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16 February 2014

2014 Colorado Bike Race Calendar

List of 2014 Cycling Races in Colorado - Road Races, Criteriums, Hill Climbs, Time Trials, Mountain Bike and Stage Races

Update 2016 Race Calendar: 2016 Colorado and National Bike Race Calendar List
Update 2015 Race Calendar: 2015 Colorado Bike Race Calendar

A new year is upon us and road racing season begins in Colorado the 3rd week in February. One month in winter now separates cyclocross racing from road racing. Come fall, the transition will be a week or so, one weekend you will be on your road bike, the next weekend you will be on your cross bike. Add in some mountain bike races, hill climbs, and criteriums in the height of summer and you are looking at a very full calendar of racing in Colorado planned throughout 2014.

Important: Changes in race license requirements through BRAC and USAC apply for 2014 - please check with these cycling agencies or directly with the race organizer for exact rules applying to each race. Depending on your race category licenses / memberships from both agencies might be required, rules for teams and 1-day licenses have also changed. All licenses expire on December 31st of the year issued.

More information on race licenses at: BRACRACE ORGANIZER LISTUSAC.

For a calendar list of bike events and rides in Colorado, including century rides, for the 2014 season - please see: 2014 Colorado Cycling Events and Bike Rides

Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®
Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®

Colorado Bike Races   [race flyers will add when available]

Dates of Road Race, Criterium, Hill Climb, Time Trial, Mountain Bike, Stage Races

February 22, 2104 - Gebhardt Automotive Cycling Classic Flyer
March 08, 2104 - University of Denver Criterium Flyer
March 09, 2104 - Frostbite Time Trial Flyer  Rescheduled
March 15, 2104 - Oredigger Classic - Lookout Mountain ITT/Hillclimb Day 1 Flyer
March 15, 2104 - Oredigger Classic - Collegiate Street Sprints Flyer
March 16, 2104 - Oredigger Classic - Criterium Day 2 Flyer
March 22, 2104 - University of Colorado-Candelas Circuit Race Flyer
March 23, 2104 - University of Colorado-Stazio Criterium Flyer
March 29, 2104 - Colorado State University Road Race Day 1 Flyer
March 30, 2104 - Colorado State University Criterium Day 2 Flyer
April 05, 2104 - Louisville Criterium Flyer Website
April 05, 2104 - Front Range Cycling Classic - Criterium Flyer
April 05, 2104 - Front Range Cycling Classic - Collegiate TTT Flyer
April 06, 2104 - Front Range Cycling Classic - Road Race Flyer
April 12, 2104 - Fort Lewis College Squaker Criterium Flyer
April 13, 2104 - Fort Lewis College Squaker Road Race Flyer
April 18, 2104 - Maverick Classic Day 1 - Crit  Fruita Flyer
April 19, 2104 - Weld County Road Race Flyer
April 19, 2104 - Maverick Classic Day 2 - TT  Fruita Flyer
April 19, 2104 - Maverick Classic Day 2 - Crit  Grand Junction Flyer
April 20, 2104 - Maverick Classic Day 3 - Road Race Palisades Flyer
April 24-27, 2014 - Fruita Fat Tire Festival (MTB) Website
April 25-27, 2014 - BRAC Junior Road Camp Website
April 26, 2104 - Denver Federal Center Classic Flyer
April 27, 2104 - 11th Annual Deer Trail Road Race Rescheduled in June
May 2-3, 2014 - 18 hours of Fruita (MTB) Website
May 03, 2104 - Café Velo Tri-Lakes TT
May 04, 2014 - Koppenberg Road Race Website
May 10, 2014 - Wheels of Thunder
May 10, 2014 - Desert Rats Mountain Bike Classic 100K (MTB) Website
May 17, 2014 - Firebird 40 (MTB) Website
May 17, 2014 - Superior Morgul Classic- Criterium Website
May 18, 2014 - Superior Morgul Classic-Road Race Website
May 24, 2014 - Colorado Mini Classic - Criterium Flyer
May 25, 2014 - Colorado Mini Classic - Road Race JR RR Championships
May 31, 2014 - City Park Criterium Flyer
May 31, 2014 - ERock Sunrise to Sunset (MTB) Relay Website
June 01, 2014 - Coal Miners Circuit Race Website 
June 01, 2014 - Beti Bike Bash (MTB) Website
June 07, 2014 - Sunshine Hill Climb Flyer
June 07, 2014 - Hammer Time Trial Day, Velodrome, Colorado Springs Flyer
June 08, 2014 - Sonic Boom - CO Master Crit Championships Website Flyer
June 14, 2014 - Best on Hess TT / TTT Flyer
June 14, 2014 - Bailey Hundo, 100-mile (MTB) Website 
June 15, 2014 - Guanella Pass Hillclimb Flyer
June 21, 2014 - Tour of Westcliffe-CO Jr & SR RR Championships cancelled
June 21, 2104 - Deer Trail Road Race SR RR Championships Flyer
June 22, 2014 - Ridge at 38 Criterium, Wheat Ridge Website
June 28, 2014 - John Stenner Mem'l - CO Time Trial Championships Flyer
June 29, 2014 - North Boulder Park Classic Rescheduled in August
July 04, 2014 - Olde Capitol Crit (Friday) cancelled
July 12, 2014 - Haystack Mtn TT/TTT Flyer cancelled
July 13, 2014 - Longmont Criterium Website
July 18, 2014 - Salida Classic Time Trials (Friday) Flyer
July 19, 2104 - Salida Classic Criterium Flyer
July 19-20, 2014 - Enduro X Games (Downhill),  Series July-August
July 20, 2014 - Salida Classic Road Race, CO Mstr RR Championships Flyer
July 26, 2014 - Bob Cook Mem'l Mt Evans Hill Climb Website
July __, 2014 - Breckenridge 100 Challenge (MTB) Website
August 02, 2014 - Colorado Bike Law Lookout Mountain Hill Climb Flyer 
August 03, 2014 - Bannock St Criterim - CO Jr Crit Championships
August 09, 2014 - Littleton Twilight Crit - CO Senior Crit Championships
August 09, 2014 - Leadville Trail MTB 100 Website
August 10-14, 2014 - Breck Epic (MTB) Stage Race Website
August 15, 2014 - Casper Classic Stage Race- TT
august 16, 2014 - North Boulder Park Classic
August 16, 2014 - Casper Classic Stage Race - RR cancelled
August 17, 2014 - Casper Classic Stage Race - Criterium cancelled
August 17, 2014 - Casper Classic Stage Race - GC cancelled
August 18, 2014 - Girls Night Out Gran Prix Website
August 18, 2014 - Girls Night Out - TT (Monday)
August 23, 2014 - King of the Mountain Hill Climb
August 24, 2014 - Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb Flyer
August 29-20, 2014 - Grand Junction Off Road Endurance (MTB)
August 30, 2014 - Steamboat SR p/b Moots Cycles - TT Website
August 31, 2014 - Steamboat SR p/b Moots Cycles - RR Website
September 01, 2014 - Steamboat SR p/b Moots Cycles - Crit (Monday) Website
September 01, 2014 - Steamboat SR p/b Moots Cycles - GC (Monday) Website
September 13, 2014 - Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race Website


Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®
Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®

Colorado Weekly Race Series

Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series - Cherry Creek Reservoir
Wednesday nights in Spring, 6-weeks: Series Flyer

April 20, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #1
April 23, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #2
April 30, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #3
May 07, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #4
May 14, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #5
May 21, 2104 - Karen Hornbostel Mem'l TT #6

Propeloton Time Trial Series - Boulder
Wednesday nights throughout the spring/summer: Series Website

May 7, 2014 - Time Trial #1
June 4, 2014 - Time Trial #2
July 2, 2014 - Time Trial #3
August 6, 2014 - Time Trial #4

Inspired Training Midweek Training Series - Flyer

Wednesday nights in Summer, 6-weeks: Inspired Training Center

June 04, 2014 - Inspired Training Midweek Race
June 11, 2014 - Inspired Training Midweek Race
June 18, 2014 - Inspired Training Midweek Race
June 25, 2014 - Inspired Training Midweek Race
July 02, 2014 - Inspired Training Midweek Race

P2P Mid-Wk Series @ CSP p/b Racer X Flyer

Wednesday nights in Summer, 7-weeks:

July 09, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
July 16, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
July 23, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
July 30, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
August 06, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
August 20, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series
August 27, 2014 - P2P Mid-Wk Series

Friday Night Racing at Boulder Valley Velodrome (BVV) Flyer
Friday nights in Summer, June - September. No racing 7/4 or 8/22

June 6, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
June 12, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV cancelled
June 20, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
June 27, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
July 11, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
July 18, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
July 25, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Aug 1, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Aug 8, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Aug 15, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Aug 29, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Sept 5, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Sep 12, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV
Sep 19, 2014 - Friday Night Racing at BVV

At the race in downtown Denver.  Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®
Citizen Hill Climbs in Colorado in 2014 (These require race licenses!)

You don't need to be part of a team. These climbing challenges come down to you, your bike, and a mountain

May 15, 2014 - Oredigger Classic Lookout Mountain ITT, Golden 
June 07, 2014 - Sunshine Hill Climb, Boulder
June 15, 2014 - Guanella Pass Hillclimb, Georgetown
July 26, 2014 - Bob Cook Memorial/Mt Evans Hill Climb, Idaho Springs
August 2, 2014 - Colorado Bike Law Lookout Mountain Hillclimb, Golden  
August 23, 2014 - King of the Mountain Hill Climb
August 24, 2014 - Pikes Peak Cycling Hillclimb, Colorado Springs 

The climb of Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado.  Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®

Also see:
USA Cycling Events Calendar
BRAC Cycling Calendar
303Cycling.com Colorado Calendar



Gran Fondos & Timed Events

Since many believe that Gran Fondos are races as well (and it certainly feels like a race at the front, or even the middle), I include a partial list here of gran fondos (cyclosportive, cyclosportif) scheduled for 2014 near Colorado or worth a road trip:

Gran Fondo (cyclosportive) events in the U.S.A. for the 2014 season
April 5, 2014 - Gran Fondo Las Vegas, Nevada
April 6, 2014 - Campagnolo Gran Fondo San Diego, California
April 6, 2014 - L'Etape du California, Thousand Oaks, CA (Stage 8 2014 ATOC)
April 12, 2014 - Specialized Gran Fondo at Sea Otter Classic, California
April 26, 2014 - Zion Gran Fondo, Zion National Park, Utah
April 27, 2014 - Mt Lemmon Gran Fondo, Tucson, Arizona
May 3, 2014 - Gran Fondo Moab, Utah
May 17, 2014 - Pony Xpress, (Gravel), Trinidad, Colorado 160//90/50  
May 18, 2014 - Gran Fondo New York - The True Experience, New York
May 24-26, 2014 - Durango-Silverton Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Durango (Sold-out)
May 25, 2014 - Growler Gran Fondo, Gunnison, Colorado
June 22, 2014 - Black Forest Classic Gran Fondo, Parker, Colorado
June 28, 2014 - Vuelta a Keystone, Keystone, Colorado
June 29, 2014 - Golden Gran Fondo, Golden, Colorado 
July 27, 2014 - Durango 100 Gran Fondo, Durango, Colorado
August 10, 2014 - Gran Fondo Italia - Snowmass Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado 
August 23, 2014 - RBC GranFondo - Banff Canada
August 31, 2014 - Dave Wiens West Elk Bicycle Classic, Gunnison-Crested Butte
September 6, 2014 - RBC GranFondo Whistler Canada
September 13, 2014 - Viva Bike Vegas - Gran Fondo Pinarello, Nevada
September 28, 2014 - Gran Fondo Italia - Beverly Hills, California
October 4, 2014 - Gila Monster Gran Fondo, Silver City, New Mexico
October 4, 2014 - Levi's GranFondo, Santa Rosa, California
October 05, 2014 - Gran Fondo New England, Rhode Island and Connecticut
October 11, 2014 - Tri-States Gran Fondo, Mesquite, Nevada
October 25, 2014 - Gran Fondo Hincapie, Greenville, South Carolina
November 1, 2014 - Bookwalter Binge, Asheville, North Carolina
November 22, 2014 - El Tour du Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
*Full list of Gran Fondo in the U.S.A and around the world at: GranFondoGuide.com

Gran Fondos are a great way to combine racing and travel. You will get to ride in a new and different locations, although if you are racing - you won't notice the scenery anyway, so book a good hotel and try the local food. This is Tucson, Arizona. Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®




UCI American Tour Calendar

American Tour Pro Races in the USA - 2014 dates (not WorldTour):
April, 18-19, 2014 - Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, UCI 1.2 , Massachusetts, USA
May 04, 2014 Tour of the Gila, Silver City, New Mexico
May 11-18, 2014 Amgen Tour of California, State of California
June 01, 2014 The Philadelphia Cycling Classic, Philadelphia
August 4-10, 2014 The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, State of Utah
August 18-24, 2014 USA Pro Challenge, State of Colorado
September 13, 2014 Bucks County Classic, Pennsylvania

*No more Tour of the Battenkill (New York)
*No more Tour of Elk Grove (Illinois)

Tejay van Garderen celebrating with his BMC teammates in 2013.  Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer®

2014 USA Pro Challenge dates are August 18-24, 2014. The USA Pro Challenge Stage 7 and other host cities were decided. Read more about the plan for 2014 USA Pro at the Pedal Dancer® Guide Page: USA PRO CHALLENGE.

Stage 1: Monday, Aug. 18 – Aspen Circuit Race
Stage 2: Tuesday, Aug. 19 – Aspen to Mt. Crested Butte (climbs, mixed terrain)
Stage 3: Wednesday, Aug. 20 – Gunnison to Monarch Mountain (mountaintop finish)
Stage 4: Thursday, Aug. 21 – Colorado Springs Circuit Race
Stage 5: Friday, Aug. 22 – Woodland Park to Breckenridge (long road, climbing at end)
Stage 6: Saturday, Aug. 23 – Vail Individual Time Trial
Stage 7: Sunday, Aug. 24 – Boulder - Golden (Lookout Mountain) - Denver (3 laps)

American Tour races in Canada - 2014 dates:
September 02-07, 2014 - Tour of Alberta - Alberta, Canada
September 12, 2014 - Grand Prix Cyclistes - Quebec, Canada
September 14, 2014 - Grand Prix Cyclistes - Montreal, Canada



Colorado Cyclo-cross Race Schedule 2014-15 - 2014-15 Colorado Cyclo-cross Race Calendar, Pro CX, Nats, Worlds

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