Church is back in session starting March 7th in Niwot Colorado as DBCEvents puts on a 3 race series (7th, 14th and 21st) replacing the former Stazio course due to road closure. One of the most interesting aspect of these races is the schedule, Fast - Faster - Fastest. There is also strong support for juniors. These events have historically been very popular and contrary to typical thought, these races are FAST because many use these events as a gage to measure their winter training and others use it as a wake up call to train. These events also go a long ways to help support other great DBCEvents like the Boulder Roubaix

The Golden Colorado Bike Park that we reported on awhile back is moving into motion. Here is some news that has been floating around the last few days...

Golden Bike Park: Need your help!!!

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The rumors and plans are becoming reality! The Golden Bike Park is very close with final plans with approvals coming up quickly. The Golden Bike Park development Team needs your assistance on a few matters; and its only a quick email away:

The Golden Bike Park is meant to appeal to everyone. We are planning to have several elements that include:
-Gravity fed flow trail
-Gravity fed jump trail
-pump tracks (2 initially, one for smaller kids and one for bigger kids (adults))
-cyclo-cross / XC loop
-DH skill trails
-drop zone
-Dirt Jumps
-progression & obstacle elements trail

All of these elements will be phased in over time, and our window for phase one approvals is getting very close.

How you can help:

1. Support
2. maintenance crews
3. Trail construction

1. I would like to get your support. All you need to do is send me an email, stating your support of the park.
-please include
-your full name
-your address, city, state

Great time at the 2010 BMA Banquet last night visiting with friends, bidding on items and snapping photos of others. Jared Polis spoke to the crowd and Will Toor won the 2009 BMA Hero of the Year for the work he has done to improve cycling in Boulder

GoBoulder is looking for sponsorship of the 2010 Walk and Bike Month Activities. There are many opportunities available for cash and in-kind sponsorships of Walk & Bike Month 2010. Certainly this is an event that goes to the heart of Boulder's community values. If you are interested in supporting this event contact Sue Prant at 303-564-9681 or bikesue at gmail DOT com

Walk and Bike Month T-shirt Contest

There is still time available to submit your design for this Walk & Bike Month T-shirt, Contest ends Feb 26

If you have any "Friday Fun" items you've run across throughout the week, send to us at 303cycling.com. If funny and clean-ish (this isn't sesame street) then we'll post it and credit you.

First Friday Fun item is great, its MTB Cribs at Boulders' own Heather Irmiger and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski's house. Enjoy

MTB Cribs - Boulder, Colorado from Dirt Tales on Vimeo.

As spring time is just around the corner and large group rides are in full Boulder County is moving quickly to make progress on the Lefthand Canyon tension problem. Problems with group rides are already happening so I suspect the next time we report on this story it will be with information from the Sheriff's department. Here is what we received from the county.

In December, the Working Group created a set of recommendations, which was recently presented to the Board of County Commissioners, for what can be improved upon in the canyon roads. (I have included that set of final recommendations here. It is also at our website at: http://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/CyclistMotoristWorkingGroup....).

In addition, a sub group for an outreach and education group has formed. Given that much of the recommendations presented by the working group focused on physical improvements and signage issues, this sub group works to address outreach goals for implementation by May 1. The goals of this sub group are to lower the tensions in the canyon areas between all user groups to create a less stressful and safer road network.

Did you miss the trick show last Saturday at he Boulder Velodrome? Here is some of what you missed.

Revival Premiere Trick Jam from Coastless Clothing on Vimeo.

Just a few days ago the ACA announced their 2010 Racing Calendar exposing the 217 racing days season with the first event kicking off on March 6th. Are you ready? While 217 days is a long time procrastination isn't going to get you across the line first, you need to start training today. But what does training mean to you? Have you ever had a training plan? Have you ever had a coach? Listen up if you answered no to either of those. First off, worst case you need a training plan, something that allows you to build up slowly and have peaks for certain races and focus on your weaknesses. If you can swing it I HIGHLY recommend getting a coach! "But coaches are only for pros" you say, wrong, coaches are for people who are passionate about their goals and that can be anyone from a cat 1 to a "Joe" who is building up to their first bike tour.

Not alot going on in early February but here are couple quality events this week.

Coming Events:

2010-2-4
- Boulder Junior 2010 Kick-off Party
- Mid Winter Nights Dream Cycling Social Event
2010-2-5
- 5th Annual BMA Winter Banquet

Click to get pdf and get the color key

Now that the ACA Senior Awards party is behind us the 2010 ACA Calendar is published. Feb 6 is the first race! Below are some of the highlights of the ACA calendar but remember there are way more cycling events than this calendar shows, be sure to check out the Colorado Cycling Calendar for a complete listing

2010 ACA Calendar Highlights

- Spring time crits are back but not at Stazio (roads closed) so DBCEvents has moved them to Niwot running a figure 8 course.

- Koppenberg returns to spring Don't hold your breath, trying to run the Koppenberg in Springtime has been a huge challenge by the promotor in the past but very sweet if Mother Nature doesn't f it up.

- All the classics are back plus Memorial weekend racing. Boulder Roubaix, Lookout Mtn, City Park, North Boulder and Deer Trail are back but also the Morgul Bismark comes back on Memorial weekend... no more driving to Durango or Iowa for good Memorial weekend racing!

- Front Range Mountain Bike Series We don't have many details but it appears to be running once a month starting in April!! Finally, some Front Range MTB racing! Will this spark the return of MTB racing?

- 217 Days of a racing season Closing off the season season once again on September 11 is copper crit. That is 217 days from the Frostbite TT to this final race!