By Robert Lofgran On Friday March 20th racers from around Vietnam and more than 7 other countries hit the starting line in Da Lat for the first-ever international open mountain bike stage race in Vietnam, The Vietnam Victory Challenge. Vietnamese teams were anxious and excited, sprinting aggressively from the starting line of stage one. The […]
May 29, 2015 – The Salt Lake City Open Streets Festival is happening this Sunday, May 31, 2015, from 11 am to 3 pm. Open Streets, similar to Ciclovias, are events where the street is closed off to automobile traffic, and the public is can make use of the space for cycling, walking, yoga, dance, […]
By Wayne Cottrell La Sal Mountains Loop Challenge The La Sal Mountains Loop Challenge is a challenging-but-rewarding 63.6-mile tour of the mountains east and southeast of Moab. The ride starts and finishes in Moab, and makes a clockwise loop along the scenic La Sal Mountains Loop. This is a popular loop drive for touring motorists, […]
By Breanne Nalder MS, RDN It’s nothing monumental to hear that a balanced diet is the key to optimal nutrition. As discussed one of my previous articles in Cycling Utah, there are a lot of “fad” diets, with so much mixed information on the internet, and many personal opinions or anecdotal success stories about the […]
By Lou Melini The Bicycle Commuter’s Handbook is the 4th book by Robert Hurst that I have reviewed for Cycling Utah. You may be thinking that Mr. Hurst is using me as a conduit to promote his books. Actually I really like what Mr. Hurst has to say in his books about bicycle commuting. Like […]
By Amanda Carey On Saturday, March 14, 2015, I lined up for the True Grit Epic in in Santa Clara, Utah, one of my favorite endurance races in the US. I was a little anxious but mostly excited to take on the 2 lap, 88-mile race, the first race of the 2015 National Ultra Endurance […]
By Phil Sarnoff It is one thing to read an article about a new bicycle lane or to listen to a presentation about a multi-use path. It is a completely different thing to experience these firsthand while hearing from the planners and engineers who implemented the project. Mobile Active Transportation Tours (MATTs) are community […]