Rider Diary: Lamar to Kansas to Holly

I’ve spent the better part of two decades riding bikes in Colorado, but today was my first foray into the southeast corner of the Centennial State. I’m sure I wasn’t alone. Lamar, Holly, and points in between definitely aren’t on most cyclist’s bucket lists. But… maybe they should be. No, there are no high mountain passes or spectacular red rock …

Pedal The Plains – 4H

https://co4hfoundation.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2017/09/pedal-plains2.jpg CPedal the Plains checkolorado’s 4-H youth, staff and friends made a strong showing September 15-17 at the 2017 Pedal the Plains cycling tour. This year’s route took riders across Colorado’s Eastern Plains and through Kersey, Kennesburg and Brush. Nearly 20 cyclists rode on the 4-H team, and 4-H club members staffed rider aid stations along the 177-mile route. Now …

Colo. Corn leaders talk ag with hundreds of cyclists

Cyclists from across the state learn about ag and Colorado’s rural communities PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 The Pedal the Plains this year once again served as an opportunity for cyclists from across the state to learn about agriculture and Colorado’s rural communities, and Colorado Corn staff and board leadership were on site to take part in the conversations. (Courtesy …

Host homes needed for Pedal the Plains cyclists

By Brian Porter Brush News-Tribune POSTED: 08/30/2017 06:55:25 PM MDT More than 1,000 cyclists of all abilities will roll into Brush in a matter of a couple of weeks. The town joins Keenesburg and Kersey as host cities for the Pedal the Plains bicycle tour through northeastern Colorado. Brush is the eastern most leg of the tour from Sept. 15-17, …

Kersey Pedal the Plains seeks nonprofits to provide meals

Trevor Reid treid@greeleytribune.com June 15, 2017 Share Tweet Comments () The Kersey Pedal the Plains Committee is seeking request for proposals from nonprofits to host one or both days’ worth of meals for the bike ride Sept. 15-17. Meals must be sourced locally and will be served Sept. 15 and Sept. 17. Nonprofits located in Kersey, or serving the Kersey …

History and Culture on Display as Pedal the Plains Cruises through Southeast Colorado

Hundreds of cyclists passed through southeast Colorado this past weekend for the fifth annual Pedal the Plains ride. [Here’s] Bobby’s Bird Farm. The property was full of animal enclosures for hundreds of birds as well as other animals. A Bobby’s Bird Farm employee shows off the baby wallaroo. CREDIT HOLLY PRETSKY / KRCC One employee carried a baby wallaroo for …

Pedal the Plains touts rural Colorado

The Fifth Annual Pedal The Plains Bicycle Tour had its kickoff event in Rocky Ford, September 15, and had a large crowd on-hand who make the ride happen. The event is a celebration of friends, food and entertainment, as they gathered to celebrate the rural communities across the state. The Western Dairy Association hosted the evening and the meal featured …

LJ hosts Pedal The Plains Saturday and Sunday

Ordway, Fowler and La Junta are all stops on the fifth annual Pedal The Plains Bicycle Tour, which features the open range and star-filled nights of southeast Colorado. Ordway, Fowler and La Junta are all stops on the fifth annual Pedal The Plains Bicycle Tour, which features the open range and star-filled nights of southeast Colorado. Pedal The Plains is …

Pedal the Plains 2016 will hit Ordway, Fowler, La Junta

By Daniel Petty The Denver Post Pedal the Plains is returning to southeast Colorado after a three-year absence. This year’s route, announced Wednesday, will take riders over 151 miles from Sept. 16-18, starting in Ordway and journeying through Fowler and La Junta before returning to the start. The Denver Post Community Foundation-sponsored event — now in its fifth year — …