12 719 Ride - A Homegrown Cycling Challenge of Epic Proportions
Release Date: 05/24/2022
31: Local Bike Shop Spotlight - Bicycle Experience
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Passion, perseverance and a genuine heart for people drive this locally owned bike shop in the downtown Ivywild neighborhood. It’s the only veteran owned bike shop in Colorado Springs. Todd Hood, a retired, 20-year Army combat veteran has owned the shop since 2013 and when you come to his shop you feel like family. You can even sit at the bar over a Bristol beer and watch their top-notch and friendly mechanics work on your bike. It’s also home to Carl the Cat and he even has his own branded merch. While they sell and service a variety of bikes and cater to all types of cyclists from...
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30: Club Spotlight - Manitou Spokes
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They call themselves a drinking club with a cycling problem, and while they may enjoy gathering for beers post ride, the Manitou Spokes is a club full of heart and a passion for their Manitou Springs community and fellow cyclists. The club began in 2009 and meets Tuesdays at 5pm from the start of daylight savings in May to the end in October, the Manitou Spokes offers 3 ride options each week: a Flat & Friendly Road Ride, a Hot & Hilly Road Ride and a Mountain Bike Ride, the Trail Trekkers. Following the rides, they rejoin to drink and dine together and support a different local...
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29: Colorado Springs Mountain Biking Association COSMBA
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Colorado Springs is a bucket list destination for mountain biking, most especially due to the variety of trails, terrains, views, and accessibility, but it has been community support through local trail building non-profits that has been key to maintaining and growing it and making it so great. But there was still a need for more advanced trail advocacy and building and now thanks to the Colorado Springs Mountain Biking Association, it's getting even better. The organization, formed just two years ago, has fast become a force in helping to speed up the process for creating and improving trails...
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28: Club Spotlight: Southern Colorado Velo
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There’s nothing quite like the camaraderie of riding with a group. If you’re looking to connect with a great club in the Southern Colorado/Colorado Springs area that focuses on road and gravel biking and that caters to all ages and abilities, SOCO Velo may be the right club for you. Founded in 2010, the group is for beginners to pros - and mainly meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with some weekend rides and off season virtual rides. Host Torie Giffin talks with board members Kimberly Trogdon, President & Social Media, and Sarah Roueche, Secretary. For more information about SOCO...
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27 2024 Rampart Rager Post Ride Wrap Up
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Whether you raced it or you’re thinking about taking on the next Rampart Rager, check out this post ride wrap up of the 8th Annual Rampart Rager, a Regional Gravel Hillclimb Championship. Host Torie Giffin talks one-on-one with course director and co-organizer Daniel Matheny about this year’s event, the course, the top talent, awards, rest stops, post race party, lessons learned and stories from the trail. Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner and Co-organizer of the Rampart Rager Guest: Daniel Matheny, Co-organizer of the Rampart Rager and Coach with Matheny...
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26: Club Spotlight: Live Audience with the Colorado Springs Cycling Club
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Meet the Colorado Springs Cycling Club, the longest running cycling club in the Springs. Torie sits down with the club’s board for our first podcast recorded in front of a live audience. Hear about the variety of club rides and offerings, advocacy efforts and events supported and what’s new for 2024, in addition to diving into the 37-year history of the club with some of the club’s past presidents and its most active members. It was a packed house with more than 40 people in attendance. If you’re looking for a great local club to join, listen here to find out more and check out ...
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25: Local Rider Spotlight - Erik Newsholme Race Across America Winner
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Lean in and get ready to be truly inspired! Meet local ultra cyclist Erik Newsholme who won the Race Across America in 2021. He’s one of only 10 Americans to ever win, and the first since 2003! He and his crew member and friend James Wieker share their adventures from the road. and what it takes to ride 288 hours in 12 days across the country! 68 gallons of water and 120,000 calories worth of food are just the tip of the iceberg (or scorching hot desert heat in this case)! Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner Guest: Erik Newsholme, Race Across America Winner Guest:...
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24: Local Bike Shop Spotlight: Old Town Bike Shop
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Over the past 48 years, Old Town Bike Shop, located at 426 Tejon Street, has served the Colorado Springs community not just through bike sales and service but as a business leader when it comes to environmental stewardship and giving back to community. Meet owner John Crandall and mechanic Joe Vuchetich, and find out more about this cute, historic downtown shop, its owner and why you should go. Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner Guest: John Crandall, owner Old Town Bike Shop Guest: Joe Vuchetich, mechanic Old Town Bike Shop Links to show topics: Old Town Bike...
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23: Coach Spotlight - Matheny Endurance
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If you’re looking to take your cycling to the next level in 2024 – whether you’re an amateur or pro, training for fitness or to reach a performance goal – getting a personal coach can help get you there. Daniel Matheny has been coaching athletes of all ages and abilities in a variety of sports (primarily cycling) for over two decades, from Juniors at USA Cycling to pros at CTS. Now through his Matheny Endurance, he offers athletes a range of services – from mapping out personalized custom plans to providing on-site race day support. Matheny is a top athlete himself and also the local...
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22: Local Bike Shop Spotlight – Ted’s Bicycles
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It’s the oldest independently-owned bike shop in Colorado Springs, with a history of not just providing great service, sales and rider support for over 52 years, but of contributing to the community with impacts that reach far beyond the cycling world, to make this city a better place to live for everyone. In this edition of Pedal the Springs, meet Tony, the owner of Ted’s Bicycles, and find out more about the shop’s history and the many activities and events he has initiated and supported throughout the years, from repairing bicycles for an annual Christmas giveaway to those less...
info_outlineThey call it “The Course that Cannot Be Defeated,” an “Elevation Celebration” and a “Festival of Never-ending Ascending.” Learn all about it in this episode.
If you’re looking for a true Colorado challenge to test yourself against the climbs and altitude of Colorado look no further. The 719 Ride, in its 7th year of operation, has something for everyone. You can ride all or part of the route, fat, skinny, mtb, ebike or even a penny farthing. It’s also a great event for spectators like our own “Giro d’Italia” or “Tour de France.” The route is 5 laps, each lap covering about 14 miles of neighborhood roads.
The full 719 Ride or “l Cinque Giri” is 71.9 miles and one of the toughest single-day climbing challenges in the state. The 719 comes from our area code and takes place on July 16, 2022. There is a choice of distances from a 14-mile challenge to the full 71.9 and even further. The course has one timed section with monetary prizes. There are three tiers of registration from an economy option to a community minded option to donate to local charities. For lowest pricing register by June 1st at 719Ride.com. To volunteer email: [email protected]
Host: Torie Giffin, owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, ride leader and ambassador for cycling in Colorado Springs
Guests:
- Chris Giovagnoni, Creator and Imagineer of the 719 Ride
- Shelbi Lowery, Event Coordinator Sports Corp
- Jimmy Clere, 719 Ride participant
- Patrick Flowers, 719 Ride participant
Links to show topics:
3Hundred Days of Shine
https://www.3hundreddays.com/
719Ride July 16, 2022
https://719ride.com/
Boxing Brothers Cider
https://www.boxingbrotherscider.com/
Broadmoor Cycle to the Summit - August 13, 2022
https://www.coloradospringssports.org/cycletothesummit/
Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
http://bicycleresort.com/
Building Three Coffee Roasters
http://www.building3coffeeroasters.com/
Chipeta Elementary School
https://www.d11.org/Chipeta
Colorado Springs Sports Corp
https://www.coloradospringssports.org/
COSILoveYou
https://cosiloveyou.com/
DIY719
https://719ride.com/diy-719/
Kids on Bikes Colorado Springs
https://kidsonbikes.net/
Kinship Landing
https://www.kinshiplanding.com/
Meadowgrass Music Festival - May 27-29, 2022
https://meadowgrass.org/
Mt. Evans Hillclimb - July 23, 2022
https://www.bicyclerace.com/
Nektr Craft Kombucha
https://www.nektrkombucha.com/
Ottavio Severo
https://719ride.com/a-brief-fiction-of-the-719-ride/
Rocky Mountain State Games - July 22-24, 29-31
https://www.coloradospringssports.org/rockymountainstategames/
Routes Outfitter
https://routesoutfitter.com/
Scheels Colorado Springs
https://www.scheels.com/
Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs
https://www.switchbacksfc.com/
Triple Bypass - August 20, 2022
https://www.triplebypass.org/
Twisted Spoke https://twistedspokeapothecary.com/
Thanks to supporter and partner, the MeadowGrass Music Festival 2022
Pedal the Springs is produced by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information.
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