“With a new chairwoman of the board and nine women on the 10-member Athlete Advisory Council, there is a women’s revolution happening at USAC” USA Cycling CEO Brendan Quirk.
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The BTC Board of Directors is proud to share and celebrate the latest success of one of our founding Board Members, Cari Higgins.
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Here’s the deal, a new breed of road bike has become widely popular in the last few years with what started as putting wider tires on road bikes.
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2022 was a very big year for Brake the Cycle. Having survived the Pandemic and the related challenges of gathering in a group, we celebrated our first year as a stand alone Non Profit, which is no small achievement.
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As official bike geeks, the Brake the Cycle team recognizes an opportunity when it appears. The explosion in popularity of gravel bikes is not lost on us and we cooked up a new event to spread our message while being part of the in-crowd of gravel bikers.
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A huge thank you to all of the sponsors, donors, volunteers, pros, riders and event coordinators that made the 2022 Aspen Invitational our best yet. More than ever before, we truly felt the sense of community and the passion behind the cause that brings us together to ride in Aspen. There is real progress being made in bringing clean water to the entire country of Zambia, and you are a significant part of it!
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Brake the Cycle kids can lead the way! Youth ages 4 to 8 are invited to join us from 9-11am Saturday, July 16th as part of the Aspen Invitational event to learn how kids just like them in Zambia are learning to be changemakers and use clean water for health.
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To borrow words from one of this years riders, "now that the lactic acid has left our muscles" and we have time to reflect on this past weekend's event, we are grateful for a safe, fun, well supported ride.
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Please join us virtually on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 am PST/7:00 am MST/9:00 am EST.
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Our very own SWSW Next Gen Education Chair, Marta Galambos, wrote an inspiring article advocating for women’s involvement in global issues that was released earlier today.
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Our Strong Women Strong World next gen initiative hosted a fabulous event and created a STRONG cycling team for this year’s Aspen Invitational.
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Thank you to our Event Chair, Allison Mangelsen, and our Event Consultants, Kim Rogers and Michelle Marlow, for a fabulous evening at the Limelight Aspen.
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First up was the Zoom Kick-off call with the pros on Thursday, June 25th. This was an up close look into the life of a pro cyclist as they shared about themselves, their career, and passion for helping provide clean water for our partners in Zambia, Africa. No worries if you missed it, here’s a link to the recorded call.
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Curious about the glamorous life of a professional cyclist? Wonder what it’s really like to spend almost every waking moment thinking about riding your bike with the goal of always getting faster?
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New this year, the Aspen Invitational is offering a Strava Challenge, not just for those unable to join us physically, but for those who want to link arms with us where ever you may be to make a difference. Join professional cyclists and passionate advocates around the world to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to people in Zambia.
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Brake the Cycle’s leadership team is working with the city, county, US Forest Service and Limelight Aspen to adhere to all governmental restrictions regarding COVID-19 and social distancing.
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We want to thank you for your support of Strong Women Strong World next gen! Your involvement and generosity is so appreciated. We had high hopes for this event but you helped make this above and beyond what we could have imagined, so thank you.
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We're excited to see you on the trails and don't forget to submit a photo or post and tag us using #swswnextgen! Photo submissions can be made at strongwomenstrongworldnextgen@gmail.com.
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Why water, why 6k? Our Strong Women Strong World next gen leaders, Stef Wojcik and Elizabeth DeWetter talk about our upcoming event. We hope you will listen and and join up! Registration available at https://bit.ly/2WDcvVE
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