Photo by Dejan Smaic

The Frostbite Time Trial is hosted by Team Rio Grande Racing and historically launches the Colorado road racing calendar each year. The course starts at Buckeye Road and the I25 North Frontage Road intersection and heads South until Owl Canyon Road where you’ll perform a U-Turn and return to the Buckeye Road exit. The course is 11.4 miles long, and as the name implies, it’s usually cold and as the photo shows, it’s usually windy.

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Howling Cow Cafe

Howling Cow Cafe opened on July 1st, 2014, adjacent to Morning Fresh Dairy Farm hq, almost exactly a year after the Bellvue Bean closed down. That was a tough year for cyclists who were used to a mid-ride coffee break while doing the Dairy Loop. Lori and Robert Graves, the owners of Morning Fresh, managed to fill the void left by the Bean and then some. Howling Cow offers a comfortable patio with views of the foothills, great coffee, Ummbers IceCream, Noosa Yoghurt, baked goods, and other…

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