WFRC Forms Active Transportation Committee
The Wasatch Front Regional Council through its Regional Growth Committee (RGC) is creating an Active Transportation Committee comprised of elected officials and other interested parties. The post WFRC...
View ArticleMy Green Campaign
To me, the primary purpose of the bicycle is transportation, in its purest, cleanest, and most efficient form. Through the sport of cycling, we get to pedal great distances through cities, and over...
View ArticleYou Can’t Ride a Bike to Alaska – It’s an Island
Some passages from the book are as relevant today as 30 years ago: “The mosquitoes at Mighty Moe’s Campground were magnificent as far as mosquitoes go.” We woke up to a brilliantly sunny 31F morning,...
View ArticleCycling for Pleasure
My personal trainer calls me an unrepentant recreationalist. I love to play tennis, golf, fly fish and cycle but I truly do not care whether I win or lose. I enjoy whatever I am doing without...
View ArticleUtah Soars, Idaho Dives in Bike Friendly States Rankings; Park City Wins...
This year, Utah finished in 13th place, a large improvement over last year's 31st place finish among the 50 states. Idaho, on the other foot, dropped from 30th place to a disgraceful 36th spot. [Rain...
View ArticleRecap of the 2012 Utah Bike Summit
The 2012 Utah Bike Summit: Bike Elevated presented by Bike Utah kicked off Thursday night with a small fundraising event Light Up the Night at Uinta Brewery which gave guests an opportunity to chat one...
View ArticleUtah’s Saturday Cycles Wins 2012 Silver Bicycle Friendly Business Award;...
The folks in the Boise area sure know how to get credit for improving bicycling conditions in their community. They are winning incredible recognition from the League of American Bicyclists (LAB)...
View ArticleWhy We Ride
This year I’ve lined up at the start line of several mountain bike races, and every time I have felt the same brooding dread deep in my gut. “Why am I doing this?” Bike racing hurts. It exposes us for...
View ArticleEvelyn Stevens Takes 2012 Exergy Tour in Boise; Event Draws Top Women from...
Evelyn Stevens won the overall at the inaugural edition of the 2012 Exergy Tour in Boise, Idaho. Stevens, who rides for Specialized-lululemon, won the race with a breakaway on the final day. The...
View ArticlePark City Named Gold Level Ride Center
The International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) announced this spring that it has designated Park City, Utah as the first Gold Ride Center. Park City also just received a Silver Level Bike...
View ArticleSports Nutrition News You Can Use
• Beets, as well as rhubarb and arugula, are rich sources of dietary nitrates, a compound that gets converted into nitric oxide (NO). Nitric oxide dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, and...
View ArticleUtahns Excel at 2012 Ironman St. George
In its last year as a full distance Ironman event, the race considered the most difficult in North America showed every intention of going out with its reputation intact. The post Utahns Excel at 2012...
View ArticleCortlan Brown Wins Collegiate National Road Race
Racing for a national championship is typically the stuff you only dream about. Racing for a national championship in your back yard, though, is almost too much to pass up. And for Cortlan Brown, a...
View ArticlePublic Process Taking Place on the Future of the I-Street Jumps
The I-Street Jumps is a user built unofficial bike terrain park in the upper Avenues of Salt Lake City adjacent to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The jumps have been constructed over approximately the...
View ArticleSpring Prep: Mother Nature’s Not Always our Friend
Some days living in warm and dry temps, where you can count on feeling thirst and sweating sunscreen, can feel so refreshing when an ‘April Shower’ blows wet+cold. Our body and mind adapt to our...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Late – or Too Early – to be a Rock Star
With the exciting growth of the Utah High School Cycling Association, led by director (and Dave’s wife) Lori Harward, we have been more involved with youth cycling in recent months and are now coaching...
View ArticleNavajo Lake Loop Trail
Navajo Lake can be found on top of Cedar Mountain about 25 miles east of Cedar City. The lake was formed by a lava flow, of the kind that is typical of the area, that dammed water flow. The lake sits...
View ArticleBig Cottonwood Canyon Challenge
Road Biking Utah features a mixture of well-known routes and out-of-the-way rides, some of which even Utah’s most avid cyclists may not know. The Big Cottonwood Canyon Challenge is one of the former...
View ArticleThe Road to Recovery from Trauma and Cancer: Dean Lang’s Journey Back to His...
In 2009, Dean Lang was one of 3 cyclists that I featured in the August 2009 issue of Cycling Utah (http://www.cyclingutah.com/august/August2009counter.html) who completed a solo ride across the United...
View ArticleThe Bicycle Adventure Club: Bike Touring Made Simple
Bicycle Adventure Club - BAC - was founded in 1983 by a group of individuals wanting to do bike tours in the US and in other parts of the world. They decided to offer these tours to other like-minded...
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