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Ben Hermans Wins 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
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The 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was held from August 12-18 in Northern Utah. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2.HC stage race is billed as America’s Toughest Stage Race, with 37,822 feet of climbing over 6 stages and a prologue. After the Tour of California, it is the highest ranked stage race in North America, attracting 17 men’s professional race teams from around the world. Cycling West was there to cover the action. We bring to you a complete race report and photo gallery from the week’s racing.
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TOUR OF UTAH
Cover Photo: The peloton rides past Rockport Reservoir during Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Jason Porter
Prologue Win Propels Canadian James Piccoli to Overall Lead at Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, Craddock Second, Tvetcov Third. Snowbird, Utah (August 12, 2019) – Canadian James Piccoli of Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling was the fastest man at Snowbird Resort in Monday’s opening day for the 2019 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Piccoli won the 3.2-mile (5.3-kilometer) Prologue presented by Zions Bank, which featured 656 feet of climbing, in a time of 8 minutes, 37 seconds. “We’re really happy that we came away with the first stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. It’s a great confidence boost going into the week. For sure, seven seconds is not going to be the difference this week between winning and losing with some of the climbs coming up, which are quite beautiful, but also quite hard. But it’s a great way to start the week,” said Piccoli. He will wear the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Overall Leader’s jersey on Tuesday. The Tour of Utah was instrumental in Piccoli’s cycling career, after
Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) attacked on the climb to Powder Mountain to solo to the summit for the stage win, and taking the leader’s jersey in the process. He never relinquished it. Stage 2, 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Steven L. Sheffield
all, he wouldn’t still be racing if it wasn’t for his results at the 2017 event.
“I’d like to personally thank every-
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COMMUTER COLUMN
Seth Parsons - Tips For Year-Round Riding on a Bike Friday
Seth Parsons commutes to work on his Bike Friday. Photo courtesy Seth Parsons
By Lou Melini I first met Seth when he attempted to accompany me on an overnight bike tour in 2018. We rode together for quite a bit but due to a number of factors he had to turn around and go home, missing out on the camping. However we chatted about bike commuting, bikes, and everything associated with enabling one to ride to work with a smile. So more than a year later I get to chat with Seth once again. Cycling West: Seth, tell the readers a little about you and why you commute to work by bike. Seth Parsons: I’m a dad, a husband, a teacher, and a bike commuter. I bike commute now because it keeps me sane. And to be honest with you, I kinda like the look I get from my co-workers when I show up on my bike with icicles in my beard. There was a time not too long ago when I really struggled with anxiety and depression. I started medication and therapy but nothing really got better until I really committed to commuting by bicycle in February 2018. Now my wife tells me that I need a bike ride when I get a little squirrely around the house. That’s her code that I’m going crazy and
annoying her. C.W.: What was it that made you decide to commute by bike? S.P.: My “how I became a bike commuter” story is not brief. I think I first tried to get to work by bike in 2009. I was stationed at the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle. My wife was trying to get into green building and we were in a town that was very conscientious about its environmental impact. So, I guess I wanted to be “greener”. That didn’t last long and I put the bike away. I played around with commuting to work at every job I’ve had since, but I really committed to it in 2018. That’s when the Subaru in our driveway became a “rolling storage shed” and we became, for all intents and purposes, a one-car family.
Seth Parsons’ folding Bike Friday is set up for commuting with a rack and panniers. Photo courtesy Seth Parsons
mute, each way. I got a lot of use out of the S-Line trail, but it was a super short part of my commute. From 800 E, I’d take the S-Line to 300 E, then head south in the mornings. Probably the worst part of my commute would be the four blocks I spend on 3900 S in South Salt Lake. It’s loud. There’s lot of traffic. I also got “doored” on this route going home one afternoon. But I guess that’ll happen to you if you ride your bike enough. My new commute will takes me up near the international airport, about eight miles each way. It’s a great ride, flat and fast with a little time spent on the Jordan River Parkway. That’s probably my favorite part of this route. I’m not a big fan of riding along North Temple to the fairgrounds. There are a lot of stoplights that I’d like to avoid so I’m thinking about heading north a block or two, then west.
C.W.: Tell me about your current commute to work.
C.W.: I enjoyed watching you ride your folding bike. Tell me more about it.
S.P.: I recently changed jobs. The new commute is a bit longer, but I think way more fun.
S.P.: Ever since I unofficially committed to commuting by bicycle a year and a half ago, I’ve had
For the last two years for my previous job, I commuted from Sugarhouse to American International School of Utah in Murray. It was about a 7-mile com-
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every intention of riding every day... regardless of the weather. My commuter bike is a Bike Friday Pocket Llama. It’s a folding bike built by Green Gear Cycling in Eugene, Oregon. I had it custom built for me so it has a sweet placard with my name on it. I had been messing around with commuting before on an old Trek 4900, but I wanted a steel bike and I wanted a custom built bike and I didn’t want to spend a fortune. I met a lady in St. George once who was planning to ride across the US. She came to a World Peace Gardens gathering with this tiny blue bike with itty-bitty wheels to tell her story. That was my first exposure to Bike Friday. And when I started my new bike search, the small wheels kinda hung out in the back of my mind for a while. The hard part was finding one to try out. I eventually found a bike shop in Kentucky that had one in my size for a test ride. I rode it and ordered one of my own later that week. The bike itself is standard Bike Friday. I added some fenders, lights, a rear rack and a bell. The thing is a workhorse and an absolute joy to ride. I’ve played around with various pannier and messenger bag combinations, but my current set-up is to ride with one waterproof Arkel bag clipped on the rear rack. I carry everything I might need on a ride in that one bag. I always have a mini-pump and a spare tube with
me. Additionally, I have a tube patch kit and a Leatherman for any minor repairs or adjustments I may need to make on a ride. Honestly, I’ve found the patch kit and Leatherman to be more helpful to people I meet on the ride than to me, but I’m glad I have it with me. C.W.: Do you also ride through the winter? If so what tips do you have? S.P.: I do ride throughout the winter. And I have every intention of doing it on my new commute as well. The trick to year-round riding is layers. You have to have a few nice pieces of clothing to act as a base layer. Then you can add to it. I’m a big fan of wool everything. I have a nice winter weight wool jersey I bought from Wabi Woolens that I really like. Under that I’ll wear a long sleeve merino shirt and maybe a pair of wool leggings if it’s cold enough. For shoes, I love my Timberland boots. They’re waterproof and look good enough to wear with dress pants to be business casual at my work. I typically wear my work pants during my ride just because I don’t like changing at school. If it’s super sloppy outside I’ll stuff my work clothes in the Arkel bag and roll to work wearing
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WINTER TRAINING
A Winter Cycling Camp Helps Cyclist’s Mental Health
do something active. At the start of Ride Louder, before I was pregnant, I loved pushing “I Ride Louder to feel strong!” myself. I learned so much about my I signed up for Ride Louder at the heart rate zones and what it felt like JCC right after my third pregnancy to manage my heart rate between the loss. I was a mess. There were days different zones. I also learned how I couldn’t remember what it felt like to be best positioned on my bike, to feel strong, which was a huge to be efficient and prevent injury. I change for me after years of triath- could see the results of working lons. I just wanted to feel strong hard and getting back into shape. On again - both physically and mentally. an off day, I always appreciated the So I started to Ride Louder. And coaches walking around and checkit worked! Feeling strong again was ing to hold me accountable. Once I just like riding a bike - literally! My got pregnant though, I was terrified husband signed up for Ride Louder of the coaches walking around. I was with me too. It gave us a way to con- worried to myself- Would they try nect over something other than grief. to push me harder? Would I break Then, in the middle of the winter, down crying in class if they pointed I got pregnant again. My doctor out or asked why I wasn’t working said to stay active and healthy, but as hard as I used to?” But that never I was terrified. I kept going to Ride happened once. The coaches pushed Louder to keep some sort of routine us as a class but trusted us as indiand sanity. The coaches were always viduals to do what we needed to do. encouraging, but never pushed me By the end of Ride Louder I out of my comfort zone. I felt com- was 17 weeks pregnant, and now I fortable and safe meeting my fitness have a happy healthy little guy. I goal- which at that point was just to can’t imagine getting through all that By Amanda Choudhary
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a pair of snow pants and my wool jersey. If the weather is absolutely garbage or I just don’t feel like riding one day I’ll take Lyft. The advantage of having a folding bike is that it fits in any trunk. Most Lyft drivers are pretty amused to watch me fold this bike down into a pile of interconnected parts that could fit in a suitcase. Last year, there was about a week in early December that was bitter cold and I wasn’t feeling it, so I Lyfted it a few times to work. Then in January, I had an injury unrelated to cycling that kept me off the bike for about three weeks. I Lyfted it at that time as well. I have recently added a Cleverhood rain cape to my collection and I love it. It covers my legs when I ride and it’s a super nice alternative to plastic rain jackets that I find just don’t breathe very well. C.W.: You are close enough to remembering your start as a bike commuter. What words of wisdom can you pass onto others that may want to start commuting by bike? S.P.: If you want to start riding
without my amazing husband and our Ride Louder experience. My husband was not into cycling when we started the class. He had been a runner for years, and had done some casual mountain biking. Ride Louder was a new challenge for him, and something we could do together. But he caught the cycling bug! He purchased a road bike, and has kept in touch with some of the Ride Louder folks. He goes out for a ride 2-3 times a week. As he has adapted to being a new dad, I know he would say cycling has become his source of sanity these days! I am forever grateful for Ride Louder. I hope sharing my story helps others to know how it important it is to ride, both for physical and mental health. The 2019-2020 Ride Louder Winter Cycling Program will take place from November 4, 2019 to March 28, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For details, visit slcjcc.org/louder
Left to right: Madan, Kavish, and Amanda Choudhary. Photo courtesy Amanda Choudhary
to work, I’d say do it. Grab your bike and go. You’ll run into so many great people also on bikes that are willing to help you out if you have any problems. You don’t need a fancy bike. Google maps have bike direction settings so you can find a nice route to wherever you’re going. Also, remember that bike commuting uses energy, sometimes a lot of energy. You’re going to be hungry. You’re going to be tired. Just listen to your body or Lyft it on days you need a break. Finally, the last thing I’d say is to have some fun. You get a different view of the city on a bike and a different sense of your place in it. Soon you’ll be passing cars full of unhappy looking people frustrated by traffic and sedentary in their seats. Give them a wave... remind them that life is worth smiling about. C.W.: Seth, it has been a pleasure to catch up with you. Good luck with the new job. The use of Lyft with your Bike Friday sounds like a great “Plan B” for commuters. If you have a suggestion for a commuter profile, especially from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, W. CO, and N. AZ, have a commuter question, or other comments, please send it to lou@cyclingutah.com
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ADAPTIVE CYCLING
Riding Blind Part II: The Summit Challenge – In Tandem
and we almost didn’t make it to the top. But this time, as we headed into the final push of the canyon, when Laura turned her head and said to me, “Madi, we’re going,” I knew we would make it to the summit. It wasn’t long before we had left Brown’s Canyon in the background and found ourselves pedaling up Ability Way and into the finish line at the National Ability Center where our friends, coworkers and fellow riders cheered us along through the final mile, with music blaring! We celebrated with burgers and a cold beer in the event village. The feeling of accomplishment was well worth it. Every training ride we almost canceled but went on anyway. We thankfully only encountered one fall during our months of training which helped me learn to trust Laura as my eyes, steering and tandem partner along the way even more. Next year, Laura and I have decided to up the ante and take on the Summit Challenge 80-mile route together. See you there in August 2020!
A benefit for the National Ability Center, the 12th annual Summit Challenge took place on Saturday, August 24, 2019 tracing many favorite road rides throughout the Madison Baumann (right) and Laura Dusold in the National Ability Center Summit Challenge. Photo by Don Cook Park City, Kamas and Heber areas. This fully-supported ride offers several options including a 1-mile Discovery Loop, a 16-mile, 50-mile, 80-mile and 100-mile route. The event supports adaptive cycling, mountain bike and winter fat biking programs at the National Ability Center and also invites adaptive riders to participate in the Summit Challenge at no cost. The National Ability Centerprovides buddy riders, adaptive equipment like tandems, recumbent bikes and handcycles for adaptive cyclists in the Summit Challenge and offers ongoing NAC cycling programs. To learn more Madison Baumann and Laura Dusold were Team Purple People Eaters. about the National Ability Center or They completed the 50 mile ride on a tandem in the 2019 Summit becoming a volunteer, visit discovChallenge. Photo by Bailey Edelstein. Madison Baumann (left) and Laura Dusold completed the Summit ernac.org. Challenge 50 Mile ride on a tandem. Photo by Jon Scarlet were together, riding our tandem at the hottest part of our day, this You see, this wasn’t an ordinary in matching jerseys and purple climb had lingered in the back of By Madison Baumann ride, where chatting is more difficult sequined helmet covers. Our team Editor’s Note: See part one our minds throughout our months of Riding Blind in the Late Sumthan silence and you only factor in name was the Purple Pedal Eaters, After months of training, my rid- one person’s cadence, psychology, hence all the purple. So, as riders of training. A week before Summit mer 2019 issue of Cycling West, ing partner Laura Dusold and I were pacing and fatigue. I am a visually passed, they cracked jokes about Challenge, we tried this exact climb online at cyclingwest.com finally hitting the pavement for our impaired athlete, so I ride a tandem how if this were a downhill race, 50-mile Summit Challenge tandem with my cycling partner, Laura who we’d be in the top five. Some even ride. We started early, just after the acts as my eyes. We must pedal at asked if there was room for a third sun came up, hoping to beat the heat the same time, rest at the same time on our bike. With each passing rider, later in the day. It could have been and trust in one another as we take our motivation grew, and we found our nerves – or the cold – but as we on this new challenge. If one of us it easy to hammer to the top of the set out on the first 16 miles of our bonks, we’re both in trouble. climb. 50-mile route, hardly a word was The quiet roads made for easy The payoff? A great decent and spoken. pedaling and we soon found our- cruise through the Kamas Valley. Since we started our ride ahead selves completing the 16-mile course With Laura as my eyes, we easily of most, we had the first portion of and flying up the first major climb of navigated the downhills, laughing the course to ourselves along with a the 50 mile route heading towards our way past cows, pastures and few hand-cyclists. who had also set Kamas and flanked by the Jordanelle mountains. We even got to chat with out. Getting a jump start is an awe- Reservoir. At this point, the fastest a friend of ours who lives along the some option for any adaptive rider Summit Challenge 80-mile riders route and happened to be outside Email: dave@cyclingutah.com in the Summit Challenge who might began making their way by us. gardening as we rode by. Web: require a bit more time or need to Sometimes being passed on a Then came Brown’s Canyon. www.cyclingutah.com/advertising-info/ avoid the crowds of the main field. climb can be disheartening, but we Towards the end of the ride and
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BICYCLE BOOKS
Book Review: The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle
We all probably should increase
By Charles Pekow
our efforts to inspire school-age girls
to ride bicycles. Author and cyclist
Christina Uss has taken this concept to the extreme with her novel “The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle.” The narrative tells the fantastical, light-hearted tale of a 12-year-old girl who decides to ride all the way across the country, from Washington, DC to California. This mysterious girl is known only as Bicycle, lives in the Mostly Silent Monastery with Sister Wanda and a not very talkative monk named Sandwich, and apparently enjoys neither family nor friends. She seems not to have much desire to deal with real people, preferring to talk to her bicycle and other imaginary souls. “She slept with Clunk (the name for her bicycle) next to her bed, and occasionally she thunked down the wide staircase to breakfast on the bike.” Author Uss based the story on her own coast-to-coast bike trip that she did at an older age. The book’s intended audience consists of 8-12-year-old girls, who should be able to read it easily. (But don’t try this plot at home, kids!) Asked about herself “The girl didn’t say a word” or “the girl would either smile or stare, depending on how friendly the asker’s voice sounded.” And the adults at the institution don’t talk much either. So with bicycling meaning all to Bicycle, she sets off on a journey across the country, intending to meet a famous bicyclist in California she decides is the one person she can make friends with. “Zbig was Bicycle’s hero. She rearranged the letters in his first name to spell E-Z BIG WIN and
found the words NICE and WISE in seems to question her. Parents may his last name. She started dreaming want to talk to their kids about this. about winning the Tour de France Her adventures include biking and the Giro d’Ita- lia and other into the Kentucky Derby. She figfamous bike races like Zbig did, rid- ures out a way to get up the Rocky ing her bike for hundreds of miles Mountains. How does she like Utah? with a grin on her face, waving She writes her long-lost overseer wildly to her own cheering fans. “I don’t think the songwriter for She thought her dream wasn’t too ‘America the Beautiful’ knew what far-fetched.” to say about this part of Utah. It While she’s sensible enough to hasn’t got amber waves of grain, wear a helmet and bring along a set purple mountains, or fruited plains. of tools, she’s bold enough to think It’s more like a playground molded she can travel undetected across the from red Play-Doh. How lucky am I country for several months without to be able to bike through an alien’s funds or anything not carried in her playground?” as well as through 100 well-stocked backpack. degree plus days. She finds Nevada “When Sister Wanda told her that she needed to pack for camp, Bicycle both “lonely” and “lucky.” The book emphasizes how we had instead secretly packed supplies can be unique in our attitudes and for a long-distance bike trip.” Her resolve is great, “Bicycle goals; some people move and some figured she had to ride almost four stay put and we all are faced with thousand miles to get to California. alienation from each other. It sends She needed to be there on July 8. a message to girls to both pursue That meant she’d need to average their dreams and that a bicycle can about fifty miles a day. How hard become the vehicle for reaching could that be? she asked herself. them – even if nobody else rides Zbig and those other racers ride over along. a hundred miles every day for weeks on end. Fifty miles should be a piece The Adventures of a Girl Called of cake” Bicycle She enjoys the generosity of Author: Christina Uss folks she meets along the way and Publisher: Margaret Ferguson manages to get most of the energy Books, 2018; Holiday House 2020 she needs to pedal 50 miles a day, 320 pages. Also available as an day after day, from snack food. While everyone she meets treats ebook. Suggested ages: 8-12 her well, the realities of a bicycle ISBN 9780823440078 tour such as the need for a toilet, https://holidayhouse.com/book/ shower, cash or laundromat and the dangers of such a trip never get the-adventures-of-a-girl-called-bicymentioned in the fantasy and no one cle/
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ELECTRIC BIKE NEWS
Interior Department: Ebikes to be Allowed in National Parks and Most BLM Land By Charles Pekow You will be able to ride an electric bicycle on federal lands where a regular bike can go. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order Aug. 30 instructing managers of federal recreational land to allow e-bike use. The order is “intended to increase recreational opportunities for all Americans, especially those with physical limitations...” The order applies to e-bikes that can only go less than 20 mph, known as Class 1 (without a throttle) and Class 2 (with a throttle so people can ride them without pedaling) bikes, and, additionally Class 3 bikes that can travel up to 28 mph. Bernhardt’s memo states that “(u)ncertainty about the regulatory status of e-bikes has led the federal land management agencies to impose restrictive access policies treating e-bikes as motor vehicles, often inconsistent with state and local regulations for adjacent areas.” The order applies in lands operated by the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management. It does not apply in national forests or grasslands, which are operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). People for Bikes (PFB), which pushed for the change, lauded the move, issuing a statement saying “(t)his secretarial order will help get public lands visitors out of their cars and beyond congested visitor centers and parking lots and enable
better experiences for people of all
sons such as public health or resource
Canyonlands and Arches national
ages. It will promote health-building
protection. Managers and superin-
parks in Utah, for instance, are work-
Subsequently, the Flagstaff City
physical activity that is non-pollut-
tendents of each federal agency can
ing on implementing guidance, Kate
Council passed an ordinance in June
ing, quiet and sustainable. Too many
come up with their own rules after
Cannon, spokesperson for the parks,
allowing Class 1 and 2 bikes on most
Americans see our national parks
considering public input. You’re
said in early September. All bicycles
of the 56-mile Flagstaff Urban Trail
only with their noses pressed against
likely to see them allowed on road-
there are allowed on dirt and paved
System. The council approved it at
the windows of their cars. We need
ways and paved bike trails. “It gets
roads but not off-road trails. Park
a late night session after one coun-
a bit more iffy on single-track dirt
staff plan to put out info via signage,
cilmember who doesn’t like e-bikes
trails,” notes PFB Federal Affairs
radio, press release, etc. to let people
insisted they not be allowed on the
Manager Noa Banayan. “There’ll
know about the rule, she said.
busiest segments. “It was a nonsen-
to get people outside and moving.” People for Bikes also requested the move in national forests but USDA hasn’t responded yet. A coalition of conservation and recreation organizations, who opposed the idea from the start, issued a statement blasting the decision. “Trail advocates and conservation groups point out that the order undermines agency regulations and management rules, fails to consider impacts to hikers, mountain bikers, horse riders and other recreationists, and may signal the beginning of the
be a diversity of policies. We’re not advocating for a top-down policy.” So check with your local agency
this year.
View Bernhardt’s order 3376 at
sical thing a politician did,” says
https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/
Anthony Quintile, a board member
files/elips/documents/so_3376_-_
of Flagstaff Biking Organization.
about riding and public input oppor-
increasing_recreational_opportuni- “Frankly, there’ll probably be no
tunities before you zoom out there
ties_through_the_use_of_electric_
on an electric vehicle. Each of the
bikes_-508_0.pdf .
enforcement of the ban.” Park City, Utah has also started
four affected Interior agencies will
Meanwhile, as of June, 22 states
the process to allow ebikes on its
come up with a rulemaking proce-
had developed policies recognizing
trails. A recently passed ordinance
dure. PFB explains the process here:
the three classes of e-bikes, accord-
will allow those over 65 to use
https://peopleforbikes.org/our-work/
ing to PFB. Arizona, for instance,
ebikes immediately on the trails, and
e-bikes/department-of-the-interior-
officially allowed local governments
to begin a pilot program for other
e-bike-policy-faq/ .
to permit e-bikes on trails starting
trails in 2020.
end for non-motorized backcountry trails, all while not including the public in the decision-making process,” reads a statement signed by the American Hiking Society, Back Country Horsemen of America, National
Parks
Conservation
Association, Wilderness Society and Pacific Crest Trail Association. Bernhardt instructed land managers to develop an interim policy within two weeks, consistent with current law and regulations. By the first of October, agencies are instructed to report on any regulations that may inhibit the order and commence a public comment period regarding changing them to comply. Superintendents
can
restrict
e-bikes from certain areas for rea-
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BIKES FOR ALL
HEALTH
Free Bikes 4 Kidz Seeks Bike Donations
Off Season Nutrition: What Does Eating Clean Mean to You? By Breanne Nalder, MS, RDN, PLAN7 Endurance Coaching Dietitian and Nutrition Coach
Ashton Lindley collected 125 bikes for his Eagle Scout project for Free Bikes 4 Kidz in 2018. Free Bikes 4 Kidz provides bikes to goodwill organizations who then give them to kids in need. Photo by Dave Iltis
By Nick Ekdahl FREE BIKES 4 KIDZ Utah is a non-profit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to kids who would not otherwise have the means to afford them. FB4K was founded by a group of community-minded cyclists in Minneapolis in 2008 and gave away 300 bikes the first year. Since then, FB4K has expanded to eight states (and counting) and has given away over 60,000 kids’ bikes to low-income families. It’s a no-brainer. Every year 25 million bikes are sold in the U.S. and one-third of those are kids’ bikes (20” wheels or smaller). Since kids grow like weeds, millions of bikes are outgrown each year. Many of those bikes just end up in garages gathering dust for years until they find their way to a landfill. Why not funnel this endless supply of bikes to kids who will use them? FB4K’s model is simple. Stage One is to collect as many bikes as possible on a single day in early October. The bikes are taken to a warehouse – generously donated by a local real estate company – where they are inventoried and organized by size. In Stage Two, volunteers work throughout October and November to clean, repair, and refurbish the bikes. Meanwhile, FB4K works with community organizations to identify qualified recipients and pre-register them for a bike. Stage Three takes place in mid-December when the kids come to the FB4K warehouse to pick out their “new” bike along with a helmet. This year’s Bike Collection Events will be held Saturday, October 5th from 9am-4pm at Nate Wade Subaru (1207 South Main Street, SLC) and from 1pm4pm at Craftoberfest in South Salt
Lake’s Creative Industries Zone
(2511 South West Temple). Guthrie
Bicycle also accepts bike donations daily at both Sugarhouse and
Bountiful locations. This year’s goal is 1,000 bikes.
Volunteers of all mechanical
skill levels – including zero – are
welcome and can sign up for available shifts through the FB4KUtah.
org website. Volunteers are assigned
one of three positions based on their
ability: Cleaners get the bikes look-
ing good, then Preppers fix flats and
take care of minor issues, and final-
ly Mechanics fix major issues and perform a thorough safety check.
FB4K does not distribute bikes
to individual families directly, but
Isn’t Fall wonderful? We have the residual summer fitness and gorgeous weather to ride in and enjoy. But let’s face it, winter is coming… the time of year when the food becomes comforting, riding time likely diminishes due to weather and schedules and of course all the holidays. Many of us may use the off season as an excuse to put on a few extra pounds although that does NOT have to be the case! Why not maintain the physique you worked so hard for all summer and keep your food choices clean and healthy throughout the year? The focus of this article is to help you determine what clean eating is to you and in future articles how you can eat right through the “off season” and beyond. By definition, the word clean means “free from dirt, stains, contaminants” and eat means “put food into mouth, chew and swallow it.” Put that together and clean eating literally means consuming food free from contaminants. This however, can be interpreted in many ways. Does eating clean mean avoiding processed foods, GMOs, refined sugar, etc. or is it choosing fresh fruits and vegetables, lean protein and plant-based fats? To answer those questions depends on whether you look at food choices as limiting the bad or enhancing the good. I prefer to have the mindset of enhancing the good, but they go hand in hand if your focus is on consuming what your body needs to reach your goals. Now let’s talk about what our bodies need. With all the fad diets out there, it’s hard to decipher what’s right. Is it gluten free? Dairy free? Plant-based? Keto? Paleo? Mediterranean? Well the reason these all exist is because different bodies and lifestyles thrive on different eating patterns. The key is determining the right fuel for your body, and that is dependent on many factors. I wish I could give you one equation that tells you exactly what to eat every day, but it’s just not realistic! Instead let’s focus on balance of food choices and fueling your
instead works with local non-profits
and community organizations that
provide outreach and services to
those in need. For information on
how your organization can apply
for bikes, please contact FB4K Utah through their website.
Pretty cool program, huh? If
you’re fresh out of spare kids’ bikes
and don’t have time to volunteer,
financial donations are always
greatly appreciated to help buy helmets, tools, spare parts, shop supplies, and cover operating costs.
For more information, to donate,
or to volunteer, visit FB4KUtah.org
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body for what you do each day. For example, on a day that we ride for 5 hours we eat and drink more than we do on a day that we do a quick 1 hour spin. Sounds simple right? In concept yes, but this is where balance comes in to play. On the long ride day, we should be consuming more carbohydrates than on an easy day or rest day. So to choose a diet, say, that eliminates sugar entirely you may be shooting yourself in the foot if you intend on staying active through the winter months. You should however, keep sugars intake low on light exercise days and instead have nutrient dense foods to fill the belly and power the mind. So, if any of the specific “diets” listed above are important to you, keep in mind whether the macronutrient balance is appropriate for that day. Your engine runs the strongest when you put the proper gas in the tank! In my next articles I will get into specific foods and break down our macronutrient and micronutrient needs as well as give ideas on how to incorporate them into your daily routines. In the meantime, I want you to think about what clean eating means to you. Is it eliminating certain products, incorporating more healthy foods, or focusing on the environment and animals? Ask yourself what you want to accomplish this “off-season” rather than wait until it’s Spring to get back into summer shape and shed the winter pounds (we’ve all been there right?!). Remember that clean eating comes from mindfulness, so set your intentions first, then we figure out the exact food plan. In fact, it would be great to hear from you! Send me your questions, requests for article content, even your personal goals. My contact info is below. Breanne Nalder, MS, RDN earned a Master’s degree in nutrition with an emphasis in sports dietetics at the University of Utah. She is a Registered Dietitian, the nutrition coach at PLAN7 Endurance Coaching. Contact for custom nutrition planning: breanne@plan7coaching.com
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 11
CYCLING AND THE LAW
The Relationship Between Cyclists and Police Officers
It’s important to establish a good relationship between cyclists and police officers. Here, Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown (right) rides with Mayor Jackie Biskupski (left) in the 2019 Salt Lake City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day. Photo by Dave Iltis
By Russ Hymas Christensen
and
Ken
If you’ve ever been hit by a car while on your bike, you already know that one of the first things you do – after checking out the damage to your beloved bike, of course – is call the police. At the scene of the accident, a police officer’s duty is to make sure everyone is safe, take statements, and collect evidence that can be used in determining fault.
Police officers put their lives on the line every day to keep us, our families and our communities safe. They see things and handle situations that would send most of us running in the opposite direction. But since officers are required to handle so many different situations, they can sometimes be less familiar with certain types of situations, such as cycling accidents. When it comes to car accidents, the scene is a familiar one for police officers. But a cycling accident can be different. Often
times, police officers aren’t nearly as well-versed in cycling laws and the privileges afforded us. In addition to the frustration this can cause for an injured cyclist, it can also have a significant impact on your ability to receive compensation for your damaged bike and injuries. If an officer is lacking in knowledge of cycling laws or the propriety of the cyclist’s actions, the traffic accident report he or she generates may lack accuracy or clarity on what happened in the accident and who is
at fault. This does NOT mean that you shouldn’t call the police after an accident. An incomplete accident report is better than none at all – especially in circumstances where some damage to your bike is overlooked, or your injuries aren’t fully recognized until the adrenaline wears off. What it DOES mean is that, as cyclists, we need to be extra diligent in documenting the events surrounding an accident. Riding with a GoPro or taillight camera is an excellent way to ensure your riding behavior is documented. Bike computers, Strava or other training apps, and photographs of the damage to your bike, the car involved, and the scene of the accident, are also extremely helpful. The police officer may determine liability and issue a citation to one or both of the parties involved. The officer can also decide not to give any citations at all. Such a decision can add the proverbial insult to injury for a battered cyclist that watches a careless driver get away without so much as a slap on the wrist. But the issuance of a citation isn’t necessary for a personal injury claim. In fact, the citation isn’t even admissible in court! The jury or judge will be asked to determine fault based on the all the evidence and isn’t allowed to be influenced by whether a party received a citation or not. This should go without saying, but always treat the police officer with courtesy and respect. You may be more familiar with Utah bike
laws than the responding officer, but you don’t have to prove this at the scene of the accident. So becoming confrontational at the scene will likely do more harm than good. In certain circumstances, the police officer may be asked to come to court later on and testify as a witness in your injury case. The officer’s perspective can be very helpful and you do not want the officer to harbor animosity toward you because of the way you acted at the accident scene. Cyclists are passionate about protecting our right to be on the road, but that right is nothing more than a privilege that can be taken away from us. Our right to use the road is not protected in our state or federal constitutions. By refusing to act maturely and responsibly, we are damaging our privilege to ride and can undermine the hard-earned gains from organizations such as Cycling West, BikeUtah, and many others. Just remember your grandmother’s sage advice … You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Ken Christensen and Russ Hymas are avid cyclists and Utah attorneys at UtahBicycleLawyers.com. Their legal practice is devoted to helping cyclists injured in collisions with motor vehicles. They are authors of the Utah Bicycle Accident Handbook and are nationally recognized legal experts on cycling laws and safety.
BIKE LANES
Study: Safety of Different Types of Protected Bike Lanes rotected bike lanes vary in how
By Charles Pekow Protected bike lanes are prob-
ably the safest places to ride in busy areas. But they’re not perfect and
some have proved safer than others, says a new study from the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety. They
encourage people to ride and work
best on bridges and road stretches
without many intersections or driveways. And two-way cycletracks on
busy streets are less safe, as they
put unique demands on drivers, who
need to look both ways. Streetcar and train tracks also increased risks to riders.
well they shield riders from crashes
and falls,” says the study, titled Not
York got into fewer collisions with
Cyclist Collisions and Falls Leading
because Washington’s cyclists had
Same: Infrastructure and Risk of to Emergency Department Visits in three U.S. Cities.
“Planners should minimize con-
flict points when choosing where
to place protected bike lanes and
of those.
And autos didn’t account for
pedestrians in the lane: either walk-
collisions with or trying to avoid
the authors advise.
ing, crossing, waiting or getting in
study on interviews of those taken
bike/pedestrian collisions, protect-
Note: Researchers based the
and Portland, OR. The researchers
stories of cyclists killed while riding
on a road without one. But “(p)
out of driveways and alleys and
New York streets don’t have many
tions when they are unavoidable,”
to increase visibility at these loca-
injured in a crash or fall while riding
on a conventional bike lane than
to deal with many drivers coming
all the crashes. Cyclists got into
facility they were riding on. (And,
concluded you’re better off biking
cars than did those in Washington
should implement countermeasures
The institute did its study by
in Washington, DC; New York City
safer if at a raised elevation from the
road. Riders on cycletracks in New
All Protected Bike Lanes Are the
to emergency rooms and some of
examining cases of 604 cyclists
Two-way cycletracks proved
the victims misidentified the type of
obviously, it doesn’t include the
or incidents that don’t wind up in emergency rooms, major potholes
in the data.)
or out of a car. When it comes to ed lanes proved less safe because
pedestrians were more likely to
wind up in them. The study didn’t examine why.
Read the report at https://www.
iihs.org/api/datastoredocument/bib-
liography/2193.
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12 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019
COACHING
ROAD RIDING
Training Specificity Throughout the Year
Use specific training targeted to your dence! Photo by Joan Mower
By Sarah Kaufmann Fall is here in the west and it is
one of the best times of the year for
riding. Temperatures come down, the foliage is beautiful, if you enjoy
mountain bike riding, the dirt is
perfect, and you are probably carrying great fitness from a summer of training.
If you are preparing for cyclo-
cross racing, it is important to be
very specific with your training this
time of year. You will use your sum-
mer riding as a base and add in the
repeated sharp efforts required in
CX. But if you are finishing a season
many cyclists a smart training program through the winter is the edge that allows them to achieve their goals during the summer. Specific training means that your workouts target the specific demands of your goal event(s). You do not need to match the total duration of your event in training. If you can do about half of your expected duration in training, you should have the endurance to complete your event. Different types of events will have different fitness and skill demands and your training should reflect that. For example, for XC mountain bike racing, you need high intermittent power, the ability to produce near peak efforts repeatedly from threshold with limited recovery. For road racing, you need more event so you can line up with confi- endurance and the ability to surge and sprint with very fatigued legs. how you feel and take some days Depending on your goals for the off the bike to enjoy other activities; event; shooting for a personal best, trying to complete an event, hiking, running, swimming, etc., as or be competitive in your field, well as some dedicated downtime. etc, your training demands will In general, the further away you are also vary. As you approach your from target events, the less specific target events, the specificity of you can afford to be with your trainyour workouts will increase. ing. A coach can help you plan As you get into winter base buildwhen to make your training more ing, you will want to add some or less specific through the year specificity back in. You can include to match the ebbs and flows of plenty of off-the-bike exercise to your goals. Too much specificity keep winter interesting but you will at the wrong times of year results want to be riding three to four days in burnout and too little specificper week if you have ambitious ity results in lacking peak fitness. cycling goals next year. The fewer Get it dialed in just right! days you get on the bike per week, the more specific and targeted you
of road or MTB racing and you don’t
need to be with your workouts. For
now is a great time to be a little less
workouts to develop general aerobic
plan to race again until next year, specific with your training. If you
have followed a training schedule all
year, let the structure go a little. Ride
example, you can use off-the-bike
and cardiovascular fitness but when
you do get on the bike, you should
have specific workout goals. For
Sarah Kaufmann is the owner of K Cycling Coaching. She is an elite level XC and CX racer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She can be reached at sarah@kcyclingcoaching. com or 413-522-3180.
5 Tips to Make Drivers Notice You This Fall By Utah Department of Public Safety Fall is such a beautiful season in the West and a wonderful season to
enjoy the outdoors, especially on a bike. Here are some simple tips to help
keep you safe while cycling Western roads this Fall. Tip 1: Ride Defensively and Predictably:
Go with the traffic flow. Always ride on the right in the same direction
as other vehicles.
Obey all traffic laws. A bicycle is a vehicle on the road and must obey
all traffic signs, signals and lane markings.
Be predictable. Ride in a straight line, not in and out of cars. Signal
moves to others.
Stay alert and look before turning. Try to avoid using personal elec-
tronics when you ride as it hinders your ability to listen for traffic and avoid dangerous situations. Always look before turning to avoid being surprised
by a red light runner or distracted driver.
Watch parked cars. Ride far enough out from the curb to avoid the
unexpected from parked cars (like doors opening or cars pulling out).
Tip 2: At Dawn, Dust, and Dark Use Reflective Gear, Especially
Below the Waist
If you want drivers to see you wear reflective gear. And make sure
you wear enough reflective gear. The small reflective piping found on most athletic garments is not enough to make a difference. The more reflective
you can become the better.
If you want drivers to recognize you as a cyclist, wear reflective gear
on your shoes, around your ankles or wear full reflective leg coverings. By
incorporating reflective gear below the knee you highlight the movement of cycling or the up-down motion of cycling. This motion is much more likely
to grab the attention of the driver, alerting that driver to your presence.
The road is full of lights: street lights, reflective signs, other cars,
motorcycles. Too often drivers see a light in the distance but can’t recognize what that light means until the object is quite close. By utilizing both
light and motion you actually communicate, “cyclist here, please share the road.”
Tip 3: Wear Flourescents in the Daytime
Research has shown that drivers consistently recognize fluorescent
colors faster, more consistently and from farther away than standard colors.
So when picking cycling gear go for fluorescents.
There isn’t any research pointing to which fluorescent color is best, so
you’re on your own there. However, fluorescent orange is always a good pick because drivers already associate that color with caution. Tip 4: Use Lights Always
Utah law states that any cyclist riding during dawn, dusk or dark is
required to have a white headlight, red tail light or reflector, and side reflectors (41-6a-1114).
But remember these are the minimum requirements. You can use lights
both day and night. You can also get creative with lights. For example putting small lights on the back or front of your shoe will, like the reflective
gear, highlight the motion of cycling. Tip 5: Educate Others
A large percentage of crashes can be avoided if motorists and cyclists
follow the rules of the road and watch out for each other. When riding in
groups or with friends encourage others to ride safely.
If you see unsafe behavior among fellow cyclists make sure to address
it and educate friends and family, especially those who may not ride, on how to share the road with cyclists.
To learn more visit highwaysafety.utah.gov/pedestrian-and-bicycle-
safety
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RACE RESULTS Cyclocross Utah Cyclocross Series Race 1, Utah Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, September 14, 2019 Place, Name, Team, Time Cat 1/2/3/4 A Men 1 JUSTIN LINDINE Apex Pro Cycling p/b Hyperthreads & NBX 0:58:08 2 BRENNON PETERSON Rouleur Devo p/b DNA Cycling 1:00:09 3 MARK FLIS Asend Nutrition 1:04:04 5 JOHN HUGHES Bristlecone Bikes - Esthetique Med Spa 1:05:51 6 PRESTON EDWARDS 1:05:52 Cat 1/2/3/4 A Men 35+ 1 AARON PHILLIPS Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:05:41 2 RUSS JACKSON 1:00:07 3 JACOB GARRETT American First Credit Union Cycling Team 1:00:31 4 CHAD CHENOWETH 1:00:35 Cat 1/2/3/4/5 Singlespeed 1 BOB SAFFELL Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:03:27 2 MATTHEW KIEL Two Hoosiers Cyclery 1:00:00 3 AJ TURNER Two Hoosiers Cyclery 1:01:51 4 NATE BORGENICHT 1:04:20 5 RICH CARAMADRE Kuhl Cycling 1:05:10 Cat 1/2/3/4/5 A Women 1 MEGHAN SHERIDAN Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:07:13 2 ERIKA POWERS Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:02:10 Cat 1/2/3/4/5 Master Men 45+ 1 CHRISTOPH HEINRICH KUHL Cycling Team 0:48:40 2 RYAN CLAYTON GOTHIC HEALTH CLUB 0:49:51 3 SCOTT ALLEN 0:50:09 4 BARRY MAKAREWICZ Kuhl Cycling Team 0:50:48 5 JEFFREY JUIP 0:51:07 Cat 3/4/5 B Men 1 BRENDEN MCILRAY 0:49:01 2 JORDAN KHAPMAN 0:50:28 3 NICK FRITZ SaltCycle - Kestrel Wellness 0:51:39 4 AMMON PATE 0:52:07 5 STEPHEN CIMINO Ascent Cycling P/B Health 0:52:47 Cat 3/4 Master Men 35+ 1 DAN HOOPES Zone Five Racing 0:50:22 2 ERIC BUNCE 0:51:49 3 JOE BEALS 0:53:31 4 BENJAMIN TODT 0:54:14 5 BRYAN GEE Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts (ICE) 0:54:19 Cat 1/2/3/4/5 Clydesdale 1 ANDREW LOVE Zone 5 Racing 0:44:27 2 ALEX WHITNEY 0:45:08 3 MIKE OBLAD MILLBROOK RACING 0:45:43 4 JOHN KRAUSE 0:49:04 5 MATT LOWE 0:52:00 6 PAT HURLEY 0:53:47 Jr. Men 15-18 1 THOMAS KRAUSE 0:48:32 2 STERLING JAMES Rouleur pb DNA 0:48:31 3 SPENCER STEVENON 0:50:45 4 JACOB KRAUSE 0:51:36 5 LUKE KASCHMITTER 0:51:29 Cat 1/2/3/4/5 Men 55+ 1 BARRY MAKAREWICZ Kuhl Cycling Team 0:43:07 2 PAUL LASTAYO 0:44:44 3 JOSEPH ALBANO Salt Fire 0:45:43 4 DAG VANNMAN 0:48:48 5 DARRELL DAVIS Contender Bicycles 0:48:38 Cat 4/5 C Men 35+ 1 RICHARD ABBOTT 0:47:26 2 SCOTT SUGIMOTO Intermountain Live Well p/b Harristone 0:48:00 3 NILS EDDY 0:48:17 4 JOHN THOMAS KUHL 0:48:50 5 BRIAN HARRIS Saltcycle-Kestrel Wellness 0:49:02 Cat 4/5 C Men 1 KANE JOHNSON 0:42:39 2 KYLE ZICK 0:46:12 3 TREVOR ASTROPE Saltfire Brewing 0:46:12 4 CALEB PAN 0:49:06 5 CHRISTOPHER MORAN 0:49:21 Cat 3/4/5 B Women 1 LAURA HOWAT Kuhl Cycling Team 0:50:02 2 AUBREY LARSEN 0:41:17 3 STEFANIE WILSON Wilson Heat 0:42:52 4 LISA FITZGERALD Kuhl Cycling 0:44:09 Cat 4/5 C Women 1 BRI HOOPES Zone Five Racing 0:43:34 2 MARIA OBLAD Millbrook Racing 0:44:15 3 Courtney Foley Saltfire Brewing 0:50:59 4 AIDEN KEENAN 0:50:06 5 MARIA BISAGA 0:40:47 Jr. Men 11-14 1 MICHAEL KRAUSE 0:51:02 2 JONAH WATT Durham Cycles 0:53:28 3 TYLER WILES 0:55:58 4 JEREMY WILES 0:47:49
Mountain Bike Racing Powder Mountain I-Cup, Intermountain Series, Powder Mountain, UT, August 10, 2019 Place, Name, Team, Time Lil’ Shredders (9 & Under) 1 RYLEE GRAHAM 03:12.72 2 ANDERS MARK 03:30.54 3 MACE JESSOP 03:39.57 4 JACOB SCHAELLING 03:41.91 5 JACOB OLMO 03:41.98 Shredders Boys (10-12) 1 EZRA HECKMANN 14:43.53 2 KADE JOHNSON 15:35.74 3 TRE LUNDBERG Lunkheads 15:59.05 4 BURKE NELSON 17:16.78 5 BECKHAM MIYA 18:26.75 Shredders Girls (10-12) 1 AMY DRAPER 19:28.98 2 ELLIE HORTIN ImpactDevo p/b Bountiful Bicycle 24:05.08 3 OLIVIA NIELSON 28:02.62 4 HAYDEN BROWN 29:00.50 5 HANNAH LAMAY Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 29:03.41 JH Boys (14 & Under) 1 MICHAEL KRAUSE Pocatello Pioneers 43:23.95 2 TYLER BALLS 44:05.72 3 OWEN OKOLOWITZ Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 44:12.21 4 MASON BROWN Spry Cycles 44:55.26 5 MORTY LINDLEY 44:59.36 JH Girls (14 & Under) 1 MONTANA LEONARD Summit Bike Club 57:11.57 2 ADDISYN LUNDBERG Lunkheads 57:36.96 3 KENADDIE CUSTER 1:00:16.45 4 BROOKLYN DOWDLE 1:01:08.24 5 ELLA SHEARER 1:04:00.95 JV Boys 1 LUKE ANDERSON Fezzari Factor Racing 1:13:14.98 2 THOMAS KRAUSE Pocatello Pioneers 1:14:39.62 3 ELIJAH TOPPER Team Portal 1:17:11.61 4 TY DOWDLE 1:17:36.00 5 BRAYDEN WHATCOTT 1:18:33.22 JV Girls 1 ADA FENDLER 1:31:43.78 2 MYA GRAHAM 1:32:33.78 3 BROOKE MORTENSEN 1:36:24.52 4 AUNIKA KEMP Kuhl Cycling 1:40:16.83 5 KAMBER SASSER Fezzari Factory Racing 1:49:05.26 Varsity Boys 1 STERLING JAMES Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:47:44.91 2 MCKADE JAUSSI 1:51:16.86 3 COLTON DESMOND ImpactDevo p/b Bountiful Bicycle
1:51:17.25 4 JAXON COLES ImpactDevo p/b Bountiful Bicycle 1:52:35.63 5 SETH CLAWSON 1:53:49.50 Varsity Girls 1 SYDNEY NIELSON Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:26:25.15 2 CAMILLE LIDDELL 1:36:51.27 3 KJERSTIN PHILLIPPS 1:39:13.16 4 MIA MENLOVE 1:39:53.93 5 SHAE HANSEN 1:44:09.62 6 BROOKLYNE CUSTER 1:48:07.32 Novice Men 1 RICHARD MCCANN 1:35:38.28 2 JASON VANDERWARF 1:38:26.36 3 BRIAN HARRIS 1:43:00.59 4 CODY PETERSEN 1:50:18.31 5 CORY TALBOT 1:54:51.18 Novice Women 1 TRALAYE MATTHEWS 1:12:44.87 2 BRIANNE MURDOCK 1:18:47.98 3 AMBER COOK 1:27:47.61 4 SARAH LAMAY Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:58:59.17 Sport Women 1 CHRISTINE MULLINS Summit Bike Club 1:39:58.16 2 TARA FERGUSON 1:46:17.62 3 HEATHER RAMSDELL 1:46:34.10 4 KERRIN HALO 1:46:59.54 5 KELLY SCUDDER Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:49:59.47 6 IVY BAILEY ImpactDevo p/b Bountiful Bicycle 2:01:25.41 Freshman/Sophomore Boys 1 RUSH PETERSON 1:10:19.06 2 ETHAN ALTAMIRANO Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:11:14.56 3 MADDUX LEONARD Summit Bike Club 1:11:25.78 4 GRAHAM STEVENS 1:12:11.41 5 JAXSON WEAVER Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:15:17.25 Freshwoman/Sophomore Girls 1 MAYCEE DEHLIN Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:31:26.34 2 ELLIE CREECH Maybird Reyes-Psych 1:37:52.67 3 AUTUMN DAVEY 1:44:44.28 4 ABBY LOWRY Maybird Reyes-Psych 1:46:28.84 5 TESSA LIDDELL Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:52:58.86 Sport Men Open 1 TREVOR GRAYSON 1:29:54.24 2 CAMERON ANDERSON University of Utah 1:31:56.02 3 SETH SHEARER Rouleur Devo p/b DNA 1:31:58.10 4 ADAM DANIELL 2:03:42.31 5 KELBY CALDWELL 2:12:52.82 6 NATHANIEL COOK 2:17:16.53 Sport Men 35-49 1 DAVID W LAMAY Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:31:10.08 2 JERAMIE THOMPSON 1:32:05.79 3 DANIEL BOWEN 1:34:48.05 4 RYAN MATHESON 1:34:52.29 5 MARC MENLOVE 1:34:58.23 Sport Men 50+ 1 KEVIN VICK 1:35:09.16 2 GREGG BROMKA PEARL iZUMi 1:38:12.36 3 GLENN AMES 1:41:50.05 4 DEREK ISRAELSEN Maybird Reyes-Psych 1:44:37.78 5 TODD MILLER Maybird Reyes-Psych 1:46:28.23 Expert Men Open 1 JAMISON PEACOCK 2:05:33.49 2 JON HOUK Red Rock Bicycle 2:08:30.82 3 KODY SANCHEZ Logan Race Club 2:09:57.66 4 TYLER MULLINS Summit Bike Club 2:09:57.78 5 BRIAN ZIMMER Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:15:03.16 Expert Men 40-49 1 CHARLES JENKINS Logan Race Club 2:01:51.15 2 ELLIS PERKINS 2:06:54.48 3 ROB MCCOMBS Ten23 Racing 2:09:51.83 4 KYLE SMITH 2:13:23.90 5 JASON JAUSSI 2:19:25.97 Expert Men 50-59 1 CHRISTOPH HEINRICH Kuhl Cycling 1:57:38.62 2 BOB SAFFELL Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:04:31.88 3 BRENT PEACOCK 2:08:40.24 4 JOHN PENDLETON Old Guys 2:13:04.33 5 REED TOPHAM Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:19:59.43 6 DARRELL DAVIS 2:25:07.60 Expert Men 60+ 1 DAVE MENDENHALL Team RedRock 1:42:29.73 2 RYAN SPAINHOWER Team Red Rock 1:43:31.79 3 DENNY TYNAN Stay PC Cycling Storm Cycles 1:45:42.84 4 RICK MORRIS Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 1:50:12.70 Expert Women 1 ANNIKA PEACOCK 1:33:27.83 2 KELLIE OLIVER Red Rock Bicycle 1:51:33.93 Elite Men 1 JAKE YACKLE 2:19:21.14 2 JUSTIN LINDINE ApexHyperthreads Pro Cycling 2:21:42.02 3 MATT BEHRENS 2:22:56.56 4 CHRIS HOLLEY 2:28:34.85 5 JUSTIN DESILETS Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:32:23.73 Elite Women 1 NATALIE QUINN ImpactDevo p/b Bountiful Bicycle 2:11:38.76 2 KC HOLLEY Kuhl Cycling 2:17:11.97 3 KATELYN WILLIAMS 2:17:48.24 4 MEGHAN SHERIDAN Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:18:16.14 5 ERIKA POWERS 2:19:58.22 6 LAUREN ZIMMER Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasteners 2:22:56.49 Singlespeed 1 MILLARD ALLEN Scheels 2:01:03.81 2 LANCE BAILEY The Bike Shoppe 2:08:31.77 Park City Point 2 Point, Park City, UT, August 31, 2019 Place, Name, Team, Time Men 29 & Under 1 Matt Behrens Summit Bike Club 6:46:38 2 Niels wheelwright University of Utah 7:11:37 3 Charles Bingaman 8:00:30 4 Jamen Bennion Scheels 8:08:36 5 Jaxon Coles Impact Devo p/b Bountiful Bicycle 8:12:01 6 Conner Monks JT Tacing 8:12:03 7 Chandler Love 8:29:13 8 Rob Aldrich 8:32:54 9 Porter Trapp 8:44:57 10 Sam Watson NA 8:58:28 Men 30-39 1 Roger Arnell Johnson Elite Orthodontica 7:01:34 2 Peter Hinmon 7:18:39 3 Jake Garrett America First Credit Union Cycling Team 7:14:06 4 Chase Peeler NinetyWest Racing 7:14:13 5 Samuel Mehr Red Burro Racing 7:27:12 6 Darrin Tuckett Johnson Elite Orthodontics 7:26:08 7 Michael Hawley Intermountain LiVeWell 7:26:19 8 Cam Taylor JT Racing 7:26:25 9 jesse gaudet Extra Mile Racing 7:31:46 10 Daniel Halpain Arkansas Cycling & Fitness 7:32:33 Women 39 & Under 1 Hadley Peay Rouleur Development Team 8:49:01 2 Katy Greene 8:55:04 3 Heather Kluk 9:30:00 4 Natalya Polukoff 9:43:36 5 Morgan Smyth ECS 9:52:31 6 Abbie Spencer 9:52:32 7 Summer Perry Rouleur Devo 10:24:03 8 Kristen Tazoi 11:12:53 9 Lucie Kayser-Bril 11:18:34 10 Natalie Fink 12:00:25 Women 40+ 1 Rebecca Parkinson Fitzgerald’s Bicycles 8:50:45 2 Jessica Mullins Avout Racing 9:09:12 3 Camille Brinton Team TOSH 9:19:58
4 Jennifer Shinn 10:34:41 5 Beverly Smith 10:51:27 6 Gayle Olpin 11:03:02 7 Lyna Saffell bingham cyclery peak fasteners 11:18:01 8 Erika Wilde Adobe 11:32:51 9 Katie LaRiviere 11:45:22 10 Ronda Sundermeier 11:57:21 11 shelley pierce 12:35:04 Men 40-49 1 John Osguthorpe Intermountain Live Well 6:40:34 2 Dan Mahlum UC Cyclery/JW Floors 6:46:38 3 Christian Sybrowsky QQQQ Racing 7:33:56 4 Jason Potter Stay Park City Cycling 7:30:43 5 Cesar Mora Stonehouse Trek 7:30:56 6 Jon Rose mad dog 4life 7:39:44 7 Michael Rasmussen TOSH 7:54:10 8 Steve Ellis Rouleur Devo p/b DNA Cycling 7:59:25 9 John Peachell Revolution Cycles 7:55:28 10 Greg Iverson MiDuole 7:56:51 Men 50+ 1 Christoph Heinrich KUHL Cycling 7:17:34 2 Matt Crowley QQQQ Racing 7:29:22 3 Michael Baughman Team MPI 7:51:51 4 Gary Gardiner Bountiful Bike Racing 7:54:56 5 David Miller 8:04:31 6 John Lauck Bountiful Bicycle Racing 8:21:53 7 Scott Patten Ski City 8:25:46 8 Stephan Bergen Utah Mountain Biking 8:33:30 9 Jeff Wogoman 8:36:05 10 Danny Larisch 4Life/Maddog 8:38:29 Women Open 1 Evelyn Dong Pivot Stans NoTubes 7:14:06 2 Caedran Harvey Fitzgerald’s Bicycles 7:27:18 3 Andrea Dvorak Cutaway 7:44:36 4 SHERIDAN MEGHAN Bingham Cyclery Peak Fasterners 8:13:33 5 KC Holley Kuhl cycling team 8:26:43 6 Anne Perry Bingham Cyclery 8:25:30 7 Parker Tyler Park City Bike Racing 9:45:55 8 Amy Harvey TOGS Racing 10:23:27 Men Open 1 Alex Grant Gear Rush 6:06:11 2 Zach Calton Summit National Team 6:07:39 3 Kyle Trudeau CZ Racing 6:11:51 4 Sam Sweetser Cole Sport 6:20:39 5 Ben Parman NCGR 6:29:33 6 Justin Lindine Apex Pro Cycling p/b Hyperthreads & NBX 6:29:41 7 Brian Scarbrough Stonehaus Trek 6:30:08 8 Drew Free KUHL/SantaCruz/Go Ride 6:37:10 9 chris Holley Kuhl cycling team 6:37:34 10 Ernie Watenpaugh Jack Daniels 6:39:43 Singlespeed Open 1 Millard Allen Scheels/Mills Pablo 7:16:28 2 Holden Anderson DNA Cycling 7:36:24 3 Max McClorey Park City Bike Racing 7:51:57 4 Zach Harvey TOGS Racing 7:58:12 5 Max Jordan Square 1 8:18:51 6 Scott Neperud ENVE 8:43:25 7 Eric Landon America First/Bikers Edge 8:58:17 8 John Gipson Back of the Pack Racing 9:30:47 9 Steve Maisch 9:56:39 10 Sean Doherty Headwall Sports 10:51:07 11 Adam Cornely na 10:49:48 2019 Intermountain Cup Overall Season Points Place, Name, Overall Points Elite Men 1 CHRIS HOLLEY 140 2 JUSTIN DESILETS 125 3 BRENNON PETERSON 125 4 BRYSON PERRY 90 5 ANDREW CONOVER 87 6 JUSTIN LINDINE 85 7 KYLER GIBB 83 8 JEFF BENDER 67 9 ANDREW DRAPER 66 10 PORTER HAWKES 57 Elite Women 1 NATALIE QUINN 200 2 SARAH KAUFMANN 154 3 KC HOLLEY 150 4 NICOLE TITTENSOR 140 5 KATELYN WILLIAMS 125 6 ERIKA POWERS 122 7 LAUREN ZIMMER 116 8 MEGHAN SHERIDAN 115 9 SPRING BASTOW 96 10 NANCY RUSSELL 61 Expert Men 40-49 1 CHARLES JENKINS 190 2 ELLIS PERKINS 160 3 MATT HUNT 137 4 ERIC LANDON 135 5 JEFF MASSE 90 6 TYLER KNUDSEN 90 7 KYLE SMITH 89 8 LANCE BAILEY 87 9 ROB MCCOMBS 74 10 BRYAN GILLESPIE 54 Expert Men 50-59 1 BOB SAFFELL 175 2 REED TOPHAM 159 3 CHRISTOPH HEINRICH 150 4 BILL HARRIS 130 5 JOHN PENDLETON 104 6 BRENT PEACOCK 104 7 SCOTT ALLEN 90 8 ANDY COMPAS 85 9 MATT BROWN 74 10 DARRELL DAVIS 54 Expert Men 60+ 1 DAVE MENDENHALL 200 2 RYAN SPAINHOWER 175 3 DENNY TYNAN 155 4 RANDY BANALES 122 5 LAWRENCE WOOLSON 85 6 TIM FISHER 80 7 RICK MORRIS 75 8 CRAIG WILLIAMS 54 9 JOHN LAUCK 50 10 DWIGHT HIBDON 45 Expert Men Open 1 JON HOUK 175 2 TYLER MULLINS 145 3 JAMES OWEN 123 4 JAMISON PEACOCK 115 5 KODY SANCHEZ 109 6 DEREK EDWARDS 95 7 BRIAN ZIMMER 92 8 RYAN HONEA 90 9 JOE DRAPER 80 10 ERIC NOBLE 72 Expert Women 1 MADELINE TANNER 145 2 KELLIE OLIVER 90 3 MELANIE HENSON 50 4 PATTY MURPHY 50 5 LAURA PATTEN 45 6 ROBIN MCGEE 45 7 Hannah Foreman 40 Freshman/Sophomore Boys 1 ETHAN ALTAMIRANO 185 2 RUSH PETERSON 149 3 MADDUX LEONARD 146 4 JACKSON SORENSEN 132 5 JAXON WIGGINS 116 6 QUADE SORENSEN 83 7 STRYKER MELEHES 75 8 WALKER DUNBAR 69 9 CONNER MONFREDI 65 10 ANDREW SCHAELLING 63 Freshwoman/Sophomore Girls 1 TESSA LIDDELL 175 2 ABBY LOWRY 134 3 ELLIE CREECH 122 4 EMERY PEASE 103 5 JESSICA LINDSEY 93 6 ADELINE JONAS 90 7 ISABELLE BROWN 74
8 ZOE PETERSON 67 9 MCKINLEY BROWN 63 10 SADIE BADGER 51 JH Boys (14 & Under) 1 JAXON MARSHALL 200 2 OWEN OKOLOWITZ 125 3 MICHAEL KRAUSE 125 4 LUKE SKOUSEN 100 5 JAXSON WEAVER 96 6 JACKSON PALMER 96 7 HADDEN BEYKIRCH 80 8 ANDREW BURTON 70 9 HUNTER PEASE 62 10 ZANE MINER 56 JH Girls (14 & Under) 1 ADDISYN LUNDBERG 185 2 MONTANA LEONARD 165 3 MAYCEE DEHLIN 145 4 EMMA CALLAHAN 130 5 BROOKLYN SHALLENBERGER 118 6 ABBY FRANDSEN 64 7 MADISON WELCH 56 8 BROOKLYN DOWDLE 56 9 MADELYNNE TAGGART 50 10 BEKAH FRANDSEN 48 JV Boys 1 LUKE ANDERSON 195 2 ELIJAH TOPPER 175 3 THOMAS KRAUSE 140 4 ISAAC HORTIN 136 5 TYLER MATHESON 90 6 DAVIS CLARK 88 7 JACOB MCCUNE 80 8 IAN THOMPSON 73 9 TY DOWDLE 67 10 WARD PHELPS 65 JV Girls 1 AUNIKA KEMP 170 2 KAMBER SASSER 128 3 ANNA NIELSON 123 4 AVERY WALLIN 123 5 JANE HAIGHT 102 6 ANNIKA PEACOCK 100 7 MYA GRAHAM 95 8 BROOKE MORTENSEN 90 9 ADA FENDLER 77 10 ASHLYNN WEBB 67 Lil’ Shredders (9 & Under) 1 RYKER FRANK 145 2 MCKAY HOLM 115 3 SAWYER HORTIN 110 4 JACOB SCHAELLING 101 5 NASH THOMPSON 91 6 COLLIN JOHNSON 85 7 ALEXIS LAMAY 69 8 EMMA JOHNSON 59 9 MIKAH THOMPSON 54 10 OSCAR NELSON 53 Novice Men 1 RICHARD MCCANN 172 2 JASON VANDERWARF 170 3 SPENCER DOW 135 4 BRIAN TRITLE 127 5 RICKY GARDNER 70 6 TOM PRELLER 67 7 CHAD DUNBAR 59 8 WILL SHELDON 50 9 CURTIS WOODBURY 47 10 MARK ROWLEY 45 Novice Women 1 ERICA ROGERS 140 2 SARAH LAMAY 98 3 RACHELLE SUAREZ 51 4 TRALAYE MATTHEWS 50 5 BRECKEN DALLEY 50 6 CHRISSIE OWEN 50 7 BRIANNE MURDOCK 45 8 TESSA WHATLEY 45 9 MELISSA HERBERS 45 10 AMBER COOK 40 Shredders Boys (10-12) 1 KADE JOHNSON 185 2 TRE LUNDBERG 170 3 ISAAC LOWRY 107 4 DAVID HARRISON 100 5 GRIFFIN PEAD 87 6 TANNER ANTINORI 86 7 BECKHAM MIYA 76 8 GAVIN RANDALL 72 9 MAX VOGELSBERG 70 10 ELI HAWKES 67 Shredders Girls (10-12) 1 ELLIE HORTIN 180 2 OLIVIA NIELSON 109 3 SADIE HOLM 105 4 KENADDIE CUSTER 90 5 HANNAH LAMAY 85 6 CALLA BEYKIRCH 85 7 ELLA BOEHME 85 8 NELRAE PHELPS 75 9 HAYDEN BROWN 70 10 ELLA FRANDSEN 59 Singlespeed 1 MILLARD ALLEN 150 2 DANIEL NELSON 95 3 JOHN MAXWELL 45 4 MAX MCCLOREY 40 Sport Men 35-49 1 JERAMIE THOMPSON 165 2 DANIEL BOWEN 153 3 MARC MENLOVE 137 4 DAN DRAPER 110 5 DAVID W LAMAY 94 6 SCOTT STANGER 92 7 STEWART GRAY 90 8 DALE HORBA 82 9 NATHAN BASTOW 66 10 JARED EGLEY 65 Sport Men 50+ 1 GREGG BROMKA 180 2 AARON MULLINS 160 3 JAMES KISIELEWSKI 146 4 JIM OWEN 101 5 DEREK ISRAELSEN 85 6 ANDREW BELLO 85 7 TODD MILLER 84 8 BOGDAN BALASA 82 9 KEVIN VICK 50 10 KEVIN WILLIAMS 50 Open Sport Men 1 CAMERON ANDERSON 180 2 TREVOR GRAYSON 165 3 SETH SHEARER 162 4 KELBY CALDWELL 122 5 SHANE CHRISTENSEN 56 6 TYLER FRANEK 51 7 RYAN KEATING 50 8 KYLE OWENS 45 9 BLAKE DEHART 45 10 BRADY GRAYSON 40 Sport Women 1 CHRISTINE MULLINS 200 2 HEATHER RAMSDELL 170 3 KELLY SCUDDER 130 4 TARA FERGUSON 105 5 SAM STEELE 83 6 AIMEE LARKIN 80 7 ELIZABETH ROOKLIDGE 68 8 KRISTI MCILMOIL 60 9 IVY BAILEY 54 10 AMANDA SYBROWSKY 50 Varsity Boys 1 CARTER ANDERSON 195 2 PORTER MITCHELL 175 3 STERLING JAMES 170 4 JAXON COLES 143 5 BRYCE EGLEY 132 6 MCKADE JAUSSI 125 7 TYLER YOUNG 70 8 PARKER CHRISTENSEN 60 9 AIDAN DEAN 60 10 ZANE LYON 60 Varsity Girls 1 SYDNEY NIELSON 150 2 MIA MENLOVE 138 3 MORGAN BETHERS 109 4 ALISHA BACON 102 5 CAMILLE LIDDELL 101 6 KJERSTIN PHILLIPPS 85 7 SKYLER PERRY 74 8 HEATHER GILLESPIE 68 9 GWENDOLYN SEPP 63 10 CASSIDY NELSON 45
COMMUTING NEWS
Bike Collective Wins Planet Bike Super Commuter Award
The Bike Collective staff. Photo by Donna McAleer
Bike Collective volunteers keep the organization running. Photo by Amy Nguyen Wiscombe
Madison, WI – August 8, 2019 - A Super Commuter rides through
every season, in all types of weather, day and night. Choosing the simplic-
ity, health and pleasure of bicycling, a Super Commuter simply prefers to ride a bike.
Planet Bike has been recognizing Super Commuters from across the
country for the past 15 years. Never before have we awarded this distinc-
tion to an organization. That is until now. We are very happy to announce
that the good folks propelling the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective are our
newest bunch of Super Commuter honorees.
Since 2002, the Bicycle Collective has been promoting the power of
the bicycle to effectively and sustainably serve Utahns as a clean, safe and
healthy form of transportation and recreation. The Collective runs a wide
range of programs that include educational clinics for kids and adults, an earn-a-bike program, a community bike shop that sells refurbished
bicycles and a bike valet service for community events. The result is that they are inspiring their larger community to make life better by bike.
The Collective’s staff and volunteers’ practice what they preach.
Individually they rack up the miles on their two wheeled ponies. More importantly, they give their neighbors the tools and knowledge to utilize
the bicycle as a reliable form of transportation that can be used to complete
daily tasks such as getting to work and going grocery shopping. Since 2012,
the Collective has touched the lives of over 40,000 community members
and created countless new Super Commuters along the way. My goodness!
That is an upward spiral of cycling righteousness.
Congratulations to the SLC Bicycle Collective. Your work is inspiring!
As Super Commuter honorees, they will receive a $100 gift certificate for
Planet Bike products and a few of the much-coveted Super Commuter
t-shirts so they can proudly show that they embody the spirit of the SUPER
COMMUTER!
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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 435-677-2035 brianhead.com
Cedar Cycle
38 E. 200 S. Cedar City, UT 84720 (435) 586-5210 cedarcycle.com
Hurricane
Over the Edge Sports
76 E. 100 S. Hurricane, UT 84737 (435) 635-5455 overtheedge.bike
Moab
Chile Pepper
702 S. Main (next to Moab Brewery) Moab , UT 84532 (435) 259-4688 (888) 677-4688 chilebikes.com
Northern Utah
Logan
Al’s Cyclery / Al’s Sporting Goods
1075 N Main Street, Suite 120 Logan, UT 84341 435-752-5151 als.com
Joy Ride Bicycles 131 E 1600 N North Logan, UT 84341 (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
Bike Fiend
1615 Park Avenue Park City, UT 84060 (435) 649-4806 colesport.com
Moab Cyclery
1352 White Pine Canyon Road Park City, UT 84060 435-214-7287 contenderbicycles.com
69 E. Center Street Moab, UT 84532 435-315-0002 moabbikefiend.com
391 S Main St. Moab, UT 84532 (435) 259-7423 moabcyclery.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 rimcyclery.com
Monticello
Roam Industry
265 N. Main St. Monticello, UT 84535 (435) 590-2741 roamutah.com
Price
Altitude Cycle 82 N. 100 W. Price, UT 84501 (435) 637-2453 altitudecycle.com
St. George
Bicycles Unlimited
90 S. 100 E. St. George, UT 84770 (435) 673-4492 (888) 673-4492 bicyclesunlimited.com
IBB Cyclery & Multisport
185 E Center St Ivins, UT 84738 435-319-0011 ibbcyclery.com
Rapid Cycling
705 N. Bluff Street St. George, UT 84770 435-703-9880 rapidcyclingbikes.com
Rapid Cycling
446 S. Mall Drive, #3 St. George, UT 84790 435-703-9880 rapidcyclingbikes.com
Red Rock Bicycle Co.
446 W. 100 S. (100 S. and Bluff) St. George, UT 84770 (435) 674-3185 redrockbicycle.com
Springdale Zion Cycles
868 Zion Park Blvd. P.O. Box 276 Springdale, UT 84767 (435) 772-0400 zioncycles.com
Contender Bicycles
Jans Mountain Outfitters
Skyline Cycle
Gear Rush Consignment
834 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 (801) 394-7700 skylinecyclery.com
53 W Truman Ave. South Salt Lake, UT 84115 385-202-7196 gearrush.com
The Bike Shoppe
Go-Ride.com Mountain Bikes
4390 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84403 (801) 476-1600 thebikeshoppe.com
2066 S 2100 E Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (801) 474-0081 go-ride.com
Two Hoosiers Cyclery
Guthrie Bicycle
2374 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401 385-238-4973 twohoosierscyclery.com
DAVIS COUNTY
Highlander Bike
Salt Cycles
Hyland Cyclery
UTAH COUNTY
Bingham Cyclery
3040 S. Highland Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 467-0914 hylandcyclery.com
Bountiful Bicycle
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
230 W. 10600 S. Sandy, UT 84070 (801) 501-0850 rei.com/sandy
3333 S. Highland Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 487-3508 highlanderbikeshop.com
2317 North Main Street Sunset, UT 84015 (801) 825-8632 binghamcyclery.com
Lake Town Bicycles
1520 W. 9000 S., Unit E West Jordan, UT 84088 (801) 432-2995 laketownbicycles.net
803 East 2100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 484-0404 guthriebike.com
Biker’s Edge
232 N. Main Street Kaysville, UT 84037 (801) 544-5300 bebikes.com
Hangar 15 Bicycles
11445 S. Redwood Rd S. Jordan, UT 84095 (801) 790-9999 hangar15bicycles.com
Jerks Bike Shop
2073 E. 9400 S. Sandy, UT 84093 (801) 943-8502 saltcycles.com
Alpine/American Fork/Cedar Hills/ Lehi/Pleasant Grove/Lindon Bike Peddler
4967 S. State St. Murray, UT 84107 (801) 261-0736 jerksbikeshop.com
3600 Ashton Blvd Suite A Lehi, Utah 84043 bikepeddlerutah.com
Bountiful Bicycle
Level 9 Sports
151 N. Main St. Kaysville, UT 84037 (801) 444-2453 bountifulbicycle.com
660 S 400 W Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801-973-7350 levelninesports.com
9449 N. Canyon Road Cedar Hills, UT 84062 801-503-7872 eddysbicyclebarn.com
Guthrie Bicycle
Pedego Electric Bikes
2482 S. Hwy 89 Bountiful, UT 84010 (801) 295-6711 bountifulbicycle.com
Eddy’s Bicycle Barn
Fezzari Bicycles 850 W. 200 S. Lindon, UT 84042 801-471-0440 fezzari.com
1600 Park Avenue P.O. Box 280 Park City, UT 84060 (435) 649-4949 jans.com
420 W. 500 S. Bountiful, UT 84010 (801) 683-0166 guthriebike.com
1095 S. State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801-341-2202 pedegoslc.com
Mountain Velo
Loyal Cycle Co.
15 E. State St. Farmington, UT 84025 801-451-7560 loyalcycleco.com
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)
3285 E. 3300 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84109 (801) 486-2100 rei.com/saltlakecity
1678 East SR-92 Highland/Lehi, UT 84043 (801) 901-6370 infinitecycles.com
Masherz
Trek Bicycle
4161 N. Thanksgiving Way, #205 Lehi, UT 8411184043 801-405-7383 pedegoslc.com
1612 W. Ute Blvd, Suite 115 Park City, UT 84098 (435) 575-8356 mountainvelo.com
Park City Bike Demos
1500 Kearns Blvd Park City, UT 84060 435-659-3991 parkcitybikedemos.com
2226 N. 640 W. West Bountiful, UT 84087 (801) 683-7556 masherz.com
Slim and Knobby’s Bike Shop
SALT LAKE COUNTY
84 S 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.com
Storm Cycles
1153 Center Drive, Suite G140 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
2429 N. Highway 158 Eden, UT 84310 (801) 745-0101 diamondpeak.biz
Ogden
Bingham Cyclery
1895 S. Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 399-4981 binghamcyclery.com
2nd Track Sports
1273 Canyon Road Ogden, UT 84404 801-466-9880, ext. 2 2ndtracks.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
Hangar 15 Bicycles
3969 Wasatch Blvd. (Olympus Hills Mall) Salt Lake City, UT 84124 (801) 278-1500 hangar15bicycles.com
Summit Cyclery
4644 S. Holladay Blvd Holladay, UT 84117 801-676-9136 summitcyclery.com
Salt Lake City Bicycle Center
2200 S. 700 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 484-5275 bicyclecenter.com
247 S. 500 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 746-8366 slcbike.com
Salt Lake Ebikes
1035 S. 700 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84105 (801) 997-0002 saltlakeebikes.com
Saturday Cycles
605 N. 300 W. Salt Lake City, UT 84103 (801) 935-4605 saturdaycycles.com
SLC Bicycle Collective
Cranky's Bike Shop
250 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 582-9870 crankysutah.com
Fishers Cyclery
2175 South 900 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 466-3971 fisherscyclery.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
Payson
2927 E 3300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84109 801-466-9880, ext. 1 2ndtracks.com
Sports Den
1350 South Foothill Dr (Foothill Village) Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (801) 582-5611 SportsDen.com
Nebo Peaks Cycles
36 W. Utah Ave Payson, UT 84651 (801) 465-8881 nebopeakscycles.com
Provo/Orem/Springville
Al’s Cyclery / Al’s Sporting Goods
The Bike Lady
643 East University Parkway Orem, UT 84097 435-752-5151 als.com
Wasatch Touring
1756 S State Street Orem, UT 84097 385-375-2133 hangar15bicycles.com
South and West Valley
187 West Center Street Provo, UT 84601 (801) 374-9890 hangar15bicycles.com
Bingham Cyclery
989 East 900 South Salt Lake City, UT 84105 (801) 364-0344 contenderbicycles.com
665 West State St. Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 (801)-796-7500 timpanogoscyclery.com
2nd Track Sports
702 East 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 359-9361 wasatchtouring.com
Contender Bicycles
Timpanogos Cyclery
169 W. Main St. Lehi, UT 84043 801-653-2689 utahmountainbiking.com
BikeFitr
336 W. Broadway (300 S) Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801-583-1940 binghamcyclery.com
Pedego Electric Bikes
2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (801) 328-BIKE slcbikecollective.org
1555 So. 900 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84105 (801) 638-0956 bikeguyslc.com
1549 S 1100 E Suite D Salt Lake City, Ut 84105 801-930-0855 bikefitr.com
Hangar 15 Bicycles
Bingham Cyclery
10510 S. 1300 East (106th S.) Sandy, UT 84094 (801) 571-4480 binghamcyclery.com
Go-Ride.com Mountain Bikes
Hangar 15 Bicycles
Hangar 15 Bicycles
Level 9 Sports
644 State St. Orem, UT 84057 801-466-9880, ext. 3 levelninesports.com
Mad Dog Cycles
12288 S. 900 E. Draper, UT 84020 (801) 474-0082 go-ride.com
350 N. Orem Blvd Orem, UT 84057 (801) 222-9577 maddogcycles.com
Hangar 15 Bicycles
Noble Cycling
762 E. 12300 South Draper, UT 84020 (801) 576-8844 hangar15bicycles.com
877 N. 700 E. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 (801) 798-6624 noblesports.com
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COLORADO
Racer’s Cycle Service
Mobile Bike Shop Provo, UT (801) 375-5873 racerscycle.net
Society Cycles 858 S. State St. Orem, UT 84097 (801) 225-0076 societycycles.com
Taylor’s Bike Shop 1520 N. 200 W. Provo, UT 84604 (801) 377-8044 taylorsbikeshop.com
ARIZONA
Flagstaff
Absolute Bikes 202 East Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-779-5969 absolutebikes.net
Sedona Absolute Bikes
6101 Highway 179 Suite D Village of Oak Creek Sedona, AZ 86351 928-284-1242 absolutebikes.net
Over the Edge Sports
1695 W. Hwy 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 928-282-1106 otesedona.com
CALIFORNIA Tour of Nevada City Bicycle Shop 457 Sacramento St. Nevada City, CA 95959 530-265-2187 tourofnevadacity.com
Dr. J’s Bicycle Shop
1693 Mission Dr. Solvang, CA 93463 805-688-6263 www.djsbikeshop.com
Fruita Colorado Backcountry Biker
150 S Park Square Fruita, CO 81521 970-858-3917 backcountrybiker.com
Over the Edge Sports
202 E Aspen Ave Fruita, CO 81521 970-858-7220 otesports.com
WYOMING Jackson Area
Fitzgeralds Bicycles
500 S. Hwy 89 Jackson, WY fitzgeraldsbicyles.com 307-201-5453
Hoback Sports
520 W Broadway Ave # 3 Jackson, Wyoming 83001 307-733-5335 hobacksports.com
Hoff’s Bike Smith
265 W. Broadway Jackson, WY 83001 307-203-0444 hoffsbikesmith.cm
The Hub
1160 Alpine Ln, Jackson, WY 83001 307-200-6144 thehubbikes.com
Teton Bike
490 W. Broadway Jackson, Wyoming 83001 307-690-4715 tetonbike.com
Teton Village Sports 3285 W Village Drive Teton Village, WY 83025 tetonvillagesports.com
Wilson Backcountry Sports
1230 Ida Lane Wilson, WY 83014 307-733-5228 wilsonbackcountry.com
IDAHO Boise
Bob’s Bicycles
6681 West Fairview Avenue Boise, ID. 83704 208-322-8042 www.bobs-bicycles.com
Support Your Local Bike Shop!
Boise Bicycle Project
1027 S Lusk St. Boise, ID 83796 208-429-6520 www.boisebicycleproject.org
Peaked Sports
1542 Fillmore St Twin Falls, ID 83301 208-733-1319 cycletherapy-rx.com/
Idaho Falls
The Hub
Custom Cycles
2515. N. Lander St. Boise, ID 83703 208-559-6917 harloebikes@icloud.com facebook.com/Custom-Cycles-1071105139568418
Eastside Cycles
3123 South Brown Way Boise, ID 83706 208.344.3005 www.rideeastside.com
Bill’s Bike and Run
930 Pier View Dr Idaho Falls, ID 208-522-3341 billsbikeandrun.com
Dave’s Bike Shop
George’s Cycles
367 W Broadway St Idaho Falls, ID 83402 208-529-6886 facebook.com/DavesBikeShopIdahoFalls
George’s Cycles
474 Shoup Ave Idaho Falls, ID 83402 208-523-6679 idahomountaintrading.com
Idaho Mountain Touring
263 N. Woodruff Idaho Falls, ID 83401 208-360-9542 intergalacticbicycleservice.tumblr.com
312 S. 3rd Street Boise, ID 83702 208-343-3782 georgescycles.com
515 West State Street Boise, ID 83702 208-853-1964 georgescycles.com
1310 West Main Street Boise, ID 83702 208-336-3854 www.idahomountaintouring.com
Joyride Cycles
1306 Alturas Street Boise, ID 83702 208-947-0017 www.joyride-cycles.com
Ridgeline Bike & Ski
10470 W. Overland Rd. Boise, ID 83709 208-376-9240 ridgelinebikenski.com
TriTown
1517 North 13th Street Boise, ID 83702 208-297-7943 www.tritownboise.com
Idaho Mountain Trading
Intergalatic Bicycle Service
Pocatello Barries Ski and Sport
624 Yellowstone Ave Pocatello, ID 208-232-8996 barriessports.com
Element Outfitters
222 S 5th AVE Pocatello, ID 208-232-8722 elementoutfitters.com
Element Outfitters
1570 N Yellowstone Ave Pocatello, ID 208-232-8722 elementoutfitters.com
Rexburg
115 13th Ave South Nampa, ID 83651 208-466-7655 www.rollinghcycles.com
Rolling H Cycles
Bill’s Bike and Run 113 S 2nd W Rexburg, ID 208-932-2719 billsbikeandrun.com
Victor/Driggs
Twin Falls
Fitzgeralds Bicycles
20 Cedron Rd Victor, ID 83455 208-787-2453 fitzgeralsbicycles.com
Habitat
18 N Main St, Driggs, ID 83422 208-354-7669 ridethetetons.com
Cycle Therapy
70 E Little Ave, Driggs, ID 83422 208-354-2354 peakedsports.com
Epic Elevation Sports
2064 Kimberly Rd. Twin Falls, ID 83301 208-733-7433 epicelevationsports.com
Spoke and Wheel
148 Addison Ave Twin Falls, ID83301 (208) 734-6033 spokeandwheelbike.com
Salmon 206 Van Dreff Street Salmon, ID 83467 208-357-9109 ridesalmon.com
Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum Durance 131 2nd Ave S Ketchum, ID 83340 208-726-7693 durance.com
Power House 502 N. Main St. Hailey, ID 83333 208-788-9184 powerhouseidaho.com
Sturtevants 340 N. Main Ketchum, ID 83340 208-726-4512 sturtevants-sv.com
Sun Summit South 418 South Main Street Hailey, ID 83333 208-788-6006 crankandcarve.com
The Elephant Perch 280 East Ave Ketchum, ID 83340 208-726-3497 elephantsperch.com
NEVADA Boulder City All Mountain Cyclery 1601 Nevada Highway Boulder City, NV 89005 702-250-6596 allmountaincyclery.com
Las Vegas Giant Las Vegas 9345 S. Cimarron Las Vegas, NV 89178 702-844-2453 giantlasvegas.com
Las Vegas Cyclery 10575 Discovery Dr Las Vegas, NV 89147 (702) 596-2953 lasvegascyclery.com
16 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019 to be a little bit conservative on the first little climb, then really lay down over the last kilometer and a half of climbing and that’s what I did. I think I paced it pretty well, it took me about an hour and a half to not feel like I wanted to vomit. Unfortunately it just wasn’t enough to win but congrats to James.” On a picture-perfect day with a backdrop of Mount Superior in the Wasatch Mountains, Piccoli bested 112 other riders on the opening day of racing for the weeklong stage race. He had no idea he was on his way to victory. “I was just riding really hard,” Piccoli stated. “You don’t have too much time to think of stuff like that, it’s such a short prologue. I mean if it’s longer then you can do splits to pace yourself. Today was really short and intense so I wasn’t really aiming for splits with people and I didn’t have a radio today. I just wanted to ride and execute our stratAlex Howes (EF Education First) in the 2019 Tour of Utah Prologue. Photo egy and we did.” Cathy Fegan-Kim A total of 25 riders are now sepaone from Larry H. Miller Sports and on Little Cottonwood Creek Road, rated by 30 seconds at the top of the Entertainment for putting their faith racers put on the afterburners for the standings, making for an exciting in us two years ago. What they don’t 1.5-mile descent to the finish line, opening to the 15th edition of the know is that they saved my cycling located at Entry 2 behind The Lodge Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. career,” added Piccoli, who finished at Snowbird. Joe Dombrowski of EF Education 10th overall at the 2017 Tour of Utah. “It was a really tough prologue. I First, the overall winner of the 2015 “I was probably going to stop cycling came to see it with our team Elevate- Tour of Utah, is 15 seconds back and then the team, Elevate-KHS, got KHS a couple of days ago and since in seventh place. The 2017 Tour an invite here (in Utah), and they then I’ve ridden it a couple of times, of Utah champion, Canadian time signed me for this race specifically. trying to refine my pacing strategy,” trial champion Rob Britton of Rally If Elevate-KHS wasn’t invited to Piccoli explained. “It was quite com- Cycling, is in 14th place, 18 secthis race, I probably wouldn’t be a plicated with the altitude here at onds down. Lachlan Morton of EF cyclist right now.” Snowbird and the corners, and the Education First, the 2016 winner, American Lawson Craddock of tricky up and down pacing strat- sits in 16th place, 21 seconds back. EF Education First finished six sec- egy so I rode it a couple of times, a Finishing fourth, Portugal underonds back in second place. Romanian couple of times hard, and every time 23 national champion João Almeida time trial champion Serghei Tvetcov I got closer to what I wanted to do of Hagens Berman Axeon claimed of Worthy Pro Cycling, who was and today it ended up working out.” the WCF Insurance Best Young third overall in 2017, finished in Tvetcov noted that the final sharp Rider jersey, and the Larry H. Miller third, half a second behind Craddock. left turn on the downhill stretch to Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider The 27th rider out of the gate, the finish was tricky. “You come jersey. 303 Project’s Antonio Baca Kyle Murphy (Rally Cycling) set from really steep downhill and you of Mexico was voted the America the early fast time of 8.49.50 which need to brake all the way to zero First Credit Union Fan Favorite, in put him in the hot seat for over 50 miles per hour and then start again. the category of International Rider. minutes, as he watched 53 riders fin- That’s what happened, I tried to keep Tvetcov claimed the Utah Sports ish slower than his time. Craddock, as fast as possible,” he said. “It’s a Commission Sprint jersey and the 80th rider to start set the new great course.” Craddock was awarded the Utah Craddock agreed that it was a Office of Tourism King of the fast time until Piccoli flew around the course, averaging a speed of “tough course” and that altitude also Mountain jersey. made it even more difficult. 22.9 mph. “You have to really take that RESULTS AND STANDINGS Pacing was key on the outand-back course, half of it climb- into account when you’re preparing Snowbird Prologue presented by ing on the steep pitches in Little for a race like this, preparing your Zions Bank – Top 10 Cottonwood Canyon. The course equipment and your pacing strat- 1. PICCOLI James (CAN) followed the Bypass Road to snake egy,” Craddock said of the altitude. ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING around The Cliff Lodge. Once back “For me, I knew that it was better 0:08:37.590 2. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 0:08:43.140 @ +0:00:06 3. TVETCOV Serghei (ROU) WORTHY PRO CYCLING 0:08:43.590 @ +0:00:06 4. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 0:08:43.860@ +0:00:06 5. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 0:08:49.500 @ +0:00:12 6. MANNION Gavin (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 0:08:52.130 @ +0:00:15 7. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 0:08:52.200 8. BOIVIN Guillaume (CAN) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 0:08:53.060 @ +0:00:16 9. SWIRBUL Keegan (USA) WORTHY PRO CYCLING 0:08:54.260 @ +0:00:17 10. MCCABE Travis (USA) WORTHY PRO CYCLING 0:08:54.980 @ +0:00:17
Tour of Utah Continued from page 3
AWARD JERSEYS • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Overall leader – James Piccoli (CAN), Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling
The Tour of Utah Prologue is underway with Mt. Superior in the background. Photo: Cathy Fegan-Kim
The Hellgate cliffs loom over Marko Pavlic (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team) as he rips the descent during the Prologue at Snowbird, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Dominik Bauer (Team Dauner|Akkon) is full on aero at speed down the descent during the Prologue at Snowbird, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
• Utah Sports Commission Sprint leader – Serghei Tvetcov (ROM), Worthy Pro Cycling • Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain – Lawson Craddock (USA), EF Education First • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider – João Almeida (POR), Hagens Berman Axeon • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider – João Almeida (POR), Hagens Berman Axeon • America First Credit Union Fan Favorite – Antonio Baca (MEX), 303 Project
Italian Marengo Surprises Peloton for Stage One Win in North Logan City; Stage 1 Runner-up Craddock Takes Overall Lead at “America’s Toughest Stage Race” North Logan City, Utah (August 13, 2019) – Italian Umberto Marengo of Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM
accelerated away from a six-rider group in a surprise attack to win Stage 1 presented by Larry H. Miller Group of Companies at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Marengo covered the 87-mile (139.9-kilometer) course, which featured 4,310 feet of climbing, in 3 hours and 23 minutes. Lawson Craddock (EF Education First) finished second, with the same time as Marengo. With a time bonus, this vaulted the American into the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Overall Leader’s yellow jersey. Edwin Avila (Israel Cycling Academy) finished third close behind Craddock’s wheel. “The team worked perfectly. We had Manuel Bongiorno in the breakaway so no one had to work until the final laps. When Bongiorno had a flat tire, the team moved forwards,” Marengo commented via a team translator. “On the last lap, I and [Sebastian] Schönberger decided to attack. Schönberger was not as fast as me so Schönberger worked for me, and started to anticipate with three K (kilometers) to go. At the end, this was the perfect move because I could launch my sprint
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 17 • Utah Sports Commission Sprint leader – Umberto Marengo (ITA), Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM • Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain – Samuel Boardman (USA) of Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling presented by Maxxis • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman Axeon • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider – Travis Samuel (CAN) of DC Bank Pro Cycling Team • America First Credit Union Fan Favorite – Maxx Chance (USA) of Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Lining up at the start of stage 1 of 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo: Cathy FeganKim
Elevate-KHS controlling the front in stage 1 and protecting James Piccoli’s yellow jersey. Photo: Cathy Fegan-Kim
Belgian Ben Hermans
and win.” again was able to cross the line first Seizes Tour of Utah Fans were treated to a thrilling in the third and final KOM before Leaders Jersey with finish in North Logan City for five sitting up to rejoin the peloton, misAttack to Win Stage 2 finishing circuits of action-packed sion accomplished, leaving four off racing. Canadian James Piccoli the front. at Powder Mountain (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling), who Bongiorno was the next rider to Powder Mountain, Utah (August won the Prologue presented by fall out of the break when he had to 14, 2019) – Belgian Ben Hermans Zions Bank on Monday’s first day stop for a long wheel change with of Israel Cycling Academy powered of racing, suffered a flat tire on four laps to go. Soon after, Prado away from an elite group of riders the penultimate lap forcing him to and then Vodicka also faded leaving to win the 84.4 mile Stage 2 prechase back onto the surging peloton. Samuel to continue solo off the front. sented by Monster Hydro, which Taking full advantage of the chaos, After being out front for 75 miles, featured 7,316 feet of climbing, on Craddock initiated a counter-attack the final remaining rider of the early Wednesday at the Larry H. Miller just as Piccoli had rejoined the pelo- breakaway, Samuel was reeled in, Tour of Utah. Hermans, who finton. giving way to an exciting finale. ished second overall in 2018, soloed “I attacked with about four kilo- Samuel was awarded the Larry H. to victory on the final epic climb to meters to go. We went over to the Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Powder Mountain Resort in a time top of the climb, Trek Segafredo Rider jersey. of 3 hours and 37 minutes. The made it really hard. Before that Alex Attacks followed as teams battle The horses are wondering why a break hasn’t formed yet. Stage 2, 2019 stage win put him in the Larry H. Howes made it really hard. Trek to control the front of the field for Tour of Utah. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim Miller Group of Companies Overall BERMAN AXEON 3:23:38 @ Leader’s jersey. Segafredo continued over the top, the expected bunch sprint. But then the Best Ambassador category. All eyes now turn to the +0:00:06 everyone was on the limit. Alex bad luck for Piccoli who had to “I knew I had to be in really good made a really good call, he noticed stop to get a bike change due to a Powder Mountain Queen Stage on shape on this climb. You can make that there was a small raiser with mechanical. Teammates Eric Young Wednesday where a big shake up in GENERAL CLASSIFICATION a lot of time, you can lose a lot of (After Stage 1) three and a half, four k[ilometers] to and Jordan Cheyne dropped back the G.C. is expected. time, on this climb. I hoped for the “I’d love to keep it for sure,” 1. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF best legs. I had really good feeling go in the middle of the descent that to try and pace him back through Craddock said of the Larry H. EDUCATION FIRST 3:32:09 would be a good place to launch an the cars. on the climb, so I’m happy I was attack. I kind of went from there. I Piccoli, now being paced by Miller Group of Companies Overall 2. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS able to take the win,” said Hermans, was able to get some speed, get a Castillo, connected with the back of Leader’s yellow jersey. “Tomorrow BERMAN AXEON 3:32:15 @ who finished second on the Powder gap and from there, there was five the field at the start of the final lap. is an extremely hard climb. Powder +0:00:06 Mountain stage in 2014. or six of us and the race played out His mission was to try and make it Mountain is probably one of the 3. TVETCOV Serghei (ROU) Hermans dropped Canadian from there,” Craddock said of his to the front of the field in full flight. hardest climb you can find in this WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:32:21 James Piccoli of Elevate-KHS Pro attack on the final circuit in North With five miles to go, Alex Howes area and possibly even in the States.I @ +0:00:12 Cycling with four kilometers to go Logan City. (EF Education First) made a little dig, think it could maybe be a bit too 4. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY from the 8,900-foot summit after the In the General Classification testing the legs and the other riders. difficult but at the end of the day we UHC CYCLING 3:32:27 @ pair had caught Peter Stetina (Trek(G.C.), Craddock has a six-second Soon after, an isolated Piccoli was at came here with Lachlan Morton and +0:00:18 Segafredo). Piccoli, winner of the lead over João Almeida (Hagens the front of the field when Craddock Joe Dombrowski as our leaders. Me 5. MANNION Gavin (USA) RALLY Prologue presented by Zions Bank, Berman Axeon), who was fourth made his move. Joining Craddock in being in the [leader’s] jersey today UHC CYCLING 3:32:30 @ +0:00:21 crossed the line 20 seconds behind on the stage. Remaining in third the late attack were Marengo and his doesn’t change that for tomorrow. 6. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd Hermans. Trek-Segafredo’s Niklas place on the G.C. is Serghei Tvetcov team mate Sebastian Schönberger, We’re going tomorrow with a plan (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST Eg finished third on the stage, 35 (Worthy Pro Cycling), 12 seconds Almeida, Avila and Griffin Easter and hopefully execute that and keep 3:32:30 @ +0:00:21 seconds down. the jersey in the team.” 7. BOIVIN Guillaume (CAN) down. Moving into sixth place is Joe (303 Project). “Peter Stetina attacked quite hard ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY and I knew that I had to set my Dombrowski (EF Education First), The EF Education First team 3:32:31 @ +0:00:22 the overall winner of the 2015 Tour director let Craddock know that RESULTS AND STANDINGS tempo and look at the other guys. of Utah, who is 21 seconds back. Piccolo was chasing back after a North Logan City – North Logan 8. SWIRBUL Keegan (USA) I kept my tempo until five or four Piccoli is now 26 seconds back and mechanical. Craddock added, City / Stage 1 p/b Larry H. Miller WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:32:32 K (kilometers) to go. From there, I @ +0:00:23 sits in 13th position. “Honestly I was kind of in the box Group of Companies – Top 10 knew that the chance was big that I Under sunny skies, the early and so it’s harder to pinpoint the 1. MARENGO Umberto (ITA) NERI 9. MCCABE Travis (USA) could win the stage. It was still hard breakaway of five riders escaped point but he did mention Piccoli was SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:32:32 to get to the finish,” Hermans added. @ +0:00:23 the 113-man field only five miles chasing back on. It’s really unfor- 3:23:32 Stetina attacked the dwindling into Stage 1 presented by Larry H. tunate, maybe something like that 2. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF 10. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL peloton on the bottom slope of one Miller Group of Companies. The will play a factor into the race but EDUCATION FIRST 3:23:32 @ CYCLING ACADEMY 3:32:33 @ of the steepest roads in Utah to take +0:00:24 a 20-second lead on Eg, Piccoli, break included Travis Samuel (DC when you’re racing with seven or +0:00:00 Hermans and 2015 Tour of Utah Bank Pro Cycling Team), Ignacio eight k[ilometers] to go, you have 3. AVILA VANEGAS Edwin (COL) ISRAEL AWARD JERSEYS overall winner Joe Dombrowski Prado (Canel’s-Specialized) and to race your bike. While it is very Alcibiades Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling unfortunate for him, obviously he CYCLING ACADEMY 3:23:32 @ • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies (EF Education First). Hermans and Overall leader – Lawson Craddock Piccoli took up the chase to catch team mates Sam Boardman and showed yesterday that he had the +0:00:00 and drop the lone American off the Camden Vodicka. Elevate-KHS kept best six, seven minutes of the entire 4. EASTER Griffin (USA) 303 (USA) of EF Education First the escapees on a short leash, allow- peloton, he could have animated for PROJECT 3:23:32 @ +0:00:00 Continued on page 18 ing only a maximum of a two and a sure. Disappointing, but we’ve all 5. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS half minute lead on the hot day. be on the receiving end of that kind BERMAN AXEON 3:23:32 @ +0:00:00 The riders in the break worked of mishap.” well together, except for the battle In addition to the stage win, 6. SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian for both sprint and King of the Marengo also claimed the Utah (AUT) NERI SOTTOLI SELLE Mountain points. Prado crossed the Sports Commission Sprint jer- ITALIA KTM 3:23:32 @ +0:00:00 line first in both intermediate sprint sey. Almeida retained the Subaru 7. MCCABE Travis (USA) points. In the mix once again, Prado Best Young Rider jersey. Samuel WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:23:38 and Boardman battled it out for the Boardman (USA) of Wildlife @ +0:00:06 King of the Mountain points. After Generation Pro Cycling presented by 8. RICE Michael (AUS) HAGENS being out kicked by Prado in the first Maxxis will wear the Utah Office of BERMAN AXEON 3:23:38 @ KOM, Boardman planned his sprint Tourism King of the Mountain jer- +0:00:06 better to take first in the next KOM. sey. The America First Credit Union 9. MAGNER Tyler (USA) RALLY Email: The break still held a gap of two Fan Favorite jersey was awarded to UHC CYCLING 3:23:38 @ dave@cyclingutah.com minutes as they started the first of Maxx Chance (USA) of Wildlife +0:00:06 Web: www.cyclingutah.com/advertising-info/ five finishing laps. Boardman once Generation Pro Cycling, winning in 10. DAVIS Cole (USA) HAGENS
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could have beat him this year if he would have been here in shape. But of course, my form is good this year. I’m leading this race now and I’ll try
The peloton climbs high above the valley below on North Ogden Pass. Stage 2 - Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
front on a bid for glory. Stetina held on for fourth place. “Today we had an extra bit of motivation,” said Piccoli who lost the leader’s jersey after Stage 1. He was penalized 20 seconds for drafting after suffering a mechanical, dropping him in the standings. “We had come to see this climb, Powder Mountain, we knew how tough it was and we knew that we could make up a lot of time today. Despite the penalty yesterday, I think we showed that we’re ready to fight for the rest of the week.” “I always want to do the best I can here. I think there is lots to play for, and the team is going to do everything we can to continue fighting and to race strong,” continued Piccoli who was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey. The third day of racing at the Tour of Utah included 7,316 feet of climbing and shook up the overall standings. Hermans surged from 10th place to first place with a 26-second lead on Piccoli. Eg moved to third place, 52 seconds down with his teammate Stetina in fourth place. Dombrowski, who finished fifth on the stage, is now in fifth place overall. Rally Cycling’s Kyle Murphy (USA) dropped two spots to sixth place, while his teammate Rob Britton (CAN) moved up four spots to eighth place. João Almeida (POR) is now seventh overall and remains in the WCF Insurance Best Young Rider jersey. “It’s difficult to compare the last two years,” said Hermans when asked to compare his current form to 2018 race. “Last year, Sepp Kuss was really strong. I don’t know if I
control the pace. US road champion Alex Howes flew the Stars & Stripes jersey at the front of the peloton for the next 25 miles or so. The gap was over three minutes by the time the break contested the third intermediate sprint. Once again, Prado took top points ahead of Heider and Samuel. The pace accelerated in both the break and peloton with 22 miles to go. Under Prado’s impetus, Quirby then Stephens dropped out of the break while Howes had the field strung out behind him. The gap was down to 1:30 at the 20 kilometer marker. Not long after, the gap fell below the one minute mark, and only Heming and Samuel were left in the front group. The two continuously attacked each other for the next two miles, vying for the Most Aggressive jersey, before being reeled in. They paid dearly for their efforts, however, as both Samuel and Heming finished outside of the time limit. Prado was also another rider that was time cut. The field was all back together at the bottom of the brutal 8.6-mile climb with gradients rising to 16 percent to the summit of Powder Mountain. Teams were lining up at the front to keep their G.C. contenders in position for the tough finish. With 7 miles to go, Oscar Sanchez of Canel’s-Specialized attacked but was not able to stay away while riders were dropping like flies at the back. With five miles to go, the field was done to 20 riders with Almeida suffering at the back and Tvetcov popped at the back. The showdown was approaching. Stetina made his move and Dombrowski was the first to respond. Hermans, Eg, Piccoli jumped on while Murphy was trying to claw his way back up to the group. Stetina grew his gap to 20 seconds bringing Piccoli to the front of the chase group with Hermans on his wheel, Eg staying close and dropping Dombrowski. Piccoli and Hermans caught and quickly came around Stetina with 5 kilometers to go. Riding within himself, Eg was keeping a steady pace not far behind. With 3 kilometer to go, Hermans went solo, leaving Piccoli to chase behind him. Eg caught and passed Stetina on his way to third. “I think the whole team did a really good job today. The guys protected Pete and I the whole way in to the climb. He launched in the climb, actually I thought he would go to the finish line but it was a little bit too long,” Eg said of Stetina’s attack. “But now, we’ve got cards to play on the G.C. And the next few days will be interesting for sure.” In addition to the leader’s jersey, Hermans also claimed the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain jersey. Stage 1 winner Umberto Marengo (ITA) of Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM retained the Utah Sports Commission Sprint jersey. Dombrowski was voted the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite jersey in the Best Climber category.
to keep the jersey.” Eg identified Stage 5 and Stage 6 as upcoming opportunities for his team. “I think tomorrow is also going to be a really hard day. I think it will be hard racing throughout the week every day.” Lawson Craddock (USA) of EF Education First, who wore the leader’s jersey after Stage 1, dropped to ninth on G.C., 2 minutes and 56 seconds off the lead. Serghei Tvetcov (ROM) of Worthy Pro Cycling dropped from second place to 23rd overall. The 84.4-mile (135.8-kilometer) stage began in Brigham City. After 25 miles of dynamic racing, including the first intermediate sprint in Brigham City, the six-rider breakaway was established. The break of the day included Mexican champion Ignacio Prado (Canel’s-Specialized), Travis Samuel (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team), Austin Stephens (303 Project) and Dauner AKKON duo of Mika Heming and Christopher Heider. U.S. Collegiate Varsity Road Race champion Cade Bickmore (Aevolo) spent almost 25 miles in no man’s land trying to bridge up to the break before sitting up to rejoin the field. Behind them, the field was quite RESULTS AND STANDINGS happy with the combination of riders Brigham City – Powder Mountain / and teams up the road, allowing the Stage 2 presented by Monster Hydro gap to grow to 2 minutes. – Top 10 Prado and Samuel battled it out 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL for the second intermediate sprint in CYCLING ACADEMY 3:37:44 North Ogden and the North Ogden 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) Divide KOM with Prado taking top ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING points in both. Finally, with less than 3:38:04 @ +0:00:20 50 miles to go, team EF Education 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREKFirst with yellow jersey Craddock SEGAFREDO 3:38:19 @ +0:00:35 came to the front of the field to 4. STETINA Peter (USA) TREK-
SEGAFREDO 3:38:42 @ +0:00:58 5. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 3:39:10 @ +0:01:26 6. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 3:39:15 @ +0:01:31 7. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY UHC CYCLING 3:39:20 @ +0:01:36 8. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 3:39:38 @ +0:01:54 9. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 3:40:21 @ +0:02:37 10. BOWDEN Scott (AUS) TEAM BRIDGELANE 3:40:36 @ +0:02:52 GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (After Stage 2) 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 7:10:07 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING 7:10:33 @ +0:00:26 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREKSEGAFREDO 7:10:59 @ +0:00:52 4. STETINA Peter (USA) TREKSEGAFREDO 7:11:17 @ +0:01:10 5. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 7:11:40 @ +0:01:33 6. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 7:11:42 @ +0:01:35 7. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 7:11:53 @ +0:01:46 8. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY UHC CYCLING 7:11:54 @ +0:01:47 9. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 7:13:03 @ +0:02:56 10. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 7:13:05 @ +0:02:58 AWARD JERSEYS • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Overall leader – Ben Hermans (BEL) of Israel Cycling Academy • Utah Sports Commission Sprint leader – Umberto Marengo (ITA), Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM • Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain – Ben Hermans (BEL) of Israel Cycling Academy • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman Axeon • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider – James Piccoli (CAN), Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling • America First Credit Union Fan Favorite – Joe Dombrowski (USA), EF Education First
Hermans Scorches Final Climb to Win Stage 3 and Retain Lead; Israel Cycling Academy Rider Claims Back-to-Back Victories
North Salt Lake, Utah (August 15, 2019) – Using the final kilometer as a launch pad, Ben Hermans of Israel Cycling Academy accelerated away from his main competitors for a masterful solo victory on the 85.9 mile Stage 3 presented by BYUtv, which featured 5,895 feet of climbing, Thursday at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. The Belgian claimed his second stage victory in two days in a time of 3 hours and 20 seconds, and increased his overall lead in the seven-day event, known as “America’s Toughest Stage Race.” Biding his time on the tough 85.9-mile (138.3 kilometer) course, Hermans used the steep incline on the third and final finishing circuit in North Salt Lake to launch his attack. He quickly caught and passed the
final two riders up the road, Kyle Murphy of Rally UHC Cycling and Lawson Craddock of EF Education First, to continue alone to the finish line. “Our team was under pressure, but we never lost control of the race. Our team was really strong and I didn’t have to do much until the last kilometer. On the last kilometer, I made a good attack for 30 seconds and I could make a gap. This was enough for a stage win,” Hermans said. “I only was thinking about the win in the last kilometer. (In) the last two kilometers, I saw that all the guys were pretty empty and I still had really powerful legs.” Murphy held on for second place, crossing the line seven seconds back. Niklas Eg of Trek-Segafredo was third, eight seconds behind Hermans. “I wanted to win so bad, but Hermans is just a machine. I’m happy,” said Murphy, who was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey for his efforts. The fourth day of racing provided bright sunshine with unrelenting high temperatures and 5,895 feet of elevation gain. Stage 3 presented by BYUtv started at Antelope Island State Park, which sits on the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Fast and furious racing marked the first half of the race with non-stop attacking. No group was able to establish a gap more than 15 seconds before being reeled back in by the field. Then an hour into the race, a massive group of 20 riders managed to escape and quickly grew their gap to 40 seconds. Immediately, Israel Cycling Academy massed at the front of the field to control the move. “You always have to think that if you are in this situation, in a front group with 20 riders, what would happen? I was many times there with 20 riders and nobody wants to pull. Everybody is looking at each other so you know that they’re going to slow down. If we just chase, they’re going to come back,” Hermans said. “And suddenly we got help from the team of Piccoli because they wanted bonus seconds for the win. From this moment, I knew that it was easier to control. For sure, my team mates had to do a lot of work there, it’s not easy to chase a group of 20.” With the help of Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling, the dangerous was reabsorbed five miles later. Counterattacks flew off the front immediately led by the Rally UHC Cycling team. Finally at the halfway mark, the break was established. The move included Alex Howes (EF Education First), Lorenzo Fortunato (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM), Nigel Ellsay (Rally UHC Cycling), Travis McCabe (Worthy Pro Cycling) and Marco Canola (NIPPO-Vini FantiniFaizanè). A few miles later, Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) bridged across to make it six riders up the road Happy with the combination, Israel Cycling Academy settled in at the front of the field and let the break go. The gap went up to two minutes with 32 miles to go bringing Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling back to the front. Hermans and his team were happy to let them do the hard work of setting tempo. The gap hovered around the two minute mark as the break entered the first of three very difficult finishing circuits. Every time around the circuit which included the punishing Eagle Ridge climb, the high pace set by Piccoli and his team dispatched more riders off the back. Hermans
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Getting aero on the fast drop in to the finish ine for the final circuits on Stage 3 - Antelope Island State Park to North Salt Lake City, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Rugged peaks overlook the riders as they traverse Antelope Island. Stage 3 - Antelope Island State Park to North Salt Lake City, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Howes chased and captured all three KOM of the day to claim the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain jersey. “It was pretty flat the first part of the stage. It was super fast. We were coming off the island just ripping along. You could tell that a lot of people wanted to be in the breakaway,” said Howes, who was wearing the Stars-and-Stripes jersey for the first time this summer as U.S. Pro Road Race National Champion. “Our team in particular, we wanted to put a little bit of pressure on Israel Cycling Academy and make sure that Ben was really up to snuff to hold the jersey, and he certainly seems to be.” Finishing sixth on the stage, Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) wins the stage for the second day in a row. Stage 3 - Antelope Island State Park to North Salt Lake City, 2019 Craddock claimed the Utah Sports Commission Sprint leader jersey. LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com) The American was hunting for his BRIDGELANE 3:21:03 @ +0:00:08 Education First first pro stage win, and his team is 10. ALMEIDA João (POR) • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider trying to get him to the top of the HAGENS BERMAN AXEON – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman Axeon podium. 3:21:09 @ +0:00:42 • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most “We’re really trying to get that here,” Craddock’s team mate Howes GENERAL CLASSIFICATION Aggressive Rider – Kyle Murphy (USA), Rally UHC Cycling explained. “We tried hard the first (After Stage 3) stage, we tried today. But we’ve 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL • America First Credit Union Fan Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) attacks on the final climb of Eagle Favorite – Travis McCabe (USA), been knocking on that door, he’s CYCLING ACADEMY 10:30:24 Ridge to take his second consecutive stage win. Stage 3, 2019 Tour of Utah. been second, he’s been fifth. First is 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) Worthy Pro Cycling Photo by Steven L. Sheffield right around the corner, we’re just ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING was happy to sit on Piccoli’s wheel Hermans said of Piccoli’s acceleralooking for the corner.” 10:31:08 @ +0:00:44 and watch. tion. “So in the second part of the A four-time stage winner in Utah, 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREK- Italian Marco Canola Inside of 15 kilometers to go, the climb, I just waited my moment and Travis McCabe (USA) of Worthy SEGAFREDO 10:31:30 @ +0:01:06 gap to the break was down to 25 I attacked him to gap him again and Pro Cycling, was voted the America 4. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY Capitalizes on Uphill seconds. Craddock made the first to get a little bit more advantage in First Credit Union Fan Favorite in UHC CYCLING 10:32:10 @ Finish for Stage 4 decisive attack from the shattered the general classification.” the Best Sprinter category. +0:01:46 Success in Salt Lake How hard was today’s stage? peloton, bringing Murphy with him. 5. STETINA Peter (USA) TREKNot long after, the pair caught the “Hard, hot, fast, disgusting, steep,” RESULTS AND STANDINGS SEGAFREDO 10:32:26 @ +0:02:02 City; Hermans Take Murphy replied. “We rode awesome. Antelope Island – North Salt Lake / 6. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd three remaining riders in the break. G.C. Lead into Final Piccoli set a fast pace the final Everyone was all over this bike race. Stage 3 p/b BYUtv – Top 10 (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST Weekend of Tour of time up Eagle Ridge climb but was We had Nigel in the break. Gavin 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL 10:32:28 @ +0:02:04 not able to drop Hermans. It was [Mannion] crashed and he was still CYCLING ACADEMY 3:20:27 7. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS Utah Hermans who launched the final an MVP teammate. We had ice and 2. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY BERMAN AXEON 10:33:02 @ Salt Lake City (AUGUST 16, attack to drop his closest challenger water when no one else did. We UHC CYCLING 3:20:34 @ +0:02:38 2019) – Marco Canola of NIPPO+0:00:07 in the General Classification, James rocked it” 8. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY Vini Fantini-Faizanè surged to vicHermans increased his lead in 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREK- UHC CYCLING 10:33:36 @ tory in a thrilling Stage 4 presented Piccoli (CAN) of Elevate-KHS +0:03:12 Pro Cycling, then catch and pass the General Classification (G.C.) to SEGAFREDO 3:20:35 @ +0:00:08 by America First Credit Union at 44 seconds over Piccoli, and 1 min- 4. SWIRBUL Keegan (USA) 9. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Craddock and Murphy for the win. “I didn’t know this rider before ute and 6 seconds on Eg. Murphy WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:20:35 EDUCATION FIRST 10:33:41 @ on Friday. In a fast and furious 53.8 +0:03:17 mile circuit race, which featured but from my teammates I heard that moved up two spots to fourth over- @ +0:00:08 he is very punchy, explosive so when all, 1 minute and 46 seconds down. 5. PICCOLI James (CAN) 10. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) 4,460 feet of climbing, the Italian he went and the first minute he could Finishing 10th on the stage, João ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY claimed his second victory in down10:34:08 @ +0:03:44 town Salt Lake City in three years, not drop me, I was pretty confident Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman 3:20:35 @ +0:00:08 Axeon, remained in seventh overall, 6. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF in a time of 1 hour and 56 seconds. that he couldn’t drop me afterwards,” and retained the WCF Insurance EDUCATION FIRST 3:20:38 @ AWARD JERSEYS “The director said we have to win Best Young Rider jersey. +0:00:11 • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies today. We have one more chance and “It’s not in the pocket, there are 7. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd Overall leader – Ben Hermans (BEL) we have to take it. We have to ride three stages to go. You can always (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST of Israel Cycling Academy Support Your like a strong team, and we wanted to have bad luck or a bad moment,” 3:20:48 @ +0:00:21 • Utah Sports Commission Sprint bring it all together on the last climb. Community Bike Hermans stated. “For the moment, it 8. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) leader – Lawson Craddock (USA), I felt again this great feeling to win looks really good. I never underesti- ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY EF Education First Magazine! mate my contenders. I will still have 3:21:03 @ +0:00:36 • Utah Office of Tourism King of the Continued on page 22 to look at Piccoli.” 9. BOWDEN Scott (AUS) TEAM Mountain – Alex Howes (USA), EF
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Tour of Utah Photo Gallery - A Few of Our Favorite Shots!
Ty Magner pops a wheelie on Empire Pass in Stage 6 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Jason Porter
Riders top out on the State Street climb as they approach the Utah State Capitol building. Stage 4 - Salt Lake City Circuit Race, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The peloton rides up a steep treelined ramp on the Wolf Creek Ranch climb. Stage 6, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
The peloton loops Wanship and passes Rockport for the second time in the opposite direction in stage 5. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
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The early break on Utah State Road 23 outside Newton, Utah. Stage 1, 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Steven L. Sheffield
2017 Tour of Utah winner Rob Britton (Rally UHC Cycling) during the Prologue time trial. 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Steven L. Sheffield
Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) & Lachlan Morton (EF Education First) nearing the top of the final KOM at Olympic Park. Stage 5, 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Steven L. Sheffield
Umberto Marengo (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM) takes Stage 1 in a 5 man sprint, followed closely by Lawson Craddock (EF Education First), who moves into the yellow jersey of GC leader. 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Steven L. Sheffield
Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo) recuperates at the finish after launching an aggressive attack on the climb that in the end woudn’t stick. Stage 2 Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
EF Education First rider attacks from the gun. Stage 3 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
22 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019 Tour of Utah Continued from page 19 here in Salt Lake. It’s really fantastic for me. I like this city. It’s really perfect for me,” said Canola, who had one leg entirely wrapped from a crash on Stage 1 presented Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. “Three days ago, I couldn’t think to win again, because I had a big crash, so I’m really, really happy. It was really hard today to beat Travis (McCabe).” In a hard-fought sprint, second place went to four-time Tour of Utah stage winner Travis McCabe (Worthy Pro Cycling). Brendan Rhim (Arapahoe l Hincapie powered by BMC) rolled across the line in third. With points at the line and top points in two of three inter-
Attacks started immediately from the start of the shortest stage of the week. Breakaways formed and re-formed with small groups off the front swelling to unmanageable sizes. “The race has been pretty chaotic. I think that after Powder Mountain, everybody was expecting that the break would roll, and people would let it go but so far that’s not been the case. Everyone wants to be in the break and everyone’s willing to race for the break as long as it takes,” Rhim explained. Time and time again, riders went off the front, establishing a small gap before re-absorbed and going on the attack once again. By the end of the second lap, a massive group of 20 riders split off the front. The group included McCabe and his
The peloton passes by the Utah State Capitol during Stage 4 of the 2019 Tour of Utahl. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
The strain of the State Street climb shows on the riders faces. Stage 4 - Salt Lake City Circuit Race, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
enough to bring it all back together on the last climb and then, in the last two laps, I had to try to go alone but really I felt really good today. I know that I had at full gas only on the last lap so I managed really good the race,” Canola said. With two laps to go, Canola bridged up to the break where attacks continued to fly. On his wheel was Hayden McCormick (Team Bridgelane). Confused about laps, McCormick continued solo at the front, to put his hands up at one lap to go thinking he had won the race. The field came back together on the final lap. Almeida & Fiorelli jumped from the decimated peloton with 7 kilometers with Tvetcov and Wolfe giving chase. Almeida was all in, head down but it was all back together at the bottom of the climb. Piccoli accelerated at the front with McCabe on his wheel and Canola sitting in fifth position. “It was really hard the last kilometer, because we took the last kilometer, there was a team mate of Travis in front and he went so fast. I was thinking about no I cannot make it because it was too much and then at 400 meters to go, fortunately he slowed down so I could breathe,” Canola said. With 200 meters to go, McCabe and Pablo Andrés Alarcon Cares (Canel’s Specialized) started their sprint. Canola continued, “I pushed everything out [of my mind], when I saw my front wheel was the first one, I could understand that it could be my day. Until that moment I wasn’t thinking about the win, only to push hard and in the last 20 meters.” Finishing in the main group, João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman Axeon remained in seventh overall and retained the WCF Insurance Best Young Rider jersey. Very dynamic in the breakaway, Hayden McCormick (NZL) of Team BridgeLane was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey. Bernat Font Mas (ESP) of 303 Project was voted the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite, in the category of Most Inspiring Comeback.
mediate sprints, McCabe took over team mate Serghei Tvetcov, who the Utah Sports Commission Sprint took advantage of the situation to leader jersey. jump away and go for the sprint “That was a big goal coming into points at the end of the third lap. this week. I won it in 2017 and 2018 Another chase and re-shuffle and so we’re going to try to take it again the 16-rider break of the day was for the third time,” said McCabe established. Joining McCabe and about the Sprint classification jersey. Tvetcov in the front group were “A win would have been fantastic, Alex Hoehn (Aevolo), Efren Santos but Canola knows this course bet- (Canel’s-Specialized), Eder Frayre ter than I do. It’s his second time (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team), Kevin winning it. I’m happy that he took Vermaerke (Hagens Berman Axeon), it and glad that I was able to come Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo), away with second after spending Umberto Marengo (Neri Sottolitwo hours in a miserable break.” Selle Italia-KTM), TJ Eisenhart “The goal of the race today for (Arapahoe Hincapie), Ty Magner us was to have representation in the (Rally UHC Cycling) , TonyBaca break, and then for me to sit back (303 Project), and Edwin Avila and sprint at the end,” said Rhim (Israel Cycling Academy). The move about his Arapahoe Hincapie pow- also included EF Education duo of ered by BMC team strategy. Two Alex Howes and Jimmy Whelan, and of his teammates are from Utah, Ulises Castilloand Stephen Bassett TJ Eisenhart and Tanner Putt. “TJ of Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling. (Eisenhart) got into the break. We “The team plan was to have peohad some good representation. He ple in the break, preferably not me would have been a good guy if the but it worked out that way,” McCabe break had made it. I sat back, waited, explained. “It got established pretty waited, waited and then sprinted quickly, everyone was working well with 300 meters to go. It was a good together, and we had Serghei up day.” there. It looked like a promising Overall race leader Ben Hermans break, we thought that it would (Israel Cycling Academy) finished stick to the line. NIPPO-Vini Fantini ninth and retained the Larry H. wasn’t happy with it, brought it back Miller Group of Companies Overall to the point where Canola could Leader jersey. With little change in bridge across.” the overall standings, Hermans conBehind NIPPO-Vini Fantinitinued to hold a 44-second advan- Faizanè were all in for Canola. The tage over James Piccoli (Elevate- whole team set the pace at the front KHS Pro Cycling), and 1 minute, 6 of the field, keeping the gap at seconds lead over Nilkas Eg (Trek- 1:20 halfway through the stage. With Segafredo). three laps to go, and the gap under Huge crowds turned out along the minute mark, all cooperation the 6.7-mile (10.8-kilometer) course, ceased in the breakaway. Vermaerke including on the steep ascent of & Bassett attacked, Whelan coun- RESULTS AND STANDINGS State Street that extends from the tered and then Avila & Castillo took Salt Lake City Circuit / Stage 4 iconic Eagle Gate to the Utah State a flyer. presented by America First Credit Capitol. After eight laps, the 102 “The break was really hard to Union – Top 10 riders completed 53.7 miles (86.5 catch because there were many 1. CANOLA Marco (ITA) NIPPOkilometers) and a total of 4,460 feet strong riders in front. But we stayed VINI FANTINI-FAIZANE’ 1:56:54 of elevation gain. together, we know that were strong 2. MCCABE Travis (USA)
The historic Council Hall building forms the backdrop as the Yellow Jersery rider rolls by. Stage 4 - Salt Lake City Circuit Race, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
Marco Canola (NIPPO-Vini Fantini-Faizanè) takes the stage win at the Utah State Capitol. Stage 4 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis
Marco Canola celebrates his win in stage 4 of the 2019 Tour of Utah with his teammate. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
WORTHY PRO CYCLING 1:56:54 3. RHIM Brendan (USA) A R A PA H O E - H I N C A P I E
POWERED BY BMC 1:56:54 4. ALARCÓN CARES Pablo Andrés (CHI) CANEL’S – SPECIALIZED
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 23 and you get the win.” In a hard-fought sprint, McCormick took second place by a tire-width difference. The battle for third place was taken by Simone Velasco (NIPPO-Vini FantiniFaizanè), who outmaneuvered the chase group which included Stage 4 winner and teammate Marco Canola and Evan Huffman (Rally UHC Cycling). Velasco crossed the line 18 seconds behind the winner. “Today I wanted to try and get the KOM jersey, which was the main goal of the day. Obviously, I tried to win the stage. It was a good day, nice to redeem myself a little bit after yesterday,” said McCormick, who was leading Stage 4 in Salt Lake City The peloton passes through the backroads near Kamas. Photo by Cathy on Friday and posted one lap early to Fegan-Kim fall four minutes behind the eventual winner. On Saturday, he claimed the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain jersey. Belgian Ben Hermans of Israel Cycling Academy retained his Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Leader’s yellow jersey by finishing safely in 16th place. With little change in the overall standings, Hermans holds a 46-second lead over James Piccoli (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling), and a 1 minute, 10 second margin over Niklas Eg (TrekSegafredo). Finishing in 14th place, João Almeida (Hagens Berman Axeon) moved up one spot in sixth overall and retained the WCF Insurance Best Young Rider jersey. Morton’s teammate and 2015 Tour The peloton charges through beautiful farmland. Photo by Cathy Feganof Utah champion Joe Dombrowski Kim moved up from sixth to fifth in the 1:56:54 • Utah Office of Tourism King of the G.C. 5. BOIVIN Guillaume (CAN) Mountain – Alex Howes (USA) of Stage 5 presented by University ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY EF Education First of Utah Health started and finished 1:56:54 • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider in Canyons Village at Park City 6. STETINA Peter (USA) TREK- – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Mountain. The breakaway escaped Berman Axeon SEGAFREDO 1:56:54 early from the 101-rider field and 7. PICCOLI James (CAN) • Larry H. Miller Dealerships pushed the gap to over four minELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING Most Aggressive Rider – Hayden utes as they raced pass Rockport McCormick (NZL) of Team Reservoir. The move included 1:56:54 8. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd BridgeLane Morton, Velasco, Canola, Huffman, (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST • America First Credit Union Fan Bernat Font Mas (303 Project), Matt Favorite – Bernat Font Mas (ESP) of Zimmer (DC Bank Pro Cycling 1:56:54 9. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL 303 Project Team), Michael Rice (Hagens CYCLING ACADEMY 1:56:54 Berman Axeon), Travis McCabe 10. EASTER Griffin (USA) 3O3 (Worthy Pro Cycling), and two Team PROJECT 1:56:54 Lachlan Morton BridgeLane riders, McCormick and Electrifies Crowd With Dylan Sunderland. The last rider GENERAL CLASSIFICATION to join the move, Sam Boardman (After Stage 4) Photo Finish Win on (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling) 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL Stage 5 has to chase a 90-second deficit CYCLING ACADEMY 12:27:18 Park City, Utah (August 17, before connecting after the second 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) 2019) - Australian Lachlan Morton KOM. ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING of EF Education First outsprinted With McCormick the highest12:28:02 @ +0:00:44 his breakaway companion at the placed rider on G.C. at 13 minutes 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREK- line to win the 85.1 mile Stage and 59 seconds down, the Israel SEGAFREDO 12:28:24 @ +0:01:06 5 presented by University of Utah Cycling Academy was quite happy 4. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY Health, which featured 5,236 feet to let the break go up the road. UHC CYCLING 12:29:04 @ of climbing, in a thrilling photo fin“I wasn’t feeling very good the +0:01:46 ish at Canyons Village at Park City first few days of this race,” Morton 5. STETINA Peter (USA) TREK- Mountain. Morton, who won the said. “But then last night, all of a SEGAFREDO 12:29:20 @ +0:02:02 2016 Tour of Utah, scored his fourth sudden it just clicked and all of a 6. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd career stage win in Utah Saturday in sudden I was thinking I feel really (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST a time of 3 hours and 5 minutes. good. So in the team meeting, [team 12:29:22 @ +0:02:04 Morton made his way into the director] Fabrizio said I could try 7. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS 11-rider breakaway, which escaped for the breakaway so I just went BERMAN AXEON 12:30:06 @ early in the 85.1-mile (137-kilo- with everything. We didn’t just roll +0:02:48 meter) stage. The steep slopes of away, we kept a really hard pace for 8. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF Olympic Parkway at Utah Olympic 15 k[ilometers] or so, until they just EDUCATION FIRST 12:30:35 @ Park are where Morton and Hayden gave up on us. We were left with 10. +0:03:17 McCormick (NZL) of Team I just felt really good all day. When 9. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY BridgeLane launched their attack you get into breakaway situations, UHC CYCLING 12:30:40 @ and blazed a trail to the finish line sometimes when you feel pretty +0:03:22 good is when you make mistakes together. 10. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) “I’m not normally one to look at because you try to do too much. So ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY the finish, but I had a feeling. So five I thought I’ll go one time on the hill, 12:31:12 @ +0:03:54 minutes before the start, I went and pick my moment, just get me to the rode the last 300 meters,” Morton top. I’m not super punchy but I can AWARD JERSEYS said about scoping out the uphill sustain a decent pace,.” • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies finish at Canyons Village at Park Having missed the move, Brendan Overall leader – Ben Hermans (BEL) City Mountain. “The only chance Rhim (Arapahoe l Hincapie) gave of Israel Cycling Academy to come around is in the last 50 chase but never made much head• Utah Sports Commission Sprint (meters). Very perfect timing for me, way before sitting up to rejoin the leader – Travis McCabe (USA) of which I’d love to say that I planned, field. but sometimes luck falls that way Worthy Pro Cycling With 20 kilometers to go, the
Lachlan Morton (left, EF - Education First) wins the sprint over Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) in Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah Canyons Resort, Park City, Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis
gap was still holding at over four points but it wouldn’t surprise me minutes but the cooperation stared if Ben [Hermans] took it. I’ll try my to disintegrate. With 13 kilometers best to keep and I’ll probably have to to go, Sunderland attacked the break go in the breakaway.” In his third day in a breakaway, and grew his gap to 20 sec in four kilometers. Behind him, no one was McCabe collected top points in the willing to give chase. Then, with 8 two intermediate sprints and finkilometers to go, Morton attacked ished 10th on the stage to solidify his on the left side of the road, riding lead in the Utah Sports Commission in the dirt. McCormick, McCade Sprint jersey competition. Kevin and Canola jumped on his wheel. Vermaerke (USA) of Hagens Berman So Morton hit it again and this time, Axeon was voted the America First only McCormick was able to cover Credit Union Fan Favorite, in the category of Most Promising Rookie. his acceleration. “The BridgeLane guys played it really smart, and as I would expect RESULTS AND STANDINGS from an Australian team, they’re Canyons Village at Park City always pretty cagey. So my only Mountain / Stage 5 presented by play was to try to get rid of one of University of Utah Health- Top 10 them before the top, and just take 1. MORTON Lachlan (AUS) EF one to the line. That’s how it played EDUCATION FIRST 3:05:54 2. MCCORMICK Hayden (NZL) out,” added Morton. Not long after, Morton with TEAM BRIDGELANE 3:05:54 @ McCormick on his wheel caught and +0:00:00 passed Sunderland. Behind them, 3. VELASCO Simone (ITA) NERI after a look of looking at each other, SOTTOLI SELLE ITALIA KTM Huffman started to give chase. He 3:06:12 @ +0:00:18 was joined by Velasco and Canola 4. CANOLA Marco (ITA) NIPPOVINI FANTINI-FAIZANE’ 3:06:12 but the trio never closed the gap. Meanwhile, under pressure by @ +0:00:18 the Rally UHC Cycling team, the 5. HUFFMAN Evan (USA) RALLY peloton shattered on the steep slopes UHC CYCLING 3:06:12 @ of the final KOM. Kyle Murphy +0:00:18 (Rally UHC Cycling) upped the pace 6. SUNDERLAND Dylan (AUS) with Piccoli and Hermans on his TEAM BRIDGELANE 3:06:20 @ +0:00:26 wheel. Then,Keegan Swirbul and his 7. RICE Michael (AUS) HAGENS Worthy teammate Serghei Tvetcov BERMAN AXEON 3:06:23 @ followed Almeida attacked before +0:00:29 cresting, looking to gain a few sec8. BOARDMAN Samuel (USA) onds in the G.C. which they did. WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO Showing complete control, Hermans CYCLING P/B MAXXIS 3:06:23 managed to get a few seconds on @ +0:00:29 Piccoli and Eg. 9. ZIMMER Matthew (USA) DC McCormick is planning another BANK PRO CYCLING TEAM day in the break to defend his KOM jersey, though he admits it will be Continued on page 24 difficult “It will be hard to be honest,” he said. “I have to loop at the
24 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019 Tour of Utah Continued from page 23 3:06:25 @ +0:00:31 10. FONT MAS Bernat (ESP) 3O3 PROJECT 3:06:43 @ +0:00:49 GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (After Stage 5) 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 15:34:34 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING 15:35:20 @ +0:00:46 3. EG Niklas (DEN) TREKSEGAFREDO 15:35:44 @ +0:01:10 4. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 15:36:22 @ Tight formation. Stage 6, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, +0:01:48 daverphoto.com) 5. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST Joe Dombrowski crests Empire Pass on his way to winning stage 6 of the 15:36:42 @ +0:02:08 6. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis João Almeida (Hagens Berman BERMAN AXEON 15:37:08 @ Tour of Utah in front of huge crowds in Park City on Sunday. Hermans Axeon) led the four-rider chase +0:02:34 7. STETINA Peter (USA) TREK- rode a masterful race to finish fourth group across the finish line, 24 secSEGAFREDO 15:37:21 @ +0:02:47 on the 78.2 mile Stage 6 presented onds behind Dombrowski for second 8. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF by Utah Sports Commission, which place. Keegan Swirbul (Worthy Pro EDUCATION FIRST 15:37:44 @ featured 10,009 feet of climbing, and Cycling) was third and Hermans take the Larry H. Miller Group of fourth. +0:03:10 The 15th edition of the Larry 9. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY Companies Overall Leader title. “From the first time that I did H. Miller Tour of Utah, known as UHC CYCLING 15:38:27 @ this race in 2014, I had a good “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” +0:03:53 10. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) feeling with this race and I kept get- included 477 miles of racing and ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY ting better results in the G.C.,” said 37,882 feet of elevation gain. Over Hermans, who was fourth overall in the course of seven days of hard rac15:38:49 @ +0:04:15 2014 and runner-up in 2017 at the ing, three different riders wore the Tour of Utah. “It’s really amazing. Larry H. Miller Group of Companies Joe Dombrowski (EF Education First) wins Stage 6. Photo by Cathy FeganAWARD JERSEYS • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies I really enjoy it here. It’s amazing Overall Leader’s yellow jersey. Kim Overall leader – Ben Hermans (BEL) to ride for these crowds. And to be Hermans climbed into the lead on group of 23 riders who broke away in Utah. there on the podium in the yellow Stage 2 presented by Monster Hydro from the 101-rider peloton at the of Israel Cycling Academy With 20 kilometers to go, Lachlan in Powder Mountain Resort and first of two Utah Sports Commission Morton (EF Education First) • Utah Sports Commission Sprint jersey is really, really nice.” Stage 6 presented by Utah Sports never lost time. leader – Travis McCabe (USA) of Sprint lines in Kamas. Cooperation attacked the dwindling peloton down Commission found a select group Worthy Pro Cycling “I think now it’s for sure the was not the best in such a big group to around 25 riders. Once he was • Utah Office of Tourism King of of riders battling for the overall toughest race, I did the USA Pro with only a handful of riders work- reeled in, Dombrowski countered the Mountain – Hayden McCormick victory on the Hors Category climb Cycling Challenge in the past, that ing at the front. immediately only to be re-absorbed of Empire Pass, followed by the race was really tough, it was over (NZL) of Team BridgeLane The break included the Neri by a select group which included • WCF Insurance Best Young Rider thrilling descent into Park City. Joe climbs of 3,600 meters of altitude Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM trio of Hermans and Piccoli. Dombrowski – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Dombrowski (EF Education First) but now for sure, it’s tougher than Dayer Quintana, Umberto Marengo, went again and Piccoli tried to drop attacked multiple times on Empire California.” Hermans noted. “It’s and Edoardo Zardini, Worthy trio Hermans forcing the three riders Berman Axeon • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Pass before blasting downhill solo even the toughest race of Europe of Serghei Tvetcov, Alec Cowan together. Dombrowski settled in a Aggressive Rider – Lachlan Morton at speeds reaching 70 kilometers I think. It’s hard to climb at this and Noah Granigan, Aevolo trio the front, pushing the pace on the per hour and took his first victory in altitude.” (AUS) of EF Education First of Gabriel Rojas (CRC), Cade punishing climb. • America First Credit Union Fan four years. The final G.C. time for Hermans Bickmore and Scott McGill and Ben “It’s a different climb,” “I wanted to win the stage today. was 18 hours and 46 minutes. James Wolfe (USA), Arapahoe-Hincapie Dombrowski said of Empire Pass, Favorite – Kevin Vermaerke (USA) of Hagens Berman Axeon I know Empire. I’ve done this climb Piccoli (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling), trio of Ben Wolfe, Brendan Rhim “in that it’s one that typically the a number of times in training and who won the Prologue, was fifth and Tanner Putt, Rally UHC’s Gavin selection can happen at the botobviously have done this climb on Stage 6 and finished second Mannion and Ty Magner and 303 tom because it’s consistently steep. Ben Hermans Earns quite a few times in the race,” said in the G.C. With the stage win, Project’s Cullen Easter and Tony But once you get to the second Dombrowski, whose last time on Dombrowski moved to third overall. of the climb, it rolls, there are Elusive Title at 2019 the top step of the podium came in Placing fourth overall was Almeida, Baca. Joining the move were also half Giovanni Lonardi (NIPPO-Vini even some downhills. So if you’re Larry H. Miller Tour 2015 at the Tour of Utah at Snowbird who claimed the WCF Insurance Fantini-Faizanè), Jacopo Mosca with the group, it’s more difficult to when he also won the G.C. Best Young Rider jersey. Swirbul (Trek-Segafredo), Pablo Alarcón get away. So I tried at the bottom, of Utah; Dombrowski Resort, title. “Eventually I decided to ease jumped up three spots to finish (Canel’s-Specialized), Edwin Ávila Ben and James were with me. They Earns Stage 6 Win at off on the climb and hopefully some eighth overall. (Israel Cycling Academy), Matt didn’t have any real obligations or “It feels really good. My main Zimmer (DC Bank Pro Cycling), reasons to work with me because Finale in Park City of guys would come back. And then, maybe it would present another goal was the G.C. The jersey is real- and Jimmy Whelan (EF Education I was a couple of minutes back on “America’s Toughest opportunity to go just at the very top ly good, I’m really happy to have it, First). G.C. We were racing different races (of the climb), because if you have it means something,” Almeida said. Stage Race” The first major climb of the day, I suppose.” Park City, Utah (August 18, a gap on the descent, normally you “I think the heat, the altitude, the the Cat 2 KOM climb up Wolf Creek Behind them, a chase group 2019) – Belgian Ben Hermans of can keep it to the line. And it worked short(er) stages, everything adds up Ranches dropped many riders from formed with Almeida, Rally UHC’s Israel Cycling Academy successfully out.” Dombrowski finished the 78.2- to making it one of the toughest the break though most were able to Rob Britton and Kyle Murphy and fended off all challengers to earn the mile (125.9-kilometer) stage in a races in the U.S. It’s full gas every catch back on. Meanwhile behind, Lawson Craddock (EF Education top prize at the 2019 Larry H. Miller time of 3 hours and 11 minutes. day. There’s no respite, there are no Kevin Vermaerke (Hagens Berman First). Almeida put in two major days that are easy,” Travis McCabe Axeon) closed a 2-minute gap to join surges to first drop Britton and (Worthy Pro Cycling) said after up with the break on the descent. Murphy, then Craddock. claiming his third consecutive Utah With 5 km to the top of the Kept on a short leash by Israel Sports Commission Sprint jersey. Cycling Academy, the escapees were KOM, Almeida caught and went “We really wanted to come out, reeled back in on the bottom of straight to the front of the lead showcase Worthy Brewing, show- Empire Pass, the second Utah Office trio of Dombrowski, Hermans, and case how strong of a domestic team of Tourism King of the Mountain Piccoli. The young Portuguese rider we have, and also just get the results. climb before the battle for stage and put in another acceleration which Keegan (finishing) third today, me G.C. podium places. put Piccoli in trouble for the first taking the sprint jersey, Serghei “Everybody did their job this time. One kilometer later, Almeida, (Tvetcov) third in the Prologue and week, even Edwin Avila our sprinter Dombrowski, and Hermans were me second in the Salt Lake City was pulling for, I think, 2 or 3 kilo- together at the front while Swirbul stage, I think we’ve showed the meters on the last climb. I’m really caught and passed a dropped Piccoli. depth that we have on a smaller team. impressed also by Hamish Schreurs Not long afterm Swirbul caught the It feels great. I love Utah, it’s one on how he controlled the race. I only lead trio Behind them, Peter Stetina of my favorite races all year long, can be happy with the team’s work. waited for his Trek-Segafredo team and proud to have the Utah Sports Also the previous races, they did mate Niklas Eg to try to pace him up Commission Sprint jersey again,” really good work for me. It’s really the mountain to salvage his top three McCabe added. nice to finish it off with a victory G.C. placings. The start of Stage 6 presented by and not a third or a fourth place.” With 2 km to top the of the KOM, Utah Sports Commission featured a Hermans said of his team’s efforts Dombrowski made his move, quick-
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 25 ly getting a gap. He had 20 seconds by the time he crested Empire Pass. Not taking any chances, Hermans went to the front of the group on the fast descent into town. With one kilometer to go, Piccoli caught back onto the Hermans, Swirbul and Almeida group to battle it out for stage placings. Dombrowski was all in for the stage win and not really thinking of his chance to move up on G.C. “If you win the stage then obviously there’s a chance you can move up,” he said. “But I think I would prefer to race to win a stage than think about the G.C. Whether I’m 2, 3, 4, 6… I would prefer to try and win. I wouldn’t say that I was thinking about that too much.” Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) defended the Utah Office of Tourism King of the Mountain Leader jersey. Racing aggressively throughout the seven days of racing, “Obviously that was the goal today,” McCormick stated. “It was a bit fast today to my liking today. We knew that we had to watch Alex Howes going into the break, he was the main threat. That was sort of it. I was pretty happy once the break went because I’m feeling a bit sore.” Piccoli was awarded the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider jersey. Fans selected Tony Baca (303 Project )as the America First Credit Union Fan Favorite in the Overall Fan Favorite category. EF Education First finished as the best overall team. All the riders agreed that the decision to shorten the stages for this year’s edition of the Larry H Miller Tour of Utah was the right decision. “For us, we’re not in the heat as much. Everyone has a little bit fresher legs, and also I don’t think it changes the results. No matter what, you’re going to see Ben win. It was on Powder Mountain, Powder Mountain decided everything and then after that, it added another element into how the tactics played out, and what racing was like. So it made it more aggressive,” McCabe noted. “I think it made it more exciting for the fans and then also it made more exciting for the riders too because you have to change up tactics quite a bit when it’s 20 miles shorter than what you’re used it. But for sure, it made it harder.” “Not just here, but bike racing in general, we should do a little bit shorter stages in general,” Dombrowski agreed. “Bike racing has a script, the breakaway goes away, someone chases the breakaway and if it’s a stage that someone is pretty confident that they can win then they’re going to bring the breakaway back and they’re going to race for the win. And there is this period in between where we’re riding around and the longer the stage, the longer the amount of time that we’re just riding around. It’s not really interesting. In the Tour de France, that’s when they start showing helicopter shots of castles and whatever else, so I think actually it’s a good move. I think you see other races doing that.” Dombrowski continued, “From my perspective, in this race, there wasn’t much time where we were sort of noodling which I think is
boring, I don’t think it’s particularly exciting for the people watching. In the end, I don’t think it really changes the result, other than there are certain times when I think you need a big day. In general, I think it that’s a really good way to go, I think this race was pretty exciting. Lots of good, different finishes that suited different guys and I think it was pretty well put together.”
Tour of Utah to Return in 2020
“It was a great week of racing. We are so proud of this state and we wanted to showcase it to the world. Thank you to the Miller family, for our nine host communities, for the over 50 corporate partners that step up to make this race happen, and most importantly, to the volunteers that step up and really contribute to pull this thing off,” said Tour of Utah Managing Director John Kimball. “This is our 15th year. The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is proud to say that we’re going to be back next year. We look forward to working with the UCI in getting those dates this fall and we’re excited to see where we are going to go next year.”
FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS
Park City / Stage 6 presented by Utah Sports Commission– Top 10 1. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 3:11:09 2. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 3:11:33 @ +0:00:24 3. SWIRBUL Keegan (USA) WORTHY PRO CYCLING 3:11:35 @ +0:00:26 4. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 3:11:35 @ +0:00:26 5. PICCOLI James (CAN) ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING 3:11:39 @ +0:00:30 6. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 3:12:33 @ +0:01:24 7. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 3:12:48 @ +0:01:39 8. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 3:13:07 @ +0:01:58 9. BRITTON Robert (CAN) RALLY UHC CYCLING 3:13:15 @ +0:02:06 10. 10.MORTON Lachlan (AUS) EF EDUCATION FIRST 3:13:20 @ +0:02:11 FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION 1. HERMANS Ben (BEL) ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY 18:46:09 2. PICCOLI James (CAN) ELEVATE-KHS PRO CYCLING 18:46:59 @ +0:00:50 3. DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 18:47:41 @ +0:01:32 4. ALMEIDA João (POR) HAGENS BERMAN AXEON 18:48:35 @ +0:02:26 5. EG Niklas (DEN) TREKSEGAFREDO 18:49:06 @ +0:02:57 6. MURPHY Kyle (USA) RALLY UHC CYCLING 18:49:29 @ +0:03:20 7. CRADDOCK Lawson (USA) EF EDUCATION FIRST 18:50:17 @
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+0:04:08 AWARD JERSEYS 8. SWIRBUL Keegan (USA) • Larry H. Miller Group of Companies WORTHY PRO CYCLING 18:50:49 Overall leader – Ben Hermans (BEL) @ +0:04:40 of Israel Cycling Academy 9. STETINA Peter (USA) TREK- • Utah Sports Commission Sprint SEGAFREDO 18:51:31 @ +0:05:22 leader – Travis McCabe (USA) of 10. BADILATTI Matteo (SUI) Worthy Pro Cycling ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY • Utah Office of Tourism King of 18:51:37 @ +0:05:28 the Mountain – Hayden McCormick (NZL) of Team BridgeLane
• WCF Insurance Best Young Rider – João Almeida (POR) of Hagens Berman Axeon • Larry H. Miller Dealerships Most Aggressive Rider – James Piccoli (CAN) of Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling • America First Credit Union Fan Favorite – Tony Baca (MEX) of 303 Project
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 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, 801-803-1900, 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 , 801-6981490, kevin@klikphoto.net, lrbmx.com, radcanyonbmx.com/Rad_Canyon_Legacy_ Outdoor_Schedule_2014.pdf
Advocacy Bike Utah — UT, Utah’s Statewide Advocacy Group., Phil Sarnoff, 385-831-1515, 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., Salt Lake City Transportation , 801-535-6630, bikeslc@slcgov.com, bikeslc.com Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee — Salt Lake City, UT, The SLCBAC committee works to improve cycling conditions in Salt Lake County and is an official committee. Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:30 pm and are held in Suite N-2800 of the Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT, , Helen Peters, 385-468-4860, HPeters@slco.org, 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 Benigni, 801-393-2304, wp@weberpathways.org, Rod Kramer, 801393-2304, rod@weberpathways.org, weberpathways.org Mooseknuckler Alliance — St. George, UT, We accept all types and styles of riders; most importantly 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, 435632-8215, lukas@mooseknuckleralliance.org, mooseknuckleralliance.org Mountain Trails Foundation — Park City, UT, Park City’s Trails Group, Charlie Sturgis, 435649-6839, charlie@mountaintrails.org, mountaintrails.org 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, bonnevilleshorelinetrail@gmail.com, 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, parleystrail@ gmail.com, parleystrail.org Provo Bike Committee — Provo, UT, Please join us every first Thursday of the month at 5 pm at 48 N. 300 W. to help make Provo a more bicycle-friendly community., Heather Skabelund, 971-404-1557, bikeprovo@ gmail.com, Aaron Skabelund, 385-207-6879, a.skabelund@gmail.com, bikeprovo.org
Craig Shanklin, 435-674-1742, southernutahbicycle@gmail.com, southernutahbicyclealliance.org WOBAC - Weber Ogden Bicycle Advisory Committee — Ogden, UT, Josh Jones, 801629-8757, joshjones@ogdencity.com, Idaho Bike Walk Alliance — Boise, ID, Idaho’s Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Cynthia Gibson, 208-345-1105, cynthia@idahowalkbike.org, idahowalkbike.org Greater Arizona Bicycling Association — Tucson, AZ, Arizona’s Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Eric Post, president@bikegaba.org, bikegaba.org Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists — Phoenix, AZ, Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Bob Beane, 623-252-0931, cazbike@cazbike. org, cazbike.org Wyoming Pathways — Wilson, WY, Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Tim Young, 307-413-8464, , wyopath.org Bicycle Colorado — Denver, CO, Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Dan Grunig, 303-417-1544, info@bicyclecolorado.org, bicyclecolorado.org Bike Walk Montana — Helena, MT, Statewide bicycle advocacy organization, Taylor Lonsdale, bznbybike@gmail.com, Doug Haberman, 406-449-2787, info@bikewalkmontana.org, bikewalkmontana.org Salt Lake Valley Trails Society — Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake Valley’s natural surface bicycle trails non-profit., Kevin Dwyer, kevin@ saltlakevalleytrailssociety.org, saltlakevalleytrailssociety.org Teton Valley Trails and Pathways (TVTAP) — Jackson, WY, Promotes trails and pathways in the Wydaho area of Wyoming and Idaho., Dan Verbeten, 208-201-1622, dan@tvtap. org, tvtap.org, tetonbikefest.org Bike Orem — Orem, UT, The Orem Bicycle Coalition exists to cultivate a more bicycle friendly community in Orem so that more residents will be able and excited to ride in our community. We do this by encouraging bicycle safety, accessibility, inclusivity, and infrastructure to the community and its residents. Come join us! Currently we are meeting on the second Wednesday of each month, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Mad Dog Cycles. The address is 350 North Orem Blvd, Orem, UT 84057, Randy Gibb, 801-222-9577, randy@maddogcycles.com, bikeorem.weebly.com
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, heatpolocompany@gmail.com, facebook.com/groups/189631497724953/, beehivebikepolo.wordpress.com 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, scottdudevoir@colesport.com, colesport.com, mountaintrails.org Moab Bike Party — Moab, UT, 4th Wednesday of every month. 6:30 or 7:30 pm., Jeff Gutierrez, , facebook.com/moabbikeparty Kidical Mass — Salt Lake City, UT, Group ride for families. This will be a monthly ride, the 1st Sunday of every month, at Liberty Park (south entrance) from 3pm- 5pm. All ages are welcome., Lee Chung, 865-850-3589, lee.chung@gmail.com, facebook.com/ groups/109360246125277 Slow Roll SLC — Salt Lake City, UT, Fun, Bikes, and Party Rides on Tuesday Nights at 7 behind Crank SLC 749 S. State Street., Christian Clemens, 385-528-1158, 801-4400546, christian@crankslc.com,
Dixie Trails and Mountain Bike Advocacy — St. George, UT, Cimarron Chacon, 970-7593048, info@groraces.com, dmbta.org
September 22, 2019 — World Car Free Day, UT, Ride your bike and leave the car at home!, None , noemail@cyclingutah.com, worldcarfree.net
Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance — St. George, UT, Southern Utah’s road advocacy group.,
November 16, 2019 — Henderson Stroll ‘n Roll, Henderson , NV, Henderson Stroll ‘n
Roll is modeled after the Ciclovia founded Bogota, Columbia. During the event 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 festival is packed with activities for all ages. Along the route, enjoy children’s activities, interactive demonstrations, free fitness classes and games., Chuck Ashby, 702-267-5707, bikehenderson@cityofhenderson.com, Annette Mullins, 877-775-5252, bikehenderson@ cityofhenderson.com, bikehenderson.org March 20-22, 2020 — North American Handmade Bicycle Show NAHBS, Dallas, TX, 15th annual, NAHBS showcases the talents of individuals around the world whose art form is the bicycle. It aims to be a meeting point both online and in person for frame builders and cycling enthusiasts looking for custommade bikes, for the sharing of ideas, and the promotion of a special industry with a rich history dating back to 1819, Don Walker, 502-265-1122, don@handmadebicycleshow. com, nahbs.com
Mountain Bike Tours and Festivals September 21-22, 2019 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camp, Angel Fire, NM, Co-ed Mountain Bike Camp for beginner to advanced levels, focusing on skill development and trail riding, for cross country and downhill riders. Skill instruction ranges from basic front wheel lifts and switchback turns to technical climbs, descents, drops, jumps and more., Cynthia Chung, 604-4846238 (Canada), register@dirtseries.com, Elli Petersilie, elli@dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com September 21, 2019 — Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race, Salida, CO, This classic race leads racers south out of town up a 3,000ft climb to the Rainbow trail, across the front of Methodist Mountain and back down to town., Monica Gutierrez, 719-539-6738, director@alliancechaffee.org, monarchcrestcrank.com September 22, 2019 — Monarch Crest Crank, Salida, CO, A mountain bike event along one of the top mountain bike trails in the nation. The Crest Crank will be the final day of Salida Bike Fest, which includes several events for cyclists of all abilities and their families. End Bike Fest weekend with us for this bucket list ride followed by an after party at Riverside Park open for Crest Crank cyclists and the public. Your entry fee will include the ride, a guide, breakfast snacks, a shuttle to and from downtown Salida, and an after party in Riverside Park, featuring live music, free lunch, libations, a goodie bag, silent auction, and more. Entry fee and individual fundraising efforts will raise money for The Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower individuals beyond domestic and sexual violence., Monica Gutierrez, 719-539-6738, director@alliancechaffee.org, Becky Rupp, crestcrank@gmail.com, monarchcrestcrank. com September 27-29, 2019 — Albuquerque MTB Festival, Albuquerque, NM, 12 hour race, 2 hour race, and weekend long mtb festival, Seth Bush, 505-554-0059, ElCapitan@ ZiaRides.com, ziarides.com September 28, 2019 — JayP’s Backyard Fun Pursuit Gravel Ride, JayP’s Backyard Series, Island Park/West Yellowstone, ID, Gravel ride near Yellowstone National Park on Forest Service roads. It’s an incredible time of year to be in this area and visit YNP! MTB ride on Sunday too!, Jay Petervary, 307413-2248, jaypetervary@gmail.com, gravelpursuit.com September 28, 2019 — VIDA MTB Series: Golden Giddyup, VIDA MTB Series , Golden, CO, Women’s mountain bike skills clinic, Rachel Gottfried, 949-677-6809, info@vidamtb.com, vidamtb.com September 28-29, 2019 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camp, Sedona, AZ, Women’s Mountain Bike Camp for beginner to advanced levels, focusing on skill development and trail riding, for cross country and downhill riders. Skill instruction ranges from basic front wheel lifts and switchback turns to technical climbs, descents, drops, jumps and more., Cynthia Chung, 604-4846238 (Canada), register@dirtseries.com, Elli Petersilie, elli@dirtseries.com, dirtseries.com October 4-6, 2019 — Outerbike Fall, Moab, UT, An opportunity to ride next year’s bikes and gears on world class trails. Participants get bike demos,shuttles, lunch, beer, and admission to parties and films, 7000 N. Hwy 191 at Moab Brands Trailhead, Mark Sevenoff, 800845-2453, 435-259-8732, outerbike@westernspirit.com, outerbike.com October 5-6, 2019 — Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camp, Fruita, CO, Women’s Mountain Bike Camp for beginner to advanced levels, focusing on skill development and trail riding, for cross country and downhill riders. Skill instruction ranges from basic front wheel lifts and switchback turns to technical climbs, descents, drops, jumps and more., Cynthia Chung, 604-484-6238 (Canada), register@ dirtseries.com, Elli Petersilie, elli@dirtseries. com, dirtseries.com October 5-6, 2019 — October Trek, Weiser, ID, 2 day mountain bike gravel ride, 86 mile rails-to-trails conversion trail from New Meadows to Weiser, Idaho. Supported ride with meals and camping., Craig Kjar, 208-
clinic., Billy , 435-259-7882, 800-635-1792, info@moabthaw.com, moabthaw.com
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March 27-29, 2020 — 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/accessories, bike shuttles, skills clinic, beer garden, dinner, prizes & more!, DJ Morisette, 435-6355455, hu@otesports.com, hurricanemtbfestival.com, otesports.com
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May 1-3, 2020 — MECCA Spring MTB Festival, Green River, UT, 34th Annual, Held at the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah. Registration begins Friday at 1:00 p.m. followed by a warm up ride, refreshments, games and a prize drawing. Saturday is full of all-day guided rides, ranging from beginner to advanced followed by a yummy dinner, games and more FUN. Finish up on Sunday with a guided (or on your own) scenic ride. Family friendly., Kim Player, 435-653-2440, meccabike01@gmail.com, biketheswell.org
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571-7447, 208-253-4433, octobertrek@gmail. com, weiserrivertrail.org/octobertrek.html, kotaho.com/octobertrekinformation/ October 11-13, 2019 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Moab, UT, Take your skills to the next level by investing in yourself! Learn the skills to greatly improve your riding and drills to master those skills. Increase your confidence, skill and efficiently with the most experienced (20 years), effective and sought after coach in the sport, Gene Hamilton!, Gene Hamilton, 970-261-1869, admin@betterride. net, Patrick Gilbery, patrick@betterride.net, betterride.net October 18-20, 2019 — BetterRide MTB Camp, Moab, UT, Take your skills to the next level by investing in yourself! Learn the skills to greatly improve your riding and drills to master those skills. Increase your confidence, skill and efficiently with the most experienced (20 years), effective and sought after coach in the sport, Gene Hamilton!, Gene Hamilton, 970-261-1869, admin@betterride. net, Patrick Gilbery, patrick@betterride.net, betterride.net October 19, 2019 — VIDA MTB Series: Valmont Bike Park, VIDA MTB Series Flagship Clinics, Boulder, CO, Women’s mountain bike skills clinic, Rachel Gottfried, 949-677-6809, info@ vidamtb.com, vidamtb.com October 24-27, 2019 — Moab Ho-Down Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, UT, 14th Annual - Mountain bike festival with dual stage enduro race, group shuttle rides, bike films, townie tour with poker run, dirt jump comp and costume party! The festival is a fundraiser for local trails and the bike park!, Tracy Bentley, 435-259-4688, info@chilebikes.com, moabhodown.com, chilebikes.com November 8-10, 2019 — Roam Bike Fest, Sedona, AZ, Roam Bike Fest is a three day gathering (aka party) of female riders, influencers, and play makers all here for one purpose: to have a ridiculously fun weekend exploring, learning, and shredding trail in a world-class riding destination. No pandering, no skills clinics, just plain unsucky fun., Ash Bocast, 530-521-8913, hello@thisisroam.com, roambikefest.com, thisisroam.com March 6-8, 2020 — VIDA MTB Clinic Series: Sedona, VIDA MTB Series, Sedona, AZ, Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Clinic during Sedona MTB Festival, Rachel Gottfried, 949677-6809, info@vidamtb.com, vidamtb.com March 6-8, 2020 — Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, Sedona, AZ, Held in the heart of Sedona next to trails, bike park, and downtown. Main Expo/Festival area at the beautiful Posse Grounds Park; Bike Demos, Shuttled Rides, a Beer Garden, great Bands, and endless singletrack., Sedona MTB Festival , 928-282-1106, info@sedonamtbfestival.com, sedonamtbfestival.com March 13-15, 2020 — Poison Spider Bicycles Spring Thaw, Moab, UT, Fun long weekend with Demo bikes, women’s ride, shuttles, and guided group rides on great Moab Brand Trails. Food and parties, Preregister early for free t-shirt! Plus women’s only ride/
Utah Mountain Bike and Gravel Racing September 28, 2019 — Antelope Island 50K MTB Race, Antelope Island, UT, 5th edition of Antelope 50k Mountain Bike Race will be held at White Rock Bay Trailhead, Antelope Island State Park. There will be 3 race distances: 50k, 25k, and 15k. This is an MTB race on double and single track with varying elevation and some technical stretches on the 50k and 25k distances. Start time 9:00 AM, Packet pickup 7:30 AM., Wynn Hall, 801941-4255, wynnhall@gmail.com, Matt Hall, 801-648-4659, matt@enduraevents.com, enduraevents.com September 28, 2019 — Eden Epic, Eden, UT, On the trails above beautiful Ogden Valley, the Eden Epic is a truly “epic” mountain bike adventure. With a focus more on the adventure than the finishing times, this is an epic adventure that has a place for those looking to push themselves. , Clay Christensen, 801-234-0399, info@enduranceutah.com, edenepic.com October 14-15, 2019 — Huntsman World Senior Games Mountain Biking, St. George, UT, Must be 50 years or older. Three events: hill climb, downhill, and cross country. Expert, Sport and Beginner Skill Divisions., Kyle Case, 800-562-1268, 435-674-0550, hwsg@seniorgames.net, seniorgames.net October 25, 2019 — Red Bull Rampage, Virgin, UT, Downhill, slopestyle and freeride MTB athletes will converge on the demanding terrain of Virgin, Utah to compete for glory in one of the biggest tests of skill and guts in the world. 14th annual!, Red Bull, 310-393-4647, noemail@cyclingutah.com, Chris Worden, 310-393-4647, chris.worden@us.redbull.com, redbull.com/us/en/bike/events November 2-3, 2019 — 25 Hours of Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Endurance Series, Hurricane, UT, Held Sat 10 am to Sun 10 am with the bonusdouble midnight lap due to the fallback time change. 13 mile long course in the UT desert combines sweet single track, with some technical sections, and great climbs. 11th Annual, Cimarron Chacon, 970-7593048, info@groraces.com, 25hoursinfroghollow.com March 14, 2020 — True GRIT Epic Bike Race, National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Series (NUE) 100 and Marathon SE, Santa Clara, UT, Epic ultra-endurance mountain bike race with 100 and 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. Finish with live music, vendors and beer garden., Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@ groraces.com, truegritepic.com March 28-30, 2020 — Moab Rocks, Moab, UT, Incorporates Moab’s best classic and new routes and combines them into a 3-day masterpiece of cross-country and timed descents in a fully supported format, Kevin McDonald, 866-373-3376, info@transrockies. com, TransRockies.com
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 27 June 6, 2020 — Volcano Fire Road 120k Gravel Grinder, , Veyo, UT, Fun and challenging ravel race! 75 miles with 6200’ climbing in the beautiful Pine Valley area north of St George. 56% dirt, 44% pavement. Solo or 2x relay. Famous Veyo Pie at the finish line!, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ planetultra.com, gravelgrinder.com
October 18-20, 2019 — USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships, Durango, CO, Collegiate National Championships and Montana High School Championships, Chuck Hodge, 719-4344200, chodge@usacycling.org, Chad Sperry, chad@gorge.net, Ben Horan, 312-502-5997, bfhoran@gmail.com, usacycling.org
Regional Mountain Bike and Gravel Racing ID, WY, MT, NV, AZ, NM, CO, MT, OR, WA, and Beyond
October 26, 2019 — Prescott 6er, Prescott, AZ, 6 hour and 12 hour mountain bike race on a 9 mile loop with solo, duo, junior, masters and singlespeed categories, Breanna Bissell, 480-734-0558, info@mangledmomentum. com, prescott6er.com
September 21-22, 2019 — Rendezvous Enduro, Montana Enduro Series, Teton Village, WY, Montana Enduro Series , contact@montanaenduro.com, Christine Wike, christine@ montanabicycleguild.org, montanaenduro. com, montanabicycleguild.org September 28, 2019 — Grinduro, Lost Sierra Triple Crown, Quincy, CA, 62 miles of pavement, gravel, and singletrack with a TON of climbing and twisty descents. Most of the ride is casual, there are four timed sections that are designed to cater to specific strengths. Grinduro racers and spectators are treated tothree days of camping, live music (including a late-night DJ), beer, awesome food, and campfires., Greg Williams, willie@sierratrails.org, grinduro.com September 28-30, 2019 — 12 Hour of Albuquerque Race and MTB Festival, Albuquerque, NM, The weekend will be full of activities with the anchor event being the 12 Hours of Albuquerque from 7am to 7pm on Saturday. The course for the 12 Hours of Albuquerque is 11+ miles of fast, fun, occasionally technical, but mostly flowy singletrack in the beautiful pine forests above Albuquerque, Seth Bush, 505-5540059, ElCapitan@ZiaRides.com, ziarides.com September 28-29, 2019 — Flagstaff Enduro, Flagstaff, AZ, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@ mbaa.net, mbaa.net September 29, 2019 — Horny Toad Hustle MTB Race, New Mexico Off Road Series, Las Cruces, NM, Jan Bear, 505-670-4665, janbea@gmail.com, Dave Halliburton, 575312-5991, gotdirtnm@gmail.com, hornytoadhustle.com, nmors.org October 4-6, 2019 — Monarch Crest Enduro, Rocky Mountain Enduro Series, Salida, CO, 5 stage epic backcountry enduro in the San Isabel and Gunnison National Forests., Keith Darner, 719-221-1251, keith@chocolatebunnyproductions.com, chocolatebunnyproductions.com October 5, 2019 — Tour of the White Mountains, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, 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 bike-minded individuals., Dave Castro, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides.com, Dave Castro, dcastro@ epicrides.com, epicrides.com October 5, 2019 — Road Apple Rally MTB Race, New Mexico Off Road Series, Farmington, NM, The Road Apple Rally began in 1981 as a competition between horses and bicycles. It has since become a bicycle only race and stands as the longest running annual mountain bike race in the United States. Bring the family for a day of fun and try the children’s riding obstacle course. This celebrated mountain bike race features five divisions: Beginner, Pro, Expert, Sport, Single Speed. The Beginner course is a 15 mile loop, all others ride the full 30 mile Road Apple Rally course. Both courses feature the whoops, where you spend more time in the air then on the ground! Course terrain also includes short climbs, flats, sandy arroyos and sharp corners. , Jan Bear, 505-670-4665, janbea@gmail.com, Leslie Mueller, 505599-1184, lmueller@fmtn.org, fmtn.org/277/ Road-Apple-Rally, nmors.org October 5-6, 2019 — Glorieta Cyclocross, Glorieta, NM, New Mexico-El Paso Regional XC Championship, Glorieta Camps, Jan Bear, 505-670-4665, janbea@gmail.com, core-crew.com October 12, 2019 — 6 Hours of Disco, Anaconda, MT, Held at Discovery Ski Area, A lap format race lasting 6 hours plus one lap. It will start and end in front of Discovery Ski Lodge. Finishers with the most laps wins, Finishers with the same number of laps will then go by time (or first over the start finish line)., Brian Cyr, 406-563-5538 ext. 15, info@ anacondatrailsociety.com, anacondatrailsociety.com, anacondatrailsociety.com/6hours-of-disco/ October 13, 2019 — Prescott Enduro, Prescott, AZ, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net
October 26, 2019 — Mount Lemmon Gravel Grinder, Oracle, AZ, 3rd Annual, 40, 50, 60 mile options on the back gravel roads of Mt. Lemmon with elevation gains ranging from 3,000 to 8,000ft. Begins at 7 a.m. at the YMCA - Triangle Y Ranch just north of Tucson on the “backside” of the Santa Catalina Mountains., John McCarrell, 615-636-4828, john@mtlemmongravelgrinder.com, mtlemmongravelgrinder.com October 27, 2019 — Kingman Enduro, Kingman, AZ, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net November 2, 2019 — Showdown at Usery Pass, Phoenix, AZ, 8 hour cross country race on an 11 mile loop, solo, duo, quad, and relay options, free kids races, Two Wheel Jones , events@twowheeljones.com, mesabikerace.net November 8-10, 2019 — Bootleg Canyon Gravity and Demo Fest, DVO Suspension, Alchemy Bikes, Trucker Co, Boulder City, NV, Please join us at our 6th annual Bootleg Canyon Gravity Fest. Expect more shuttles, more group rides, more demos, product demos, huck and bunny hop contests, daily happy hour and free camping!, Downhill Mike, 518-524-9805, info@downhillmike.com, downhillmike.com November 9, 2019 — Cave Creek Cactus Classic, Cave Creek, AZ, The race passes through one of two county parks. Spur Cross Conservation Area will be the first, which includes multi-track trails to single track trails, between the 2 parks, you’ll hit Maricopa Trail. This will take you right into Cave Creek Regional Park, where incredible views of the Sonoran desert will be seen on every turn, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa. net, dfmba.org November 16, 2019 — 12 Hours of Fury, Fountain Hills, AZ, 12 Hours of Fury will test your body, mind and mountain biking skills. The race will begin and end at the Four Peaks Staging Area in McDowell Mountain Regional Park. The 15 mile loop is smooth, fast and fun. The most loops in 12 hours wins it!, Jeremy Graham, 623-330-0913, jeremy@4peaksracing.com, 4peaksracing. com/events/12-hours-of-fury-2017 December 7, 2019 — Dawn to Dusk, Fountain Hills, AZ, Endurance mountain bike relay. Compete as a solo, duo, or team on a fast, fun course in McDowell Mountain Regional Park. Family friendly camping and event expo promises a fun weekend! Space is limited to 125 solo riders, 100 two-person, 50 four-person, and 10 corporate entries, Seth Bush, 505-554-0059, ElCapitan@ZiaRides. com, ziarides.com/event-register/dawndusk-arizona January 4, 2020 — 6 Hours in the Papago powered by SRAM, Tempe, AZ, 6 hours in the Papago will test you like never before. Get ready for a highly entertaining course to kick off your racing season. Ride solo, with a friend or on a team to tackle this looped course in Tempe’s infamous Papago Park to rack up as many laps as possible., Jeff Frost, 928-380-0633, canisbleu@gmail.com, 12hoursinthepapago.com January 11, 2020 — JayP’s Backyard Fat Bike Pursuit 60k, JayP’s Backyard Series, Island Park/West Yellowstone, ID, 60k snow bike race on groomed snow machine trails in Island Park, ID near Yellowstone National Park., Jay Petervary, 307-413-2248, jaypetervary@gmail.com, fatpursuit.com January 11-12, 2020 — JayP’s Backyard Fat Bike Pursuit 200km or 200 mile, JayP’s Backyard Series, Island Park/West Yellowstone, ID, 2 Distances- 200 km or 200 mile. These endurance events take on an expedition feel and you will need to have outdoor winter camping skills., Jay Petervary, 307-413-2248, jaypetervary@gmail.com, fatpursuit.com January 11, 2020 — McDowell Meltdown, McDowell, AZ, Challenging XC race with pump tracks for everyone to enjoy., MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net January 17-19, 2020 — DVO Nevada State Gravity Championships, DH, Enduro, and DS, DVO Winter Gravity Series at Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City, NV, Open practice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Trails hand built by the late Brent Thompson, gnarly on the top half and fast open ridge tops for the 2nd half. Free 0n-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 18, 2020 — Prickly Pedal MTB Race, Peoria, AZ, Get in a heart-pumping, riproaring ride through the desert terrain of the Maricopa Trail beginning in Cave Creek, Arizona and finishing at Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Peoria, Arizona. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Maricopa Trail and Park Foundation, Jeff Frost, 928-3800633, canisbleu@gmail.com, pricklypedal. com January 25, 2020 — Estrella Hedgehog Hustle, Goodyear, AZ, Cross Country Race at Estrella Mountain Regional Park with a scenic venue for both spectators and racers. Remember sealant and tubes!, MBAA , 480442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net February 8, 2020 — Havasu Havoc, Lake Havasu, AZ, XC race with awesome views, a fun trail and good local beer., MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net
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. Wednesdays April April - August, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com Emigration Canyon Hillclimb Series — Utah Crit 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, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com Logan Race Club Thursday Night Time Trial Series — Logan, UT, Thursdays. TT series consisting of 18 races on five difference courses, with weekly and end-of-series prizes. Check the website for the location of the weekly course., Stephen Clyde, 435-750-8785, swc@ mdsc.com, Ben Kofeod, benhkof@hotmail. com, Travis Dunn, travis.dunn@usu.edu, loganraceclub.org
Utah Road Racing
February 14-16, 2020 — 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!, Dave Castro, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides.com, epicrides.com
October 8-11, 2019 — Huntsman World Senior Games Cycling, St. George, UT, Must be 50 years or older. Three events: hill climb, downhill, and cross country. Expert, Sport and Beginner Skill Divisions., Kyle Case, 800562-1268, 435-674-0550, hwsg@seniorgames. net, seniorgames.net
March 13-15, 2020 — The Drift Fat Bike, Pinedale, WY, 13 or 28 miles, and 100 mile run, bike, or ski, Upper Green River Valley, held on a groomed trail in the Wind River Range, Keri Hull, 907-306-9806, keri.koger@ gmail.com, thedrift100.com
October 12, 2019 — City Creek Bike Sprint, Salt Lake City, UT, Race starts at the mouth of City Creek Canyon and finishes at Rotary Park where we will have awards, food, music and fun, James Zwick, 801-870-4578, sports@sports-am.com, sports-am.com
March 21, 2020 — White Tank Whirlwind, Waddell, AZ, White Tank Regional Park is a fun course, mixed with a smidge of technical riding. , MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@ mbaa.net, mbaa.net
August 28-31, 2020 — Hoodoo 500, Planet Ultra Grand Slam Endurance Series, St. George, UT, 500 mile loop race through Southern Utah. Non-stop or stage race, solo and relay team divisions. 300 mile option as well., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ planetultra.com, Hoodoo500.com
April 11, 2020 — Prescott Punisher, Prescott, AZ, Prescott is a great place for mountain biking. The Whiskey 50 will be 2 weeks later so consider racing and staying for a pre-ride the following day., MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net April 18, 2020 — 12 Hours in the Wild West, Ruidoso, NM, 6 hour and 12 hour race, held at Grindstone Lake Trail system, Seth Bush, 505-554-0059, ElCapitan@ZiaRides.com, ziarides.com April 24-26, 2020 — Whiskey Off-Road, Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Prescott, AZ, Starting on Prescott’s historical (and lively) Whiskey Row and climbing into the beautifully distracting views of Prescott National Forest, riders will connect some of the area’s most exhilarating (and challenging) pieces of singletrack, double track, gravel roads and the occasional paved segment., Dave Castro, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides.com, Dave Castro, dcastro@epicrides.com, epicrides. com May 3, 2020 — Prescott Punisher, Prescott, AZ, Arizona State MTB Championships (USAC Sanctioned) at Emmanuel Pines, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, mbaa.net May 9, 2020 — Flagstaff Frenzy, Flagstaff, AZ, The 2019 MBAA finals, Anthony Quintile, 928-779-5969, flagstaff@absolutebikes.net, MBAA , 480-442-4229, racing@mbaa.net, Denise Barron, 928-530-0868, , mbaa.net, absolutebikes.net May 15-17, 2020 — Grand Junction Off-Road, Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Grand Junction, CO, Participants will climb their way out of downtown Grand Junction onto the Uncompahgre Plateau (the world’s largest mesa), while connecting some of the area’s favorite technically challenging singletrack, double track, gravel roads and the occasional paved segment in the world famous Lunch Loops trail system and beyond., Dave Castro, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides. com, Dave Castro, dcastro@epicrides.com, epicrides.com May 16, 2020 — Royal Gorge Six and Twelve Hour MTB Races, Cañon City, CO, Six and Twelve Hour MTB Races, Seth Bush, 505-5540059, ElCapitan@ZiaRides.com, ziarides.com June 13-9, 2020 — 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest, N24, Albuquerque, NM, 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest provides everything that you want from a 24 Hour Race. We have an amazing course with epic singletrack winding through meadows, pines and aspens. Seriously, the Zuni Mountains outside of Gallup, NM are a great place to ride. We have an awesome venue in the ponderosa pines with plenty of space to hang out with friends and family and hang your hammock. And, Zia Rides creates a great party atmosphere with vendors, movies, food, kids activities, and fun for everyone., Seth Bush, 505-554-0059, ElCapitan@ZiaRides.com, ziarides.com June 26-28, 2020 — Carson City Off-Road, Epic Rides Off-Road Series, Carson City, NV, At the Carson City Off-Road, riders of all skill levels will enjoy big climbs, long singletrack descents and expansive views of Lake Tahoe, the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, and the historic Washoe Valley while being immersed in 3-days of mountain bike culture accented by free live music., Dave Castro, 520-623-1584, info@epicrides.com, Dave Castro, dcastro@epicrides.com, epicrides. com
Utah Weekly Road Race Series Utah Criterium Series — Locations TBD, Utah Crit Series, West Valley City, UT, Saturdays at 11 am in March - Tuesdays at 6pm, April - through September, A and B at 6, C and D at 7 pm, Locations TBD, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com Salt Air Time Trial Series — Utah Crit Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Every other Thursday April - September, I-80 Frontage Road West of the International Center, Marek Shon, 801-209-2479, utcritseries@gmail.com, utahcritseries.com
Regional Weekly Road Race Series Regional Road Racing ID, WY, MT, NV, AZ, NM, CO, MT, OR, WA, and Beyond September 21, 2019 — Bear Lake Monster Cross, St. Charles, UT/ID, A Dirt Fondo along the back roads of the Bear Lake Valley. Starting and finishing at St. Charles, Idaho, the race tours the foothills and backcountry of the Bear Lake Valley with approximately 70 miles of dirt and gravel and just enough pavement to get you where you’re going. A cut off exists for those looking for closer to 60 miles. Cyclocross or Mountain Bikes are your best options. Race it, ride it, love it., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing. com, racebearlake.com September 28, 2019 — Man vs Machine, Williams, AZ, The Grand Canyon Railway, in partnership with Grand Canyon Racing, will fire up its steam engine 4960 - a 310ton behemoth built in 1923 - to take on hundreds of intrepid bicyclists on a 53-mile course that will climb 2,023 feet starting at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to iconic Williams, AZ, finishing on historic route 66., PJ Borman, 602-296-8313, info@grandcanyonracing.com, grandcanyonracing.com October 5-6, 2019 — Nevada Senior Games, Las Vegas, NV, Cycling competition for age groups: 50-94. 5 and 10k time trials, 20 and 40k road races, I-15 & US-93, 10 miles north of Las Vegas, Tim Jones, 702-994-6205, ltjones@cox.net, nevada.fusesport.com, seniorgames.net June 20, 2020 — Bike the Bluff, Show Low, AZ, 13th Annual, AZ Elite Road Race Championship, USAC Sanctioned Races, Citizens Race, 22-81 miles, Criterium, Jeff Frost, 928-380-0633, canisbleu@gmail.com, Christy Church, 928-242-3722, christy@bikethebluff.com, bikethebluff.com, azcycling. org
Utah Road Touring and Gran Fondos September 21-22, 2019 — Moab Century Tour, Moab, UT, The Moab Century Tour sends riders across Moab’s unique topography of mountain passes, canyons, and the mighty Colorado River. From gaining elevation into the La Sal Mountains (including “The Big Nasty!”), to carving down red rock canyons, and finishing along the Colorado River, this event has landscape worth training for! Live music, beverages, great food await you at the post-ride party. Join us in September when temperatures cool down, the fall foliage comes alive, and cyclists from across the country unite in red rock country to experience awe-inspiring landscapes. An annual fundraiser to benefit cancer survivorship programs, your registration includes a donation to Moab Healthcare Foundation. Groups use the event to inspire fundraising for large and small foundations. Ask how your beneficiary can participate., Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, 435-260-2334, info@ skinnytireevents.com, skinnytireevents.com
September 21, 2019 — Goldilocks Utah, Goldilocks Bike Ride, Provo, UT, Goldilocks is a women only bike ride, with a gorgeous route starting at Utah State Park and beautiful fall weather! With 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20 mile route options, Goldilocks has a route that is ‘just right’ for everyone!, Randy Gibb, 801-222-9577, randy@goldilocksride.com, goldilocksride.com/gsl September 21, 2019 — Wheels of Justice, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Sandy, UT, The ride will ascend each of Salt Lake City’s five riding canyons, for a total of 116.3 miles and 14,272 feet - one of the most challenging one-day bike rides in Utah! Raises money to prevent childhood trauma and abuse, Greg Hoole, 801-272-7556, gregh@ teamwheelsofjustice.org, aintnomountainhighenough.org September 28, 2019 — Gran Fondo Salt Lake, Willard Bay, UT, A timed bicycle tour. Fully supported aid stations, professional on-course support, and a finish line meal await. Optional KOM/QOM challenge ride for the climbers out there, 100 Miles, 63 Miles or 30 Miles. Join hundreds of cyclists and raise funds for charity., Jared Eborn, 801-599-9268, jared@extramileracing.com, GranFondoSaltLake.com October 12, 2019 — SoJo Marathon Bike Tour, SoJo Race Series, South Jordan, UT, SoJo isn’t just for runners! Our non-competitive Bike Tour offers a beautiful ride that begins in Daybreak and continues along the Oquirrh Mountains before winding through Herriman and South Jordan, Janell Payne, 801-2535203, ext 1411, jpayne@sjc.utah.gov, sojomarathon.com October 26, 2019 — Fall Tour de St. George, St. George, UT, Tour around southern Utah and see some of the most scenic views as you climb to Veyo and go through Gunlock State Park as well as all the beautiful colors throughout this 35, 75, or 100 mile ride. This event is one of our best Gran Fondos in southern Utah., Joey Dye, 435-6743185, joey@redrockbicycle.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@redrockbicycle.com, Ryan Gurr, info@spingeeks.com, ridesouthernutah.com February 1, 2020 — Bikestock, St. George, UT, Bike party and kids criterium and music, Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron.metler@ sgcity.org, sgcity.org/sportsandrecreation/ races/bikestock March 14-17, 2020 — Moab Skinny Tire Festival, Moab, UT, Road cycling tour in iconic Moab, Utah. The four routes of the Festival highlight Moab’s different riding opportunities. Two days follow the mighty Colorado River corridor, both up-stream and downstream. The other two days leave the valley and climb the beautiful canyon roads into red rock country visiting Dead Horse Point State Park and Arches National Park. Live music, beverages, great food await you at the post-ride party on Saturday. All routes have SAG vehicle support, Aid Stations, and 5 Star Event Communication volunteers. A portion of your registration is given as a donation benefitting cancer research and survivorship programs. Cycling Teams and individual groups use the event to inspire their fundraising for large and small foundations making a difference in cancer treatments and survivorship beyond. Ask how your beneficiary can be included., Beth Logan, 435-260-8889, 435-260-2334, info@skinnytireevents.com, skinnytireevents.com April 25, 2020 — Spring Tour de St. George , St. George, UT, Did you enjoy the Fall Tour? Come see the rest of southern Utah on your bike as we take you on the other half of our two-part tour of the southern Utah scenery. Fully supported Gran Fondo., Joey Dye, 435-674-3185, joey@redrockbicycle.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@ redrockbicycle.com, ridesouthernutah.com June 6, 2020 — 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. Nothing like a small town with big fun! Enjoy open roads and very little traffic., Joey Dye, 435-6743185, joey@redrockbicycle.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@redrockbicycle.com, Ryan Gurr, info@spingeeks.com, ridesouthernutah.com June 27-28, 2020 — Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride, Bike MS, Logan, UT, Join thousands of cyclists from around the region and celebrate 34 years of Bike MS: the premier fundraising cycling series in the nation raising funds for a world free of MS. The Bike MS experience offers route options ranging from 45 to 150 miles over two days and is friendly to all abilities with rest stops every 8-12 miles. Camping, meals, and entertainment based out of Cache Valley Fairgrounds (400 S 500 W) in Logan., Melissa Matthews, 801-424-0112, Melissa.Mathews@ nmss.org, Geoff Linville, 801-424-0112, geoff. linville@nmss.org, bikemsutah.org September 13-19, 2020 — Tour of Southern Utah, St. George, UT, 7-day tour including Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef and More. 60-100 miles per day. Opportunities to work part/ ride part., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com
28 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019 Regional Road Touring and Gran Fondos ID, WY, MT, NV, AZ, NM, CO, MT, OR, WA, and Beyond September 21, 2019 — Tour de Vineyards, Palisade, CO, Come join this 25-mile ride through Colorado’s Wine County just prior to the Colorado Mountain Winefest., Scott Olmsted, scottyo@clippedinevents.com, Amanda Knutson, 515-681-6036, amanda@ clippedinevents.com, tourdevineyards.com September 21, 2019 — Mountains to the Desert Bike Ride, Telluride, CO, 16th Annual, Ride from the beautiful mountains of Telluride to the incredible desert landscape of Gateway, CO for the Just for Kids Foundation! Choose your distance (72 miles, 101 miles, 104 miles or 132 miles) and pass through golden aspens and brilliant red canyon walls to our destination at Gateway Canyons Resort., Katie Geissler, 970-708-0566, director@justforkidsfoundation.org, justforkidsfoundation. org/sign-up-to-ride September 21, 2019 — Cycle Magic Valley, Twin Falls, ID, This 5th annual ride features timed sections for the 30, 62, and 100 mile categories. Age bracket medals will be awarded for each division. The century riders can claim KOMs and QOMs for 2 timed hill climbs and participate in a TT section. The riders in the 30 and 62 mile categories will have one optional TT section. Additionally, a family friendly 12 mile ride will be led. Along the courses their will be rest stops, a BBQ at the finish line, full support, T-shirts, and swag bags. First ride will begin at 8 a.m., Denise Alexander, dalexander@ filertel.com, mavtec.org September 22-28, 2019 — OATBRAN, Lake Tahoe, NV, 28th annual One Awesome Tour Bike Ride Across Nevada! Following the Legendary Pony Express Trail on U.S. Hwy. 50. 5 days of riding, 420 miles from Lake Tahoe to Great Basin National Park. Fully Supported motel style tour… limited to 50 participants., Curtis Fong, 800-5652704, 775-771-3246, tgft@bikethewest.com, bikethewest.com September 22, 2019 — Gran Fondo TaosMora-Angel Fire, Taos, NM, 8:00 am start. 105 , 84, or 46 miles. Five aid stations. Beautiful scenery. Ride for fun, ride for time; all riders welcome! Proceeds from this event will go to the Taos Sports Alliance, whose goal is bringing more sporting opportunities to Taos County youth. Start/finish for all three distances is at the Taos Youth and Family Center, 407 Paseo del Canon East, Taos NM, 87571, Registration: newmexicosportsonline.com/Cycling/GRANDFONDOTaos,-Mora,-Angel-Fire!-2018/67872, Jennifer Buntz , 505-306-1443, dukecitywheelmen@ gmail.com, taossportsalliance.com, dukecitywheelmen.org September 27-29, 2019 — Haute Route San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, In one of the most visited and beautiful cities in the world, the three timed and ranked stages including iconic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, a climb to East Peak in Marin County and an ascent to the landmark Mt. Diablo, where the summit view encompasses 80,000 square miles of California., Gretchen Brett, 719-287-8489, contact.northamerica@ hauteroute.org, Micah Rice, micah.rice@ ocgroup.com, hauteroute.org September 28, 2019 — Tri-States Gran Fondo, Mesquite, NV, 112 miles, 7,500ft of climbing, three States - Nevada, Arizona, Utah, all in one spectacular day of cycling. Fully supported / Chip Timed., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, tristatesgranfondo.com, planetultra.com September 28, 2019 — ICON Eyecare Tour of the Moon, Grand Junction, CO, 6th Anniversary Metric Century or Classic 41 mile loop over the beautiful canyons of the Colorado National Monument made famous by the Coors Classic and American Flyer movie., Scott Olmsted, 303-2829015, info@tourofthemoon.com, Amanda Knutson, 515-681-6036, amanda@clippedinevents.com, tourofthemoon.com September 28, 2019 — Fall Blaze, Durango, CO, This fully supported tour offers 37, 60, and 100 mile options with a party and entertainment at the center of campus finish line. All proceeds go to the Fort Lewis College Cycling Scholarship Fund awarded to men and women team members with a 2.5 GPA who are active in the community. , Gaige Sippy, 970-259-4621, director@ironhorsebicycleclassic.com, durangofallblaze.com September 28, 2019 — Venus de Miles, Wilmette, IL, For all skill levels and features courses to accommodate any active woman, whether this is your first athletic event or your hundredth. Choose among a rolling 24-mile course, and a 64-mile metric century course. All courses go through the
North Shore. This event is put on by and fully benefits Greenhouse Scholars, an education nonprofit that cultivates extraordinary leaders to change low-income families and communities., Greenhouse Scholars , 303459-5473, venus@greenhousescholars.org, venusdemiles.com/illinois/ September 29, 2019 — Santa Fe Wine and Chile Gran Fondo, Santa Fe, NM, 25, 50, or 70 mile loops, food stops and after party, Michael McCalla, mikelikehikebike@hotmail. com, santafewineandchile.org October 5, 2019 — West Yellowstone Old Faithful Cycling Tour, West Yellowstone, MT, West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back, 60 miles past golden aspen, bugling elk, majestic bison, gurgling geysers, and steaming hot pots, supported ride., Toni , 406-6467701, 307-899-3367, westyellowstonecycletour@gmail.com, cycleyellowstone.com October 5, 2019 — No Hill Hundred Century Bike Tour, Fallon, NV, 30-mile, 60-mile, and 100-mile tour, fully supported. Event swag, gift bags, lunch (for metric and century riders), post event lunch at noon for all riders. Check in and start 7:00-8:30 am, Churchill County Fairgrounds, David Ernst, 775-4237733, 775-427-6679, dernst@Churchillcounty. org, churchillcounty.org October 5, 2019 — Pink Ribbon Tour, Pocatello, ID, A road cycling event centered on building awareness for breast cancer while raising funds for local cancer patients and providing access to early detection mammograms. Distances of 50, 35, 20, and 8.5 miles, Bruce Wayne, 208-851-2329, traskb1@ yahoo.com, pinkribbontour.org October 5, 2019 — Levi’s Gran Fondo, Santa Rosa, CA, 8.8 to 117 mile options, Raises money for Kings Ridge Foundation to help at risk youth., Bike Monkey , info@bikemonkey.net, truckeedirtfondo.com October 12, 2019 — Park to Park Pedal Extreme Nevada 100, Caliente, NV, Road bike ride starting and ending at KershawRyan State Park. Cyclists visit the towns of Caliente and Pioche, and three other state parks: Cathedral Gorge, Echo Canyon, and Spring Valley. 3 rides available: 100, 60 and 40 mile options. There is a Dutch oven dinner at the end!, Dawn Andone, 775-728-8101, cathedralgorge_vc@lcturbonet.com, parktoparkpedal.com, lincolncountynevada. com/exploring/biking/park-to-park-pedal/ October 19, 2019 — Gila Monster Gran Fondo, Silver City, NM, With three distances to choose from, everyone can find their challenge. Gran Fondo 115 miles, Gough Park, Silver City 8:00am. Medio Fondo 78 miles, Gough Park, Silver City 8:00am. Nano Fondo 40 miles, Camp Thunderbird, HWY 35 10:00 am. , Jack Brennan, 575-590-2612, brennan5231@comcast.net, tourofthegila.com October 19, 2019 — Solvang Autumn Double Century and Double Metric Century, Solvang, CA, 200 miles or 200 kilometers in Southern CA’s most scenic and popular cycling region. A perfect first time double century. 100 mile option too., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com October 26, 2019 — Goldilocks Vegas, Goldilocks Bike Ride, Las Vegas, NV, The only women exclusive ride event in Nevada. Cyclists can choose from a 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 mile ride all featuring downhill, flat, and rolling terrain in Red Rock Canyon. , Randy Gibb, 801-222-9577, randy@goldilocksride.com, goldilocksride.com/events/ glv October 27, 2019 — Day of the Tread, Albuquerque, NM, The 13th Annual Day of the Tread features a 9 mile family ride, trial runner family ride, a 12 mile ride on the Rail Runner; along with 26, 50, 64, and 100 mile routes with Tandem options on the 26, 50, 64, and 100 mile routes. Participants will receive free admission to Oktoberfest set to happen at Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza., Joanie Griffin, 505-261-4444, jgriffin@sunny505.com, dayofthetread.com November 9, 2019 — Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride Las Vegas, Honor Ride, Las Vegas, NV, Starts and rides down Las Vegas Boulevard with a full escort down the strip! 2 routes will be available with the longer heading out towards Henderson. , Jack Shepard, 818888-7091 Ext. 106, info@projecthero.org, r2r. convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1361&pg=entry November 23, 2019 — Death Valley Century, , Death Valley, CA, 50 and 100 mile options. Entry includes chip timing; fully stocked checkpoints along the route with water and a great selection of food and snacks; roving SAG support; tech tee and finish line award. Start at The Ranch at Furnace Creek Resort., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ planetultra.com, planetultra.com March 21, 2020 — Solvang Double Century and Double Metric Century, Solvang, CA, 200 miles or 200 kilometers in Southern CA’s most scenic and popular cycling region. A perfect first time double century., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com March 21, 2020 — Mesquite Madness, Mesquite, NV, The first ride of the season. Get your riding legs back and join us for a
tough but fun 80, 50+, or 30 mile bike ride. This year we are adding a different game with prizes at every rest stop. Make it to the top of Utah Hill for the big prizes., Joey Dye, 435-674-3185, joey@redrockbicycle.com, Margaret Gibson, 435-229-6251, margaret@ redrockbicycle.com, Ryan Gurr, info@spingeeks.com, ridesouthernutah.com, April 4, 2020 — 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., Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, GranFondoTripleCrown.com, planetultra. com April 11, 2020 — 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. 100 and 200 mile options, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@ planetultra.com, planetultra.com May 23, 2020 — Heartbreak Century and Double Century, King of the Mountains Century Challenge, Frazier Park, CA, 100 or 200 mile ride on the roads less traveled in the Los Padres National Forest, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com June 6, 2020 — Eastern Sierra Double Century, California Triple Crown and Planet Ultra Grand Slam Endurance Series, Bishop, CA, 200 mile ride including Mammoth and June Lakes, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com June 13, 2020 — Tour of Two Forests , Santa Clarita, CA, 200 mile ride, Deborah Bowling, 818-889-2453, embassy@planetultra.com, planetultra.com August 15, 2020 — HeART of Idaho Century Ride, Idaho Falls, ID, 25, 62, and 100 mile options. Entry fees cover entry, t-shirts, fully stocked rest stops, and post ride BBQ. Route is flat to rolling, easy to moderate difficulty. Benefit for the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho., Miyai Griggs, 208-524-7777, 208-7666485, mabe@theartmuseum.org, Margaret Wimborne, 208-317-7716, wimbmarg@d91. k12.id.us, theartmuseum.org/Century.htm September 18-20, 2020 — Mavic Haute Route Rockies, Haute Route, Boulder, CO, features two road stages (100-140km and 2500M+ to 3500M+ each) and a Stage 3 time trial., The Sports Corp , 719-6347333, info@thesportscorp.org, Doug Martin, 719-634-7333 Ext 1010, doug@thesportscorp. org, Gretchen Brett, 719-287-8489, contact. northamerica@hauteroute.org, Micah Rice, micah.rice@ocgroup.com, hauteroute.org/ events/overview/mavic-rockies-2018
Multisport Races September 21, 2019 — Kokopelli Triathlon, BBSC Triathlon Series, Hurricane, UT, This family-friendly event at Sand Hollow Reservoir has something for everyone! Featuring a Sprint, Olympic, Duathlon, Aquabike,10k and 5k distances., Craig Towler, 318-5187303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com September 22, 2019 — Oktoberfest Triathlon, Longmont, CO, Union Reservoir, Sprint, Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co October 5, 2019 — Las Vegas Triathlon, BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, The Las Vegas Triathlon is turning 21 this year, so we’re going to party! Featuring a Half, Olympic, Sprint, Duathlon, Aquabike, and 10k, 5k, Boulder Beach, Lake Mead , Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com October 5, 2019 — Nevada Senior Games Triathlon, Las Vegas, NV, The sprint race of the Las Vegas Triathlon is Nevada’s qualifying event to the 2019 National Senior Games for triathletes ages 50 or better, Boulder Beach, Lake Mead N. R. A., Tim Jones, 702994-6205, ltjones@cox.net, Bonnie Parish-Kell, 702-373-5293 , bparrishkell@slowpokedivas. com, NevadaSeniorGames.com October 12, 2019 — Huntsman World Senior Games Triathlon, St. George, UT, Triathlon. Must be 50 years or older. 450 Meter Outdoor Swim, 20K Bike, 5K Run. It’s the best little triathlon in the world., Kyle Case, 800562-1268, 435-674-0550, hwsg@seniorgames. net, seniorgames.net October 26, 2019 — Southern Utah Triathlon, Hurricane, UT, Sprint and Olympic. Held at Quail Creek Reservoir, Temps are ideal for triathlons with water temps in the high 60’s to low 70’s and air temps in the 70’s. This venue is truly beautiful with mesas and buttes all around. Enjoy the red rock landscape of Southern Utah. , Joe Coles, 801-335-4940, joe@onhillevents.com, southernutahtriathlon.com, onhillevents.com October 26, 2019 — Pumpkinman Triathlon, BBSC Double Down Series, Boulder City, NV, Point-to-point race begins in Lake Mead National Recreation Area and ends in Boulder City, with Sprint, Olympic, Aquabike, 10k, and 5k; costumes welcome!, Craig Towler, 318-518-7303, info@bbsctri.com, Michelle Lund, michelle@bbsctri.com, bbsctri.com/pumpkinman November 2, 2019 — Telos Turkey Triathlon & 5K, T3TRI EVENTS, Orem, UT, Splash distance triathlon which includes a 5K Run, 12 Mile Bike, and 350 Meter Swim in that order. Located at the Orem Rec Center, 665 W Center Street, Shaun Christian, 801-7693576, 801-678-4032, shaun@t3triathlon.com, Parker Goodwin, 801-769-3576, parker@t3triathlon.com, t3triathlon.com February 8, 2020 — Road Rage Duathlon, St. George, UT, Start at Lava Ridge Intermediate School. Sprint will be 1.5 mile run, 10 mile bike, 1.5 mile run. Olympic will be 3 miles run, 20 mile bike, 3 mile run. If you haven’t tried this race yet, you are missing out, for sure! Join us for the 6th annual
event!, Aaron Metler, 435-627-4054, aaron. metler@sgcity.org, sgcity.org/sportsandrecreation/races April 4, 2020 — 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, 435-6274054, aaron.metler@sgcity.org, sgcity.org/ sportsandrecreation/races
Cyclocross Series September 4-25, 2019 — Back 2 Basics Cyclocross Series, Golden, CO, Wednesdays: A mid-week cyclocross race series designed to promote cross racing to the new rider and to challenge the experienced racer. Course change each week and we try to increase the technical and physical challenges each week to help our riders move smoothly in to the cross season. Categories offered: Men C (Cat 4-5, Jr. Men13-14), Men B (Cat 3-4, Jr. Men15-18), Men A (Cat 1/2/3, Jr. Men 1-18), Women B (Cat 4/5, Jr. Wm. 13-14), Women A (Cat 1/2/3, Jr. Wm 15-18), SS, Newbie Women (never raced cross). Held at Lookout Mtn. Youth Services Center. 2901 Ford Street, Golden, Colorado. Just South of the roundabout at Johnson Rd. and South Golden Rd. 5 pm. Free registration for Newbie Women but must pre-register and buy a one day license., Lee Waldman, 720-313-5312, lwaldman3@gmail.com, racedirectorsolutions.com/EventRegistration/ EventRegistrations/3098 September 7-November 16, 2019 — Shimano Cyclo X Cyclocross Series, Boulder, CO, 6 event cyclocross series at various locations., Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co/cyclo-x-series September 11-October 31, 2019 — MAD Racing Cyclocross Clinics, Grand Junction, CO, 09/11: Cyclocross 101 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO09/18: Hot Laps Night #1 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO09/25: Cyclocross 201 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/02: Hot Laps Night #2 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/09: Advanced Cyclocross 1 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/16: Hot Laps Night #3 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/23: Advanced Cyclocross 2 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/30: Hot Laps Night #4 – Duck Pond, Grand Junction, CO10/31 – 12/10: Available upon request., John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573366-3681, madness@madracingcolorado. com, madracingcolorado.com September 14-December 14, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series, Utah Cyclocross Series, Various, UT, Utah’s weekend cyclocross series., TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@ gmail.com, utcx.net September 14-December 21, 2019 — Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition Battleborn CX Series, SNBCBCXS, Various, NV, 9/14-15 Beatty, NV, 10/26 - Las Vegas, NV, 11/16 - Las Vegas, NV, 12/20-21 - Las Vegas, NV, Aaron Smith, aasmith138@gmail.com, Nathan Grill, 702-418-8184, teamhammersawcx@gmail. com, Facebook.com/teamhammersawcx September 17-January 12, 2019 — New Mexico Cyclocross Series, Various, NM, 10/5/19, Saturday, NMCX CX Bonanza at Glorieta Camps. NMCX cyclocross race, Glorieta, NM, janbea@gmail.com, 505-670-
466510/6/19, Sunday, NMCX CX Bonanza at Glorieta Camps. NMCX cyclocross race, Glorieta, NM, janbea@gmail.com, 505-670466510/13/19, Sunday, Oak Flat Cyclocross, Albq, NM, non NMCX cross race, hawke@ bcdracing.com, 505.259.688510/26/19, NMCX Swervy Kurvy Windy Cross, Albq, NM, swactive@gmail.com 505-238-863811/3/19, Sunday, NMCX Lake CX @ Glorieta, Glorieta, NM, cyclocross race, hawke@bcdracing. com, 505.259.688511/9/19, Saturday, Zia Taqueria 4CCX WhiskeyCross, Aztec, NM, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@fortlewis. edu11/10/19, Sunday, NMCX Fiesta Cross 505 Cycling, Albq., NM, cyclocross race, djordan123us@yahoo.com, 505-238-863811/16/19, Saturday, NMCX Swervy Kurvy Windy Cross, Albq, NM, swactive@gmail.com 505-238863811/17/19, Sunday, NMCX Swervy Kurvy Windy Cross, Albq, NM, swactive@gmail. com 505-238-863811/23/19, Saturday, NMCX Las Cruces Cross. Las Cruces, NM, flyer, max1981@nmsu.edu 575-415-1881 11/30/19, NMCX Prestige Santa, Albq, cyclocross race parmenides.orpinel@gmail.com 505-730261512/8/19, Sunday, Sunnislope CX 1, Albq., NM, non NMCX cyclocross race, hawke@ bcdracing.com, 505.259.688512/15/19, Sunnislope CX 2, Albq., NM, non NMCX cyclocross race, hawke@bcdracing.com, 505.259.68851/4/20, Saturday, NMCX Hays Apple Farm CX, Bosque Farms, NM, hawke@ bcdracing.com, 505.259.68851/12/20, Sunday, NMCX Final Valle de Oro CX, Albuquerque, NM, hawke@bcdracing.com, 505.259.6885, Crockett Howard, crockett. howard@comcast.net, Stephen Williamson, swactive@gmail.com, nmcyclocross.com, facebook.com/NewMexicoCyclocross September 25-October 30, 2019 — Missoula Wednesday Night CX Series, Missoula, MT, Pat Scharf, montanapat@msn.com, montanacycling.net October 1-22, 2019 — P-Town Cross Series, Provo, UT, October 1 to October 22, 2019Tuesday Evening CX Series.Registration and practice starts at 4:30pmMore info/ pre-registration: www.ptowncross.comOctober 1: Snowbird ResortOctober 8: Solitude Mountain ResortOctober 15: Soldier HollowOctober 22: Euclid TimberRace Times: B Flight/Junior/C - 5:45pm, A, Women, Singlespeed Flight - 6:45pm, KIDS RACE 5:30pm ( Times Subject to change ), Joe Johnson, 949-412-0587, ptowncross@ gmail.com, Kerry Thurgood, 801-623-9152, kerry@sbrutah.com, ptowncross.com, facebook.com/ptowncross October 6-November 17, 2019 — Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series, Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series, Various, ID/WA, October 6 Potlatch, IDOctober 13 - Coeur d’Alene, IDOctober 27 - TBANovember 3 - TBANovember 10 - Walter’s Fruit Ranch, Mead, WANovember 17 - Riverside State Park, 7 Mile Airstrip, Spokane, WA FINALS, Marla Emde, 509-953-9924, 509-939-0552, marla@emdesports.com, Michael Gaertner, mike@verticalearth.com, emdesports.com/ inland-nw-cyclocross.html October 12-December 21, 2019 — Arizona Cyclocross Series p/b SRAM, Various, AZ, October 12, Gilbert; October 26 Sedona; November 9, Gilbert; November 23, Phoenix; Nov. 30- Dec. 1, Oracle; December 21 Gilbert, Jeff Frost, 928-380-0633, canisbleu@ gmail.com, Mark Bibbey, mbibbey@hotmail. com, azcross.com
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 29 October 12-November 30, 2019 — 4 Corners Cyclocross Series, Various, CO/NM, 10/26/19 Zia Taqueria 4CCX ShaefferCross Pagosa Springs, CO, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@fortlewis.edu11/2/19, Saturday, Zia Taqueria 4CCX , Dolores CO, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@fortlewis.edu11/9/19, Saturday, Zia Taqueria 4CCX WhiskeyCross, Aztec, NM, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@ fortlewis.eduZia Taqueria 4CCX, Cortez, CO, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@fortlewis. edu12/1/19, Sunday,4CCX SquawkerCross Fort Lewis College Stadium, Durango, CO, cyclocross race, HAGEN_D@fortlewis. edu, Crockett Howard, crockett.howard@ comcast.net, cycling.fortlewis.edu/4ccx/, nmcycling.org/
Cyclocross September 21, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Draper, UT, Draper Cyclocross Park 1455 Highland Dr, Draper UT 84020, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net September 21-22, 2019 — Avimor Cyclocross, Boise, ID, Douglas Tobin, douglas@tobincoaching.com, byrdscycling.com September 28, 2019 — Eagle Island Cyclocross, Eagle Island State Park, ID, Come out and enjoy the area’s best cross venue! Eagle Island State Park. Eight miles west of Boise. Take US 20/26 to Linder Road and follow the signs. Benefits Idaho Humane Society., Brad Streeter, 208-866-3384, brad.streeter@ gmail.com, parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/ cyclocross-eagle-island-state-park, facebook.com/EagleIslandCX/ September 28, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race , Utah Cyclocross Series, Kearns, UT, Thomas Jefferson Jr High5850 S 5600 W, Kearns, UT 84118, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net October 5-6, 2019 — Waffle Cross, Waffle Cross Series (IWCX), DOC Idaho Superprestige, Boise, ID, Now in season nine, Idaho Waffle Cross is Idaho’s premier cyclocross race series. Based in Eagle, Idaho, races are held over three weekends from October to mid December with back to back Saturday and Sunday races. All races are held at the Eagle Bike Park which offers deep offcamber grass sections, steep run-ups, and mixed dirt and sand technical terrain. The atmosphere is good, clean, fun grassroots bike racing, but with an eye for details that takes our races to the next level and ensure good value for our racers. We pride ourselves on our charitable partner program where all donations from Belgium waffles and beer sales are are given to charities that are working to improve our community in the Treasure Valley. Come out to race bicycles. Come out to spectate. Bring your family and have a great day at Idaho Waffle Cross. goo.gl/maps/Mmh80, Brian Price, 208-908-5421, dirt@idahowafflecross. com, Cory Bolen, corybolen@yahoo.com, idahowafflecross.com, eaglebikepark.org October 5, 2019 — Talbott’s Orchard Crit Cross, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Palisade, CO, Come test out a new concept: a crit on dirt roads/double tracks around the orchard trees. Think crit on dirt! Plenty of opportunities to draft and push the edge! Race starts at 10 a.m., John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573-3663681, madness@madracingcolorado.com, madracingcolorado.com
October 5, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race , Utah Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, Weber County Exhibit Hall1000 N 1200 W St, Ogden, UT 84404., TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net October 5-November 17, 2019 — River City Bicycles Cyclocross Crusade, Various, OR, Race #1 & 2: Alphenrose in Portland, ORRace #3: Cascade Locks in Cascade Locks, ORRace #4: Heron Lakes in Portland, ORRace #5 & 6: Deschutes Brewery in Bend, ORRace #7: Rainer at Rainer High School, ORRace #8: Barton at Barton County Park, ORRace #9: Kruger’s at Sauvie Island in Portland, OR, River City Bicycles Cyclocross Crusade, info@crosscrusade.com, crosscrusade.com October 6, 2019 — Talbott’s Orchard Cross, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Palisade, CO, New location, John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573366-3681, madness@madracingcolorado. com, madracingcolorado.com October 6, 2019 — Amy D. Breaking Barriers Cyclocross, Golden, CO, Lee Waldman, 720-313-5312, lwaldman3@ gmail.com, racedirectorsolutions.com/ EventRegistration/EventRegistrations/3104 October 12, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Salt Lake City, UT, Hillside Middle School 1825 E Nevada St, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, TJ Stone, 801-9165769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net October 12-13, 2019 — US Open of Cyclocross, Boulder, CO, Held at Valmont Bike Park, Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@ withoutlimits.com, Barry Lee, 720-244-8228, 720-409-7048, blee1216@icloud.com, withoutlimits.co October 12, 2019 — Team Rockford Bozeman Gran Prix, Bozeman, MT, Scott Urban, scott7272@yahoo.com, rockfordcycling. com October 19, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, Fort Buenaventura Park2450 A AvenueOgden, UT 84401, TJ Stone, 801-9165769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net October 19, 2019 — The Cube Cyclocross, Rexburg, ID, A fun, high-quality, small town cyclocross event. Held at Rexburg Nature Park, Kids’ Race 10:00, “B” Race 11:00, “A” Race 12:00, Dave Anderson, 208-313-2021, dandersonmmh@gmail.com, rexburgcube. com October 19-20, 2019 — WestSac GPCX, West Sacramento, CA, WestSac GPCX, wscxgp@ outlook.com, norcalcx.org/ October 25, 2019 — Creepy Cross, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Grand Junction, CO, The only night cyclocross race in western Colorado with plenty of grass with fun and fast obstacles. Not to mention the pirate ship and pirates operating the canon. Costumes encouraged with a playground nearby! Race starts at 4:00 p.m., John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573-366-3681, madness@ madracingcolorado.com, madracingcolorado.com October 26, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, American Fork, UT, Art Dye Park573 E. 700 N, American Fork, UT 84003, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net October 26, 2019 — Feedback Cup, Golden, CO, Centrally located in Golden, this fast,
flowy course contains familiar elements from the ever-popular “Back to Basics” series but with plenty of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your pedals. Family-friendly venue offers plenty of places to cheer and/or heckle within a grassy expo-area., Lee Waldman, 720313-5312, lwaldman3@gmail.com, racedirectorsolutions.com/LandingPage@3103/ FeedbackCup2019/Home
changing the course slightly. Race starts at 9:00 a.m., John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573-3663681, madness@madracingcolorado.com, madracingcolorado.com
December 7, 2019 — SICX Sandy Point , Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, DOC Idaho Superprestige, Boise, ID, Cash payout will be for the women and men cat 1/2 fields. , Alex Phipps, 208-841-4120, alex01phipps@gmail.com, cxidaho.com
October 27, 2019 — Carbondale Cross, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Carbondale, CO, John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573-366-3681, madness@madracingcolorado.com, madracingcolorado.com
November 21-24, 2019 — 2019 Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship, Santa Clara, UT, SSCXWC19-Utah - This desert oasis, with a spectacular red rock back drop, will provide a course and race experience like none you’ve imagined. Southern Utah is home to Zion National Park, awesome gravel riding, rock climbing, hiking, and mountain biking to keep you busy., Cimarron Chacon, 970-759-3048, info@groraces.com, gropromotions.com/sscxwc19-ut/
November 2, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Kaysville, UT, Barnes Park, 950 W, 200 N., Kaysville, UT 84037 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., TJ Stone, 801916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net
November 23, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Ogden, UT, Weber County Exhibit Hall 1000 N 1200 W St, Ogden, UT 84404, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net
November 2-3, 2019 — Turkey Cross, Waffle Cross Series (IWCX), DOC Idaho Superprestige, 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. https://goo. gl/maps/Mmh80, Brian Price, 208-908-5421, dirt@idahowafflecross.com, Cory Bolen, corybolen@yahoo.com, idahowafflecross. com, eaglebikepark.org
November 30-December 1, 2019 — Kringle Cross, Waffle Cross Series (IWCX), , DOC Idaho Superprestige, 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. https://goo.gl/maps/Mmh80, Brian Price, 208-908-5421, dirt@idahowafflecross.com, Cory Bolen, corybolen@yahoo.com, idahowafflecross.com, eaglebikepark.org
November 2, 2019 — Rolling Thunder Cyclocross, Missoula, MT, Cory Kaufman, 406-279-4109, cory@competitivetiming. com, montanacycling.net
November 30, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Centerville, UT, Community Park, 1350 N 400 W Centerville, UT 84014, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@ gmail.com, utcx.net
December 10-15, 2019 — USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, Lakewood, WA, Elite and amateur cyclocross national championships, Chuck Hodge, 719-434-4200, chodge@usacycling. org, usacycling.org
December 7, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Kaysville, UT, Barnes Park 950 W 200 N, Kaysville, UT 84037, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net
December 14, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, American Fork, UT, Art Dye Park 573 E. 700 N, American Fork, UT 84003, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net
November 9, 2019 — SICX Sandy Point, Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, DOC Idaho Superprestige, Boise, ID, Cash payout will be for the women and men cat 1/2 fields. , Alex Phipps, 208-841-4120, alex01phipps@gmail.com, cxidaho.com November 9, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Midway, UT, CX State Championship Soldier Hollow 1370 West Soldier Hollow Lane, Midway, UT 84049, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net November 9, 2019 — Bengal Cross, Pocatello, ID, Meet at Bartz Field at Idaho State University at 10 am with B class starting at 11 am for 45 minutes and A class starting at noon for 50 minutes. Additionally, there will be a fund raiser for the Idaho Food Bank so please bring food or monetary donations to help those trying to make ends meet., Peter Joyce, 208-282-3912, joycpete@isu. edu, bengalcross.athlete360.com November 9-10, 2019 — Cross of the North, Fort Collins, CO, Held on the grounds of New Belgium Brewing, Cross of the North , 970-208-4275, racedir@crossofthenorth. com, crossofthenorth.com November 10, 2019 — SICX Sandy Point, Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, DOC Idaho Superprestige, Boise, ID, Cash payout will be for the women and men cat 1/2 fields. , Alex Phipps, 208-841-4120, alex01phipps@gmail.com, cxidaho.com November 16, 2019 — Salty Cross Day 1, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Fruita, CO, A local favorite at Little Salt Wash Park with new course layouts every year. This event promises great racing fun in the whoops, grass, and trees. Race starts at 9:00 a.m., John Klish, 970-744-4450, 573-3663681, madness@madracingcolorado.com, madracingcolorado.com November 16, 2019 — Utah Cyclocross Series Race, Utah Cyclocross Series, Cedar City, UT, Cedar City West Mid-valley Road, Cedar City, UT 84721, TJ Stone, 801-916-5769, utahcx@gmail.com, utcx.net November 16-17, 2019 — Avimor Cyclocross State Championship, Boise, ID, Douglas Tobin, douglas@tobincoaching.com, byrdscycling.com November 17, 2019 — Salty Cross Day 2, West Slope Cross Cup Series, Fruita, CO, Warmup with the 5k Cross Country Running Race if you choose; then, jump onto your bike for the cyclocross races. We’ll mix it up by
December 8, 2019 — SICX Sandy Point , Southern Idaho Cyclocross Series, DOC Idaho Superprestige, Boise, ID, Cash payout will be for the women and men cat 1/2 fields. , Alex Phipps, 208-841-4120, alex01phipps@gmail.com, cxidaho.com December 8, 2019 — 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. , John Klish, 970-7444450, 573-366-3681, madness@madracingcolorado.com, Brook Watts, 303-684-9170, 303-907-3133, brook@bastallc.com, Lance Panigutti, 303-408-1195, lance@withoutlimits.com, withoutlimits.co/rocky-mountaincyclocross-champions
30 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019
MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING
Park City Point 2 Poin: Evelyn Dong and Alex Grant Conquer the Singletrack
Dan Mahlum on the best of Park CIty singletrack in the 2019 Park City Point to Point. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
By Shannon Boffeli Warm temperatures and a usually dry climate led up to this year’s Park City Point 2 Point.
It was clear that year eleven of northern Utah’s premier mountain bike event was going to be a challenge. Not just because of the 75-miles of singletrack and nearly 12,000 feet of climbing but the
added challenges of staying hydrated in almost 90-degree temperatures. Race director, Jay Burke, spent the days leading up to the race driving home the importance of drinking throughout the grueling event. It’s often said the Point 2 Point is tougher than even the Leadville 100 and summer heat can make it seem impossible. Burke’s coaching paid off as 289 of the 344 starters completed the harrowing event. A testament to the toughness of every rider in the Park City event. But the toughest rider of all was red lantern winner, Greg Paul, who dug deep as the final finisher with a total time of 12 hours 41 minutes and 51 seconds. Paul proved even bilateral knee replacements couldn’t keep the 50+ competitor from conquering one of the toughest challenges in the sport of mountain biking. The fastest time of the day went to northern Utah local and 8-time Point 2 Point winner Alex Grant (Gear Rush/Cannondale). Grant fought hard to recover from a crash on the tortuous John’s trail then used his now-patented move of dropping the hammer on the Armstrong climb to open roughly a minute gap on Zach Calton (Hyperthreads/Summit). Calton stayed as close to Grant as anyone ever has at the P2P but couldn’t claw back the minute he needed to reach the lone leader. Grant finished with a time of 6:06:11. Calton crossed the line in
Park City Point to Point Red Lantern Rider Greg Paul completed the race in 12:41:51 with double knee replacements. Photo courtesy Park City Point to Point
second just over a minute back. Kyle Trudeau (CZ Racing) rode strong throughout the day to finish third. Followed by early race leader Sam Sweetser (Cole Sport) in fourth. Sweetser is one of a very select group of riders who have completed all eleven editions of the Park City Point 2 Point. The final podium spot came
down to a sprint with Ben Parman just squeezing in front of Justin Lindine and Brian Scarbrough. The women’s race was a tight battle most of the day between previous P2P winner Evelyn Dong (Pivot/ NoTubes) and Caedran Harvey (Fitzgerald’s). Dong led most of the day but after the feed zone at mile 50 just a minute separated the two.
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Sam Sweetser is the only 11 time finisher of the Park City Point to Point. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
Fine singletrack. Park City Point to Point 2019. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
Andrew Farr with a cooling ice pack in the 2019 Park City Point to Point. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
A well deserved cool down. 2019 Park City Point to Point. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
Dvorak (Cutaway Racing). Meghan Sheridan (Bingham’s/ Peak Fasteners) put in a strong performance throughout the day to take fourth followed by her teammate and current 45-49 women’s marathon national champion Anne Perry (Bingham’s/Peak Fasteners). After the event, riders relaxed in the expo area enjoying the onsite food and sharing their stories of triumph over one of the toughest single-day mountain bike courses in the United States. Shannon Boffeli is the managing editor for mtbracenews. com and part of the @pearlizumi_pivotmtb_team
Abbie Spencer in the Park City Point to Point 2019. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
“I felt like I had the greatest race going up to that point,” Harvey shared after the finish. “I saw Evelyn at the feed and I really felt like I might catch her but as soon as I left the feed my legs just stopped.” Evelyn continued pushing over the last 25 miles not knowing her
End of race exhaustion. 2019 Park City Point to Point. Photo by Jay Dash Photography
challenger was struggling and by the finish she had a 13-minute gap in hand. Harvey persevered and rolled in second. Third place went to road racing professional and course record hold- Zach Calton finished second in the Park City Point to Point 2019. Photo by er for the Shenandoah 100 Andrea Jay Dash Photography
Send your feedback and letters to the editor to: dave@cyclingutah. com
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TOUR OF UTAH
Tour of Utah Photo Gallery - A Few of Our Favorite Shots!
Post race exhaustion after stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
The peloton rides past Rockport Reservoir during Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Jason Porter
The peloton from the photo moto during Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Cathy Fegan-Kim
Israel Cycling Academy works at the front for race leader Ben Hermans in Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah on the Browns Canyon climb, Park City, Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis
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The break rides near Kamas in Stage 5 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Dave Iltis
The peloton rides by the Provo River in Woodland, Utah during Stage 6 of the 2019 Tour of Utah. Photo by Jason Porter
James Piccoli on his way to winning the prologue of the 2019 Tour of Utah under a looming Mount Superior. Photo by Dave Iltis
Yellow Jersey leader Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) looks over to the jumping hills which were the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Is he wondering whether his next career will be Nordic Jumping? Stage 5 - Canyons Village Park City Mountain Resort, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com) An exhausted Rob Britton (Rally UHC Cycling) crosses the finish line on Stage 2 - Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort, 2019 LHM Tour of Utah (Photo by Dave Richards, daverphoto.com)
34 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019 Report: City Bike Stress Rankings How much is your city doing to help you bike to work? Researchers at the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota looked at bicycle infrastructure in the nation’s 50 largest cities and ranked them according to the stress involved in biking to work. The report gave all cities two rankings: how well the created infrastructure so riders could get to jobs via “low-stress” routes (defined mainly as separated bike lanes); and “medium stress” (bike lanes on streets,
You might not have expected it, but when it comes to low-stress routes, New York City proved the best place to cycle to work, no matter how long your commute takes. Memphis, TN finished last. In the Mountain West, Denver ranked fourth; Salt Lake City 13th, Phoenix 14th; and Las Vegas a disgraceful 40th. When it comes to medium stress, Denver again finished fourth; with Salt Lake City up a notch at 12th, Phoenix 16th and Las Vegas 31st. See Across America: Biking 2017 at http://access. umn.edu/research/america/biking/2017/ -Charles Pekow
streets with sharrows).
Bike Path Planned for US 50 in Lake Tahoe U.S. Route 50 in the Tahoe area will be getting
some new and improved bike lanes in both Nevada
The plan calls for a cycletrack between Park Avenue
and Lake Parkway in the tourist area, and auto lanes
would be reduced to one in each direction. The plan also calls for a connecting bike path between the state line
and Round Hill Pines Beach Resort in Zephyr Cove, NV.
and California. Federal, state and local authorities
Plans call for an eventual Stateline-to-Stateline Bikeway
passed environmental reviews. The area stretches about
ing to the Route 50 track and the Linear Park trail. But
“Currently, there are no bicycle lanes on US 50 through
construction.
approved a project to realign the highway after it
around the entire Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, connect-
1.1 miles in South Lake Tahoe, CA and Stateline, NV.
the park trail may have to be closed or rerouted during
the project area,” which hinders economic develop-
The project can only be stopped legally if somebody
ment, notes the Environmental Impact Report on the
Project. (https://www.tahoetransportation.org/images/
assets/Hwy50/EIR-EIS-EIS/Final/US-50-Loop-FEIR-
EIS-EIS-Vol.1.pdf )
Entry to Driggs, Idaho’s Horseshoe Trail System to Improve The steep entry to the Horseshoe Trail network
around Driggs, ID should become easier for less
sues before Jan. 31. But construction still requires fund-
ing to be allocated. -Charles Pekow
at the end. The trail can get pretty steep in places for
those who aren’t used to climbing” (https://www.mtb-
project.com/trail/5575799/bovine).
MBT budgeted about $20,000 in all for the project as
PFB likes grantees to pay at least half of project costs,
advanced riders. Mountain Bike the Tetons (MBT), the
says Zoe Kircos, PFB director of grants and partner-
People for Bikes (PFB) to make the 1.3-mile route less
ments by the 2020 riding season, she says.
local advocacy group, just received a $4,500 grant from steep and easier to sustain.
The MTB Project of REI Coop describes the trail as
a “very steep climb with only a small downhill section
ships. The plan calls for MBT to complete the improve-
-Charles Pekow
Comments Needed on Mountain Biking Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest If you want to mountain bike in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, you’ve got a brief window to advocate for it. The forests in Idaho have reopened a public comment period on a proposed environmental impact statement, a necessary procedure in creating a Land Management Plan. The Forest Service originally took public comments five years ago. Last year, it issued an analysis of what it learned and came up with four alternatives, labeled W, X, Y and Z, plus a mandatory “no action” option. Only alternative Z would allow mountain biking in some proposed wilderness areas. But the service learned through the public input process that “mountain bikes are a much more prevalent use on the national forest than previously thought,” according to a draft statement issued last year (https://www. fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd589005.pdf ). The draft indicated that officials want to connect the various tracks, such as “North Fork to the Lochsa River south to the Selway River (outside the SelwayBitterroot Wilderness boundary.” The draft also mentioned the need to mitigate occasional conflicts between bikers and other trail users. But the draft says that no matter what alternative the forests take, “there will be a desired condition to see an increase in the number of loop opportunities of various lengths in all recreational settings.” The forest staff want to see comments by Oct. 7. They hope to issue a draft by the end of the year and a final statement a year or so later. See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-09-05/html/2019-19089. htm. -Charles Pekow
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BICYCLE ART
The Bicycle Art of Mindy Larson
Artist: Mindy Larson Untitled Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 18x24
36 CYCLINGWEST.COM Fall 2019
RECUMBENTS
Why Ride a Recumbent Bicycle?
Part of the Uinta Mountains south of Evanston, Wyoming, beyond Martin Neunzert’s trike (July 2017). Photo by Martin Neunzert
bikes? j. (Pointing at the boom): Is that a rocket launcher in front there?
Martin Neunzert somewhere near Lake Powell, Utah (October 2011). Photo by Martin Neunzert
By Martin Neunzert 1. You are out riding for the day with a good friend. You are on your recumbent trike and she is on her diamond frame bike. You notice her pedals match yours, so you ask, “Do you want to try the trike for a while?” What happens next? a. You get to ask: “Is that grin permanent now, or what?” b. You get to say, “You know, more people have been to the moon than have ridden a recumbent trike.” c. The last time you see her she’s a half mile ahead. You are left trying to figure out how to explain to her children she’s not coming back. Ever. 2. Diamond frame cyclists will invite you, as a recumbent tricyclist, to go riding with them because: a. They know they can lean their bikes against your trike at breaks. b. They like the idea that people are looking at the trike rather than their spandex-stretching corporatelogo-festooned bellies. c. You can take awesome hublevel photographs of them, blurred with speed, without worrying about overlapping wheels. 3. While out on your recumbent, you stop at a traffic light. A car pulls up next to you, the passenger rolls down the window and asks, “Is that CIA issue?” Your response should be: a. Stunned silence… b. Wait, what? c. Huh? d. Smile and wave and say, “Have a smart day!” 4. You’re out riding on your titanium frame high-racer, on the local bike path, passing some cyclists, being passed by some cyclists. At the top of a rise, you see, in the far distance, a trike. You start hammering
because trikes are slow, right? Pretty soon you’re passing everyone who passed you. After a half hour, you get pretty close. You notice: a. All your techy high moisture-wicking spandex clothing is drenched in sweat. b. You’re just about exhausted. c. He’s like, 70 years old. d. His battery pack.
damn thing. 8. You might be a future recumbent cyclist if you’ve ever said to a recumbent rider: a. I want one! b. I need one! c. Awesome! d. Nice bike! e. That’s a cooooool bike! f. Tight bike!
5. Diamond frame cyclists will never invite you, as a recumbent rider, to 9. The racer-chasers at your local go riding with them because: bike shop won’t work on your a. You’ll be laughing as you get recumbent or, if they do, they on your bike the second morning of whinge incessantly about it. What a two-day fund-raising ride and they must your conclusion be? won’t be. a. They don’t yet understand a b. They’ve seen horses that pro- bike is just a bike is just a bike. vide better drafting (wait for it…). Unless it’s a trike. Then it’s just a c. You enjoy counting the num- bike. ber of times you hear “Trade ya!” toward the end of a century ride. 10. You ride your trike to a get a puld. Because their Lycra-clad asses, monary function test during which tight or not, are pretty much at your they determine your lung capacity eye level. and your lung’s ability to transfer oxygen to your blood (not for perfor6. Your local mustachioed, coffee- mance but because you almost died, drinking, tattooed and pierced bike twice, from pneumonia). Naturally, mechanic does some work for you the test facility is at the top of a hill. on your trike’s disc brakes. When You ask the technician if it makes you pick it up you ask if he took any difference to the results if you it for a test ride. He says,”I’ve exercise hard immediately before never ridden a trike before.” Your the test. She says: response is: a. I don’t know, we’ve never had a. Seriously, dude? that happen before. b. Dude, you should get out of the house more. 11. You might be a wedgie if you’ve c. You mean, since you were a ever asked a recumbent rider: kid? a. How do you steer? d. Man, do you do know it’s the b. Are you relaxed? 21st century? c. Is that easy? d. Is that hard? 7. You might be a future recumbent e. Ever fallen asleep on that cyclist if you’ve ever said to your- thang? self: f. Where’s your TV remote? a. My hands hurt. g. You’re missing something on b. My wrists hurt. that, aren’t you? c. My shoulders hurt. h. (Pointing vaguely to the d. My neck hurts. ground between the wheels): So, you e. My ischial tuberosities hurt so don’t have pedals down there, then? much I’m never getting back on that i. Is that one of them self-driving
12. You might be a wedgie if you’ve ever said to a recumbent rider: a. Oh, sure, anyone can do it laying down! b. You’re too relaxed! c. Tight bike! d. That is sooooo spooky! e. I like your car! f. Come ride in the skate park with that bike! g. There’s one of those professional bikes! h. Slow down, you’re going too fast! i. That’s a wicked bike! j. That’s literally a chair and a bicycle mixed! 13. Which of the following items can recumbent trike riders pick up—without stopping—to make the world a better place for cyclists and motorists alike? a. Wrenches. b. Beer bottles. c. Screws. d. A ten-inch butcher knife. e. Nails. f. Wallets. g. Rocks, up to the size of a cantaloupe. h. Cell phones. i. A handgun. 14. Recumbent cyclists encounter two types of people when out riding: a. People who smile and wave and say “Lovin’ it! b. Men. 15. You might be a wedgie if you’ve
ever asked a recumbent trike rider: Why do you ride that thing? a. It’s a total blast! b. It’s great exercise! c. Tricycling provides 50% better mental therapy than bicycling and 200% better mental therapy than unicycling. d. Started with a blood cancer, tons of chemotherapy, then a bone marrow transplant, then pneumonia which would have killed me except for the high-dose steroids, then a stroke resulting in partial vision loss, among other things, then months of rehab punctuated by a fecal microbial transfer to combat diarrhea caused by C. diff from too many antibiotics, then another round of pneumonia with more high-dose steroids, all the steroids led to some death of bone tissue in one hip, then a total hip replacement, then a seizure resulting in continuous low-level dizziness. Why do I ride a trike? Because I can. Martin Neunzert has been riding recumbents of all kinds for so long he says he’s forgotten what cycling pain is. When a bout with cancer nearly ended his life, he found a tricycle was a huge factor in allowing him to get back on wheels. His doctors and therapists credit his adaptability and determination to helping him make an almost full recovery. He hastens to note he is not nearly creative enough to make this stuff up; everything here has happened to him. Except the handgun. He found that on a mountain bike trail.
Martin Neunzert on the Legacy Parkway Trail, Centerville, Utah. Photo by Arleigh Neunzert.
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BIKING BOOKS
Book Review: Magic Spanner by Carlton Kirby, A Look Behind the Scenes of Cycle Racing
By Bill Roland Many avid cyclists throughout the readership of Cycling West may feel quite confident that having watched The Tour de France throughout July and perhaps other European Grand Tour events, they have a firm grasp on all the intricacies of the 2.HC events of the UCI Europe Tour. Not so fast my friends! May I introduce you to Carlton Kirby, employed by Eurosport and considered to be the legendary Tour de France radio voice commentating
on the world’s biggest cycling races. Carlton has covered the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España among many other cycling events. In this book, you will find out very early on that Carlton Kirby is far from your “just give me the facts” commentator. After a quarter of a century, Carlton has accumulated legions of loyal fans who are drawn to his off the cuff wit, his excitable style, and his insider’s view to tell the radio listeners what is really going on and why. Along with Carlton in the commentary booth is Sean
Kelly, referred to as “The King,” highlighted the Five Lions of British equipment including cars, buses, a nickname rightfully earned after cycling. In no particular order, he bicycle mechanics and their gear, seven times the consecutive winner went into detail about the person- it’s more like a traveling circus than of the Paris-Nice classic. Together alities and riding characteristics of we might have imagined. Oh, and they report every aspect of bicycle Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, let’s not forget the team chefs and racing and exactly what is taking Chris Frome, Geraint Thomas, and catering staff members who have the place in the current stage and in the Simon Yates. For each rider, several responsibility of providing each conminds of not only the team managers pages were dedicated to the intri- testant at least 6,000 calories a day but the cyclists themselves. Carlton cacies of their riding style along to cope with the physical torment has established a reputation among with their personalities and how of a regular racing day. All of us are the competitors and the fans that he they communicated with the report- familiar with the bonkers or running possesses no fear to share with the ers. Carlton succinctly described out of fuel. Feeding these cyclists is listeners exactly what he saw take approaching a rider for an interview. extremely important and the timing place. It might be an outstanding “Getting a good interview from a of it is vital. descent performed by an extremely rider,” he explained, “after he’s just One of the most interesting brave rider taking tight corners at completed a grueling time trial, or and respected people that Carlton an atrocious speed or a sprint fin- spent four hours hacking up a series describes in the book is Patrice ish when an unabashed rider reach- of mountains, is not easy. It takes Diallo, a camera motorcyclist. “The es wattage power that completely a bit of finessing — not easy in a guy is a genius,” Carlton writes. destroys a group of favorites over competitive environment. The finish “Patrice can’t dance. But a motorline reporter has rivals in the hunt for the final 200 meters. cycle, in his hands, does. The Throughout much of the book, the first reaction. Getting a handle finesse displayed by Patrice and his written by Carlton along with on those around you as well as the machine is simply remarkable. His Robbie Broughton, the co-founder target interviewee is difficult.” Life on the road for a radio broad- ability to control his bike, while and managing editor of Ride Velo, the story is presented in a diary caster, or for that matter, all work- accounting for the added load and format throughout the 2018 Tour ing press members, is not peaches imbalance of a cameraman with all de France. In 2016, Robbie asked and cream, excellent vintage port his kit, is remarkable. The platform the managers of Eurosport if he wines, or masterfully decorated he provides for generating pictures could do an interview with Carlton hotel rooms.Carlton described many is as stable as they come, even on for his @ridevelo site. A 20-minute transfer trips from the finishing line a highly technical, mixed surface appointment turned into a thorough- of one stage to the press center of the descent. Every cameraman wants to ly enjoyable two hour conversation next. First of all, we must account work with Patrice. He is so experiand Carlton admitted that Robbie for the thousands of staff members enced he knows when and where to hardly got a word in. Robbie asked if who bring the cycling excitement go, how to get there and how to get he’d ever thought of writing a book to our television screens. There are out. It’s almost as if the cameraman and Carlton said his life got very the race organizers, the police, the just has to press the button because busy. A series of recorded chats were national sports bodies and sanction- Patrice, with the lines he is taking, planned and scheduled into the sea- ing authorities along with the nego- has the shot set up for him.” son between races. Robbie collected tiation crew and the booking staff. Needless to say, this review is an Carlton’s thoughts into a series of Keep in mind, all of these workers extremely brief account of “Magic chapters and by the end of the 2018 are traveling simultaneously to the Spanner.” Which brings a question Tour de France, ‘Voila’ a book was site of the next stage and Europe to mind: What is a Magic Spanner? does not have a ribbon of interstate That’s easy, just read the book and in the making. Perhaps the most intriguing highways to transport thousands Carlton Kirby will tell you all about aspect of “Magic Spanner” is the of people along with the barriers, it! combined authors ability to share cables, rigging, guidebooks — and with the readers a great deal of inter- much more. Carlton reminded the Magic Spanner esting behind the scenes Tour racing readers that the TV crew includes The World of Cycling According to happenings and events that never cars, tickets, passes, cameras, graph- Carlton Kirby seem to to be recorded on the screen ics, planners, producers, directors, By Carlton Kirby and Robbie or leaked out via the news media. lightening, sound, make up crews, Broughton As an Englishman, it didn’t take and much more. When you factor Bloomsbury Sport, 2019 Carlton very many pages before he in each racing team and all of their ISBN: 9781472959867 CLASSIFIED AD: Lizard Head Cycling Guides Ride with the local area experts! 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BIKE FIT
A Guide to Cycling Pedals
Look and Speedplay pedals. Photo by John Higgins
By John Higgins Cycling pedals are taken for
granted by experienced cyclists and viewed with trepidation by new cyclists. What is their function and role, how do you choose a pedal
system, and what do you need to know about using them and looking after them? In the Summer 2019 issue, I touched on pedal systems in “A Guide to Cycling Shoes” as your shoes and pedals function interdependently to transfer force to the crankarms and move you forward. The choice of cycling shoes will influence what pedals you can use, and vice versa. To recap briefly, pedal systems will be broadly categorized as either flat, mountain, or road. Within these 3 broad categories are a range of brands, models, functions and features that can overwhelm a newbie, leading to a Facebook post that says “I just got a new bike – what pedals do I put on it?”. The answer to this question is not as simple as might be expected, and will be influenced by an assessment of the type of bike; the type of riding the person is doing; their experience and confidence level; and future cycling ambitions. Pedal Categories Flat pedals are what we all learn to ride on as a kid, or belatedly as an adult. However Flat pedals (aka platform) are not restricted to kids bikes but show up on lower cost road bikes and mountain bikes, cruisers, hybrids, commuters, e-bikes and some specialty mountain bikes. Flat pedals may be rubber; metal with serrated teeth (great for both traction and nasty shin injuries) or studded to provide grip under foot. Cycling specific shoes are not required. Just get on and ride! Therein lie both the pros and cons. Pros: ease of use, no special shoes required, you won’t fall over and land on your hip while trying to get your feet off your pedals. Cons: can result in less efficient power transfer, takes skill and practice to stay in contact with the pedals in bouncy conditions (i.e. mountain biking). A couple of the cons can be addressed by using Powerstraps or Toe Clips to help retain the feet on the pedals. Clips were the performance enhancing advantage of a bygone era, but have been largely replaced by the next two categories of “clipless” pedals. This poorly chosen but common name to describe modern pedals relies on historical knowledge to make any sense of, and I will refrain for using it again! What defines modern cycling pedal systems are three integrated components: the pedals which attach to the bicycle crank arms; the shoes; and the cleats which are bolted to the bottom of the shoes. Stepping on the pedal connects the cleat to the pedal, mechanically attaching your feet to the bike. There are two broad categories named after the style of bike they are mostly used with: mountain and road. Mountain bike pedals are not just for mountain bikes. They can be used on any bike! The salient features are that they are double sided; easy to click into, even easier to detach from, and use a small metal cleat secured by 2 bolts. This 2-bolt cleat defines the shoes that can used with these pedals, and 95% of them will have a lugged outsole that the cleat is recessed into, making for
An assortment of road cleats. Photo by John Higgins
a flat and secure walking surface underfoot. The overarching design principle is easy entry and exit and off-bike walkability. Road bike pedals are commonly single sided (the exception being the Speedplay brand of lollipop pedals), and relative to mountain bike pedals they can take more force to enter and exit. The cleats are larger, usually plastic, and use 3 bolts to mount to the shoes. The relevant cycling shoes will have a relatively smooth outer-sole, from which the cleat will protrude, making walking somewhat awkward. The overarching design principle is “retention” i.e. keeping your shoes attached to the pedal. Ease of engagement / disengagement is a secondary consideration. Brands and Models A few well-known brands dominate the market, but there is a wide array of options. The big names for road pedals are Shimano, Look and Speedplay, with Time a distant 4th. There are a multitude of second tier brands offering “Look compatible” pedals and cleats, but the quality and function is often not as good. All major brands offer a range of models at different price points with different materials and features. As with anything bicycle, your pay more for less (weight), and hopefully better quality. Mountain bike pedals are dominated by Shimano who invented them, with Crank Bros a popular alternative. Other brands include iSSi, Xpedo, and Speedplay. Shimano offer a slew of options in weight, materials, quality and contact size, but not color! Some of the other brands bring more bling to your bike, should that be a selection criteria. Pedal Functions The two main functions to consider are ease of engagement and disengagement between cleat and pedal, and if off-bike walking practicality is needed. Engagement and disengagement. Connecting your shoe to the pedal takes practice, and while you can attach one foot while stationary, you have to be moving to get the other foot in. Double sided pedals make this easier. Mountain bike style pedals are easier. Most pedals have an adjustable tension screw that can be backed off to make this easier, or tightened to increase the grip the pedal has on the cleat.
However different pedals have different characteristics. Shimano road pedals can take a lot more stomp to get in and out of compared to Look and Time and for that reason suit heavier stronger riders more than lightweights. Speedplay Zero are harder to get in and out of than Speedplay Ultra Light Action. If you are a novice, a pedal that is easy to get in and out of will suit you better. Walkability. OK, I know the aim of cycling is to be pedaling not walking, but for some people the need for good walkability will influence a pedal choice. Mountain bike pedals and shoes offer the best walkability and so are popular choices with commuters, bikepackers, and some novices. Road shoes and pedals will offer a limited amount of traction off the bike, with the best being the Speedplay walkable pedals. These are popular with triathletes who want secure footing in and out of transition zones while wearing road or tri shoes. Spin class aficionados may also value walkability, and to that end spin class bikes typically use either flat pedals or hybrid pedals that use a Shimano mountain bike cleat. Pedal Features There are a number of obvious and not so obvious features that may influence your preference and choice. Connection. There are 3 options when it comes to defining the connection choices on a bike: single sided, dual sided and hybrid. Most road bike pedals are single sided. That means you can only connect your cleat to one side of the pedal. This keeps the weight and profile of the pedal lower. The downside is that without a foot in the pedal it usually rotates upside down, requiring a toe flick to turn it over before you can get in. Not an issue if you are getting on your bike, going for a ride, and getting off. It is an issue if during the course of a ride you have frequent stops and have to get going again quickly and easily. Double sided pedals are easier to get into without having to nudge it around to gain entry, but may be heavier and bulkier. The exception is Speedplay road pedals which are lightweight and double sided. All mountain bike pedals are double sided, but there are some single sided road pedals Continued on page 39
Fall 2019 CYCLINGWEST.COM 39 things most people put on and forget about, but they take a pounding every time you go riding. Shimano have the reputation for the best quality, long lasting pedals, but that’s not to say other brands are going to fall apart under your feet. Most but not all pedals are serviceable i.e. can be pulled apart, cleaned, greased and rebuilt, but many people will replace rather than repair pedals. Speedplay are the most serviceable, but also require regular maintenance in the form of greasing and cleat lubing which many users overlook. Pedals can and do wear out. That may be the internal bearings, or the external body. A badly worn pedal body leads to shoe-foot instability on the pedal which can show up as power loss and knee pain. Inspect old pedals for signs of excessive wear. Give them a spin by hand. If there is any grittiness to their rotation have them serviced or replaced. I’ve been stranded miles from home by a pedal that decided its day was done and seized up. You can ride a bike without a saddle, but you cannot ride a bike without a pedal that goes around. Cleats are designed to wear out. Expect a season or two out of them. Inspect them for missing screws, loose screws and wear, and replace them sooner than later.
Flat pedals. Photo by John Higgins
Shimano and Crank Brothers MTB pedals. Photo by John Higgins
that use a metal mountain bike cleat. Hybrid pedals are a double-sided pedal with a different connection on each side - usually a combination of flat and mountain meaning you can use the pedals with regular shoes and no cleats, or cycling shoes and cleats. These are popular with commuters or people with one bike for quick errands as well as longer fitness or training rides. They are often recommended to cyclists moving from flat pedals to click in for the first time, although this is not always a good recommendation. The pedals are heavier and effectively a single sided pedal as far as clicking in goes. Once the skill of using click in pedals is mastered, the flat side becomes superfluous.
Float. To prevent achy knees, pedals and cleats are designed with “float”. This enables your heel to pivot slightly in and out during the pedal stroke. The model of cleat will determine the float. When you buy pedals, the box comes with a set of cleats. Those cleats will have X degrees of float which will suit most people most of the time. With mountain bike cleats the float is a set amount in most brands. With road pedals there are often choices in cleat color which denotes different amounts of float. For example, Look Keo grey cleats have 4.5 degree of float and the red cleats have 9 degrees of float. You may be a candidate for either more or less float than what the supplied cleats permit. Fit Adjustments. You probably won’t give this any consideration at all, but as a bike fitter it is of considerable interest and relevance to me. The ability to adjust the rela-
tionship of the foot to the pedal via the cleat position is a key component of bike fitting. Adjustments include the fore-aft cleat position (how far forward your foot is over the pedal); the medial- lateral position which affects stance width; the cleat rotation which affects the usable float range; and the ability to shim or wedge a pedal to accommodate feet or leg conditions. Stance width (how far apart your feet are on the pedals) is a big deal for some cyclists, and for some cyclists wider is better. This can be achieved through the use of different length pedal spindles (axles) or aftermarket pedal extenders. Shimano recently introduced an option for 4mm longer spindles on their Ultegra and DuraAce models of road pedal; iSSi offers 2 additional length options on their mountain bike pedals, and Speedplay has long offered 4 additional different pedal spindle lengths. Power Meter. Pedals have become a vehicle for power meters, with well-known USA company Garmin and lesser known Italian company Favero offering road pedals with built-in power meters. The Favero Assioma has proven to be reliable and popular, with their single sided pedal power meter having the lowest entry cost to getting power data out of all the power meter options available. From a technical perspective pedals are considered the least desirable place to have a power meter, but they offer the convenience of easy DIY installation, low cost and ease of transfer between bicycles. Quality, Durability and Maintenance. Pedals and cleats are
Getting Started with New Pedals Anyone who currently rides on flat pedals but is contemplating a performance upgrade to click-in pedals have heard the horror stories of pain and embarrassment from toppling over at a standstill in front of other cyclists and motorists, due to forgetting to disengage in a timely and balanced manner. Yes, it’s probably going to happen to you at some stage so consider it a rite of passage. There is a short learning period, but you most likely won’t regret the change. It’s part of becoming “one” with your bicycle. If you are nervous about this and on a road bike, I suggest starting with mountain bike style shoes and pedals for a gentler learning curve. If you are a cautious or relatively low skilled mountain biker and regularly put a foot down, stay on flat / platform pedals. If you build skill and confidence and want to stay on your bike more often, give click in mountain bike pedals a go. To build skill and confidence using these pedals, start in a safe, controlled environment. If you have an indoor trainer, mount your bike on it and use it to practice getting in and out of the pedals. If you don’t, have someone hold you upright on your bike or lean against a wall or fence and practice getting in and out of the pedals. Releasing should be a simple outward twist of the heel. The next step is to find an open grassed park where you can ride around slowly and click in and out. Start at a standstill. Straddle your bike. Get one foot in a pedal, then push off to get the other foot in. You might need to do a few pedal strokes with just one leg before you can get the other foot connected. Practice engaging and disengaging on both sides. One side will feel more natural than the other, but it is good to be able to do it on both sides. If you fall over it
will be a relatively soft landing. The next progression is to practice getting in and out while carrying some momentum along a street that trends gently down – so you don’t have to pedal. See if you can locate the pedal and click in without having to look down. Once out and about the key to not falling over when coming to a stop is simply MTB cleats. Photo by John Higgins one of anticipation. Know which foot you want to put down when you stop, disengage from the pedal a few yards before you come to a stop, and as you finish braking lean to that side and put your already detached foot on the ground. If you lose too much speed before It’s time for new cleats. Photo by John disengaging then the action ofHiggins getting your foot out will tip you out of balance and you will fall over before your foot is free of the pedal. For most pedals you “toe” into the pedal to connect, and twist your heel out to release. With practice this will become an automatic and largely unconscious action, and you will wonder why you didn’t make the change sooner! It’s time for new pedals. Photo by John Higgins
John Higgins is a professional bike fitter and purveyor of unique and boutique bicycles and fit-related components
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