On the Bike

Mont Ventoux

Oct 6, 2022

Road biking to the top of Mont Ventoux, the Giant of Provence and a popular Tour de France stage route.

Back in the Saddle

Sep 8, 2022

The Lake City Alpine 50 mountain bike race was last weekend, a 50-mile race on the popular Alpine Loop outside of Lake City, Colorado.

Switching Gears in Fruita

May 26, 2022

New trails, campsites, and e-bikes at Fruita’s 18 Road

Spring Thaw

Apr 29, 2022

Looking ahead to mountain biking in the warmer days of spring.

White Rim in a Day

Oct 21, 2021

Mountain biking the White Rim in a day in Canyonlands National Park.

Humphrey’s Peak Loop

Oct 29, 2020

A 50 mile mountain bike loop around Arizona’s tallest mountain, Mount Humphrey’s.

I’ve always preferred chasing to being chased. That’s why when I saw how close the pack was to reeling in Tom Danielson as they neared the finish of Stage 3 of the US Pro Cycling Challenge, I felt for him. I was sure he was going to be caught. (more…)

Kessel Run

Oct 19, 2011

I pulled out the GoPro last weekend while mountain biking in Fruita. Here’s a little clip I put together from a ride with Philip, Troy and Wheaton, down the 18 Road luge-course known as the Kessel Run. It’s set to music from the Boulder-based band The Amends. Their first, self-titled album was released earlier this summer and is definitely worth checking out.

The Queen Stage sequence

Aug 26, 2011

And here they come with less than 1km to go. The leaders– Tee Jay Van Garderen, Tom Danielson, Javier Acevedo, George Hincapie and Eduard Beltran, pictured here from right to left, finished in front. In what was one of the coolest new events to come to Aspen, the second stage of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge finished in town Wednesday. The 130+ mile course started in Gunnison and climbed...

The Wapiyapi Classic Wrapup

Sep 28, 2010

Lance, Len Zanni and myself up by Ashcroft. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who donated in support of me in the Wapiyapi Classic. Donations easily eclipsed the $200 requested and by the day of the ride, $811 had been pledged through my fund raising page to help children with cancer and their families. Thank you. As for the bigger picture, the grand total of all the...