Alpine Loop Gran Fondo
I set a PR on Shenandoah Mountain. At least I thought I did. This was the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo.
Alpine Loop Gran Fondo – Virtual
The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo went virtual and I won a jersey
Everyone is Walking
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA This was Phil’s Cookie Gran Fondo and I had decided to ride the 50-mile “Sugar Cookie” route. I was to meet Anthony Venida and waited at the starting chute with Robert Hess who was riding the family route which departed a little later. Entrance between two hangers. Start/Finish is on the other side. […]
Alpine Loop Grand Fondo
The 2019 version of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. I suffered.
Alpine Loop Gran Fondo
The 2018 version of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo featured plenty of cramping
Alpine Loop Gran Fondo
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA I am sore and hurting. Not from a crash but from being so out of shape for an event. Including the time I stayed in Pennsylvania after my father died, I was two weeks without a bike ride leading up to the Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. If that wasn’t bad enough, […]
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 […]
Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA Unless I misremembered, prior editions of this event went off at 9:00 a.m. so I planned on getting up by 5:30 a.m. to drive to Harrisonburg. Late last night I checked the website and discovered we had an 8:00 a.m. rollout. Crap! That meant a 4:20 a.m. wake-up alarm. But I did it. […]
Shenandoah Mountain Adventure
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA When it came time to sign up for the Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo I decided to go for the Medio Route (76 miles) instead of the full 100. Since I always sign up for the most difficult challenge this marked a big departure for me. And a little guilt. But […]
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