Erik Fetch, spotted Saturday at the Scotts Valley Farmers Market, rode a standard bicycle the equivalent of 10 times around the world before he decided to try a recumbent bicycle. That’s the kind you lean back on and pedal with your feet in front rather than down below.
Like most cyclists, he thought recumbents were quirky and weird.
But his experience riding his new Bacchetta Corsa changed his thinking.
Now he loves to “torture†riders on traditional bikes by either passing them up or toying with them on hills… DetailsÂ
Lance Armstrong, preparing for next week’s Leadville Trail 100-Mile Mountain Bike showdown with six-time winner Dave Wiens, won the professional men’s cross country race Saturday at Colorado’s “Blast the Mass” in Snowmass, Colo.
Armstrong, third overall in this year’s Tour de France, easily defeated a field of regional pros on the 23-mile technical mountain bike course that featured 4,700 feet of climbing.
“Just finished the Mountain States Cup here in Snowmass,” said Armstrong via …Â Details
The third stop on the USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) is set to get underway this weekend. Slated for August 7-9 in Snowmass Village, Colo., “Blast the Mass†will feature both downhill and four-cross competitions that factor into the overall Pro GRT rankings.
With five of the eight series races in the books, Chris Boice (Albuquerque, NM/Yeti/Fox)and Darian Harvey (Durango, Colo./Cannondale) currently lead the men’s and women’s standings with 150 and 160 points respectively. Click here for a complete look at the current men’s USA Cycling Pro GRT standings, or here for the women’s.
The Pro GRT four-cross event in Snowmass will take place on Saturday, Aug. 8 while the downhill portion is scheduled for Sunday on a course with 600+ feet of vertical.
In addition to being part of the Pro GRT, “Blast the Mass†also features cross-country and Super D competitions. The three-day event will serve as the Colorado State Mountain Bike Championships, the fifth stop on the Mountain States Cup Calendar, and the sixth stop on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar.
Among several other notable riders, Lance Armstrong is scheduled to contest the pro cross-country event on Saturday.
Click here to learn more at the event’s website.