Rocky Mountain Cycling Club RMCC

Thursday, Thursday, RMCC Climbing Thursday!

Join us for the RMCC tradition on a NEW NIGHT: Thursday night climbing. We meet at Beverly Heights Park at the base of Lookout. We'll group up about 5:25pm for introductions, route overview, sign-in, and other formalities. We plan to roll promptly at 5:30.

We'll follow our usual route (see below) to start the spring, and we'll be adding in climbs (Genesee Mountain, Montane, Lininger, and more) depending on available daylight, weather, and road conditions. Changes will largely be a game-time decision, covered in the route walk-through and potentially adjusted as we progress.

https://www.strava.com/routes/15959177

As is the nature of rides with climbing, this is a drop/regroup ride. Generally speaking, if you're able to complete Lookout solo in ~30 minutes you'll be able to rejoin at the regroup points. We will roll from the parking area by Buffalo Bill's grave at 6:00. For you Zwifters and powermeter users, a power output of 3 w/kg is a good starting point. Expect some separation on the climbs, with opportunities to rejoin at one of several regroup points. Being comfortable in a draft will help on some of the flatter / roller sections.

This event will be canceled if weather or roadways are not conducive for a safe, fun ride. We'll cancel as early as possible, however be prepared for game-time calls as conditions can be unpredictable in the foothills.

In the springtime, please bring and use lights!

We hope to see you out there!

Thursday, Thursday, RMCC Climbing Thursday!

Join us for the RMCC tradition on a NEW NIGHT: Thursday night climbing. We meet at Beverly Heights Park at the base of Lookout. We'll group up about 5:25pm for introductions, route overview, sign-in, and other formalities. We plan to roll promptly at 5:30.

We'll follow our usual route (see below) to start the spring, and we'll be adding in climbs (Genesee Mountain, Montane, Lininger, and more) depending on available daylight, weather, and road conditions. Changes will largely be a game-time decision, covered in the route walk-through and potentially adjusted as we progress.

https://www.strava.com/routes/15959177

As is the nature of rides with climbing, this is a drop/regroup ride. Generally speaking, if you're able to complete Lookout solo in ~30 minutes you'll be able to rejoin at the regroup points. We will roll from the parking area by Buffalo Bill's grave at 6:00. For you Zwifters and powermeter users, a power output of 3 w/kg is a good starting point. Expect some separation on the climbs, with opportunities to rejoin at one of several regroup points. Being comfortable in a draft will help on some of the flatter / roller sections.

This event will be canceled if weather or roadways are not conducive for a safe, fun ride. We'll cancel as early as possible, however be prepared for game-time calls as conditions can be unpredictable in the foothills.

In the springtime, please bring and use lights!

We hope to see you out there!

This road-plus loop is the final ride in the 2025 RMCC Challenge Series (https://www.rockymountaincyclingclub.com/rmcc-challenge-series)

We will meet at the Ken Caryl/C-470 Park-n-Ride at 8:45 for an 9:00 departure. We'll start out doing the popular climb up High Grade with the descent down to Foxton and the ride along the river. Those looking for a shorter option can return from there and end up with 53 very high quality miles.

For those looking to do the full Challenge Series course, we'll do the climb up Elk Creek Road which goes through a narrow scenic canyon. We'll then take a back road to Pine Junction, descend back down to Foxton and return via City View.

We describe this route as "road plus" as there are two sections (4 miles along the river and the 6 mile Elk Creek climb) of road which are dirt but sprayed down to create a hard surface. These are good roads for standard road tires--just a bit rough.

The total route is 81 miles with 8500 feet of climbing.

Challenge Series route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30946145
Short route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28621045

Regroup points:

1. Pleasant Park rest stop at mile 14
2. Pine Junction Convenience Store at mile 41
3. Pleasant Park rest stop at mile 62 (if needed)

This is a fall ride when the pacing is typically more relaxed, but because there is a lot of climbing the group may break up on the climbs. Like all RMCC rides, which should be considered a drop ride.

Please join us for this one--it features roads with little car traffic, good climbing, good scenery, and of course a fun group.

Non-dues-paying members are welcome and invited to join us on any ride! After three rides we do require that you join the club: https://www.rockymountaincyclingclub.com/rmcc-membership-application-form