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Tour of the Moon

September 14, 2024.

It’s space exploration by bicycle as Tour of the Moon showcases the Colorado National Monument and its towering monoliths, sheer-walled red rock canyons and panoramic views! Made famous in the 1980’s Coors Classic and later in the cycling movie American Flyers, Tour of the Moon promises an epic experience both on and off the saddle. Registration is capped at 2,200 so be sure to sign up early. A portion of event proceeds go to support One Riverfront and Bicycle Colorado. See the event schedule here.  

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There is a 41-mile and 64-mile course option. All cyclists will start and finish at the Grand Junction Convention Center in downtown Grand Junction. The ride will begin with a spectacular trek through the Colorado National Monument. After exiting the Monument, riders may elect to tackle a metric century through the beautiful farm country and surrounding areas of Fruita, or hang a right and wind their way back to downtown by way of quaint country roads and a jaunt through the Redlands.  Learn more here .

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One RiverFront Foundation : One Riverfront is the volunteer board that works collaboratively with partners to foster community stewardship and enhance the Colorado and Gunnison River corridors. Described as a string of pearls the community amenities of the corridor is comprised of county lands, city parks, state parks/wildlife areas and even private lands with special easements to allow public access to the trail system. Their Vision: A Colorado River system that is a centerpiece of the Grand Valley for ecologic, economic, cultural, and recreational values.

Bicycle Colorado : Bicycle Colorado is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Denver. Their mission is t o advocate for all people who ride bikes . They envision a Colorado where all people and communities benefit from safe and accessible bicycling.

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Saturday, september 14, 2024, 06:30am - 04:00pm, grand junction, co.

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Tour de Steamboat

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July 13th, 2024.

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The Tour de Steamboat is an annual bicycle event that brings together 1,200 cyclists for a one-day ride through beautiful Northwest Colorado. We host three different road ride routes—26, 46, and 66. We also host 2 gravel routes, a 100 mile, and a new 50 Mile route. See our Routes page for more details. There is something for riders of all ages and abilities. We are a non-competitive event, and participants are encouraged to ride at their own pace and enjoy the majestic scenery in our part of the world! We offer superb aid stations, support, and end of the ride barbecue and craft beer garden.

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The Tour de Steamboat is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit entity with its entire focus on raising money for local, Routt County community non-profit organizations. These beneficiary agencies provide staff to plan and market the event, implement additional fundraising mechanisms, and assist with event operations. The beneficiaries are also committed to paying it forward. Every year, the beneficiary non-profits choose other local beneficiary organizations to receive a portion of the event proceeds. 

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16 world-class teams will compete over seven stages that will take the riders across nearly 600 miles of epic terrain. Included amongst the competitors will be BMC Racing Team, Team Garmin-Sharp and UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling. This year’s race begins in the legendary Bike Town USA, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and winds across the Rockies to what will certainly be a thrilling circuit finish in the state capital of Denver.

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From masters to disasters: visma-lease a bike races for redemption at tour de france in wake of sepp kuss crisis, commentary: nine months after team's own success pushed away roglič, the injury-cursed killer bees need its founding leader more than ever..

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Visma-Lease a Bike will be wondering what it did to incur the wrath of the cycling gods when Sepp Kuss was ruled out of the Tour de France just days ahead of the grand départ .

Was it punishment for the Killer Bees’ audacity at winning three grand tours in a season, capped by a sensational victory at the Vuelta a España from #GCKuss himself?

Was it for the team’s folly at letting its grand tour “OG” Primož Roglič grow weary of the squad he helped drag from the rubble of Rabobank?

Maybe letting grand tour mastermind Merijn Zeeman decide he’d “completed” cycling and choose a future in soccer was the decider.

What is certain is that Visma-Lease a Bike desperately needs to purge its cursed 2024 season at this Tour de France.

A stitched-together version of double defender Jonas Vingegaard and the still-green grand tour newbie Matteo Jorgenson will be called on to put the wheels back onto the cart in a wildly derailed 2024.

What version of Jonas Vingegaard will arrive at the Tour de France? It’s the gamble Visma-Lease a Bike has no choice but to take: ‘We’ve abandoned the ideal trajectory … it’s uncertain where he stands’ #tourdefrance https://t.co/fe3wn8a3Gc — Velo (@velovelovelo__) June 21, 2024

Nobody will be betting on the Vingo-Jorgo duo in the face of Visma’s nemesis Tadej Pogačar and, ironically, its recently departed centerpiece Roglič.

If Vingegaard secures a hat trick of Tour de France titles on the promenade in Nice, it will be the cycling comeback of the century. It’s been little more than 10 weeks since the 27-year-old was left buckled in the Basque Country.

In reality, even a top-3 will be considered a success for the shadow version of Visma-Lease a Bike that rides toward this Tour de France.

“We’re going to the Tour de France with a different mindset,” team director Zeeman recently told the press. “Last year, we felt the pressure as defending champions, while now we feel especially motivated to show who we are and leave all the bad luck behind us.

“There’s no pressure on us like ‘anything less than a win is a disappointment.’ It’s already a victory that we got these guys on this level, that we are competitive, we have a great team and that we are very optimistic,” Zeeman said. “If it’s good enough? We’ll see.”

Swapping a Tour de France superdomestique for an Air Force officer

Season-shifting injuries to Vingegaard and Wout van Aert drove the narrative of Visma-Lease a Bike’s tumultuous 2024.

Major setbacks for Christophe Laporte, Dylan Van Baarle, Steven Kruijkswijk, and Cian Uijtedbroeks put even more potholes into the squad’s spectacular winter plans.

In the time since, Olav Kooij’s stage-win at the Giro d’Italia and Jorgenson’s exponential rise is all Zeeman and team CEO Richard Plugge have had to cheer for.

It must have felt like a cheap boot in the balls when Kuss was declared unfit for the Tour de France after his recent bout of COVID.

The Colorado mega-climber started every grand tour Jumbo-Visma won in 2023 and proved his personal cred when he won the Vuelta a España. He’s the smiley-happy face of the science-backed, process-oriented Dutch crew.

“This is very hard for Sepp,” Zeeman said Tuesday. “His contribution is always very important in the team, but then he has to be completely fit. Unfortunately, we had to conclude together today that this is insufficiently the case after COVID.

“He now needs to recover properly and will therefore not start,” Zeeman said. “Fortunately, we have a good replacement ready with Bart Lemmen.”

Sepp Kuss has been the biggest asset of Team Visma | Lease a Bike regarding success in GTs. 3rd in Tour de France 2019 by Kruijswijk is the only podium-result they achieved in a GrandTour, without Kuss in their team. 12/13 top-3 results between 2018 and 2023. — Cycling Statistics (@StatsOnCycling) June 25, 2024

That former Air Force pilot , 18-month-long bike racer, and grand tour rookie Lemmen was called in for Kuss says it all. Not even experienced climbers like Atilla Valter and Koen Bouwman were in a position to fly into Florence at such short notice.

Visma-Lease a Bike has been in all the wrong places at the wrong times this year.

A spectacular tumble from the top

The tumble from the top has been tough for Visma-Lease a Bike.

Not long after confirming it wanted to top a 2023 that saw victories across three grand tours with three different riders, Van Aert was hospitalized at the Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Team brass duly crossed pre-planned ambitions at the cobbled monuments and Giro d’Italia off the hit-list.

Vingegaard’s horror crash one week later in the Basque Country put a lasting kink in the team’s dreams at a yellow jersey defense.

“We don’t know how far Jonas can go yet,” Zeeman said last week.

“We are being cautious because he has not been able to race, and his preparation has been less than ideal, to say the least. But he will be there, healthy and motivated.”

Visma-Lease a Bike was already on defense before Kuss was declared unfit.

Vingegaard is barely back on his bike. Van Aert is only half-ready. And Jorgenson never once raced classification at a grand tour.

Kuss’ exit piles the pressure further.

The Colorado star was a central part of all six of Vingegaard and Roglič’s grand tour victories, and could be counted a wildcard contender for a Tour top-10.

Could Matteo Jorgenson someday challenge for a grand tour victory? A trio of summit finishes high in the French Alps to close out the Dauphiné will be a very important GC exam: https://t.co/3DuRZn2Sdw — Velo (@velovelovelo__) June 7, 2024

Season-long sensation Jorgenson will need to step up, big style.

Team brass isn’t backing the 24-year-old as a leader, but in reality, he might end up going deeper into the race than Vingegaard, who’s not raced in three months.

“The reality is that at this moment, Jonas is our only rider that can win the Tour de France,” Zeeman said last week.

“Matteo is very clear that he is going to the Tour to help Jonas,” Zeeman said. “The intention is that he wants to help the team, and he will help the team by supporting Jonas as well as possible.”

A stupid-hard grand départ and voyage into the high mountains as soon as stage 4 early next week will put Vingegaard’s fitness through the ultimate examination.

Pogačar could have wreaked revenge on the Dane who twice denied him the maillot jaune before Le Tour has truly touched down into France.

Roglič will be just as motivated as his fellow Slovenian in what will be his first days in the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe livery that will see him toward retirement.

Visma-Lease a Bike now rudderless without Roglič

It would be a brutal role reversal if Roglič’s yellow jersey quest contributes to Visma’s woes.

It’s only been nine months since intra-team drama at the Vuelta a España proved the final straw on the Slovenian’s time at the team that converted him from a ski jumper into a four-time grand tour winner.

Roglič helped drag the team to the top, but then found himself suffocated for space and without sight of his coveted maillot jaune .

“We made history, and I was part of it. But even if I had won the Vuelta, I would have left,” Roglič said of his exit from the team.

“I simply have greater opportunities elsewhere to achieve what I am still fighting for,” Roglič said this winter. “That wasn’t a tough decision but rather a natural one.”

Jumbo-Visma became victim of its own crowded team bus when it launched all three of Kuss, Vingegaard, and Roglič into the top-3 of the Vuelta a España.

Fast forward to the present and a few weeks into the future, and even one spot on the podium in Nice might be considered sufficient for this patched-up version of Visma-Lease a Bike.

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