All Discussions Tagged 'Creek' - Pikes Peak Sports2024-03-28T14:18:15Zhttp://pikespeaksports.us/group/mountainbiking/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Creek&feed=yes&xn_auth=noColorado Springs will host finale in new Sho-Air Cycling pro mountain bike seriestag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-12-20:5021591:Topic:5261842013-12-20T16:30:38.164ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656420789?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656420789?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a> <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sho-air-cycling-group-announces-new-world-class-mountain-bike-race-series" target="_blank">From Cycling News</a></p>
<p class="strapline"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sho-Air Cycling Group announced on Friday a new, world-class cross country mountain bike series in partnership with USA Cycling. The four-race series, which will be…</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656420789?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="300" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656420789?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-left"/></a><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sho-air-cycling-group-announces-new-world-class-mountain-bike-race-series" target="_blank">From Cycling News</a></p>
<p class="strapline"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sho-Air Cycling Group announced on Friday a new, world-class cross country mountain bike series in partnership with USA Cycling. The four-race series, which will be known as the USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group, is the result of a $500,000+ multi-year agreement.</span></p>
<p><span>n 2014, the USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series will include three established races and one new race, including the Mellow Johnny's Classic in Texas; Bonelli Park in California; Fontana in California; and a final round to be created in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All four events will be sanctioned by the UCI as Category HC or Category 1 events.</span></p>
<p><span>The finale in Colorado Springs is set for Saturday, June 14. Organizers are not settled on a location, but USA Cycling has a history of choosing Palmer Park and Cheyenne Mountain State Park for their blend of flowing and technical singletrack. New locations in the Colorado Sprigs area are also being considered.</span></p>
<p><span>Area cyclists should plan to make a weekend of it, as Andy Bohlmann of the long-running Sand Creek Series has applied to host the Colorado State Championships on Sunday, June 15, at the same location. Bohlmann will also play a key roll in helping organize and produce the Pro Cup Series Race.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">The jointly owned USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series intends to run its four events in the same locations and on the same dates each year for the next three to five years. USA Cycling and the Sho-Air Cycling Group will both contribute cash and management to produce the series, including a generous prize purse for the overall winners. Series participation is open to riders from around the globe, and the series will crown overall male and female winners.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><strong>2014 USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group</strong><br/><span>March 1-2: Round 1 - Mellow Johnny's Class, Dripping Springs, Texas (C1)</span><br/><span>March 15-16: Round 2 - Bonelli Park, San Dimas, California (HC)</span><br/><span>March 23-24: Round 3 - Fontana, California (C1)</span><br/><span>June 14: Round 4 - Colorado Springs, Colorado (C1)</span></p>
<p><span>Read the whole story here ... <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sho-air-cycling-group-announces-new-world-class-mountain-bike-race-series">http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sho-air-cycling-group-announces-new-world-class-mountain-bike-race-series</a></span></p> There is plenty to brag about at the Thelen householdtag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-08-01:5021591:Topic:4838282013-08-01T03:43:10.236ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656419997?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656419997?profile=original" width="240"></img></a> <strong>By Neal Reid<br></br> PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>Apparently, the couple that races together wins together.</p>
<p>Nick and Tracy Thelen turned in impressive performances in the Ascent Cycling Series finale at Bear Creek Park Wednesday evening to earn series victories in their respective classes. Nick finished second in the finale to hold onto the single-speed…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656419997?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656419997?profile=original" width="240"/></a><strong>By Neal Reid<br/> PikesPeakSports.us</strong></p>
<p>Apparently, the couple that races together wins together.</p>
<p>Nick and Tracy Thelen turned in impressive performances in the Ascent Cycling Series finale at Bear Creek Park Wednesday evening to earn series victories in their respective classes. Nick finished second in the finale to hold onto the single-speed men’s class title, while Tracy won the finale to easily take home the women’s professional/Category 1 championship.</p>
<p><strong>Photos: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-final-gallery-1?xgi=&test-locale=&exposeKeys=&xg_pw=&xgsi=&id=5021591%3AAlbum%3A484119&groupId=&groupUrl=&commentPage=&xg_disable_customizations=&page=4" target="_blank">Gallery 1</a>, <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-final-gallery-2-1" target="_blank">Gallery 2</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-no-5-results" target="_blank">Wednesday race results here!</a></strong></p>
<p>The five-race series, which began June 5, concluded at the park’s 2.5-mile course, with more than 100 riders competing in nearly 20 classes. The two-month series also included races at Palmer Park and Cheyenne Mountain State Park.</p>
<p>Tracy, who began competing in 2008, finished well clear of Kelly Neville in the series standings and was all smiles after the race.</p>
<p>“Today, I think I raced pretty smart,” said Tracy, who works as a physical therapist for the elderly. “Overall, for the series, I liked the way Andy (Bohlmann) did it with the three different venues. It was a good mix.”</p>
<p>For Nick, the experience of competing in the series was a pleasant one, especially with the standings staying tight thanks to solid performances by second-place finisher Ian Broughton and Travis Ekenberg.</p>
<p>“I didn’t ride very smart today, and I tend to go out really, really hard trying to gain fitness,” said Nick, a mechanical engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “(The standings) have been close all season, and we had a good race the whole series. It keeps it interesting and keeps it honest.”</p>
<p>The Thelens, who have been married for six years and ride for Pro Cycling, also swept their classes last year in the Rocky Mountain Endurance Series, and Nick said each year their anniversary consists of a trip to the 24 Hours in the Sage race in Gunnison.</p>
<p>Being able to share a sport helps keep the husband-and-wife tandem close.</p>
<p>“It’s a lot more fun to be able to go out and ride with him, and racing is the secondary part,” said Tracy, who won three of the series’ five races. “To be able to withdraw, go into the mountains and say, ‘Let’s go explore that trail’ is more of the benefit for us.”</p>
<p>Having the same passion can also, however, test a couple’s patience.</p>
<p>“It’s good and bad,” said Nick, who won two series races. “Sometimes, being around each other all the time, you need some alone time every once in a while. But we make that happen and get along pretty well.”</p>
<p>J.J. Clark won the men’s professional/Category 1 class, with Cameron Chambers – who was out of action with several broken vertebrae suffered in a nasty fall earlier in the summer – finishing second. Not being able to compete against the highly decorated Chambers was a bit of a downer for Clark.</p>
<p>“It’s a little bittersweet because it’s kind of a bummer that Cameron couldn’t race,” said Clark, who also rides for Pro Cycling. “But, it’s always nice to win the local stuff. To mix it up, I ran the single-speed tonight, so that added a little bit of a challenge.</p>
<p>“I picked kind of a bad gear, but it was still a fun race.”</p>
<p>Tracy, who had wrapped up her series title before Wednesday’s finale, said she set a specific goal for herself before the race.</p>
<p>“My goal was to not get lapped by J.J., but I did not meet that goal,” Tracy said. “He caught me on my last lap.”</p> After 17 years, rider returns to Sand Creek Sports mountain bike racingtag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-07-09:5021591:Topic:4724562013-07-09T20:27:19.129ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656424844?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656424844?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a> His legs don't have the same firepower they once possessed, but his heart still loves to race.<br></br> In 1996, Patrick Taylor was ripping up the old Sand Creek Series Hell on a Hillside mountain bike race in Manitou Springs. Things were going well ... and then they weren't.<br></br> Taylor discovered that his Camelbak had malfunctioned and his water was gone. It was a hot, sunny…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656424844?profile=original"><img width="300" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656424844?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"/></a>His legs don't have the same firepower they once possessed, but his heart still loves to race.<br/> In 1996, Patrick Taylor was ripping up the old Sand Creek Series Hell on a Hillside mountain bike race in Manitou Springs. Things were going well ... and then they weren't.<br/> Taylor discovered that his Camelbak had malfunctioned and his water was gone. It was a hot, sunny day. And the sun quickly became a blast furnace.<br/> "I got heat stroke," Taylor said. "I was shivering. It felt like I was freezing. I went to the doctor and they said I'd gone into shock."</p>
<p>That kind of experience makes a rider think twice about stomping the pedals on hot days. Taylor said the effects lingered. He had trouble with hard efforts in the heat. He thought his mountain bike racing days were finished.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/2013-sand-creek-sports-bike-races" target="_blank">See all of the Ascent Cycling Series coverage here</a><br/> <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/profiles/blogs/heat?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">Read more about staying hydrated in hot weather</a></p>
<p>But it's hard to deny what you love. And last month, Taylor, a machinist who makes bike parts for SRM (famous for it's cycling power meters), raced for the first time in 17 years in the Ascent Cycling Series event at Bear Creek Park.</p>
<p>"I couldn't stay away," said Taylor, now 54. "My boss (Doug Goodwin) used to be a Canadian pro, and he encouraged me to get back out there and race again."<br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429691?profile=original"><img width="230" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656429691?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="230"/></a></p>
<p>Taylor is a perfect fit at the Wednesday night races. The series is open to anyone with a bike and a desire to have fun. It's common to see beginners and national champions laughing and having fun together ... all in the name of shredding the trails.</p>
<p>The next race is set for Wednesday at Palmer Park. The starting line is across from the dog park, about 1/2 mile from the Maizeland entrance. The juniors and Category 3 women riders start at 4 p.m.</p>
<p>"Andy (Bohlmann) puts on a good race," Taylor said. "He does a good job of making things fun. It's low stress. Just show up, get on the starting line."</p>
<p>With his long ponytail flying from beneath his helmet, and sharp Cafe Velo race kit, Taylor is living his dream on some of the best singletrack in the west.</p>
<p>"I was looking for a BMC bike, and I walked into Cafe Velo to buy one," Taylor said. "Before I knew it I was part of the club team."</p>
<p></p> Camaraderie, tradition, draw mountain bike racers to Ascent Cycling Seriestag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-06-06:5021591:Topic:4528132013-06-06T05:35:54.347ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656425118?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656425118?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="320"></img></a> <strong>RESULTS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-results" target="_blank">Where did you finish?</a></strong><br></br> <strong>PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-gallery-1" target="_blank">Gallery 1</a> **…</strong></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656425118?profile=original"><img width="320" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656425118?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="320"/></a><strong>RESULTS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-results" target="_blank">Where did you finish?</a></strong><br/> <strong>PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-gallery-1" target="_blank">Gallery 1</a> **</strong> <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/photo/albums/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-gallery-2" target="_blank">Gallery 2</a><br/> <strong>VIDEO: <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-start-of-the-cat-2-3-races" target="_blank">Start of the Cat 2/3 race</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/ascent-cycling-series-no-1-start-of-the-pro-cat-1-race" target="_blank">Start of the Pro/Cat 1 race</a> ** <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/giant-s-kelli-emmett-talks-about-life-on-the-world-enduro-tour" target="_blank">Interview with Kelli Emmett</a></strong><br/> <br/> <strong>By Monica Smith</strong><br/> <strong>PikesPeakSports.us</strong><br/> Feelings of support and camaraderie have allured athletes of all abilities - whether first-timers or world champion riders - to the Ascent Cycling Series for 23 years. The first race of the 2013 season Wednesday at Bear Creek Terrace upheld that tradition.</p>
<p>“This is a great place to support everybody,” said Julie Glenn, a member of the Women’s Mountain Biking Association. “The camaraderie is awesome. It’s really easy access for the spectators, which makes it really fun because you have people pushing you and cheering you on all over.”</p>
<p>While Glenn loves the local support system, she isn’t the only one who embraces it. Front Rangers club coach, Stacy Gery is also grateful for the amount of support at the series, including support from Andy Bohlmann, race director of the Ascent Cycling Series.</p>
<p>“I personally like that it’s a more local event for the kids," Gery said. "And there is a lot of support when you’re at a local event. Also, Andy has been a phenomenal supporter of Front Rangers.”</p>
<p>Sharon Jenkins, mother of Front Rangers club racers Nolan and Nic Jenkins, also shows a deep appreciation for the Sand Creek Sports bike races.</p>
<p>“We love this series,” she said. “We come every year. It’s a great time to catch up with friends, and Andy just puts on such a great race. We love it.</p>
<p>“This is our third year doing this series,” Sharon Jenkins continued. “Two years ago we were at a camp in Boulder and drove all of the way back from Boulder because they wanted to do this race. So, after that we got hooked.”</p>
<p>Many of the racers, including Sharon Jenkins’ son, Nolan Jenkins, consider the series to be a great setup for future races. He can push his conditioning and sharpen his skills in the Ascent Cycling Series while he prepares for the USA Cycling Cross Country Mountain Bike National Championships in Pennsylvania in July. He was the fastest in the 14-and-under category on Wednesday.</p>
<p>“My goal was to try to win and push myself as hard as I could so my training can get even better for Nationals because that’s really my ‘A’ race,” Jenkins said. “We’ve done these races a lot and have had them in our list of races because we really like them.”</p>
<p>Mitchell Goates, a Front Rangers club racer, agrees: “The series is pretty low key,” he said. “They’re local and fun to race...It’s fun just to come out and compete with other competition and see where you’re at.”</p>
<p>Recognizing the diverse abilities, Bohlmann understands that riders mainly compete in the Ascent Cycling Series for the experience and promotes the event that way. It's common to see first-time racers mingling with national champions in Bohlmann's races.</p>
<p>“We’ve got the first-time rider all the way up to the very other end,” said Bohlmann. “That’s what the Ascent Cycling Series is all about: it’s laid back and fun for the riders and family.”</p>
<p>While many credit Bohlmann for the success of the event, Bohmann gives credits to the reliable sponsors, staff and volunteers that have supported the series for years.</p> Sand Creek Sports needs a few good volunteers for June 16 State Championship mountain bike racetag:pikespeaksports.us,2013-05-22:5021591:Topic:4493512013-05-22T23:01:44.042ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656423732?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656423732?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a> From Andy Bohlmann<br></br>Race Director, Sand Creek Sports</strong></p>
<p>Sand Creek Sports needs staff for its Sunday, June 16th State Championship Cross Country race at Palmer Park. Staff will compliment existing staff and staff provided by the Pikes Peak Velo and Southern Colorado Velo clubs.</p>
<p>Needed on Saturday, June 15:</p>
<p>Two registration assistants who…</p>
<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656423732?profile=original"><img width="300" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656423732?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"/></a>From Andy Bohlmann<br/>Race Director, Sand Creek Sports</strong></p>
<p>Sand Creek Sports needs staff for its Sunday, June 16th State Championship Cross Country race at Palmer Park. Staff will compliment existing staff and staff provided by the Pikes Peak Velo and Southern Colorado Velo clubs.</p>
<p>Needed on Saturday, June 15:</p>
<p>Two registration assistants who will hand out number to pre-registered riders and process entries for new riders at the Council Grounds Picnic area in Palmer Park 3 p.m. to about 5 p.m. (perhaps a little longer.)</p>
<p>Seeded Sunday, June 16th:</p>
<p>1. 7 a.m. to about 3-3:30 p.m. One registration assistant who will assist Chief Registrar near the start and finish area.</p>
<p>2. 7 a.m. to about 5 p.m.: Half day shifts are OK. Three “crossing guards” at entrance to the Council Grounds Picnic Area. Supervisor will be present. Control all rider and spectator course crossing to the start and finish area. Canopy and “gates” provided. Wear race provided orange vest.</p>
<p>3. 7 a.m. to about 5 p.m.: Half day shifts are OK. We need four to six on-course course marshals. Orange vest and radio provided. Course marshals are assigned a location on the race course and control/prevent non-race people, etc., from getting on the course and to ensure course markings remain in place. Supervisor in place. Also, after race is over, pick up course markings in your area.</p>
<p>4. 7:30 a.m. to about 5 p.m.: Need two people. Half day shifts OK. Awards staff to prepare awards for presentation on stage.</p>
<p>All Sunday volunteers need to be fully “equipped” for a day in the woods. We'll provide lunch from Borreillo Brothers Pizza (for full day volunteers), plus water and drinks, but volunteers will still be still “in the woods.”<br/><a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com/kmc.htm" target="_blank">Race web page here</a>, including Technical Guide with all specific race information. Contact Andy Bohlmann at andy@sandcreeksports.com or 719-651-1677.</p> Ascent Cycling's Patrick Cross talks racing, riding and the bike business in Colorado Springstag:pikespeaksports.us,2012-05-07:5021591:Topic:3207612012-05-07T23:34:59.998ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411906?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411906?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350"></img></a> With the Ascent Cycling Mountain Bike Series only a month away, we thought it would be good to catch up with the guys at one of the coolest bike shops in town. Patrick Cross, who with business partner Clay Allison owns <a href="http://www.ascentcycling.net/" target="_blank">Ascent Cycling</a>, took some time to answer a few questions.</p>
<p><strong>Ascent Cycling recently…</strong></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411906?profile=original"><img width="350" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411906?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350"/></a>With the Ascent Cycling Mountain Bike Series only a month away, we thought it would be good to catch up with the guys at one of the coolest bike shops in town. Patrick Cross, who with business partner Clay Allison owns <a href="http://www.ascentcycling.net/" target="_blank">Ascent Cycling</a>, took some time to answer a few questions.</p>
<p><strong>Ascent Cycling recently celebrated its six-year anniversary, how has cycling in the Pikes Peak Region changed in that time?</strong><br/> Technology has changed so much in bikes in the past six years! The fact that carbon fiber components and bicycles are more and more prevalent has made bikes lighter, stiffer and faster. And 29’rs have exploded on the scene doing for mountain bikes what snowboards and shaped skis have done for alpine winter sports. Speaking of alpine winter sports, we have seen a significant growth in ski area trail riding, downhill and park riding. Nowhere else in the country have these changes seen more growth than here in Colorado!<br/> <br/> <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ascentcycling.net/"><img width="264" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653400194?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="264"/></a>You’ve changed your business structure to focus on mountain biking and family biking, what’s your thinking there?</strong><br/> We live in the best area for trail access and family adventures. Santa Fe trail to Captain Jacks, Mt. Herman to Buffalo Creek there is something for everyone so close and fun that it made sense to put more focus on that side of cycling. Besides it’s what we are most excited about as cyclists and there is the old adage: Do what you love and do it well, the rest will take care of itself! We love riding with our families and we love mountain biking, now we are following that sage advice too.<br/> <br/> <strong>You’re big into kids cycling. Why is that important to you?</strong><br/> My Mom and Dad always spent time with us growing up, and I know that’s why I’m still active and healthy. Clay grew up in New Mexico at a ski area with his family, so it’s a natural fit for him, too! There is little more rewarding than spending adventure time with the people you love the most in one of the prettiest places in the world. A life-long appreciation of nature, fitness, and fun is a great gift to pass on to our families.<br/> <br/> <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/2012-sand-creek-sports-bike-races" target="_blank">Sand Creek Sports Bike Races</a><br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656415459?profile=original">2012 Ascent Series Registration Form</a><br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656415612?profile=original">2012 Release Form</a><br/> <strong><a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Check the Sand Creek Sports website for more information</a></strong><br/> <br/> <strong>You’ve been a longtime sponsor of the Sand Creek Sports bike races and you're beginning your third year as title sponsor of the Ascent Cycling Series. What’s the attraction of sponsoring Andy’s mountain bike races?</strong><br/> Sand Creek has a good reputation of putting together fun, well organized races and when Andy approached us about bringing the series back it made sense to support his efforts. Front range racing had disappeared and we felt that the community could really benefit from getting that opportunity back locally. We are so excited that it has grown each year, the energy at each race is infectious, courses are fun and challenging, and the fan support at each event is inspiring with families and friends screaming for all the racers<strong>!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Word on the street is the 24 Hours of Colorado Springs originated with you guys. Tell us that story?</strong><br/> Tim Scott is the motor behind the 24 Hours of Colorado Springs, make no mistake about that! We did, however, have an inside track on planting the seed that germinated into 24-hour racing here in the Colorado Springs. Clay is a longtime 24-hour racer, with roots all the way back to the 24 Hours of Canaan, and he shares that passion with anyone he can. Clay is a persuasive visionary who tugged on the right ear in Tim Scott and viola! 24 Hours of Colorado Springs became a reality!</p>
<p><strong>You have your feet on the ground in the cycling community. What are your favorite projects and why?</strong><br/> We love cycling and are happy to contribute to the cycling community in as many ways as we can. We are actively supporting racing, we get involved with trail building efforts as often as we can and look forward to getting more involved with that as we move forward. This year we are really trying to get more kids on bikes to fight the growing issue of childhood obesity.</p>
<p><strong>It sounds as if Ascent Cycling is evolving into something more than a bike shop. What do you see it becoming?</strong><br/> The great thing about being a local small business is that we can adapt and evolve quickly to meet the needs of our community. As we grow we anticipate getting more and more involved with trail advocacy and development, working with builders in considering bike path and access in new communities, growing the competitive race scene and just being the very best ambassadors of this great sport as we can!</p> Place your order for the new Sand Creek Sports cycling jerseystag:pikespeaksports.us,2012-03-13:5021591:Topic:3039322012-03-13T21:59:37.977ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656412618?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656412618?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650"></img></a> Sand Creek Sports is taking orders for its first ever jerseys.</p>
<p>The design will feature all of Sand Creek's sponsor logos, with a layout similar to the one at right. Primal joined the Sand Creek family as a sponsor and will make the race-cut style jerseys. Cost is $55. If you would like to order a jersey, drop Andy Bohlmann an e-mail at andy@sandcreeksports.com, then…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656412618?profile=original"><img width="650" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656412618?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="650"/></a>Sand Creek Sports is taking orders for its first ever jerseys.</p>
<p>The design will feature all of Sand Creek's sponsor logos, with a layout similar to the one at right. Primal joined the Sand Creek family as a sponsor and will make the race-cut style jerseys. Cost is $55. If you would like to order a jersey, drop Andy Bohlmann an e-mail at andy@sandcreeksports.com, then send a check and your size to: Andy Bohlmann, Sand Creek Sports, 1315 Atoka Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80915. Order deadline is March 22.</p>
<p>The sizes run a little small, so order accordingly. Use the men's or women's fit guide here: <a href="http://www.primalcustom.com/fitguide.html">http://www.primalcustom.com/fitguide.html</a>.</p>
<p>Ascent Cycling has returned as the title sponsor for Sand Creek's Ascent Cycling Series of five Wednesday evening races this summer, beginning June 6 in Bear Creek Park. ProCycling is back as the sponsor of the ProCycling Classic on July 1 in Palmer Park. Read more about <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/group/mountainbiking/forum/topics/sand-creek-sports-returns-to-its-roots-with-five-wednesdays-of-mo" target="_blank">Sand Creek's 2012 racing lineup here.</a></p>
<p>This year, Sand Creek and the outdoor social network <a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/" target="_blank">PikesPeakSports.us</a> have teamed up to form a two-person race team. Cameron Chambers, the 2010 24 Hour National Champion (singlespeed), and Tracy Thelen will race in the new Sand Creek jersey and write about their training and racing experiences on PikesPeakSports.us.</p>
<p>For more info, feel free to contact Andy at 719-651-1677.</p>
<p><br/> .<br/> <br/> <br/> I</p> Sand Creek Sports returns to its roots with five Wednesdays of mountain bike racing in 2012tag:pikespeaksports.us,2012-02-13:5021591:Topic:2974952012-02-13T18:37:29.609ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653389652?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653389652?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></img></a> Sand Creek Sports is going back to the future in 2012.</p>
<p>When Andy and Kathleen Bohlmann launched the Sand Creek Cycling Series in 1993, they offered grass-roots racing at familiar local venues. And the riders came to play.</p>
<p>This year's schedule is much like the old days, with five Wednesday evening races - the Ascent Cycling Series - scattered across the summer,…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653389652?profile=original"><img width="300" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653389652?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"/></a>Sand Creek Sports is going back to the future in 2012.</p>
<p>When Andy and Kathleen Bohlmann launched the Sand Creek Cycling Series in 1993, they offered grass-roots racing at familiar local venues. And the riders came to play.</p>
<p>This year's schedule is much like the old days, with five Wednesday evening races - the Ascent Cycling Series - scattered across the summer, plus the ProCycling Classic set for July 1.</p>
<p>There were only two Wednesday night races last summer, and both drew about 120 racers. Bohlmann said the feedback from riders was pretty consistent.</p>
<p>"Everybody wanted more Wednesday races, so that's what we're going to do," Bohlmann said."This is exactly what we used to do, so we're going back. I'm trying to get small."<br/> <br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/page/2011-sand-creek-series-bike" target="_blank">Photos, video and races stories from 2011 Sand Creek Series</a></strong><br/>
<br/>
Ascent Cycling has taken the lead again as title sponsor of the Wednesday races. And there will be a new venue on Wednesday. The series will run on three nights at Bear Creek Terrace and twice at Palmer Park. Race dates are: June 6, Bear Creek; June 13, Palmer Park; July 18, Bear Creek Terrace; July 25, Palmer Park; Aug. 8, Bear Creek.</p>
<p>In addition, Sand Creek Sports and Bruce McGrew at ProCycling are working together on the ProCycling Classic, set for July 1 at Palmer Park. The race will be toned-down version of last September's ProCycling Palmer Park 50. Bohlmann's race crew will design a course with a 5-mile lap, with total race distances similar to other cross country races.<br/> <br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Check the Sand Creek Sports website for more information.</a></strong><br/>
<br/>
Borriello Brothers is bringing the pizza, compliments of new Sand Creek Sports sponsor Pikes Peak Velo. And Bohlmann is adding a Kids On Bikes event.</p>
<p>And Sand Creek Sports is teaming up with PikesPeakSports.us to form a two-person cycling team. One spot is filled, but team organizers still need a female rider. Each team member will receive free entry to all Sand Creek races, plus $100 cash and the new team jersey. E-mail tim.bergsten@gmail.com for more info.</p>
<p>Most of the heavy work in organizing the races has been completed. Bohlmann has filled staff positions with experienced hands, including Tom Vinson, venue director; Roland Hawkins, chief course marshal; Brian Linthicam, Palmer Park course liaison; and race officials Bruce Neal, Andy McCord and Debbie Vinson.</p>
<p>Bohlmann's son Matthew will fill in as assistant race director, son Philip will design the poster and the new Sand Creek Sports/PikesPeakSports.us team jersey. PikesPeakSports.us site manager Tim Bergsten will serve as media director, and Amy Seltzer will carry a big stick as parking boss.</p>
<p>In addition to Pikes Peak Velo, The O'Boyle Groups Real Estate and Insurance have joined the sponsorship family.</p> UPDATE: New course and 9 a.m. start time for Sunday's ProCycling Palmer Park 50tag:pikespeaksports.us,2011-09-08:5021591:Topic:2428992011-09-08T16:14:16.228ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385557?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385557?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <strong>J.J. Clark powers through Palmer Park's rugged single track. (Photo by Rob "UltraRob" Lucas)</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>UPDATED: Sand Creek Sports race director Andy Bohlmann was forced to make some big changes to his plans for Sunday's ProCycling Palmer Park 50 after Wednesday's heavy rains.…</strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385557?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385557?profile=original" width="640"/></a><strong>J.J. Clark powers through Palmer Park's rugged single track. (Photo by Rob "UltraRob" Lucas)</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>UPDATED: Sand Creek Sports race director Andy Bohlmann was forced to make some big changes to his plans for Sunday's ProCycling Palmer Park 50 after Wednesday's heavy rains.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Bohlmann announced late Friday that the start time for the ProCycling Palmer Park 50 has been moved to 9 a.m. The course will also see dramatic changes.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>"Our concern is for the park," Bohlmann said. "Some of the technical portions are absolutely not rideable. We're going to have to make some big changes, but we're going to have a great course. This (making last-minute changes) is what we do best. I'm really getting into it."<br/></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Sand Creek Sports is still taking entries, but you need to e-mail Bohlmann (andy@sandcreeksports.com) ASAP and let him know your name, category, age, and the distance you would like to race - 25 or 50 miles.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Also, Bohlmann will take walk-up registrations from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lazy Land Pavillion area. He asked cyclists who register on Saturday to please ride to Lazy Land (which is reserved by another party) and look for the U-Haul truck. Anyone driving is asked to park outside of Lazy Land and walk in.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>The following is an official statement from Sand Creek Sports:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385748?profile=original"><img width="240" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653385748?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="240"/></a>In coordination with Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation, we have evaluated our proposed Pro Cycling Palmer Park 50 course and have determined that some sections of several trails are in extremely poor condition due to the unprecedented rain this past week. We have a new course of approximately 5 miles in length that we will evaluate early Saturday morning. We may mark this course in the late afternoon on Saturday depending upon the weather. At this point we believe that we can make a reasonable course with minimal environmental impacts to the Park with the forecast as it stands now. The new start time will be at 9 AM to account for additional set up on Sunday morning.</strong><br/><br/><strong>In the unlikely event that a reasonable course can’t be found due to weather, our intent is to go forward with the Pig Roast and refund a portion of the entry fee (exact amount TBD). All future updates will be posted on <a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com">www.sandcreeksports.com</a> as available.</strong><br/><br/><strong>We appreciate your patience as we work on an acceptable solution that puts Palmer Park first.</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andy Bohlmann stared over his coffee cup at breakfast and divulged a secret about his new ProCycling Palmer Park 50 mountain bike race.</p>
<p>"It all started with the pig," he said.</p>
<p>Bohlmann has produced bike races in the Pikes Peak Region for more than 20 years. But this year he lost two from his schedule. Thin sponsorship support forced him to cancel his UCI mountain bike race. And his Tour of Colorado Senior Road Championshiops event was booted from the Air Force Academy because of security concerns.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=original"><img width="200" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"/></a>"I needed to do something, so I though of having a pig roast," Bohlmann said. "Then I thought, well I can do a mountain bike race, too, that's easy."</p>
<p>The racing begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Lazy Land Pavillion in Palmer Park. There will be 50- and 25-mile options. And there will be racing for team's of two.</p>
<p><em><strong>Click the links at the bottom of this page to download entry and release forms.</strong></em> Enter soon. Bohlmann said he needs all entries by Wednesday, Sept. 14. Mail to Sand Creek Sports, 1315 Atoka, Colorado Springs, CO. 80915.</p>
<p>For detailed information, check the <a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Sand Creek Sports</a> website.</p>
<p>"I think a lot of people were a little nervous about going 50 miles, so we added the 25-mile race and opened it up to teams," Bohlmann said. "I think it's a good idea."</p>
<p>Racers will make multiple laps of an 8.9-mile course, negotiating the park's famous single track, including much of the same route that will be used in the 24-Hours of Colorado Springs - a USA Cycling national championship race - on Oct. 1.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656409446?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656409446?profile=original" width="164"/></a>Several of the area's top riders, including 24-Hour national single speed champion Cam Chambers, have entered the Palmer Park 50.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pikespeaksports.us/video/mountain-bike-champion-cam" target="_blank">See video of Cam Chambers discussing 24-Hours of Colorado Springs and Palmer Park 50</a></p>
<p>"It's awesome that this all came together like this," Chambers said. "It's going to be a great event. As a chance to pre-ride the (24-hour) course and get yourself familiar with it, and do a good, hard effort on the course two weeks before the nationals, that's huge."</p>
<p>The Palmer Park 50 has also attracted endurance rider Ricky McDonald, one of only men who have completed all 18 of the grueling Leadville 100 races.</p>
<p>The roast pig barbecue is included in the entry fee and will be served after the race.</p> Sand Creek Sports schedules 50-mile mountain bike race in Palmer Parktag:pikespeaksports.us,2011-07-05:5021591:Topic:1761682011-07-05T03:47:31.165ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656405758?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656405758?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <strong>Riders negotiated Palmer Park's tricky single track in a race in 2010. Photo by Rob Lucas</strong><br></br> <br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="170"></img></a> Mountain bike racers who dig the long haul are in for a treat on Sept. 18 in Palmer Park.</p>
<p>Longtime race organizer Andy Bohlmann has…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656405758?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656405758?profile=original" width="640"/></a><strong>Riders negotiated Palmer Park's tricky single track in a race in 2010. Photo by Rob Lucas</strong><br/> <br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=original"><img width="170" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2653393054?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="170"/></a>Mountain bike racers who dig the long haul are in for a treat on Sept. 18 in Palmer Park.</p>
<p>Longtime race organizer Andy Bohlmann has scheduled the new "Sand Creek Sports Championships," a 50-mile race on some of the Pikes Peak Region's sweetest singletrack trails.</p>
<p>"I have the permits, I have a title sponsor, and I already have about 20 riders who say they want in," Bohlmann said. "I couldn't be happier."</p>
<p>Bohlmann added the race when he was forced to cancel the Colorado Senior Road Championships because of security concerns at the Air Force Academy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sandcreeksports.com/" target="_blank">Sand Creek Sports website</a></p>
<p>"I needed another race," he said. "We had some great success this year with the Ascent Cycling Series and it made sense to add a mountain bike race."</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411831?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411831?profile=original" width="185"/></a>He couldn't release the name of the title sponsor, but said that information will be available this week.</p>
<p>The Ascent Cycling Series opener has been held at Palmer Park in each of the last two years with area riders giving the events two thumbs up. The 50-mile course will include much of the same track used in a race earlier this year.</p>
<p>"The riders loved it, so I really wanted to go back there," he said.</p>
<p>Bohlmann plans to make a day of it with a pig roast after the race.</p>
<p>Entry fees and start times will be released soon, he said. Riders will not need a racing license to participate. There may be a race cap of 100 or 125 riders.</p>