The U.S. Open Ultimate Championship competition and convention will go on as scheduled July 5-8, but the discs will be flying in a different location. The competition, which was slated for the U.S. Air Force Academy, has been moved to Fountain Valley School as a result of the Waldo Canyon fire. A few of the [...]
Continue reading …The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is postponed because of the Waldo Canyon fire and ongoing safety concerns in the area of Pikes Peak Highway. The 90th run of the famous auto and motorcycle race, which was scheduled for July 8, will be revived later in the summer, race officials said. They expect to set [...]
Continue reading …The Sports Corp College Football Kickoff Luncheon, scheduled for today, is canceled. The 350 meals, made by the staff at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, will be donated to the firefighters and displaced individuals and families in Colorado Springs affected by the ongoing wildfire. The meals will be delivered to firefighters and evacuees in the city today. [...]
Continue reading …Organizers of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge are gearing up for this year’s race with a summer sweepstakes. They are giving away $25,000 in prizes including a Cannondale bike, Smith sunglasses, VIP hospitality passes, Westone headsets and more. Fans can register to win on the race’s Facebook page. In this year’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge race, [...]
Continue reading …Pikes Peak International Hill Climb organizers are expecting a record turnout for this year’s race, which will take place July 8. Advance tickets for the race are selling at a record pace, said organizers of the 2012 Hill Climb. This year, fans also can buy round-trip bus tickets to avoid congestion at the tollgate on [...]
Continue reading …Bob Condron, who directed media operations for the United States Olympic Committee through 15 Olympic Games, is the new media operations manager for the July Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Condron was involved in planning and directing media services for Team USA and U.S. delegation for every Olympic Games since the 1984 games in Los [...]
Continue reading …Local organizers of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge are accepting volunteers for Stage 5 of the race which will land in downtown Colorado Springs Aug. 24. Volunteers are needed for pre-race and race day activities. They will take on a variety of roles from hospitality, security, media check-in, volunteer check-in and course marshals. Volunteers must [...]
Continue reading …More than 7,000 athletes and their families are expected to descend on the Springs this summer for a two-weekend long sporting event that could provide an economic boost to the Springs. In addition to bringing in fans to local hotels and restaurants, this year’s Rocky Mountain State Games will challenge fans to break a Guinness World [...]
Continue reading …General Electric extended its sponsorship with the U.S. Olympic Committee through 2020 in a deal that provides U.S. team doctors with groundbreaking technology to manage the health care of the athletes. The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, will put thousands of pages of medical records into a computerized database that will [...]
Continue reading …Cycling enthusiasts can now take a virtual ride of stage five of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and see how the race winds from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs. Vladimir Jones, the Colorado Springs firm working on public relations for the state race, designed a website called RideStage5.com. The site provides details about the route’s terrain [...]
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