Welcome! The RMCC is a premier road bicycling club for Colorado and the Denver/Boulder Front Range, offering a full range of rides for the active, enthusiastic cyclists of intermediate and advanced levels and interests.
Rides for the July 4th Weekend
- Saturday's climbing ride starts at Rooney Road and heads up to Bergen Park, optionally to Echo Lake. The Sunday ride starts in Boulder and heads north to Hygiene and optionally to Longmont. The routes loop east and return to Boulder. Both rides start at 7:45. Happy 4th!
- Every Tuesday until August is the Tuesday Night Hillclimb; every Wednesday evening until the fall we also have the Handlebar and Grill ride; finally, there is the Thursday Evening Erie Ride.
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Brevet Results
Results for the 600K brevet have been posted. Pictures of this event as well as Catherine Shenk's writeup on the the Shenandoah 1200K are on the brevets blog
.Reminders
There are only a few rules that the RMCC asks riders to follow on our rides. You must wear a helmet at all times, we do not allow headphones and Ipods (as they make riding in a group less safe), and we ask that you follow the rules of the road, including stopping at stop signs and following the two-abreast rule. Note that some roads such as Deer Creek Canyon are posted as single-file only. Thanks!
Denver-to-Aspen Results Posted
The 2009 Joe Lookingbill Denver-Aspen Classic was staged on Saturday June 13 (186 miles and 13500 vertical feet). Congratulations to overall and Men’s 1st to finish Mark Lowe (11hr 56min) and women’s 1st to finish and 6th overall Diane Benoit (12hr 40min). Also congratulations to all 20 entrants who braved very challenging conditions to ride the longest running RMCC event! Check out the complete story and results
Foothills Climbfest Results
The Inaugural 2009 Open Road Foothills Climbfest (81 miles and 7500 vertical feet) was staged on Sunday May 31. Congratulations to overall and men's winner Mark Lowe (4 hr 42 min) and women's winner and 5th overall Wendy Fields (5 hr 31 min), who is new to the club! Mark's 17 mph average and Wendy's 14.7 mph average are impressive for this very challenging course that has five major climbs and many grades in excess of 10 to 12%!. See the complete results..
Mountain Bike?
While the RMCC focuses on road riding, it's a well-known fact that many of our riders also mountain bike. If you looking to meet others who mountain bike and if you would be interested in some small group mountian bike rides, please contact Keith Liese. He is putting together an e-mail list and some non-RMCC mountain bike rides. In your e-mail, please let him know your riding preferences:
- Cardio: 1 = easy grades, 5 = hard climbing
- Technical: 1 = smooth singletrack, 5 = very technical
- Ride Length Preference
- Day of Week Preference
- Interested in Trips? Ex: Moab, Fruita, Crested Butte
Include any other information about yourself. As interest builds, he'll be sending out email notifications to let you know about upcoming ride opportunities!
Join us on Facebook
Please join us on the RMCC Facebook group. From the recent survey we did of our members, several people asked for more Web 2.0 features or other ways to connect via the web. We've looked into adding message boards to our site in the past, but the experience of other clubs has been that such boards aren't used that much. The Facebook group allows for message-board discussions, but also makes it easier to interact in other ways, to track down people you meet on rides, and to invite your friends to learn more about us. Please join and contribute!
Getting updates about RMCC
If you'd like to get updates about the club delivered to you instead of having to check the website for any news, you can sign up to get news delivered to you by e-mail or RSS feed. The context of the updates is pretty much the same information that is posted on the homepage. Updates come out one or twice per week, so we won't spam your inbox.
Getting around Denver by bike
If you are looking for a website that includes free maps of all the recreational trails from Aurora to Golden and Broomfield to Littleton as well as current detours and high-water warnings, check out Trails Denver.
