Durango Wheel Club

SATURDAY August 1st DWC Group Rides:
A ride: Vallecito & Lemon. Regroups at Vallecito & Lemon. Sprint at Edgemont Big Pine Cone.
B ride: Vallecito out and back. Regroups at Edgemont and Vallecito. Sprint at Edgemont Big Pine Cone.
C ride: Lemon out and back. Regroups at Edgemont and Lemon.
Meeting Place: Durango Sports Club (across CR 240 from Bread)
Meeting Time: 9 am
Route: Roll out of Durango Sports Club parking lot headed north east on CR 240. Regroup at Edgemont for B & C groups. Ride to Helen’s, bear right on CR 240 (C group stays straight to Lemon). Left turn on CR 510 to Vallecito Dam. Regroup, turn around, retrace route back to town. Make a right at Helen’s Store intersection (A group) climb to to Lemon Dam. Regroup & turn around. Sprint finish is at the Big Pine Cone Entrance of Edgemont Highlands. Then ride neutral back to Durango Sports Club.
Who: All current DWC members
Note: We might not have a starter! Please group yourselves accordingly!
A ride: Pace: race (25+ on flats). Pros, cat 1-3 racers, very strong club riders, strong collegiate racers. Departs at 9:03
B ride: Pace: medium-fast (17-22 on flats). cat 4-5 racers, strong club riders. Departs at 9:05
C ride: Pace: medium-slow (14-19 on flats). Departs at 9:07

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July 30 – Flat Omega, 14. 6 miles
A kinder gentler variation without the finishing climb of the Omega Course
Click for a map of FLAT OMEGA

Start @ Iron Horse Inn
N on Hwy 550
E on Trimble Lane
N on CR 250
Turnaround at Celadon
Finish @ Stevens Creek Hump (just S of Missionary Ridge Road)
The Missionary Ridge Road would be a good place if you want to leave a car near the finish
Sign in @ 5:20, Riders off @ 5:30

The Hermosa Creek Classic MTB race will be held this Saturday August 1st!

“Fort Lewis College Cycling and Passion Productions has whipped up the 3rd annual Hermosa Creek Off-Road Classic mountain bike race on Saturday August 1st! Come one, come all, to race on the high country trail that made Durango famous. Starting at the Lower Hermosa Trailhead there is a 38 mile course for Pro/Semi Men and Women and Singlespeed A, a choice of either the 38 or 20 mile courses for the Expert Men and Woman and 20 miles for other classes and Singlespeed B. Race sponsors have kicked in some great prizes- cash for the top 3 Pro Men/ Women and top 3 Singlespeed A Men/Women and great products for the other classes! The icing on the cake will be the post-race BBQ/Campout hosted by the Durango Cyclery (Food and entertainment) held at the Upper Hermosa Trailhead. Proceeds go to the Fort Lewis College Cycling Team and Bicycle Lemonade.”

For all the details please go to the FLC website: http://cycling.fortlewis.edu/?page_id=79

VOLUNTEERS are always welcome (and needed)! Contact Dave Hagen if you can help out: HAGEN_D@fortlewis.edu

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On Friday July 24th at 5 pm there will be a party at Ska Brewing. Proceeds from the event will go to Safe Roads Coalition. The Safe Roads Coalition is a local advocacy group that works hard on our behalf; the DWC is a founding member. The Ska party is a great way for us to show support for SRC! Click here for a poster with all the info: http://www.saferoadscoalition.org/WheelSuckerWheatPoster.jpg

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SATURDAY July 25:
Ride: Breen Loop with Mayday, 42.5 mi, 2425′ of climbing
Meeting Place: Durango Tech Center
Meeting Time: 9 am
Route: Right turn out of Tech Center onto US 160 ride to 160 high point (KOM and regroup) CR 124 (La Plata Canyon) turn around and regroup where pavement ends. Back down CR 124, turn left on US 160, turn right on CO 140, turn left on CR 141, turn right on US 160, Sprint finish at Welcome to Durango Sign, return to Tech Center.
Who: All current DWC members
A ride: Pace: race (25+ on flats). Pros, cat 1-3 racers, very strong club riders, strong collegiate racers. Departs at 9:03
B ride: Pace: medium-fast (17-22 on flats). cat 4-5 racers, strong club riders. Departs at 9:05
C ride: Pace: medium-slow (14-19 on flats). Departs at 9:07
Please note we will be Meeting at the Tech Center, NOT Schneider Park!

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From our friends at the Safe Roads Coalition:

La Plata County is working on an updated County Comprehensive Plan. This 18 month planning effort will lead to an update of 2001 La Plata County Comprehensive Plan to make sure it reflects the current needs and vision of County residents, businesses, and other stakeholders. As you know, land use planning and transportation are very closely tied together and it is essential for both that the needs of all citizens be considered as this process moves forward. We hope that you will participate in the many ways that La Plata County will make available to its citizens in this process. To learn more about the goals of this project and the many public meetings please visit the2009 La Plata County Comprehensive Plan web site. The first work session for the visioning process is coming right up:

Envisioning our Future:
July 25th (Saturday) from 9am to 4pm
Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 North Main Avenue

An extensive Community Visioning process that will kick off the planning process, educate and inform the residents on the process, determine their values and aspirations, define common ground for the future and develop a comprehensive shared vision for the county. This meeting will set the tone for the goals that the future Comprehensive Plan will try to accomplish. This will be your chance to learn about the process and participate in setting the vision for the future of La Plata County.

For additional information please contact:
Jason Meininger, Project Manager, 970-382-6267 or meiningerjl@co.laplata.co.us
Charlie Deans, Project Consultant, 505-508-3361 (Albq), charlie@communitybydesign.biz

For additional info on Safe Roads Coalition, visit their website: http://saferoadscoalition.org/

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The 8th annual Durango Century is coming July 26th. 50, 85, and 100 mile options!

La Posta Road is now ALL blacktop pavement. No dirt section! We are back to starting at Santa Rita Park, Durango. Free Lunch for the riders.

Hosted by Farmington’s Velo De Animas bicycle club. Proceeds go towards San Juan County MTB trail advocacy/Maintenance, Road Advocacy, and local charities.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! If you can volunteer please contact Keith ASAP!

Go to the website for all the details: http://www.durango100.com/

Contact: Keith Ashmore
Cell: 505-860-5524
email: kashmore@advantas.net

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Tomorrow morning (7/19) we will hold a criterium at Mercy Regional Medical Center. If you plan to race, please send me an email so that I have a rough idea of how many people we will have: durangowheelclub@gmail.com

We still need a few volunteers for set-up, registration, marshaling, scoring and clean-up.
We can shuffle people around so that if you want to race and volunteer you can do both. Send me an email if you can help out: durangowheelclub@gmail.com

At registration we will be selling DWC T-shirts for $12 each. We have them in grey and white and have ladies sizes too! Registration will be open from 8:15 to 9:45.

If we get enough participants this will be our schedule:
8:00 volunteers meet and set-up course
8:15 registration opens
8:30 practice
9:00 C race 30 min + 3 laps, 2 primes
9:40 B race 40 min + 5 laps, 3 primes
9:45 registration closes
10:30 A race 50 min + 5 laps, 4 primes
11:30 clean-up
If we do not get a lot of folks we will combine categories.

Notes:
A, B, and C races are open and FREE to all DWC members. One day DWC memberships will be available for $5 at the start.

The course will be shortened for safety concerns. Specifically, the sharp off-camber left turn near the ER entrance will no longer be on the course. This will make for a shorter course with less turns, but it will be a much safer course.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Spencer

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Saturday July 18:
A ride: Coal Bank Pass- regroups at Coal Bank and Needles Store
B ride: Purgatory- regroups at Purgatory entrance and Needles Store
C ride: Haviland Lake- regroups at top of Shalona and Haviland Lake
Meeting Time & Place: 9 AM, Durango Community Recreation Center
C ride route: US 550 to Trimble Lane to CR 250 (Old Shalona) to US 550 to Haviland Lake; 5-10 minute regroup, US 550 south to CR 203 to 550.
Finish for all groups: Welcome to Durango sign on US 550
Who: All Current DWC Members
We will try to use 3 groups on Saturday.
A ride: Pace: race (25+ on flats). Pros, cat 1-3 racers, very strong club riders, strong collegiate racers. Departs at 9:03
B ride: Pace: medium-fast (17-22 on flats). cat 4-5 racers, strong club riders. Departs at 9:05
C ride: Pace: medium-slow (14-19 on flats). Departs at 9:07
Map is for C ride route

The Friday morning group ride is meant to be a wake-up spin. Good for getting the gunk out of your legs after the Thursday TT!

Meet at the Durango Recreation Center at 7 AM.
All are welcome!

Map of route:

See you on Friday!

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