{"id":104768,"date":"2016-06-06T17:15:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T23:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-gets-youth-cycling-program\/"},"modified":"2016-06-06T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T23:15:27","slug":"cortez-gets-youth-cycling-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-gets-youth-cycling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortez gets youth cycling program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Riders cruise up a hill at Phil\u2019s World during one of High Desert Devo\u2019s Thursday evening group rides.<\/span>Courtesy Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A new youth cycling development program has emerged in Cortez.<\/p>\n

High Desert Devo first started its Thursday evening rides just five weeks ago, but the program has already shown rapid growth.<\/p>\n

Pete Eschallier, co-owner of Kokopelli Bike & Board, is one of the many responsible for organization\u2019s quick rise. But he\u2019s quick to point out that putting the club together was a group effort, and that it is not affiliated with Kokopelli.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to keep this separate from the bike shop,\u201d he explained. \u201cI don\u2019t want anybody thinking that we\u2019re doing this to sell more bikes. The idea is to just get kids outside riding mountain bikes and having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eschallier said that he and the seven or eight other board members noticed the interest and participation in Durango\u2019s Devo program, and that they were asked about putting something together in Cortez.<\/p>\n

Together, they started High Desert Devo.<\/p>\n

While the non-profit group is still in its infancy, it\u2019s started group rides at Phil\u2019s World every Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Riders range in age from 5-15 and are split into groups according to age or skill.<\/p>\n

Parents are welcome to drop their kids off to ride with the coaches, or they can ride along with the group. The group rides are free, and Eschallier said that they\u2019ve already had a good turnout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had maybe 20 or 30 kids per Thursday ride,\u201d he said. \u201cOur terrain locally, as far as the trails here, aren\u2019t very intimidating or technical. So it\u2019s really beginner friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interested riders are encouraged to join the group rides by meeting at Phil\u2019s World on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the group\u2019s Facebook page at: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/highdesertdevo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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