Ventures Endurance Announces Ride The Rockies Tour Locations

February 22, 2022

Presented by Flexential, the 36th Annual Bicycle Event Features Iconic Colorado Rocky Mountain Climbs

Denver, CO – February 22, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ventures Endurance, part of Gannett‘s USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, announced the overnight tour locations for the 36^th annual Ride The Rockies Bicycle Tour presented by Flexential. The six-day tour features more than 28,000 feet of iconic Colorado Rocky Mountain climbs including Tennessee, Freemont, Independence, Hoosier, and Loveland passes.

Founded in 1986 by The Denver Post, Ride The Rockies annually hosts more than 2,500 bicyclists who ride 60 to 80 miles daily for six days, driving tourism to Colorado towns and communities. The 2022 tour begins on June 11 in Copper Mountain, Colorado, and ends on June 17 in Golden, Colorado.

“I’m excited and honored to have this opportunity to showcase our host communities and the Colorado landscapes by bicycle this year,” said Dieter Drake, Ventures Endurance Director of Operations for Cycling. “Our new team is ready to make this an extraordinary ride worthy of the history of this magnificent event.”

“Ride The Rockies has become such a memorable experience for Colorado, its communities, and people from all over the world,” said Jason Carolan, Chief Innovation Officer of Flexential. “Flexential is proud to sponsor this ride for the 8^th year in a row, now with Ventures Endurance and their team to make this a safe, successful, and enduring iconic event.”

Ride The Rockies is a non-competitive event open to cyclists of all ages. During the tour, participants will stay overnight in Glenwood Springs, Basalt, Salida, and Breckenridge, Colorado. Additional route information will be announced in March. Online registration is open now through May. To register and for more information, please visit https://ridetherockies.com/.

ABOUT RIDE THE ROCKIES

Ride The Rockies is one of the oldest, largest, and longest recreational touring bicycle ride in the United States. In 1986, The Denver Post created the premier Ride The Rockies (RTR) Colorado Bicycle Tour. Over 1,500 riders came from around the country to participate in the six day, cross-state tour. The Tour was an immediate success, and The Post produced the ride for over 34 years. Cyclists represented all fifty states and several foreign countries.

ABOUT FLEXENTIAL

Flexential empowers the IT journey of the nation’s most complex businesses by offering flexible and tailored hybrid IT solutions comprised of colocation, cloud, connectivity, data protection, managed, and professional services. The company builds on a platform of three million square feet of data center space in 19 highly connected markets, and on the scalable FlexAnywhere™ 100GB+ private backbone to meet the most stringent challenges in security, compliance, and resiliency. See how Flexential goes beyond the four walls of the data center to empower IT through an interactive map found on www.flexential.com.

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ABOUT USA TODAY NETWORK VENTURES

USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, part of Gannett Co, Inc., creates impactful consumer engagements and experiences through world-class events, promotions, races, and technology. We strive to exceed expectations, create unforgettable memories and drive value for our partners while leveraging our reputable institutions, including USA TODAY and more than 250 local media brands. Our portfolio includes the largest high school sports recognition program in the country, USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, and other celebrated brands including the Official Community’s Choice Awards, American Influencer Awards, Rugged Maniac, Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, Blockbuster Bucket List sweepstakes, Amazing Teachers contest and more. Our events are managed with our proprietary ticketing and registration platform, EnMotive. The events and promotions that we build inspire pride in local communities and connect local and national businesses with highly engaged audiences. We are an industry leader and drive results from coast to coast.

ABOUNT GANNETT

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Our current portfolio of media assets includes USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom with more than 120 local news media brands. Gannett also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc., which are marketed under the LOCALiQ brand, and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS

Chrissy Terrell
Senior Director, Communications
(504) 952-4225
Caterrell@gannett.com

Anne Lawrie
Marketing Director, Ventures Endurance Cycling Division
(773) 562-9337
anne@venturesendurance.com