Annual Triple Bypass puts riders, caterers to the test

By John LaConte

AVON — Taking on three mountain passes and a rainstorm, some finishers in Saturday’s Triple Bypass Bicycle Ride spent more than 12 hours on their bicycles.When it was over, a gourmet meal and a free beer awaited them at Nottingham Park.Taking on the 120-mile ride for the first time, road biker Sean Warner, of Manitou Springs, said he experienced “every bit of Colorado weather,” on the ride, from hot and dry to cold and wet conditions.“The most uncomfortable part was the freezing cold rain coming down Vail Pass,” he said. “It was slippery.”Vail Pass represented the third of the mountain …

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