ART Temporary Closure

For IMMEDIATE Release, FRIDAY, January 28, 2011

NEWS Release

Animas River Trail Closure

Durango, CO: The portion of Animas River Trail at the south side of the pedestrian bridge between the La Plata County Humane Society and the Durango Mall will be closed for utility work the week of Monday, January 31. Utility construction work is scheduled to commence Monday morning and should be completed by the end of the week. The Animas River Trail will reopen as soon as the work is completed.

Rule #65

From Velominati's "The Rules"

Bicycles must adhere to the Principle of Silence and as such must be meticulously maintained. No squeaks, creaks, or chain noise allowed. Only the soothing hum of your tires upon the tarmac and the rhythm of your breathing may be audible when riding. When riding the Pave, the sound of chain slap is acceptable. The Principle of Silence can be extended to say that if you are suffering such that your breathing begins to adversely effect the enjoyment of the other riders in the bunch, you are to summarily sit up and allow yourself to be dropped.

Hot Off The Press

Our limited supply of Bicycle Friendly Durango Colorado tee shirts have been delivered to us by Amber Blake, Durango's Multi Modal Coordinator. Price is a mere $15, with $5 per jersey going directly to improve bike facilities in the City of Durango and another $5 going to the Safe Roads Coalition of La Plata County, who have a mission to promote safe roads, pathways, and sidewalks in La Plata County and its Towns and Cities for all users. So if you want to promote alternative transportation in Durango, this is great way to show your champion your support. And talk about a chance to improve your cycling karma!

To get one or more tee shirts for yourself, you can visit us at Bouré HQ, order on-line (Click for MEN'S or WOMEN'S), or stop by Mountain Bike Specialists at 949 Main Ave in downtown Durango.

MEN'S - oceana, pistachio, indigo blue & charcoal

WOMEN'S - navy, avocado, charcoal & chocolate

The Big Chill

This has been Durango's coldest winter in awhile, with recorded temperatures as low as -26°F and periods below 0°F that have lasted for over 16 hours. While the skiing has been superb, the cycling's been quite bracing. And as committed horticulturalists, we're keeping our fingers crossed that our trees and shrubs emerge alive and intact this Spring.

The icy Animas River as seen behind Durango High School.

BFDC Tees

Coming Soon!

In January 2011 we'll have these fancy 100% cotton "Bicycle Friendly Durango Colorado" tee shirts for sale to benefit the City of Durango's efforts to improve bike and pedestrian conditions in town. Tee shirt price will be $15 (plus $5 shipping, if needed) and available in both Men's S-XL sizes (top row; charcoal, indigo blue, pistachio, and oceana) and Women's M-L sizes (bottom row; charcoal, chocolate, navy and avocado). Thanks to Amber Blake, Durango's Multi Modal Coordinator, for getting the tee shirt campaign underway and for her continuous efforts to improve the bike-ped environment in Durango. Plus, you'll both look and feel fabulous wearing one! Look for them soon on the Bouré website. And don't worry, we'll remind you when they're here.

Sweet Threads

Now Available!

The Durango Devo Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Sweet Elite U-25 Cycling Team (aka the DDRMCFSEU25CT) is ready for action in 2011 - and you can own one of their Thermo jerseys.

Find out more about this jersey or order one by clicking HERE.

Show your support for the team and wear the same jersey as riders Tad Elliott, Howard Grotts, Sage Wilderman, Teal Stetson-Lee, Alicia Rose Pastore and Colton Andersen. Not to mention local heros, team coaches and supporters Joey Thompson, Ned Overend, Sarah Tescher, Chris Wherry, Chad Cheeney, John Glover and Gaige Sippy. For more info on the Durango Devo Sweet Elite Team, click HERE...

Holiday Bike Lanes

Riverview Wins 2nd CX Title!

Following Ned Overend's lead, who lives 6 doors down from my Durango Riverview neighborhood home, Todd Wells, who lives a further 4 doors away, secured a National Cyclocross title on Sunday in Bend, Oregon. I only wish I was still in good enough shape to ask Mrs. Overend and Mrs. Wells if Todd and Ned could come over to ride with me. Look for the upcoming review of their championship Specialized bikes by Matt Phillips of Bicycling Magazine, who lives next door.

From CyclingNews.com

Wells wipes the field clean

Todd Wells (Specialized-Cal Giant) captured his first cyclo-cross win of the season, the one that counted the most, at the UCI elite men's USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Championships held on Sunday in Bend, Oregon. The newly-crowned national champion outgunned the hometown favourite Ryan Trebon (Kona-FSA) who placed second and recent US Gran Prix of Cyclo-cross (USGP) overall winner Jeremy Powers (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) in third.

Wells won the mountain bike cross-country and short track national championships earlier this year. He took some time off to recover from a successful summer of racing before diving into the cyclo-cross season this Fall with a goal of winning the national title. He is no stranger cyclo-cross stars and stripes jersey, having won the event on two previous occasions - in 2001 and 2005.

"All my jerseys are pretty special to me but it's always nice to get a title and this one is right up there with the others," Wells said.

Wells dedicated his victory to friend and former team manager, Jerry Hutchinson, who passed away this summer. "He passed away six weeks ago and I wanted to dedicate the race to him and get a victory," Wells said. "I was thinking about him the whole time and I felt like he was with me out there." Click to read the rest of the article ...

Todd leading Jeremy Powers

Ned Puts it Down on the Grass!

From CyclingNews.com:

Ned Overend adds to Stars-and-Stripes jersey collection

The 55-59 master men's contest was a battle of heavy hitters, with the legendary Ned Overend (Specialized) powering to a solo victory.

Finishing second in yesterday's time trial to ‘Cross Vegas organizer Brooke Watts (Cody Racing), Overend started on the front row start with reigning national champion Paul Curley (Midstate Cycling Club-Gear Works) and six other strong men. Norman Kreiss (Morgan Stanley) surged from the second row to take the early lead while Curley and Overend rode patiently behind Kreiss on the first lap.

"The course was changing all the time," said Overend. "It was kind of dicey on that first lap, but then I was able to bridge up to Norm and put it down on the grass areas."

Overend finished nearly one minute up on silver medalist Kreiss, while Randall Root secured the bronze medal 2:51 behind Overend.

Master Men 55-59

1. Edmund (Ned) Overend (Specialized) 0:42:38

2. Norman Kreiss (Morgan Stanley Cycling Team) 0:00:57

3. Randall Root (Evolution Cycling Club p/b Long & Foster) 0:02:51

DWC Wins 2 CX Golds

The Durango Wheel Club garnered two 2010 Cyclocross National Championships on the first day of competition in Bend, Oregon. Walt Axthelm added to his enormous pile of National and World Championships when he won yet another National Cyclocross title in the Men's Masters 75-79 category. And Martha Iverson, with her own enormous pile of National and World Championships, won the Women's Masters 60-64.

Walt Axthelm sporting the power of the mighty "B"

Martha's amphibious assault!