Colorado Springs
It was the final Day of Ride the Rockies and should have been an uneventful ride to Colorado Springs. It wasn’t.
Salida
SALIDA, COLORADO The day’s profile looked pretty easy – 40 miles of flat followed by some trending uphill over the 9,010′ Poncha Pass then a descent to Salida. We were also aware of wild fires burning near Salida and there were rumors of what the next day would bring. As we rolled through Alamosa, a […]
Alamosa
Day 4 of RTR featured a big climb up Wolf Creek Pass. Also, I hit 54 mph on the descent.
Pagosa Springs
Day 3 of RTR. Durango to Pagosa Springs which, as the name implies, is a town full of springs – hot ones.
Durango
DURANGO, COLORADO From 6,200′ Cortez to 6,500′ Durango this was to be a day of climbing. The profile basically trended up for 50 miles before descending to Durango. My roommate, Scott Olson, and I were quick to get out the hell hole we were staying and made our way to Denny’s – which was ill-equipped to […]
Cortez
CORTEZ, COLORADO The day was to begin with a 15 mile climb up over the 10,200′ Lizard Head Pass. But actually it began with a $10 pancake breakfast at the Elks club in the town of Telluride. It was a chilly 48 degrees, or less, as we rolled out of town. I went by the […]
Ligonier. Almost.
I rode from Friedens to Bedford then back to Ligonier shepherding a cancer ride
Bike the Pike
BREEZEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA Since last year I have been intrigued by the route the 4K for Cancer Team Portland took from Waynesboro, Pa. to Breezewood. Before this year’s departure I contacted Team Portland and suggested I could help. They believed me. I designed a ride that would keep them off US Rte 30 and got them […]
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