Sundays "A" field results look like a 40+ masters field, right? A fluke maybe, well look at the last "A" field results and it looks pretty similar.

I apologize for not doing this story justice by not going into great depth but isn't it amazing that many of the fast guys in Colorado are over 35 years of age?

Let's name drop here for a moment

• Tim Faia
• Chuck Coyle
• Scott Moninger
• Dirk Friel
• Coby Pearce
• Nico Toutenhofd
• Kevin Nicol
• Jeffrey Hartman
• Jonathan Baker
• Brandon Dwight
• Peter Webber
• Jon Cariveau
• Dan Schmatz

There are probably at least 10 more names that could be added

Great weather means a great turnout. All of the mens fields were large with the warm weather. The mens "A" race was won again by Chuck Coyle edging out Colby Pierce at the line.

Photo Credits: 303cycling

The Colorado Koppenberg Race is the queen of the spring time cycling events in Colorado. This rustic setting sits next to the famous Morgul Bismark Hill and makes for a very idealic Colorado race. Plagued by the evils of Mother Nature the dependability of the race is usually in question. Many racers set this as a goal for the year and some travel great distances to complete in this unique one-of-a-kind dirt race with a classic redneck version of the European Koppenberg Hill. Those who do well here are marked men at the King of the spring time cycling event, the Boulder Roubaix

Course Description:
(2008 description) The race is road cycling event with dirt road sections modeled after the infamous European Roubaix race. The 5.5 mile loop consists of a 2.5 mile dirt section that ends with a short but very steep hill. The 200 meter long "Koppenburg" hill has a 17% slope and takes its namesake from the legendary hill in the Tour of Flanders hill in the Tour of Flanders. The remainder of the course is rolling paved road. There are no dirt downhill sections and the entire course is rideable on a road bike which makes for a very safe course. The race is named after the famous Koppenberg

Past Coverage of the race

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008

*** UPDATED 3-22-2010 RACE FLYER ***

Something new is coming to the ACA this year. A mountain bike series in the Front Range of Colorado. The series is being put on by Race Pace Promotions and it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. The series consist of six races beginning on April 3rd. We recently asked Erik Werner from Race Pace Promotions about the races.

[303Cycling] Do you know the format of each of the races (i.e. circuit vs. short track)?
[Race Pace Promotions] All races will be twice the length (time-wise) of the short track events. So the Men's A race will be 60min vs. the 30min for short-track. Course lengths will be dependent on the venue; Bear Creek will certainly be one of the longer courses, and we’ve got additional track planned for the Louisville and NAAC venues as well.

[303Cycling] Do you consider this a “true series”?
[Race Pace Promotions] We certainly want to make this a true series. Right now the main problem we're dealing with is that the series spans 3 months. That is a recipe for sandbagging. Sandbaggers suck. Everybody loves a good series, and most folks will happily upgrade when they get the chance, but there are always the select few that just love to stomp the lower cat and gag at the thought of having to work for it in the next class up. If the series were spread over a month it would be easier to deal with, but that 3 month block makes it interesting. However, we gave the series that 3 month spread for a reason – almost every FRMTB race is scheduled the weekend before an MSC or Winter Park event so racers can get out there on the cheap and test themselves before the bigger events. But back to the ‘series’ nature of it, yeah, we definitely want It to be a true series. Racers will get points and we’ll track it all on our site, and we plan on having series prizes at the end – but again, we’re still working out the details per category and how to deal with the sandbaggers.

Press Release on Colorado Cycle Fest supporting Highschool Mountain Biking

DENVER, Colo. – Olympic and World Cup stars, Susan DeMattei and Dave Wiens are offering Colorado cyclists a memorable weekend when they host the inaugural Colorado CycleFest, Saturday May 1, and Sunday May 2, 2010, in support of the Colorado High School Cycling League.

In a joint statement, Susan DeMattei and Dave Wiens said, “CycleFest is the main fundraising drive of high school mountain biking for Colorado, so it’s really important that mountain bikers across the state come out and support this. More than just competition, high school mountain bike racing will introduce cycling to a whole segment of our youth that otherwise may never be exposed to it. Every boy and girl on your local high school mountain bike team gets to compete on race day; there is no sitting on the bench! The CycleFest is an unprecedented event, we are really looking forward to meeting everybody, and anyone who loves bicycles should definitely be there!”

There are lots of great climbing routes in Colorado. Here are a list of some of the classic hill climb races and just classic hill climbs in Colorado. If you think the course records are incorrect or know of some of the records I missed please feel free to contact us with the record and some documentation of the record.

Flagstaff (Boulder, CO)

The spring air made for a great second weekend of Colorado Criterium Racing . The Pro 1-2 field was loaded with both local pros and those in Boulder to train. The field was large and the racing very animated.
Other Photos from the 2010 CU Criterium

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One month from today one of the greatest cycling races will return, the 2010 Boulder Roubaix and this year its running on a newer course! Hopefully you have been training hard in the early season because Roubaix is one race where Darwin's theory is put to the test.

Registration

Race Flyer

2010 Results & Photos

Boulder Roubaix History & More

The Boulder-Roubaix Road Race was a little more realistic than
usual this year due to the 38F temperature and falling snow.
Rishi Grewal won the Pro-1-2-3 race by dropping his three
breakaway companions with two laps to go and went on to win
by over four minites. The race was held on an eight mile circuit,
80% of which is dirt. No cobbles, but plenty of Boulder County
washboard.

Pro-1-2-3
1. Rishi Grewal, Klein
2. Jorge Espinosa, Ciao
3. Wayne Roth, CTTC
4. Chris Wherry, Ciao
5. Mike Hegdal, Dyno
6. Tim Rutherford
7. Luke Middleton, U of Colorado
8. Christian McCarthy
9. Dave Aschwanden, One World Velo
10. Roger Cox, GS-Boulder

Julia Fulwyler soloed away from the an early break of four to
win the 32 mile womens race.

1. Julia Fulwyler
2. Lisa Fischer-Wade, Colorado Majic
3. Brenda Black, CWCT
4. Becky Browning, BWCT
5. Autumn Cisneros, Team Tucker
6. Sherri Smith, BWCT
7. Anne Dillon, BWCT

Bob Bieterman fulfilled his great promise, breaking away on
the fourth of five laps with his humble domestique Bret Wade.
Also known as "Bobolini" to those that have seen him sprint,
"Bobio" to those that have seen his new haircut, and "Shaver"
to those that have noted his rapid transition from the mountain
circuit to the road, Bieterman won his first ever road race
with a dominant style seldom witnessed on the Colorado Master's
Circuit.

KHMTT Registration Update - March 8th.

Registration for the 2010 Karen Hornbostel Memorial Cherry Creek TT Series has been reconciled using the numerous emails and phone calls that we received here at RecordRacer.com and at the ACA office since March 2nd. We have granted access to those people who contacted us stating that they were kicked off of the website on March 2nd, or were not able to access the registration process on March 2nd.

If you tried to register on March 2nd when our website was down and could not register, please email us at admin@recordracer.com with your name and license number. We will reply with instructions on how to log in and continue registration, selecting from any of the available start times. We are responding to these emails immediately, so please be ready to read the response and continue your registration. The remaining open start times are filling up quickly.

Open registration will resume on Wednesday, March 10th for any remaining start times.

The first March Practice Criterium is in the books. I went out to check out the "A Race". It was a good size field and by the time I got there a break was off the front. Here are a few pictures I took.

Here is a video that was sent to us of the finish of the "B Race". Watch for the crash about 5 seconds in. Ouch!!!

REGISTRATION FOR THE KHMTT SERIES HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HEAVY LOAD ON OUR SYSTEM.

Registration is being reconciled and will remain closed. An announcement will be made on March 8 (Monday) as to when any remaining start times will become available.

• If you have a category listed next to your name on the published start list, your registration and payment were completed.
• If you are on the start list, but there is no category next to it, we have recorded the start time that you have chosen, and will work towards a system for you to finalize your registration/payment.
• If you were not able to choose a start time, we have suspended registration and will resume at a later time to be announced on Monday, March 8th.

If you were not able to choose a start time, we have suspended registration and will resume at a later time to be announced on Monday, March 8th.

Bicycle racing is difficult, whether you are getting started or want to break out into the cat II level, it's not easy. Multiple times here on 303cycling we have promoted that riders who want to really increase their performance to consider finding a Colorado Bicycle Coach.

Additional or alternative to getting a coach you might want to consider going to a cycling camp. Every spring you can find tons of camps in Arizona, some are for real performance enhancements while others are purely that "Live like a Pro" camp. Personally for me I would equally enjoy either because at the end of the day I got to 100% indulge myself in to the sport I love. This spring in Colorado there is going to be an all All Woman's Cycling Camp in Palisades Colorado put on by two top notch female riders, Tina Pic and Kimberly Baldwin.