A total of 70 volunteers staff have been working diligently to prepare for the epic ride in the Colorado high country. Once a year, 2,200 official riders participate in a week long experience that showcases some of the most magnificent scenery a cyclists can hope for. Climbs every day affords views that are so much a part of Colorado and at the end of the day, the cyclists set up their tents on a ball field usually at the local school.
RTR takes rider safety and communications seriously and today we install radios and AEDs into more than 20 support vehicles. Ambulances are positioned along the route for quick response should it be necessary and we employ the services of 6 Colorado State Troopers on their motorcycles to continuously ride the route keeping the cyclists and traffic where they are suppose to be.
The volunteers leave Friday for Crested Butte where we will have an orientation and receive all our equipment. Bicycling magazine calls this one of the 10 best epic rides in the US and having been a rider on three different occasions, can attest to the incredible experience. Now entering my fourth year as a staff member, I also enjoy the rewards of making this ride possible.
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