The dormant 250-meter outdoor track in Erie will be revived as a nonprofit community gathering place and high-altitude training destination for track cyclists
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Cycling journalists form Escape Collective following layoffs, exodus from Outside
As Outside Inc. slashes budgets as investors tighten belts, Escape Collective enlists thousands of subscribers in first 24 hours
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“Cheater!”: Tensions rise as Coloradans debate how much trail access to give e-bikes
Some say they’re a great tool for accessibility. Others argue they’re bringing chaos to the backcountry.
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Southwest Colorado is home to one of America’s oldest bicycle races. It takes an army to keep the wheels moving.
DURANGO – After finishing her first bike race during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic over the weekend, 4-year-old Lexi Cowan was grinning ear to ear. When asked how long she’s been riding bikes, she said, “10 years, I think.” In a town that boasts one of the oldest bicycle races in America, Durango’s next generation […]
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Colorado man gets 3 years for killing pro bicyclist in crash
DURANGO — A man who caused a crash that killed a professional cyclist in southwest Colorado has been sentenced to three years in prison. Cordell Schneider was convicted in July of vehicular homicide and was sentenced Friday for the March 4, 2020, crash near Marvel that killed Benjamin Sonntag, 39, The Durango Herald reported. Colorado State […]
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Jury in southwest Colorado convicts man of killing pro cyclist in crash
DURANGO — A jury has convicted a man of causing a crash that killed a professional cyclist in southwest Colorado. The Durango Herald reports Cordell Schneider was found guilty Thursday of vehicular homicide and reckless driving for the March 4, 2020, crash near Marvel that killed 39-year-old Benjamin Sonntag. Schneider is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 15 […]
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Amid violence and COVID, the memory of my grandfather stands as an inspiration
With over 450,000 cases and 6,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in Colorado, our community has spent the last year grieving the unexpected toll of the pandemic. Last month’s massacre in Boulder further shook our foundation, damaging our trust and feeling of safety with one another, just as we begin to emerge from isolation. Amid these […]
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Is your throat scratchy from Colorado’s wildfire smoke or coronavirus? Here’s how to tell.
The haze that’s blocking out the mountains, blue sky and even the sun across much of Colorado is full of tiny particles that are about 1/30th the width of a human hair. They’re coming from the “biomass combustion” of wildfires in Colorado and California, and they’re so small that a mask will not stop them […]
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Colorado Classic women’s pro cycling race is called off because of coronavirus concerns
This is getting old. Organizers on Thursday pulled the plug on the Colorado Classic race, set for August. The decision to cancel the fourth running of the four-stage race comes less than six weeks after organizers announced a revised, made-for-TV race model that replaced expos and start-and-finish festivals with virtual events and online streaming of […]
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A bike ride reminded me: Even amid a pandemic gratitude isn’t out of reach
Thursday, March 26. Day 1 of the statewide shelter-in-place order in Colorado. It’s bright and beautiful, and on the recreation paths carving through my Colorado Springs neighborhood, everyone and their dog is out. I don’t mean to say the pathways are congested; they’re not, and everyone is maintaining more than enough distance. I mean only […]