Race Results are posted with Team BikeParts.com fielding 6 pro and semi-pro riders for the first MSC event in Fruita. Thanks to all the guys that made the trip over Fruita!
BikeParts.com team rider Jesse Swift mapped the Fruita Rabbit Valley Mountain Bike Race Cross Country Course with his Garmin Edge 205 and posted it here for everyone to view. Check it out!
MAP: MSC #1- Rabbit Valley XC | Mountain Biking | Fruita, Mesa, Colorado, United States
So Tyler and I spent 5 days of our spring break riding in the Fruita/Grand Junction area. We rode Rabbit Valley, 18Road, Ribbon Trail, Free Lunch, Moore Fun, Horsethief and Gunny Loop. Check out some of the photos here and some of the video too! Props to Ross Schnell for letting us invade his house during the trip!
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| We will be racing the The Maverick Durance |  |
 Our new Team BikeParts.com jersey by Curve! |
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So, I took my new Garmin EDGE 205 GPS out for a ride today. Check out the map and this link to all the ride details! - swift
So, the closest “mountain bike” race to Denver is the Battle of the Bear in Lakewood at Bear Creek Reservoir. This course is flat and fast with 7-8 laps. One year it snowed 6″ the day before the race, only to have 90 degree temperatures the next year. I always enjoy the race because its a good time for the family and friends to come out and cheer at a course that doesn’t send me 30 miles into the lonely wilderness. I was excited to see that this year they have lengthen the course so you dont get dizzy racing it! 
Check out the map of the new course and the race website! See you on the dirt! - swift 
Garmin Edge 205 GPS Unit - used to make this map!
So, Matt, Tate, Colin, Josh and I headed west for the weekend and spent a relaxing weekend riding some new trails in Moab. On Saturday, we climbed Amasa Back and looked for the RockStacker trail. After Josh slipped on the sandstone, we found the killer trail. Click here for more photos of the days adventure!
Then, while it was snowing 12″ inches in Denver, we went for a ride up Porcupine and down the Portal Trail! It was a little chilly but much better then the Front Range! Click here for some photos of Sundays ride!
As much as I love riding outdoors, its that time of year when you look out the window and it looks beautiful. Sunny and blue skies but the temperature is only 18deg! Tyler and I beat the cold and ended up getting some “indoor training” at the Woodward Indoor Park here in Golden! 
- Swift
Jon Watt sent me this link to a Velonews article about the Colorado Epic MTB Endurance Stage Race. Its nice to see that racers on a budget dont have travel to Costa Rica or BC to get a chance at an Epic-multi day-brutal stage race! What are your thoughts? Would you do a 5 day MTB stage race in CO? Would you only train and race big races that season? Would you race Solo or Team? - Swift
The 2008 Mountain States Cup series just got posted on their website. It looks like they came back with the classic races like Angel Fire, Crested Butte, Snow Mass, Telluride and Keystone. But I am REALLY excited to hear about the new race venues in Fruita and Sol Vista! I always love new courses! - Swift
