About Us

Routt County Riders began in the early 1990s as a group of mountain bikers interested in building and maintaining trails in our area.  In the early 2000s, local road cyclists started showing up to meetings asking for representation to advocate for safer roads.  As interest and membership grew, we began to support programs and scholarships for youth cycling, community cycling initiatives and advocacy, and both mountain and road cycling events.

Today we are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and we continue to grow to represent more variations of biking, including downhill/freeride, year-round commuting, and adaptive cycling.

Routt County Riders is a volunteer-based, membership-driven organization. As a bicycle advocacy group, RCR also offers input to and through numerous governmental agencies -including:  CDOT, Northwest Regional Planning Commission, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Routt County, and the City of Steamboat Springs- in an effort to advocate for, promote, and enhance all forms of cycling, roads, and trails in Routt County.

2010 was a big year for our club.  Here are a few of the highlights:

  • Paid membership tripled
  • Formation of a Board of Directors and adoption of By Laws
  • Spring Bike Festival and Swap
  • Bike to Work Week and Commuter Challenge
  • Tour de Steamboat benefit ride, sponsored and supported
  • Inaugural Ride 4 Yellow event, raised over $500,000 for Livestrong Foundation
  • Steamboat Stage Race, sponsored and supported
  • Construction of two new trails on Emerald: Beall Trail and the Rotary Trail
  • Safe Routes to School Program, partnered with the County
  • Steamboat Bike Summit, sponsored and supported with Bike Town USA
  • Inaugural Creekside Downhill race
  • Smartwool Bike-in Movie
  • Created a Bike Friendly Business program
  • Created bike maps for Routt County
  • Worked with Steamboat Ski Area and NFS to finalize plans for construction of new gravity trails at the ski area
  • Partnered with the City and the Ski Corp on a successful bid to bring the inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge Race to Steamboat Springs

Read a letter to the community that was published in our local paper, the Steamboat Pilot & Today.  In 2011, we plan to continue many of our projects from 2010 and take on others as well.  Some of our plans for 2011 include:

  • Support for painting a bike mural on a downtown building
  • Support for hosting Ride the Rockies Tour, and Bicycle Tour of Colorado
  • Production support for the Quiznos Pro Challenge
  • Support for the Complete Streets Initiative by the City
  • Stay tuned for more……

Routt  County Riders represents the local cycling community.

 

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