Tour of Utah

The Tour of Utah bike race passed through Ogden again this summer. Here are my favorite shots from the second stage of the international bike race.

The main pack of cyclists begins their climb up Ogden Canyon on during the second stage of the Tour of Utah on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Tuesday's race started in Tremonton and circled around Pineview Reservoir before finishing in downtown Ogden.
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Cyclists race around the corner at 25th St. and Washington Blvd. during the women's race in the second stage of the Tour of Utah in downtown Ogden on Tuesday, August 4, 2015.
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High School Mountain Biking

Over the weekend I photographed the new Utah High School Cycling League. Over 600 riders from around the state converged on Snowbasin for the third mountain bike race of the season. Enjoy the photos and video. More images can be found here.

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©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner

©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner

Road Biking Nationals

This past weekend, the college road biking nationals were held in Ogden. Sadly, I was only in town for one of the three days, but here are some photos from the team time trials on Antelope Island. You can view more photos from the day here. You can also see photos from Saturday and Sunday that my colleagues shot.

Monster Bike Bash

Monster Bike Bash from Benjamin Zack on Vimeo.

In the spirit of Halloween, costumed cyclists descended on the Katy Trail for the annual Monster Bike Bask, a 20-mile bike ride/party/costume contest/concert series. I went out with a camera and put together a little film from the day. Enjoy!

CoMo Cyclocross Film

After taking a camera to the new CoMo Cyclocross league last month, I recently returned to try and make a 60-second film on one of the stranger branches of the bike racing world. Enjoy. 

CoMo Cyclocross from Benjamin Zack on Vimeo.

Como CycloCross

Last week marked the start of a new CycloCross series in Columbia. For twenty minutes each week, riders race and jump hurdles in one of the strangest sports on two wheels. Each race involves riders trying to complete as many laps as possible on a compressed course. Riders also have to clear obstacles where they must carry their bikes. The sport is rumored to have started as a winter race where cyclists could keep up their practice in poor weather.

Harrisburg Bike Rodeo

Over the last few weeks, I've been continuing a project to document life in Harrisburg, a small town in mid-Missouri. Recently, Harrisburg Elementary School hosted their annual bike rodeo. While many small towns around Missouri have been slowly disappearing over recent decade, Harrisburg maintains an active downtown and community. Many residents attribute this to the strong schools located in the center of town. On a warm spring evening, 100 students from pre-school through sixth grade raced bikes and took part in contests ranging from obstacle courses to bike golf on the school playground.