CAÑON CITY It was a beautiful morning as I rolled out of Cañon City. I really couldn’t wait to get out of the room I stayed in last night. I went and ate at the McDonalds up the street – the same as I had done two years ago with my roommate, Scott Olson, when […]
SALIDA, COLORADO This was the day I dreaded. My legs failed me on Monday over the Grand Mesa and didn’t do so hot on Tuesday. Today was a planned 102 mile day to Salida over the 12000′ Cottonwood Pass. On dirt. I watched the pros race this and I wasn’t looking forward to it. I […]
MT CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO This was an easy day. Coming on the heels of two pretty difficult days, it was well received. As planned, riders would have a 27 mile ride on pavement or a 35 mile ride with 13 miles of dirt and two 10,000′ passes. In the weeks leading up to RTR Colorado […]
GUNNISON, COLORADO Maybe my legs have a 30-mile climb in them. But not at the start of a rainy day after a big day over Grand Mesa. Not today. My legs were crap. I boarded a bus at 6:00 a.m. in Montrose for the 40 mile ride to Hotchkiss. Our last stop in Montrose we […]
HOTCHKISS, COLORADO Pain is relative and this was a painful day. In 2007 I rented a bike in Idaho Springs and slogged up the 28 miles to the summit of Mt. Evans. By my calculation that gained 6600′ over 28 miles or 4.5%. Today’s ride gained 5800′ over 20 miles or 5.5%. It was hot, […]
Day 1 of RTR, we would do a loop ride through Colorado National Monument
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO That was a long day. Alarm went off at 3:45 and I proudly resisted the urge to ask for 10 more. At 4:15 a.m. I met Dave Fitzgerald who agreed to drive me to the airport. The flight left DCA at 5:50 and arrived DFW at 8:20 which was the boarding time […]
BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA I was visiting my parents and hoping to get in a nice ride but the weather was anything but nice. So instead of starting in Somerset I set out from Berlin, instead. It was 50 degrees (10 C) and raining. A good day to try out my new Pearl Izumi rain jacket. I […]
GAINESVILLE, VIRGINIA It was listed as a “CC” ride out of Gainesville. I had hoped that Terry Moran would go and I would shepherd him through the 39 or 49 mile ride. But he was injured so I thought I would go myself, even though the pace was slower than what I normally ride. Although […]
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