Thank You Riders!

The 2010 Circle the Summit — 3rd Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride is Completed. We raised $22,000 for our recpath!

While it was a little cool at 7am when the Century riders started, the skies were clear with promises of a beautiful day. We can only surmise that Bob was putting his many charms to good use with the powers that be to give us a picture postcard day for his ride. Way to go Bob!

We set a new attendance record this year with 504 registered riders. You came from 24 states and as far away as Ecuador. Some of you rode around Lake Dillon and others added to the published Century Route with a trip to the top of Loveland Pass. Way to go!

Whether you registered the day we opened up shop or you walked up to the registration table 10 minutes after your group had ridden off, we're thrilled you chose to join us and we know you had a wonderful day in the high country! We hope you'll come back next year and bring a friend. Tell them about the amazing scenery and the great lunch you had, and that should seal the deal!

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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.

2011 Ride

The ride committee is hard at work scheduling next year's Circle the Summit — 4th Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride. Watch this site for updates.

SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER!

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, a nearly 5:1 ratio from the money raised.

Our efforts have helped in the completion of the middle section of the Swan Mountain Recpath (Lowry), and the lower and top sections (Summit Cove & Sapphire) should be completed during the summer of 2010. With the entire east side of Swan Mountain complete, we will support Summit County in the proposed road widening from the top to the High School at Farmer’s Corner, finishing a SAFE route around the lake.

Summit Biking is also expanding its efforts beyond the Swan Mountain Recpath. We plan to use future fundraising proceeds for improvements such as better Recpath signage, safer crossings at road intersections, installing solar lights in bike tunnels, just to name a few enhancements.

All profits will continue to go to the enhancement of Summit County’s increasingly “famous” Recpath system.