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2 days ago | vaildaily.com | Ryan Sederquist

Eight Eagle County cyclists took on Kansas’ legendary Flint Hills at Unbound Gravel last Saturday. Dubbed “The World’s Premier Gravel Grinder,” the event attracts around 5,000 riders annually with its options of 100, 200 and 350 miles. The 200-mile flagship race is part of the Lifetime Grand Prix, an off-road cycling series featuring 50 top professionals fighting for a $380,000 prize purse over the course of six stops.

2 days ago | vaildaily.com | Tricia Swenson

The GoPro Mountain Games isn’t just a sporting event bringing in thousands of athletes competing in various disciplines, it could also be considered a music festival with the amount of high caliber acts that will be performing throughout the four-day event. Mountains of Music shares the spirit of the games through song, and there’s a huge line of world renown performers hitting the stage.

2 days ago | vaildaily.com | Ryan Sederquist

This weekend in the Vail Valley: Comedy with Louis C.K., improv with Vail Theatre Company, a crawfish boil, river races, clothing swaps and more Louis C.K. at Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Louis C.K. has a long list of comedic accolades to his name, including being a six-time Emmy award-winner and three-time Grammy award-winner. He will take the stage at...

2 days ago | vaildaily.com | Ryan Sederquist

The summer after his freshman year, Charlie Vidal spent a lot of time practicing at the Battle Mountain lacrosse wall. So much in fact, that Husky coaches got a little suspicious. “I started getting calls,” Vail Mountain coach Stephen Michel said. “They thought he might be spying on them.”Vidal biked from his Edwards house to the high school before the rivals’ practices began and left long after they were over. “It really became like a sanctuary for me,” he said.

3 days ago | vaildaily.com | Tricia Swenson

The annual GoPro Mountain Games are back and for some, it’s means months and years of training to compete against athletes and earn that top spot on the podium. For others, there’s another way to feel like a winner. Once the BFGoodrich Gear Town opens, there are plenty of things to win – like GoPro cameras and an e-bike, or, you can see how much free SWAG (Stuff We All Get) you can collect at all the vendors’ booths. Here’s a preview of who will be giving away what Thursday through Sunday.