Livestrong for Alex
Livestrong Challenge Austin 2015 – We rode in memory of Alex Shepherd
World’s Men’s Individual Time Trial
DOSWELL, VIRGINIA I am a fan. I wish Richmond was a little bit closer but I made my fourth trip in four days. The Men’s Individual Time Trial started inside Kings Dominion. I could drive close to Richmond without worrying about parking downtown. I pulled up and was directed to staff parking (free) because I […]
UCI Women’s Individual Time Trial
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Last year I saw an opportunity to be a course marshal in Richmond for this year’s world championships by volunteering for the Collegiate National Championships in 2014. I should have but had some time conflicts. The hook was volunteer then and get guaranteed spots in Richmond. I took my chance. And I sort […]
Virginia Capital Trail
JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Overcast and gray, I headed down near Williamsburg to ride on the Virginia Capital Trail. As an added bonus, the French family I met last week had told me they would be riding from Richmond to Toano. I figured they would be on this trail. Two years ago I rode basically […]
Scaring the Amish
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA Since its inception, the Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Gran Fondo has been a staple of my cycling season. The reason is because it supports fighting prostate cancer. Since being introduced by my late friend, Scott Scudamore, I have also become friends with Jeremiah and Erin Bishop, plus Robert Hess of the Prostate Cancer Awareness […]
Spokes of Hope – Pa.
TREXLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Having celebrated beating cancer with some kids last night at the Velodrome, this day was reserved for a fellowship ride. Mileage goals aren’t usually that important to me but they do provide an incentive at times. A few days ago I wasn’t sure I would ride 1,000 miles in August then, all of […]
T-Town Races
TREXLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA This place is cool. This place is fun. For the third straight year I joined Spokes of Hope (their sixth straight year) in Trexlertown. The core of the group traveled to T-Town from Indianapolis. The rest of us just sort of filtered in from elsewhere. Cindi Hart said there would be a clinic […]
Inclined Plane
JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA This is about the shortest ride I will write about – the only one shorter would be the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb. Why this? Because it was fun. In shorter order I drove to Ohio and rode on Friday. I went on to Indianapolis the rode with the Spokes of […]
Spokes of Hope Indy
ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA It was the annual Spokes of Hope ride. Without a word or hint to the organizer and with a very late registration, I caught the organizer, Cindi Hart, off guard when I walked up to registration. Hugs ensued. I was given a special placard as “Cancer Veteran” and we veterans lined up 50 […]
Piqua
PIQUA, OHIO Traveling from Somerset to Indianapolis, I looked for a location where I could stop and ride. But this was more than a place to ride. Fifty years ago I lived out here and I thought it would be fun to go back and see where I used to live. I looked for trails […]
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