20: Cycling with the Santas

There’s no better way to kick off the holiday season than with a big community bike ride full of cycling Santas! Whether you live in town or are looking for a great time to visit the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, check out this episode of Pedal the Springs podcast to find out more about our Annual Cycling Santa & Chasing Santa 5k, coming up December 2, 2023 – and register at ChasingSanta.com. Listen to get a registration discount code.

It’s been an annual holiday tradition since the Buffalo Lodge became the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort 7 years ago. The first Saturday in December we trade in our kits for Santa Suits to ride a spread cheer through our community. The Cycling Santa benefits Christmas Unlimited and participants are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to help kids less fortunate in our community.

The ride has something for every ability, from 6 to 10 miles to the 22 mile full route. The routes travel along the Pikes Peak Greenway and are all relatively flat. The long ride continues through downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City to the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort for a big waffle breakfast and party before heading back to the start. In this episode of “Pedal the Springs” we talk with the event organizer, volunteers and participants for all of the exciting details about the event. 

Host: Torie Giffin, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Owner

Guests: 

Michael Pharis, owner LYMEvents, organizer Chasing Santa 5k & Cycling Santa David Sweetman, Santa Ride Leader Ben Schwenk, Santa’s Helper

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Chasing Santa event
https://www.runningguru.com/E1.asp?eID=106190

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
https://www.bicycleresort.com/

Christmas Unlimited
https://www.christmasunlimited.org/

Criterium Bike Shop
https://www.criterium.com/

LYMEvents
https://lymevents.com/

Achilles Pikes Peak
https://www.achillesinternational.org/pikes-peak

Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=95711

Criterium Bike Shop
https://www.criterium.com

Chick-fil-A
https://www.chick-fil-a.com/locations/co/garden-of-the-gods

FOX21 Morning News
https://www.fox21news.com/live/

Girls on the Run
https://www.girlsontherunrockies.org

Pima Medical Plaza
https://pmi.edu/locations/colorado/colorado-springs/

Red Leg
https://redlegbrewing.com

Rocke Mountain ebikes
https://www.rockemountainbike.com

Springs Law Group
https://springslawgroup.com/

DJ Shields
https://www.djshield01.com

NMF Lending
https://nfmlending.com

North Academy Chiropractor
https://www.northacademychiropractic.com

Outside the Frame
https://www.outsidetheframe.org

9 Round Kick Boxing and Fitness
https://www.9round.com/locations/co/colorado-springs/south-tejon

Spur the Band
https://cosspurmusic.weebly.com/

BUFFTRIBE 20% off event 

Pedal the Springs is produced and presented by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information.

Use promo code SANTA23 for 25% off your stay at the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort in December.

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