4 Special Feature: The Pikes Peak APEX
Pedal The Springs
English - February 21, 2020 21:52 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBFitness Health & Fitness Sports basecampforadventure coloradospringscycling cycling mountainbiking roadcycling velodrome youbelonghere Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It’s the biggest mountain biking event to come to the Front Range of Colorado, a four-stage challenge race offering a bucket list opportunity for amateurs and the top cyclists in the world to race alongside the majestic mountains of the Pikes Peak Region. The prize purse is set at $50,000 to be equally split among men and women. It's the 2nd biggest prize purse in North America.
In this special edition of Pedal the Springs - we’re talking with the people in the know from The Pikes Peak APEX Challenge including the race director Mica Rice, presenting sponsor RockShox and a local trail building advocacy organization who all say this is really big deal for Colorado Springs that will put the city on the map as a world class mountain biking destination.
Find out all the details about the stages, locations, how to get involved, where to watch and how this non-profit event produced by the Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance will help make a difference for our trails and community for years to come.
Host: Torie Giffin, owner of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
Guests:
Sarah Rawley, Brand Content Specialist at RockShox presenting sponsor of the The Pikes Peak APEX Race Micah Rice, Executive Director of the The Pikes Peak APEX Race, Vice President of Strategy and Operations for Sports Strategies. Cory Sutela, Director of Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, the mountain biking trail building and advocacy organization in the Pikes Peak Region.Links to show topics:
Pikes Peak outdoor Recreation Alliance
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC Sports Economic Team
Colorado Springs Regional Parks and Open Spaces
Garden of the Gods Trading Post
LART Lodging and Rental Tax Fund
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates
Rocky Mountain Field Institute
TOPS Trails, Open Space & Parks Tax
Trails and Open Space Coalition
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 bicycleresort.com for more information.
Racers will get 50% off newly-renovated signature bicycle-themed and friendly suites with proof of race registration. 30% discount on standard rooms. Call 719-634-2851 or Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort