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06 December 2019

• SBT GRVL Sells Out in 25 Minutes

  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2019) – SBT GRVL, a Colorado gravel bike event and celebration in the picturesque ranching town of Steamboat Springs, opened registration on Dec. 3 for year two and sold out in 25 minutes. In total, over 700 women will ride SBT GRVL in 2020, a 75-percent increase from the 2019 […]

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• Life Time Acquires Crusher in the Tushar

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (December 5, 2019) — Burke “T-Bird” Swindlehurst’s Crusher in the Tushar will be joining the Life Time family of events starting in 2020, alongside notable endurance events such as the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and Emporia’s Dirty Kanza. Swindlehurst will remain at the helm as Crusher’s Event Director, but will now […]

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• Bikes, Blueberries, Blue Skies, Beautiful Children and Death Threats

  By Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie – My Papa Wheelies Dad bicycle gang based out of Portland, Oregon met up along the Springwater Corridor near the Sellwood neighborhood. We were gearing up for an afternoon of wholesome fun. The plan: pedal our troop of eight cargo bikes, bakfiets and trail-a-bikes, totaling about 16-18 adults and children along […]

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• Hip Replacement, Cramming for LOTOJA, and the Summit Challenge

  By David Ward – Cram for the LOTOJA? What a ridiculous idea. But what could I do? On June 3, three months before the LOTOJA, I had hip replacement surgery. So for the next month I was off the bike. Not good preparation for a 206 mile bike race. But can I say right now how […]

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• Advocacy Alert: Take the Zion Corridor Trail Survey

  Are you interested in multi-use trails in Washington County, specifically between Hurricane and Springdale? We need your voice! The Zion Regional Collaborative — a group of local government, land managers, interested stakeholders, and residents working together to address issues in the Zion region — is working on an initial planning study to come up with […]

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• Book Review: Magic Spanner: The world of cycling according to Carlton Kirby

  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! […]

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• Road to Recovery

  By Jared Eborn — It was May 31 and I felt fabulous. Less than 24 hours earlier I was coming off one of those highs that come from an amazing workout. I had just completed a 14-mile run and a 3000-meter swim as I trained for an Ironman distance triathlon a couple of months down […]

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• SelectHealth Sponsors Free SLC GREENbike Rides Saturday 11/30/2019

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Nov. 26, 2019) — On Saturday, Nov. 30 SelectHealth will sponsor all rides using GREENbike, Salt Lake City’s non-profit bike share system, for the final FREE Ride Day of 2019. On Saturday, all Salt Lake City residents and visitors will be able to ride GREENbikes for free by using the promo code […]

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• ENVE Relaunches Trade-In, Trade-Up Carbon Wheel Upgrade Program

  OGDEN, Utah (November 19, 2019) — ENVE is pleased to announce that their Trade-In, Trade-Up carbon wheel upgradeprogram is back for a limited time. This program allows current and aspiring ENVE consumers to trade in their used ENVE or Other brand carbon wheels, and upgrade to ENVE’s latest M Series, G Series, and SES wheel […]

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• Lose Yourself in the Ride: DNA Cycling’s Lofty Goal

  By Mark Deterline – A few years ago, after disappointment in the quality and service provided by a clothing supplier to our women's and men's elite bike racing team in Northern California, we switched to DNA Cycling. The entire team, especially our women, loved every thing about the clothing line, including the fit of the smaller […]

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