This just in from NIC Outdoor Pursuits: NIC Outdoor Pursuits to host uphill/downhill ski race Who: North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits program What: will host an uphill/downhill ski race When: at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Where: at the Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area. How: The race entry fee is $10. Discount lift tickets […]
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Just over a month ago, representatives from the USA Cycling organization flew into Spokane to evaluate our fair city as a potential site for the 2009 and 2010 Cyclocross National Championships. The day they came, our city was buried under about two feet of snow, the temperature was hovering around zero, and downtown was dead.
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Theo over at Cycle Sports in Liberty Lake is putting together a cool winter event: indoor bike races on new hi-tech video trainers. The Computrainers are available at his shop and if the races go well he plans to have finals at a local bar. How’s that for cure for the winter blues? Here’s the
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As a cyclist, late autumn is traditionally a transition time. The short sleeves of summer are long packed away and endless calibration between under-dressing and over-dressing makes for a good distraction from the anticipation of mounting the studded tires. Luckily, there is a growing segment of racing that serves as an even better distraction: cyclocross.
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Simon says single-speeds are also allowed for this unsanctioned, unsupported street race. Once at Hanger 57 have a beer and stay for karaoke–but don’t request Jefferson Starship’s “We Built This City.” I tried that last time I was there and they didn’t have it. Simon will also be premiering a bike documentary called “Fast Friday”
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David Blaine, local chef and cyclist, recently returned from competing in the Great Divide Mountain Bike Race, an endurance race in which the riders are self-supported along a 2,490-mile course from Canada to Mexico. Imagine: You are 140 miles from the next place you’ll see another person, and you’re confident that the bike you’re riding
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The Story Behind the Justin C. Haeger Ten-Mile Memorial Run You will never find a more unassuming or modest race director than Ron Haeger. Soft spoken yet easy to understand, he focuses on creating a road race that he would enjoy and then hopes people appreciate it. Although it’s difficult to get him to talk
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By Angie Dierdorff & Jon Snyder DESTINATION races are becoming more and more popular and the Pacific Northest has a bunch of fun ones. Two of the best are right here: Bloomsday and Ironman Coeur d’Alene. But where should you go when you want to race out of town? Use our guide to help pick
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If you haven’t gone out to the Steam Plant Grill’s Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series yet I’d like to provide some reasons to go. My son and I went last night and had blast. • It’s close to town (7-Mile Rd. Airstrip at RSP) • The trails are super-fun • The scenery is lush and
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Our latest editorial has some folks rilled up, including reader Doug Kelley: Jon, You have got to be kidding, support? $6-8 million dollars for a track, then Brownfield clean up, then new water and sewer systems, then new bathrooms to meet ADA, then clean up old buildings and do some investment in the usable buildings.
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