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Seth Ehrlich Announcing the Colorado High School Mountain Bike Racing Series

PRESS RELEASE: Announcing the Colorado High School Mountain Bike Racing Series

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on August 3, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich A ‘Thank You on Pedals’ to the Children and Students of SOS Outreach

By Uta Pippig - Uta is a long-time supporter of SOS Outreach and participated in the 2010 event. The following blog highlights her experience on the road and is reposted from Take The Magic Step. Check out the full blog with pictures on her site.

The children from SOS Outreach—a humble charity

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on August 3, 2010 at 8:24am — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Are you looking for pictures from the 2010 River Ride?

There was a photographer from Noble Sports on the course throughout the day. He snapped over 1,100 photos of riders on the course. Check out the full set online at: http://noblesports.com/gallery/v/Biking+Events/Road+Biking/Dusty+Boot+Colorado+Eagle+River+Ride2010/. You can download basic pictures for free. Continue

Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 30, 2010 at 3:47pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Win Andy Schleck's Bicycle

WIN
ANDY SCHLECK’S
BICYCLE


This a CHARITY raffle with ALL proceeds going to Glenwood Springs High School Spinning Room via the Glenwood Springs Elks Lodge BPOE #2286.

This will be a “LIMITED RAFFLE” with only 120 tickets being sold. Tickets will be $100 per ticket or 6 tickets for $500.


Please contact Joe Luetke at 970-379-2107 to purchase tickets. The drawing will be held on Saturday September 4th, 2010 at the Glenwood Springs Elks Lodge.

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 27, 2010 at 9:46am — 1 Comment

Seth Ehrlich Another Successful Colorado-Eagle River Ride

Here's to all of the riders who joined on Saturday for another great day of riding in Eagle County. Over 750 riders participated in the ride this year, and I'd like to thank all of you for coming out for such a perfect day of riding. In participating, you all are helping SOS Outreach provide dynamic outdoor programs for 5,000 youth annually. With the final wrap-up of the event, I look forward to sending out more details this week.

In the meantime, pictures from the event are av

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 26, 2010 at 8:26am — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Eagle County's SOS Outreach introduces mountain biking

The article below was printed in the Vail Daily on Thursday, July 22, 2010. For the full article and pictures, visit it online.

VAIL, Colorado — Eleven-year-old Gabriel Hall was grateful to have the opportunity to ride on a big mountain Wednesday, even if his group did get rained out for the day. Gabriel was one of 17 children in Vail with SOS Outreach, a local nonprofit that hel

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 22, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

Shannon Smith Vail Athletic Club Offers Memberships with NO INITIATION fee to CERR Registrants

As an added benefit to registering for this weekend's beautiful Colorado Eagle River Ride, participants may join the Vail Athletic Club with no initiation fee ($75 savings) by bringing their CERR registration to the VAC thru August 6, 2010.

The Vail Athletic Club offers members and guests excellent fitness and wellness programming, a comfortable and personal atmosphere, and the convenience of a central Vail Village location. Our 18,000 square foot facility includes The Yoga Stu

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Added by Shannon Smith on July 21, 2010 at 4:09pm — No Comments

Andy H found: sunglasses on A10 approach 7/14

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Added by Andy H on July 16, 2010 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Venture Sports Venture Sports and Cervelo Bikes Factory Demo Wednesday July 28th 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

CHECK THIS OUT!! Our own Deb Benjamin speaking about our demo event with Cervelo Bikes, "The Demo E-ride", come join us Wednesday July 28th from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Cervelos Factory Demo Truck will be there with a road bike for you!! Also attending Zipp Wheels, Speedplay, and Sram bike components, see you there!!

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Added by Venture Sports on July 15, 2010 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Cervelo E-Ride is coming to Avon

Want to check out the newest Cervelo bikes? Venture Sports in Avon is hosting a Cervelo Factory Demo on July 28th. The details are: Here is some info for Cervelo E-Ride: Avon Venture Sports Cervelo E-ride Cervelo factory demo truck Avon CO July 28th 11am - 8pm co- op product with Zipp, Speedplay and SRAM Ride, meet, chat, buy! Register by: phone 970-949-1318 www.cervelo.com Bike tab then E-ride Continue

Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 14, 2010 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich They call this a rest day!!! - A report from Valley resident Garrett during day 2 of the Tour de France

Although it is a rest day for the Tour riders, it was not a rest day for us. We left the chalet at 9:00 am heading down the 10 km to the valley below. This was a wild descent as it was made up of 10 hairpin turns on about a 8% grade. Once we got into the valley we immediately started a climb up the other side. This climb was about 10 km long with an average grade of 7%. It was on a small road just wide enough for 2 cars to pass each other. The French are very good about cyclists, so they always… Continue

Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Congratulations to David

David Ozog of Avon registered for the Colorado-Eagle River ride at 9:27 p.m. last night and was randomly selected for the Triple Bypass entry. Tomorrow he will be riding in the Triple, and he should be well prepared for the Dusty Boot Colorado-Eagle River Ride on July 24. Congratulations, David. Seth Continue

Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 9, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Register for the Colorado-Eagle River Ride in the next 24 hours and be eligible for an entry to the Triple Bypass

The 9th annual Dusty Boot Colorado-Eagle River Ride is just over two weeks away – Saturday, July 24. Thinking about registering and haven't yet? Now is the time.
Anyone who
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Added by Seth Ehrlich on July 8, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich SOS Outreach Launches Mountain Biking Programs

To kick off the 2010 summer, SOS Outreach participants took to the trail on Vail Mountain Wednesday. Twenty youth from Denver were out on mountain bikes for the first SOS Outreach mountain biking programs. SOS will offer mountain biking program throughout

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 30, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich SOS Outreach launches Youth Mountain Biking Program this Summer

Wanna go mountain biking this summer?

SOS Outreach is proud to announce its first mountain biking programs in Vail this summer.

Dates: 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm- Groups will meet at the Gondola in Lions Head at 10:30am and will be ready for pick up at the Subway in Lions Head at 3:00pm
Age: 10+
Cost: $15
What's Included: Bike, helm
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Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 23, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Vail Velo Newsletter is Available Online Now

Check out the current June Vail Velo Newsletter online now for articles about registering for the River Ride, the Vail Recreation District series, the Race Across the Sky event on June 23 and preparing your body for cycling from Dr. Paul Abbott.

Do not forget that early registration for the 2010 Dusty Boot Colorado-Eagle River Ride ends this Friday. You can stil

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 22, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Hot Bike Tracks

KZYR the Zephyr has launched a contest where riders throughout the Eagle River Valley are invited to submit a photo of them riding. If you can successfully guess the location of the photo, you are entered to win some great stuff from KZYR. Check out this week's photo and some additional information about riding in the Valley online today. Continue

Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 22, 2010 at 10:03am — No Comments

Venture Sports 2010 Berry Creek Bash Results

And the WINNERS are...........Division winners 2010 Berry Creek Bash

Men's sport: Peter Hinman

Men's master sport: Scott Leslie
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Women's sport: Tara Pickio

Men's vet sport: Kevin Douglas

Clydesdales: Jeff Lifgren

Women's vet sport: Paisley Frischholz

Men's beginner: Matt Jones

Women's beginner: Lauren Egan

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Added by Venture Sports on June 17, 2010 at 10:48pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich How to Adjust Your Fit and Position for Injury-free Cycling

Dr. Paul Abbott Jr. from Vail-Summit Orthopeadics has developed resource page highlighting what you can do to properly fit your bike and prevent injuries. The article highlights small tweaks that you can complete from adjusting your saddle to your handlebars that will help to prevent future injuries. In addition, Dr. Abbott explores common bike related complaints and potential solutions.

Check out the article today

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — No Comments

Seth Ehrlich Registration is Open for the Colorado-Eagle River Ride Benefitting SOS Outreach

VAIL VALLEY, COLORADO — The 9th Annual Dusty Boot Colorado-Eagle River Ride (CERR) is set for Saturday, July 24th, and the early registration deadline is Friday, June 25th. The registration fee is currently just $90. CERR is a charity ride raising funds for SOS Outreach which takes thousands of youth outdoors to build character and environmental stewardship.

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Added by Seth Ehrlich on June 4, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments

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