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Koppenberg Road Race opens the 2009 Tour of Colorado season

  • By VeloNews.com
  • Published Mar. 16, 2009

The first Tour of Colorado race will be held March 29th in Superior, Colorado! Get your bikes ready!

The famed Koppenberg Road Race opens the 2009 Tour of Colorado season This 5.5 mile course consists of a 2.5 mile dirt section that ends with a short but very steep hill. The 200 meter long “Koppenberg” hill has a 17 percent slope and takes its name from the legendary hill in the Tour of Flanders in the Tour of Flanders. Clearly, a Colorado classic!

Hundreds of racers in many classes will race the Koppenberg but just a few will leave with valuable Tour of Colorado points! Specific Koppenberg Road Race information can be found by going to the Tour of Colorado website and to Boulder Racing .

Tour of Colorado points earned on March 29th will certainly help those lucky enough to earn them when they race the next Tour of Colorado races, the Excel Sports Sunshine Hill Climb and Excel Sports North Boulder Park Criterium in Boulder, CO on May 16th and 17th.

The Tour of Colorado is sponsored by Pactimo and Sand Creek Sports, Inc. Tour of Colorado information and a complete Tour of Colorado schedule can be found on the Tour of Colorado website.

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