When I raced DK for the first time in 2015, I suffered a bad cut sidewall just 30 miles into the race. Ever since I had sort of a tough time getting retribution on this course. 2018 was going to be the year of improving my time and getting in a clean run.
Read MoreThis is my first time to really do a write-up of any race. I'm not sure why, except I tend to lose so many pieces to the puzzle from my memory banks that I just go “oh well.”
Read MoreWhile I am collecting all of my thoughts into a full write-up on TransIowa, here is a bit of an expanded version of the bike setup post from a few days ago on Facebook. Stay tuned for more!
Read MoreTransIowa is a 300+ self-supported mostly gravel race with a pretty aggressive time limit. Most people do not finish. Below are some of my daily thoughts as I get ready for this beast of a challenge.
Read MoreIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly…
Read MoreHere is what my overall setup for the AZTR looked like with some details on cockpit, electronics and the Wingnut pack I used. Looking back it was a pretty dialed setup having no problems at all.
Read MoreWhen talking to another cyclist about bikepacking multi-day routes one of the first questions that typically comes up is "How many extra sets of bibs do you take?" or "Where do you take a shower?". For most of us, the answer is "none" and "when I get back home".
Read MoreWhen venturing into the backcountry, you stop measuring the distance from civilization in miles but rather days. Given the remote nature of the long routes some of us choose to undertake it becomes not just a matter of a good finish time but survival to have the skills and kit to get yourself out of a sticky situation.
Read MoreFor anyone that has gotten into long format racing understands the importance of having a very dialed kit. There are many factors to this including…
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