Bicycle Tour of Colorado

[Pedal Wench]

Sorry, Spazz,

We completely destroyed a lovely thread about Bicycle Tour of Colorado, which historically takes place the week after Ride The Rockies.

They're two seperate events, although they tend to plan their routes in similar parts of the state each year. Rumor has it that BTC was started to handle people who didn't make the lottery cut of RTR. Both are great events - BTC tends to have tougher days, but include a rest day, where RTR is slightly easier, but no rest days. BTC has better food supplied, RTR has better vendors selling food. Both use the same Porta-potty company and both use the same motorcycle police support.

Sorry for the confusion, and again, sorry for hijacking the original thread.

[spazzdog]

No apologies necessary... Colorado is Colorado, right

educated-spazz

[cindysue]

- BTC tends to have tougher days, but include a rest day, where RTR is slightly easier, but no rest days. BTC has better food supplied, RTR has better vendors selling food. Both use the same Porta-potty company and both use the same motorcycle police support.

more great info. Thanks! I should hire you as my personal consultant. I can pay you in lunabars

[spazzdog]

Hey CindySue... I'll work for Mojo's (peanutbutter pretzel and mixed nut).


mmmmmmm-mmm! spazz-o-licious

[Pedal Wench]

Hey CindySue... I'll work for Mojo's (peanutbutter pretzel and mixed nut).


mmmmmmm-mmm! spazz-o-licious

Hey -- back off! I was here first!!!!

CindySue -- have you discovered the "cyclist forum" on the BTC website. TONS of good info there. I wish you could access the archives from last year - lots of good opinions and advice, although obviously slanted towards BTC and away from RTR, understandably.

All three years, we've debated between the two rides, so that's why I've done so much research on both of them.

Either ride promises to be a blast!

[cindysue]

CindySue -- have you discovered the "cyclist forum" on the BTC website. TONS of good info there. I wish you could access the archives from last year - lots of good opinions and advice, although obviously slanted towards BTC and away from RTR, understandably.

oh yes! I've been posting away.....

[sarahkonamojo]

I have a riding sister and brother in law living in SF. I always try to talk them into btc or rtr, but they fear the altitude. (No luck getting them out here, yet.)

I figure that if you train in the Bay Area you are more than ready for the climbs in Colorado. And the altitude, well, that could be an issue, but I suggest they arrive a couple of days early to acclimate.

Let us know how your training goes and how you handle the altitude.

Have a great ride.... Still a ways off, I know,

sarah

[cindysue]

..... And the altitude, well, that could be an issue, but I suggest they arrive a couple of days early to acclimate.....
sarah

Thanks! I learned a big lesson in Utah last year during Little Red Riding Hood. And that location (~5000') was less than half the altitude at BTC (up to nearly 12,000'). I did not drink enough water and had a headache for three full days following the event. I was drinking lots of water after the event but it still took me several days to recover.

I arrive in Denver on Thursday, three days before the event and will travel from Denver to Steamboat the day before the event. I'll be bringing electrolyte capsules in addition to forcing myself to drink plenty of water during (and before) the event.