The 2009 singlespeed world championships will be held in Durango, Colorado from September 16-20th. The date has been changed from the previous, August 6-9th to accommodate the world. The race itself will be saturday the 19th, with the Tour of Durango on Sunday the 20th. It will be an action packed week, with group rides beginning on [...]
FLC Cyclist Awarded Scholarship
Fort Lewis Cyclist, Teal Stetson-Lee was awarded with The Kuck Memorial Scholarship today in honor of her hard work on and off the bike. Teal has worked her way to a 3.9 grade point average, while managing to make time to train. Read the full story here.
Bend, Oregon for 2009-10
Cyclocross nationals will be headed to Bend, Oregon for the next two Decembers. Those Oregonians know how to throw a race. Check out OBRA to check on who’s running the show.
Tad Elliott Interview
DEVO Alumni Tad Elliott is now a professional ski racer. After winning the U-23 US championship on the bike this summer, he signed on the Saab/Subaru Factory Ski Team to compete in the SUper Tour this winter. Good Luck Tad! Q: What is your favorite sport at the moment? ………………………………..Skate or Classic? [...]
Valmont Bike Park
Boulder, Colorado is in the process of amazingness. Check out their plans above and check more at www.valmontbikepark.com. Rumor has Durango in the process of the very same thing.
Collegiate Cyclist Sweeps Season
Lees Mcrae College student athlete, Carla Swart recently became the first collegiate cyclist to win all 4 championship disciplines in one season. She began the winning streak this spring with a win on the road in Fort Collins, then winning the omnium as well as the sprint during late summer on the track in Colorado Springs, then [...]
Mountain Goat
”This is a project I finished last summer. 1992 Mountain Goat Whiskeytown FS. The design was a college senior thesis from a Mountain Goat employee, which got horrible reviews. High pivot placement induced tons of pedal bob in the rear end. I took it for a spin and it was indeed like riding on one of those coin-op [...]
Durango Crowns Three in KC
Durango Wheel Club members Walt Axthelm and Martha Iverson, and Specialized legend Ned Overend all won their respective age group titles this past weekend in Kansas City during the US National Championships. Earning the stars and bars, Martha won her group by eight minutes, Walt by two and Ned by thirty seconds. DEVO friend Robin Guillaume [...]
Kansas City Cross Photos
All these are by Chad Cheeney
Jeff Norman Benefit
Local mountain bike legend, Jeff Norman will be at the Smuggier Brewpub on Thursday the 11th, 5pm. The goal of the evening is to raise money to help with Jeff’s medical bills. Contact info: michellemontague@hotmail.com. Jeff was a fast racer in the 80′s and was the owner of Durango’s Stonehouse Bakery, which was a popular atb hangout [...]
Durango Sends Crossers to Nationals in KC
USA Cycling’s Cyclocross National Championships are taking place this weekend in Kansas City, MO, and Durango will be well represented at the sweet event. The FLC Cycling Team will be sending its squad to take part in the Collegiate Championships on sunday morning. The team placed second last year to rival Lees McRae of North [...]
2009 MSC Schedule is Out
A trend has been developing in the race to schedule cycling events, and that can only mean good things for us cyclists. So many goodies to choose from. So here is the 2009 Mountain States Cup season schedule, which is the main squeeze of the DEVO contingent. Only scheduling conflict so far is the late date switch [...]
Travis Brown Interview
Local mountain bike Hall of Famer, and DEVO friend Travis Brown is in the house, your house, on your computer screen. Travis is a former mtb Olympian and has been moonlighting on the cross scene ever since it became a scene. Today he wrapped up his season as the series champion for the local Squawker [...]
Squawker Cup Finishes With Sunny Skies
All photos by Chad Cheeney
Muscle Cross Crushes Folks Good
The second running of the Muscle Cross rolled out to the tune of a nice day. Kids Cross was a highlight early on as the kids proved that they can do the same stuff we do. The B’s race had Joe and Annie taking decisive victories. Big air awards go to Hicks and Eric, for their sweet [...]
