Cycling

This week's hike has CHANGED to the new Clear Creek Trail. Since Nevada State Parks is closing some of the trails for forest management, the original trail advertised, Tahoe Rim Trail Spooner Summit-North, will be closed.

The Carson High School senior class of 2019 arose early, not an easy task for a high school student, to celebrate the rising of the sun on this their final year of high school. A tradition that began decades ago at CHS has seniors jumping out of bed still wearing their pajamas, grabbing their blankets, and heading off to the CHS football field to arrive by 6 a.m.

MINDEN — After a competitive recruitment process was conducted, Douglas County has selected a Chief Financial Officer, Terri Willoughby for the permanent position of Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller of Douglas County.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation announced that U.S. 50 across the state has been designated as Nevada’s first official U.S. Bicycle Route, joining the world’s largest network of national bike routes and expanding tourism and long-term economic potential for local communities along the route.

Tour downtown and historic Carson City neighborhoods in style this summer aboard Pedal Pushers Group Cycle, a 15-person tour and party bike, available Wednesdays through Sundays throughout the season.

Jeff Michaud, of Atlanta, Ga. watches a dance performance at Western Nevada College Friday, June 15, 2018. Michaud and other members of Pi Kappa Phi's cycling team are taking part in the Journey of Hope ride spanning 32 states and 12,000 miles to in order to help people with disabilities.

USA BMX and Carson City BMX has joined forces with the United States Olympic Committee and USA Cycling to offer a free day of BMX racing at participating BMX tracks around the United States in celebration of Olympic Day.

Carson City BMX is one of those participating tracks. Our Olympic Day, actually night, is June 22, with signups starting at 6:30 p.m. Come try it out at no cost.

Carson City again welcomes the Fathers’ Day PowWow to the Stewart Indian School Campus for a weekend of dancing, vendors and crafts, and community. Now, when I say bicycle invasion, I’m not exaggerating. The Carson City Off-Road hosted by Epic Rides brings mountain bike enthusiasts from all over to compete in our hills. You’ll find downtown road-closures to make way for the race routes, a bike expo, beer garden, and a music festival on Saturday. Head up to Western Nevada College to welcome the Journey of Hope Bike Tour.

This weekend Carson City will host the third annual Epic Rides, an annual cycling event that brings riders from across the country and around the world. Being as this is a large event with money involve, not only from vendors, sponsors, businesses and riders alike, there is always an influx of expensive bicycles and associated gear.

The public is invited to enjoy a number of activities to celebrate Journey of Hope, the Pi Kappa Phi cycling team’s friendship visit to the Western Nevada College campus in Carson City Friday, June 15.

Muscle Powered, a Carson City non-profit that works to promote safer walking and biking conditions, is holding a Walk and Ride of Silence tonight, Wednesday May 16, to honor pedestrians and cyclists who have been injured or killed while traveling on public roadways.

Next month's third annual Carson City Off-Road mountain bike event will feature a concert lineup of bands that is sure to rock the capital city, including the internationally-acclaimed, genre-breaking force of MarchFourth Marching Band.

CARSON CITY — Wetlands are the link between land and water: where the flow of water, the cycling of nutrients, and the energy of the sun meet to produce highly productive ecosystems with unique plant and animal life.

After a successful inaugural year raising more than $26,000 for trails, the second-annual Epic Rides “Hail the Trail” fundraiser will launch March 1 with a goal of raising $40,000 by raffling off four high-performance mountain bikes worth $6,000 each.

It’s taken a lot of work over these past few years to meet all the requirements needed to be able to convert the historic Nevada State Prison into Carson City’s third history museum.

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Carson City Leisure Hour Club recognized Muscle Powered, an organization committed to enhancing the Carson City environs and the quality of life for its citizens. Accepting the $500 donation was Randy Gaa, Secretary of Muscle Powered.

Four years after a re-branding campaign was started to turn Carson City's tourism fortunes around, data since 2013 has shown the investments are beginning to pay significant dividends for the community.

Trash Mobs are a grassroots community effort coordinated by Muscle Powered volunteers to keep the walkways and bike paths around Carson City free of litter.

The monthly, one-hour events take place at various locations around town that are in need of cleaning. Volunteers, who are supplied with work gloves and trash bags by Muscle Powered staff, remove litter from areas often used by citizens for recreational purposes such as walking, jogging or cycling.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Pedal Pushers Group Cycle, a 15-person tour and party bike, will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting celebration and free rides on Saturday, September 2, at 9:30 a.m. The event will take place at McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City on Curry and Third Streets.

Beyond Type 1 is a group that was formed in 2015. Beyond Type 1 is a new brand of philanthropy leveraging the power of social media and technology, changing what it means to live with Type 1 diabetes. By educating the global community about this chronic, autoimmune disease, as well as providing resources and support for those living with Type 1 diabetes.

The Edible Pedal 100® is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Reno Sunrise. In cycling terms it’s a century bike ride (not a race). A century ride is typically an organized 100-mile road bike ride that includes rest stops every 15-20 miles. Edible Pedal 100® includes five ride distances: 10, 32, 50, 74 and 100 miles. Beautiful views,lots of fun, and we have a fabulous post ride barbecue featuring locally sourced food!

www.ediblepedal100.org

Local bicyclists led off the 2017 Epic Rides Carson City Off-Road mountain bike racing series with the Klunker Criterium Friday evening in downtown Carson City.

After a 35 mile bike ride from Lake Tahoe, the Journey of Hope made a brief stop Friday at Western Nevada College in Carson City. A group of 29 cyclists from Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity were welcomed by dozens of volunteer organizations throughout the community.

Have you ever wished you could clone yourself? If you haven’t, then these next few weekends will make you consider it: there are just too many options to choose from. Whether you prefer indoors, outdoors, adults-only, or family friendly, there is something to enjoy. The Stewart Fathers’ Day Pow Wow and the Carson City Off-Road are the big tickets in town this weekend, complete with some downtown road closures. Take a look at the whole list and you’ll find something that suits your mood perfectly, and is possibly just around the corner.

FRIDAY:

An Instagram message confirms: Cycling legend Lance Armstrong is in Carson City for the Carson City Off-Road Epic Rides event.

They’re back. Since 2014, Western Nevada College has hosted a group of philanthropic-minded cyclists who travel across the country to help people with disabilities.

The Carson City Off-Road will bring some of the country’s best mountain bike riders into Carson City for the weekend. But the event isn’t just about cycling.

The second annual Carson City Off-Road adventure begins Friday with multiple races, a bike and gear expo, and a music festival complete with beer garden, food, on and off-trail and pavement thrills.

The Journey of Hope team will be arriving in Carson City on Friday June 16th for a visit with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada and The Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities.

This overnight stop comes after a 35-mile ride from Lake Tahoe, Calif., the sixth day of a 3,720-mile cycling event across the country. The team will dedicate their summer to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities through grant funding and community engagement.

Mallory and Molly Otto, both 18, were new to mountain biking last year when the Carson City Off-Road came to town.