Proceeds from RTR benefit The Denver Post Community Foundation. All funds raised are returned to Colorado non-profits. Thank you for your support!
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Included in this newsletter:
Congrats & Finish Line Certificate
Tour Photographs
Timberline Plaques
RTR Merchandise
Survey
Lost & Found
2014 Route Announcement
Tour Coverage
Pedal The Plains Promo
Recognizing our Prologue Participants
Recognizing our Sponsors & Volunteers
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Congrats & Finish Line Certificate!
Congratulations on completing the 28th Annual Denver Post Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour! You pedaled 545 miles, completed over 22,000 vertical feet, conquered four mountain passes, survived a reroute, and accomplished an epic, once in a lifetime journey from Telluride to Colorado Springs. We hope you had a terrific experience, whether you were a first time rider or a seasoned veteran. To download your finish line certificate, please click here. |
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Tour Photographs
Have you recently caught yourself bragging to friends and family about your recent Ride The Rockies adventure but you lack the photos to back it up? Individual photos taken throughout the Tour by Sundance Images are available on their website. If you did not have a chance to stop by their tent during the ride, visit them at Sundance Images for further details on how you can purchase your favorite shots.
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Timberline Plaques
Even though the Tour is over, you can still purchase official 2013 RTR gear. For a great way to remember your accomplishment, visit our partners at Timberline Plaques who provide customized plaques that include a detailed map and elevation profile of this year’s ride. |
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RTR Merchandise
If you didn’t have time to stop by the merchandise tent last week, an assortment of apparel and merchandise is still available online! Don’t miss the opportunity to commemorate the 2013 experience. Visit Shop RTR, where closeout pricing on all remaining inventory will be available beginning July 1st. Sizes and quantities are limited, so shop now! |
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Survey
In an effort to continually enhance your Ride The Rockies experience, an electronic survey was emailed to all participants directly following the ride. If you did not receive the survey, it may be accessed by clicking here. We greatly value our cyclists’ feedback, so we encourage you to take a few minutes to let us know your thoughts. |
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Lost & Found
If you headed home from Ride The Rockies without some of your favorite cycling gear and wrote it off as lost, stop! There might still be hope! Lost and Found items can be claimed by calling RTR at 303-954-6700 or by emailing rtr@denverpost.com. Please provide a detailed description of the item(s), including size(s) when applicable, and we will check to see if your item found its way back to Denver.
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2014 Route Announcement
Didn’t get enough RTR in 2013? Already anticipating the route announcement for the 29th Annual Denver Post Ride The Rockies? The 2014 Route Announcement Party will take place on Saturday, February 1st. The website will launch and the lottery will open the following day on Sunday, February 2nd. Keep your eyes and ears open in early 2014 for details on 3nd Annual Route Announcement Party!
The 2014 lottery will again feature a weighted system. Those who were declined in this year’s lottery will receive a preference point if they decide to apply in 2014. A preference point increases the odds of an individual being selected for that year’s Tour. For more information on the weighted lottery, click here. |
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Tour Coverage
Videos, Blogs, and Pictures
You're ready to reminisce, we've got you covered. Our Peak Pedalers were blogging every day of the ride, and you can read their dispatches from the road here. They'll also be posting wrap-up posts in the next few days, so stay tuned!
We've got all of our daily videos here . If you haven't seen them, please take a look - they highlight the culture, scenery, and après bike scene that makes Ride The Rockies such a memorable experience.
Photos have been posted from along the road . See if you can spot yourself, and if you have pictures of your own to share, please enter our photo contest on Facebook, which runs through the end of this week! |
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Pedal The Plains Promo
While Ride The Rockies has concluded for 2013, there are still a number of great cycling events to round out your season. Riders of all ages and abilities are invited to join The Denver Post and the state of Colorado for the annual Pedal The Plains - a one-of-a-kind, end-of-the-season cycling celebration! Taking place September 20-22, 2013 in the Eastern Plains cities of Eads, Lamar and La Junta, riders will have the opportunity to connect with locals in towns to learn about the history, culture, landscape, and wildlife of the Eastern Plains; and to celebrate all that cycling has to offer with festivities, food, and fun!
Choose from the 3-day tour, a century ride option or a family fun ride. For more information or to sign up, please click here
And, from now until Friday July 5th at 5:00 p.m. MST, riders who enter the code rtrptp13ds for the 3-day tour will receive a $20 discount! Simply follow the registration prompts online and enter the code above when asked for a coupon on the check-out screen.
We hope you’ll join us for this celebration of cycling!
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Prologue Participants
We’d like to extend a huge thanks to our riders and pros/celebrities who supported The Denver Post Community Foundation and participated in this year’s Prologue. We sincerely hope the Prologue riders enjoyed themselves and the experience was a great warm-up to this year’s Tour. Stay tuned for details on the 2014 Prologue! |
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Sponsors and Volunteers
Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors and volunteers who help make Ride The Rockies possible. Without the support of our sponsors and the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, the Tour would not be possible. To view our 2013 sponsors, click here. |
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