I’m just an average mid-packer, but bike racing is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Chasing riding goals motivates me to ride lots, eat right, sleep better, and just take care of my body. I’ve also met some of my closest friends through training and racing.
Many of my co-workers here at TPC are the same. We’re bike geeks and fitness enthusiasts with the urge to compete, challenge ourselves, or accomplish scary goals. This year, I decided to make a list of all the events that TPC riders are entering. This list is mostly so I can send them messages on Slack cheering them on. When I can, I’ll also try to recap some of these events in the TPC Mag.
Our crew will be tackling everything from fast road crits to multi-day bikepacking epics. We’re doing some of these events for the first time. But a lot of these are events we have experience with and we’re returning because we love them. If you happen to be at one of these events, see if you can find us!
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The 2024 TPC Race/Event Schedule
February
Our Product Manager, Ethan, on the Old Man Winter course last year.
- 2/4 Lyons, CO - Old Man Winter (Gravel)
- 5 of us, including myself, will be starting our season off here! This will be my 5th time doing this race and it’s one of my favorites. The weather is unpredictable, so I wrote a little cold-weather kit guide for it.
March
- 3/2 Leadville, CO - Mineral Belt Mayhem (Fat Bike)
- 3/23 Grand Junction, CO - Maverick Classic (Road)
April
- 4/20 Fort Collins, CO - Cobb Lake RR/Crit (Road)
- 4/27 Prescott, AZ - Whiskey Off-Road (MTB)
- 4/27 Colorado Springs, CO - Groove Auto Cycling Festival (Road)
May
Keep an eye out for Doug (center) and his talented kids in Fruita and Bentonville.
- 5/3 Fruita, CO - Fruita Fat Tire Festival (MTB)
- Our Master Mechanic, Doug, and his two sons are crazy skilled trials riders. They’ll be putting on a show!
- 5/17 Boulder, CO - Boulder Omnium (Road)
- 5/24 Bentonville, AK - Bentonville Bike Fest (MTB/Gravel)
- Doug and his kids will be putting on a trials show and competing here too!
- 5/31 Nucla, CO - Grand Loop (Bikepacking)
- 5/TBA Salida, CO - Guffey Huffer (Gravel)
- 5/TBA A-Basin, CO - Slush n’ Spokes (Fat Bike)
- 5/TBA Salida. CO - Salida Big Friggin Loop (MTB)
- 5/TBA Golden, CO - Peak to Peak Mid-Week Training Series (Road)
June
I'm hoping for better luck at Unbound this year.
- 6/1 Emporia, KS - Unbound Gravel 200 (Gravel)
- After a painful DNF last year, I’m going back to Unbound for revenge. Hopefully I will make it to the finish this time!
- 6/1 Angel Fire, NM - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
- Our super fast silver fox, Travis, won his age group in this series last year. He’s coming back to defend.
- 6/7 Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Tough (Road)
- Our Ride Guide Andy took a big win here last year. He’s coming back to try his luck again.
- 6/15 Bailey, CO - The Hundo/Hundito (MTB)
- I’ll be here, but since it’s only two weeks after Unbound, I expect to be completely smoked. This is your chance to destroy me.
- 6/27 Gering, NE - Robidoux Rendezvous (Gravel)
July
Ethan at the legendary Triple Bypass last year.
- 7/5 Fort Collins, CO - North South Colorado (Bikepacking)
- 7/6 Crested Butte, CO - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
- 7/7 Leadville, CO - Silver Rush 50 (MTB)
- I’ll be here with my co-workers Chase and Abby trying to improve our corral position for Leadville.
- 7/13 Evergreen, CO - Triple Bypass (Road)
- I was inspired by my co-worker Ethan’s experience here last year. I’ll be cruising with my wife. If you see me crawling up a climb, stop and chat. I’ll appreciate the break!
- 7/13 Nederland, CO - Ned Gravel (Gravel)
- 7/21 Winter Park, CO - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
- 7/21 Fort Collins, CO - FoCo Fondo (Gravel)
August
Leadville scares me, so I'll need some guidance from our Receiving & Catalog Supervisor/sub-9 finisher, Craig, this year.
- 8/3 Pajarita, NM - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
- 8/10 Leadville, CO - Leadville Trail 100 (MTB)
- This is my top goal for the year, and I’m doing it with my co-workers Chase and Abby. I’ve never done Leadville, so I’ll be leaning on my co-worker Craig for advice, since he went sub-9 last year.
- 8/11 Denver, CO - Colorado Trail Race (Bikepacking)
- Seth is TPC’s bikepacking guru, and he’s already posted a good finish at CTR. Apparently loves suffering because he’s returning to CTR for the fourth time.
- 8/24 Keystone, CO - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
September
- 9/7 Salida, CO - Vapor Trail 125 (MTB)
- 9/14 Purgatory, CO - Downhill Rockies (MTB)
- 9/29 Boulder CO - Boulderthon Boulder Marathon (Run)
- Yup. I'll be capping the season off with a marathon. This will be my first marathon and I am NOT a good runner. If you are, then this is another perfect opportunity to smoke me.
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You might notice that we’re missing one of the biggest events in our home state of Colorado — SBT GRVL — a race that I’ve done the last three years. Unfortunately, none of us got in through the lottery. That’s just how it goes sometimes. Maybe we’ll get in next year.
Fortunately, we have plenty of alternatives, and I’m going to be pretty focused on Unbound and Leadville this year. There might be some more events that get added, but this is a pretty good schedule already.
If you’re going to be at any of these events, let me know! I hope you all have an eventful year ahead of you too.
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