Archive for the ‘Cycling’ Category
Quentin Malast stares down the ramp, struggling to balance his tiny frame on a new racing bike.
Grandpa John Wirth tucks the bike’s rear wheel between his knees, calming the nervous 5-year-old.
“You want me to hold you? You got it … Can’t do it? Yes, you can do it,” the Odessa grandfather says, watching as the hydraulic metal start gate prepares to drop. “You got it. Now look down the track.”
The gate falls with a boom and … More
Phil’s World is often referred to as a “hidden gem†outside Cortez.
The singletrack mountain bike trail weaves through desert and wilderness northwest of Mesa Verde National Park.
Sand, gravel and stone embody the trail. But hundreds of people know of the hidden gem. That’s why mountain bike racers from across the country returned to the annual 12 Hours of Mesa Verde race Saturday  … More