Schedule of Bike Rides and Cycling Events in Colorado in 2014
The sport of cycling continues to grow in the state of Colorado and once again we look to the year ahead to plan our next great challenge. Colorado is a spectacular state to get out and pedal on two wheels, no matter the speed at which you do it, participating in an event can be tons of fun. So join-in in 2014, sign-up for a bike race or event near you, or better yet, travel to a bike event in 2014 - nothing is better than loading up the bikes in the car and riding across new terrain with new scenery.
Take on Colorado from the saddle in 2014. Here is the updated calendar list of events and races for the new year including: century rides, cycling events, two-day bike tours, week-long bike tours, charity bike events, and citizen hill climbs in Colorado.
Get out and ride!
Cyclists riding Vail Pass in 2013. click to enlarge Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
List of cycling EVENTS and bike TOURS and dates in Colorado for the 2014 season:
(Blank dates: I will add definite 2014 dates as ride dates are confirmed on the actual event websites.)
February 10, 2014 - Colorado Bicyle Summit, Denver (Advocacy)
March 13, 2014 - Pedaling for St.Pat's 50K, Colorado Springs
April 19-20, 2014 - MOG Sale, Bike Equipment Swap and Film Festival, Grand Junction
April 24-27, 2014 - Fruita Fat Tire Festival, Fruita
May 3, 2014 - Rose Hill Rally, Grand Junction
May 10, 2014 - Dessert Rats Mtn Bike Classic, Kokopelli Trail CO to UT
May __, 2014 - Boulder Bicycle Swap, Boulder
May __, 2014 - Mission to Ride, Montrose
May __, 2014 - Community Classic Bike Tour, Loveland
May 24-26, 2014 - Durango-Silverton Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Durango (Sold-out)
June 1, 2014 - Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival, Castle Rock
June __, 2014 - Pedaling for Parkinson's, Denver
June 7, 2014 - Buena Vista Bicycle Festival, Buena Vista
June 7-9, 2014 - The Death Ride Tour VI, Silverton
June 7-13, 2014 - The Denver Post Ride The Rockies, (week-long tour) (route Feb 1st)
June 14, 2014 - Joe Lookingbill Denver-to-Aspen Classic, 180 day Denver to Aspen
June 14, 2014 - Denver Century Ride, Denver (full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4)
June 14, 2014 - Bailey Hundo (mtn bike), Bailey
June __, 2014 - G'Knight Ride, Longmont
June 21, 2014 - Boulder Sunrise Century (unknown for 2014, was canceled in 2013)
June 21, 2014 - Mountain Top Cycling Club Experience Ride, Woodland Park
June 21-28, 2014 - Bicycle Tour of Colorado, (week-long tour)
June 22, 2014 - Black Forest Classic Gran Fondo, Parker
June __, 2014 - San Juan Huts 200 (mtn bike), Durango-Moab
June __, 2014 - Coco Century, Ordway
June __, 2014 - The Silver Road Half Century, Georgetown
June 28-29, 2014 - Newmont Bike MS, Fort Collins
June 29, 2014 - Golden Gran Fondo, Golden
July 12, 2014 - Tour de Ladies, Parker
July 12-13, 2014 - Triple Bypass, Evergreen-Avon (Registration Jan 2)
July 19, 2014 - Bike to Build, San Luis Valley
July 19, 2014 - Tour de Steamboat, Steamboat Springs
July 19-21, 2014 - Courage Classic, Summit and Eagle Counties
July 19-26, 2014 - 109˚ West Bicycle Tour, southwest Colorado
July 26, 2014 - Bob Cook Memorial/Mt Evans Hill Climb
July 26, 2014 - Cripple Creek Crippler, Ken Caryl
July 27, 2014 - Durango 100 Gran Fondo, Durango, Colorado
July __, 2014 - Breckenridge 100 Challenge (mtn bike)
July __, 2014 - Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb, Colorado Springs
July __, 2014 - SOS Outreach Eagle River, Beaver Creek
August 2, 2014 - Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle, Copper Mountain
August 3-9, 2014 - Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour, (week-long tour)
August 9, 2014 - Red Rocks Century, Red Rocks (a hard one!)
August 9, 2014 - BStrong Ride, Boulder
August 9, 2014 - Stonewall Century Bicycle Ride, Spanish Peaks, La Veta
August __, 2014 - Colorado Park to Park Challenge, Denver to Winter Park
August 16, 2014 - Circle the Summit, Summit County
August 16, 2014 - Tour de Cure, Boulder
August __, 2014 - Vuelta a Salida, Salida
August 19, 2014 - Tim Kalisch Memorial Grand Loop, Golden
August 23, 2014 - Cycle to Saturn Double Century, Golden
August 30, 2014 - The Axel Project Bicycle Classic, Ridgeway
August 31, 2014 - Dave Wiens West Elk Bicycle Classic, Gunnison-Crested Butte
August 31, 2014 - New Belgium Tour de Fat, Fort Collins
Aug/Sept __ 2014 - The Coal Miner Gran Fondo, Steamboat Springs
September 4-5, 2014 - Rock 'n Road Challenge,copper Mountain
September 7, 2014 - Buffalo Bicycle Classic, Boulder
September 7, 2014 - New Belgium Tour de Fat, Denver
September 13, 2014 - Ride Westcliff - High Peaks Century, Westcliff
September __, 2014 - Monarch Crest Crank, Salida
September 15, 2014 - Good Sam Bike Jam, Lafayette (Boulder County)
September 19-21, 2014 - Pedal the Plains, Yuma
September 20, 2014 - Bikes and Brews, Canon City
September __, 2014 - Cystic Fibrosis Cycle For Life, Longmont
September __, 2014 - Durango Fall Blaze Bicycle Tour, Durango
September __, 2014 - Venus de Miles, Boulder (womens ride)
October 4, 2014 - IconLasik Tour of the Moon, Grand Junction
October 18, 2014 - VeloSwap, Denver (bike equipment swap)
Just two of the thousands of cyclists who took on the 120-mile Triple Bypass in 2013. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
Other cycling EVENT rides near Colorado: (CA, UT, NV, NM, OR, WA, AZ, IA, WY) including gran fondos and week long cycling events in the western United States. (* For the traveling cyclist - some cycling events in nearby California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Iowa, Wyoming. When you think "you've done it all" - there is always more.)
*Throughout the Year - RAAM Cycling Challenge (TX, CA, OR, MN, OH, FL)
*Throughout the Year - New Belgium Tour de Fat (GA, DC, NC, CA, ID, AR, MN, IL, TN)
January 18, 2014 - Shadow Tour Stagecoach Century Ocotillo, California
February 8, 2014 - Tour de Palm Springs,California
February 21, 2014 - Solvang Century, California
March 8-11, 2014 - Moab Skinny Tire Festival, Utah
April 3-6, 2014 - Redlands Bicycle Classic, California
April 5, 2014 - Gran Fondo Las Vegas, Nevada
April 6, 2014 - L' Etape du California ATOC Stage 8 for citizens - Thousand Oaks
April 10-13, 2014 - Sea Otter Classic, California
April 12, 2014 - Specialized Gran Fondo at Sea Otter Classic, California
April 12, 2014 - Mulholland Challenge - King of the Mountains, California
April 26, 2014 - Zion GranFondo, Utah
April 27, 2014 - Primavera Century, California
April 27, 2014 - Chico Wildflower Century California
May 3, 2014 - Breathless Agony California
May 3, 2014 - GranFondo Moab, Utah
May 10, 2014 - Moonshadows in Moab, Utah
May 18, 2014 - Santa Fe Century, New Mexico
May 25, 2014 - Great Western 100 Century (Central Coast) California
June __, 2014 - Shadow Tour Fiesta Metric, San Diego
June __, 2014 - Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, California (TBA cities and dates)
June __, 2014 - Ride Around the Bear, Big Bear, California
June 28, 2014 - Climb to Kaiser, Fresno, California
June 28-29, 2014 - Rough Riders 200, Taos/Angel Fire New, Mexico
June 28, 2014 - Giro Bella, Sonoma County California
July 11-13, 2014 - Cycle Oregon, Oregon (weekend ride)
July 12, 2014 - Death Ride, California
July 20-26, 2014 - Ragbrai, Iowa
July __, 2014 - RAMROD, Mt Rainier, Washington
August __, 2014 - Cascade Gran Fondo, Oregon
August __, 2014 - Fast Freddy Gran Fondo, Berkeley, CA
August 16-17, 2014 - Bike MS Wyoming, Colorado-Wyoming
August 23, 2014 - Hoodoo 500 (relay/solo), Utah
September 6, 2014 - LOTOJA, Utah to Wyoming
September __, 2014 - Amtrak Century, Southern California
September 6-13, 2014 - Cycle Oregon, Oregon (week-long ride)
September 20, 2014 - Moab Century Tour, Utah
September __, 2014 - Viva Bike Vegas - Gran Fondo Pinarello, Nevada
September 7, 2014 - Giro di San Diego Granfondo, Solano Beach, California
October 4, 2014 - Levi's GranFondo, California
October __, 2014 - Santa Barbara Century, California
October __, 2014 - Tri-States Gran Fondo, Mesquite, Nevada
November 9, 2014 - Palm Desert Century, Palm Desert
November __, 2014 - El Tour de Tucson, Arizona
* many more rides in California listed and mapped at: TourofCalifornia.org
You don't have to go to Ragbrai in Iowa to find watermelon at a bike event, but you will have to ride for miles and miles to earn it. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
Other Gran Fondo events in the U.S.A. for the 2014 season - worth traveling to!
April 6, 2014 - Campagnolo Gran Fondo San Diego, California
April 6, 2014 - L'Etape du California, Thousand Oaks, CA (Stage 8 2014 ATOC)
April 12, 2014 - Specialized Gran Fondo at Sea Otter Classic, California
April 27, 2014 - Mt Lemmon Gran Fondo, Tucson, Arizona
May 18, 2014 - Gran Fondo New York - The True Experience, New York
July 27, 2014 - Durango 100 Gran Fondo, Durango, Colorado
August __, 2014 - Fast Freddy Gran Fondo, Berkeley, California
August __, 2014 - Gran Fondo Hincapie, Greenville, South Carolina
October 4, 2014 - Levi's GranFondo, Santa Rosa, California
October __, 2014 - Gran Fondo New England, Rhode Island and Connecticut
Full list of Gran Fondo in the U.S.A and around the world at: GranFondoGuide.com
Other events in Canada for the 2014 season
August 23, 2014 - RBC GranFondo Canada
September 6 2014 - RBC GranFondo Whistler
Ride to Recovery, Honor Rides - nationwide schedule !!!
2014 Schedule Honor Rides in FL, AR, TX, and 4 ride locations in CA (please support).
Also support Wounded Warrior, Soldier Rides.
Contribute your support by riding for and along with some great causes across our nation in 2014. Photo from the Honor Ride website.
Citizen Hill Climbs in Colorado in 2014: (You don't need to be part of a team. These climbing challenges come down to you, your bike, and a mountain)
June __, 2014 - Sunshine Hill Climb
June __, 2014 - Mike Horgan Hillclimb
June 15, 2014 - Guanella Pass Hill Climb
July 26, 2014 - Bob Cook Memorial/Mt Evans Hill Climb
July __, 2014 - Pikes Peak Cycling Hillclimb
August __, 2014 - ColoBikeLaw.com Lookout Mountain Hillclimb
Want a challenge in 2014?
Recommended reading by Pedal Dancer®: Best Sportives and Gran Fondos (in the world!)
Certainly a tough one - L'Etape du Tour in France. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
2014 Local Colorado Bike Race Calendar
More dates and links coming soon for the bike races in Colorado: It takes me many hours to compile these calendars every year, so please hang in there and check back soon as more race dates will be added, soon to be titled:
2014 Colorado Bike Race Calendar (Complete calendar list of races and link coming soon)
For more information on Colorado racing, please visit the websites of:
Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC) Calendar of Events
USA Cycling Events Calendar
Just hanging at the USA Pro Challenge race in Aspen in 2013. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
Major Race Events in 2014
Cyclo-cross Nationals Championships 2013-14, Boulder, Colorado - don't miss it!
January 8-12, 2014 - 2014 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships will be at Valmont Park in Boulder. Volunteers are needed from Jan 4-13, please sign-up to volunteer (select your dream job) at: http://www.prerace.com/volunteers/step/0
American Tour PRO RACE in Colorado
Remember the 2014 USA Pro Challenge dates are August 18-24, 2014. The 2014 USA Pro Challenge host cities were announced. Read more information about the race at Pedal Dancer®: USA PRO CHALLENGE
American Tour PRO RACE in California
And of course, I always look forward to my favorite - the Amgen Tour of California. Stage race dates are May 11-18, 2014. The host cities were announced for 2014: Announcing the 2014 Amgen Tour of California. Read more information about the race at Pedal Dancer®: Tour of California
ProAm PRO RACE in Colorado in 2014 - Colorado State Championship
2014 Pro / Am Tour of Westcliff - June 21, 2014, Westcliff, Colorado.
Get out and volunteer
Volunteering is a great way to support the cycling community and keep the riders safe. Simply contact any of the events listed and sign-up, they are eager for your help.
I volunteered with these happy helpers at the Triple Bypass in Frisco, July 2013. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
And here, preparing for a Wounded Warrior Ride in Colorado Springs 2013. Photo© By Karen Rakestraw at Pedal Dancer®
Add your event
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