Save the Date April 6-8 to join Athletic Mentor coach Kelli Emmet’s Zion Camp. Kick-start your season and hone your mountain bike skills as spring blooms in Southwest Utah. You’ll learn from arguably one of the finest all-around female riders in professional mountain biking today under the shadow of the soaring, colorful sandstone skyscrapers of the Zion National Park region. We’ll also be joined by Elke Brutsaert, former pro downhiller for Giant Bicycles. Elke raced professionally for 8 years before retiring in 2001. Today Elke is a model of mountain bike instruction: she coaches for the Durango DEVO youth mountain bike program, the Fort Lewis College cycling team and also coaches privately. This is an intermediate camp and women need
By Jim Allan Team and Club members enjoyed a nice outing on Saturday October 22nd at the Athletic Mentors facility in Delton. A large group launched in the morning for a spirited ride on gravel roads over much of the Barry-Roubaix Gravel Road Race course. It was brisk at the start but it didn’t take long to encounter steep hills that caused some wardrobe adjustments. A special acknowledgement goes to Jeff Mira, from our Running Team, who completed the 39 mile hilly loop on his Mountain bike and then announced that his longest previous rice had been 26 miles. But Jeff was strong and moving well despite this 50% increase in mileage. After the ride we were joined by spouses
Types of races Bicycle road races include multi-day stage races such as the famous Tour de France to Criteriums, which are races based on a circuit – usually less than a mile in length – and run for a set period of time. Criteriums, like the Priority Health Grand Cycling Classic, are the most popular form of road racing in North America. Typically the race runs through a closed-off city center. Professional vs. amateur – what the rankings mean: Cyclists are ranked through the U.S. Cycling Federation (USCF) based on race results calculated using the USCF Results and Rankings Program. “Category 1” refers to professional cyclists, and Categories 2 through 5 are amateur rankings. Masters cyclists are age 35 and
By Craig Gietzen I started mountain biking 26 years ago! Ive seen many changes in technolgy and styles. My first Race was at Pando Ski Area in Rockford, 23 years ago. I watched the first year, and knew it was something I needed to do! Ive raced every other year there except one year I was sick. After many years of riding the same terrain, I needed a new challenge. I had heard about single speeds and decided to give it a try. After a few rides I was hooked. Shortly after I tried 29″ wheels and was vowed never to ride 26″ again. I loved the bigger wheels because it allowed me to roll over obstacles which seemed big
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