Morning Spin

Park Hill Peloton cyclists at Cherry Creek State Park at sunrise on April 18. The Park Hill Peloton is an informal group of cyclists that meets every Tuesday and Friday mornings at 5:40 a.m. in the spring and summer for a fast-paced 25-30 mile ride from Park Hill, down to Cherry Creek, and out and around the reservoir. The group includes a number of champion amateur bicycle racers who use the ride for pre-workday race training. At the height of summer, the race group, or “peloton,” can grow to as many as 60 cyclists riding in close drafting formation, reaching speeds exceeding 35 miles per hour. Photos by Reid Neureiter