Circle the Summit / Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride
Summit County, Colorado

2012 Ride, August 18

Next year's Circle the Summit — 5th Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride is tentatively set for Saturday, August 18. Save the date.

Thank You Riders!

The 2011 Circle the Summit — 4th Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride is completed. And, we raised $30,000 for our Summit County bike/recpath!

We had another picture postcard day. And, we set another new attendance record this year with 605 registered bikers.

 

Pictures

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Thank You Volunteers!

Some of our volunteers started working on this years ride at the finish line of last year's ride. Others came for a couple of hours on ride day to help serve food or act as course marshals. We've received a lot of compliments regarding our volunteers and we've passed these on. No ride can happen without a corps of happy, helpful people willing to work for lunch.

Thank You Sponsors!

Our ride wouldn't have been possible without the significant help of our sponsors. Please thank our sponsors when you visit them.

Where the Proceeds Go

Over the past several years, our key mission has been to raise funds to complete a bike/recreation path over the dangerous Swan Mountain Road section of the popular "Around the Lake" ride. Because our private fundraising is critical in leveraging private foundation and government matching grants, the efforts of our group have enabled us to help raise a total of over $4,500,000 for this cause. As of July 15, 2011, this effort was officially completed with the dedication of the Grand Opening of the Recpath around the lake.

Our Circle the Summit Ride has raised about $80,000 which was used for the efforts to complete the three sections on the east side of Swan Mountain Road. The third section was completed just as the snow began in 2010 and we now have a pristine Recpath from the corner of Hwy 6 and Swan Mountain Road to the top at Sapphire Point parking area.

Instead of a complete Recpath down the west side of Swan Mountain, Summit County decided to repave the road and add an up-hill separate bike lane, which gives ascending riders a safe path. This completes the Swan Mountain Recpath Project and Summit biking will now turn its attention to other Recpath enhancements.

With a little money left over from the 2010 Circle the Summit Ride, Summit Biking, Inc. has installed solar lights in the Vail Pass tunnel this Spring (2011), to the tune of $8,000.

Summit Biking is also expanding its efforts beyond the Swan Mountain Recpath Project to enhance the entire Summit County Recpath system. We plan to use future fundraising proceeds for improvements such as better Recpath signage, safer crossings at road intersections, and rest stop picnic tables and shelters, just to name a few enhancements.

All profits will continue to go to enhancing bicycling opportunities in Summit County.