Those interested in sampling a slice of adventure racing have a rare late-registration opportunity to take part in the Adventure Xstream Race Series in Summit County on Saturday.
The multisport race still has a few openings for individuals or two- to four-person coed teams in 6-hour, 12-hour or 18-hour events designed to test skills in kayaking, orienteering, trekking, trail running, mountain biking or an inline skating option. Course lengths include 20-, 60- and 100-mile treks with elevations up to 12,300 feet.
Visit or call 970-259-7771 for information.
Steamboat race set.
Moots Cycles has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the 2009 Steamboat Springs Stage Race, assuring that the state’s only four-day road stage race is set to launch over the Sept. 4-7 Labor Day weekend.
Preregistration is required before Aug. 1 with a race category field limit of 75. Event registration is $100 and is now open online at . Pro and amateur categories will compete in standard stage race format for a minimum $5,000 cash purse and additional merchandise prizes.
Volunteer course marshals, EMTs and support vehicle drivers are also needed. Visit . or call 603-969-9269 for info.
Danielson rules.
Boulder’s Tom Danielson of Garmin- Slipstream won the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb on Saturday in 1 hour, 42 minutes, 9 seconds. Danielson just missed breaking his course record (1:41:20) set in 2004.
Rebecca Much of Chicago won the women’s top category in 2:16:28.
The race climbs 6,575 feet over 27.4 miles from Idaho Springs to the summit.
Scott Willoughby and John Meyer, The Denver Post
