We got caught in a hailstorm on the west side of the RMNP from the Colorado River Trailhead to the Park entrance at Grand Lake (approx 8 miles), to my surprise we were completely dry within 30 minutes afterward. I rode that year because the tour went on Trail Ridge Road (high point at 12,183 feet elevation) thru the Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park. If you’re looking for other Colorado rides, check out Across State Bicycle Tours: Colorado.įive co-workers and I rode in 2004 a loop from Ft Collins with overnights at Estes Park, Granby, Steamboat Springs and Walden. “We regret to inform our loyal supporters that the Bicycle Tour of Colorado will not be hosting a 2019 tour. The ride’s website is no longer online, and its Facebook page has vanished as well.Ī former participant shared an email he received from the organizers with the Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel: We are working at obtaining funds… we are not sure when we will have funds.”Īs for the Bicycle Tour of Colorado, there are no plans for a 25th anniversary tour. We have no funds to pay this at this time. “We have sponsors that did not come through with money promised to the BTC. In a letter shared with the Denver Post, the organizers explained: Others hit by bounced checks included the Kiwanis Club of Delta ($1,365) and Delta Area Chamber of Commerce ($1,320). What started as a fund-raiser to support the high school band’s activities, resulted in a big loss. The group’s treasurer noticed the check bounced when she check the books. Some of those nonprofits told the Denver Post that the checks to pay for those services bounced.Īmong those left high and dry was the Delta High School Band Parents, which was owed $1,800 for a breakfast. The organizers had made arrangements with many nonprofits along the 425-mile route to provide breakfasts, dinners, and lunches for the 1,200 participants. The Bicycle Tour of Colorado celebrated its 24th anniversary in 2018 with a loop around the Rockies that started and ended in Leadville and had overnight stops in Carbondale, Delta, Palisade, Glenwood Springs, and Eagle. A popular around-the-state bicycle tour in Colorado appears to be folding its tent after failing to pay nonprofits that provided services during this past summer’s ride.
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