m i k e b r e v o o r t

When I crashed yesterday I wasn’t of the presence of mind to stop my GPS. Here’s the official record of my travels:

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Today was the last race of the Winter Park Mountain Bike series, the King of the Rockies. This race is a classic running annually since that late 80’s and that VeloNews has ranked as one of the top five mountain bike race courses in the world. In 1999 after winning his first Tour […]

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Today marks the first time I pre-rode a course at Winter Park and did not get lost! Glorious! I planned to get up there super early, but Jeanie was laid up pretty good after her triathlon yesterday. She felt sick the night before and even worse the morning of, but still did […]

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This is a public service announcement. Apparently the Forest Service is considering banning bikes from the Continental Divide Trail (CTD). The banishment from this HUGE trail would be devastating to the cycling community and is truly a national issue.
Here’s a link to the directive. Also here is a very easy […]

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Today I rode in the rain… again. Isn’t it supposed to be dry in Colorado? Anyway… Here are a few pictures from the last two Winter Park races. I seriously need to get some new jerseys…

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Yesterday was the 5th Winter Park race of the series. I felt much better than I had a few weeks ago. I placed 17th so I’m improving… ever so slowly though. The course was the longest of the series so far at 24 miles (though my GPS clocked it under 23) with […]

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Saturday was Winter Park race #3. I was feeling pretty good about this race. I knew the course and though there was more climbing (~3300ft) than the previous Winter Park race, the longer, more technical downhills and sections of rooty rolling trails suited me. I had a good start though I held […]

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The Fourth of July was a good day. Instead of climbing Mt. Evans as planned, the kids and I watched Jeanie do a 5k in the morning, and then I headed up to Centennial Cone. By that time, I kicked my cold and was feeling more normal. I had a good ride, […]

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We had a pleasant surprise on Thursday when my brother Joe called me out of the blue and announced he was stranded in the Denver airport until 6:00am the next morning. Jeanie ran up to DIA to pick him up while I finished up work and then headed out for the Meridian ride. […]

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[cruising down Apex, around a blind corner there’s guy standing in the middle of the trail. I make eye contact, slow and smile, he looks like he’s going to step to the side but instead throws his hand straight up traffic cop style]
Ranger Rick: STOP!
Me: Hi! How’s it going?
Ranger Rick: Didn’t you see me?
Me: […]

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