Aspen Cycling Club

We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging participation in bicycling at all levels. The Club sponsors weekly races, both on and off road. We also work with local governments and bike shops in self-regulating the use of our local trails and roads for responsible bike usage.

Kids’ Cycling Field Day

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CANCELED FOR THIS MORNING DUE TO RAIN
6 Volunteers are needed for the Field day event. This will count for your marshaling commitment.
8:30a -10:30a – 2 Volunteers – Bike Checks (Help check bikes to ensure they are safe to ride for skills/racing – prefer some mechanic knowledge.)

9:30a – 11:30a – 4 Volunteers (Race Crew for Fun Race and Eliminator)

11:00a – 1:00p – 2 Volunteers (Bike Prep and Race Crew for Adult Strider Race)
Please sign up online using the link below and then clicking on the Field Day signup:
FIELD DAY VOLUNTEER SIGNUP

 

Road Racing Skills Clinic #2

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Date: Tuesday, May 1 2018
Event Type: Road Bike
Location: Aspen Motorsports Park. Please be cooperative and courteous to the Aspen Racing and Sports Car Club personnel and please be intelligent about how you park!
Start Time: 5:30pm

This event is free for all participants! Make sure to check in with Tyler Newton to sign the waivers!

Description: Join Coach Dean Hill of Aspen Pro Cycling and other veteran racers from the Aspen Cycling Club for an evening of fun and accessible road racing skills and drills! Geared toward beginner and intermediate road racers, the May 1 clinic will utilize the smooth pavement and sweeping turns at Woody Creek’s Aspen Motorsports Park to focus on increasing bike-handling skills. Skills covered will include:

  • Hand and body positions, including riding, braking, and racing in the drops
  • Braking techniques and postures
  • Cornering drills, focusing on line, radius, entry/exit speed, and braking
  • Dealing with irregular road surfaces such as gravel, road debris, and wet/dry road conditions
  • Learning how to sprint and climb out of the saddle

Cancellation policy: PLEASE DO NOT PHONE OR TEXT THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR RACE CANCELLATION INFORMATION. In the event of inclement weather on race day, the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors will communicate with the Race Director to determine the Club’s ability to operate a race that is reasonably safe for competitors, and, for mountain bike races, preserves the integrity of local trails. All racers should assume that a final decision will be made at the start line by the race director. However, when possible, the Board of Directors will alert racers of a race cancellation prior to the start by emailing the Club email group, and posting on the website and the ACC Facebook page by 5pm.

 

 

 

Road Racing Skills Clinic #1

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Date: Wednesday, April 25 2018
Event Type: Road Bike
Location: Aspen Motorsports Park. Please be cooperative and courteous to the Aspen Racing and Sports Car Club personnel and please be intelligent about how you park!
Start Time: 5:30pm

This event is free for all participants! Make sure to check in with Tyler Newton to sign the waivers!

Description: Join Coach Dean Hill of Aspen Pro Cycling and other veteran racers from the Aspen Cycling Club for an evening of fun and accessible road racing skills and drills! Geared toward beginner and intermediate road racers, the April 25 clinic will utilize the smooth pavement and sweeping turns at Woody Creek’s Aspen Motorsports Park to focus on increasing group-riding comfort level. Skills covered will include:

  • Riding closely and safely
  • Strategies for avoiding and getting out of bad situations
  • Pace line techniques
  • Environmental challenges (e.g., wind, changes in road direction, cornering, etc.)
  • Speed control within a group

Cancellation policy: PLEASE DO NOT PHONE OR TEXT THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR RACE CANCELLATION INFORMATION. In the event of inclement weather on race day, the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors will communicate with the Race Director to determine the Club’s ability to operate a race that is reasonably safe for competitors, and, for mountain bike races, preserves the integrity of local trails. All racers should assume that a final decision will be made at the start line by the race director. However, when possible, the Board of Directors will alert racers of a race cancellation prior to the start by emailing the Club email group, and posting on the website and the ACC Facebook page by 5pm.

 

 

 

Brush Creek–Deadline–Tom Blake – Mountain bike

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Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Location: RFTA Intercept lot, Brush Creek Bike Path
Party: Post Race Party at Slow Groovin BBQ
Start Time: 6:00pm, please be prepared for cold and possibly darker conditions at the finish.
Course Description: Riders will begin at the Brush Creek Intercept lot and ride the Brush Creek Bike Path toward Snowmass Village, then turn onto Ditchline, ride Viewline to Deadline, turn right onto Deadline, and descend to Highline Trail. Riders will then turn left onto Highline Trail and ride down to Owl Creek Road and cross to Tom Blake Trail (traffic marshals will be in place for the road crossing). Riders will follow Tom Blake all the way to Funnel Work Road where you will make a sharp left and then go up the road  25 meters to the finish on the work road. You will finish under the Elk Camp Gondola. See revised map for details. 

Course Map: Brush Creek–Deadline–Tom Blake (Revised)

Start Times 
Wave 1: 6:00pm – Open Men
Wave 2: 6:05 pm – Open Women, Advanced Men
Wave 3: 6:10 pm – All Other Categories

Volunteer: To sign up to Marshal for this race or any race this season go to the Marshal Sign-Up

Race Day Sign-In: Race day sign-in will take place from 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM at the start of the race. Everyone must sign-in at each race regardless of membership level. Race numbers are issued for each discipline for the entire season – bring your number to every race! Race day entry fees are:

  • Free for Full Members and Juniors
  • $20 for non-members. Please bring exact change.

Registration: You only need to register once for the season. Racers under age 18 must have a parent sign their release waiver at the registration table at their first race.

– You can save time and money by registering on-line regardless of whether you register as a member or non-member—even if you’ll be racing only once this season.

2018 REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Race-day Registration 🙁 — You may also fill out the paper registration form on site—allow extra time. This costs $10 more than online, wastes paper, is slower for you, and is more work for us. Generally frowned upon.

Categories: Click Here for more information about our race categories.

Cancellation policy: PLEASE DO NOT PHONE OR TEXT THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR RACE CANCELLATION INFORMATION. In the event of inclement weather on race day, the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors will communicate with the Race Director to determine the Club’s ability to operate a race that is reasonably safe for competitors, and, for mountain bike races, preserves the integrity of local trails. All racers should assume that a final decision will be made at the start line by the race director. However, when possible, the Board of Directors will alert racers of a race cancellation prior to the start by emailing the Club email group, and posting on the website and the ACC Facebook page by 5pm.

 

Snowmass Discovery Circuit – Mountain Bike

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Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Location: Snowmass Base Village, Fanny Hill
Start Time: 6:00pm, please be prepared for cold and possibly darker conditions at the finish.
Suggested Parking: Base Village

Course Description:  Updated course on 6/26 Due to construction work on Summer road.

MAP OF THE NEW SHORT COURSE: https://www.strava.com/activities/1664673237
PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY TO INSTRUCTIONS/DIRECTIONS AT START AND LOOK AT WHITE BOARD FOR START TIMES AND WAVES

Start: At Base Village
-Travel up the work road and then make a right on lower discovery. Ride up discovery single-track until work road and take Road to the Ditch Trail.
-Up the Ditch Trail to Connector.
-Up Connector to Village Bound.
-Down Village Bound Trail and make hard left on Discovery.
-Up Discovery to the intersection with Village bound
-Down Village bound
-The C group will proceed to the finish.  In other words,  the C group will do one big lap and one short lap and make two total descents down Village bound before heading to the finish.  Open Women, Advanced Men, Open Men will take a second lap up Discovery…. one big lap, and two short laps and three total descents down village bound before heading to finish.

Finish: Hard left onto the work road. Just past the snow-making guns take a left and finish on the road near the pump-house. (See pic on strava) 

Start Times : approximate
Wave 1: 6:00pm – C group (novice, all masters racers) (One big lap + lap up Discovery)
Wave 2: 7:10 pm – Open Men (One big lap+ Two laps up Discovery)
Wave 3: 7:15 pm – Open Women, Advanced Men (One big lap +Two laps up Discovery)

Volunteer: To sign up to Marshal for this race or any race this season go to the Marshal Sign-Up

Race Day Sign-In: Race day sign-in will take place from 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM at the start of the race. Everyone must sign-in at each race regardless of membership level. Race numbers are issued for each discipline for the entire season – bring your number to every race! Race day entry fees are:

  • Free for Full Members and Juniors
  • $20 for non-members. Please bring exact change.

Registration: You only need to register once for the season. Racers under age 18 must have a parent sign their release waiver at the registration table at their first race.

– You can save time and money by registering on-line regardless of whether you register as a member or non-member—even if you’ll be racing only once this season.

2018 REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Race-day Registration 🙁 — You may also fill out the paper registration form on site—allow extra time. This costs $10 more than online, wastes paper, is slower for you, and is more work for us. Generally frowned upon.

Categories: Click Here for more information about our race categories.

Cancellation policy: PLEASE DO NOT PHONE OR TEXT THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR RACE CANCELLATION INFORMATION. In the event of inclement weather on race day, the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors will communicate with the Race Director to determine the Club’s ability to operate a race that is reasonably safe for competitors, and, for mountain bike races, preserves the integrity of local trails. All racers should assume that a final decision will be made at the start line by the race director. However, when possible, the Board of Directors will alert racers of a race cancellation prior to the start by emailing the Club email group, and posting on the website and the ACC Facebook page by 5pm.