A legit state title is on the line here — if you're a licensed USAC rider with a Colorado address on your card, you're eligible to medal. The Gold Rush Criterium Omnium format means this is points-and-podium territory, not a casual spin.
Longmont sits at the edge of the Front Range foothills, and crit courses in this part of Colorado tend to be flat, technical, and unforgiving — expect tight corners, punchy accelerations, and the kind of field that came to race.