Five days of epic fast-paced bike racing action
Big Mountain Enduro race organizers always keep the courses under wraps until a couple of days before the event and when the five-day schedule of the Crested Butte Ultra Enduro was announced on Monday, September 1, the list of courses was staggering.
Essentially, it was revealed that the first three days of the inaugural event would hurt, and then there would be two more days of riding. The plan was to have riders average 25 miles of riding with 5,000 feet of climbing and 6,700 feet of descending each day. Furthermore, the list of trails over the five days included, but was not limited to, Trail 400, Teocalli Ridge, Cement Mountain Trail, Roaring Judy, Doctors Park, 409.5, 409, and Green Lake Trail and finished off with a three-stage tour of the Evolution Bike Park.
“To be honest, I was pretty nervous with the three really big days in a row but also pretty excited,” says Big Al’s Bicycle Heaven rider Colin Pickett. Read More »
KLOOTZAK!
Well, the dream, or nightmare if you’re sick of all of the soccer hype in America, is over and like I said in my soccer story this week, most of America can now go back to watching NASCAR. We kick ass in NASCAR. From Wondolowski back to Kezelowski. Read More »
Cohesion dissipates in offensive third
World Cup fever has swept the nation, or just got done sweeping the nation and is now being swept back under the rug.
While I realize that by the time you’re reading this, the U.S. either pulled off a massive upset Tuesday and defeated Belgium to advance to the quarterfinals bringing ‘Merica’s new found love of soccer to an all-time high. Read More »
Catch local soccer, er football, action en vivo
Man, did that last goal from Portugal sting. It was the latest regulation goal in the history of the World Cup and left the future of U.S. men’s soccer team at the 2014 World Cup still in flux. In fact, everyone in Group G, the so-called Group of Death, still has a shot to advance, to be determined only on the final day of group play on Thursday, June 26. Read More »
Forest Service may have taken illegal shortcut in granting approval
A lawsuit was filed this week to stop the development of new oil and gas wells in the Little Henderson Creek area. The development would require several miles of new pipeline and road infrastructure and could affect water quality and winter wildlife habitat. Read More »
“Some heavy hitters were right there”
It’s only getting better for halfpipe skier Aaron Blunck, and he appears to be peaking when it matters most.
Blunck posted the top score of his career two weeks ago to place second at the opening stop of the Dew Tour series. The event was also the first of five qualifying events for the U.S. Ski Team headed to the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Read More »
“Now it’s all about styling it out and going as big as possible”
Homegrown halfpipe skier and current U.S. Ski Team member Aaron Blunck has a big month ahead of him, with the Dew Tour kicking off this weekend and a shot at the Winter Olympics well within reach. Read More »
Get your footie on, people
Believe it or not, soccer in America is reaching an all-time high. The U.S. men’s team just won the CONCACAF Gold Cup and, barring any major disasters, should qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Read More »
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