Boulder Cycling Records

Here's a nice page with some grade information for rides around Boulder

Event Type Record Holder Time Date Notes Full Results
Flagstaff ascent Scott Elliott 11m59s 1987 Gregory to Amphitheater Road junction. He didn't stop but continued up Super Flagstaff!
Super Flagstaff ascent Scott Elliott 23m40s 1987 from the Gregory Canyon turn-off to the "Leaving Boulder Parks" summit sign.
Sunshine Canyon ascent Jon Baker 22m30s 5/9/04 lead group of 6 during stage 3 of boulder stage (scott moninger, chris wherry, trent lowe, mike jones, jon baker, travis brown)
Magnolia ascent Mark Schwab 30m25s 3/18/04 From base of Magnolia to summit just before the end of the pavement. This is the steepest paved road in Boulder County.
Sugarloaf ascent Mark Schwab 29m35s 6/8/04 From base at Boulder Canyon to the summit.
Horgan Hill Climb bike race Marc Gullickson 1h23m15s 7/12/03 This starts at 4th and Canyon and heads west up Boulder Canyon for 4.5 miles to Magnolia and takes that to the Peak-to-Peak Highway and then north to the road to Eldora and then up the ski hill road to the reservoir up there. reference: Boulder Racing
Fearsome Foursome complete link-up     Start the clock at the base of Flagstaff, do super Flagstaff, turn down, go to Sunshine end of pavement, turn around, half way down Sunshine go down Poorman road to 4-mile Canyon. Go down 4-mile Canyon to Boulder Canyon, then up Boulder Canyon to Sugarloaf, go to top mailboxes on Sugarloaf, turn down, go up Magnolia, stop the clock at the top of Magnolia.
Crazy Eight complete link-up Alec Sharp ~13h summer '98 Description
Audubon Duathlon bike/run/
bike
Kraig Koski 4h38m21s 8/3/2002 See full results
Basic Boulder Duathlon bike/run Kraig Koski 3h26m 8/24/02 ride from Chataqua over Flagstaff to Gross Res, end of pavement and back, then run Green Mtn via Baseline / Amphitheater / Saddlerock / GreenMan, run Bear Pk via Green-Bear / Bear Pk West Ridge. Finally, return to Chataqua via Fern Canyon / Mesa trail. trip report
Walker Ranch Duathlon bike/run Bill Wright 2h27m08s 4/21/04 Chautauqua: 0h00m
Flagstaff summit: 0h37m28s
Walker TH: 0h47m24s
Start running: 0h48m37s
Walker TH: 1h59m29s
Start biking: 2h0148s
Flagstaff summit: 2h17m47s
Chautauqua: 2h27m08s

Winter record: Bill Briggs and Bart Miller on 1/24/04 in 3h30m.
trip report
Look for the correct date here.
Mt. Thorodin Duathlon bike/run Bill Briggs ~6h ? Start and finish at Chautauqua Park. Bike from there over Flagstaff, down to Gross Reservoir and to the start of the Thorodin Trail. Run to the summit and back. Bike back to Chautauqua.  
Lee Hill Road ascent Bill Wright 18m21s 8/27/03 Front side of Lee Hill from intersection with Olde Stage to intersection with Deer Trail.
Backside of Lee Hill Road ascent Bill Wright 7m02s 6/15/04 From Left Hand Canyon to the stop sign at Deer Trail  
Lee Hill / Deer Trail ascent Bill Wright 37m35s 4/1/04 From Broadway up Lee Hill to Deer Trail and up that to the triangle at the fire station where the pavement ends.
Old Stage ascent ? ? ? Broadway to ? what's a good summit landmark?  
Backside of Old Stage ascent Jeb Dunnuck 2m44s 6/17/03  
Left Hand Canyon ascent Jose Garcia 1h06m07s 7/19/2003 Highway 36 to Peak-to-Peak Highway.

Distance: 16.3 miles
Feet Climbed: 4100.

Jimmy Wills biked from 36 to Ward's general store on 11/20/03 in 1h29m30s
reference: personal email.
Jamestown ascent Bill Wright 28m56s 10/2/03 split 1 (Olde Stage): 7:48
split 2 (to Ward): 9:49 17:37
Jamestown stop sign: 11:19 28:56
NCAR ascent Blake Caldwell 4m59s 2000 2km up road with 400 feet of climbing. Fastest female time is 5m57s by Sue Healey in 1994.

Linden Road ascent Bill Wright 22m51s 9/26/03 Start: 4th st. bike path
End: Hawk Lane summit
Walker Ranch Loop mt. bike ride Ed Schultz 55m14s 9/23/03 Ed went counter-clockwise
Super Walker mt. bike ride Stefan Griebel 2h25m 4/21/04 Chautauqua: 0h00m
Flagstaff summit: 0h43m
Walker TH: 0h56m
Walker TH: 1h55m
Chautauqua: 2h25m

2nd fastest by Stefan as well: 2h47m on 4/6/04
 
Hall Ranch mt. bike ride Stefan Griebel 56m15s 3/26/04 See full results
Betasso Loop Mt. bike ride

(~3.3 miles of single track)
Walt Wehner 13m30s Summer 2002 Ridden counterclockwise. This is a hard one to do a TT on because of hiker traffic and variable conditions (if it's damp, it's much faster)
reference: personal email
Logan Mill Road Mt. bike ride

(~3.1 miles, ~1500 feet climbing)
Walt Wehner 18m20s Spring 2003 From the start of the dirt in 4 Mile to the ranch gate on the way to Arkansas trail/Betasso. reference: personal email
Orodell to Winter Park Mt. bike ride Roger Briggs 3h59m36s 7/19/93 Orodell is the junction of Four-Mile Canyon and Boulder Canyon. There used to be a town here.

splits: Nederland - 59:15, Ski Area gate - 1:25, Jenny Creek Jct (Yankee Doodle lake) - 2:31, Rollins Pass - 3:15, Beaver
Village Condominiums

This is an open course record - try and figure out the fastest way!
reference: personal email
Orodell to Rainbow Lakes Mt. bike ride Roger Briggs 1h53m20s 7/8/92 Sugarloaf Saddle - 52:50, Peak to Peak Hwy
- 1:20:30, Rainbow lakes campground- 1:53:20
reference: personal email
Orodell to Goldhill Mt. bike ride Roger Briggs 50m40s 7/15/92 Orodell is the junction of Four-Mile Canyon and Boulder Canyon. There used to be a town here. reference: personal email
Orodell to Sunset Mt. bike ride Roger Briggs 45m40s 9/30/92 Orodell is the junction of Four-Mile Canyon and Boulder Canyon. There used to be a town here. reference: personal email
Orodell to Logan Mill Summit Mt. bike ride Walt Wehner 37m03s 8/7/92 Route: Up 4-mile (from the intersection w/Canyon) to Logan Mill, then onto Logan
Mill and to the tippy top (the summit is at the top of a VERY steep section just before a saddle). I'm guessing it's 6 miles?

Orodell is the junction of Four-Mile Canyon and Boulder Canyon. There used to be a town here.

2nd fastest: Roger Briggs on 8/7/92 in 37m25s.
reference: personal email