This wednesday, June 11th at the Durango Recreation Center, Trails 2000 will have its annual membership picnic. Burritos and refreshments from Nini’s, this is a great time to sign up for the 2008 season and reflect on the sweet 2007 trail action. Give Trails 2000 your support, it is such a great local non-profit. Durango is Rad!
Tad Takes 3rd at Teva Games
DEVO alumni, Tad Elliott place 3rd today in a stacked pro class at Vail, Colorado’s Teva Games. Named after the late 90’s popular sport sandal, the weekend is packed full of competitions ranging from, dog fetching to kayaking. Check out Tad’s sweet result here.
DEVO U-14er’s Cully Brown and Sepp Kuss were also competing over the weekend. Cully placed 1st out of a ton of older dudes in the 5k mud run while Sepp took 4th in the junior road bike hill climb. Nice work.
Todd Wells Places 13th is World Cup Round 5
TWells is on his way to sealing the deal and become the first 2 time US mtb Olympian.
Nice work man! Check out Elke Brutsaert in the background of the photo. Elke helps out with our U-19 women’s team and is the massager for Adam Craig, who is the probable 2nd man for the US Olympic squad.
Durango DEVO Uphill Mountain Bike Race August 30th
Durango Mountain Resort and Durango DEVO have teamed up to host an event to test the lungs of local racers on Saturday August 30th. A post race BBQ will follow the event which will mass start at Columbine and ascend to the tipity top of lift 8. More info will be available in two weeks. Get ready to suffer and love it!
Hermosa Offroad Classic is Back, July 26th
Fort Lewis Cycling head coach Dave Hagen has reinvented the wheel with the Hermosa Offroad Classic. Returning for a second year, the race goes back to the roots of Durango racing and rides up the classic southwestern high country route, Hermosa Creek Trail. The race starts in Hermosa and climbs to the sweet grassy meadows of you know where, high country paradise.A BBQ follows up the effort for all attendees with music and camp out to follow. This is a must do event.
Crested Butte DEVO Team Race is On
They made it official today and said that Crested Butte was on schedule for all terrain bicycle racing. All events are a go and people are all excited and stuff. Read more about it.
Durango Wheel Club Must Do
DWC Trash Pick Up Monday June 9 5:30 PM
Meet at the snow tire and chain pullover 100 yds past Timberline Academy entrance. Bring work gloves We will provide trash bags.
Norcal High School League is Rad
These guys rock at high school mountain bike racing. Their season ended last week and by the looks of their photos, its not over any time soon. Good work Cali-Bros!
Trails 2000's New Interactive Trail Map
DWC Saturday Road Rides Meet at 9am
Bread Bakery is the meeting place for the Durango Wheel Club’s weekend group rides. The time has been moved down to 9am to keep it cool. Check out there blog for the lowdown.
Never Forget The Feeling, the Teaser
Chase Orrick’s work in progress. Enjoy!
Todd Wells 6th Place in World Cup!
Jeanne Pastore's IHBC Crit Photo's Are Awesome
Crested Butte is Melting
After a small scare, from the possibility of canceling yet another sweet MSC event in 2008, the CB crew has decided that the snow is melting fast, and clearing will occur for the June 20-22 weekend. Phew.
10,000th Viewer Wins a Golden Prize
Email chad@durangodevo.com for the Hank Aaron baseball card. Please refer to the blog stat to the right.
Send me your name, first and last, and I will give you the go-ahead to go ahead and pick up your prize, a 1958 Topps Hank Aaron, from the Durango Cyclery. Offer is void later.
Nobody won the prize. The 10,000 viewer of this site viewed on Friday, May 30th at 5:41am.