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Loveland Pass from Keystone, CO
On Wednesday, I gave a short interview to a report for a regional newspaper. The subject was the upcoming Blue Ridge Breakaway ride (last year’s Ride of the Year), but he asked some general questions...
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Independence Pass from Twin Lakes, CO
As of Friday, I had already climbed Mount Evans and three mountain passes in five days. It was a busy week, but somehow my legs stayed fresh. Usually with this much volume, I would have been exhausted....
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Bridge to Bridge, 2012, Lenoir, NC
Déjà vu! Last year the forecast for Bridge to Bridge (now apparently called “The Bridge”) was for a cool day with a slight chance of rain. We ended up having dense fog until we reached Grandfather...
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After the Bridge
“The Bridge” ride was a killer. These mountain rides always seem to affect me in different ways. Sometimes I’ll bounce back pretty quickly, fresh and rejuvenated. Other times I’ll be sore and tired...
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Mount Pisgah and Town Mountain, Asheville
Hello, Asheville. I was there to finally meet Coach Bobby in person. He gives a free bike fit to clients, something of which I had every intention of taking advantage. Mine was feeling out of whack,...
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Haleakala, Hawaii, Cycle to the Sun
This guest post is from Jonathan Musgrave, a reader who lives out in Colorado. This is an inspiring, truly epic ride, one for the bucket lists. I’m green with envy! You can follow Jonathan on Twitter...
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2012 Climbs of the Year – Top 20 to 11
There were so many amazing climbs this year. Last year I divided them up by length and difficulty. This year that was a far more challenging task. Since the focus was exclusively on new and interesting...
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2012 Climbs of the Year – Top Ten
As noted in the post for Climbs 20-11, there was no clear criteria for how to rank these. Somehow I ended up ranking most of the “epic” climbs near the top. These are the longest, toughest, most brutal...
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The New and Improved NC Climbs
The winter project was to clean up the Climbs sections. Many of the pages had grown uncontrollably, had become unwieldy, and made the information disorganized. The NC Climbs page was the worst...
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How Steep is Too Steep?
Earlier this week, the Tirreno-Adriatico (“Race of Two Seas”) buzzed around blogosphere and social media because of a brutal 6th stage. There were a number of stories, some of them inspiring (link to...
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Assault on the Carolinas, Redux
We arrived in Brevard Friday for our 4-day weekend. Two cabins, 21 total people, and overflowing dishes of food. It was a cyclist’s paradise. The weather looked to be gorgeous for Saturday, very...
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Jump Off Rock
When I woke up Sunday morning, my hip and especially my back were a little sore. The prior day of riding had taken it’s toll. My first inclination was to rest. After taking my anti-inflammatory and...
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Assault on Morrow Mountain, 2013, Locust, NC
The plans were up in the air again this week. The coastal ride I had registered for was canceled because of Tropical Storm Andrea, which had passed through later in the week. That left me with Plan B...
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Mount Charleston, Fail
Our timing for Vegas couldn’t be worse. We happened to be traveling during a record-setting heat wave. The temperatures have been in upper hundred-teens. Yes, that is teens with a 100 in front of it....
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South Carolina Climbs + Odds and Ends
The sick bug continues to plague me. After a week of relatively heavy training, it became much worse, developing into a painfully uncomfortable cough this weekend. Rather than continuing to train and...
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Grayson Highlands, Virginia
Since I would be up in the High Country a day early, I decided to make my warm-up ride a little more interesting. Usually I will spin for 10-20 miles before a big ride, just to get the legs fresh. This...
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Climbs Project Completed (for now)
There’s nothing like a nasty, lingering cold to help finish long-term projects. Since last year, I’ve been working on revamping the Climbs section to something a little more detailed and pleasing to...
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