Weekly Update for August 8, 2012
ACA
 Race Surveys


Please take two minutes to complete race surveys for the events in which you participated. 
These surveys are a valuable tool in our ability to assess and improve our events.


 Lookout Mountain HC

Mike Nields Bannock Criterium



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 Upcoming Events - Weekend

 

Racing for Hope Cycling Classic - August 11.  Super fun, fast safe turns and a fundraiser for
Craig Hospital, which is one of the nation's premier brain trauma facilities. 

Please note:  this event uses the ACA Timing System! Bring your Chip! 

Road Cup Bronze.




North Boulder Park Classic - August 12.  Just in time for the Pro Challenge, connect with the great legendary racers of the past by racing on the same crit course used in the Coors Classic! 
Bring the kids, bring the family, bring your runner friends for the 5K, and bring your A game for a great day in Boulder.




Masters and Juniors State Road Race Championships - August 19.  Do you like speed, rolling hills, and a tactical race?  Get ready to use that 53x11 - it's on!  This race is made possible by Lima Beans Cycling and Team Rocky Mountain Health Plans, and serves as a fundraiser for those who lost their homes in the Waldo Canyon and High Park fires in June. 
Road Cup Bronze.




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The Weekend of August 25 & 26 is open so we can get out to experience the
2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.  Where will you be during the Big Race?!?!

usa pcc
Check out these great racing events that will be held during the week
of the Pro Challenge:


King of Lookout Mountain Hill Climb Time Trial
- Friday, August 24.  The perfect late-season tester:  Pillar to Post, just you and the mountain.  This event is part of the Golden Stage of the USA Pro Challenge city-wide party, so race up Lookout and stick around for the celebrations, wellness expo, hill climb awards, and the free movie in the park is the classic Breaking Away!  Go Cutters Go!
 


Ride Stage 5 Downtown Criterium - Friday, August 24.  Race on the USA Pro Challenge's downtown finishing circuit in Colorado Springs before the pros arrive from Breckenridge! 
Winners receive passes to the downtown Sky Box for the Pro Challenge finish - wow!



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Mid-Week Racing - Criteriums and Track Racing


CSP Table Mountain Criterium Series - These races continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August.  Please see this link for the schedule of Tuesday mentoring sessions,
and review the flyer for race dates.



Ideal Market/WFM/Primal Crit Series - Wednesdays thru August - This series has great opportunities for beginners to improve with quality mentors - check it out.  As with all races, please see the race flyer for specific times and dates.  



 CSVA MidweekTrack Nites - Tuesdays and Thursdays thru September - The velodrome in Colorado Springs will host Tuesday and Thursday racing all summer!  Please see the flyer for all the details.


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