SufferFest - now Caribou Classic!

BMA's SufferFest and the Caribou Classic - A Winning Combination

Caribou Ranch, site of the world-famous and historic Caribou Ranch Recording Studio, opened its gates to cyclists for the first time ever in 2011.  The 1st Annual Caribou Classic mountain bike ride took place over September 10-11, 2011, when this new event partnered with Boulder MountainBike Alliance (BMA) to help grow and promote our annual SufferFest ride.

SufferFest 2011 Highlights

Check out all the SufferFest 2011 photos on SmugMug.

Click here for the 2011 description (course map, camping info, packing list, etc)

Suffering through the ages...

SufferFest was born out of the desire for long full-day rides with your friends, followed by good grub and sitting around a campfire in the beautiful outdoors.  BMA Board member Jason Vogel was inspired by his experiences riding the CT Jamboree near Durango and wanted to bring a simlar event to Boulder County... and SufferFest was born.

The first SufferFest took place in September 2008, with around 40 participants and some really stellar weather.  The 2009 SufferFest brought some extra suffering in the form of crazy weather (hail, rain, snow, and cold all over the course of a few hours), but the 60-something riders perservered and came out of it with smiles on their faces.  SufferFest 2010 brought back the sunshine and the crowds continued to grow.  In 2011, we capped the registration at 125 riders.  What will 2012 bring?

SufferFest / Caribou Classic will be back in September 2012, until then, ride on!

Contact Us

SufferFest organizer Mic De Min

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors: Oskar Blues, Caribou Ranch, Rocky Mounts, Camp Tahosa, Kelty, and The Trek Store for their amazing support, year after year.