Scenes from Stage 2 - Glen Haven Dustin Harding photos from Glen Haven Deciding how many delicious cinnamon rolls to buy. Vernon Smith resting comfortably ... ... and Vernon heading back down the canyon. Over the halfway point! -jle ..read more

 Colorado Front Range 1200 - Report #2 Brilliant sun, but brisk winds climbing Lefthand Canyon! Turnaround before the stiff climb up to Ward. A smile at turning around here? Roger Peskett descending. Sawmill Rd. upper right in picture. Pascal Ledru lending some ride insights. Mike Turek vying with Miluna for a snack item. Pascal, Mark Thomas, Mike, and Patrick Chin-Hong Peeling out for a fast descent! Winds supposed to diminish later today, with a tailwind coming back from Wellington. Will be cross-posting on the CFR Blog. - - - jle ..read more

 Some photos from Vernon, Oksana, Tom, and Dustin ..read more

Photos Courtesy of Patrick Chin-Hong   ..read more

Paul Foley - One of the vast highlights from this years Quartier Lantern Rouge Team Flèche ride, to me, was our many sightings of animals along the way.  We started with a rafter of Turkeys with the Tom’s in full display attempting to entice some hens.  As always there were glorious song birds and a few eagles along the way.  We also saw pelicans and herons around some of the lakes.  Early in our ride, a trio of horses danced with us along a stretch of dirt road before disappearing into the trees.  Many deer and elk were seen in various locations.  Our n ..read more

Hard things can be fun, but frustrating things, while hard, are almost never fun. We set out to have a good ol’ hard time on this year’s flèche by engaging in the borderline excessive climbing that everyone on the team relished, while keeping logistics to a minimum by starting somewhat near the finish. Setting off at a fashionably late 8:10am we traded warm-up for straight-up on Olde Stage Rd headed towards Lefthand Canyon. After nabbing 700ft in the first 3 miles we would proceed to pile on another 6500ft before lunch, stopping only briefly to admire the peaks blanketed in snow, and to fill o ..read more

On January 10, I rode the Picacho Flyer 101k Permanent Populaire. The start/finish is about 10 miles from where we stay in Tucson, so I rode to the start and back.  More importantly, while the official route turns around at the base of Picacho Peak, there's plenty of time to go into the park and enjoy the scenery, and the only real climbing on the route. I wonder if that was the original idea the route designer had, that folks could optionally tour through the park. The start is at the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Park, which is related to the Cañada del Oro Path.  Much of th ..read more

 Riders at the 4:00 am start, Louisville, CO John Lee Ellis, Osvaldo Colavin, Charlie Martin, Man-Fai Tam -- all members of the RUSA Web Team -- at event start Bryson Strauss with curious rancher/cyclist east of Joes, CO - Bryson wrote one of the rider reports Dang Dzung w/ volunteer Patricia Heller Robert Newcomer at Anton, CO Charlie Martin changing tube after thorn puncture Charlie Martin discussing birds with volunteer Patricia Heller Record high temps for this date here ... It'll Do Motel, Atwood, KS Dawn on Day 2, Atwood, KS Brent Myers and Beth L ..read more

   Here are Colorado randos who've earned RUSA and ACP awards in 2022! Once again this year, we recognize you, our friends, because you have pursued this or that challenge, and through commitment, persistence, and discomfort, have managed to achieve it! For some of these awards, you need to apply to be recognized. You don't need to purchase the physical award. What's important is the goal and the accomplishment. For some, the physical award is a nice memento. Some are challenges within the current year or a twelve-month period. Others recognize achievement over a number of yea ..read more

It's December, and the snow is only flying in the mountains, but it's cold enough here to be inside planning, so it's time to take a look at next year's Grand Randonnées! Six US Grand Randonnées are scheduled for 2023: 3/16 - Golden Falcon  FL   NEW   4-LOOP  3/31 - Quick and Dirty  TX   NEW   4-LOOP  4/13 - Carolina Spring  NC    5/18 - Northern Virginia Cloverleaf  VA   4-LOOP   ..read more