Category: Cycling

Valmont Bike Park #2

October 26, 2009

Valmont Bike Park #2 · October 26, 2009 · 11:16 am · Cycling · Add Comment

Valmont Cyclocross

October 19, 2009

I stand atop the one hill at the new Valmont Bike Park in Boulder head spinning trying to grasp this sport. Then it hits me. Cyclocross is an aggressive hybrid of mountain biking and road cycling. Weekend warriors turned badasses. Roadies taking their built up aggression from autos to the dirt. All play nice at the new 45 acre park in eastern Boulder. On a personal note, I’ve never been to a cyclocross race. I guarantee I will be back.

JD

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The Colorado Trail

September 30, 2009

Here’s one from this week’s adventure on the Colorado Trail near Kenosha Pass. I plan on documenting more mountain biking in the late spring of 2010 as I got sidetracked on several other aspects of biking this season. Enjoy for now.

JD

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Denver Derailler Collective #2

September 18, 2009

So last night I went back to the Collective to drop off some prints and only took one camera and two lenses. My intention was to give back to an organization that has given me their time and allowed me into their world with ease. This is something I have not done since a few years ago. I could most likely get up on my soapbox now and talk about how important it is to understand and give back to the subjects photographers follow. Now, if I could only work on being a better self editor. I hadn’t planned on making many more frames but I couldn’t resist the juicy light. Enjoy. Feel free to help me edit this down as well everyone. Cheers.

JD

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Lookout Mountain

September 10, 2009

Four miles of sheer joy and pain as cyclists ascend Jefferson County’s Lookout Mountain on a weekday evening. This mountain has meaning to me personally. As I climb to the top the days thoughts disappear and I’m focused on one goal,finishing. I love this mountain. Here are a couple from the other day. I need to work the light more as the summer slips away into fall. Cheers.

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Denver Derailler Collective

September 4, 2009

This week it is my pleasure to introduce you guys to the good folks at the Denver Derailler Collective. According to their mission statement and from the countless number of people I spoke with yesterday evening they are trying to put a bike in the hands of those in need. It is an open bike shop where one can grab a work station and fix just about any part on their two-wheeled vehicle of choice. I was a bit surprised by the sheer number of people taking advantage of this fantastic organization. Thanks for letting me into your world guys. I plan on coming back in the upcoming weeks. Enjoy.

JD

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Mallet Mafia

August 31, 2009

Last week’s cycling adventure led me to the Denver Mallet Mafia on the corner of Emerson and 13th Streets near downtown Denver. What I love about this personal project is that each and every time I go out to make pictures it tends to lead me in different directions. I plan on following up with this group of fantastic bike enthusiasts later in the season. Enjoy.

JD

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Denver Cruisers

August 21, 2009

First of all, welcome to the new blog! I’ve decided to shake things up a little and move from my older site to this one in order to streamline my work flow a little more and to work on better Search Engine Optimization as well.

I had the opportunity to document a local group of bicycle enthusiasts the other day called the Denver Cruisers. What a fantastic bunch of bike lovers. This is part of an ongoing documentary that I’ve been working on for awhile involving the local cycling community in Colorado. I hope you enjoy.

Cheers.

JD

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About Me

Joshua Duplechian is a freelance photographer based in Denver,Colorado.
With over seven years of experience in the newspaper industry and a bachelor's
degree in Visual Communications from Ohio University he is skilled at
documenting stories and subjects to capture images which are honest and
provoking. Regular clients include the NCAA,ESPN,5280 Magazine,USA Today.