Vapor Trail 125; It’s Go time!
5.5 hours until the tenth annual Vapor Trail 125 mountain bike race begins. My second racing of the toughest one-day mtb race just about anywhere in the universe, I am ready to rock! The bike is ready and my clothing …
Category: Racing
Getting Ready for the Vapor Trail 125
Last summer I moved to mountain-bike paradise–aka Salida, CO–for one reason; to compete in the “hardest one-day mountain-bike race, anywhere”, the Vapor Trail 125. Then, I achieved my goal of completing the race in about nineteen hours; 19:10 actually. While …
USA Pro Challenge; Pee In A Cup
Regardless of your opinions on pro-cycling and its seemingly endless doping scandals, for a fan of road racing, getting to witness a professional event on your home turf is pretty cool. Even better is volunteering with cycling’s governing body, the …
The Inaugural Telluride 100
A few months ago, my pals Jennifer and Tobin asked if I would help out with the inaugural riding of the Telluride 100 mountain-bike race. Having never been to this affluent mountain town, I jumped at the chance. And all …
SBFL; failure never hurt so good
Last year I arrived in the Colorado Rockies just six days before the annual Salida Big Friggin’ Loop mountain-bike race, part of the Colorado Endurance Series. Since I had just come from sea-level, the idea of smashing myself against 104 …