in the book tends toward the longdistance cyclist, a novice will come
away with ample advice. Andrew
and Friedel make a good effort to
make suggestions for the novice
tourist along with stronger recommendations for experienced bike
travelers. I highly recommend this
book for anyone that is planning a
bike tour.
E-Book
2nd edition
By: Andrew and Friedel Grant
Travellingtwo.com
Bicycle Touring
Death Valley is the Perfect Wintertime Bike Touring Destination
Above and right: Ashley enjoys the beautiful scenery in Death Valley
National Park.
However, it is crisscrossed with a
wide array of beautiful paved and
gravel roads, and since the region
It’s the heart of winter the trails gets a grand total of two inches of
are under snow, the roads are cov- rain per year so the odds of getting
ered with salty slush and snowplow rained on are fairly low. Add in very
detritus, the inversion is never-end- mild wintertime temperatures subing, and you are jonesing to get out limely austere and beautiful desert
for a big bike ride. But Moab’s also scenery with a rich history and you
too cold, you’ve been to St George have a pretty fascinating area.
a lot, don’t feel like dealing with
The town of Shoshone – with a
Las Vegas, and taking your bike café, motel, hot springs, and 10 resion a plane to Santa Barbara is too dents - is the most proximal Death
expensive and problematic, so…… Valley gateway for Salt Lakers, and
where to go? To find warmer temps is only an hour from Vegas. From
and great riding, what better place to there it’s a 55-75 mile (depending
go than the hottest place on earth? on your route) ride to Furnace Creek,
Death Valley is the place, and its which is the hub of Death Valley.
only 6 hours away from the Wasatch Two of the routes are paved, and
Front.
another is gravel and ‘cross-bike
Death Valley is - of course - most worthy, and all three go over 3-4000
famous for its lowest-point in the US foot passes and have little to no trafstatus and its summertime heat (it got fic. On your way you can make the
to 129 degrees in June 2013), but it’s side trip up to the 5500-foot Dante’s
also surprisingly large (the national view, with spectacular views up and
park is the same size as Connecticut), down the valley. If you make the
has several big mountain ranges (a grind up there, you get a remarkable
couple with 12,000 feet of relief to 16 mile descent to the below-sea
the valley floor!), and is quite wild level oasis of Furnace Creek, where
with over 90% of it being wilderness. the ruggedness of the surrounding
By Tom Diegel
terrain is somewhat strangely offset outpost of Stovepipe Wells. Nearby
by the typical national park ameni- are the sand dunes made famous
ties such as restaurants, a visitor in a bunch of the Star Wars desert
center, grocery store, campgrounds, scenes that are worthy of an hour’s
and lodging. Yes, everything is a bit worth of romping around, and to
overpriced, partly due to the National the west/south the road goes over
Park concessionaire markup, but also the Panamint mountains to Panamint
because at that point it feels like Valley, or you can stay in Death Valley
you are pretty far out there, and proper going northward. Another fun
if it wasn’t for the spring/creek of loop option is to veer northeast over
Furnace Creek that provides the 4000+ foot Daylight Pass through the
water for that area, there would truly Amargosa range towards the Nevada
be nothing for hundreds of miles.
border and then cut back up again
Near Furnace Creek are a good on a gravel – but very ‘cross-able
handful of side trips: The Harmony -road through the mountains over the
Borax mine is what started civilizing aptly named Red (rock) Pass, then
Death Valley in 1881 and the mildly- plunges and twists ever-downward
interesting ruins of it are just outside on what is best described as a slot
of ‘town”, nearby Golden Canyon canyon with a one-way road through
has a couple of canyon hikes and it! Going back and forth over 4000
is famous for its sunset photos, and foot passes doesn’t seem like much
Artist’s Drive is a paved one way to people who live at 4000 feet, but
side-loop with a 1-2000’ climb, and when you start below sea level, they
both sport spectacular and color- feel like real climbs! After a final
ful rock formations that even jaded plunge back down to the valley floor,
Utah desert rats will find impressive. it’s not far to loop back on the paveAnd of course there’s Badwater, the ment to Stovepipe Wells, or you can
innocuous spot a few miles away that climb gradually northward towards
is formally the lowest spot in North Scotty’s Castle.
America at 282 feet below sea, but is
Though bordering on the cheesy
somewhat anticlimatic since it’s only side of touristy, Scotty’s Castle is
a few feet lower than anywhere else worthy of a visit and the $15 tour. It
and is typically full of tourists wan- was built by a wealthy Chicagoan
dering around on a playa trying to around the turn of the century who
figure out they should do with them- was captivated by tales of vast
selves besides take cheesy selfies.
untapped natural resources and
North of Furnace Creek there are adventure to be had in Death Valley
a couple of options; it’s about 25 by a bigger-than-life local named
flat, paved miles to the other notable Scotty. While the lucrative extraction
didn’t transpire, the adventure associated with early life in Death Valley
resonated with the financier, and he
had a remarkable castle built that
ultimately bore the name of his charlatan – but charming – buddy instead
of his own (and indeed, “Albert’s
Castle” probably sounded a bit stuffy
for the wildness of Death Valley).
The National Park Rangers dress up
in “period” clothing to be the tour
guides and clearly love the place and
the story, so if you have the right attitude, it’s a fun way to spend an hour
or two, knowing that there’s a fun
descent awaiting to dive back down
into the valley.
Not far from Scotty’s castle is
Ubehebe Crater, another nice side
attraction. It’s the remnant of an old
volcano with a couple of impressively deep craters, and geologicallyspeaking they were formed practically yesterday, without any other
effect in Death Valley. These are on
the beginning of the 28 mile long
gravel road to the Devil’s Racetrack,
where rocks have mysteriously
moved (literally) in the dry playa,
leaving long tracks in their wake (a
mystery that was just solved this past
year; google it). There’s more to see
past the Devil’s Racetrack, but given
the distance, ruggedness of road, and
lack of water out there it may not be
as bike-friendly, though that means
there’s plenty of opportunities for
adventure.
The mountains of Death Valley
start off the valley floor in long, low
angle scree fields that finally end in
huge escarpments that have canyons
carving through them, and not surprisingly this is where many of the
hikes are. But “low angle” is a relative term, and the ride/hike combo
typically starts with a pretty healthy
grind straight up a thousand feet in a
couple/few miles to get to the hikes,
but they are worthy. Mosaic Canyon,
Grotto Canyon, and Natural Bridge
Canyons are some classics.
Death Valley is well-suited both
for bike touring and day rides, with
Tom Diegel careening down the 38 degree sand dune.
the limiting factor being water.
Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, and
Panamint Springs all have (simple,
and a little bleak) campgrounds and
lodging, (so a credit card tour is
very viable) and Mesquite Spring
Campground near Scotty’s Castle has
water as well.
For Utahns who grow weary of
winter’s snows and cold inversions
and think they’ve seen a lot of desert
Lotoja Continued from page 32
one was willing to let anyone “go
up the road without a fight.” Even
a hard attack by Carr on the climb
before the left turn onto South Loop
Road before Jackson was unsuccessful.
Noticing that most of the riders
still had energy left, Hoffman realized the race would likely end in a
field sprint. So he made a tactical
decision after Hoback to save his
legs for a sprint finish.
The attacks continued on South
Loop Road, on the bike path, and
on Highway 22 before the right turn
onto Village Road, added Hoffman.
And they continued for the final
seven miles.
Despite having more than 200
miles in their legs, Hoffman said
the group’s speed was in “the low
to mid 30s.” With one kilometer to
go, everyone began to eyeball each
other — and Reynolds went to the
front and pushed the pace even more.
Not having any teammates with
him, Hoffman knew he had to pick
the right wheel and unleash a sprint
that would surprise everyone. “I felt
that I could still win without any
teammates,” he said. “I know how
to work with what comes my way.”
The wheel he picked was
Sorensen’s as the group entered the
chute before the finish line. It was
there that Hoffman jumped and gave
it everything he had.
“I felt I had enough horsepower to
sprint before everyone else,” he said.
Hoffman triumphantly crossed the
line four to five bike lengths ahead
of Sorensen, who took second place
at 8:45:39:541 and Chris Carr in
third at 8:45:39:846.
“I had just an incredible weekend,” said Hoffman about his fourth
LoToJa victory. “People told me I
was nuts to double up (race nationals
and LoToJa back-to-back).”
He said he raced 40 times from
last February to September, and partially attributed that regimen to his
scenery Death Valley is a fascinating and different kind of desert. The
combination of austere wildness with
paved and gravel roads with little
traffic, big climbs, long flats, mild
temps, and interesting history makes
for at least a week’s-worth of excellent riding and adventuring.
For Death Valley National Park
information, see nps.gov/DEVA/
planyourvisit/index.htm
Ashley riding through Death Valley National Park.
success at nationals and at LoToJa. said Leydsman about their uninten- was another success story with most
As for the new course record that tional break. “But I’m not afraid to riders finishing and fewer crashes
smashed the old one by nearly 12 ride 100 miles by myself.”
than previous years. Due to course
minutes, Hoffman said the day’s
The two rode together over changes last year, and route changes
frequent attacks and tailwind largely Geneva Summit and to the base of for support crews this year, congescontributed to that result.
Salt River Pass, each taking pulls. tion was further reduced in critical
For Shirley Leydsman, her vic- Leydsman dropped Kimball on Salt areas — especially in Cache Valley.
tory came with far less races under River and won the Queen of the
“We’re always striving to make
her belt and she missed setting a Mountain. After the summit, she LoToJa better every year,” he said.
new women’s course record by six waited for Kimball to catch up so “That effort will continue as LoToJa
minutes. But after taking third place the two could help each other to the draws closer to its 35th anniversary
in last year’s LoToJa after a hard finish.
and beyond. Thanks to all of the
sprint, this year’s victory was sweet
They guessed the gap between enthusiastic support we get from the
success.
them and the chase group was size- riders, the sponsors, and the commuThe 42-year-old mother of three able, because “In Star Valley, the nities through which LoToJa passes,
from Ivins, Utah started running in race officials said they would no lon- the event has truly become a success
2000 and then triathlons in 2005. ger keep track of it,” said Leydsman. beyond my wildest hopes. It’s an
After competing in the Ironman in
With that information, she and honor for me to be part of it and to
2010, she felt “burned out.”
Kimball decided to try to break see how LoToJa represents a healthy
“I hate to swim,” she said.
the record of 9:35 set by Melinda lifestyle for so many people.”
But she apparently loves to ride MacFarlane last year. They shared
Chambers added that work has
a bike. In 2011 she entered her first the workload through Afton, Alpine already begun on next year’s LoToJa,
LoToJa and won the 25-plus citizen and Hoback, on South Loop and which is scheduled for Saturday,
women’s class. That taste of victory, Village roads. But with two kilome- September 12, 2015. The event is
and riding strongly in an endurance ters to go, Leydsman made a choice. always held the first Saturday after
cycling event, encouraged her to
Thinking that Kimball would Labor Day.
continue racing. In 2012, she got a beat her in the sprint, she checked
The race director stressed that
USA Cycling license and as a Cat. 4 for traffic, swung far to the left and LoToJa would not be possible withtook second in LoToJa with a time attacked. She put everything into the out the event’s loyal corps of volunof 9:47:39.
pedals and crossed the line 19 sec- teers and sponsors, nor without the
Because she lost the top podium onds ahead of Kimball who finished working partnerships and support
spot in 2012 and 2013 in sprints, she at 9:41:11. Nearly 30 minutes passed from all of the communities the race
hired a coach last June to improve before third-place finisher Mary passes through every year.
her sprint speed and tactics.
Emerson (Sandy, Utah) crossed the
“I can hill climb but to sprint is line at 10:09:09.
LoToJa facts and trivia
the hardest thing for me,” she said.
“I was so happy and excited to
• Three new LoToJa Course
Such was on her mind when win,” said Leydsman. “I had worked Records in 2014:
she and 62 Cat. 1-2-3 and Cat. 4 so hard. I was happy to see my hard
Men’s Individual: Cameron
women racers left Sunrise Cyclery at work payoff. … It was the perfect Hoffman, Layton, Utah — 8:45:38
7:09 a.m. and pointed their handle- day for me.”
(previous record was 8:57:14)
bars northward. The peloton stayed
She said Kimball is a friend and
Tandem: Gary Gardiner and
together through Cache Valley. expressed gratitude that the two rode John Lauck, Centerville, Utah —
Leydsman said no one was work- nearly the entire race together. “I 9:05:57
(previous record
ing at mile 45 (72 kilometers) while couldn’t have done it by myself,” was 9:11:17)
climbing to Strawberry/Emigration she said.
Queen of Mountain: Shirley
Canyon summit, so she and Marci
Both Leydsman and Hoffman Leydsman, Ivins, Utah — 16:19.212
Kimball went to the front and picked plan on returning in 2015 to defend (previous
record was 16:28.00.
up the pace. They thought some their LoToJa titles.
Four-mile climb up Salt River Pass
other riders would hang on, but
More than 1,800 total cyclists at 8 to 9 percent grade)
nobody else pulled through. Soon, either raced or rode this year’s
Leydsman and Kimball were alone LoToJa. Thirty-three separate cat• LoToJa is the longest one-day
and continued over the summit, egories left Sunrise Cyclery in three- USAC-sanctioned bicycle race in
down into Bear Lake Valley and on minute intervals.
the United States.
to Montpelier.
LoToJa Race Director Brent
“I kept thinking, ‘this is crazy,’” Chambers said this year’s event
• It’s estimated more than 17,000
cyclists have pedaled over 4 million
miles during LoToJa since the race
began in 1983.
• This year’s oldest male cyclist
to finish LoToJa was 72 years old
and the oldest female cyclist to finish was 63.
• The youngest boy and girl finishers this year were 13 years old
(the youngest ever for a female)
• LoToJa’s average participant
age is 42
• Cyclists came from 40 U.S.
States and four foreign countries
(Sweden, China, Canada and the
United Kingdom)
• It’s estimated up to 15,000 calories are burned by each racing cyclist
in LoToJa.
• The 2014 LoToJa involved over
500 course volunteers — about onethird are HAM radio operators providing radio communications and
neutral support.
• LoToJa features almost 9,800
feet of climbing, most of which is in
the first 110 miles
• LoToJa has raised over $1
million for Huntsman Cancer
Foundation (HCF)
• In addition to helping HCF,
LoToJa raised several thousand dollars for ASD Connections, National
Ability Center, Common Ground
Outdoor Adventures, Utah High
School Cycling League as well as
several community organizations
and youth groups.
• The first LoToJa Classic was
held in September 1983. Seven
cyclists left Sunrise Cyclery in
Logan at dawn and raced to Jackson.
The winner was Bob VanSlyke of
Logan with a time just over nine
hours.
Mechanic’s Corner
Nine Hot New Trends in Cycling for 2014
introduced the top of the
line XX1 group-set in late
2012. Sales were pretty
good until the end of 2013
when they introduced the
second level XO1. Since
then sales have been
through the roof. ‘Cross
racers should take note of
the new high-end SRAM
CX-1 group, complete with
hydraulic disc brakes.
•27.5/650b wheels. As if
two wheel sizes (29 inch,
26 inch) were not enough,
a few years ago some bike
designers thought a wheel
size between 26 inch and
29 inch would be perfect.
The 27.5/650b wheels are
faster rolling than 26 inch,
lighter and quicker than
29 inch. Made popular by
tain bikes. A little lighter, stiffer and
stronger, carbon fiber has been a
little under the radar for mountain
bike wheels. Until now. Years ago,
it was just the wheel specialists like
Enve and Reynolds. Now everyone is
in the game. Big names like Easton,
Roval, DT, SRAM and smaller players like Ibis, Nox, and Atomik.
•Fat bikes. Ok, yeah, they’ve
been around a while. But now, the
all-around fun bike can produce
twice the smiles with full suspension. While there have been custom
suspension fat bikes around, with
the introduction of the RockShox
Bluto fork, semi-custom models are
now available from your favorite
OEM makers such as 9zero7, Salsa,
Borealis and 11Nine.
•Bike-packing. Is it touring? Is it
racing? It’s both. Think backpacking except with a bike. Traveling
light, with as little gear as necessary,
across dirt roads and single track. Of
course, if you can ride it, you can
race it. Like the original bike packing race, the Tour Divide race. Down
the Continental Divide trail from
Canada to Mexico in seventeen days.
Seventeen days! From that evolved
other race/rides in places like the
Colorado trail, the Arizona trail, and
numerous places throughout Europe
and the rest of the world.
•Gravel bikes. TransIowa, Dirty
Kanza, VeloDirt, Crusher in the
Tushar. Gravel bikes were born from
events like these. It’s the type of bike
a racer would want if they were going
to ride 200+ miles on dirt and asphalt
as fast as they could: comfortable for
long distances, lightweight, clearance for 40mm tires and disc brakes.
Throw on some bike-packing bags
and you’d be, well, bike-packing.
•Road hydraulic disc brakes. Not
cable driven hybrid hydraulics. Full
bore hydraulic brakes on high level
bikes from all the major manufacturers. Specialized, Orbea, Pivot,
Bianchi, Cannondale, Ridley, Niner,
Pinarello and more. It’ll be the first
time we have something before the
pros.
•Mountain bike electronic shifting.
For 2015, Shimano introduces XTR
electronic shifting with 11 speeds.
The most advanced electronic shifting yet with options for single, double or triple ring and one or two
shifters.
Top: Salsa's Full Suspension Bucksaw 29er Fat Bike is part of the wave
of fat bike evolution.
Middle: Reynolds Black Label Carbon 27.5 XC rims are light, stiff, and
strong.
Bottom: Jamis' Renegade gravel bike is one of the many new gravel
bikes that are perfect for on and off road adventures.
These are just some of the cool
bike trends I’ve noticed this year
(remember, all trends hit here a little
late). The list can go on and on. I’m
not sure any one of the items on this
list demands replacing a perfectly
good bike, but if you’ve been looking
for a reason to upgrade, there’s no
reason to wait. Except there will be
more hot stuff by the middle of next
summer I’m sure.
By Tom Jow
With the current state of technology and engineering, bicycle equipment improves by leaps and bounds
every year. From my viewpoint, the
year 2014 saw both the introduction, and confirmation of incredible
technologies and ideas for bicycling.
The following are some of the things
that caught my attention, and, if not
already, should catch yours too (apologies for being slightly dirt biased).
•The single ring drivetrain. SRAM
those people that race “enduro”, they
must be good if the world cup downhill racers are switching over.
•Enduro mountain bike racing.
Transplanted from Europe, enduro
Got a bike question? Email
races utilize courses which demand
the fitness of cross country and the Tom at [email protected].
skills of downhill. The reason: riders
must pedal up to the start before time
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them.
•Carbon fiber wheels for moun-
Ride of the Month
The Red Rock Canyon Cruise Highlights Las Vegas Geology
A rider contemplates a trip to White Rock Trailhead while circling Red Rock Canyon’s Scenic Loop Drive.
Photo by Wayne Cottrell.
By Wayne Cottrell
Vegas, baby! When winter settles
in to northern and central Utah, it
is a fine time to head south. Utah’s
warm-weather winter playground
begins in the southern part of the
State, and extends southward into
Nevada, and perhaps southeastward
into Arizona. The Las Vegas area
has grown at astronomical rates over
the past few decades, with urbanization gobbling up previously undeveloped land. Fortunately, the sprawl
has extended only so far, leaving the
parks, conservation areas, and recreational spots on the Vegas perimeter
in their natural state. These areas are
where the best road riding is located. One of the most popular rides
in town travels through Red Rock
Canyon, a National Conservation
Area (NCA) – whatever that is (why
not just make it a National Park?)
– on the western edge of the Vegas
valley. On weekends, you are likely
to see a steady stream of cyclists
making their out and back along Red
Rock Canyon and Blue Diamond
Roads. The canyon is far away from
the Las Vegas Strip, and the glitz and
maddening crowds, offering the visitor an entirely different experience.
The Red Rock Canyon Cruise is
a 43.7-mile counterclockwise loop
through Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area, and the com-
munities of Blue Diamond and
Summerlin. Elevations range from
2,571 feet in Summerlin to 4,774
feet in Red Rock Canyon. Most
of the climbing and descending is
long and gradual. Always take plenty of liquids with you when riding
in the Las Vegas area. Start the
ride in Summerlin, at South Tower
Park, which is located at 1022 Park
Vista Drive. The GPS coordinates
are 36.162031oN 115.345844oW.
Summerlin is a master-planned community (not part of the city of Las
Vegas) developed by the Howard
Hughes Corporation. The population was about 100,000 in 2010, and
still growing! Head south on Park
Vista, and make a left onto Vista Run
Drive. Bear right at the traffic circle
onto Vista Center Drive. Turn right
onto Charleston Boulevard, which is
State Highway 159, and head west.
Out here, you are effectively at the
western edge of development in the
Vegas valley, and very quickly enter
the Red Rock Canyon environs. The
desert landscape is dry and bleak
– until you look more closely. Red
Rock Canyon Road, on which you
are now riding, climbs gradually.
At mile 5.1, turn right onto Scenic
Drive. This is an optional but highly
recommended loop, in which it is
possible to see some of Red Rock
Canyon’s plants and wildlife. Plants
include the Joshua tree, Mojave and
banana yucca, Creosote bush, and
beavertail cactus, among others.
Wildlife include bighorn sheep, wild
horses, and desert tortoise. The star
attraction, however, is the geology.
The Keystone thrust fault has lifted a
crustal plate over some younger rock,
creating a stunning display of rugged
colors. The older, gray carbonate
mineral rock overlays younger tan
and red sandstone. As the lighting
changes, the colors range from brilliant to vivid. Although the Scenic
Loop has a fee ($3 for bicycles),
and is closed at dusk, it is certainly
worthwhile. Once past the entrance
station, turn right onto the drive (that
is, do not head to the Visitor Center).
The loop itself offers a few challenges, including a few short, steep
climbs and descents. The highest
elevation of the ride (4,774 feet) is
along the loop. The road is one way,
so there is no need to worry about
oncoming traffic.
Exit the loop at mile 17.7, 2.2
miles downstream of where you
entered the loop, and turn right
onto Blue Diamond Road. The road,
which continues State Highway 159,
features a wide shoulder. There
is a cattle guard shortly after the
turn. Continue past enticing scen-
ery and turnoffs, such as those to At Charleston Boulevard, carefully
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park cross the road, and turn left. Turn
and Bonnie Springs (tourist-oriented right at Vista Center Drive, followed
Western-theme town). Leave Red by a left at the traffic circle – be careRock Canyon NCA at mile 22.3, ful navigating this – onto Vista Run
and then, after another cattle guard, Drive. Finally, turn right onto Park
leave the canyon environment alto- Vista Drive to conclude the ride, at
gether at mile 25.3. The road skirts South Tower Park.
the edge of the small community of
Blue Diamond (population 290 in
For more rides, see Road Bik2010). Turn left onto State Route ing Utah (Falcon Guides), written
160 at mile 26.8 – you are still by avid cyclist Wayne Cottrell.
on Blue Diamond Road. This is a Road Biking Utah features dewide, fast and gradually downhill scriptions of 40 road bike rides in
highway with a good shoulder. Enter Utah. The ride lengths range from
the community of Enterprise, which 14 to 106 miles, and the book’s
had a rapidly-growing population coverage is statewide: from Wenof 108,481 in 2010. Enterprise is dover to Vernal, and from Bear
the home of Allegiant Air. Look for Lake to St. George to Bluff. Each
Fort Apache Road after 3.5 miles on ride description features informathe highway. Turn left here and head tion about the suggested startnorth. The expansion of Las Vegas is finish location, length, mileposts,
evident out here, as you are bound terrain, traffic conditions and,
to see a collection of houses under most importantly, sights. The text
construction. The road itself may be is rich in detail about each route,
under construction, as well (it was including history, folklore, flora,
being widened when I rode it during fauna and, of course, scenery.
the spring of 2014).
Wayne Cottrell is a former
After crossing Warm Springs Utah resident who conducted exRoad, enter the community of Spring tensive research while living here
Valley, which had a growing popu- – and even after moving – to delation of 178,395 in 2010. Spring velop the content for the book.
Valley is known as the home of tennis
pros Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf,
and comedian Carrot Top. After a
few more traffic signals, turn right
onto Tropicana Avenue, at mile 38.0.
After just one-tenth of a mile, carefully cross over Tropicana to access
the I-215 West Beltway Trail. This
is a 5-mile long bike path that parallels the freeway (which is actually not an Interstate freeway, but
a County route, also known as the
Bruce Woodbury Beltway). The bike
path climbs gradually from 2,600
to just under 3,100 feet of elevation.
Although there is not much to look at
out here, except for the freeway, you
should be able to see the uplifts of
Red Rock Canyon to your left, and
the Las Vegas skyline to your right.

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